coobybook Chapter 144 Happy People
Chapter 144 Happy People
The eunuchs who went out of the palace to announce the imperial edict were divided into two teams. One team delivered the imperial edict to the King of Nannan outside the capital.
A team of people delivered the imperial edict to Qi Mansion.
Everyone in the Qi Mansion went out and calmly received the imperial edict. They were overjoyed and gave generous rewards to the eunuch who announced the edict.
The people in the Qi Mansion were ecstatic that Qi Wan was going to marry into a good family, but they were not too happy about being named the Duke of Protectorate.
When they returned to the upper courtyard, they laughed out loud with joy. Pei smiled widely, "Who said my daughter can't get married? How many women in this world can compare to the pomp and ceremony of her wedding?"
Zheng laughed happily, "Haha, I didn't expect that Awan could be crowned a princess and marry, and even become the queen of a country. It's such a great honor!"
The two ladies were very proud. For several years, when they went out to visit relatives, they were always pointed at and criticized, "Look, their eldest daughter has never been able to find a husband."
Now, Qi Wan was named a princess and married with several cities, and she became the queen of Nangan Kingdom.
Next time they go out, let’s see who dares to say anything behind their backs.
What surprised Pei the most was that the person her daughter married was His Royal Highness Crown Prince Qin, who had protected her since she was a child.
This childhood sweetheart relationship made Pei less worried about her daughter's upcoming marriage to a distant place. She smiled and said, "We watched His Highness grow up. He is a very good person and treats A Wan well. It's the right person for my daughter to marry."
Qi Lu smiled, which was rare for him, "I feel relieved that Awan is marrying King Nanfeng."
Qi Ze said: "This is the best marriage."
Qi Yuan smiled happily and said, "Waiting is the most rewarding thing."
"Haha." The whole family laughed at the shy Qi Wan.
Pei talked for a while in the hall and then went to prepare dowry for her daughter. When she opened the storehouse, she was surprised to see that the disappeared things had returned, and there were also hundreds of boxes of gold, silver and jewelry.
"I need to prepare more than 200 pieces of dowry for Awan." She began to count.
Qi Wan was very surprised when she received the imperial edict and asked, "It's understandable that you want to make me a princess, but why is the dowry a city? Why is Empress Dowager Lu so generous?"
Old Master Qi then told his granddaughter about the past events, "Prince Qin's mother was a princess who came to marry into a foreign country. When she married, she brought a few cities with her. The two emperors had agreed that as long as the princess gave birth to a son, he would be made the crown prince. After he became the emperor, the two countries would be united as one."
Qi Wan understood, "It turned out to be the city of Nan'an, but it was returned in my name."
There was a gleam of surprise in her phoenix eyes, and that light was as dazzling as the bright stars in the night sky.
Her heart was filled with indescribable excitement because she had finally realized her dream - marrying her beloved brother Qin and becoming a noble queen.
Yesterday, when she learned that Brother Qin had become the king of Nan'an, her heart was filled with surprise and shock.
What surprised and touched her even more was that Brother Qin came all the way to marry her in person. All of this made her feel extremely happy and satisfied, and she laughed out loud from time to time in Yilan Courtyard.
Wu Yi looked at her excited expression and said softly, "Master, that master has never agreed to the old king of Nan'an to succeed the throne of Nan'an. However, now in order to marry you in a grand manner and to protect you, he finally agreed to inherit the throne."
Hearing this, Qi Wan's eyes could not help but become moist, and tears slid down her cheeks. She deeply felt the deep affection and kindness of Brother Qin towards her, and her heart was filled with emotion and gratitude.
She choked up and said, "Brother Qin treats me so well, I feel I am the happiest person in the world." Her voice was firm and gentle, as if she wanted to convey this happiness to the whole world. She was completely immersed in the sweetness of love and couldn't extricate herself.
Qi Wan got the happiness she wanted, but she had to face separation from her family after getting married. She was reluctant to leave. "It would be great if you could leave with me."
Old Master Qi whispered to his granddaughter, "Given the character of this Empress Dowager Lu, she will attack our mansion sooner or later. If we see that the situation is not right in the future, we will come to find you immediately."
Qi Wan also figured it out, "Okay, granddaughter will go and lay a good foundation for the Qi family first, and then you guys can come over."
After the family's agreement, Qi Wan left this time, taking the eldest grandson from the eldest house with him. After Qi Yuan sent her off to marry, he found a reason not to return.
In this way, the people in the Qi Palace no longer feared the Queen Mother Lu's reckoning afterwards.
In the afternoon, an official matchmaker came, followed by twelve female officials.
The official media had a fat face full of smiles. She bowed and said loudly, "Congratulations to the Protector of the Kingdom. I am here to propose marriage to His Majesty the King of Nan'an."
"It's troublesome." Zheng said with a smile.
The official media introduced the people behind them, "They are female officials from the Nan'an Kingdom, sent to deliver the betrothal gift book and serve the queen."
The twelve female officials, dressed in ginger-red official uniforms, stood in a neat row and saluted, "I greet all the lords and ladies."
They also sent over several betrothal gift books.
Looking at the thick booklet, the people in the Qi Mansion were stunned, "So many betrothal gifts?"
The leading female official came out and said, "Your Majesty has built a new palace for the queen in Nan'an. These betrothal gifts will be placed in the palace."
"Your Majesty, come here this time and first deliver the betrothal gift book stored in Nan'an State. In addition, Your Majesty will personally bring a large army to deliver another betrothal gift tomorrow."
Old Master Qi twirled his beard and said, "Everything will be subject to your majesty's arrangements."
The official media exchanged the horoscopes of both parties and set the date for the wedding.
"The betrothal gift will be sent tomorrow."
"Come and marry me in three days."
The Qi family gave the dowry list, "All the money houses are dowry, and there are 288 dowries."
Since Empress Dowager Lu named the eldest daughter of Qi Princess Qi'an, in addition to the city as a dowry, she also gave the princess an equal dowry.
She said to Wang Zongzheng: "Give all the dowry prepared for Princess Yongping to Princess Heyi."
Wang Zongzheng did as he was told. He secretly opened the sealed warehouse and mixed all the wealth that originally belonged to Wang Qin into it as a dowry.
He personally went to the capital again and took a roll of paper to the King of Nan'an to give instructions:
"Your Majesty, Emperor Wu ordered me to preserve your wealth for you."
"This time, I will mix those things into the dowry given to the princess by the court and return them to you."
He recounted the past events:
It turned out that Wang Qin was deeply loved by Emperor Wu, who left all the wealth left by his mother to him.
Before Emperor Wu passed away, he called Wang Zongzheng and told him, "The crown prince is young, and you are his uncle. You must protect the wealth for him. When the crown prince marries a wife in the future, give him those things as a betrothal gift."
Wang Zong Zheng followed his brother's order and moved all the gold, silver and jewelry belonging to the prince to the warehouse of the Zong Zhengsi for safekeeping.
Later, when Emperor Wu died, the crown prince was killed by Wang Hui before he could ascend the throne.
After Wang Hui came to power, he had no idea how much wealth his brother Wang Qin had, and he didn't know that all of Wang Qin's belongings were actually kept in the underground warehouse of the Zongzhengsi.
Wang Zongzhen did not use the gold, silver and jewelry that belonged to him because of the death of his nephew Wang Qin.
After listening to this, King Nangan slowly raised his head and looked towards the distant horizon. The endless sky seemed to be where his parents were.
He took a deep breath, and the longing for his father and mother became stronger at this moment, like a surging tide that could not be stopped.
After a long time, he lowered his head and slowly said, "Uncle, thank you..." His voice was a little low, but full of sincerity and gratitude.
Wang Zongzheng, who was standing at the side, bowed slightly, performed a deep courtesy to the King of Nan'an, and then answered sincerely: "My royal brother trusted me so much back then and entrusted so much wealth to me for safekeeping. These are what I should do!"