Few people present could understand Yu Guibi's painstaking efforts, especially those who were still speculating before.
They only felt that Yu Guifei was avoiding suspicion. After all, it was not honorable to appoint the Crown Princess unofficially. In the past, the queens of Qian'an were elected by major aristocratic families. Her unofficial appointment seemed to break the tacit agreement. The rules are general.
The discussion below became more and more intense, almost covering up the excitement of going hunting.
Emperor Zhou is not deaf. His face is ashen. He knows that the noble families have always ignored him, the Emperor of Qian'an. They are talking about him in front of his face, and they don't know what they say about him behind his back. Woolen cloth.
Today he wanted this daughter of the Xie family to enter the palace to accompany his beloved concubine!
He wanted to see what these aristocratic families could do to him!
"This matter has been settled. I feel comfortable even looking at this daughter of the Xie family. Aren't you happy that my beloved concubine is connected with me?"
His words contained a vague threat. Yu Guibi was angry at this brainless emperor, but on the surface, she would not really be able to step down. She now had a half-shared relationship with him, sharing weal and woe. Slapping him in the face in public was like slapping half of her face.
She quickly thought of countermeasures in her mind. She must not let the prince have any friendship with her.
She had a flash of inspiration: "I am naturally just like your Majesty. I fell in love with this girl as soon as I saw her. She is also the daughter of my close friend. Why don't I accept Feng Yue as my adopted daughter? In this way, the prince will have many sisters. He has always They say Baoyang is ignorant and wants to be a well-behaved sister.”
She was afraid that Emperor Zhou would do something bad, so she continued without any opening: "In this way, Fengyue will have a reputation when she enters the palace, right? She is the daughter of Taifu, and Taifu Xie is His Majesty's right-hand man, so why not give Fengyue a title?" ”
The situation suddenly changed, and there was silence for the next part. Watching the show was just a lively show, and someone added fuel to the fire, so everyone was naturally happy and at ease.
Emperor Zhou's head was lightly swaying with his crown. He didn't think that this was Yu Guifei's thoughtful rescue. He only felt that she was stepping in to make decisions for him. This reminded him of the days when he had been manipulated by the aristocratic family over the years.
He didn't care much about giving the Xie family a title. Anyway, even if he gave the title, it would not necessarily mean a fief. Even if he had a fief, he would still be cutting off the family's flesh. He felt even more comfortable, but these words were Yu Guifei said this after hearing the rumors about the prince.
Isn't it possible that his majestic Emperor Qian'an can't compare to a mere prince? He's not dead yet, and you want to get past him?
"There is no precedent for a minister to be granted a title. My dear concubine, please don't embarrass me."
Yu Guibi silently rolled her eyes at him, where is it? In order to seize the fiefdom, when the men of the subordinate countries were unable to enfeoff, didn't they just appoint a bunch of princes? If one prince occupies a township, wouldn't those ten be one county? Although this kind of trick has not been put on the table, isn't it a secret that everyone knows?
She was too lazy to talk to Emperor Zhou. The more this topic was discussed, the more it would lead to long discussions. She now wanted to nip in the bud any comments that would affect Prince Zhou.
"Your Majesty, I really like this child Fengyue. Your Majesty will agree to this small request. Why don't you give Fengyue a county head, with a settlement of 500 households, and the fiefdom will be under the jurisdiction of my mother's family? Yongning County under Ruyang County.”
She made the decision for Emperor Zhou almost immediately, without giving him any reason to refute.
There is no need for the royal family to provide the food and the fiefdom, he only needs to write an imperial edict.
Zhou Tianzi squeezed his hands so hard that his knuckles turned white. After all, he sighed and slowly let go: "Then I will grant you the title of Lord of Yongning County."
The title was given perfunctorily, and the name of the county was simply used, which clearly showed that he, the Emperor of Zhou, was not happy. But no one cared about his likes and dislikes. They just felt that they had watched a show, and it was a royal show.
Since the death of Queen Langya and Concubine Yu Gui taking charge of the harem, there have been fewer and fewer jokes in the royal family. I was lucky enough to meet him today, which can be regarded as a memorable one for everyone. As for the title of the Yongning County Lord, in the aristocratic family In the eyes of the women, this little county head is like a little mosquito in the jurisdiction of their family.
They even wanted to laugh at her, a girl from a wealthy family, for having such an unclear relationship with the royal family.
However, everyone here is a legitimate daughter, so naturally they will not express these thoughts.
So much so that when Xie Fengyue returned to the women's seat, she was surrounded by complimentary voices. Even Liu Jiaojiao, who had always been arrogant, congratulated: "Congratulations, Lord Yongning~"
Lin Qishu felt relieved when she walked to the high platform. She was wearing a navy blue riding outfit today, and her almond-shaped eyes were full of worry: "Don't take what those girls say to heart, they just can't find them one by one." Say it.”
Xie Fengyue looked back at her: "I've made my sister worried. Don't worry, I'm fine now."
Lin Qishu looked her up and down, and when he saw that she really didn't seem to care, he continued: "The royal family can only rely on this method to ridicule people. Just think of this Yongning County Lord as another nickname, Qian. Don’t take it to heart, it will make them happy if you make yourself angry.”
Lin Qishu is completely a noble woman. She thinks that the direct descendant of a wealthy family was insulted by being given the title of county head by the royal family for no reason. Who knows how long the Qian'an Dynasty can last, and when the current Prince Zhou will be What about becoming the new emperor?
The title of county head given by the previous emperor was just an invisible shackle, and was simply used as a source of conversation after dinner. This kind of discussion was unacceptable to noble ladies.
In this world, big families choose people for marriage who have little connection with the royal family. Xie Fengyue was given the title of a small county head, which cut off half of her hopes of marrying into a big family.
Is it possible to condescend to marry a royal family member?
She simply couldn't imagine how many spitballs would fly over if this was the case, and how many literati would wave their pens and write articles about Yin and Yang and the whole Xie family.
This farce finally came to an end amidst the excitement of drums, and with the sound of dozens of horns, the Xishan Hunting Ground officially opened.
The high-spirited young men galloped into the dense forest on high-headed horses. The charming girls changed into riding clothes and did not fall behind. They raised their whips and caught up with the pace. There were even countless escorts who came in groups. Protect.
Xie Fengyue was in a good mood and sat on the ladies' table drinking tea.
Although this title was not requested by her mother and brother, it still fulfilled her wish.
She doesn't know where to go now, and having a fiefdom gives her an additional choice of place to stay.
When I thought of this, a trace of sadness slipped into my heart.
She actually didn't know where her destination was.