Shocked! After rebirth, my princess wants to remarry

"I heard from your grandmother that you are interested in a girl from the Gu family. Which one is it?" the emperor asked with great interest.

"Your Majesty, I don't have..." Xiao Jingheng was interrupted by the emperor before he could finish his words.

"I heard from your grandmother that the two girls of the Gu family are not worthy of the title of Crown Princess, especially the second girl. If you really like her, you can make the eldest girl of the Gu family a concubine." After the emperor finished speaking, he nodded slightly with satisfaction.

"Father, you can't do that!" Xiao Jingheng blurted out without even thinking of a euphemism.

"Then you have to bring me a set of rules. You can't just leave it like this. You should know that your other brothers are all arranging their marriages, and you, a minister has already submitted a memorial to criticize you." The emperor said, reaching out to point at the memorial on the desk.

"Yes, I will give you a satisfactory answer as soon as possible." Xiao Jingheng said solemnly.

The emperor hummed softly, "Okay, go see your grandmother."

"Yes." Xiao Jingheng agreed, and took Han Desheng out of Xuanzheng Hall and went to Shoukang Palace.

As Xiao Jingheng walked, he was thinking about how to get married with Gu Qinghe as soon as possible. He had something on his mind and just focused on walking. Han Desheng had to jog behind him to keep up with his pace.

"Greetings to my cousin the Crown Prince."

There was a female voice in his ears, but Jamel Xiao didn't pay attention. It was Han Desheng who said, "Your Highness, it's Miss Ruan, she is saluting you."

Xiao Jingheng then stopped and turned to look at Ruan Liuzheng, "No need to be polite, go get busy."

After saying that, he was about to continue walking forward. Seeing that the prince didn't want to talk to her, Ruan Liuzheng felt anxious, "Cousin, are you going to my aunt's palace? If so, you can come with me."

Han Desheng pursed his lips. What happened to Miss Ruan? Did she make a mistake in a hurry? They were walking in opposite directions, so how could they be on the same path?

Xiao Jingheng frowned and said in a deep voice: "I will not go to my mother's palace, you go by yourself."

Ruan Liuzheng's face flushed with embarrassment, and she said aggrievedly, "Yes, then I won't waste my cousin the Crown Prince's time. I respectfully bid farewell to His Royal Highness."

The posture was so pitiful that Han Desheng couldn't help but secretly click his tongue.

Xiao Jingheng didn't stay any longer and left with his men. Ruan Liuzheng behind him was holding the handkerchief tightly, and her knuckles were slightly white.

Shoukang Palace

The Queen Mother was talking to Nanny Lin. "Tell me, what kind of girl does the Crown Prince like? He's not really waiting for that cousin from his aunt's family, is he?"

Nanny Lin shook her head. "Your Highness the Queen Mother, I don't think that's the case. The old princess also said that the invitation to the Gu family was sent at the request of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The Queen Mother frowned even more tightly when she heard this. She waved her hand, a look of rejection on her face. "Both daughters of the Gu family are not up to the task."

Nanny Lin smiled mysteriously and said softly, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother is worrying too much. Didn't you see that when the Crown Prince saw that only these two girls came from the Gu family, he gave up and left? It means that he didn't like them."

"Are there other girls in the Gu family?" The Empress Dowager's eyes lit up.

"This old servant has also heard that the second master of the Gu family was the third place scholar selected by the late emperor. He just returned to Beijing recently to await appointment. He has a daughter who is about to reach marriage age." Nanny Lin said with a smile.

The third place winner? The Queen Mother chuckled, "He must be quite handsome. My daughter looks just like her father, so she's even more beautiful."

It turned out that the prince also liked beautiful things. He had never even met the famous family, but he wanted to invite them to the flower viewing banquet. Unexpectedly, they didn't come at all.

This is quite novel. Everyone in the capital knows that the original intention of the old princess to hold this flower viewing banquet was to select a concubine for the prince, but the third daughter of the Gu family just won't come.

"Forget it, forget it, let the young people go." The Queen Mother smiled and waved her hand.

"Yes, children and grandchildren have their own blessings." Nanny Lin echoed.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived—" the eunuchs' singing voices came from the door.

"I really can't help but think about it, let's go out and greet them."

"Yes." Nanny Lin replied and quickly went to the yard.

"Grandson pays his respects to the Empress Dowager." Xiao Jingheng entered the hall and bowed respectfully to greet her.

"Get up, Prince. What's going on today that you have time to come and see me? When I asked you to come before, you said you had something urgent to do and ran back in a hurry." The Queen Mother joked.

"Grandmother, please forgive me. It was my fault before. Today I will just chat with you." Xiao Jingheng smiled and poured a cup of tea for the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Yesterday, your father came to inquire about choosing a princess for you. I told him that the eldest daughter of the Gu family is quite good, but she can only be a concubine."

As she spoke, she observed the prince's expression. Sure enough, when he heard these words, his face became a little darker. It was obvious that he didn't like Miss Gu.

"Grandmother, it's not a good decision to make rashly, otherwise it will ruin a woman's life." Xiao Jingheng remembered Gu Qinghe saying that her eldest sister married well and the couple lived in harmony.

He doesn't want to ruin other people's relationships.

The Queen Mother looked at the Crown Prince's anxious refusal and smiled, "Well, I'll give you some more time to think it over."

The empress dowager knew that the emperor was still thinking about the late queen, and hoped that the prince could also find a princess consort with whom he could get along well. Harmony between the emperor and the queen was always a good thing, so she also agreed.

"Yes, grandson knows what's going on." Xiao Jingheng said lightly, looking very confident.

The Queen Mother looked at it with disapproval. The girl knew the purpose of the flower viewing banquet, but she did not come with her other two sisters, which meant that she was not interested in the prince.

And his grandson still looked confident of winning. He really didn't know that it was difficult for a man to pursue a woman. Of course, he could ask his father to send the imperial edict granting the marriage.

"Okay, I won't bother with your matter for now, but two of your royal brothers are getting married soon, so remember to prepare gifts for them," said the Queen Mother.

"Yes."

After having dinner in Shoukang Palace, Xiao Jingheng returned to the East Palace. After a simple wash, he lay down and prepared to go to sleep.

This is the main courtyard of the East Palace. He and Gu Qinghe had shared a bed here for more than three years. Ever since he came back, he had difficulty falling asleep, always feeling that there was someone missing by his side.

It's the same tonight. I toss and turn but can't fall asleep.

Finally, when the moon was at its zenith, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fell asleep, but he had a nightmare.

In the dream, he was quite happy to tell Gu Qinghe that he wanted to get engaged to her, but she rejected him coldly.

"Your Highness, I don't want to marry you. You should marry your cousin Ruan." Gu Qinghe said this and turned to leave.

Just as Xiao Jingheng was about to step forward and grab her hand, a man who looked like a scholar came out and protected Gu Qinghe behind him, "Your Highness, please respect yourself."

"Have self-respect? This is my Crown Princess!" Xiao Jingheng shouted loudly, and then was awakened by his own voice.