Chapter 340: Su Jing's Proposal
Su Wan finished drinking the cheese and ate half a basket of steamed dumplings. His stomach was finally saved and he felt much better.
"Brother, I'm done eating."
"Well, eat a little to fill your stomach. I guess mom and the others will prepare a big meal for you when you go back." Su Jing said with a smile.
Su Wan nodded and looked at the red official robe on his elder brother. It fit him perfectly, as if he was born to wear it.
After attending court, he went to meet the emperor and discuss this year's imperial examination matters with the Grand Secretary and the Minister of Personnel.
He has already asked for leave from the emperor, and will go to the Grand Secretary's residence to propose marriage in three days.
When the emperor heard that the two families were going to get married, he expressed his full support and praised them as a match made in heaven.
Su Wan and Su Jing returned home. Sure enough, a big meal was prepared at home. Su's mother took Su Wan back. The servants in the house lined up in the yard. When Su Wan arrived in the front yard, they shouted in unison:
"Greetings to Princess Xuanle, may the Princess live long and happy lives."
It was obvious that Su Yun was responsible for this commotion, but Su Wan was in a good mood today and gave out rewards with just a wave of his hand.
Liuyun and Liuying have also changed their way of addressing her. They no longer call her "Miss", but "Princess Su Wan".
Su Yun personally cooked a banquet, but it would take some time. Su Wan had just eaten in the carriage and needed some time to digest.
"Su Wan, please sit down for a while. The food will be ready soon. I'll go back and cook."
Su Yun came out wearing an apron, picked up Su Wan, and went back to the kitchen.
After his elder brother pays the betrothal gift, Su Yun will prepare for the restaurant and open Chenglou.
Su Wan couldn't take off her clothes yet. After dinner, Su Yi had to draw a full-body picture of her.
However, Sun Ling'er, Su's mother and Grandma Ye surrounded her and asked her to try on the hair crown.
Su Wan did as they wished.
Su's mother picked up the hair crown and sighed:
"Wow, it's quite heavy, much heavier than mine."
She was a third-rank imperial concubine, and her status was definitely different from that of a princess like her.
After putting it on, Su's mother looked at her daughter with satisfaction and praised:
"My dear, you are so pretty. So beautiful."
"What an elegant look! This dress truly has the majesty and grandeur of a royal family." Sun Ling'er nodded, folding her arms.
Su Jing went back and changed out of his official robes and put on moon-white casual clothes. He became a handsome young man again, gentle as jade.
When he puts on his official robes, he becomes a smart, calm, and powerful official with a dignified demeanor.
After dinner, Su Wan sat on a chair in the yard, with a heavy hair crown on her head, and sat obediently for Su Yi to draw.
"Fifth brother, can you draw the head first? My neck is tired!" she begged.
Su Yi nodded, sketched a rough outline first, then asked Su Wan to take off the crown and place it next to him, and he drew the details accordingly.
When it was finally completed, the Su Wan in the painting was very perfect. After the painting was framed, Su Wan took it to his own yard and found a room to hang it up.
The matter of her being crowned as a princess has come to an end. The most important thing for the Su family now is the marriage between Su Jing and the Shen family.
Everyone prepared carefully, fearing that something might go wrong.
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On the day of the betrothal, Su's father and Su Jing invited the Minister of Personnel to be the witness, and brought a matchmaker and betrothal gifts to the Shen family.
The Grand Secretary's Mansion has also been prepared. Shen Qingli is hiding in her own yard and is not allowed to show up today. Her parents will prepare her birth date and choose a day for the wedding.
The matchmaker read out the list of betrothal gifts that Su Jing brought. The specifications were quite high and did not belittle the University Student's Mansion. The University Scholar and Mrs. Shen were particularly satisfied.
The three books and six ceremonies were carried out step by step, and after comparing their horoscopes, it was discovered that the two people's horoscopes were very compatible. Both of them were from noble families, so they were perfect together.
Su Jing and the Grand Secretary both agreed that the sooner the wedding was held, the better. After all, Shen Qingli was already 20 years old this year, and if she didn't get married soon, she would be laughed at.
So, the wedding was scheduled for next month, which is early May. Now it is early April, and there is still a month left.
After the date was set, both sides stepped up their preparations. During the one-month gap, everyone could do whatever they wanted. After all, the children didn't have to worry about the wedding, as Su's mother and the eldest brother would take care of it.
However, Su's mother had just arrived in the capital and did not understand the rules of the capital. She had to ask Mrs. Shen for advice on how to invite people, what to prepare on the wedding day, how to write invitations, and the rules of marriage in Kyoto.
Su's mother ran several times for this, going in and out, and was very busy.
Madam Shen understood the situation of the Su family and knew that Madam Su was from the countryside. She did not despise her, but answered all her questions and even made a list for her to follow.
Such good in-laws, well-educated and well-mannered, what else is there to complain about?
Jiang met Su Wan and went to Zhongzhou in advance. He planned to come back before Su Jing's wedding.
This trip to Zhongzhou was for two reasons: one was to visit my grandfather, and the other was to inform him that he was going to propose marriage to the Su family.
Shen Qingli's wedding dress had been prepared long ago, and the two parties were not allowed to meet before the wedding, but Su Wan still took time to visit her from time to time.
Su Yun took advantage of this month to take care of the restaurant business. He wanted to choose a location and a shop, intending to do something big in Kyoto.
Kyoto is a city of outstanding people and riches, so his drinking capacity must be bigger, even bigger than that of Xiangzhou, preferably a three-story hotel.
He trained a new team of chefs in Xiangzhou and took over Chenglou in Xiangzhou. He then brought the original team to Kyoto to open a new restaurant.
In the past two years, Chenglou has made a lot of money, and Su Yun has some spare money. Su Wan has not asked him to collect his half of the profit yet, saying that he will collect it again every time the profit reaches 100,000 taels.
During this period, Su Wan also received an invitation from Prince Xiang's Mansion, saying that it was the 50th birthday of Princess Xiang and a birthday banquet was to be held. Su Wan was now a princess, so she was naturally on the invitation list.
Su's mother also has to go. The Su Mansion does not have a hostess now, so she will be the hostess. After Shen Qingli marries into the Su family, she will not have to show up in such occasions.
In mid-April, Su's mother had to take Su Wan to Prince Xiang's mansion to attend a birthday banquet.
This birthday banquet was attended by all the dignitaries in Kyoto, including princes and princesses, princesses, the two great dukes' mansions, and people from various marquisates. It was a grand occasion.
Su's mother had never been to such an occasion and was afraid that she would embarrass Su Jing. She didn't sleep well for two nights before going. It was Su Mu who made her a tranquilizing decoction and gave her an acupuncture, which allowed Su's mother to sleep well. Otherwise, she would have to go to the birthday banquet of Princess Xiang with dark circles under her eyes the next day.
This time it was a big birthday, so Su Wan picked out a suitable birthday gift to bring with him, and it had to be worthy of the status of the Prince Xiang's Mansion.
Su Wan picked out a blood coral, which was very precious and was given to her by Jiang Yu's grandfather.
They made ornaments out of the corals they found in the South China Sea. Whenever Su Wan went to see him, he never left empty-handed and was forced to carry a lot of things with him.
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