Chapter 368: Benefit Exchange

Prince Qi was still pondering how to put on another show for Prince Qing.

He didn't want to show off either; it's just that his dear child was too outstanding.

Prince Qi felt it would be unbearable not to show off! Then he heard something—Prince Qi thought he had misheard, he blinked and exclaimed, "What!"

Prince Qing actually could understand; such news for Prince Qi was no less than an earthquake in the capital, and the epicenter was still the Qi Prince's residence.

However, after hearing the news, he still wanted to tell his brother prince so he could be prepared.

So, Prince Qing quickly repeated: "Several people from the residence seem intent on forming a marriage alliance with the brother prince, and they think very highly of Sui Sui."

After all, she is the sole young county princess of the prince's residence.

Those two words "sole" can stand for many things.

Moreover, the young lords of the prince's residence also dote on this younger sister very much.

Especially Feng Xuanrui, the legitimate youngest son.

Many people, after Sui Sui's identity-revealing small banquet, directly had designs.

Prince Qi exploded upon hearing it: "They're dreaming!!!"

Prince Qi cried out in excitement and simultaneously jumped to his feet.

Not far away, Sui Sui heard the commotion and curiously glanced over.

Prince Qi feared disturbing the child's piano playing, so he hurriedly waved his hand: "Father King is a bit excited, I've disturbed Guai Guai; Guai Guai, just keep practicing the piano."

Although she thought Father King a bit strange, Sui Sui didn't think much of it and still gave Prince Qi a sweet smile.

After smiling, she then withdrew her gaze and continued listening to the pianist play.

Prince Qi looked at dear Guai Guai's sweet smile, and his heart felt even more sour.

He thought, what right do those people have?

How dare they? What's the difference between this and digging out his heart? Prince Qi darkened his face, gritted his teeth and asked: "Which residences are they? Just watch me break their masters' legs!"

Prince Qing: ……

Maybe there's no need to be so agitated?

Prince Qing helplessly gave a gentle persuasion.

The result, the persuasion was like pouring oil on fire.

Prince Qi almost drew his sword and charged out on the spot!

But Prince Qing rose and intercepted him.

Prince Qi yelled in anger: "If it were your dear one, would you be willing to let her, so young, be eyed by others?"

Prince Qing listened, then fell into silence.

Prince Qi also realized at that moment, the other party's daughter is gone.

Realizing this, Prince Qi fell into a somewhat guilty silence.

Prince Qing didn't argue with his brother prince over this, merely stopping him and speaking gently: "They haven't come to the door yet, and most likely it's just a probe; brother prince, don't be angry—just refuse when the time comes; Sui Sui is still young, there's no need to consider so much for now."

Prince Qi nodded after hearing that: "Exactly, exactly, the child is so young, what can you see? Even if our Guai Guai becomes a female hegemon someday, she still needs to be matched with the finest young man of the capital; we must wait until she grows up, then look at those young lords' temperaments."

Prince Qing voiced his agreement.

Prince Qi barely suppressed his anger and sat back down.

But just thinking about those people eyeing his dear one made him furious enough to sputter.

Prince Qing persuaded for a good while before barely managing to calm him down.

The two of them didn't continue this topic anymore, but started talking about other things.

Prince Qing voluntarily brought up the Xie family matter: "I heard Thus we will output: Thus we will output: Thus we will output: Thus we will output: Xiefuren is ill; Xiedaren, out of concern for his wife's condition, sent her to Jiangnan, letting the old servant there attend to her; Xiedaren said Jiangnan's climate is good, suitable for recuperation."

Having said that, Prince Qing paused, then continued: "His Majesty has already agreed."

This matter, the Xie family handled discreetly.

The result only came out in the past two days. Prince Qi naturally knows, but it's not because he was paying attention to the Xie family that he knows.

He knows because he went to the palace to inquire after the Empress Dowager's well-being.

Because of the Xie family matter, the Empress Dowager's condition has been fluctuating, but these past two days her spirits have improved a bit, and she even said she misses Sui Sui; Prince Qi has already agreed, and tomorrow he will have the Princess Consort bring the child to the palace to see the Empress Dowager.

At first, the Empress Dowager disagreed; she was still ill and didn't want to be surrounded by medicine smell, lest it affect the child.

However, Prince Qi insisted, and after some thought the Empress Dowager agreed.

The Empress Dowager thought, when the child comes, just listening to the commotion from behind the gauze curtain and screen will be fine; but we mustn't let the child be affected by the medicine.

Actually, when the remains of Princess Yangyang were first discovered, the Empress Dowager had already intended to bring the child into the palace.

The Empress Dowager originally had a good impression of Sui Sui, and now the other party even helped her accomplish a cherished wish—that's even better.

Unfortunately, her body does not allow it.

After dragging it out for so long, the Empress Dowager thought she ought to let her see the child.

Otherwise, her heart would never be truly at ease.

The Empress Dowager told Prince Qi about the Xie family matter.

The Empress Dowager originally meant to let Thus we will output: Thus we will output: Thus we will output: Thus we will output: Xiefuren die directly: "Such a foolish and ignorant woman, keeping her would only corrupt the Xie Family's morale; better let her die cleanly than let her live and later harm the Xie Family's younger generation."

However, Xiedaren still needed to consider the child, so in the end he retained some affection.

The Empress Dowager also couldn't force her younger brother to kill him.

In the end she remained silent, showing no stance, indicating she would no longer meddle in this matter, letting His Majesty worry about it instead.

As for His Majesty, Xiedaren, and how the matter was negotiated with the Da Zhang Gong Zhu Fu.

The Empress Dowager no longer cared about it, and Prince Qi didn't ask further.

As for the details of this, Prince Qi doesn't know, but Prince Qing does.

At this point, after a little thought, he simply told Prince Qi: "Given such a situation, the aunt's handling of Xiedaren is naturally dissatisfying, but the imperial elder brother mediated in the middle, and the aunt's side reluctantly counts as satisfied."

The Grand Princess's side also shouldn't cause too much trouble.

Because a concubine-born daughter of the Xie family married into Da Zhang Gong Zhu Fu, she became the wife of a concubine-born son.

The two residences actually also have a marital relationship.

We can't let the two residences directly break off over this, can we? So, His Majesty mediated in between, and Minister Xie also intended to show goodwill.

He had originally intended to marry his daughter off far away; after deliberating at the residence, he had already maximized the benefit of this outcome.

So, after His Majesty indicated for him to express something, Minister Xie proactively suggested, wanting to marry off Xie Yujiao, this legitimate daughter, far away to Cangzhou.

Cangzhou, being in a desolate region, plus the incident with the imperial son-in-law Su family back then, has been neglected by the court these years, and its overall development is not good.

The current prefect surnamed Yan is the clansman of the Grand Princess's second daughter-in-law, Yanshi.

His Majesty intends to redevelop Cangzhou, so he sent a capable person there.

Prefect Yan's young son, when he was a child, because he was mischievous, broke a leg; now he walks with a slight limp.

Because of this, the marriage matter is somewhat difficult.

Minister Xie said he is willing to marry his daughter to the Yan residence.

Xie Yujiao, although she is a daughter of a secondary wife, is also a proper legitimate daughter, and moreover, outsiders mostly still look at whose daughter she is based on her father.

The legitimate daughter of a Minister, this status is sufficiently noble, naturally she is worthy of the prefect's son.

Minister Xie expressed his sincerity.

The Grand Princess, after thinking it over, also understood that causing a fuss would also easily make the two residences' relationship become stiff.

So, in the end, she nodded and agreed.

The second watch is at 19:00.