Chapter 88: How Great It Would Be to Marry a Chef Directly
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Li Hongyuan fell silent for a mont, then said: “Emperor Father, this is sothing I don’t wish to ntion. But… I really didn’t lay my hands on her. That wedding handkerchief…”
“Fool, when I say the child Jiang Ning is carrying is yours, I naturally am not talking about the incidents post your wedding.”
“Emperor Father, I don’t understand. Jiang Ning and I had no contact prior to this.”
“I am saying you did. It’s just you that didn’t know.”
“I don’t understand.”
“Do you still rember, three to four months ago, when you accompanied out?”
“I rember.” Li Hongyuan had an excellent mory, “We encountered assassins on that outing.”
“Yes, and you protected by leading the assassins away, even sustaining so injuries.” The Emperor looked at his son, a hint of tenderness in his eyes, “You are a filial child.”
Li Hongyuan asked: “Could it be, did sothing else happen thereafter?”
“Then I t that child, Jiang Ning.”
“So that’s how Emperor Father t her.”
“At that ti, I didn’t know she was Pri Minister Jiang’s daughter. She mistook for a beggar and gave half a bowl of porridge. Only later did I find out that it was the last bit of food she was left with.”
The Emperor looked at his son, “If it were you, would you risk starvation, to give your last bit of food to a stranger?”
Li Hongyuan fell silent for a while, then shook his head: “I wouldn’t.”
The Emperor smiled: “Neither would I. That’s why the child’s heart is precious.”
“What happened next?” Li Hongyuan asked.
“I discovered that she looked just like Lin Zizi when she was young, and also knew that Pri Minister Jiang lost a daughter. So, when I returned, I had it investigated. Sure enough, she was the daughter of Pri Minister Jiang and Lin Zizi.”
Upon hearing this, Li Hongyuan couldn’t resist asking a question that had been troubling him for a long ti: “Emperor Father, what was the matter between you and Madam Jiang the second, when you were young?”
The Emperor’s old face stiffened a little: “Why are you being so nosy?”
Seeing that he was just a little embarrassed and not angry, Li Hongyuan quickly followed up with another question: “As a monarch, wouldn’t Emperor Father be able to win over a vassal?”
“That was showing magnanimity, what would you understand!” The Emperor waved his hand impatiently, “We are discussing your affairs now, don’t bring up irrelevant matters!”
Li Hongyuan had pretty much figured it out.
The Emperor did indeed have feelings for Lin Zizi, but she was plainly not interested in him. Her heart was set on Jiang Ruobai.
Despite this, the Emperor did not use his imperial status to force anything. He ensured their happiness, which showed his genuine affection for Lin Zizi.
The Emperor glanced at him and said: “I have only these sons. Your eldest brother is gone, the second, third, and fourth have all been married, only you are left unmarried, and your age isn’t far off from that child’s. What I was thinking was, since I couldn’t marry Lin Zizi, if my son could marry her daughter, it would be like fulfilling my wish.”
Li Hongyuan was sowhat speechless.
Why should he fulfill his Father’s youthful dreams?
“You ntioned earlier that I have been with her, what do you an by that?”
“Ah, right.” The Emperor seed to suddenly rember this matter, “Didn’t I later find that child, Jiang Ning, appealing? She’s beautiful, kind-hearted, and exceptionally good at cooking. So I thought of making her my daughter- in – law.”
Li Hongyuan inwardly sneered.
Since when did being good at cooking beco a criterion for being a daughter- in – law?
If that’s the case, he might as well marry a chef.
Moreover, what kind of food could that woman possibly make?
Li Hongyuan felt like this was just so absurd reason the Emperor had concocted to make him willingly marry Jiang Ning.
The Emperor glanced at him as if he had seen through his thoughts: “Jiang Ning’s cooking, it’s really tasty..”
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