Although the Eighth Prince did not have a strong maternal family to support him, if he married Jiujiu, it would be equivalent to gaining the support of the General's Mansion. Even if he did not have a maternal family, with the support of the General's Mansion, he would have the power to compete.
Therefore, when the Eighth Prince said that he wanted to marry Jiujiu, the Emperor treated it with extreme caution.
The Emperor looked at the Eighth Prince. Seeing the serious expression on the Eighth Prince's face, the Emperor asked, "Can you tell me why you want to marry General Zheng's daughter?"
When the Emperor asked him why he wanted to marry Jiujiu, the Eighth Prince's cheeks suddenly flushed red.
Because it was too sudden and his skin was very fair, the Emperor saw it very clearly.
Was the Eighth Prince shy?
The Eighth Prince softly told the Emperor how he met Jiujiu.
When the Emperor heard the Eighth Prince say that he was saved by Jiujiu from a young hoodlum, if it were not for Jiujiu saving his life, he was afraid that he would have already met with a disaster.
The Eighth Prince said to the Emperor with a bashful face, "Ever since she saved this son's life that day, this son's heart has been filled with Miss Zheng. This son has long vowed in his heart that he must marry Miss Zheng. Now that I heard that my three older brothers are fighting over Miss Zheng, this son is anxious, so this son came to find Imperial Father, hoping that Imperial Father can grant this marriage. As long as this son can marry Miss Zheng, this son will be very grateful."
People often said that there was no way to repay the kindness of saving one's life, so one could only repay it with one's body.
Unexpectedly, now that it was a woman who saved his son's life, his son wanted to repay it with his body.
The Emperor looked at the Eighth Prince, who was kneeling on the ground and looking at him with an expectant expression.
Thinking of the Eighth Prince's loyalty and devotion to him, as well as his obedient and uncompetitive temperament, the Emperor felt that this son of the Eighth Prince's would be the best choice.
Regardless of whether General Zheng's daughter was betrothed to Old Fifth or Old Sixth, it would be a dispute. Instead of causing a dispute, it was better to betroth Miss Zheng to Old Eighth, who was the least competitive.
Not only could it resolve the conflict between Old Five and Old Six, but it could also fulfill Old Eight's wish. Killing two birds with one stone, why not?
The Emperor raised his hand to signal the Eighth Prince to get up, "In that case, Zhen will agree to your request. But you have to talk to General Zheng yourself. If General Zheng is unwilling, Zhen can't do anything about it."
General Zheng loved his daughter as much as his life.
Everyone in the imperial court knew that General Zheng was not afraid of anything except his wife and daughter.
If he wanted to marry General Zheng's beloved daughter, it was not up to him. He had to get General Zheng's permission first.
However, for the Eighth Prince, getting the Emperor's promise was already enough.
After all, even if General Zheng was unwilling, as long as Jiujiu was willing to marry him, General Zheng's objection would be invalid.
The Eighth Prince originally thought that it would be difficult to get the Emperor's permission, but he did not expect that it would be so easy. He was instantly overjoyed.
If it was not for the fact that it was late and he still had an errand to do, he would have immediately rushed out to share his joy with Jiujiu.
It was half a month later when the Eighth Prince finished his errand.
After finishing his errand, the Eighth Prince freshened up and changed into a new set of clothes. Then he went to the General's Estate to find Jiujiu. He could not wait to share this matter with Jiujiu.
General Zheng, who vaguely heard the news from the Emperor, had an ugly expression on his face when he heard a servant report that Jiujiu and the Eighth Prince were feeding fish in the pavilion in the middle of the pond.
Previously, when the Eighth Prince came to find Jiujiu, General Zheng had always treated the Eighth Prince as a child. As for him looking for Jiujiu, it was nothing more than a little brother who was grateful to Jiujiu for hitting him.
But General Zheng never expected that the Eighth Prince actually had such thoughts about Jiujiu.
And his innocent daughter, he did not know what she was thinking. She was actually still together with the Eighth Prince, who had ulterior motives. As an old father, he was really worried sick.
General Zheng did not think and directly rushed to the pavilion in the pond.
Between General Zheng and the Eighth Prince, the Eighth Prince was naturally more honorable.
But because he wanted to marry the apple of General Zheng's eye, the Eighth Prince's attitude was naturally extremely good. When he saw General Zheng, he took the initiative to greet him. "General."
In the past, General Zheng would still smile when he saw the Eighth Prince, but after knowing that the Eighth Prince had feelings for Jiujiu, General Zheng only wanted to chase the Eighth Prince out.
Therefore, General Zheng snorted indifferently at the Eighth Prince's question.
Being treated so coldly by General Zheng, the Eighth Prince was not angry. He smiled and stood aside.
On the other hand, when Jiujiu saw General Zheng being so rude to the Eighth Prince, she pouted and said, "Daddy, why are you so rude?"
Seeing his daughter's innocent side, General Zheng only felt that his heart had melted into water. But when he thought of the Eighth Prince's feelings for Jiujiu, he instantly felt his heart break.
He had chased away this little brat who was not good to Jiujiu, but in the end, his daughter sided with this little brat. He was really heartbroken.
At this moment, General Zheng had completely forgotten that this little brat the Eighth Prince was the son of the Emperor whom he had sworn loyalty to.
The Third Prince could see the hostility in General Zheng's eyes. He was also a little anxious.
Even if Jiujiu was willing to marry him, if she did not receive General Zheng's blessings, then Jiujiu would not be happy.
He wanted to marry Jiujiu because he wanted Jiujiu and her family to accept him wholeheartedly, not because of Jiujiu's willingness to compromise unconditionally.
The Eighth Prince looked at General Zheng and said, "General Zheng, can we go to the study for a chat?"
General Zheng himself also wanted to have a good chat with the Eighth Prince about life. Now that the Eighth Prince took the initiative to ask to go to the study, General Zheng immediately agreed.
General Zheng came in an aggressive manner and left with the Eighth Prince in an aggressive manner.
The Eighth Prince and General Zheng stayed in the study for an entire day and did not come out. When the Eighth Prince came out again, General Zheng had already relented on Jiujiu's matter.
General Zheng relented and Jiujiu did not have any objections, so the marriage between Jiujiu and the Eighth Prince was settled.
When the imperial edict of the Eighth Prince and Jiujiu's marriage was announced, the expressions of the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Princes, who were constantly fighting, turned ugly.
They had always treated each other as opponents and fought all kinds of battles. In the end, they fought back and forth and did not expect that the Eighth Prince would benefit.
Just like two years ago, they fought to the death in front of the Emperor's residence, but in the end, the Eighth Prince quietly obtained the residence.
At that time, they could still comfort themselves by saying that the Emperor was afraid that they would fight and give the residence to the Eighth Prince. Then what about the marriage with Jiujiu?
When they thought that as long as they obtained Jiujiu, they would be able to obtain the power of the General's residence, but the power of the General's residence was taken by the Eighth Prince, they could not swallow this anger in their hearts.
The Seventh Prince had an impatient personality. Even after that lesson, he still did not know how to repent. When he knew that the Emperor had decreed that Jiujiu would be given to the Eighth Prince, he immediately turned hostile.
The Eighth Prince had just arrived at the Eighth Prince's residence when he saw the Seventh Prince standing at his door. Before he could react, the Seventh Prince raised his hand and slapped him.
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