binnovel Chapter 1495: Legend of the Hidden Sea 15
Chapter 1495: Legend of the Hidden Sea 15
When no one knew about it, Emperor Zhenshun quietly investigated Zang Hai thoroughly. Especially with the full efforts of Shi Quan from the Capital City Bureau, Zang Hai's master who burned himself to death and called himself Xingdou was dug out by him.
Therefore, the fact that Zang Hai was actually Kuai Duo's son Kuai Zhinu was not hidden from Emperor Zhenshun.
Logically, Emperor Zhenshun ignored the destruction of Kuai Duo's family partly out of anger and partly to silence them. He absolutely could not marry such a dangerous person as Kuai Duo's orphan to his only blood relative.
But perhaps it was because Zang Hai's identity really caught the eye of Emperor Zhenshun before it was exposed, or perhaps Emperor Zhenshun was still thinking about the three bronze fish that Kuai Duo did not give him. Anyway, Emperor Zhenshun called Xiao Jinyue into the palace and actually began to discuss the matter of granting Zang Hai a marriage.
Emperor Zhenshun rarely fiddled with his carpentry, and even attentively pushed the milk cake that Xiao Jinyue liked towards her.
Xiao Jinyue was speechless. She could see that Emperor Zhenshun was a little embarrassed, so she took the initiative to say, "Father, what is the problem? Why don't you tell me? Maybe I can help you."
Emperor Zhenshun was an emperor after all, and he had no face at all, even if the person in front of him was his daughter, whom he cherished very much and planned to pass the throne to his grandson.
So he made up his mind and said directly: "I plan to choose Zang Hai as your princess."
Xiao Jinyue's first reaction was naturally to ask the reason, but seeing Emperor Zhenshun's rare firm look, she knew that if she asked, it would seem that she was not smart enough.
With a sigh, Xiao Jinyue solemnly advised Emperor Zhenshun: "Father, external objects are never worth relying on, especially the Guixi, which is such a weird external object. I have heard that in the victory in winter and summer that year, almost half of the soldiers were sacrificed."
"I don't know how the Guixi turned a living person into a tool that knows nothing but killing, but this move is obviously against the harmony of nature. If the death of the previous emperor was due to the Guixi and the Yin soldiers, which were things that had never been thought of, which led to the defeat of Dayong, then the Queen of Winter and Summer, Minghutida, died before the previous emperor, which might be the price she paid for this."
Emperor Zhenshun did not speak for a long time. Looking at the finely crafted mechanical disc in the palace, he was unable to relieve the uneasiness that had accumulated in his heart over the years.
Just when Xiao Jinyue thought that Emperor Zhenshun would not speak, Emperor Zhenshun suddenly called out to Shi Quan who was serving at the door and said, "Go and ask the cabinet to draft a document. I want to marry Zang Hai, the director of the Imperial Observatory and the doctor of the Ministry of Works, to Xiao Jinyue, the Prince of Qinghe."
When Shi Quan was sure that Xiao Jinyue was willing to give him and his confidants a good end, he couldn't help but lean towards her, so at this moment he actually looked up in panic and waited for Xiao Jinyue's reaction!
Emperor Zhenshun did not realize that his confidant had already shown favoritism between his master and his daughter, and thought that Shi Quan lost his composure because he was too surprised.
Emperor Zhenshun had to repeat: "Shiquan, go and ask the cabinet to draft it!"
Xiao Jinyue had no intention of making Emperor Zhenshun unhappy over such a trivial matter, so she urged Shi Quan and said, "Let the eunuch do his work. She is just a princess, and she is not from an imperial examination family. If there is anything in the future, the court officials will have nothing to say."
Shi Quan immediately understood that this Zang Hai must be hiding some secret that Emperor Zhenshun had noticed, so he insisted on bringing him under his control and even used the position of Princess Qinghe to win him over.
However, Prince Qinghe himself, the other party involved, did not agree with it and had no objection to Emperor Zhenshun's arrangement of the marriage. He just expressed in words the fact that Zang Hai, the future Princess Qinghe, was not worth mentioning.
The news that Shi Quan brought to the cabinet caused an uproar, but as Xiao Jinyue said, Zang Hai was not from an imperial examination background, and he was especially favored too much by Emperor Zhenshun recently, and he turned the Imperial Observatory upside down but remained unscathed. It was not that everyone could not do anything about him, but that everyone was waiting for Zang Hai to make a mistake on his own initiative.
But now Zang Hai was actually granted marriage and became a son-in-law. This was a great shame for a man, not to mention that Emperor Zhenshun personally said the four words "Princess Qinghe".
For a while, the cabinet was noisy, but the decree of marriage was quickly drafted. Emperor Zhenshun took a look and expressed his satisfaction. The decree praised Zang Hai's appearance, grace and ability, and praised Xiao Jinyue, even praising their unique marriage to the highest level.
Among the two parties who received the imperial decree granting the marriage, only Zang Hai was truly happy. He even jumped a little in front of the Minister of Rites, which almost made the Minister of Rites look dumbfounded.
However, one of Zang Hai's superiors, the Minister of Industry, lingered a little longer, patted Zang Hai on the shoulder, and said, "Although the emperor used the term 'Princess Qinghe', he did not mention that you should resign from your position. It can be seen that you, the Princess Qinghe, are much more valuable than the prince consort."
Zang Hai was so happy that he kept grinning. When Xiang An Tu received the news and came to his house, he saw Zang Hai sitting in the pavilion, looking up at the moon, and suddenly he lowered his head and smiled shyly.
Xiang Antu stomped heavily on the ground a few times to remind herself that she was here, and sat down opposite Zang Hai in front of him with a slightly dazed look in his eyes, "Your amorous mood is a bit too much..."
Zang Hai didn't think there was anything wrong with his behavior. Instead, he raised his head and chest and said confidently: "You also admit that the prince is excellent!"
Xiang Antu wanted to dig out his eyes, and took a few deep breaths to get rid of the disgusting feeling that he had liked Cang Hai before, and turned to business: "I thought you would resist becoming the Princess of Qinghe. After all, the imperial edict clearly stated that you are the first man in history to 'marry' a female prince and be called a 'Princess'."
Zang Hai chuckled, "Vulgar, the world is somewhat vulgar. If someone like the King of Qinghe were a man, even if I were a woman, I would have no chance of marrying him."
"So for me, Queen Qinghe is a woman, and she actually made me perfect."
Xiang Antu was speechless but also found it funny.
She really didn't expect that Xiao Jinyue's marriage would be confirmed like this. She originally wanted to see what kind of husband Xiao Jinyue would choose, but it turned out that person was Zang Hai.
And Zang Hai has another identity.
So even though she didn't have the heart to disturb Zang Hai's interest, she still wanted to remind him of the danger: "Have you forgotten your parents and sister?"
After all, he was still reluctant to mention Zang Hai's identity directly, so Xiang An Tu could only remind him here.
Xiang Antu came and went in a hurry, and Zanghai's good mood was completely gone with her departure.
Gao Ming, the chief steward of the Zang Mansion, was even more worried. He went directly to the masked man and wanted to ask him for advice.
But the masked man also felt that if Cang Hai could marry into the Qinghe Palace, the benefits would outweigh the disadvantages. After all, the Qinghe King had a special status, and there might be some way for Cang Hai to get the Gui Seal.