Rebirth is not a dream.

Chapter 4: There is a Marriage Decree

After Qin Yi left, Su Yue got out of bed, slowly walked to the small couch by the window, and leaned lazily on it. She pushed open the window and looked indifferently at the busy maids outside. She felt extremely annoyed and her head felt dizzy, as if she was weighed down by a heavy burden. She wanted to find someone to quarrel with to vent her anger, but the Third Young Master did not argue with her. It felt like a punch on cotton, which made her feel extremely depressed and not at all comfortable.

She deeply understood Su Yue's grievances. It was ridiculous that no one cared about your feelings. Those people self-righteously gave you the so-called "gift". Others forced you to accept something you didn't want, but you couldn't refuse it. What was the reason? Su Yue was thinking hard about how to leave the mansion safely, but she had no idea. Even the bizarre things in the dream were like a mess. It seemed that she had to find someone to ask in order to find a quick way.

"Taozi...Taozi...Taozi." Su Yue called several times before Xiaotao came in.

Xiao Tao: "Miss, my name is Xiao Tao."

Su Yue: "They are almost the same."

Xiao Tao: "I didn't even know that the young lady was calling me a maid. It's almost the same, but it's far from it!"

Su Yue: "Okay, let's call you Taozi from now on. You look like a peach, making people want to take a bite, haha!"

Xiao Tao pouted in dissatisfaction: "The lady has the final say."

Su Yue: "Little girl, you still have opinions, tell me about my lady, I don't even remember it."

Little girl Taozi is really a chatterbox. Once she starts talking, she will talk non-stop and her voice is very emotional.

Su Yue's father is Su Dali, the richest man in Yangzhou. This name is really auspicious! By chance, he met the old Duke of Guo in Slender West Lake. At first, Su Dali didn't know that the real identity of this honest old man was the Duke of Ying. He just thought he had met a like-minded friend. One is from a noble family, and the other is a wealthy businessman. Their acquaintance and friendship were not motivated by any utilitarianism. It was so pure that it was really a good story.

Four years ago, the emperor was resolute in rectifying the officials. Qin Erye actually lost more than 300,000 taels of silver in the Ministry of Revenue! The Marquisate could not raise so much silver at once, and the Duke of England was living in Jiangnan at that time and had no idea about it. At that time, the officialdom was in chaos, and everyone was trying to raise money to return the Ministry of Revenue. The Marquisate was really desperate and could not raise enough silver, so they had to ask the old Duke for help. Coincidentally, Su Dali had sufficient funds and was able to provide help.

Back then, the prince Qin Ling specially sent the second young master Qin Xiao to ask the old duke to go back and discuss the plan. Unexpectedly, when Su Dali saw Qin Xiao's face, she felt that he and her daughter were very compatible, and it could be said that they were a match made in heaven, so she had the idea of ​​marrying Qin Xiao. The old duke had also seen Su Yue and had a good impression of this girl. Besides, his second grandson was not yet engaged, so the old duke thought that this marriage was not a bad idea. Although Su Yue's status was slightly inferior, if she could ask the emperor to grant her marriage, she could make up for the gap in status, which was not a difficult problem. So the old duke agreed.

Unexpectedly, Qin Xiao disagreed with this marriage. He was not interested in the weak Su Yue at all, but liked heroic women. Fearing that his grandfather would "betray" him, Qin Xiao even fled overnight. Instead of returning to Beijing, he joined the army. Although the old Duke had promised Su Dali, he was helpless when his grandson disagreed. So he discussed with Su Dali to give up the marriage. However, in this way, the matter of borrowing money became difficult to talk about. The third young master Qin Yi has been following the old Duke. He couldn't bear to see his grandfather embarrassed, thinking: If the second brother doesn't want to, then he can! He can't say that he likes Su Yue. After all, he has been weak and sick since childhood, and he has never been moved by anyone. In his opinion, it doesn't matter who he marries, as long as it can stop his grandfather from being embarrassed. However, Su Dali understands Qin Yi's situation. He knows that Qin Yi is weak and sick, and he doesn't even know if he can grow up healthy. Therefore, Su Dali thought it would be better to let the matter go. After all, his daughter was not unmarried.

However, Su Yue had secretly spied on Qin Yi, and at first glance, she was attracted by his handsome face. Her father also wanted to make friends with the rich and powerful, and thought it would be a good idea to marry the third young master Qin Yi. Unexpectedly, little Su Yue was actually a complete face control.

No one knew how the old Duke persuaded everyone in the Duke's Mansion, and even asked the emperor to grant the marriage. When Qin Yi and the old Duke returned to Beijing, they fell ill for some reason, and the imperial physician issued a critical illness notice. Su Dali and others who were far away in Jiangdu knew nothing about this. When the Duke's Mansion came to urge her to get married, only one-third of the dowry was prepared. The Duke's Mansion was eager to pay off the debt, and wanted to use the wedding as a wedding, so they didn't care whether the dowry was complete. In this way, Su Yue married into the Duke's Mansion with 600,000 taels of silver and one-third of the dowry.

Su Dali originally thought that the court was pressuring them too much, so the Duke's Mansion married his daughter in such a hurry. When they arrived in the capital with a generous dowry, they were shocked to learn that the third young master Qin Yi was critically ill. Su Dali was furious. But things had come to this point, and there was nothing he could do. Afterwards, he did not know how he discussed with the old Duke, and bought a house outside the city for the young couple, and sent the dowry and the accompanying room together, so that they could live their own stable life in the future. However, the old lady of the Duke used the excuse that her grandson was seriously ill and asked them to live in the mansion first, and move out when Qin Yi was better.

Xiao Suyue took good care of Qin Yi for more than three months, and Qin Yi miraculously recovered. However, the Duke's Mansion was severely punished for embezzling money. Not only was it deprived of three years of salary, the second master's official position was also dismissed, and the Duke's Mansion was demoted to the Anning Marquis Mansion. The old Duke may not be able to bear this heavy blow, or his health was getting worse, and he passed away in early August. During this period, they had to take care of the funeral and observe mourning. As a result, no one mentioned asking the third young master and his family to move out and live alone.

Su Yue never dreamed that their marriage was granted by the emperor himself. Could it be that the emperor was so free that he even had to personally inquire about other people's weddings and funerals? Su Yue stared at the imperial edict that Taozi found, feeling mixed emotions.

By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: I have heard that Su Yue, the daughter of Su Dali of Jiangdu, Yangzhou, is quiet and graceful, with outstanding talent and both good character and appearance. I hereby grant her marriage to Qin Yi, the son of Marquis An Ning of our dynasty, so that the Qin and Jin families can be united and celebrate a hundred years of prosperity together.

Admire this!

Su Yue looked at the imperial edict, which only had a few lines of words. With this imperial edict, it might not be so easy for her to leave the Marquis' Mansion. As she thought about it, she put the imperial edict away.

"Taozi, I want to go out for a walk." Su Yue said to Taozi.

"Okay, miss." Taozi hurriedly supported Su Yue and walked out.

Su Yue strolled in the garden, but her mood became heavier. She didn't know what her future would be like, nor did she know how to get out of her current predicament.

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