Su Qingyu was right. Wasn't Li Chaoyun mourning? She was mourning for her third brother, Li Yunhuai, who had just been executed.
Li Chaoyun hadn't wanted to come to the palace today, but Princess Yongjia had insisted. The Emperor was paying particular attention to the Li family at this time. Knowing the Emperor well, she feared he would become even more suspicious if no one from the Li family came to celebrate.
Although Li Chaoyun is the daughter-in-law of the Shen family, she is also the only daughter of her and Li Jingchuan. This trip also represents the attitude of the Li family.
But for Li Chaoyun, it was a great torture to endure the sadness and anger and make this journey.
Third brother Li Yunhuai has been executed, and my mother fainted several times from crying. Is she still going to smile and congratulate Li Yunzhou?
Congratulations for what? Congratulations for Li Yunzhou destroying the Li family?
Su Qingyu was still looking at her with a smile.
Li Chaoyun wanted to get up and leave, but he could only swallow his anger and said, "Fourth brother is crowned king, and the entire Li family is happy for her."
Su Qingyu nodded with satisfaction, "Since you are happy, smile more. Otherwise, the emperor will think it is unlucky to see the princess with a sad face."
She is not a mean person, and especially doesn't like to rub salt into other people's wounds.
But today she was really angry. Not only did she want to sprinkle salt, she also wanted to sprinkle a handful of chili powder or even poison.
Shen Yue rolled her eyes at Li Chaoyun in anger and said, "Sister-in-law, if you can't mediate next time, don't do it. If someone doesn't know, they might think you're taking the opportunity to abuse your sister-in-law."
Today, when they were outside the city, although Shen Yue looked dazed, she knew exactly what Li Chaoyun had done.
Li Chaoyun was so angry that he couldn't speak, and his fingertips were cold and trembling slightly.
But she couldn't refute it. Her every move today represented the attitude of the Li family.
So after the emperor came in, Li Chaoyun regained her proper smile. Although a closer look revealed deep sadness in her eyes, no one in the hall cared about her mood.
Emperor Xuande walked into the hall with a smile on his face, accompanied by Consort Xian and the Crown Prince.
After everyone bowed, Hu Lu loudly called Li Yunzhou and Zhang Pan to the hall.
Next, the imperial edict was read out, announcing the rewards for the two people.
Li Yunzhou was named Prince of Ning and given a vacant mansion in Xicheng. This mansion was previously awarded to Princess Yongning by the previous emperor.
He also named Xuanwu Hou as Xuanwu King and posthumously honored the ancestors of the Zhang family.
The Prince of Loyalty and Brave's Palace for Song Hongshen was also decided, also in the West City, not far from the Princess's Palace.
The rest of the rewards were gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, all of which were top-quality items from the palace.
After several people knelt down to express their gratitude, they sat down in their respective seats.
Emperor Xuande looked at Li Yunzhou and said, "Your house still needs to be repaired. I asked the Ministry of Works, and it will take three to five months."
"Why don't you stay in the palace first, just in time to keep me company."
After Li Yunzhou entered the palace today, the uncle and nephew talked for a long time. Emperor Xuande liked this nephew from the bottom of his heart.
He possesses both military and civil skills, yet maintains a profoundly humble demeanor. Speaking of the years of warfare in northern Xinjiang, Li Yunzhou offered numerous suggestions. It's clear he truly cares for his country and its people, neither eulogizing nor complaining about hardships.
Emperor Xuande decided at that time that the northern border should be handed over to Li Yunzhou.
His obvious preference for Li Yunzhou also made the court officials present slightly uneasy. Although the emperor's mind was unpredictable, if one wanted to gain a firm foothold in the court, the most important thing was to guess the emperor's intentions.
The expressions of several ladies changed when they looked at Shen Yue. They thought to themselves that it was a pity for Prince Ning. It would have been much better if he had not been engaged to the third daughter of the Shen family before.
Unfortunately, they didn't dare to snatch the person from the Shen family.
Upon hearing this, Li Yunzhou hurriedly said, "My uncle is busy with many things, so I won't stay in the palace and cause more trouble. It will be the same for me to live in the Li family. I can be with my father and mother and show my filial piety."
When saying this, Li Yunzhou lowered his eyelashes to hide the dim light in his eyes.
Li Chaoyun's heart skipped a beat. His father and mother were experiencing the pain of losing their son. Wouldn't it be a nuisance for them if Li Yunzhou lived in the mansion?
But she couldn't get a word in, and it was only natural for Li Yunzhou to return to the Li family.
In a sense, Li Yunzhou is the heir of the Li family, and she is just a married woman of the Li family.
At a banquet, everyone witnessed Emperor Xuande's love and favor for Li Yunzhou.
It even gives people the illusion that the emperor can only see His Royal Highness Prince Ning tonight and no one else.
Su Qingyu spent the whole night either eating and drinking or causing trouble for Li Chaoyun.
When the emperor showed concern for Li Yunzhou, Su Qingyu whispered, "I heard that the emperor also dotes on the princess, but I haven't seen him so attentive to her."
The emperor asked about the Spring Valley incident. Su Qingyu felt a surge of fear and whispered, "Fortunately, evildoers will be punished."
Li Chaoyun took two deep breaths and said, "Aunt San talks a lot today."
Su Qingyu shrugged, "Really? That might be because I'm happy today."
The future son-in-law of the Shen family is safe and sound, so it is normal for her to be happy as the mistress of the Shen family.
Li Chaoyun has participated in countless palace banquets since she was a child, but today was the most painful one for her. She felt like she was living a year in a day.
Fortunately, today's palace banquet was not long. Considering that Li Yunzhou and Zhang Pan had traveled all the way, the emperor asked them to go back and rest early.
When the palace banquet ended, Emperor Xuande asked Shen Zhixiu to stay in the palace again and talk to him in the evening.
Li Yunzhou bowed and said, "Uncle, it's still early, so I want to go to the Shen family."
"My marriage with Sister Shen Yue was previously arranged privately between our two families. Since my accident, the old lady of the Shen family has been unable to sleep or eat. It is only natural that I should come to visit her."
In addition to the Shen family, he also wanted to go to Yushu Hutong to see his mother, but he couldn't say this in public.
When Emperor Xuande heard Li Yunzhou mention this marriage, he hurriedly asked, "Has the girl from the Shen family arrived? Come over here so I can see her."
Shen Yue quickly stood up and walked to the center of the hall to salute.
Emperor Xuande was actually somewhat dissatisfied with this marriage. The concubine of the Shen family was not a good match for his nephew.
But just now, when Li Yunzhou mentioned the Shen family in public, he showed that he was very satisfied with this marriage, and Emperor Xuande had no choice but to accept it.
When Shen Yue stepped forward and bowed, Emperor Xuande nodded slightly. This third young lady of the Shen family was impeccable in both appearance and manners.
Most importantly, the look in Li Yunzhou's eyes when he looked at Chen Yue was filled with affection. It was clear at first glance that the two of them were in love, a match made in heaven.
Emperor Xuande praised Shen Yue a few words and gave her a generous reward.
After Shen Yue left, Emperor Xuande said, "When will Li Jingchuan go to formally propose marriage? I'll go and see the excitement too."
Li Yunzhou suppressed his smile and said, "My third brother just passed away. I thought the formal proposal of marriage would take at least a hundred days."
"Firstly, Father and Mother need time to ease their grief. Secondly, it's not good to have a funeral and a wedding at the same time, for fear of conflict. What do you think, uncle?"
In reality, these words were all Li Yunzhou's excuses. He simply didn't want the Li family to get involved in his marriage, so these three months were also the deadline he gave himself to bring down the Li family.
He was also afraid that there would be some changes in his marriage with Shen Yue. After all, he had become the emperor's beloved nephew, and there would be many families wanting to marry him.
He came up with this idea, which would both make the marriage public and leave time to deal with the Li family.
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