After discussing it with his beloved son, Emperor Kangxi issued an imperial decree.
Guarjia Prefecture
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Guarjia Wanru, daughter of Shi Wenbing, a third-rank earl and commander of the Han army, is skilled, generous, gentle, kind, and of outstanding character and appearance. The Empress Dowager and I are delighted to hear of her. Now that the Crown Prince has reached the age of 16, it is time for him to marry, and a virtuous woman should be chosen as his consort. Guarjia Wanru is currently waiting in her chambers, and she and the Crown Prince are a match made in heaven. To ensure the happiness of this beautiful woman, we hereby betroth you to the Crown Prince as his Crown Princess. All the ceremonies shall be jointly handled by the Ministry of Rites and the Director of the Imperial Observatory, and the wedding shall be held on an auspicious day. This decree shall be proclaimed throughout the land so that all may know of it. This is the imperial decree."
After Liang Jiugong finished reading the imperial edict, he handed it to Guarjia Wanru and then said, "Congratulations, Lord Shi."
The entire Guarjia mansion was overjoyed, for this was the Crown Princess, the undisputed next Empress.
Shi Wenbing had long known that Kangxi intended to bestow the Guarjia clan upon the Crown Prince.
But even a day or so, I couldn't put my mind at ease; this was an unprecedented fortune.
She picked up a purse and stuffed it into Liang Jiugong's hand, saying, "Thank you, Eunuch Liang. We have prepared some tea and snacks at home. Why don't you have some?"
Liang Jiugong touched the purse; it felt light and airy, probably made of silver notes, and it seemed quite thick.
His smile became even more sincere. "No need for tea, this servant is waiting to return to the palace to report back!"
Liang Jiugong refused, but Shi Wenbing didn't insist on keeping him. Instead, he politely saw him off.
After entering, she took the imperial edict from her daughter's hand. Looking at the words "Crown Princess," she couldn't suppress the urge to smile.
Shi Wenbing handed the imperial edict to Wanru, saying, "From now on, you should prepare for marriage properly and not go out easily. You should also learn how to manage a household from your mother so that you won't be fooled after entering the palace."
Guarjia Wanru readily agreed. Although the Crown Princess looked glamorous, she still had a lot to do and things to learn.
Guarjia bowed as if to say, "My daughter understands."
They thought they could get married after the mourning period ended, but unexpectedly, Guarjia Wanru's grandfather passed away during the mourning period.
However, Kangxi didn't pay much attention to it and thought it was just a matter of waiting a few more months. Who knew that a few months after Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang passed away, Guarjia Wanru's grandmother would also pass away.
Time had come to the thirtieth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, and the eldest brother had been living in the thatched cottage for almost three or four years.
However, the Crown Prince was not young anymore. Because he was not yet married, he could only study in the Imperial Study, which made him somewhat dissatisfied. Fortunately, he would be able to get married soon.
At this time, among all the brothers, only the eldest brother and the crown prince had some conflicts.
But then more bad news came: Shi Wenbing was gone, and Guarjia had to observe three years of mourning. By then, he would be twenty-two years old.
Emperor Kangxi was also somewhat dissatisfied. His beloved son's marriage was already late, and the Crown Princess had to observe three years of mourning.
However, Emperor Kangxi was very satisfied with this daughter-in-law, and after thinking about it, he decided to wait three years.
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Over the past few years, Wanwan has developed the Jenny spinning machine and further developed it under the guidance of her second and third brothers, although not many people knew about it at that time.
However, they had always used spinning jenny in their own factory, which not only made the weaving speed faster, but also produced larger pieces of cloth.
All of this adds up to a considerable income.
Wanwan was looking at the account book, happy that the little money was back in her pocket.
Tingyu walked in and said, "Your Majesty, someone from Chengqian Palace just told us that Lady Wuya is already three months pregnant."
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