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The next morning, Prime Minister Jiang summoned all three of his children together.
The whole family sat around staring at the imperial edict placed on the table.
Even with several heads huddled together, they couldn't figure it out.
Why did His Majesty suddenly appoint an empress?
Moreover, the person he's going to marry is Nan Qing from their family.
Other families may be eager to climb the social ladder and achieve wealth and status.
However, Prime Minister Jiang served under two emperors.
I know all too well the saying, "Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger."
Women in this world suffer.
Even ordinary noble families would worry that their precious daughters would be wronged.
Not to mention the emperor's harem.
The saying "An emperor's harem is filled with three thousand beauties; once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea" is not just a casual remark.
At this moment, Nan Qing was stroking the fur of the little fox in her arms while communicating with Xiao Ba telepathically.
"Xiao Ba, this plot... doesn't seem right, does it?"
"I never said I was going to get married."
"Still the male lead!!!"
"I do know what 'no romantic pairing' means."
"Besides, aren't I just a nobody?"
"By the way, I also understand what 'passerby A' means."
The little fox, feeling guilty, covered its eyes with its paws.
I'm going to die!!!
How did he know that the male lead suddenly went out of character?
I've never encountered anything like this before.
"Host, the world consciousness only outlines the general direction for the world's development."
"But every character in this small world is a real person."
"So it will definitely be somewhat different from the original storyline, after all, this isn't a TV series or anything like that."
There's no other way but to stall for time...
We can't let the beautiful host we finally managed to win over run away.
Nan Qing looked at Xiao Ba in her arms with a suspicious expression.
"Yeah?"
Can I run away from my wedding?
"I'm only tens of thousands of years old; I have no plans to find a mate."
Actually, I don't have much of a feeling about whether or not I become Empress Nanqing.
That emperor was also very handsome and pleasing to the eye.
It was just too sudden; I hadn't even thought about it before.
"Host, being an empress isn't so bad. Look, isn't the imperial cuisine in the palace delicious?"
"From now on, I can eat whatever delicious food I want."
"Besides, this doesn't count as forming a partnership. This is just one of the three thousand minor worlds; consider it a cultivation trial."
"The human world has only existed for a few decades; for us, that's just a very short span of time."
"Besides, host, you want to experience different lives, isn't that perfect?"
"Besides, eloping is definitely out of the question. In this small world, imperial power is supreme. If we elope, the entire Prime Minister's mansion will be implicated in the crime of disobeying the imperial edict."
Nan Qing felt that life was not easy and sighed deeply.
Her little mouth was pouting so high.
"Sigh..."
The four people, including Prime Minister Jiang, stopped their discussion and looked at their beloved daughter/sister.
"Qingqing, your mother and father will think of a way."
"I should have arranged a marriage for you first."
As Madam Jiang spoke, she became increasingly regretful.
I was reluctant to part with my daughter and wanted to keep her for two more years.
Who would have thought that His Majesty would suddenly issue such an imperial edict?
Nanqing listened as her father and brothers discussed the purpose of the imperial edict.
They've even started speculating in the direction of conspiracy theories...
He could only stammer and say:
"Um...I think I've seen His Majesty before..."
Four surprised faces looked at Nan Qing.
Qingqing rarely goes out, and in recent years she has even rarely been taken to palace banquets. How could she have met His Majesty?
Nan Qing could only tell her father, mother, and brothers the truth about meeting Qin Mobei on the street that day.
Prime Minister Jiang and Jiang Nanyu, who had been speculating whether His Majesty's move had some deeper meaning, exchanged a glance.
I've figured it out.
It seems His Majesty was lustful upon seeing Nan Qing!
They knew they couldn't let Qingqing be seen by those nasty men with ill intentions!
Even if the other party is an emperor.
At this moment, in the hearts of the three Jiang family members, who are obsessed with their daughter and sister, he is nothing more than a blond-haired guy who wants to steal their beautiful Nan Qing!
What's infuriating is that...
They can't refuse yet!!!
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Although initial assessments suggest it's not a conspiracy theory.
But I'm still worried!
How could their delicate and sweet Qing'er possibly survive in that cannibalistic harem?
But before they could say much more, a servant came to report that officials from the palace and the Ministry of Rites had arrived at the mansion with betrothal gifts.
no way.
Except for Nan Qing, who remained in the hall as it was not appropriate for him to appear in public at that moment.
Prime Minister Jiang could only hurriedly lead his wife and son out to greet them.
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At this moment, a crowd of onlookers had gathered around the entrance of the Prime Minister's residence.
One load after another, royal betrothal gifts, filled with countless treasures, were carried into the Prime Minister's residence.
Some curious people followed the gift-giving procession from the palace gate all the way to the Prime Minister's residence.
The betrothal gifts have already been carried into the Prime Minister's residence, one load after another.
The tail end of the betrothal procession hadn't even left the palace gates yet.
To achieve this, Qin Mobei practically moved his entire private treasury to the Prime Minister's residence.
When Prime Minister Jiang and his wife arrived at the door, they were somewhat surprised to see the endless procession of gift-givers.
According to the established rites, the betrothal gifts for the royal family to marry the empress should be carried by 188 loads.
Just looking at the ones that have already been carried into the mansion, there are already more than a hundred.
And now, the line of people giving gifts still seems endless.
But His Majesty's attention to this matter undoubtedly put Prime Minister Jiang somewhat at ease.
Upon seeing Prime Minister Jiang emerge, the Minister of Rites and Wang Fu, the Grand Eunuch who had personally led the delegation to present the betrothal gifts, hurriedly went to greet him and exchange pleasantries.
Although His Majesty's marriage to the Empress is a momentous event, it is not so serious that the Minister of Rites would personally deliver the betrothal gifts.
She could be the first person to know that His Majesty had been preparing for the coronation ceremony for a long time.
The Minister felt it was essential to have a proper discussion with the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister's family is likely to become the most prestigious family in the capital in the future.
During this period, His Majesty summoned me almost every day to inquire about all matters related to the investiture of the Empress.
No one knew better than the Minister of Rites how much His Majesty valued the future Empress.
Wang Fu was followed by a full eight eunuchs carrying food boxes.
"Your Excellency, Madam, His Majesty noticed at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet that Miss Jiang enjoyed the food served in the Imperial Kitchen."
"Therefore, I specially instructed the imperial kitchen to prepare some food and pastries for Miss Jiang."
After Wang Fu finished speaking, he gestured to the eunuchs behind him to hand over the food boxes to the servants of the Prime Minister's residence.
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your kindness."
"Thank you for bringing it personally, Steward Wang."
After Madam Jiang finished speaking, she bowed to Wang Fu.
Wang Fu quickly stopped Madam Jiang from bowing.
The Prime Minister's eldest daughter is the apple of His Majesty's eye; how could I dare to be presumptuous?
It took nearly two hours to carry all 388 betrothal gifts into the Prime Minister's residence.
The servants from various mansions who had come to inquire about the news hurried back to report what they had seen that day to their masters.
A full 388 loads!!!
Countless rare treasures flowed into the Prime Minister's residence like water.
Even for a royal family to marry an empress, this was a grand event that had never been recorded in history books.
This truly represents a ten-mile-long betrothal ceremony!
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Imperial Study
Qin Mobei was annotating the memorials.
He listened as the Dragon Guards, who were kneeling below and whom he had secretly arranged to protect Nan Qing, reported on Nan Qing's words and actions after receiving the food box.
The Dragon Guards were the royal secret guards, dedicated to secretly monitoring officials and protecting the emperor's safety.
Every Dragon Guard has crawled out of piles of corpses, so almost all of them have the strength to fight a hundred men.
On the very first day Qin Mobei met Nan Qing, the powerful Dragon Hidden Guards arranged for four of them to take turns protecting Nan Qing around the clock and to record her every word and action.
Only Qin Mobei could be so foolish as to make such a waste of the mysterious and unpredictable Dragon Guard.
After listening to the report from the guards, Qin Mobei got up and walked to a corner of the hall.
He didn't know where he touched, but a secret room suddenly appeared in front of Qin Mobei.
Qin Mobei slowly walked into the secret room.
The small, enclosed room was filled with portraits of young girls.
Qin Mobei stopped in front of the portrait.
He stared at the woman in the portrait before him with a dark glint in his eyes.
Six days left.
There are only six days left.
His beloved is about to marry him and become his empress.
He could finally hide his queen away and not let anyone see her.
They will always be together.
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