Chapter 450 The first day of next month is a good day
When Qiao Yihuan and Jingxin arrived at the Imperial Censorate, they came in a carriage arranged by Qiao Jibai. Now that the imperial edict had been issued, one of them was deposed from her position as county princess, and the other was deposed from her position as abbot of the national temple. Naturally, they did not have the status to be sent back by a carriage arranged by the Imperial Censorate.
Outside the Imperial Emissary Office, Lu Gousheng, who should have been taken away for making noise, was rarely beaten.
Standing at the main entrance of the Imperial Household Department, he attracted a lot of onlookers because he was too noisy.
Lu Gousheng is an arrogant and extremely confident person. He is flattered by Chu Lu, who is beside Shen Lingyi. In his eyes, Qiao Yihuan is not even worthy of him at the moment.
So when Qiao Yihuan came out, Lu Gousheng didn't have the slightest respect for the young lady from a noble family in Beijing.
This was the first time that Lu Gousheng met Qiao Yihuan. He had been entangled with her for such a long time but had never met his future wife. Now he looked her up and down without any hesitation and was satisfied with her appearance.
But Shui Xingyanghua is a lowly woman. She is not even a county lady now, and it would be unfair to me to marry her.
Qiao Yihuan lowered his head and didn't dare to look at anyone, but suddenly saw a pair of muddy shoes appear.
I looked up and saw a strange man.
He was ordinary-looking, had dark skin, and looked at me without any hesitation, which made me feel sick.
Qiao Yihuan didn't want to have anything to do with such a person and planned to avoid him.
But Lu Gousheng stretched out his hand to stop her, "Where are you going? You are indeed a concubine's child, so rude. A woman should regard her husband as her God, why don't you greet your future husband when you see him?"
Qiao Yihuan frowned. Future husband?
Is this person Lu Gousheng? The one who has been pestering me?
"What future husband? Stop talking nonsense!" Qiao Yihuan threatened him in a low voice, "If you have anything to say, go to the Shangshu Mansion and tell me. Don't embarrass yourself in public."
Now she has no one around her, even the ungrateful Xiaoying has betrayed her. Naturally, she has to deal with Lu Gousheng herself.
She was going to be the Crown Princess, so how could she marry a mediocre commoner?
Although Lu Gousheng is simple-minded and easily deceived, he is very smart in this situation.
"Go back and tell me? You are a lowly woman who may have lost all her innocence. What qualifications do you have to order me around? Are you afraid that people will know that you are going to marry me in the future? Do you think the imperial decree of marriage is just a decoration?"
Lord Qiao from the Imperial Censorate saw him before returning to the Imperial Censorate and issued an imperial edict in public.
Even the Emperor knew that he had saved Qiao Yihuan's life, and that he should repay her with his life, so he specially granted them marriage.
This is a matter that brings honor to the family, yet Qiao Yihuan still wants to hide it?
Are you ashamed of yourself?
Qiao Yihuan looked at the gazes from the people around her and her face flushed. She wanted to leave quickly, but Lu Gousheng grabbed her wrist and pulled her back forcefully.
"Where are you going? I've been looking for you for so long, but you've been hiding. Are you just pretending that nothing happened when I saved your life?"
Qiao Yihuan thought this man was shameless, "Life-saving grace? It was your parents who saved me, what does it have to do with you? I haven't even seen anyone from your family!"
Lu Gousheng was exposed but his face remained calm, "You told such a lie just to avoid marrying me? If I didn't save you, why did the emperor grant you the marriage? Do you think the emperor doesn't know the truth and just randomly arrange the marriage?"
Qiao Yihuan didn't dare to deny it anymore. His face turned pale and blue, and he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
"So what exactly do you want to do?" At this moment, she just wanted to get rid of Lu Gousheng.
Now that she was no longer the county lord, she naturally could not return to the palace to live and hide from him. Even if those people hated her when she returned to the Shangshu Mansion, they would eventually not let Lu Gousheng cause trouble for the sake of the Qiao family's reputation.
"What should I do? Of course I have to discuss the wedding date. My parents are in poor health and I don't want to trouble them. The emperor's marriage is a done deal, and the three letters and six ceremonies can be waived. I can just find an auspicious day for her to marry."
His parents still don't know to this day that he has divorced his wife and is going to marry Qiao Yihuan. They are just waiting for him to marry a county lady in the future and bring honor to the family in the village, so that his parents can be proud and give them a surprise.
The surprise is gone now, but it can be considered a marriage granted by the emperor.
He is the only one in their village who has been granted marriage by the emperor!
"So, what's the problem with me going back to the Shangshu Mansion?"
Lu Gousheng was choked. He just wanted to give Qiao Yihuan a warning to let her know that he was very dissatisfied with her. The county lady was a good lady, but she ended up selling her body to get close to Abbot Jingxin.
His beautiful dream came to nothing.
Lu Gousheng had neither a horse nor a carriage, so the two of them walked to the Shangshu Mansion.
Along the way, Qiao Yihuan had just come out of the Imperial Envoy's Office and had not had the opportunity to bathe, change clothes or put on makeup. His most embarrassed appearance was seen by others and became a topic of conversation.
She could even hear clearly the voices of those gossipers who were mocking her without hiding their voices.
Qiao Yihuan will always remember how long that road was and how much humiliation she suffered.
After returning to the mansion, Minister Qiao did not meet Lu Gousheng, but arranged for Steward Chen to handle the matter.
"Mr. Lu, this is a marriage granted by the Emperor, so there must be no ambiguity. How can our Qiao family marry off a daughter without the three letters and six ceremonies? This is Mr. Lu looking down on our Qiao family."
In the end, Lu Gousheng didn't dare to offend the Qiao family. Manager Chen had a strong aura and suppressed his arrogance without a trace.
"It's not that we can't prepare the three books and six ceremonies, but we have to decide on the wedding date first."
Manager Chen said, "The first day of next month is a good day, and you, the Lu family, should prepare first."
Lu Gousheng was delighted and nodded repeatedly, "Good morning, good morning!"
The date should be set as soon as possible so that he can go back to the village and show off that this is a marriage granted by the emperor.
Although Qiao Yihuan had lost her innocence and was not worthy of him, who wouldn't envy him for getting the imperial edict back?
By the time I marry Qiao Yihuan, the Qiao family will certainly subsidize me and even give me an official position. Then I can force Qiao Yihuan to take in a few concubines on the grounds that she lost her virginity before marriage. Wouldn't that be great?
Today, I finally got the sweet reward I was looking forward to!
Lu Gousheng was sent out, and Qiao Yihuan returned to his Mingxiang Pavilion.
There was no one in the yard, and even the room was full of dust, as no one had cleaned it for a long time.
Qiao Wanyan came at this time. As soon as she arrived, she saw Qiao Yihuan with a gloomy and terrifying face throwing the things that Xiaoying had placed in the room on the ground.
"Tsk tsk, why are you so angry, sister? The marriage granted by His Majesty is a great joyous event, why are you not happy, sister?"
Qiao Yihuan stared at her, now so angry that she broke down and shouted, "Since you like it so much, why not give it to you!"
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