Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 234
Mu Wantang quickly took the box, and did not forget to bow to Changde before leaving the palace with the servant.

Chang De returned to the palace, and congratulated with a smile all over his face: "The slave first congratulates the emperor."

Emperor Taikang smiled: "It is said that Duke Mu will enter the palace."

Mu Wantang is only a branch of the Duke's family, and she is also the daughter of a merchant. Even if she is Song Yuan's concubine, her family background is too low, so she has to ask Mu Guogong to raise her status for her, so as to match up the relationship between Mu Guogong and Song Yuan.

As for King Zhongshan, he wanted to win over the Duke's House, and would rather let his own son not be honored, but give up half of the benefits.

Outside the palace, Song Yuan waited patiently. Seeing her leaving the palace with the box in her arms, she rushed up to greet her: "What does the emperor say? Don't you accept it?"

Mu Wantang looked at her, and the worries that had flashed by in the Taihua Palace became completely clear at this moment. She looked at Song Yuan, and she really couldn't tell the whole story. She was afraid that Song Yuan would misunderstand her as greedy for vanity.

"It's okay." Song Yuan hugged the box, just as if she was frightened and wronged in the palace: "It's okay if I didn't hand it in, I'll think of a way, it's cold, let's go back first."

On the way back, Song Yuan kept silent. She thought about the solution over and over again, but she couldn't think of a second solution. Not accepting the seeds meant that Emperor Taikang didn't want Mu Wantang to quit. This was forcing her to make a choice.

Mu Wantang looked at her, and the more she guessed Song Yuan's reaction after knowing her request for marriage, the more tormented she felt. She even wondered if she was intimidated by the imperial power just now, afraid of being executed for disobeying the holy will, so she obeyed the emperor's thoughts.

This made her uneasy, and when she got out of the car, she fell straight down. Fortunately, Song Yuan reacted quickly and grabbed her, but he was even more sure that she was frightened.

"Go back to the house and rest, don't be afraid, I'll think of another way." Song Yuan beckoned for a maid to help Mu Wantang, and he went back to the house with a sad face.

In the early morning of the next day, Song Yuan was eating, when the steward came running, saying that there was an order from the palace, she immediately rushed to the front yard, and Mu Wantang was also invited over.

Chang De delivered the decree in person, Song Yuan had a premonition that it was not a trivial matter, and his expression could not help but be serious.

"Following the emperor's decree, it is said that the daughter of the Mu family, Wantang, Duanfang Shuyu, Huixin Lanzhen, traveled thousands of miles to find cotton, benefiting the people and helping the country, and benevolent to the community.

Chang De closed the imperial decree and waited for Song Yuan to thank him with a smile, but Song Yuan was already frozen in place.

A gift of marriage turned out to be a gift of marriage.

She turned her head to look at Mu Wantang, seeing her avoiding her eyes and not daring to look at her, she understood what was going on in her heart, and after a little thought, Song Yuan accepted the order.

"Congratulations, young master." Chang De hurriedly helped her up, and said with a smile: "The wedding date has not been fixed, and it is also because the main wife chosen for the young master has not yet been decided, and the concubine's room cannot enter the door before the main wife has passed the family, so I can only wrong Miss Mu for a while."

Mu Wantang nodded, she knew this rule, she thought of all this when she decided to be Song Yuan's concubine, and she couldn't say she was wronged.

Song Yuan took a deep breath and squeezed out a smile: "Yes, everything is arranged by Grandpa Huang. I am sorry for your trouble. I understand Grandpa Huang's painstaking efforts. I was confused before, so I ask Grandpa Huang to forgive me."

Chang De's smile deepened: "Young master, don't worry, the emperor knows the character of the young master, how could he blame the young master? There is another happy event, Mu Guogong has recognized the girl as his granddaughter, and there must be people from the Duke's mansion to pick up the girl later. The emperor specifically explained that the girl can live in the Duke's mansion or go back to accompany her mother, as long as the son is willing."

Mu Wantang heaved a sigh of relief. As her permanent residence in the Duke's Mansion, she would definitely be squeezed out by the women in the back house. It would be best to go back and be with her mother.

"Thank you, Grandpa Huang." Song Yuan also thanked her.

"Zhongshan has its own imperial decree to send, so you can feel at ease." Chang De said meaningfully. Song Yuan knew that Emperor Taikang had already known about the small actions of the King of Zhongshan and the Duke's Mansion, and he was afraid that Emperor Taikang would beat him again.

After sending Changde away, the smile on Song Yuan's face couldn't hold back. She handed the imperial decree to Mu Wantang, and Mu Wantang took it hesitantly, with a face full of shame.

"Sir, I."

"You don't need to explain. I know your difficulties. So many people came to persuade me and I didn't listen. I thought I had a good idea, but I forgot that the sacred will cannot be violated. Mr. Chang personally came to pick you up at the gate of the palace. He wanted to start with you. I am sorry for you. I sacrificed you in order for me to accept this great favor."

Mu Wantang shook her head hastily: "No, I don't feel wronged."

She wanted to tell Song Yuan about the budding love in her heart and the vague admiration and dependence, but she couldn't form a proper sentence, all the words were blocked in her throat in a mess, which made her very anxious.

"My lord." The guard came to report: "The Duke's mansion sent a car, saying it was to take Miss Mu back to the mansion."

Song Yuan nodded to show that he understood, and then looked at Mu Wantang: "You won't be comfortable staying in the Duke's Mansion for a long time. Go and go after two days and go back to accompany your mother. If you are still interested in business, you can continue. I don't care if you show your face. Don't trap yourself because of a marriage contract. Your hometown is not far from Yuyang. If you have trouble and it's too late to contact me, go to Yuyang to find my uncle. His name is Shen Bi. He will help you."

Mu Wantang wrote down one by one: "Okay."

After packing up her things, Song Yuan personally sent her out, and arranged for Wei Yan to take a few guards to escort them all the way to the Duke's Mansion before returning.

In the afternoon of that day, the news that Song Yuan was granted a marriage spread throughout Jingzhao, because the management rights of the four places provoked by the cotton brought back by the Mu family girl had been in Jingzhao for so long, and now they have a home.

In the Eastern Palace, the prince who heard the news directly overturned the books piled up on his desk, and the medicine bowl beside him was also overturned, causing the servants who were waiting on the side to tremble and kneel down.

"The right to manage the four regions is ridiculous. If it falls into Song Yuan's hands, what's the difference from giving the entire Northwest to King Zhongshan?" He leaned on the table and roared, his anger made his face grim.

Song Zheng, Song Shi and Song Jun who rushed over were all frozen in place by his angry shout and questioning. Looking at the mess on the ground, neither of them spoke first.

"Gao, Gao, let Mu Guo recognize his granddaughter, and then give her a marriage with a piece of paper. She is a county monarch and a flat wife. This is rushing to tie the Duke's mansion to the king's mansion." The prince's eyes are tearing: "Father, you are too biased."

He was not reconciled, but he was banned from the East Palace, and there was nothing he could do.

Song Shi stepped forward bravely: "Father, the emperor did not think of Zhongshan King in this move, but only for Song Yuan's sake. Presumably, Zhongshan King also has objections to this."

(End of this chapter)