Chapter 145: Uncle Wang Wants to Disobey the Order?

The news that Prince An was punished with a caning and demoted to a commoner quickly spread throughout the court.

The princes and ministers were shocked.

Wasn't Prince An always obedient?

And he was supposed to be the chief examiner in the examination room today, so why was he suddenly held accountable by the emperor?

Several important officials in the court were shocked and quickly sent people to inquire about the news, while several princes such as Yan Zhang were puzzled.

Only Prince Rong was struck by lightning. After hearing the news, he froze on the spot, his face as pale as paper.

He didn't want to scare himself.

But the time when Prince An was punished was too coincidental, just today, just after Prince An left Prince Rong's mansion...

And Xie Yunjian came to Prince Rong's mansion today, and it was not very pleasant.

Prince Rong stayed in the study for half a day, all kinds of suspicions came to his mind, making him feel uneasy.

Until the evening, the eunuch who delivered the order brought an order, saying that His Majesty summoned him to the palace.

At that moment, Prince Rong's legs were so weak that he could hardly stand, and he clearly felt a sense of despair that death was finally approaching.

When he stepped out of the study, he looked up and saw the panic-stricken expression of Princess Rong, and Prince Rong paused.

After the doctor came in the afternoon, Princess Rong gradually returned to normal. She was not poisoned and had no other symptoms. Even the imperial physician could not diagnose what happened.

"Your Majesty," Princess Rong twisted her handkerchief, her face obviously anxious and terrified, "Your Majesty summoned you to the palace at this time, nothing will happen, right?"

Prince Rong tried to remain calm: "Whether it's something or not, let's talk about it after we get there."

After a pause, "I didn't do anything, I just invited General Xie to come over for a drink, and His Majesty won't punish me for this."

Princess Rong thought about it and felt that it was true.

They just had some unpleasantness with General Xie, and they didn't commit an unforgivable crime. Besides, Xie Yunjian was just a general in the Qingluan Army, while Prince Rong's Mansion was a royal family.

Unless they were plotting a rebellion, Yan Donghuang had no reason to deal with the Rong Palace.

Thinking of this, Princess Rong felt relieved.

Prince Rong followed the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict into the palace and arrived at Chongming Hall.

Dragging his stiff legs, he tried his best to ignore the cold sweat under his clothes and the uneasiness in his heart, and stepped over the threshold calmly, respectfully bowing to the man behind the imperial case: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Yan Donghuang's cold voice sounded: "Uncle, please don't be polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yan Donghuang ordered: "Please take a seat."

"Your Majesty, I dare not."

"Uncle, you can sit." Yan Donghuang raised his eyes slightly, his eyebrows and eyes were cold and indifferent, "I asked Uncle to come here today because I want to discuss the marriage of Zhixuan and Zhijiao with Uncle."

Rong The king's face turned pale: "Marriage?"

Yan Donghuang nodded: "They are both of marriageable age. I ordered people to select a few suitable young men from noble families. Uncle Wang can take a look."

After that, he said lightly: "Meng Zhou."

"Yes."

Meng Zhou walked in front of King Rong and handed him the list that he had spent half a day to prepare: "Please take a look, Your Majesty."

King Rong's heart sank continuously. After taking the list and reading it, his face suddenly turned pale and pale, as if he was shocked and angry, and the hand holding the rice paper could not help but clenched.

The husbands that Yan Donghuang chose for Zhixuan and Zhijiao were either from a family with too low a family background and had never heard of their names, or they were dandies with good family backgrounds but bad reputations.

Not only were these people frequent visitors to brothels, but they also had secrets in the backyard. They were not good sons-in-law at all.

"Your Majesty." Prince Rong stood up and bowed, "Although Zhixuan and Zhijiao have reached the age of marriage, they are still a little immature. I want to take a good look at each other--"

"Are you going to disobey the order?"

Yan Donghuang said lightly, and Prince Rong's face suddenly became stiff and pale, and then he knelt on the ground: "I dare not."

"I will give you one day." Yan Donghuang said coldly, "Before tomorrow evening, choose two people from this list, and I will grant them marriage. The marriage will be completed within a month, and you can find someone to see it yourself on an auspicious day."

If Prince An had not been caned before, if he had not been demoted to a commoner, if Yan Donghuang was not too cold and ruthless, Prince Rong would definitely argue with reason at this time and resist Yan Donghuang's arbitrary behavior.

He is her elder.

The emperor is not dead yet, and she is suppressing him, the uncle, with the status of the emperor, and she is also overstepping her authority to choose two husbands who are not up to standard for his two daughters.

Prince Rong was angry and dissatisfied.

However, because of Yan Ling in front of him, he didn't dare to confront Yan Donghuang at all.

After a long silence, he said woodenly: "I want to know why."

"Uncle Wang knows it in his heart." Yan Donghuang said coldly, "The generals under my command will not tolerate anyone's calculations. Uncle Wang has been low-key and forbearing for so many years. Who is he doing this for today?"

Prince Rong didn't speak, his face pale.

"No matter who you are for, you shouldn't have the idea of ​​​​the generals of the Qingluan Army." Yan Donghuang raised his hand, "Uncle Wang, please step down. Present the candidates tomorrow evening. Don't say that I don't respect Uncle Wang. I at least give Uncle Wang the right to choose."

Right to choose?

If it is the right to choose two people from this list, he would rather not have it.

Prince Rong looked ugly, and after a long silence, he finally bowed his head: "I obey your order."

After leaving, he left with the list.

The dark curtain fell, and Prince Rong returned to the palace in the night, feeling extremely depressed.

Princess Rong stood in the front yard of the palace waiting anxiously.

Two lanterns were hung high outside the gate, and the maids beside the princess also held lanterns to illuminate the area.

Seeing him come back, Princess Rong hurriedly came forward and asked, "How is it?"

Prince Rong did not speak, but handed her the list in silence.

Princess Rong took the list in confusion, looking bewildered: "What is this?"

"The husbands chosen by His Majesty for Zhixuan and Zhijiao." Prince Rong looked cold, "Before tomorrow night, I will select two people from the list and get married within a month."

Princess Rong's face suddenly changed, and she quickly unfolded the list and looked at it, "Who... who are these? The eldest grandson of Beiyang Marquis's mansion... Isn't Beiyang Marquis the brother of the late Queen Mother? His son was a troublemaker when he was young, relying on the Queen Mother's power to bully men and women, and was later decreed by the Emperor to remove his qualification to inherit the Marquisate. The family is mediocre and incompetent, and the eldest grandson has a good name, but in fact he is just a second-generation ancestor who eats and waits for death!"

"And Yongen The son of the Earl… How long has it been since the Earl of Yongen appeared? He displeased the Emperor seven years ago. The Emperor reprimanded the children of the Earl’s House for their bad conduct and forbade them from taking the imperial examination within three generations. The merits accumulated by their ancestors had long been squandered. Will Zhixuan marry him to suffer with them? The men in his family have no military merits, and no official career. Even the daughters of fifth-rank officials look down on them…”

“Enough.” Prince Rong said sinisterly, “This is obviously a punishment from His Majesty to the Prince Rong’s House. What’s the point of saying this now?”

Princess Rong paused, her face livid with anger: “Are you really going to marry Zhixuan to those dandies?”

None of the people on the list are impressive, they are all bastards.

Even if the Prince Rong’s House has no real power, it still looks down on those who have the title of Marquis but can’t even pronounce their names.

Prince Rong walked into the house dejectedly.

Is he willing?

Yan Donghuang was so tough. He didn't even discuss it with him, and he didn't even give him a verbal warning. He just cut off his two daughters' escape routes.

What could he do? Disobey the order?

"Wait until she calms down tomorrow, and I'll go to the palace to beg for mercy." Prince Rong wiped his face. "At present, only I know about this matter. The palace has not issued an order yet, so there should be room for maneuver."

Although the room for maneuver is not big, he can't give up even if there is only a little hope.

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