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The emperor is not a fool. How could he not see that these people did it on purpose? He had people investigate these people privately and had never heard of these families getting engaged. How could they get engaged in just a few days?

He looked at Zhao Liangchen with sharp eyes. He had only hinted to Zhao Liangchen that he had plans to choose a concubine. These people who were engaged were all from families with good relations with Zhao Liangchen. It must be that Zhao Liangchen had secretly told these families that they did not want their daughters to enter the palace, so he hurriedly found someone to engage them.

He just didn't believe that a third-rank official like the Su family would fall in love with a peasant like Wang Er who had nothing. The daughter of the Su family would rather marry a peasant than enter the palace. Could it be that he, the emperor of a country, was worse than a peasant?

The Su family really didn't know how to appreciate someone's kindness. The emperor regretted having promoted Su Jijing and even regretted rehabilitating him. The Su family was able to escape punishment because Zhao Liangchen found Zhao Kuo and the disaster relief money.

The emperor used to trust Zhao Liangchen immensely and never thought that he would collude with Su Jijing to deceive him. However, after Prince Liang, the emperor no longer trusted anyone. So now when he saw Zhao Liangchen and Su Jijing being so ungrateful, he suddenly felt that Su Jijing might have really embezzled the disaster relief money, but Prince Liang and the Zhao family must have been involved.

But in the end, Su Jijing became an abandoned pawn and a scapegoat, or King Liang asked him to take the blame, and there must be a way to rescue him in the end.

As the son of Zhao Jian, Zhao Liangchen must have known the whole thing. Maybe he had no intention of saving Su Jijing at the beginning, but later he met Su Qin and fell in love with her, so he betrayed King Liang and his father and rescued Su Jijing.

How terrifying must a person be to betray his father and entire family for a woman.

The emperor felt that such a person could not be loyal. Zhao Liangchen was loyal now, but there was no guarantee that he would not betray him for some benefit in the future.

The emperor looked at Zhao Liangchen and imagined how he had tricked and deceived him, so he didn't speak for a long time.

Everyone present could see that the emperor was unhappy, and the old officials had already guessed some of the reasons why the emperor was unhappy.

Among these people, Su Jijing and Wuning Hou, who were the emperor's confidants, were unwilling to send their daughters to the palace and offend the emperor, so they wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to the emperor and replace Su Jijing and others in the emperor's heart. So they were all considering which daughter or grandson or nephew in their family could enter the palace. Even if there was no girl of the right age in their own family, someone from the same clan could also be accepted.

Of course, there were those who were willing to enter the palace, and naturally there were also those who did not want their daughters to enter the palace. Therefore, those families who did not want their daughters to enter the palace also hurriedly looked around for suitable candidates and wanted to arrange their daughters' marriages as soon as possible. Those families who had already intended to get married looked at each other and told each other to go back and quickly arrange the marriages.

Among them was Tong Zhongqian's daughter. He had a fourteen-year-old daughter who would be coming of age after the Chinese New Year. Her family was originally looking for a marriage partner for her. Although they had found a suitable candidate, they were not in a hurry to get her engaged. Now, after seeing the emperor's intention, the two families looked at each other and immediately decided to get engaged as soon as they returned.

Although they were afraid that the emperor would suddenly allow Tong Zhongqian's daughter to enter the palace, they did not dare to step forward and ask the emperor to grant the marriage at this time.

Some people could see it, but the newly-minted scholars and officials newly transferred to Beijing could not understand why the emperor was angry.

Could it be that the Emperor didn't want these families to marry, fearing they might form cliques and engage in illicit activities? So they secretly decided to stay away from them in the future, lest they be labeled as partisans by the Emperor and become feared by him right from the start of their official careers.

Everyone present had different expressions, and they were all thinking about their own little plans in their hearts, but no one dared to speak at this time and offend the emperor.

Even Grand Tutor Yan and Grand Preceptor looked at each other without saying a word. Ever since they returned power to the Emperor, they rarely interfered with the affairs of the court. They had originally planned to retire and return home after the new Jinshi had stabilized in the officialdom after the New Year, so they were even less likely to say anything now.

The emperor has already taken power. How he gets along with his court officials is his business. Even if he wrongly blames loyal ministers and good generals, it is something he should experience. How can he grow without setbacks?

Finally, in this weird atmosphere, the Queen gently squeezed the Emperor's hand, signaling him not to leave the people below alone.

The emperor noticed the queen's worry, put away his wild thoughts, put on a smile that didn't reach his eyes and said, "I didn't know that so many of my ministers wanted to get married. This is a good thing. Today is a good day, so I will grant you all marriages.

We have just experienced a war and so many people died. We really need more happy events to cheer us up.

Is the Imperial Observatory here?"

The director of the Imperial Observatory stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I am here."

The Emperor: "Could you please calculate if there are any auspicious days before or after the New Year?"

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory was stunned for a moment, then understood the hint in the emperor's eyes, lowered his head to calculate, and then replied: "Your Majesty, three days from now will be an excellent day for marriage."

The emperor nodded in satisfaction: "Well, then, Lord Su, Marquis Wuning, and Xu Chunshan, you will prepare and get married in three days."

The people present were in an uproar. Wasn't this an arranged marriage? How could this be considered a marriage? It was to be held in three days, so how could there be enough time to prepare?

Su Jijing and Marquis Wuning all looked up in astonishment. Zhao Liangchen said anxiously, "Your Majesty, isn't three days too soon? I haven't prepared anything yet."

His engagement with Su Qin was just a temporary measure, not a real one. He knew that Su Qin wanted to leave here more, but after this marriage, Su Qin would lose her freedom as a woman in the harem, and it would be impossible for her to leave with the caravan. He also held an official position, and it was impossible for him to resign and leave Shangjing City in the short term. He did not want to tie Su Qin to Shangjing City for his own reasons.

The emperor smiled and said, "Although time is a little tight, you don't have to worry. If you don't have time to prepare, I will ask the Ministry of Rites to assist you. Anything you need will be provided from my private treasury.

Is Xu Chunshan going to take up his post in Chanzhou in a few days?

Wouldn't the wedding be delayed if you leave? Why not get married before you leave?

Getting married is a happy event. It just so happens that many of these new scholars will be sent to serve as officials outside the province. I have to share in their joy and participate in your wedding before they leave.

It doesn't matter if it's just one family or several families, it's better to hold it together. It will be a great blessing for this dynasty."

Zhao Liangchen wanted to say something, but Su Qin secretly pulled his clothes. Zhao Liangchen received Su Qin's signal and shut up unwillingly.

Su Qin tilted her head and shook her head slightly at Su Jijing. Although Su Jijing was dissatisfied, he could only accept the order and thank her.

Seeing that Su Jijing accepted the order, Wuning Hou and Xu Chunshan also accepted the order and expressed their gratitude.

The emperor looked at their obedient appearance and smiled with satisfaction.

He didn't believe that the marriages they hastily found would suit their taste, but since they would rather find someone else hastily than enter the palace, he would let them get married immediately without giving them any chance to regret.

The emperor grants marriages only for widowhood, not for amicable separation or divorce. No matter whether they are happy or not, they have to continue living together.

The emperor thought he had Su Jijing and the others under his control, and his mood improved. He said to the Minister of Rites: "These people are all meritorious officials and pillars of the country. You must handle their marriages well and make sure they are grand."

The Minister of Rites accepted the order with a bitter face. He had just been transferred to the position. His predecessor was implicated with King Liang and was exiled. He was promoted from below. Although promotion was a good thing and he was happy, he lacked the ability and experience. He was not happy to be assigned such a big task right away.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the emperor was unhappy with these engaged families, but he still had to grant the marriages. Now that this task fell on him, he didn't know what to do.

If the ceremony is held in a grand manner, the emperor will certainly be unhappy. However, if it is done in a way that makes things difficult for him, he will be slapping the face of the meritorious official. Not only will he offend people, but the emperor will not protect him either. How can he do it in a decent way that will satisfy the emperor? This is a technical job.