Chapter 450 Male Pet (1)
“Who says Mo’er is getting married?”
Gong Cheng said in a deep voice, and his one sentence made everyone quiet down completely.
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“If you do not mourn her, fine! It’s not too much to ask for you to see off Yan’er at her funeral, is it? What kind of royalty are you if you refuse this much? What Rongji Princess then would you be?”
In the end, it was still Gong Yimo’s title and position that bothered her.
She was just using the matter of Yan’er’s funeral to provoke her. Just seeing a person off was not much different from mourning, you just didn’t have to wear the mourning clothes, but she would have to be responsible for receiving the crowd and watching over the corpse for seven days and seven nights until the funeral procession team arrived before sending Yan’er off to be buried before everything was over.
So, as long as Gong Yimo promised her this, then she’ll definitely be able to find faults in her somewhere during this long period of time! Then she’ll force her to return her title! Otherwise, how could she stand this?!
“And if I won’t?” Gong Yimo stood at the entrance of the palace and said coldly.
“If you won’t even help with my request, then how can anyone rely on you in the future? You’d better just write a letter of guilt and admit that you are not worthy of the Emperor’s reward, otherwise, I’ll let the whole world know how unfilial and unfaithful of a rebellious daughter you are!”
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The Emperor’s words confused the minister. What sort of princess would not get married to anyone?
When he saw the surprised looks on their faces, Gong Cheng laughed instead.
“Mo’er is smart, holds a powerful weapon, and is gifted too. So why should We marry her off? Moreover, Mo’er personally swore to Us that she will never wed for as long as she lives! Therefore, I gave her this rank in order to compensate her. Now, what else do you have to say?”
Seeing that everyone had gone quiet, Gong Cheng continued. “In terms of martial arts talent and wisdom in strategy, which part of Mo’er is lacking to other men? And she has been a meritorious member of the country, so why shouldn’t she have this reward?”
The more he spoke, the more justified he felt this was. “I am not merely treating her as an heir, but as a son. A capable son! So why can I not use her?”
Someone hesitated for a moment before asking quietly, “Will the princess be without an heir just for this reason?”
The Emperor was stopped by that question. It was the first time he actually pondered this question.
After a while, he suddenly said, “Since Our royal sons are able to take wives and concubines, and Our princess has sacrificed so much for her country. Why can she not have a male pet?”
The Emperor’s words shocked the entire court! If it wasn’t for the fact that Gong Jue was too busy with the bank and didn’t attend court, and if the crown prince wasn’t still in Huaihe, then this sentence alone was enough to flip the sky over!
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Gong Yimo’s head was beginning to hurt while quarreling with the Empress Dowager. Indeed, there have been princesses who run harem chores on behalf of the harem through the dynasties, but that is only the case if the Empress was sick or if the princess was very old. For the Empress Dowager to come at her with things that didn’t even make sense really give Gong Yimo a headache.
The Empress Dowager seemed to know that Gong Yimo was hard-headed and wouldn’t give in, but she still wanted to push her, so she sneered.
“If you don’t want to see Yan’er off, so be it! I’ll just pretend I don’t have a granddaughter like you. But...Yan’er has been in love with Gong Jue for a long time. Jue’er is most obedient to your word, so as long as you can convince him to see her off, I...will let you go!”
The empress Dowager was still slightly sincere when she said this. Historically, cases like Long Hanyan who had no parents were generally seen off by the husband before burial. For those who are unwed, there are also cases where their brothers take over, but that would never end up with Gong Jue!
So, when the Empress put out this final request, it could be regarded as the final tricky compromise.