Chapter 1413: Chapter 1420: Bestow Marriage (1)
First thing in the morning, Marquis of Jian’an was preparing to go to court. Before leaving, he once again confird with his wife: “Are you certain Yun’er wants to marry The Prince of Qing Luo Kingdom?”
Madam Wu said, “How can I, who gave birth to my daughter, be fooled about her feelings? The mont anyone ntions The Prince of Qing Luo Kingdom, her face turns red, and her eyes sparkle. If that’s not having feelings for soone, what is?”
Marquis of Jian’an nodded, “Good, I will report this matter to The Emperor today.” After dressing in his court attire, he took the jade scepter and hurriedly left for court.
Having sent her husband off, Madam Wu was about to check on her daughter when a maid on duty from outside reported: “Madam, your sister-in-law has arrived.”
The sister-in-law ntioned by the maid was the eldest sister of Marquis of Jian’an, Eldest Madam of the Duke Li Guo’s Household, Lady Wu. She had rushed over first thing in the morning without the need to ask why. Madam Wu did not wish to et her, even less to hear her propose a marriage for Mo Zili, but out of respect for the sister-in-law relationship, she had to make ti to see her.
“Enough, please invite my sister-in-law to co in and sit!”
When Eldest Madam was invited into the Warm Pavilion, she saw her sister-in-law sitting on a babu bed, sipping tea, seemingly lost in thought, gazing at a celestial sphere bottle on Duobao Pavilion, painted with carved flowers and colorful birds. Lady Wu’s footsteps grew heavier, and only then did her sister-in-law lift her head.
“Oh, what wind brought my sister here? Look at , preoccupied with making arrangents for Yun’er’s bridal gifts, I even forgot to welco you at the entrance.”
Lady Wu, astute as ever, understood the aning behind her sister-in-law’s words. Pausing briefly, she laughed and said, “Does this an that my niece is about to be joyfully married?”
Madam Wu replied, “Indeed, we have decided to marry Yun’er to The Prince of Qing Luo Kingdom. The Marquis will also report this to The Emperor in the morning assembly today. Unless there’s an unexpected turn of events, the imperial edict granting the marriage will soon be issued. When the ti cos, my sister-in-law will inevitably need to go to the expense of providing another congratulatory gift.”
Having said this much, Lady Wu naturally understood that acting as a go-between would no longer work, so she replied along the lines, “Of course, this is excellent news. Although Qing Luo Kingdom doesn’t lack what little we can offer, we must still make an effort to present well for our niece.”
Seeing that the subject of Mo Zili was to no avail, she simply didn’t bring it up, to avoid embarrassnt. Madam Wu, feigning ignorance, asked with a smile, “By the way, what brings my sister here today?”
Lady Wu’s expression stiffened slightly as she said, “Oh, it’s nothing urgent. I just heard that The Emperor has given my niece the choice to select her own husband, so I thought to co back and ask who she has chosen—Hehe—”
Madam Wu laughed and said, “Thank you for your concern, sister. I will undoubtedly need your help with arranging Yun’er’s bridal gifts tomorrow.”
Barely managing a smile, Lady Wu replied, “Naturally…”
The two chatted for a while about preparing Xiang Yun’s bridal gifts and the sending-off process. After concluding, Lady Wu stood up to take her leave, ignoring her sister-in-law’s insistence on staying for lunch, and hastily went ho—her grandmother was waiting for her news, and she could not delay here.
Upon returning to Duke Li Guo’s Mansion, as she just entered the entrance, she saw Second-class maidservant Bright Pearls from the grandmother’s room looking out at the door. Seeing Eldest Madam’s carriage, Bright Pearls recited a blessing, “Amitabha Buddha, you’re finally back. The Old Mada has sent here to check four or five tis already.”
At this mont, in the grandmother’s usual Warm Partition, the Old Mada, Lady Bai, Lady Yang, and four daughters born to Lady Yang were all there, anxiously awaiting the Eldest Madam, waiting for her to bring news.
Seeing Eldest Madam’s return, everyone couldn’t help but stand up, and the grandmother repeatedly asked, “How did it go? Did you convince them?”
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