Chapter 256: Marriage

"There are still three days before the exam. I wonder how your seventh brother is preparing?"

Prince Fu asked Shang Yukuan what he cared about most, so he answered happily.

"It's good. I think Qilang is very confident. It seems that our Duke's Mansion will have a disciple of the emperor."

To be honest, no one in the Duke's Mansion has had this honor.

When Shang Dalang was still alive, he was a juren, but unfortunately he died before the spring exam three years later.

The others either took the path of a military general like Shang Ji, or were idle at home like Silang, so Shang Qilang seemed to be more motivated.

For this reason, Shang Yukuan was also very moved and proud of his youngest son's hard work.

"That's good. When your seventh brother enters the court, I will talk to my brother more. Such young talents must be cultivated well."

Hearing this, Duke Shang Yukuan was also full of smiles.

He had no say in the court, and Liu Lang was a military general, so he might not be able to help Qi Lang gain a foothold in the civil service, so he was satisfied with the guarantee from his son-in-law, Prince Fu.

"In that case, I'd like to thank Prince Fu first."

"You're welcome, father-in-law."

The two of them exchanged pleasantries, and soon the fourth prince came over.

Shang Yukuan was rarely happy, so he followed Prince Fu and walked over to greet him enthusiastically.

The crown prince was not present today, so the fourth and seventh princes were the most honorable among the men, even if there was an old minister like Wei Taiwei.

As the uncle of the fourth prince, and the Duke of Guo as the father-in-law of the fourth prince, the relationship was much closer than that of ordinary court officials.

On the contrary, Wei Taiwei and his father, son, grandfather and grandson did not get involved, but just chatted with colleagues in another place.

"My nephew greets Uncle Prince Fu and the Duke."

"I greet the Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince."

After both sides exchanged greetings, Prince Fu asked the first question.

"Xiao Qi has become more and more energetic these days, but is there any good news? Tell it to make Uncle Prince Fu happy?"

Originally, it was just a polite question, but I didn't expect that it would really get some information. The Seventh Prince smiled and replied.

"Father promised to grant my nephew and Miss Zhao a marriage in two days."

Miss Zhao, Prince Fu originally had no impression of her, but the Fourth Prince reminded him.

"It's a coincidence. My seventh brother and the young lady from the Zhao family were strangers. Who knew that they would get involved in a drowning incident? Outsiders don't know why, but they always throw dirty water on them. Now that the emperor's imperial decree of marriage has been issued, many people should know how important my seventh brother is in his heart."

Rather than talking about the seventh prince, it's better to talk about the importance of the imperial concubine's lineage in your majesty's heart. Otherwise, if the prince and the young lady who is about to enter the palace are involved in this unclear matter, I'm afraid they will be skinned.

Hearing this, Prince Fu also understood the general situation in his heart.

No wonder the fourth prince's face has reappeared in the past few days. After all, such good news is a signpost in the court.

Its appearance also means that the fourth prince's faction in the court has come to an end because the young man from the Jin family was suppressed.

After taking a breath, he will be able to make a comeback in the future.

So Prince Fu was not stingy with his blessings and asked with a smile.

"In this case, it's time to congratulate Xiao Qi for getting what he wanted. Has the wedding date been set?"

"My mother has asked the people of Fengtiansi to choose an auspicious date. Once the imperial edict is issued, Uncle Fu will naturally know."

"Okay, okay, then Uncle will wait to drink your wedding wine."

"Thank you, Uncle Fu."

The Prince of Fu and the Fourth and Seventh Princes were talking lively, but the Duke Shang Yukuan was standing aside, but he was a little absent-minded.

I don't know what stage the Guo family's engagement process has reached?

He originally said that he wanted to go to the mansion to greet everyone and show his face before rushing to the General's Mansion, but the Prince of Fu was standing next to him all the time, and they were chatting with different people back and forth.

So there was no time to find.

Now listening to the Seventh Prince talking about his own marriage, he was also happy for Xue Niang's marriage in his heart, but he didn't know if they would blame him for being late.

So although he was smiling on his face, his expression was a little forced.

Shang Silang was assigned by his mother and elder sister to stay with his father, so that he could not leave the princess's mansion easily.

Otherwise, wouldn't their plan go down the drain?

And the Prince of Fu, who was standing by, was obviously instigated by the princess, so he also followed suit, and the excuse was naturally that Shang Yukuan's youngest son Shang Qilang was going to take the imperial examination.

"It just so happened that I was just talking to the Duke about Qilang's imperial examination. I heard that the chief examiner of this examination was Xun Taifu, who was Xiao Si's mentor. Have you heard anything from him?"

Taifu Xun was a man who liked to study, so he never took the court disputes seriously.

And he had been the chief examiner of the imperial examinations in Daxing Dynasty for more than ten years, so the people present did not find it strange to mention this matter.

However, the fourth prince was still very proud that his mentor was Xun Taifu.

It was a pity that when he mentioned it several times, explicitly or implicitly, that he wanted his mentor to work for him and become his assistant in the fight for power and profit, he was rejected by Master Xun every time.

In his eyes, whether Daxing Dynasty can embark on a road of endless prosperity in the future depends on these continuous fresh blood, so there can be no distraction, and we must try our best to do our best so that all candidates can get the results they deserve fairly.

Therefore, when the fourth prince heard Prince Fu ask in this way, he did not say much.

"Don't you know his temper? Not to mention his nephew, even if it is his bedside, I am afraid that no one in the family can get a thing or two from him."

"Hahahaha, this is the truth."

Although several people have never participated in the imperial examination, they still know the importance of the imperial examination.

Daxing has been established for only a few decades. In the past, it relied on the desperate fighting of military generals to stabilize the country. Now it is the right way to rely on a large number of civil officials to govern the world.

Therefore, Shang Qilang saw that he was about to fly to the sky, so Shang Silang was also proud of it.

Although Shang Yukuan was concerned about the betrothal from the Guo family in the General's Mansion, facing Qilang's future, he couldn't help but calm down and listen carefully to what the Fourth Prince said about this matter, thinking that it wouldn't matter if he postponed it for a moment or two.

Who knew that he kept postponing it, and the time came to Shenzheng unknowingly.

Two hours had passed since the betrothal time sent by the General's Mansion.