But Shen Wangqiu didn't say a word from the time Shen Liyue entered the door to the time she left.
This made Shen Liyue very nervous. She didn't know what her father's attitude was. Did he disagree?
If father doesn't agree, he won't give Lu Xingzhou a cold shoulder when he comes tomorrow, right?
The more Shen Liyue thought about it, the more worried she became. Lu Xingzhou was so old, but there were probably still few people who dared to look at him with disdain. If it was her father...
Shen Liyue was so worried that she didn't sleep well all night and had several dreams.
Sometimes she dreamed that her house was ransacked in her previous life, and sometimes she dreamed that Fang's mother made her behave in front of her.
The last dream she had was about Lu Xingzhou, who told her that if she married him, he would never let her suffer any grievances again.
When Shen Liyue woke up the next day, both of her eyes were dark circles.
Yu Zhou came to wake her up, and seeing the dark circles under her eyes, she became anxious.
Prince Yi is coming to the Shen family today. How can the young lady face others in this state?
So when dressing up, Yuzhou applied powder several times under Shen Liyue's eyes, barely enough to cover the two dark circles.
Sure enough, when Shen Liyue finished washing and dressing up, a servant came to report that Prince Yi and Princess Anle had arrived.
Shen Liyue felt strange. Lu Xingzhou had told her in advance that he was coming, so why was Lu Yun here too?
But Shen Wangqiu and Jiang Shi did not send anyone to invite Shen Liyue, and Shen Liyue could not run to the front hall by herself, so she sat in the room and waited.
Lu Xingzhou entered the front hall and bowed politely to Chen Wangqiu and Jiang Shi when he saw them. Lu Yun followed beside him and also bowed to Chen Wangqiu and Jiang Shi.
Jiang didn't dare to accept Lu Xingzhou and Lu Yun's gift, so she quickly stepped forward and helped them up.
"Prince Yi and Princess, there's no need to be so polite," said Jiang.
Lu Xingzhou said, "Etiquette cannot be abandoned. I came here today with a sincere wish to marry Li Yue. As a junior, it is only natural for me to pay my respects to the two elders."
Jiang felt very relieved. She had heard what Shen Liyue said, but she still felt uneasy. Thinking of Lu Xingzhou's status, she wondered if Yue'er would be wronged if she really married him.
But seeing how Lu Xingzhou behaved today, not putting on airs like a prince, but respecting them sincerely, Jiang knew that her daughter would not be wronged in the palace in the future.
Lu Xingzhou continued, "I heard that according to folk customs, on such occasions, the groom's parents should come in person, but after all, it is inconvenient for my father and mother to leave the palace, so I brought Lu Yun here today to serve as a witness."
After Lu Xingzhou finished speaking, he called over a servant beside him, and the servant shook out a long piece of paper from his sleeve.
Lu Xingzhou took the paper, held it in both hands and handed it to Shen Wangqiu, "This is the gift list I brought today, I hope Lord Shen will take a look."
Chen Wangqiu took the gift list and took a quick look at it, but felt that this gift list was very different.
If it was a betrothal gift list, there would be a fixed number of different gifts, and everything that should be included would be predetermined. However, it's not like this gift list... It seems to have everything, but it's a mess with no clue what to do.
Lu Xingzhou blushed slightly and explained, "This is not a betrothal gift. The palace's internal affairs department will prepare it for you in the future. This is just a token of my sincerity."
Lu Xingzhou went back yesterday and opened the warehouse overnight. He wrote down all the treasures that could be found in the warehouse on a list, and also added those that his mother took out from the warehouse yesterday.
Because the situation was urgent, Lu Xingzhou did not have time to inquire about how ordinary families should prepare gifts. Besides, he had to go to the Shen family early in the morning, so it would be too late to go out shopping.
I can only write down everything I have in the house. After all, more gifts are better.
The corners of Chen Wangqiu's mouth twitched slightly. This sincerity... was indeed very sincere.
Chen Wangqiu was still unhappy. It was not because he was dissatisfied with Prince Yi, but because the girl he had raised for so many years was going to be married off to someone else. So Chen Wangqiu was unhappy, very unhappy.
Chen Wangqiu said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, have you considered this?"
Lu Xingzhou said, "I've thought it over. This isn't a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather something I've carefully considered."
Chen Wangqiu said: "Then what about the Emperor..."
Lu Xingzhou said, "Master Shen, don't worry. I've already made arrangements with my father and mother. There are many things on today's gift list that were added by my mother. She is also very satisfied with Yue'er."
Chen Wangqiu snorted. Of course he had to be satisfied. Everything about his Yue'er was good.
Jiang quickly tugged at Chen Wangqiu's sleeve. Prince Yi was not like an ordinary man. He didn't act like a prince, so Chen Wangqiu naturally couldn't act like a father-in-law.
Chen Wangqiu restrained his expression, but he still felt uncomfortable.
Shen Liyue was waiting anxiously in the room, but no one called her, and she couldn't go to the front hall.
They could only ask Lian Dong and Yu Zhou to go to the front hall one by one to listen, but they didn't dare to get close, so they could only listen from a distance, but they couldn't hear clearly.
After hearing that her father did not make things difficult for Lu Xingzhou, Shen Liyue felt a little relieved.
I don't know how long they talked, but finally someone came to call Chen Liyue and said that the emperor had issued an order, ordering Chen Liyue to go and receive it.
After Chen Liyue put on her makeup and went to the front hall, she saw Eunuch Yan beside the emperor already standing there with a smile on his face, waiting for the emperor's decree to be announced.
Chen Liyue knelt down quickly, and the entire Shen family knelt down in unison.
Eunuch Yan opened the imperial edict and read, "By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor summons you: Upon hearing that the Shen family's legitimate daughter, Chen Liyue, is gentle and virtuous, with a kind heart and a refined demeanor, and possesses both virtue and beauty, I hereby grant her marriage to Prince Yi as his principal consort. A date will be chosen for the wedding. I decree this."
"Your Majesty, your servants thank you for your grace." Everyone answered in unison.
Eunuch Yan closed the imperial edict with a smile, handed it to Shen Liyue, and said, "Congratulations, Miss Shen."
"Thank you, Eunuch Yan." Chen Liyue said. A servant had already prepared a red envelope and put it in Eunuch Yan's hand. Eunuch Yan did not refuse. "Today is such a happy event. I want to share in the joy. I will accept it. The decree has been announced. I have to return to the palace to report, so I will not stay any longer."
Eunuch Yan had arrived long ago and was waiting outside the front hall, waiting only for Prince Yi to obtain Lord Shen's consent before going in to announce the decree. Now that the decree had been announced, he had to return to the palace to report to the Emperor and Empress.
Eunuch Yan smiled, accepted the red envelope, and left.
The Shen family saw Eunuch Yan off and returned to the front hall.
Only then did Shen Liyue notice Lu Xingzhou and secretly glanced at him. Seeing that Lu Xingzhou looked normal, Shen Liyue breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Yun quietly walked to Shen Liyue and whispered, "Why, today you only have eyes for my brother and can't even see me?"
Shen Liyue's face was mostly red. She was only focused on Lu Xingzhou's expression and indeed hadn't noticed Lu Yun.
Lu Yun was not angry at all, he just wanted to tease her. Seeing that she blushed, he stopped talking. This was not the place to talk.
From now on, Shen Liyue will be his imperial sister-in-law.
Lu Yun was also very happy.
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