Mo Rongzhan had just left Xiuhe Palace when he heard that the Qi envoy, Song Honao, had entered the palace to seek an audience.
What was Song Honao doing in the palace? Could it be that he wanted to discuss the matter of dethroning the empress and marrying the Qi princess? Mo Rongzhan raised his eyebrows in disgust. If this was really the case, he would not be able to resist killing Zhao Yong in the capital.
"To the Palace of Heavenly Purity." Mo Rongzhan lightly said as he arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity to see Song Honao.
Song Honao saw Mo Rongzhan's cold expression and knew that he was unhappy with Zhao Yong's proposal to dethrone the empress. He did not beat around the bush and directly stated his intentions. The Qi and Jin wanted to form an alliance and needed both countries to show sincerity. The Qi was willing to marry their princess to the Jin and become their Imperial Concubine. This was them taking a step back in hopes that the two countries could obtain the greatest benefits.
Imperial Concubine? Mo Rongzhan narrowed his eyes at Song Honao, "Heir Song, your Prince changes his mind quite quickly. Does he not need to ask your Emperor's opinion first?"
Song Honao did not know that Mo Rongzhan already knew of Zhao Yong's identity, "Your Majesty, our Prince's opinion is Your Majesty's opinion."
Mo Rongzhan smiled and nodded, "We understand. We will consider the matter of a marriage alliance."
Consider? Song Honao was astonished. They had already taken a step back, was Mo Rongzhan still hesitating? No matter how one looked at it, the Qi was now stronger than the Jin. It was already a grievance for the Qi princess to only be a Imperial Concubine. What was there for Mo Rongzhan to be dissatisfied with?
"Your Majesty, do you not want a marriage alliance with the Qi?" Song Honao asked.
Of course not! He did not want any of the Qi princesses to be placed in the harem. The Qi princesses were different from the other concubines. Their status was even higher than Yao Yao's and he could not treat them like the other concubines. Thus, he did not want a princess to become an Imperial Concubine.
If he insisted on a marriage alliance with the Qi …
Mo Rongzhan said helplessly, "Does the alliance between the Qi and Jin only require a marriage alliance?"
Although Song Honao felt that a marriage alliance couldn't guarantee anything, this was something that Zhao Yong insisted on, so he couldn't object. "Yes, Your Majesty."
"A marriage alliance between two countries is no small matter. I need to consider it before I can give the State of Qi a satisfactory answer," Mo Rongzhan said.
"Then when the Emperor has thought it through, you can come to our Qi Country to propose marriage." Song Hongao said calmly. The princess of their Qi Country did not necessarily have to marry into a noble concubine.
Mo Rongzhan nodded with a smile. "Heir Song, we will."
"Then this lowly official will take his leave first." Song Hongao cupped his hands in salute and returned to report to Zhao Yong with a belly full of dissatisfaction.
When Zhao Yong heard Song Hongao's words, he couldn't help but laugh in anger. "Mo Rongzhan really thinks he's someone important. The more he doesn't want to marry the princess of the State of Qi, the more We will force him to marry her."
"…" Song Hongao felt that this battle was a little strange. "Why must the Emperor marry the Princess to the Jin Kingdom?"
"Only then will Mo Rongzhan and Lu Yaoyao be at loggerheads." Zhao Yong said calmly, "Xu Jiang just sent news that Ye Yiqing resigned from Dongqing and is already on his way back to Jin."
Song Hongao was astonished. "Li Heng actually wanted Ye Yiqing to resign?"
One had to know that Dongqing was completely supported by Ye Yiqing. Without him, how could Li Heng be where he was today?
"Not long after Ye Yiqing left, the Eldest Princess of Dongqing, Li Yu, suddenly died at home. Do you think these two incidents are related?" Zhao Yong asked.
It was no secret that the Eldest Princess of Dongqing, Li Yu, kept a gigolo. Perhaps the two incidents were really related. "I'm afraid that Li Yu was killed by Ye Yiqing."
Zhao Yong nodded. Although he had never met Ye Yiqing, he was very afraid of this person. "Ye Yiqing, who can stabilize the entire State of Dongqing, returns to Jin as the biological father of the Jin Empress and the legitimate father-in-law of the country. The Ye family is also a prestigious family. What do you think will happen?"
Song Hongao thought carefully and took a deep breath. "Mo Rongzhan will be like a tiger that has grown wings!"
"We heard that Ye Yiqing loves his daughter as much as his own life and would never allow his daughter to be wronged. If he knew that Lu Yaoyao was neglected in the capital at Chengde Villa and that Mo Rongzhan dotes on someone else, do you think he would be willing to return?" Zhao Yong asked with a smile.
"But it seems that Mo Rongzhan did not really neglect Lu Yaoyao." Song Hongao whispered.
Zhao Yong sneered. "Ye Yiqing doesn't know this is fake. I asked Xu Jiang to spread the news that Lu Yaoyao has fallen out of favor outside the capital. People always have a strong first impression. Let's see if Ye Yiqing will be easily used by Mo Rongzhan when he comes back."
Song Hongao was amazed in his heart. He had just entered the palace. He did not expect that the Emperor had already planned so many things outside. He was really … a real thousand-year old fox. He was scheming to provoke the relationship between Mo Rongzhan and Ye Yiqing, and even wanted Mo Rongzhan and Lu Yaoyao to be apart …
He could not help but light a candle for Mo Rongzhan in his heart.
Yes, the young emperor of Jin was very powerful. Unfortunately, his opponent was even more powerful, Zhao Yong.
At this time, Mo Rongzhan, who was in the palace, did not know that Zhao Yong had tried to weaken his power. After Song Hongao left, he summoned the cabinet ministers to the palace. He did not want to unite with the Qi Kingdom by marriage, so he might become an opponent. He had to think of a way to deal with it.
In addition to the cabinet ministers, Tang Zhen was also in the Imperial Study.
"Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to agree to the request of the Qi Kingdom. Our Jin Kingdom is already struggling to deal with the Dark North Kingdom. If we add the Qi Kingdom, it will be even worse. I'm afraid … I'm afraid it will be a national disaster." When Ruan Jinghua heard that the Emperor did not intend to unite with the Qi Kingdom by marriage, he immediately knelt down and begged the Emperor to agree.
Lu Shiming frowned and stood to the side. He wanted to refute Ruan Jinghua's words, but he realized that if he did not agree, the difficulties that the Jin Kingdom would face would be unprecedented. If they could not overcome this step, it was possible that the country would be destroyed.
Huang Chan said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, it's just the position of Imperial Consort. It's not important. The benefits of a united marriage are better than being enemies. We still need to defeat the Dark North Kingdom with the Qi Kingdom."
Mo Rongzhan looked at everyone. "Do you all think that I must unite with the Qi Kingdom by marriage and make the Qi Princess a Imperial Consort?"
"Your Majesty, desperate times call for desperate measures. At most … if the Imperial Consort is not pregnant in the future, then what the Qi Kingdom has planned will be useless," Elder Xu said in a low voice.
Tang Zhen was anxious. If the Qi Princess entered the palace, she would definitely suppress the Empress. At that time, it would be the same whether she was pregnant or not. "Your Majesty, I think this matter needs to be reconsidered."
"Your Majesty! Is love more important than the Jin Kingdom? "Ruan Jinghua asked loudly.
Mo Rongzhan frowned and sighed. "You can leave first. I need to think about it."
"Your Majesty …" Huang Chan wanted to say something but stopped. Seeing Mo Rongzhan's cold and heavy expression, he could only shake his head. "I will leave."
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