The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

Meng Wen Yao spread out her hands and handed the white jade in her hand to General Meng.

"Father, Elder Chen said that the Chen family owes me a fiancé, so they will definitely help me find a suitable husband. If I can't find one, I will always be the daughter-in-law of the Chen family. This is the promise of the Chen family."

General Meng recognized at a glance that this was the white jade that Chen Yanqing never let go of, so he believed it to be true. He gently took it in his hand and played with it, saying with a smile: "The elder's things are good. He can give you this, which shows that he thinks Chen Qianmo went too far today. Do you have a favorite candidate?"

Seeing General Meng's smiling face, Meng Wenyao stood up, approached General Meng, and said suddenly: "Father, do you think Elder Chen has something else to say?"

"how you said that?"

"Look, if he said he would definitely help me find a perfect husband, I would still trust him even if he didn't give me the white jade. But he gave me the white jade that he kept close to his body, and also said that if I couldn't find one, I would always be a daughter-in-law of the Chen family. Chen Qianmo and I are no longer together, so who else can the Chen family have?"

General Meng played with the white jade and said with a smile: "Who else could it be? The Chen family has many outstanding sons and nephews."

"How can it be the same? I lost a young man of Chen Qianmo's background. There is no way I can find someone worse than him. So there is only one candidate."

"Who?" General Meng asked casually.

"Chen Yanqing."

Meng Wenyao's words frightened General Meng so much that he almost dropped the white jade in his hand. He quickly covered Meng Wenyao's mouth and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense, this is incest."

Meng Wenyao pulled General Meng's hand away and rolled her eyes, "I didn't marry Chen Qianmo, so how could it be incest?"

"Besides, this was a hint from Elder Chen. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said that I would always be the daughter-in-law of the Chen family and gave me the white jade that is close to my body. Father, I won't say more. Think about it carefully."

General Meng was repeatedly hinted by Meng Wenyao, so he started counting on his fingers.

"When you got engaged to Chen Qianmo, Elder Chen gave you the bracelet that was passed down from the ancestors of the Chen family. Over the years, whatever the emperor gave Elder Chen as a gift, as long as it was something for women, he gave it to you. There was also your coming-of-age gift. I heard that the phoenix hairpin was given to you by the empress dowager herself after Elder Chen talked to her about it. Could it be that Elder Chen really likes you?"

General Meng, who was led by Meng Wen Yao, completely forgot that Meng Wen Yao was engaged to Chen Qianmo before. Elder Chen did all this to help Chen Qianmo.

But Meng Wenyao would not remind General Meng. She even deliberately said, "I heard that the Chen family sent a lot of betrothal gifts today. Our marriage has been cancelled. The betrothal gifts are all left here. The Chen family didn't say they were leaving. What do you think that means?"

"What do you mean?"

"Of course he still wants me as his wife, so as to avoid the trouble of betrothing again in the future."

After listening to Meng Wen Yao's words, General Meng suddenly realized. He held the white jade in his hand, opened and closed his mouth but couldn't find a suitable word.

Although he felt it was inappropriate for a moment, a greater ecstasy swept over him. It would be good to be a relative of Chen Ge Lao, but wouldn't it be even better if Chen Ge Lao became his son-in-law?

It would also be a good opportunity to make Chen Qianmo, that kid, restrain himself a little. Don't think that he can do whatever he wants just because he relies on Elder Chen and not take the Meng family's reputation into consideration.

He spread out his hands, looked at the white jade in his hands happily, and carefully placed it in Meng Wenyao's hands, and said excitedly: "You are right, I will discuss it with your grandfather right away."

General Meng didn't care that it was getting late, and went straight to Old Master Meng's bed and woke him up.

"Father, great news!!"

Old Master Meng woke up in a daze and felt helpless when he saw his son was drunk.

"Okay, this is a great thing. I understand. You should go to bed early too."

"Father, I'm not drunk. This is really a great joyous occasion."

Old Master Meng has always known that his son is not in tune with the world. He was already awakened by General Meng's yelling. He put on his coat and sat up, saying helplessly, "What's the happy event? Chen Qianmo is kneeling in front of our house, begging us to marry Miss Meng to him again?"

General Meng smiled brightly and said strangely, "Father, you should have a better dream. Chen Qianmo is nothing but a good father. He may not be able to pass the imperial examination in the future, and even if he does, I don't know where he will go."

As he spoke, he leaned forward and whispered to Old Master Meng, "There is a man who is a thousand times better than Chen Qianmo, and he wants to marry our girl."

At this time, Old Master Meng no longer thought that General Meng was drunk, and felt that General Meng was most likely sleepwalking.

He said unhappily, "Why, the emperor has taken a fancy to Yao'er and wants to make her the queen?"

"That man is still a little worse than the emperor." General Meng said embarrassedly.

He had laid the groundwork up to this point, and he didn't beat around the bush anymore. He grinned and said, "He is the youngest minister in the cabinet. You also know that the Prime Minister is old and I heard that he has not attended court for a long time. The Prime Minister has retired, so that one is the Prime Minister."

"Father, the future Prime Minister has taken a liking to your granddaughter."

Old Master Meng was confused. There were four prime ministers in the cabinet. One was over sixty years old, and two were in their fifties. None of them would be a good candidate for his grandson-in-law.

As for Chen Yanqing, who was only in his early thirties, he instinctively did not consider it, and it was impossible even if he used his toes to think about it.

He had been tormented until now, just to hear a joke. He no longer wanted to accompany General Meng in making trouble, so he sneered: "Well, since the Prime Minister likes your daughter, you go and prepare the dowry. I am going to sleep now, old man."

"No, father, are you so calm? That's Chen Yanqing, the 15-year-old champion, the 28-year-old Minister of Rites, the 31-year-old cabinet elder, how could you..."

"What……"

Old Master Meng, who had already laid down, immediately jumped up, grabbed General Meng's arm and asked, "What did you say? Chen Qianmo broke off the engagement, and his father is going to marry Yao'er?"

"Yes!"

General Meng felt that Old Master Meng's reaction was a bit too extreme. He was almost scared and complained, "I have been telling you this all along, why do you act like you just heard it?"

"I didn't hear you clearly."

Old Master Meng made a random explanation. He really didn't expect it was Chen Yanqing just now. He couldn't have thought it was Chen Yanqing at all!

He then asked, "Did Elder Chen tell you this personally?"

General Meng shrank back, the smile on his face diminished, and he muttered, "That one didn't happen."

"However, didn't the Chen family say that they were sorry to Yao'er and that no matter what Yao'er asked for or who she liked, the Chen family would do their best to make it happen?"

Old Master Meng nodded vigorously, motioning for General Meng to continue, and then General Meng laughed heartily.