Concubine Yan was somewhat resentful. Yuan Hao used her son's and daughter's marriage as a bargaining chip for his own interests, regardless of whether they were willing or not.
But he was the emperor, and even though he said he would discuss it with her, he might have even written the imperial decree conferring marriage, and he just came over to tell her.
Concubine Yan suppressed the anger in her heart and said with a smile: "I have met Miss Mu Er, I have also met her. She is a well-educated and reasonable person. It would be good for Lin'er to be a concubine."
Yuan Hao was very satisfied with her attitude. He patted Concubine Yan's hand and said, "You have to choose carefully for the candidate for the concubine. You can't wrong our Lin'er."
"yes."
Concubine Yan responded respectfully.
Yuan Hao had already said everything that needed to be said, so he stopped staying and left with the excuse that he still had political matters to deal with. After seeing Yuan Hao off, Concubine Yan sent someone to invite Jiahe over.
Not long after, Yuan Jiahe arrived at Yuxiu Palace.
Ever since Xuandu became the national master, Yuan Jiahe seemed to be a completely different person, with a lot more smiles on her face, and what she looked forward to most was to meet Xuandu every day.
After Xuan Du was granted the title of Imperial Master, Yuan Hao gave him a Imperial Master's Mansion outside the palace, but Yuan Hao was afraid that he would be haunted by evil spirits again, so he kept Xuan Du in the palace to facilitate his summons.
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And just in line with Xuan Du's wishes, after dealing with Yuan Hao every day, he would secretly visit Jiahe. The two of them had secret trysts many times.
Yuan Jiahe's mood improved, his spirit naturally improved, and his whole person became lively and bright, no longer as lifeless as before.
Concubine Yan saw it in her eyes and knew that her daughter's change was due to Xuan Du. She had also met Xuan Du before, and she was very satisfied with his appearance, demeanor, words and deeds.
However, His Majesty actually took a fancy to Xiao Chengyi. Naturally, she couldn't hide such a big thing from Jiahe.
"Concubine, are you looking for me?"
Yuan Jiahe was in high spirits. After entering the hall, she took Concubine Yan's arm and leaned against her in a friendly manner.
Concubine Yan smiled slightly and pulled her daughter to the table and asked, "How do you get along with the Imperial Master?"
Yuan Jiahe's cheeks turned red, and he couldn't hide the joy in his eyes: "It's pretty good."
Before, she thought that Xuan Du was as serious as a flower on the high mountain, but after being with him, she realized that this man was like a ball of fire.
Sometimes it was hard for her to resist, but she was really happy because she was very happy to be with him.
Concubine Yan looked at her daughter, sighed and said, "Your father came here just now. He said he had chosen a consort for you. It is this year's new top scholar, Xiao Chengyi, the eldest son of the General's Mansion. Look, your father
That means I have made up my mind to recruit Xiao Chengyi as my son-in-law."
Yuan Jiahe was startled, and it took him a while to realize: "Father, is he going to grant me a marriage? Or is it Xiao Chengyi? He... isn't he going to send me to Mobei for marriage? Why are you suddenly thinking of finding a consort for me?"
She always thought that she was going to be sent for a marriage, and so was Xuan Du. She didn't expect that now that the marriage was exempted, her father wanted to marry her to Xiao Chengyi.
She had some thoughts about Xiao Chengyi before, but the person she likes now is Xuandu, and she won't marry anyone but him.
Concubine Yan said: "Who can guess your father's thoughts? Not only did he choose Xiao Chengyi as your consort, he also chose Mu Yunhuan, the second daughter of the Mu family, as your brother's concubine.
The mother-in-law comes to you to remind you that if your father really offers you a marriage, you should thank him obediently and don't offend your father by refusing the marriage. Also, don't let your father know about you and the Imperial Master.