Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1172 Verbal Agreement
After the imperial physician felt his pulse, Chu Chengping, who had gotten what he wanted, bowed and left. Although he tried to suppress his ecstasy, the corners of his mouth still couldn't stop rising. After leaving the palace, he first went to Pingyang Marquis's Mansion, and then returned to his own mansion after having dinner.

Before Chu Chengping left Pingyang Marquis Mansion, Feng Siyao's maid came to the Lin Mansion and gave Lin Jinyan a box of cakes.

Bai Zhi opened the secret compartment of the food box, and Lin Jinyan took out the secret letter. After reading it, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows in surprise;
His Majesty has agreed? She sent a message to Chu Chengping to enter the palace today. It was true that she was playing a pitiful role for His Majesty, but there were other arrangements to follow. It turned out to be a lot easier than she had expected.

Lin Jinyan didn't know that Concubine Yu's rejection of the emperor made the emperor angry, which inadvertently helped her speed up the process. She burned the letter and invited Lin Jinan and Lin Wanrong. The three of them stayed in the study for a while, and then went to Songmao Hall for dinner together.

After the morning court the next day, the eunuch was ordered to invite Lin Yanqing to the imperial study. Although Lin Yanqing was very famous among the literati in Tianchu, he only held an idle position as a civil servant. Except for important court meetings, he did not need to attend the morning court every day.

Following the eunuch to the imperial study, when he saw Lin Siran at the door, Lin Yanqing thought that the emperor summoned him because of the late emperor's funeral. After all, Lin Siran worked in the Taichang Temple and was in charge of sacrificial matters.

While waiting for the announcement, Lin Jinan came with a collection of poems in his hand to ask for an audience with the emperor. The Hanlin Academy was already in the imperial palace, and Lin Jinan was ordered to accompany the emperor to an elegant gathering. Lin Yanqing and Lin Siran did not think much about it.

After the three people saluted and called them up, the emperor first looked through the collection of poems presented by Lin Jinan and praised him. He then turned to praise Lin Jinyan who opened a school. Finally, it was natural that he praised Lin Yanqing for his good family management and his excellent grandchildren, and mentioned Lin Wanrong in passing.

It means that when Concubine Ming saw Lin Wanrong yesterday, she liked her and kept saying:
"Chengping has reached the age to get married, and Ming Fei has been looking for a couple. Yesterday, she talked with Lin Aiqing's daughter and fell in love with her. She is said to be sincere and straightforward, and is a perfect match for Chengping.

I heard from Ming Fei that her name is Lin Wanrong? She is not married yet? "

Lin Siran was stunned by the pie that fell from the sky. It was the first time in her life that the emperor summoned her privately, and it was because of her daughter whom she had always ignored. What did the emperor say just now?
Want to marry his daughter to the King of Qi? That's the prince... wouldn't he become the prince's father-in-law in the future? Without waiting for Lin Siran to agree, Lin Yanqing, who felt sorry for his granddaughter and didn't want her to wade into the muddy waters of the royal family, immediately stepped forward and saluted to refuse:

"Although Wanrong is kind, she is timid and introverted. How can she dare to enter the royal family? I am afraid that she will not be able to take care of the harem for His Royal Highness Prince Qi. At the beginning of the year, I introduced Wanrong to someone else..."

Chu Chengping had already told the emperor yesterday that Lin Yanqing wanted his granddaughter to marry someone with a simple family background and intended to marry Lin Wanrong to a close friend of different ages. He also heard about this and came to ask for the marriage anxiously that day.

Therefore, before Lin Yanqing finished speaking, he was interrupted by the emperor:

"Have you ever hired a matchmaker? Have you exchanged engagement letters and compared your horoscopes?"

Lin Yanqing hesitated and said:

"It's not possible yet, but we have already made a verbal agreement."

"Ming Fei asked yesterday, and the girl seemed to be unaware of her engagement. If that's the case, then it's just empty talk and doesn't count. Yesterday, Cheng Ping happened to come to the palace to pay his respects, and Ming Fei asked about it.

My boy nodded happily when he heard that she was the granddaughter of the Taifu. If it was someone else's family, I would still take a closer look, but I am 100% confident in the descendants of the Taifu family. I just wonder if the Taifu and Lord Lin look down on my boy?"