Pampered By All In Different Planes-Chapter 197 - Lucky Star Farmland Keeps Calm
Chapter 197: Chapter 197: Lucky Star Farmland Keeps Calm, Heirless Husband Busy Chasing Wife 57
Chapter 197 -197: Lucky Star Farmland Keeps Calm, Heirless Husband Busy Chasing Wife 57
The Crown Prince proposed in public and succeeded!
No matter where this event had occurred, it would have been explosive!
At the jewelry store, numerous young ladies covered their mouths, shocked by the scene unfolding before them.
Previously, rumors circulated among people that the Crown Prince was interested in an ordinary woman; many did not believe it, but now everyone was certain.
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Thus, the news spread swiftly on its own feet, quickly becoming a major story in the Capital City.
Zhezhi and Zheye learned that their parents would be together, and the two children looked quite happy.
After receiving Su Zhiruan’s approval, Fu Huaichu requested an imperial decree, officially establishing the relationship.
All the Misses in Capital City and other State Offices were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred. Some went directly to investigate who Su Zhiruan really was, while others made trouble at the door of the Su Family.
But most of these incidents did not require Su Zhiruan to intervene personally.
When the people of Su Family village learned of the news, they all offered their blessings.
Su Zhiruan and Fu Huaichu had seemed compatible when they were in the Su Family village, and now that they were truly together, announced to the world, there was no longer any need to hide. Everyone’s faces were beaming with joy.
Those who initially investigated Su Zhiruan later realized she was not just an ordinary farm girl or the disreputable woman rumored outside. Instead, she started in business and later established a guild, utilizing the plain but earnest talent of more than a hundred people from the Su Family, allowing everyone to find their passions. Even in the city, her business extended across streets and alleys, and during catastrophes, she personally contributed funds and efforts for disaster relief.
All these facts clearly illustrated her remarkable nature; had she been born a man, she would now be second to none.
Learning of these deeds, the noble ladies calmed half of their concerns.
The Imperial Palace had the wedding preparations all ready, and now that Su Zhiruan had agreed, those arrangements could be revitalized.
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The grand wedding was scheduled for before the year’s end.
The Observatory calculated the recently auspicious days, submitted them to the Emperor, Empress, and the Crown Prince and Crown Princess Consort for selection, and after unanimous consultation, they settled on this day in the twelfth lunar month.
The Crown Prince’s wedding, urging her makeup with red candles. A match made by heaven, securing prosperous auspices.
The dowry and bride-price belonged to the bride, flowing like water in the form of gold and silver jewelry, exotic treasures, and countless silk garments following Su Zhiruan’s bridal sedan.
Su Zhiruan was an orphan, but she had over a hundred people from Su Family village behind her. Over the years, as they conducted business with her and grew wealthy, they anticipated the Imperial Palace’s generous hand. Everyone sincerely contributed their belongings and rare items to furnish her dowry.
Generally speaking, in this dynasty, a daughter’s dowry was saved up from childhood, but all the individuals of Su Family village collectively contributed, even the octogenarians with tearful eyes grasped Su Zhiruan’s hands, willing to give her their entire fortune.
Over a hundred people wholeheartedly furnished her dowry, treating her like their own daughter, like their own family member.
On the day of the wedding, her dowry left all the citizens of the Capital City speechless, rivaling even the procession of a princess’s wedding, which became the talk of the town for nearly a year afterward.
The Crown Prince’s wedding to the Crown Princess Consort involved many complex rituals. Before the wedding, six ritual gifts had to be prepared. On the wedding day itself, they first had to pay homage to their ancestors and the Emperor and Empress, followed by ascending a platform to receive the kneeling homage of the courtiers.
Su Zhiruan wore a majestic crimson wedding dress adorned with a phoenix crown, its intricate patterns on the dress vividly lifelike. Holding a fan woven with gold and silver threads, her makeup was exquisite and luxurious. Already beautiful, she looked even more radiant and lavish today, like a fairy descended from the heavens.
Fu Huaichu stood by her side, his appearance outstanding, tall and slender, with a celestial demeanor. The red Python Robe he wore added an extraordinary aura to his presence.
No one could deny that they were a match made in heaven.
After the ceremony, as the courtiers knelt, Fu Huaichu and Su Zhiruan stood behind the Emperor and Empress.
“My loyal subjects, rise,” the Emperor commanded with a majestic voice, holding two imperial decrees in his hands, all of which he handed over to the Chief Eunuch. “Proclaim them.”
The eunuch unfurled one of the decrees and read aloud, “By the mandate of heaven, the Emperor decrees: Here is Su Zhiruan of the Su Family, virtuous and knowledgeable of the proper rites. Having known the Crown Prince for a long time, a joyous union was formed in the twelfth lunar month. I personally grant her the title of Crown Princess Consort, bestow tens of thousands of loads of gold and silver and thousands of hectares of fertile land, and grant a plaque to her family. Let it be known.”
After finishing, the eunuch picked up another decree, “By the mandate of heaven, the Emperor decrees: From the Su Family comes the Crown Prince’s heir, Imperial Grandson Fu Zheyi is granted the title of Princely Heir, bestowed with thousands of loads of gold and silver and thousands of hectares of fertile land. Imperial Granddaughter Fu Zhezhi is granted the title of Commandery Princess, with the title ‘Zhaoyang’, given a Princess Residence, and thousands of loads of gold and silver and thousands of hectares of fertile land. Let it be known.”
In the incredulous gazes of countless courtiers, two children, both dressed in red and aged about three or four, entered the great hall. They were Zhezhi and Zheyi. They knelt down and performed the rites meticulously, “Grandchildren greet our Imperial Grandfather and Grandmother, as well as our Father King and Mother Consort. We thank our Imperial Grandfather and Grandmother for their generous gifts.”
Initially, the courtiers harbored doubts, suspecting that these suddenly appearing children were not truly the Crown Prince’s progeny, but upon clearly seeing their faces, even the most critical of courtiers had no objections.
The Young Crown Prince bore a striking resemblance to the Crown Prince!
Meanwhile, among the courtiers,
only the National Guardian General on the right noticed the appearance of the young Commandery Princess.
While all eyes were on the Princely Heir Zheyi, upon seeing Zhezhi, the National Guardian General nearly lost his composure and collapsed to the ground.
This was before the presence of the Emperor. Colleagues behind the General quickly supported him, preventing any disgrace in front of the court.
This was but a minor incident.
After the exhaustive ceremonies finally concluded, Su Zhiruan and Fu Huaichu were carried in their sedan chairs back to the Eastern Palace.
A few days earlier, Su Zhiruan had proposed that Zhezhi and Zheyi revert to the Fu surname, since as Imperial Grandsons, bearing her Su surname seemed unnecessary.
Embracing the two children, the Emperor and Empress smiled so broadly they could hardly close their mouths. Both naturally loved children and had longed to have grandchildren. Now, suddenly blessed with two well-behaved and intelligent grandchildren, they were overjoyed, to the extent that they no longer even wanted to be Emperor and Empress but wished only to care for the grandchildren in peace and play with them.
“By the way, Ruanruan, there will be a flower-viewing banquet the day after your grand wedding,” the Empress lifted her eyes, winking at Su Zhiruan. “I will invite the noble ladies of the Capital City so they can meet you. It’s also intended as an occasion to choose a consort for Huaizhong, and you can help oversee it.”
“Yes,” Su Zhiruan agreed.
