Chapter 749: Minister of Rites
Li Huili smiled slightly. Perhaps, she really had lost her good impression of herself, but, she still loved Wen'er. After all, Wen'er was her biological daughter.
Or maybe she also knew how dangerous what she was about to do was and didn't want to drag them down?
Li Huili shook his head, he didn’t know!
"Go home."
"Yes, sir." Zhu Yan put away the horse stool, got on the carriage, waved the whip and drove away.
After Tao Wenjun returned to his residence, he didn't dare to make any loud noise.
After all, this academy is not a private place. Some people are resting, while others are reading by lamplight at night. It is indeed not convenient to see Wen'er in such a place.
She looked at the purse in her hand, which she had embroidered for Li Huili. After so many years, he still carried it with him, and several stitches of the purse had broken.
"Li Huili!"
She murmured the man's name. Why could she not see through this man?
In the past, he wanted to confine her to a small house and put her in the position of a good wife and mother.
And now, he says he won't stop...
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Qingfu.
After Qing Chang'an returned from court in a sickly state, he locked himself in the study.
Ada watched his master so depressed, but he could do nothing. However, his master had not eaten or drunk anything all day, and if this continued, how could his body bear it?
"grown ups."
Ada knocked on the study door.
No one answered, so he pushed the door open. But he was yelled at as soon as he took half a step inside, "Who let you in?"
Ada had no choice but to leave the room, "Sir, at least eat something."
How can my body bear not eating?
Qing Chang'an chuckled twice. How could he still be in the mood to eat? He had finally gotten engaged to the girl he had been thinking about, but in the end, she actually wanted to cancel the engagement.
She also said that there is no man she likes.
If she didn't like Prince Chen, why would she bring up the issue of breaking off the engagement again after Prince Chen returned to the capital?
"If Miss Xie knew that the master treated her like this, she would be heartbroken." Ada spoke carefully.
Qing Changan smiled.
Xie Ying wouldn't feel bad, but he might look down on himself even more because of this.
"Bring it in!"
Of course he had to eat, and of course he had to eat well, otherwise, he would just have to watch his beloved woman leave him.
For Aying, he ignored his dignity as a man and almost knelt down in front of her.
Thinking back, he really had no other choice at that time. Otherwise, the marriage would probably have been called off by now.
Upon hearing this, Ada finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurried in with the food.
There were no candles in the room, and in the dim light, Qing Chang'an's figure could be vaguely seen.
After Ada put down the food.
He took out a tinder from his bosom and lit the candlestick. When he turned around, he saw the flickering candlelight and saw that the adult had a frustrated look on his face, as if the candle was about to break.
With your status, you can marry any kind of wife you want, but you insist on marrying Xie Ying.
"grown ups."
After lighting up the candlesticks in the study, Ada walked to Qing Chang'an and pushed the bowl and chopsticks in front of Qing Chang'an, "My lord, please eat something."
Qing Changan looked at the unappetizing food, but still suppressed his depression. After forcing himself to eat a few bites, he said, "I support her in whatever she wants to do, but in the end, she still wants to break off the engagement with me. She makes me doubt whether I am mediocre and bad."
"How could you be bad, sir? You are the third place winner chosen by the Emperor!"
"Tanhua Lang..."
"Yes, Mr. Tanhua, in addition to knowledge, you must also be talented and handsome. My Lord, you must not underestimate yourself!"
Qing Changan couldn't help laughing, "Then why can't she see my goodness?"
"Maybe it's fate..."
fate……
These days, he has inquired about a lot of information. It is rumored that the hairpin of His Royal Highness Prince Chen and the white jade peach blossom hairpin on Aying's head were both given by the former supervisor Rong Xun.
Peach Blossom Hairpin, Peach Blossom Hairpin, doesn’t it mean that Prince Chen and Aying are destined to be together?
"Sir, if Miss Xie really has no interest in you, why don't you take the initiative to cancel the engagement?" At least taking the initiative to cancel the engagement will benefit your reputation and not harm it.
“I don’t care about fame at all.”
"I won't cancel the engagement!"
Ada opened his mouth but could not say anything. He had followed the adults through thick and thin for so many years, so he naturally knew how hard it was for the adults to wait until Miss Xie came of age before proposing to her.
But the problem is, Miss Xie wants to go back on her word, what should we do?
"If Miss Xie insists on breaking off the engagement, what will you do then?" Ada was just talking about the worst-case scenario.
Qing Chang'an's eyes were red. If she insisted on breaking off the engagement...
Just thinking about it made his heart feel a dull pain. He didn't know, but anyway, he would not cancel the engagement. In this life, he must marry her!
Qing Chang'an couldn't eat anymore.
Ada had no choice but to carry the food out of the study, but he was thinking in his heart whether he should report the master's condition to the master and the old lady.
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royal palace.
At dinner time.
Xiao Chen and Xiao Zhenzhen went to the dining hall of Jinrong Palace to have dinner together.
Before the meal started, Xiao Zhenzhen smiled and said, "It just so happens that my brother is here," and then said to Tang An, "Bring the imperial edict here."
Imperial decree...
Xiao Chen quickly stood up and waited respectfully. Seeing this, Xiao Zhenzhen also quickly stood up.
Xiao Yao asked: "Why are you so serious?"
"The imperial edict must be strict, of course!" Xiao Zhenzhen said.
Xiao Yao sighed and laughed. Tang An had already brought the imperial edict. She stretched out her hand and Tang An placed the imperial edict in Xiao Yao's palm.
"We are a family, and at the dinner table, even an imperial edict does not need to be so strict." Having said that, Xiao Yao stood up and threw the imperial edict on the dining table in front of Xiao Chen's seat.
Xiao Chen: “…”
Xiao Zhenzhen: “…”
"Sister, aren't you being too casual?"
"We are one family, you can do whatever you want. Look at Yun Chu, he didn't even lift his butt!"
When Xiao Chen and Xiao Zhenzhen looked over, Xie Yunchu was busy serving food to Xiao Yao. "It's dinner time now, isn't it?"
"Yes, brother-in-law is right." Xiao Yao replied and sat down.
I still remember that when my father and mother were alive, although there were etiquettes at the table, there was no distinction between the emperor and his subjects.
Now it seems that my sister has inherited the true teachings from our father.
Xiao Chen had no choice but to sit down, glanced at the imperial edict, then opened it and read it. As he read it, he didn't feel surprised.
"Brother Imperial, I'm leaving the girls' academy in your hands now. Please take care of it." Xiao Yao said with a smile.
Xiao Chen nodded, "Yeah."
Xiao Zhenzhen also took the imperial edict and read it, "My brother is the Minister of Rites, in charge of the imperial examinations."
Xiao Yao nodded.
Xiao Zhenzhen continued reading, "He was appointed as the chief priest of the Imperial College, and the Imperial College for Women was renamed the Imperial College for Women, and Chang Imperial College for Women completed the task of selecting the first batch of female imperial examination talents!"
The others nodded.
Xiao Zhenzhen said: "From now on, the selection of virtuous and talented people will be the responsibility of my brother."