Chapter 102: One night counts as one time, ten times like Wangyue Peak
The news of Su Rui's marriage spread like wildfire throughout the streets and alleys of Shengjing City.
She fell from being a daughter of a marquis to a military slave, and then from being a military slave to becoming the concubine of Prince Yong.
Such legends are naturally talked about by people.
Even the palace was not immune to this practice.
Listening to the various minor and major disturbances in the palace caused by this incident, Empress Lin, who was tending to the flowers in her pots, smiled and said, "Look, your uncle is making a big splash now. The controversy surrounding the conferment of the title of Prince has just died down, and now the matter of the granted marriage has become the talk of the town again."
The eldest prince standing beside her handed Empress Lin a pair of scissors and said calmly, "Uncle is indeed very fast in everything."
Hearing the disappointment in the eldest prince's tone, Empress Lin didn't take the scissors. She just turned to look at him and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unhappy?"
"But I didn't expect that the emperor's uncle would give up the idea of becoming a monk so quickly."
He originally thought that with Yun Ji's attitude towards Su Rui, even if he had a slight move in his heart, he would not be able to take any step forward for a while, and he had a chance. However, he did not expect that he would give up on becoming a monk after just a few days.
"It seems that you really like that girl from the Su family."
"She is indeed rare, and I admire her greatly." The eldest prince spoke frankly, without concealing anything. "Furthermore, I never thought that my father would actually grant us a marriage."
"Your father has his own considerations. After all, he feels guilty about your uncle. No matter what, the marriage has been granted now. You'd better take back your appreciation." Queen Lin did not blame him. She just took the scissors from the eldest prince and trimmed the branches of the flowers.
The eldest prince naturally understood.
Now that Su Rui has become Prince Yong's concubine, she has no chance anymore. Even if she likes this weed very much, she has to endure it.
Just, uncomfortable.
But he couldn't tell Queen Lin, so he bowed and took his leave.
Queen Lin trimmed a pot of flowers and said to Youruo beside her while admiring them: "It's inevitable that my heart is moved by such a gorgeous flower, but it's surprising that it was picked so easily."
"Most men are ruthless and will do it again and again. It's common. The master has checked it out, and it can't be fake."
"Forget it, let's go see the emperor."
Queen Lin spoke and reached out to cut the freshly trimmed flower from the bottom branch. The beautiful peony lost its support and fell to the ground.
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There are only about twenty days left until the eighth day of next month.
There was not enough time and she was just a concubine, so Su Rui thought she could just do a small ceremony and go through the motions.
But until she saw the list sent by the Ministry of Rites, it seemed to last longer than her life.
Not only do you have to prepare a lot of things, but you also have to be so precise as to just how many needles you need.
Su Rui couldn't prepare anything by herself, and wanted to simplify it, but was rejected outright by the people from the Ministry of Rites.
Helplessly, Su Rui could only bite the bullet and race against time to prepare for the wedding, but she spent three days just choosing the material for the wedding dress and still hadn't made a decision.
It’s not that she can’t make a decision, but that the Ministry of Rites thinks it’s not possible.
This one is not up to standard, that embroidery pattern is not good, anyway, there are some flaws in them.
Even though she managed to pick out three pieces of cloth from thousands of patterns with Luo'e's help, there were still hundreds of things waiting for her.
"Miss, someone is coming from the palace. The Queen is summoning you." Luo E walked in from outside and brought the news.
Queen Lin summoned her probably for the wedding. Su Rui put down the book in her hand and asked Luo E to enter the palace with her.
This time, with Luo E leading the way, entering the palace was easy.
But this time, there were many more people looking at Su Rui, from the palace maids and eunuchs to the concubines who were obviously dressed much richer, all of them were standing on the road leading to Fengqi Palace, some from far away and some near, looking at her.
Even though she couldn't hear what they said, Su Rui understood that they wanted to see what kind of military slave was like who could make Yun Ji infatuated, give up becoming a monk, and even get the emperor to grant him a marriage.
Su Rui had long been accustomed to being scrutinized, so he didn't care at all. He followed Luo E with his head held high.
The concubines couldn't help but look down at themselves, and they all breathed a sigh of relief after looking at each other.
Fortunately, Su Rui served as a military slave for five years. If she were seen in Shengjing City by the still healthy emperor and taken into the palace, it would be a heavy blow to them.
While they were sighing, Su Rui had already stepped into the gate of Fengqi Palace.
This time Queen Lin met her in the main hall.
Still elegant and amiable.
"You must feel uncomfortable being stared at all the way here, right?" After greeting each other, Queen Lin asked with a gentle smile.
"I am thick-skinned and not afraid of being seen." Su Rui responded and sat on the chair beside where Luo E was standing.
"That's right. With your looks, you shouldn't be afraid of being seen by others." Queen Lin said, and Youruo ordered the palace maid to bring a brocade box and walk to Su Rui.
When the brocade box was opened, it revealed a ruby flower crown. Each gem was the size of a quail egg, not to mention the exquisite craftsmanship of the brushed and carved patterns, which was obviously the work of a famous artist.
Such a crown is priceless.
"It was all thanks to you that Yinqin gave up his monastic life. This Hundred Flowers Crown was my dowry. Now I give it to you as a reward, a bonus, and an encouragement."
Su Rui could understand rewards and extra makeup, but she didn't understand the meaning of the word "motivation".
Seeing that she didn't understand, Empress Lin smiled and added, "You and Tong Yinqin are already quite old. I hope you will continue to work hard and add more people to the palace next year."
She was afraid that it would not be possible to have a child in one try. In the border area, she occasionally heard the nearby peasant women gossiping about dirty things, saying that it would take at least ten times a month to get pregnant quickly.
One night counts as one, like at Moon-Watching Peak, ten times...
Su Rui felt a little weak in the legs.
"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty." Su Rui accepted it with a blush on her cheeks.
"You're still shy." The queen teased her.
Su Rui wasn't shy at all, it was just... Never mind, it's hard to say.
"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. Let's get back to business. I summoned you here today to ask if you're having a hard time preparing for your wedding. I heard you're not asking the wife of the Marquis of Yong'an to help with the preparations."
Su Rui's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that Liang has reported this to the Queen?
Although she had cut ties with the Yong'an Marquisate in public, she did not send any written documents to the government, so it could not be considered a severance of ties.
Her marriage should be arranged by the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion.
But, she doesn't want it.
Su Rui knelt down and kowtowed deeply to Empress Lin, saying, "I have severed all ties with the Yong'an Marquisate. Five years ago, the Marquisate did not protect me, and five years later, they have been even worse. I hold a grudge and wish to have nothing to do with them anymore. I hope Your Majesty will become a woman of the whole nation."
"You kid, just say what you want to say. Why are you being so polite?"
Empress Lin gave her a false helping hand, but seeing that she still refused to get up, she said helplessly, "You are a stubborn girl. I am just asking, since you don't want the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion to intervene, can you handle it alone?"
Su Rui shook her head honestly.
Not to mention her alone, even if there were ten of her, they would not be able to handle it, after all, she has no one to rely on.
"You are quite honest. Although it is for a concubine, this is Yinqin's first marriage after all, so we can't be careless. So, I will send people to prepare for you. You should rest well during this period of time. You look much haggard these days."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Su Rui did not pretend to be evasive and immediately expressed her gratitude.
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