After Huanbi was reborn, she became the prince's favorite

"Zungar only asked to marry a princess, not the emperor's princess."

"What Wanpin means is..." The emperor hesitated and refused to say the words.

Zhen Huan stood up and knelt before the emperor, "I shouldn't interfere in state affairs."

The emperor shook the beads to let her get up, "Today we are talking about family affairs. No matter who it is, as long as they can come up with an effective solution, I will not punish them."

"What I mean is that the late emperor had a princess who was still unmarried. What Junggar wants is the bloodline of the Qing monarch..." She stopped here.

The Emperor and the Empress looked at each other, with an expression of reluctance, "But she is my youngest sister after all! Besides, I'm afraid the Empress Mother will be reluctant to let her go."

Zhen Huan knew it clearly in her mind. How could the Emperor and the Empress not know this method? But neither of them would tell it. It would be best if she could get someone else to tell it.

This matter originally had nothing to do with Zhen Huan, but if she wanted her plan to succeed, she had to take the initiative to interfere in this matter.

"I know that Your Majesty values ​​friendship and sibling affection, but right now... Your Majesty's princess really cannot be sent to marry. My words are just a suggestion to Your Majesty. Whether this can be accomplished depends entirely on Your Majesty's wishes."

After Zhen Huan finished speaking, Huanbi couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction. What the young lady said was just right. If this matter were to get out, since the young lady had taken the initiative to bring up the matter, she would not make decisions for the emperor and commit the crime of presumption.

The queen was quite embarrassed. She frowned and looked at the emperor. She put one hand on the emperor's knee and said:

"Your Majesty, Princess Chaogui is young and does not know much about the ways of the world, but if she does not go, there will be no better candidate. I wonder if the Junggar envoy has said when the deadline is?"

The emperor sighed, his lips seemingly not opening at all, "They asked me to give a reply within three days, and today is already the second day."

After saying this, he looked at the queen, his eyes revealing a hint of helplessness.

The emperor took the emperor's hand distressedly and comforted him:

"For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor has sacrificed all his time and energy. If Princess Chaogui can bring decades of peace and stability to the Qing Dynasty, it will be her blessing."

The emperor glanced at the people present and asked them plaintively, "Think about it, apart from this method, is there no other way?"

The concubines looked at each other, speechless.

The emperor saw this, thought for a moment and said to everyone: "In this case, I will discuss it with the Empress Dowager and make some plans."

The concubines left Jingren Palace and walked towards their own palaces. Mei Zhuang touched her belly and looked a little worried.

"Sister, what's wrong?"

"Huan'er, the emperor's attitude and the words the queen said just now are really shocking!"

Zhen Huan looked at her for a while and said, "Please speak frankly, sister."

"If it were in the past, I would not have considered the princess' marriage as a big deal, after all, it has been like this since ancient times. But now I am pregnant, if it is a prince, it would be good, and I can make many decisions on my own.

If the baby is a princess, and if there is unrest on the border one day, wouldn't she be given as a gift to the other party to stabilize the country?

This has always been the fate of women. The more I think about it, the more scared and sad I feel. " Mei Zhuang said this and looked up at the sky with a sense of loss.

The Queen Mother's daughter could not escape becoming a pawn of the royal family, let alone the concubines. Zhen Huan didn't know how to comfort Sister Mei and could only pray in her heart that their daughters could live comfortably regardless of whether they were rich or poor.

"Oh, Huan'er, the idea of ​​sending Princess Chaogui to marry was first brought up by Bu. I'm worried that the Queen Mother will blame you if she finds out. Then..."

Before Mei Zhuang finished speaking, Zhen Huan smiled and said, "Thank you for worrying about me, sister. I know the pros and cons of this matter. I have my own reasons for doing this, but it is inconvenient to tell you now, sister. I hope you can understand."

Mei Zhuang looked at her gently, "Okay, since you know the pros and cons, I won't ask any more questions, but you have to protect yourself.

By the way, I haven’t visited Lingrong for a while, let’s go and see her together!”

Zhen Huan smiled and replied, "That's exactly what I was thinking!"

Although the two of them lived together in Suiyuxuan, Lingrong's health had been getting worse these days, and Zhen Huan had a lot of things to do, so they hadn't seen each other for several days. Moreover, she was worried that her father's affairs would affect the people around him, so she tried to stay in her own palace and didn't interact with others much.

The emperor came to Shoukang Palace to report to the empress dowager about Princess Chaogui's marriage. The empress dowager coughed violently after hearing this. She knew that this was the best way at the moment, but as she got older, she would inevitably feel reluctant to let the princess go. She was afraid that she would never see her again after she left.

“Empress Dowager, Chao Gui is my son’s youngest sister. I feel sorry for her just like you do. But the princess alone can save tens of thousands of soldiers from dying in battle. The court has just been stabilized. If we open the war, many people will be displaced and many lives will be lost.

As the emperor, it is my duty to protect the lives of soldiers and civilians. I hope that the Empress Dowager will understand."

The Empress Dowager sighed deeply and nodded sadly. She was first and foremost the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty, and only then the mother of the princes and princesses. In the face of state affairs, family affairs were not important.

The emperor had considered everything very carefully, and she had no complaints. If she insisted on keeping the princess, she might become estranged from the emperor in the future, and it would even endanger the Qing Dynasty. She knew what was more important.

"Emperor, I understand what you said. If that's the case, please send the messenger to pass on this news as soon as possible and choose a date for Chao Gui to get married!

By the way, the princess is marrying so far away, I am afraid I will never see her again in this life. In addition to the dowry that is required according to the rules, I will also add some from my own storehouse, which is considered to be my duty as a mother!"

The Emperor looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "Don't worry about the dowry, my son will not let my sister lose face."

Six days later, early in the morning, Princess Chaogui's procession marched out of Xuanwu Gate in a grand procession. The emperor stood on the top floor, took a look from a distance, and then returned.

Zhen Huan was sitting in front of the window reading a book when the Emperor came in lightly without anyone notifying him.

"Why is the emperor here at this hour? Shouldn't he be escorting the princess out of the city?"

The emperor lowered his head, obviously a little disappointed, "It's useless to send him out of the city, and it will only increase the sadness of both of us."

When Zhen Huan saw the emperor like this, she felt mixed emotions.

She poured a cup of warm tea and handed it to the emperor, comforting him, "The princess is blessed with great fortune, and with the protection of the emperor and the queen mother, her life will not be too difficult. The emperor should take good care of himself."

The emperor picked up the teacup and took a sip, then glanced at the book in Zhen Huan's hand.