Regardless of whether the information was true or false, Emperor Zhaoming's original decision to decree the marriage today has finally been temporarily postponed.
Ever since he knew that Sicang liked Zishu, he could no longer completely trust Sicang's information. However, the Dongyou Kingdom had a strong military and the king had always been fond of fighting. The marriage was not a trivial matter and should be treated with caution.
So he would rather believe it.
Anyway, whether this is the case or not, we will know when Dongyou’s envoy arrives, and it won’t take too long.
If Sicang lied...
Emperor Zhaoming had a sinister look on his face and stared at the information for a long time without speaking.
Amidst all the busy work, August and Autumn are coming soon.
Students from all over the world were busy entering the examination room, and Wu Yuxiao was no exception. I originally thought that the imperial edict of marriage would be issued the next day, and the Wu family had already made plans to receive the edict. Unexpectedly, there was no news the next day.
Taifu Wu was inevitably a little surprised by this, but his attitude was not optimistic, because the emperor's meaning was very clear and it was impossible to joke about the marriage.
He preferred that the emperor wanted to wait until the autumn period was over before issuing a decree to grant the marriage.
"Maybe it's to prevent Yu Xiao from affecting his mood for the exam." He guessed, "But it's okay, if it can be postponed for one day, at least it can make Yu Xiao less distracted and concentrate on taking the exam."
Wu Zhuoying and Wu Zhuoyuan can only temporarily accept this possibility.
Even so, the Wu family was still immersed in gloom these past few days. Only on the day when Wu Yuxiao packed his things and went to the examination room, the whole family cheered up and carefully prepared a table of meals for him, wishing him a successful start.
Students are busy taking exams, and major families are not idle either. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, families are preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
Usually during the Mid-Autumn Festival, there would be a banquet in the palace. At noon, the emperor would have a palace banquet with his clan princes, chatting about everyday things, and getting closer to the royal clan in an approachable manner. In the evening, the emperor would have a banquet with his concubines and concubines.
At a family banquet, while eating moon cakes and admiring the moon, the concubines would try their best to make moon cakes of various flavors in order to please the emperor, and they would also make some unique little gifts for the emperor.
This year is special. Firstly, the Mid-Autumn Festival coincides with the autumn period. Secondly, there have been many events in the DPRK in recent days. The emperor is in a bad mood, the prince is still injured, and Concubine Wu has not yet been restored to her throne. Even if the palace banquet is held, it will not be pleasant.
Simply canceled it.
When the Mid-Autumn Festival came on August 15th, the eldest princess of Jinning sent an invitation to Zishu, inviting Zishu to have a banquet and admire the moon together at the eldest princess's mansion.
At the same time, several princesses and princesses were invited to the mansion for a small gathering, including Yun Zijiao, who was in a miserable situation recently.
But what is surprising is that Xu Anzhi, the legitimate son of the eldest princess, also invited several young men from aristocratic families to be guests. Although men and women are unrelated to each other, it still feels weird to have a banquet on the same day.
The banquet of several princesses was held in the Osmanthus Garden. The strong fragrance of osmanthus floated in the air. The osmanthus bloomed extremely well this season. Princess Jinning arranged an osmanthus banquet.
Under normal circumstances, several noble ladies would sit together, eating sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, drinking tea, and chatting about topics of interest.
However, this kind of warm affection only belongs to a few close friends. Even if these several hostile princesses and princesses get together today, there may not be much warm and beautiful atmosphere.
Yun Zishu was followed by Leng Yue, Leng Shuang and Nanny Cao, and was led by the maid of the eldest princess's palace all the way to Guiyuan. Yun Zirou, Princess Baozhu and others had already arrived and were sitting in the flower hall chatting. Only Yunzi
Jiao's complexion is not good, and she looks much more haggard than before.
Yun Zijiao was having a hard time during this period, which could be seen from the obvious fatigue on her face.
After not seeing each other for just two months, she seemed to have aged by more than ten years. She was obviously not much older than the others present, but she already seemed to be separated by generations, and she felt out of place.
Seeing Yun Zishu approaching from a distance, Princess Yun Zirou and Princess Baozhu immediately stopped talking, looked at each other, stood up and saluted Yun Zishu.
With Aunt Cao here, they will not leave any excuse for being rude.
"I've met the direct princess."
Yun Zishu said calmly: "No courtesy."
Yun Zirou clenched the handkerchief tightly, feeling secretly resentful.
Free of charge?
She has such a big air, as if she is really noble. If she hadn't fallen in love with the Queen Mother, I wouldn't be sure who would be saluting whom today.
With this thought in her mind, she sat down angrily, picked up the teacup in front of her and sipped to hide the unwilling expression on her face.
Before Princess Jinning came, Yun Zishu found a seat and sat down. Several people in the hall had different expressions.
Not long after, the maids filed in, each holding a tray in their hands. They methodically brought up plates of exquisitely shaped mooncakes and presented them to the tea tables in front of the princesses and princesses.
Princess Jinning came over surrounded by everyone. The people present were about to stand up to greet her, but she raised her hand to show off her courtesy: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I just want to get together with you, so there is no need to be too polite."
The girls thanked him and took their seats.
Xiao Yunwu didn't show up tonight, maybe because she was in a bad mood. She is the daughter of the Xiao family, and because she has married into Princess Jinning's house, the Xiao family's affairs have not implicated her.
But for Xiao Yunwu, the whole family being imprisoned was a piece of bad news that was difficult to accept. It would be an exaggeration to say that the world was falling apart. It was normal for her to be in a bad mood.
"Recently in autumn, students have been busy taking exams, and everything in the court has been complicated. The emperor has canceled the family banquet. It feels so deserted for me to be alone in the palace, so I have called you all over to accompany me." Chang Ning said.
The princess smiled, walked to the main seat and sat down, "Just think of it as relieving your boredom with this old woman."
"What did Auntie Eldest Princess say?" Princess Baozhu quickly retorted, "Auntie has a beautiful face and is well-maintained. She looks like she is only twenty-seven or eighty years old. How can she be called an old woman?"
Princess Huazhu nodded repeatedly: "Baozhu is right. The eldest princess's aunt is beautiful, noble and elegant. Which old woman can be as graceful and graceful as my aunt?"
"My aunt was shy when she was young. Now that she is older, she has more mature charm, and her appearance is still the same as before." Yun Zirou smiled gently, and there was no trace of the heavy worries she had recently, "
Auntie, don’t say you are old, the Queen Mother is not old yet.”
Aunt Cao stood on the right side behind Yun Zishu and had no reaction to these words.
Princess Jinning was so coaxed by her that she was very happy, with an obvious smile on her face: "Everyone of you knows how to compliment me."
Only Yun Zishu sat aside and remained silent.
"In addition to mooncakes tonight, I also asked the kitchen to make osmanthus cakes, osmanthus sugar, osmanthus cakes, and brew osmanthus tea." Princess Jinning pointed to the pieces of cakes on the table, "You guys have a taste."
Several girls present all picked up a piece of cake to taste, took a bite, and praised it endlessly.
Yun Zishu looked at the dazzling array of pastries on the table, and a strange color appeared in her eyes.
"Zishu." Princess Jinning looked at her, "You don't want to eat?"