Chapter 227 Young Master, do you wish to find a partner?
The emperor was furious, wishing he could rush over and beat up the guy who hit Tang Bugui.
"Zitong, wait for me!" The emperor was still angry when he saw that his wife had already left, so he hurriedly chased after her.
"Hurry up, that child has suffered so much already..." the Empress said, glancing back at the Emperor.
The two hurried forward and just then saw Tang Bugui walking towards them...
He looked extremely dejected, with a hint of grievance in his eyes.
Compared to his usual arrogance, he now evoked pity in the emperor and empress.
"This humble general pays his respects to Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress..." Tang Bugui was about to kneel down.
"Alright, no need for formalities. Tell me, you're doing just fine in the capital, how come someone is bullying you? Do they think I'm just a figurehead?" the emperor asked in a muffled voice.
Tang Bugui's eyes reddened, but he remained stubborn.
"Your Majesty is overthinking it, I'm fine!"
Tang Bugui kept his head down, not wanting the emperor to see his face.
Empress...
This brat is putting on an act again. She glanced at the emperor, then at Tang Bugui, but ultimately said nothing.
This child isn't the kind of person who doesn't know what's important; there must be something going on if he did this.
"Why are you injured if you're alright? You are the God of War of my Great Shang Kingdom, who can hurt you?" The emperor sneered, his eyes filled with anger.
Tang Bugui forced a smile: "It's really nothing, it's just..."
"This humble general went to the Lan family today to discuss my marriage with Shuyu, but I accidentally tripped and fell..."
As Tang Bugui spoke, he inadvertently raised his hand, revealing the whip marks on his wrist. The emperor noticed them immediately and grabbed his hand.
"What's going on? You fell down and got whip marks? Do you think I'm old and blind?!"
The emperor turned to the eunuch beside him and said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and fetch the imperial physician!"
"If you don't speak, I will have someone investigate!" The emperor raised his hand and gave the order directly.
"Your Majesty, no need. I was the one who went to the Lan family to discuss my marriage with Shuyu. They want me to marry the second young lady of the Lan family, and..."
Tang Bugui sighed deliberately, paused, and said, "Your Majesty knows, I just want to give Shuyu and my dead child an identity!"
"I didn't intend to embezzle their dowry, but Madam Kelan..."
Tang Bugui sighed before continuing, "But Old Madam Lan thought I was here for my dowry... so Old Madam Lan..."
The emperor was taken aback, but his eyes narrowed...
Because of this, he actually remembered that the Lan family had gone to Lin Xi, the most wealthy woman in the Great Shang Kingdom.
You know, he once wanted to marry that woman too!
After all, she was incredibly wealthy...
only……
The Empress glanced indifferently at the Emperor beside her, knowing exactly what the scoundrel was talking about.
"Hmph, the Lan family is shameless. They're not even willing to provide their daughter's dowry... This is not up to them..." The emperor narrowed his eyes.
I've seen that gift list myself. Not to mention all sorts of rare treasures, there are some things that even the palace doesn't have.
"Your wedding can be postponed for now, let's set it for the sixth day of the sixth lunar month. When Lin Xi married into the Lan family, the dowry stretched for miles, and her daughter can't be any less than her own mother!"
The emperor narrowed his eyes, his tone tinged with coldness.
In the Great Shang Dynasty, a woman's dowry belonged to her; if she died, the dowry would be inherited by her children.
The husband's family cannot misappropriate funds at will!
There are laws governing this!
Tang Bugui lowered his eyes slightly, his voice tinged with helplessness as he said, "Your Majesty, that's not what I meant..."
"This is my will. Someone, convey my decree: Lan Shuyu's dowry must be prepared in accordance with the standards of a formal marriage, and it cannot be inferior to that of Lin Xi!" The emperor said, looking at the eunuch beside him.
"Yes!" the eunuch hurriedly replied, then got up and went out.
Tang Bugui's expression remained unchanged. Once everyone around him had left, the emperor simply sat down on a stone chair to the side.
He grabbed Tang Bugui's ear and said irritably, "Have you had enough fun?"
The Empress also grabbed his other ear and said, "Hmph, you brat, you don't care about yourself, but you expect others to care about you?"
"It's just some dowry, why are you making such a fuss?" the emperor couldn't help but say.
Tang Bugui's injuries are all real; they can't be faked.
Tang Bugui chuckled and decided to stop pretending, since the two people around him knew his personality!
"It's not that I heard the national treasury is empty, and that Your Majesty and the Emperor have been tightening their belts lately. I'm just a rough man and don't need that money, but Your Majesty and the Emperor do!"
Tang Bugui simply sat down on the ground and refused to get up.
The emperor looked at this brat and was speechless.
"It's just that you rely on my favor to cause trouble all day long..." the emperor sighed.
The Lan family and the royal family are now considered related by marriage, and everyone knows about the five-year-old Crown Princess...
His crown prince is already fifteen years old!
"Alright, let's leave it at that. After all, they are indeed in-laws..." The emperor couldn't help but roll his eyes as he said this.
Tang Bugui had lunch in the palace and talked with His Majesty and the Empress for a while before leaving before the palace gates were locked.
Once they left the palace, Tang Bugui's eyes turned slightly cold.
These are just the first steps...
Every member of the Lan family will have to pay the price!
With these thoughts in mind, he actually came to the Temple of the Old Man Under the Moon.
"Young master, are you seeking a marriage partner? Our Yue Lao Temple is known for its accurate matchmaking!" A young Taoist priest stepped forward with a beaming smile as he saw Tang Bugui approaching.
He was slightly taken aback; this Temple of the Matchmaker was, in fact, the place where he and she had first met!
The thought of the two of them getting married filled him with extremely mixed feelings.
He didn't say anything, and went directly into the Temple of the Old Man Under the Moon with the young Taoist boy.
The place remains bustling with activity, attracting a constant stream of devout men and women.
He pursed his lips, looking at the Bodhi tree not far away, which was covered with red ropes, with a somewhat inexplicable look in his eyes.
"Master, look! Does this young master have good fortune on his mind?" The young disciple approached his master and asked with a happy expression.
The old Taoist priest was taken aback, and raised his eyes to look at Tang Bugui.
"Does the young master wish to seek a marriage partner? Or something else?" When he asked, he had already discerned a thing or two, and for a moment he sighed.
"Let's use character divination!" He picked up the brush, thought for a moment, and then wrote down the character "淑" (shū).
"What does the young master seek?" the old Taoist priest asked.
"I'm asking for a marriage partner..." Tang Bugui said, then threw down his brush and sat down casually to the side.
The old Taoist priest looked at the word and pursed his lips.
“Shu, from water, means clear and deep... and also from uncle…”
The old Taoist priest paused, looked at him, and said in a slightly heavy tone, "Young master will soon be pregnant... however..."
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