PNB Chapter 1209 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 133
Chapter 1209 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 133
Since Princess Shushen intends to support Prince Li's Mansion, then of course she should have more contact with Prince Bao, the future emperor. It just so happens that they are brother and sister, and they were also cousins in the past, so no matter how close their relationship is, there is nothing to say.
However, Princess Shushen was very smart. She did not deliberately try to get closer to Prince Bao in front of Jiang Xinxin. Anyway, she had opportunities to show her presence every day, so she did not need to rush for quick success and make her eating manners look unsightly from the beginning.
For Prince Bao, it made no difference whether he had one more sister or one less. Anyway, his sisters were all good-looking and lovely people, and as an older brother, he received plenty of needlework from his sisters all year round.
Although it seems that Princess Shushen has come from behind and has become the eldest sister, seeing that Princess Shushen is very careful and skilled in tending to Jiang Xinxin's illness, it can be seen that she was used to doing all kinds of chores when serving her mother, the Crown Princess, over the years. So Prince Bao, who unconsciously showed his initial sympathy for the poor and the weak, had a much better impression of this cheap sister.
Prince Bao lacked love in his childhood and adolescence, so even though Jiang Xinxin clearly only gave him the treatment that a prince should have, he privately treated Jiang Xinxin as his own mother. Now that his imperial certificate is under Jiang Xinxin's name and he has become Jiang Xinxin's legitimate son, all the admiration he had accumulated over the years burst out like a geyser.
But Jiang Xinxin had no shortage of sons, and Prince Bao's love for her could not be fully expressed on Jiang Xinxin, so all this overflowing love was directed at Princess Shushen out of love for her.
So when Princess Shushen was sent out by Jiang Xinxin to play by herself, Prince Bao seized the opportunity to talk to Jiang Xinxin about Princess Shushen's marriage.
"Mother, Sister Shushen is already eighteen years old. Isn't it time to consider her marriage?"
Jiang Xinxin also felt that it was time to think about it. Otherwise, after Da Pangju passed away, Princess Shushen, the cheap adopted daughter, would have to observe mourning for Da Pangju for three years.
Of course, she herself did not think there was anything wrong with a girl getting married in her twenties, and she even thought there were only advantages. However, others would certainly use this to criticize the royal family, and Princess Shushen herself might even feel a great burden.
Therefore, Jiang Xinxin thought about it and told Prince Bao about her plans: "Your sister Shuhe is almost old enough to meet each other. Originally, the two children of Princess Kejing's family are the right age for your sisters Shushen and Shuhe, but I think the blood relationship between your cousins from Aunt Kejing's family and you two sisters is still too close."
Prince Bao now firmly believed what Jiang Xinxin had said before, that close blood relations between a man and a woman would affect their offspring. Because he had secretly investigated many aspects, it was really rare for families where cousins married to aunts to give birth to healthy offspring. Most of them were born with disabilities or were born weak.
There are even couples who have been unable to have children for many years.
Logically speaking, this reason alone is enough to prevent Princess Shuhe and Princess Shushen from going to the Khalkha Mongols in the northern desert to marry, but Fatty Orange probably doesn't consider the issue of having offspring at all.
Prince Bao thought for a moment and said, "Sister Shushen may not have to marry into the Khalkha Mongols. After all, Prince Li's mansion was in the right position back then. The reason why Hongxi made such a fuss was because he almost became the crown prince."
"But as for Sister Shuhe, if the emperor really wants her to marry a Khalkha Mongol, I'm afraid it won't be easy for any of us to dissuade him. After all, even if Sister Shuhe can't have children after marriage, the Khalkha tribe has plenty of ways to continue their bloodline and rule."
Jiang Xinxin also felt that the situation was very difficult. "Your aunt Kejing has worked hard, and she must hope that the fruits of her hard work can be inherited by her own sons and grandsons. Therefore, the prince of Khalkha will marry a princess after all, and your little cousin will most likely be sent to the capital by your aunt to marry."
"And when the prince can't give birth to another child with royal blood in the future, your aunt will probably accept letting the eldest son adopt the youngest son's son to continue Khalkha's rule, but I'm afraid there will be other voices within Khalkha Mongolia, especially the prince may not accept adoption."
"Also, although your Aunt Kejing was able to suppress all opposition when she was alive, once she passes away, everything will be a new and unfamiliar situation again."
Prince Bao has already done some research. He has also had contact with Princess Kejing's two children. "I'm afraid that the prince of Aunt Kejing's family is really as my mother said. He attaches great importance to the interests of Mongolia. Although he is close to the court, it is all based on profit."
"And that cousin, perhaps because he knew from a young age that he would not be able to inherit much in Khalkha, he yearned for the capital city very much. In particular, he once said in front of his son that he hoped to marry a princess or a county lady in the capital city and then enjoy the prosperity of the world in the capital city."
"Right now, the biggest dilemma facing us and Aunt Kejing is that the person with the right personality to be the Khalkha princess and to take over Aunt Kejing's control over Khalkha Mongolia is Sister Shushen, but her biggest shortcoming is that she was born in Prince Li's mansion."
"Sister Shuhe, who is more suitable for the position, is not worthy of the title of Princess of Khalkha. Especially when we foresee that Sister Shuhe or Sister Shushen may not be able to give birth to a qualified heir for Khalkha, the only advantage of Sister Shuhe is nothing."
Prince Bao's intention was very clear. He wanted to marry another princess or county lady in Khalkha who had a similar temperament and abilities to Princess Kejing, and continue to control the power of Khalkha Mongolia for the court after Princess Kejing's death.
In this way, Princess Kejing, who might oppose, will swallow all her objections because the heir is her own son. However, if the man she marries is not capable enough and cannot give birth to the next heir for Princess Kejing's son, not to mention Khalkha Mongolia itself, I am afraid that even Princess Kejing will express her opposition at the first time.
In this case, the court's move of marriage alliance would be completely meaningless.
Not only Dapangju and Prince Bao don't want to see this, even Princess Kejing doesn't want to see it.
But now the issue of Princess Kejing's successor must be put on the agenda.
Jiang Xinxin also felt a little tricky. "Not only men want to leave their careers and successes to their descendants, but women do the same. This has nothing to do with gender. Princess Kejing is delaying the marriage of her eldest son because she wants to wait and see if she can find a princess from the royal family. But there is no decent princess who can be shown off. I wonder if Princess Kejing is willing to look at her other nieces."
Prince Bao's thoughts were different from Jiang Xinxin's. "Perhaps the Khalkha Mongols were only temporarily loyal to Aunt Kejing because of her power. Perhaps once Aunt Kejing is gone, even her own son will not be able to reproduce Aunt Kejing's glory today."
Jiang Xinxin sighed, "That's why your aunt Kejing actively contacted for the marriage."