Chapter 638: Extra: Princess Yunsu's Marriage (Part 1)

The fourth year of Chengxi.

The world is completely stable.

Emperor Chengxi was a qualified emperor.

During his more than three years in power, he did not accomplish anything earth-shattering, but he started from small things and did a lot of practical things that benefited the country and the people.

For example, in business, improve the taxation of small vendors and implement tiered taxation.

Small vendors are not taxed, and only a certain amount of tax is charged when the turnover reaches a certain level.

The higher the turnover, the higher the level and the more tax you pay.

He issued many policies to encourage business, encourage farmers to reclaim wasteland and cultivate land, reduce grain taxes, and gradually promote high-yield grain varieties.

It just so happened that the weather had been good in the past two years, and the entire Dayu Dynasty was thriving.

Xie Yingmian and Yu Lingye brought their two-year-old daughter Yaya to Shangjing.

Yaya is their daughter.

The date of birth is February 13th of the lunar calendar in the second year of Chengxi.

The name comes from a poem by Han Yu: "The new year has yet to bloom, but in early February I am surprised to see grass sprouts. The white snow, however, despises the late arrival of spring, so it flies through the trees in the courtyard like flying petals."

Based on the principle of choosing a nickname that is easy to raise, Xie Yingmian decided on the nickname "Ya Ya".

I hope that little Yaya can grow up healthily like the strong grass sprouts, without fear of the bitter cold and hardships.

The reason for their return this time was to discuss marriage.

Arrange a marriage for Yu Lingye’s younger sister.

Speaking of which, this was the first time Xie Yingmian met Yu Lingye’s biological sister.

"I don't think I've ever asked, what's your sister's name?" Xie Yingmian asked Yu Lingye.

Yu Lingye said, "Yu Yunsu, nicknamed Ah He."

"The title is Princess Yunsu."

Xie Yingmian held her chin.

I don’t know what Princess Yunsu looks like.

Logically speaking, the Concubine Dowager and Yu Lingye are both extremely beautiful, so Princess Yunsu must not be ugly.

I don’t know what my sister-in-law’s personality is like.

I wonder if my sister-in-law likes the gift she prepared?

"What are you thinking about?" Yu Lingye hugged Yaya, who was feeling sleepy, and put her on the specially made small bed.

After enjoying the scenery along the way, Yaya finally released all her energy and fell asleep.

Xie Yingmian said, "I'm wondering what Princess Yunsu looks like. Is she as stunning as you and the Concubine Dowager?"

Yu Lingye: "I don't quite remember what she looks like."

"She was very cute when she was little."

"She has a round face, a bit like Yaya, and her skin is very white, like a snowball."

"Her mother was poisoned while she was in the womb, so her body is weaker than that of an average child. As a child, she was also affected by the poison, so she was smaller than an average child and very sickly."

"Afterwards, I sent her to the south to be nursed back to health, and I never saw her again."

Xie Yingmian: "Has her poison been cured?"

Yu Lingye: "It has been solved long ago."

"It was resolved before I went south for recuperation."

"In fact, she recovered after two or three years of nursing in the south. It was me who didn't let her come back."

Xie Yingmian: "Why?"

Yu Lingye was speechless: "It's a long story."

Xie Yingmian poured two cups of tea: "We're stuck in traffic, and I'm just bored. Take your time and talk."

Yu Lingye: "You also know about my mother's situation."

"My mother has been in the Fang family since she was a child. She has been brainwashed by the Fang family. Even after she became a noble concubine, she was still deeply influenced by Old Lady Fang."

"When Ah He was only three years old, Old Lady Fang kept whispering in my mother's ear, teaching her how to control Ah He, how to make Ah He obey her orders, how to make Ah He willingly work for her mother's family, and so on."

"My mother had no doubts about these claims at the time. She had been raised that way since she was a child, so it was difficult for her to realize that anything was wrong."

"I don't want Ah He to become a blood bag of the Fang family like my mother, so I will find a way to send Ah He away."

"It just so happens that Ah He's health is not good. I bribed a few imperial doctors and had them tell Father that if he wants to cure Ah He, he must go to the warm and humid south to recuperate. Father agreed, so Mother had no choice but to agree."

"My mother wanted to bring Ah He back home countless times, but I made excuses to get away with it."

"Later, my father passed away, and my mother was too busy to take care of herself and couldn't take care of Ah He."

"You'll know what happens next."

Xie Yingmian: "I see."

Yu Lingye: "Mother actually regrets it."

"She was deceived and brainwashed by the Fang family for so many years that she almost made a big mistake. She feels guilty towards me and Ah He."

Xie Yingmian didn't respond.

She couldn't comment on what the concubine did.

All I can say is that fortunately Yu Lingye acted decisively and sent Princess Yunsu away before her values ​​were formed.

The carriage swayed slowly through the streets and alleys of Shangjing City and arrived at Prince Ling's Mansion.

Fu Mo and others were already waiting at the door.

Yu Lingye carefully picked up Yaya, who was still sleeping.

Yaya was still awakened.

She opened her eyes, looked around blankly, and said in a soft voice: "Are we there?"

"We're here." Xie Yingmian said, "Walk by yourself?"

"No." Yaya hooked her arms around Yu Lingye's neck, "I want daddy to hold me."

Tanyue Courtyard had already been cleaned up.

Yaya hid in Yu Lingye's arms for a while and finally woke up completely.

She was lively and called her uncle Suisui to go exploring.

Xie Yingmian and Yu Lingye are about to enter the palace.

Emperor Chengxi had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Xie Yingmian and Yu Lingye coming, Emperor Chengxi immediately came forward to greet them.

"Uncle Emperor, Aunt Emperor, you are finally here."

"Come, please take a seat."

Emperor Chengxi had already grown into an emperor capable of standing on his own.

In front of the court officials, he was solemn and majestic, with an imperial demeanor.

In front of Xie Yingmian and Yu Lingye, he rarely showed his usual unremarkable personality and said carefreely: "You are finally back."

"I've been wanting to complain for a long time."

"Uncle and aunt, you don't know, but those imperial censors seem to have some serious brain problems. When I attend court, I can't smile, I can't keep a straight face, and I can't even show a single tooth when I smile."

"I say east, they say west, I say west, they start talking about south, one by one, it's like something else. What's that word you often use, Aunt Huang? Argumentative, oh yes, argumentative! Those people will feel itchy all over if they don't argue for a day."

"And that general, his name is Wu something. He has a strong body odor. I can smell it from so far away. He also likes to express his opinions. He spit in my face as soon as he opens his mouth. I'm sitting so high up and so far away from him that I don't know how he got it in my face."

"Ahhh, I want to send them to the frontier to dig coal."

"And that old man, Fu, is there something wrong with him? He always keeps staring at the offspring in my harem. The queen has already given me a daughter and a son, but he's still nagging me. It's so annoying."

Emperor Chengxi complained for half an hour.

Xie Yingmian agreed from time to time.

Yu Lingye watched all the arrangements for Princess Yunsu's wedding from the side.

The person Princess Yunsu is going to marry is the seventh prince of Donglin Kingdom.

Back then, the seventh prince of Donglin Kingdom mistook Yu Lingye for a girl and insisted on marrying her.

Yu Lingye couldn't bear it any longer, so he let the Seventh Prince see with his own eyes that he was a real man, and even competed with the Seventh Prince to see who could pee farther.

The Seventh Prince was completely defeated.

The seventh prince was deeply shocked and never recovered.

Later, someone gave the Seventh Prince a bad idea, and the Seventh Prince set his sights on Yu Lingye's sister.

The Seventh Prince was very young at that time, and Princess Yunsu had just been born.

No one took the Seventh Prince's words seriously.

After the Seventh Prince returned to Donglin Kingdom, the matter was left unresolved.

What no one expected was that the seventh prince never married, and he didn't even have a concubine.

After the old emperor died, he inherited the throne.

The three-year mourning period is over.

He immediately came to Shangjing with numerous betrothal gifts to discuss the marriage with Emperor Chengxi.

Emperor Chengxi was bewildered.

After inquiring for a long time, I finally found out that the seventh prince and the imperial aunt had been engaged as children.

He couldn't make the decision for Princess Yunsu, so he sent an urgent letter to Yu Lingye.

Yu Lingye was also confused when he received the letter.

He sent a letter to Princess Yunsu as quickly as possible.

Princess Yunsu replied quickly, saying that she and Xuanyuan Qi had known each other for a long time and she agreed to the marriage.

Xuanyuan Qi is the name of the seventh prince.

For some unknown reason, the cabbage in my garden was taken away by that pig Xuanyuan Qi.

Yu Lingye gritted his teeth.

Things have come to this point, and he can't disagree.

Yu Lingye and Xie Yingmian returned to the capital as quickly as possible to arrange Princess Yunsu's marriage.

Princess Yunsu's marriage was mainly arranged by the Empress of Emperor Chengxi.

The queen was a very strict person and there was no mistake, except for some changes in the dowry.

In addition to the dowry of a princess, he and Xie Yingmian added a lot of dowry.

Yu Lingye ordered people to reorganize the dowry list.

By the time the dowry list was finalized, Emperor Chengxi had finished complaining.

I've been holding it in for three or four years, and today I finally spit it all out. I feel so good!

Three days later.

Princess Yunsu and the Concubine Dowager also arrived in Shangjing.

When the two arrived at Prince Ling's Mansion, they met Yaya and Suisui who were exploring everywhere.