"Sister Song, you really kept this from me. Next time you drink, you must punish yourself with three cups."
The two laughed and joked around, creating a wonderful atmosphere.
Jiang Qingwan spoke calmly.
"Madam Song, there's no need to prepare anything. The wedding will be postponed for now."
Song Yushu was stunned.
"Not going to have it? Why not? The wedding is already arranged, what are we waiting for?"
As she spoke, she leaned forward slightly and lowered her voice.
"You can't delay. The Empress Dowager's intentions are clear. She won't be at ease until the ceremony is completed."
Mo Qingrui echoed her sentiment.
"Grandfather's health is deteriorating day by day. If one day... he will have to observe three years of mourning. No one knows what will happen during those three years. Therefore, this marriage must be done as soon as possible."
...
Inside the Imperial Study in the Imperial Palace.
The chief eunuch bowed and entered.
"Your Majesty, Princess Xiaoran has entered the Prince's residence in the Empress Dowager's imperial carriage, and His Highness the Ninth Prince did indeed read out the imperial edict on the spot. However... the Emperor Emeritus sent people to deliver generous gifts to congratulate him and recognized that Lady Jiang as the Ninth Prince's principal wife."
The hand that was reviewing the memorials suddenly stopped, and the ink dripping from the wolf-hair brush stained a patch of black.
Mo Yunzhao frowned.
"The Emperor Emeritus has given his permission?"
"Approved. They selected many fine items and issued an imperial decree instructing the Bureau of Clothing and the Bureau of Imperial Workshops to prepare wedding attire according to the rites for princes, and also to instruct the Ministry of Rites to prepare all matters related to ancestral worship and registration."
With a "smack!", Mo Yunzhao tossed the stained document aside.
The head eunuch was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground and said tremblingly,
"The Empress Dowager has also received the news and is furious. Your Majesty, why don't you go and see her?"
Mo Yunzhao took several deep breaths and then casually picked up a memorial and opened it.
"Since even the Emperor Emeritus has given his permission, let's post an imperial edict to announce to the world who the current Ninth Prince has married as his principal wife."
The chief eunuch's eyes flickered.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
