kvmb Chapter 533 The affairs of the mortal realm are settled; the group departs from the capital.
Chapter 533 The affairs of the mortal realm are settled; the group departs from the capital.
The next day, as soon as the city gates of the capital opened, several fast horses entered the city, followed by an ordinary carriage.
Once inside the main street, the horses galloped towards the palace, while the carriages clattered towards the Wen residence.
Soon, the carriage entered the Wen residence through the side gate, and Wenwen appeared discreetly inside the second gate.
When the women of the Wen family got up and saw Wenwen wandering around in the courtyard, they were all stunned.
"Oh dear, my dear granddaughter, why didn't you tell your grandmother you were coming back?"
"You little rascal, you appeared right in front of your mother so quietly, you gave me quite a fright!"
"Wen'er, you're back!"
"younger sister--!"
What happened next was even more outrageous. As soon as Yao Maimai saw Wenwen, she rushed over and exclaimed, "Oh my, you're finally back! I missed you so much! Come here, give me a kiss, mua~~"
Wenwen turned her head away from the approaching mouth, saying with disgust, "Go away, get out of here. Did you eat garlic last night and not brush your teeth? It stinks..."
"Hahaha......"
The women in the room burst into laughter.
Last night, Aying also went to inform the girls, so they arrived at the Wen residence early this morning.
On this day, the backyard of the Wen family mansion was filled with the sounds of gongs and drums, and firecrackers, as the whole family gathered together in a lively atmosphere.
After leaving the palace at night, Wen Qilin, Wen Qiyuan, and Wen Chengjian emerged from the palace.
A few days later, the palace issued two imperial edicts.
The first issue concerns the background of Wen Yuanqian, the patriarch of the Wen family. It has been verified that Wen Yuanqian is a descendant of the Hao family of Medicine King Valley. In accordance with the ancestral precepts of Medicine King Valley, descendants of the Hao family are not allowed to serve as officials in the court. Therefore, Wen Qilin's title of Protector General of the Nation has been revoked, and descendants of the Wen family are also not allowed to serve as officials in the court.
The second matter concerns the Sixth Princess and Wen Chang's eldest grandson, Wen Chengjian. Their wedding, originally scheduled for the end of the year, has been changed to take place after the autumn harvest.
After the marriage, the princess was granted a residence and the fiefdoms of Tiankan County and Tuyou County in northern Mongolia, and was also granted the right to have 3,000 guards.
Furthermore, the eldest son of the sixth princess was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Mobei.
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Upon the issuance of the imperial edict, all the civil and military officials were shocked.
Regardless of what the people of the capital might speculate about, or how much gossip circulated in the streets and alleys, the Wen family focused solely on their own affairs; they were busy with their own business!
There are a lot of things to do.
The first thing the Wen family had to do was move out of the General's Mansion and out of the capital.
The Wen family owns properties in both the capital and its suburbs, and they have no shortage of houses. However, after careful consideration, Wen Yuanqian decided to temporarily move to the manor in the suburbs. As for whether to move away from the capital in the future, that will be discussed later.
The second thing was to arrange Wen Chengjian's marriage.
There are only about twenty days left until the autumn harvest.
There are strict rules for the princess's wedding. Wen Chengjian is a descendant of the Hao family, and there are also some established customs in Medicine King Valley. After negotiations between the grandmaster and the emperor, the emperor finally agreed to keep the princess's wedding simple, but the dowry and rewards would be doubled.
The third matter concerns the marriage of the Wen family's daughter. Originally, the purpose of finding marriage partners for the girls at the beginning of the year was to prepare for the palace's selection of candidates. Now that the Wen family's daughter is a descendant of the Hao family, there is no need to worry about the selection of candidates anymore, so there is no need for this marriage. As for those good young men, the girls can make their own contact if they want, and the elders will not force them.
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The Wen family moved quickly. They packed their belongings the day the imperial decree was issued, and early the next morning, as soon as the city gates opened, the Wen family quietly left the city and headed happily to their suburban manor.
Before anyone in the capital could react, the former residence of the Protector-General was deserted.
As people in the capital watched the tightly closed gates of the General Protector's Mansion, their sighs of regret rose and fell.
Different opinions filled the streets and alleys.
"General Wen is so brave and skilled in battle, how come he can't become a general?"
"That's right, the Wen family men are so capable! I only feel at ease with them guarding the frontier!"
"Even if General Wen were not a general, he would still be a hero of Zhongzhao Kingdom!"
"Well done, Wen family lads!"
"That's right, you're absolutely right!"
"..."
After leaving the Yao residence, Yao Maimai and Yao Suisui listened to these words as they walked towards the palace.
Ever since the Wen family moved to their manor in the suburbs of Beijing, Yao Maimai has been incredibly bored. The two sisters would go to the palace every few days to keep the Sixth Princess company.
The three of them were chatting in the Sixth Princess's bedchamber when the Empress arrived.
"Hey, MaiMai and SuiSui are here too!"
"I knew you sisters didn't like joining in the fun, you're probably just lazing around here!"
"Perfect timing, take a look at the wedding dress I prepared for the Sixth Princess."
The Empress instructed the palace maids behind her, "Go and help the Sixth Princess change."
After saying that, the Empress affectionately took Mai Mai and Sui Sui's hands and said, "You two must carefully help Nan Zhu take a good look at the wedding dress. If there is anything that is not suitable, please point it out so that I can instruct someone to make changes as soon as possible."
“Yes, Your Majesty, we obey.” Mai Mai and Sui Sui bowed respectfully.
The Sixth Princess was trying on her wedding dress, while the Empress Dowager was talking to the Emperor.
Empress Dowager: "Emperor, you insisted on bestowing the title of Marquis of Mobei upon the eldest son of the Sixth Princess. The ministers certainly made quite a fuss about it."
The Emperor said, “My mother, my master’s letter said that he would protect the Yao family’s kingdom for two hundred years. Isn’t that enough sincerity? Besides, since its existence, everything Medicine King Valley has done has been for the people of Zhongzhao Kingdom. It is the will of the people.”
The Sixth Princess's leg ailment was able to recover thanks to the medicinal herbs provided by her master.
Most importantly, the dragon talisman that Hao Qilin and his group brought that day—oh, no, the one drawn by their grandmaster to protect the country—was enough to intimidate those old ministers.
Their opinions are nothing to fear; I only ask that the Yao family's rule be secure forever.
The Empress Dowager nodded in agreement, "Indeed, the most important thing is for the country to be stable forever."
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Time flies, and before we knew it, it was the day of the Sixth Princess's wedding.
The master said to keep everything simple, but that didn't mean extravagance was forbidden.
The royal family held a low-key wedding ceremony for the princess. To celebrate the marriage of a descendant of the Medicine King Valley, Medicine King Valley promised all its shops to provide free medical consultations to the people for one month, including all the necessary medicinal materials.
Half a month after the princess's wedding, the entire city gathered at the city gate to bid farewell to the princess and her husband as they departed for the northern desert.
A procession of carriages and ceremonial guards, with three thousand escorts, set off from the capital.
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A manor on the outskirts of Beijing.
Seven or eight days have passed since the princess and her husband left the capital. The Wen family announced that they would be returning to Medicine King Valley to pay respects to their ancestors, and their married daughters would be going with them.
So, on this day, Yao Changhao and Master Zhou took this opportunity and brought their families out of the city early in the morning to gather at the manor in the suburbs of Beijing.
In the evening, the Ren family also quietly left the city and headed towards their manor in Zhoujia Village.
That night, all these people gathered together, including Grand Tutor Zhou and his entourage.
At midnight, Grandpa Long appeared and led everyone to fly towards the northern desert valley.