On July 10th, Weiyang's carriage slowly approached, entered the main road of the capital, and drove all the way into the Yan family's mansion in the capital.
Yan Gui had arranged a courtyard for Wei Yang early on, filled with rare treasures and colorful flowers, which made Xiao Cao Kong Gu smack his lips in amazement. The general must have moved all the treasures in the general's mansion in Beijing to the girl's courtyard!
Yan Gui finally asked Zhao Xu for half a day off and prepared to go out of the city to welcome Wei Yang. As soon as he arrived at the palace gate, he met the eunuch beside the Empress Dowager coming to announce the imperial decree.
After he received the imperial edict, he hurried out, and Weiyang's carriage had already entered the general's mansion.
Yan Gui just realized at this moment that Empress Dowager Su did this on purpose!
The country cannot be without a king for a day, so on July 12, Zhao Xu ascended the throne.
His mother was honored as the Empress Dowager, Ming Guiren, and Yu Meiren was honored as the Imperial Concubine.
Yan Gui had made great contributions in protecting Yanzhou, and the late emperor was prepared to reward him when he was still alive. This time he was given the title of Duke of Zhenguo and a first-class general. Liuzhou was merged into Yanzhou and managed together.
The new emperor was young, so the right prime minister, Song Mingqi, assisted him and was granted the title of Duke of a county.
The Su family restored the title of Duke of Su. Su Changle, the second son of the Su family, and Su Muchen, the eldest grandson of the Su family, were lucky enough to survive because they were studying abroad. Su Changle inherited his father's title of Duke of Su.
In order to make up for the fact that the late emperor had listened to the slander of treacherous ministers, which led to the decline of the Su family, Su Muchen was conferred the title of Duke of the County.
Su Weiyang, the youngest daughter of the Su family, had been engaged to General Yan since she was a child, but because her family suffered a disaster, she was stranded in Yanzhou. With the protection of General Yan, he granted an imperial decree to allow Su Weiyang to marry Yan Guiqiu.
July 16th is the Su family’s anniversary.
Queen Mother Sun Junyao brought her younger brothers and sisters, nephews and married aunts of the Su family back to the Su Mansion to pay tribute to the old and young of the Su family.
The gate of Duke Su's Mansion, which was once prosperous and flourishing, was pushed open by Su Changle. There were tangled spider webs and broken tiles and walls. Except for the children of the Su family, everyone was blocked outside the gate.
Everyone walked in the Su Mansion, the ground was uneven and made a rustling sound.
Every step felt like stepping on the bones of a loved one.
"My father, mother, uncle, aunt, brother and sister-in-law all died in their own courtyards. It's easy to tell them apart. I buried them all together."
Su Junyao looked at the pavilion in the distance and continued, "The side yard was filled with the bodies of servants and guards. The fire was so big that we couldn't tell who was who. They didn't escape, so I buried them all in the Su family's ancestral tomb."
"You did nothing wrong. They are loyal to the Su family, so they are members of the Su family." Su Changle looked at Su Weiyang who was crying, and after holding back, he reached out to support her.
He recalled the first time he met Yan Gui, he looked like he had seen a ghost, and he wanted to hit him. What was the eldest sister thinking, Xiaojiu was not even 15 years old yet, but she actually allowed Yan Gui to get married in the autumn.
Why did you send Xiaojiu to Yanzhou in the first place? Couldn't you have let her be with him
It doesn't seem to work. What he does is too risky and not suitable for my sister to follow. She is a delicate girl.
But he was still unwilling to hand his sister over to Yan Gui because Yan Gui was too old.
Yan Gui finally couldn't help it, and strode in, taking Wei Yang from Su Changle's hands: "Empress Dowager, please return to the palace as soon as possible. His Majesty is still waiting for you to come back to help manage the harem."
Su Changle looked at his free hand and turned his gaze to Yan Gui. He met his gaze, sizing up each other's expressions.
Yan Gui narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze was cold.
Wei Yang happened to look up and saw him, so she gently pushed him. He helplessly lowered his head and touched her little head, and his expression instantly melted.