Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

Speaking of Empress Xiaozhuang, Su Ma couldn't help but feel sad for a moment, and said naturally, "Following the master, the closer you are to the red, the redder you are. I am lucky to be able to learn a little bit of the master's wisdom."

Kangxi couldn't help but miss Xiaozhuang, "It's rare to find someone as outstanding as the Royal Mama, even if he's a man."

What Xiaozhuang couldn't let go of the most was the grandson she had raised. Suma didn't want Kangxi to be immersed in grief, "The man has passed away, Your Majesty should take care of your health."

Kangxi sighed heavily, "No one in the world can escape the seven emotions and six desires, and I am no exception."

After saying this, Kangxi did not allow Su Ma to continue sending him off and returned to the Qianqing Palace.

Kangxi sat at the imperial desk, but he had no mind to deal with government affairs. Perhaps it was because of the mention of Xiaozhuang that Kangxi remembered all the good things Xiaozhuang had done for him. He was not angry at Su Ma's deception, but he still wanted to know who was bringing the Fifth Princess and Jiang Chen together, and whether it was the person he had in mind.

Kangxi was thinking when Liang Jiugong came in to report, "Your Majesty, these days, besides the Fifth Princess, the Crown Prince has been to Ningshou Palace once, and then the Queen Mother asked Su Mama to investigate Lord Jiang."

As Kangxi expected, who else could Su Ma protect except the prince?

But Kangxi could not help but feel deeply sad. Was Baocheng so eager to win over the court officials? Wasn't the position of crown prince noble enough? Was he so eager to sit on the throne? Was the father-son relationship between Baocheng and me for many years all fake?

Liang Jiugong shouldn't have spoken up, but he had followed Kangxi since he was a child and had watched the prince grow up. He couldn't bear to see Kangxi suffer for this, "Your Majesty, it's a good thing that the prince cares about his sisters."

Kangxi sneered, "The prince has never shown any sympathy for his brothers. Do I expect him to have any feelings for his sisters?"

Kangxi recalled that the Crown Prince had once kicked the Fourth Prince until he vomited blood, and he felt that the Crown Prince was heartless and ungrateful, scheming against his father and taking advantage of his brothers and sisters. Is such a person worthy of being the Crown Prince?

Kangxi could not remember at all that he had let it go when he heard that the Fourth Prince had vomited blood, and had no intention of punishing the Prince. He did not think the Prince had done anything wrong before, but now he felt that the Prince was cold-blooded and heartless.

Liang Jiugong could only divert Kangxi's attention, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has been considerate of the Emperor since he was young, how could his temperament change when he grew up?"

This sentence gave Kangxi a reason. Yes, Baocheng has been filial to me since he was young. Now these little thoughts of disrespecting the emperor's father must have been led astray by someone!

Kangxi mentioned a name, "Suo Etu, what have you been doing these days?"

Liang Jiugong knew that Kangxi's anger had a direction to vent, and hurriedly reported, "Lord Suo Etu still frequently goes in and out of the East Palace to recruit guests for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Kangxi sneered, "He is good at talking and making Baocheng obey his orders obediently. Who gave him the courage to fool the crown prince like this?"

But now is not the time to deal with Suo Etu. If Suo Etu falls, who will control Mingzhu? Kangxi analyzed and suppressed his desire to deal with Suo Etu now.

Su Ma's persuasion and his pity for the crown prince made Kangxi take a step back and decide on the fifth princess' marriage with the empress dowager.

The marriage of a princess is not a trivial matter. In addition to selecting and building the princess's mansion, there are also a series of ceremonies, including arranged marriage, offering betrothal gifts, marriage, wedding ceremony, and return home.

The first step of arranged marriage is for the minister of the Ministry of Clan Affairs to bring the selected prince consort to the east steps of Qianqing Gate to listen to the imperial decree, and the prince consort has to kneel down to receive the order.

The second step is to present the betrothal gift to the royal family after the marriage. The betrothal gift should be presented to the royal family at the Meridian Gate. The betrothal gift should be "one pack horse and eight pack horses".

On the day after the marriage proposal, the emperor held banquets in the Zhonghe Hall and Baohe Hall to entertain the husband and his male relatives. On the same day, the empress dowager hosted a banquet for the husband's female relatives in the Cining Palace, and the empress led the imperial concubines and other imperial concubines to attend the banquet.

The prince consorts first went to the Cining Palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager, then went to the Baohe Hall to pay their respects to the Emperor, and then went to the banquet. Auspicious music was played during the banquet. After the banquet, the prince consorts had to pay their respects to the Empress outside the Empress' Palace.

The rituals are numerous and complicated, and the most important thing is that each one of them requires the participation of the prince consort. Jiang Chen is still working hard to control the floods. Unless Jiang Chen knows the art of clones, it is impossible for him to issue an order now.

Moreover, Jiang Chen's family had no support, and he was only a minor official of the sixth rank. If he married the princess to him, it would be too shabby. Outsiders would say that the fifth princess had offended Emperor Kangxi.

Jiang Chen has been transferred back to Beijing, and he will have to be with Li Guangdi next year at the latest. After he comes back, he will have to be given time to restore his appearance.

This is not Kangxi being picky. When he was inspecting the river, he specially sent someone to find Jiang Chen. But here came a dark-skinned mud monkey. He had been under the scorching sun all year round, and he followed him into the water to watch the river. How could he not be like this?

When Kangxi thought of Jiang Chen, whose facial features were so dark that none of him could be seen, being led by the minister of the Ministry of Clan Affairs to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to receive the emperor's order, his eyes went dark.

The emperor marrying his daughter was supposed to be a happy occasion, and the people of Beijing probably wanted to join in the fun. If there was no handsome and elegant champion, but only a black man with big white teeth baring his teeth and laughing foolishly, Kangxi didn't dare to imagine how the people would make fun of him.

Therefore, when Jiang Chen returns to the capital, he will have to recuperate for a few months and restore his mental state before he can complete Princess Shang's ceremony.

In this regard, the Empress Dowager expressed her agreement with Kangxi's decision. As a result, the Fifth Princess would be able to stay in the palace for quite some time. Even if life in the palace was not relaxing, it was still easier than getting married.

The fifth princess hoped that this day would be as far away as possible, so that she could at least escape for a while longer.

Although he did not issue an edict, Kangxi told Li Guangdi very seriously that transportation was inconvenient and information was transmitted slowly. It would be very embarrassing if Jiang Chen got married.

Li Guangdi received the letter from Kangxi and sighed. He couldn't escape after all! He thought Jiang Chen had followed him out of Beijing, and there would be no more trouble. He didn't expect that Jiang Chen, such a popular guy, was still thinking about him!

Jiang Chen accepted this well. If he had been exiled at the beginning, the Fifth Princess would definitely not have chosen him as her husband. But now that they have achieved results, who can't see that they have a bright future? The people in the capital will not miss such a good opportunity.

Jiang Chen was still in the mood to comfort Li Guangdi, "Teacher, don't worry. This is the path Jiang Chen chose himself."

Li Guangdi glared at Jiang Chen, "How can it be so easy to interfere in the affairs of the royal family? You!"

Jiang Chen lowered his head guiltily.

Li Guangdi was so angry that he told Jiang Chen to go out and supervise the river immediately. He told him not to come back until this section of the river was repaired, so as to avoid being upset.