Qin Yining saw the strange expression on Huzi's face when he replied. He also saw that the aides were hesitant to speak, so he looked at Pang Xiao in confusion.
Pang Xiao was calm and said, "I didn't expect that Ji Lan would ask for Anyang Grand Princess' hand in marriage. I didn't know that they had such a relationship before."
Huzi thought to himself, 'You and the Grand Princess have a relationship, but do you dare to say it in front of Fourth Miss?'
Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi, who knew the inside story, also looked embarrassed.
Qin Yining pondered over Pang Xiao's words and said with a smile, "If there is no relationship between Anyang Grand Princess and North Placating Marquis, could there be a relationship between you and her?"
The room was silent.
Huzi silently took a few steps back, as if he wanted to escape the storm.
The aides also looked at each other, hesitating whether they should leave or not.
Pang Xiao said bluntly, "When I overthrew Beiji State's tyranny, I followed Your Majesty all year round. Later, I became sworn brothers with Your Majesty, so my relationship with the Li family was very close. I often visited them, so the elders often joked about the relationship between me and the Grand Princess."
"I see." Qin Yining nodded in understanding and asked, "How old is the Grand Princess? Since she is Your Majesty's sister, she shouldn't be young, right? "
Pang Xiao said with a smile, "Anyang Grand Princess is the Empress Dowager's daughter. She is 18 years younger than Your Majesty and is about the same age as Your Majesty's children. Your Majesty only has this one younger sister, and the Grand Princess has been intelligent since she was young, so she has been loved by Your Majesty. I once thought that Your Majesty had the intention of betrothing Anyang Grand Princess to me in order to get closer to me. "
At this point, Pang Xiao added seriously, "However, I have no romantic feelings for Princess Royal of Anyang."
Qin Yining nodded slightly and asked Huzi, "You just said that North Placating Marquis went to the Emperor and took the initiative to ask for Anyang Grand Princess' hand in marriage?"
"Yes. That's what the rumors are saying. "Huzi didn't understand why Qin Yining asked this question, so he looked puzzled.
Pang Xiao immediately understood her concerns and said, "You suspect that Ji Lan did not take the initiative to ask for a marriage decree?"
"I do have some doubts. I wonder if there were any signs of this beforehand? "
Pang Xiao thought about it carefully and shook his head. "There were no signs. Ji Lan did not like Princess Royal An Yang. She had been keeping a distance from her since she was young. However, perhaps Ji Lan changed her mind and decided to marry Princess Royal. It is understandable."
"That is indeed a possibility. But now I'm thinking of another possibility. If Anyang Eldest Princess was often joked about by the elders since she was young, then a young girl's admiration and admiration for heroes, plus the ambiguous hints and promises from the elders should have made her have special feelings for you. "
When Pang Xiao heard this, he anxiously explained, "Anyang and I are not …"
"Wang Ye, I'm not doubting you. I'm just objectively analyzing this matter. Think about it, does Anyang Eldest Princess have any feelings for you? Other people do not know about this matter, but you should know best. "
The room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Pang Xiao did not immediately reply and fell into deep thought.
Qin Yining continued, "If you and Anyang Eldest Princess had an ambiguous relationship before, how could North Placating Marquis not know? If North Placating Marquis knew about the matter between the two of you, his actions of taking the initiative to ask Your Majesty to marry Princess Royal would be the opposite of his actions of killing Da Zhou's people and expressing goodwill to you. "
The advisors fell silent again.
They had already analyzed and found out that Ji Zeyu's actions were mainly to express goodwill to Pang Xiao. The rest of his actions were derived from this condition.
From this, it could be seen that Ji Zeyu still wanted to be on good terms with Pang Xiao.
But if Ji Zeyu clearly knew about the relationship between Pang Xiao and Anyang Eldest Princess and still went to ask Your Majesty to grant a marriage, then wouldn't that mean that he did not care about their relationship?
Therefore, Qin Yining's analysis was that this matter was very likely Your Majesty granting a marriage, and Ji Zeyu had no choice but to comply.
If this was the case, then everything could be explained.
Your Majesty granted a marriage, so Ji Zeyu had to comply and could not refuse. Then Your Majesty would say to the people outside that this time, Ji Zeyu took the initiative to ask for a marriage. Then Pang Xiao, who was once a candidate for the Emperor's son-in-law, would more or less create some animosity between Ji Zeyu.
The most important thing was that the person Anyang Eldest Princess liked was most likely Pang Xiao. If she married Ji Zeyu with love for Pang Xiao, would Ji Zeyu not care? At that time, there would be more disputes.
Qin Yining had so many thoughts in her mind, but her expression did not change at all. She also did not intend to say it out loud. After all, when it came to matters of the heart, she also respected Pang Xiao's privacy and did not want to get to the bottom of this matter.
The advisors were not stupid. At this time, everyone had already guessed in their hearts.
Pang Xiao thought for a while, then smiled domineeringly. He stood up with his hands behind his back and said self-mockingly, "This King's current situation, does it mean that he is besieged on all sides, huh?"
He flicked his sleeve and said, "Look, the old officials of Northern Ji hate me to the bone. Dayan's surrendered officials are afraid of me. Previously, because of the matter of the soldiers' pay, the brothers who rebelled with me also have some doubts about me. Your Majesty not only took away my military power, but now, if Ji Lan also turns against me, I will really be weakened and become a lonely person. "
Pang Xiao's detailed words were all the truth. He did not show any emotion, and it could even be heard that he was in a good mood.
However, Pang Xiao's aides felt a sense of crisis, as if a dark cloud was pressing down on the city.
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Li Qitian stared at the dignified girl kneeling in front of him and helplessly rubbed his eyebrows. He sighed and said, "Helan, how long do you plan to kneel?"
Anyang's Eldest Princess Li Helan looked up at Li Qitian and choked with sobs. She said with grievance, "Imperial Brother, you didn't keep your word. When I was young, you said that when Lan 'er grew up, she could marry Pang Zhixi and be his wife. Now, Imperial Brother is the most honorable person in the world. You know what Lan 'er wants, but you still betrothed Lan' er to Ji Lan. You know that Ji Lan and I don't like each other. How are we going to live in the future? "
Li Helan was born dignified and beautiful. When she cried, she looked even more delicate and pitiful.
Li Qitian had doted on his little sister since she was young. Li Helan was also very intelligent and knew when to advance and retreat. Therefore, the relationship between the siblings had always been good. Now that Li Helan cried, Li Qitian also felt distressed.
"Get up. Zhen has already made a decision, so it cannot be changed. What's wrong with Ji Lan? He's beautiful and capable in both literature and martial arts. Isn't it perfect for him to be your son-in-law? "
"But Lan 'er doesn't like him. Imperial Brother, can you dote on Lan 'er once and not marry Lan' er to Ji Lan? "
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