Tuoba Xiong glanced at Tuoba Kelan and said loudly: "Thank you for your love, the Queen Mother. The third princess is the king's favorite daughter. I still need to report this matter to the king, and the king will make the decision."
"There's no rush. You can stay in Beijing for a few more months and discuss things slowly!" The Queen Mother was not in a hurry at all.
Anyway, no matter who Tuoba Kelan wants to marry, it will have little impact on her.
The King of Wei and the King of Liang have already married their main concubines. If Tuoba Kelan marries one of them, he can only be a side concubine and there is nothing to fear.
As for King Jin? Even if Tuoba Kelan makes him a concubine, how much trouble can a mere princess create?
Of course, King Jin's biological mother, Princess Wang Xian, would definitely be dissatisfied, but as a concubine, the Queen Mother had not yet taken her seriously.
Princess Wang Xian's mother's family is a prominent family in Beijing, and she also has a younger brother who is the Minister of Rites, but the Queen Mother is not afraid.
In short, as long as Tuoba Kelan is married, she will have plenty of opportunities to manipulate her, and she will never let this foreign princess make trouble in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"The Queen Mother, our king sincerely wants to marry Princess Da Zhou on behalf of the future king of the country. I also know that there is only such a golden and noble princess in Da Zhou Dynasty. The empress will definitely not let go. In addition, the princess is already engaged, so she cannot It’s hard to force someone to do it, but...before I left, the king once told me that...if you can’t marry a princess, you can marry a noblewoman from the royal family." Tuoba Xiong said respectfully, no longer as arrogant as before.
"Oh!" The Queen Mother's eyes lit up when she heard this. There was only one princess in the palace. As for the daughters of the royal family, there were quite a few.
After the late emperor ascended the throne, he dealt with some disloyal brothers, leaving only King Duan and King Rui.
King Duan had two legitimate daughters and three concubines, all of whom were married. As for the three concubines, the Queen Mother did not know about them.
King Rui has only one legitimate daughter, Zhou Rongxiang, who is just fifteen years old this year and has not yet discussed marriage.
As for the other clan girls from other branches of the royal family, there are even more.
"As long as she is a noblewoman of the royal family, please ask the Queen Mother to make it happen. We in the Xiqiang Kingdom sincerely want to marry Dazhou and make peace forever."
"Sixth Prince, please be patient and wait for the Ai family to summon Zong Zheng to the palace another day. After asking for details, I will give you an answer." The Queen Mother said with a smile.
"Yes, thank you, Queen Mother, for making it possible!" Tuoba Xiong saluted quickly.
They had inquired before coming and found out that the late emperor only had a daughter, Princess Jiahe.
It would be great if we could marry this princess back.
If not, you can settle for the next best thing and marry a royal daughter.
Anyway, Da Zhou will also ennoble her as a princess.
Although she is not as good as a real princess, as long as she has the title of princess and is a daughter of the Zhou royal family, she is useful to them.
As long as the Zhou Dynasty is willing to let the princess go and get married, in the eyes of the ordinary people of Xiqiang, it means that the Zhou Dynasty is afraid of their Xiqiang and has to send the princess, gold and silver jewelry to ask for peace.
When the time comes, as long as they send their troops south, the warriors in the clan will only work harder.
Because the fear of them from the northwest army had disappeared with the princess's marriage.
This is extremely beneficial to them.
Marrying a princess means that Zhou Dynasty is showing weakness, and their opportunity for the Western Qiang Kingdom to take over the Central Plains has also come.
"Mother, we, Princess Zhou, do not want to get married. This is a rule that Emperor Taizu set when he first conquered the world. As his descendant, my son must abide by it." The emperor frowned and said.
"At this time and that time, we must not only listen to the teachings of our ancestors, but also assess the situation and make the most accurate decision." The Queen Mother winked at her son and told him not to contradict her.
She had already made up her mind on this matter.
In exchange for the peace of the dynasty with a woman, even if it is only for a few years, the Queen Mother feels it is worth it!
Besides, no matter who is chosen in the end, she will be the queen of Xiqiang Kingdom after she marries her. She is extremely noble and more powerful than marrying a child from the capital.
Maybe someone in the royal family has volunteered to marry. Even if it is not the daughter of the two princes, it may be the daughter of other royal family members who want to marry.
The Queen Mother is not worried at all about not being able to choose someone.
If this matter were placed on Princess Jiahe, she would definitely be disgusted by her, but for ordinary clan girls, it was a good opportunity to become a master, especially those concubines who were not taken seriously and were bullied.
Maybe someone else will come to snatch it!
"Mother, it is a big deal to arrange a marriage. Whether it is a princess or a clan daughter, after all, she is the daughter of my great Zhou. Mother, please think twice about this matter. After discussing with the cabinet ministers tomorrow, it will not be too late to make a decision." The emperor said. persuaded.
The Queen Mother suddenly became unhappy when she heard this: "It's just marrying a clan daughter, why should the emperor stop it?"
No one from the Western Qiang Kingdom dislikes him, so why should he say more?
As the king of a country, if he refutes her, the queen, in front of the envoys, what kind of words will it sound like?
She didn't want to hear rumors that the Queen Mother and the Emperor were at odds.
"Imperial brother has lived in the palace for a long time, and has never summoned Zong Zheng. He doesn't know much about the royal family. You don't know... We, the Zhou royal family, have many people in the capital, and there are also many unmarried clan girls of the right age. Candidates If there are many, please leave this matter to your mother," King Wei advised.
But we must not let Tuoba Kelan and the others see the Zhou Dynasty’s jokes.
The emperor was a little excited when he heard this, and he coughed violently, one sound louder than the other, and he became weaker and weaker.
"Empress Dowager, the emperor is not feeling well. Please allow your servants to escort the emperor back to Taiqian Palace and summon the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment." Wang Fusheng, who was waiting beside the emperor, saw the emperor quietly gesture to him. He immediately understood what he meant and hurriedly called out said.
Seeing that the emperor was almost coughing, the Queen Mother waved her hand and said: "Send the emperor back quickly and rest!"
"Yes!" Wang Fusheng nodded, knelt down and ran out with the emperor on his back.
Several young eunuchs also hurriedly followed.
"The Emperor is too weak and can't hold on any longer. He has to go back and rest. I don't mean to neglect you two. It's getting late. The Ai family will give a banquet in Fuhua Hall today to welcome the Sixth Prince and Princess Kelan. You can go first Go back to the Concierge Court to rest, and then go to the palace for the banquet later," the Queen Mother said with a smile.
"Thank you, Queen Mother!" Tuoba Xiong and the others responded and exited the hall.
After leaving the palace, Tuoba Kelan curled his lips and said: "The Emperor of Zhou is really a sick man. He is even more delicate than a woman. He only said a few words and he coughed as if he was about to die. Fortunately, my father has no intention of letting me marry him. This kind of man who looks like a short-lived man is not worthy of this princess!"
"Keep your voice down, there are a lot of people staring at us." Tuoba Xiong quickly reminded his niece.
Tuoba Kelan nodded when he heard the words and lowered his voice: "Even we Xiqiang people know that the Queen Mother was in power in the Zhou Dynasty, and the emperor was just a decoration. It turned out to be true when I saw it today. As long as it is the Queen Mother's decision, she will be married." The emperor, who is the king of a country, cannot change. It seems that the rumors are correct, Da Zhou is indeed a woman. "
