After the Shangsi Festival on the third day of March, the period of national mourning for the Empress Dowager was finally over. The wealthy families in the capital all breathed a sigh of relief. No weddings or banquets were allowed for a whole year, but it delayed many girls from leaving the palace. The capital gradually became more lively.

When I got up, the first person to hold the wedding ceremony was King Zhao Ye Minyu.

Marriage in ancient times was not just about marrying back a daughter-in-law and living together behind closed doors. For Ye Minyu, as a prince, the political significance of the marriage was greater than the marriage itself. Even though she performed well in the defense of Beijing, because

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Even if he gets married, the officials in the court subconsciously still regard him as a child. It will be different if he gets married and establishes a family, which means that King Zhao Ye Minyu has grown up, and the four princes in the court can rest assured

Taking refuge in him is of course of great significance.

So not long after leaving the country for mourning, Concubine Xiao personally went out to advise the emperor to marry Ye Minyu as soon as possible. Although the emperor was increasingly wary of his sons, he had no intention of obstructing this matter. First, he decreed that the palace should be located not far from the Forbidden City.

A large and spacious house on Qipan Street was given to Ye Minyu. The Ministry of Internal Affairs handled the matter of opening the palace for the fourth prince.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered the Qintian Supervisor to choose an auspicious day to hold Ye Minyu's wedding.

The emperor means: opening a mansion and getting married are all done at the same time.

Now that King Zhao was so powerful that he had already overtaken the prince, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Qin Tian Jian were all trying to fawn over him. Soon the new Zhao King's Mansion was in order, and the auspicious day for the wedding was chosen, which was on the fifth day of April.

Prince Zhao Ye Minyu opened his palace on March 28th. The palace and the prince's palace are naturally different. The prince's palace is deep inside, right under the emperor's nose, but the palace is far away from the Forbidden City. King Zhao himself has the final say.

, he is the unique boss in the house!

After leaving the Forbidden City and the Chengqian Palace, Ye Minyu felt as if the sea was vast and fish could leap, and the sky was high and birds could fly.

Ye Minyu held a family dinner and invited Ye Minzhao and the subordinates of the three battalions to have a banquet in his new mansion. It was not that he did not invite the prince, but the prince pushed him away because of his busy government affairs. For this stingy and incompetent brother, Ye Minyu did not

Didn't pay much attention to him.

The banquet was quite lively with people drinking and drinking. Because Ye Minyu was now leading the charge of reorganizing the three major battalions, the people who came to congratulate him on the founding of the government were all military officers. These people didn't know what politeness was. They drank a few sips of wine.

He punches his belly and shouts five and six.

Brothers Ye Minyu and Ye Minzhao occupied the first seat, while the young eunuch was diligently adding wine to the table.

When they were young and frivolous, brothers Ye Minyu and Ye Minzhao often had conflicts. One of them had a bad temper, the other was stubborn, and neither of them was willing to give in. As they grew older, they found that they had quite the same mind, and gradually

It did become a bit more intimate.

Ye Minyu shook her wine glass and sighed: "It's a pity that Brother Minchun was ordered to go to the northwest, otherwise we wouldn't be so deserted today as just you and me."

Ye Minzhao thought to himself that the fourth brother and the prince were on the same level, but he had a good personal relationship with Minchun, the prince's right-hand man! But he couldn't ask the question, he just smiled and said: "Fourth brother, your wine is quite good, but I don't taste it like a housekeeper.

Things that can be found in the house."

Ye Minyu snorted and said: "Don't you know that bunch of bastards from the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Even if they have the best things, they don't dare to offer them. They are afraid that they will feed the nobles, and the nobles will not be able to get it the next time they ask for it.

Things can be taken out! You don’t know that the tea that the head of the House of Internal Affairs drinks is much better than the tea that Gong gave you and my brother!"

Ye Minzhao smiled and said nothing. He was also aware of all these tricks in the palace.

Ye Minyu added: "What we are drinking today is authentic Nuerhong. It was brought all the way from Zhejiang by fast horses by Mr. Huang, the chief envoy of Zhejiang."

Ye Minzhao took a closer look and found that the wine in the cup was "more tender than cool syrup in color, and the same as nectar in spring." He thought to himself that the fourth brother was indeed powerful now. He said: "It is indeed a good wine. Fourth brother is opening the wine today."

Mansion, there will be another wedding in five days. It is a double happiness. My brother, I will lend you flowers to offer to Buddha, and give you a toast first!" After that, he raised his glass and drank it all.

"Married?" Ye Minyu showed a hint of imperceptible anger on his face. To be honest, he really didn't have the slightest fondness for Xiao Yunqian, a stupid woman. But now his maternal family was his biggest helper, and he had to get married.

In order to appease Dang Xiao and gain their full support, Ye Minyu now feels mixed emotions, a little aggrieved and a little helpless, but she has no joy or expectation before getting married.

They say that eight or nine times out of ten things in life are unsatisfactory. Who would have thought that he, the prince and son of the emperor, would be so unhappy even in his marriage!

Now that the city is getting deeper and deeper, Ye Minyu quickly covered up the past. "Don't talk about my brother. Although you are a few years younger than my brother, you are still not young. I think you may have a woman you like. If you do, my brother will help you."

Go talk to your father and let him discipline you to marry a beautiful wife like a flower!"

Ye Minzhao smiled and said: "I don't need to worry about my affairs. I heard that there are several beautiful concubines in my brother's house. When my sister-in-law comes in, your life will be difficult! Haha!

Ha ha!"

Ye Minyu slapped the table hard: "How dare she!" He knew that Xiao Yunqian's temper would definitely allow him to do such stupid things as "treating his concubines harshly", but marrying Xiao Yunqian was already his biggest limit. If Xiao Yunqian was in the palace,

Ye Minyu will never give her a good face if she still dares to act recklessly.

Ye Minyu picked up the wine glass and clinked it with the young prince. Her heart was in a state of confusion that was hard to describe. She felt that the sweet and refreshing daughter red was as bitter as coptis. For a moment, she was drunk, and the stubborn and beautiful girl suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.

She is now in the Yuqing Palace and has become his sister-in-law.

Ye Minyu suddenly asked: "Do our brother, the crown prince, and his sister-in-law, the crown prince, live in harmony?"

Ye Minzhao loves Wujiwu and pays close attention to the girls of the Yang family, so he said: "I heard that the prince's brother is not very kind to our sister-in-law. The sister-in-law is also a tough person and does not try to please the prince! Two people.

The relationship, at least, is not as harmonious as it seems on the surface!"

Ye Minyu felt a pain in her heart when she heard that. He used some wine to gently pat the young prince's shoulder: "Fifth brother, you must not be like the prince and me in the future. You must find a woman you love to marry!"

The young prince thought of Yulan's pretty face, as pretty as a flower, and felt warm in his heart: "Then I will borrow my brother's good advice."

Ye Minyu drank the wine in the glass in one gulp and ordered the little eunuch waiting at the side: "Pour the wine, pour the wine! Today we two brothers will not get home until they are drunk!"

Ye Minyu was so drunk that day that even Ye Minzhao was forcefully drunk by him, and was carried back to Jingyang Palace by several personal guards.

After King Zhao opened his palace, the Xiao family was also busy preparing for Xiao Yunqian's marriage. Everyone in the Xiao family knew the importance of this wedding. A year ago, the Xiao family had all prepared Xiao Yunqian's dowry.

The Xiao family is as wealthy as the country, and it goes without saying that Xiao Yunqian's dowry is rich.

Ever since the last time Xiao Yunqian took it upon herself to invite her cousin Shi Jian to assassinate the Crown Princess, Concubine Xiao had ordered her to be watched carefully and not allowed to leave the house casually. It was not until her wedding was about to come that Xiao Yunqian became more lively again. She now relies on herself.

She will soon be the princess, and her status is different, so the Xiao Mansion started to tremble again.

According to the rules of a prince's marriage, the day before the wedding, the dowry must be distributed from the natal family and carried to Prince Zhao's residence. The fourth day of April happens to be the day when the dowry is distributed. Who knew that the dowry was not distributed yet when the auspicious time came.

It turned out that it was Xiao Yunqian who was making trouble in the house and refused to let the dowry go out.

Xiao Yunqian's stepmother, Mrs. Zhou, was in charge of the ministerial affairs office and was extremely anxious. "My aunt, what are you going to do? The auspicious time is almost here. Why did you ask people to block the door of the house and not ask the dowry to be carried out?"

Xiao Yunqian was wearing a brand-new coat with red beaded flowers and full sleeves, and her head was covered with pearls and emeralds, which was eye-catching: "Mother, my daughter just wants to ask you, in what way is our Xiao family inferior to the Yang family? Why did she give Yang Yuxin a dowry?"

It's one hundred and twenty-eight dowry, and my dowry is only one hundred and eighteen dowry! Could it be that my mother thought that I was not your biological child, so she deliberately neglected me? Aren't you afraid that the Imperial Concubine will punish you?"

Mrs. Zhou is Mr. Xiao's second wife. When she married into the Xiao family to fill a house, Xiao Yunqian was already ten years old and understood everything. She relied on her biological aunt to be the emperor's favorite concubine and was always against her. That was a mistake.

It is difficult to serve a famous person. Because of the short marriage time, the Zhou family

She was busy rearranging Xiao Yunqian's dowry, which really put a lot of thought into it, but she didn't dare to neglect it at all. She just wanted to marry this aunt as soon as possible, so that she wouldn't have to be picked here and there by her all day long.

The days were extremely frustrating.

Mrs. Zhou said: "My aunt, I see what you are saying. Your marriage is the most important matter in the house. The old man has to decide everything personally. How can I dare to be expert? Your dowry was decided a long time ago.

Although the dowry is only one hundred and eighteen cents, it is enough

The accompanying silver is one hundred thousand taels, and there are countless acres, villages, and shops. The Yang family is originally clean, but even with all the efforts of the whole family, there is absolutely no such a rich dowry! I personally arranged your dowry.

, I can give you a guarantee!"

Xiao Yunqian didn't like this stepmother, so she always opposed her: "I don't care about anything else. If my dowry doesn't come out today, I will never let it go out."

Mrs. Zhou was furious. She had been busy for such a long time. Not only did her stepdaughter show no gratitude at all, but she also spoke to her so mercilessly. She couldn't help but feel a little annoyed: "Auntie, even though we are trying to save face,

It’s not pretty, but it’s the same as being bright and beautiful. What’s more, the dowry of 118 yuan was decided by the old lady himself! If you don’t believe me, you can just ask the old lady!”

While the two parties were in a stalemate, Xiao Yunqian's father, Mr. Xiao San, came over and said angrily: "What time has it been? Why haven't the dowries been distributed yet?"

Mrs. Zhou then explained Xiao Yunqian's reasons, and Mr. Xiao San was really angry. This daughter was really too ignorant. Thinking that she was about to become Princess Zhao, and maybe the queen in the future, he didn't want to offend his daughter too much.

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After calming down, he calmed down and said to Xiao Yunqian: "The dowry of 118 kilos was set by your grandfather. The eighth girl of the Yang family is the princess, so naturally she can give a dowry of 128 kilos, but after all, you

Just a princess!"

Xiao Yunqian said: "Other princesses also had one hundred and twenty-eight dowries to get married. My husband is the emperor's biological son, and his status is particularly noble. Why is it like this for me?"

Mr. Xiao San said angrily: "This matter was decided by your grandfather. He has his own reasons. You just need to follow them. How come there is so much nonsense!"

Xiao Yunqian couldn't hold a breath because Yu Xin was standing in front of her: "My daughter just doesn't understand why?"

At this time, a majestic voice came out: "You don't need to understand!" But it was Xiao Zongchang who came in person. He glanced at Xiao Yunqian and didn't understand how he had a great reputation all his life, and his son and daughter were both extremely smart people. How could he give birth to a child like this?

Such a stupid granddaughter, I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse for her to marry King Zhao. If I had known this, it would be better to choose another woman in the clan to marry King Zhao.

But now that the imperial edict has been issued, he has only one option: marry Xiao Yunqian to Ye Minyu.

"Grandfather!" Xiao Yunqian knelt down in grievance, with tears streaming down her face! Xiao Zongchang thought that she was about to become a princess after all, so he suppressed his anger and ordered Xiao Yunqian's maid: "Hold your young lady up!

"His voice softened: "How about you go back?

Think about it, you are married to King Zhao, and you are the most important member of my Xiao family. You can never behave like this in the future, regardless of the overall situation. Grandpa does not ask you to make much contribution to the Xiao family, but I hope..." I hope..."

Don't drag the Xiao family into the abyss of destruction!

After all, Xiao Zongchang did not say the second half of his words. He flicked his sleeves and said, "That's all, go back and think about it for a while!"

Xiao Yunqian caused a scene at her parents' house, and the matter quickly spread to Prince Zhao's palace. After hearing the eunuch's report, Ye Minyu didn't even raise her head, and only squeezed out two words from between her teeth: "Idiot!"

Xiao Yunqian also didn't want to think about it. Now that the emperor was becoming more and more cautious about his sons, if the Xiao family brought out a dowry of one hundred and twenty-eight yuan and was on par with the princess, wouldn't it be clear to the emperor that King Zhao would also do it?

Along with the crown prince, isn't it known to everyone that he wants to seize the crown prince's position?

What a fool!
To be continued...