The emperor felt very irritated when he saw Yun Yichen sitting there with his eyes closed, calming down. He was still not satisfied. He had lost such a huge fortune for that little girl from the Xiao family, Tianyu! His heart was still bleeding, so why was he still not satisfied?
"Hurry up and think of a way to marry that troublesome girl from the Xiao family back to the palace. This large group of people have been busy for her for the whole morning. Achen should treat everyone to lunch at noon." The emperor said with deep resentment.
Everyone looked at Yun Yichen, waiting for his reaction.
"We have to wait until the Xuancheng people leave! How about Uncle helping my nephew with this matchmaking?" Since everyone in the Imperial Study knew what he was thinking, Yun Yichen simply stopped hiding it. Given the little girl's ability to recruit people, Yun Yichen felt he should speed things up. If Xie Zhuoliang showed up, or someone with more attractive offers than his, things might change.
"I don't have that ability. You and your son should seek help from someone else!" Xiao Hu was very stubborn. If he refused to nod, where would he put his face as the emperor?
"Let my mother, the wife of Duke Mu, the Princess of Qi, and Old Madam Yuan be the matchmakers. The four of us will go to the Xiao family together. I don't believe they will refuse." Kong Xuzhe pondered over an idea. If Yun Yichen couldn't get past him, he would be in trouble too. Isn't it said that the old lady of the Xiao family loves to deal with the royal family the most? Then he would put together a luxurious lineup and stun her.
"The real masters of the Xiao family are the old marquis and Madam Xiao. It's okay to look for opportunities from the old lady for small matters, but it's useless to ask her for big matters." Mu Fengwu has been dealing with the Xiao family for so many years and is relatively familiar with them.
"Don't mention their family. It gives me a headache just thinking about it. Achen is willing to cause this trouble himself. Let him handle it himself." The emperor threw the difficult problem to Yun Yichen. He was too busy every day to help him clean up the mess!
"Now is not the time to consider this matter. It seems that Xie Zhuoliang is not someone who will give up. Father, did you have an imperial edict when you promised the old man? If not, shouldn't you make one up quickly? This will prevent a lot of trouble." Yun Yifan concealed the bitterness in his heart and looked up to ask the emperor.
"Well! There really was no imperial edict back then. It was just an oral order I gave in front of Xiao Hu and your uncle Wang. Achen, do you think your uncle gave such an imperial edict to the Xiao family? Or..." With such an imperial edict, the Xiao family and the old man no longer have to worry, and they will be more confident in rejecting those who propose marriage. The children of wealthy families will have even less hope, because everyone knows that the Xiao family is looking for a son-in-law who lives with the family!
"No! Why don't you just issue two decrees granting marriages? The prince and I will be very grateful to you, right, Prince Yun?" Kong Xuzhe raised his eyebrows to prompt Yun Yichen to stop the emperor from issuing the decree.
"Uncle Emperor, please issue an imperial decree to the Xiao family!" Without this decree, Xie Zhuoliang might have held on to this matter. In the old man's mind, it wasn't just today that he was unsuitable to be the grandson-in-law; he had been rejected long ago. For him now, it made no difference whether or not there was this imperial decree.
"How about I help my brother draft it?" King Jing wanted to work on the wording so as not to let an imperial edict ruin his son's marriage.
"It's up to you!" The emperor leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.
After a long while, Prince Jing brought out the drafted imperial edict for the emperor and everyone to see. It read, "The Xiao family has a daughter who is elegant and gentle, with outstanding character and appearance. I, remembering the old marquis's hard work and great achievements, and his love for his granddaughter, am hereby granted the Xiao family's daughter the right to marry far away from the capital. She must be the principal wife. The marriage will not be granted without the consent of the Xiao family elders. I decree this."
"You truly have ulterior motives." The Emperor's mouth twitched after reading the imperial edict. Xiao Yao wouldn't have to marry far away, and those suitors who had come to her out of admiration for her would have no chance. It would be best if the elder of the Xiao family agreed. If he refused, he could move on to someone else. As long as some of the elders agreed, the Emperor could issue a decree granting the marriage.
"Then I'm not from Kyoto! Prince Jing, you can't just think about your own son and ignore the lives of others!" Kong Xuzhe protested sternly.
"What are you doing here?" King Jing asked curiously.
"The young prince has set his sights on the junior sister from the third branch of the Xiao family, who is also the niece of Aunt Princess." Mu Fengwu kindly explained to King Jing.
"I admire the Xiao family very much now. One of their two granddaughters offended the prince of Jingwang Mansion and made him openly reject the daughter of the Lord of Xuancheng; the other one was able to conquer the young prince of Lingnan Palace and made a grown man who should have a wife keep his eyes on the girl. If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely ask Xiao Hu how his family raised their granddaughter. I am afraid that Quan Tianyu will never find a girl more capable than Xiao Hu's granddaughter." The emperor admired her very much.
"That old man cannot be speculated by common sense. What seems to be a good thing to us may be bad news to him! As far as I know, he has already prepared the candidates for his grandson-in-law, and he only needs to wait for his granddaughter to nod to get engaged." King Jing went to the palace today to inform his son that the old man was going to take action.
"Who is it?" Yun Yichen and Kong Xuzhe asked together.
"The child of a subordinate of the Yuan family has already passed the imperial examination and is a guard in the palace. It is said that he has a good relationship with the eldest grandson of the Xiao family." King Jing did not shy away from the presence of outsiders. He looked directly into his son's eyes and said, "I asked you to get close to the boys of the Xiao family, but you refused to listen. Now you know how important it is to develop one of your own among the enemy!"
"That means the old man has only found one candidate for his grandson-in-law, right?" Kong Xuzhe patted his chest. He was almost scared to death by Prince Jing.
Yun Yichen glanced at this disloyal ally. He thought that they were going to run away from each other when disaster struck. Could he enter the Xiao family's gate without him?
"The little granddaughter of the Xiao family has also been reserved by Old Madam Yuan. She is a grandson of their own family. I heard that he has a good character. He promised to accompany the young wife to travel around after the marriage." King Jing poured out all the information he had obtained. You little brats, if you have the guts, why don't you continue to wait and see!
"Why is Madam Yuan like this! The little girl is so young and she's already being arranged to marry. Isn't it enough for her to be busy with all the grandsons and granddaughters in the Yuan family? Why does she have to meddle in other people's affairs? Really." Kong Xuzhe rambled on and on, venting his dissatisfaction.
Marrying the most beautiful woman in Kyoto to a guard, what an idea they came up with. Marrying Xiao Yao is not a blessing for some ordinary families, but it is likely to bring disaster. Take Xie Zhuoliang for example, how can ordinary people compete with him? It is simply overestimating their own abilities.
Although Xiao Yuan's appearance cannot compare to her sister, the power behind her cannot be underestimated. She is the daughter of a marquis, the granddaughter of a general, and has an aunt who is a princess. Who can guarantee that the other party is sincere to her and not just interested in the power behind her? With such a simple character, she will be eaten to death by a wealthy family.
"Everyone says that Marquis Xiao is an old fox. Let me say that he didn't handle this matter very well at all. His two granddaughters were entrusted to the wrong people." The emperor shook his head with regret. Kong Xuzhe was not the only one who shared the same opinion as him. Everyone present felt that Marquis Xiao had made a bad move.
"Don't forget that the Xiao family is recruiting a live-in son-in-law, and the man has already agreed." King Jing has always had a high opinion of Old Marquis Xiao. He is definitely a man who looks reckless and upright, but actually has ambitions. He will never put his two granddaughters in danger.
"How could he do this!" Kong Xuzhe didn't know what to say to the old marquis. What should he do now? What should he do? Fortunately, Yun Yichen was there to stand in his way. If he could one day win the beauty, he would have many more opportunities; if he failed miserably... Kong Xuzhe shook his head. He firmly believed that Yun Yichen would definitely get his wish. Don't ask him why he was so sure, he just felt that way.
"Go back and figure it out yourself." His imperial study was almost becoming a place for these people to discuss marriage. If it got out, wouldn't it make people laugh? He quickly sent them away. Just looking at them made him angry.
"You really don't want to help someone in need!" Kong Xuzhe leaned on the imperial desk in a familiar manner, reluctant to leave.
"If you want to find a wife, figure it out yourself. Why come to me for help? Do you think I'm a matchmaker?" The emperor picked up a pen and hit Kong Xuzhe. He didn't even take care of his nephew, so he had no chance of getting a chance.
"Brother Yun, let's go have some tea! No, we should have some wine. A drunken stupor can help me forget all my worries, so that I don't have to think too much." Kong Xuzhe sighed to the sky, as if he had encountered a huge difficulty, but there was no trace of sadness on his face.
"I want to go back to the palace." I need to calm down and think carefully about what to do next.
"Achen, go to the Xiao family first and deliver the imperial edict." Foolish boy, you don't know how to seize the opportunity. What a rare opportunity! When the Xiao family sees this edict, they will definitely treat him as a guest of honor. This is much more useful than brushing up your favor ten or twenty times as usual.
It seems that no matter how smart and calm a man is, he will easily lose his composure when encountering things related to his sweetheart. He can't keep his composure before he even marries his wife. Will my nephew become a wife slave in the future?
"I was just about to ask my royal brother for this mission on behalf of Achen! Achen hasn't thanked your royal uncle yet." King Jing realized that his son had become dull and slow since he said that the old man had helped his granddaughter find a candidate.
King Jing wondered if his son would truly remain single for life if he missed out on the young girl from the Xiao family. It seemed like that was the trend! This taciturn, foolish son was even more infatuated than his father.
"I'll go with Brother Yun." It's so nice that he looks at the little beauty while she looks at the little girl!
"This matter cannot be publicized. You should not join in the fun this time. When Achen makes progress, it will be good for you, right?" King Jing did not want Kong Xuzhe to take away the Xiao family's good impression of his son. His son must now seize every opportunity to show himself, hoping to gain the support and trust of some people in their family.
"Well... okay! Brother Yun, please don't leave me when the time comes." Kong Xuzhe left Yun Yichen reluctantly, like a resentful woman.
Who was it that was gloating just now and now acts as if he is very familiar with him? Yun Yichen really hopes that he has never met this person in front of him.
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