Chapter 429 Zhao Ling dreams of seeing the seafood along the coast
When Yuan Zheyuan's second wife, Liao, heard her husband say this, she immediately burst into tears and looked at Yuan Zheyuan aggrievedly, "Master, I think this way for our poor daughter."
But Liao had miscalculated this time. Yuan Zheyuan had listened to her before, but that was because it didn't affect his interests. He simply didn't care. Now that the opportunity to marry the eldest princess was right in front of him, he wouldn't allow anyone to ruin it.
"No matter what your reasons are, this marriage cannot fail. I'm telling you straight, even if Bao'er marries Xuan'er, our whole family will be sent to jail. You must understand the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Liao Shi paused for a moment, but still wanted to struggle, "What if the princess has never seen the real person?"
"Fool, did you know the royal family has secret guards? Now that the imperial decree has come down, what do you think?" At this moment, Yuan Zheyuan really felt that his wife had completely lost her former cleverness. She was simply stupid.
Liao Shi was really a little aggrieved by being scolded by the master. But she was also the kind of person who had the desire but not the courage to do something bad. No matter how much wealth she had, she had to be alive to enjoy it.
"Master, you don't know me yet! I was just thinking about it. For the sake of our daughter and son, I won't do anything stupid."
But Liao thought, since she couldn't replace her stepdaughter, she would be nicer to her stepdaughter in the future. When she got married, she would think more about her younger brothers and sisters. There would be nothing wrong with that!
Liao had only beautiful thoughts, but the next day Zhao Houyang went to Zhao Lingmeng to ask for a nanny, and sent her to his future wife with great fanfare.
As for whether his future cheap father-in-law looked good or not, Zhao Houyang didn't care. In his previous life, his wife hadn't shown much affection for her father. This life should be similar.
Zhao Lingmeng was unaware of the turmoil these imperial edicts had caused the people of Yuanjing. As she received the edicts with her child, she felt relieved and overjoyed. She gave large red envelopes to the eunuchs who came to announce the edicts.
The eunuch who announced the imperial edict also reciprocated, so for a while the entire Yuan capital knew that Princess Funing was very satisfied with her three daughters-in-law.
Many nobles and ministers in Yuanjing City regretted their decision when they saw that Princess Funing had chosen wives of such low status for her children. When the Princess Funing Mansion spread the news, they should have also tried to pass on the message.
Since the imperial edict had been issued, Qin Xinxue, the eldest daughter of Yu Shuqi, the granddaughter of General Chengguo and the Minister of Revenue, who was waiting for the final selection in the palace, was summoned by the Empress on the same day, and then left the palace with a bunch of rewards.
Since their marriage has already been decided, there is no need for them to participate in the final selection.
At first, they were both terrified, but after knowing the truth, they were only happy. Yu Shuqi was because her gentleness was all fake. If she entered the palace, she would have to pretend for the rest of her life, and she was unwilling to do that.
The people in General Chengguo's mansion were also afraid that she would enter the palace. If she couldn't control her temper, it would bring trouble to the family.
The Wailang of the Ministry of Revenue was simply because his family was not high-ranking, so he would probably not be able to become the principal wife, whether entering the palace or through arranged marriage. In addition, Wailang of the Ministry of Revenue, Qin Yikui, loved his daughter and did not want to send her off to seek a future.
Qin Xinxue grew up in such a loving family, so she definitely doesn't want to climb up the social ladder and become a concubine.
So when the two families heard the news, they were very happy. They carefully opened the ancestral hall and burned incense to their ancestors to thank them for their blessings. But that’s another story.
At the time, Zhao Lingmeng was in a good mood at Princess Funing's mansion, so she gave all the servants an extra six months' salary. The servants at the mansion were used to the princess's custom of giving out money whenever there was a happy event, and they were very happy.
No one dislikes extra money, so they are now serving the princess with great care. After all, the princess's mansion offers such good treatment, and the master is easy to serve and can even protect them. They don't want to get themselves into trouble and be sold off.
After that, Zhao Lingmeng's life became more relaxed. She was bored in Yuanjing City and could no longer stay there. This time, she didn't want to live in the manor. She wanted to visit Fushou and her husband's place of work.
She had never seen the sea in this era! She would not admit that it was only after she had tasted the real seafood of this era at the Fairy Taste on Earth that she wanted to go there.
However, given her current status in Jingguo, as soon as she proposed this idea in front of Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen, Yang Chengchen poured cold water on her.
"Aunt, you're overthinking it. I don't think the Emperor will let you go. It would be more realistic for you to live in a nearby farm for a few months."
Zhao Lingmeng felt that not many people knew her current hidden identity, and the coastal area was not the border, so there was nothing she couldn't go to.
"That shouldn't be the case! I'm not going alone, I'm bringing a bunch of people with me, both openly and secretly." Zhao Lingmeng originally thought she'd tell the two kids first to cheer them up, but Yang Chengchen said he couldn't go. She was quite unconvinced.
Yang Chengchen gave Zhao Lingmeng a look that said, "Don't disbelieve me, auntie. If you really want to go, I think even my brother will come to the mansion and cry."
Zhao Lingmeng looked at Yang Chengchen's serious eyes. She wanted to say, "Not really!" But she swallowed her words back and added, "Then I'll think about it again! Maybe if I think it through more carefully, the emperor will agree!"
"As long as you're happy, Auntie!" Yang Chengchen felt that as long as his father and elder brother were not crazy, they would never agree to let his aunt run so far. However, he still made a gesture of trying hard to his aunt.
Zhao Lingmeng thought about it for many days unwillingly. Thinking about the natural seafood on the beach, she was reluctant to give up.
However, her idea was ultimately not realized, because the emperor ordered Zhao Lingmeng and Fan Yong to get married this year, and even the wedding date was chosen, which was three months later, when snow was falling all over the city.
Zhao Lingmeng's first reaction after receiving the imperial edict was confusion, but she did not ask the eunuchs who came to announce the edict, because she knew what the emperor was thinking, and even if she asked these people, they would not know either.
Zhao Ling dreamed for a long time and finally took a carriage into the palace. She still wanted to figure out why?
When Zhao Lingmeng arrived at the palace, the emperor was already waiting for her in the imperial study.
"Royal brother" Zhao Lingmeng saluted politely.
"I have already told my sister that there is no need to be so polite in private. Please get up and sit next to me! I knew you were going to come to the palace to ask about this matter." It was not difficult to hear a hint of helplessness in the emperor's tone.
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