bookrebus Chapter 711 A Thank-You Gift to the Huo Family
Chapter 711 A Thank-You Gift to the Huo Family
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Chapter 711 A thank-you gift to the Huo family Huo Shaoyuan's words gave Xiao Yingchun hope, and she was not so panicked anymore. "Then I'll wait here, and you wait over there?" Fu Chenan nodded, patted Xiao Yingchun's shoulder, and went over first. There was a panic over there, and although it looked well-organized, everyone was actually nervous. The Third Prince was missing from the palace, and they couldn't find him. The Emperor, Empress, and Crown Prince all had gloomy faces. Who wouldn't be nervous at this time? The first thing Fu Chenan did when he got there was to find Fu Zhonghai and Zhan Yunfu, and explained Huo Shaoyuan's words. After listening, Fu Zhonghai looked at Huo Changsheng. Huo Changsheng, the closed disciple of the director of the Imperial Observatory, was guarding in front of the emperor at this moment. Seeing the emperor looking over, he nodded hurriedly: "Everything my father said came true." "It's because he talked too much that his life span was greatly shortened." Fu Zhonghai looked at Fu Chenan again. Fu Chenan also nodded: "The head of the Huo family is in poor health and has aged prematurely. It should be due to revealing too many secrets of heaven." Fu Zhonghai was relieved: "As long as the child can come back safely, it doesn't matter if it's a few days later. Don't ask any more questions." "People in the Heavenly Palace have been asked to be alert. You don't have to go to court. If there is anything, let someone go to the East Palace to find you." "Fu Chenan nodded and was about to leave." But he was stopped by Fu Zhonghai: "Well, don't leave yet. Changsheng, you are not a child anymore. You have been here for a while. Do you have a woman you like?" Huo Changsheng was stunned: "Me?" He studied literature and martial arts all day long, and also had to learn astrology and divination. How could he have time to find a woman he liked? "Your father is in poor health, and his greatest wish is for you to have a descendant." "You are old enough to get married." "If there is no suitable one, I will give you two palace maids to serve you personally. You can keep them by your side and have two children to fulfill your filial piety?" Huo Changsheng was shocked and shook his hands: "No, no!" No? Didn't he want to get married and have children? Before the three royal family members could react with surprise, Huo Changsheng chuckled innocently, scratching his head and saying, "One is enough." "A nanny to take care of me is fine..." Everyone's pupils trembled: Nanny? Nanny was a general term for servants of a certain age in Tianwu Capital. Huo Changsheng had taken a fancy to a nanny? What kind of strange fetish was this? Zhan Yunfu coughed, gesturing for the two men to calm down. "Which nanny? Send someone to check?" The nanny Huo Changsheng had chosen soon arrived. She was the palace maid who helped Huo Changsheng clean the yard and organize his books. Zhan Yunfu had a good impression of this maid: she was assigned to care for Huo Changsheng because of her steady demeanor, literacy, emotional stability, and patience. Although the maid was not young, she was only seven or eight years older than Huo Changsheng, who was in his early twenties. Moreover, she had a dignified appearance and a well-proportioned and healthy physique, and she looked like someone who would be easy to bear children. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Zhan Yunfu looked at the bewildered maid: "What's your name?" The maid kowtowed and replied, "To the Empress, I am Dongmei." "Dongmei, Changsheng thinks you are wonderful and would like to take you in to serve him morning and night. Are you willing?" Dongmei looked up at Huo Changsheng in surprise, hesitated, and kowtowed in reply, "I will obey the Empress." She had been old enough to leave the palace during the previous dynasty, but the dynasty had changed. Because of her honesty and modest appearance, she was one of the few remaining palace maids, and even rose to the rank of maid. According to the rules of the Tianwu Dynasty, she could marry, marrying into a guard, a craftsman in the weaving department, or an artisan in the Ministry of Works, all promising career paths. Who could have thought Huo Changsheng would actually fall for her? Huo Changsheng was a favorite of the Emperor! This was truly a great opportunity. But she remained calm and unhurried as she agreed, without any overheated emotion. She was indeed a steady person. Huo Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief. He went forward to pull Dongmei up, but she broke free. How could she get up without the Empress calling her? But Huo Changsheng's struggle reminded him that this was the Tianwu Dynasty, and that he was facing the Emperor, Empress, and Crown Prince. He quickly knelt. "Please, Empress, grant us a marriage." Zhan Yunfu was genuinely surprised. "Changsheng, have you thought it through?" It was fine to take a nanny seven or eight years older than him as a concubine, but really marry her as his wife? Everyone knew the Emperor had a special liking for Huo Changsheng and intended to use him in the future. If he became the Director of the Imperial Observatory, he would be worthy of the daughters of all the civil and military families in the court. Huo Changsheng replied bluntly, "I've made up my mind. Dongmei is quite good. She's suitable for a family and has the potential to produce a son." Zhan Yunfu, however, was startled by the last part: "If she can't bear a son, will you divorce her and marry someone else?" Huo Changsheng grinned, "Empress, I think she can, so she can." "If she can't, then I was wrong. It's not her fault, it's my own incompetence." "Of course I will treat her well. Why would I divorce her and marry someone else?" This was said with frankness and responsibility. Only then did Zhan Yunfu agree to the marriage. Since both of them were already quite old, Zhan Yunfu had the director of the Imperial Observatory come over and calculate their horoscopes, confirming that they were a match made in heaven. Looking at the date, it was an auspicious day. Zhan Yunfu simply ordered the palace to prepare food, wine, and bedding, and the wedding took place that very day. Huo Changsheng's grin stretched from ear to ear, but Dongmei was stunned: Getting married already? And even having her own courtyard in the palace? Fu Chenan knew what his father meant: someone sacrificed his life to find out the whereabouts of his child, so arranging for his son to get married and have children as soon as possible was also a way of repaying him. He filmed the video and showed it to Huo Shaoyuan, who was moved to tears. He wiped his eyes: "This little bastard, suddenly got married... I haven't given him anything yet!" Fu Chenan suggested: "How about you give it to him now? I'll take it to him." Huo Shaoyuan nodded, turned and went to the study to get out a box: "Here, you take it to him." "The book at the bottom is for Changsheng, and the jewelry at the top is for my daughter-in-law." "Please take it to him." Fu Chenan opened the box and took a look. At the bottom was a handwritten copy of the Qing Nang Jing, and at the top was a set of exquisite red gold and gemstone head jewelry. This head jewelry should be an antique from the Qing Dynasty palace, shaped like a phoenix. How could a palace maid dare to wear such jewelry? But Fu Chenan didn't refuse: "Don't worry, I will definitely give it to them." The emperor and empress rewarded several tables of banquets. Huo Changsheng and Dongmei drank a wedding wine and invited the palace guards who were on good terms and on leave to eat. Just as the banquet was about to end, the empress's reward arrived again. A box was handed to Huo Changsheng and Dongmei. Huo Changsheng opened the box and saw the real source of these things. He had seen this set of headwear before. When his father bought it, he said that it was a betrothal gift for his daughter-in-law. The palace used the guise of the empress's reward just to make the source of this set of phoenix hairpins legitimate so that Dongmei would not be presumptuous when wearing it in the future. His eyes were also wet. His dear father was thinking about him! He must be filial to him and let him see his grandson as soon as possible! Huo Changsheng's eyes were warm and well-behaved: "Dongmei, it's getting late, shall we rest?" Dongmei looked at the bright sky outside and was shocked: "It's getting late"? I used to see him smiling all the time, polite and well-behaved, like a child who knew nothing about the world - was I wrong?