When General Mu's mansion received the imperial decree granting the marriage, everyone in the mansion was shocked. General Mu had never thought that his eldest daughter would have such a blessing.
It wasn't that General Mu looked down on his daughter. It was just that in this era, a woman's reputation would not be as good as before after she broke off an engagement, no matter what the reason.
Besides, his daughter was not the type to be dignified and virtuous, not to mention that she was the principal wife of Prince Rong.
As for the women in Prince Rong's backyard, General Mu didn't even look at them. Since the prince hadn't allowed them to have children for so many years, it meant that their relationship was limited.
What's more, General Mu had fought on the battlefield with Prince Rong before. In General Mu's eyes, Prince Rong was a man of affection and righteousness, and a perfect match for him.
Mur Yunrong was also very happy. Being able to become a princess of the highest rank and having her children inherit the title in the future was simply too great.
As for those women in the backyard, in Muryunrong's view, that was no big deal. In this era, which man didn't have a few concubines in the backyard? Prince Rong just had a few more.
As soon as Zhou Qiongyue returned home, she took Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang directly to the main courtyard.
Of course, Yuan Bohua was also with them. He estimated the time when the mother and two of them would leave the palace, and waited for them at the palace gate on horseback.
As for why Yuan Bohua didn't go to the palace with Zhou Qiongyue, it was mainly because this flower viewing banquet was special and Yuan Bohua didn't want to cause trouble for himself. He was very satisfied with his current life.
Yuan Chaochang tugged at his clothes, feeling that these princely attire were not at all as light as the ones he usually wore. "Mother, if you're so anxious, you should have let my second brother and I go back to our own courtyard to change clothes. These clothes are uncomfortable to wear."
Yuan Bohua slapped Yuan Chaochang on the shoulder, ignoring his son's exaggerated wailing. "I'll spoil you. Sit still and I'll change after I'm done."
Yuan Chaochang could only ask his mother for help with grievance, "Mother..."
Zhou Qiongyue responded to Yuan Chaochang with only one word, "Serves you right!"
Yuan Chaochang could only lean towards his second brother and muttered to Yuan Chaokang, "Second brother, I think mother likes father more now."
Yuan Chaokang looked at his noisy elder brother and could only soothe him, "Brother, just give your younger brother some face and stop complaining. I'm hungry. Let's finish talking quickly and go back to the yard to change clothes and eat."
When Yuan Chaochang heard his second brother say he was hungry, he immediately moved the snacks on the table a little towards Yuan Chaokang. He signaled his second brother to eat something first, and he didn't care about being shy and went straight to the point:
"Mother, Father, I feel..."
"Wait a minute, you two should write it down on paper!" Zhou Qiongyue said and asked Gulan beside her to go down and get pen and ink.
Yuan Chaochang had originally mustered up the courage and overcome his shyness to speak out, and he was a little stunned when he was interrupted by his mother.
Yuan Chaokang immediately understood his mother's concerns and smiled, saying, "Don't bother me, mother. My son and my eldest brother have discussed this privately, and we both have our eyes on different people."
"So, mother is worried that my son and my second brother will fall for the same girl! Don't worry, mother! Not only have we discussed this privately, but we've also discussed it privately with cousin Rong and cousin Cheng."
Yuan Chaochang looked very happy after he finished speaking, and the words "Come and praise me" were almost written on his face.
Zhou Qiongyue interrupted Yuan Chaochang's inflated ego, "Then Chang'er, go on!"
Yuan Chaochang wailed. What could his mother do? He could only muster up the courage to speak again:
"My son thinks the eldest daughter of the Minister of Justice Gong is a good choice. She looks dignified and elegant. He also likes her appearance."
Yuan Bohua, also a man, knew the last sentence was the key point: "Superficial!"
When Yuan Chaochang heard his father say this, he immediately became unhappy. "I don't believe that if my mother turns out to be ugly, my father can see her interesting soul."
Yuan Chaochang knew he was going to be beaten, so he hid behind his second brother Yuan Chaokang while speaking.
Yuan Chaokang didn't want to be implicated, so they had to quickly pull him out.
Yuan Bohua did listen to what his eldest son said. He was so angry that he was about to stand up and beat up that brat Yuan Chaochang.
Yuan Chaochang was not afraid at all, and instead added fuel to the fire, saying, "Look, mother, my father has been right about what his son said, and he's furious."
Yuan Bohua...cannot tolerate beating his son for even a moment.
After Yuan Chaochang finished speaking, he saw that his mother had no intention of protecting him, so he immediately ran out of the yard.
Yuan Bohua chased after him as Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Chaokang expected.
For a moment, the entire mansion was filled with the voices of Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Bohua, father and son.
Zhou Qiongyue ignored the childish father and son and looked at her youngest son.
Yuan Chaokang was also very understanding, "My son thinks the eldest granddaughter of the Zhongyong Earl's family is good."
Although Zhou Qiongyue hadn't been in Yuan'an for the past three years, she still knew the general situation of the nobles' residence in Yuan'an. "It seems that the eldest granddaughter of the Zhongyong Earl's family is the daughter of the Zhongyong Earl's son's first wife?"
Yuan Chaokang thought about what he had seen. "She's the daughter of the original wife. She seems to be a promising woman. And she doesn't have any brothers from the same father and mother. My son likes those who are not too closely tied to the family."
Zhou Qiongyue did not interfere with her son's thoughts, but she valued the noble lady's character more: "I will ask someone to inquire about it, and you should also check it out carefully. By the way, I will also help your eldest brother check it out. The key point is to see the noble lady's character.
Marrying a wife is a very cautious process. Your fifth uncle is an example of how marrying an unvirtuous wife can harm three generations."
Yuan Chaokang shuddered as he thought of his fifth aunt, and promised earnestly, "Don't worry, mother. I will investigate thoroughly."
Seeing that her son took it seriously, Zhou Qiongyue didn't have any more instructions to give, and she would send someone to investigate herself.
Zhou Qiongyue also planned to go back to Cheng'en Marquis Mansion to ask her mother, as she felt that her mother must know more.
At this time, Yuan Chaokang was thinking that he should take some time to go to Cheng'en Marquis Mansion and ask his grandfather for help to check it out.
Yuan Chaokang felt that there were many secrets that he and his mother could not find out, but his grandfather could definitely find out. He had been with his grandfather for a long time and knew that his grandfather was also playing the pig to eat the tiger.
In other words, in my mother's mind, my grandfather was the scholar whose martial arts skills were only good enough to beat his younger brother.
After Yuan Bohua and Yuan Chaochang, father and son, came back from their play, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Chaokang, mother and son, had finished discussing everything and went back to their rooms to change clothes.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Bohua went straight to the inner room. Before leaving, he didn't even remember his eldest son who was following him. "Go back to your yard by yourself. You can have dinner with your brother."
Yuan Bohua's meaning was very clear, 'You two have fun by yourselves, don't disturb me and your mother.'
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