The imperial edict specifically extended the deadline by three days, allowing him to take up the post after his marriage.
This caught Yan Shiyue off guard, but Meng Min was well prepared, and things began to move forward at a rapid pace.
On the first day, he adopted his son, and Tang Shirong changed his name to Yan Shirong.
The next day, Meng Min came forward and invited Meng Dansui and Sheng Qi as the messenger and deputy messenger to go to the Duanqing Earl's Mansion to deliver the betrothal gifts. The two families exchanged marriage certificates and reply certificates, and then "set a date".
On the third day, “the wedding ceremony”.
The wedding was rushed but it was a grand affair, stretching ten miles to the horizon.
But it was the first time that Yan Shiyue knew that weddings in the Great Yan Dynasty were held at night, "the dusk when heaven and earth are in chaos", so it was also called a wedding ceremony.
Moreover, it was a truly "red man and green woman" wedding, because the bride's dress was not red, but dark blue, and she wore a bobbin and no veil... By the way, as an unmarried young lady from the groom's family, she had nothing to do and was rather bored.
On the fourth day, the young couple bid farewell to their parents and immediately left the capital.
For a man like Yan Shirong, whose biological father was unlucky, the process of returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors was actually unnecessary. He could directly hand over to Zhang Baigui and take over as county magistrate.
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Xu Wenqu was also from Qinzhou and traveled with him, while Tang Wanbi was from Sizhou and also left on the same day.
Both the Qin family and the Yan family went to see them off.
Since Qin Shiyi Niang got engaged, she has experienced the envy of others, the even greater envy after she adopted her adopted son, and the "sympathy" of others. Moreover, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Tang Shirong, the county magistrate, will probably be in office for a long time, so he is naturally gloating over other people's misfortunes.
But Qin Shiyi Niang was obviously satisfied with Tang Shirong, her son-in-law. Even though he couldn't even go to the wedding ceremony, her eyes were still full of shyness and joy of a new bride.
Yan Shiyue knew that it was useless to tell the little brother, so she secretly gave Qin Shiyi Niang 50,000 silver notes and kept holding her to give her instructions. Fortunately, Qinzhou could be said to be her territory, and she had plenty of manpower, so she didn't have to worry too much.
She turned around and reminded Xu Wenqu: "Sir, you must come back soon! When you are not here, I feel uneasy when I am doing things!"
Xu Wenqu was very helpless: "I was selected as a bachelor of imperial studies, not the Imperial Academy, so I can't stay in my hometown for long... I just hope that when I come back, you won't disappear without a trace!"
That's really unprepared.
Yan Shiyue felt guilty, so he chuckled twice and then stopped talking.
After sending them out of the city gate, several groups of people walked together for a while before Tang Wanbi said goodbye to the two people.
Xu Wenqu and Yan Shirong both dismounted and saluted. Tang Wanbi smiled and said, "Just now I said that we share the same surname and family, and we can be close to each other. But now, you..." He smiled and shook his head, then bowed and said, "I wish you a bright future. Wenqu, we'll meet again someday."
The two sides bowed and dispersed.
Tang Wanbi returned to the carriage and her smile gradually faded.
He touched his chin and murmured softly, "Yan Shirong... you are really a good person to accept a thief as your father!"
At this time, Yan Shiyue had already entered the palace.
Although the imperial edict extended the deadline by three days, she felt that as soon as the palace examination was over, before she could even react, everything was done.
She had originally been thinking, if little brother got married late, should she wait for him? If she didn't even attend little brother's wedding, would it seem like she valued women over brothers...
Now it’s okay, no need to worry about it.
She went to find the Imperial Noble Consort first, but it turned out that the Imperial Noble Consort was now just an acting empress and was quite busy, so she was not in Yonghe Palace.
She turned around and went to look for Emperor Ming Yan again. She ate some fruit in a side hall and was called in by Emperor Ming Yan. As soon as she entered, she said, "Aye, I'm so bored! My brother and master are gone..."
"No need to talk!" Emperor Ming Yan said without even raising his head: "Don't bother talking, I won't agree to it."
Yan Shiyue was stunned: "Aye, do you know what I am going to do?"
Emperor Mingyan snorted, raised his head and glanced at her: "Do you think I know?"
Yan Shiyue suddenly wilted, pouting as she lay beside his armrest.
Then Emperor Mingyan remembered and asked her, "Why did you ask someone to keep an eye on Tang Heng a few days ago?"
She asked Jiahe to keep an eye on Tang Wanbi for three days, but there was nothing unusual about him, so Yan Shiyue asked them to come back.
Yan Shiyue said, "I don't know either. I just think... he's a little weird. Think about it, passing the imperial examination and riding a horse in a parade, how glorious is that? Isn't it for this moment that you study for ten years? Even a calm person like you has shown a bit of wildness. My brother is elegant and upright, so it's hard not to be high-spirited. But Tang Wanbi, he's still that, how should I put it, that usual delicate and pedantic look, I think it's not right."
Emperor Mingyan said: "There are many people who are not surprised by praise or criticism. What's so surprising about this?"
"Maybe," Yan Shiyue said, "Sometimes I just have a feeling and there is no basis for it."
Emperor Mingyan nodded and said, "Go out and have fun. Don't even think about coming to beg me. I won't agree. And don't even think about sneaking away. I'll have someone keep an eye on you!"
The road was blocked, Yan Shiyue pouted and said coquettishly: "Aye!"
"It's no use calling me Aye, there's no room for negotiation!" Emperor Ming Yan was stern and selfless: "Don't travel far away when your parents are still alive. You and Huo Qijing haven't married yet, why are you going to find him? You usually coax me with sweet words, so stay and accompany me, and don't go anywhere!"
Yan Shiyue came out dejectedly.
Emperor Mingyan thought for a moment and called the shadow guards, "Go keep an eye on that Tang Heng!"
Although he didn't think there was anything wrong with Tang Heng, since Yue'er had said so, it wouldn't hurt to keep an eye on him. If there really was something wrong with him, he might be able to keep a clean record in the capital, but not necessarily outside.
Yan Shiyue ran to Yonghe Palace again to wait.
When the Imperial Concubine came back, she saw her sitting there like a defeated rooster.
The Imperial Concubine smiled and said, "My dear Yue'er, what's wrong?"
"Mother!" Yan Shiyue rushed over and acted like a spoiled child: "Mother, please help me! Father won't let me go to Xuzhou!"
The Imperial Concubine smiled and said, "Yuer, seeing your brother getting married, do you want to get married too?"
Listen! Is this what her mother said? She actually teased her like this!
Then Yan Shiyue said confidently without blushing or beating her heart, "If a man does not keep his word, he is not worthy of it. I promised A Jing that I would go to see him after the palace examination. How can I not keep my word?"
"Oh?" The Imperial Concubine smiled and said, "You also promised me to spend more time with me, and promised your father to be filial to you?"
Jin Yu smiled and said, "Your Highness has promised me that he will teach me all the weaving techniques!"
"That's right!" The Imperial Concubine said with a smile, "If a man doesn't have faith, he is not worthy of it!"
Yan Shiyue swore that she would never talk nonsense again!
Seeing her like this, the Imperial Concubine smiled and hugged her, saying softly, "Your father's personality is such that he loves anyone deeply. If you go somewhere else, your father will miss you! As for Huo Qijing, we will be together for a long time in the future, so why rush?"
Yan Shiyue left the palace with a sad face.
She went to ask the most cunning Yan Shirui for advice, and Yan Shirui was very helpless: "So? I finally got my sister back, and I kissed her and it wasn't enough. Do you still expect me to tell her to go find your fiancé? How can I feel? Besides, it doesn't make sense, right?"
Yan Shiyue: “…”
Yan Shirui said earnestly: "You are a princess, you are so eager to do this. I know that you are keeping your promise, but if you don't know... it must be unpleasant to say. Even if you don't care, you should think about the emperor. Now you are no longer alone, you are a princess!"
What he said makes sense.
Yan Shiyue was so angry that she said, "I will never talk to you again! I don't like you anymore! Humph!"
She turned and walked away.
Yan Shirui held his forehead with his hand, looked at her back, his smile faded, and some worry gradually appeared in his eyes.
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