Chapter 85 Imperial Decree for Marriage
Upon seeing this, Imperial Concubine Yao knelt down hurriedly, her eyes filled with tears.
"Your Majesty, you cannot ignore Prince Rong. Prince Rong is also deeply in love with the princess. Moreover, I and Madam Xiao did have this agreement when we were alive. How can you go back on your word?"
Emperor Xuanyuan rubbed his temples with a headache. How come all of them were bewitched by the Princess Protector of the Country?
"You are really going to embarrass me."
Xuanyuan Jing glanced at Concubine Yao coldly.
"My Lady, did you really make an appointment with Madam Xiao?"
"Then why doesn't Princess Huguo know about the promise regarding her lifelong event?"
"Your Highness keeps saying that Prince Rong is deeply in love with the Princess. But from what I know, when Madam Xiao was seriously ill, the Princess Huguo was anxious to return home to see her mother, but the Imperial Concubine tried to stop her, even resorting to stabbing the Princess. Did she have an agreement with Madam Xiao? Or did she intend to marry the Princess back to Prince Rong's mansion to torture her?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xuanyuan looked at the imperial concubine and spoke.
"Is that so?"
The emperor must not be told what happened that day, Concubine Yao gritted her teeth and spoke.
"Your Majesty, what happened that day was all a misunderstanding. I was just anxious at the moment, so I had someone stop the princess. Later, when Prince Rong arrived, he hurriedly spoke up for the princess, and I didn't embarrass her anymore."
Xuanyuan Jing spoke again.
"So, Noble Concubine, why did Prince Rong, who had clearly left the palace long ago, come to the birthday banquet so late? Is it because Prince Rong did something he shouldn't have done?"
What a Xuanyuan Jing, you are so aggressive. When my son comes to the throne, I will kill you first. Concubine Yao looked at Xuanyuan Jing fiercely, but when she met Xuanyuan Jing's eyes that seemed to want to see everything, she quickly avoided his gaze.
"Prince Rong is a prince, and he has a lot to do. It's not unusual for him to be late for the birthday banquet. Why would the Regent suspect his nephew over a woman?"
She is indeed very eloquent, no wonder she can become a royal concubine. Xuanyuan Jing stopped arguing with Royal Concubine Yao and bowed to Emperor Xuanyuan.
"Brother Emperor, please fulfill your promise to me."
Emperor Xuanyuan was in deep thought, as if he was weighing the pros and cons, and finally looked at Xuanyuan Jing for a long time.
"Noble Concubine Yao, please go back first!"
"That's the end of today's business."
Although Concubine Yao was unwilling to hear this, she had no choice but to obey the order.
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
After Concubine Yao left the imperial study, she looked at Xuanyuan Jing with complicated eyes.
The room was silent for a moment, with only the sound of the flickering candlelight being particularly clear.
"Get up!"
"Lord Regent, although Xiao Fuguang is somewhat special, her master does not participate in court affairs, and her father and brother also...you might as well marry the daughter of a minister instead of her."
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Jing looked at Emperor Xuanyuan and spoke.
"Brother Your Majesty, my wife doesn't need a high-ranking status. As long as I like her, even if she is a commoner, I will still marry her. I have your love and care, so I don't need help from my wife's family."
The Xuanyuan family actually had a romantic man. Emperor Xuanyuan looked at Xuanyuan Jing. Xuanyuan Jing had the power of 100,000 soldiers given by the retired emperor and a rich fiefdom. If he had a wife with a good family background, he would be worried. It might be a good thing that he liked the Princess Protector of the Country.
"Well, since you have made up your mind, I will grant your wish."
Xuanyuan Jing bowed.
"Thank you, my royal brother."
Xiao family.
The marriage was hasty, and Lin Qingwan hurriedly packed Xiao Fuguang's dowry with her servants and maids.
"Put this, this, and this in there!"
Hui'er held a set of exquisite headwear and spoke with a look of regret.
"Miss, this is the head ornament that Madam specially had made for you when you got married. Is she going to give it to the Second Miss now?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Qingwan reached out to take the headgear and touched it.
"The Prince Regent's Palace will be here to welcome the bride in two days. We don't know how much betrothal gifts they will send yet. I can't let Fu Guang lose face with the dowry."
"Her dowry was burned at the Gu family's house. Although the Gu family paid compensation, there's no time to replace it with a dowry in such a short period of time. I'll just try to scrape together as much as I can. Besides, exquisite jewelry is just a personal possession. Fu Guang got married in such a hurry, and as her sister-in-law, I can't let others think that her family has no one to rely on."
As soon as Xiao Fushu walked in, he heard Lin Qingwan's words. He walked forward and shouted with red eyes.
"sister in law."
Lin Qingwan looked at her and spoke.
"Fushu, it's just right that you're here. Please help me pack Fuguang's dowry."
Xiao Fushu watched as pieces of jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings were packed into boxes one by one. These things were all his sister-in-law's dowry.
The second sister's marriage was hasty, and her mother had just passed away. Prince Rong and others were pressing the issue, and the Xiao family was in a panic. My sister-in-law was going to give her own dowry to the second sister as a dowry.
Dowry is the foundation of a woman's livelihood. My sister-in-law gave it out like this, which shows that she is devoted to this family.
"Sister-in-law, my second sister's marriage is our family's business. We have to collect the dowry together. I will also take out the dowry that my mother prepared for me and give it to my second sister to take to the Regent's Palace."
"Since your storehouse is open, you can also open mother's storehouse. Second sister's dowry cannot be made up of your dowry alone."
Lin Qingwan quickly refused when she heard it.
"How can this be possible? Your dowry is waiting for you to take to your husband's family when you get married. It was carefully prepared for you by your mother when she was alive."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Fushu stepped forward and took Lin Qingwan's hand.
"But sister-in-law, your dowry was also carefully prepared for you by your mother."
"and."
He looked at Lin Qingwan with a firm gaze.
"Sister-in-law, it's time for Fushu to grow up."
"Over the years, I've been in poor health and a bit timid, so I've been spoiled by my father, brothers, and mother since I was a child. Even my little sister has always given in to me. Later, when you came into the family, you also joined everyone in spoiling me."
"But now that my mother is gone, everyone is bullying our Xiao family. Sister-in-law, you can be a part of the family. If there is something wrong at home, I should stand up and share the burden."
Hui'er spoke at this time.
"Madam, the second young lady is marrying the Prince Regent and will become the Princess Regent. Even if we pack up all the dowry from the lady, I'm afraid it won't be enough to match the betrothal gift from the entire palace. Since the third young lady has already asked, why not use her dowry first and then we can slowly prepare for her later."
Lin Qingwan looked at the packed dowry and found it was indeed not enough. Although her own family was not poor, compared with the Regent's Palace, it was like the difference between the earth and the world. Her dowry was definitely not enough to support the status of the Regent's Princess. She held Fushu's hand and spoke.
"Fushu, since you said so, then use your dowry first. When things slow down, your sister-in-law will make up for your dowry."
Fu Shu smiled and nodded when he heard this, then spoke.
"Sister-in-law, there are still many things in mother's warehouse. Mother is gone now. You are the wife of the Xiao family. Everything in the Xiao family should be decided by you. Mother's warehouse is also decided by sister-in-law. I believe my second sister thinks so too."
Lin Qingwan nodded when she heard that.
"Since you all say so, then I'll make the decision."
Then he gave instructions to the servants who were packing the boxes.
"Hurry up and finish loading the things here, then go to the old lady's warehouse."
Regent's Palace.
At this time, the housekeeper was also leading people to pack the boxes quickly.
"Be careful, don't drop it. This is something you're betrothing to the princess."
A young girl stood at the door, half leaning against the door frame.
"Uncle Zhong, is my brother really going to marry my sister-in-law?"
"What kind of person is my sister-in-law?"
"Will she dislike me?"
Uncle Zhong smiled and spoke when he heard this.
"Princess, don't worry. The person the prince chooses will not be wrong."
"Also, I've heard from you that this Princess Protector of the Country is a very capable person, but her family background is a little poor. But because of this, she feels a sense of belonging to our palace and will take care of the princess."
The maid brought a stool.
"Princess, please sit for a while. You are weak. Don't get tired."
Suddenly a voice sounded.
"An Ning, why don't you rest in your room?"
Princess An Ning immediately smiled when she heard this.
"Brother."
Xuanyuan Jing walked over and looked at Uncle Zhong.
"Uncle Zhong, how is the betrothal gift preparation going?"
Uncle Zhong came over and bowed.
"In reply to your Highness, after receiving your order last night, I had shifts come to pack the boxes overnight. So far, we have already packed 112 loads."
Xuanyuan Jing nodded slightly upon hearing this.
"When we have enough for one hundred and twenty-eight loads, we will send them to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's residence tomorrow."
Princess An Ning spoke upon seeing this.
"Brother, An Ning has taken a look. These things are what you have saved over the years. Are you going to give them all to the Protector of the Country Princess?"
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Jing looked at An Ning with a hint of tenderness in his eyes.
"She deserves such a large betrothal gift, An Ning. You seldom go out, so you don't know your sister-in-law well enough. Once she comes home, you will know that your sister-in-law is a capable person."
"It's very likely that she can cure your illness. Even if she can't, she will be able to protect you in the future. Although my brother loves you, there are still many details that he doesn't notice. Now that your sister-in-law is in the Regent's Palace, you can go out with her."
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