Chapter 266
[Master, Little Zhu took action. The old emperor Bei Ji, the Qi family, and the Jiang family all received the news at the same time. They are making a scene right now!]
It’s good that they are making a scene. I was just afraid that these two families would swallow their pride and make peace for the sake of wealth and status, forcing their married daughters to endure the humiliation silently.
Emperor Mingxi’s lips curled up. According to the news sent back by the spies, it wasn't just the higher-ups of Beili who knew about this.
Thanks to the secret instigation of the royal family members, even the commoners in Beili now knew that their Fifth Prince and the eldest son of Prime Minister Wei’s family were having an affair.
Gossip about big shots had always been popular among the common people. This time, it was so explosive that its topic degree would definitely be the best conversation piece for the people of Beili and even several other countries after meals.
Then came the four members of the Nanzhao diplomatic mission. Lan Xuan'er walked at the very front. As soon as she entered, her gaze fell upon the pale-faced Prince Ming.
Prince Ming had a good appearance, and with the enhancement of his 'battle-damaged makeup', he looked even more graceful than before.
It had to be said that the Ministry of Rites, headed by Zhang Zhongping, understood the ways of the world.
They arranged for Nanzhao to stand next to Prince Ming, looking very much like the matchmaker Yue Lao.
It was just unknown what Emperor Mingxi and the others were planning. On the one hand, they acted like the Queen Mother who separated lovers, overtly and covertly preventing this marriage.
Seeing that the two were about to drift apart, they played the role of Yue Lao again to pull the strings.
Yue Fuguang couldn't help but take another look at Prince Ming's battle-damaged makeup. She didn't believe that he hadn't specially modified this appearance.
With this pitiful sickly beauty image, Lan Xuan'er's eyes were practically glued to him.
A blush appeared just right on Prince Ming's pale skin. Tsk tsk tsk, Prince Ming's master is very suspicious!
Just as Yue Fuguang was studying this pair of lovebirds, the 'Little Prince' of Dongyi, Matsuyama, had already walked into the team. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't even notice his overly short figure.
The last to enter was the Second Princess of Nanyue, Gan Tang, and her party of four.
Gan Tang, just like her name, was a beauty with strong features. Because she had dimples, when she smiled, Yue Fuguang actually felt that she was also a sweet girl.
[Master, this Second Princess Gan Tang has some gossip on her, do you want to hear it?]
"Is it as sweet as Gan Tang's smile?"
[Master, whatever a melodramatic romance novel is like, that's what this gossip tastes like today. Should I open it?]
Melodramatic romance novel? She read quite a few in her past life, but hadn't read any in this life. Of course, she had to open it!
"Little Zhu, your Master is seated. Serve the melon!"
Just as the person and the system were getting ready to eat the melon, the Crown Princess's dowry was carried in by the palace servants.
Every dowry box was tied with red silk, and the palace servants carrying the dowry wore red clothes. They entered from the palace gate and walked along the red carpet.
After circling around the people in the hall like flowing water, they continued towards the Taihe Palace Square where the evening banquet was held.
There was a place designated by the Ministry of Rites to place the dowry, commonly known as sunning the dowry.
The first box contained title deeds and house deeds, all placed in an open wooden box.
Starting from the second box were fabrics, including silk, brocade, fur, etc., in many colors. Following that were clothes for the four seasons, trunks, cabinets, and other daily necessities.
It seemed that the saying heard before, that when a noble family marries off a daughter, they prepare everything the daughter will need for the rest of her life in her husband's home, was not an empty phrase.
Seeing the beautiful clothing materials, Yue Fuguang suddenly thought of something and couldn't help asking, "Little Zhu, the dyeing process for Dayan's clothing materials uses plant dyes, right?"
[Is Master afraid they used toxic minerals?]
"Exactly, like this red dress I'm wearing, it uses madder, safflower, and such, not cinnabar and the like, right?"
[Master, rest assured, this outfit you're wearing only has the fragrance of plants, without the sour smell of minerals.]
The Emperor and officials of Dayan looked uniformly towards the Ministry of Works, especially the Minister Lu Qi. Although their official robes were made internally, the dyes really came from the Ministry of Works.
Lu Qi quickly shook his head subtly. Conscience dictated that their Ministry of Works wouldn't dare use toxic substances indiscriminately. After all, these things were used not only by colleagues but also by the royal family.
Who would dare mess around? Did they not want their nine generations?
But it seemed there were indeed quite a few folks using various minerals as dyes in the private sector. He really needed to investigate thoroughly!
Xue Ju: I dare! If I had known there was such a simple method, why would I have needed to rely on rebellion to take the whole family down? Poisoning the clothing materials would have been just as effective!
The Xue family: Shivering JPG
"Then it's fine, Little Zhu, serve the melon!"
[Alright!] The system's cheerful voice was highly penetrating as it finally reached its most beloved segment.
[Master, according to the plan, the Nanyue diplomatic mission will depart for their home country on the fifth day after attending the wedding. They will arrive at the border between the two countries on April 25th and stay overnight at the relay station in Lanshan, a border town of Dayan.
That night, the mission accidentally saves a critically injured Dayan man named Ling Yuanhang.
And his entanglement with the Second Princess Gan Tang begins there.]
"Little Zhu, what's the background of this Ling Yuanhang?"
[Master, this Ling Yuanhang is exactly like the male protagonist in mortal novels who says 'don't bully the young for being poor, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river', a revenge-driven protagonist who had his engagement broken off.
Today you look down on me, but when I return in glory, I will exterminate your entire family!]
Yue Fuguang's heart skipped a beat. Could their world still be inside some Long Aotian novel?
If this Ling Yuanhang was really the 'male lead' or the darling of the Heavenly Dao, she wouldn't mind taking him out herself!
In this world, apart from her, no one was allowed to use cheats. The most awesome one could only be her. If others dared to have a halo, she wouldn't mind exterminating them as soon as she found one!
"Little Zhu, this Ling Yuanhang doesn't have a halo, does he?"
Having been together for so long, the system had some understanding of its host. Hearing the slight chill in her question, it guessed she had murderous intent.
So it quickly said, [Master, rest assured, this Ling Yuanhang doesn't have the kind of halo you imagine, nor is he the darling of the Heavenly Dao or the child of destiny.] Otherwise, his ending wouldn't have been so dramatic.
[Master, when Ling Yuanhang was critically injured and encountered Gan Tang's group, he had just been rejected by the Wei family's second branch, one of the prominent families in Lanshan.
Speaking of which, this Ling Yuanhang was also born into the Ling family, a family of officials for a century. Since childhood, he was betrothed to Wei Shumin, the eldest daughter of Wei Shoujun from the Wei family's second branch, who was a good friend of his father.
Who knew that after a few years, the Ling family started to have bad luck. First, the head of the family, Ling Lanshan, who was also the Ling family's biggest supporter in the court, suddenly died of illness.
Then, the elite youths of the family successively passed away for various reasons, some due to accidents, some due to illness, and even two young members committed suicide.]
Hearing this, the Emperor and officials of Dayan all nodded secretly. Most of them still remembered Lord Ling who passed away ten years ago.
His death was indeed sudden. At that time, Wei Ping and Cai Xian were still minor officials in the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice. The sudden death of a high-ranking official shocked the ruling and opposition parties.
Because the Emperor attached great importance to it, they inevitably followed their respective superiors to visit and investigate.