The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

Chapter 224 I have a bold idea

Mo Cheng asked the Imperial Observatory to pick a date and prepared to hold another banquet to explain things to the envoys from the Yuan State in person.

There were still a few days before Mocheng officially clarified things with the envoys from Yuan State, so Xu Zhongshi went to the palace to find the queen first.

"Your Majesty, how is the princess these days?" Although Xu Zhongshi had asked the queen to put Mo Yuanyue under house arrest, he was still worried that Mo Yuanyue would find a way to escape.

The queen was very tired: "I had a quarrel with you two days ago, but now it's much calmer."

"Did they have a fight?" Xu Zhongshi felt vaguely uneasy. "Did the princess say anything?"

The queen sighed tiredly, "What can I say? I'm just a princess. Why can't I make the decision on such a small matter? I ran away in anger. Fortunately, I'm back now and I'm much calmer."

Xu Zhongshi was relieved: "That's good. As for the envoys from Yuan State, the emperor has made up his mind and intends to reject Yuan State's proposal. Before the envoys from Yuan State leave, let Yue Er stay in the palace and don't make any noise."

"As for Yue'er's marriage, it's time to settle it. This time, Yuanguo asked for her hand in marriage, but it's a small country. If there is a next time, we may not be able to protect Yue'er."

The Queen also nodded in agreement: "I will discuss this matter with the Emperor."

"Although the Minister of Works is on Prince Yuan's side now, the attitude of the Vice Minister of Works Yang Fan is very unclear. In this matter of Yuan State, he actually stood on the side of the Right Prime Minister. I'm afraid that's not good." Although Xu Zhongshi was not worried about what Yang Fan could influence, if the Ministry of Works did not stand wholeheartedly on Prince Yuan's side, there would definitely be many obstacles in the future.

The Queen understood: "I will mention this to the Emperor. Yang Fan is still the top scholar and a rising star. It is not considered as marrying down if Yue'er marries him."

"But once he becomes the consort of the emperor, Yang Fan will definitely not be able to hold any position in the court. I don't know how the emperor will consider this." The queen was also worried about this issue. "Besides, this matter is of great importance. The emperor will definitely discuss it with the Yang family first."

This is indeed a big problem.

"Your Majesty, you only need to mention Yue'er's marriage to the Emperor first, and there will naturally be a solution for the rest."

Mo Yuanyue, who was standing outside the door, heard everything. Her eyes were red again. It turned out that they all wanted to use her! Whether it was the favor of the palace or the indulgence of Jiangnan Xu Zhongshi, it turned out that they all wanted her to be their pawn willingly!

No! She is the princess of Darong! She is the only legitimate princess of my father! She can never be a pawn!

Mo Yuanyue stared at the two people in the hall hatefully, bit her lips in anger, and made a decision in her heart.

"Your Majesty, the Sixth Princess requests an audience."

Mo Cheng was handling government affairs in the Shangshufang at this time. He didn't expect Mo Yuanyue to dare to come to him: "Let her in."

As soon as Mo Yuanyue came in, he bowed to Mo Cheng and said, "Your Highness, I greet you."

"Stand up, Yue'er, why is she here in the Shangshufang today?" Speaking of which, people from the harem are not allowed to come to the court unless there is something very important. Mo Cheng was quite surprised by Mo Yuanyue's arrival.

Mo Yuanyue did not stand up, still kneeling on the ground: "Father, I beg you to allow me to leave the palace and build a mansion!"

"Leave the palace and build a mansion?" Mo Cheng was extremely surprised by Mo Yuanyue's words. She obviously didn't expect that this was the reason why Mo Yuanyue came to her. "Why did you suddenly propose to leave the palace and build a mansion?"

"The Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony is about to begin. Even if we want to leave the palace and build a mansion, we have to wait for some time."

Obviously Mo Cheng rejected Mo Yuanyue's request.

Mo Yuanyue was unwilling to give up and continued, "Father, I have already reached the age of marriage. It is not appropriate for me to stay in the Pengyi Palace of Queen Mother. It is better to allow me to leave the palace and build my own residence."

"But you suddenly proposed to move out of the palace and build a mansion. The Ministry of Revenue is now focused on the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, and the Ministry of Works is also busy. There is not enough manpower and financial resources to build the princess' mansion for a while." Mo Cheng put down the memorial in his hand and looked at Mo Yuanyue seriously.

Mo Yuanyue was very abnormal today, and even Mo Cheng, who knew very little about Mo Yuanyue, noticed it.

Especially now that the envoy from Yuan State has not left yet, Mo Yuanyue is making such a fuss, and I'm afraid he is hiding something.

"If it really doesn't work, I will buy a house outside the palace and move there temporarily. As for the princess's mansion, we can build it after the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is over." Mo Yuanyue is now eager to move out.

If she continued to live in the palace, the Queen might force her to marry one day.

Mo Cheng narrowed his eyes, obviously sensing something was wrong: "Yuer, are you hiding something from me?"

Mo Yuanyue avoided his gaze and said weakly, "No, no..."

"You are a princess, how can you just buy a house outside the palace to get by? Wouldn't this hurt the reputation of the royal family?" Seeing that Mo Yuanyue was unwilling to say anything, Mo Cheng didn't force her, but since Mo Yuanyue couldn't give him a satisfactory reason, he would not agree to let Mo Yuanyue move out.

Mo Yuanyue was anxious: "Father! When I was in Jiangnan, I could stay in an inn. The house in the capital must be much better than the inn in Jiangnan. If I can stay there, maybe the people will say that I have endured hardships and praise me!"

Mo Cheng still shook his head and looked down at the memorial: "This is not appropriate. Since you want to leave the palace and build a mansion, how can you just stay in a small house? You came to mention this to me. Does the Queen know about it?"

Mo Yuanyue stopped talking.

Mo Cheng looked up at Mo Yuanyue and said, "Since you don't have the Queen's consent, you should still live in Pengyi Palace. Even if you want to move out of the palace and build a residence, you should wait until the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony is over."

Mo Yuanyue was unwilling and wanted to say something else.

"That's enough. I will go to discuss this matter with the Queen. You can go down first!"

Mo Cheng had clearly rejected Mo Yuanyue twice, and Mo Yuanyue had no reason to continue arguing, so he could only reluctantly retreat: "Yes, I will take my leave."

If we have to wait for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven to be over, I don’t know how long we have to wait.

Judging from what her mother and uncle meant today, they would definitely tell her father about her marriage with Yang Fan as soon as the envoy from Yuan Kingdom left. She didn't want that! She had to get rid of her mother and uncle's plan!

Thinking about it, Mo Yuanyue had a bold idea in his mind.

Tomorrow is the day when Mo City will hold a banquet for the envoys from Yuan State. When Mo Xuan received the news, he immediately sent people out.

Xia Yanxiang also got the news, but she couldn't go anywhere and could only wait in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

"I wonder what wish you are here to fulfill today, Seventh Brother?" Mo Yuyang obviously did not expect that Mo Yufeng would take the initiative to invite him to come to Tanzhe Temple to burn incense. He was very surprised by Mo Yufeng's attitude.

Mo Yufeng smiled slightly, with a youthful light in his eyes: "I'm not here to fulfill a vow, I'm here to ask the Bodhisattva to bless me to fulfill my last wish. The last time my father prepared a concubine for me, it didn't work out, so I came here to ask for one myself, but I don't know if it will come true."

"Oh?" Mo Yuyang's eyes also lit up. It seemed that these two people were indeed hooking up with each other.

But what Mo Yuyang didn't know was that while Mo Yufeng said this, he was actually thinking of someone else in his heart.