Qin Yining never thought that her father would ask her such a question in person.
She was an unmarried girl, so her face was red from embarrassment when she discussed this topic with her father.
When Qin Huaiyuan saw Qin Yining's bashfulness, he smiled and said: "You're a big girl now, and our family's situation is special. Moreover, your mother's temperament is not suitable for her to participate in the matters of the imperial court. However, your marriage cannot be separated from the matters of the imperial court. With my current status and you're my only daughter, your marriage, as your father, I have to make the decision for you."
"Yes, daughter will listen to father's arrangements." Qin Yining nodded obediently.
Qin Huaiyuan smiled and said: "Then if father wants you to be the crown prince's consort, are you willing?"
When Qin Yining heard this, her heart skipped a beat. She didn't know why she felt sad, but she still nodded: "As long as father feels that my marriage is suitable, daughter will naturally listen to father."
Since ancient times, marriage had been decided by the parents. She couldn't abandon her family in order to pursue her own happiness. Normally, she enjoyed the benefits of her Family, but at this critical moment, she wasn't willing to do anything for her family. What kind of person would that make her?
Qin Huaiyuan had the thought of teasing her. He glanced at her expression and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is a magnanimous and amiable person. Although you don't have much talent in politics, you're good enough to be a conservative ruler. He's also wholeheartedly devoted to you. When he found out that the emperor and empress wanted to kill you, he immediately rushed over to inform you. I think he's also sincere to you. "
Qin Yining gently pursed her lips and nodded: "Father is right. His Highness the Crown Prince does have his good points, but as a conservative ruler, his' success' is too trashy. "
"Daughter will say something disrespectful and offensive. Now that the world is in chaos, the peaceful days of the Dayan are temporary. Even if there are no external enemies, the corruption in the imperial court must be dealt with and the common people must be saved. But His Majesty himself is greedy for pleasure and doesn't care about the people's livelihood. In my opinion, if we want to count on His Majesty to work hard for the country, it would be better to count on him to leave the country as soon as possible.
"And with the Crown Prince's talent, I'm afraid that he won't be able to hold on to such a huge mess in his hands. Moreover, there are still Tatan and Da Zhou eyeing him covetously. In your daughter's humble opinion, it's best for our Family to make early plans and think of a way out. Even if his father didn't care about sacrificing his life for the country, he still had to consider old madam and the rest.
"The bloody lesson of Ding General Manor is right in front of us. Even if we're not afraid of death, we can't die for such a muddle-headed and incompetent person. Therefore, I don't recommend getting involved with the royal family."
Qin Huaiyuan had long known that Qin Yining was quick-witted and clear-headed. He was often able to discern the overall situation from small details, and he was also very accurate in his criticism of the current situation.
But now that he heard his daughter say it so bluntly in front of him, his feelings were naturally different.
Although her words were disrespectful to the royal family, Qin Huaiyuan couldn't help but admit that Qin Yining was right. He felt this kind of feeling almost all the time when he was in the imperial court.
He also wanted to turn the tide and push the Crown Prince to the throne. He wanted to rectify Dayan's unhealthy tendencies.
Unfortunately, the Crown Prince's talent was in calligraphy and painting, not in politics.
"You little girl, your father is talking to you about your marriage, but you're using your relationship with the imperial court to deny the Crown Prince."
Qin Yining's face reddened, and she said with a smile, "Your daughter isn't speaking nonsense. Since your daughter's marriage can be decided by the imperial court, why can't it be denied by the imperial court? Father is a member of the imperial court, so your daughter naturally has to be involved. These are all things that have to be considered. "
"So you're saying that in your heart, you're more inclined towards Prince Zhongshun?" Qin Huaiyuan asked curiously.
Qin Yining was stunned by the question. After a moment, she said, "Father, it's more important for your daughter to reject the Crown Prince's marriage. As for the rest, it's better to take one step at a time. "
Qin Huaiyuan heard the zither music and knew what she was thinking. He laughed, "You're so clever. It's obvious that you don't like the Crown Prince, and you don't want your father to arrange your marriage to someone else. That's why you said to take one step at a time."
Qin Yining's face reddened even more.
She really didn't want to admit that she was somewhat moved by Pang Xiao. But when her real father put her marriage on the agenda, she couldn't help but compare Pang Xiao to those people. She always felt that the Crown Prince's talent was slightly inferior to Pang Xiao's. There was no need to talk about the other nobles. She didn't even look at them properly.
But even so, she still had to accept reality.
"Don't worry." Qin Huaiyuan put away his joking expression and said, "Do you think that those officials in the court would dare to come and beg you for their family's children?"
"Father, what do you mean?" Qin Yining didn't react for a moment.
Qin Huaiyuan laughed, "That's why you can't see it clearly because you're in the picture. Think about it. When we were negotiating for peace, Prince Zhongshun took a liking to you. As soon as we returned to the capital, the news was spread all over the city. And Prince Zhongshun has never concealed his love for you. When he saved your mother, he announced that the rumors were true. In order to please you, he sent you to Ning Garden, suppressing the Empress' limelight. The other seven noble families saw it with their own eyes. Even when they encountered Tatan assassins, he didn't care about anyone else. He even pulled you onto his horse and escaped with you. "
"Pang Zhixi is a brave and scheming person. From the beginning, he has been planning step by step. He set up this trap long ago and was just waiting for you to walk into it. Now that the trap has been set, you've already been marked with his mark. If anyone else wants to marry you or touch you, they'll probably face his thunderous wrath. And he's already had a bad reputation. Who would dare to have any thoughts about you? As for those families of equal social status to our family, when they saw how special Pang Zhixi treated you that day in Ning Garden, who would come to marry you? "
When Qin Yining heard this, she was so embarrassed that her face and ears turned red. Not only her cheeks, but even her ears and neck were completely red.
"So father already had this idea long ago. You were just teasing me from the beginning." She angrily turned her face away and refused to look at Qin Huaiyuan.
Qin Huaiyuan was amused by Qin Yining's girlish appearance and laughed heartily, "Life is too boring. There needs to be some entertainment."
"Father is really something. You're treating your own daughter as entertainment." Qin Yining angrily glared at Qin Huaiyuan.
When Qin Huaiyuan saw her like this, he laughed and shook his head.
When Qin Yining saw her father like this, she couldn't help but laugh.
In that case, she couldn't separate herself from Pang Xiao for the rest of her life.
With this realization, not only did she not feel angry, she even felt a bit happy. She touched the red bean bracelet on her wrist. The slightly cold touch reminded her of the night Pang Xiao left. She couldn't help but smile.
At the same time, in the Da Zhou military camp outside of Liang City, Pang Xiao flipped the table in front of him in anger after reading the note. "Bang!" The loud sound shocked Zheng Pei and Huzi.
Pang Xiao wasn't a person who showed his emotions on his face unless he wanted to deliberately show them to others. The rest of the time, especially in private, he was a calm and even indifferent person.
Zheng Pei and Huzi couldn't help but be surprised that news brought by a carrier pigeon could make him so angry.
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