Chapter 827: The song of the magpie.
Chapter 827: The song of the magpie.
Ye Kun felt strange and asked, "Weiwei, why do you look so unhappy?"
Ye Weiwei forced a smile: "Father, I don't have it."
Jiang Yourong also winked at Ye Kun: "Weiwei is just tired, just take a two-day rest. How can a child be unhappy?"
Ye Kun understood and stopped asking questions.
After dinner, Jiang Yourong invited Ye Kun to the bedroom.
Ye Kun smiled and said, "What happened to Weiwei?"
"Alas, whatever you fear will come true." Jiang Yourong sighed:
"I asked Pei Guoming today. This guy had originally been engaged in Zhuo County and had a fiancée. So, I reminded Pei Guoming to keep his distance from Weiwei in the future, so that Weiwei would not fall in love with him and end up sad.
I also told Weiwei about this. Unexpectedly, Weiwei already liked Pei Guoming and said she was willing to marry him and asked me to find a way.
We in the royal family cannot bully others, what can I do?"
"That's it."
Ye Kun frowned and pondered: "Pei Guoming himself, what does that mean?"
Jiang Yourong shrugged: "He is just a little kid, how dare he say what he means in front of me? From the look on his face, it's obvious that he likes Weiwei, but he doesn't dare to say it."
Ye Kun nodded: "Okay, I'll call Pei Guoming and ask him clearly."
Jiang Yourong nodded.
Ye Kun took Jiang Yourong back to the study and called Pei Guoming.
Not long after, Pei Guoming brought it.
Ye Kun looked at Pei Guoming and asked, "Are you Pei Guoming? I asked you to come here to learn some information. Please tell me about your family situation and your arranged marriage."
Pei Guoming nodded and replied, "I am eighteen years old this year, a native of Zhuo County. After graduating from high school, I served as a soldier under the emperor's uncle, and later became a lieutenant and the captain of the guard company.
My parents are both alive, and I have two younger brothers and a younger sister. I was engaged when I was young, and my fiancée is the daughter of my father's brother, from the Ke family in the south of the city. The wedding was originally scheduled for this autumn, and my family has already made arrangements. "
Ye Kun nodded and went straight to the point: "Princess Weiwei seems to like you, do you know that?"
Pei Guoming shuddered and lowered his head and said, "I don't know."
"If Weiwei likes you and wants to marry you, what will you do?" Ye Kun tested Pei Guoming.
"I..." Pei Guoming looked up at Ye Kun, then quickly lowered his head: "I will listen to the arrangements of the Emperor and the Empress."
"Then what about your fiancée at home?" Ye Kun asked.
"Then... you can also cancel the engagement."
"Nonsense!"
Ye Kun couldn't stand it any longer, and glared at her, saying, "Since you have an engagement, if the other party is not at fault, you should carry out the engagement. Just because Weiwei is a royal princess, you are tempted to change your mind? If so, your character and morality are questionable, don't you understand?"
Pei Guoming was so scared that he fell to his knees: "Your Majesty, I was wrong..."
Ye Kun sighed and waved his hand, saying, "You go to the logistics department and escort the logistics supplies. I will arrange other people to accompany and protect Princess Weiwei."
This child has some problems with his character, and Ye Kun doesn't like him.
Pei Guoming breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and left.
Jiang Yourong looked at Ye Kun and smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect Pei Guoming to be a sycophant. Such a person is not worthy of our Princess Weiwei. I think, let's just forget it."
Ye Kun nodded: "Let's go, let's go see Weiwei together."
Ye Weiwei hasn't slept yet. She is learning the guzheng with Gu Liuguang.
Konghou is a kind of harp that originated from the Western Regions and has been introduced to China for two hundred years.
However, this kind of musical instrument was common among the people, but not common in the court.
There is a Yaoqin in the court, but if you don't use this thing, you will look down on it.
Jiang Yourong knocked on the door: "Weiwei, are you asleep? Your father and I came to see you and talk to you."
"Mother, father."
Weiwei opened the door.
Gu Liuguang bowed and stepped aside.
Ye Kun walked into the room, sat down, and smiled without saying a word.
Jiang Yourong took Weiwei's hand and said with a smile, "Weiwei, if someone wanted to change his mind and curry favor with the powerful, what would you think?"
Weiwei was very smart and realized something immediately. She frowned and asked, "Mother, who is that person you are talking about?"
Ye Kun couldn't help but said directly:
"Pei Guoming. I just talked to him. He said he was willing to break off the engagement and marry you in the future as the son-in-law of the royal family. But his marriage was a childhood marriage, and the girl was the daughter of his father's brother.
If Pei Guoming really cancels the engagement and marries you, it will be suspected of being unkind and unjust, and it will also cause outsiders to talk about us, saying that our royal family is bullying others by taking advantage of our power. "
Weiwei's face flushed and she turned her head away: "Father, I will not marry and will stay with my mother to take care of her. Please don't worry about me."
"Weiwei, don't say angry words."
Jiang Yourong held Weiwei's hand and comforted her softly, "There are many good men in the world. Pei Guoming is willing to break off the engagement in order to curry favor with the powerful. Such a person is not worthy of trust."
Ye Weiwei burst into tears: "Mother, maybe he is just afraid of power and has no choice but to succumb to it."
"Even if you succumb to power, you are not a good man."
Ye Kun frowned: "Your mother and I did not put pressure on Pei Guoming, nor did we ask him to cancel the engagement. He said that the previous engagement could be cancelled."
Weiwei lowered her head and said nothing, but she was obviously still dissatisfied.
Gu Liuguang suddenly whispered, "Your Majesty and Your Majesty, what you said is very right... A person with a strong opinion will not change his mind easily. A lover will not be so casual about marriage."
"What do you know, gibberish?"
Ye Weiwei was furious and scolded Gu Liuguang harshly.
Gu Liuguang lowered his head and took a step back silently.
Jiang Yourong waved her hand and said, "Liuguang is not wrong, Weiwei, why are you so angry?"
Ye Weiwei was still angry: "She doesn't need to care about my affairs."
"Okay, then let Liuguang leave it alone."
Ye Kun smiled and told Gu Liuguang: "Girl, your konghou playing is very nice. Can you sing a song "Crow Song" for me here?"
Gu Liuguang was stunned: "Now...play and sing?"
Ye Kun nodded.
Gu Liuguang's eyes flashed, and he immediately understood. He nodded, sat down, held the guzheng in his arms, and began to play and sing.
Weiwei didn't understand and frowned at Gu Liuguang.
Jiang Yourong didn't understand either. She didn't know why Ye Kun wanted to listen to the piano at this time.
Gu Liuguang’s guzheng playing is really good.
He sings well too.
"There are crows in the south mountain, and there are magpies in the north mountain. The crows fly high, what can the magpies do? The crows and magpies fly together, and they are not happy with the phoenix. I am a commoner, and I am not happy with the King of Song..."
The song ends, but the aftertaste remains.
Ye Weiwei seemed to understand something as well and frowned in thought.
Ye Kun nodded: "Liu Guang girl plays and sings very well, but do you know the story behind this Wu Que song? Tell me about it."
Gu Liuguang stood up and said with his head down: "This is a song from the Warring States Period. It was composed by He, the wife of Han Ping from Song State, and sung for King Kang of Song State."
Having said that, Gu Liuguang stole a glance at Weiwei.
Ye Kun nodded: "Very good, continue."
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