I secretly looked at No. 14. His face looked haggard, and his eyes flickered with loneliness and melancholy. He didn't look at me. Perhaps, he didn't come today because of me!
Ruoxuan, since you've already decided, why bother?
Qingyun told me to go to the kitchen and help bring out the dishes. After I brought out the dishes one by one, I waited in the narration. From the beginning to the end, he still didn't look at me and only drank the wine with a serious expression.
"Old Fourteenth, it's rare for your royal family to come. Don't just drink for yourself! Hurry up and toast to the emperor!"
After the Fourteenth Prince heard Consort De's words, he stood up and toasted the Emperor. "Your Majesty, your son shall toast to Your Majesty!”
"Haha! Good, good, good!" The Emperor raised the cup in his hand and downed it in one gulp.
"Old Fourteenth, I heard from the Empress that he picked a Fujin for you!”
The Fourteenth Prince's face was silent and did not speak. It was Consort De who said,"Your Majesty, I wonder if that beautiful girl is to your liking as your daughter-in-law!"”
"Since Huangen Niang has taken a fancy to it, zhen will naturally follow his old man's wishes.”
"Your son wants to ask the emperor for a favor.”It was the 14th Prince!
"Old Fourteenth only knows how to pick things from me when I'm in a good mood!，It seemed that today's family banquet was not for nothing!”Tonight the emperor seemed to be very happy, as if he didn't think the fourteenth prince's request was too much!
"This subject son believes that the matter of choosing the Di Fujin cannot be sloppy. One must observe for a while to understand if it meets the criteria of being the Di Fujin. Your son has never even met this beautiful girl, so I don't know how to ask the emperor to let your son decide on his future wife. Emperor Ma understands the relationship between Empress Hershery and his son. I hope to be like Emperor Ma and choose a wife I like!”
I thought that if the 14th brother acted reasonably, the emperor would have feelings for Empress Hesheli, and perhaps he would agree to the 14th brother's request. Unexpectedly, Emperor Kang Xi slammed his palm on the table, and the entire table fell silent. After a long while, the Emperor said,"Since ancient times, it has always been the words of parents and matchmakers. Could it be that the Empress Dowager personally arranged a marriage for you, but you didn't accept it at all? How do you know that this beautiful girl doesn't match your wishes? Could it be that the Empress Dowager was wrong?”
Consort De also advised from the side,"Old Fourteenth, Mother has seen that woman. She is quite good.”As he spoke, he ran his hand along Emperor Kang Xi's back.
The other two elder brothers also followed the emperor's intentions and only after a while of confusion did the emperor calm down.
Just after dinner, the Emperor said that he still had a memorial to approve and went back first. The Fourth Prince, the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince all stayed behind to chat with Consort De.
Qingyun and I stood beside Consort De.
Consort De spoke first,"BenGong is very gratified today. Since the Emperor has graced us with his face, and there are so many filial children accompanying us, the Emperor and BenGong are the same. We both hope that the family will be harmonious and everything will prosper." The kinship of the imperial family is precious!"
The fourth brother said modestly,"This is all thanks to mother and two younger brothers, we have the opportunity to gather together!" Mother had prepared this family banquet, but the 14th brother happened to not come. The 13th brother happened to go to find the 14th brother and happened to meet the emperor. At that time, your son would have nothing to do. I am very ashamed!”
"Haha, Fourth Brother, don't be modest. It's all thanks to you that you invited me! Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to eat this family banquet. In terms of credit, my brother's credit should be my fourth brother!”The friendship between the Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince was indeed not shallow. At that time, the fourteenth prince did not say a word.
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