Chapter 555 Shadow
After the 100th day of the Empress Dowager's death, weddings were finally resumed in Kyoto.
Each family competed to hold a wedding banquet.
First, Princess Xuanning got married.
Then, Young Master Ling from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion married Pei Shu.
Then Yun Yan married Zhao Ru.
Princess Yaoguang marries Zhao Yunkuo...
Civil and military officials come to your house today to celebrate your daughter's wedding, and to his house tomorrow to celebrate his wedding. It's actually busier than what's going on in the court.
Princess Qiyang was murdered and the skeleton of her husband was discovered. Princess Yaoguang should have observed a three-year mourning period, but now she is the only one left in Princess Qiyang's mansion. The Emperor took pity on her loneliness and, in accordance with the Empress Dowager's last wish, ordered the Imperial Observatory to select an auspicious day and made an exception to allow Princess Yaoguang to leave the palace.
There were many wedding banquets, but unfortunately Shen Wan was pregnant. Apart from attending the wedding banquet at the Yun family, she did not go to any other people's houses.
When Princess Xuanning got married, Shen Wan went to the palace to pay her respects to the emperor and gave her a dowry. The same was true for Princess Yaoguang.
Between the wedding banquets, Tianxia Diyilou opened.
Everyone knew that the owners behind the No. 1 Restaurant Under Heaven were Prince Yuzhang and Chu Yang. The aristocratic children of Kyoto were extremely curious, wanting to see what the No. 1 Restaurant Under Heaven, designed by Prince Yuzhang and the Marquis of Linjiang, looked like...
The emperor personally bestowed a plaque and the imperial chef cooked the dishes. Such an honor must be given on the opening day.
The only regret is that Prince Yuzhang and his men are not here...
Um.
Xie Jingyu asked for a reward for Prince Yuzhang, and the emperor gave Tianxiang Tower to Prince Yuzhang.
Prince Yuzhang wanted to turn Tianxiang Tower into the number one den of money in Ning Dynasty. He was eager to make a fortune, but the plan died before it even started.
Prince Teng and his wife strictly forbade him to open any improper shops, brothels or gambling houses. If he dared to get involved, the shop would be closed down on the day it opened, and the king would go to the palace to ask the emperor to seal up the shop.
What could the Prince of Yuzhang do? His father was a man of his word. After much discussion, they could only open a restaurant that was barely related to the business of spending money.
Even so, Prince Teng and his wife were still worried. On the opening day, they sent several groups of people into the restaurant to search every corner, for fear that their son had opened an underground money house.
Prince of Yuzhang, “…”
Prince Teng's worries were not unnecessary at all.
Prince Yuzhang really thought so.
But he knew his father well. He was definitely worried about him and would keep a close eye on him, so he wouldn't be able to hide it.
Forced to follow the rules.
The Prince of Yuzhang was very tired.
His own father was the stumbling block on the road to wealth for him and his brothers.
…
That day, the wet nurse held Ran'er in her arms and stood on the bench in the pavilion, watching the koi fish fighting for food.
The little guy was dancing with excitement and accidentally hit his hand on the railing, crying in pain.
Chen Wan felt distressed and wanted to laugh at the same time.
But Ran'er really likes to watch koi. As soon as a handful of fish food is thrown to her, the little guy no longer cares about crying. He watches with great interest, making sweet sounds in his mouth, and no one knows what he is saying.
In her previous life, Ran'er could call for her mother when she was less than seven months old. If she waited patiently, she would be able to hear Ran'er calling her mother.
Although she had held her children enough in her previous life, she couldn't hold one in this life because she was pregnant. Chen Wan felt extremely regretful and guilty, so she cursed a certain bastard.
Just as they were playing with the two children, Dong'er came running over and said, "Crown Princess, Prince Yong's son is engaged..."
Among Xie Jingyu's brothers, only Prince Yong has not yet been engaged. Princess Yong is anxious, and Princess Jiangling is also anxious.
Before Shen Wan could ask, Shanhu had already asked, "Which girl is it?"
Dong'er smiled and said, "It's the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, the Minister of the Honglu Temple."
Well, this Minister of the Ministry of Rites is not the brother of the former wife of the Left Prime Minister. He has just taken office not long ago.
Prince Qing and Duke Song killed Princess Qi Yang and her husband, and the affair between Queen Song and Prince Qing was exposed, leading to the confiscation of property and exile of those who were part of Prince Cheng's party.
During that half month, officials in Kyoto were dismissed every day, leaving many positions vacant.
This is how Lord Jiang, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was promoted to come to the capital.
Moreover, it was Grand Tutor Lin and Grand Master Pei who jointly recommended him.
This person was none other than the prefect of Lianzhou who had done Xiao Huaijin a favor.
Lord Jiang was an upright official. When Xiao Huaijin was involved in the case of beating the eldest son of the Wang family to death, he immediately resisted the pressure from the Wang family and transferred Xiao Huaijin's case to the Ministry of Justice for retrial. Otherwise, Xiao Huaijin would not have had the chance to go to Beijing and would have been executed in Lianzhou.
Old Master Pei and Old Tutor Lin both remembered this favor. They thought it would be a waste of talent for such an upright official to stay in Lianzhou and be a small prefect. Since the position was suitable, they recommended him to go to Beijing.
As for the fate of Miss Jiang Zhaoyue and Prince Yong, that is another story.
The Prince of Yuzhang and his companions did not tell the Prince of Yong that they were going to the border. The Prince of Yong had not yet married, and once he went to the border, he didn't know when he would be able to come back. When they left, they left a letter for the Prince of Yong, asking him to come to the border to find them after he got married.
Normally, Prince Yongwang would have fun with Prince Yuzhang and the others, such as fishing, hunting, and joking around. Suddenly, when the three of them left, life became too boring.
In addition, those who were married got married, and those who were not married got engaged, but he was the only one who had not found a partner. Princess Yong was very anxious. She went to the Yue Lao Temple to burn incense today and to the Bodhisattva to pray for marriage tomorrow, and she forced him to go with her.
Prince Yongwang hid from his mother and rode out of the city on horseback to relax.
Then I met Jiang Zhaoyue.
Jiang Zhaoyue came to Kyoto just now. In Kyoto, she only knew Pei Shu. They were close friends. Unfortunately, Pei Shu was waiting to be married and it was inconvenient for her to accompany her to travel around. Kyoto banned music and no one held banquets in their homes. There was no chance for her to meet ladies from wealthy families. Jiang Zhaoyue was bored at home, so she took her maid to visit all the interesting places in Kyoto.
The ground outside the city was a little muddy after the rain. She didn't notice that her embroidered shoes with rice beads on them were covered with mud, and even her socks were wet.
The maid went to the carriage to get her shoes. She thought that this place was remote and no one would come, so she took off her shoes and socks and washed her feet.
Prince Yong was galloping on his horse, and his water bag fell off at some point. Being thirsty, he went to the river to drink water.
Um.
Drink enough water.
Stand up and look up.
I found a girl washing her feet upstream.
Prince Yong, "..."
Who can understand how great the psychological trauma he suffered at that time was?
The maid brought shoes and socks and found Prince Yong drinking water, so she quickly reminded her girl.
Jiang Zhaoyue stood up in a hurry, but accidentally fell into the water.
Prince Yong couldn't just stand by and watch the man die, so he jumped into the water and pulled him out.
At that time, there were only Prince Yong and Jiang Zhaoyue, the master and servant. No one knew that he had saved Jiang Zhaoyue from falling into the water.
Prince Yong thought he had no more contact with Jiang Zhaoyue, but he met her again at the Pei Mansion's wedding banquet.
Jiang Zhaoyue blushed when she saw Prince Yong and avoided him.
At first, Prince Yongwang didn't care. He felt embarrassed to drink the girl's foot washing water. Even if the girl didn't avoid him, he would avoid her. But he didn't know when this figure caught his eye. Seeing Jiang Zhaoyue talking and laughing with the young master of the Minister of War's house, he suddenly felt uncomfortable.
After realizing that he cared about Jiang Zhaoyue a little, Jiang Zhaoyue could no longer hide from him.
Yesterday, Princess Yong asked her son to accompany her shopping and go to places where ladies from wealthy families go so that she can meet a girl she likes. Now, she met Jiang Zhaoyue, who was also accompanying her mother shopping, in the Jade Pavilion.
In the Jade Pavilion, Princess Yong felt that something was wrong with her son, but there were several girls in the Jade Pavilion at the time, and Princess Yong didn't know which girl made her son so restrained.
It doesn't matter if you don't know. Princess Yong gave the maid a look, and the maid followed him inconspicuously, and then she found that her son had secretly looked at Jiang Zhaoyue several times.
Not only did he peek at her, but he also pulled the girl behind the screen to talk to her when she wasn't paying attention. He was so bold.
I thought my son wasn't interested in women, but it turns out he just hasn't met anyone he likes.
There have been many transfers of court officials in the past few months, but only the transfer of Lord Jiang, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, has attracted much attention. Recommended by both Old Master Pei and Old Tutor Lin, he is destined to rise to a high position.
Lord Jiang is an upright official, so his daughter must be good. Even if Princess Yong doesn't trust Lord Jiang, she has to believe in the judgment of Old Master Pei and Old Tutor Lin, and her own son's vision is not bad either.
Princess Yong didn't even ask her own son, but came directly to propose marriage today.
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