Chapter 90 Big News
"I won't let Ah Xu's reputation have any flaws. All the bad things belong to me. If there are mountains and seas between us, I am willing to level them and fill them up as long as I can stay with Ah Xu!"
Seeing Xiao Jinyi's determined eyes, Emperor Wu'an and Empress Lin were shaken. As parents, they knew very well what their children looked like.
Once Xiao Jinyi makes up his mind about something, he will never change it. Likewise, once he makes up his mind about someone, he will be with them for his whole life.
It's impossible to get him to let go in this lifetime.
Emperor Wu An's heart is biased after all. Although he feels sorry for the Shen family for thinking this way, who else can he expect to love his own son if he doesn't love him himself? He can only feel sorry for others.
"Since you said so, I will grant your wish," Emperor Wu An ordered Quan Xi who was standing beside him, "Quan Xi, go to the Imperial Study and bring me a blank imperial edict. I will grant the marriage on the spot."
Quan Xi bent down and stepped out, inserted the whisk into the belt around his waist, and ran to the imperial study with sparks and lightning all the way.
After Emperor Wu An instructed Quan Xi, he looked down at Xiao Jinyi who was still kneeling on the ground, "Since you said he was interested in you, then I will simply grant you two a marriage, but you will be punished. Since you want to shield Shen Shixu from all the wind and rain, you can't just talk about it."
Quan Xi quickly took back the blank imperial edict, and Emperor Wu An picked up a pen to write the marriage decree on it. After writing it, he said to Xiao Yuanqi, who had a low sense of presence, "You kid probably knew your brother's thoughts a long time ago, and helped to conceal it. In this case, then you will deliver the marriage decree."
Xiao Yuanqi stepped forward and took the imperial edict with both hands. He did not announce it immediately, but stood aside to see how Emperor Wu An planned to arrange for Xiao Jinyi.
Empress Lin was worried that Emperor Wu An was too harsh, so she grabbed his hand and said, "Your Majesty, it's your mother's birthday in two days, don't punish him too harshly. If it doesn't work, punish him twice."
Emperor Wu An patted her hands and said, "I'll listen to you!"
"Come here, Prince Jing Xiao Jinyi is in love with Dali Temple Junior Official Shen Shixu, and is willing to use his many years of military merit to request a marriage. However, there is no precedent for men getting married, so the marriage is allowed, but he must endure 100 strokes of the cane.
But because it was the Empress Dowager's birthday two days later, he was first punished with twenty strokes of the cane, and the remaining eighty strokes plus interest plus twenty strokes of the cane would end on the Empress Dowager's birthday. ”
Hearing this, Xiao Jinyi stood up after thanking the emperor and walked outside. There were already guards waiting outside with wooden sticks that were three feet five inches long and nine points thick. After Xiao Jinyi went out, he took off his coat and knelt down.
After Xiao Jinyi knelt down, the guards who were carrying out the beating began to wheeze and beat him. Xiao Jinyi was clearly being beaten but he did not feel much pain. He only thought that Shen Shixu would be angry when he received the imperial edict, so he had to quickly get through the twenty strokes of the cane before he could appease him.
Although Xiao Yuanqi felt sorry for Xiao Jinyi's suffering, seeing how he was willing to accept it, he swallowed his words of sympathy and took the imperial edict to the Shen Mansion to announce it.
Shen Shixu was waiting anxiously in the study. When he heard Xiao Shitou say that someone had come with an imperial edict, his heart skipped a beat.
Little Stone watched his young master walk out of the study with a solemn face, and he also became nervous. He thought the imperial edict was to commend Shen Shixu for the Qucheng incident, but looking at Shen Shixu's expression, it didn't seem like a reward, but more like a punishment.
Shen Shixu arrived at the gate and was surprised for a moment when he saw that it was Xiao Yuanqi who came to announce the decree. Xiao Yuanqi saw his nervousness and smiled at him gently.
Xiao Yuanqi's gentle smile made Shen Shixu feel a little more relaxed. He lifted up his robe and knelt down, with the maids and servants of the Shen family kneeling behind him.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Now there is the Junior Official of the Dali Temple, Shen Shixu, a man of noble character, both talented and virtuous, who is deeply loved by me. I have a son, Prince Jing Xiao Jinyi, who has made great military achievements and is well-known, and is also loved by me.
Today, on account of the goodwill between the two families, I specially grant them a marriage, so that they may live together for a hundred years. I have chosen an auspicious day to hold their wedding.
Shen Jiaxu is the new top scholar. I cannot bear to waste his great talent, so I retain his original position. At the same time, he was canonized as Prince Jing and given the title of Lord Gan'an. No one is allowed to look down on him. This is my decree! ”
Shen Shixu was stunned when he heard the contents of the imperial edict, and not only him but also the people behind him were stunned. Those who came along to join in the fun and knelt at the door to listen to the imperial edict were also shocked by its contents.
Although they felt it was wrong, who dared to speak out? Isn't that going against the emperor?
Shen Shixu didn't expect the content of the imperial edict to be this. He took the imperial edict with his palms facing up, "Your Majesty, Shen Shixu accepts the edict. Long live the emperor!"
After Shen Shixu took the imperial edict, he stood up and handed it to Xiao Shitou, asking him to put it away.
Then he walked over and asked Xiao Yuanqi, "Jin Yi, how is he?"
To get the emperor to issue such an imperial edict, Xiao Jinyi must have paid a considerable price. He was not seen when the edict was announced, so Shen Shixu was very worried!
Xiao Yuanqi looked at Shen Shixu who was worried about Xiao Jinyi, and was very happy for Xiao Jinyi. At the same time, he thought that what he had said to his father was true, and Shen Shixu was indeed interested in him.
So Xiao Yuanqi planned to help Xiao Jinyi. "He sacrificed all his military merits for this imperial edict. In addition to this, he was punished by his father with 100 strokes of the cane. Although it can be carried out in two times, if the interest is included, he will have to be beaten with 120 canes. Even he can't bear it."
Shen Shixu felt very distressed when he heard this, and wanted to see with his own eyes how he was doing now, so he asked Xiao Yuanqi, "Your Highness, can you take me to the palace? I want to see him with my own eyes."
Xiao Yuanqi naturally would not refuse, and the two of them got on the carriage and headed straight for the palace.
The news that Shen Shixu was granted marriage to Prince Jing Xiao Jinyi also spread throughout the capital, and the news that he was granted the title Gan An also spread throughout the streets and alleys.
When those officials heard about the marriage between Shen Shixu and Xiao Jinyi, their mouths were so wide open that an egg could be stuffed in them.
It was surprising enough that Emperor Wu'an granted marriages to two men with great fanfare, one of whom was his own son, but what surprised the officials even more was that he not only retained Shen Shixu's original position, but also gave him a title.
Because Shen Shixu was a man, it was inconvenient to call her princess, which seemed disrespectful, so Emperor Wu'an gave her the title of Jun, and decided to grant a marriage to Xiao Lie and Baili Xi in two days. At that time, Baili Xi would also have the title of Xiaoyao Jun.
Having a title is nothing, what is the key title?
This was the first time since the founding of the Dagan Dynasty that a title was given using the name of a country, which shows how much Emperor Wu'an loved Shen Shixu.
Just based on this title, no one in the entire Dagan dared to look down on Shen Shixu.
Shen Zexi learned from the people that his younger brother was given a marriage, but the person he was given was a man. Upon hearing the news, he rushed home anxiously, wanting to ask his brother what was going on, but when he got home he found nothing.
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