"Is Prince Jian'an planning to disobey the imperial order?" Upon hearing this, a hint of anger flashed across the emperor's face.
When the emperor is angry, corpses will float for thousands of miles. Shen Yuhan naturally did not dare to let him lose his temper. He hurriedly lifted his official robe and knelt on the ground: "It's just that I have never thought about children, so I don't want to get married for the time being."
"Are you unwilling to get married, or do you only want to be with Fang Qingyue?" The emperor suddenly threw down the teacup beside him and asked angrily, "Do you know that there have been several impeachment memorials against you recently, and I have suppressed them all. Do you really intend to make things difficult for me?"
Shen Yuhan lowered his head and said nothing.
At the same time, the Minister of Revenue Liu Yixin also walked in from outside the Shangshufang.
He glanced at the furious emperor, then at Shen Yuhan who was kneeling on the ground. Knowing that this matter might not go smoothly, he immediately spoke to comfort him, "What is this, Prince Jian'an? Do you think that my little girl is not worthy of you?"
"I dare not." Shen Yuhan raised his eyelids and said lightly, "It's just that I can't think of it."
"Then you can marry my daughter first and make plans later." Liu Yixin said earnestly, "Yunyun has admired you for a long time. I begged the emperor to grant me this marriage."
"What's more, during this great war, marriages for common people and officials were all arranged by their parents and matchmakers. Many couples have never met before marriage, but can still live in peace after marriage. If you spend more time with my daughter Liu Yunyun, you will definitely find common interests."
Shen Yuhan still didn't want to pay attention to him.
In fact, Shen Yuhan could roughly guess what the emperor was thinking.
Although Liu Yixin was only a Minister of Revenue, Liu Yunyun's mother was the daughter of a wealthy merchant.
The merchant had only one granddaughter, Liu Yunyun, so he naturally doted on her very much.
Liu Yunyun's mother's family was powerful. Even though her health deteriorated after giving birth to Liu Yunyun and she couldn't even have children again, Liu Yixin still didn't dare to keep a concubine.
A daughter like this is naturally loved and pampered in every way.
If Liu Yunyun married him, her dowry would be at least as much as half a street's worth of merchants.
This money can be used to subsidize military expenses, so as to conceal the good things Zhou Shiran has done. But why?
Seeing that he just couldn't stand any soft words, Liu Yixin felt a little annoyed.
He sneered and said, "The Jian'an Palace is powerful, so Your Highness naturally looks down on Yunyun. However, Fang Qingyue is an orphan after all. Even if Your Highness wants to protect her, how long can you do so?"
Shen Yuhan's expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Liu Yixin with extremely cold eyes.
Liu Yixin, however, looked unconcerned. He simply smiled and said, "Your Highness, I only have this one daughter. I pamper her like the apple of my eye, so I can't hurt her feelings. If there are any obstacles in her way, I will do everything I can to remove them for her. Please understand my deep love for my daughter."
He said it nicely, but he was just using Fang Qingyue to threaten Shen Yuhan.
The emperor also said: "I cannot bear to see the daughter of a guilty minister bring disgrace to the reputation of the court."
He looked down at Shen Yuhan: "It's just a marriage. The girl I picked for you is naturally the best. There are too many times when people in the court are forced to do things against their will. Even I sometimes have to do things against my will. Do you think you can just stay out of it?"
After being threatened by the two of them, Shen Yuhan had no choice but to accept it.
"I can agree to the marriage, but I'd like to get to know Liu Yunyun first." He looked up, his eyes sincere and open, making it difficult for the Emperor to refuse. "If Miss Liu and I can't reach an agreement, then let it go. Otherwise, even if she really marries me in the future, Miss Liu will probably not be happy. Since Lord Liu loves his daughter so much, he wouldn't want her to suffer in my house, right?"
He threw the words back exactly as they were, just to give himself a chance to regret.
Seeing him relent, Liu Yixin smiled and said, "Of course, but I believe Yunyun won't feel wronged by marrying you."
The matter was settled, and Liu Yixin and Shen Yuhan walked out of the palace together.
When he got outside the palace gate, he smiled and patted Shen Yuhan on the shoulder: "Since the prince has agreed to this matter, then I will take the liberty to call the prince son-in-law. My wife left a lot of shops for Yunyun, and the prince can go to those shops if he has nothing to do."
His voice was quite loud, and people passing by from afar heard it. In a short time, the news that Shen Yuhan was going to marry Liu Yunyun spread throughout the capital.
The people are naturally optimistic about this matter.
"Prince Jian'an is the most handsome man in the entire Great Expedition. He deserves to be paired with Miss Liu, the most beautiful woman in the capital."
"Yes, I heard that Miss Liu is not only beautiful, but also a talented woman who is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting."
"I heard that Prince Jian'an seems to have a relationship with Fang Xifu's daughter Fang Qingyue."
"Bah! Fang Qingyue is just the daughter of a criminal. How can she be worthy of Prince Jian'an? It's understandable for a man to have a few concubines occasionally. But now that he's planning to marry Miss Liu, he might kick Fang Qingyue out of the house soon. Let's not bring it up anymore."
Similar remarks were rampant, and for a time, they completely overshadowed the fact that Fang Qingyue had lived in Shen Yuhan's house.
Everyone in the capital praised Shen Yuhan and Liu Yunyun as a perfect match.
After Liu Yixin returned home, Liu Yunyun was overjoyed when she heard that Shen Yuhan agreed to contact her.
"Daddy, I'm going to the palace to meet my future husband. I'll leave first." After saying that, she picked up her skirt and ran out of the palace.
Liu Yixin shook his head helplessly and smiled, saying, "Girls really can't be kept when they grow up. Run slowly and don't hurt yourself."
Liu Yunyun lifted her skirt and went to her study to find some new gadgets to give to Shen Yuhan.
Although she is a daughter, she has a special study in the Liu family, which is used to store various things she may need.
There are also many rare things in it that Liu Yixin bought from all over the place in order to please his daughter.
Liu Yunyun asked her maid to take a lot of things with her, and then hurriedly took a carriage to Prince Jian'an's Mansion.
When Shen Yuhan heard that Liu Yunyun was coming, he didn't want to let her in. But he thought that he had indeed agreed to have more contact with Liu Yunyun. If he refused again and again, he might anger the emperor and Liu Yixin again. So he had no choice but to let her in.
When she arrived at the mansion, Liu Yunyun immediately ran to Shen Yuhan's study.
She asked the maid to put the mess on the table beside her so as not to affect Shen Yuhan's handling of documents. A sweet smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Yuhan, these are all rare things I collected from all over the place. Please keep them."
The girl's heart was extremely sincere, but Shen Yuhan just said calmly: "Well, leave it there."
Seeing that he was willing to accept her things, Liu Yunyun was immediately very happy.
She sat in front of Shen Yuhan's desk, holding her chin with both hands and looking at Shen Yuhan, her pretty face flushed with excitement and shyness: "When I told Dad before, he said it might not be possible. I didn't expect you to really agree."
She pursed her lips, her eyes shining brightly as she looked straight at Shen Yuhan.
Shen Yuhan avoided her gaze and continued to review the documents.
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