Chapter 168 Return to the Palace
Chapter 168 Return to the Palace
"Do you know anything about Elizabeth?"
Su He nodded, "Does the emperor want to take her into the harem?"
"My little He is so generous?" Yinzhen looked at Su He happily.
[Humph, you haven't even seen what he looks like yet, who are you smiling at like this for? ]
[Whether you like it or not, what does it have to do with me? 】
Yinzhen listened to Su He's complaints, and seeing the constantly changing expressions on her face, he was even more certain that Xiaohe was jealous.
Yinzhen was in a good mood. "Why doesn't Xiaohe speak? If you mind, I will give her to Hongshi as his wife. What do you think? I heard that Elizabeth is passionate and unrestrained. She acted on her own and boldly expressed her love to Hongshi. I am happy for them. I didn't expect that Hongshi would be so lucky."
[This blessing is given to you. Do you want it or not? It's really easy to talk without any pain. Do you know how to be a father? You don't even know how to ask your son for his opinion. 】
"Your Majesty, have you ever asked Hongshi about his feelings?"
"I forgot and was just busy talking about their experiences at sea. Why doesn't Hongshi like it?"
"Yes, Elizabeth is very good, but Hongshi doesn't like women with that kind of personality."
"That's fine. Hongshi is a prince. It's normal for him to have three wives and four concubines. He can find a concubine that suits his taste in the future."
As soon as Yinzhen finished speaking, he saw Su He staring at him seriously. The look in her eyes and her facial expression made it seem like a flying knife was always ready to fly towards him. He didn't know why, as an emperor, he felt a little guilty.
Su He also failed to control his emotions for a moment. He narrowed his eyes slightly, put away his usual unruly look, and spoke seriously.
"Your Majesty, must Hongshi's marriage be tied to England?"
Yinzhen shook his head, "That's not necessary. Let's develop well. Even if the foreigners are powerful, I am not afraid."
"In this case, I dare to ask the emperor to let me handle Hongshi's marriage."
"You don't agree with Hiroshi being with Elizabeth?"
"Yes, I disagree."
"Why?"
"First, because Hongshi doesn't like me at all, and he won't be in the court in the future, so I hope Hongshi can find someone who loves him. Since Hongshi is not in the court, why should we treat his marriage as a transaction?"
"Secondly, I think Elizabeth likes Hongshi because she has never seen the world. She has only met a few oriental boys. If Hongshi finally falls in love with her, and she ends up meeting her true love, with Elizabeth's personality, she will definitely not settle for it. She will definitely be with her true love. In the end, won't that hurt Hongshi?"
Yinzhen pondered for a while, "Hmm, Xiaohe's words make sense. I really didn't think about it enough."
"What's Xiaohe's plan?"
"What can I plan? All I can plan is the old recipe - hold a banquet and let Elizabeth meet more of our oriental young men."
"That's a good idea. However, she is a princess of another country after all. It would be best if she could marry someone from the royal family."
"What's so hard about that?"
Su He adhered to the fine tradition of "a friend's death would rather die than let me die" and spoke lightly.
"Isn't there still the Seventeenth Prince who is of marriageable age in our royal family? And isn't the Emperor worried about the Seventeenth Prince's marriage?"
"Yes, it just so happens that the Seventeenth and Tenth Princes returned yesterday. They will not leave the capital for a while and will be able to make it to the banquet. Then we will do as you say. However, you are not in the palace now. You can tell Shilan what you want to do and what the rules are. Now that the queen is pregnant, Shilan must be in charge of holding the banquet."
Su He jumped off the bed and said, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment."
"Cui Guo, grind."
Su He spent a quarter of an hour writing down clearly the special care that should be given to Old Seventeen at the banquet, stuffed it into an envelope, and handed it to the emperor.
"Xiao He, aren't you afraid that I will intercept your letters?"
"Don't worry, there's nothing shameful in this letter. Your Majesty, please read it if you want. I didn't even put any glue on this letter."
Yinzhen thought about it and tried to test it out, "What if Elizabeth still likes Hongshi in the end?"
"Then let Hongshi ask her what she likes about him so that he can change."
Yinzhen:...
"Xiao He, I heard that the child born from this foreigner and our Qing people will not only be smarter than ordinary children, but also cuter."
"Your Majesty, we are family members who know our own business. With our Hongshi's brain, being a little smarter is nothing more than an ordinary person. There is no need for that. As for cuteness, Your Majesty's Baifu and Zaohua are also very cute. If Your Majesty is bored, remember to visit them more often."
Yinzhen:...
"Xiao He, why do I feel that you seem to be very repulsive to foreigners?"
"Your Majesty, I don't have any."
[Where is my sword? Where is my sword? As the old saying goes, those who are not of my kind must have different hearts.]
[From ancient times to the present, those other countries, whether in terms of politics, economy or culture, have always united together and have never given up the siege of our Chinese land. Just thinking about this makes my liver hurt. ]
[Although I shouldn't involve Elizabeth, I instinctively don't want to get involved.]
Yinzhen listened to Su He's thoughts and his face looked unhappy.
"If Hongshi falls in love with Elizabeth later, will you break them up?"
"No, I have said that everything is based on Hongshi's preferences. I may have selfish motives, but I will not interfere."
Yinzhen's butt finally left Su He's crib, "You have a good rest. Hongshi will leave with me. We need to let him go to the port to meet them. He needs to show up with everyone."
Su He watched the emperor's carriage going farther and farther away, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In the next two days, Su He did not return to the palace at all, but went back to Li's Mansion and stayed there for another two days, explaining the follow-up matters to Fu Zi and Xiao Lu.
She returned to the palace on the morning of her last day. When she got back, the things she had brought out of the palace had already been packed up by Cuiguo and the others and placed on the carriage. Xiao Xiazi and Baiguo were peeling melon seeds there.
According to the previous agreement with Fat Ju, Su He returned to the palace in a low profile. At this time, the diplomatic envoys and the seagoing team had just entered the Forbidden City.
As soon as Su He returned to Changchun Palace, Xiao Xia Zi announced the emperor's oral order and restored Su He's position.
After Xiao Xiazi left, An Lingrong, Xia Dongchun and others quickly went up to Su He and asked him all sorts of questions.
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