The Xiao family and Yun Yichen had the same idea as Chen He. As long as she didn't make a fuss, it would be fine. They were unable to react for a while and were also cleaning up. Which girl would not be surprised when suddenly hearing the decree of marriage!
Chen He told Xiao Yao very confidently that the decree was not delivered incorrectly and was meant for her.
"It's...it's pretty good." Xiao Yao smiled brightly. It was pretty good. Marrying Yun Yichen was a thousand times, ten thousand times better than marrying Luo Yan. Not only did she not have to leave her hometown, but based on her relationship with Princess Jing and Yun Ruonan, her life would not be too bad.
Chen He was more and more satisfied with Xiao Yao's reaction: "So the young lady is satisfied with this marriage."
Xiao Yao burst out laughing: "Eunuch Chen, in front of so many people, how do you think I should answer you?"
That's right! There's no way you'd ask a little girl about this in front of everyone in the yard. Any answer would easily lead to criticism. I was just too impatient. But Miss Xiao just smiled! I finally had the right errand.
Chen He came over and helped Xiao Yao up, apologizing, "I was so happy that I said something wrong, please don't be offended, young lady."
Xiao Jingkang hurried over to replace Chen He. He let his daughter lean against his chest and said to everyone, "Today is a double celebration for the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. Please come to the front and take a seat to drink a glass of wedding wine. How about asking Eunuch Chen to also enjoy a glass of wine before returning to the palace to report?"
Chen He nodded in agreement quickly. Xiao Jingkang was not only the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery now, he was also the father-in-law of Prince Jing's son. He had to look up to him and give him enough face.
"We are drinking at Xiao's house today. Shouldn't we ask King Jing to treat us to a meal some other day?" someone in the crowd started to make a fuss.
"No problem. Prince Jing's mansion will hold a three-day banquet tomorrow to congratulate my son on marrying such a good wife." Prince Jing glanced at Xiao Yao. It was already good that she performed like this today. He thought she would faint from fright!
Someone from Prince Jing's Mansion was actually present. Xiao Yao happened to meet Yun Yichen's gaze as she followed the sound. Oh my god! There was a fiancé watching his fiancée receive the imperial decree granting marriage. No matter how open-minded Xiao Yao was, she was still a little girl. Her face flushed instantly. She buried her head deeply in Xiao Jingkang's arms. If she wasn't afraid of scaring her family, she really wanted to pretend to faint.
Yun Yichen was amused by his young fiancée. It turned out she could blush and get shy. He wished he could be the one hugging Xiao Yao. Even his father-in-law would be jealous! Just hold on for a few more months! Everything would be as he wished after the wedding.
Xiao Yuan pulled Yun Ruonan to chase after his uncle, wanting to know what his sister's expression would be when she returned to her room. "Stop right there, there are so many young ladies in the front yard, where do you want to go as the master?" Yuan Yutong grabbed her daughter roughly. It was strange that Ping An wanted to see these two people now, one of them was outspoken and the other was the future sister-in-law. Can you two stop being annoying?
It is estimated that the eldest sister-in-law will stay to comfort her daughter. Li Jiaoying and Yuan Yutong took the daughters-in-law to entertain the guests. All the officials and wives stood up to congratulate Qin. Qin was so excited that she kept wiping the corners of her eyes with her handkerchief. The imperial decree of marriage this time is different from that of the younger son. The prince of Jingwang Mansion! His status in Tianyu is second only to the prince, and he is even more favored than some princes. I thought these two children were not destined to be together! I didn't expect that after so many years, I would actually wait for the imperial decree of marriage.
The young men all wanted to get Yun Yichen drunk. She was the most beautiful woman in Kyoto! Who wouldn't want to get her? But now that the imperial decree had been issued, no one had a chance and could only envy her.
Yun Yichen rarely put on a cold face and never refused anyone who asked him to drink. Later, his uncle Xiao Yi couldn't stand it anymore and mobilized his younger brothers to help his future brother-in-law block the drinking.
The men of the Xiao family were finally willing to accept their son. King Jing sighed, "It's not easy!"
Xiao Jun, who had been sitting quietly on the side, also wanted to join the drinking contest. The first time he reached out his hand, he was hit by Xiao Yi. The second time, Xiao Qi replaced it with a cup of warm tea. The third time, Yun Yichen took the wine glass away just as he raised it to his lips: "Fifth brother is not fit to drink now. I will accompany you to drink as much as you want in a month."
"Hmph!" Brother-in-law is the most annoying thing. Not only did he steal my sister away, but he even meddled in my uncle's affairs. However, he thought about his own plan and swallowed all his anger back. He pulled Yun Yichen aside and asked him, "It was you who said we should drink alone some other time, just the two of us, without anyone else."
"Okay." Yun Yichen felt that his uncle was a little strange today. If it was before the little girl was poisoned, he would have ignored him. Ever since he gave the little girl a blood transfusion, she no longer disliked him. It was just a drink, so he agreed to it.
Xiao Jingkang and his wife quickly returned to their respective seats, and everyone began to surround them and congratulate them. Yun Yichen took the initiative to toast the old man, General Yuan, and Xiao Jingkang, and assured the Xiao family that he would definitely protect Xiao Yao.
"How is Ping'an?" Li Jiaoying and Yuan Yutong were worried and came to Tong Mingyu to ask.
Tong Mingyu said calmly, "Don't worry, Ping An is fine."
This was not a perfunctory statement. Xiao Yao was truly fine. At least Tong Mingyu didn't notice anything unusual about her. Thinking about what her daughter had said, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Daddy and mommy, please go out and entertain the guests! I'm fine. Marrying into Prince Jing's Mansion is much better than being sent to another country as a marriage alliance. I'm not going to lie to you, I really want to marry into Prince Jing's Mansion." Xiao Yao positioned herself as marrying into Prince Jing's Mansion, not Yun Yichen as a person. As for the princes and grandchildren of the emperor, they all had three wives and four concubines. As long as she did her duty, Yun Yichen could find as many women as he wanted, as long as they didn't appear in front of her.
The couple observed their daughter for a moment and finally believed her. Reassured, they couldn't help but wonder why their daughter was so different from other girls. She spoke about marriage as casually as if she were discussing vegetable prices with a vendor. Xiao Jingkang even suspected he'd seen it wrong. Did his daughter ever blush out of shyness?
As soon as the banquet was over, everyone gathered in Xiao Yao's room. Seeing that nothing had happened and Xiao Yao was eating red date cake and reading a book, they couldn't say the words they had been thinking about for a long time.
Xiao Yao couldn't bring herself to be shy, so she simply stopped pretending. "How many times do you want me to tell you this? I'm fine, and I won't get upset. I can still live at home for a few more years, right? You don't have to act like you can't bear to leave me now!"
"Who said you can stay at home for several years? After you come of age, you will have to marry into Prince Jing's mansion." Xiao Jingyan snatched the snack from his niece's hand and took a bite. He didn't like the taste.
Xiao Yao pointed at her nose and exclaimed, "Jigui, isn't that only a few months away? I'm still just a little kid! How can I get married?" Oh my god? I thought I could get married after 18, but now... Can I sue Yun Yichen for kidnapping an underage girl?
Qin tapped her youngest son with her cane. Some things needed to be slowly infiltrated, told bit by bit. If she got scared and refused to marry him, given her husband's protective nature, he would dare to go to the emperor and ask for a divorce. The future of all the men in the family would be ruined! The relationship they had worked so hard to build with Prince Jing's Mansion would also be ruined! Would the Xiao family still need to live in Kyoto?
Qin sat down next to her granddaughter and hugged Xiao Yao, who looked like a frightened deer. After more than ten years of relationship, this was probably the first time that Qin had taken the initiative to approach her granddaughter. "Ping'an, listen to grandma. It's normal for a woman to get married at the age of fifteen. In our family..." After thinking hard for a long time, Qin continued at Li Jiaoying's reminder, "Your eldest sister-in-law married your eldest brother at the age of fifteen. Look how happy they are now!"
Can other men compare with the Xiao family? How many of them don't take concubines? I heard that Mu Fengwu took two concubines some time ago! Not to mention Yun Yifan's status. Before the wife entered the house, the women with status in the courtyard lined up in a row. It's terrible! It seems that I have never heard that Yun Yichen has had a woman. He is not represented now and will not have one in the future. I'd better not be delusional.
Qin tried to persuade her granddaughter earnestly, but Xiao Yao was daydreaming about other things. Tong Mingyu could clearly see that her daughter was absent-minded, and a few light coughs did not help.
"If Ping'an doesn't want to, grandpa will go to Prince Jing's Mansion tomorrow to discuss postponing the wedding with them." The old man ignored everyone's surprised expressions and was willing to do anything for his granddaughter.
Xiao Jingyan fiddled with his niece's potted plants in frustration. He didn't want to marry Princess Xiyue at first. His father didn't have this attitude at that time. For the sake of his granddaughter, he would ignore everything. Now that he had a granddaughter, his son and grandson had to stand aside. He had never seen such a biased old man!
Hiding the sadness in her heart, Xiao Yao gently persuaded her grandfather: "My granddaughter is just a little surprised. Since the marriage decree has been issued, what difference does it make if it happens early or late? Please don't mention this matter to Prince Jing's Mansion. My granddaughter was just teasing you!"
"You really have no objection to this marriage?" The old man was afraid that his granddaughter might be dissatisfied but was embarrassed to speak out, so he kept asking.
"Granddaughter really has no objection." I dare not raise any objections in front of you! I can't destroy the Xiao family because of myself. Let alone marrying Yun Yichen, even if the person I want to marry is worse than him, I can't disobey the order. Thinking of this, Xiao Yao is even more satisfied with this marriage.
Qin sighed in relief and sat aside. As long as her granddaughter didn't make a scene about breaking off the engagement, she had nothing more to say to her. Tong Mingyu took over her mother-in-law's position, so Xiao Yao just needed to focus on recuperating and not worry about anything else. "By the way, that wedding dress in your hand..."
"Let the embroiderer complete the rest!"
Tong Mingyu asked in confusion, "Didn't you promise to embroider it yourself? Why are you willing to hand it over to the embroiderer now?"
Xiao Yao puffed up her cheeks and said angrily, "That wedding dress was embroidered by Yun Yichen. He said it was for his future prince's consort and that I had to do it myself."
There is such a thing!
It turned out that this guy had been targeting Ping An for a long time and had dug a trap long ago, but Ping An fell into the trap without knowing it. Looking at the angry little girl in front of them, the family didn't know what to say to her!
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