mtlumby2d Chapter 754 Ancient Robbery 37
Chapter 754 Ancient Robbery 37
After today, she would probably hate him.
It turns out that getting what you want most is not that happy.
There is more fear and anxiety.
Fu Wenting's tears fell along with his sweat.
It stayed on Meng Liu's chest for a few seconds and then slowly rolled to the side.
For some things, once there is a first time, there will be a second time, and once there is a second time, there will be countless times.
In the end, Meng Liu fell asleep due to exhaustion. The second before she lost consciousness, she was still wondering, what's wrong with these male protagonists? Don't they need a halftime break?
Fu Wenting brushed away the messy hair on her cheek and was silent.
He stared at Meng Liu quietly and did not sleep all night. When the sky began to brighten, he was unable to face her condemning gaze and ran away.
The emperor granted the marriage yesterday, and those old ministers only found out that the prince’s marriage had been decided after the imperial edict came down.
Many people have their own calculations. Seeing that Emperor Ming is getting old, those who have daughters in their families can only set their sights on the Crown Prince. Now the position of the Crown Princess has been decided out of the blue. Who can be willing to accept this?
"I have a report to make!" Censor Li exchanged glances with Prime Minister Zhang and took the lead to speak out, "I want to report that Deputy Envoy Meng of the Salt Transport Bureau is a confidant of the late emperor and has evil intentions!"
As soon as this statement came out, the whole court was in an uproar.
After Emperor Ming officially ascended the throne, the name of the late emperor was almost unmentionable in the court. Even though the father and son were plotting to usurp the throne in the name of clearing the court of corrupt officials, as soon as someone mentioned the late emperor, the timid ones would remain silent.
When Meng Qian'an was reminded of the past, his face turned red: "Your Majesty! This is slander!"
In short, it must never be admitted.
Lord Li snorted coldly, "Humph, who doesn't know that Lord Meng was a confidant of the late emperor in the past? Before the late emperor ascended the throne, Lord Meng provided a lot of help to the late emperor in his bid for the throne. Not to mention that the daughter of the Meng family was once the daughter-in-law of Princess Pingyang of the previous dynasty. How can such a woman be the Crown Princess?!"
Meng Qian'an was so angry that his teeth were itching. How happy he was yesterday, how annoyed he was now: "You are slandering me! My Meng family is clean and innocent, and we have no regrets about what we have done. My daughter was just given to the wrong man, and it has nothing to do with the party dispute!"
"Sharp-tongued!" Lord Li retorted with a sullen face, "There are so many girls waiting to be married in Daze. How can the position of Crown Princess belong to a woman who has been married for the second time!"
Fu Wenting's face was gloomy. He couldn't bear to hear anyone say anything bad about Meng Liu. "I don't mind it at all. Why is Lord Li so anxious? Is it because you have a daughter who is about to get married?"
Lord Li's face quickly turned red. "Your Highness, you are joking. The Crown Princess will be the future Queen Mother and the model for the whole country. Meng Liu's body and family background are not clean, how can she be a role model for all women in the world?"
"Oh? Then Meng Liu is not worthy. Lord Li, which girl is worthy?" Fu Wenting asked casually while stroking the ring on his hand.
Lord Li nodded slightly: "Of course she is the most noble woman in the capital."
"for example?"
"For example, the daughter of the prime minister, or the young lady of the general's mansion."
Fu Wenting smiled and said, "I heard that the daughter of the prime minister has a birthmark on her neck, and the young lady of the general's mansion also has a black mole on her face. I can't bear to see flaws on a white jade, and I love the color of a woman. I can't see an ugly one."
After these words came out, even Prime Minister Zhang couldn't help but speak up: "My daughter's birthmark is only the size of a sesame seed. Your Highness the Crown Prince is exaggerating."
I don't know where this guy got the information that his daughter has a sesame-sized birthmark on her neck. If he doesn't refute it, word will get out that his daughter is ugly and she failed to marry the prince. It will probably be difficult for her to marry anyone else.
The general also stood up and said: "Beauty has many moles, but my daughter is not as shameful as the Crown Prince said!"
Fu Wenting laughed: "Actually, having a birthmark or a mole is nothing. Since you all know that Meng Liu was married to the eldest son of the Gu family, you must have seen her at palace banquets many times. Tell me, which girl is prettier than her?"
What he said was not without basis. Long before his father ascended the throne, palace banquets had been held more than once, and he had also met many rich ladies.
Fu Wenting could only say that none of them could fight.
He once doubted himself and wondered why he could not forget Meng Liu.
When we first met, it might have been because of appearance, but later on, after so long of not seeing each other through letters, we only got to know each other's personalities, and it was no longer because of appearance.
How could he still be interested in other mediocre girls when he met such a stunning person for the first time he fell in love when he was young?
The court officials were refuted by him and looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Some of them were officials from the previous dynasty and had naturally met the Crown Prince's wife. In almost every banquet where she was present, she would steal the limelight alone, even though there were also concubines in the palace at that time.
All the wives of officials in the court were in the same room, but she overshadowed everyone else.
If we don't mention her second marriage, as men, they would also like to sigh that such a beauty deserves to enter the harem.
Prime Minister Zhang cleared his throat and said, "Your Highness, the beauty of a woman is certainly pleasing to the eye, but as a future monarch, when choosing a crown princess, you should pay more attention to her virtue and wisdom."
Lord Li quickly agreed: "Yes, there are many emperors in history who ruined their country because of their indulgence in beauty. If Your Highness only cares about women's appearance, it may not be a blessing for the country."
Fu Wenting lowered his eyes, and another general stepped forward: "How dare you compare those foolish kings in history with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is a man of both military and civil skills. He has been following the Emperor in his quest for the throne since he was twelve years old. How could he be the kind of person you are talking about who is obsessed with beauty?"
Fu Wenting waved his hand and said, "I chose Meng Liu as the Crown Princess not just because of her beauty, but because she once saved my life. As you said, a woman's virtue and wisdom are more important. I think that Meng Liu, as a woman, was able to calmly save me, so she is both virtuous and wise. What do you think?"
When he said this, several officials began to murmur in their hearts again. Life-saving grace? Why hadn't they heard of it before? If what the prince said was true, they really couldn't refute it, because once they refuted Meng Liu's virtue and wisdom, wouldn't it be obvious that saving the prince was wrong?
Lord Li still did not give up: "The grace of saving my life can be repaid in other ways, but the Meng family was indeed the confidant of the late emperor. In order to protect the stability of the court and the country, Your Highness the Crown Prince must not take any risks!"
Emperor Ming, who was listening to their quarrel, laughed out loud: "My dear minister, you are too serious. If the safety of my court and country depends on a woman, you should just go back home as soon as possible. Why would you still be an emperor?"
Those who were more thoughtful immediately realized the attitudes of the emperor and his son. It was obvious that they had decided to make Meng Liu the Crown Princess.