AWB Chapter 217 Do I Really Want to Marry Gu Heng?
Chapter 217 Do I Really Want to Marry Gu Heng?
Then, Concubine Jing actually took the emperor's arm in front of the younger generation and asked delicately, "Your Majesty, what do you think about marrying Miss Lu to the young master of the Pei family?"
The emperor's eyes lit up. That old scoundrel Pei Guozhong had been throwing a tantrum in the imperial study many times.
She cried and begged him to find a good marriage for Pei Yuanzhao, and said that his eldest son was only 27 or 28 years old and still couldn't get married because he came to save the emperor.
Speaking of this, the emperor felt guilty. When the Chonghua Palace was on fire, he was trapped in the sea of fire and it was Pei Yuanzhao who risked his life to rescue him.
Pei Yuanzhao was also disfigured as a result, and now looks like a ghost, neither human nor ghost.
I heard that he can't even take care of himself recently, and has to lie in bed and have people take care of his excrement and urine.
He also felt sorry when he learned about Pei Yuanzhao's experience. He was full of vigor and energy, handsome and elegant, and a very good young man back then.
After all, Pei Yuanshao was one of the four young masters in the capital, so how ugly could his brother Pei Yuanzhao be?
If it wasn't for saving him, how could he have ended up unable to marry?
Pei Guozhong asked him to arrange a marriage, but who would be willing to marry their daughter to such a useless person?
So, this problem has always been a headache for him.
If Lu Ziwei could be married off, it would be a good choice.
Firstly, she had been married before and was no longer a virgin. A divorced woman with a disabled partner was still considered a good match.
Secondly, he could also take the opportunity to pressure the Lu family. Don't think that he doesn't know that it was Lu Ziqian who initiated the complaint.
Thirdly, it could also make Concubine Jing happy. Ever since he had confined the third child to his room, Concubine Jing had not let him go to bed for a month.
Su Yujiao and Lu Ziwei's faces changed drastically. They knew that the Mr. Pei that Concubine Jing mentioned was definitely not Pei Yuanshao, and he was already married and had children.
However, no one is willing to marry the disabled Pei Yuanzhao.
What a poisonous thought!
Before the emperor could even say anything about granting her marriage, Lu Ziwei immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I'm already engaged. I'm afraid I'll be letting your majesty down."
Concubine Jing's expression changed, and she said coldly, "Miss Lu, do you know that deceiving the emperor is a capital crime?"
Lu Ziwei turned pale with fright at the powerful aura of Concubine Jing.
Su Yujiao also knelt down: "Your Majesty, Miss Lu did not deceive the emperor. The marriage certificate is in the Queen's palace."
"Today, Miss Lu and I came to the palace, firstly to visit the Queen, and secondly to ask her for a small favor."
"Miss Lu would like the Empress to have the palace embroiderers frame her marriage certificate so that it can be preserved for a longer period of time. This also symbolizes that her relationship with Master Gu will last forever and they will be happily married forever."
What Su Yujiao said was reasonable. Ancient paper was rough and there was no good way to preserve it.
Some people write their marriage letters and then ask an embroiderer to embroider them on silk, which makes them easier to preserve.
Of course, these are luxuries that only wealthy families can do. Ordinary people can't even afford to eat, so let alone engage in these love affairs.
Lu Ziwei breathed a sigh of relief. She thought that Concubine Jing would not be so bold as to go to the Queen's aunt's palace to search for the marriage certificate, right?
However, Concubine Jing was the emperor's favorite, so she could do whatever she wanted in the palace.
"Your Majesty, why don't we go to the Queen's Palace together?"
"Yeah." The emperor has always doted on Concubine Jing.
Lu Ziwei and Su Yujiao looked at each other. What should they do?
How could she get a marriage certificate?
Su Yujiao gave her a reassuring look.
On the way to the Queen's Palace, Su Yujiao suddenly covered her stomach and said that she had an upset stomach from eating too much cold food.
When she went to the toilet, Concubine Jing specifically asked the palace maid to watch her, for fear that she would inform the queen and ask her to prepare a marriage certificate in advance.
Su Yujiao entered the toilet, but the palace maid did not follow her in, but stood guard outside the door.
Su Yujiao used her mind to enter the space and search for her divorce papers. She remembered that there was an official seal on it.
Then she returned to the modern era and contacted a seal engraving shop, asking them to carve one based on the official seal.
In later generations, most of the engraving was done by machine, which was much faster than manual engraving. As long as the money was in place, it could be done in minutes.
What's more, when she entered the space, time outside was still.
Even so, she didn't dare delay too long. The Emperor and Concubine Jing would definitely not wait for her to recover from the diarrhea before going to find the Queen.
If she delayed for too long, the Emperor and Concubine Jing would meet the Queen earlier, which would expose her conspiracy.
After getting the seal, Su Yujiao imitated Gu Heng's handwriting to write two identical marriage certificates, and then stamped them before coming out of the toilet.
She ran a few steps to catch up with the Queen and Concubine Jing, then handed the marriage certificate to Princess Qingwan, and they all entered the Queen's Palace together.
After arriving, Princess Qingwan went ahead and said to the Queen, "Mother, where is my cousin's marriage certificate? Concubine Jing doesn't believe that my cousin is already engaged and insists on being a matchmaker for her."
The Queen was no fool, and her face immediately turned stern: "What do you mean, Concubine Jing?"
"Weiwei is already married to Gu Heng. Is Concubine Jing trying to use her power to pressure others?"
"Does the Emperor indulge her like this?"
The queen looked at the emperor coldly, and the emperor felt guilty for a moment.
After all, they were a young couple who had been together for decades and had been through life and death together. Even if there was no love between them, they still had affection for each other.
"Why does the Queen say such harsh words?"
"Princess Jing means well. Since you have the marriage certificate, it wouldn't hurt to take a look at it."
Before the Queen could say anything, Princess Qingwan suddenly said angrily, "Just look at it, I'll get it."
Princess Qingwan calculated the time accurately, entered the queen's bedroom, walked to the dressing table and came out.
There are over a hundred words on the marriage certificate, and the two copies of the marriage certificate have two or three hundred words in total. It is so neat and stamped with an official seal.
No one can write so many words in such a short time.
The Emperor and Concubine Jing were speechless when they looked at the marriage certificate. They didn't expect it to be true.
When the Queen saw the marriage certificate, she suddenly became angry and spoke in a sarcastic tone, making the Emperor feel embarrassed. She hurriedly took Concubine Jing away.
"Wan'er, what's going on?"
Qing Wan stuck out her tongue playfully and whispered, "My cousin gave it to me."
The Queen and Lu Ziwei looked at her in surprise. Su Yujiao smiled and said, "It's hard to explain, Queen, please don't ask."
"Anyway, as long as we can turn danger into safety, that's good."
When the Queen heard Zhou talk about the incident of catching an adulterer in Longpao, she knew that Su Yujiao had some skills in that area.
Now that he saw her produce two marriage certificates out of thin air, he believed it even more.
With Jiaojiao helping the Crown Prince, what does the Third Prince have to fear?
Qian'er is so blind that he doesn't cherish such a good daughter-in-law and instead seeks death.
Now, such a good daughter-in-law is no longer from their Lu family.
The queen suddenly had an idea. If Jiaojiao couldn't be her niece's wife, wouldn't it be nice to be her daughter-in-law?
Anyway, the prince has not married yet, and Jiaojiao is single now, so isn’t this a match made in heaven?
As the saying goes, good things should be kept within the family. It is better to have Jiaojiao as your daughter-in-law than to be Concubine Jing's daughter-in-law.
I heard that when Jiaojiao fell off the cliff, Chu Zhongyuan also searched for her for three days and three nights, and seemed to be more concerned about her than the Lu family.
Thinking of this, the queen suddenly felt that Jiaojiao was very popular, and she couldn't help but feel a strong sense of crisis.
"Aunt, do I really want to marry Gu Heng?"