Chapter 2536 Preference
Princess Changyu was the one sent by the prince to marry, and so was Princess Mingda.
Even this time, the lineage of Duke Zhao came, and several cousins stood behind the prince and looked at Bai Erlang in red.
When Bai Erlang met the prince's gaze, his scalp tingled, but he still dismounted and stepped forward to salute.
The prince looked him up and down, nodded slightly, and was quite satisfied with him. He glanced at Bai Shan and others behind him, turned around and led Bai Erlang into the palace.
Bai Shan and the others looked around and immediately followed.
Arriving at the square in front of the Taiji Hall, the people Bai Erlang had called to welcome the bride stood on both sides. Feng Zongping raised his head slightly, looking at the main entrance of the Taiji Hall. He poked Yin Huo, who was standing in front of him, with his finger and whispered, "This is probably the closest I've been to the Taiji Hall since I passed the exam."
Yin Huo ignored him since he didn't have any exams.
Liu Huanze looked around and whispered, "Do you think His Majesty will embarrass Bai Er? Last time Wei Yu went in to welcome the princess, I heard he was even tested by the Emperor."
This time the emperor did not test Bai Erlang, he was training Bai Erlang. The main idea was to treat the princess well and respect her as a king.
Bai Erlang's mind was like a mess at this time. He glanced at Mingda from time to time, so he didn't listen to what the emperor said at all. He just nodded in agreement.
The emperor felt better when he saw that his attitude was okay, but when he turned around and saw his pretty daughter, he felt sad again.
Mingda has always been weak and needs to be raised very carefully, but she is smart and sensible. There is no other woman in the world who can compare to his Mingda.
In the past, the imperial physicians always said that Mingda was too frail and would not live long. They also wondered if Bai Erlang would treat Mingda well. If she didn't complain about the injustices she suffered, and endured them herself, it would probably be even worse for her health...
The more the emperor thought about it, the colder his expression became, and the more unfriendly his eyes became as he stared at Bai Erlang.
Seeing the emperor lost in thought and the Ministry of Rites constantly giving him signals, Gu Zhong cautiously took two steps forward to remind him. The empress had already wiped her tears and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the auspicious time has arrived. Let the children go."
The emperor felt a bitter feeling in his heart, a blockage in his chest, and a sour feeling in his nose. By the time he came to his senses, tears were already flowing.
Seeing this, Mingda could not help but walk up the steps, half-knelt before the emperor, took one of his hands and said, "Father, if you are reluctant, I will not marry you."
Bai Erlang's eyes widened.
Although the emperor wanted to nod, his rationality returned. He reached out and gently touched Mingda's hair, crying as he said, "That won't do. This is the prince consort I carefully selected for you. My Mingda must not only get married, but also live a good life in the future. Prince consort..."
Bai Erlang immediately stepped forward and replied, "Your Majesty, I will treat the princess well and make sure she is happy every day. If the princess says go west, I will never look east."
Although these words were quite flattering, the emperor was very pleased with them and nodded with satisfaction. Then, wiping away his tears, he took Princess Mingda's hand and stood up, "Let's go. I will personally escort you out of the palace."
The official from the Ministry of Rites wanted to say that this was unreasonable, but the person next to him reached out and pulled him, so he could only hold back and remain silent.
The emperor personally took Princess Mingda's hand and walked her to the entrance of the hall, then stopped.
He knew that he couldn't send it too far, otherwise he would be impeached tomorrow. It didn't matter if he was impeached, he would be scolded every few days anyway, but Mingda couldn't be scolded.
So he handed Mingda's hand to the prince at the door and asked the prince to send the two of them out.
The prince agreed, took Mingda's hand and walked out, and Bai Erlang hurriedly followed.
After leaving the Taiji Hall, the prince bent down, picked up Mingda, and carried him all the way to the flower carriage at the palace gate.
Manbao was stunned when he saw this. Last time, the prince didn't carry Changyu onto the float until he reached the palace gate.
The prince was in good health. Although the distance was not short, he still carried the person to the palace gate without breathing heavily and placed the person on the flower carriage.
The dowry that Changyu brought when she got married last time opened the eyes of the people in the capital. This time, everyone was even more impressed by the wealth of the royal family.
They rushed to tell others and came to watch the fun.
But the ministers in the court who knew the inside story knew that the emperor had almost emptied the treasury for the dowries of his two daughters.
This includes his own private savings, which he probably took out this time.
Some officials shook their heads privately, "Your Majesty favors the princess so much, aren't you afraid that the Crown Prince will be unhappy?"
"The Crown Prince might not be jealous, but Prince Gong might be unhappy."
That's right, in the future the entire world will belong to the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince doesn't really care about money. But Prince Gong...
In the past, when the emperor and Prince Gong were in love, he often talked about giving him various things. I don’t know whether those things are in the hands of Prince Gong or Princess Mingda now.
The things that the emperor promised to give to Prince Gong naturally remained in Prince Gong's hands, but the remaining things were given to Mingda.
Especially since the emperor gave both of the imperial farms in Yongzhou to Mingda, this made Prince Gong a little jealous.
The emperor had previously said that he would give Mingda the large imperial farm outside the northern suburbs of Yongzhou City, but he never said that he would also give Mingda the one in Liyang County west of the city.
That imperial farm was not far from the capital, and he thought that it was left for his successor. After all, there was only one imperial farm in the capital, and it was basically used by the Imperial Medical Bureau. So the only two imperial farms closest to his successor in the future were in Yongzhou.
The emperor gave all of it to Mingda in one breath, so which imperial farm would his successor use in the future?
Although he was no longer the successor, Prince Gong was still a little jealous.
But that was nothing. There was something that made him even more jealous. Three days after Mingda got married, she returned home. The emperor held a family banquet in the palace. During the banquet, he happily said to Mingda, "The population of the capital is too large. I had Yongzhou City expanded a while ago. Half of the new city used the imperial farm I gave you."
He narrowed his eyes and said, "I have had shops built in that area. There aren't many, just one. I have had your name on them all. When you have time, go take a look. If you don't need those shops, you can rent them out. Or if you want to run something, let my people do it."
Prince Gong was stunned, and Changyu was also stunned.
Prince Gong was stunned and felt extremely sad, but Changyu was surprised and kept making eyes at Mingda.
The Crown Prince didn't feel anything, but he felt that Mingda was not Changyu and might not be able to run a shop, so he said, "If you want to rent it out, you can send someone to the East Palace to find someone from the Zhanshi Mansion. They may have some connections. Even if you want to rent it out, you should rent it to someone reliable and run the shop well."
Changyu waited until they finished talking before quietly saying to Mingda, "Leave a shop for me."
Mingda asked her, "Do you want to run it yourself?"
Chang Yu nodded repeatedly, his eyes sparkling. "I want to open a rare treasure pavilion, which will be used to store all kinds of rare treasures. You have to keep the biggest ones for me and charge me a lower rent."
Mingda smiled and said, "I don't want your rent, I'll give it to you for free."
Chang Yu shook his head and said, "Forget it. Father gave you so many shops because he thought you wouldn't be able to run them and would have to collect rent to make a living. How can I take them for free? I'll just collect the rent. You can charge me less."
Mingda suppressed his laughter and nodded.
Emperor: Woo woo woo…
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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