Chapter 780: The Imperial Decree Comes

Chapter 780: The Imperial Decree Comes

Two days later, the Qin Family had just finished lunch.

Second Mother was taking care of Qin Xiao and Qin Lan in the lobby while looking eagerly into the distance.

Seeing this, Qin Feng couldn’t help but ask, “Second Mother, what are you looking for?”

Second Mother replied confusedly, “It’s strange, usually Anya comes by every day at this time. I didn’t see her yesterday, which was strange, but now she’s not here today either. Maybe something happened to her. Why else wouldn’t she come?”

Qin Feng’s body stiffened. He was certain that Anya must know about Emperor Ming’s decree for marriage, otherwise she wouldn’t act this way.

Liu Jianli glanced over, Lan Ningshuang paused in her movements, and Cang Feilan smirked, waiting to see how he would explain.

After the conversation the previous night and with Liu Jianli’s approval, they had tacitly accepted the marriage decree, waiting for it to be issued. But despite this, there was still some resentment in their hearts, especially from Cang Feilan.

As the Second Mother sensed the unusual atmosphere in the hall, she looked at Qin Feng curiously and asked, “Feng’er, do you know what’s going on?”

Qin Feng hesitated for a moment, unsure of how to explain. The matter of the decree for marriage was something he had intended to discuss with Second Mother after it was officially decreed, but given the current situation, it seemed he couldn’t hide it any longer.

With no other choice, he recounted the events in detail.

Second Mother was stunned by his explanation. “So, Jianli, Feilan, you both knew about this?”

Liu Jianli and Feilan nodded slightly.

Seeing their reaction, Second Mother’s emotions were complicated. It wasn’t because a princess was going to marry into the Qin Family, but because she didn’t know how to change her attitude towards Anya.

Honestly, whenever Anya visited before, they would chat about various things like old friends, giving Second Mother a sense of closeness as if they were intimate friends. In the present situation, this sudden change felt awkward.

Putting herself in Anya’s shoes, Second Mother began to understand. Although Anya often visited and behaved like a good friend, she might have had ulterior motives all along.

Realizing this, while Second Mother was emotionally affected, as long as Jianli and Feilan didn’t mind, she wouldn’t say much. After all, aside from their seemingly close relationship with Anya, she was quite satisfied with Anya as a person.

However, there was something Second Mother had been holding back for a long time, something she hadn’t dared to say.

It was obvious without guessing that this was the imperial edict for the bestowed marriage.

The Qin Family waited respectfully at the door, and Eunuch Li, looking at Qin Feng, announced while holding up the edict, “By the grace of heaven, the Emperor decrees: ‘We have heard of the eldest son of the Qin Family, Qin Feng, who is gentle, virtuous, and outstanding in appearance, and has made numerous contributions to The Great Qian. We are pleased and gratified. It happens to be the time for Princess Anya to marry.'”

After a recitation of the decree, Eunuch Li handed over the edict, and the ceremony need not be so solemn.

Qin Feng then invited Eunuch Li into the residence for some water and rest. During this time, Liu Jianli asked calmly, “When is the auspicious day?”

As soon as this was said, all eyes turned to him.

Why did it feel a bit chilly? Eunuch Li replied, “It should be in the middle of next month. The specific date will be decided by the Ministry of Rites and His Majesty. We dare not speculate.”

So, there was still a month’s time. Qin Feng couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

His relationship with Anya had changed since he received the imperial edict. To be honest, he wasn’t ready yet.

Of course, what he was most worried about was how to face three wives at the same time after marrying her.

A showdown was inevitable, but fortunately, he had accumulated some experience in dealing with it.

But what about sleeping at night?

In the past, it was Jianli and Feilan taking turns, but now, it seemed like they were both eager to seize the opportunity and were basically going together.

Two of them were already taxing him; if another one joined...

Thinking of this, Qin Feng couldn’t help but shiver.

If that’s the case, then Granny Liu’s ancestral secret recipe is utterly useless.

And not long after, news of Emperor Ming’s decree of marriage spread throughout the entire Imperial City, making it known to all.