The emperor asked Lady Kangle to step aside and looked at Jiang Shi and Yu Tanqi.
The boys and girls were still young, and their appearance and manners were exceptionally outstanding, not inferior to the princes and princesses under his knees.
He looked at Yu Tanqi, who was looking down quietly, and said, "You are indeed a girl from the Xie family of Chenjun. You are neither arrogant nor impetuous, but quiet and decent. You and Zi'an are really a perfect match."
Yu Tanqi quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am deeply honored by your kind words."
"I once wanted to arrange a marriage for Jiang Shi, giving him my princess as his wife, but he claimed he already had a fiancée. If I remember correctly, you only came to the capital in February of this year, and you had never met before."
Yu Tanqi and Jiang Shi said in unison: "Yes."
Yu Tanqi was slightly startled, and subconsciously glanced at Jiang Shi, meeting his gentle eyes. She quickly lowered her head and acted like a quiet and polite beautiful girl.
The emperor laughed and jokingly said, "You two are quite in tune with each other."
Jiang Shi curved his lips and said softly, "Although Tan Qi and I only met in February this year, we had been exchanging letters before that."
Yu Tanqi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she felt a little guilty.
The emperor glanced at them and smiled, "I see. No wonder you are so gentle to your fiancée whom you have never met."
As if thinking of something, the emperor said, "You two haven't officially gotten engaged yet. Today is New Year's Eve, a good day. How about I issue an imperial decree to grant you the marriage?"
A marriage granted by the emperor is the highest honor.
A couple who are granted a marriage must stay together for life and cannot divorce or separate.
Jiang Shi bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. However, Zi'an would like to wait until his name is on the imperial examination list before asking Your Majesty for permission to marry him. I hope Your Majesty will grant this."
The emperor was somewhat surprised. "Zi'an, are you saying that you should wait until after the next imperial examination before asking me for permission to marry you? You will both be quite old by then."
The young man was tall and as beautiful as jade, and his voice was gentle and firm: "Zi'an has no achievements now, and Tan Qi's cousin is the top scorer in this imperial examination, so naturally I can't be too bad.
I want to marry Tan Qi in a grand ceremony, so I will ask the emperor for permission to marry me after I pass the next imperial examination."
The emperor looked at the skinny young man in blue, his eyes slightly dazed, as if he saw the handsome young man from the past.
At that time, Wu'an Hou Jiang Chu was dressed in armor and stood tall. Although he was the top scorer in the imperial examination, he followed the prince into the army and fought in the battlefield without hesitation.
The two fought side by side. Jiang Chu had blocked injuries for him many times and carried him out from the pile of dead bodies time and time again. He always had a warm and bright smile on his face, and his eyes were as bright as stars.
When Jiang Chu asked for his permission to marry him, his eyes sparkled and his expression was extremely serious and determined.
Jiang Chu really loves Lan Luozhu.
At this moment, Jiang Chu's only child, Jiang Shizheng, stood in front of him with a determined look on his face, his eyes just as bright and determined.
The emperor could not help but sigh, "You are indeed your father's child, as devoted and devoted as he is. I grant you my consent."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The young man was visibly delighted.
The emperor smiled and said, "However, you entered the Imperial College again in September this year after many years, and the next imperial examination is less than three years away. If you want to compete with this year's top scholar Xie Jing, you will probably have to study day and night."
Jiang Shi said modestly, "Of course I don't dare to think that I can surpass Master Xie. As long as I can be in the top two in the next imperial examination, I will be satisfied."
"Your father was the top scholar in the top three exams. As his only son, you must surpass him. Don't underestimate yourself."
The emperor had both confidence and expectations for Jiang Shi, but he also encouraged and admonished him, like a kind and loving elder.
Yu Tanqi listened quietly at the side, recalling the plot of the original novel.
The current emperor is naturally a good emperor and is truly kind to the male protagonist, but what he values more in his heart is naturally the country and the people.
The emperor is suspicious. He trusts no one and is on guard against everyone. He seems to be loyal and righteous, but in fact he is extremely cold and indifferent.
Over the years, the emperor has openly favored and valued the male protagonist, giving him the best doctors and medicinal materials, the highest honor and treatment, and filling him with hatred, but he does not care what he will face after being hated.
The Jiang family's persecution of the male protagonist was actually condoned by the emperor.
He was training the male protagonist to see if he could grow into the second Marquis of Wu'an in such a difficult situation.
If the male protagonist unfortunately died young, the emperor might be angry and punish the Jiang family, but he would not regret it.
The emperor secretly cultivated the temperament of his own son, let alone the child of a minister.
This is the mind of an emperor.
The male protagonist naturally also knows that the emperor has always been indifferent and indulgent.
Old Madam Jiang brought him up very well, and he did not feel any resentment.
Do your job well and fulfill your responsibilities in your position.
As a subject, one naturally has to be loyal to a wise ruler.
The current emperor is a wise ruler.
In order to appease the frightened Yu Tanqi, the emperor rewarded her with many things and allowed her to often enter the palace to accompany Empress Zhang, who liked her very much.
Yu Tanqi naturally agreed respectfully.
But what she was thinking in her heart was that if possible, she didn't really want to enter the palace.
The palace has strict rules and regulations. She doesn't want to be submissive here, and she also has to worry about thieves trying to harm her.
You can feel so free in the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion, you can lie down whenever you want.
When Yu Tanqi and Jiang Shi were staying up all night to celebrate the New Year in Empress Zhang's Fengyi Palace, they missed the soft bed in Marquis Wu'an's Mansion very much.
In the main hall of Fengyi Palace, there were the emperor, empress, eldest prince, and Yunxuan.
Everyone else came into the palace with their families and stayed up all night together in a side hall. Only Yu Tanqi, Jiang Shi and Yun Xuan had no elders, so they stayed up together with the emperor and empress.
At this time, the emperor and empress were talking in low voices like an ordinary couple. Occasionally, they would look at Yu Tanqi and the others, smiling and chatting with them. The scene looked very warm.
At least it looks warm and peaceful on the surface, Yu Tanqi thought.
She kept her head down and eyes cast down, looking quiet and well-behaved, not outstanding.
But she always felt that someone's gaze was vaguely falling on her.
She pursed her lips slightly, knowing that Yunxuan was looking at her.
As the main villain in the original novel, Yun Xuan is second only to the male protagonist Jiang Shi in terms of both intelligence and strength.
Yu Tanqi's identity as Jiang Shi's fiancée is so eye-catching that Yun Xuan can't help but notice her.
Just look at it, it won’t cost you anything anyway.
Yu Tanqi made up her mind that she would never go to see Yun Xuan and pretended to be an introverted and timid girl.
Yun Xuan raised her eyelids and met Jiang Shi's gaze.
Their eyes met in the air, and Jiang Shi frowned slightly, as if warning him not to look at his fiancée again.
Yunxuan looked away nonchalantly.
His eyes fell on the auspicious plate on the table, which symbolized reunion, and a mocking sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Suddenly, a white and slender hand appeared in his sight. His pupils moved slightly and he saw her pick up a rice cake and put it into her red lips.
It was a pretty little face.
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