Chapter 408: Marriage Decree

Bai Xiaofeng spat several times at Wang's fleeing back.

This was not the end. Bai Xiaofeng not only told the gatekeeper that no one from the Chu family was allowed into the house, but also went to tell Mrs. Wei about it.

When Mrs. Wei heard this, she was shocked. What? Something happened to Wang's daughter, and he wanted to blame her for it. He also wanted to use this as an excuse to make Brother Liu marry his daughter? !

Not to mention anything else, just based on her character, even if Liu Ge'er was willing to marry her, she would break Liu Ge'er's legs!

While eating, Mrs. Wei told everyone in the family about this incident, asking them to take it as a warning and never let such a person into the house!

Later, when Madam Liu came to visit Bai Xiaofeng, she told a joke that Wang had gone to her house before and cried to her about being kicked out by Bai Xiaofeng. She also said hesitantly that their two families had always been on good terms. When Madam Liu heard this, she was afraid that Wang would rely on her Erlang again, so she quickly and forcefully sent Wang away.

When Mrs. Liu mentioned this to Bai Xiaofeng, they were both very frightened and kept their distance from Wang from then on.

…

The news that General Zhenxi of the Yu family was engaged to the eldest daughter of the Jiangtai Marquisate spread throughout the capital, and many families were very disappointed. Although the Jiangtai Marquisate is a marquisate, the marquisates in the capital are also divided into different levels. General Zhenxi is the most sought-after young hero in the entire capital, so how could this peach be picked by a run-down marquisate?

In addition, when the mistress of the Marquis Jiangtai's mansion was out socializing, her smile was always forced when asked about it, and it seemed as if she had some hidden secrets, and gradually some minor rumors spread.

After hearing these rumors, Yu Yonghuai was so angry that he immediately ran to the other person's house with a knife, without giving the other person any face. He stood at the door and asked loudly where the person had heard the news.

If you can't say three and four, don't blame him for being rude!

This made those who gossiped and spread rumors behind people's backs lose face.

Later, the emperor somehow found out and called Yu Yonghuai into the palace. After asking him about his marriage with the eldest daughter of the Marquis Jiang Tai, he directly issued an imperial decree to bestow a pair of jade ruyi, which was considered a marriage gift procedure.

When the eunuch's order was received, everyone in Jiang Taihou's mansion was stunned.

When Jiang Taihou ran to the front yard to receive the order, he almost fell down.

Madam Jiang Taihou and Cen Yuehua were so frightened that Madam Jiang Taihou even accidentally dropped her favorite Junyao teacup.

The protagonist, Cen Yueyi, however, had a slightly red cheek, but she did not lose her composure. She tidied herself up, then went out with a dignified look, and went to the front yard to prepare to receive the order.

The eunuch finished reading the decree with a smile, and took a few special looks at Cen Yueyi. He smiled and boasted to Marquis Jiang Tai, "Your daughter is indeed a match made in heaven for the General Zhenxi." Marquis Jiang Tai was so happy that he almost shook his hands and feet when he received the decree.

After the team announcing the decree left, Marquis Jiang Tai was so excited that he was speechless and didn't even dare to touch the pair of jade ruyi given by Yu.

Cen Yuehua's eyes were full of jealousy. A hint of greed flashed across her eyes as she looked at the pair of jade ruyi. She said coquettishly to Jiang Taihou: "Daddy, the pair of jade ruyi given by the emperor just happened to be for you who have two daughters..."

Cen Yueyi glanced at Cen Yuehua indifferently and felt that her sister was really stupid.

As expected, before she even had to say anything, Jiang Taihou almost jumped up and refused: "No! This is a gift from the emperor for your sister to add to her makeup! This pair of jade ruyi must be placed first when you carry your dowry out!"

Cen Yuehua's eyes turned red, she stamped her feet, twisted her body and cried: "I know that Daddy is thinking about my sister now, not me..."

If Cen Yuehua acted like this in the past, Jiang Taihou would definitely feel distressed, but now Jiang Taihou's face turned cold: "Yuehua, you are not young anymore. You want to snatch the gifts from your sister. You really have no sense of propriety! If you really want it, you should also fight for your dignity and go back to find a husband's family that His Majesty can grant you a marriage!"

Cen Yuehua had never suffered such an injustice before. She burst into tears, turned around and ran away.

"Hua'er!" The wife of Marquis Jiang Tai wanted to chase him, but she held back and turned back to Marquis Jiang Tai and said, "My Lord, Hua'er is simple-minded and doesn't mean that..."

Jiang Taihou blew his beard and glared: "What else can it mean? Today is her sister's big day. What else could she be thinking by doing this?"

Turning his head, facing Cen Yueyi, Jiang Taihou couldn't help but smile: "Good Yueyi, you are a hardworking person. Don't worry, the emperor has given you this honor, and when you get married, your father will not let you down."

When Lady Jiang Taihou heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she almost lost control of her expression.

Cen Yueyi pursed her lips and smiled, then knelt down to salute Jiang Taihou: "Then I will rely on you, father."

Jiang Taihou stroked his beard in high spirits and laughed.

…

As soon as the imperial decree of marriage was issued, no one in the capital dared to say anything in public. Instead, there were more and more invitations to various banquets inviting the female relatives of the Jiang Taihou Mansion.

As the end of the year was approaching, Cen Yueyi postponed many invitations as much as possible on the grounds of preparing for her wedding, and only attended the banquets that she really couldn't postpone.

However, even when attending a banquet, Cen Yueyi always restrained herself and observed etiquette, making it impossible for anyone to find any fault with her.

However, even though Cen Yueyi was so cautious, she almost got caught once and had tea splashed on half of her skirt.

Fortunately, Cen Yueyi was thoughtful and asked a few of her good friends to accompany her to change clothes.

Later, her personal maid secretly told her that she saw a man outside the courtyard looking in furtively. If Cen Yueyi hadn't asked a few girls to accompany her, she didn't dare to think about what the consequences would be!

Another time, Cen Yueyi ate a snack outside, and she found something wrong with it after just one bite. She felt uncomfortable and had a fever. She forced herself to ask her good friend to escort her to the clinic. The doctor took her pulse for a long time and concluded that it was spleen and stomach problems, and prescribed some heat-clearing and detoxifying medicine.

Since then, Cen Yueyi has become even more cautious. She rarely eats outside, and even when drinking tea, she has to think twice.

Xingxing heard about this from Huai'er and went to Jiangtaihou Mansion.

She took a box full of homemade pills.

Each pill was neatly packed in a small bottle with tiny words written on it to indicate its function.

From detoxification to hemostasis, Xingxing prepared a portion of all the commonly used ones for Cen Yueyi.

Cen Yueyi held Xingxing's hand gratefully.

"…I don't have any evidence right now, and it's not easy for me to quarrel with them. The wedding is less than half a year away, so I just have to be patient." Cen Yueyi said softly, "After the New Year, my two uncles will come to the capital to see me off. I think things will be much better then."