Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

Zhen Yingqing found Prince Yun and wanted to ask him if there was any way to avoid this arranged marriage, but the emperor was obviously determined to arrange the marriage for them, and Xiao Zuochen had no good idea. Fortunately, since the third prince knew the queen's thoughts, he would listen to him. As long as Zhen Luo's marriage did not cause a big upheaval in the third prince's mansion, Xiao Zuoming could still tolerate it.

Zuo Lin also found Xiao Zuochen, and what he wanted to express was that they would be on the same front from now on, and that the previous things would be written off, and he also hoped that Xiao Zuochen would promote Zuo Xin to be his principal wife as soon as possible. But Xiao Zuochen pretended not to understand, which made Zuo Lin leave.

Wei Taibao found Xiao Zuochen. He knew that Xiao Zuochen had no feelings for his granddaughter. Last time, Changmei went home and said in front of others that Prince Yun was deliberately making things difficult for him, but later he secretly told him the reason. He knew that Prince Yun was protecting her, so he just said what Prince Yun meant.

"Your Highness Prince Yun, I'm sure you know the situation of my family. I am an old man and cannot care about the affairs of the younger generation. I just hope that my poor granddaughter can live in peace. I don't ask Your Highness to favor Changmei, I just hope that Your Highness can have some mercy on her and protect her so that she can have a quiet place in the backyard!"

When Wei Taibao said this, he almost knelt down to Xiao Zuochen.

"Don't worry, Master Taibao. I was wrong in the first place for what happened today. After Miss Wei enters the mansion, I will definitely protect her."

The parties involved here have accepted their fate, but the others are still struggling.

In the main hall, Emperor Mingren had just granted marriages to the third and sixth sons, and the Empress and Concubine Yun, who were busy with their own affairs in the harem, received the news.

"Are you sure? The emperor chose two concubines for Chen'er?"

When Concubine Yun received the news, she jumped up from the couch in shock.

"Yes, Madam. One is Zuo Xin, the daughter of Zuo Lin, a third-rank official in the Imperial Household Department. The other is Wei Changmei, the granddaughter of Wei Taibao."

Concubine Yun was a little confused. This matter was completely beyond her expectations. Logically, the emperor would not make decisions about Chen'er without her knowledge, but why did it happen today?

"My lady, the last time you saw Miss Zuo was at the Qiqiao Festival..."

Just as Yun'er was about to introduce the two young ladies to her queen, she was interrupted by Concubine Yun.

"This is not a question of whether or not to meet. Why did the emperor suddenly make such a decision? No, I have to go see him and bathe and change clothes for me."

the other side--

"My lady, please don't be anxious."

The queen was so angry that she was about to jump up and down in the room.

"How can I not be anxious! She has risen from a third-rank prince's consort to a fourth-rank prince, but Xiao Zuochen has only been a concubine from a third-rank prince. What does the emperor mean by this? Does he think the third prince is unworthy? This is a deliberate slap in my face!"

"Empress..."

"Quick! Pack for me, I have to go see the Emperor!"

......

Before Emperor Akihito had rested for a stick of incense after leaving court, a report came from outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, the Queen requests an audience~"

The emperor knew why she came and didn't want to listen to her nonsense.

"not see."

The Queen was determined to tell the Emperor about this, so she knelt outside the palace. To outsiders, the Queen's actions were all for the Third Prince. Although she was fighting for the throne, she also hoped that he would have a helpful Princess. But only the Queen knew that she was unwilling to waste so many years of hard work on this chess piece.

After a while, Concubine Yun also came. The Queen was startled when she saw Concubine Yun, and then she mocked her.

"I thought Concubine Yun would not care about these mundane matters. After all, Prince Yun is the emperor's offspring."

The Queen seemed to be deliberately disgusting Concubine Yun by mentioning that Xiao Zuochen was born to her and the Emperor, but Concubine Yun just smiled.

"You don't have to provoke me. You came here to change a princess from a stronger family, and I came here to help my son cancel the marriage. In fact, we want the same result. Why can't we cooperate~"

The queen was stunned for a moment, then she gritted her teeth and thought for a while, squeezing out the word "OK" from between her teeth.

But what the two did not expect was that even though the young eunuch informed the emperor that Concubine Yun was also here, the emperor still did not want to see them.

"It turns out you're no use to me."

This time the queen did not sneer, but smiled bitterly. With the help of the maid, she stood up from the ground and seemed to be ready to give up.

"It seems that the emperor has his own ideas, and even you can't shake them. Well, I don't want to continue playing along with him here."

After the queen finished speaking, she left without looking back. Concubine Yun looked at the closed door of the palace, frowned, and her eyes gradually became cold. When Concubine Yun returned to Yun Garden, Xiao Zuochen was already waiting inside the house.

"Mother concubine!"

When Concubine Yun saw Xiao Zuochen, she took a deep breath to calm herself down, then reached out and took Xiao Zuochen's hand.

"Mother already knows about your arranged marriage. Just now, Mother went to see the Emperor, but he refused to see me. I'm afraid you can't avoid this marriage."

Xiao Zuochen nodded and patted his mother's hand to comfort her.

"It's okay, mother. I will take care of everything. I just added a few more people."

Concubine Yun also nodded in agreement and turned around to sit back on the couch.

"In fact, mother is also looking forward to your marriage, hoping that you can find someone who treats you sincerely. But now the emperor suddenly granted you a marriage, and also gave you the daughter of the Zuo family as a concubine. Mother always feels that there is something strange about you."

"To be honest, I also think that the emperor is a little strange today. If the emperor just hopes that I can get married soon, then when I said that I am in love with the granddaughter of Wei Taibao, he should not have forced the daughter of the Zuo family on me, and even made her a concubine. But the reaction of Zuo Lin after the court session showed that he didn't know what the emperor was thinking at all. At this time, I couldn't guess what the emperor was thinking."

"No matter what he is thinking, you must keep an eye on them once they enter your house. Since the marriage has been cancelled, I will summon them to the palace tomorrow to give them a good beating."

Originally, Xiao Zuochen had no intention of pulling her away, but seeing Concubine Yun's serious expression, he opened his mouth again to give his mother a slight reminder.

"Mother, Wei Changmei was implicated in this matter. Today, Wei Taibao told me that he only hopes his granddaughter can live in peace. Please don't make things difficult for her."

Concubine Yun looked at her son with inquiring eyes.

"Do you really like me? If so, mother will take good care of me for you first~"

"No, I don't have anyone I like."

Xiao Zuochen felt helpless.

"It's okay. You're not a child anymore. If you like someone, just tell your mother directly. Don't hide it~"

"Really not, mother, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!"

After Xiao Zuochen finished speaking, he didn't bother to discuss the matter of Emperor Mingren with Concubine Yun anymore, and immediately slipped out of the palace. But he didn't expect that just as he left, Concubine Yun's maid Yun'er came out from behind a scroll hanging on the wall.

"My Queen~"

"Well, thank you for your hard work~"