Chapter 56 Marriage

Even if one is unhappy, one has to acknowledge the marriage clearly written in the imperial edict.

Not only do you have to acknowledge it, you have to acknowledge it happily, otherwise people will say that your family is dissatisfied with the emperor.

Therefore, no matter what they thought in their hearts, both families had to hold their noses and happily prepare to marry off their daughters.

There was even one time when the two young masters of the Ye family and the Liu family met in front of a restaurant and they both forced a smile.

If you don't laugh, are you going to cry?

"Think of the bright side. No matter who becomes the crown prince, the eldest prince or the third prince, our family will have a backer, right?" Ye Can smiled and comforted his worried mother.

"How can you be so heartless, child?" Madam Ye nodded her daughter's head. Her daughter was going to be the daughter-in-law of the virtuous concubine. She couldn't sleep all night just thinking about it.

"Mom, what should we do? Can we disobey your order?"

Ye Can was also confused when she first heard the news, but now she has calmed down. She can only accept this matter no matter what. If that's the case, what's the point of worrying?

Mrs. Ye sighed, dismissed her attendants, closed the door and planned to have a heartfelt talk with her daughter.

"Can'er, after the prince's wedding, he will have to leave the palace and build his own residence. After you leave the palace with the eldest prince, try to go to the palace less often. And according to the rules, the prince can only have proper concubines and maids one year after his wedding. Now the eldest prince has at most a few maids who know a lot about human affairs. You don't have to take it to heart."

"mother……"

"Can'er, listen to what your mother has to say. In the past year since you got married, you must get along well with the eldest prince. People's hearts are formed by being together.

Also, you should try to have a child. Although mother has told you that it is foolish to tie your husband down with a child, this is the best way now. If the child is the eldest prince in the future... even if our family falls, you can live in peace and security for the sake of the child and the past relationship.

If the Third Prince ascends the throne in the future, you don't have to be afraid. Mother and father are still here, and we will ask the Empress to protect you no matter what."

These words were not spoken as the eldest lady of the Ye family, but as Can'er's mother.

The family has been worried about the arranged marriage for several days. I heard that the Empress in the palace has even fallen ill because of this, and the Third Prince and Princess Zhaoyang are both in Kunning Palace to take care of her.

Mrs. Ye doesn't care what her family plans to do next, she just wants to make sure that her daughter will be safe in the future no matter what.

"Mother, don't worry. I will definitely live a good life. I have heard before that the eldest prince is kind and I don't think he will be a difficult person to get along with."

Mrs. Ye was very pleased with her daughter's understanding.

"It's good that you can figure it out. Mother knows that you are always smart. You have to live your life on your own. Don't take on too much unless necessary."

At this time in the palace, the third prince and his sister Princess Zhaoyang were attending to the sick in Kunning Palace, and the eldest prince was also accompanying his sick mother in the concubine Xian Guifei's bedroom, Yuhe Palace.

Who is the busiest person in the palace these days? It is probably not the Imperial Household Department that is preparing for the weddings of the three princes, but the Imperial Hospital.

Were the Empress and the Imperial Concubine really ill? No. But they just felt unwell. What could the imperial physicians do? They had to treat the Empresses who were unwell.

As for the Emperor, he treated the Empress and Consort Xiangui equally and did not see either of them.

The two giants of the harem had fallen, and the remaining concubines had inexplicably become obedient, each of them staying in their own palaces.

Among the whole palace, the only ones who were truly happy were Concubine Xia and the Second Prince, mother and son.

Of course, with the atmosphere outside being so solemn, Xia Guiren and the Second Prince, who were invisible figures in the harem, could only be happy secretly behind closed doors.

"Yang'er, Xuan'er, your mother has also seen clearly that your father's heart is crueler than anyone else. Although I am the empress, in his heart, I am no more important than the virtuous and noble concubines. I am so old, but I still don't understand it. I think that because I am the empress, I am better than her and all the women in this palace."

The queen leaned on the couch and talked to her two children.

Seeing her mother's eyes were red, Princess Zhaoyang also shed tears, "Mother, please don't be sad."

"Mother, don't think too much. After the marriage, my son can officially enter the court. As long as my son does his job well, my father will always see it."

"I am his first wife, but I still haven't figured out his feelings after all these years." The queen sat up, hugged her daughter lovingly and wiped her tears, while admonishing her son.

"Your marriage is a foregone conclusion. How you live your life in the future is up to you. I have also seen the girl from the Liu family. Apart from the fact that she is the niece of Consort Xian Gui, she is a good girl. No matter what happened in the past, now that she is married to you, she is one with you."

"Don't worry, mother. I know what you are doing."

The Third Prince didn't care who he would marry in the future. As a prince, he knew early on that love was the least important thing in his life. If the young lady of the Liu family could live a stable life, he would naturally not treat her badly.

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Shen Yuan has been very busy these days. She has to go and learn etiquette from her sister-in-law in the morning. After all, her grandmother will be coming to Beijing soon. For the sake of future stability, she has to do well, at least while her grandmother is around.

In the afternoon, she would learn painting from the painting teacher her father found for her. This teacher was different from the previous one. He would teach Shen Yuan to paint flowers, flowing water, and even insects on leaves. Shen Yuan liked this teacher very much and found the lessons every day very interesting.

I don’t know how her father found such a good husband in just a few days.

Besides, every evening, Shen Yuan was busy adapting the legend, and for this reason, she even put aside the matter of writing the storybook. After the legend was adapted, she planned to find a drama troupe to perform the play in the capital.

In order to adapt the work, she contacted the author of "A Thousand Gold Mistakes" through Yishengtang and informed him of the adaptation. She only started after getting the other party's permission.

Shen Yun is now feeling both relieved and distressed. His daughter has been even busier these days than he, who has to work every day.

While feeling gratified, he also did not forget to thank Mr. Xie for recommending a good gentleman to him.

One day when Xie Hui was off duty, he walked out of the Dali Temple and saw his father standing outside. He was about to ask his father why he came to the Dali Temple to find him today, but he saw that his father just smiled at him and ignored him.

"Sir Shen, our duty at the Hanlin Academy has ended early, so I'll come here first."

When Shen Yun saw Xie Hui standing aside, he did not forget to greet him, "Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time, would you like to join us, young Master Xie?"

"He won't join us. He doesn't understand calligraphy or painting."

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