"Since the Crown Prince is willing, the marriage is a done deal." Emperor Mingcheng looked at Lin's father and said, "I will issue an imperial decree to arrange the marriage, and then all necessary procedures should be carried out. It's the New Year, and with both parties getting married, it's a double blessing."
"As Your Majesty said, double happiness has arrived." Father Lin said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for granting me the marriage."
All the draft imperial edicts were for follow-up matters. However, Xiao Tang's health was not good. Emperor Mingcheng said a few words of concern and asked him to leave. Father Lin said, "Ting'er, go see the Crown Prince off."
Lin Ting'er subconsciously clasped her fists and said, "Yes, Dad."
This was the end of the year, and the purpose of entering the palace was not to promote one's position, but just to chat and show concern. Lin Ting'er followed, and Emperor Ming Cheng did not want to keep her any longer. He smiled and said, "Ting'er is in the capital now, so it's a good opportunity for her to come to the palace to see her and cultivate some feelings. I will not stay any longer, my dear, please go."
Father Lin and Lin Su bowed and said goodbye. Lin Ting'er, on the other side, caught up with Xiao Tang. Seeing that he looked cold and thin, she wanted to help him but found that her fingers were rough. They were a perfect match for the jade-like figure. She was afraid that if she used too much strength, she would break him. "Is your highness the crown prince not feeling well?"
"I have always been weak and tend to get sick in winter. Miss Lin, there is no need to see me off." Xiao Tang coughed lightly twice, and his eyes were slightly closed when he sat in the sedan chair. It was obvious that he was exhausted.
The sedan chair was lifted up. Xiao Tang had already wrapped his cloak around him when he heard a deep voice beside the sedan chair: "Prince, please stay."
Xiao Tang opened his eyes and looked at the person standing beside the sedan. When they first met that day, he thought that Xiao Jin would be the one to win over the next. The southwest was an independent region and did not need to be mixed up in the muddy waters of the capital, so it was extremely difficult to win him over. If he spoke rashly, he was afraid that it would alert the enemy. He thought that they would have no contact after that day, but he did not expect that there would be an arranged marriage.
It was obvious that Miss Lin was a straightforward person, and the Duke of Protectorate would not be so rash. When they first met at the city gate, he knew that the Duke of Protectorate was particularly obedient to his son's opinions. It was probably this man who arranged the marriage.
What exactly does he want to do?
Xiao Tang raised his hand, and the sedan chair landed. He then asked, "What do you want to say, Prince?"
Lin Su took out a jade bottle from his bosom and handed it to him, saying, "Since we are future in-laws, you should pay more attention to your health. This is a good medicine from the southwest. Please have it tested and then take care of your health."
If he wanted to be an emperor, he had to keep his physical condition in good condition. If he suffered from this condition year after year, his body would be completely depleted from the bottom up. That's why he suffered so much after ascending the throne and died three years later.
Xiao Tang knew his own condition well. He had visited many famous doctors over the years, both openly and secretly. They all said that his condition was fundamentally damaged and could never be healed. There were many soldiers in the southwest, and doctors mostly treated external injuries, so this medicine might not be able to cure it.
Regardless of his purpose, there are very few people in the capital who have such a heart.
Xiao Tang took the jade bottle. In the cold winter, the bottle still carried the man's body temperature, as if it were made of warm jade. "Thank you, my lord. Goodbye."
The sedan chair was lifted up again and went away along the snowy road. Lin Su looked at it for a moment. Lin Ting'er stood beside him with a frown on her face and said, "Brother, is it too late for me to regret now?"
Lin Su looked at her, half smiling, "Didn't you say you liked me? Why are you regretting it now?"
Lin Ting'er smacked her lips and sighed, "I, I don't dare touch him."
I always feel like if I touch him, it's like mud mixed with snow. The mud is still mud, but the snow will melt.
"Marriage is no joke. His Majesty has to issue an imperial decree personally, but it shouldn't have been drafted yet. You go back to the imperial study and tell the emperor." Lin Su looked at her and said.
Lin Ting'er likes too many people. As long as they are handsome, she likes them. Maybe she fell in love with a famous opera singer these two days and pursued him passionately. Two days later, she fell in love with a young man from another family and pursued him as if she would never regret it in her life. The young man wanted to hang himself, and she lost interest again.
Prince Xiao Tang's enthusiasm for her was only two minutes long, but since she wanted to get married, Lin Su would fulfill her wish before she regretted it.
It is not appropriate for the southwest to have too close contact with people in the capital. The East Palace is in the palace, so it is not convenient for Lin Su to come in. He has no hobby of climbing windows or jumping over walls. If he keeps coming and going openly, it will only bring trouble to Xiao Tang, but this is justified.
This matter is not urgent, but his body must be healed as soon as possible.
"Really?" Lin Ting'er wanted to turn around immediately, but Lin Su grabbed her collar and dragged her away.
"His Majesty has just issued an edict, and the Crown Prince is rushing here despite being ill. If you go back on your word now, won't you be slapping him in the face?" Lin Su looked at her and said.
Father Lin watched them quarreling and arguing, his face frowning: "You can't do this within the palace walls. How disrespectful!"
"Father is right, Ting'er, don't act silly." Lin Su let go of his hand. Lin Ting'er almost fell to the ground, but luckily she managed to stand up straight.
"That's right. You're the future Crown Princess, so you should learn to be more calm." Father Lin wanted to say something when he saw her irritable look.
"Brother, I feel like you've been very malicious towards me lately." Lin Ting'er couldn't confront her father now, so she could only straighten her collar and walk to Lin Su's side and say.
"Nothing." Lin Su said with a smile.
Lin Ting'er: "..."
You absolutely have!
Lin Ting'er was 100% sure that she had probably offended her brother somewhere recently.
"Brother..." Lin Ting'er wanted to say something directly to her, but Lin Su patted her on the back of the head, and she forgot what she wanted to say.
Lin Su glanced at the eunuchs and palace maids who were hurriedly walking through the palace path. His gaze lingered on the last palace maid for a moment, and then he left the palace with her.
He had been wearing complicated attire when entering the palace, which was not suitable for riding a horse. After leaving the palace and getting on the carriage, Father Lin noticed his silence and asked, "Did Su'er find anything?"
"It's not a big deal. Ting'er's marriage is already decided. It doesn't matter whether the Fifth Prince dislikes her or not." Lin Su said.
The palace has its own etiquette, and the harem cannot interfere in politics at will. The queen naturally cannot snoop into what goes on in the imperial study. The fifth prince Xiao Jin is obviously attracted by his sister's identity, but he looks down on her. The queen can get to the top among the three thousand beauties in the harem, naturally not only by her looks, but also by her means and scheming, but unfortunately she is a step late.
"What does this have to do with the Fifth Prince? Why does he look down on me?" Lin Ting'er was very dissatisfied. "He wears fancy clothes, like a pheasant in the forest. He looks down on me, but I look down on him too."
"Your father disdains the Fifth Prince's lineage's behavior. He's neither the eldest nor the legitimate son, yet he dares to oppress the eldest son at will." Father Lin shook his head. "He even despises Ting'er. His behavior is so different from that of the current emperor... well, I'd rather marry a beggar on the street than him."
"Dad, I'm the future Crown Princess." Lin Ting'er said, "What beggar?"
"I know, I know. I'll write to your mother and ask her to prepare your dowry and marry you off while I'm in Beijing." Father Lin sighed, "My daughter really wants to fly when she grows up."
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