Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 226
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Chapter 226 After The Wedding
Seeing the few of them take their leave of their own accord, Fu Yingran couldn’t help but look up at them. That’s right, there are still a few people who can see the situation clearly, For this reason, Fu Yingran did not want to make things too difficult for them. Immediately, she said, “As the saying goes, filial piety takes precedence over filial piety. It is truly precious for a few sisters to have such filial piety. However, concubines in the ancient palace have not left the palace for a long time, let alone for all of them to leave the palace together. This truly makes the Emperor feel embarrassed.”
At this point, Imperial concubine Ya, who was sitting at the top right, immediately walked to the side of the women and knelt down. He then looked at Huyan Mingshuo and said, “Reporting to the emperor, “Your Majesty, this matter is not difficult to resolve. Back when we entered the palace, the situation forced us to do so. It was not what my sisters wanted. Fortunately, our emperor is an enlightened monarch and did not make things difficult for us. We are still innocent. Your Majesty, I beg you to grant us a letter of divorce to show your filial piety as well as our emperor’s generosity.”
Huyan Mingshuo let out a long sigh, “Alright, since Ya’er said so, I will grant your wish. Come and serve.”
“This servant obeys the decree.” Xiao Yizi and Xiao Zhengzi agreed and left. Soon, Huyan Mingshuo brought up the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. During this period of time, Huyan Mingshuo had written the most about divorce papers. It could be said that he had already reached the point where practice made perfect. He waved his brush and brushed a few times. All the women kneeling below had a divorce paper. Even Xiao Ya was no exception. She had finally regained her freedom.
After thanking her, the girls stood beside their parents. Only Xiao Ya had nowhere to stay. Her only relative in the entire Qiong Hua Hall was Empress Dowager Xiao. However, Empress Dowager Xiao was in a high position. She was only a small imperial daughter of Prince Youxian’s Mansion, so she naturally did not have the qualifications to stand beside the Empress Dowager. Therefore, she could only stand alone in this hall, causing people to feel heartache.
Especially Empress Dowager Xiao, At this moment, his eyes were already red. That’s her niece, Seeing that she was so helpless, Empress Dowager Xiao’s heart ached. Recalling the name that Fu Yingran had told her, she glanced at the seat on the left. She saw Nalan Jinhong sitting calmly. She had watched the child grow up, so her character was naturally trustworthy, and her status would not be wronged by Ya’er.
So Empress Dowager Xiao said, “Ya’er, your father has already returned to his ancestral home a month ago. Right now, Prince Youxian’s mansion is already empty. But don’t worry, you are the niece of the Ai Clan. How can the Ai Clan ignore you?” “However, your current status is no longer suitable for you to stay in the palace, so the Ai Clan wants to make the decision to grant you another marriage, okay?”
Xiao Ya was excited when she heard this, but she still lowered her head and said, “Ya’er is entirely up to aunt.”
Empress Dowager Xiao looked at her with satisfaction and then at Nalan Jinhong, saying, “Alright, the Ai Clan will make the decision today. I will give you to Prince Bingjian Nalan Jinhong as my wife. While Prince Bingjian is also in the Imperial Capital, you can choose an auspicious day to get married as soon as possible during the hundred days of filial piety in Father of the Emperor.”
Seeing such a big pie smash onto his body, Nalan Jinhong was also stunned for a moment. However, when he looked at Xiao Ya, who was kneeling alone in the middle of the ceremony, his heart fiercely pulled. He had always been that lonely person since childhood, so he understood Xiao Ya’s feelings at this moment. This made him instantly feel like he was connected to his life.
In addition, Xiao Ya’s identity was indeed the most suitable person to be a princess beside her. Nalan Jinhong knew very well, Although the current side-by-side palace was extremely high-ranking and honorable, But in reality, his foundation was unstable. If he could marry Xiao Ya, then with her status as imperial daughter and her niece, he would be able to stand side by side for at least several decades. After several decades, the foundation of the side by side imperial palace should be stable and unshakable.
Thinking of this, Nalan Jinhong stood up and came to Xiao Ya’s side. He knelt down beside her and said, “I, Nalan Jinhong, thank Empress Dowager for her kindness.”
Xiao Ya turned around and looked at Nalan Jinhong who was kneeling beside her. She couldn’t help but feel mixed emotions in her heart. Although she knew that she would be married to Nalan Jinhong tonight, when things came to an end, she would still feel uneasy in her heart. She didn’t know what was waiting for her in front of her. It was still unknown how Nalan Jinhong would view her when she was given a marriage under such circumstances. However, he didn’t care about it anymore. Anyway, he could only take one step at a time since he had already reached this point.
Thus, she also followed Nalan Jinhong and thanked him, “This official daughter thanked the Empress Dowager for her kindness.”
At this time, Xiao Ya could clearly feel a burning gaze coming from the women’s table. She couldn’t help but raise her head to look at the women’s table. She saw that Jin Xianfei was looking at her with anger and unwillingness. She could vaguely see a strong hatred. However, Xiao Ya still didn’t see these things in her eyes. She just smiled contemptuously at her. It seemed that the fight between her and Jin Xianfei had begun from now on.
Following Xiao Ya’s gaze, Fu Yingran also saw Jin’er’s current appearance. He couldn’t help but shake his head and sigh. It seemed that Jin’er had been blindfolded by power. In the future, the Prince’s Mansion will be bustling with activity, Fortunately, all of this had nothing to do with Fu Yingran. Tonight, all the plans had ended according to her own thoughts. The people who should be sent away had also been sent away. The things they had promised Xiao Ya had also been fulfilled. It could be said that the purpose of hosting this palace banquet had been completely achieved, so the next step was simply to eat, drink, and play.
On the second day of the palace banquet, the officials returned home with their families, old and young, The wedding day between Nalan Jinhong and Xiao Ya was set to be half a month later. Although Nalan Jinhong was the emperor, he also had a mansion in the capital. This was also a special gift from Huyan Mingshuo. Normally, a prince would not be allowed to return to the capital without a move, let alone build a mansion. However, Nalan Jinhong had a magnificent mansion beside him in the capital.
On the wedding day, the entire palace was decorated with lanterns and bright lights. Nalan Jinhong was dressed in a bright red bridegroom’s gown. He looked very red. He was also looking forward to the wedding. At this time, the palace butler came in with a happy expression and reported, “Report to Your Highness, the bride-to-be team is ready. Your Highness can get up and pick up the princess.”
Xiao Ya’s current identity was that of a princess, and the Youxian King had brought her family back to her hometown, so it was a big problem where Xiao Ya would get up after getting married. Fortunately, her aunt, Empress Dowager Xiao, was still in the imperial capital, so how could she not care about the marriage of her niece? Therefore, Xiao Ya was married from the Ci’an Palace that Huyan Mingshuo had just built for the Empress Dowager. At this moment, Xiao Ya was also dressed in a big red wedding dress. All the accessories on her body were dressed according to the highest specifications of the imperial daughter.
Empress Dowager Xiao looked at her niece with tears in her eyes and pulled her hand. “Ya’er of the Ai family is indeed well-born. This way, the person with the logo should be worthy of such an orthodox color.”
Thinking back to the pink dress Xiao Ya wore when she entered the palace, Empress Dowager Xiao’s heart began to ache. Her daughter should have worn a red dress, how could she be so aggrieved to be a concubine? Even if that person was her own son, Empress Dowager Xiao would still refuse. If she and Ming Shuo were really happy, then she would definitely not allow Huyan Mingshuo to go to Great Wei to ask for a marriage. She would definitely find a way to let Ming Shuo marry her into the sect.
However, what Empress Dowager Xiao hadn’t expected was that her brother, the Right Virtuous King, would actually send Ya’er into the palace with such a method. For this matter, Empress Dowager Xiao was depressed for a long time, but now, she finally saw Ya’er get married.
Seeing that it was almost time, Empress Dowager Xiao personally covered her with a bright red lid. He instructed the two nanny beside him to escort Xiao Ya out of the palace. Empress Dowager Xiao personally chose these two maids to accompany Xiao Ya. Apart from these two maids, Empress Dowager Xiao also assigned her four maidservant emperors. They were personally trained by Empress Dowager Xiao so that she could have a few more of her own people in the side-by-side palace to avoid being bullied in the side-by-side palace.
Xiao Ya bowed to Empress Dowager Xiao with tears in her eyes and said, “Ya’er thanks aunt for taking care of you. I bid farewell to aunt here. Ya’er has no other requests, I only wish aunt you a blessed life.”
“Get up,” Empress Dowager Xiao helped her niece up and held her hand. “From now on, you will be someone else’s wife. Fortunately, there are no parents-in-law to serve you, nor siblings to worry about. As long as you remember to put husband first, you must not act like a child.
But remember, You’re the niece of the Ai family, He is the direct daughter of the Youxian Palace and also the cousin of the current Emperor. He should not be too aggrieved if anything happens to him. Based on Nalan Jinhong’s identity and situation, it seems that the palace next to him will not be too simple in the future. You should be mentally prepared. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, just send someone to look for the Ai Clan. The Ai Clan will naturally make the decision with you. ”
“Yes, Ya’er has already remembered. Please take care of yourself, aunt.” As she spoke, she walked out of Ci An Palace with the help of two nanny.
As for what will happen in the future, Xiao Ya did not know, But when the Emperor’s cousin promised her, She was already prepared in her heart, With Nalan Jinhong’s current identity, His side-by-side palace couldn’t possibly have only one woman in the future. Later on, she heard that the empress’s cousin had already given the eldest maidservant to Nalan Jinhong and returned her position as the side concubine. She gave up on the idea of being able to follow him for the rest of her life. As for the rest, as the saying goes, when the boat reached the bridge, it would naturally be straight.
Outside Ci’an Palace, Nalan Jinhong stood in front of the sedan chair in red. Because Ci’an Palace was inside the Eastern Palace, foreign ministers were not allowed to ride horses, so Nalan Jinhong came on foot. When he saw Xiao Ya walk out with the help of Nanny, he quickly went forward and picked her up. Then, he gently placed her into the sedan chair and instructed the sedan chair.
The sedan chair came to the entrance of the palace and joined the welcoming party. Nalan Jinhong turned around and mounted his horse. The people behind him also carried the sedan chair and the 108-meter dowry behind Xiao Ya to the side palace.
Huyan Mingshuo and Fu Yingran stood on the tall palace wall. Seeing the wedding procession getting further and further away, the corner of their lips unconsciously revealed a smile. Fu Yingran held his arm with a delicate face and said, “The palace is finally clean. Even the last concubine has been sent out. The Emperor is really lonely now.”
Huyan Mingshuo raised his eyebrows. “Nonsense, why am I alone? Didn’t I still have you, Hao Ze, and Mother Empress?” Afterwards, he stroked her belly and said, “In the future, there will still be many people accompanying me. How can I be lonely?”
Fu Yingran was so shy that he was afraid of losing his big hand and said, “What nonsense is that?”
The Emperor laughed loudly. “Hahahaha …”
On the day of Prince Bingjian’s wedding, the Emperor issued a decree to abolish the harem, never to accept imperial concubines again, and strictly ordered the children of the royal family to keep themselves clean. In the future, every generation of emperors would not give birth to children, in order to prevent the situation of flesh and blood being torn apart and father and son being killed.