At the same time, several other imperial edicts were sent to other palaces.
Zhao Qingye tightly grasped the imperial edict in his hand, his face turned pale, his lips trembled constantly, and his whole body was stiff. After a long while, he finally thanked his mother after being pushed and reminded.
The eunuch who came to announce the decree was Eunuch Chen. Although he was not as prestigious as Eunuch Xia, he was still a senior eunuch. Seeing Zhao Qingye's expression, he thought she was crazy with joy, so he smiled and leaned forward and said, "Miss Zhao, congratulations. You will be the princess in the future."
That’s right, the imperial edict in Zhao Qingye’s hand was also an imperial edict granting marriage.
Emperor Yuanfeng kept his word and, while granting marriages, he also decided on fiefs and titles for his sons.
The fifth prince was granted the title of King of Lu, and his fief was in Jinan, Shandong.
The sixth prince was named King Min, and his fief was in Zhangzhou, Fujian.
The seventh prince was named King of Chen, and his fief was in Yuzhang, Jiangxi.
In this way, the status and the outcome have been determined.
Zhao Qingye was married to the sixth prince, now Prince Min, Xiao Su.
It was already a foregone conclusion that she would be the princess of the royal family, an honor that others could never achieve in their entire lives. Seeing that she remained silent, Eunuch Chen just thought that she was overjoyed.
Mrs. Zhao was angry in her heart, but she showed nothing on her face. She smiled and invited Eunuch Chen to stay for dinner, and personally handed him a thick red envelope.
Everyone knew what kind of money the palace should and should not collect. It was normal to collect money for such a big happy event. Eunuch Chen took the money with a smile, congratulated the Zhao family again, and followed Master Zhao out to have some snacks.
In the spacious front yard, only Mrs. Zhao and Zhao Qingye were left.
Zhao Qingye couldn't see anything. In fact, she had already had a premonition in her heart over the past few days, but when this day really came, she still couldn't help feeling dizzy.
Mrs. Zhao's smile disappeared, and she stared at her gloomily. Suddenly, she shouted, "Cheer up!"
Zhao Qingye raised his head and looked at his mother in a daze. He was so sad that he couldn't help crying.
Madam Zhao was immediately furious: "Don't cry, hold it in! If you want everyone to know, including the Sixth Prince, that you are crying because of the imperial decree granting you marriage, then just cry!"
Zhao Qingye bit her lips hard, but finally managed to hold it in. However, her shoulders were still shaking violently, and she was trembling like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind.
Madam Zhao frowned at her, and angrily said, "What I said to you some time ago, you turned a deaf ear to it! I have said countless times that marriage is something that cannot be forced! Since the other party has no interest in you, what's the point of you begging for it? Now that the imperial decree has been issued and the overall situation has been decided, if you don't want to kill your family and yourself, you'd better keep this thought to me forever! If you can't do it, tell me as soon as possible. At the risk of disobeying the imperial decree, your father and I will help you push back this marriage, so as not to cause trouble instead!"
Having a princess in the family is of course a blessing from heaven, and it is also a great honor for the family.
But if Zhao Qingye married in this state, it would not be a good marriage, but would make them enemies instead.
Mrs. Zhao would rather not have this honor, and would rather see Mr. Zhao lose his job, than let her family be implicated.
Zhao Qingye quickly reached out and grabbed Madam Zhao's sleeve, shaking her head with all her might: "No, mother, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong!"
She clutched Mrs. Zhao's clothes tightly, her face was pale and flushed.
Mrs. Zhao felt a little uncomfortable again. She squatted down and sighed heavily: "Good child, I know you feel bad, but some things really can't be forced. You have to figure it out yourself."
Zhao Qingye shook his head and then nodded.
When Zhao Qingye's nurse came back in the evening, she opened her eyes wide and asked, "What's wrong?"
The nurse squatted down and took off her shoes and socks, and whispered: "Miss Yin was married to the fifth prince, and Miss Lin was married to the seventh prince... ...The title of Crown Prince Consort fell to the head of Changning County Lady of the Su family."
Really, it really is like this...
Zhao Qingye's eyes were bloodshot. After a long time, he slowly released his clenched fists and nodded woodenly.
The nurse looked worried and could not help but persuade her: "Girl, think more positively. In fact, being a princess is good! When you follow the prince to his fiefdom, you will be free and unfettered. Who can control you?"
How many girls want this position
Zhao Qingye listened with a blank expression. After a long while, he suddenly smiled, and a tear fell to the ground: "Yes, it's fine, very fine!"
She stopped talking. The nurse knew that she was still upset, so she tried to comfort her softly. But seeing that she said nothing, there was nothing she could do but close the tent and go out.
The room was silent. Zhao Qingye clenched his hands and his whole body was tense. After a long time, he slowly turned over.
Several imperial decrees granting marriages came down one after another. The Fifth Prince, as the eldest prince, had his marriage scheduled first. The Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Astronomical Observatory together calculated the date as August 22nd, and the Ministry of Rites became busy again.
At the same time, Fujian also received the news.
Uncle Qiu sat next to Xiao Yuan with trepidation. After pondering for a long time, he tentatively said, "Your Highness, the dispute between the court and Shen Hai is so serious now. I heard that the pro-war faction has gained the upper hand in the court. Everyone is indignant about the previous invasion of the Japanese pirates. If this is the case... I'm afraid the court will have to send an imperial envoy to rectify the situation..."
In fact, what Uncle Qiu said was still tactful. Now the aristocratic families are in an uproar. Everyone thinks that Shen Hai is crazy. They all just want to do business and don’t want to really tear their relations with the court. However, Shen Hai has caused such a big incident. Everyone is afraid that it will bring revenge from the court. Now everyone is very dissatisfied with Xiao Yuan and Shen Hai.
Master Wei San also sighed at the side: "Your Highness, you asked us to do this just to make everyone uneasy? I am so incompetent that I don't even know what your intention is."
Xiao Yuan stood in front of the window and looked at his beloved Eighteen Scholars, and laughed: "What's the purpose?"
He reached out his hand to pour some water on the eighteen scholars, raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice: "Now that the commotion is so big, the court can't sit still, right? As you said, the court will send an imperial envoy. Who do you think will be the imperial envoy?"
Uncle Wei suddenly shuddered all over and looked at Uncle Qiu next to him. Both of them were a little bit unbelievable for a moment.
But they all understood what Xiao Yuan meant. Xiao Yuan was trying to get Xiao Heng and the others to come!