Extra: Shangguan Mu x Pei Minru (Part 2)
After receiving the bad news from Mr. Xia, Shangguan Mu and Pei Minru discussed it and went to find Ji Changqing after the court was dismissed the next day.
"You said before that you could ask the Queen Mother to arrange a marriage for me. Do you still mean to keep your promise?"
Ji Changqing glanced at him sideways.
"Of course not."
Shangguan Mu: “?!”
Are we still good brothers? When we become rich and powerful, we will never forget each other!
"There are many stubborn old men like Pei Linghuai in the Shilin community. If the Queen Mother grants you a marriage, it will definitely cause criticism from them. How can I bear to let her bear the infamy?"
Shangguan Mu: Σ(°△°|||)︴
What about his marriage?
After a moment of stunned silence, he finally came to his senses: "Then please ask the Grand Empress Dowager to grant me the marriage?"
Ji Changqing would definitely not feel bad about the Empress Dowager bearing the infamy.
Ji Changqing sneered: "I have confiscated the entire Luo family and exiled them. Do you think the Empress Dowager will give me this face?"
Shangguan Mu: 〒▽〒
My heart is broken.
"How about asking His Majesty to grant us the marriage?" he said weakly. "Your Majesty can now speak. Can you issue an order?"
The imperial edict from the two-year-old emperor is still an imperial edict.
Ji Changqing smiled wryly: "If His Majesty grants you a marriage, who will bear the blame?"
Shangguan Mu: “…”
"For my brother's lifelong event, what's the big deal about getting scolded a few times?" He glared at Ji Changqing, "Hasn't it been enough for you? When have you ever cared?"
Ji Changqing said slowly, "Things are different now. I am in power now, so I have to be careful about my reputation."
Shangguan Mu turned and left.
A bright yellow scroll suddenly fell from the sky.
He quickly grabbed it in his hand and opened it to take a look:
"...Now, there is Min Ru, the eldest daughter of the Pei family, a beautiful and distinguished family, both virtuous and beautiful; and Shangguan Mu, the son of the Marquis of Enning, a man of noble bearing and both civil and military talent... The two are of suitable age and family background, a match made in heaven, deeply pleasing to me. I now grant them marriage..."
The corners of his mouth stretched to his ears.
"When did you ask someone to make the imperial edict?"
Ji Changqing: "When you were waiting in the side hall just now."
Shangguan Mu: “???”
"How do you know I came to you to ask for a marriage?"
Ji Changqing sneered, "Usually you disappear after court is over, afraid I'd give you another errand, yet today you come eagerly towards me—if you're not asking for a marriage, are you looking for me to sing to you?"
Shangguan Mu: “…”
"Your Highness is truly a discerning man, seeing through my little thoughts. When I get married, you and the princess must do me the honor of coming to drink a glass of wedding wine."
Ji Changqing: "Alright, alright, don't keep me from reading the memorials. Kneel down and pay your respects."
Shangguan Mu: “Yes.”
He left holding the imperial edict, looking at it again and again on the way out of the palace, smiling so hard that his teeth were showing.
Pei Linghuai's mood was completely opposite.
After the palace maid came to the mansion to announce the imperial edict, he took it with a heavy face, as if the edict did not state a marriage, but a confiscation of property.
After his wife, Huai, had taken care of the palace maids and escorted them out of the mansion, she saw Min Ru looking so bereaved and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Isn't this a good thing? It preserves the integrity of the Pei family and gives Min Ru a place to go."
Pei Linghuai's eyes darkened. "How can this be considered upholding the integrity of the Pei family? This is clearly an attempt to humiliate our Pei family."
He did not agree to the marriage, so Shangguan Mu turned around and asked for the imperial decree.
Do you take him and Pei family seriously at all?
No!
He just has to accept it with his nose held.
This is outrageous.
Huai glared at him and said, "I have received the imperial edict, do you want to disobey it?"
"The imperial decree only grants the marriage, but it doesn't specify when it will be completed," Pei Linghuai said in a deep voice, "As long as I'm alive, there's no chance of setting a wedding date."
Huai: “…”
I've never seen anyone wish others would wish him to die soon.
The next day, Princess Minghui came to visit, and she quickly decided on the wedding date with Princess Minghui, which was set in September.
When Pei Linghuai found out, he was furious.
"Didn't I say that we can't set a wedding date?"
Huai snorted coldly: "Some people are alive, but they are already dead."
Pei Linghuai: “???”
Huai continued, "You're the only one in the entire family who opposes this marriage. So, let's get married and you can just watch from the sidelines. Marriage certificates don't require parents' signatures these days anyway."
Pei Linghuai: “!!!”
They all treated him as dead.
"Marriage certificates don't require parental signatures, and couples can establish their own household at will," he said grimly. "If this continues, who will still honor their parents and recognize their clan? This new law is destroying the very foundation of etiquette!"
Huai: "Who can I blame? If the Crown Prince had any sense of propriety, integrity, and the ability to behave like a human being, would Min Ru have returned home? Would the late emperor have died? Would Ji Changqing have become regent? Would the court have issued new laws?"
Pei Linghuai, who once served as the Grand Tutor: "......"
He shut his mouth completely.
On the day of the wedding, Shangguan Mu went to Pei's house to pick up the bride. Seeing Pei Linghuai smiling at him, he felt uneasy.
After Pei Yunzhan carried the bride to the sedan chair, he walked to the door and asked quietly, "Where did we meet?"
Pei Minru, sitting in the bridal sedan: "???"
What is this doing?
She replied uncertainly, "Qi Benguan?"
"What's my nickname?"
"...Mr. Muyun?"
Shangguan Mu's heart fell back to where it was.
The bride did not change.
He smiled, jumped on the horse, shook the reins in his hand, and the white horse under him neighed and galloped forward.
"Lift the sedan—"
With a long shout from the ceremonial officer, the bridal sedan took off, the music of flutes and pipes began to play, the gongs and drums roared, and the wedding procession marched towards the street in a mighty procession.
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I will stop here for now.
I originally wanted to detail the modern life of my sister and her family, but I already touched on it at the end, so it felt too full. Too full will overflow, so I might as well leave some room for your imagination—not to be lazy ヾ(●ω●)ノ.
As for the extra chapter of Wuhua, I don’t have a good idea for it yet, so I decided to leave it blank to avoid adding unnecessary details.
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