After a while, Ma De, who was outside the Imperial Study, received the notice. He immediately stepped into the door and hurried in. When he turned around, he saw Eunuch Feng kneeling on the ground. He couldn't help but feel shocked. He quickly bowed and knelt beside Eunuch Feng.
"Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! "
Dongfang Xiao slightly opened his eyes and looked at Ma De who was kneeling on the ground for a moment. He suddenly said softly, "Long live Your Majesty? I think you can't wait for me to die of anger now. "
Hearing this, Ma De was shocked. He raised his head and said excitedly, "Your Majesty, why do you say that?! This old official is loyal to Your Majesty and the heavens can prove it. I am willing to sacrifice my life for Your Majesty and die for you! Your Majesty, if you don't believe me, I … I … "
"That's enough."
Dongfang Xiao waved his hand impatiently to stop Ma De's show. He asked calmly, "Tell me. What's going on with your son?"
Ma De wiped his cold sweat and thought that he finally got over the difficulty. He thought of Ma Jintian's reaction and couldn't help but frown,
"I can guarantee with my life that only I know that Your Majesty wants to grant a marriage. You didn't tell my son. Now Yunjing City is full of gossip because of my son. Someone must be deliberately playing tricks! "
Deliberately playing tricks?
Dongfang Xiao thought for a while and then shook his head slightly, "No matter how the news is leaked, the person has achieved his goal. Since the boy can't marry my niece, you two tell me which boy is a good match for my niece?"
"This …"
Eunuch Feng was thinking. Although Ma De was disappointed, he didn't dare to show his emotion. He tried his best to solve the problem for Dongfang Xiao.
After a while, Eunuch Feng said first, "Your Majesty, how about the First Childe of the Minister of the Ministry of Rites? He is handsome …"
Before Eunuch Feng finished his words, he was interrupted by Dongfang Xiao impatiently and scolded, "Idiot! The Minister of the Ministry of Rites is twenty-four years old and has three wives. Su Li is my niece and the princess of the Dahan Country. Do you want me to be reviled for thousands of years by letting her marry him?! "
Eunuch Feng trembled and kept kowtowing, "I dare not!"
"Hmph!!"
Dongfang Xiao stood up and turned around. He flicked Eunuch Feng's face with his sleeves and said, "Listen carefully. I'm choosing a husband for the princess of the Dahan Country. How can it be a joke?! If he couldn't find a family of equal status, wouldn't he be a joke to others? Our imperial family can't afford to lose this face! "
"If you can't think of anyone, then kneel until you think of someone!"
Dongfang Xiao said and left the Imperial Study. Hearing the footsteps getting farther and farther, Ma De and Eunuch Feng looked at each other and sighed. They both saw the fear and helplessness in each other's eyes.
Obviously, Dongfang Xiao vented his anger on them because of Ma Jintian.
"Eunuch Feng, do you know why His Majesty suddenly decreed a marriage?"
Ma De could not help but ask after everyone in the imperial study had left.
"There are many young talents in Yunjing City. If Your Majesty really wants to grant a marriage to the little princess, there are many people who are well-matched."
Eunuch Feng reminded Ma De in a low voice. Then he looked around and said in a lower voice, "His Majesty must have a very special purpose. We should figure it out carefully."
Ma De's heart trembled slightly. He thought of many things in an instant, but … how could he dare to say such a disgraceful thing? If this was just His Majesty's test of him, and he really acted too smart, perhaps His Majesty's next target would be him …
Ma De wiped the fine sweat on his forehead and showed a trace of embarrassment in his slightly turbid eyes.
Eunuch Feng knelt beside Ma De calmly and didn't continue to remind Ma De. His words were explicit enough. He knew His Majesty's mind very well, but he couldn't live a better life if he didn't know. He deliberately mentioned the son of the Minister of the Ministry of Rites just to protect himself.
This time he knelt here because of Ma De. His Majesty really wanted to ask Ma De, not him. If he said a suitable candidate, His Majesty would be more unhappy.
In the quiet Imperial Study, Ma De's heavy breathing became more and more harsh. Sweat gathered on the ground under his forehead. It could be seen that his mind was fluctuating violently.
"Lord Ma!"
Suddenly, a vague sound came into Ma Jintian's ears. Ma Jintian was slightly shocked. When he was about to speak, the voice came again.
"Don't make it public. I just can't bear to see His Majesty continue to kneel, so I come to remind him. His Majesty just needs to listen and don't say. "
Ma De was surprised. He didn't expose the voice. Although he suspected that the owner of the voice was the one who leaked the information, he didn't have the confidence to deal with the aftermath well. Besides, he really needed this person's reminder to get through the difficulties.
As for whether he was used or not, it had to wait until he successfully got rid of Dongfang Xiao's suspicion.
"The person His Majesty wants to find must meet three requirements!"
Three requirements?!
Ma De was shocked. There were actually three requirements.
"First, the person must be well-matched in social status. The person whom His Majesty wants to marry must be someone that all the civil and military officials in the imperial court can't find any flaws. At least, his status is not lower than that of His Majesty!"
"Second, the person's family is either like Lord Ma, who completely works for the Dongfang Family. Or, he is just a paper tiger with a status but no real power. It is easier for His Majesty to deal with him. "
"Third, the person must be someone that His Majesty doesn't like. It is better to make His Majesty resist, and then let Eighth Lord … In this way, Lord Ma, do you understand?"
Hearing this, Ma De was suddenly enlightened, and then he was shocked.
Sure enough!
His Majesty couldn't help but fight with Eighth Lord?!
In order to deal with Eighth Lord, His Majesty made such a detour. It was really hard to guess the Emperor's heart.
However, who was the person who reminded him just now?
He could understand His Majesty's thoughts and transmit the sound in the palace. Was it possible that he was not the initiator of the information leak, but a member of the Dongfang Family?
"Did His Majesty send him to remind me …"
Ma De was confused, but he also knew that he could only bury this doubt in his heart, so as not to cause trouble for himself.
"Anyway, after the mysterious person reminded me, I have a suitable candidate."
Ma De thought. He didn't need to investigate the news about Su Li. Everything that happened around the first beauty in Yunjing City would be spread by people.
For example, the school of the Affiliated School that caused a stir a few months ago …
Thinking of this, Ma De smiled confidently and said to Eunuch Feng who was kneeling beside him, "Eunuch Feng, you are really tired this time. I have already thought of a suitable candidate."
Eunuch Feng was a little surprised and amazed. After a short time, Ma De thought of a perfect plan. It seemed that Ma De's mind was much more powerful than he thought.
Soon, Eunuch Feng invited Dongfang Xiao.
"Eunuch Feng told me that you have already thought of a suitable candidate. Tell me."
Dongfang Xiao waved his sleeves and sat down. He looked dignified and looked at Ma De who was humble and respectful.
"Your Majesty!"
Ma De got up and bowed to salute, "I think the Third Childe of the Ling General's Mansion is the most suitable candidate!"
"Oh?"
Dongfang Xiao was surprised and his tone became gentle, "Why do you say so?"
Ma De knew that there was a chance and quickly said, "In terms of background, the Third Childe of the Ling Family, Ling Li's whole family is loyal and brave. Besides, there is a heroine like Mrs. Gu. Ling Li's identity is completely worthy of the princess!"
"Besides, I have heard that the Third Childe of the Ling Family is very fond of Su Li. Although he was rejected by the princess in the end, everything depends on human effort. If Your Majesty grants the marriage, it may be a blessing and solve the marriage problem of the Ling Family. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"
Dongfang Xiao smiled but pretended to be sad and sighed, "Indeed, Ling Li is ignorant and incompetent. Mrs. Gu has come to me for help more than once. Now the prodigal son has turned over a new leaf. If my niece is willing to marry him, it is not a bad thing. Unfortunately, I don't know if the Eighth Brother is willing … "
Ma De was overjoyed and immediately followed Dongfang Xiao's words and said shamelessly, "Your Majesty, don't worry! You are the ruler of the country and the elder brother of the Eighth Lord. The elder brother is the father. It is a great kindness for him to choose a good husband for the princess! How can the Eighth Lord refuse? "
"Ha ha ha ha ha …"
Dongfang Xiao heard the words and laughed out loud, "You are right. I think too much. Eunuch Feng immediately orders someone to draft the imperial edict. Ma, please go to the Lord Rui's Mansion to read the imperial edict later. I hope the Eighth Brother can understand my painstaking efforts. "
"Your Majesty, is it inappropriate for me to read the imperial edict? It is always …"
Ma De looked a little embarrassed and looked at Eunuch Feng who stood aside. It was okay that Dongfang Xiao wanted to deal with Lord Rui, but he even wanted him to be a pawn!
"Why? You don't want to?"
Dongfang Xiao raised his eyelids and exuded a sense of danger. Ma De was shocked and immediately saluted respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
At the same time, Ma De smiled bitterly in his heart. He was in a dilemma. If he didn't agree, Dongfang Xiao would punish him. Until he left the Imperial Study in a daze, he didn't know what he did to make Dongfang Xiao suspect him.
"I made a wrong choice in the past …"
In the clear sky outside the Imperial Study, Ma De exhaled a breath of turbid air. Dongfang Xiao was not a good ruler, but he couldn't hang on to a tree.
After Ma De left, Eunuch Feng stood beside Dongfang Xiao with a puzzled face.
He really wondered why Ma De was still punished even though he did as Dongfang Xiao said.
Dongfang Xiao snorted and woke him up, "Send someone to watch Ma De. Don't you think it's too fast to figure out my mind in just one hour? Being fast might also be a kind of flaw. "
Eunuch Feng was shocked and quickly lowered his head, "I will arrange it now."
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