Jiang Shuyue handed over the evidence of the Crown Prince's crimes, but His Majesty remained silent.
It's not that we don't want to get involved, but we're considering how to handle it.
On the seventh day after Xie Linzhou woke up, the emperor came to the Duke's mansion, spoke to him alone in the room, and then left.
The next day, chaos erupted in the imperial court.
The Crown Prince has done many outrageous things over the years, and now they have all been exposed.
In the end, he received the Emperor's words, "His virtue is not worthy of his position."
The Crown Prince was placed under house arrest, a major event in the court. The officials were filled with anxiety, especially the officials under the Crown Prince, who all felt insecure.
Following this incident, Cao Wan'er was quickly identified, and it was also the Crown Prince's doing that Xie Linzhou was involved in. This enraged His Majesty.
When Jiang Shuyue told Song Ning about these things, she laughed very happily: "He deserves it. As the crown prince, it's one thing to be not smart, but he also can't stay still. Now, he can't keep his position as crown prince."
The crown prince's resignation is a major event for the court. After this, the question of establishing an heir will likely become a topic of discussion again.
However, these matters were no longer relevant to Song Ning, because Jiang Yuande had rendered meritorious service this time, and His Majesty was overjoyed, so he entrusted the matter to the Third Prince.
Thus, the affairs of the Northern Border naturally fell into Jiang Shuyue's hands.
Jiang Shuyue immediately shared the good news with her: "It's all set. We'll be leaving in early March. It's already the 25th of the first lunar month, so it'll be soon."
It will be soon; she will marry Xie Linzhou before the beginning of March.
Originally, the wedding was supposed to be postponed because of his injury, but Xie Linzhou disagreed, saying that the wedding should take place after the first month of the lunar calendar.
Today is the 25th day of the first lunar month, and there are only a few days left.
The Song family's recent celebrations have been mixed with some worries, especially for Liu Yuelan and Song Dahai.
It's a good thing that my daughter is getting married, but the thought that she won't be able to come back often after she gets married makes me feel uneasy.
A few days ago, Song Ning took care of Xie Linzhou, and they all felt that the house was much quieter.
"Sigh, back then, it would have been better to let our daughter find a husband. At least she could live with us. The thought of Er Ya becoming someone else's family makes my heart ache." Liu Yuelan said, tears welling up in her eyes.
Song Dahai was reluctant, but there was nothing he could do; the matter was already settled.
Moreover, his daughter is going to marry into the Duke's family, which is the envy of countless people in the capital.
He wanted to comfort her, but didn't want his wife to think he was a weak man, so he said, "You're so lucky to have been born into such a good family. Our daughter married into a good family; she's living a life of luxury. Why are you crying?"
Liu Yuelan sniffed, glared at him, and said irritably, "You talk as if you're willing to part with it. Don't think I don't know you shed tears yesterday."
Song Dahai was embarrassed when he was exposed, and he didn't say anything, but sighed softly.
I understand the reasons, but I just can't bear to part with my daughter.
Knowing how her parents felt, Song Ning hadn't left the house for the past few days, staying home with her family.
"Father, Mother, don't worry, we still have business. I'm at the shop every day, so we'll see each other every day from now on. I'll also come back often. Anyway, we're all in the capital, so it'll be convenient for me to come back in the future. It's not like we won't see each other again."
"What are you saying? You've married into the Duke's mansion. If you continue to act the same way as before, the Xie family will likely have objections."
"No, we've already agreed that I'll continue doing business as usual, and they won't interfere."
Xie Linzhou had already promised her this before, so if she really had any objections later... it wouldn't matter anyway, since she couldn't just stay in the inner quarters doing nothing.
Besides, the Xie family is quite open-minded and probably won't care about these things.
The days leading up to the wedding passed quickly. During this time, Xie Linzhou came to visit once, bringing her a modified wedding dress and jewelry items needed for the wedding.
Song Ning has been busy these past few days and hasn't been sleeping well at night. After several days of hard work, the day of their wedding has finally arrived.
On her wedding day, Song Ning was dragged out of bed by her mother before dawn, and while still half asleep, she let her mother fuss over her head and body.
She didn't know how much time had passed before Song Ning, still not fully awake, was helped into a sedan chair. She felt that the noise outside was too loud and kept her from sleeping.
The sedan chair kept swaying, making her feel a little nauseous.
Suddenly, the sedan chair stopped. Through the veil, she saw someone lift the curtain and reach out to help her out.
Song Ning was still completely dazed, unable to wake up properly, and her mind wasn't working well. She let Xie Linzhou lead her to kowtow three times.
As the last loud sound faded, Song Ning was finally able to leave the noisy room and was helped away elsewhere.
Finally, all was quiet. Xiao Cui smiled and said, "Master, are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?"
Song Ning didn't react; her head fell down, and she immediately fell asleep.
She vaguely heard someone calling her.
"Ah Ning, Ah Ning..."
With blurry eyes, Song Ning managed to squint a crack and saw a blurry face.
The man helped her sit up, his voice gentle: "A-Ning, get up and wash up before you go to sleep."
Song Ning is very irritable right now. No one can disturb her sleep, not even the King of Heaven himself.
He waved his hand and said, "Don't bother me."
Xie Linzhou sighed slightly. On their wedding night, the bride was fast asleep and he couldn't wake her up no matter what he did.
When he came in, he saw Xiao Cui anxiously calling for someone, but she couldn't wake up no matter what he did, so he asked Xiao Cui to leave.
Help Song Ning remove her hair ornament, take off her hairpins, and untangle her hair.
Song Ning didn't wake up until the maid brought in water.
Therefore, Xie Linzhou's wedding did not involve lifting the veil, nor did he see Song Ning's shy expression beneath it, and there was no nuptial wine.
He wanted to wake Song Ning up to wash her face, but instead of waking her up, he got a slap instead.
He's really pitiful.
After wiping Song Ning's face, he took off his wedding dress, carried her to the inside of the bed, and then lay down himself.
Xie Linzhou gently touched Song Ning's face, feeling a pang of heartache. How exhausted must she be to fall asleep on such an important day?
On their wedding night, the two slept separately, and nothing happened.
The next day, when Song Ning woke up, she felt refreshed and was about to stretch when she suddenly felt like she bumped into something.
Turning her head, she saw Xie Linzhou, such a big man, lying next to her, his arm around her waist.
"ah!"
Song Ning suddenly sat up, instinctively pushed the person away, and quickly shrank back into the bed.
Xie Linzhou was jolted awake by the push. Seeing Song Ning looking at him with a terrified expression, he wondered what had happened and asked anxiously, "What's wrong?"
What are you doing here?
Xie Linzhou was stunned. If he wasn't here, where was he?
Song Ning then looked around the room; this wasn't her home.
Xie Linzhou asked helplessly, "You don't remember anything about yesterday?"
Song Ning thought for a moment, and all she remembered was that it was very noisy and she was being dragged around.
Yesterday was our wedding day.
Yesterday? "Isn't it tomorrow?"
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