Chapter 406: Granted Marriage
"Oh? Duke Jiang, what is your wish? Feel free to tell me. As long as I can satisfy it, I will definitely do so."
The emperor has taken back his military power and is in a good mood now. He has achieved his goal, but he also needs to appease his enemies.
"I would like to ask the Emperor to grant my son a marriage. I would like him to marry Princess Xuanle, the sister of the Minister of Personnel, Su Jing. This is my only wish. I beg the Emperor to grant it!"
After Duke Jiang finished speaking, he even kowtowed on the ground.
For his son, he has made the greatest sacrifice and fulfillment within his ability.
He is an experienced person in matters of the heart, and he knows how unwilling he would be if he could not marry the woman he loves in this life.
Because of him, he had been without a mother since he was a child. This was something he owed him. Now, he would give everything to fulfill him.
He could see that Jiang Yu and Su Wan were truly in love with each other. They were just like him and Xinrou back then, looking at each other with only each other in their eyes.
But he didn't want the two of them to follow their old path. He just wanted them to live a peaceful and happy life, which could be considered as his atonement.
This result was expected by everyone.
The emperor remained silent for a moment, as usual, and then laughed:
"Before, at Junshan, the Crown Prince asked me to arrange a marriage, but I refused because I intended to marry Princess Xuanle to my Seventh Prince. But a few days ago, the Seventh Prince told me that he already had someone in his heart, and that person was not Princess Xuanle. Concubine Chen also told me that children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and some things should not be forced.
Now, Duke Jiang has come personally to ask for the Imperial Decree to grant the Crown Prince a marriage, and has even surrendered his military power. If I continue to obstruct him, wouldn't that be like forcibly breaking up a couple?"
"Since this is the case, I cannot bear to separate lovers. I will grant your request today. After the court session, I will draft the imperial decree granting the marriage. You two families should go back and make preparations. Those who should propose marriage should propose marriage, and those who should submit betrothal gifts should submit betrothal gifts. Princess Xuanle was also canonized by me personally. She is of noble status. The three matchmakers, six betrothal gifts, three letters and six ceremonies are indispensable!"
The emperor agreed to Duke Jiang's request, granted the marriage between Jiang Yu and Su Wan, and also allowed Duke Jiang to recuperate at home in the future.
From then on, Duke Jiang no longer needed to attend court. He could just stay at home every day and no longer go to the military camp to train. He could just recuperate at home every day, trim flowers and plants, feed fish, etc. If the emperor had something to discuss with him, he would naturally summon him to the palace.
The two brothers Su Jing and Su Chen never thought that this matter would go so smoothly.
I was worried that it would drag on, but unexpectedly, Duke Jiang took the initiative to hand over the military power, and the matter was easily resolved.
After the court session, Duke Jiang was the last one to walk out of the palace gate, and Duke Tang was with him.
The sun was shining brightly outside. Standing on the steps and looking up at the sky, the sky was square and surrounded by palace walls, trapping many people's lives.
Looking back at the hall, for some reason, Duke Jiang felt relieved.
It’s okay. I have dedicated most of my life here, and now I don’t have to come here anymore.
From then on, the sky was high and the sea was vast, and he was no longer bound.
Sometimes, actively learning to let go can be a relief.
"You are willing to give it up. Just say no."
Duke Tang stood beside him and seemed to see the relief in his expression.
The two have been squeezing each other for so many years, always wanting to be better than the other. Now that Duke Jiang has retired from the court, he doesn't know who to compete with.
When he thought about how he would be able to sleep until he woke up naturally at home and play with birds and feed fish every day, he actually felt a sense of envy.
Duke Jiang looked at him in confusion, ignored him, and walked away, which made Duke Tang very angry.
…
When the imperial decree granting the marriage came down, Su Wan was still confused. She knelt on the ground and listened to the eunuch who came to announce the decree read a bunch of words of praise, mostly praising how well-matched the two were, and finally mentioned the marriage.
When the imperial edict was handed to her, she still felt like she was dreaming. She had just gotten out of bed and was still sleepy, but now she was told that the emperor agreed to the marriage and even the imperial edict had been issued.
After sending the people from the palace away, Su Wan learned from his elder brother what happened in the court today.
It turns out that this imperial decree granting marriage was obtained by Duke Jiang by using his own military power. Needless to say, how important it is.
There is no need to say much about how deep his feelings for Jiang Yu are, as everyone can see it.
Any recurrence of the old illness was fake, it was just to fulfill my son's wish.
Jiang Yu was a little confused when he received the imperial decree granting the marriage. He had wanted to discuss the follow-up matters with him today, but who knew that his father did great things quietly and took the initiative to solve everything without him having to say anything.
Jiang Yu was holding the imperial edict, and Duke Jiang was standing next to him. Facing his puzzled look, he felt quite proud at that moment.
Duke Jiang stroked his beard and raised his eyebrows.
"Are you stupid? The imperial decree granting the marriage has come down. Are you satisfied? Have you prepared the betrothal gifts? When are you going to propose? Do you need my help?"
Jiang Yu was hit by a series of questions, which made him feel a little dizzy.
"Everything is ready. Grandfather's side is ready, but you haven't..."
I mentioned this to him before, but he never agreed, so I never prepared any betrothal gifts and only prepared my grandfather's share.
Upon hearing this, Duke Jiang pulled out a document from his sleeve and threw it to him.
"I've prepared it for you a long time ago. This is the betrothal gift list. Take a look at it and decide what to add. But I have to tell you in advance that your grandfather's betrothal gift cannot be made public. Also, don't add anything too outrageous. Otherwise, you might think our Duke's Mansion is a nouveau riche and have taken in bribes.
Hurry up and heal your wounds, and find a day to propose marriage. Okay, stay here by yourself. If you don't understand anything about the betrothal gift list, send someone to ask me. I have so many things to deal with. Your uncles will definitely come to question me after I resign my military power. It's a headache!"
Duke Jiang rubbed his temples with his hands as he left. At this moment, Jiang Yu discovered that there seemed to be a few silver threads in his hair.
Suddenly, he realized that he seemed to be getting old, and he actually felt a little guilty.
Looking at the betrothal gift list in his hand, it was a thick book, and the contents on it almost used up 80% of the family assets of the Duke of Jiang's Mansion.
If Ning Wei knew about this, she would probably be so angry that her heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys would ache.
Jiang Yu was silent for a long time, and suddenly smiled with relief.
He closed the betrothal gift list, closed his eyes and thought of Su Wan's face. He wished he could get better immediately, so that he could go and propose, set a wedding date, and bring her home as soon as possible.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com