Chapter 335 The Wedding of the Prince of Jin
The Prince of Jin will be married three days later.
The Western Xia emperor directly sent a large wooden bird, heavy as a branch, as part of the dowry.
Tuoba Wenjing followed along every time he wanted to observe the structure of the large wooden bird up close, but he found that apart from Yu Hai and Shen Ruzhi, no one knew how to use the large wooden bird for the time being.
Tuoba Wenjing wanted to try every time, but Shen Ruzhi rejected him without hesitation each time.
The day of the wedding.
Tuoba Yan'er entered the Prince of Jin's residence with all her weapons.
Prince Jin's lips twitched, and a cold sweat broke out on his back. All the guests were also worried about the future of Prince Jin, Xiao Rui.
"The Emperor has arrived! The Empress has arrived! Consort Chun has arrived!" Wu Panpan's shrill voice rang out at the entrance of the Prince of Jin's residence.
The crowd rose and knelt down on both sides of the road to welcome them.
The Emperor took the Empress's hand and headed towards the main seat. Even though Song Zhuran was favored, she could only sit in a seat next to the main seat.
"My beloved subjects, rise."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"
Xiao Yu then looked at Prince Jin, Xiao Rui, who was standing to the side with a low mood, and said, "Rui'er, today is your wedding day. You will have a family in the future, so you must not be like before and always stay away from home."
Upon hearing this, the Prince of Jin looked even more distressed. "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Alright, today is your wedding day, and I am happy for you all. Please take your seats." Emperor Xiao Yu said, raising his hand.
The ministers then took their seats. Jiang Wanning and Pei Yanchuan sat at the table to Xiao Yu's left, while Chen Jie and the others sat on his right. Xiao Yu's intentions were quite clear.
"A-Chuan, I heard that the young master of the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion was stolen by thieves a couple of days ago. I wonder what his current situation is?"
Whether Xiao Yu brought up this matter intentionally or unintentionally is unknown.
Pei Yanchuan said calmly, "That is indeed true."
Upon hearing this, the ministers turned to exchange glances. It had only been two days, and very few people knew about this matter. If Xiao Yu hadn't brought it up today, they probably wouldn't have known for some time.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, please don't be offended. It was only after hearing what Miss Chen said that I was anxious that I told His Majesty," Empress Song Zhuyi said softly.
Song Zhuyi looked at Jiang Wanning with a mixture of apology and determination in her eyes.
Jiang Wan Ning naturally understood that the Empress wanted to help her, and Zhi Zhi deliberately told the Empress about this so that Xiao Yu would know.
Song Zhuran clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves. It wasn't that she was afraid of Xiao Yu finding out, but rather that her master, Chen Jie, would find out that she had done this behind his back.
Although she had done many things behind her master's back in the past, including the matter of Princess Ping'an, her master had not punished her too much. However, her intuition told her that if her master found out about this matter, he would definitely punish her.
What she feared most was that her master would not see her. She couldn't let that happen; she would never allow it to happen.
"Has the thief been caught?"
Pei Yanchuan looked up at Song Zhuran and then turned his gaze to Chen Jie. "Unfortunately, that thief got away."
"However, I learned something else from that thief, something that concerns my entire Xie family."
Chen Jie maintained his honest and unassuming demeanor, remaining silent and acting as if it were none of his business.
Song Zhuran interjected, "Does this concern the entire Xie family? Could it be that the Xie family's enemies have come after Sister Jiang's family again to seek revenge against Prince Ning?"
"In that case, Your Highness has implicated Sister Jiang's family."
After saying that, Song Zhuran quickly covered her mouth with her hand, "Your Majesty, did Ranran say something wrong?"
"Consort Chun, you must not be presumptuous in front of His Majesty," said Empress Song Zhuyi. "That villain is vicious and does not even spare infants in swaddling clothes. Even if it is not because of the Xie family, it is probably because of his own evil intentions."
"Prince of Langya, rest assured, His Majesty will definitely stand up for you in this matter."
The Empress looked at Xiao Yu, who nodded. Although he felt the Empress was talking a bit too much today, he realized it was because Consort Chun had said something wrong, and the Empress was trying to teach her a lesson...
Thinking it over, Xiao Yu understood. "The Empress is right, A-Chuan. If anything happens, you must tell me immediately."
"Have an artist draw a portrait of that thief in a moment, and I will send someone to find him."
Pei Yanchuan nodded slightly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, but there's no need to trouble yourself. That thief won't be able to cause trouble for long."
"I will handle it myself."
Xiao Yu nodded. "You've always been very thoughtful. Since you've said that, I won't interfere any further. But please feel free to ask any questions you may have."
"I do have one more thing to say."
"I was entrusted with this matter by someone else."
Xiao Yu looked puzzled. "Oh? What is it?"
"Your Majesty, I think this matter is a happy occasion, as it concerns the Imperial Son-in-Law Chen Jie."
Xiao Yu was even more puzzled. He turned to look at Chen Jie and asked, "What does this have to do with the Prince Consort? Ah Chuan, come here quickly and stop keeping me in suspense."
"yes."
Pei Yanchuan began to spout nonsense with a straight face, “A few days ago, I met a Taoist priest. I was concerned about the country, so I asked the priest to perform a divination for Dongling.”
"Originally, I did not believe it, but what the Taoist priest said left me no choice but to believe it."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu's expression turned serious. "What did the Taoist priest say?"
"The Taoist priest said that the Dongling Kingdom had been ruled by the Xiao family for a hundred years, and that under His Majesty's rule, it could achieve a golden age."
"However, there is a change in the situation. It is shown that there is a powerful and influential person who, if he has a wife and daughters, can help our lord to reach even greater heights. If his wife and daughters die, it will affect the fate of the nation."
"The only solution is for him to remarry and have children."
The death of his wife and daughter would affect the fate of the country. Xiao Yu remembered that after the death of the Grand Princess and Princess Ping'an, Chen Jie, who had always been unknown, began to attract his attention and began to have more military power.
This national destiny, perhaps, refers to the fact that a person who is unburdened yet wields significant military power has a high probability of turning against the nation.
Xiao Yu was taken aback. Why hadn't he considered this before? Once a man has a wife and daughters and a family, he will have attachments. At that time, he will think and hesitate before acting. The emperor can also put his wife and daughters under house arrest without fear that he will easily rebel.
Was Pei Yanchuan reminding himself?
"Your Majesty!" Chen Jie rose and knelt before Xiao Yu. "Although I am dull-witted, I have understood what the Prince of Langya meant."
"Your Highness, your words have a hidden meaning. His Majesty's decision to grant me command of 100,000 troops was also to lighten your burden. I originally thought Your Highness was not a petty person, but I didn't expect..."
"It's just the Taoist priest talking nonsense. Your Majesty knows I've never believed in such things," Pei Yanchuan said calmly.
Chen Jie was taken aback. Pei Yanchuan had spoken so seriously earlier, but then said he was just joking.
On the contrary, it made him seem a bit serious.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com