bookcurios Chapter 189 The Queen's Threat
Chapter 189 The Queen's Threat
A banquet hosted by Zhao Fangyu made people in the capital fully realize the wealth of the Zhao family's daughter. Many people have already set their sights on Zhao Fangmo, who is still a student.
When it comes to important matters like marriage, these officials’ wives are the most snobbish.
I wish I could weigh every inch of his bones.
Cui Zimin was recently transferred to the Ministry of Rites, and he shined among the ministers. The queen wanted to summon her privately several times, but Cui Zimin avoided her.
Zhou Qinghe snorted twice: "Nine out of ten times, it's the Queen who is choosing between the two princesses."
With foreign countries about to pay tribute, the queen is extremely anxious.
Zhao Fangyu sat in the banana garden, and he and Zhou Qinghe each sat in a recliner, rocking gently.
Who dares to marry a princess? Who dares to marry a princess at this time?
The prince consort is not allowed to participate in court affairs. Which good boy is willing to give up his official career for his wife?
Whose child is willing to marry the Queen's daughter at this time, risking the hostility of other princes and concubines?
Suddenly, a figure in light blue clothes walked in from outside the door. Chun Shao walked in and said to Zhao Fangyu, "Princess, someone is coming from the palace."
The queen summoned Zhao Fangyu.
Zhou Qinghe was reluctant to go with him, but he gave Zhao Fangyu a promise: "If you haven't come back in the afternoon, I will pick you up."
Zhao Fangyu nodded, and several maids brought in the jewelry and changed into a new ten-pattern brocade lotus jacket. Then Zhao Fangyu followed the eunuchs into the palace.
The Queen in Fengyi Palace has been waiting for a long time, and the marriage of her two daughters is imminent. Now it is no longer a matter of wanting to keep her two daughters, but a matter of choosing one between the two.
Choosing between two options was the limit the emperor gave her, but he also gave her a clear way out.
Cui Zimin.
The Cui family was too powerful, and the emperor wanted to leave Cui Zimin to the next new emperor, so he gave the queen this clear path.
The princess' marriage is an inevitable outcome.
However, apart from interacting with the Cui family in the capital, Cui Zimin seldom talked with other families. He was very dedicated to his duties. It was precisely because he was too dedicated that the queen had not been able to find a suitable reason to introduce him to the princess.
In desperation, she could only find Zhao Fangyu.
Zhao Fangyu was wearing a lotus brocade jacket. As soon as he came in, the queen smiled and said, "Are you here? Sit down and try the new tea this year."
Zhao Fangyu had worked in a teahouse before, so he naturally knew that this was the new Longjing tea before the rain.
The queen was furious, but she still had a kind smile on her face. The two chatted for a while, but in the end the queen couldn't stand it anymore and told Zhao Fangyu: "The second and fourth sons are good friends. I guess you have also seen the unicorn son of the Cui family?"
Zhao Fangyu replied: "I met him when I went to my fourth brother's house for a banquet. It was just a coincidence and we didn't say anything."
The fact that nothing was said meant that there was no affection between them. Under the condition that there was no affection between them, it was a joke for the queen to expect Zhao Fangyu to act as a matchmaker between the princess and Cui Zimin.
What a popular person does is to know everything about Zhao Fangjin. It has only been a short time since she married into the royal family and she has not even seen the princess a few times, but her status is still acceptable.
Cui Zimin was really forcing himself too much.
The Queen understood what Zhao Fangyu meant, but she was not annoyed. Instead, she said, "It's okay. Friendships are built through getting along. I think the child from the Cui family is good. Let him stay with her for a while, and it would be best if he could change his temper."
Zhao Fangyu sneered in his heart. The Queen asked Zhou Qinghe to contact the Cui family. Was she afraid that Zhou Qinghe would not die fast enough?
It’s not that he doesn’t love his own child, but Zhou Qinghe would never treat him like a dog.
"Please forgive me, Madam. My husband is a willful person and cannot stand being restrained by rules. Even I am considered dull and boring by my husband. In my husband's eyes, the young master of the Cui family is probably more terrifying than a flood or a beast."
Zhao Fangyu stared at the teacup in front of him, a red-glazed lotus teacup that looked warm and elegant.
The queen stared at Zhao Fangyu, and her expression changed from kindness at the beginning to coldness later in just half a cup of tea.
"The Zhao family has finally made progress, now that they have a girl like you."
Zhao Fangyu said nothing and listened to the queen continue.
"Now is not the time for you to come to Fengyi Palace and ask for my protection."
In one sentence, the queen directly tore off Zhao Fangyu's face, threw him to the ground with extreme disgust and stomped on him twice.
The queen is the queen after all. In the past, Zhao Fangyu was willing to be the queen's dog in order to overthrow the eldest prince. Now that he is no longer restrained by anyone, the queen feels a little at a loss as to what to do.
She was probably the one who couldn't accept it the most. She was like a dog in her eyes at first, but now she was just begging her humbly, and she was still acting so pretentiously...
The Queen's heart was burning with anger, but Zhao Fangyu still had that look on his face, light and indifferent, as if he was brewing green tea from Longjing tea before the Qingming Festival.
But it only took a moment for the queen to calm down.
Her dignity could not buy her a daughter, so she had to keep her children and could not let both of them be lost to foreigners.
"I only have these two girls. If you can help me to match them up, you will have your own benefits."
The queen has no children, so the power of her mother's family cannot be used.
She had thought about raising someone else's child and enjoying his company, but the emperor did not allow it.
He could not accept that her mother's family's power continued to expand to the point of being involved in the fight for the throne.
So she could only have two daughters in her life.
Even if Zhou Qinghe is naughty, as long as he can be a support for her daughter, she wins.
Her family can also stand on the chess table of the world chess game again.
Zhao Fangyu still shook her head gently. Her calm eyes were like two pools of still water, and the queen instantly turned cold: "Your Majesty, I am from Daliang, and I don't want outsiders to cause trouble on Daliang's territory and ask to marry our Daliang's pearl."
The queen's expression eased a little, but the next second she said: "But I am just a woman, and my husband has no real power. I can endure the grievances I suffer on weekdays. Even if I feel unfair in my heart, it is just wishful thinking."
"My daughter-in-law and Cui Zimin don't have much friendship. Even my husband has only met the Cui family a few times because of the Fourth Prince."
"Your Highness, instead of looking for me, you might as well look for the Fourth Prince's mother."
Zhao Fangyu tactfully passed on this troublesome matter, but no matter how nicely she said it, it could not change her determination not to get involved in this matter.
There was a ruthless fire repeatedly in the queen's body, burning her heart fiercely.
How could she not know that the Fourth Prince had a relationship with the Cui family?
If she could convince the Fourth Prince's mother, why would she need Zhao Fangyu to step in?
It was obvious that the Fourth Prince was a candidate who had no hope of vying for the throne, so the Cui family's talented young man entered the court. The entire family supported him and cleared the obstacles for him, waiting for him to enter the cabinet in the future.
The emperor did not want to see the Cui family dominate the court, so he gave the princess a glimmer of hope, but this glimmer of hope was destined to be lost.
The queen could no longer bear it and said, "So, you won't help me?"