After staying in Tingfeng Court for a few more days, Su Nianyun learned about Zhou Yao's daily pursuit of her husband, but did not get any news about Chu Xue and Yang Ming's wedding date.
She couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
Could it be that because she hasn't gone out these days, the marriage of Yang and Chu's family has changed?
However, I haven't heard of any marriage between the two families...
"Princess, don't worry, I think the wedding date needs to be carefully calculated, so I'm a little slow..."
Su Nianyun knew that Chunhua was comforting her.
When two families get engaged, they should pay attention to three letters and six etiquette.
Now that the three letters from Yang Chu's family have passed long ago, the six rites have also reached the stage of asking for an appointment. There is no reason for the delay in the date.
The only possibility is that there are changes in the marriage.
The Chu family had a low status, so it was impossible to offend the Yang family, and the possibility of change was unlikely. To exchange a stepdaughter for the in-laws of the Shang Shu family, this was something Pang wanted to do.
Since this change does not occur in the Chu family, the problem must lie with the Yang family.
After Su Nianyun asked Su Da to go out and inquire about it, it turned out that the problem really lay with the Yang family.
In Wangyue Tower, after Yang Ming was called upstairs by Xiao Changfeng, Xiao Changfeng entrusted Yang Ming with the two cases he was handling.
Firstly, these two cases have been pending for a long time, and secondly, he wanted to use these two cases to explore Yang Ming's abilities.
If the case cannot be solved, he has no loss.
If the case is solved, then he has found a talent.
No matter which outcome, it will be beneficial to him in the end.
As expected, Yang Ming was born to be a master at investigating crimes. In just three days, he was able to figure out the clues to both suspicious cases.
Therefore, Xiao Changfeng used Yang Ming's special talents to recommend him to be the director of Dali Temple, specializing in review and review of difficult and complicated cases.
Xiao Changfeng, who has always been very low-key in life and work, has always attracted the attention of both the government and the public.
He made an unusual choice by recommending Yang Ming, who had no meritorious status, to be the director of Dali Temple, which caused an uproar among scholars.
Scholars stood up and accused Xiao Changfeng of acting for personal gain.
The position that they had not been able to obtain after ten years of studying hard was replaced by a fool who could not speak a word fluently. No one could swallow this feeling.
The most inexplicably implicated person was Yang Ming's father, Yang Tongfu, the Minister of Punishment.
He went to court and managed the Ministry of Justice well, but suddenly, he and his son became the target of public criticism.
His son entered Dali Temple and became an official, but he was later than everyone knew.
Xiao Hou actually recommended a fool to enter Dali Temple. The stone was so huge that it could no longer be described as a stone that stirred up thousands of waves. It was like a huge rock falling into the boiling magma, and everyone around him was implicated.
Emperor Zhao Yan was sitting in the hall, listening to the mess of impeachment documents, rubbing his forehead and asking Xiao Changfeng.
"Xiao Hou, what do you think about letting a person who can't even speak clearly go to Dali Temple?"
After he finished speaking, the emperor's eyes glanced at Yang Tongfu.
"Your Majesty," Xiao Changfeng stood up and said, "Although this Yang Ming can't speak clearly, his powers of observation are a thousand times more detailed than ordinary people, and his ability to reason about cases is beyond the reach of ordinary people."
"When I recommended Yang Ming to Dali Temple, not only did I test Yang Ming, Dali Temple also conducted tests."
After speaking, he looked at the Minister of Dali Temple.
Zheng Lin, the minister of Dali Temple, stood up and said, "To report to the emperor, this Yang Ming is indeed as Xiao Hou said..."
He took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeves and held them respectfully.
"This is the result of the official using an old case from Dali Temple to test Yang Ming. Yang Ming indeed talks little, but his sentences are insightful and the case has been successfully solved."
"Here is a detailed record of what happened during the case and how Yang Ming handled the case."
The little eunuch unfolded the paper in front of the emperor. After reading it, Zhao Yan's eyes burned.
"This Yang Ming's angle on the case is really strange!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, Xiao Hou accidentally discovered this person's talents. Because he did not want to waste his talents, he recommended him to be an official in Dali Temple."
"That's right," Zhao Yan nodded and began to praise Xiao Changfeng, "Xiao Hou appoints people based on merit. Everyone should learn more from Xiao Xiaohou."
Although the emperor did not want to see Xiao Changfeng, Zhao Yan would certainly not fail to do things that were beneficial to the government.
Then he looked at Yang Tongfu and said, "Yang Shangshu has raised a good son. He must have been working hard to handle cases in the government, so your son has been influenced by it..."
"Your Majesty, you are very grateful!" He said modestly, but in fact Yang Tongfu was already overwhelmed by the praise.
He did not expect that his son would go directly to Dali Temple one day.
In the past, others laughed at him for giving birth to a stupid son, but now everyone finally knows what it means to be wise and foolish!
Today, he is proud and proud.
After going to court, he wanted to thank Xiaohou properly, but before other officials came around to flatter him, King Rui took him away first.
Yang Tongfu and Prince Rui have always had a good personal relationship. After the two sat in a quiet tea room, he asked, "Prince Rui, why did you suddenly invite me to drink tea?"
Today should be the day for him to go home to announce the good news. Isn't it appropriate to drag him out to drink tea at this time?
Unexpectedly, King Rui suddenly asked when he came up, "Yang Shangshu, is your son also of marriageable age?"
"Hey, why do you ask so suddenly?" Yang Tongfu seemed to understand a little bit.
Sure enough, King Rui said next, "The little girl in my house has also come to talk about marriage. I want to get closer to you. What do you think?"
"Prince Rui, to be honest, you should have said this earlier. I have been married to your family for a long time, but now it is too late."
Yang Tongfu said helplessly, "My son just got engaged a few days ago."
"I know that the marriage is with the eldest daughter of a doctor from the Ministry of Industry, right?"
"Since Prince Rui knows everything, why bother to ask more questions?" Yang Tongfu was puzzled.
"What I mean is, haven't you and the Chu family decided on a wedding date yet? Why don't you break off the engagement and marry my little daughter?"
"Ah?" Yang Tongfu was stunned.
Feeling mixed with joy and sorrow, he went home and told his wife about his son going to Dali Temple.
Hearing the good news, Mrs. Jiang smiled brightly and organized a grand banquet in the mansion to celebrate.
When everyone else was busy happily, Jiang looked at her husband and felt grateful.
"For so many years, I have been like this tomorrow, making me suffer with our mother and son..."
She is not unaware of the ridicule made by the people in the court.
She was injured when she gave birth to Ming's son, and she wanted to give her husband several rooms of concubines so that they could bear children for her husband, but her husband refused.
She and her husband grew up together and were childhood sweethearts. Faced with her husband's unwavering devotion to her and her son, Jiang's heart was always filled with gratitude.
Thinking about how difficult it was for the two of them over the years, she snuggled tightly into her husband's arms. Finally, her son had made a difference and they had made it through.
She couldn't help but sigh, "Speaking of which, the first snow has brought good fortune to our family."
"Ever since our son decided to get married, everything in our family has gone smoothly!"