Chapter 371: It’s just an imperial decree granting marriage, but they think a lot
Ever since Xiao Chengjin ascended the throne, people throughout the capital have been paying attention to what's happening in the palace.
So, when the people saw Chief Steward Lin taking the imperial edict to the general's mansion, they started gossiping.
"After the Emperor's coronation ceremony, all the women of marriageable age from official families will enter the palace for selection."
"It seems that the Emperor intends to have the General's daughter enter the palace as a concubine."
"The Emperor has just ascended the throne and needs a marriage with the General's Mansion to consolidate his power."
"It could also be that the Emperor is wary of the General's Mansion..."
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Ning Jinghuai stood at the window of the private room in the teahouse, listening to the discussions around him, and curled the corners of his lips.
Haha~ You guys really worry about me.
Unfortunately, you guessed wrong.
You don’t understand the emperor, but I know him very well.
Just because he obeyed Ruoruo's orders, he was doomed to fail in Ruoruo's hands in this life.
Also, the emperor will not allow other women to enter the palace as concubines.
It is estimated that on the day of the coronation ceremony, the abolition of the harem will be announced to the world.
At this moment, Ning Jinghuai saw Manager Lin rushing towards him.
He looked at the gossiping passersby and shouted, "Manager Lin, thank you for coming all the way here. Please come up and have some tea."
Manager Lin had of course heard the gossip.
He thought secretly: I'm going to give you a "surprise".
He looked up at the beaming Prince Ning and said happily, "Prince Ning, this is what I, the chief steward, should do."
"The Emperor has already betrothed the General's daughter to you, so just wait to be the groom!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the passers-by who were listening with their ears pricked up were stunned.
What the hell?
That imperial edict turned out to be the one granting marriage to Prince Ning and Miss Chu!
Why is it different from what they thought?
Chief Steward Lin smiled complacently and instructed the eunuchs behind him, "You go back to the palace first. I will chat with Prince Ning."
Several young eunuchs bowed and said, "Yes, Chief Steward Lin, we will take our leave."
Manager Lin looked at the backs of the young eunuchs as they left, and walked into the teahouse with a smile on his face.
After he entered the teahouse, passers-by were chattering about the imperial decree granting marriage.
"It turns out we were wrong."
"Do you remember that after the deposed emperor ascended the throne, he was wary of the Duke's Mansion, so the Duke handed over his military power."
"Now, the new emperor is actually allowing the General's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion to marry. Isn't the emperor afraid of them..."
"What do you know? The Emperor's actions not only demonstrate his broad-mindedness, but also his fearlessness of any power."
"You make a lot of sense."
Ning Jinghuai and Manager Lin listened to their discussions in the private room on the second floor and shook their heads helplessly.
After drinking a cup of tea, Chief Steward Lin said, "To be honest, these people are more worried than us servants."
Ning Jinghuai curled his lips and smiled, "After all, it's a new emperor ascending the throne, so they'll inevitably pay more attention."
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Not to mention the common people, even the officials are very concerned about these matters.
Especially those unmarried young ladies from official families who are of marriageable age, all dream of entering the palace for selection.
Little did they know that the day of the queen's coronation ceremony would be the day their dreams would be shattered.
A carriage was moving slowly along the street.
Sitting in the carriage were Xiao Chengjin and Jiang Ruo.
They listened attentively to the discussions outside and raised their eyebrows slightly.
Xiao Chengjin said helplessly, "Ruoruo, it's just an imperial decree granting marriage, and they think too much of it."
Jiang Ruo curled her lips and smiled, "Right now, you are the most watched person in the entire capital."
"Right now they're concerned about your lifelong affairs, and soon they'll be concerned about your offspring..."
Haha, including those ministers!
I believe it will be very lively.
Xiao Chengjin looked at Jiang Ruo, whose mood had improved, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
Look, after leaving the palace, Ruoruo forgot about Xiaofeng.
As the carriage passed the street that led to the Princess's residence, Xiao Chengjin instructed the Yu family soldiers driving the carriage, "Go to the Princess's residence."
"Yes, Master."
Jiang Ruo heard this, a sly look flashed in his eyes, "The old man will be very happy if he knows that you have given him the Father-in-law's Mansion."
Xiao Chengjin nodded slightly, thinking proudly: It’s absolutely right to make my father-in-law happy.
The carriage stopped at the gate of the princess's mansion.
Xiao Chengjin and Jiang Ruo jumped off the carriage one after another.
The guards of the princess's mansion knelt down immediately upon seeing this and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
"Everyone, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xiao Chengjin held Jiang Ruo's hand and entered the princess's mansion.
Aunt Cen heard the noise coming from the door and turned her head to look...
Then, with a smile on her face, she bowed and said, "My two masters, the Emperor and the Empress are here."
Princess An Ran and Sheng Yunshao, who were playing chess and drinking tea, looked at each other when they heard this.
"Are you so free?" Sheng Yunshao muttered in a low voice.
Nanny Cen quickly walked out of the front hall and knelt down with the servants, kowtowed and said, "Your servants and servants pay their respects to the Emperor and the Empress."
Xiao Chengjin said gently: "Everyone get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
When Princess An Ran stood up, Jiang Ruo and the other two had already arrived at the door of the front hall.
She took a few steps forward and said with a smile, "Ruoruo, Jin'er, you're here."
"Hello, auntie. Where's daddy?" Jiang Ruo said, looking at Sheng Yunshao who was sitting at the table.
She teased, "Tsk tsk, Dad, you're living a pretty comfortable life!"
Drinking tea, playing chess, and being accompanied by beautiful women...the pinnacle of life!
Sheng Yunshao laughed heartily, "With Ruoxin by my side, every day is pleasant and sweet."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chengjin looked at Sheng Yunshao with envy.
Then, he bowed and said, "Jin'er greets my aunt and father-in-law."
Princess Anran saw that Xiao Chengjin looked good and nodded with satisfaction, "Jin'er, come and sit down and talk."
It seems that they have adapted to life in the palace.
Upon seeing this, Nanny Cen quickly called on the maid to serve tea.
Sheng Yunshao noticed Xiao Chengjin's envious look and smiled triumphantly.
He looked at Xiao Chengjin and said in a sly tone, "You just took over the palace. Why are you wandering around here instead of handling government affairs in the palace?"
Look at this "idle" look.
Xiao Chengjin raised his eyebrows and said seriously, "Ruoruo and I are here to tell you good news."
"I have chosen a mansion for you as your father-in-law's residence. I wonder if you..."
Before Xiao Chengjin could finish, Sheng Yunshao took over the conversation, "I like it, I like it very much, thank you, my good son-in-law."
"By the way, where is the Father-in-law's Mansion?"
Haha, not only am I the son-in-law of the emperor, but I am also the father-in-law of the current emperor.
Xiao Chengjin cleared his throat, "It's diagonally across from the Jiang Mansion. Besides, your neighbor is your maternal grandfather's family, the 'First Imperial Merchant'."
Sheng Yunshao: “…”
The First Imperial Merchant and the Father-in-law’s Mansion are both opposite the Jiang Mansion.
Haha, this is going to piss off that old bastard Jiang Qinian to death!
My dear son-in-law, you are still the bad one.
Two maids served tea and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please have some tea."
After Xiao Chengjin and Jiang Ruo took the tea, the two maids bowed and left.
Princess An Ran checked the time and instructed Nanny Cen, "Housekeeper Cen, go prepare lunch."
"Tell the cook to make more meals that Ruoruo and Jin'er like."
Madam Cen bowed and said, "I understand."
It was a leisurely and pleasant place with everyone enjoying themselves, but the little phoenix that was sent out was flying hard under the scorching sun according to the route instructed by Xiao Chengjin.
By this time, it had flown over two states and delivered two edicts.
Thinking of the prefect's surprised and admiring expression when he received the imperial edict, the little phoenix couldn't help but let out a few proud howls.
Wherever it went, people knew that the throne had changed hands.
Little Phoenix looked at the beautiful scenery ahead and decided to stop and rest.
It landed on a big tree, looked around at the quiet surroundings, and sighed, "Oh, I miss my sister so much!"
Little Phoenix took out a fruit from his bag and ate it without any taste.
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In order to complete the mission and return to Beijing as soon as possible, the little phoenix stopped briefly and then continued flying.
That night, the little phoenix flew to Nangong Mansion.
The secret guard noticed the arrival of the little phoenix and flew onto the roof.
"Little Phoenix, why are you here at this time?"
The little phoenix landed on the roof and said proudly, "It's your master who insisted that I run errands to deliver imperial edicts to various places."
Secret Guard: “…”
Okay, I was too talkative.
"I will inform the old man and my uncle."
"Go!" The little phoenix spread its wings and landed in the yard.
The servant heard the noise, got up quickly and lit the candle in the front hall.
Ever since Xiao Chengjin and Jiang Ruo left, the Nangong family has been anxiously waiting for news from the capital every day.
Taking advantage of this period of time, they sold the shops and land in Shengzhou City.
Just look, when old man Nangong and his son heard the secret guard say that Little Phoenix had arrived, they put on some clothes and ran to the front yard.
"Little Phoenix, are Ruoruo and the others all okay?" Nangong Yi said, suppressing his excitement.
The little phoenix flapped its wings and said proudly, "Don't worry, uncle. My eldest brother won the throne without bloodshed. The coronation ceremony will be held in two months."
"I came here this time to tell you that you can go to the capital."
There is a big surprise waiting for you!
Nangong Yi laughed heartily and said impatiently, "Dad, I will arrange for you to return to Beijing tomorrow morning."
"Okay, okay!" Old man Nangong wiped his tears and kept saying okay.
Upon hearing this, Little Phoenix added, "The old man and aunt are getting married on the eighth day of next month. If you leave early, you might be able to catch them."
Nangong Yi nodded quickly, "We can set off tomorrow."
A few nights ago, I dreamed that Jiang Qinian looked down on me in public...
This time I returned to Beijing to seek revenge.
Humph, smash him to death with a copper coin...
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