allonlinenovel Chapter 193 The marriage with Qi Lingheng was known by Emperor Jing
Chapter 193 The marriage with Qi Lingheng was known by Emperor Jing
The purchase of the house went very smoothly.
Less than half a day later, Chunmei came back with the new house deed.
"Princess, this is the deed to that house." Su Tang carefully looked at the deed in her hand. After confirming that there was no problem, she said to Chunmei, "I will go back to my hometown in a few days. You can prepare some gifts for the villagers. Don't prepare too much."
Su Tang is now a princess. Even though it is not convenient to tell the people in Dahe Village about her identity, she will always bring some gifts when she returns this time to give to the people in the village who were nice to Su Tang in the past.
It can also be regarded as repaying the kindness that Su Tang had shown when she was taken care of in the village.
Chunmei agreed and started preparing immediately.
When Su Tang was free in the house, she looked at the clothes rack and suddenly remembered that Qi Lingheng said he would come to see her last night, but he didn't come.
Since Qi Lingheng asked Black Hawk to deliver the message first, he would definitely not break his promise and would be delayed by something.
But what could possibly delay Qi Lingheng in the middle of the night?
Su Tang plans to go to Duke Qi’s Mansion first.
After asking someone to prepare a carriage, Su Tang went to the Duke of Qi's Mansion alone.
The guards at the gate of Duke Qi's mansion all knew that Su Tang was the Grand Princess, and they saluted respectfully when they saw Su Tang. "Grand Princess."
"Well, is Madam Qi in the mansion?"
The engagement between Su Tang and Qi Lingheng has not been officially announced yet, so she can only enter the Duke of Qi's Mansion on the pretext of visiting Old Madam Qi.
"Yes, I'll let you know. Please go to the flower hall in the front yard and wait for a moment."
Su Tang was the Grand Princess of Dayong personally appointed by Emperor Jing. Even if they had not informed her in advance, the people in the Duke of Qi's Mansion did not dare to let the Grand Princess wait outside the mansion.
Su Tang followed two guards into the front hall of the Duke of Qi's mansion, and other guards hurried in to report.
Su Tang had just arrived at the front hall when another tall maid soon came in from the other side.
The maid must have come running, her face was red and sweat was on her forehead.
The maid took a deep breath, then bowed and greeted Su Tang, "Your servant Chuntao greets the Grand Princess."
"Well, no rush, take a break first." Su Tang said slowly while admiring the furnishings in the flower hall.
"Yes." Chun Tao stroked her chest, calmed her beating heart, and quickly said again: "The old lady asks you to go to her room."
"Okay, lead the way." Su Tang nodded to Chuntao.
Chuntao led the way in front. Along the way, there were many servants from the Duke of Qi's Mansion. When they saw Su Tang, they all saluted her.
However, Su Tang discovered that there were not many maids in the Duke of Qi's mansion. Most of the people walking in the yard were male servants, and most of them seemed to have some skills in martial arts.
"The Grand Princess is here." Su Tang had just arrived at Old Madam Qi's yard when an old maid at the door spoke loudly to the people in the room.
Soon, Madam Qi appeared at the door.
"Tang'er is here." Old Madam Qi stood in the house and put her hand on Su Tang's arm.
"Well, why do you look a little bad today?" Su Tang could tell at a glance that Madam Qi's complexion was not good, as if she was sick.
Su Tang subconsciously touched Madam Qi's wrist to help her feel her pulse.
When Mrs. Qi saw Su Tang's actions, she did not say anything to stop her. Instead, she showed a doting smile on her face, "You didn't sleep well last night, so just make up for it today."
Old Madam Qi pulled Su Tang towards the inner hall. The old nanny following beside her waved her hand and asked everyone in the room to leave, and she followed suit.
At this time, only Madam Qi and Su Tang were left in the room.
"What happened last night?" Su Tang felt that the reason why Old Madam Qi looked so bad must be related to Qi Lingheng.
As expected, Madam Qi sighed, then looked at Su Tang and said, "Some time ago, Ling Heng went to the palace to ask Emperor Jing for a marriage decree."
Su Tang nodded to Madam Qi, "Qi Lingheng told me."
"Well, before this, Emperor Jing didn't know that Ling Heng was seeking you. At that time, the Duke of Qi's Mansion had just been restored, and Emperor Jing still had some grudges against the Qi family. He didn't want the Qi family to marry the powerful people in the capital, or the big families in Dayong.
Therefore, when Qi Lingheng went to Emperor Jing to ask for the imperial decree to grant him marriage, he only told Emperor Jing that the woman he wanted to marry was just a female doctor who grew up in the countryside.
Of course, Ling Heng didn’t know about your relationship with Emperor Jing at that time.”
Old Madam Qi looked at Su Tang's face. She had met Su Tang's mother, Concubine Su.
If Su Tang had come to see her earlier, she would have recognized that Su Tang was the daughter of Emperor Jing.
Su Tang listened as Madam Qi continued to speak.
"After Lingheng brings the imperial edict, we will start preparing for your wedding." Having said that, Madam Qi's expression finally looked better.
“During the time you’ve been away from Beijing, everything is finally ready.
Yesterday, Ling Heng went to the palace to talk to Emperor Jing about your marriage, and he has not returned since. "
Su Tang finally knew why Qi Lingheng didn't come to see her last night.
It seems that Qi Lingheng told the truth to Emperor Jing and was kept in the palace by Emperor Jing. However, Emperor Jing would not do anything to Qi Lingheng. After all, he had already issued the imperial edict, and keeping Qi Lingheng in the palace was nothing more than venting his anger.
After listening to what Madam Qi said, Su Tang expressed her own thoughts, comforted Madam Qi a few words, and then left.
After coming out of the Duke of Qi's Mansion, Su Tang asked the coachman to drive directly to the palace.
When I arrived at the palace, I saw Qi Lingheng kneeling outside the imperial study.
Fortunately, it is not winter now, otherwise Qi Lingheng's legs would be broken after kneeling like this all night.
When he saw Su Tang, although Qi Lingheng didn't look very good, he still smiled at Su Tang.
Su Tang nodded to Qi Lingheng, turned and walked towards the imperial study.
Soon, the young eunuch outside the hall passed the message inside.
Eunuch Fu came out to greet Su Tang in person and said, "I pay my respects to the Grand Princess."
"No need to be so polite, Eunuch Fu." Su Tang pretended to help Eunuch Fu up, but Eunuch Fu couldn't really let Su Tang help him, so he quickly stood up and moved aside.
"I want to see the emperor, is it convenient for you now?"
"Your Majesty just took a short nap and woke up just now. He heard that the princess is here, so he asked you to come in." After Eunuch Fu said this, he glanced at Qi Lingheng a few times.
Su Tang nodded in understanding, "Thank you, Eunuch Fu."
"Then please follow me in." Eunuch Fu sighed and led Su Tang into the imperial study.
At this time, incense was burning in the incense burner in the imperial study. Su Tang immediately smelled that it was a soothing incense.
I guess Emperor Jing was very angry when he found out that he had been deceived by Qi Lingheng.
"Father." Su Tang bowed to Emperor Jing, who was sitting at the desk and rubbing his brow.
"Well, sit over there." Emperor Jing looked up at Su Tang and then said, "What news did you hear that made you rush into the palace?"
Emperor Jing waved his hand, and Eunuch Fu immediately dismissed the other eunuchs serving in the palace.
Su Tang was wearing just her everyday clothes at this time, not the formal princess-style palace dress.
Generally, when princes and palace maids entered the palace, they would change into formal palace attire.
"Yes, I just went to the Duke of Qi's Mansion." Su Tang did not intend to hide her itinerary for today. With Emperor Jing's spies in the capital, she was afraid that Emperor Jing already knew where she had been today.
Emperor Jing glanced at the location at the palace gate, then looked at Su Tang and asked, "You are close to the Qi family."
"Before, when I was in Dahe Village, some minor accidents happened. Afterwards, I bought a husband from a dental shop in the capital city." Su Tang said as she looked up at Emperor Jing.
Sure enough, Emperor Jing's face turned much darker.
Eunuch Fu promptly replaced the cup of warm tea for Emperor Jing, who picked up the cup and took a sip.
"Why didn't you tell me about this?" Emperor Jing put down his teacup and said in a serious tone.
"I thought the wedding at that time didn't count. After all, it was just a simple wedding in the countryside."
With a loud clapping sound, Emperor Jing slapped the table in front of him with one hand, "What are you talking about? Since you have married that man, how can this matter be invalid?"
Su Tang didn't expect that Emperor Jing would say this. She looked at him with a little surprise.
Emperor Jing looked at Su Tang and continued, "Since you are already married, you must live a good life with that person, unless you divorce that person."
When a princess marries a prince consort, it is actually a marriage of downgrade, unless the marriage is to a powerful foreign country.
The prince consort who married the princess was never allowed to hold an important position in the court. This was also to prevent someone from using the princess's power to interfere in court affairs.
In fact, when Emperor Jing learned that Su Tang and Qi Lingheng were engaged, he just felt that he was deceived by his subjects and was shocked and angry at the first moment.
Later, after his anger subsided a little, he realized that it would be a good thing if Qi Lingheng married Su Tang.
As a result, Qi Lingheng would no longer be able to hold an important position in the court, and the Qi family army would only be in the hands of the Duke of Qi's generation.
Once the Duke of Qi died, he would have a reason to disband the Qi Family Army. From then on, the Qi Family Army, the army that he had always been wary of, no longer existed in the court.
Listening to Emperor Jing's words, there was no change in the expression on Su Tang's face. It was completely the expression of a daughter listening to her father's lecture.
"Then..." Su Tang asked cautiously.
"Who is that person?" asked Emperor Jing.
"Qi Lingheng."
"Hmph! That kid is not an honest person either!" Emperor Jing shouted again.
"Call the guy outside in." Emperor Jing glanced at Eunuch Fu.
Eunuch Fu immediately agreed and brought in Qi Lingheng, who had been kneeling outside all night.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant has paid his respects." When Qi Lingheng came in, he walked a little unsteadily, probably because he had been kneeling for too long.
But after he came in, he knelt down in front of Emperor Jing again.
"Humph." Emperor Jing snorted coldly and turned to look at Su Tang, "This man is also called Qi Lingheng, is it him?"
Su Tang nodded.
"You guys!!" Emperor Jing raised his hand and pointed at Su Tang and Qi Lingheng.
"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Wang said that you cannot be angry anymore today," Eunuch Fu advised.
“How can I not be angry? This guy is so stupid and doesn’t tell me.
How dare you deceive me and trick me into granting me a marriage! ! "
At this time, Su Tang already knew that Emperor Jing didn't really care who she married. He cared more about the fact that he had been tricked by Qi Lingheng.
"Father." Su Tang pretended to stand up and kneeled down towards Emperor Jing.
"Why are you kneeling? Get up quickly." Emperor Jing gave a wink to Eunuch Fu, who immediately trotted to Su Tang and helped Su Tang up.
"Since this has come to this, ask the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to pick an auspicious date, and you should get married as soon as possible."
"Qi Lingheng, the decree of marriage cannot be changed. You should live a good life with Tang'er in the future. As for your position in the army, you should change to a less busy job." Emperor Jing finally said it.
After hearing Emperor Jing's decision, Qi Lingheng leaned over and kowtowed to express his gratitude.
As long as he could marry Su Tang, he didn't mind being dismissed from his military post.
What's more, he has confidence in the Qi family army and even more confidence in himself.
As long as he is alive, the Qi family army will not disband.
In the end, Su Tang and Qi Lingheng finally left the palace together.
The news that the eldest princess was about to marry the King of Qi soon spread throughout the capital.
For a time, many noble ladies in the capital were heartbroken. They thought that after the Qi family was restored, the Prince of Qi in their hearts came back again, and later he was even named King of Qi.
But they didn't expect that before they could gain favor with the King of Qi, they heard the news that the King of Qi was about to marry the eldest princess.
Of course, there is another person who is the angriest in Beijing.
Upon hearing the news that Su Tang was going to marry Qi Lingheng, Xuanyuan Mengyao, who was recuperating in the palace, smashed many items in her palace.
"That bitch is actually going to marry the King of Qi!!"
Ever since Su Tang recognized Emperor Jing and was named the Grand Princess, Xuanyuan Mengyao has been having bad luck.
First, her mother's family was suppressed by Emperor Jing, and at the same time, Empress Xie's position in the palace had become meaningless. What's more, she was only betrothed to this year's third place winner!
And Su Tang is lucky enough to marry the King of Qi! !
"I heard, Commander, that person was already together with the King of Qi before returning to the palace." The palace maid beside Xuanyuan Mengyao whispered to her.
"What do you mean?" Xuanyuan Mengyao's facial expression was distorted at this time. She no longer had the dignity and elegance she used to have in front of outsiders. Her face was full of resentment and viciousness.
"I heard that the person had already married the King of Qi when he was in the countryside." Then the palace maid whispered the news she had heard to Xuanyuan Mengyao.
"That bitch, she's already married in the countryside? That's an unmatched affair." A princess who married someone else without the emperor's consent, in Xuanyuan Mengyao's opinion, was an unmatched affair.
There was a mocking smile on her lips, and she seemed to be planning something sinister.
This is Su Tang.
She and Qi Lingheng left the palace. When they were far away from the palace gate, Su Tang looked at Qi Lingheng's legs. "Is your leg okay? Let's go to the Immortal Hall and I'll take a look at it for you."
"No need, it's just that you've been kneeling for too long. Just apply some hot compress when you go back and it will be fine." Qi Lingheng said nonchalantly.
In any case, Emperor Jing finally agreed to the marriage between Su Tang and him, and he was very happy today.
"How can this be possible? If you become lame, I won't protect you." Su Tang threatened Qi Lingheng.
"My wife will never be so cruel as to abandon her husband." Qi Lingheng said pitifully.