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"I don't dare." Duke Mu quickly changed his words.

Song Chun then calmed down the sharpness in his eyes, and then said: "Insufficient status and family background is not a problem. What is important is that you have the ability to take care of the house, husband and raise children. This girl Mu can support the family by herself." Far more than many people.”

"Your Highness, you are so complimentary." Mu Guogong said politely, but he felt quite uncomfortable in his heart. Song Chun's words were clearly a sarcastic comment that his granddaughter was not as good as Mu Wantang.

Song Chun walked up to Duke Mu and said, "I believe in Yuan'er's eyes, and I believe even more that he and Miss Mu will be able to play the piano and play the harp in harmony after they get married. Although they cannot marry the granddaughter of the Duke, they recognize that their granddaughter is also a grandson." Daughter, it seems that Yuan'er is destined to be the Duke's grandson-in-law."

Duke Mu couldn't help but laugh. Although the late emperor proposed the marriage, he kept delaying and never took the initiative to let any of his granddaughters marry Song Yuan. It was clear that he despised Song Yuan, so Emperor Hongming asked Song Chun to accept it. After his own granddaughter became Liangdi, he quickly gave feedback. The contrast between before and after made many people chew on her behind their backs.

"However, my Yuan'er is a young and talented young man. His appearance and character are among the best among men. His literary skills and military skills are even more difficult to compare with. If he becomes the grandson-in-law of the Duke of the country, it does not mean he has wronged the Duke of the country." Song Chun said to Song Yuan After praising him all the time, he also slapped Mu Guogong in the face: "In my opinion, he is much better than the other grandsons-in-law of the Duke of Mu."

The grandson-in-law he mentioned naturally did not include himself. Mu Liangdi was just a concubine at best, but this unfavored concubine was a beauty carefully selected by the Duke's palace.

Duke Mu's face became even worse. Song Chun was squeezing him like this, which was clearly revenge for his acquiescence in allowing others to impeach Song Yuan.

"Since it is Yuan'er's wish, Gu naturally wants to be beautiful as an adult, and will report it to the emperor when he comes back. The national mourning is almost over, and the wedding of the two of them cannot be careless. Yuan'er is often in the northwest and busy with affairs, so don't bother him with small things. Now, Duke Lao will have to worry more about the wedding preparations." So stop making trouble for Song Yuan behind his back.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will do my best."

Song Chun was then satisfied: "As for Miss Mu and her daughter, please ask the Duke to take care of her. After the Emperor gives permission, the palace will arrange for someone to teach Miss Mu, so there is no need to bother the Duke and Mrs. Mu on this etiquette." .”

Duke Mu looked at him without saying a word, so Song Chun just kept on guard against him. He even bothered to guard against trivial matters between women, which was really too much.

He looked very unhappy when he said goodbye. After returning home, the Duke's wife noticed his displeasure and asked a few questions before finding out the cause and effect. She was immediately shocked along with the other female family members around him.

"His Majesty Ninth Prince wants Mu Wantang to be his wife?" Madame Guogong was the first to refuse: "She is just a merchant girl from a nearby village. What qualifications do she have to marry the prince and become his wife? When the late emperor was still alive, he only proposed her as his wife. It’s just a concubine, does His Highness the Ninth Prince still want to disobey the late Emperor’s will?”

Mu Guogong looked calm and spoke calmly: "Didn't the emperor also violate the late emperor's will and let our family send our daughter to the East Palace? This time, His Highness Ninth Prince personally submitted the request. The Crown Prince has always indulged His Highness Ninth Prince Partiality, specifically leaving me to talk about this matter.”

"That's not okay, sir. Although our grandson is the crown prince's concubine, in the final analysis she is a concubine. If a merchant girl from a nearby family becomes the prince's wife, will it be possible for them to meet again in the future? Isn't it okay to bow down to that merchant girl?" The Duke's wife was reluctant: "Fortunately, after the late emperor's marriage, we did not explicitly say which granddaughter we would marry to His Highness Ninth Prince. Although we sent one granddaughter to the East Palace, there is no other. Are there other ages that are suitable? We might as well ask the Emperor to let the engagement remain as it is, and let our grandson daughter be the prince's wife. That merchant girl won the favor of the late emperor because of her cotton. She has already reached a high level to be a concubine, so she can't do it. It's a grievance." She said a lot, only to get a blank look from Mu Guogong: "Have you forgotten that we deliberately delayed deciding which granddaughter to marry to His Highness the Ninth Prince? Now we are rushing to curry favor with him. , will only make people laugh."

"Then we can't get a merchant girl off in vain." Mrs. Guogong was very anxious: "After her father died, they mother and daughter suffered a lot of injustice when it came to dividing the family property. They have even lost contact with us in these years. If she marries His Highness Ninth Prince, I’m afraid she won’t consider everything for the family.”

Duke Mu did not comment on the matter. Mu Wantang was still young when the family property was divided. Although he felt sorry for her, who would have thought that a little girl could have such great fortune?If he had known that she had the courage to go to the Western Regions to look for cotton, and thus gained face in front of the late emperor and was granted a marriage, then he would have taken good care of this girl when the family property was divided, but now it was too late.

"The marriage of His Highness Ninth Highness is decided by the Emperor and the Queen. Even if the Crown Prince favors His Highness Ninth Highness, he cannot make the decision with full authority, not to mention Concubine Shen in the middle." Mu Guogong thought carefully: "You can come in tomorrow. Palace, go and pay your respects to the Queen and Concubine Shen, and listen to their thoughts."

The Duke's wife thought about it and immediately agreed.

Entering the palace the next day, the Duke's wife specially brought her young granddaughter with her. It was a coincidence that the grandson and grandson arrived. The concubines had just paid their respects and left, and only the little Shen was still sitting and talking in the Queen Shen's palace.

As soon as the palace servants came in with their grandfather and grandson, Empress Shen and Xiao Shen noticed at the same time the little girl who was following the Duke's wife. She was only fourteen or fifteen years old, but she was beautiful and fragrant. It's so exciting that people can fall in love with it at just one glance.

After greeting her politely, Empress Shen offered her a seat and said with a smile: "Madam has always been in poor health, and it's not an important annual gift, so why bother going to the palace?"

"My wife is old and frail, and often misses the New Year's greetings. The Queen is tolerant and considerate without asking any questions. My wife can't be trusted. Today, I came to the palace to thank you, and secondly, I came for the marriage of His Highness the Ninth Prince. ." When the Duke's wife spoke, she looked specifically at Mr. Shen.

Little Shen looked at her with a smile, polite and distant, and did not react too strongly to the Duke's wife's overtures.

She didn't pursue the matter of Song Yuan being left out in the Duke's Mansion, but that didn't mean she didn't remember it. She had also seen Mu Liangdi, and she wasn't necessarily a good person. She actually dared to be picky about her Ah Yuan. , when their family delayed settling the matter, there were many people chewing Song Yuan's tongue behind his back.

"Yuan'er's marriage?" The smile on Queen Shen's face deepened a little: "What a coincidence, I am talking about this matter with Concubine Shen."

Little Shen smiled, but when she looked at the Duke's wife, her smile became a little colder.

The Duke's wife didn't care about her reaction, and said with an apologetic face: "How can a branch of the family dare to reach out to the prince? I still ask the queen to make the decision."