He actually didn't trust me and wanted to check my accounts!
Once there is a first time, there will be a second time. Bai Wanyi knew very well that this was the beginning of distrust and there would be many quarrels in the future. His idea of leaving Lu Yan became even stronger.
Lu Yan looked at Bai Wanyi's changing expression, feeling bitter. There was a rift between them, how could it be repaired? But if he didn't marry her now, he would become a laughing stock in the capital, and marrying her would make him feel uncomfortable.
He took a deep breath, pulled Bai Wanyi in and coaxed her softly: "Okay, I was just talking, why would I really check your account? Sooner or later, it will be given to you, and you have spent it."
Bai Wanyi had a way out, so she stopped twisting her body and leaned against Lu Yan softly, sighing, "I really want to go back to the border. You and I can herd horses and sheep. Isn't that more comfortable than fighting against each other in the capital?"
"I'm sorry for you." Lu Yan hugged Bai Wanyi tightly, and his headache turned to money again: "Everything needs silver nowadays, what should I do?"
Bai Wanyi's eyes flickered. It was impossible to ask her to take money, but it was possible to open a shop and make some money.
She said, "I have an idea. It's a small investment with a big profit. Why don't we give it a try?"
But no matter how small the capital is, it still requires capital. Lu Yan can't even come up with any capital now, so he can only give up in the end.
The two of them returned to the villa together, intending to look for something they could pawn to slow down their business.
In the past, Bai Wanyi could see Ping'er as soon as he entered the door, but today he didn't see anyone, so he hurriedly asked someone.
"Master Ping was taken back to the Marquis' Mansion by the Old Lady. The Old Lady also told Master Ping and Miss Bai to return quickly, as an angel had come to the house to deliver a message."
Angel-Messenger from Heaven.
Lu Yan and Bai Wanyi exchanged a glance and hurried to the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion. Before they arrived, they saw flags flying and a ceremonial guard in full dress for announcing imperial decrees occupying half the street.
Bai Wanyi immediately became proud: "There wasn't this kind of scene when the imperial edict was delivered at the Xuanwu Marquis' Mansion that day, right?"
Lu Yan thought about it and realized that there was no such scene, and he felt a little proud.
Eunuch Zhang closed his eyes and rested in the carriage. Thinking of the emperor's furious look when he received the report from the spies, he wanted to see some good show.
Just now, Bai was hooking up with the prince, and then she was discovered by Marquis Lu, and now she is being granted a marriage by His Majesty. The expressions on these two people's faces, wow, I'm really looking forward to it.
"Eunuch Zhang, someone is coming."
The young eunuch whispered something at the door.
Eunuch Zhang hurriedly got out of the car holding the imperial edict. When he saw Bai Wanyi and Lu Yan holding hands, he twitched his lips. This Marquis Lu is really, wow.
"Lord Lu, please accept the order."
Eunuch Zhang didn't waste any time and walked in first.
The honor guard waited here for half an hour, attracting countless onlookers. When Old Lady Lu learned that it was an imperial decree granting marriage, she waited in the front yard despite her sick body and set up the incense table in the front yard, just to let everyone know that their Pingyang Marquis Mansion was in the emperor's favor!
Before Lu Yan and Bai Wanyi had time to greet Eunuch Zhang, they were brought in. They followed Old Madam Lu and knelt behind the incense table.
Ping'er saw Bai Wanyi and walked over to her and quietly took her hand: "Mother."
"Shh." Bai Wanyi shook his head at him and glanced behind him quietly.
Bai Wanyi only knew that Lu Yan had many illegitimate brothers and sisters, but he didn't know how many there were. Now, seeing the huge crowd, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart. His head was buzzing so much that he couldn't even remember what Eunuch Zhang had read.
"By the providence of Heaven... I have heard that Pingyang Marquis Lu Yan and Bai Shi have a deep and lasting love, and I hereby grant their marriage... I hereby decree."
Arranged marriage???
When Bai Wanyi heard these words, she was stunned. With His Majesty's marriage plan, there was no chance for her and the Crown Prince anymore...
Lu Yan received the decree and breathed a sigh of relief. With the emperor's imperial decree granting the marriage, isn't this more honorable than any matchmaker's?
Eunuch Zhang added, "Your Majesty has more rewards."
Lu Yan knelt down again holding the imperial edict.
Eunuch Zhang said, "Your Majesty has a reward of five hundred taels of gold, ten pieces of Shu brocade, five pieces of Yun brocade... The Empress has a reward of a phoenix coronet, a pair of white jade ruyi, and one hundred taels of gold."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace, and thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Reward! Our Lu family is also hosting a buffet today!"
Old Madam Lu felt that she had let out some of her anger, and her body felt a little better. She raised her hand and asked someone to prepare the banquet.
Eunuch Zhang said with a smile, "The Emperor's grace is so great that a banquet should be held. His Majesty has also ordered that on the day of the wedding, the Crown Prince should serve as a best man with Marquis Lu to welcome the bride together."
"The Empress has also issued an imperial decree that the Sixth Prince will also attend the wedding. The two princes will serve as best men, which is a great honor!"
boom!
Lu Yan didn't even hear about the Sixth Prince; his mind was full of the Crown Prince and the bride! He turned to look at Bai Wanyi, not missing the fleeting joy in her eyes.
Bai Wanyi tried hard to suppress the corners of her mouth. The prince would personally come to marry her. She was pregnant too! She wondered what the prince's expression would be when he saw her marrying someone else in her wedding dress. Her heart was moved. If...
"Wanyi." Lu Yan interrupted Bai Wanyi's fantasy, his eyes filled with pain. The imperial decree had been issued and could not be reversed, but his woman seemed to be thinking about another man. Just thinking about it made his heart ache: "What are you thinking about?"
Bai Wanyi shook her head and smiled brightly: "I was wondering, after all, we have more face than Qin Wan."
Lu Yan stared into Bai Wanyi's eyes, trying to see something else in them, but she only had him in her eyes. He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking perhaps he had seen it wrong. He took Bai Wanyi's hand and said affectionately, "I will never let you down."
"Well, I believe you."
The two looked at each other affectionately, and Eunuch Zhang suddenly felt a little disgusted. He quickly interrupted them and said, "The decree has arrived. I will return to the palace to report."
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