Huo Jiwen's quick marriage proposal and the enormous dowry made the Shi family very happy and excited, and they were very proud.
Although Shi Lingqiao was unhappy and dissatisfied that Huo Jiwen's mother did not arrange their marriage, she was still happy and sweet because Huo Jiwen cared about her so much.
She thought she should let the old witch be smug for a while, and once she married into the family, she would definitely sow discord between the old witch and her husband.
Make that old hag regret looking down on her and what she did today.
Because Huo Jiwen frequently visited the Shi family to meet with Shi Lingqiao in secret, when he came to propose marriage, the Shi family disregarded the rules and directly allowed Shi Lingqiao to come out and meet Huo Jiwen.
The scions of prominent families who had been specially invited by Huo Jiwen to come and support him, as well as the well-known matchmakers in the capital, were all speechless upon seeing this.
Where do unmarried men and women behave like this? What kind of situation is this?
At the same time, I felt a bit of contempt. These two really didn't care about anything, no wonder they could do such a thing as adultery.
Huo Jiwen and the Shi family set their wedding date for an auspicious time two months from now.
This left the people who came with them speechless once again; the time from their engagement to their marriage was far too short.
Some even wondered if Shi Lingqiao was pregnant, which was why she couldn't wait.
However, they had a good relationship with Huo Jiwen. Although he was irrational in his marriage, it did not affect his status as the future Duke of Zhenguo, and he was worth befriending.
So they had a lot of thoughts in their minds, but no one was foolish enough to say them out loud.
Just as the marriage arrangements were finalized, the Shi family's butler rushed in.
"Master, Your Highness, a eunuch has come from the palace and says he wants to deliver an imperial decree to you."
These words stunned both the Shi family head and Huo Jiwen, who were clearly very surprised.
Then, joy appeared in both of their eyes. They both thought that the emperor must have known that Huo Jiwen had come to the Shi family to propose marriage, so he issued an imperial decree to grant them the marriage.
Huo Jiwen thought to himself that his uncle still loved him very much.
So he quickly led everyone out to receive the imperial edict.
Because he was happy, he didn't notice that the head eunuch's attitude towards him was more distant and indifferent than before.
After everyone knelt down, the chief eunuch opened the imperial edict and began to read it aloud.
After he finished reading the imperial decree, everyone kneeling was stunned.
Huo Jiwen's face showed disbelief. He never expected that his uncle would strip him of his title of heir on the very day he was betrothed.
The imperial edict also stated that he voluntarily gave up his position as heir to the Duke's mansion in order to marry Shi Lingqiao.
His mother had previously said she was going to find his uncle to strip him of his title as heir, but nothing had happened in the past few days, so he thought she was just scaring him.
Who would have thought that his own mother and uncle would be so cruel, stabbing him in the face in front of so many people.
How could he hold his head up in front of the Shi family, Lingqiao, and his friends?
You used to say how much you would love him, but this is how you love him?
Huo Jiwen grew increasingly angry as he thought about it, and at the same time, a sense of panic arose again. Would his mother and imperial uncle really strip him of his position as heir?
No, that's impossible. He's Father's only bloodline, and only he is qualified to inherit the Duke's mansion. They must have done this to teach him a lesson.
Huo Jiwen kept reassuring himself until he calmed down.
Upon hearing the imperial edict, Shi Lingqiao was so angry she felt like her lungs were about to explode.
That emperor is too ruthless; he actually pulled this stunt on the very day they were to be engaged.
This is to tell everyone how much Huo Jiwen had to pay to marry her despite that old hag's objections.
But she was powerless to resist and could only endure it.
She dug her nails into her palms, determined to make that old hag pay for this grudge once she entered the Duke's mansion.
The Shi family was as excited and happy as they were before, and now they were just as panicked.
This shows that the emperor is dissatisfied with the Shi family.
The young noblemen who had followed were greatly alarmed. They had clearly not expected the emperor to pull such a stunt on purpose. This was a blatant slap in the face to Huo Jiwen and Shi Lingqiao.
I heard that the eldest princess went to the palace to see the emperor a few days ago, which must have been planned by the two of them.
The emperor issued this imperial edict, definitely to avenge the eldest princess.
It seems they have to cancel their previous plans. If Huo Jiwen is abandoned by the emperor and the princess, then there's no need for them to continue their friendship with him.
Of course, we still need to observe the situation further. After all, the eldest princess only has one son, and Huo Jiwen still has a chance to become a duke in the future.
Each person in the group had their own thoughts.
Seeing that they remained kneeling, the chief eunuch spoke up, "Young Master Huo, why don't you accept the imperial decree and express your gratitude?"
Hearing the chief eunuch address him as Young Master Huo, Huo Jiwen felt very uncomfortable and distressed; he was no longer the heir apparent.
Although they were unwilling and even harbored a bellyful of anger, they still dared not challenge the imperial authority.
First, he kowtowed to express his gratitude for the emperor's grace, and then stood up to receive the imperial edict.
He had wanted to say a few words to the chief eunuch, but the eunuch didn't even look at him and turned away.
Huo Jiwen was so angry he almost fell over backwards, cursing inwardly that this lackey was looking down on people.
After the person delivering the imperial decree left, Shi Lingqiao composed herself.
She stepped forward and looked at Huo Jiwen with worry and guilt, "Awen, it's all my fault."
“I am very touched and happy that you gave up your position as heir for me, but I don’t want to implicate you.”
She bit her lip, looking at him with reluctance, "How about we call off today's marriage? As long as you don't marry me, go back and beg your mother and the Emperor, and they will restore your position as heir apparent."
Shi Lingqiao was afraid that Huo Jiwen would take his anger out on her after losing his position as heir, so she deliberately retreated to advance.
She thought of him, made concessions and endured grievances for him, and was so good to him.
Given Huo Jiwen's personality, he would not only refuse to agree to her proposal in person, but would definitely continue with their marriage arrangements.
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