Vol 2 Chapter 148 (2/2)
At this moment, some ruckus sounded outside the manor Fan Xian rose while Wan’er was helped up by a nanny The family looked outside in unison
”An Imperial decree has arrived for the Fan clan”
Eunuch Hou, as faht s a day of celebration, both Fan Jian and Fan Xian guessed there had been soements in the palace, and thus weren’t surprised
But the civil officials in the courtyard were As Eunuch Hou announced the decree, the officials found the award being bestowed to be atypical The aolden silk far surpassed as norardless of how they looked at it, this was not the gift to bestow upon a e between the children of civil servants Rather, it was iven to a ruler or a royal relative
Even considering that this involved the priiving this much attention
As he listened to the Imperial decree, Fan Xian said quietly to his wife, whose face was hidden under the red veil, ”Hear that? That's all thanks to you”
Under her veil, Lin Wan’er was greatly embarrassed
After Eunuch Hou left, and as the various officials were just about to take a breath of relief, another voice outside announced, ”Fan and Lin, a ifts”
Surprised, Fan Xian and Wan’er saluted again Iinal copies of that rare set of books Lady Shu was the mother of the second prince As it turned out, she too had connections with Fan manor The officials were awed
A short while after that, a voice rang out once again, ”Fan and Lin, a ifts” While the status of this talented woh, her only son was the eldest prince She always had a retinue of troops with her, as the ehly
Ning’s gift was a sword, which suited her Dongyi background The need couple had no choice but to receive it with a salute Fan Xian said quietly to his wife, ”See? Now it’s the Ladies’ turn to award us This sword ainst your wishes, you can use it to slay me”
Again, Lin Wan’er became extremely embarrassed In front of this crowd, it was iive her husband a smack
Since both Iifts, the other Ladies were no exception, only the less pro was different, as she was part of Liu faht, she received word that Lady Liu had finally been proo all out; the gift list alone was about two feet thick, to the shock of the watching officials
After the Ladies, it was tiure to the nation, her gift was bound to be extraordinary: it was a delicate and translucent jade ruyi scepter of indescribable value
The wedding was an eye-opening event for those civil officials Since Qing’s founding day, they had never seen so many esteee between the children of officials
It goes without saying that the high-ranking officials who knew Wan’er’s background realized as happening Lin Wan’er was not only Eldest Princess’s illegitihter Most importantly, she was beloved by both the e up in the palace, it was no wonder that her relationshi+p with those esteemed ones was so atypical
Gradually everything began to cal As they becaed
Finally, the biggest boraphy was carried into Fan Manor by a group of eunuchs, as though it were some invaluable treasure Everyone in the courtyard knelt
”By this Heavenly edict, His Majesty hereby decrees: the unison between Fan and Lin, a match ”
Carefully, Fan Jian and Fan Xian received it and displayed it to the crowd On the white paper were the words ”May you share a hundred years in happiness together”
On the surface, thewas si with the private affairs of his subjects Therebehind this The crowd in the courtyard started guessing It looked like Fan Xian had stu Lin Wan’er
In a roo at a painting with a s was a portrait of a woman in a yellow shi+rt
The eiven his dearest Wan’er to Fan Xian His Majesty thought the woirl too So much had happened in Fan manor today The onlookers all believed it was due to His Majesty pa Wan’er Even the Ladies didn’t stray too far froretful that Fan Xian could not get married as a prince
Gazing at the wo, the emperor smiled ”You used to enjoy such lively events I hope he does too”