First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

What the Prince of Chenliu could think of, the Prince of Huainan could naturally think of as well.

So until now he has not moved into the Qinzheng Palace, but only lives in the Begonia Garden.

However, it is now a foregone conclusion that he will be able to enter the imperial city and become emperor, but there are still many trivial matters that need to be dealt with.

Everyone was eager to see how Jingdi's old friends would be treated. If they were all killed, not only would it give Jingdi a handle but it would also hand a knife to Prince Chenliu and Zhang. So these old friends couldn't be killed, but even if they couldn't be killed, they couldn't be used.

After all, Emperor Jing was not dead, he just fled. If there were diehard loyalists of Emperor Jing among them, keeping them by his side would be a huge hidden danger.

So no matter how he wants to treat his old friends, he cannot kill them.

Therefore, in the past few days, the King of Huainan has been considering exiling all of Emperor Jing's former palace ladies. However, many of these people are descendants of officials. If they are all exiled, it may cause instability in the court, which will be another troublesome matter.

This gave King Huainan a headache.

However, the palace maid Su Jixiang's delicious cooking skills can be kept in the palace.

But Xie Yingfeng was a fool and insisted on leaving Su Jixiang to Wei Ling.

Moreover, his daughter, Princess Jincheng, came to him yesterday and said that she had fallen in love with Wei Ling and wanted him to arrange a marriage for her.

This kid Wei Ling is now a wild beast. Others may not understand, but King Huainan understands it very well. This kind of person can be his dog or his knife, but forget it if he marries his daughter to him.

Princess Jincheng was a child he had pampered and had a simple mind. How could she beat a ruthless guy like Wei Ling? Wei Ling had soldiers under his command. If he really became his son-in-law, he might not only join the fight for the throne, but also establish himself as king. Now the situation in the world seemed to have been settled, but there were too many unstable factors. It was impossible for the King of Huainan to create another strong enemy himself.

A man like Wei Ling could not marry a noblewoman from a high-ranking family in the capital. His family was originally a hereditary noble family of the Daxie Dynasty, but Emperor Jingdi stripped his family of their titles and exiled them in order to play power games, which led to him drifting to the mines in Mangcheng. If such a man returned to the capital, it would be a big trouble again after a long time.

The King of Huainan's eyes flashed. If he wanted to stop his daughter's dream, he might have to let Wei Ling marry! But who could he marry?

"Is General Wei already 26 years old this year?" King Huainan suddenly asked.

"Your Highness, yes." Wei Ling put down his bowl and chopsticks and bowed.

"I would like to arrange a marriage for General Wei. Is General Wei willing?" King Huainan said with a smile.

"Your Highness, I'm used to being alone." Wei Ling replied without even thinking.

"Don't be so hasty to refuse." Huainan King said with a smile, "Just now, Mr. Xie mentioned that only this palace maid can take care of your stomach, so I thought of a good idea. Why not marry that palace maid to General Wei? What do you think?"

He only said that he would grant her marriage, but didn't say whether she would be his wife or concubine. He just wanted to see Wei Ling's attitude. If he agreed to marry Su Jixiang, it would prove that this person was still useful, at least he had no other thoughts. Even if he had other thoughts, he would have to recognize Su Jixiang as his wife for the sake of his face. If he only let Su Jixiang be his concubine in order to keep the position of his wife, then he would have to observe Wei Ling more!

Su Jixiang?

Wei Ling was startled, and his eyes were empty for a moment.

"Don't worry, you can think about it." The King of Huainan had a smile on his face, but he felt a little depressed in his heart.

"Since it is His Highness who has granted me the marriage, I dare not refuse." Wei Ling was stunned for a moment and then clasped his fists and said, "I will propose to him as my wife."

Xie Yingfeng's chopsticks almost fell to the ground.

He stared at Wei Ling with wide eyes in astonishment. Was there anything wrong with his ears? Did he hear correctly? Wei Ling actually agreed to the marriage?

What kind of magical world is this?

The King of Huainan obviously did not expect that Wei Ling would agree so quickly. When he mentioned the marriage proposal just now, he still had a look of rejection on his face. But in less than half an incense stick of time, he agreed!

and so……

The King of Huainan still looked at Wei Ling with satisfaction. He even agreed to marry the old maid of Emperor Jing. It seems that he is still obedient! It is a handy weapon!

"Good, good, good!" King Huainan clapped his hands and laughed, "This is a great story!"

The King of Huainan laughed, and the others also laughed and stood up to congratulate Wei Ling.

But what is behind this congratulation is unknown.

"Someone, go and invite Miss Su here." King Huainan said to his men.

Soon, Su Jixiang was brought into Haitangzhai.

After Su Jixiang saluted, King Huainan called him to stand up.

"Miss Su, I have something happy to tell you." King Huainan said with a smile.

"Your Highness, are you and all the adults satisfied with the food I cooked?" Su Jixiang asked happily.

"Satisfied, of course I am satisfied!" King Huainan was stunned and said with a smile.

"Did I obtain the grace from Your Highness?" Su Jixiang knelt down again and kowtowed to ask.

Grace? The King of Huainan was stunned for a moment before he remembered that he had said so yesterday, but yesterday the banquet turned into Wei Ling chopping Sun Zhan with a knife...

But now that I have said this, there is no reason for me to go back on my word.

"Tell me what favor you want!" King Huainan said with a smile.

"I dare to ask Your Highness to pardon the old palace people." Su Jixiang kowtowed, "I know that my words are not taken seriously, but I still want to say something for everyone. Thank you Your Highness for not despising me and giving me this opportunity. I just want to ask for mercy, and ask Your Highness not to kill the old palace people. Even if you let them cultivate the land, it is good. After so many years of war, the people have been displaced, and Your Highness also needs to let the people recuperate. So many old palace people are ready-made labor. If Your Majesty can send them back to their hometowns to cultivate the land and weave, it will be beneficial to agriculture and sericulture, and it will be a great merit."

"You, the palace maid, are quite interesting. You are not asking me to release you, but to release everyone." King Huainan looked at Su Jixiang with surprise.

She was right. After so many years of war, there was a severe shortage of young laborers among the people, and many fields were abandoned. They really needed to be reclaimed.

There are thousands of old people in the palace, which is indeed a considerable number.

"Wei Ling, what do you think?" King Huainan looked at Wei Ling.

Wei Ling stood up and said, "Your Highness, many of my soldiers followed you in the uprising. Now that the world has been stabilized, it is time to rest and recuperate. Their families have died or been lost. Many of them have become widows, and some are already in their thirties and have never had a wife. Since Su Jixiang asked for your majesty's grace today, I will also ask for your grace to select some suitable palace maids from the old palace people to betroth to the soldiers in the army. First, the soldiers will be grateful for your grace, second, it can stabilize the morale of the army, and third, it will also give these old people in the palace a place to go."