Chapter 192: Imperial Decree of Marriage
Yan Tai was delighted when he heard this, and soon everyone in the mansion knew about it.
Everyone in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion was as excited as if it was New Year's Day, and they all stretched their necks to look at the door.
After a while, Qian Lou appeared at the gate.
Yan Tai quickly lit the incense, and after Feng Shenyu offered sacrifices, Qian Lou began to announce the decree.
After receiving the order, Feng Shenyu stood up and asked Qian Lou, "Where has Your Highness been?"
"Yeah." Qian Lou replied.
Feng Shenyu walked towards the ancestral hall with the imperial edict in his hand.
Yantai handed Qianlou a bag full of gold leaves and said with a smile:
"Let's get some good luck."
Qian Lou took it, and Yan Tai pulled him into the house to drink tea.
Yanxin moved the tables and chairs at the door back into the flower hall and put everything back in its place.
After Feng Shenyu came out of the ancestral hall, he went directly to the residence of Princess Jinyang. As for when Qian Lou left, he didn't care at all.
One night, when the two were preparing to have dinner, Li Huaiyu suddenly came.
"Why are you here? What happened in the Ministry of Revenue?" Li Yueyao asked.
"Aunt, everything is going well at the Ministry of Revenue, and I'm here to see my brother, the Prince of Jin.
I heard today that His Majesty has issued an edict granting you two a marriage, so I'm here to give you a gift and share in your good fortune."
After washing his hands, he sat at the table and prepared to eat.
Feng Shenyu looked at him suspiciously and said, "Why do I feel like you're here to eat and drink for free?"
After hearing this, Li Huaiyu said confidently:
"I came all the way here and had a meal with my aunt, and she didn't say anything, but you still don't want to.
This is the Grand Princess's residence, not your Right Prime Minister's residence, so you can't be too lenient."
Feng Shenyu glared at him.
"Xiao Yu'er, you've worked hard recently. Eat. You can order whatever you want. I'll ask Cui Xin to cook for you." Li Yueyao said with a smile.
"My aunt still loves me." Li Huaiyu smiled.
Then he continued to complain: "Alas, let me say this, but the food in the Ministry of Revenue is too bad now. I can't eat well every day.
I've only been at the Ministry of Revenue for a few days, and I already feel like I've lost weight."
"Didn't someone from your house bring you food before?" Feng Shenyu said.
Li Huaiyu was silent for a moment, then whispered, "No one is going to deliver food to me now."
"If you say so, then Wang is still of some use." Feng Shenyu said.
"She just sent someone to find out my whereabouts."
Li Yueyao asked, "So what are you going to do next?"
"Let's take it one step at a time. What else can we do?"
Li Huaiyu took a bite of the ribs and said.
"What I mean is, if you like a girl, tell your aunt and she will propose marriage for you."
Feng Shenyu silently picked up some food for Li Yueyao.
Li Huaiyu lowered his head to pick at the food, then looked at the fish on the table and said:
"Aunt, you know, I like Zong Feilin."
Li Yueyao paused, "This won't work. She's married now. You should find someone else..."
"I can't change it."
"So you plan to be with her for the rest of your life?" Li Yueyao asked.
"Um."
Then Li Huaiyu looked up and asked, "Ice Face, can you change it?"
"I can't change it."
Li Huaiyu sneered and lowered his head to eat.
Feng Shenyu said, "It's only been a short time since Wang passed away, it's a bit early to say this.
Wait, life is too long, there will always be a time when the clouds will clear and the sun will rise."
Li Huaiyu nodded silently.
"Forget it, let's not talk about me anymore. Let's talk about you. Has the Imperial Astronomical Observatory figured out the date?"
"Not yet. They said it will be delivered tomorrow morning." Feng Shenyu replied.
"According to royal procedures, this ceremony will take at least three months. My aunt's belly is..."
"Then let's find a day later and talk about it after the baby is born." Feng Shenyu said.
"That's fine too." Li Huaiyu nodded.
"Otherwise, just sorting out my aunt's dowry would be enough to make everyone suffer.
The Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager have both left her a large dowry. If Your Majesty adds a little more, it will be enough to make up dozens of miles of red dowry."
Feng Shenyu was stunned: "So many?"
"Well, we in the royal family all know that my aunt has a large dowry.
It’s not like no one has ever thought about this dowry.
When the late emperor was alive, Princess Fulong wanted to use her aunt's dowry when she got married.
I went to the late emperor to ask for it, but after just a few words, he drove me out.”
"Grand Princess Fulong?" Feng Shenyu frowned.
“Well, after the Empress Dowager passed away, Emperor Taizong was accompanied by Concubine Shu in his last few years, and Princess Fulong rose in status accordingly.
My aunt was young at the time and was raised by Emperor Taizong, so I often met her.
My aunt is small but smart. Despite her young age, she is often given way to others, which makes her think that she is more noble than her aunt.
After Emperor Taizong passed away, the late emperor ascended the throne and treated Concubine Shu and Fulong well.
So three years later, when Fulong got married, he wanted to take half of his aunt's dowry.
It was simply a foolish dream. Not to mention the late emperor, even if Emperor Taizong were still alive, she would not be able to fulfill her wish.
After that incident, the late emperor treated the mother and daughter coldly.
After the death of the noble concubine, Fulong almost left the inner circle of the royal family."
Feng Shenyu frowned when he heard this: "How did you know about this long ago?"
Li Huaiyu shrugged: "I heard it from my grandfather."
"What else did your grandfather say?" Fengshenyu didn't even eat the meal.
"Grandfather said my aunt was smart."
After Li Huaiyu finished speaking, he looked at Li Yueyao and said, "Aunt, you were so young back then, why did you give in to her?"
Li Yueyao listened for a long time without saying anything. When she heard Li Huaiyu asking her, she said:
“There will be consequences for those who are reckless.
At that time, my brother, the Crown Prince, had a stable position, and my father's health was deteriorating. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that the world would belong to my brother from now on.
But the mother and daughter couldn’t see clearly.”
Li Yueyao looked up at Feng Shenyu, who looked unhappy, and reached out to pat him and said:
"Don't be angry. My sister is just stupid. There's no need to be angry about her.
Many people protected me at that time.
When Uncle Cheng came to the palace and saw that I was so young and yet I had to give in to her, he told my father to let me live in the Eastern Palace.
Later, the Empress's sister-in-law took me into the Eastern Palace, and I rarely saw Fulong anymore."
Feng Shenyu looked at Li Yueyao and asked, "Did she often bully you back then?"
Li Yueyao laughed and said, "How dare she? She just fights for food and drink, and when she sees that my jewelry is good, she wants to order it.
I don't like those things, so just give them to her.
At the time, I thought that since her mother was serving my father, I would not bother with her."
Then he turned to Li Huaiyu and said:
"As for the dowry issue later, I really didn't know she had such thoughts.
When I found out, my brother had already refuted her and scolded her.
The dowries were kept in the East Palace warehouse.
Later, when Your Majesty ascended the throne, he sealed the dowry in the inner treasury and left it to gather dust.
It would take a while to clean it up now.”
Feng Shenyu's expression looked a little better after hearing this.
"Your Highness, your dowry is so large, I must work hard to ensure that the betrothal gifts are not too small."
Li Huaiyu burst out laughing when he heard this.
"Don't worry, even if you prepare more, it won't be more than my aunt."
Feng Shenyu looked at Li Yueyao and said confidently:
“Don’t worry, Your Highness, I will send someone back home tomorrow.
My grandfather left me a lot of good things, originally intended for me to use when I got married.
Then I'll go to the Su family and get some money from my brothers to buy something worthy of His Highness' status."
Li Yueyao said with a smile: "No, just prepare as usual.
The royal family marries off princesses to show off their majesty, so the dowry is large, and mine is quite special.
From my parents to here, the accumulation of three generations is really too much.
Just follow the usual etiquette for a princess consort."
Feng Shenyu insisted and shook his head: "That won't work. What I prepared is my own gift."
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