Rong Yi and Li Yan became engaged, and Rong Bowen was so happy that he immediately wrote a visiting card and sent it to Li's house.
Li Yan revealed her situation to her parents and brothers and sisters-in-law. General Li and his wife were also troubled by their daughter. She was too independent and independent, especially after her fiancé died unexpectedly, and they could no longer control her.
Now she is almost twenty years old, and she is neither high nor low. As parents, how can we not worry about her?
The Li family knew the Rong family very well. They were an ordinary family with simple relationships, and their daughter would be the head of the family if she married into the family, but the family was not well-off. However, as long as the two children had a good relationship, the Li family did not care much about these things. At most, they would give a larger dowry.
Besides, Rong Yi was able to endure hardships and work hard in the military camp. Although he was only a squad leader now, he still had a lot of room for advancement. In addition, with the support of the Anchang Marquisate, as long as he worked hard, he would not be afraid of having no future.
General Li was satisfied with his future son-in-law and quickly replied to the post, welcoming the father and son to visit his home.
After receiving the reply, Rong Bowen and his son were overjoyed and immediately came to the Anchang Marquis's residence. They were not very familiar with some etiquette, so they came to ask Song for advice.
Song said happily, "Rong Yi's marriage has been resolved. Brother Rong can finally put his worries to rest. This is a big deal and must be taken seriously."
Song knew the rules of the wealthy families in the capital best, so she explained them in detail to the father and son. Worried that they would forget, she asked the maidservant around her to write them down so that Rong Yi could take them out and read them at any time.
As this matter concerns Rong Yi's lifelong event, the old marquis accompanies Rong Bowen and Rong Yi, father and son.
Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. Linlang prepared a new set of clothes for the father and son. The father and son of the Rong family washed their hair and faces, and dressed up. The next day, they went to the Li Mansion with the old marquis in high spirits.
General Li and his family did not expect the old marquis to come with them. They only saw the old marquis when they were waiting to greet him at the door, and hurried forward to salute.
The old marquis laughed heartily. "I came here without telling you. I am sorry for being so abrupt. I hope General Li will forgive me."
"It is our great honor to have you here, old Marquis. It is a great honor for us." General Li raised his hand. "Old Marquis, please come in. Brother Rong, please come in."
The fact that the old marquis came along had a different meaning. It was to give face to the Rong family and also to tell the Li family that the Anchang Marquisate attached great importance to the Rong family.
The Li family was also happy. The old marquis's arrival showed that the Rong family attached great importance to this marriage and to their daughter.
The two people that the generals admired the most were the old marquis and Xiao Zhensheng. They were both soldiers and warriors who had spent their entire lives defending their country.
General Li and others accompanied the old marquis in talking, and did not forget to take a good look at Rong Yi. He was handsome, with generous manners and was respectful and polite.
Mrs. Li was quite satisfied with this steady son-in-law and said privately to her two daughters-in-law, "This is the first time your eldest sister has made a good judgment since she was a child."
The two daughters-in-law of the Li family agreed. The eldest sister had a stubborn temper and it was rare for her to find someone she liked. It didn't matter if the family background was poor, as long as the person was good. With the eldest sister's temper, marrying into a wealthy family would probably make her uneasy every day.
She and Rong Yi are in love and will live happily after marriage. Besides, Rong Yi has a good personality and is tolerant.
Both parties expressed their willingness to get married, and the old marquis and Rong Bowen and his son were kept for lunch before leaving.
On the way back, the old marquis said to Rong Bowen cheerfully, "Nephew Rong, please ask an official matchmaker to come and propose marriage."
"Thank you, old Marquis. I will invite you tomorrow." Rong Bowen was very happy. His son's marriage issue was settled, and he would have the face to see his wife then.
I've been worried sick recently and I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Rong Yi's heart was filled with joy. To be able to marry the woman he loved was what he had always wanted. Now that his wish was about to come true, how could he not be happy?
The next day, Rong Bowen invited the best official matchmaker to go to the Li residence to propose marriage. The matchmaker knew that the two parties had met the previous day, and with the old marquis of Anchang Mansion as the matchmaker, the marriage was a done deal.
The official media's visit to the Li family was just a formality. They said what needed to be said and facilitated the matter, and both sides could get a big red envelope.
Rong Yi and Li Yan's marriage was settled, and all the necessary documents and rituals were required.
During this time, Rong Yi performed exceptionally well in his previous mission, earning him a promotion to centurion and a bonus, a double blessing. General Li's family was even more pleased with Rong Yi, and the wedding was set for March 22nd of the following year. Madame Li asked Li Yan to embroider the dowry at home.
"You'll be in charge of the household when you get there, so how can you do that without learning some housework?"
Li Yan thought about her future married life, calmed down, and obediently stayed at home to embroider her dowry. Li Ping came to Linlang and said, "My sister seems to have changed into a different person. She has stopped practicing swordsmanship and picked up an embroidery needle."
"This is the power of love. You will understand when you meet someone you like." Linlang knew that her future sister-in-law was a heroic person who wanted to be a knight. The fact that she could do this for Rong Yi showed how important Rong Yi was in her heart.
Li Ping blushed when she heard this, "It's still early."
In fact, her family had already been looking for someone for her, saying they would start with an engagement and get married in a year or two. Seeing how close her sister and future brother-in-law were, Li Ping had some expectations for her own future husband.
Rong Yi's marriage was settled, and the Ministry of Justice also announced the punishment for the incident. The evidence was conclusive and the prince was the mastermind behind the incident. The Ministry of Justice didn't know how to sentence him, so it wrote a memorial and submitted it to the emperor.
The emperor issued an edict, removing him from the position of crown prince, lashing him with thirty lashes, forcing him to reflect on his mistakes facing a wall for six months, and fining him three years' salary to compensate the victimized women.
"Let the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard whip him personally. I will punish him severely for daring to be partial and corrupt." The emperor was furious at the prince for doing such an immoral thing and wanted to chop him up.
It's bad enough that he's incompetent and listens to slander, but he also did something like this, which is simply a step on his face.
As soon as the imperial edict was issued, the prince cried out to his father, "I want to see you, father. I was wrong, father."
The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards arrested the man directly and took him to the Ministry of Justice. He whipped him with thirty lashes, each one with great force.
Upon hearing the tragic news, the Queen accidentally knocked over the teacup in her hand. She desperately ran to the imperial study and knelt outside to plead, "Your Majesty, please calm down. This is all my fault. I failed to discipline the Crown Prince. Please revoke your order and give the Crown Prince a chance."
The emperor came out angrily, "You are indeed at fault for not keeping the eldest prince in check and allowing him to do whatever he wants. If I hadn't considered him my firstborn child, a child I truly loved, he would have been reduced to a commoner for his crimes."
"Queen, stop crying here. Go back and reflect on your actions. I will take care of all matters concerning the harem." The emperor said, no longer looking at the sobbing queen. "Eunuch Li, announce the decree."
The queen was confined to her house for one year and fined three years' salary. During this year, she had to observe vegetarianism, chant Buddhist scriptures, and reflect on her mistakes. She was not allowed to leave the palace without being summoned.
The queen laughed heartily, "Your Majesty, you have long disliked me. Why don't you just depose me as queen?"
Eunuch Li quickly had the Queen removed. If she continued to talk nonsense like this, the Emperor would get angry and really depose her. The Emperor had always been considerate of the Duke Dingguo Mansion, otherwise, the Queen would have been deposed long ago.
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