Chapter 256: Marriage

"There are only three days left before the exam. I wonder how your seventh brother is preparing?"

Prince Fu started by asking what Shang Yukuan cared about most at the moment, so he answered with a happy look on his face.

"It's all good. I, Guan Qilang, am very confident. It looks like our Duke's Mansion is going to produce a disciple of the Emperor."

To be honest, no one in the Duke's Mansion has had this honor.

When Shang Dalang was still alive, he was a juren. Unfortunately, he died before he could take the imperial examination three years later.

The others either wanted to be military generals like Shang Ji, or stayed at home idle like Silang, so Shang Qilang seemed particularly motivated.

For this, Shang Yukuan was deeply moved and proud of his youngest son's hard work.

"That's good. When my seventh brother enters the court, I will talk to my royal brother more. Such young talents must be cultivated well."

Upon hearing this, Duke Shang Yukuan also smiled.

He had no say in the court, and Liulang was a military general, so he might not be able to help Qilang gain a foothold among the civil servants. So he was satisfied with the guarantee from his son-in-law, Prince Fu.

"In that case, I would like to thank King Fu first."

"You are too polite, father-in-law."

The two of them exchanged pleasantries, and soon the Fourth Prince came over.

Shang Yukuan was rarely happy, so he followed Prince Fu and walked over to say hello.

The Crown Prince is not present today, so among the men, the Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince are the most honorable, even with the presence of veteran ministers like Wei Taiwei.

Prince Fu is the uncle of the Fourth Prince, and the Duke is Prince Fu's father-in-law. Their relationship is much closer than that of ordinary court officials.

On the contrary, Wei Taiwei and his father, sons, grandfather and grandson did not get involved, but were still chatting with their colleagues in another place.

"Nephew greets Uncle Prince Fu and Lord Duke."

"I have met the Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince."

After both parties exchanged greetings, Prince Fu asked the first question.

"Xiao Qi has become more and more energetic these days, but is there any good news? Tell it to make Uncle Fu happy too?"

It was just a polite remark at first, but I didn't expect that it actually asked some questions. The Seventh Prince just smiled and replied.

"Father has promised to grant marriage between my nephew and Miss Zhao in two days."

Prince Fu originally had no impression of Miss Zhao, but the Fourth Prince reminded him of her.

"It's a coincidence. My seventh brother and the young lady from the Zhao family didn't know each other before. Who would have thought that they would be concerned about each other after falling into the water? Outsiders don't know why, but they always throw dirty water on them. Now that the emperor's imperial decree to grant the marriage has been issued, many people should know how important my seventh brother is in his heart."

Rather than talking about the Seventh Prince, it is better to talk about the importance of the Imperial Concubine's lineage in His Majesty's heart. Otherwise, if the prince and the concubines who are about to enter the palace are involved in this unclear matter, they will probably be in big trouble.

After hearing this, Prince Fu understood the general idea.

No wonder the Fourth Prince has looked so proud these days. After all, such good news is a signpost in the court.

Its appearance also meant that the situation in the court where the Fourth Prince's faction had been trying to take advantage of the Jin family's young man's suppression was coming to an end.

Once you have calmed down, you will be able to make a comeback in the future.

So Prince Fu was not stingy with his blessings and asked with a smile.

"In this case, He Xiaoqi will get what she wants. Can the wedding date be set?"

"My mother has already asked the people of Fengtiansi to choose an auspicious day. Once the imperial edict comes out, Uncle Prince Fu will naturally know."

"Okay, okay, then Uncle Wang will be waiting to drink at your wedding."

"Thank you, Uncle Fu."

Prince Fu and the Fourth and Seventh Princes were talking animatedly, but Duke Shang Yukuan, who was standing aside, seemed a little absent-minded.

I don’t know where the Guo family’s recruitment process has gone?

He originally wanted to stop by the mansion to say hello to everyone, show his face and then rush to the general's mansion, but Prince Fu was standing next to him, and they went back and forth chatting with different people.

Therefore, there is no space at all.

Now listening to the Seventh Prince talking about his marriage, he was also happy for Xue Niang's marriage, but he didn't know whether they would blame him for being late.

So even though he was smiling, the expression seemed a little forced.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Shang Silang, assigned by his mother and elder sister, naturally stayed by his father's side all the time, with the purpose of preventing him from leaving the princess's mansion easily.

Otherwise, wouldn't their plan go down the drain? And Prince Fu, who was standing by, was obviously instigated by the princess, so he also kept someone, and the excuse was naturally the imperial examination of Shang Qilang, the youngest son whom Shang Yukuan attached great importance to.

"What a coincidence. Just now, the Duke and I were talking about the fact that Qilang from the mansion was going to take the imperial examination. I heard that the chief examiner of this examination was Grand Tutor Xun, who is Xiaosi's mentor. Have you heard anything from him?"

Tutor Xun was a man who loved to study, so he never took the disputes in the court seriously.

Moreover, he has been the chief examiner of the imperial examinations in the Daxing Dynasty for more than ten years, so the people present did not find it strange when this matter was mentioned.

However, the Fourth Prince is still very proud that his mentor is Tutor Xun.

It was a pity that when he mentioned it several times, explicitly or implicitly, that he wanted his mentor to work for him and become his assistant in the fight for power and profit, he was rejected by Master Xun every time.

In his eyes, whether Daxing Dynasty can embark on a path of everlasting prosperity in the future depends on this continuous influx of fresh blood, so he cannot be distracted at all and must try his best to do his best so that all candidates can get the results they deserve fairly.

Therefore, when the Fourth Prince heard Prince Fu asking this question, he did not say much.

"Don't you know his temper? Not to mention his nephew, even if it's his bedmate, I'm afraid no one in the family can get anything out of him."

"Hahahaha, that's the truth."

Although these people have never participated in scientific examinations, they are well aware of their importance.

The Daxing Dynasty has only been in existence for a few decades. In the past, it relied on the desperate fighting of military generals to consolidate its rule, but now the right way is to rely on a large number of civil servants to govern the country.

Therefore, Shang Qillang was about to become a rising star, so Shang Sillang also felt proud of it.

Although Shang Yukuan was concerned about the marriage proposal from the Guo family in the General's Mansion, when it came to Qilang's future, he couldn't help but calm down and listen carefully to what the Fourth Prince had to say about this matter, thinking that it wouldn't matter if he postponed it for a moment or two.

Who would have thought that as he kept postponing the time, it was already Shenzheng before he knew it.

Two hours had passed since the betrothal letter was sent by the General's Mansion.

(End of this chapter)