Chapter 1385 - 1392: Marrying Xiang Yun (2)
Queen Namu Khan returned and told her son about the Plum Banquet hosted by Empress Mu for them, gently saying, "Chen’er, you are the only prince of Qing Luo Kingdom, undoubtedly the future heir to the imperial throne, so there’s no need to use your marriage for alliances. Just pick the girl you love, even if her status is a bit lower, as long as you love her, that’s all that matters!"
Wanyan Jingchen, not Situ Changge anymore, said, "My Empress Mother, I think the age range from ten to eighteen years old is too broad, and I also do not like them too young, why not just adjust it to fourteen to seventeen years old? As for the birth, just direct daughters of families ranked Marquis or above will suffice."
His proposal was immediately and undoubtedly agreed by Queen Namu Khan. Since it was too late today, it was not appropriate to bother Empress Mu, but early the next morning, she sent someone to deliver this request to the Royal study.
Cai Wei, upon hearing their mother and son’s request, quickly summoned Wang Qinghe, an eunuch who handled the documents, to simplify the invitation letter written overnight and then have it sent out to various mansions.
With the criteria of family background and age, the number of eligible young ladies for this banquet significantly decreased. Many madams, who were excitedly dreaming the night before, felt deflated like a punctured leather ball when their daughters did not meet the criteria, leaving them utterly disheartened!
Of course, there were also those who met the criteria but felt dismayed, like Madam Wu of the Mansion of Marquis Jian’an.
Xiang Yun, the legitimate daughter of the Mansion of Marquis Jian’an, also received an invitation, but being a divorcee, deemed as an object of scorn and ridicule, if she truly attended that selection feast of the Qing Luo Kingdom’s Crown Prince, she would definitely be laughed at. However, if she didn’t go, she would be committing the crime of deceiving the emperor, what should she do?
Upon hearing that his daughter received the invitation, the Marquis of Jian’an bluntly said, "Not going!"