The next morning at court, the emperor ordered Yu Deshui to promulgate the decree in public and discuss rewards for merit.
It has basically been determined that the prince's power in the future will be headed by the Lu family, just like the Wang family back then.
Although Gao Xian and Pei Shan were also the prince's teachers, their influence was far less than that of Lu Yunhong.
Then came Xu Xiao. The emperor transferred him to the General Affairs Department. The General Affairs Department was in charge of internal and external secrets and appeal cases. He was a close confidant of the emperor. This was unexpected by many people.
When it was Huang Shaoyu's turn, the emperor first praised him for making a lot of progress, not blindly acting recklessly, and knowing how to leave room for change.
Then he said: "You are the Minister of Dali Temple, and investigating cases is your duty. However, if you do well, you should be rewarded, and this is what you should do."
"I will give you a chance today. If you want any reward, just say so!"
When the ministers heard this, they immediately thought: What reward can Huang Shaoyu, a one-minded guy, ask for?
Presumably it means that these few words are my duty and I don't dare to ask for reward.
Who knew that Huang Shaoyu unexpectedly wanted a marriage from the emperor!
Promote a marriage between him and the third lady of the Lu family, Lu Yunzhu!
After hearing this, all the ministers were delighted on the spot.
Huang Shaoyu was not afraid of offending Prince An back then, but his life-risking attitude forced the late emperor to personally come out to appease him.
Unexpectedly, now, he would actually ask the emperor to marry a girl. Although the girl is Lu Yunhong's biological sister, such a move is really inconsistent with his character.
When the news came back to the Lu Mansion, Xu Yanxin also came.
She took Lu Yunzhu's hand and said with a smile: "You don't know that all the civil and military officials in the dynasty just saw him kneeling there and telling how he had to endure humiliation under your elder brother's hands. Even the emperor was very happy."
"But before the marriage was granted, I asked your eldest brother if he agreed."
"Your elder brother said that he has made such a fuss that everyone knows. If I don't agree, wouldn't I become a sinner for the ages?"
"The emperor granted the marriage on the spot, but told him to go back and wait, and the imperial edict was issued later."
Lu Yunhong hasn't come back yet, and Wang Xiu doesn't know the details.
Seeing that Xu Yanxin knew so clearly, he quickly asked: "Pei Shan is back?"
Xu Yanxin nodded and said, "Now that I'm back, I'm going to my master and his friends. I was anxious, so I came here first."
Lu Yunzhu blushed and said with shame and annoyance: "He only said that he would not disappoint me and asked me to wait for a few days. Who knew he was going to propose marriage? Really, how can I see anyone now?
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Wang Xiu and Xu Yanxin were almost crying when they saw her covering her face in shame, and couldn't help laughing for a while.
After the fun was over, the two of them still comforted her, one on the left and the other on the right.
Wang Xiudao: "The emperor grants marriage, who dares to say anything? It's just a good story!"
Xu Yan thought to himself: "That's right. When the news comes out, everyone will envy you. My brother is so powerful, and the husband he found is also very powerful. He can become the wife of the house as soon as he gets married."
Lu Yunzhu shook her head in shame. She didn't want to be a wife. She didn't even want to get married.
Huang Shaoyu, this idiot, how could he have the nerve to make such a big fuss?
Are you getting more shameless as you get older?
Lu Yunzhu just wanted to cry without tears.
It was Wang Xiudao again: "He is much older than you. He was worried that you would be wronged or that other people's gossip would be unpleasant, so he asked the emperor to make the decision to marry you."
"Otherwise, with his status, there is really no need to go through this."
"Relax and get ready for the wedding. My sister-in-law will also be busy."
Lu Yunzhu felt a little warmer after hearing this. She had heard Huang Shaoyu talk about it before and looked worried that she would be wronged, but she didn't care at that time.
Now that I think about it, it turns out that everything has been traced for a long time.
But that idiot didn't say anything, which really caught her off guard.
"I understand. Sister-in-law, go and get busy. Just stay with me."
Seeing this, Wang Xiu rubbed her forehead lovingly, then stood up and left.
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In the palace.
The emperor sent Lu Yunhong and Huang Shaoyu away, turned around and told Yu Deshui: "Let the Ministry of Internal Affairs prepare a decent betrothal gift and send it to the Huang family together with the imperial decree of marriage."
"Huang Shaoyu's family has no general affairs. His small salary may not even be enough for the Lu family's engagement gift. Don't make him look too shabby."
Yu Deshui smiled and said: "Master Huang is an honest official and his family is not rich. It is not easy to marry a lady from a wealthy family. No wonder Master Lu disagrees."
The emperor hummed softly: "Do you really believe it?"
"Do you believe that Huang Shaoyu was most likely sent by Lu Yunhong to ask for the imperial edict? Lu Yunhong didn't want the Lu family to give money to Huang Shaoyu to do it. Firstly, it would have a bad influence on Huang Shaoyu, and secondly, it would be bad for Yunzhu."
"So this can only be me."
Yu Deshui smiled and said: "Although the emperor knows it well, he is still willing to let the Ministry of Internal Affairs arrange it properly for Mr. Huang. It shows that he still approves of this marriage."
The emperor said: "Huang Shaoyu is an upright person. With him as Lu Yunhong's brother-in-law, Lu Yunhong has to restrain himself from those little things in his heart."
"Besides, if Huang Shaoyu was led to conduct a ground-breaking investigation, and finally found out that the man behind the scenes was his uncle, wouldn't it be a wonderful scene?"
The emperor said and couldn't help laughing.
For some reason, he began to look forward to the changes that would occur in the court in the future.
In the evening, the emperor was ready to have a meal.
When Yu Deshui was passing the meal around, the emperor looked over and found that Jiang Qing was not there, so he asked, "Where is the noble concubine?"
Yu Deshui said: "The imperial concubine said she would not come over for dinner tonight, but she asked the small kitchen to prepare the emperor's favorite shrimp meatballs. They are still hot."
The emperor was not in a hurry to eat, but asked absently: "Is there something wrong with your concubine?"
Yu Deshui said: "The little eunuch who sent the message said that the imperial concubine heard about the marriage of the third lady of the Lu family and was preparing to add makeup to the third lady."
The emperor suddenly frowned: "Then you don't want to eat anymore?"
"Call the person who delivers the meal, and I will go to Qiyun Palace to eat."
Yu Deshui quickly asked the palace people to follow him, and he quickly walked to the emperor's side and whispered softly: "The imperial concubine will probably not come to the Qinzheng Hall tonight. Otherwise, I will give the emperor a piece of paper to move to the residence."
Yun Palace, so that the emperor will not have to go back and forth."
When the emperor heard this, he asked strangely: "What's the trouble?"
Yu Deshui said: "Then if the imperial concubine doesn't come, won't the emperor go to find her?"
"Anyway, Qiyun Palace is not far from Qinzheng Point. Your Majesty should go and walk around more."
After hearing this, the emperor said directly: "You said it's not far away. Why don't you come back later to approve the discounts? You can also take a walk to eat."
"Besides, don't you think it's troublesome to move around?"