Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 233 She Doesn't Want to Hand Over the Seeds

Um?She doesn't have to enter the palace?
Song Yuan didn't quite understand Emperor Taikang's intention, but he waited obediently at the gate of the palace.

Chang De took Mu Wantang in. He walked slowly, with a slight smile on his face, glanced at the box in Mu Wantang's hand, and said with a smile: "It seems that the young master and the young lady have already discussed it."

"Yeah." Mu Wantang replied very carefully: "It was a girl who was so bold that day that she uttered wild words in front of the emperor. After thinking about it, she regretted it very much. Today she came here to plead guilty to the emperor."

Chang De smiled: "The girl has the capital to say this, why panic?"

"I'm a weak woman, and I can't keep such a big advantage." Mu Wantang's tone couldn't hide her disappointment. She was full of ambitions and thought that she could use the only cotton in the Central Plains to make her business bigger and stronger, but now she has to hand over what she has found so hard to protect herself. She is really unwilling.

Chang De said: "Master Ninth and the girl found the things together, why should the girl worry? It is absolutely impossible for those people to go beyond the son and make things difficult for the girl."

When Song Yuan was mentioned, Mu Wantang thought of what she said again, and couldn't help feeling more and more disappointed. Facing such a kind-faced old man like Changde, he wasn't too wary, so he opened his mouth and said, "Young Master said, he is fledgling, and he has rebelled against the King of Zhongshan several times. His future is unpredictable. The right to manage the four regions is indeed very attractive, but to hold it requires military power, and he can't hold it."

Chang De nodded: "It seems that the young master is not clear about his own strength and made a misjudgment. That's why he is so cautious and underestimates himself. Speaking of which, if the emperor handed over the management rights of the four places to the young master, he would naturally not be able to keep him. In fact, the way is there. As long as the young master leaves, the benefits will really come down. In the final analysis, the young master is too righteous, and he is unwilling to force and wrong the girl."

Mu Wantang remained silent, she naturally knew that Song Yuan was unwilling to force herself to be wronged, and saying that she couldn't protect herself was more like an excuse for him to save face for himself.

"The reform of Tian Mu has been successful, and my son has accumulated enough reputation and people's hearts. These things seem to be without military power, but military power can be taken away. People's hearts are not, and prestige is not. Now the government and the public know about cotton. Once it is successfully planted, it will be a great achievement that will go down in history. The people can afford it. As long as the son is willing, the right to manage the four places is in his pocket. But in order to protect the girl, the son is willing to give up such a good opportunity."

Chang De's words made Mu Wantang feel even more uncomfortable. No matter how much she didn't understand the affairs of the court, she knew how rare such an opportunity was. To give up such a good opportunity for herself made her conscience restless.

"Miss ask yourself, have you really never been tempted by the young master?" Chang De smirked: "A young man with impeccable appearance and character, will the girl meet such a good guy again in the future? I speak badly, girl don't care, although it is only a concubine, but the royal concubine is better than a businessman's wife. The girl is now dependent on her mother. In the future, the family status of the marriage will not be too high. Maybe it is not what I like. Is this really what the girl wants?"

Mu Wantang's footsteps paused, the thoughts in her heart were not firm at all, but at this moment they were greatly shaken.

Of course she doesn't want to, if she can't marry a husband who loves each other, then she must marry a good man with good conduct, such a man has a bottom line, even if she can't get his love, at least she won't be tortured, this is the truth her parents taught her, she remembers it very clearly.

Chang De also stopped: "Maybe the girl doesn't know that the Duke's Mansion sent someone to Zhongshan. According to the prince's character, he must want to win over the Duke's Mansion and send the girl out to sell favors. The young master couldn't bear to have the girl's achievements stolen, so he came up with a way to let the girl hand over the seeds and withdraw. In this way, although the girl can't achieve what she wants, but the reward from the emperor is not a disadvantage. But the son is different. He will not get this real benefit, and he will offend the Duke's mansion and the prince."

"Really?" Mu Wantang's heart tightened. She didn't know these things, and naturally she didn't know that Song Yuan would bear such serious consequences. For a while, the box in her hand was a little hot.

She doesn't want to hand over the seeds anymore.

When the goal was achieved, Chang De stopped talking and led Mu Wantang to Taihua Hall.

This time alone, Mu Wantang became more and more nervous. She stood at the door for a long time before mustering up the courage to go in. Chang De walked in front of her, led her to a suitable place and nodded.

Mu Wantang knelt down: "The daughter of the people sees the emperor."

She still didn't dare to look up at Emperor Taikang behind the dragon case, and even if she knew that the other party's eyes were on her, she didn't dare to take a peek at the emperor's honor.

"Have you figured it out?" Emperor Taikang's old voice was rarely gentle and loving, and he didn't bother to exert coercion to frighten a little girl who had no bad intentions.

Mu Wantang raised the box in her hand: "This is the cotton seed brought back by the daughter of the people, and I submit it to the emperor to fulfill the duty of the subjects."

Chang De took the box to Emperor Taikang and opened it for him to have a look, then stood aside with the box in his arms.

"You brought these seeds back after untold hardships. Now that you have handed them over, what do you want me to reward you?" Emperor Taikang glanced at Chang De, who nodded slightly, expressing that he had said everything he had to say.

Mu Wantang was silent for a while, she was not an idiot, she knew what the emperor's servants personally came to pick her up at the gate of the palace and said so much to herself, they hoped that she would be Song Yuan's concubine, so that Song Yuan could take the credit steadily, this was what they hoped, and it was also what she wanted.

However, Song Yuan has no intentions for her, if he obeys the emperor's will, is it considered a forced marriage for Song Yuan?Will he hate himself?
Mu Wantang has this concern, she doesn't want Song Yuan to hate herself, but right now, she obviously can't allow her to think so much.

After pondering, Mu Wantang plucked up the courage to look at Emperor Taikang behind the dragon case. The old emperor was still majestic, even if he just sat there quietly and didn't speak, it made people feel nervous.

"The daughter of the people is so bold that she wants to ask the emperor to marry her." Mu Wantang said what was in her heart, without any ups and downs in her tone, but her expectation was raised to an unprecedented height following these words.

She was afraid of being rejected, even if she knew that this was what the emperor expected, she was also afraid.

Emperor Taikang didn't think for too long, he rarely smiled, he was not happy that his grandson was about to get married, but happy that Song Yuan would receive the favor he bestowed, and he was willing to give such a big benefit to Song Yuan.

"Precise play."

Mu Wantang didn't know how she left the Taihua Palace, she only felt that her feet were soft, and she didn't wake up until the snowflakes blew on her face.

"Girl." Chang De returned the box to her with a smile: "Congratulations, girl, let's go back and wait for the order first."

(End of this chapter)