When Wei Zhi left the palace, his face was expressionless as usual, but his heart could not calm down for a long time.
Emperor Cai expressed to him that he wanted to be his in-laws.
Wei Zhi... was moved.
Wei Zhi stretched out his hand and rubbed his forehead, got into his carriage and left.
The emperor fell in love with Wei Zhi's youngest son, Wei Yu, and wanted to betroth Changyu to him. It was a secret to others, but not to Mingda and Changyu.
Because the emperor mentioned it when the family was having dinner in the evening. Wei Zhi's youngest son, Wei Yu, had returned to Beijing from his hometown in Quyang. He heard that he was studying well and would go to the Imperial College next year.
When the emperor said this, he looked at Chang Yu and smiled.
Changyu:……
She felt a little unhappy, so the next day she took Mingda to the Tai Hospital to talk to Manbao.
Three little girls were sitting on the railing of a pavilion next to the Taiyuan Hospital, their legs dangling in the air. The palace attendants were standing far away.
Chang Yu complained to the two of them: "Father, you don't mean what you say. You clearly promised that I would get married in one or two years, but now you are talking about getting married to me in a big way."
Man Bao said: "It was summer when Your Majesty said this, and it's almost the New Year now. After the New Year, isn't it the second year?"
Man Bao probably guessed why the emperor suddenly wanted to propose marriage to Chang Yu. It was the same reason that after Dr. Liu saw the Queen Mother's illness, he made arrangements to arrange a betrothal for Dr. Liu's daughter.
She said: "Betrothals in your royal family are more complicated. If you want to get married now, you have to wait until the New Year to get it done. If you prepare for the wedding, it will take a year or two before you get married."
"It's not that slow," Changyu pouted, "I feel like I'm going to be married off next year."
Mingda thought for a moment and asked Manbao, "But the emperor's grandmother is not well?"
Chang Yu was startled and turned to look at her, "What?"
Man Bao nodded, shook his legs and said, "It should be next year."
Mingda and Changyu were both startled and speechless for a while.
Compared with the Queen Mother's condition, Changyu didn't have such big opinions on his marriage.
She turned to look at Mingda and asked, "Does Mingda also want to get engaged next year?"
Mingda will be fourteen next year.
During the national mourning, the emperor did not stay for a long time, but the grandchildren may have to fulfill their filial piety in place of their father, and it is very likely that the stay would last for twenty-seven months.
The royal family has always been flexible in keeping filial piety. The relationship between the emperor and the queen mother is good. Even when he is sad, he can keep it for a year and a half. The emperor, who has many things to do and shoulders the burden of the entire country, has kept it for a year and a half. These filial sons and grandsons cannot keep it for the whole year.
Twenty-seven months?
If the relationship between the emperor and the queen mother is not good, they will simply replace the moon with the sky, and no one will say anything for twenty-seven days. Then the days of filial piety for their grandchildren will naturally be relaxed.
But they all knew in their hearts that no matter how much displeasure they had between their father and the emperor's grandmother, their father would still be very sad if the emperor's grandmother really passed away.
Therefore, there is a high probability that they will observe full filial piety.
After Chang Yu felt sad for a moment, he rolled his eyes, became more alert again, and lowered his voice and said, "Doesn't that mean I can wait two or three years before getting married?"
Mingda and Manbao both turned to look at her.
Chang Yu cleared his throat and said, "That's what I thought. I didn't mean anything else."
She said to Mingda: "I don't believe it. Aren't you curious about what kind of marriage your father and mother will decide for you?"
It's impossible not to be curious, but...
Mingda said: "I feel that since I am still young, my father and mother may not be in a hurry to get me engaged."
Chang Yu said, "I don't believe it. I feel like my father is always worried that we won't be able to get married. He was thinking of getting me engaged when I was only twelve years old."
If she hadn't been unhappy and the queen had spoken for her, she would have been married off as early as this year.
Although Mingda also feels this way, because she has been ill, her feeling is not very strong.
Chang Yu and Zhou Man said: "I haven't met Wei Yu yet. They all say that he resembles his father. I'm particularly worried that he looks like Mr. Wei."
Master Wei's face flashed in Man Bao's mind, and he said: "Then you're done."
Mingda gave Manbao a funny shove. Changyu saw that the two of them not only did not comfort her, but also made fun of her, so he got angry and said, "You are too unjust."
Manbao spread his hands and said, "I can't help with this matter."
The emperor wanted to propose marriage to his daughter, so how could she, a fifth-rank official, have the qualifications to do so?
Chang Yu said: "Who said you can't help? You can be of great help."
She bowed slightly and whispered to the two of them: "Please help me meet Wei Yu."
Man Bao agreed, patted his chest and said, "This is simple, I will help you take a look after I take a rest."
Chang Yu: "...No, I'm not asking you to help me see it, I'm asking you to help me go out and see it with my own eyes!"
She emphasized it with her own eyes.
Man Bao: "...You are making things difficult for me. I can't put you in a carriage and take you out of the palace, right?"
Mingda's eyes brightened slightly, he sat up slightly and said reservedly: "Actually, there is still a way."
So, Man Bao waited for Eunuch Wu in Tai Hospital, prescribed him a prescription, and helped him get the medicine from the pharmacy. After that, the three of them followed Eunuch Wu back to the East Palace.
The prince had just returned from a business trip, and the emperor gave him two days' leave. At this time, he was playing with the child at home.
Man Bao saw that he had already shaved off his beard. According to the princess, the young grandson did not recognize the prince with a beard and cried as soon as he fell into his arms. The prince had no choice but to shave off his beard.
Seeing Zhou Man coming with his two sisters, the prince gave the child to the princess, then sat on the chair with a majestic look and asked: "What's the matter?"
Changyu had always been a little afraid of the prince, so he kept his mouth shut and said nothing.
Mingda was closer to the prince. She ran forward to meet the prince first, then pestered the prince and said, "Brother Prince, we want to go out of the palace to watch the people celebrate the New Year."
The prince asked: "What's so interesting about the folk festival?"
"Zhou Man said that their family cooks many delicious things in Xiaonian. They also cook a new kind of food, which is very delicious. Brother Prince, please let us leave the palace."
The prince said: "You go and beg your father."
It was because they knew that their father would probably not agree that they came to see the prince.
Mingda said: "I also want to buy a rattle and a bamboo dragonfly for the eagle slave... Brother Prince, just let us go out of the palace. We haven't been out of the palace very much this year."
The prince frowned.
Mingda kept up his efforts and sighed: "My father is going to marry my sister, but we don't know anything about the outside world, and we don't know whether we can adapt to it after we get married."
The prince snorted coldly: "If you can't survive, come back to the palace. You are princesses. Only others can adapt to you. Why do you need to adapt to others?"
Manbao:……
The prince raised his head and looked at Zhou Man, "Did you persuade them to leave the palace?"
Man Bao: "...Obviously they are the ones who instigated me. How desperate can I be to instigate them out of the palace?"