The fourth prince's sudden and emotional request caused Emperor Tianwu to be stunned. Although he did not like his fourth son fighting with his beloved eighth son for a wife, he still asked out of curiosity: "Why do you want to marry that girl? Do you know of the rule that the daughter of a concubine cannot be the princess of a prince? "
The fourth prince kowtowed to the ground and said, "This son knows, but this son is now merely a prince who has been stripped of his throne. I only have King Ping's residence in vain. I don't participate in court politics and don't enjoy the honor of a prince. That's why son feels that my princess, a daughter of a concubine, is enough. Moreover, son has learned embroidery from the Feng family's third young miss for many years, and I have developed feelings for her. Son has already decided that I will marry no one but her. Would father Emperor please agree. "
"No one but her?" Emperor Tianwu suddenly became furious, "You mean to say that you will not marry anyone but your eighth brother's secondary princess?"
"Father Emperor! Right now, she is not eighth brother's secondary princess! " The fourth prince had steeled his heart to oppose Emperor Tianwu. He practically brought out the courage that he had used to force the abdication with Xuan Tian Ye. He even said to the Eighth Prince, Xuantian Mo: "Eighth brother, since you want to marry the Feng family's third young miss, you should ask for her opinion, right?"
Finally, there was someone who cared about Xiang Rong. Feng Yu Heng quietly said to Xiang Rong at her side: "Compared to Eighth Brother, old fourth is still more reliable."
However, whether or not he was reliable did not matter to Xiang Rong. Her entire body was trembling. She was both afraid and angry. Her two small fists were tightly clenched, and her fingernails dug into her palms until they bled.
"Impudent!" Emperor Tianwu became furious, "Our promise to Eighth Brother, when has it ever been up to you to interfere? How is she not Eighth Brother's secondary princess? If We say so, then so be it. Old Fourth, you rebelled against Your Majesty in the early years, We have already given you a way out by sparing your life. But now, not only do you not repent, you even disobeyed Our intentions in front of everyone and tried to steal your younger brother's wife. We see that you don't have the slightest respect for your brothers, nor do you have any blood ties. Today, if your Eighth Brother didn't mention this matter, you wouldn't mention it either. But now that your Eighth Brother mentioned it, you kneeled down and begged that woman. Fourth Brother, you are deliberately going against your Eighth Brother and against me! "
"Imperial Father! I didn't! This son really likes the Feng family's third young miss! " Xuan Tianyi was at a loss for words, he did not care who he went against, did not care who he was misunderstood by, he was just anxious, if he did not fight for it, Xiangrong would be betrothed to Eighth Brother by the Emperor! That was definitely not possible, Xiangrong could marry her, she could also follow her heart and marry Old Seventh, or she could marry a normal person, as long as they treated her well, it was fine. But it was impossible for Eighth Brother! He knew very well why his Eighth Brother wanted to marry her, if he just watched her get betrothed like this, wouldn't that be the same as watching Xiangrong jump into a fire pit? Xuan Tianyi was so anxious that he did not know what to do, he kept kowtowing to Emperor Tianwu, saying loudly: "I beg Imperial Father to grant this son's wish! As long as Imperial Father grants this son's wish, this son would rather not have that Ping Palace, do not want the dignity of a prince, this son is willing to just be a normal person, I only beg Imperial Father to grant this wish! "
"Good!" Emperor Tianwu slapped the armrest of the Dragon Throne forcefully, saying angrily: "If you want to be a normal person, We will grant you your wish, even if you want to die, We can also grant you your wish. But if you want to snatch a wife from your Eighth Brother, that is definitely impossible! "
"Imperial Father!" Emperor Tianwu's words caused Xuan Tianyi to sink into despair, he raised his head and looked at the father on the Dragon Throne who could not bear to kill his son even when he tried to force him to abdicate, but at this moment, he felt very unfamiliar. It was as if they had never met before, he was just a stranger with power and influence, so unfamiliar that not a single trace of affection was left.
Xuantian Mo, who was standing at the side, watched all of this coldly, his eyes showing the joy of victory, he took a step forward and said: "Imperial Father, please calm down, your health is most important, you must not harm your health because of this son's matter, if that's the case, this son would rather not marry."
Emperor Tianwu's belly full of anger finally calmed down a little after Xuantian Mo spoke up, he let out a long sigh and said to Xuantian Mo: "Mo-er, do not worry, Imperial Father will definitely make a decision for the girl you like. What daughter of the first wife or daughter of a concubine, what official princess or secondary princess, she can be whatever you want her to be, just carry her back to the manor. " After saying this, his gaze began to search below, as he searched, he asked: "Where is the Feng family's Third Young Miss sitting? Stand up and let Us take a look. "
Xiangrong's fear grew, and Xuan Tianyi also gave up on begging Emperor Tianwu at this time, he knew that begging this Imperial Father was already useless, so he turned his gaze towards Feng Yu Heng. He knew that Feng Yu Heng took care of Xiangrong, this younger sister, so as the older sister, she could not possibly be willing to push Xiangrong out at this time, right?
But when he looked towards Feng Yu Heng, he saw that Feng Yu Heng did not immediately stand up to speak for Xiangrong, instead, she stared in the opposite direction. Xuan Tianyi did not understand, following her gaze, he quickly discovered that the person Feng Yu Heng was looking at was the Seventh Prince, Xuan Tianhua. He was stunned, could it be that Feng Yu Heng placed her hopes on Old Seventh? The things that he could not ask Emperor Tianwu for, could it be that Old Seventh could do it?
Regarding this, Xuan Tianyi also had a question mark in his heart, but speaking of Old Seventh's influence and charisma, it was indeed something that he could not compare to. He could not ask for it, but maybe Old Seventh could really ask for it? But once it succeeded, Xiangrong would become Old Seventh's person, then he … … would still be drawing water with a bamboo basket, all for naught!
Xuan Tianyi's heart was very conflicted, and at this time, Xiangrong could no longer sit still, Emperor Tianwu had spoken, she had no choice but to stand up and walk to the front of the hall, then kneel down, allowing Emperor Tianwu to size her up.
After a while, Emperor Tianwu said: "You are indeed a pretty girl, but it's a pity that your family background is a little lacking, and your status is a little low. But it's fine, as long as Our Mo-er likes it, We will make an exception and allow you to enter Sheng Palace as a secondary princess. From today onwards, you need to take good care of Mo-er, take care of his daily needs, Sheng Palace has not had a female master for so many years, in the days before the official princess enters, you still need to take up this responsibility. Do you, understand? "
"Your Majesty!" Xiangrong raised her head unwillingly, rushing to say: "This humble girl … …"
"Father Emperor." Xiang Rong had just said half of what she wanted to say when she heard a warm and otherworldly voice come from the prince's seat. In this sort of atmosphere, that voice was very comforting. It was as though the moment this voice came out, the anger that had arisen from the fourth prince and the eighth prince fighting over the girl immediately subsided. Everyone knew who this voice came from, everyone also knew that only that person could make this kind of voice, but everyone did not understand, why did the Seventh Prince speak at this kind of time? Could it be that he also wanted to interfere in this matter? That should not be the case! After so many years, when had the Seventh Prince ever looked at a girl differently?
Emperor Tianwu also felt that it was strange, he looked in the direction of the voice, but he saw the Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua only stood up from his seat and did not leave the hall. Dressed in a white robe, he was so refined that he looked like a celestial in a painting. This son always gave him a feeling of holiness, no matter if it was in the past or now, there were many things that he could say in front of others, but he always felt embarrassed to say it in front of this son. For example, right now, he wanted to help Xuan Tianmo complete a good deed; however, he was obstructed time and time again. He really wanted to curse at someone. If it was anyone else that spoke up, he would definitely have cursed at them; however, it had to be his seventh son. This caused the curses to rush to his lips; however, he could not say them no matter what.
Emperor Tianwu forcefully suppressed his anger and asked: "Old Seventh, what do you have to say?" After saying this, he felt that he did not use enough strength and quickly added: "We have already agreed to allow Eighth Brother to take the Feng family's Third Girl as a secondary princess, Our words are of gold and there is no reason to take them back, if you came to break up the marriage, then forget it!" These words blocked Xuan Tianhua.
But what Xuan Tianhua wanted to say was not the same as what Emperor Tianwu wanted to say, and it was not to forcefully break up the marriage, he just reminded Emperor Tianwu: "This Son knows that Father Emperor's words are of gold and there is no reason to take them back, so this Son is in a hurry to remind Father Emperor, that year, during the flood in Dashun, the Feng family's Third Young Miss contributed greatly in resisting the disaster, and Father Emperor personally summoned her to attend morning court, promising that the Feng family's Third Young Miss' marriage would be decided by herself in front of all the officials. Father Emperor, the Emperor's words in court are recorded in history. "
Once these words were said, the lips of Feng Yu Heng, who was sitting opposite him, curled up slightly, she knew that someone as smart as Xuan Tianhua would definitely choose the most advantageous method to convince Emperor Tianwu and resolve this matter. Looking at it this way, the Fourth Prince's skills were still too shallow, in a situation where he clearly knew that Emperor Tianwu was wholeheartedly favoring the Eighth Brother, he still went against him, wanting to marry the person that the Eighth Brother liked, and he even promised her to be the official princess, doing this, not only would he not be able to save Xiangrong, it would also have the opposite effect, causing Emperor Tianwu's emotions to rebel, and he would be even more determined to allow the Eighth Brother to marry her.
Sure enough, once Xuan Tianhua said this, Emperor Tianwu was stunned, he could not remember what happened in the past, but after someone reminded him like this, he seemed to have a vague memory of it, but it was not very clear.
And following Xuan Tianhua's mention of this topic, the important officials who were standing on the Ninth Prince's side all stood up, under the lead of Right Prime Minister Feng Qin and Left Prime Minister Lu Song, they helped Emperor Tianwu recall that flood disaster, recalled Xiangrong's contributions, and also recalled that Emperor Tianwu had indeed made such a promise.
Of course, they were all well aware that when Emperor Tianwu said such words, it was just to help Xiangrong, so that she would not be controlled by the Feng family. But they did not expect that the one controlling Xiangrong in the end was not the Feng family, but this Emperor.
With so many people standing up to testify, Emperor Tianwu could not ignore this matter. Although he was a little muddle-headed on the matter of Imperial Concubine Yuan Gui and the Eighth Prince, he was not muddle-headed to the extent that he would deny the words he said in court. Or to put it another way, Imperial Concubine Yuan Gui's control over him was only in his heart, only in his emotions, only in this throne, but she could not control such a large area.
Emperor Tianwu recalled the words he said in court before, the promise he made. But since he promised Feng Xiangrong that she could decide on her own marriage, then he could not arrange a marriage for her now, even if he was biased towards the Eighth Brother, he could not deny what he said in court in front of so many pairs of eyes. Or else, how could he still be called the Emperor? Who would take his words seriously in the future? Once the Emperor of a country changed his mind, what kind of country was this?
Emperor Tianwu looked at Xuan Tianhua, then looked at Xuantian Mo, sighing helplessly, saying: "Mo-er, We forgot what We said in the past, I'm afraid … … We cannot decide for you on this matter."
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