0p0 Chapter 359: Marriage in the Palace
Chapter 359: Marriage in the Palace
The Queen Mother nodded thoughtfully, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes, "Don't you think this girl has good manners? Most country girls are not like this!"
That’s why they say that old ginger is more experienced and can spot the problem immediately.
The Queen hesitated and frowned, "I'll send someone to check and we'll know."
She didn't think the temple master had the guts to plot against them; there must be other reasons.
The Queen Mother saw that her grandson didn't say a word, so she raised her eyebrows and looked over, "What does the Sixth Master think?"
Murong Chen pulled back his thoughts, smiled, and said, "It's up to the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother to decide."
He had no expectations of getting married in the first place, and Shen Tian's appearance today was a surprise to him. Fortunately, he didn't dislike her, so if it could work out, it would work out, and if it couldn't, it didn't matter.
Upon hearing this, the queen smiled with satisfaction and immediately sent someone to investigate.
Whatever the royal family wants to know can be found out clearly in less than half a day.
The Empress Dowager and the Queen learned that Shen Tian had been in the imperial capital for more than a year, and that Murong Xu had often visited the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion, even bringing Princess Qingfeng with him. Naturally, they could guess what Murong Xu was thinking.
The Queen Mother was already dissatisfied, and now she was even angrier, "The Second Son is getting more and more outrageous! He doesn't do his job, but stares at women all day long."
The Queen's reaction was not much better than that of the Queen Mother. Although Murong Xu was not her son, she was the one who raised him. She would be too ashamed if the news got out that the son she raised was a lustful and idle person.
"Mother, we cannot continue to let the second son go on like this. I will report this to the emperor in detail after returning to the palace. It is time to let the second son have some good training."
The Queen Mother agreed and said, "I will take care of this matter, and you should stay out of it."
The Queen and the Second Prince are not biological mother and son. Considering the Sixth Prince's marriage, the Queen Mother has also made a decision in her mind.
Of course, the Second Prince was her grandson after all. She didn't want to wrongly accuse Murong Xu, so she returned to the palace and sent someone to call Marquis Yong'an and Princess Qingfeng for questioning.
Only then did I realize that Murong Xu not only had a crush on Shen Tian, but also had resorted to trickery against her. Fortunately, he failed.
The Queen Mother was furious and laid all the evidence before the Emperor.
The emperor had never expected that his most favored son would be so hypocritical. He roared in anger and vented his anger. He sent Murong Xu to the border for training, and Cen Mingxue was carried into the second prince's mansion as a concubine in a little bun.
This result made the Cen family deeply dissatisfied.
But thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor. The Cen family did not dare to object and could only endure it silently.
Cen Mingxue dreamed of marrying the second prince as a concubine or a noble concubine. In the end, she got her wish, but as a concubine who was not worthy of being on the stage. When she got married, there was not even a proper ceremony. She was carried into the palace crying.
Murong Xu was furious, but he couldn't show it, so he took out all his anger on Cen Mingxue.
Fortunately, he knew that Cen Yingfan was powerful at the border, so he didn't do anything too excessive and even took Cen Mingxue with him on his journey.
Let’s talk about Shen Tian.
After leaving the Buddhist temple, the family first returned to Xiji Assorted Food Shop. They thought Su Chuan and the others had finished their work and could leave, but they didn't expect that they would have to stay for another two days.
Wait till everyone can set off.
An imperial envoy suddenly came to the palace and issued an edict to appoint Shen Tian, the adopted daughter of Marquis Yong'an, as the Sixth Prince's concubine.
Shen Tian was stunned when she received the imperial edict, while Huang Xinghua and Shen Dagou were dumbfounded.
When did their Shen Tian become the adopted daughter of the Marquis of Yong'an? Who was the Sixth Prince? Murong Xu?
Su Chuan and the others looked at each other, totally unsure of how to react.
Tang Yu was the first to come to his senses. He stepped forward respectfully to express his gratitude and humbly asked, "Sir, what does this imperial decree mean?"
The imperial envoy did not dare to be pretentious in front of the family of the newly-minted Sixth Prince's concubine, and replied very politely: "The Emperor knows the concubine's horoscope and knows that she and the Sixth Prince are a match made in heaven, so he issued an edict to grant the marriage. This is a great joyous event!"
"Thank you, sir." Tang Yu thanked him, but still didn't understand.
As soon as the imperial envoy left, Huang Xinghua and Shen Dagou were both dejected.
"We've made so much effort but it's all in vain!" Huang Xinghua burst into tears as she said this.
Shen Tian felt distressed, "Mom, everything is determined by fate, and we have no control over it. Don't be sad. After all, the Sixth Prince is not Murong Xu, and I am still a concubine. I will enjoy happiness when I marry him in the future. Don't be sad."
Huang Xinghua became even sadder after hearing this, "How can I not be sad! It's because my parents are incompetent. If you marry the Sixth Prince, we won't be able to stand up for you if you get wronged in the future, wuwuwu..."
"Mom..." Shen Tian felt sad.
Liu Laosan walked into the room with big strides, supported by his followers. "Tiantian! I thought your problem would be solved when the Second Prince was sent to the border by the Emperor, but I didn't expect that the Queen Mother and the Empress would fall in love with you! It's God's will, it's all God's will!
The emperor originally wanted you to enter the Sixth Prince's mansion as a concubine, but I argued with him, saying that you were his goddaughter, so the emperor promised you a concubine. I hope you won't blame me for acting on my own."
Huang Xinghua wiped her tears and shook her head vigorously, "My Lord has done so much for Tiantian. We can't thank you enough, so how can we blame you! You are right, these are all fate, my daughter's fate, and we can't stop it!"
It’s not that they didn’t try, but they couldn’t change the outcome.
Liu Laosan also sighed as he listened, "Although the Sixth Prince has a disease, he is the Queen's biological son and is a clean man. He has not even had a concubine. He is kind and gentle and does not fight or compete. It is better for Tiantian to marry him than the Second Prince."
"The second prince is..." Shen Dagou frowned.
Liu Laosan said helplessly: "It is the young master Murong you met in my house before. The eldest prince died young, and the second prince is the oldest among all the princes. In addition to this, he was raised by the queen and is in good health. Before the Buddhist temple incident was discovered, the emperor had high hopes for him and he was very likely to be the next crown prince. Now that this has happened, he probably has a sense of crisis.
Why are you saying this! You don't understand either. In the Second Prince's backyard, besides the principal wife, there is also a concubine, two noble concubines, four good concubines, and countless maids. If Tiantian really enters the Second Prince's mansion, she won't have to think about her future. This is why I have been trying to stop her before."
Huang Xinghua didn't expect Shen Tian's previous situation to be so dangerous. With the comparison, she could accept Shen Tian being the Sixth Prince's concubine.
"My Lord, when will my daughter get married?"
Since things cannot be changed, she can only do her best for her daughter.
Seeing that she had figured it out, Yong'an Hou heaved a sigh of relief and said thoughtfully, "Since she is my goddaughter, she will marry in Yong'an Hou Mansion. Xiaotai is here so she can help Tiantian as the eldest sister-in-law. The Queen Mother knows our situation and has prepared a dowry for Tiantian in advance. When the time comes, we will carry those things directly to the Sixth Prince's Mansion."
Huang Xinghua looked up in surprise, "The Queen is preparing a dowry for Tiantian?"
Why does she feel that such a great thing has happened to her family?
Since when did the bride's dowry come from the groom's mother-in-law?