Chapter 452 Getting Married Tomorrow
Marrying into the family! A wedding to bring good luck!
Old Man Lu shook his head.
This is actually happening for real!
Are you kidding me?
They made the crown prince—no, the emperor—marry into the family, and even used it to bring good luck to their own son!
This won't do, this won't do, I can't take it, I can't take it! He's not trying to bring good luck, he's probably just making his son die young!
“I think it’s a good idea,” Lu Qingqing said.
Sigh, they're in such a hurry. Looks like I won't be able to stay for more than two days before heading back to Beijing.
It's alright. Once things at the academy are sorted out, she'll go to the capital for a short stay.
"No, this won't do, Qingqing, my daughter, listen to your father... Oh, my daughter, my daughter... you rebellious daughter!"
Seeing that Lu Qingqing and Ji Ruyan ignored him and turned to leave, Old Man Lu cursed in frustration.
But the two of them still left without looking back.
"Good heavens, this isn't forced marriage, it's forced marriage!"
Old Man Lu plopped down on the bed.
"Moon Lady, what's going on? We've never heard of an emperor marrying into another family in thousands of years!"
"What if the royal family finds out? Will they kill our whole family?"
Lu Yun received the news immediately and also felt that something was very wrong.
Although he wanted to find a son-in-law, that would be the future emperor!
This is no joke.
When Lu Yun ran over, he saw the county magistrate personally delivering the marriage contract, and he was so shocked that he grabbed Lu Qingqing.
"No, really no! Little sister... Don't be fooled by his current willingness to do anything for you; who knows if he'll change his mind later?"
"When he becomes emperor, a bunch of ministers will try to force women upon him, and since you won't be in the palace, any goodwill will vanish in an instant. Then, looking back on this marriage proposal, it won't be a praiseworthy story, but a disgrace to him, and evidence of our disgrace to the royal family!"
He then recounted stories he had heard while traveling about unfaithful men, including tales of the Wan family's son-in-law.
It's not that he doesn't want his sister to have a good life.
He knew that what women dared not gamble on most was a man's heart.
Lu Qingqing sighed, Lu Yun has really matured and grown up, and he sees things very clearly now.
"Young man, take a look at what's written on this marriage contract?" She opened the marriage contract.
The marriage contract lists the man's name as Si Yanru.
"Si Yanru? Who?"
"It's a name he used among the common people, so there was no emperor who married into his family. Don't worry."
So that's how it is!
Ji Ruyan stood by the window, raising an eyebrow as she looked at Lu Yun.
Lu Yun laughed twice and suddenly felt that his brother-in-law, who didn't have the surname Ji, was really kind to him!
There was always a distance between us before because of his status, but now I feel close to him all of a sudden.
“Brother-in-law, although I am just a small-time medicine merchant, I will definitely work hard to expand my business and increase tax revenue for the national treasury.”
“No problem, bro.” Ji Ruyan immediately changed his form of address as well.
"I will grant you access to roads and city registration in various places. You can enter any capital city controlled by aristocratic families in the future. Go ahead and do it. I will arrange for someone to discuss the details with you later."
To stir up the soup of a noble family?
It's nothing much. His sister destroyed the Holy Medicine Sect, which also wiped out a powerful clan.
If an emperor does not want to be controlled by powerful families, he must strengthen himself.
With the emperor as their backer, the Lu family has become one family, so they must support each other.
"Okay! Thank you, brother-in-law. Is the wedding arranged for tomorrow? I'll go check it to see if there's anything missing."
Lu Yun walked away with light steps.
Lu Qingqing went into the room, took out the two oaths, and burned them.
Ji Ruyan's expression changed: "Qingqing, you..."
Could it be that you're trying to back out?
"I've thought about it, and this thing is useless. If you break your oath, even if I hold your indenture, it won't do me any good; it will only bring disaster upon myself."
Anyway, if one day you get tired of it or have no choice but to marry someone in the capital, just tell me, and we can part ways amicably.
If you keep your vow, then we'll grow old together.
"We will definitely grow old together!" Ji Ruyan said firmly.
"Okay, sure." Lu Qingqing believed that he loved her now, without any impurities.
She also cherished this relationship.
I want to continue this relationship with him.
If things change in the future, as long as he tells her frankly, she will end the relationship and put an end to it.
You won't regret the emotions you invested; you might even reminisce about them.
But if he deceives, conceals, or is unfaithful, then she will treat him like trash, destroy him, and kick him out of her world forever.
Ji Ruyan understood her thoughts and knew that she was a person who clearly distinguished between love and hate.
He burned the oath, but became even more cautious.
He will prove it with his sincerity and fulfill his promise with his entire life.
He will never give Qingqing a chance to leave him!
"You're going to target the powerful families?" Lu Qingqing got to the point.
"Yes, my father was controlled by the Shangguan family his whole life, and I don't want to follow in his footsteps."
Now that Shangguan Yu and the Empress are dead, the Shangguan family has lost its greatest support. I will seize this opportunity to uproot them completely and use them as a sacrificial offering.
Lu Qingqing didn't speak, her brows furrowed.
As far as she knew, this was no easy task; she might end up losing herself before she could eliminate the powerful families.
However, once the first powerful family, the Shangguan family, is eliminated, things will be easier. In recent years, the Shangguan family has become too arrogant because they produced an empress, suppressing other powerful families to the point of being unable to fight back, and offending many people.
Many people will probably take advantage of his illness to kill him.
Ji Ruyan thought she was worried about Lu Yun, so she comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll have someone stand in front of your brother and give him more guards."
"Well, apart from the Shangguan family, we should take things slowly with the rest. Don't provoke them into doing something rash," Lu Qingqing said.
She took out paper and pen and, based on the history she had learned, wrote down several methods for dismantling powerful families.
The Shangguan family conveniently gained the advantage of a plot to commit treason and massacre, which naturally weakened them.
This method cannot be used for other cases.
Lu Qingqing wrote: The recommendation system for scions of aristocratic families to enter government service should be abolished.
Centralize political power and select scholars from humble backgrounds to serve in the court.
Land reform...
This is a slow and cautious process, and we must not rush it.
Ji Ruyan was pleasantly surprised when she read what Qingqing had written. What was there that Qingqing didn't understand?
This truly pointed out a clear path for his still unclear thoughts.
It's this handwriting... just like before, very distinctive.
"I don't really understand it. You should consider the specific circumstances in your country and do what you think is appropriate. Some things may not be suitable."
"Yes, I understand." The man's breath was almost touching hers.
He was very close, his front clothing touching her back clothing, but the clothes were just touching, not pressing against each other at all.
Lu Qingqing deliberately nudged him from behind and heard him chuckle softly.
“Qingqing, last time I returned to the capital, I went to the imperial mausoleum to pay respects to my father, and I vaguely saw blue smoke rising from the mausoleum.”
"Oh? Someone burned down your ancestral grave?"
"..."
"My ancestors reminded me that I had met the best girl in the world."
"Oh, Prince, you're all sweet talk. Let me taste how sweet it is."
Lu Qingqing turned her head and quickly took a bite.
"So sweet."
Prince.
Ji Ruyan pursed her lips, her Adam's apple bobbed a few times, and her ears began to turn red.
He's still so innocent. If we were to consummate our marriage, wouldn't he turn into a shrimp?
"We're getting married tomorrow..." he said.
"Oh, right, shouldn't we have avoided meeting today?" Lu Qingqing threw down her pen and turned to leave.
“That’s not what I meant… those customs are unfounded.” Ji Ruyan pulled her back.
Lu Qingqing looked at him and smiled, teasing him!
"After the wedding, are you leaving immediately?"
"I'm not leaving."
Um?
“The Prince of Qing’an told his court officials that he would ascend the throne in April. If you don’t go back, will he still ascend the throne?”
"If he wanted to be emperor, he would have been emperor long ago."
Ji Ruyan's voice was a little cold.
Lu Qingqing understood.
"What's wrong? Don't you respect this Uncle Wang very much?"
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