My Sisters Excel in Both Literary and Martial Arts - Chapter 132

[Chapter 132 Marriage]

Royal Palace, Council Hall.

Emperor Anguo, dressed in dragon robe, was talking to Su Mochen.

“Mo Chen, I called you back this time because I want to talk to you about the marriage of Prince Nan Qi…”

“What do you think, father?”

Su Mochen blinked at Emperor An with his big eyes.

“I only have a daughter like you, so naturally I don’t want to marry you to a place as far away as Southern Qi! Besides, it would be a disgrace to our royal majesty, and treating you as a bargaining chip is not what I want!”

Su Mochen smiled after hearing this. flowery.

She returned to the palace a few days ago. Guizhi learned from others that the Prince of Nan Qi had come to Jingzhou and proposed a marriage.

Southern Qi is adjacent to Anguo, and there is only the Yunling River between Dianyang, the imperial capital of Southern Qi, and Jiangling.

Because it is adjacent to Jiangling, the literary style of Southern Qi is also very prosperous and has produced many literati. However, Southern Qi not only emphasizes literature, but also emphasizes martial arts, so its national power is much stronger than Anguo.

Especially in recent years, they have been ready to move on the border and have defeated the Yue Kingdom in the east. If they attack Anguo next, the consequences will be disastrous.

This time the third prince of Southern Qi came to visit Anguo and raised the matter of marriage with Emperor An. In the eyes of the civil and military officials, this was more like taking an opportunity to establish prestige.

If Anguo agrees to make peace, he can tell other countries that Anguo can only marry his daughter to please Nanqi.

If Anguo refuses, they will have a reason to go to war with Anguo. No matter what, they will all make the profit.

Her father must also be tired of dealing with such a difficult situation, so she especially wants to hear what he thinks. If even the person she trusts most doesn’t want to resist and just wants her to get married, then she still has What thoughts?

Fortunately, his father is still the same father who loves him very much.

“But your father must be under a lot of pressure, right?”

After hearing Su Mochen’s words, An Di looked slightly embarrassed.

In recent years, because of his love for poetry, most matters in the court were left to the management of ministers, so he lost control of many things to a certain extent.

For example, regarding this marriage matter, headed by Grand Tutor Bai Qingyuan, nearly half of the ministers in the entire court were putting pressure on him to accept the marriage. He had been thinking that Su Mochen had not returned to the palace yet, so the matter would have to wait for her return. Reasons for reconsideration dragged on.

Now that Su Mochen is back, procrastination is no longer an option. There have been a lot of memorials and admonishments in the past few days, especially today, when the morning session lasted until the afternoon. Fortunately, Prime Minister Zhu Tong was on his side, otherwise he would not have been confident that he could survive. .

“As long as Mo Chen doesn’t want to, don’t worry about the rest!”

An Di waved his hand and said in a deep voice.

In the final analysis, this Anguo is still his Anguo. If he really doesn’t want to get married, can those ministers rebel?

“Father, I agree.”

“…”

Emperor An was stunned for a moment and looked at her in disbelief: “Mo Chen…are you telling the truth? How could you agree?”

His daughter knows best. What she yearns for most is freedom and an unfettered life, otherwise she would not run out of the palace to travel by herself.

Su Mochen walked up and nestled on Emperor An’s shoulder, and said with a smile: “Father, when my son grows up, he will eventually get married! Besides, if the prince of Southern Qi has real talent and learning, marrying him doesn’t seem to be a good idea. What a bad thing!”

An Di looked down at Su Mochen and saw a smile on her face, but no other clues could be seen.

“But -“

Su Mochen left An Di’s shoulder and changed the subject: “He has to agree to a condition!”

“…”

…

As soon as Su Mochen left, An Di immediately ordered someone to escort her back to the palace. Sui Shouren called over.

“Your Majesty, sir!”

Emperor An waved his hand, and then asked, “Did anything happen when we escorted Mo Chen back to the palace?”

Sui Shouren shook his head, “Everything went well when I returned to your Majesty.”

Suddenly, he thought again .

The handsome young man who was scolded by Su Mochen for peeing in the middle of the road said, “There is such a strange person…”

and then started talking to An Di.

“Jing Zhe…Jing Zhe…”

An Di muttered a few words, and the figure of an old friend suddenly flashed in his mind, “It can’t be the old friend’s queen, right?”

But he immediately shook his head, “I heard that Mo Chen only went as far as Yongzhou. , and he is in Pengzhou, so he should be untouchable, am I too worried?”

Emperor An shook his head and smiled, and then said seriously: “Send someone out to find out where this young man named Jing Zhe lives. What are you doing? Remember, you are responsible for this matter, and you must keep a low profile and never let the third person know!”

Sui Shouren nodded in agreement.

“By the way, send someone to the East Palace again. I have arranged for the prince of Southern Qi to live there. Go and send a message and tell him that Mo Chen has agreed to the marriage, but he must…”

Sui Shouren listened and then withdrew.

…

“What are the conditions?”

The East Palace is the place where Anguo entertains the third prince of Southern Qi.

“Let His Highness participate in Anguo’s Mid-Autumn Poetry Festival, and only if he gets the first prize, will Princess Anguo agree to marry!”

The Southern Qi envoy said.

The man sitting in front of him was about 20 years old. He was tall and average-looking, but he exuded confidence. He was the third prince of Southern Qi, Qi Junguang.

After hearing what the envoy said, Qi Junguang stood up, holding his chin and pacing back and forth.

“This condition… is interesting!” “Your Highness, I think this is Emperor Anguo deliberately making things difficult for us because he doesn’t want to get married! If I let him say it, we won’t agree to it, otherwise we will

fall

into his trap!”

The minister’s face was filled with anger and he said with righteous indignation.

“Why don’t you agree?”

Qi Junguang glanced at him and asked: “Why, do you think I can’t win?”

After hearing this, the envoy shook his head repeatedly.

“Your Highness, that’s not what I mean! Your Highness’s talents are unknown to everyone in the Southern Qi Dynasty. His Highness studied under the Imperial Master, but his attainments in poetry and calligraphy have long surpassed that of the Imperial Master. This level of skill is unparalleled. It is said that the younger generation of Anguo participated in the Mid-Autumn Poetry Festival. Even if their older bachelors and grand masters come forward, they may not be able to win over His Highness!”

Qi Junguang seemed to be quite happy with the envoy’s flattery, and his mouth was filled with laughter. He grinned and laughed.

Seeing this, the envoy wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, took a long breath, and asked again: “According to His Highness’s wish, we agree?”

Qi Junguang nodded, and asked curiously: “What if I, the king, take it?” If you don’t get the first prize and let someone else take it, will Princess Anguo marry the one who gets the first prize?”

The envoy shook his head, “The person who informed me didn’t explain it, but I think it was just tailor-made for His Highness. I’m afraid I won’t be able to marry Princess Anguo even if I get the first prize!”

“That’s great!”

Qi Junguang clapped his hands with satisfaction and smiled even more.

——Thank

you Lemon for your continued reward. Lemon may be late, but he will never be absent!

(End of chapter)