The people immediately cheered, then knelt down in unison, shouting "The county magistrate is benevolent!" and "The county magistrate is righteous!"
People also sent gifts to the county magistrate's residence, including eggs from their own chickens, vegetables grown in their yards, fruit from their trees, and even fish they had caught and snacks they had prepared...
Ning Yan couldn't possibly accept the people's things, but they left their things and left immediately. Within half a day, a pile of things had accumulated at the entrance. Ning Yan had no choice but to have her servants sort and put the things away before sending them to the military camp.
The main reason is that there are only a limited number of people in her household, and so much food is simply not enough to eat. If it is not sent away, it will be a waste.
The imperial decree bestowing the marriage upon the two households was sent out the following day.
The crown prince had resigned himself to his fate. After receiving the imperial edict, he stood up dejectedly and had his guests seen off without even saying "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty."
The eunuch who delivered the imperial decree didn't dare utter a sound and slunk away.
The situation was somewhat better at the county princess's residence, because the county princess had expressed her gratitude, but her expression was extremely cold, as if she wanted to freeze everyone around her into ice pops.
Upon receiving the imperial decree, Prince Jin stormed into the palace like a madman, shouting, "Brother, have you gone mad?! Don't you care about your younger brother at all? She is the mother of my son! How could you issue an edict for her to marry the Crown Prince?! Where will I put my face after this?!"
Chu Haoxuan smirked, his expression turning icy as he looked at his younger brother. "You scoundrel! You, you get out of here!"
He didn't know if it was just his imagination, but as soon as the imperial edict was issued, he regained feeling in his right hand and his speech became clearer.
He now genuinely believes what Abbot Tianyan said.
"I'm not going out! Brother, you used to love me the most, why can't you help me this time?"
There's no way Ning Shi was the only one born at that time. We can find someone else, anyone at all. Why does it have to be her?
Your Majesty: If I could find someone else, would I not? If I find someone else, I might lose my life!
My life or your face, tell me, which do I choose?
“The Prince Jin has disobeyed the Emperor’s will. He is hereby ordered to be confined to his residence for a year. Men, drag the Prince Jin away.”
If you dare to speak again, you'll be demoted to a commoner!
After he finished speaking, Prince Jin was dumbfounded. When he saw the eunuch coming to pull him away, he started shouting. Chu Haoxuan was really angry this time. He ordered that Prince Jin be flogged twenty times. This time, the guards came in to drag him away. To prevent him from shouting again, Prince Jin's mouth was gagged. Soon after, the sound of slapping the cane could be heard outside the hall.
Hearing the sound of the boards outside, Chu Haoxuan realized that his body was rapidly improving!
Half of his body was still a little numb, but he could speak without stuttering. He ordered someone to bring him a bronze mirror and discovered that his mouth was no longer crooked.
Sure enough, the Crown Prince and Lady Ning were indeed destined for a special fate, which is why the imperial decree was issued to grant them marriage. He felt much better after that. If they were to get married immediately, wouldn't he be able to return to normal right away?
His empire, his harem, and perhaps he can even have ten or eight more princes and princesses...
Therefore, the Minister of Rites and the Imperial Observatory were summoned, and the wedding date for the Crown Prince and Crown Princess was set for half a month later.
Is half a month not enough for the Crown Prince's wedding?
He doesn't care!
He just wanted to recover as soon as possible; he didn't want to live this sickly life anymore.
With the date set, the Minister of Rites and his subordinates were extremely worried. He dared not be idle for a moment. After receiving the imperial decree, he immediately began preparing the betrothal gifts. This was the Crown Prince's wedding, and a small amount of betrothal gifts would be a disgrace to the entire dynasty.
The Empress also got involved, bringing out all the best things from her palace.
Over the past three years, the palace has held numerous banquets under various pretexts. The items presented to the emperor and empress naturally ended up in their private treasuries under the guise of these banquets. Combined with the spoils of war that Chu Yu has sent back over the years, her private treasury is now overflowing.
All the palace staff were mobilized, and the betrothal gift list was freshly completed the next day. The phoenix crown used was the Empress's, and the wedding robe was made by the Shanggong Bureau working overtime.
The wedding attire for the newlyweds was provided by the Crown Prince.
Over the course of three years, the Crown Prince made many preparations.
Half a month later, Ning Yan, dressed in a bright red embroidered robe and phoenix crown, married into the Crown Prince's residence under the auspices of the Ministry of Rites.
As luck would have it, the Emperor recovered his health early in the morning. He was very happy and personally took the Empress to the Crown Prince's residence to attend the Crown Prince's wedding.
Although his son had a cold expression, Chu Haoxuan was genuinely happy. The idea of his sister-in-law becoming his daughter-in-law was indeed a bit... well, it was all for the sake of bringing him good luck.
After the couple bowed to each other, the bride was sent back to the bridal chamber.
The Crown Prince was still supposed to entertain the guests, but his expression was so cold that the guests didn't dare to be too presumptuous. They obediently drank and ate, and after the Emperor left, they all left as well.
After seeing off all the guests, the Crown Prince ordered the mansion gates to be closed, then turned around and hurried back to his bridal chamber!
Anyone with eyes could see how anxious their Crown Prince was!
Even the personal servants had to jog to keep up with their masters.
Chu Yu quickly returned to the new house.
Before even picking up the scales, Chu Yu lifted Ning Yan's veil with both hands.
"Yanyan!"
God knows, in order to marry her and to prevent her from noticing anything amiss, he had to suppress the urge to see her; the two hadn't seen each other for over two months.
Ning Yan looked up at the man in front of her. He was dressed in a wedding gown, his hair tied with a red jade crown, his face glowing, and his eyes were filled with nothing but her.
"What are you shouting for?"
Chu Yu: "I'm so excited, Yan Yan looks the most beautiful today."
Ning Yan: "The phoenix crown is so heavy, let me call a maid to help me take it off."
"I'll do it; they're clumsy."
Ning Yan: ... She didn't even know how to respond to that.
After Chu Yu finished speaking, he began to act. His movements were light and quick, and soon the phoenix crown on Ning Yan's head was removed.
"You must be hungry. I've already sent a servant to get some food. Eat as much as you like later."
As they were talking, the maids filed in, each carrying a plate of delicious food.
The two sat down at the table and ate in silence, while the servants who had been serving them withdrew.
After dinner, they took a bath together, and then Ning Yan was carried to the wedding bed by a certain wolf cub.
"hey-hey……"
Ning Yan tugged at his ear, "Are you that happy?"
"I'm so happy. Just thinking about it makes me happy. I didn't sleep for an hour last night, I was so excited."
Ning Yan sensed it; this guy was very excited right now.
Chu Yu was busy and didn't have time to speak.
On their wedding night, he had been waiting for so long, and today his wish would finally come true.
but--
Half an hour later.
The man took a while to calm himself down before speaking shyly, "...Yanyan."
Ning Yan patted his head reassuringly, "This is normal. It means you're clean. You'll be fine next time."
Chu Yu: ……
"I... I think I'm all better now."
Before Ning Yan could respond, His Highness the Crown Prince got busy again.
...
Zi Ningyan finally pushed the person aside.
"Don't do anything reckless, there's a big show to be put on tomorrow."
"Don't worry, I've already made preparations."
The next second, both of them entered the space. (End of Chapter)
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