OBS Chapter 423: My Son is Getting Married
Chapter 423: My Son is Getting Married
The words of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made the ministers present open their eyes wide in shock, and they stared at Jiang Dichen one by one. Their intuition told them that their King Han of Bei Ming would definitely not be as kind as the Crown Prince said.
Sure enough, the moment the prince finished speaking, Jiang Dichen sneered at him and said, "Brother, you are really well-informed. You even know such a secret matter. It seems that everyone in the entire Beiming, from the imperial palace to the common people, is your spy!"
Jiang Qing couldn't help but frown at Jiang Dichen's words. Seeing his father looking at him with a dark face, he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat and said, "Fifth brother, stop talking nonsense here."
The emperor looked at the prince meaningfully, then turned to Jiang Dichen and asked, "Prince Han, are you really returning all the cities to Yan?"
Jiang Dichen nodded to the emperor. Before he could say anything, the emperor threw a cup at him and shouted angrily, "You prodigal son, you really piss me off."
After saying this, he shouted to the guards, "Come here, escort King Han to the prison and we'll deal with him later!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." After a group of guards finished speaking, they all walked towards Jiang Dichen.
Qin Zhen, who originally didn't want to meddle in other people's business, saw this and quickly spoke up to help Jiang Dichen out, saying, "Your Majesty, the general returned those cities to Yan State for a reason."
The emperor heard Qin Zhen's voice and looked at him coldly, "What's the reason?"
After a pause, the emperor continued, "Qin Zhen is also responsible for this matter. If you don't give me a satisfactory explanation today, both of you will go to jail."
When Qin Zhen heard that he would also be imprisoned, he touched his nose, looked at Jiang Dichen weakly and said, "General, you should quickly give the things to the emperor, otherwise I will have to spend a few more days in prison, and I am afraid I will never be able to spend the New Year with the children again."
Qin Zhen knew how to control Jiang Dichen. If he talked about anything else, Jiang Dichen would definitely ignore him, but every time he talked about the child, Jiang Dichen would be particularly kind to him.
Sure enough, after Jiang Dichen heard what Qin Zhen said, he glanced at him condescendingly, then slowly took out a map from his arms and said to the emperor: "Father, the reason why I will return all the cities to Yan State is because Yan State used their three cities of Yan, Yu, and Qing in exchange. This is the division map of the three cities. Please take a look, father."
The emperor was shocked when he heard his son's words. He had never expected that Yan would divide their precious city among them. He excitedly ordered the eunuch beside him, "Come here, bring up the map."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch Li took the map from Jiang Dichen and handed it to the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, please!"
The ministers below were also shocked by Jiang Dichen's words. You know, the three cities he just mentioned were the granaries of Yan State. Now this granary has become their Bei Ming's. How could people not be shocked?
Sure enough, their King Han would not let them down.
The emperor carefully checked the map and confirmed that there was no problem. He was very pleased and said, "Well, that's right. With these cities, will my Beiming still be short of food in the future?"
After he finished speaking, he suddenly laughed out loud "Hahaha". After he finished laughing, he looked at his son in a good mood and said, "Old Five, you did a good job this time. You have made up for being absent from your post."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the ministers below and asked, "My dear ministers, do you have any opinions on this?"
The ministers all said in unison: "Your Majesty, we have no objection."
What a joke! The emperor has no objection. If they, as his subjects, have any objection, aren’t they just digging their own graves?
After seeing that no one was nitpicking about his son's faults, the emperor was in a good mood and finally appointed Qin Zhen as the General of Cavalry. He also gave him some rewards and then let everyone leave the court.
In the imperial study, the emperor looked at his silent son and asked, "Don't you have anything to tell me?"
Jiang Dichen said to his father, "Did you tell me? I have something to tell you."
The emperor looked at his son and asked, "What's the matter?"
Jiang Dichen said: "My son is going to get married."
Seeing that his son had finally figured out the idea of getting married, the emperor nodded in a good mood and said, "You are already 27 years old, it is time for you to get married. At the palace banquet later, you can take a good look. If you like any daughter, I will grant you marriage immediately."
Jiang Dichen frowned and said, "I only want to marry Shen Ruolan, not anyone else's daughter."
When the emperor heard that he wanted to marry a concubine who had run away, he instantly became angry. He looked at his son and shouted, "Nonsense, Lan Wanxi is your woman. If you like her, just take her and her son back. Why are you still marrying her?"
Jiang Dichen ignored the emperor's obstruction and said stubbornly: "Whether you agree or not, I will marry her."
"Father, I have something to do, so I'll take my leave now." After Jiang Dichen finished speaking, he turned around and left quickly, not giving the emperor any chance to speak.
The emperor looked at his back and angrily cursed: "Rebellious son, you can marry anyone you want, but not her!"
Eunuch Li, who was in charge of serving the emperor, stepped forward and said to comfort him: "Your Majesty, calm down."
The emperor snorted and said to Eunuch Li, "I am so angry. Lan Wanxi is a concubine's daughter. Let her be the legal wife of the fifth son. Isn't this a disgrace to the ancestors of the Jiang family?"
Eunuch Li heard what the emperor said. He paused and said boldly, "Your Majesty, maybe Concubine Lan has some outstanding qualities? Otherwise, our Prince Han would not look down on her."
The emperor said with an annoyed look: "No matter what outstanding qualities she has, it is impossible for her to become the fifth brother's legal wife."
After he finished speaking, he paused and ordered Eunuch Li, "Eunuch Li, go inform the Queen and ask her to find a virtuous wife for Prince Han tonight. I will grant them marriage later."
"Yes, Your Majesty." After Eunuch Li finished speaking, he hurriedly went to inform the Queen.
As soon as Jiang Dichen walked out of the door of the imperial study, he was stopped by his sister and said, "Fifth brother, you are finally back."
After she finished speaking, she ran towards her brother happily, wanting to throw herself into his arms like she used to.
However, this time, she missed. When his sister pounced on him, Jiang Dichen had already moved away.
Jiang Yingxue was upset when she saw that she had come up empty-handed. She looked at her brother with a face full of grievance and said, "Fifth brother, you have changed."
Jiang Dichen looked at his sister and said, "Xue'er, you are not young anymore, you should pay attention to the rules."
Jiang Yingxue retorted with a look of dissatisfaction: "You are my brother, why are there so many rules?"
Jiang Dichen said: "Even my brother can't do that."
"I have something else to do, so I have to go back to the palace first. You go back." After Jiang Dichen finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Jiang Yingxue looked at her brother's back, stamped her feet and shouted, "Fifth Brother."