This wasn't unacceptable either, as the minister couldn't find any reason to object.
After some discussion, Xiao Shanyan, the great-granddaughter of the Prince of Lanling, was chosen and given the title of Princess Changping. She was to marry into Loulan the following spring.
When the imperial edict arrived, it reached Lanling County.
According to the imperial family's system of decreasing fiefdoms, after six generations, the Lanling Xiao family, who no longer held the title of king and only had the title of Fengguo Lieutenant, suddenly received an imperial edict. They initially thought it was a good thing, but unexpectedly, it was to send Xiao Shanyan to marry a foreign ruler...
It's true what they say, you can sit at home and trouble comes out of nowhere.
However, the emperor's will was hard to defy, so they could only silently accept it.
Of course, from a certain perspective, Xiao Shanyan's marriage to Loulan was also a moment of glory for the Xiao family of Lanling.
This deed would be recorded extensively by civil officials and historians, and it would indeed be considered a source of great honor for one's ancestors.
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Upon hearing about this, Su Ru went to find Qin Chuan.
The seven-day mourning period had long passed, but Su Ru was still wearing black mourning clothes, except that the white mourning ribbons on her cuffs had been removed.
The beautiful woman with her hair piled high in a cloud-like bun gracefully curtsied to Qin Chuan: "I heard that the court officials wanted Shan'er to be sent for a political marriage, but it was my brother-in-law who argued strongly and saved Shan'er from this calamity. I truly don't know how to thank my brother-in-law..."
Qin Chuan waved his hand and said, "Before the prince left, he asked me to take good care of you and the child. If I can't do that, wouldn't I be letting down the prince's spirit in heaven..."
The beautiful woman whispered, "Thank you, brother-in-law, for giving us widows someone to rely on..."
Qin Chuan waved his hand again. Seeing Su Ruyan walk over with a smile, chat with his wife for a few words, and then he walked away.
Su Ruyan is better at comforting people, so this kind of thing is best left to her.
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