Chapter 568: well-intentioned

Chapter 568 Good intentions

Everyone has now recognized the reality. One after another, people came to make excuses to make amends, or to say hello. Even the mother and daughter of the Xu family came along with the other ladies and gentlemen.

Dong's attitude towards them was indifferent. Seeing this, Mrs. Xu probably understood what the Zhuo family meant.

Everyone in the hall had different thoughts, and everyone calmed down when Xiao Guang came in.

After the    salute, Xiao Guang noticed that there was no such familiar face on the side of Anguo's daughter-in-law, and his face suddenly sank.

Chen Ningya's face was calm, but Xiao Yuyan giggled and asked: "Cousin, the two days in the capital have been really lively, and my visit is really worth it! I just don't know if my cousin is ready. Give me a satisfactory answer?"

Princess Tuochuan reminded at the right time, "Swift, it's a palace banquet now, is there anything I can't talk about later?"

Xiao Yuyan looked at Princess Tuochuan and sneered: "Auntie, what you said is wrong, today is the end of today, but it was agreed at the beginning, if I hadn't been in Beijing, I wouldn't know how difficult my cousin's situation is! The capital is really The capital really does not lack those bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods."

Tuo Chuan was disgraced by the younger generation, and his face was very ugly.

Xiao Guang patted the table with a gloomy expression, "Enough! Since my cousin wants an answer from me, I will give it to me, come here, declare the decree!"

Eunuch Liu was well prepared, he came in with the dazzling decree respectfully, and read aloud: "Fengtian, the emperor summons: From now on, the system of selecting concubines will be abolished. Unless I am over forty and have no children, this matter cannot be discussed again. , please!"

"Your Majesty!" Princess Tuochuan frowned and objected.

Xiao Guang, however, waved his hand and said righteously: "At the beginning, I had some secret agreements with the Emperor Lingnan, and this can be regarded as a statement of me to the Emperor Lingnan, and the matter is settled like this."

Everyone was in shock, and wanted to find out what the agreement was. Due to the presence of Xiao Yuyan and Bailiqing, they didn't dare to talk much, so they could only hold back. After the dinner was over, the matter became a foregone conclusion.

At this moment, the eyes of everyone looking at the Wen family have changed. They thought he was a nouveau riche, but he was a master who could affect the minds of the emperors of the two countries.

Mrs. Xu was a little dazed when she heard the news, and glared at Xu Tang angrily, she clearly hated that iron would become steel.

Xu Tang also regretted being too cautious, but after thinking about it, she felt that she was not wrong. The mansion of Anguo is now full of flowers on the surface. Who knows if there is fire cooking oil underneath. If this prosperity is fleeting, she If you marry into the Zhuo family, you can't get anything good. It's better to find a safe family to marry. The Xu family is not bad, and it will not be a problem to prosper for another hundred years.

No matter what everyone thought, Xiao Yuyan was relieved, raised her glass to Xiao Guang, and said loudly: "As expected of Emperor Qi, this princess is completely convinced by such courage, well, I have no problem with this marriage, in advance. Here's wishing you a hundred years of good luck, forever united!"

said, Xiao Yuyan did it first as a respect.

Xiao Guang sneered, but he also drank a drink, but his expression seemed a little aggrieved.

The emperor was displeased, and the people below did not dare to make a fuss, so a palace feast ended in haste.

Chen Ningya left the palace and took Xiao Yuyan and Bailiqing back to Wenfu without a word.

But with the effort of the front and back feet, Wen Youshan and the others also came back. As soon as they came in, Wen Youshan almost knelt down for Xiao Yuyan.

Xiao Yuyan was shocked and rushed forward to support the person, "What is Uncle doing?"

Wen Youshan, a big man burst into tears, crying like a child, "If it wasn't for the help of the niece, the emperor would not have ordered the abolition of the concubine election. I have to send the second girl out with all my life, so I can't let her suffer this grievance."

Xiao Yuyan was a little embarrassed, and smiled guiltily: "Uncle, if I told you that all this was what Emperor Qi meant, would you be angry?"

"What?" Not only Wen Youshan was stunned, but Chen Ningya and others were also surprised.

Xiao Yuyan waved her hands innocently and said, "It's not that I want to hide from you, it's just that this matter is not public. I told you, don't say it out. I didn't plan to come to the capital, and Emperor Qi sent people in advance. After going to Lingnan and telling the father and mother about the title of the cousin as the queen, the first objection from the mother was that the father was not very happy, so the two of them sprayed Shen Gongzi and said they were going to the capital to rob people.

At that time, Baili and I were traveling in the mountains and waters in Daqi. We were very angry when we received the news, so we were going to come forward on behalf of the parents and the queen. Who knew that Young Master Shen, who was driven back halfway, was stopped. After several consultations, Emperor Qi's fox tail was only revealed, and his purpose was to make us make trouble, so that the matter of choosing a concubine could be abolished.

You can clearly be unhappy, but don't worry too much, I think it's not easy for him! "

Bailiqing looked at Xiao Yuyan with a strange face, "It's the first time the princess has said such amazing words after coming to Daqi for so long!"

Xiao yuyan blushed, twisted Bailiqing's waist angrily, and asked fiercely, "What? I wasn't reasonable enough before, wasn't I careless and gentle enough? You despised me!"

"No no no no. Princess spare your life, princess spare your life, ouch! Just take it easy, it's dark, it's really dark" Baili Qinggui shouted and ran out.

Xiao Yuyan chased after him.

When the two of them were far away, the people in the room came back to their senses.

Wen Youshan opened his eyes and murmured, "Miss, have we misunderstood the emperor?"

Chen Ningya gave him a sullen look, "Is there any need to say that? But I think the emperor should have deliberately not let us know, otherwise those people in the capital would have seen it all at once, and now the emperor can not only justify his reputation. Abolishing the concubine election will not ruin the reputation of Jing girl, it is indeed well-intentioned!"

Chen Ningya looked at Zhuo Qianyu, "Old everyone, is the second girl's dowry ready?"

Zhuo Qianyu came back to his senses and nodded again and again, "Don't worry, mother, you have everything you need, all prepared according to the standards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, before and after, a total of three hundred and sixty lifts."

Chen Ningya nodded with satisfaction. This number is indeed quite a lot. Ordinary people only have a dozen or so daughters for marriage. The slightly better ones will not exceed fifty. The highest family is usually eighty-eight. The big clan was 128. When the princess of Qiongzhu County got married, it was 188. If it was a princess, it would cost about 228. They prepared 360, which was enough.

Wen Youshan asked worriedly: "Miss, will three hundred and sixty lifts be too much?"

Zhuo Qianyu hurriedly said: "Dad, my daughter-in-law has tried her best to fill every box. There are so many things, I really can't reduce it any more."

(end of this chapter)