"Your Highness, you can rest assured. I will treat Mu Yao as my own daughter after she marries into our Anguo Marquis's mansion. As long as she and Yu'er can live happily ever after, I, as her mother, will be at ease."
Lady Anguo's words are beautiful. As long as one can live a happy life, what constitutes happiness, and who gets to define it?
In this way, finding reasons for unhappiness is not something that can be done simply by moving one's lips.
If Lady Anguo says that Shen Yu is unhappy marrying Su Muyao, then she can let him take a concubine.
Su Ruojin glanced at the Lady of Anguo Marquis indifferently, then looked at Shen Yu, "Since it is a rule, it cannot be abolished. If Young Master Shen cannot do it, our Su family will not force him."
Lady Anguo was getting anxious. She looked at her son, but dared not say anything more.
She hoped her son would be shrewd. On the way here, she had repeatedly told him not to make any promises to the Su family, otherwise he would be restricted in what he wanted to do in the future.
Shen Yu seemed not to notice the look his mother was giving him, and solemnly replied, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will only have Mu Yao as my wife in this life, and I will only be good to her. I will never take a concubine. If I break this vow, may I be struck by lightning!"
Hearing Shen Yu's firm answer, Su Muyao was a little excited and couldn't help but look up at Shen Yu.
Shen Yu felt Su Muyao's gaze and gave her a reassuring look.
"Alright!" Su Ruojin waved her hand, and the maid beside her brought over a box. Inside was a pair of white jade pendants, crystal clear and with a warm texture, clearly not ordinary items.
"This is a token of love from me, the Queen. May you be forever united and live a long and happy life together."
Su Muyao hurried over, her eyes red, and knelt beside Shen Yu. The two of them bowed to Su Ruojin, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness!"
Su Muyao understood perfectly well the meaning behind her elder sister's solemn actions today.
The eldest sister wanted to use this opportunity to tell Shen Yu, as well as the people of the Marquis of Anguo's mansion, that Su Muyao was the younger sister of Su Ruojin, the Regent's wife.
From now on, anyone from the Marquis of Anguo's mansion who wants to bully Su Muyao should first consider whether they can afford to offend the Regent's Mansion.
When Lady Anguo heard her son's answer, she almost couldn't keep up the smile on her face.
In the eyes of the Marquis of Anguo, this was nothing more than a poisonous oath forced upon her son by the Regent's wife.
The Regent's wife is really going too far!
What man in this world doesn't take a concubine?
But now that Shen Yu has said such things in front of the Princess and the Su family, there is no reason for him to take them back.
Even though Lady Anguo was unhappy, she could only suppress it, and the handkerchief in her hand was crumpled into a ball.
Su Ruojin saw it all.
Not everyone in this world is like Xiao Yanchu, nor are all mothers-in-law as open-minded as Consort Jiang.
Her purpose today was to give the Marquis of Anguo's mansion a warning, so that they would be more cautious about what they wanted to do in the future.
With that, the two families reached an agreement, and Madam Su accepted the betrothal gifts from the Marquis of Anguo's mansion.
After the betrothal gifts were exchanged, the next step was for both parties to discuss the wedding date. At this moment, the steward entered.
"Your Highness, the nanny who serves Consort Chun requests an audience."
Su Ruojin was stunned for a moment. She had been busy lately and had forgotten about Yao Lan.
What does Yaolan want with her?
Su Ruojin nodded. "Let her in."
The old woman entered, bowed respectfully to Su Ruojin, and handed her two invitation cards with both hands.
"Your Highness, our Ladyship is hosting a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet in the palace tomorrow and cordially invites young ladies from all noble families to attend. This old servant has come to deliver invitations to Your Highness and Miss Su Er."
A servant stepped forward to accept the invitation, and the old woman took her leave.
Ultimately, Mu Yao and Shen Yu's marriage was set for the sixth day of the third month of next year, leaving them with six months to prepare, which was plenty of time.
After seeing off the people from the Marquis of Anguo's residence, Madam Su was a little worried. "Xiao Jin, you're pregnant, so you shouldn't go."
"Mother, Yaolan definitely knew I had to go," Su Ruojin said, looking at the invitation in her hand.
Madam Su also realized what was happening.
The invitation was sent to a young lady from a prominent family. Xiao Jin could use her pregnancy as an excuse not to go. Even as the Regent's Consort, Yao Lan couldn't do anything about it if she didn't go.
But Mu Yao couldn't go; if Mu Yao didn't go, it would be seen as disrespecting the imperial concubines.
Given what Yao Lan had done in the past, how could Su Ruojin possibly feel comfortable letting Mu Yao enter the palace alone?
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