"What? This matter is put on hold? Hua Qingcheng, you are kidding, right?"
On August 26th, at three quarters past three in the morning, in the front hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the city of Laifeng, Yuwen Tianqi, who was sitting on the upper right, said angrily.
"Sir, look! I told you this woman is unreliable!"
"Everything for the wedding the day after tomorrow is almost ready, and the invitations have been sent out. Hua Qingcheng, you are now saying that the wedding should be postponed. Are you playing with Xuanye's feelings and teasing our Prime Minister's Mansion?" Yuwen Tianqi's face was full of anger, and he was very dissatisfied with Hua Qingcheng's inconsistency.
"My dear father-in-law, there is indeed a reason for this matter, and it is just postponed, not not done." Hua Qingcheng was also helpless. But she couldn't expose the emperor, so she could only bear Yuwen Tianqi's anger by herself.
"Xuan'er, did you see that? This is the woman you've been thinking about, and she treats you like this? You're already eighteen years old this year, and the wedding invitations have already been sent out. If you say no to it now, who knows how others will fabricate and slander you behind your back. This woman keeps saying she loves you, but she doesn't care about your reputation at all!" Yuwen Tianqi became more and more angry as he spoke, and continued to rant like crazy.
"Dad, I believe Qingcheng would not do this for no reason. She must have encountered something and had no choice but to do so." Situ Ye looked at Hua Qingcheng, his eyes were clear and bright, full of trust in her.
"Oh, it's true that the son should not be kept when he grows up." Yuwen Tianqi glared at Situ Ye with a look of disappointment.
"Aqi, calm down." Situ Luoyun patted Yuwen Tianqi's hand beside him, signaling him not to get excited.
"Qingcheng, what do you want to explain about this matter?" Situ Luoyun asked calmly, but inexplicably gave people a sense of oppression.
Hua Qingcheng looked up at Situ Luoyun and Yuwen Tianqi, who were sitting at the head of the table. A flash of understanding crossed her mind: it seemed that only Situ Luoyun could control Yuwen Tianqi. Hua Qingcheng said sternly, "Mother-in-law, could you please move to the study to discuss this in detail?"
A quarter of an hour later, Hua Qingcheng followed Situ Luoyun to the study in Qingxinyuan in the back house.
"Tell me, what is so important that we need to postpone the marriage?" Situ Luoyun stood in front of the desk with his hands behind his back and his back to Hua Qingcheng.
"Mother-in-law, Qingcheng has no idea why you want to postpone the marriage."
"What do you mean?" Situ Luoyun turned around and looked at Hua Qingcheng in confusion.
"Because this is the emperor's order."
"The Emperor? Have you ever met the Emperor?"
"To be honest, my dear mother-in-law, Qingcheng did meet the Emperor yesterday when she went to the General's Mansion. It was the Emperor who ordered Qingcheng not to get married in the near future."
"The Emperor said, 'Prime Minister Situ and General Feng are both my trusted ministers, so I naturally have to consider their feelings. Whether it's the Prime Minister's or the General's mansion marrying off a child, it's a major event and cannot be treated so hastily. This matter will be discussed later.' Mother-in-law, does the Emperor... often inquire about the marriages of the children of court officials?"
"Your Majesty is the ruler of a nation, and he's incredibly busy every day. Naturally, he wouldn't have the time to care about the marriages of courtiers' children. This is truly bizarre!"
Situ Luoyun's face darkened, and she was filled with doubts. However, before she could fathom the emperor's thoughts, she had a more serious problem troubling her.
"Qingcheng, why are you involved with the General's Mansion? Also, what does the emperor mean by 'marrying a child to the General's Mansion'?"
Situ Luoyun glanced at Hua Qingcheng suspiciously. As everyone knew, the Grand General's Mansion only had one legitimate daughter, Feng Qiyan. If it was a son, then it could only be Feng Cailan's adopted son...
"You, you...could you be related to the Feng family's adopted son?" Situ Luoyun looked at Hua Qingcheng in disbelief.
It was rumored that this adopted son of the Feng family was the eldest son of the Si family, one of the four great families. He was abducted by bandits as a child and rescued by General Feng Cailan. Although frail, he grew up to be a handsome and elegant man, possessing both talent and beauty. Many noble ladies in the capital sought his hand in marriage, but none of them won his favor.
"Qingcheng did go to the General's Mansion to ask for Wu Fulang's hand in marriage. Didn't Aye tell you?"
"This brat!"
Situ Luoyun suddenly felt a breath of relief in his heart.
"Wait...what did you say? Did I hear you wrong? Five husbands? That means besides Ye'er, you not only have a legal husband, but also three other husbands?"
"That's right, didn't Aye tell you?" Hua Qingcheng rubbed her chin, looking thoughtful.
"Oh……"
"Hua Qingcheng, you are so lucky!"
Situ Luoyun was so angry that she laughed. Even though she was the prime minister, the head of the civil officials, she only had one husband, one concubine, two uncles, three ministers, and four concubines.
Hua Qingcheng was just a peasant woman, yet she had five husbands at home. It was incredible. However, her son was already on the chopping block, and she might even be pregnant with his child. There was no room for regret.
"Just do as the emperor wishes! As for Ah Qi, I will appease him."
Situ Luoyun's shrewd eyes were filled with contemplation. The Emperor would never do something without a purpose. She must have a deeper meaning behind this, but what was it?
What merits and abilities did Hua Qingcheng possess to attract the Emperor's attention? Situ Luoyun looked at Hua Qingcheng with a questioning gaze, and the more he looked at her, the more familiar she seemed to him. Everything seemed to become increasingly confusing...
Hua Qingcheng and Situ Luoyun talked in the study for more than half an hour. When they came out, it was almost noon. In order to prevent Yuwen Tianqi from being so angry that he couldn't eat, Hua Qingcheng declined Situ Luoyun's suggestion to stay for lunch and left the Prime Minister's Mansion.
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