Chapter 693: Double Happiness
Chu Nanyi’s wedding date was set for the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Madam Chu renovated his entire courtyard and prepared all the necessary items. Although it was a marriage granted, the necessary procedures were also followed.
The betrothal gifts were ordinary, not much, but not shabby either, completely in accordance with the standard for a concubine’s son to marry a wife - Mrs. Chu originally wanted to prepare more, after all, His Majesty granted the marriage, so there had to be a show.
As a result, Chu Nanyi said calmly: "After the marriage, money will be needed everywhere. Mother saved the silver for me and Qingling to use after the marriage. There is also a cottage that will cost a lot of money, so don’t waste too much on the betrothal gifts."
Madam Chu listened to the words and understood that Chu Nanyi did not want to make a bargain for the Ruan family, so the betrothal gifts were ordinary, and there was no deliberate emphasis on being grand and lavish.
As for Qingling's dowry, Ruan couldn't prepare too much for her. Besides, there was also an eldest daughter Qingying getting married. With the current economic situation of Xiping Bofu, it was really beyond their ability. Chu Nanyi had never thought about how much dowry Qingling could have. Anyway, this girl married him and didn't need to rely on dowry to live.
Chu Nanyi will definitely have more luxurious clothes and food than her eldest sister in the future.
The Ye family didn't know how to negotiate, but the marriage with the eldest daughter of the Ruan family was also set, and the date was two days later than that of Chu Nanyi and Qingling. Originally, according to the rules of seniority, the Ruan family should let the eldest daughter Ruan Qingying get married first, but Lord Ye was an official in the court, and his brain was better than Tao's. He didn't dare to steal the limelight from the Chu family. In addition to the fact that the Chu family was more prominent, it was also because it was a marriage granted by His Majesty himself. How could the Ye family dare to act big?
Anyway, it didn't matter to the Ye family who was older and younger between the two daughters of the Ruan family. The Ye family only married them, regardless of the order of seniority.
So the Ye family married two days later, and naturally the eldest daughter of the Ruan family got married two days later than her sister. This was difficult for Ruan Qingying to accept, and even became a joke for many girls in the boudoir.
However, Chu Nanyi was indifferent to this.
On the day of the wedding, many guests came to the Chu family to watch the ceremony and drink. The wedding was very lively and the bride was very beautiful. His Majesty sent people to reward a lot of gold, silver and silk, which made the people who came to congratulate envy.
There was another good news in the twelfth lunar month.
Yin Yue was pregnant.
When Qingyang told His Majesty the good news with a happy face, the always sturdy and mighty Miss Yin Yue rarely showed a bit of shyness. Nanxi was happy and rewarded a set of gold bowls and utensils for the baby, clothes and shoes for the baby, gold locks and silver bells and other trivial things on the spot, and allowed Yin Yue and Qingyang to take a vacation at any time.
The Dazheng Palace was filled with a lot of warmth and joy because of these two happy events.
However, for the ministers in the court, it was not a big deal for the Chu family's illegitimate son to marry, and Yin Yue's pregnancy was certainly not something they needed to pay attention to. This news would not be passed on to the court. Instead, the regent did not attend the court throughout the winter, which made them feel that the situation was extremely abnormal.
The ministers' old problems came back, and they began to have many speculations involuntarily.
Some people suspected that there was something wrong with the regent's health, and they tried to confirm the regent's physical condition through some clues cautiously and roundaboutly. Some people thought that Her Majesty was going to start taking back the power of the regent, and that the Dongling Sheji would be decided by Her Majesty alone in the future - Her Majesty was already an adult and could rule the country alone, and the existence of the regent was redundant.
Her Majesty needed a husband, not a regent husband.
Some people also speculated whether there was a problem with the relationship between Her Majesty and the regent? If there was really a rift, did it mean that others had a chance?
Therefore, the memorials advising His Majesty to marry a royal consort began to stir again in the past two days, which made the Regent unhappy several times. When Her Majesty was not in Dazheng Palace, the palace was filled with low pressure, and the palace people dared not breathe. They were always looking forward to Her Majesty coming back from court to appease this man who was drowned in a jar of vinegar.
During this period, Chu Nanyi became a frequent visitor to Dazheng Palace. He would go to Dazheng Palace to pay his respects every two or three days. Although Rong Yu's health could not be completely cured under his conditioning, it did improve greatly. Every day, he kept warm, sweated, bathed, had acupuncture, and took a medicinal bath. This cycle continued.
This continued until New Year's Eve.
The court officials were on holiday, and Nan Xi did not have to go to court anymore. She could stay in Dazheng Palace for twelve hours every day to accompany Rong Yu. Xuanyuan Qi and Chu Hongyi also had a holiday and went back to reunite with their family.
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