Royal study room.

Emperor Qingming put Yi Zhi aside and said quietly, "So Duke Dingguo has agreed to the marriage."

Wu Jian's spine felt cold and he felt fear in his heart.

He didn't expect that the emperor could do such a big trick under the eyes of everyone, and manipulate everyone into his hands.

He stabilized his mind and replied, "Back to the emperor, although Duke Dingguo resisted a lot and was unhappy, he finally agreed."

Emperor Qingming leaned on the dragon chair with a serious look on his face.

After a moment, he said, "Prince Xuancheng."

Wu Jian promised to go out.

Soon after, Prince Cheng came in.

He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty."

Emperor Qingming said, "Send the order to strengthen the palace defense and close all palace restrictions. No one is allowed to enter the palace."

Surprise flashed in Prince Cheng's eyes, he cupped his hands and said solemnly, "I obey the decree!"

Emperor Qingming added, "Including King Jin."

"yes!"

Prince Cheng left the imperial study in a hurry.

In the dark night, the high walls of the palace were covered with shadows, swords and arrows could be faintly seen, and the undercurrent was surging.

--

Zhao Chengyuan unfolded the imperial edict on the desk and looked at half of the seal on it, his phoenix eyes dark and gloomy.

The marriage edict was made in two copies and sealed with a seal, so that the two could be combined into one and be valid. This is how the imperial brother always acted with regard to such two copies of the edict.

The other edict was given to the Duke of Zhenguo, right?

If Duke Dingguo agreed, the decree would be wrong and the marriage would be invalid. If he did not agree, the emperor's brother could take advantage of the situation to withdraw the decree.

In this way, the two edicts of the Queen Mother have been invalidated, and everything has been reset to zero.

If he wanted to ask for a marriage decree from the Queen Mother, it would be difficult. But the emperor brother had no scruples and used the power of the courtiers to suppress him with words and writings.

Even the emperor's brother said that he would write a new marriage edict to marry the prince and You Ning.

Zhao Chengyuan rolled up the Yi Zhi, put it in the box, opened a secret compartment on the desk, and put it away.

He got up and left the study room.

The sky is clear and the stars are brilliant.

He put his hands behind his hands and walked towards the inner house.

Ye Jianmeng was surprised that he didn't leave the house. He said angrily, "My lord, shouldn't you go to the palace to settle accounts with the emperor? Let him write another edict!"

Zhao Chengyuan said quietly, "I want to marry Zhao Ping, why do I need his consent?"

He entered the inner house, walked through the winding path of the bamboo forest, and arrived at a closed moon door.

The woman who was guarding the door was dedicated and not afraid of the cold wind on winter nights. She was wrapped in a cotton robe and stood guarding the door with her hands folded.

"Open the door."

The mother-in-law saw the person clearly and hurriedly knelt down to say hello, "Your Majesty!"

He got up again, took the key and opened the door.

Zhao Chengyuan passed through the Moon Gate and went to the Anlinghou Mansion next door.

The mother-in-law stared blankly at the moon-white back, my God, the prince has never walked through this door since he grew up!

Something big happened!

Zhao Chengyuan went straight to Mrs. Lu’s Qiu Shan Tang.

Mrs. Lu was fighting with Mr. Lu in the courtyard. A forty-pound sword was in her hand. She made a huge show and threw the big knife to Mr. Lu.

She said feeling refreshed, "Your skills have been declining recently. What's your job in reciting poems and composing? You've left serious work behind!"

Mr. Lu caught the big sword easily, with broad shoulders and a broad back, and followed her with a smile, "I am a Confucian general, how can I do it if I don't know how to recite poems and write poems? A Luo, isn't that what you took a fancy to in me in the first place!

"

Mrs. Lu rolled her eyes at him, "You have never been able to figure out your position in this life."

Mr. Lu looked up to the sky and sighed, women are always so duplicitous.

He glanced across the hall from the corner of his eye and saw a jade-white figure standing tall and silent. He didn't know how long he had been standing there.

Mr. Lu frowned and said, "Ayuan? Why are you here so late at night?"

Affects the love between our husband and wife!

Mrs. Lu glared at the old Marquis and asked Zhao Chengyuan, "But what's the emergency?"

Zhao Chengyuan cupped his hands and said, "Aunt, I'm here to get the four pairs of jade bracelets left by my mother."

Mrs. Lu was overjoyed when she heard this, "You finally figured it out! Are you planning to marry a wife?"

Zhao Chengyuan nodded slightly, "Yes."

"Who is it? Ning Yatou?"

"right."

"That's right! That little girl is lucky, so she can't be wrong!" Mrs. Lu strode towards the main room and said loudly, "Wait!"

After a while, she came out with a small box and stuffed it into Zhao Chengyuan's hand, "Tell me, how good it was for you to listen to me back then. Why don't you give it back to her after going around in circles?"

"Thank you, aunt."

Zhao Chengyuan took the box and walked out.

Mrs. Lu asked, "Why are you leaving in such a hurry? I also want to ask you about the affairs of the Zhenguo Palace today. The Emperor will not pursue it anymore?"

Zhao Chengyuan said, "I still want to go look for wild geese. I will discuss this matter with my aunt in detail another day."

Mr. Lu suddenly felt that his nephew was a bit stupid, "Where are you going to look for wild geese in the winter? It's still at night! I didn't worry for so many years, but now I can't wait even one night when I get anxious!"

Zhao Chengyuan continued walking and said quietly, "You can always find out."

"Stop!" Mrs. Lu yelled, stepped forward and grabbed his arm, "Follow me!"

Mrs. Lu led the way, and the three of them walked through the dark garden, and finally stopped in a remote yard.

The courtyard walls were built very high, with tall wooden shelves erected on the surrounding walls, and a huge net covered the entire garden.

After entering the yard, I heard a banging sound in the house.

The servant opened the door, and there were dozens or hundreds of wild geese inside. They were frightened and flew up with their wings fluttering, making a hoarse quacking sound.

Mrs. Lu said proudly, "You can choose as many as you want!"

There was a slight expression on Zhao Chengyuan's cold face, "How come my aunt has raised so many wild geese?"

Mrs. Lu snorted, "Originally there were only four couples, prepared for you and their three brothers. I thought that when they reached the age of getting married, they would propose marriage at any time. Unexpectedly, none of you have gotten married in so many years, but this wild goose is

Brood after brood hatched!"

--

The lanterns in Prince Jin's Mansion were lit all night, and the outer study was brightly lit all night.

Early on the next morning, the red carpet was paved in front of the Jin Prince's Mansion, the door gods and couplets were renewed, red lanterns were hung, and the double happiness characters were hung in red silk.

Accompanied by the sound of firecrackers, a betrothal gift procession filed out from the Jin Palace. The dashing palace guards tied red scarves around their waists and carried the betrothal gift, beaming with joy.

The first one carried a red lacquered tray with a bright roll of imperial edicts tied with a red rope, a gift from the Queen Mother.

The second carry was a huge emerald on the red lacquered tray, a gift from the late emperor.

The third item is four pairs of green jade bracelets, given by the Queen Mother.

The fourth load is a box of purple bamboo tube wine, brewed by Prince Jin himself.

The fifth lift is a pair of wild geese.

Then there are ten thousand taels of gold.

Ten thousand taels of silver.

…

At the end of the team, there are hundreds of tall and handsome horses, with golden skin, silver hooves, and red silk. They are powerful and heroic.

Ten Miles of Hongzhuang was so majestic that it shocked the entire capital.

－－－－－－Digression－－－－－

Since the first update was written in advance, I didn’t have to wait until twelve o’clock and sent it out in advance.

The second update will probably be in the afternoon.
Chapter completed!