Fragrance Returned

Eunuch Shan smiled at Xunxiang and said, "Princess Xiangxiang, please accept the order."

Xunxiang, Dongyang, and Prince Consort Xun knelt at the front, Mrs. Qiu and others knelt in the middle, and behind them were the officials and servants.

The good father-in-law opened the imperial edict and sang loudly:

"By God's blessing, the emperor decreed that my granddaughter, Princess Xiangxiang, is beautiful, versatile, and outstanding in appearance. I am very pleased with her. The grandson of Zhenhai Marquis, Yu Mu, is talented in nature, capable of both civil and military skills, and is the pillar of the country. They can be called talents and beauties. Created by heaven and earth. For the sake of the beauty of adulthood, I specially betroth Princess Xiangxiang to Mu as my wife. I admire this!"

Xun Xiang kowtowed and said loudly, "Thank you Lord for your kindness!"

Eunuch Shan handed the imperial edict to Xunxiang and said with a smile, "Congratulations to Princess Xiangxiang."

Everyone stood up and congratulated Xunxiang, Dongyang and Xun's consort.

Yan Jialing calmly handed Shan Gonggong a banknote.

Just as Eunuch Shan and others were sent away, Eunuch An from Kunning Palace came again, with a little eunuch carrying a tray.

Eunuch An smiled and said, "Congratulations to Princess Xiangxiang, as the Queen has spoken."

Everyone knelt down again to receive the order.

Eunuch An sang, "My granddaughter, Princess Xiangxiang, is beautiful, supple, intelligent and talented. At such a young age, she can be called a master in the painting world..."

After a lot of praise, he was given Xunxiang, a handle of jade Ruyi, two strings of red incense rosary beads, a set of red gold inlays on the head and face, and twenty pieces of tribute satin.

Everyone stood up and congratulated again.

Yan Jialing stuffed a banknote into Eunuch An and sent him out.

As soon as he turned around Zhaobi, he heard Dongyang's sharp voice, "Why are you hiding such a big matter from me?"

Dongyang finally realized that Xiangxiang was unwilling to marry Gao Che. It turned out that she, like Xunfeng and Gao Huajing, had fallen in love with the pretty boy Sun Yumu.

The queen mother said that she was a stick and short-sighted. Xiangxiang is the stick, okay, why do you get engaged so early?

Gao Che can be the emperor, but Sun Yumu is just a pretty boy. In the future, Chengjue will at most be a commander...

He obviously did it for her own good, but was restrained by his mother.

Moreover, she is Xun Xiang's mother and the royal father's legitimate daughter. Why should she hide such a big thing from herself? Even if a minister is granted a marriage, he will usually be informed in advance, right?

Xun Xiang must have been afraid of her own objections, so she kept them quiet. And the prince-in-law also helped her.

Dongyang was so angry that his body was shaking. He looked at Xunxiang angrily and asked, "Why don't I know about such a big matter?"

Aunt Chai was so frightened that she quickly supported Dongyang and said, "Your Highness, it's time to go back."

Xunxiang didn't want to conflict with her at this time. If he makes a fuss, not only will his reputation be bad, but Dongyang will be even more unlucky.

She lowered her eyes and was speechless.

Prince Consort Xun quickly stepped forward and grabbed Dongyang's arm and said, "Dongyang, go back to the house, I have something to tell you."

The voice was gentle, and the strength in his hands squeezed Dongyang until it hurt, and he half dragged and half supported him towards the second door.

Dongyang still said the same thing, "Why should you hide such a big thing from me..."

Prince Consort Xun explained softly, "I just heard from the Emperor in the morning that Sun Houye is not in good health and wants to become an official. He asked the Emperor to marry Xiangxiang on behalf of his grandson..."

It means that the emperor also made a temporary decision.

Old Mrs. Qiu and Grandma Xun were both smart people. They each took care of their children. When the two figures were no longer visible, they invited Xun Xiang to go back to the inner courtyard together.

Xunxiang's joy when receiving the order was gone.

She had given up hope on Dongyang for a long time, but now that this was happening, she still felt extremely uncomfortable.

She was dressed in the royal makeup and stood there holding the imperial edict in her hands. His face seemed calm and there were no tears in his eyes, but it just made people feel sad to see him.

Mrs. Qiu went over and hugged her and said, "Dongyang grew up next to the old Su family and is used to being willful..."

She probably guessed Dongyang's thoughts. He secretly thought that it was a pity that a legitimate princess had been adopted as a waste. She was thoughtless and could not be as willful as a child.

It's a pity that Xiangxiang has been living among the people for so many years, and after going through all kinds of hardships, she still can't get the understanding and love from her biological mother when she returns home. If she were to marry into his family, he and his grandson would definitely hold her in their hands and love her...

Grandma Xun also didn’t understand very much. Almost all the young ladies in the capital wanted to marry the grandson. Dongyang had helped Xunfeng plan the marriage at first, so why was she so unhappy now that she didn't even care about her face.

Little Miss Qiu wanted to cry, but knew she couldn't cry at this time, so she bit her lip.

She heard whispers from her ancestors and her father that she wanted her cousin to be her mother.

She likes it so much.

But my cousin is marrying someone else.

Only Brother Qian is having fun. My little aunt is going to be a bride, hehehehe...

Several people ate in silence, and the Qiu family's grandparents and the Xun family's mother and son took their leave.

Ziyuan fell silent for a moment.

Xunxiang sat quietly on the kang in the side room, looking out the window in a daze.

Aunt Wang and Aunt Wei came over and tried to persuade her.

Xun Xiang said, "Mom, go and do your work. I have nothing to do and want to be quiet."

She was really fine and didn't feel particularly sad. She just felt weak and wanted to rest.

If this happened to the Ding family, I don’t know how happy they would be...

At the end of the day, Prince Consort Xun came to Ziyuan.

He sat down on an armchair nearby, "Xiangxiang is still angry?"

Xunxiang stood up and poured him a cup of tea herself, shook her head and said, "No, this is what I expected before."

Prince Consort Xun looked at his daughter's indifferent face. It was obviously a happy event, but it turned out like this.

He sighed and said, "Dongyang thought it was for your own good and found the best way out for you. When Dongyang stood up for Gao Feng, he also had the intention of making Xunfeng the future queen.

"Later, after Su and Gao Feng died, she wanted to marry Xunfeng to Yumu... Now she likes King Qi and wants you to... Sigh."

Ambitious, but not smart enough.

Only then did Xunxiang realize that Dongyang was still so motivated, and said softly, "She doesn't know that both roads she chose are dead ends."

Prince Consort Xun heard a few words from his daughter, and then looked at the situation in the court, the emperor's attitude, the situation of Concubine Li and King Qi, and Xiyang's style, and he probably guessed a little bit.

He sighed, "They say Xiangxiang is blessed, but Dongyang is the one who is truly blessed. She has good parents and good children. Otherwise, she would have died countless times and would have brought down our entire family..."

"Alas, my husband is incompetent and can't control her. Fortunately, Xiangxiang and Yibo have grown up and can take care of this family and your mother."

Xun Xiang said, "Dad also takes care of it..."

Prince Consort Xun shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"I heard from the good father-in-law that he will go to the Zhenhai Marquis' Mansion to declare the imperial edict after he declares it to our house. Tomorrow there will be many people coming to congratulate you. If you are not good at public affairs, let your brother and Yi Qing handle it. You will go to the palace tomorrow to express your gratitude. …”

When his daughter got married, a stone fell from his heart.

When his son gets a good wife, he can spend most of his time in the mountains and rivers.

At the end of the Shen Dynasty, Xun Yibo returned from the Imperial College.

He heard about this on the road and came to Ziyuan in a hurry.