Chen Mieyue put down his chopsticks: "Mother, I already have a girl I like, she is in Liangzhou City. But she is not willing to marry me yet. I will try harder after I return to Liangzhou City."
Mother Shen felt a little relieved and said gently: “If the girl doesn’t want to, don’t force her.”
Chen Mieyue continued to eat the braised pork.
Mother Shen's eyes fell on Shen Xiuming who was drinking soup again, and she frowned: "You are not young anymore, I will feel at ease if you get married and start a family soon."
Shen Xiuming paused while drinking his soup, and a pretty face suddenly appeared in his mind.
At the welcoming banquet held in Qinghua Hall a few days ago, Shen Xiuming did not drink, but Mo Xun from the Yue State delegation was drunk.
Shen Xiuming sent Mo Xun back to the embassy. When he threw Mo Xun onto the bed, Mo Xun's belt was loose, his clothes were askew, and Shen Xiuming accidentally caught a glimpse of Mo Xun's curved chest.
Mo Xun is actually a woman!
In the past few days, Shen Xiuming couldn't help but think of Mo Xun. He had never seen such an interesting girl...
But he was an official of Daqing. If he married a girl from Yue, he would probably be opposed by his whole family and would also cause discussion in the court.
Shen Xiuming had to wipe his mouth and pretended to be indifferent and said, "Mom! A real man should establish a career first and then start a family."
Mother Shen shook her head helplessly.
After a hearty meal, Shen Wei took a walk in the yard in the afternoon to digest the food, accompanied by Shen Mieyue.
The Shen family's yard has sparse flowers and plants and the scenery is average. Shen Mieyue walked beside Shen Wei and reminded softly: "You are in the palace, be careful about everything."
Shen Wei smiled and said, "Don't worry, brother. Just hold on to the military power. When Chengtai and Chengyou grow up, they will still need your help as their uncle."
Shen Mieyue's mind trembled, and he nodded quickly: "I know."
The wind blew through the flowers and plants in the yard, making Shen Wei's eyes suddenly dark and dizzy, and she almost fainted. Seeing this, Shen Mieyue hurried forward and said, "Little sister, what's wrong with you?"
Shen Wei rubbed her brows: "Maybe I didn't sleep well last night."
She always felt very tired these days, occasionally had nightmares at night, and felt extremely tired the next day. Shen Wei planned to go back to the palace to ask some imperial doctors to take her pulse and see what was wrong with her.
The time to go home to visit relatives was limited, so Shen Wei did not stay any longer. He handed over several boxes of medicinal herbs and silks to Shen's mother, and quickly left the Shen family and returned to the palace.
...
A few days later, the emperor issued several imperial decrees in succession.
Shen Wei's younger brother, Shen Xiuming, was promoted to the position of Chief of Nanhai County, a fifth-rank official, responsible for the administrative supervision of Nanhai Prefecture and managing trade transactions with Donglin State.
The deceased wife of Duke Lu was posthumously awarded the first-rank imperial title.
Yan Yunting, the most promising member of the Yan family, had made outstanding military achievements, and the emperor originally wanted to make him the Minister of Rites as an exception. But Yan Yunting was so bold that he actually asked the emperor to marry Princess Zhaoyang. The emperor was furious and only appointed him as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites.
In addition, the emperor promoted many officials from poor backgrounds and demoted dozens of officials who were just sitting there doing nothing.
Anyone who has a little understanding of the situation in the court will keenly discover that the emperor is supporting the new nobles from humble backgrounds and suppressing the redundant officials from aristocratic families.
At the same time, it was decided that Zhaoyang would marry far away in the Kingdom of Yue. The Imperial Household Department began to prepare items for Princess Zhaoyang's wedding.
Zhaoyang was the younger sister of Emperor Daqing. She held a high status and was deeply loved by the people. Her dowry was extremely rich, with countless gold, silver and jewelry filling dozens of carriages. In addition, she had a number of slaves and servants, and the emperor also gave her a special guard of a hundred men with strong combat effectiveness.
Si Tian Jian divined and matched the horoscopes to determine an auspicious date, and then General Chen Mieyue of Daqing State was appointed as the escort envoy to personally escort Princess Zhaoyang to marry the Kingdom of Yue.
The date for Zhaoyang to leave Beijing was set on May 1st.
On the eve of departure, the princess's mansion was decorated with lights and full of joy. Zhaoyang was in the warehouse in the backyard, counting the dowry items to be taken out. The maids and eunuchs were busy loading boxes of things onto the carriage.
The marriage was far away, and the journey was tiring. The convoy was moving very slowly, and it was estimated that it would take at least two months to reach the border of Qingyue. In addition to the expensive dowry, sufficient food must also be prepared.
"Princess, the young master of the Yan family wants to see you." A palace maid came to report.
Zhao Yang said impatiently: "Just chase him away. If he breaks in, just let the guards kill him."
In the past few days, Yan Yunting came to the princess's mansion every day to ask for a meeting, and sometimes even stood at the door of the mansion for a whole day. This caused a lot of discussion and rumors in the city of Yanjing.
Zhaoyang just felt unlucky.
Zhaoyang continued to count the dowry when a loud noise came from outside the house. Zhaoyang turned around and saw Yan Yunting, covered in blood, rushing in. There were knife marks on his clothes left by the guards.
The hair crown fell off and the hair became disheveled.
He looked so miserable and pitiful.
Yan Yunting rushed forward anxiously, trying to grab Zhaoyang's hand. He said, "Zhaoyang, I know you were forced! The Emperor forced you, the Queen Mother forced you—"
"Shut up and stop talking nonsense." Zhaoyang frowned in disgust, "This princess voluntarily marries the Emperor of Yue."
Yan Yunting was almost like a demon: "Impossible, you obviously only love me! That day when you came to the Yan family's villa, you ran into me and Rou'er... I know you are angry! But I promise, I will marry you as my wife! Rou'er is just a concubine and will never replace you!"
He knew that Princess Zhaoyang wanted to have him all to himself.
But how can a man in this world marry a wife without taking concubines? Looking at all the major families in Yanjing, which head of the family doesn’t have many wives and concubines?
He didn't understand Zhaoyang's thoughts.
The position of the principal wife is reserved only for Zhaoyang, so what else is there to be dissatisfied about? In order to make her angry, she insisted on marrying far away, sacrificing her happiness for the rest of her life.
Zhaoyang's temples were throbbing. She said angrily, "Someone, chase this bastard out! If he breaks in again, kill him!"
The guards of the princess's mansion immediately stepped forward to drive them away.
Yan Yunting felt very aggrieved and unwilling. He had already put aside his dignity as a man and came to the princess's residence to admit his mistakes in a humble manner. He did not change his mind even after being severely reprimanded by the emperor, and took the initiative to seek the princess's forgiveness - but she was still unwilling to give in.
Too stubborn!
A man's patience has its limits.
Seeing that Zhaoyang did not repent, Yan Yunting became furious and said angrily, "Okay! Okay! Okay! Since you are so heartless, I will not come to look for you anymore! I will go and ask the emperor for permission to marry Rouer as my principal wife!"
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