usatvline Chapter 224 The Hottest
Chapter 224 The Hottest
Chapter 224 224 Gunman
"Your subject wishes to marry Ye Pianran, the legitimate daughter of Marquis Anshi."
Chunyu Yang spoke each word carefully, expressing the thoughts that had been swirling in his mind for a thousand times. After speaking, he felt as if all the meridians in his body had been opened, and a strange warm current coursed through him, as if expressing his inner joy. Even his eyebrows and eyes softened.
If a man has love in his heart, no matter how cold, serious, or upright he may have been, he will eventually become tender and gentle.
The emperor was quite pleased to see Chunyu Yang change his demeanor. He lowered his trembling hand, which was shaking with joy, to prevent the tea in his cup from spilling. Just as he was about to inquire about the details, he heard Chunyu Jing say:
"Third brother, you—"
Chunyu Jing wore an expression of utter shock, his eyes seemingly filled with pain:
"My younger brother has no idea that his third brother also likes her..."
Um? What's the meaning?
The emperor, who had been smiling, slowly lowered his lips upon hearing this and asked, "Shaocheng, what do you mean by that?"
Chunyu Yang suddenly raised his head and looked at Chunyu Jing, a hint of murderous intent emanating from him. His gaze was sharp and tangible, forcing Chunyu Jing to take two steps back.
"Also" like it? Ha, when Marquis Anshi held a banquet in his mansion to celebrate Ye Yanxun's passing the imperial examination, he allowed his maid—the daughter of Marquis Anshi's mistress, the woman who caused Tang Li's tragic death in his previous life—to sneak into the mansion and almost harm Tang Li and Ye Yankang again!
He would like crabapple blossoms? Impossible!
"Father, the woman I wish to marry... is also Ye Pianran, the legitimate daughter of Marquis Anshi." Chunyu Jing said this to the emperor, avoiding Chunyu Yang's gaze.
After speaking, Chunyu Jing sighed deeply: "I never thought that my third brother would come to explain this matter to Father Emperor today. Alas, it's too late."
Two brothers vying for the same woman—this was a precedent in the history of previous dynasties—so the emperor didn't find it strange, but rather inexplicably amusing.
"I never imagined that you two brothers had come here today for the same woman. This girl is truly something else, managing to make both of you so infatuated with her."
"Hey! Hey! Me too! Me too!"
Just then, another voice suddenly interrupted from outside the Imperial Study, followed by a series of hurried footsteps. Chunyu Jing rushed in, panting, carrying a baby in his arms!
"What a flustered and disorderly manner!" The emperor scolded him first, then, noticing the baby in his arms, paused for a moment and said uncertainly:
"This...this is Jingxuan?"
Jingxuan broke free from Chunyu Shan's embrace, jumped to the ground, glanced at the somewhat shocked Chunyu Yang, and immediately opened his arms to rush into the emperor's arms, softly calling out:
"Grandpa Emperor! Xuan'er misses you so much!"
"Xuan'er, Xuan'er, let Grandpa give you a good hug." The Emperor smiled, his face full of wrinkles and kindness. "The last time I saw you was at the end of the year. A year has passed in the blink of an eye. I didn't expect you to have grown so much taller."
The emperor tried his best to lift Jingxuan up, but he couldn't lift him no matter what he did. He could only say, "Oh, you've gotten quite heavy. Your imperial grandfather can't lift you anymore."
Jingxuan smiled broadly, snuggling against the emperor's chest, unaware that Chunyu Yang's heart was pounding wildly, his back covered in cold sweat from nervousness.
"Grandpa, what are you and Father talking about?" Jingxuan asked with a sly smile, hooking his arm around the Emperor's neck.
The emperor sat back on the dragon throne, and Li Decai held Jingxuan in his arms, then bowed and retreated to the back.
The emperor, holding Jingxuan, glanced up at Chunyu Yang and Chunyu Jing, who had been abruptly interrupted, and chuckled as he gently pinched Jingxuan's cheek, saying:
"Your father wants to find you a mother, are you happy?"
"Really?" Jingxuan's eyes lit up, feigning ecstatic joy. "That's wonderful! I've wanted a mother for a long time. Grandfather, who is the mother Father has found for me?"
Keep pretending. Ha, he really underestimated this father and son before.
Chunyu Jing looked at the innocent Jingxuan with a gloomy expression, clenching his fingers tightly until his knuckles were frighteningly white.
"She is the daughter of the Marquis of Anshi, named Ye Pianran," the emperor said. "However, this girl is quite sought after; your fourth uncle also wants to marry her as a concubine."
After hearing this, Jingxuan cautiously glanced up at Chunyu Jing. When his eyes met Chunyu Jing's, his small body trembled almost imperceptibly.
He tricked the Fourth Prince. Will the Fourth Prince hold a grudge against him?
Jingxuan thought uneasily.
Never mind, as long as he arrives in time and learns that Chunyu Yang has already proposed to the emperor that he wants to marry Ye Pianran, that's enough! He believes his father will definitely be able to bring his sister home!
"Father, have you forgotten about your son?" At this moment, Chunyu Shan suddenly spoke up while waving his fan, "I just said 'there's also me.' It's not just my third and fourth brothers who like this Miss Ye."
Jingxuan was terrified. He had clearly told Chunyu Shan not to make any moves on Ye Pianran when he came, but who knew that Chunyu Shan would go back on his word!
That jerk, Uncle Liu! He broke his promise! He doesn't like Uncle Liu anymore!
Jingxuan angrily winked at Chunyu Shan, but failed to notice that the emperor's expression had changed.
The emperor was truly astonished.
He still had some impression of this girl from the Marquis of Anshi's family. She had saved Jin Ding Mohe's life at Qionglin Garden and had taken good care of her afterwards. She was indeed quite capable and very filial. With her family background, she was qualified to be the principal wife of any prince except the Crown Prince. But her face... no...
"Is what you're saying true? Or are you joking?" the emperor asked, frowning in confirmation. Chunyu Yang was one thing, but Chunyu Jing and Chunyu Shan had always loved beautiful women; when had they become so indiscriminate in their choice of women?
Or is there some other hidden story behind this?
“Given Third Brother’s character, it’s clear that he is truly devoted to Miss Ye,” Chunyu Shan said.
"All three of you like her, but Marquis Anshi only has one legitimate daughter. How am I supposed to divide her among you?" the emperor said, frowning, his gaze secretly scrutinizing his three sons.
The emperor knew that Ye Pianran was the granddaughter of the Left Chancellor Gongsun Zhan. From the perspective of the court situation, Gongsun Zhan, as the Left Chancellor, held a high position and great power, but he was fair and impartial and had not shown any favoritism to either side. He was indeed a force worth fighting for.
By forming a marriage alliance with the Marquis of Anshi's family, it would be possible to indirectly win over Gongsun Zhan. Although it wouldn't guarantee immediate support from Gongsun Zhan, he would certainly take good care of that person in political matters in the future.
From this perspective, the three of them wanting to marry Ye Pianran is something he should really think about.
Just as the emperor understood his three sons, his three sons also understood the emperor very well. Seeing the emperor fall silent, looking thoughtful, Chunyu Yang knew that he would definitely not get his way today.
He never imagined that all he wanted to do was marry Ye Pianran, something that only required the emperor's approval, would now become a power struggle.