Chapter 433: Seeking Marriage (1)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“My sister is my sister!” Gu Yuan turned hostile and glanced at Fan Beiran as if he was flipping through a book. Then, he turned to look at the Li family’s cloth shop below.
He knew that Old Madam Gu had prepared Gu Yunrong’s dowry for more than 10 years, just like how Madam Fan had prepared it for Fifth Miss Fan.
Although it might be a little too late, his sister’s dowry couldn’t be worse than Gu Yunrong’s!
Gu Yuan’s eyes flashed with a solemn light. He picked up the wine glass beside him and downed it in one gulp.
The streets below were extremely lively. After the butler of Prince Kang’s Mansion came out of the Li Corporation’s cloth shop, he went to the other shops in front. He went to all of them, including the lacquer shop, the porcelain shop, the gold and silver shop, the wine shop, and so on. He almost emptied the entire street.
Even the passersby following behind were infected by this enthusiastic atmosphere. They were all discussing how Kang Wang’s Mansion had bought this and that…
For the next few days, Kang Wang Mansion’s purchases for the wedding caused some waves in the capital. Many commoners were talking about this happily, praising Kang Wang for his thoughtfulness and saying that the future Princess Consort Kang was blessed.
Kang Wang and Chu You did their best for Gu Yunrong and their wedding. They hoped that the wedding would be perfect and that they would do everything themselves.
Other than the Prince of the Second Rank that the Ceremony Director had provided, he had also gotten someone to buy additional betrothal gifts. Other than that, he had to repair his new house, rebuild furniture, decorate the hall, prepare invitations, and so on. He was busy every day. The wedding was too rushed, and he only had a month to prepare.
It wasn’t until Xiao Shoufu personally came to the prince’s residence that Chu You remembered that he had forgotten about his cousin, Yuan Zhe.
Xiao Shoufu looked at Chu You and felt a little powerless to expect better from someone. This powerlessness had been suppressed for a long time, and today, he finally couldn’t help but scold him.
“Your Highness, after this matter, the aristocratic family has suffered heavy casualties. All the direct descendants and collateral descendants of the Feng family in the court have been removed from their positions and will never be recruited.”
“The Yu family is in an even worse state. The Embroidered Uniform Guards have already gone to Yuzhou to take her away.”
“And Yuan Zhe… Sigh!”
“Your Highness, at this juncture, you’re not thinking about how to retaliate against the Eldest Prince, but you actually…” He actually had time to prepare for the wedding?!
Usually, Xiao Shoufu has always respected Chu You. This was the first time he had spoken to Chu You in such a stern tone. He was really angry at him for not fighting.
Thinking of Yuan Zhe, who was under house arrest, Chu You felt more or less guilty. Hence, in the morning court the day after, Kang Wang Chu You invited him to the palace to visit Empress Dowager Yuan in front of all the court officials.
“Brother, my brother’s wedding is coming, but I didn’t report it to the Empress Dowager personally. I’m really uneasy.”
“If it’s inconvenient for you to enter the palace, why don’t you let your future Princess Consort enter the palace to visit the Empress Dowager? What do you think, Brother?”
Under Chu You’s cold gaze, the Emperor agreed with a smile. “I agree with Seventh Brother’s filial piety.”
“Thank you, brother.”
Chu You stood upright in the center of the throne room and casually bowed to the Emperor on the throne. A kind of casualness was revealed in his every move.
He knew that his brother was a hypocrite. If he wanted to be a benevolent king in history, as long as he used filial piety as an excuse, his brother would definitely not dare fall out with him in public.
Having achieved his goal, Chu You quietly returned to his seat, thinking of bringing Gu Yunrong to Shouning Palace to visit the Empress Dowager.
Chu You had just left when he saw a middle-aged eunuch beside him suddenly walk hurriedly to the Emperor’s dragon chair. He leaned over and whispered into the Emperor’s ear.
The Emperor’s expression changed slightly. He said calmly, “Yes.”
Everyone in the court heard this word clearly and knew that someone should be asking to see the Emperor.
Who could it be?!
The ministers looked at each other. Even the censors who were about to submit the report temporarily stopped.
A moment later, Baili Yin, who was wearing a purple waist-length beard suit and a rhinoceros horn belt, strode into the throne room under the gazes of the civil and military officials.
The officials couldn’t hide their surprise.
As the envoy of the State of Yue, Bai Liyin represented the attitude of the entire State of Yue when he arrived at the State of Jin’s throne room.
This was the second time Baili Yin went to the throne room. The first time was the first day he came to the capital.
The second time was today.
A carefree smile appeared on Baili Yin’s rough and handsome face. He walked calmly to a spot less than 10 steps away from the emperor. He raised his head and stuck out his chest, forming a sharp contrast with the respectful ministers around him..