The wives of the concubines are empresses

Too Hospital

Su Yude held the bright yellow imperial edict and announced the decree.

"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Zhao Xianyun, the doctor's daughter, is virtuous, well-educated, well-mannered, benevolent, righteous, and loyal. She is hereby granted the marriage of her husband, Zhang Xinzhuang, the number one scholar in the imperial examination. The wedding is to take place today, on an auspicious day. I offer as a gift a shop of one hundred square meters; one thousand taels of gold; one thousand taels of silver; ten bolts of silk and satin; a small box of white powder and pearls; a complete set of mandarin duck quilts from the Shangyi Bureau; a red wedding dress for the bride; and a pair of wedding shoes. This is my decree!"

Hearing about such a generous additional dowry, Zhao Xianyun herself was shocked by the emperor's generosity.

"I thank you Lord for your kindness!"

She would become Xinzhuang's wife in the future, and she never expected that one day she would be able to realize her childhood dream.

Su Yude congratulated her.

"Congratulations, Master Zhao! Congratulations, Master Zhao! The Emperor's gift of this betrothal gift is extremely generous and shows how much he values ​​you."

Zhao Xianyun smiled politely and nodded: "Thank you, Eunuch Su, for taking the trouble to come."

She took off the magnolia hairpin from her hair and put it in Su Yude's hand.

"It's just a little token of my appreciation. I hope Eunuch Su won't despise it."

"Master Zhao, you are joking. Thank you very much and I will accept it without hesitation." This magnolia hairpin was a gift from the emperor and was worth at least ten taels of silver. Master Zhao was still very generous.

After seeing Su Yude off, her colleagues at the Imperial Hospital congratulated her one after another.

"Congratulations, Miss Zhao, you are about to marry and have found a good husband."

Zhao Xianyun thanked Doctor Li: "Thank you very much."

Chen Daren-Lin Xueyu also sincerely thanked Zhao Xianyun.

"Congratulations."

Zhang Xinzhuang is a very suitable match for Lord Zhao. They are of similar age and both have outstanding knowledge and talents. If they become husband and wife, they will have many common topics to talk about.

Zhao Xianyun bowed politely to him: "Thank you, Imperial Physician Lin!"

Except in the Imperial Hospital, Zhao Xianyun always called him Chen Daren Cejun when they met on the street. After all, he was one of the empress's husbands.

Minglan was the first one to learn about their marriage. When she returned to the Ming Mansion, she looked for Fang Momo.

"Please prepare a generous gift for me."

Nanny Fang was stunned and couldn't help but ask another question.

"Adding makeup? Who's getting married?"

"Xianyun, after so many years, the star-crossed mandarin ducks are finally going to be together. This is the emperor's decree, written by me personally."

Upon hearing this, Nanny Fang guessed, "But Master Zhang?"

"It's him, Zhang Xinzhuang, our number one scholar."

Nanny Fang was happy for Zhao Xianyun from the bottom of her heart: "That's great, my lord, don't worry. When you come back tomorrow, I will give you a satisfactory list of dowry gifts."

Minglan smiled warmly and cheerfully: "Okay, then I'll be waiting."

"By the way, I quickly washed, changed my clothes, and went to bed. The emperor even specifically mentioned my dark circles today." She couldn't give the emperor a bad impression, nor could she affect the emperor's majesty. After all, she was a female official in front of the emperor.

When Nanny Fang heard this, she hurriedly urged her to go back.

"Okay, then my lord, please return to Lanwan Courtyard."

The next day, it was slightly bright!

In the Golden Palace, during today's small court meeting, Shangguan Wanjun looked down as usual to scan the civil and military officials present.

"How are the preparations for the selection of concubines going?"

Minister of Rites Gao Xinghua stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, we have selected over 5,000 people from across the country. They are all coming to Beijing to participate in the preliminary selection and then the palace selection."

Shangguan Wanjun nodded slightly: "Well, how many people from Jiamusi County were selected?"

Minister of Rites Gao Xinghua continued, "Twenty people have been selected."

"Well, when the time comes to select the concubines, one from Jiamusi County must be left as the concubine."

The ministers were stunned: What does the emperor mean by this? Is he doing this for the people of Jiamusi County to see?

Shangguan Wanjun sighed: Once the selection of concubines is over, those selected concubines will have to be widows for a period of time and will not be able to eat meat, but this is not my fault, this is their fate.

After leaving court, Shangguan Wanjun continued embroidering during her rest time.

Minglan smiled gently as she looked at the embroidery that was almost finished.

"Your Majesty, General Zhaoyong will be very happy when he receives it." After spending all these years together, she could see that the tough and iron-blooded young general really liked their emperor.

Shangguan Wanjun smiled and lowered her eyes as she continued embroidering, unaffected by Minglan's words.

Shi Qingxue walked in and said, "Your Majesty, here is a handwritten letter from General An."

Shangguan Wanjun was stunned: "His handwritten letter?"

An Yong's handwriting was terrible, like a dragon and a phoenix dancing in the wind. It was strange that he took the initiative to write to her.

"Minglan, bring it here for me to see."

"Yes."

Minglan took it with both hands and presented it respectfully. Shangguan Wanjun tore open the envelope neatly and took out the letter inside.

"My wife is well:

I am already on my way home, and all I can think of is my wife, waiting for me to come back." This was written by An Yong.

After reading the letter, Shangguan Wanjun couldn't help laughing.

"When did this guy become so literary? I'm not used to it."

Liu Cheng jokingly said, "That proves that Concubine An has made progress. The Emperor should be happy."

"Who said I was unhappy? I just felt that he suddenly became too literary, which made me feel awkward." Think about it, such a cultured letter is in stark contrast to that naive man.

Three days later, An Yong went straight to the imperial city, and his subordinates were responsible for settling the soldiers first.

Shi Qingxue exclaimed in surprise: "Your Majesty, Concubine An is requesting an audience outside the palace!"

Shangguan Wanjun paused while reviewing the memorials: "So fast?"

Didn't the letter arrive just three days ago? Could this guy have killed a few horses? If so, she would be so angry that she would die. It is not easy to train a war horse.

"Xuan."

"Yes."

Shi Qingxue stood up, stood aside, held his head high and chest puffed out, and sang the announcement loudly.

"Noble Xuan'an is here to see you!"

An Yong walked into the main hall majestically in armor. The imperial husbands who were reviewing and classifying memorials all turned to look at him, their eyes following his movements.

"Your Majesty, your servant An Yong pays homage to the Emperor."

"My dear, please get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

An Yong suddenly stepped forward, which surprised Shangguan Wanjun and others. Shangguan Wanjun looked at him with a confused expression.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

An Yong said nothing, but bent down, picked up Shangguan Wanjun and spun around. This sudden scene stunned Liu Cheng, Shi Qingxue, Minglan, Lianhua and several imperial husbands.

The first one to react was Liu Cheng, and he shouted immediately.

"Ah, Lady An, please put the emperor down." Oh my god, the emperor is still pregnant with the prince.

Shangguan Wanjun was also frightened and stunned. When she heard Liu Cheng's voice, she reacted.

"General, please put me down."

"No, Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for months."

Shangguan Wanjun was anxious, this stupid fool.

"An Yong, put me down. I'm pregnant."

General Anyong was suddenly stunned. Everyone was almost dizzy from his spinning. Seeing that he stopped spinning, their pounding hearts finally calmed down.

"Your Majesty, are you pregnant again? Is this true?"

Shangguan Wanjun said angrily, "Why would I lie to you about this?"