Joy of Life: The Mei Family's Son Grows Up

Chapter 91 What did she ask you to say?
Mei Chengan rubbed his temples on both sides with one hand.

Suppress that restlessness.

He opened his eyes and looked towards his sister.

"I can let you go, but please be quiet, I didn't sleep well, and my head is buzzing when you make noise."

Mei Yuxi nodded.

Mei Cheng'an let her go, turned his head to look at his parents who were smiling without saying a word, then looked at his sister again.

"I can answer your question, but before that, can you tell me what happened while I was asleep? Was the news of my marriage granted to me received?"

Mei Yuxi nodded repeatedly with excitement in her eyes.

"Yes, brother, His Majesty announced this morning that he would grant you and Princess Roujia a marriage."

Mei Chengan said "oh" with a calm expression.

"No wonder everyone is looking at me with such joy."

Mei Yuxi was stunned for a moment. Her brother's reaction was too calm. She subconsciously looked at her parents and found that there was surprise and confusion in their eyes, so she spoke carefully.

"Brother, are you unhappy to hear this news?"

Mei Chengan smiled gently.

"I am happy, very happy, but I just got the news a little early, so I didn't feel surprised. You don't have to worry about me."

Mei Yuxi and Mei Zhili both breathed a sigh of relief.

Mei Yuxi wanted to continue asking, but Mrs. Mei glared at her and said.

"If you have anything you want to ask, it won't be too late to ask after dinner and your brother has finished his sleep."

Mei Yuxi looked at me and then shut up obediently.

Mei Cheng'an looked at his mother with gratitude.

Mrs. May gave him a reassuring look in return.

In a short while, all the dishes were served.

Mei Zhili spoke.

"Let's eat first."

Mei Cheng'an hadn't had breakfast and was very hungry. After Mei Zhili picked up his chopsticks, he quickly started eating.

After eating two bowls of rice, I felt better.

Before leaving after dinner, Mei Zhili left him a message, asking him to go to the study when he woke up.

Mei Chengan replied, "I understand."

Just returned to the courtyard.

Sweet potato told him a message.

Yingzi came over while he was eating and asked him to take some time to go to the Supervisory Office because Chen Pingping had something to tell him.

Mei Cheng'an was stunned when he heard the word "instructions".

It took him a while to realize that he now also held the position of Director of the Supervisory Commission. Chen Pingping was his immediate superior, so there seemed to be nothing wrong with using the word "explain".

Mei Chengan patted his forehead. It turned out that his brain would react more slowly if he didn't get enough sleep.

As for why Chen Pingping suddenly wanted to talk to him about this, Mei Cheng'an didn't have time to think about it. The world was big and the most important thing now was sleeping.

When he woke up again, it was already noon.

Mei Cheng'an felt it carefully and found that the dizzy feeling in his head had indeed disappeared. He got up, stretched his body, washed up and went to the study.

"Dad, I'm coming."

Mei Zhili looked him up and down and nodded.

"I feel much better. It seems that I got enough sleep."

Mei Cheng'an smiled and said nothing.

Mei Zhili pointed to the chair in front of him.

"sit!"

Mei Cheng'an responded and sat down. He picked up the teapot and poured a cup for his father first. Then he picked up a teacup and poured himself a cup, then took a sip.

Mei Zhili waited until he put down the teacup before asking.

"You kept going to Prince Jing's Mansion before. Did you get the news in advance? Did His Majesty tell you about it?"

Mei Chengan shook his head.

"It should be that His Majesty leaked the news to Prince Jing in advance, so Prince Jing specially invited me to meet him. Prince Jing did not say it clearly when he met me, but his various behaviors were somewhat obvious. I guessed it at that time, and later I specially confirmed it, and it was almost certain."

Mei Zhili suddenly realized.

"I see. Have you also met Princess Roujia?"

When mentioning Princess Roujia, Mei Chengan smiled and nodded.

Mei Zhili looked at his smile and also smiled.

"Looking at your expression, I guess you like it very much."

Mei Chengan added.

"To be precise, Roujia and I are in love with each other."

Mei Zhili's face showed even more surprise.

"This is a good thing! Then your mother and I can rest assured."

Mei Chengan smiled shyly and then thought of a question.

"By the way, Dad, when His Majesty granted the marriage, did he mention when we should get married?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Zhili glanced at his son jokingly.

"Why, you're anxious."

Mei Chengan is sorry.

Mei Zhili had no intention of further embarrassing his son, so he explained softly.

"His Majesty didn't mention it. The exact time of the wedding depends on the discussion between our two families and the progress of the wedding preparations. There are a lot of troubles in the middle, but you don't have to rush. Anyway, you can get married within this year. You will definitely be able to get married within this year." Mei Cheng'an was stunned.

Will it take so long? This year is the fourth year of the Qingli period, and Fan Xian will be going to Beijing. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi in the second half of this year, and he will not be back until the beginning of next year.

In other words, if he and Princess Roujia have not gotten married in the first half of this year, they will have to wait until next year.

"Does it take so long to prepare? I thought a month or two would be enough."

Mei Zhili smiled.

"You have never experienced it, so you naturally don't understand. Although it is His Majesty who has granted the marriage, the necessary procedures still need to be followed. The three letters and six ceremonies are indispensable, and the steps are very complicated. It will take at least several months to prepare the whole set. This matter cannot be rushed, so you just have to wait patiently."

Mei Cheng'an nodded and said no more.

All we can do now is wait patiently. It would be best if it can be done in the first half of the year. If not, we will just have to wait another half a year. Anyway, my wife won’t run away.

"Oh, by the way, Dad, His Majesty has granted me a marriage, should I go to the palace to express my gratitude?"

"No, His Majesty specifically instructed that I don't need to go to the palace to express my gratitude."

That's good. It would be awkward to go to the palace to express gratitude for nothing. I guess Emperor Qing thought so too, so he forgave it.

Mei Zhili picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then remembered something he needed to remind his son of.

"Oh, by the way, there is something I need to remind you of. Forget about it before, but from now on until you get married, try to avoid going to Prince Jing's mansion as much as possible. It's against the rules."

After saying this, Mei Chengan almost spit out the half-drunk tea.

"No, why? Before the marriage was announced, I could go without any problems. But now that the news has been announced, I can't go. What's the logic behind this?"

"It was okay then because no one paid attention to you, and you were fighting under the title of Prince Jing, so it was naturally okay. Now that the news of the marriage has been announced, I'm afraid the whole capital knows about it.

Everyone's eyes are on you at the moment. If you continue to go to Prince Jing's Mansion frequently, people will only think that you are going to meet Princess Roujia. If they think about the fact that you often went to Prince Jing's Mansion before, will people still believe that you are going to see Prince Jing?

I'm afraid people will subconsciously think that you two have met often and decided to spend your lives together, which will be detrimental to Princess Roujia's reputation.

Moreover, according to the rules of our Qing country, even if there is an engagement, the man and woman cannot meet before the wedding."

"..."

Mei Chengan's face wrinkled into a bitter one.

It turns out that being engaged is less comfortable than not having one.

Rules. For the first time, he felt disgusted with these two words.

Mei Cheng'an felt uncomfortable when he thought that he might not be able to see Roujia during the long wedding preparation period.

Mei Zhili didn't feel sorry at all when he saw his son in pain. Instead, he wanted to laugh, and his lips curled up.

"Hehe, you don't have to do that. It's a rule, but not many people really follow it. You can still meet, but you have to be moderate. It's best not to go too often. So I'm just reminding you to go less often, not not to go. You still have to pay attention to the impact."

"..."

So you were just trying to scare me? Mei Chengan rolled his eyes in his heart. He even began to consider the possibility of visiting Prince Jing's mansion at night.

"Dad, there's no such thing as you. You're just panting heavily. You really scared me just now."

"Haha, who told you not to listen carefully to what I said? Did I say not to let you go? I said you should go as little as possible. Can you blame me if you misunderstood?"

"..."

Uh...it seems to be true, which is a bit embarrassing.

Mei Zhili felt very happy as he looked at his speechless son.

"Okay, go back to your own yard and reflect. I won't keep you here any longer."

……

royal palace.

Royal study room.

The eldest princess had been kneeling in front of the armor's entrance for a long time.

This was the third time that Eunuch Hou had come out to persuade him.

"Oh, Your Highness, it's not a good idea for you to kneel here all the time. I have told you His Majesty's intention three times. If you still want to mention the princess' marriage, His Majesty will not see you. Please don't embarrass me, Your Highness, and go back."

The eldest princess endured the severe pain in her knee in silence. Although she was extremely disappointed, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

The eldest princess raised her left hand.

Eunuch Hou showed a hint of surprise in his eyes and quickly moved his arm over.

The eldest princess held onto the arm of Eunuch Marquis and stood up tremblingly. The pain in her knee became several times stronger as she moved. She frowned in pain and it took her a long time to get used to it after standing up.

Eunuch Hou said, crossing his arms.

"Your Highness, I will escort you out."

The eldest princess looked into the imperial study through the entrance hall and opened her red lips slightly.

"No need, Eunuch Hou, just tell His Majesty a message for me."

"this…"

Eunuch Hou subconsciously looked back at the imperial study and hesitated. His Majesty might not want to hear what the eldest princess said.

The eldest princess glanced at Eunuch Hou with a smile.

Eunuch Hou's heart trembled, and he admitted his mistake decisively.

"You say."

The eldest princess looked back at the imperial study.

"Tell His Majesty that I despise Fan Xian and will not change my mind."

"I'll remember this, old slave."

The eldest princess let go of Eunuch Hou's arm, turned around decisively and limped away.

Eunuch Hou watched the princess disappear around the corner, breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to turn around to report to the emperor when a curious voice came from behind him.

"What did she tell you to say?"

Eunuch Hou was startled and quickly turned around to bow to Emperor Qing, who was wearing a white robe and a thin belt, and then repeated what the princess had just said.

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