Chapter 75
The emperor said: "Mother, my son will go and tell the concubine. She will have to agree if she doesn't agree." The emperor left Jianzhang Palace and headed straight to Wangxian Palace. The emperor held his breath and finally could send it out.
The emperor sat down quietly and said calmly: "Yuwen Yong wants to marry Gala. Do you know about the concubine?"
The concubine suddenly changed her face and stood up to start to brew feelings: "The emperor is not aware of it. Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for your concubine. Is that girl Hua Shang? The emperor is not unaware of it. Her grandfather and his family are all guilty!" The emperor did not say anything.
The concubine cried and said, "Emperor, how can such a person be a princess? The emperor, don't look at her young age, she can tell that she is scheming when she is seven years old nine years ago. Yuwen Yong was originally an honest child, but he was instigated by them and kept alienating himself from his old age."
The emperor sat on the couch: "Who are they supposed to be instigated by them? Are they just Hua Shang? Or is it my legitimate mother, Empress Wen? Although Empress Wen is not my biological mother, she treats me as her own. Empress Wen is old, so shouldn't she want a sensible child to be with her? You say this clearly means that I am unfilial."
The concubine hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, this is not what I mean, I am guilty." The emperor pulled up the concubine and asked her to sit on the couch.
The emperor said slowly: "Hua Shang's life experience is indeed unsatisfactory. She can be a side room. The empress dowager's will be the only decree to keep two children together. Without the empress dowager, there would be no me."
The concubine heard that the emperor moved out Empress Wen, who was the official wife of Emperor Wen Yuwen Tai. She was just Emperor Wen's concubine. She had no choice but to follow Empress Wen's order.
What's more, the girl Hua Shang is the queen's sister, who pleases the queen and makes them marry so that the emperor can monitor Yuwen Yong at all times, which can also make the emperor feel more at ease with Yuwen Yong. The concubine has no objection here: "Okay, I'll just agree."
The queen personally came forward to find Hou Mo Chenshun, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi who returned to Beijing to report her position: "Chen Shun, there is something to ask you for your family. Can you accept Hua Shang as your adopted daughter? You have heard that Hua Shang is right away. Hua Shang is pointing it to Prince Chan. The family doesn't want to hear others gossiping about her life experience. Look?"
Of course, Chen Shun dared not refuse to obey and agreed respectfully. This is a transaction that only makes money but not loses, so why not agree?
Hua Shang's grandfather Hou Mo Chenchong and Hou Mo Chenshun are cousins. The two families are also relatives, but one is in Beijing and the other is in Guangdong. After a long time of contact, they become alienated.
Later, Hou Mo Chen Chong became the Eight Pillar Kingdom, and Chen Shun did not please him. Hou Mo Chen Chong was sentenced to death by Yuwen Hu, and Chen Shun did not plead for him. Chen Shun was also a kind person.
After that, Hua Shang appeared in Hou Mo Chenshun's genealogy. The emperor pointed out that Miss Dugu Hua Shang, the granddaughter of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, married Prince Chan Yuwen Yong as her concubine.
On the day of the wedding, Chen Shun, the father of the Zongren Mansion, who was in charge of the minister and his concubine, went to the steps of the east gate of Zhuque Gate. The minister of the Zongren Mansion announced an imperial edict: "Now, Guarjia is the matchmaker and the fourth prince Yuwen Yong are the concubines."
Chen Shun, the father of the concubine, said: I received the order." Chen Shun knelt three times and kowtowed to thank him. The fourth prince's mansion chose auspicious day. Yuwen Yong went to the concubine's house to visit Chen Shun and his wife in a colorful python robe.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent someone to prepare gifts to the Dugu Xin family of the princess’s mother: a pair of gold, three gold hairpins each, six golden ears, four golden bracelets, one hundred golden buttons, two hundred silver buttons, one hundred mink fur for making clothes, three mink fur for making hats, two hundred fur for making bedding, and seven otter for making otter for making bedding.
The princess’ grandfather Chen Shun was given gold, silver, fox fur, sable hat, gold belt, ornaments, boots and socks; the princess’ grandfather was given gold ears, fox fur robe, and otter fur.
The eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was arrogant and said, "Sir, you are so lucky. First, I picked up a daughter for free, and then another prince, grandson-in-law fell from heaven." The eunuch smiled treacherously. Chen Shun immediately understood that he thought the money he gave him was too low. Chen Shun said, "Brother-in-law, let me talk."
The princess Dugu family held a banquet to entertain gifts and gave officials. The whole mansion was full of lively and joy. Hua Shang was waiting to marry and was inconvenient to go out. Moreover, Hua Shang enjoyed the treatment of a lady for the first time in the Dugu family for so many years. It was a bit like a newcomer and didn't feel used to it.
The bustling everywhere caused her sadness, thinking that it was not her home after all. This was originally her wedding, but she was completely like an outsider, at the mercy of others, and she felt a little angry. She was lazy and didn't want to take care of others.
The day before the marriage, the princess's family delivered the dowry to the prince's uterus to pre-arrange the dowry. The dowry was very luxurious and unboxing gifts were carried out. After the dowry was unboxed, the concubine first presented nine sets of clothes to the emperor and the queen, expressing her filial piety to her brother and sister-in-law. Hua Shang was a little nervous and never thought that the wedding would arrive so soon.
In any case, you must let the person in your heart know your feelings. Hua Shang said to the close-fitting girl Yun Ge: "Take this letter and go to Yanjing Street to find a ticket number called Rishengchang, and hand it over to their boss!"
Yun Ge is timid and thinks that the fourth lady will be out of the box tomorrow, for fear that it will be something shocking. He will ruin the major events of Dugu Mansion and will not be able to afford it.
Hua Shang held her hand and put a jade pendant in her palm: "Welcome this, you must see the boss with your own eyes and hand it to the boss with your own hands."
There are so few major events like Dugu Mansion that Gala has gotten so little. From more than ten days on, Gala felt something was wrong with Huashang. Gala asked the queen several times: "Sister, is Huashang having a sweetheart?"
The queen smiled and said to her: "Hua Shang has always been by my side. Although the men she comes into contact with are all princes, she has never seen her fall in love with anyone."
Gala was still worried: "But Huashang was not happy at all, it seemed that she always had something to worry about! Does she dislike the Fourth Prince?"
The queen frowned slightly: "It's possible, but this girl has always been very sensible. She will definitely know that marriage with the royal family is not only her personal happiness, but also related to the future of the Dugu family."
After Gala came to the backyard, asked Dugu Xin and his mother Cui to take care of him, he wanted to take a look at Hua Shang before going back. The etiquette of the royal family's marriage was too complicated, and Hua Shang was busy all the time these days and had no time to go.
When I walked to Ziyi Lane, I saw Hua Shang's maid looking hurried, as if she had stole something, her eyes dodging from each other, and she was walking with something in her hand.
Galo walked a few steps from behind to catch up with her, and pulled her hand that was holding her tightly from behind. Yun Ge nervously reached out to hug her head.
Gala asked: "Dangerous slave, dare to steal things, let go of your hand, let me see what good things you took!" Yun Ge, the girl, was honest, Gala thought that she should have received a token of love from a servant.
Gala smiled and pulled Yun Ge's tight hand away. Seeing the jade seal, his face suddenly became serious. Gala said, "Is this the one who looks good to give you? Come on the real trick, otherwise I will hand you over to General Manager He!"
Yun Ge was almost crying: "Miss, I'm wronged. This was not given to me by that boy. This was the errand that the fourth lady gave me to do."
When Gala heard this, he felt half cold, but pretended to be calm: "I'm not honest about it, so I have to search for any love letters from that person on you!"
Garo laughed and scratched Yun Ge's itchy flesh, and Yun Ge smiled and begged for mercy: "Miss Seventh, stop making trouble!" As he pulled, a letter fell out.
Garo said, "I said no, and even found the love letter." Yun Ge said with a bitter face: "It's really Miss Four. Miss Four wants me to go to Rishengchang on Yanjing Street to find their boss and send this letter."
Garo said: "You are the dowry girl of the Fourth Sister. The Fourth Sister has been busy for a day and you have been tired for a day. You haven't eaten yet! This lady is just idle now, so I'll run this leg for you." Yun Ge was a little grateful: "Thank you Miss Qi's care!"
Gala said: "In the future, when you marry into the royal palace, you will be extremely cautious than when you are at home. But you don't have to be too cautious like your fourth sister. You don't have to tell your fourth sister about my going for you. It's rare that you can have free time. I'll give you this ten taels of silver. Go to the street to buy some rouge and water powder!"
Yunge's monthly salary is only half a tael of silver, and she will have to earn ten taels of silver in a year and a half. Yunge thanked her and went out to shop with the token given to her by Hua Shang.
Gala took the letter and returned to his room. When he baked it on the light, the sealed wax melted a little. Gala opened the letter and burst into tears as he looked at it.
After reading it, Gala put the letter back into the envelope as it was, sealed the mouth with wax, and carefully checked it, but couldn't see it, so he felt relieved.
Gala found a servant in the mansion who admired Yun Ge and named Mo Yuan. Gala said: "This is the letter from the fourth lady who asked Yun Ge to send Rishengchang to Yanjing Street. You go to the ticket number and take this seal. You must meet the boss and give it to him with your own hands."
Garona paid ten taels of silver: "Go, after seeing the boss, carefully observe the boss's reaction. If you haven't seen the boss, don't go back to Dugu Mansion!"
Mo Yuan happily took the silver: "After coming back, go find Yun Ge first, tell him that you have helped her a lot, and teach her how to reply to her master. Sometimes this girl won't turn around."
Mo Yuan said, "Yes, I must do my job well." Galo said, "If you dare to give someone a word about this, prepare the bedding and go home!"
Mo Yuan said: "I know that this matter is not about Miss Seven's business." Galo was still a little worried: "It's not just about my business, it's not about this at all!"
Mo Yuan left, and Gala sat on the chair hopelessly: "Li Bing, how much did you hide from me!"
The seal that Yun Ge just took was carved from Lantian jade, and the eight big words "Accepting the command of heaven, one will live and go to Chang" are engraved in Xiliang text.
This is the most diagnosing thing Li Bing examines, and it is the imperial seal of his great-grandfather, the fifth emperor of Xiliang, Li Chong'er. Li Bing has always carried this thing with him, but now it has fallen into Hua Shang's hands.
Hua Shang's letter was so affectionate, as if she had put herself in the dust. She hoped that Li Bing, who was as proud as the sun, would have more pity for her.
Chapter completed!