The emperor had never met Guardian General Liu Xiangshan's daughter before, but he heard she was a peerless lady. He didn't understand why Pei Yuanjun didn't want to marry her.
As for her eye problem, it was just a minor issue since she could still see things. What's more, Pei Yuanjun seemed to have something to do with it, which made their engagement more reasonable. If Pei Yuanjun was not satisfied with a lady with an eye problem, the emperor could just let him marry some other second wives.
Liu Xiangshan's daughter had equal status with the Crown Princess, Ji Hanyue, since they were both ladies from aristocratic families. Liu Xiangshan was Pei Yuanjun's deputy when he was at the border, which should create many chances for Pei Yuanjun and Lady Liu to meet each other. Facing such a well-educated and stunning young woman, the emperor didn't believe that Pei Yuanjun had no feelings for her.
The emperor looked at Pei Yuanjun, expecting him to show some hesitance.
"Your Majesty, I'm really not in a rush on my marriage. Moreover, I have no interest in Lady Liu at all," Pei Yuanjun said in a lazy tone, not taking the emperor's words seriously.
"Haven't you grown up together at the border? You even brought her to the capital this time. I thought you intended to let me grant a marriage for you!" The emperor was a bit displeased. He actually meant it when he jokingly pushed Pei Yuanjun to get married since Pei Yuanjun was no longer at a very young age.
When the emperor was at the same age, Empress Yuan and he had been married for years. Thinking about his deceased empress, the emperor felt a sting from his heart. He then took a deep breath to suppress all his thoughts.
"I brought her here because I want to help her choose a decent husband. We didn't actually grow up together. I'm several years older than her, and we rarely met at the border. It was just a groundless rumor," Pei Yuanjun quickly distanced himself from Lady Liu without any hesitation.
He indeed seemed to have no interest in her.
"You are really not interested in her?" the emperor asked him with a suspicious look on his face. His eyes fell on Pei Yuanjun, trying to find every change in the latter's expression.
"I'm truly not interested in her." Pei Yuanjun squinted his downturned eyes. Even his laziness carried a natural trace of elegance.
"Since then, you must have someone you like already. Tell me, who is this lucky girl? How about I grant a marriage for you and her?" the emperor chuckled.
"Your Majesty, you know I don't like being around women. Moreover, I'm not the oldest among the youngsters," Pei Yuanjun showed him a faint smile and rejected him again, carelessly.
Pei Yuanjun was indeed not the youngest but not the oldest who hadn't gotten married yet. The Crown Prince got engaged with Ji Hanyue long ago, but he waited for Ji Hanyue since she mourned for her mother for three years. The emperor's oldest son didn't marry a wife yet, so the rest of his sons couldn't settle their marriage before their oldest brother.
Lord Jing, Lord Wei, and Lord Yan all hadn't got married yet, not even picked their wife candidates.
"There are three forms of unfilial conduct, of which the worst is to have no descendants. Since you are not in a hurry, I won't rush you for now. But after my other sons' marriages are settled, you have to get married too." The emperor finally took a step back.
In actuality, he had never used his power to push Pei Yuanjun on his marriage.
He had expected to grand a marriage for Pei Yuanjun since long ago since Pei Yuanjun was his cousin, not in the same generation as his sons.
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