After Xie Feiwu returned to the Ministry of Rites, there were a lot of things to do. First of all, the Holy Master wanted to celebrate the birthday of the Imperial Master. Although there was no large-scale arrangement, the palace paid great attention to it.
Then the retreat ceremony was postponed for two days because the Holy One was unwell. The Holy One was really angry about this matter, and the people in the Qintian Prison were also trembling with fear. In the end, the time was calculated by the National Master's secrets.
As for King Chen's marriage, I haven't seen any reply to the brochures handed over here. When I asked about the cabinet, they only said that the Chief of Ceremonies didn't have a chance to send it.
If it is other government affairs, the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies will discuss it, and it does not have to go through the eyes of the Holy Emperor. However, this is the marriage of King Chen, an internal affair of the royal family, or in other words, the household affairs of the Holy Emperor. How can I have the ministers to make the decision?
principle.
So it was delayed.
Unexpectedly, the Holy One has gone into seclusion again, which makes everyone even more anxious.
"Last night, I asked my second brother about this matter. The second brother said that the current result of the cabinet deliberations is that, otherwise, I can just go to the Queen to thank the empress, and then proceed to the next step, but..."
Seeing that he was evasive from the beginning, the old lady knew that there must be a story here, and now she became more and more sure, "What time is it? This is related to your niece's life, and there are no outsiders at the moment."
, just say whatever you want."
Xie Feiwu said: "There is another problem. The prince seems not to know about this matter."
His voice became softer as he spoke, "This news came from the palace. Yesterday, my second brother told me that he went to inquire about it. It turns out that the Holy One really wanted to marry our Songhua girl to the little prince.
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Just when the Holy Master postponed the retreat time due to physical discomfort, the Imperial Preceptor went to do a fortune-telling for the Holy One and redetermined the time of entry. When the Imperial Preceptor left, the imperial edict became a marriage grant to the prince.
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"Ah?!" The old lady was also shocked, "So... the marriage was arranged by the Imperial Master?"
"That's most likely the case. Doesn't mother know the Holy Master's attitude towards the Imperial Preceptor? She has always obeyed his words. Although I don't know why the Imperial Preceptor wants to interfere like this, it is obvious that this matter has nothing to do with him, but the current problem
Yes... King Chen doesn't seem to buy into this marriage."
This made the old lady nervous, "What should we do? Ten years ago, it was rumored that King Chen was determined not to marry. At first, everyone didn't believe it. But now that King Chen is twenty-eight, people in this world also don't believe it."
I have believed this, and now with this sudden marriage grant, I still think that he has changed his mind, so it seems..."
The more she spoke, the more anxious she became, and she couldn't help but stand up, "How can this be so good? Who can do it to force a cow to have its head pressed without drinking water? What's more, it's King Chen! If he doesn't like it, who dares to force it?
Our girls..."
The old lady was so anxious that she kept walking around the room, "It's better to take it slow, otherwise don't mention this matter of gratitude and wait for the decree from the palace, otherwise it will look like our family is behind the times."
Wait! If King Chen comes out with something else, will the fourth and third girls want to be human again?"
The old lady got used to shouting for a while, and she almost couldn't turn around.
Xie Feiwu nodded repeatedly, "My son means the same thing. I'm just afraid that my mother will worry you, so I haven't said anything. I hope that the palace can give me an explanation in the next few days, which is better than us being nervous here!"
I originally thought that this time, Xie Songhua would finally get a good marriage through a twist of fate, but who would have thought that it would turn out like this. The old lady just thought that good things would be hard to come by, so she simply went into the small Buddhist hall next to her to pray to God and worship the Buddha.
I hope God can open his eyes and stop this from happening again.
As for how King Chen is not happy, how can he get the old man to agree? The old lady doesn't have a good answer.
After all, they are ministers, and there is nothing they can do to be anxious about this kind of thing. Now they can only sit at home and wait for news, not to mention there is another matter to deal with at home.
Even though the palace has already made clear Jiang Shuhua's identity for the Xie family, the adopted daughter is also a daughter. After all, Jiang Shuhua still has to enter the palace from the Xie family. We can't really let the Jiang couple appear in the capital and then make the decision for Jiang Shuhua.
That is because the Xie family is ignorant and deliberately wants to embarrass Dong Gong, but instead creates a grudge against Dong Gong.
However, Jiang Shuhua's entry into the East Palace is probably one of the few things that dissatisfies both parties.
Ever since her pregnancy broke out, the prince seemed to have become invisible in the capital, not showing up at all except for necessary court duties.
I don't know how the father and son of the Tian family communicated with each other. Anyway, the prince didn't reveal a word about this matter to the outside world. He even didn't ask a question about the queen's decree.
Not only that, even the arrival of the Crown Princess seemed a bit too late.
However, the Crown Princess is a delicate person after all. Even so, when seeing the old lady, she was still smiling and smiling. Yan Yan could not fault her at all, "The Queen Mother has not been in good health these days, and the people in the birth palace are not sensible either. It is really hard to eat."
After being angry for a few days, we, the children, were only worried about the mother's health for a while and neglected other things. We didn't come to the house until today. It is really rude, and the old lady must not blame her."
No matter how much I hate you in your heart, you can never show it on your face, and the old lady is really grateful.
It was better than coming to your home and being shameless, so I stayed with her very warmly.
After all, it was the Crown Princess who came to visit, and all the female members of the Xie family had been waiting for her early in the morning, and now they were all neatly accompanying her.
The Crown Princess's eyes fell on Xie Songhua, "Fourth Aunt...look at me, I forgot again, now I have to re-order my name, should I call her Third Girl?!"
Mentioning this, the old lady's face flashed with discomfort for a moment, and then she smiled and said: "The Crown Princess has a good memory."
Xie Songhua also stood up and saluted her, "Yes."
The Crown Princess immediately stood up and turned sideways to accept her courtesy, "Although the ceremony has not yet been completed, my father's imperial edict of marriage has been issued. In terms of seniority, I should call the third girl aunt from now on. How about this?
Can you accept the courtesy of your elders?"
Xie Songhua was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that King Chen was the Holy Emperor’s cousin, so wasn’t he his elder!
The old lady said quickly: "Since the ceremony has not yet been completed, she is still a girl from our Xie family. The Crown Princess is the emperor's daughter-in-law. You are the king, so she should give you the courtesy no matter what."
Although this kind of courtesy is hypocritical and complicated, it has to be experienced again.
But the Crown Princess's remarks ultimately gave the Xie family face, elevated Xie Songhua's status, and indirectly elevated the Xie family.
Naturally, today's meeting took on a very gentle and warm tone.
"Eh? Why don't you see the second wife and the Jiang family sister?"
After drinking tea, the Crown Princess got down to business. She hadn't seen the real person she came here for since she entered the door, which made her somewhat curious.
Along with the Crown Princess came Zhao Yuechan, the Crown Prince's concubine. They are two cousins, but their personalities are completely different.
The Crown Princess has a cheerful personality but a thoughtful mind.
Zhao Yuechan had almost everything on her face. She didn't hide the arrogance when she first came in, the dissatisfaction when she heard the Crown Princess flattering Xie Songhua, and the disgust on her face when she mentioned Jiang Shuhua.
After her sister finished speaking, she couldn't help it anymore and immediately said: "When a woman is first pregnant, she will inevitably have various symptoms of discomfort. Could it be that Miss Jiang is suffering from joy?"