Chapter 345： marriage

"Shoufu really think so?"

The emperor asked with a smile, staring fixedly at Xiao Shoufu below, his usual gentle eyes were extraordinarily deep at this time, as if he was spying, and he seemed to be just asking casually.

Xiao Shoufu maintained a squatting posture, and his every move seemed to be measured with a ruler, and said in a steady tone: "The first prince is both a direct descendant and a talented person. He is orthodox and does his part."

He lowered his head slightly, his attitude showed respect and solemnity, and his tone was unprecedented, but his half-drooped eyes made it difficult to see his eyes.

Seeing this, Master Liu and the others, who were still high in fighting spirit before, were completely discouraged like a pierced leatherju, and they no longer had the will to fight.

"Okay!" The emperor slapped heavily on the armrest of the throne, in a good mood, and seemed to be several years younger.

When    developed to this point, everyone was convinced of how they should express their position.

"I agree with this minister!"

"This minister thinks that it is time to set up the prince as soon as possible, and ask the emperor's permission."

"His Royal Highness Princess Eldest and all the lords said very much."

These voices are loud and powerful, a sight of one mind.

Looking down at the ministers below, the emperor was in a better mood. The corners of his old eyes showed a deep smile, and he instructed vigorously: "Pei Wenrui, then the Ministry of Rites will prepare the matter of setting up the crown prince as soon as possible."

"Qin Tianjian, you all predict an auspicious day as soon as possible."

Minister of Rites Pei Wenrui and Qin Tianjian immediately stood up and gave orders respectfully.

The dust has settled.

Fengyang smiled and looked around again.

She was seriously ill this time, and her cheeks were slightly sunken, but her eyes were exceptionally bright and firm.

For her, the most important thing is to have someone to succeed in this country that Taizu has single-handedly conquered.

The establishment of the reserve in all dynasties and dynasties is a major event of the country, and it is not something that can be determined by an imperial decree.

After the    emperor issued the decree, Pei Wenrui, Minister of Rites, and other officials of the Ministry of Rites spent three days reviewing the books and formulating the regulations for the establishment of the prince.

"Qin Tianjian has calculated three auspicious days, please choose the emperor."

"The Ministry of Rites has drawn up the edict for the establishment of the crown prince, and asked the emperor to read it before sending it to the states."

"The crown prince's various dresses and crowns have been arranged by the ceremonial supervisor."

"Before the crown prince is established, it is necessary to inform the ancestors of sacrifices. It happened one year after the death of the previous emperor. The ministers thought whether the first prince should worship the previous emperor on behalf of the monarch and inform the ancestors."

"On the day of the canonization ceremony, it is necessary to make sacrifices to the heavens and the earth, and pay homage to the ancestral temple, which is considered a ritual."

"The prince is the future monarch, and the establishment ceremony must not be hasty."

“…”

The Dajing Dynasty has only been established for fifty years, and there are not too many old examples to follow. When the first emperor was canonized as the prince, the dynasty was first established. Shang Shu was Wang Zi from an aristocratic family, and Wang Zi roughly sorted out such a set of regulations according to the old rules of the previous dynasties.

This time, the Ministry of Rites only slightly modified it.

The emperor carefully read the document presented by the Ministry of Rites, and Longyan Dayue readily agreed.

On the same day, the emperor issued an decree, ordering the eldest prince Chu Yi to go to the imperial mausoleum to worship the late emperor. …

Sacrificing to the imperial mausoleum was a major event, and the Ministry of Rites immediately began to prepare. They were so busy that the ministers of the Ministry of Rites, the left and right servants, and other important officials rested at the yamen of the Ministry of Rites for several days, and could not wait to give birth to three heads and six arms.

After the fortune-telling in Qintianjian, the date of offering sacrifices to the imperial mausoleum was set on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, which is half a month later.

As a result, the Ministry of Rites became even busier. They had to draw up a list of the eldest prince to go to the imperial mausoleum to worship, and they also had to arrange the ceremonial guards for the sacrifice, coordinate the Taichang Temple, and even arrange the fasting before the sacrifice.

The news that the    emperor was about to establish a prince soon spread all over the capital, and even the common people felt very happy.

It seems that March has passed, and at the beginning of April, the weather is getting warmer and brighter.

On a sunny day in April, peony, peony, rose flower, pomegranate flower, etc., facing the sun, bloom indulgently, and the fragrance of flowers is overflowing.

Several colorful butterflies spread their wings among the peony flowers, stop among the flowers for a while, fly for a while, and play with each other for a while...

"Meow~"

A white cat covered in snow and a black cat with a black body ran in front of them one after the other. The two cats happily chased the butterflies in the garden, their meows soft and excited.

One of the butterflies landed on the girl's slender index finger, and the thin butterfly wings fluttered tremblingly in the sunlight.

The corner of Gu Yanfei's lips twitched, looking at the cats running, sleeping or squatting in the garden, an idea could not help but pop into his mind: Qingguang will definitely like it here.

"Crack."

A thin branch was cut off by the scissors, and the subtle sound alarmed the butterfly that was parked on Gu Yanfei's finger, and the butterfly flapped its wings and flew away.

Fengyang, who was next to him, didn't care, and while pruning the branches and leaves of a pot of peony flowers, he explained: "If you want the peony to grow well, you must prune off the dense branches and leaves and side buds. The branches grow stronger."

"The long-lasting flower buds must also be cut off, in order to reduce the consumption of nutrients."

"Not only diseased and dead branches should be pruned, but some long branches should also be appropriately cut short."

“…”

Fengyang spoke in a pleasant tone.

Gu Yanfei, who was beside him, heard one head and two big.

She likes to concoct herbs to concoct alchemy, but she has no interest in serving these flowers and plants.

However, when they were in the Yaoling Realm, the third senior sisters of the sect liked to play with these flowers and plants, and they always liked to hold their junior sisters and juniors to talk about it.

So Gu Yanfei still knew a little bit, she said with a smile: "Pruning a peony should be one foot long and eight inches back, right?"

Her words summed up the essence of pruning peonies. Fengyang raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "Yan Fei, can you also grow peonies?"

Fengyang carefully looked at the pot of peony to see if there was anything else to prune.

"It's only a little worse than you." Gu Yanfei smiled cowardly, with a very cute smile.

She learned this skill of acting like a spoiled child with the care of so many senior brothers and sisters in Yaoling Realm. She had already practiced it to perfection, and Fengyang liked her again, so she was naturally happy and burst out laughing.

The two of them chatted and laughed.

The old lady next to    removed this pot of pruned peony, and moved another pot of big red peony. The branches have grown more than a dozen buds, and the buds are green. …

Fengyang didn't rush to get the scissors, he stretched out his finger and gently poked one of the flower buds, "Unfortunately, this flower buds a few days late this year, I'm afraid it won't be in time for this year's Peony Festival..."

Fengyang half-drooped his eyelashes, looking at this pot of red peony with a hint of loss.

A few moments of sunlight jumped on her gray eyelashes, dyeing the white eyelashes platinum gold, making her whole person look a little distant.

Gu Yanfei's eyes narrowed.

She knew that what Fengyang was talking about was not a Peony Festival at all. What Fengyang really wanted to say was that she might not live to see this pot of peony bloom.

There was a hint of sadness in the atmosphere.

When the wind blew, the crimson buds on the branches swayed gently.

Gu Yanfei thought about it and guided the aura on the white jade red plum hairpin little by little to the fingertips of his right hand, forming a white light that was invisible to the naked eye.

"Snapped!"

She snapped her fingers gently towards the pot of peony.

In the next moment, the buds on the pot of peony trembled slightly, blooming little by little, and the layers of petals stretched out... One after another, the big red peony flowers miraculously bloomed at an incredible speed.

A faint scent of peony came to the nostrils, and even the butterflies around were attracted and circled around the pot of peony.

This scene is like a dream, it's beautiful

Fengyang looked at this scene of flowers blooming in amazement, his eyes lit up instantly, and his whole body was radiant.

Fengyang was looking at the flowers, but the old lady next to her looked at her without blinking, her eyes were blurred with water vapor, as if she saw Fengyang's appearance when she was young, and her demeanor was compelling.

She has served Princess Fengyang for most of her life. In the past few years, Her Royal Highness's phoenix body and spirit have been getting worse and worse.

She knew that His Highness no longer had any nostalgia for this world, and it had been a long time since she had seen His Highness so radiant.

so good. The old mama quietly lowered her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her cuff.

Seeing Fengyang smiling, Gu Yanfei raised his chin proudly. Is she great?

Receiving the little girl's proud eyes, Feng Yang's smile became brighter.

"Meow!"

The black cat leaped in front of them, turned into a black shadow, and quickly ran towards a woman in green clothes who was described as capable at Sonokokou.

The sticky black cat spun around the skirt of the woman in Tsing Yi affectionately all the way, "Meow Meow" kept calling.

The woman in Tsing Yi walked up to the two of them without squinting, and clasped her fists at Fengyang boldly and said: "His Royal Highness, a new envoy has come from the Yue Kingdom, and I just mentioned to the emperor about the marriage between the two countries."

The woman in Tsing Yi is tall and straight, like a cluster of green bamboos, and she does the simple movements, which has a heroic and valiant temperament.

Fengyang gave a faint "Oh".

The woman in Tsing Yi immediately went on to say: "The envoy of the Yue Kingdom said that the sage of the Yue Kingdom heard that King Kang was young and promising, a good man with both civil and military skills, courage and strategy, and wanted to ask Kang King to be his concubine for the eighth emperor's daughter, Emperor Ji of Ximing. The country is good for Qin and Jin."

Fengyang didn't lift his head, his eyes still fell on the beautiful pot of peony flowers in front of him, while turning the flowerpot, he asked, "Who is coming from Yue Kingdom?"

"It's Dou Zixiang, the eldest brother of the Crown Princess of Yue." The woman in Tsing Yi replied, "Then Dou Zixiang said that the Yue Kingdom would like to use the Huangshuiyang sea area as the dowry of the emperor's concubine."…

This matter should have spread all over the capital by now, and I am afraid that people in all the prefectures are speculating whether this marriage is the meaning of the saints of the Yue Kingdom, or the meaning of the prince of the Yue Kingdom Baili Zhao.

"Crack."

Fengyang picked up the scissors and cut two residual leaves in a row. The sharp scissors reflected a dazzling light in the sun.

Fengyang asked again indifferently, "Where's King Kang?"

"The Emperor just announced that King Kang will enter the palace." The woman in Tsing Yi replied.

Fengyang chuckled softly.

There is no emotion in this plain smile, no joy or sorrow.

"Meow!"

The white cat rubbed against her side, and rubbed her calf affectionately with her cheek.

Fengyang was about to lean over to hug the cat, when suddenly he felt a little dark in front of him, so he straightened up again with a look of exhaustion on his face.

She took two steps back, intending to sit down on an armchair next to her.

Gu Yanfei quickly supported Feng Yang's arm and helped her sit on the chair.

Fengyang's face turned pale again, and his breath was weak.

The old lady next to    also walked over quickly and asked worriedly, "Your Highness, what do you think?"

Fengyang waved his hand silently, indicating that he was fine.

Gu Yanfei looked at Fengyang fixedly, she could see that the fire of Fengyang's soul was erratic, like a cluster of candles that were about to be blown out by the wind.

Fengyang is running out of time.

If everything goes well...

Fengyang sat for a while, calmed down, met Gu Yanfei's clear eyes, saw what she meant, and smiled.

"Ruosu, let's go down." Fengyang waved again and made a gesture. After the woman in blue who came to tell the story saluted, she withdrew, and the black cat ran after her "miaomiao".

Fengyang looked at the pot of peony flowers in front of him with satisfaction, and asked with a smile, "Yan Fei, this pot of flowers also has your share of credit, how about giving it to you?"

However, Gu Yanfei refused without hesitation: "No, you can raise it yourself."

The little girl's tone was so firm that Feng Yang couldn't help laughing.

Gu Yanfei picked up the mandarin duck-eyed white cat on the ground, put it on his knees, gently stroked the cat's back, and laughed playfully: "You can train cats, I see, all the cats in your house are obedient and tight. ."

"You don't know, the cat in my house is stupid and bad, and it's catching the best flowers in the house and ruining it!"

Gu Yanfei's small face slanted, a pair of shallow pear eddies appeared on his face, and his bright eyes favored, "So, this pot of peonies should be raised by yourself, Your Highness."

The last sentence is very meaningful.

Fengyang looked at this man and a cat, his eyebrows and eyes were slightly curved, and a gentle smile appeared on the corners of his lips.

"I'm serious!" Gu Yanfei smiled and leaned towards Fengyang, "Next time I'll bring it to show you, it's broken, it's nothing but beautiful!"

"Wrong." Feng Yang finally couldn't help laughing out, with tears streaming from the corners of his eyes.

Gu Yanfei blinked in confusion.

Fengyang pointed at the white cat on Gu Yanfei's lap with a smile on his face, and said, "This cat is very bad. If you see anyone scratching someone, it's not that my cat is obedient, it's you who pleases the cat."

The white cat obviously couldn't understand what Fengyang was talking about, so it let out a "meow" innocently, its round face slanted, and the blue and gold cat eyes were as beautiful as a pair of glass beads. …

Gu Yanfei lowered his head to look at the good-looking white-haired animal, laughed along with him, nodded and said, "Well, I always like cats!"

Just like Sunny is always flattering.

The happy laughter of the two echoed in the garden.

The white cat on Gu Yanfei's knee looked at the two of them inexplicably, kicked its hind legs, jumped off her knees, and happily ran to chase those butterflies again.

"Meow Cat..."

The two of them sat in the garden watching the cat flutter the butterfly, and occasionally commented on it.

I don't know how long it took, but the girl in green named Ruosu just now came back, and with her was the shiny black cat.

"His Royal Highness, King Kang has already agreed to the marriage." Ruosu clasped his fists and said.

Fengyang was drinking tea, and when he heard the words, his brows moved, and he glanced at Gu Yanfei with a half-smile, both of them didn't say a word, only the white cat made a "meow".

Ruosu rationalized his thoughts and continued in an orderly manner: "King Kang told the emperor that he already has a concubine, and if Ximing Emperor Ji wishes to be a side concubine, he will agree."

"Then the envoy of the State of Yue praised King Kang's deep affection, saying that the third prince Baili had sent a letter to the saint, and Emperor Ximing felt that King Kang was a man who believed in and made great promises, and was willing to be the concubine. ."

Her tone didn't have the slightest ups and downs, and she didn't have the slightest emotion, just a statement.

Fengyang put down the tea cup and said lightly, "Very good."

Gu Yanfei was playing with a peony cut by Fengyang, and turned it around.

She smiled, her eyes shining brightly.

is really good.

The news of King Kang Yingxia's marriage between the two countries spread throughout the capital in just half a day. The news shocked the whole capital and made those families heave a sigh of relief.

This is really good news that makes them overjoyed.

In the evening of the same day, Yuan Zhe, Wang Kangyin, Pei Wenrui and others gathered in Xiao Shoufu's mansion, and they were all in good spirits.

"Kang Kang finally listened to our advice this time." Xiao Shoufu, who was sitting on the head, sighed with a sigh of relief.

Wang Kangyin and others nodded in succession, smiling all over their faces, and the haze that had haunted their hearts for a month was now swept away.

The atmosphere in the hall was relaxed.

Previously, despite their opposition, King Kang tried to break with them and wanted to marry Li Yunchang. This matter made all the noble families hold their breath, but they didn't want to bow their heads to King Kang.

I didn't expect that after more than a month, King Kang was still soft.

Wang Kangyin, the minister of households, raised his sleeves lightly and said euphemistically, "Kang Kang still knows that the bigger picture is the most important thing in his heart... There are not many days left."

"Yeah." Another sighed meaningfully.

Everyone exchanged tacit glances with each other.

In fact, they had already speculated in private, and King Kang was afraid that he finally knew he was panicking.

After a few days of offering sacrifices in the imperial mausoleum, the emperor will officially hold a grand ceremony for the eldest prince, and the eldest prince will be the rightful crown prince by then.

The Crown Prince is the crown prince of the country and the foundation of the country, and cannot be abolished for no reason.

After the late emperor ascended the throne, the ministers asked the late emperor to make Jinshang the crown prince according to Taizu's last edict.

This incident has become the biggest regret of the late emperor for more than ten years. The late emperor did not find the opportunity to abolish the prince Jinshang until his death.

If the Crown Prince is officially established today, King Kang will be as difficult as ascending the throne. Unless the emperor and Chu Yi and his son are both dead, then the next heir to the throne may fall to King Kang again.

Time is running out.

"This is thanks to Shoufu's hard words for persuading." Yuan Zhe, who was dressed in a azure robe, stroked his sleeves gracefully, and said with a smile, "Will King Kang be persuaded to change his mind!"