marquis of jingan

Chapter 1495: Extremely Wonderful

Chapter 1495: Extremely Wonderful

"Tell me about it."

Normally, Shen Yi was always very polite to any prince. Even if someone called him uncle, he never considered himself an uncle and would always respond with "Your Highness" in a proper manner.

But this time, Mr. Shen rarely put on airs, sat in the main seat, and quietly looked at the young man standing in front of him. His eyes were calm, but seemed to be penetrating, as if he wanted to see through the young man in front of him.

"What do you think?"

Li Jian lowered his head slightly, and sweat couldn't help but seep out of his forehead.

On weekdays, when he saw Shen Yi, Shen Yi didn't give him a cold look. Sometimes he had a smile on his face and looked very approachable.

After a long time, he no longer felt that there was anything scary about Lord Shen.

But now, Shen Yi's short words actually made his breathing slow down by half a beat.

At this moment, the Fourth Prince clearly felt the powerful sense of oppression that he had only felt from his father.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down, lowered his head slightly and said: "Uncle, you said..."

"Which aspect is it..."

"In terms of marriage."

Master Shen lowered his head to drink tea and said quietly: "What are you thinking? How much of your approach to my daughter is for her, and how much is for the throne?"

"There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be shy about anything."

Mr. Shen looked calm: "Go ahead."

"uncle."

Li Jian was a little anxious. He lowered his head and said, "My nephew really likes Sangsang. Apart from that, I don't have any other thoughts!"

"Well."

Master Shen lowered his head to drink tea and said softly, "Then Your Highness, when you go back today and tell His Majesty that I have agreed to this marriage, please tell him that I have agreed to it."

"Tomorrow you will write to the court to have His Highness sent to a fiefdom. Then we can start building a palace for His Highness now. When the wedding is over, His Highness can leave the capital and go to a fiefdom."

"I have already thought of the location for the enfeoffment. Your Highness will go to Jiangdu to be enfeoffed. This way, when I retire from the court and return home, I can still see my daughter and grandson."

Shen Yi's eyes were fixed on every change in Li Jian's expression.

The Fourth Prince was obviously shocked by Shen Yi's words, and his pupils even shrank.

The study fell into deathly silence.

It was unknown how long it took for the Fourth Prince to sort out his thoughts. He looked up at Shen Yi pitifully, then lowered his head and begged, "Uncle, my nephew is happy with Sangsang, and she is interested in the throne..."

"There is no conflict."

Shen Yi smiled.

He stood up, put his hands behind his back and looked at Li Jian: "It seems that Your Highness feels that you have a chance to replace the Crown Prince."

"Then let's put this marriage on hold for now. When Your Highness ascends the throne, I will wait for the imperial decree for Your Highness to marry my daughter."

Li Jian was stunned again.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that nothing came out.

Until today, he thought he was a smart man.

Although this kind of intelligence cannot be called the best in the world, it is at least first-rate intelligence, which is enough for him to maneuver between his father and Lord Shen with ease.

But now, he found that he...overestimated himself.

The Lord Shen in front of him blocked all his conversation with just a few simple words, leaving him unable to say a single word.

After a long while, Li Jian, who was standing there in a daze, took a deep breath, and suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Uncle..."

"I admit that I deliberately approached Sangsang in the beginning. I did have the idea of ​​getting close to you and taking advantage of your influence. But after such a long time of contact, I know that my feelings for Sangsang are absolutely sincere."

"If you don't believe..."

He lowered his head and gritted his teeth, "Then you should write to the court and send your nephew to a foreign vassal state."

"it is good."

Shen Yi nodded and said, "I will draft the document today and send it to Your Majesty tomorrow, requesting Your Majesty to confer His Highness the title of Duke of Jiangdu."

Li Jian lowered his head and said, "Uncle, don't I have any chance at all..."

"Have."

Mr. Shen said honestly: "Your Highness's exile is already destined. Now the only candidates of the right age in the court are the Crown Prince and Your Highness. Your Highness naturally has some chances."

"But the chances are slim."

Master Shen put his hands in his sleeves, looked at Li Jian, and said silently: "For this small opportunity, I will stay in Yanjing to participate in the fight for the throne, and take the risk of being feared by the new emperor in the future."

“I don’t think it’s worth it.”

Master Shen looked at Li Jian and said, "To be honest, if I were His Highness, I would have taken the initiative to submit a petition to be enfeoffed by now."

"Your Highness should know the situation of my family. I don't expect my daughter to become a queen in the future, and there is no need for the Shen family to become a royal family."

"I just want my daughter to live a peaceful life in the future."

"Therefore, if Your Highness wants to be my son-in-law, then go to Jiangdu to be his vassal."

"Otherwise, let's forget about it."

There was no room for doubt in Mr. Shen's tone.

Li Jian lowered his head, hesitated for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "Uncle, for Sangsang, I am willing to serve as a vassal!"

Shen Yi's expression remained unchanged: "Your Highness, please think carefully about this matter."

"I am not joking with your highness."

"Nephew has made up his mind."

Li Jian bowed his head and said, "My nephew is willing to ask for a vassal position!"

"You don't have to ask for it yourself."

Master Shen helped him up and said, "Your Highness, please go back first. I will write this memorial for you."

Li Jian's eyes flickered, and he was obviously in a very uneasy mood.

But he still lowered his head and said, "Yes."

…………

In the Manna Palace.

Mr. Shen stood below the emperor with his hands hanging down and said, "Your Majesty, this is probably what happened."

The emperor's current condition was worse than in the previous few months. He even had difficulty sitting up, and he looked even thinner.

But the good news is that the spirit is still good.

After dismissing the palace maids, the emperor looked at Shen Yi, smiled dumbly and said, "Shen Qing really wants to drive him to Jiangdu to be a vassal?"

"Yes."

Shen Yi bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, don't you want to test the character of the two princes? I think this is a good opportunity."

"The Fourth Prince must be a perfect young man in Yanjing, under the watchful eyes of Your Majesty and me. But if he is driven south, where no one will be watching over him, it is hard to say what he will become."

"This is the best way to see a person's true nature."

"And then there's that."

Mr. Shen continued, "With His Majesty the Fourth Prince in the court, His Majesty the Crown Prince will be very careful in what he does. Once His Majesty the Fourth Prince leaves the court, Your Majesty can take this opportunity to take a good look at His Majesty the Crown Prince's temper."

The emperor pondered for a while, then smiled and nodded, saying, "That does make some sense."

"Then what about their marriage? It's impossible for the fourth son to go to Jiangdu as Shen Qing wanted, but Shen Qing won't marry his daughter to him, right?"

"We will get married in a year."

Shen Yi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, there are many large mansions in Jiangdu, and there are also several ready-made royal palaces. It is not difficult to repair them. After the imperial edict is issued, His Majesty the Fourth Prince can set off soon."

"When he arrives at the closed country, during this nearly one year period, it will be time to see his true character."

The emperor smiled.

"Shen Qing's words sound nice, but to put it bluntly, isn't it just to scare the fourth brother and make him back down?"

Shen Yi smiled without saying anything.

His Majesty the Emperor pondered for a moment and said, "What Mr. Shen said does make some sense. I really want to see what his true character is like."

"But that's all."

The emperor smiled and said, "This boy is a bit like me. For your daughter, he even gave up the fight for the throne."

Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "The Fourth Prince probably thought that I was testing him, and he felt that he didn't have much chance of winning after leaving me, so he took a risk."

Having said that, the king and his minister looked at each other and smiles appeared on their faces.

"If it's according to Shen Qing, I wonder what kind of expression the fourth brother will have when he really receives the imperial edict from me..."

Shen Yi answered with a smile on his face.

"It will probably be quite exciting."

(End of this chapter)