bookcurios Chapter 149 Are You a Man or a Woman?
Chapter 149 Are You a Man or a Woman?
Chapter 149 Are You a Man or a Woman?
Feng Zhaolian was still pestering Ye Wenyan to talk: "After the palace banquet is over, let's go eat something delicious. You treat us."
"I don't want to invite you. I don't have money." She refused decisively.
Feng Zhaolian didn't mind, and she had a solution - "I'll take you to steal!"
Ye Wenyan was confused again, "Steal?"
"Well, the Northern Qi imperial palace is rich, and a piece of jade brick is enough to buy several meals."
"I'm not a thief."
"Then let's bring someone to pay!" Feng Zhaolian said with a smile, "and let your man follow."
"Get out! Get as far away as you can!" Ye Wenyan was really angry, "Don't set your sights on my man."
"Then tell me who your man is?" Feng Zhaolian came closer, "Tell me quickly."
For a moment, Ye Wenyan almost thought that this Princess Guiyue was in cahoots with her mother, Madam Mu. Why were their tactics so similar?
Seeing Ye Wenyan's alert face and silent, Feng Zhaolian smiled, "Ah Yan, look at your stingy look, I'm not competing with you. Tell me the truth, is your man Quan Qinghua? I have heard some things, for example, people in Beijing have been saying these days that you went to drink tea with Quan Qinghua on the night of the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, and you didn't go home after that, and you stayed in Prince Chen's Mansion."
Ye Wenyan gritted his teeth, "Do you believe this?"
"Of course I don't believe it. It's true that you didn't go home, but you definitely didn't live in Prince Chen's Mansion. After all, we met in the palace, so you lived in the palace." After saying that, she looked at Quan Qingcheng again, "Could your man be that little emperor who hasn't even grown all his hair yet? No wonder you're so nervous that I'm thinking about him. It turns out that you two are in love."
"If you can't speak, just shut up!" Ye Wenyan wanted to kill someone to silence them. "It's not Quan Qinghua, nor is it Quan Qingcheng. I don't have a man, so stop gossiping."
"If you don't want to gossip, then don't gossip. Gossiping is something women love to do. I don't care about that. But Ah Yan, I have to remind you that if you are attracted to that little emperor, it's fine, but if you are attracted to Quan Qinghua, that's not okay. That person is too thoughtful, and no one knows what he is thinking about all day long. When we were returning to the moon, someone said that you should not look into the eyes of the Fourth Prince of Northern Qi. If you don't look into his eyes, you will think that this person is quite good, and has a kind of fairy-like feeling surrounding him. But you must not look into his eyes, because those eyes are like ice holes. If you look at them, you will easily fall into them and freeze to death."
Having said this, he shuddered in response.
After shivering, he still felt that it was not enough, and pointed at Ye Chulian, "That's your girl too, right? Look, her eyes are about to fall on Quan Qinghua, this is not good. If you have a good relationship with that sister, persuade her to stay away from Quan Qinghua, he is a cannibal."
Ye Wenyan analyzed: "Did you, Guiyue, do something to him? How could a good person become like this after being sent there?"
"No, don't talk nonsense!" Feng Zhaolian said that Guiyue should not take the blame. "Guiyue treated him very well. I don't know why he is so upset. Anyway, he is becoming less and less human every year."
Ye Wenyan analyzed from another direction: "You are so afraid that I miss the Fourth Prince, and you are also afraid that my sister misses the Fourth Prince, Feng Zhaolian, could it be that you have a crush on him?"
"Me?" Feng Zhaolian looked as if he had seen a ghost. "I don't fancy that shit! Even if I become a monk, I will never fancy that ice cube!"
"Even if you shave your head, you can't become a monk. You have to become a nun." Ye Wenyan corrected her, "Also, don't keep calling me little master. Don't you know whether you are a man or a woman?"
"I really don't know..." Feng Zhaolian sighed, "I have a woman's body but a man's heart. I am also very depressed."
Ye Wenyan's gossiping heart was instantly aroused: "If that's the case, you should like girls, why do you like boys? What's your mentality? Tell me, I won't discriminate against you."
"... Ah Yan, you have become a bad person. I don't want to talk to you anymore. Anyway, you should take my request to heart and remember to help me find out. Also, don't leave after the palace banquet is over. Let's go eat something delicious. I'm going back to my seat now!"
Feng Zhaolian was about to leave, but before he could get up, he heard the Guiyue envoy on the other side of the banquet speaking - "Your Majesty, to be honest, this time we from Guiyue came here for the Sixth Prince. When the Northern Qi Emperor was still alive, we thought that the prince who would succeed to the throne in the future would be the Sixth Prince, but we didn't expect that the Northern Qi Emperor suddenly passed away, and it was the Seventh Prince who succeeded to the throne. So our marriage can only change accordingly, from the Sixth Prince to you."
Ye Wenyan frowned, "How much fake wine did your envoy drink? He has only danced three or four times on the field, and he is already talking nonsense?"
Feng Zhaolian was helpless and shouted, "What are you yelling about? When you came here, you said you were delivering gifts for your brother. It was you who changed your mind and planned a marriage when you arrived in the capital. You should be honest and don't talk nonsense."
She didn't think much when she said this. Maybe she felt that crossing her legs for too long was not comfortable, so she simply lifted one foot and put it on Ye Wenyan's chair.
Ye Wenyan moved to the side to make some room for her. At the same time, she really admired Princess Zhaolian because she also wanted to move her feet up and step on it. That posture was really comfortable.
But after all, she is still not as unrestrained as Feng Zhaolian!
The words of the Guiyue envoy also came back: "Your Highness, this is the king's intention."
"I don't care whose opinion it is. I just don't like it. You can marry me if you want. I won't marry me anyway." Envoy Guiyue's nose was almost crooked with anger. Why should a grown man like him get married?
Empress Dowager Yu also had some thoughts when watching this scene. She remembered that Ye Wenyan had reminded her before that Princess Guiyue’s brain was not working very well and asked her not to agree to this marriage.
It now seems that Fourth Miss Ye really did not lie. Princess Guiyue's brain is indeed not very good, otherwise she wouldn't have squatted on the ground studying bricks, and now she is even confronting her own people. Anyone with a good brain would not do such a thing.
Yes, there is also the girl who calls herself "little master" all the time. Such a pretty girl calls herself "little master" all the time. What kind of nonsense is this?
So Empress Dowager Yu spoke up and said, "Marriage between two countries also depends on fate. Since Princess Zhaolian and the emperor are not destined to be together, then don't force it!"
As soon as she spoke, many people below were confused. Because Queen Mother Yu has always been low-key and never expressed any opinions on anything, what happened today? Even Queen Mother Li looked over at her, frowning slightly, and no one knew what she was thinking.
The Guiyue envoys were somewhat embarrassed and not too happy because the empress dowager who rejected them was once only a concubine.
The royal family is judged by status. Even though she is the empress dowager now, she has been a concubine for so many years. How could she dare to refuse the marriage after turning the tables?
So the envoy looked at the regent, who thought for a moment and said, "The marriage between the two countries is a state affair, and state affairs are the affairs of the previous dynasty. The Queen Mother of the East Palace should understand that the harem should not interfere in politics."
Empress Dowager Yu frowned and replied, "The emperor's taking a concubine is also a family matter. Not to mention taking a concubine, even if it is a conferment of the title of empress, I, as the emperor's biological mother, have the right to ask about it. Moreover, the selection of concubines by emperors of all dynasties was handled by the harem, and I have never heard of the previous dynasty asking about it. How can I, the regent, interfere in politics?"
"No." Quan Ji shook his head. "If we were only selecting a concubine in the capital, it would be a family matter, and the Queen Mother would naturally make the decision. But this time it involves a marriage between two countries, so the Queen Mother cannot interfere."
Queen Mother Yu stopped talking, because the regent was right, the marriage between the two countries was a state affair, and she really couldn't say too much. But she couldn't let her son marry a princess with a mental problem...
She cast her gaze towards Ye Wenyan, only to see that Ye Wenyan was leaning back against the chair, his head tilted upwards, his legs crossed. Although she was not like Princess Zhaolian who had one foot on top of her head like a man, her image was also quite bold and not much better.
So she thought that Princess Zhaolian might be smart, but she was a little straightforward, but this straightforward personality was a bit similar to Ye Wenyan, so from this point of view, it would be a good idea for her son to marry this princess as his concubine.
Ye Wenyan didn't know what Queen Mother Yu was thinking. She just felt a little tired after sitting for such a long time. In addition, Feng Zhaolian was always affecting her, so she forgot that the ancient customs were strict and women had to stand and sit properly.
She was just wondering, what was the purpose of the Guiyue envoy and the regent singing the same tune? Was the regent so willing to facilitate this marriage? If it was facilitated, it would be equivalent to Quan Qingcheng having Guiyue as a backer. If he wanted to overthrow the new emperor and establish the Sixth Prince in the future, Guiyue would not allow it. What good would this do for Quan Ji?
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the Guiyue envoy say again: "May I ask the Queen Mother of the West Palace, if it is the Sixth Prince sitting on the dragon throne this time, would you be willing to help me, Guiyue, marry the Northern Qi?"
Queen Mother Li smiled and said, "Marriage between two countries has been a custom for thousands of years. I am naturally willing to do so."
Envoy Guiyue sighed, "Alas, what a pity, now that the emperor's biological mother is not you, you can no longer make this decision. But I have heard that the late emperor of Northern Qi wanted to follow the example of the previous monarch and pass the throne to his legitimate son."
Someone among the court officials responded: "But the Sixth Prince was seriously injured at that time."
"Isn't it better now?"
"It's too late to get well."
"I don't know what the rules are in your Northern Qi, but matters like the throne are very particular in our Guiyue. After the emperor reaches the age of 50, he will usually write a decree of succession and keep it in a secret place. In this way, even if he dies suddenly, there will be no trouble. For example, the current monarch of our country is the successor designated by the decree. I wonder if the Northern Qi has a decree of succession?"
Ye Wenyan smiled. It turned out that he was waiting here!