"I've thought about it," the Emperor said. He looked at Huarong. "I remember that you have several older brothers."
Huarong immediately became vigilant. "My brothers are not talented. They're very mediocre!"
"Don't be modest. Your Brother Seven is very good at poetry and literature. He's very famous in the capital." The Emperor pretended not to see Huarong's vigilance. "Has your Brother Six returned from the sea?"
Huarong shook his head. "He might not return until three months later."
"If I remember correctly, your Brother Six is not married yet," the Emperor asked again.
Huarong became even more vigilant. "Brother Six said he already has someone he likes."
"You don't give me any face, but I'm not angry." The Emperor shook his head helplessly. "I have a Princess Xiu. She's fourteen this year and wants to be betrothed to your Brother Six."
Huarong smiled awkwardly and impolitely. "Your Majesty, you should ask my Eldest Uncle for this. How can I make the decision for Brother Six? Moreover, the Gu Clan's status is not high. I'm afraid the Princess will be wronged. "
Since ancient times, there had never been a case of a princess marrying so badly. Huarong thought that the Emperor must be joking.
However, the Emperor said, "In the previous dynasty, there was a Gu Clan that was confiscated due to injustice. Later, the injustice was cleared, but the Gu Clan never rose again. Now, there are no descendants left. Find someone to endorse the Gu Clan. This way, your family's status will naturally be high."
Huarong was speechless. "Is this a child's play, Your Majesty?"
"How can it be a child's play? Every year during the Tomb-Sweeping Festival, there is no one from the previous Gu Clan to pay respects to. With you all paying respects every year, the Gu Clan can also have some comfort in the underworld. It is a good thing that has boundless virtue. "The old Emperor's expression was sincere and serious. Hua Rong almost felt that he was doing a good thing.
Since ancient times, many families had raised their status in society. She never thought that one day, the Gu Clan would be forced to walk this path. The Emperor had personally ordered someone to endorse the Gu Clan. What else could Huarong say? In any case, there were benefits. Furthermore, she believed that everyone in the Gu family would be able to handle this sacred favor that fell from the sky!
Although the benefits were obvious, Huarong remembered that Gu Changheng was a person who valued relationships, so he still said with principle, "Your Majesty, this subject's daughter's Brother Six really has a sweetheart … He said it himself, and our Gu family doesn't like to take in concubines."
"You want to take in a concubine after marrying my princess? Dream on." The old Emperor was not angry, nor did he ask Huarong to agree on behalf of the Gu family. He was just chatting.
Huarong scratched his head. "What about the princess?"
"Xiu 'er is still young. I'm just saying. It's up to her whether she succeeds or not. I've seen your father's poetry in the Hanlin Academy. It can be said that he is the best in the Hanlin Academy and has raised your Gu family's status. I plan to let the Eleventh Prince be your father's disciple. With his maternal family's influence, he can barely compete with the Ninth Prince."
Huarong suddenly understood. After saying so much and doing so much, he just wanted to find a prince to compete with the Ninth Prince. Then, he would wait for the Eighth Prince to come back and reap the benefits. He really put in a lot of effort.
"Your Majesty, isn't the Eleventh Prince too young?"
"It's precisely because he's young that he won't be hurt too much in the future. Guan Tong is the adopted daughter of Consort Shu and has been betrothed to the Zhenguo Mansion. As for the literature, didn't your Brother Seven marry a daughter of the Yue Family? Yue Chongyang's reputation is out there. Others will give him some face for the sake of Yue Chongyang, but you'll have to work harder in the palace. "
Huarong didn't want to talk anymore. He wanted to curse. People really shouldn't be greedy for riches and honor, because there will be a day when they will pay back double!
"Your Majesty, is it too late for this subject's daughter to return the imperial favor to you now?" She asked weakly.
"Minhui, zhen has no one else to rely on. You have to help zhen." The old Emperor's sincere expression almost moved Huarong. However, she wasn't a child. She wouldn't joke about her family, so she didn't answer the old Emperor.
The old Emperor really treated Huarong as a friend despite the difference in age. He felt that Huarong could understand him. He also knew that Huarong wasn't the kind of person who didn't have a sense of propriety. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chatted with her about important matters of state, much less handed them over to her. "Zhen won't force your Brother Six to marry a princess, but this way, the Gu Family's weight will be much lighter."
Huarong saw that he was determined to drag the Gu Family into this, so he asked, "Your Majesty, why do you think the Gu Family can help you? My father and Brother Seven only know how to greet people, but they don't understand the ways of officialdom. How can such people compete with the Ninth Prince's people? "
"Zhen knows that zhen needs to let those people know that zhen dotes on the Gu Family, trusts you, and has expectations for Little Eleven. Let Xu Wangnian have expectations for the position of Minister, and even compete for it. Moreover, you know zhen's plans. I won't wholeheartedly scheme for Little Eleven. These words can't be said to others."
Huarong only remembered after hearing this. Ever since Yue Chongyang's death, the position of Minister had been vacant. She glanced at the old Emperor and saw that his expression was dignified. It seemed that he wanted to use the position of Minister to reorganize the court and do everything he could for the Eighth Prince.
"Your Majesty wants the Eleventh Prince's maternal grandfather, Xu Wangnian, to be the Minister?" Huarong asked. Since she had boarded the pirate ship and couldn't get off, she had to be clear about everything.
The old Emperor shook his head. "Yes, and no."
"Your Majesty wants him to be the Minister to compete with the Ninth Prince, and then remove him when the time is right? Replace him with someone else for the Eighth Prince? " Huarong had played this kind of trick before, but she had only used it to flirt with girls and had never harmed anyone.
The old Emperor pointed at her and smiled evilly. "Minhui really understands zhen."
Huarong smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything. She accepted the old Emperor's' praise '.
"Alright, you know what you need to know. Go to Zhang Ning Palace and have a look. Zhen is tired." The old Emperor was now more and more exhausted. Just a little bit of government affairs would cause him to become seriously tired. He needed to rest twice as long as usual to recover.
Huarong excused herself and left. Wu Chenglu personally took her to Zhang Ning Palace. Zhang Ning Palace and Laifeng Pavilion were only separated by a wall. Unfortunately, Higashito was no longer in the palace.
On the Qilin Mountain, Xi Shi sat cross-legged on a couch. The old divine doctor stood on his left and handed him a handwritten letter. "This is the information about that person. Take a look. If you think it's not right, I'll find you a new one."
Xi Shi took the letter and glanced at it. "Six years older. That's too old."
"She'll be seventeen after the New Year. Five years older isn't too much." The old divine doctor was speechless. He had just said 'find you a new one.' Did he think it was easy to find a suitable body? He had spent a lot of effort to find one, and he had even suffered internal injuries from the backlash! Poor him. He was already so old. Not only did he have no one to take care of him, but he also had to work hard!
"Fine," Xi Shi said.
"Don't say it so casually. You've already suffered a serious backlash. If your Primordial Spirit leaves your body again, you may not be able to come back!" The old divine doctor was so angry that he gritted his teeth. His face was expressionless. "Besides, once you enter someone else's body, you have to fulfill that person's last wish. Otherwise, not only will your Primordial Spirit not return to your body, but your soul will also be scattered and you'll never be reincarnated. You have to think carefully! Do you want to play yourself to death for her, a woman you can never marry? Or do you want to come back to Qiong Cang with me and recuperate? "
"My fate with her is yet to come." Xi Shi's expression was still indifferent, but his words were full of confidence.
The old divine doctor was speechless. He had said the same thing countless times, but it had never worked. However, he had to say it even if it didn't work. "Will those old guys let you marry the empress of Qiong Cang?"
"Anyone who gets in my way will die!"
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