The wives of the concubines are empresses

Shen House

The Left Vice Minister of Rites, dressed in official uniform, walked into the Shen Mansion holding the imperial edict.

He looked at Uncle Zhong and ordered, "Hurry up and have your masters come out to receive the order."

"Yes, my lord."

The gatekeeper didn't have to worry because there were soldiers guarding the place, so he turned around and went to the backyard.

"Madam, Young Master, the imperial edict has arrived."

Mrs. Shen was embroidering in her own courtyard. Looking at the magpie handkerchief that was almost finished, she lowered her eyes and smiled.

"Madam, it's Uncle Zhong's voice." Nanny Ruan was Madam Shen's personal nanny.

Madam Shen raised her eyes slightly: "Indeed."

They pricked up their ears and listened, and found that what Uncle Zhong was talking about was the imperial edict. Mrs. Shen was suddenly shocked.

"Imperial decree?"

Mrs. Shen quickly got up and went out of the house, and Nanny Ruan quickly followed.

"Ma'am, please slow down."

The brothers Shen Shi and Shen Yi had already heard Uncle Zhong's voice. When they heard the noise outside, Shen Rou and Shen Meng also hurried out of their boudoirs and headed towards Zhengchang.

Nanny Ruan followed Madam Shen's instructions to find her two daughters, while she went to the main hall.

As soon as I walked into the main hall, I saw the Left Vice Minister of Rites in official uniform standing with his back to the main seat, seemingly holding something in his hands.

"I have seen you, sir."

The Left Vice Minister of Rites turned around and asked, "Are you Madam Shen?"

"It's my concubine."

"Where are the young masters and young ladies?"

"Someone has been sent to notify them."

"it is good."

Afterwards, the four of them came to the main hall one after another and knelt respectfully with Madam Shen to receive the imperial edict.

Seeing that all the masters of the Shen Mansion had knelt down, the Left Vice Minister of Rites opened the imperial edict and read it out.

"Emperor Shengtian Chengyun decrees: Shen Yi, the second son of Shen Qiu, the Director of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Shrines, is handsome, upright, and talented. He is a perfect match for Mu Lianhua, my personal attendant, who is both talented and beautiful, and well-educated. Based on the principle of mutual consent, I hereby grant them a marriage. May they be happily married and have chosen an auspicious date for their wedding. May this talented man and beautiful woman be eternally devoted to each other, and may they live together forever. This is my decree!"

Shen Yi didn't expect that this day would come so quickly. He was a little dazed, as if all this was just a dream.

"Master Shen Yi, please accept the order."

"I, your servant, accept your command and thank you for your grace. Long live the emperor."

The Left Vice Minister of Rites leaned forward slightly and placed the imperial edict respectfully in Shen Yi's hands.

"Congratulations, Mr. Shen. This is the second marriage the emperor has arranged since he ascended the throne many years ago." He remembered that the first one was the marriage between Lord Zhang and Doctor Zhao. Now the couple lives in love and harmony, and respects each other like guests.

Shen Yi spoke respectfully and politely, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Thank you, sir."

As the mistress and mother, Mrs. Shen immediately spoke to him warmly and entertained him.

"Sir, would you mind staying for a cup of hot tea?"

"Thank you, but you don't need to today. I have official business to attend to. I'll come to the wedding another day."

Mrs. Shen said with a hint of regret: "Thank you for your hard work, my Lord. Thank you for taking this trip."

Then she took out the small change she usually kept from her sleeve.

"It's just a little gift from me, I hope you will accept it." Facing these upright yet not pedantic women, the Left Vice Minister of Rites still extended his hand to accept them.

"Thank you, ma'am. This will be my wedding candy for today. I'm sure you all still have a lot of things to do. I'll take my leave first and see you later." Madam Shen bowed and said goodbye.

"Congratulations, my lord."

Master Shen, Shen Yi, Shen Rou, Shen Meng and others also hurriedly followed suit and saluted.

Shen Rou looked at Shen Yi: "Second brother, we are going to have a second sister-in-law again."

Shen Yi nodded shyly, and Shen Meng quickly took her second brother's arm.

"Second brother, is the future second sister-in-law the beautiful and generous lady-in-law who came to our house last time?"

Shen Rou reached out and tapped her forehead: "You guessed it right, Meng'er is really smart."

"I like her. It's great. We're going to have a new addition to our family."

Madam Shen smiled helplessly: "Do you think your future sister-in-law still has time to play with you? She is the empress's personal maid, so naturally she won't be at home for a long time."

"I don't care. Anyway, I have a second sister-in-law, and I like this second sister-in-law."

Shen Yi thought of that gentle and talented woman. Now that their marriage was settled, and it was the current emperor who arranged the marriage, he was extremely happy.

I just don’t know if she is as happy as I am in the palace.

Imperial Palace Study Room

The marriage was settled, and Mu Lianhua felt relieved.

Thinking of that gentle and considerate man, I felt a little happy.

Shangguan Wanjun was reviewing memorials when she suddenly looked up at her seriously and discovered that the corners of her mouth were raised.

Shangguan Wanjun laughed softly when she saw it, while Ouhe Muxiang, Minglan and others were full of confusion.

Yuan Xinling asked doubtfully, "Your Majesty, what are you laughing at?"

Shangguan Wanjun's mouth curled up, and then she spoke seriously.

"I finally understand why emperors in past dynasties loved to grant marriages. It's also very interesting to see the good matches that I've been hoping for come true."

Hearing this, Yuan Xinling looked up at Mu Lianhua in surprise and found that her face was blushing as if it was bleeding.

It’s over. Could the emperor be addicted to drugs? Who will be the next one?

The concubines who were handling the memorials below shook their heads and smiled when they heard this. It seemed that the emperor had found new fun.

Li Youwen, the wife of Concubine Wen, jokingly said, "Your Majesty, could you please tell me who you would like to marry next?"

"Want to know?"

Concubine Wen's husband, Li Youwen, smiled curiously and nodded, and Shangguan Wanjun stretched out her hand and made a sweet promise.

"Come here, I'll tell you."

When Concubine Wen's wife, Li Youwen, saw this, she quickly stood up and walked towards her. She bent down and put her ear closer, thinking that she could hear what she wanted, but she didn't expect that her ear was twisted.

"Oh, Your Majesty, it hurts, it hurts." No, weren't we supposed to tell him about the marriage partner? Why were you twisting his ear?

"Don't ask about my affairs, save your life."

After that, Shangguan Wanjun let go, and Concubine Wen's husband, Li Youwen, was finally freed.

"Your Majesty, you are too cruel." He was so pitiful.

"I'm cruel? Who told you to pry into my affairs all day long? I advise you to just be your silly beauty and stop trying to imitate others' scheming. You can never win, and as a bystander, my eyes hurt so much."

"What stupid beauty? I am very smart, okay?" He kept covering his aching ears. The emperor was really not gentle to him.

It’s unfair. Why is the gentle one another’s, while the violent one is mine?

"Wang Po is just bragging about her melons. Go down quickly and handle the memorials for me. You'd better not get involved in the affairs between smart people. It's not good for you. I'm thinking about you." With your brain that doesn't have much wisdom, you still want to have fun with us. You are not afraid of being sold and counting money. You are so naive and a little pitiful.

Concubine Wen's wife, Li Youwen, returned to her seat angrily, depressed and speechless, and began to review the memorials with her head down.

Yang's concubine - Hu Siyang lowered his head and suppressed his laughter while continuing to deal with memorials.

The other two concubines who were watching the fun, Zhao Yunfan and the newly elected concubine, Lanna Xin, looked at each other and lowered their heads to continue processing the memorials.

Although they were also watching the fun, none of them were as bold and ignorant as Concubine Wen's wife, Li Youwen.