readytorunbook Chapter 313 The Princess Wants to Play Badly 9
Chapter 313 The Princess Wants to Play Badly 9
"Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
The Duke of Fuguo was standing behind his desk, wearing an indigo round-necked robe, and looking at his own painting.
Xie Wuyu stood opposite him and said in a deep voice: "My son thinks that the Third Princess is not as bad as the outside world says."
"Oh?" The Duke of Fuguo lifted his eyelids and glanced at him. "It's really not that easy to bribe you in just one afternoon."
"I didn't bribe her. I just felt that I had no other good choice besides her."
Xie Wuyu remembered what Mingnan said before, and couldn't help but smile, and directly appropriated it, "At least the Third Princess is impeccable in appearance."
"Humph." The Duke of Fuguo snorted and laughed, "You, to put it bluntly, still look at the face."
Xie Wu Yu didn't care.
"Forget it." The Duke of Fuguo rolled up the scroll and said, "Your elder brother has already married the Crown Princess. Our Xie family doesn't need to take sides anymore. It's fine for you to marry a rich and idle person. Anyway, you don't like court disputes. As long as you are willing, then she will be your wife."
"Thank you, mother."
Xie Wuyu bowed and saluted.
"But Yu'er, you must know that once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. The majesty of the emperor does not allow orders to be changed overnight. Now that I have entered this palace, you will have no chance to regret it."
The Duke of Fuguo's eyes were sharp and deep. Xie Wuyu looked at her for a long time and bowed again, "My son has made up his mind. You will bear the consequences yourself."
"it is good."
"Come here, prepare the sedan chair - I want to go to the palace to deliver a painting to His Majesty."
……
The Duke of Fuguo entered the palace and had a secret talk with the emperor for an hour. As soon as she left the palace, the emperor's imperial decree of marriage came down, for the second and third princesses at the same time.
The ancestral system of the Dayun Dynasty stipulated that the emperor's daughter would be crowned as a queen upon marriage.
The second princess Ming Jin was named Prince of Ning.
The third princess Mingnan was named Prince Rong.
The next day, the plaque on the Third Princess's Mansion was changed to "Prince Rong's Mansion".
Xie Wu Yu naturally became the first-rank husband of King Rong.
Rewards were sent to the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion like water.
At that time, Xie Wu Yu was practicing calligraphy in his study. On the large desk were all the four treasures. There was also a thin-necked white porcelain vase on the desk, with a few gorgeous pink roses in it.
Guanqi came in hurriedly, his eyebrows dancing with joy, "Sir, there are so many treasures!"
Xie Wuyu glanced at him and said, "You grew up beside me since you were a child, why do you still look like you have never seen the world?"
"There are so many! Our small storehouse is almost full!" Guanqi blushed with excitement. "I heard that Feng Jun and the Crown Princess also sent a lot, but the reward from Prince Ning's husband was half less, which looks a bit shabby."
"Most of what Feng Jun sent was the savings left by the wise monarch back then, so it's normal that it's a bit more generous."
"That's right." Guanqi scratched his hair.
After the excitement passed, he calmed down and asked curiously, "What are you writing?"
"You came at the right time. You read the book and I will write." Xie Wu Yu handed him the collection of poems.
"Oh yes."
Guanqi took over and read two lines. Xie Wuyu said, "I've written it. Next one."
Guanqi turned the page, cleared his throat, and read in a clear and loud voice:
"People say that no flower stays red for ten days, but this flower blooms every day in the spring breeze. One tip has peeled off the rouge pen, but the four broken parts still contain emerald fur (1)..."
Xie Wu Yu paused for a moment as his pen began to waver.
He murmured: "It is said that flowers do not stay in bloom for ten days, but this flower never fades away in the spring breeze..."
Touched by a certain word, he suddenly turned around and asked Guanqi: "What is this poem about?"
Guanqi glanced at the title of the poem and said, "Rose."
As he said this, he exclaimed, "Hey, sir, isn't that a rose on your desk? It really suits the scene."
Xie Wu Yu ignored him.
Ming Nan's words suddenly flashed through his mind -
"When I went out this morning, I saw the flowers in the yard were in full bloom. I suddenly thought of you, so I picked a bunch."
"Seeing Xie Lang is like seeing spring. I want to keep spring and see you often."
……
No wonder she gave roses as a gift, it turns out there is this meaning behind it.
Roses bloom all year round, and seeing them is like the return of spring, which just echoes her words.
Xie Wu Yu suddenly understood and realized that he felt a surge of heat on his back again.
He muttered in a low voice: "He is good at coaxing people."
"Young Master, what did you say?" Guanqi didn't hear clearly and asked curiously.
"Nothing." Xie Wuyu picked up the pen again, "Continue reading."
"okay."
Guanqi picked up the poetry collection and continued reading.
Xie Wu Yu's mind was no longer on practicing calligraphy. From time to time, he would glance at the roses in full bloom on the desk.
……
Soon, the Imperial Observatory set the wedding date.
According to the process, the three books and six ceremonies are essential.
Because of the order of seniority, Mingjin has to get married first before Mingnan can get his turn.
Therefore, by the time everything was ready, it was already spring of the second year.
March 3rd is a very auspicious day and a good time to get married.
The city of flowers became lively early in the morning, with lights and decorations everywhere.
In the evening, Mingnan, dressed in his best clothes, rode a flower carriage pulled by six horses to the Duke of Fuguo's mansion to pick up Xie Wuyu.
According to the customs of the Dayun Dynasty, when a man gets married, he must be escorted out of the house by his elder sister.
When Mingnan got off the flower car, he saw Xie Wuyu, dressed in a bright red wedding gown, walking slowly towards him, supported by a tall, heroic woman. In his other hand he held a gorgeous cassia fan made of bird feathers, with his face half covered, revealing only a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes.
The moment he saw Mingnan, Xie Wuyu's eyes trembled slightly.
It turns out that she looks so beautiful in the phoenix crown and bridal robe.
Mingnan met his gaze with a bright smile, and stretched out his hand, palm facing up, "Wu Yu, I'm here to take you home."
Xie Wu Yu's heart skipped a beat and he slowly put his hand on it, which was immediately held tightly.
She led him toward the float.
The moment he sat down, he finally felt it was real - from now on, they were husband and wife.
Honor and disgrace are one, life and death go hand in hand.
——Digression——
(1) Quoted from Yang Wanli’s “Rose Before the Twelfth Month” in the Song Dynasty
Because roses bloom all year round, they are also known as Yueyuehong, Changchun rose, and Shengchun.