Long Xiang was extremely pleased with himself for coming up with such a good solution. This should be able to appease the Ling family's anger, right? I'm giving away my precious princess, what a great honor this is ah! Long Xiang was certain of this, so when he asked for the Old Madame's opinion, he spoke with certainty.
This kind of good thing was something that many officials couldn't get even if they begged for it. What reason did the Ling family have to not agree? Besides, the Emperor personally bestowed the marriage, how much face was that! Even if it was just for the sake of the Emperor's face, they should still be overjoyed and thank him for his kindness.
As soon as he said this, everyone in the room turned pale with fright. Empress Yang Xue's expression changed greatly. Originally, she took the risk this time because she was certain that the Emperor would consider the bigger picture and wouldn't do anything to her at this time. Furthermore, with the help of the Yang Family, she would definitely be able to avert the disaster! At most, she would give the Ling family some compensation, but her position in the harem would be stable from then on! Thus, even if Old Lady Ling and Ling Tian were aggressive, she didn't take it to heart. She was certain that the Emperor would clean up the mess for her, but she didn't expect the Emperor to clean up the mess like this and spare no effort to rope in the Ling family! If Princess Jiao Yue really married Ling Tian, Ling Ran's status would definitely rise to another level. If Ling Ran really gave birth to a prince and was made the Crown Prince, the Ling family would definitely support the Imperial family. At that time, she and the Yang Family … Yang Xue didn't dare to think about it anymore!
As for Princess Jiao Yue, who was secretly looking at Ling Tian's back, her mind went blank. She subconsciously wanted to refuse, but for some reason, when she looked at Ling Tian's back, she suddenly felt a sense of joy rise in her heart. Her pair of beautiful eyes were dazzled, and she felt her heart was in a mess. She didn't know what she was thinking, and she couldn't tell if she was happy or worried. When she thought about that broad chest, firm arms, and strong masculine aura, it was really …
Ling Tian's expression changed. Although he had a good impression of Princess Jiao Yue, it was only limited to the relationship between siblings. Besides, Ling Tian came from the 21st century, and he was against marriage between relatives. He didn't expect Long Xiang to come up with such a bad idea in order to appease the Ling family's anger.
Old Madam Ling and Chu Ting 'er looked at each other and saw the difficulty in each other's eyes. If … Ling Tian could marry Princess Jiao Yue, it wouldn't be a bad thing. But now, they were riding a tiger and couldn't get off. But Long Xiang had already spoken. What should they do?
The atmosphere in the bedchamber suddenly became silent. Princess Jiao Yue, who was in the middle of it, felt the abnormality in the atmosphere. She couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart, and a feeling of self-pity rose in her heart. What was I thinking just now? It was so embarrassing! Could it be that my feelings for Cousin Tian have already …
Long Xiang also gradually felt that something was wrong. The smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he asked in a gentle voice, "Old Lady?"
Old Lady Ling coughed twice, and her expression was somewhat unnatural. She said, "Your Majesty may not know, but Ling Tian had already been engaged to the Xiao family's daughter, Xiao YanXue, when he was still an infant. Although the engagement was already annulled, this time, the Xiao family specially sent Miss Xiao here. Both families have the intention to bring up the old matter again. This …"
Long Xiang interrupted her and laughed, "This is a joke. How can the marriage of children be treated as child's play? I have also heard that the Ling and Xiao families have already annulled the engagement. Even if both sides bring up the old matter again, after all, we have already taken the initiative. Furthermore, it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Let the Xiao family's daughter be Tian 'er's wife, and there will be no difference in seniority. That is not unreasonable. I think the Xiao family will not be ungrateful! We originally thought that Tian 'er's marriage would be a difficult matter, but now it seems that Tian' er is loved by everyone!? "
Long Xiang couldn't be blamed for being suspicious. After all, Ling Tian's' background 'was really too bad. Every year, Madam Chu would have to give up a lot of face for her son's marriage. This matter was not something rare! Furthermore, although the Xiao family was the continent's number one merchant family, they were not the real power of the royal family. Long Xiang's words were not wrong, and he even gave the Xiao family a lot of face. It was very common for the royal family to have two big families!
Chu Ting 'er took a step forward and smiled, "I have liked Jiaoyue ever since she was young. Even if Your Majesty did not mention it, I also had the same thought. If we were to talk about marrying Tian' er, it would be a wonderful thing. However, there is a huge problem now, and I am afraid that Jiaoyue will not be able to accept it."
Long Xiang asked, "What problem? However, Jiaoyue is not a stingy person. She will just have another sister who is on the same level as her, so it is not a big deal! "
Chu Ting 'er saw that Long Xiang had misunderstood her meaning, and her face was filled with helplessness. She said, "I have always been worried about my son's marriage. With the Xiao family's involvement in the marriage, I have been worried for a long time. However, recently, for some reason, the young lady from the Northern Wei's Tamago seemed to have fallen in love with Tian' er at first sight. She is now living in the Ling House. Also, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, Wei Zheng Feng, seems to have feelings for Tian 'er as well. She often stays in the Ling House for a while now. This …"
Long Xiang's face changed, and his heart was filled with fear again. It seemed that the Ling family's power was really extraordinary! Not only did they take care of the 'God of War' and the 'God of Fortune', they actually had such external support. Apart from Grand Tutor Wang, the Wei family also had such a close relationship with the Ling family! Their external aid was even more impressive. One of them was the number one financial magnate in the world, the Xiao Family, and the other was the number one martial aristocratic family in the world, the Yu Family, who had occupied the Heavenly Star Continent for thousands of years! Just when did the Ling family's power develop to such a frightening extent? Ling Tian was known as the number one silkpants in the Sky Bearing Empire. Just how did he have such charisma to win the hearts of so many beauties?!
However, the Yang Family's power would be greatly reduced. It seemed that even if the Empress' crimes were to be confirmed, the Empress would definitely not be punished! If the Empress fell from power, the Yang Family would definitely be implicated. If that was the case, they would no longer have the power to keep the Ling family in check! Wouldn't the Imperial Family be in big trouble then?
Also, Princess Jiao Yue's marriage seemed to be very necessary. It had to be carried out! As long as Princess JiaoYue could become Ling Tian's first wife, it would definitely cause the Xiao family and Tamago to be dissatisfied with the Ling family! After all, although these two women were the descendants of the Noble Clans, they did not have the status of Princesses of the Imperial Family. Thus, they could not be considered as important. As such, no family would be willing to let their daughters lower their heads and become concubines! As such, the Ling family's power would be reduced by a little, killing many birds with one stone!
Thinking about this, Long Xiang's face turned solemn, and he scolded, "What are you doing? Don't tell me that my princess can't be compared to the daughter of a wealthy family or a merchant family? Old Lady Ling, my decision has been made. This matter is decided! Men, come. "
A eunuch walked in, and Long Xiang raised his hand to stop Old Lady Ling from speaking. Without any explanation, he ordered, "Pass on my decree. Princess JiaoYue of Sky Bearing is of age, and her temperament is virtuous. She is to be married to the son of General Ling Xiao, Ling Tian! Immediately draft this decree for me, and promote Ling Tian to a third-grade Earl of Honesty. Announce this to the world! "
What a huge piece of cake! While the Ling family was greatly favored by the Sky Bearing Imperial Family, they only had Old Master Lin Zhan as their duke. Ling Xiao was only a general previously, and did not have any title, only the empty title of 'Imperial Uncle'. It was only when he dealt a heavy blow to the Western Han that he was bestowed with the second-grade 'Marquis of Loyalty'. Ling Tian himself was not a commoner, and had the title of 'Ling Tian' since young. However, this title of 'Yun Yang Qi' did not enter the ranks of nobility. But this title of 'Yun Yang Qi' did not enter the ranks of nobility. But this title of 'Yun Yang Qi' did not enter the ranks of nobility. But this title of 'Yun Yang Qi' had jumped three ranks, surpassing the ranks of Baron and Viscount, and directly becoming an Earl. An Earl was already a high-ranking official, and while it did not have any real power, it was still a glorious title. Ling Tian did not do anything, and was actually bestowed with the title of 'Yun Yang Qi'.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Seeing the eunuch leave with the order, the three members of the Ling family looked at each other in shock!
Now that things had come to this, if they were to reject, it would be a little unreasonable, and they would be considered as disobeying the decree! Helpless, Old Lady Ling could only thank Long Chen for his grace.
Long Xiang was in a good mood, and laughed heartily, "Old Lady Ling, don't worry. Marriage is marriage, and finding the culprit is finding the culprit. Once we capture those two vile servants, I will definitely interrogate them strictly, and find out the mastermind behind this, and give the Ling family an explanation!" Long Xiang had already made up his mind. No matter what, he had to secretly instruct his men to kill the two servants with all their might, and not leave any survivors! He had to completely stop the Ling family from having any thoughts of taking revenge on the Yang family.
"On behalf of the entire Ling family, this old lady thanks Your Majesty for your grace!" Old Lady Ling raised her head, and a trace of helplessness hung in the corner of her mouth as she said, "Your Majesty, this old lady isn't being long-winded, but I still have to say it clearly again. There must be someone behind this. Although we can't find out who it is right now, who knows if something like this will happen again? Imperial Consort Gui has Xiao Ju by her side, who knows if there won't be a second one? This old lady only has one daughter, Imperial Consort Ling, and Imperial Consort Ling is pregnant, so this old lady is really worried about Imperial Consort Ling staying in the palace. Furthermore, Imperial Consort Ling's body is very weak after this accident, so no matter if it's big or small, we can't let anything happen to her. Therefore, this old lady wants to take Imperial Consort Ling back to the Ling House temporarily to stabilize her pregnancy and take care of her. What does Your Majesty think about this? "
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