"Pack up, the imperial decree granting Yun girl marriage will arrive soon."
"The Imperial Decree Granting Marriage!"
The Duke's wife was really surprised at this time. She had originally wanted to marry Xie Yun to her own nephew. But the Duke doted on Xie Yun so much, so in the end, she would still be her own nephew, Holly.
She never expected that she would be granted marriage before she had made any arrangements. How could it be so sudden?
Before the Duke's wife wanted to ask the Duke what was going on, a servant came running over to report that the eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict had arrived and was waiting in the front hall.
The Duke's wife didn't ask any more questions. She quickly packed up and went out with the Duke of Zhenguo to receive the imperial edict.
Xie Yun returned to the house and did not let Hongju and the others remove her makeup, because she knew that she would have to go out to receive orders in a while.
When the maids heard that the young lady didn't need them anymore, they all went to do other things. Only Honglan served tea to Xie Yun and then showed her the account book.
Xie Yun was looking at the account books while drinking tea. Just as she finished reading one book, she heard the maid say that she was asked to go out and receive the order.
Xie Yun tidied herself up and went out. When she came to the front hall, she saw that everyone had arrived. It turned out to be Jin Fu himself who came to deliver the imperial edict.
After waiting for a while, the old lady and people from each room arrived. Seeing that the girls from the third and second rooms were dressed so formally, Xie Yun felt that her outfit stood out a little.
Jinfu saw that everyone had arrived and the servants had set up the incense table before he took out the imperial edict and read it out.
Everyone in the Duke's Mansion knelt down to receive the imperial edict, and Jin Fu opened the bright yellow imperial edict.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: We have heard that Xie Yun, the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, Xie Zhenting, is skilled, generous, kind, honest, and of outstanding character and appearance. The Empress Dowager and I are greatly pleased to hear this. Now that the Thirteenth Prince has reached the age of twenty, it is time for him to marry, and a virtuous woman should be chosen as his match. Xie Yun is a guest in the boudoir, and she is a match made in heaven for the Thirteenth Prince. To complete this beautiful marriage, I hereby betroth you, Xie Yun, to the Thirteenth Prince as his princess consort. All ceremonial arrangements shall be jointly handled by the Ministry of Rites and the Director of the Imperial Observatory, and an auspicious date shall be chosen for the wedding."
The announcement was made to the whole country and abroad so that everyone would know about it.
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"I (your humble servant) thank you for your grace. Long live the emperor."
Xie Yun raised her hands above her head, and Jin Fu placed the imperial edict in Xie Yun's hands. Only then did everyone stand up.
There were some young eunuchs in the back holding trays covered with red cloth. Jin Fu motioned them to come forward.
"Miss Xie, these are the rewards given to you by the Emperor and the Queen Mother. Please put them away."
Xie Yun thanked the emperor and the empress dowager again. The Duke directly invited Jin Fu into the house for tea, but Jin Fu did not go in.
"I won't drink this tea, Duke. I have to go back and report to the Emperor."
"Then I won't keep Eunuch Jinfu. Eunuch Jinfu can take this little gift and have a cup of tea."
Jin Fu did not refuse. After all, this was a happy occasion. Besides, he pinched it and felt no weight. It seemed that there were silver bills inside. Jin Fu happily led his people away.
After the people in the palace left, the Duke looked at his daughter and felt that his cabbages were really being eaten by pigs.
Xie Yun also bowed to the old lady and the Duke's wife, and the Duke asked her to take the things back to the yard.
The rest of the people in the Duke's Mansion were of different types. The eldest wife had only one daughter, and everyone in the eldest wife felt that it would be too unlucky for Xie Yun to marry Prince Jing, because after all, Prince Jing would be a widow if he died of his illness.
Only the Duke's wife felt it was a pity. If she married her nephew, it would at least bring a lot of benefits to her nephew.
The Duke knew the inside story, but he felt uncomfortable when he thought that his daughter would belong to someone else, so his face was always dark.
When others saw that the Duke's face was so dark, they thought that the Duke was also worried that Xie Yun would become a widow, but he could not disobey the order, so his face was so dark.
The men in the second and third houses thought Xie Yun was unlucky, but the women didn't think so. Some looked at her with mocking eyes (the legitimate daughters looked down on this marriage and thought Xie Yun would be a widow if she went), and some looked at her with envy (the unfavored and penniless concubines looked at her with envy. Although they would be widows, as princesses at least they would have no worries about food and drink, could do whatever they wanted, and had plenty of money to spend).
There were also two pitiful looks. (These were the looks of favored concubines. They were all concubines, and usually they envied Xie Yun for being favored by the Duke. Now she was going to be a widow, so pitiful.)
Xie Yun simply ignored their looks, said something to the Duke's wife and the old lady, then led the people and returned to her own courtyard with the rewards.
Seeing the reward behind Xie Yun, everyone showed envious eyes at the same time.
It’s really a lot. I’ve never seen so many rewards received by others.
It was really not easy for Qin Minghao to find a wife. Just because Xie Yun could continue Qin Minghao's bloodline in the future, the emperor and the empress dowager both liked her.
So this time there was a reward, which was much thicker than others.
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