The young men began to choose musical instruments, some chose guzheng, some chose flute, and some chose pipa.
Wei Mingchen chose the flute and played a piece of music that Gao Zhijun had carefully selected for him, and he won the second competition.
In the third martial arts test, the emperor asked the leader of the imperial guards to participate. He defeated all the young talents and then competed with Wei Mingchen. In the end, he lost to Wei Mingchen.
Only the military commanders could see that the leader of the Imperial Guards was secretly letting him win. Since the Emperor didn't say anything, they didn't dare to speak up either. After all, he had won the previous two competitions. Even if he didn't win this one, the Ninth Princess would still marry him. Since it was already a foregone conclusion, why bother to meddle?
The final competition gave Wei Mingchen the icing on the cake, making him the legitimate husband of the Ninth Princess, and making him the most famous person in the capital.
"I declare that the Ninth Princess's husband is Wei Mingchen, the Crown Prince of Wei. Ninth Princess, Prime Minister Data, are you satisfied?"
The emperor asked the Ninth Princess and the Prime Minister of Tatar.
"This princess is very satisfied. Prince Wei is talented and has both literary and military skills. He is worthy of this princess."
The Ninth Princess said this with eyes full of joy. The more she looked, the more satisfied she became.
"I am also very satisfied! Such a young man of both literary and military skills is worthy of our little princess of Tatar."
He had inquired about the Anyang Marquis's mansion. He had once married the eldest princess and served as her husband. He also had three sons. His son with the eldest princess was surprisingly the top scholar in the imperial examination. His second son was crowned the Crown Prince and possessed remarkable learning. If the Ninth Princess married the Crown Prince of Wei, stealing the blueprints for the Ten-Repeated Crossbow would be easy.
"Okay, since there's no objection, the Ninth Princess and the Crown Prince of Wei will be married in three days. I will bring the Empress, the Crown Prince, and the Crown Princess with me."
Very good, everything went according to the princess’s wishes, and the emperor granted the marriage on the spot!
"I obey the decree!"
Wei Mingchen happily accepted the order.
He will be the prince consort of Tatar in the future and can do whatever he wants in Tatar.
Thinking about the wealth in the future, thinking about being surrounded by beauties and having them waiting for his favor, he felt that his future life would be better than that of the emperor.
"The competition is over. Everyone, please move to the Baohe Hall to attend the banquet."
After the emperor finished speaking, he was escorted to Baohe Hall by Eunuch Zhang. He wanted to tell the princess the good news.
The banquet entertained court officials, Tatar envoys and wealthy businessmen who participated in the competition.
Everyone congratulated Marquis Anyang and the Crown Prince of Wei, and praised the Crown Prince of Wei for his talent.
Wei Mingchen smiled happily the whole night, even happier than if he had won the top spot in the imperial examination.
So what if he was the top scholar? He was still knocked unconscious by them.
Even without the title of top scholar, he could still marry the ninth princess and become the prince consort.
Gao Zhijun looked at Wei Mingchen and the people from Anyang Marquis' Mansion who were so happy that their teeth were showing, and sneered in her heart.
Laugh! Laugh as much as you can! Soon you won't have any more chances to laugh.
The happier you laugh now, the sadder you will cry later.
She wanted to lift them up high, then pull them down from that height and smash them to pieces.
Three days later, Anyang Marquis Mansion!
The house was decorated with lights and was filled with joy, with big red wedding characters pasted everywhere.
The guests came one after another, and Marquis Anyang and his wife greeted them at the door.
Soon, the emperor came with the queen, the prince, and the princess. Marquis Anyang and his wife hurried forward to greet them and arranged them in the box, where they were received personally by the ninth princess and Wei Mingchen.
Under Mo Xue's coercion, Wei Mingzhu gave away all her good sisters, and only then did Mo Xue let her go.
She dared not leave the house, and lived in fear all day, fearing that her sisters would find out that she had betrayed them and cause trouble for her. She was also afraid that the emperor would order her to be punished.
Everything had been peaceful until today, and she didn't dare to come out until she heard any bad news about her sisters.
She thought the princess might be bluffing and just trying to scare her.
Gao Zhijun did not go to the front yard. She stayed in Huo Jinqian's yard to take care of him.
Liu Ningchu and Murong Yuanbo came to attend the wedding banquet, but Murong Fu and others did not come.
When the auspicious time arrives, the bride and groom begin to worship in the hall and then are sent to the bridal chamber.
The banquet lasted until the hour of Mao, and the guests left the Anyang Marquis' Mansion only after they had eaten and drunk their fill.
The Emperor, Empress, Crown Prince and Crown Princess left early in the morning.
Wei Mingchen was drunk, and he returned to the bridal chamber in a daze. After drinking the wedding wine, he spent a night with the Ninth Princess.
The days passed like this until Huo Jinqian's family recognition party.
The family recognition banquet was also held at the Anyang Marquis Mansion, but it was not as grand as the wedding banquet.
The simple arrangement of the family recognition banquet shows that Marquis Anyang does not take it seriously.
Gao Zhijun looked at the simple arrangement and didn't object. After all, it wasn't about Huo Jinqian truly recognizing Anyang Hou; it was just a transitional process, allowing Huo Jinqian to sever his relationship with Anyang Hou.
The simpler it is, the more it shows that Marquis Anyang does not like this son, and the more beneficial it is for breaking up the relationship.
This time, Marquis Anyang only invited some close colleagues. He did not invite other close colleagues from Tianguan because he was just going through the motions.
What he didn't know was that not only the Emperor, Empress, Crown Prince and Crown Princess were coming, but all the ministers in the court were invited, and even the common people came to watch.
"My Lord, the time is almost up!"
The steward spoke to Marquis Anyang, who was chatting happily with his colleagues, and reminded him that the auspicious time had arrived and that the ceremony of recognition of relatives could begin.
"Then let's get started!"
Although Marquis Anyang didn't like the steward interrupting him when he was talking to his colleagues, he knew that the time had come and he had to go over to preside over the family recognition banquet.
His colleagues followed him to the main courtyard. The main hall had already been decorated, except for the two protagonists.
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