Chapter 972 - 974 Marriage Proposal (2)
The Ministry of Rites dispatched a festive music band, holding their trumpets and suonas, waiting cheerfully at the entrance of the Royal Palace. Today King Qin was making a marriage proposal, and surely the reward money they’d receive later wouldn’t be meager, with a feast waiting for them at noon!
The housekeeper, along with several accountants, distributed celebration money and sweets to a group of little boys, reminding them of the precautions they needed to take when handing out the money and sweets...
The auspicious time had arrived.
King Qin, Nangong Yi, rode a high-headed big horse, leading the marriage proposal procession mightily from King Qin’s Mansion all the way to the suburban manor.
At the front of the procession was the Ministry of Rites’ music band, all dressed in bright red wedding clothes, playing their instruments and attracting a large crowd of townsfolk who came to watch and speculate.
"Wow, King Qin is making a marriage proposal! Such grandeur! I wonder which family’s fortunate daughter it is?"
"I heard it’s the eldest daughter of the Protectorate General’s family, Miss Li, who is as beautiful as a flower and skilled in riding and swordsmanship, perfectly matched in social and economic status with our King Qin—definitely a fine match for him."
"Not at all, not at all. I heard it’s settled with the daughter of Prime Minister Ning, Miss Ning. She’s the gem of Chancellor’s mansion, a lady of good upbringing, full of knowledge, overflowing with talent, skilled at playing the zither, a formidable chess player, and even proficient in the Plum Blossom Seal Script. For our King Qin, she remaining unwed at twenty!"