Chapter 30
Zhou Xian Yang had an afterthought and coughed lightly as he continued, “I’m not in a position to intervene in this matter, so I’ll leave it all up to Duan Fei, the leader of the forbidden army, to answer for it, and just say that it was found by one of his people. In the future, if this matter is revealed, you must remember this.”
Rong Xiangxian nodded her head, wanting to ask Duan Fei why he was willing to help conceal it, but feeling that this question was a bit out of bounds. It was just a matter of her picking up the teapot, pouring out the water from the first flush, and refilling it again.
Zhou Xian Yang continued, ”I came today to apologize to you. A few days ago, because of the wedding you suffered a lot of grievances …… At first, I did not know, the Empress Dowager also just mentioned a sentence in Ci Ning Palace. By the time I knew, it was already known all over the city.”
This is something that Rong Xiangyang has already heard from Shuji Consort and Consort Hui, but she understands in her heart that if it wasn’t for Yul Wang’s permission, the matter of choosing the king’s consort would not have festered into the same spectacle as the stables later on, so she didn’t pick up on this apology.
Seeing this, Zhou Xian Yang was honest to the end: “My marriage is naturally decided by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, so I’m not in a position to state it directly, which I’m afraid is not good for the girl’s reputation. Secondly, I also want to take this opportunity to remove the queen’s anger, so I did not stop her. Now the Emperor has decreed that our marriage will be organized by Noble Consort Shu. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime wedding, and I don’t want Empress Zhang to make trouble out of it, so we can get married without fear.”
This second point, Rong Xiangmian did not expect. She had thought that King Yu was just trying to give Empress Zhang a warning so that she wouldn’t keep an eye on her. For a moment, a hint of admiration for King Yu arose.
She lowered her head and placed a filtering bucket onto the fairway cup, picking up the teapot and pouring tea down.
When one pot was finished, she made another.
As long as she started moving, King Yu did not speak.
At this point, Rong Xiangshi was a bit surprised. Originally, she thought that Yü Wang was a military roughneck and did not understand these tea rituals. On weekdays, when she made tea, the people around her were all cheeky and no one paid special attention.
She took off the filtering bucket, poured the cup in front of Yu Wang, and added a cup for herself. Only then did she raise her tea cup as if making a toast, and King Yu smiled and clinked his cup with her, knowing that she had forgiven herself.
“The girl’s heart is generous, I came today because I hope that you won’t marry in the future with grievances.”
He specifically came to apologize today, and Rong Xiangmian is not an ungrateful person. She said, “I’m not aggrieved, Your Highness didn’t look down on my mother as others did, I’m already grateful.”
“Why should I be? There are so many high families in Jinling City that look down on this and that all day long, and don’t look at what kind of virtues they themselves have.”
These cynical remarks called Rong Xiangshi unexpected. It seemed that in this life, Yu Wang’s nature, had not changed.
“When I was in the borderlands, without a royal title, the girl still allowed to marry Yang Zhou, I am not that wolf-hearted person.”
Speaking of this, Rong Xiangmian laughed, she didn’t tell those things that happened at home, and only said, “If it wasn’t for the Sixth Princess whispering in my ear about how good her fourth brother was, I probably wouldn’t have dared to agree to it.”
King Yu hears this and laughs out loud, “When she comes back, she must thank this matchmaker properly.”
His smile falls in Rong Xiang Yang’s eyes, full of the naivety of a teenager’s intentions, and the Yü Wang who is old and dignified in front of outsiders, who doesn’t show his joy and anger is a bit different.
Zhou Xian Yang is looked at by her eyes, and is suddenly a bit at a loss for words.
He hurriedly changed the topic, “The royal residence has already been built, it was changed from the old Shangshu’s mansion from the previous dynasty, it is not a brand new residence, I hope you don’t mind.”
Rong Xiangshi nodded, “The old mansion is fine, the new house smells too much, it’s not comfortable to live in. Shanhe Street, the location is quite good, it’s also convenient to enter the palace to ask for peace.”
Zhou Xian Yang said again with some embarrassment, “The Yuhang Mansion is newly built, the family background is not as good as the other royal brother’s royal mansions, I hope the girl will not dislike …… it.”
Rong Xiangmian asked tentatively, “Then …… will you need to use my dowry in the future to sustain yourself?”
Zhou Xian Yang smiled, “That’s not so bad.”
Rong Xiangmian pursed her lips, “Then it’s done? If you have more money, you can live with more money, if you have less money, you can be more frugal, if you want to live extravagantly, you won’t be able to spend enough silver.”
Seeing that she was so honest, Zhou Xian Yang did not beat around the bush, he picked up his teacup and said, “I have a lot of business in the military and the imperial court, and the common people’s affairs in the house are not my specialty. I don’t know if you’ve ever learned how to run a household? If the girl is unwilling to spend her mind on these trivial matters, I will hire someone to manage them for me, and if the girl is willing, after the wedding, I will still have to work hard for the girl to be in charge of the central feeds and take care of the internal affairs.”
“?” Rong Xiangmian was stunned for a moment before realizing that he had come today to give her a trust. She was a bit surprised, but she also felt the pleasure of being trusted, she raised her teacup, “Since Your Highness trusts me, I will live up to my promise.”
The white porcelain cups gently touched together, making a crisp sound.
Shuji Consort and Princess Hui listened and couldn’t help but laugh in the inner room, “These two children, old-fashioned.”