Chapter 172 Before Engagement, Prepare the Bride Gift

Shi Jin knew that she was pretending to be crazy, but he was still willing to give her a divorce letter and give her freedom. This is something that ordinary people would find difficult to do, let alone he is the crown prince of the current dynasty.

Lan Shu was not as hard as iron and was not moved at all.

But since it concerned her children, she didn't dare to reveal a single word.

Fortunately, the emperor did not ask any further questions and sat back down at the imperial desk.

Lan Shu leaned against the window, reminiscing about the past.

Although Zhujian Villa tried its best to conceal the news of his father and brother's death, rumors of their death still spread in the martial arts world. When there are rumors, there will be people who believe them and provoke the villa.

During those years, Shi Jin's men had been guarding the Yin-Yang Road leading to the villa. Whether he did it intentionally or not, her identity as the concubine of the Crown Prince of Wei was spread.

At the same time, it was also reported that the Crown Prince of Wei was infatuated with her. Even though she returned to the Sword Casting Villa, the Crown Prince of Wei was still waiting for her to return to the palace.

Most people in the martial arts world do not want to offend the imperial court, and for this reason, those who want to covet the Sword Casting Villa have restrained themselves.

At first, she just thought that Shi Jin couldn't let go of her for the time being and wanted to find out about her.

Now, she finally understood that Shi Jin knew that his father and brother were dead, and was helping her protect the Sword Casting Villa in that way.

The scenery in front of her eyes gradually became shrouded in a layer of mist, and Lan Shu simply closed her eyes to rest.

There are always some things in this world that are hard to judge right from wrong, and some people that are hard to judge good from bad. She is already at the age when her daughters are about to get married.

There is no need to dig up the past and disturb your mind.

My thoughts were completely empty and I felt sleepy.

While she was drowsy, she heard Feng Ruobao whisper, "Your Majesty, this is the date just sent by the Imperial Observatory."

Lan Shu suddenly opened her eyes.

The emperor had previously said that he would ask the Imperial Observatory to calculate a date for Qingyan's marriage. The date Feng Ruobao mentioned was probably this one.

Thinking of Wei Qingyan's instructions, Lan Shu stood up and walked to the imperial desk.

The emperor handed her the paper he had finished reading and asked, "Look at these three dates. Which one is better?"

The days that can be selected by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory are naturally auspicious.

Lan Shu didn't refuse and pointed to the day in the middle. "March is the warmest month of spring, with lush grass and singing birds. The temperature is just right, and the wedding dress is neither too thick nor too thin, which makes it the most beautiful."

It is less than a month away from the Chinese New Year, and the wedding will be in March next year, so there is nearly three months to prepare. This is the closest date Lan Shu can choose.

There is still a day left, which is the sixth day of the first lunar month. One month of preparation is too rushed. Lan Shu thought that even if she was willing to let her daughter down, Shi Yu would not be willing to do so.

The emperor glanced at the date with an unclear expression, "Will your daughter like the date you chose?"

If Lan Shu couldn't see that he was testing her, she would be stupid.

She said calmly, "Then what do you want me to choose?"

The emperor was speechless and could only look at Feng Ruobao, "Send someone to inform the two families."

Feng Ruobao felt that it was unnecessary for her to stay at this time, so she said, "I will go there myself."

The emperor nodded.

Feng Ruobao bowed and retreated hurriedly.

He first went to Prince Rong's Mansion.

At this moment, the atmosphere in Prince Rong's Mansion can be described as bustling with activity.

Jingzhe, with a group of guards and servants, were walking quickly, jogging, rummaging through the warehouse, carrying things out, or running around the mansion to ask for instructions.

The housekeeper of Prince Rong's mansion was checking the book with the booklet in hand. After checking, he shouted out the name of the betrothal partner, the quantity, etc. to the gentleman who was writing the betrothal gift list.

The gentleman accepted it and respectfully added it to the list of betrothal gifts.

However, Jingzhe was so excited that his prince was finally getting married. His emotion inspired the people under him, and everyone worked as efficiently as possible, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

On the contrary, the old housekeeper and the gentleman who wrote the order could not keep up with the speed.

The old housekeeper had no choice but to yell, "Slow down, we are preparing betrothal gifts, not bandits trying to steal the bride.

You're carrying it too quickly, and the gift list won't match, which will cause a joke. Be careful or the prince will punish you with a stick."

"The extra ones are for our princess. The prince is so happy that he won't punish us."

Jingzhe replied with a smile, but instead urged the old housekeeper and the others, "Whether our prince can marry a princess sooner depends on us, so you two elders should hurry up."

The old butler found it difficult to respond to this. He had been looking forward to his prince getting married, but he was too old to be compared to a young man like Jingzhe.

In addition, he was used to being cautious, so he had to check while trying to suppress it with the roar of a lion.

Jingzhe and others responded happily without pausing for a moment.

When Feng Ruobao arrived, he saw this scene.

Prince Rong's Mansion has already started preparing the betrothal gifts. With such a grand scale, it is unlikely that the marriage is fake. Your Majesty's guess must be wrong.

Feng Ruobao sympathized with his master again, then straightened his expression and read the imperial edict.

The date was in line with Shi Yu's expectations, and the hustle and bustle in the mansion today reminded him that he was about to marry the woman he had been dreaming of.

This joy filled his heart to the brim and overflowed from every pore of his body.

It was rare for him to give Feng Ruobao a big smile and personally stuffed a bulging purse into Feng Ruobao's pocket.

Feng Ruobao was flattered.

He was still a little dizzy after leaving Prince Rong's mansion. Ever since His Majesty and Prince Rong became estranged, he hadn't seen Prince Rong's beautiful smile for many years.

But unexpectedly, when he arrived at Anyuan Marquis' Mansion, he was met with Du Xueyi's face as dark as water.

Shouldn't Minister Du be happy that his sister can marry the prince of the current dynasty?

What's more, Minister Du and Prince Rong have always had a good relationship.

Eunuch Ren Feng has been with the emperor for many years and believes he is good at guessing people's minds, but at this moment he can't understand why Du Xueyi is like this?

Little did he know that Du Xueyi was feeling guilty and thought it was because of his incompetence that the general had to sacrifice his looks and devote himself to solving the case.

Although Wei Qingyan said last time that she liked Shi Yu.

But in Du Xueyi's heart, it is impossible for a strong general to like a man like Prince Rong.

If he liked her, he would have liked her back then. The general would have said that to appease him.

Wei Qingyan understood Du Xueyi's feelings.

The general in Du Xueyi's mind is the serious and masculine Wei Qingyan of the past, not the woman after she returned.

Du Xueyi could not forgive himself for not being able to rescue Huang Shaling in time, not following Shi Yu to attack Beiling to avenge her, and not realizing Huang Shaling's conspiracy.

This deep sense of guilt made him stuck in a dead end.

He stubbornly believed that his general had to compromise and become a woman in order to be resurrected, and marrying Prince Rong was a last resort.

Wei Qingyan had previously vaguely guessed that it would be difficult for him to accept that the general had become a woman, so he was not in a hurry to tell him the truth.

But she didn't expect Du Xueyi's heart knot to be so serious. He looked like he wanted to kick Feng Ruobao out of the house and then commit suicide by cutting his own throat.

After seeing Feng Ruobao off, she brought Du Xueyi to Feng Xiaoyuan.

In front of him, she took off the human skin mask on her face, revealing the face that Du Xueyi was familiar with, and said in the male voice she used to use when she was dressed as a man, "Xueyi, I am a woman, and I have always been."