Chapter 395 Chu Qingyun's Marriage
Xiao Muheng didn't think he needed a lucky sign to help him get into high school, but who doesn't like good luck? Plus, Lu Mingzhu was pregnant with his child, so he took it and smiled gently, "Take care of yourself. If you want to eat, just tell me. Don't put yourself and the child at risk."
Lu Mingzhu felt so sweet inside when she heard Xiao Muheng's caring words.
"I understand, husband. You should take care of yourself. The child and I will wait for you to come back."
Liu Anyao glared at Lu Mingzhu secretly.
She and her child are waiting for her husband to come back?
Bitch, do you still have her, your mistress, in your eyes?
Xiao Muheng didn't hear anything wrong and nodded to Lu Mingzhu with a gentle smile.
Liu Anyao suppressed her anger and said with a forced smile, "Don't worry, my husband. I will take good care of Aunt Lu's baby."
"Well, I have nothing to worry about with you around. I'm leaving now."
Xiao Muheng said this and turned to leave.
The servant hurriedly followed with the bag on his back.
He couldn't enter the Imperial Examination Hall, but he had to send the eldest young master to the gate.
On this day, all eight gates of the Imperial Examination Hall were opened, and the students lined up in turn, underwent body searches, and then were issued number badges and entered one by one.
Lu Chao was standing in line when a graceful figure ran towards him. When he saw it was Qiao Jingru, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Qiao Qiao, I thought you weren't coming."
"I said I would come to send you to the examination room. Are you nervous?" Qiao Jingru took a fan and gently fanned Lu Chao, asking with a sweet smile.
"You're not nervous anymore now that you're here. Just wait to become the wife of a Jinshi." Lu Chao said shamelessly.
The student in front of him turned around and sneered at him: "This young man is really arrogant. Among so many students taking the exam, only 30% can pass the exam and only those who can get into the top 200 can barely have a future. Even those who are in the bottom 100 can't pass the exam easily."
Everyone was being humble, but this guy actually said shamelessly that he would definitely win.
Don't come out crying then.
Lu Chao glared at him unhappily: "It's your business if you fail the exam. Do I hinder you with my confidence?"
You must be sick. He didn't say he would be the top scorer in the imperial examination.
This person is too nosy.
"You don't understand." The man snorted angrily, flicked his sleeves and turned away.
Lu Chao rolled his eyes speechlessly. There are really all kinds of people in the world. The people who take part in the autumn examination are of all kinds. You can expect nothing that you won’t see.
"Qiao Qiao, don't listen to what outsiders say, just believe me."
Qiao Jing smiled with her lips curved, and nodded in response: "Just try your best. It doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam. Come back next time when you are fully prepared."
Although Lu Chao has mysterious confidence in himself, Qiao Jingru has been married to him for so many years, so Lu Chao has some idea of how much knowledge he has. He does not think that he can pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi by just relying on the next three months.
Maybe it can make rapid progress.
But the autumn examination is not the provincial examination, with only a few hundred people taking the exam.
Among the thousands of candidates, those who can enter the Imperial Examination Hall are not fools.
Lu Chao opened his mouth and hesitated, but ultimately said nothing more.
Third sister is right, men should not rely on words, but prove it with actions.
Even if she doesn't mind waiting another three years, I'm still worried.
We finally managed to coax him back, but who knows how many changes will happen in three years?
Qiao Yuan was arranged at the back of the team. He looked at his sister with a sullen face as she fanned Lu Chao attentively but completely forgot about her biological brother.
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At the same time, after the ban was lifted, Chu Qingyun, accompanied by the Minister of Rites, went to the Chen family with a betrothal gift to propose marriage.
The huge procession passed through the street, attracting the attention of the people. When they learned that the third prince was taking a concubine, they started to talk about it with great relish.
"Didn't you marry a concubine last month? Why did you marry another one?"
"You are confused. Last month, the second prince married a concubine, and he married the concubine of the Liu family. Today, the third prince is the one who is betrothed, and he is going to marry the daughter of Chen Hanlin's family."
"I was wondering why the princes took concubines so frequently."
"When the Second Prince offered his betrothal gift, it didn't seem to be such a grand ceremony."
"Hush, you are courting death. How dare you say that about the Second Prince? If someone hears it, wouldn't Prime Minister Liu be unhappy? If there is a rift between him and the Second Prince, do you think it can be traced back to you?"
"I'll just tell you, tell you." The man shrank his neck in fear and closed his mouth weakly.
When the Second Prince proposed the marriage proposal, he was just going through the motions and giving Prime Minister Liu enough face.
As for Chen Rujin, it was Chu Qingyun who wanted to marry her at all costs, so naturally he put his heart into everything.
In addition to the betrothal gifts purchased by the Ministry of Rites according to the rules, many of them were added from Chu Qingyun's private treasury. If it were possible to not bypass the principal wife, the betrothal gifts would have been even more grand.
Everything has its limits.
Chu Qingyun also didn't want Chen Ruijin to be slandered by others because of the rules before she even entered the door.
The door of the Chen family was wide open, and Chen Hanlin was waiting at the gate early.
"Your humble servant pays his respects to the Third Prince, Minister Yang." Chen Hanlin saluted Chu Qingyun with his fists clasped.
He nodded towards the Minister of Rites.
"Hello, Lord Chen." Minister Yang bowed and said with a smile.
"No need to be so polite, father-in-law." Chu Qingyun smiled brightly and raised his hand to gesture.
Chen Hanlin was so frightened by his father-in-law that he staggered and almost fell.
"I am so humbled that I cannot bear the title of father-in-law."
Chu Qingyun smiled more gently and appropriately: "Father-in-law, you are too polite. Jin'er is my fiancée, so you are naturally my father-in-law."
When Chen Hanlin heard this, he was even more horrified.
Your Highness, although I am very happy that you value my daughter, but isn’t it a bit inappropriate to have a fiancée as you said? Have you forgotten the three imperial concubines in your mansion?
Even though I cannot bear to see my daughter become a concubine, I dare not be so presumptuous.
Minister Yang lowered his head and tapped the ground with his feet, wishing he could dig a hole and bury himself in it.
Should he stop it?
But this is the prince. If he stops him, wouldn’t he offend two people at once?
Never mind, he didn’t hear anything.
Chen Hanlin took a deep breath and quickly changed the subject: "Your Highness, Lord Yang, please sit down in the main hall."
Minister Yang smiled cheerfully and responded, "Please, please."
Then he walked into the hall with Chu Qingyun.
"The Imperial Astronomical Observatory has compared the birth dates of Your Highness and your daughter and has decided on an auspicious date, which is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month," said Minister Yang.
Mrs. Chen was shocked when she heard this: "It's less than three months by that calculation."
Minister Yang smiled and nodded: "Time is a bit tight, but everything will be handled by our Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Chen family only needs to prepare to marry their daughter."
The etiquette for a prince to marry a concubine is not much simpler than that for marrying a principal wife. This is a concubine with a rank listed in the royal jade plate, so it is not like taking a concubine where she is just carried into the palace in a sedan chair and the ceremony is over.
Mrs. Chen glanced at Chen Hanlin and nodded blankly.
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