Love Like Galaxy Novel 星汉灿烂, 幸甚至哉( Housetranslation)

Chapter 69

The next morning there was neither a big court meeting nor a small court meeting. Cheng Shi and his wife were about to quit their marriage for their youngest daughter, who was worried about death. Unexpectedly, the Xiao Huangmen who announced the decree came up again, indicating that the emperor called them again. A family of three went to the palace.

"...I don't know what your Majesty's Xuanchen and others are doing?" Father Cheng said that he couldn't bear such frequent holy graces.

"Xiaowei Cheng is so happy that Master Ling to be your son-in-law, don't you need to see your in-laws?" Xiao Huangmen smiled, no longer the normal appearance of yesterday, "Your Majesty is kind and considerate, and today he will also bring Ling Houxuan into the palace, so he can call you all. The elders of the two families met and explained the matter clearly in front of His Majesty, and the rest of the matter would be easy to handle."

Cheng Shi and Mrs. Xiao both thought in their hearts: The emperor was so afraid of the change in marriage that he was not even allowed to meet on his own. At this point, they could only dig out the daughter who was still in the bed, wash it, and pull it out to show Xiao Huangmen.

Shao Shang, who was stuffed into the carriage in a confused manner, was still babbling to herself: "Father and mother just go... Why did you call me, didn't mother say that I should not enter the palace until I have learned the etiquette, otherwise it will make people laugh..."

Cheng Shi said solemnly: "I have changed my mind for my father. It's still up to you to open your mouth when you reject the marriage today, with your parents standing by to help you."

Shao Shang immediately sobered up: "I'll say it myself? Is this appropriate? Isn't this kind of big thing the elders should come forward with?"

"Why isn't it suitable?" Cheng Shi said, "It's not that he wants to break off the marriage for his father."

Shao Shang said angrily: "I knew that my father was reluctant to let this marriage, so he would just go and marry Ling Buyi!"

"If being a father is a daughter, I would marry such a good son-in-law as Ling Buyi, and I would marry twenty times without beating you. Believe it or not!"

"Father is a fool, he only sees the immediate benefits!"

"You are an unfilial daughter, you don't have eyes at all!"

—As usual, this unnutritious exchange ended with Mrs. Xiao’s low voice.

Before the three of them could start a new topic, they heard the sound of the gate outside the carriage opening the handover sign. The trip was so short this time that the three Cheng family members were stunned for a moment. After inquiring, they found out that this time, they did not enter from the South Main Gate and then pass through the entire palace as yesterday. Instead, they entered the North Palace from the Upper West Gate and went straight to The Changqiu Palace where the Queen lives.

After taking a shortcut, Shao Shang returned to the apse of Changqiu Palace, where she had faced the saint yesterday. When she knelt down and worshipped, she saw the emperor and the empress sitting on their heads in their uniforms. In addition to the maid of the Huangmen Palace, there was also a middle-aged scholar-official with good looks and demeanor sitting in the middle.

The middle-aged scholar-officer turned his head to the Cheng Shi couple with a smile and nod, and looked at Shao Shang without any trace. Seeing her innocent behaviour and neglect of etiquette, his eyes couldn't help showing surprise and doubt. She have never seen this kind of look before. The last time she was in the imperial tent of Tu Gaoshan, the emperor had the same look when he saw her for the first time - she immediately understood who this person was.