Minister Gu of the Ministry of Personnel: You're just trying to make your son look good!
You'll see if I believe you!
[Guagua, take a look! Will my beautiful mother agree to let Miss Gu into the family?]
[Host, how could this be? This is a serious matter. Your elder brother's affair with Miss Gu needs to be handled with utmost care. Minister Gu dotes on his youngest daughter! Don't let the marriage turn into an enmity!]
Minister Gu nodded repeatedly as he listened, but his gaze toward Shen Changyuan remained unfriendly.
He seemed to be saying, "If you dare agree, I'll fight you to the death!"
[By the way, Guagua, didn't my beautiful mother last time say that she was considering the Wan family of Huangshang? Wasn't the dowry supposed to be half of the Wan family's wealth?]
[Yes, host, your mother hasn't decided yet! Right now, your eldest brother's focus is on the imperial examinations. This matter will be put on the agenda after the examinations are over. As the future mistress of the Changping Marquis's mansion, the family attaches great importance to it! Your father and mother haven't decided who to choose yet!]
Shen Changyuan: I need to carefully select a virtuous wife for Qinghong!
[Guagua, do you think it's possible to have both fish and bear's paw?]
[Host, fish is what I desire; bear's paw is also what I desire. If I can not have both, I will choose Bear's paw over fish.]
Fine, let my parents worry about it.
Shen Changyuan: Daughter, please help me think of a solution!
Shen Mingzhu: You can't have your cake and eat it too; choose the latter!
Crown Prince Yan Beichen nodded repeatedly; indeed, this was the best choice.
Of course, people's emotions are involved, but it depends on what you want.
Gu Ci: My daughter is definitely a bear's paw, but I don't agree to give her to your family!
Shen Changyuan: ...
[Host, there's some juicy gossip. Want to hear it?]
[Guagua, i absolutely have to listen! I'm so sleepy. If I don't eat some melon to wake myself up, I feel like I'm going to fall asleep.]
The entire court: Lord Shen is amazing, daring to sleep in the Golden Palace.
She was simply the first person in the Great Yan Dynasty.
[Host, the youngest daughter of the Duke of Li's mansion, was divorced and returned home. She's back now, and your aunt is furious!]
[Guagua, what's there to be angry about? The Duke of Li's daughter has divorced and returned home; what business is it of hers, her sister-in-law?]
[Host, you still don't understand! The Duke of Li is a doting father. His only daughter is his favourite, and the young masters of the Duke of Li's mansion also pamper her. To put it simply, this Miss Si is the darling of the Duke of Li's mansion. When she returns, all the other women will pale in comparison.]
[Beloved by the family? Isn't that the same as me? I guess I'm the most beloved person in the Marquis's mansion now? My parents and four older brothers all spoil me a lot! Yesterday, my father and four brothers gave me all the little money they earned, hehe~~~]
Shen Mingzhu smiled broadly as she spoke, clearly very happy.
Guagua: You are now not only the darling of the Marquis's mansion but also the darling of General Xie's mansion. In the future, you will be the darling of the Crown Prince's mansion, and eventually, you will become the darling of the Great Yan.
How about it?
Surprised?
Surprised?
Hahaha...
The host I've chosen must be absolutely top-notch!!!
Shen Mingzhu: Thank you so much!!!
All the officials in the court smiled when they heard this. She is still a young girl who had just come of age and still had the mind of a young girl.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen: My Crown Princess is naturally also the most beloved member of the royal family of Great Yan.
Prince An: She's just a favourite of the group!
My daughter is also the darling of the family!
Every family has a beloved child.
[Host, Miss Li is quite different from you. Her four older brothers are doting on their sister, much more so than your four brothers.]
The entire court: What's wrong with them?
We want to hear it.
Shen Mingzhu was also very curious and couldn't help but ask.
How crazy is it, Guagua? Can they really tear the sky apart for her ?
[Host, you're exaggerating. The sky didn't burst open; it's just that her four sisters-in-law's sky collapsed!]
All the officials: What do you mean?
Can you elaborate.
Prince An: What's going on?
Tell me quickly!
Even Emperor Jingyuan, sitting at the very top, frowned. With their sister returning home, the sisters-in-law's world had collapsed.
Could it be that the sisters-in-law are not getting along?!
[Guagua, what do you mean? Could it be...?]
All the officials: What is it?
Tell us quickly, we are in a hurry, waiting online!
Shen Changyuan: My dear daughter, Daddy wants to tell you something: you can't just say half of what you mean.
It's so urgent!
[Host, it's exactly what you think!]
All the officials: No way! Tell us too quickly!
Tell us quickly!
Even the unknown colleague standing next to Shen Mingzhu was anxious, constantly looking at her, hoping she would speak quickly.
He wished he could ask the young miss Shen next to him right now what it was like.
If she doesn't tell him today, he'll be restless and anxious, like an ant on a hot pan, pacing around in circles!
[Sigh... I never thought I'd see such a shameless, indiscriminate family again. Indeed, my sister-in-law's sacrifice to the heavens has boundless power!]
Prince An: Huh?
The sisters-in-law performed a sacrificial ceremony to the heavens; are they immeasurably powerful?
He couldn't help but look at Emperor Jingyuan at the head of the table. How were the sisters-in-law's performing the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven without your knowledge?
Are you participating in the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven?
Emperor Jingyuan looked at his younger brother, whose big, clear, innocent eyes were blinking, and couldn't bear to look at him!
He was a wise and benevolent ruler!
He wouldn't stoop to doing that!
The entire court: This... is so hard to judge!
Guagua, but the daughters-in-law of the Duke of Li's family are really pitiful!
They were all carefully cultivated legitimate daughters of their families...
The three families that married into the Duke of Li's family: Is it too late to divorce them now?
Will the family agree?
Your Majesty, could you please issue a decree?
Instantly, three pairs of incredibly fervent eyes turned to Emperor Jingyuan, their eyes filled with a plea for help, as if he were their saviour.
Emperor Jingyuan: I am not the matchmaker, I will not help cut the red thread of fate!
Crown Prince Yan Beichen: Am I the only one who wants to know how the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven is performed?
Three ministers said: "Your Highness, you have no heart!"
Crown Prince Yan Beichen: My heart belongs only to the Crown Princess!
Shen Changyuan: If Shen Miaomiao performs the sacrificial ceremony, then he'll save himself a lot of trouble!
This way, he only needs to deal with Shen Changshan.
It's not that as a brother, he is heartless and refuses to help someone in distress; it's just that those who are not of our kind are bound to have different intentions!
His Majesty rules the country with filial piety in mind. He will not expose his mother, Lady Wang, as this would have a huge impact on Marquis's mansion and his children. For the sake of Lady Shen and his family, he has no other choice.
[Guagua, how did the Duke of Li's mansion sacrifice their daughters-in-law to heaven?]
The entire court: Yes, yes, we'd like to hear it.
Tell us quickly.
Three ministers at the front simultaneously turned around and glanced at Shen Mingzhu several times.
What will become of their daughter?
Suppressing their doubts, knowing that their daughters might not have a good ending, they still listened quietly.
They wanted to see what the Duke of Li's mansion was capable of.
It should be noted that those families who could form a marriage alliance with the Duke of Li's mansion were not ordinary, small families.
[Host, Gu Caiyue, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Duke of Li's mansion, will be kidnapped by bandits and forced to choose between her and Miss Si Beibei. In the end, the heir Li Jingyao chose his younger sister Si Beibei, his wife was defiled, and she died less than a year later, going insane.]