eurekapd Chapter 219 Recruitment
Chapter 219 Recruitment
"Ah He believes in Your Majesty, but the treasury is not well-off right now. Your Majesty should keep things simple and use the money saved to manage the river and prevent floods. This can be considered as a way to accumulate merit for Ah He and Your Majesty."
Mo Ling shook his head and refused with difficulty under Feng Jiuqing's expectant gaze: "No, this would be too unfair to my Ah He. The ceremony of crowning a queen only happens once in a lifetime, and I want to give Ah He the best."
"If everything is kept simple, I'm afraid the Prime Minister and the Princess will not be willing to hand over their beloved son to me, Ah He. I'm sorry I can't agree to it, Ah He."
Feng Jiuqing held Mo Ling's face and said seriously: "Ah He doesn't feel wronged. Ah He wants to be an ordinary couple with His Majesty and hold an ordinary wedding, without wasting money or extravagance. It's simple, how nice."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will lobby the Prime Minister and the Princess for Your Majesty. You don't need to worry. I just want Your Majesty to give me a normal wedding."
"Your Majesty is not the king at the wedding, but Ah He's husband. He is the person Ah He wants to be with for the rest of his life. Is that ok?"
Mo Ling's heart softened like a puddle of water. He hugged Feng Jiuqing and said, "Whatever Ah He wants, I will grant it to him."
Feng Jiuqing smiled, forcing himself to suppress the bitterness in his heart, his voice filled with joy.
"Ah He thanks your Majesty!"
Mo Ling's heart softened, and his voice trembled a little, "I should thank Ah He. It was Ah He who gave me a chance to make amends. I was sorry for you in the past, and I promise that from now on I will never let you suffer any injustice."
Feng Jiuqing still had a smile on his face, and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, please remember what you said. If your Majesty betrays Ah He in this life, Ah He will never forgive your Majesty in this life."
Mo Ling immediately said: "No, I will never let Ah He down again! I gave Ah He a blank imperial edict. If one day I let Ah He down, Ah He can use this imperial edict to depose me. I believe that this day will never come."
It's easy to say, Ah He doesn't have any military power at all. If Mo Ling changes his mind, it can't be abolished by a blank imperial edict. Ah He can't do such a thing!
But if it were him, he could do it, and he could do it easily, so Mo Ling, remember what you said, Feng Jiuqing would take it seriously.
"it is good."
Feng Jiuqing agreed, and that night Mo Ling personally sent him to the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion. The two said goodbye reluctantly, and looking at Canglang felt a little bit hot to the eyes.
Feng Jiuqing did not go back to Ah He's courtyard directly, but went to Prime Minister Lu and Lan Shu's courtyard first, and told them that Mo Ling wanted to make him the queen.
Prime Minister Lu and Lan Shu naturally disagreed. After all, they had seen how tragic Ming Qing's ending was before, so how could they be willing for Ah He to get involved in Mo Ling's mess again?
"No! Your father does not agree. If I had known this, I would not have agreed to let you go to that useless secretary! I knew that your majesty was still intent on evil. Ah He, we can discuss anything except this matter."
Feng Jiuqing was silent for a while and said, "Your Majesty gave me a blank imperial edict, which can be used to depose the emperor. If Your Majesty betrays me, then I will use this imperial edict to depose him."
Prime Minister Lu was shocked at first, then he shook his head and said, "Ah He, things in the court are not that simple. It's just an imperial decree. It can't depose an emperor, unless, unless you are the Grand Tutor."
I'm sorry, I really am.
Feng Jiuqing lowered his eyes and chuckled, "Prime Minister, His Majesty loves me to the bone, this day will never come."
Prime Minister Lu turned his face cold to Ah He for the first time and shook his head and said, "A few months ago, Your Majesty also loved Ming Qing deeply, but in the end, you still killed Ming Qing."
"Ah He, listen to my advice. There are many good men in the world. If you like any, I can marry them for you. But I can't do that with His Majesty. He is not a good man."
Feng Jiuqing smiled so much that tears welled up in his eyes. "But what can I do? Ah He only likes Your Majesty! Prime Minister, Ah He only asks you this time, aren't you willing to fulfill Ah He's wish?"
Lan Shu cried as she advised Feng Jiuqing: "Ah He, listen to your father. He won't hurt you. His Majesty is really not a good man! I don't want to see you get hurt again. Ah He, listen to me."
But today Feng Jiuqing has made up his mind to be a rebellious son and he will not listen.
He lifted his robe and knelt in front of the two men, his head lowered, his face full of determination.
"I'm sorry, Ah He can't force you to have a relationship. If the princess and the prime minister are worried that Ah He will bring danger to the prime minister's mansion, Ah He can leave."
"What are you talking about! Even if I have to sacrifice the Prime Minister's Mansion, I will never let you suffer any injustice. How can you think of leaving?"
There was a hint of sarcasm in Feng Jiuqing's lowered eyes. After all, he made them sad on behalf of Ah He, but he was not Ah He.
"Ah He didn't mean that. It's just that Ah He will only love Your Majesty in this life. If the Prime Minister and the Princess don't agree, then Ah He will have to leave. Anyway, Ah He doesn't belong to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Ah He, do you want to kill me? You are my sweetheart, how can I bear to let you go!"
No matter how Prime Minister Lu and Lan Shu tried to persuade her, Feng Jiuqing was determined to marry Mo Ling. No matter what they said, Feng Jiuqing refused to budge!
In the end, the two of them were unable to persuade Feng Jiuqing and agreed to let Ah He marry Mo Ling as queen.
Feng Jiuqing then stood up and left. He did it on purpose. He had a more gentle way to ease the situation, but he was unwilling to use it.
In his entire life, he had only been a rebellious son to Princess Lanshu and the Prime Minister for one day, which had offset all the grievances and hardships he had endured in the Prime Minister's Mansion. From now on, he and the Prime Minister's Mansion were completely clear, and there was no longer any affection or relationship between them.
Mo Ling really did as he said and used the way of ordinary families to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion in person to propose marriage, and the betrothal gifts were piled directly outside the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Even though Prime Minister Lu and Princess Lan Shu didn't treat him well, he didn't feel any resentment at all. Instead, he treated Prime Minister Lu and Lan Shu with great respect.
Even under the extremely impatient looks of Prime Minister Lu and Lan Shu, Mo Ling couldn't hide the smile on his face.
There was no fake smile at all, and he looked visibly happy, like a child who had eaten candy.
After seeing Feng Jiuqing, his whole person instantly became more lively. Even Feng Jiuqing had never seen Mo Ling smile so brightly like this.
After speaking a few words to Feng Jiuqing, Mo Ling was pulled out by Prime Minister Lu, who was increasingly displeased with his son-in-law, leaving Lan Shu looking at Feng Jiuqing with red eyes.
Feng Jiuqing had to put on a flawless fake smile, but in fact he couldn't laugh at all.
All of this belongs to Ah He and has nothing to do with him. He is just a passer-by in this prosperous world, no one cares and no one pays attention to him.
Lan Shu hugged Feng Jiuqing in her arms and cried sadly. Feng Jiuqing just hugged Princess Lan Shu quietly without saying anything.
After the engagement, the two could not meet each other because Feng Jiuqing requested that everything be kept simple, and the wedding date was one month later.