mesbooks Chapter 298: The Riddle
Chapter 298: The Riddle
"What is Your Highness's purpose in coming here? Your Highness, stop playing coy and just tell me directly."
Xin Ruyu then told Gan Luo.
"The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. I wonder if Your Highness would be willing to accompany me for a stroll in the streets? The streets are very lively here. If Your Highness wishes, I certainly would..."
Before Xin Ruyu could finish speaking, Gan Luo interrupted. "I'm really sorry, but now that Young Master Shangguan is getting married, I have to go and help them with the wedding preparations."
What? Shangguan Mufeng is getting married? Are you kidding me?
Xin Ruyu never expected that Shangguan Mufeng would actually get married. It was quite unbelievable to him. Could the person he was marrying be the governor's daughter?
Gan Luo saw through Xin Ruyu's thoughts and told him without hesitation, "Indeed, it is as you think. They are indeed many daughters. I have other matters to attend to, so I will leave the princess's residence first. Please make yourself at home, Your Highness."
Gan Luo then arrived at the palace and told Gan Yanling about the matter.
Gan Yanling decided to issue an imperial edict for Shangguan Mufeng and Lan Yan, which was a marriage contract bestowed by the emperor, all so that they could have some face.
"Elder sister, there's something I don't understand. This young master Shangguan was clearly your concubine before, so why does Your sister now want him to marry and have children? Could it be that the Emperor..."
"There is something I want to tell you. As far as I am concerned, the relationship between me and Young Master Shangguan is completely innocent. As for why I brought Young Master Shangguan to the Princess's residence before, I certainly had my own reasons. Why does Your Majesty need to ask so many questions here?"
In the end, Gan Yanling did not ask any further questions. Instead, he wrote an imperial edict on the spot and handed it to Xiao Li Zi, who then went to announce it to the world.
"There's another matter I'd like to ask you. How is your harem being managed these days? I'm quite curious to know. It must be much more peaceful than before."
Upon hearing the words "harem," Gan Yanling had no desire to go to Dali at all, and at this moment, Gan Yanling told Gan Luo.
"I don't know why, but I always feel that these women are doing it on purpose, trying to find something in this harem that I have to know so that I can deal with it. Then everyone complains to me. It's really giving me a headache. I really don't know how Father Emperor deals with these people."
Gan Luo saw Gan Yanling sighing over the concubines in the harem. For some reason, he found it somewhat amusing at that moment. Meanwhile, Gan Luo had already told Gan Yanling what had happened.
"Regarding this matter, I can actually give you a suggestion: you can take an empress or a concubine in the harem."
After Gan Luo finished speaking, Gan Yanling felt that what Gan Luo said made a lot of sense. Subsequently, Gan Yanling decided to choose someone from the harem to be a Noble Consort. However, after thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't figure out who should be the Noble Consort.
Gan Yanling actually wanted Xu Jiu to become a Noble Consort, but since Xu Jiu was already pregnant, it was impossible for her to become a Noble Consort. Otherwise, the people around her would definitely see Xu Jiu as a thorn in their side, and Xu Jiu would have to deal with them, which would be exhausting.
"I have an idea, Your Majesty. I plan to make Shangguan Tian'er a Noble Consort and have her stop the affairs of the inner palace. I wonder what Your Majesty thinks? After all, Shangguan Tian'er is someone close to Your Majesty, so she will definitely be more efficient in doing things."
Gan Yanling's current intention to make Shangguan Tian'er a Noble Consort is also to see how capable she really is and whether she can withstand the pressure from those around her. After all, although Shangguan Tian'er has become Shangguan Nantian's daughter, she is ultimately just an adopted daughter.
Gan Luo never expected that Gan Yanling would actually make Shangguan Tian'er a Noble Consort. At this moment, Gan Luo actually began to worry about Shangguan Tian'er.
After all, doing so would bring her many enemies, and Gan Luo only wished that Shangguan Tian'er could survive well in the harem.
However, when he considered the other people, he found that they were indeed useless, and Gan Luo finally agreed.
"Why don't we call Shangguan Tian'er here and discuss it together? I wonder what His Majesty thinks? After all, this matter is still something we want to..."
As a result, Gan Yanling directly sent Xiao Li to summon Shangguan Tian'er. Shangguan Tian'er was leisurely eating and resting in the palace when she unexpectedly saw Xiao Li's arrival.
Upon learning that Gan Yanling could not find him, Shangguan Tian'er had no choice but to go to the Imperial Study. There, she unexpectedly saw Gan Luo.
When Shangguan Tian'er saw Gan Luo, she was overjoyed. She respectfully bowed to the two of them, and Gan Luo personally helped her up.
"His Majesty intends to bestow upon you the title of Imperial Concubine. What do you think?"
At this moment, Gan Luo gestured to Shangguan Tian'er with his eyes, indicating that he wanted to ask the emperor for a condition that could protect Shangguan Tian'er. Shangguan Tian'er naturally understood Gan Luo's intention.
"Your Majesty knows why you made me a Noble Consort, but I would like to ask Your Majesty for a condition, and I hope Your Majesty will grant it."
"If that's what you're saying, then tell me what conditions you want, and I will grant them as long as I can."
Shangguan Tian'er told Gan Yanling that this condition had not yet been decided.
"Since you haven't thought it through yet, then let's leave this condition aside. This is my token. I'm handing this token over to you. When you want to redeem it, just give this token to me."
Gan Luo never expected Gan Yanling to agree so readily. After Tian Tian secretly agreed, she told Sun Gan Yanling.