These words struck like a thunderbolt, leaving everyone stunned.
A marriage contract? Didn't you say there was no marriage contract?
The Yuwen family members also looked incredulous: "Impossible, how could there be a marriage contract?"
Even the cunning old fox Yuwen Gui lost his composure at this moment. His face turned ashen: "When was this marriage contract signed? We clearly checked with the county government, and there is no such thing as a marriage contract."
Zheng Quchi was also somewhat surprised. She knew that Yuan Xingzhou would definitely arrange the marriage contract for her, but she did not expect his efficiency to be so amazing. The matter was only mentioned last night, and it was already prepared and delivered today.
She took the marriage contract from the Minister of Revenue, then curiously opened it. She saw that it contained her and Yuwen Sheng's names, along with a marriage vow. The vow was beautiful, reading: "Two families unite in marriage, a covenant is made in one hall, a blessed union is forever bound, may we grow old together in the years to come, may our love be as fragrant as osmanthus and orchid, and may our bond be recorded in the marriage register."
This is the certificate.
This was Zheng Quchi's first marriage, and the marriage contract in Ye Kingdom was more elaborate than the marriage certificate issued by the Civil Affairs Bureau. It included her and Yuwen Sheng's personal information, the date of marriage, the date of approval of the certificate, and the vows of marriage, filling three whole pages.
"Thank you for making this trip, sir."
"Not at all, not at all. I will do my best to fulfill the prince's orders. I hope you won't blame me for being late, Lord Zheng." As he spoke, the Minister of Revenue's sharp, protective gaze swept towards the Yuwen family, intentionally or unintentionally.
Once she received the marriage contract, Zheng Quchi truly felt as if she had married someone else. Or perhaps it wasn't entirely because of the marriage contract, but her name would forever be matched and used in the name of another person, as per the promise of a hundred poems.
"He's quick enough, is he afraid I'll run away?" she muttered to herself.
When everyone saw the Minister of Revenue befriending Lady Zheng and even showing her goodwill, all the previous voices were silenced.
The Yuwen family was initially shocked by the appearance of the marriage contract, but then they caught a word that sent chills down their spines, and exclaimed in horror, "What Lord Zheng? She... how did she become a lord?"
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