Chapter 543 This is a blessing in disguise!
"That's right! He's one of the few great men in our Da'an Kingdom, and so is our eldest princess. She's truly a daughter of heaven, a fairy descended to earth. How could a mortal man like her be her match? Fortunately, the previous affair didn't work out, and now she has an even better husband! It's clear that this is a blessing in disguise!"
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Everyone praised the eldest son and the eldest princess to the utmost.
Xuanhuang was also happy.
He seemed to have regained a lot of face. His daughter was not without young talents, and this young man was not much worse than Liao Jiu.
This matter has been settled.
Everyone sat down and continued to eat and drink, and the atmosphere reached a climax.
Suddenly, the eldest princess stood up and said to Liao Jiu, "Liao Jiu, we are old acquaintances. You have become the son-in-law of Doctor Jiang of the Xiangwang Mansion, and I haven't congratulated you yet. Today, I would like to take this opportunity to give you two a blessing. I wish you a long and happy marriage. In the past, I was ignorant and caused trouble for Master Liao."
The lively scene became quiet again.
The princess seemed to be feeling proud and was here to settle old scores with Liao Jiu.
Liao Jiu stood up calmly and said, "Thank you for your kind wishes, Princess. My wife and I will accept them. I also wish you good health and a happy marriage to you, my eldest princess, and a love as strong as gold."
Expressionless and polite.
Just pretend that you can't hear the sarcasm in the eldest princess' words.
The eldest princess looked at Jiang Lianzhu with a proud look again, and Jiang Lianzhu gave her a hypocritical smile in return.
The eldest princess was like punching cotton.
But it doesn't matter.
Her goal was achieved. She invited Liao Jiu and Jiang Lianzhu to come just to wait for this moment.
The eldest son, whose status and position were no less than Liao Jiu's, proposed to her, which somewhat saved her face.
She then deliberately mocked Liao Jiu for becoming a son-in-law and brought up the past to let people know that she was magnanimous and did not care about the past. Things were over and done with. If she didn't want others to laugh at her behind her back in the future, then she would first bring it up in front of everyone pretending to be indifferent. In this way, the rumors could be reduced by at least half.
She doesn't care anymore and has let it go. How can others laugh at her?
Half of my face can be restored.
It would be even better if Liao Jiu and Jiang Lianzhu could have a falling out and experience emotional changes.
But both of them were extremely calm and didn't seem surprised at all. That was okay, as her goal had been achieved.
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Here, Jiang Lianzhu also stood up and said, "I also wish Her Highness a happy birthday and all the best. I also wish Her Highness and the eldest son a happy marriage."
The eldest princess looked back and said, "Thank you."
The Zhou family was the first to respond.
Duke Zhou stood up and said, "This old minister also wishes Your Highness the Princess..."
After the congratulatory speeches, the atmosphere began to turn harmonious.
"Everything that happened before was a misunderstanding, a result of mismatched fate. Now everything is finally over, and everyone is happy. Your Majesty, today is a good day. I must offer you a toast. Also, Wuyang, you should also apologize to His Majesty. You secretly went to the Prince of Xiang's mansion and became a live-in son-in-law, leaving His Majesty no chance to send a gift. Come and apologize to His Majesty and offer him a drink. If His Majesty is pleased, he will give you another..."
Liao Jiu took Dabao and Erbao and walked towards Xuanhuang.
After a series of apologies, and with Dabao and Zhou Gong mediating, Emperor Xuan was able to look Liao Jiu in the face.
This was the first time since the conflict between the emperor and his subjects that they had a calm and peaceful conversation.
The atmosphere wasn't very harmonious, but at least Liao Jiu was paid attention to.
Duke Zhou also wanted Liao Jiu to take the opportunity to ask Emperor Xuan to restore his position in the Six Gates and ask for the important task again. However, Liao Jiu said nothing and pretended not to accept it no matter how he hinted.
After the toast, he took Erbao back to the table, and Dabao stayed with Xuanhuang and talked to him.
There was no mention of restoring Liao Jiu's official position.
If this happened in someone else's home, they would definitely fight for such a rare opportunity. However, the Prince Xiang's Mansion had no such intention at all and no desire to make progress. Instead, it made everyone feel relieved.
The young Prince Xiang of Prince Xiang's Mansion is extremely noble. Now it is a foregone conclusion that Liao Jiu will become the son-in-law of Prince Xiang's Mansion. If he is appointed to a high-ranking official position in a powerful department, how powerful will Prince Xiang's Mansion be?
Everyone will be a little afraid.
Now, if we don’t fight for it, the pressure on others will be much less.
Everyone looked at Liao Jiu again. No matter how dazzling he was, he was ruined if he gave up his future for a woman.
It is far less promising than Dalangjun. Those officials who used to curry favor with Liao Jiu are now trying to get close to Dalangjun just as they did to Liao Jiu.
The five words "adopted son of Prince Zhan's Mansion" are enough to attract people, and now he is about to become the prince consort.
This momentum is so strong, no one else can compare to it!
It is no exaggeration to say that he is the number one person in Beijing at the moment.
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Anyway, while others were in turmoil, only Liao Jiu, Jiang Lianzhu and their family were eating and drinking calmly.
Even Mrs. Zhou didn't seem surprised.
After dinner, I said goodbye to the host.
Liao Jiu and Jiang Lianzhu took the children and sent Mrs. Zhou home first.
On the way, Liao Jiu and Dabao and Erbao were riding horses outside, while Jiang Lianzhu, Nanbao, and Mrs. Zhou were riding in a carriage.
Inside the carriage, Nanbao leaned on the window and looked at the excitement outside.
Madam Zhou said, "Thank you so much for helping me out today. I finally understand the character of the eldest princess."
Jiang Lianzhu smiled slightly, "As I should, mother, please don't take it to heart."
"I'm much calmer now. I won't take anything she says to heart. But you two, the eldest princess deliberately summoned you today. I guess she wanted to redeem herself from the loss you two caused her by disobeying her order. Don't take it to heart. It's not worth dwelling on."
"We haven't. We are truly happy for the princess to have found a good match. Liao Jiu and I didn't really think too much about it before, and it wasn't just to offend her."
"That's good. Liao Jiu also told me about the eldest princess being turned into a snake woman. The eldest princess was quite miserable. If she can really marry the eldest young master, it will be a good thing indeed. We can all let it go." Mrs. Zhou was still kind-hearted.
"Yes, mother."
Nanbao wrinkled her nose and said, "Mom, I also want to ride horses with my brothers. I don't want to ride in a carriage!"
"Okay, if you want to ride a horse, go find Lao Yu! Lao Yu knows everything..."
"Really? Then I'll go find Lao Yu when I get home, but there's no horse. I can ride Xue San, but Xue San isn't as tall as a horse. Mom, can you buy me a pony?"
Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "Grandma will buy it for you! What kind do you want?"
Nanbao turned around and blew a kiss to Mrs. Zhou. "Wow, thanks in advance, Grandma. I want a red pony. Do you have a red one?"
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