Ten days after the marriage was granted.
One afternoon, Shen Zhiyao met Lin Jinglan who was supposed to be in the capital.
"Miss Shen, I came here this time to ask you what you think about the marriage."
In the teahouse, Lin Jinglan sat opposite Shen Zhiyao and directly stated his purpose of coming.
Shen Zhiyao said without any emotion in her tone: "The emperor has granted me a marriage, what can I think?"
"Miss Shen, regardless of the marriage granted by the emperor, do you hate me?"
Lin Jinglan looked at her seriously.
Shen Zhiyao shook his head, she certainly didn't hate it.
On the contrary, Lin Jinglan's appearance suited her taste very well, but they didn't have too much contact. They didn't dislike her, and it didn't mean they were about to get married.
However, this was a marriage granted by the emperor and generally could not be changed. What was Lin Jinglan's purpose in coming to her to tell her this?
Just as Shen Zhiyao was thinking this, Lin Jinglan spoke again.
"I don't hate you. Miss Shen, would you like to try to get along with me?"
"After getting married, Miss Shen can still continue to do whatever she wants. No one can restrict you."
"I will do my best to protect you."
"If Miss Shen is still unwilling, but cannot refuse due to the emperor's order..."
Lin Jinglan took out a post from her arms and placed it in front of Shen Zhiyao.
"What is this?" Shen Zhiyao picked up the post.
When she opened it, her eyes were slightly startled.
"He Lishu?"
"Yes, I have already signed and pressed my fingerprints." Lin Jinglan nodded: "If you don't want to, you can leave at any time when the time comes after we get married."
So well prepared?
Shen Zhiyao looked at the handprints on Heli's book, and suddenly her thoughts diverged. How were the lines of handprints identified in ancient times?
"Miss Shen, are you willing to try?"
After learning that Emperor Zhaoxing's marriage partner was Shen Zhiyao, Lin Jinglan's first reaction was yes.
In his mind, Miss Shen was different from the other women he had ever seen. From past contacts, it could be seen that Miss Shen was a person who had her own ideas and would not be limited to the back house.
He wanted to know what Miss Shen thought about the marriage, and he also guessed that she might not be willing to do so.
So, after arranging things in the capital, he came to see her.
"Let me think about it." Meeting Lin Jinglan's serious eyes, Shen Zhiyao did not reply immediately.
Lin Jinglan asked her to put the He Li Shu away.
Then he clapped his hands.
A woman walked in from the door.
Shen Zhiyao took a look and saw that this woman was Ye Nan, who had been with Lin Suxin because she had sold herself to bury her father.
At this time, Shen Zhiyao found out that Ye Nan was Lin Jinglan's secret guard.
Ye Nan has strong martial arts skills and was arranged by Lin Jinglan to protect Lin Suxin.
Lin Jinglan asked her to think about it. She could write a letter and ask Ye Nan to send the letter to him. If Ye Nan stayed, he could also protect her.
After saying this, Lin Jinglan took Rufeng with him and left Tongfang County.
With the Heli book in hand, Shen Zhiyao thought about it for a few days and wrote back to Lin Jinglan, saying that she was willing to give it a try.
First, this was a marriage granted by the emperor, and she could not regret it.
Secondly, what Lin Jinglan said that day was very sincere, and it was not like she didn't have a good impression of Lin Jinglan.
Getting married is a way of living, and not getting married is also a way of living. After getting married, you will experience a different stage of life.
After Shen Zhiyao replied to Lin Jinglan.
In the capital, hundreds of officials felt that the atmosphere in the court was rather depressing and turbulent.
Emperor Zhaoxing has not yet established a heir apparent, and the recent overt and covert fights among the princes have become more frequent.
It was said that several princes were secretly trying to win over Prince Rui, but no one could win him over to their camp. Prince Rui ran faster than anyone else when he went to court every day.
Prince Rui was the number one scholar in the scientific examination back then!
But who would have thought that Prince Rui is a lazy person.
Every time the emperor assigned him a task, whether it was neither light nor heavy, he took over it.
But once it's more difficult, or when he has to do something important, he doesn't do it.
The emperor also tolerated him. Sometimes he would not come to court for several days and would stay in his palace to take care of cats and dogs, but the emperor did not care.
I heard that Prince Rui is not spending his days playing with the Queen Mother, or going to the palace to have dinner with the Queen Mother, and does nothing serious.
Oh, there is still business.
Prince Rui is getting married and is asking people to buy some wedding items.
No matter what, it seems that Prince Rui is going to be a laid-back prince.
While the princes were fighting fiercely, another news came out from the court that Emperor Zhaoxing had given Prince Rui a fiefdom, and he would go to the fiefdom after Prince Rui's wedding.
The fiefdom of King Rui is Changling Prefecture.
The wedding day of Shen Zhiyao and Lin Jinglan is scheduled for the fifth day of February next year.
Before that, Shen Zhiyao arranged for manpower to manage her shop and Zhuangzi in Tongfang County.
The shop was handed over to Chen Cuihua for unified management, and the affairs in Zhuangzi were left to Mao Dazhuang, Mrs. Wu and his wife, and Zheng Er's sister-in-law who stayed in Zhuangzi to take care of them.
Grandma Sun also stayed on Zhuangzi.
Wan Fang, Jiang Tao and Die Lan went to the capital with her, and then to Changling Prefecture.
She also knew that they were going to Changling Prefecture after they got married.
When Shen Zhiyao arranged these things, Shen Shuisheng came to see her.
He said that he wanted to go with her and Shen Baiqiu, and wanted Shen Baiqiu to accept him as a book boy.
After Shen Shuisheng had the experience of working in a shop for more than two years, his vision and personality were completely different from before.
Shen Zhiyao directly asked Shen Baiqiu's opinion, and after Shen Baiqiu agreed, she agreed to Shen Shuisheng.
After the Lantern Festival, Lin Jinglan took a group of people to Tongfang County to pick up the bride.
In order to facilitate their marriage, the Queen Mother asked Emperor Zhaoxing to give Shen Zhiyao a house in the capital.
After Shen Zhiyao was brought to the capital, she went to that house first.
As soon as she arrived, Lin Suxin came to see her. The two reunited after a long absence. Now they are still close to mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. For a while, they spent a lot of time reminiscing about the past.
Of course, Lin Suxin said most of it.
Next, Shen Zhiyao was called into the palace to meet the Queen Mother.
After leaving the palace, she met Duan Chengnian and Shen Mingxue, who were already married, on the street.
At that time, Shen Mingxue was helped into the carriage by Duan Chengnian, and the two looked very affectionate.
After meeting the Queen Mother, Shen Zhiyao was almost always in the house before the wedding, preparing for the wedding.
Before she got married, Shen Yueya also rushed to the capital from the Valley of Divine Doctors.
The fifth day of February.
Early in the morning, Shen Zhiyao was pulled up to put on makeup and freshen up.
Pei Lingxuan came to the capital with Yue Xiuyu the day before. After giving the makeup she prepared to Shen Zhiyao, she talked to her to relieve her boredom.
As soon as the wedding sedan arrived, Shen Baiqiu, who was already twelve years old and had become a young boy, firmly carried Shen Zhiyao on his back, carried her out and handed her over to Lin Jinglan.
Lin Jinglan welcomed Shen Zhiyao back to Prince Rui's Mansion, and the two of them finished their visit in the presence of the guests.
night.
When Lin Jinglan came back from entertaining the guests, he told Shen Zhiyao that he would not touch her without her permission.
Then, the two of them covered themselves with quilts and fell asleep.
