Chapter 423: Lin and Xue’s Marriage
"Is Baochai in the back house ready? Send someone to check it out quickly. Once she's done, don't move it lightly, lest her makeup gets messed up."
"Baoqin, go and take a look yourself."
"Ke'er, tell the servants in the mansion to be alert. The angels will be here soon. Except for the people I mentioned earlier who will be waiting in the small hall in the front yard, the rest of you must stay in your rooms and not take a step out."
"Have someone invite your mother over as well. Today is a big day for our family. Let your mother be happy too."
"Also, have you got the new clothes made for Baochai? And go to the shop to check out the new jewelry and head ornaments. My daughter will go to the palace to express her gratitude tomorrow, so we can't neglect this."
"We can't lack wine and food at home. After the angel delivers the order today, we will ask the opera troupe to come immediately. We will have a big banquet for a few days. We will also invite the Wang family and the old lady. Maybe there will be many imperial edicts from various mansions. This is the dignity of our mansion..."
"Where have you been, you rebellious son? Today is your sister's big day, and you're not busying yourself here, but wandering around? If you neglect anything, I'll let your uncle beat you with a stick!"
Aunt Xue was so dry-mouthed and angry that she was fuming all over, but she was enjoying it.
The thing she had been looking forward to for a long time was about to come true. As long as she received the imperial decree, she would have a good son-in-law. How could she not be anxious?
Her own daughter had become the Marquis of Guanjun's principal wife, even if it was a concurrent wife, but she could only laugh out loud at the thought.
Although she was a woman of merchant origin, who would look down on her daughter and son-in-law in the future? The Zhen family girl was only a concubine, both of whom were of the third-rank imperial decree, while her daughter and the Lin family girl were genuine marquises and super-rank imperial decrees, that is, at the level of an old lady, and even higher. How many other noble ladies in Shenjing could suppress her daughter?
It is said that a mother is most honored by her son. Now it may be unrealistic to expect her son to give her dignity. However, isn’t it almost the same to regard her daughter as most honorable?
With a daughter who is a noble and a son-in-law who is a champion marquis, she will have to speak several decibels louder when she goes out .
Xue Pan smiled and did not refute his mother. He just followed his mother's orders. Of course he was happy about his sister's wedding. Didn't he go to Wanhua Tower early in the morning and take his brothers to celebrate.
The sound of a bronze gong spread throughout the Xue family's courtyard, and a little maid ran over quickly, "Madam, the angel is only two or three miles away from our home, and it will be here soon."
"Okay, okay! Open the front door to welcome him!" Aunt Xue said hurriedly, "The other servants who have not been told to go back to their rooms immediately. No one can leave without being told."
"Go and ask Baochai to wait in the front hall. Xue Ke, ask your mother to wait in the front hall as well."
"Pan'er, the angel who came today is here to deliver a decree, and it is about your sister's marriage. You should immediately go to the door to greet him, and you must not be negligent in the slightest."
As a woman, she naturally could not go out to greet guests, so even though she was a little worried about her son, she had no choice but to let Xue Pan go.
She went forward to help her son tidy up his clothes, then urged Xue Pan to go forward again, while she returned to the front hall to wait.
In Baochai's courtyard in the back house, Baochai was dressed up today, wearing a gorgeous headdress, rouge on her pretty face, and her red lips. The hem of her skirt was spotlessly clean. Ying'er and Wenxing were guarding by her side with a few maids.
"Miss, the angel delivering the decree is about to enter. Madam asked you to wait in the front hall!"
Upon hearing this, Ying'er and the other girls immediately bowed and said, "Congratulations, young lady! Congratulations, young lady!"
Baochai was silent for a moment, then a smile blossomed on her face like a flower, "Reward, all the maids and old women in our courtyard, give them half a year's salary!"
After saying this, she walked towards the front hall with her head held high. Today belonged to her. She had waited for this day for too long.
After everyone from the Xue family arrived at the front hall, the eunuch in charge of announcing the decree said with a smile, "Since everyone is here, let's announce the decree first!"
The Xue family had already prepared incense, candles and an incense table. When the eunuch took out the imperial edict, everyone from both branches of the Xue family bowed to the ground with great respect.
The eunuchs were heard chanting in a loud voice, "In obedience to the Emperor of the Heavenly Succession, I decree: I have heard that the daughter of the Purple Wei Sheren has a daughter, Ms. Xue, who has been respectful and diligent in the inner chamber for a long time, and has been promoted to the position of the imperial concubine. I ask you, Ms. Xue's daughter, you have a virtuous character, and you are prudent and prudent. You are gentle and respectful, and you have a gentle and gentle temperament. You are gentle and bright, and you have a peaceful and upright beauty. You are quiet and upright. You are harmonious in your actions, and you are skilled in etiquette. You are respectful and austere in your early mornings and nights, and you are diligent and never slack in your work."
"I am very pleased to hear this, and I am arranging a marriage between you and Jia Cong, the Marquis of Guanjun..."
The same scene was also happening in the Lin family, but Emperor Longxing obviously attached more importance to the Lin family, so Xia Shouzhong came in person to announce the decree.
When Xia Shouzhong finished reading the decree, Lin Ruhai and Daiyu said respectfully, "We, the humble servants, thank the emperor for his grace!"
Lin Daiyu stepped forward and respectfully took the imperial edict, with shyness but also joy on her face. From now on, she belonged to her third brother. After all, with this imperial edict, she only needed to register in the golden book, and she would have a clear path in the royal family, and no one could change it.
Just as he was thinking about giving Xia Shouzhong a gift, Xia Shouzhong subconsciously shuddered and stepped aside first, and hurriedly returned the gift and said, "Miss, I am just a servant, and I don't deserve such a great gift from you."
Xia Shouzhong was the eunuch closest to Emperor Longxing, and of course he was extremely clear about his emperor's attitude towards Jia Cong. To put it bluntly, it seemed that the future throne would firmly fall on the third prince, but only he understood that his emperor was most satisfied with this one.
Moreover, although his power was not strong, once his identity was exposed, such a person who was both civil and military and the emperor's legitimate son would be able to surpass the third prince in an instant. As the legal wife of Jia Cong, if he really became the emperor, Daiyu would be the queen, or at least a concubine. He was a eunuch, at most a slave of the royal family. How dare he let a future nobleman pay his respects to him?
Lin Ruhai personally presented the red envelope, but Xia Shouzhong did not refuse it. Instead, he smiled and said, "We will accept this wedding money with a thick face. Lord Lin, don't forget to bring Miss Lin to the palace to express your gratitude tomorrow. His Majesty and the Empress are waiting for you."
…
In comparison, the Xue family was much happier than the Lin family. Seeing her daughter taking the decree in person, Aunt Xue waved her hand and asked Xue Pan and Xue Ke to take out the prepared red envelopes and distribute them to the eunuchs.
