The Imperial Medical Bureau said that the emperor had been suffering from frequent headaches recently and had difficulty sleeping for several days. The Imperial Medical Bureau was unable to determine the cause and could only use some pain-relieving prescriptions to alleviate the symptoms. In order to avoid discussion in the court, the emperor had not allowed this matter to be spread outside.
The Empress and Concubine An were extremely worried and quickly arranged for the concubines in the six palaces to take care of the patient. The Empress Dowager also reprimanded the Imperial Hospital and urged them to speed up the investigation of the cause of the illness.
The next day, the emperor woke up, but he was so sick that he could hardly get up.
When this disease occurred, rumors spread in the palace that it was all due to the emperor's cruelty and excessive killing that caused the strange disease.
On that day, the fact that Ge Guipin had murdered the prince was exposed, and all the palace maids in Cuiwei Palace were tortured and interrogated. Finally, the truth of the matter was uncovered from several old men who had followed Ge Guipin for many years, and her guilt was confirmed.
As Ge Yuanhui was canonized as a noble lady, Ge Guipin was also banished to the cold palace. It can be said that the Ge family was treated with both kindness and severity. However, that night, Ge hanged herself in the cold palace. As to whether it was "suicide" or not, there are different opinions.
Not only that, the family of Yongping Marquis was hastily executed and beheaded as soon as they were convicted.
In short, perhaps it was because these people were too resentful that the emperor fell ill.
Before we knew it, it was the tenth day of the emperor's illness and his condition was getting worse.
The Empress Dowager decreed that the wedding date of Lin'an Hou and Jiang Wan be brought forward to facilitate the celebration and pray for the Emperor's blessing. The date was set on an auspicious day seven days later.
When Xue Zhiyi learned about this, he was not too surprised. He was just afraid that the Queen Mother meant that the prayer was fake and that things should be done as soon as possible to avoid more trouble and more uncertainties.
When Huo Wuyou's betrothal gifts were carried into the Jiang Mansion on a hundred pallets, there was almost no space left in the small house.
The Ministry of Rites has already prepared the wedding process. Xue Zhiyi will get married from Jianzhang Palace, and the wedding dress will be delivered in the afternoon of that day.
Things were done in a hurry, and Xue Zhiyi thought that in such a hurry, the wedding dress would probably be ready-made. However, when she tried it on, she found that the dress was exactly her size.
When trying on clothes, Huo Zhiyu and Chai Yue were there. Huo Zhiyu held her chin with her hand, looking forward to it. But when she saw Xue Zhiyi changed her clothes, she was also amazed: "Second sister-in-law looks great!"
It was rare that this time when she called Xue Zhiyi "sister-in-law", no one hit her head with peanuts. She just felt that her mouth was really smart, and Sister Zhiyi was really called sister-in-law.
But the little princess herself didn't know that if she hadn't spoken without restraint that time, Xue Zhiyi really wouldn't have thought of the bad idea of teasing Huo Wuyou to win him over.
All in all, in the end, Xue Zhiyi's self-righteous attempt to win people's hearts ultimately ruined her life.
In the bronze mirror, Xue Zhiyi looked at the bright red wedding dress that perfectly outlined her figure. She said, "The wedding dress prepared by the Ministry of Rites is very suitable for me."
Huo Zhiyu, who knew the inside story, shook his head: "No, this is something my second brother had prepared."
"Huo Wuyou?"
Huo Zhiyu cleared his throat and said, "Of course not! My second brother personally found a tailor and had the dress meticulously made, and then he had the Ministry of Rites deliver it. Not only that, he even had the tiara made. If he hadn't prepared it in advance, how could it have been ready in just a few days?"
After saying this, Huo Zhiyu was secretly proud of herself: since she had conveyed this matter to her sister-in-law on behalf of her second brother, she must have made her second brother owe her a favor.
Xue Zhiyi understood that both the crown and the wedding dress were extremely complicated. Compared with the common wedding attire, they were really too gaudy... It was in line with the taste of Huo Wuyou, who liked to string beads on her hair, and it was as gorgeous and fancy as possible.
Fortunately, he had good taste, otherwise, with such fancy attire, he would have looked just like Fu Jiamin if he wasn't careful.
However, it seemed that the production time for these two things was not short, so I guess he prepared them as soon as the marriage was granted.
Under the gazes of Huo Zhiyu and Chai Yue, Xue Zhiyi actually felt a little embarrassed.
Even though she had lived a lifetime longer than others, it was her first time wearing a wedding dress.
She felt a surge of emotion, so hasty that it made her uneasy, but this uneasiness was quickly overcome by hope.
Huo Zhiyu did not stay long. He said he wanted to prepare wedding gifts for them and left in a hurry.
At this moment, only Xue Zhiyi and Chai Yue were left in the room. Chai Yue could no longer suppress her emotions. Her eyes were a little red, and she just looked at Xue Zhiyi's face carefully.
After a long while, she said, "If my parents saw Awan like this, they would definitely be happy."
Xue Zhiyi just looked at her: "It's a pity that I can't let my sister see me off as a family member."
Chai Yue just smiled and shook her head: "As long as everyone is fine, none of this matters."
As she spoke, she took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and put it on Xue Zhiyi's wrist: "This is my mother's dowry. I will probably never get married in this lifetime, so I will give this to you as a dowry, just as a reminder of your memory."
The jade bracelet was not an expensive item, but it had a warm and soft luster due to years of careful protection and gentle caressing.
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The seven days passed quickly, but the emperor's health became worse and he was awake less and less each day.
Xue Zhiyi secretly asked Chuizhu to pass a message to Huo Wuyou to inquire about this matter. Huo Wuyou only felt that the disease came on suddenly and was very strange, but he could not find out any reason.
The wedding date has arrived.
Xue Zhiyi's room in Jianzhang Palace was newly decorated, with wedding characters pasted everywhere and red silk hung, making it quite lively.
Last night, on the eve of her wedding, Chai Yue chatted with her until late at night. Xue Zhiyi did not sleep too long either. As soon as the sky was bright, Xue Zhiyi was woken up and prepared to dress up.
The marriage was granted by the emperor and was also for the purpose of bringing good luck, so the palace attached great importance to it. People from the Six Shang Bureau had been preparing for this matter in recent days, and they also assigned people from the Shangyi Bureau to do Xue Zhiyi's hair and makeup.
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