From now on, the Son of Heaven does not come early

Chapter 53 Eight Years
When the imperial decree came down, there was an uproar in the court. Eunuch Zheng Yi personally handed over the imperial edict to the old matriarch, smiling like a flower: "Congratulations to the old matriarch, congratulations to the old matriarch, the young lady must be very pleased with the emperor, if not, what else will I do?" How could you get married by the emperor at only six years old?"

The old lady smiled modestly: "Grandfather's kind words." She handed over the red envelope and exchanged pleasantries for a long time before sending Eunuch Zheng all the way out of the gate.

The six-year-old rabbit blinked his eyes, looked at the old grandmother's face, and after the person left, he suddenly became gloomy.

"To make the emperor happy? I think it's because the emperor is afraid of our Ye family that he made plans so early!"

Ye Qi and Ye Shu looked at each other, but they didn't dare to speak. The old grandmother was in a rage, and it was inevitable that Chi Yu would be hurt.

Only the tender rabbit dared to open her mouth at this time. She stretched out her hand and pulled the old lady's sleeve, and said crisply: "Grandma, it's windy outside, let's go inside."

The old lady was taken aback, and quickly looked around. It was very quiet in front of the gate, except for her servants, but Mrs. Zhang kept her mouth shut and closed the door tightly, and retreated to the Nuan Pavilion.

"Grandmother, the emperor issued an imperial decree, let's just listen." Tender Rabbit raised her chubby face, persuading her in a childish voice, making people want to bow her head and hug her tightly.

"But this is your lifelong event!" It's okay if you don't mention it, but when you mention it, the old lady is even more angry: "Do you want our Ye family to work for the queen? What about the daughter married by our Ye family?"

Everyone knows that the empress wants to take power, the power in the harem is the empress besides the old dowager, if Xiaoxiao marries the empress's son, the Fourth Highness Feng Yiran, wouldn't it mean turning against her own people?

Tender Rabbit smiled indifferently, and her big eyes flickered: "Grandmother, the emperor also said that after getting married at fourteen, my son is only six years old this year, and there are still eight years left, isn't it?"

When the old lady heard it, she immediately understood a lot. In eight years, many things can be changed. Besides, the imperial decree will also change due to many reasons.

"Grandmother, the emperor's decree is probably because the Ye family is too powerful. From now on, we will thank guests behind closed doors, keep a low schedule, and try to avoid going back to the capital as much as possible. The fourth brother is very likely to become the object of everyone's pursuit, if our Ye family wants to protect itself, we must avoid this cusp."

The old lady pondered for a while, and then nodded slightly. The advantage of being old is that you are well-informed, and you can understand many things at once.

Tender Rabbit didn't say any more, and after resigning respectfully, she went back to her bedroom. She decided to read the books of her ancestors carefully. When she came out, she realized that it was the same as what her ancestors said, and she still had to deliberate on the deeper things.

At the end of the year, the fourth and fifth brothers came back from Mount Wutai, and the Ye family enshrined themselves as Marquises. Naturally, all generations have attached great importance to the education of martial arts for their children. Boys have to leave home to practice martial arts at the age of three, and come back after they have completed their studies.

When the two grandsons came back, the old lady took the family to a meeting. Now the eldest is serving as a school lieutenant in Youzhou, the second is serving in the Imperial Academy, the third has gone to the Imperial Academy, and the fourth and fifth should also be urged to take the exam. Now that they are famous, the old lady made a plan for the future of the Ye family, and then asked everyone to keep a low profile. After all, the emperor praised them too much, so they should not be too ostentatious.

After the meeting, everyone dispersed, and the tender rabbit pulled the fourth brother Ye Hua to the corner, looked up and asked, "Fourth brother, can you trust my sister?"

Ye Hua hadn't seen her for a long time, and she missed her very much, so she hugged the tender rabbit into her arms and said with a smile, "Why don't you believe me? Even if you try to trick fourth brother, fourth brother will believe it."

Tender Rabbit pouted: "I won't harm Fourth Brother."

Ye Hua laughed and teased her: "Fourth Brother brought you some delicious food, do you want to eat it?"

"Yes!" Tender Rabbit's big eyes flashed, and then pouted: "Speaking of business, fourth brother, how about you doing business?"

"Business?" Ye Hua blinked, the old grandmother asked him to take the exam.

"Yes, if the six sons of our family are all smart and capable, plus the status and power of the Ye family, I believe they will be even more envied by others. If the fourth brother is in business, it will make people think that our family is strong outside the family. After all, we are discrediting ourselves. , is much better than being smeared by others!"

Ye Hua's eyes flickered slightly. To be honest, he was the fourth child. There was an older brother on the top and a younger brother on the bottom.

"And maybe, the fourth brother will be the one who can save our family in the future!"

Ye Hua's heart trembled, and he couldn't help but look down at his sister. He couldn't figure out what this six-year-old doll was thinking, but the ending must be the worst kind.

"Okay!" Ye Hua shook his head, pretending to be chic: "If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell?"

In a word, the tender rabbit was amused, but at the end of the joke, Ye Xiaoxiao couldn't laugh anymore.

The throne, political power, all of which she has seen have become the most classic lessons, admonishing her the horror of reality little by little.

If it wasn't for her ancestor's book, she would still be able to sit back and relax now, and she wouldn't know the truth of being prepared for danger in times of peace.

That night, Feng Yiran came to the door of the First Class Duke and asked to see him. Since his father had made a decree, he should come to see the old lady and the first class wife according to the circumstances.

The painted red door opened, and the old housekeeper welcomed him into the main hall. Mrs. Zhang, the old matriarch, was sitting upright, with a serious face, without a smile on her face.

"I have seen His Highness."

Just as he was about to stand up and salute, Feng Yiran held him down, and His Highness's mouth was full of polite and comforting words.

"I don't know if Xiaoxiao ever fell asleep?" The gentle boy's dark eyebrows and eyes were moist, soft and picturesque.

Mrs. Zhang smiled politely: "Your Highness, since the emperor has issued an order, Xiaoxiao is no longer a child. I hope His Highness can follow the rules of etiquette."

Feng Yiran smiled: "The old matriarch is very right, it's getting late, so I won't bother you much."

After finishing speaking, he ordered people to put down their things, and there were three big boxes of colorful brocade and tangerine peel and longan as a tribute.

"Gold, silver and jewellery, the old matriarch will definitely not look down on you. If the younger generation shows some kindness, the matriarch will accept it with a smile."

Mrs. Zhang frowned, and really wanted to return the things, but thinking of the tender rabbit's confession, she had no choice but to accept it with a smile.

Back at West Fifth Institute, Feng Yiran let out a long sigh, it seemed that the old lady still rejected him a little bit.

Far away in Zhuzhou, outside the vassal's mansion, Feng Junran looked up at the desolate old house covered with spider webs, his expression still indifferent and calm.

"Your Highness, there is news from the capital that the emperor will marry the young lady of the Ye family to the Fourth Highness!"

The handsome and calm face trembled, those eyes that remained unchanged for thousands of years trembled slightly, and the darkness slowly spread.

The surrounding air suddenly became icy cold, Dong Luo couldn't help shivering, and looked up, only to see that people had already strode into the desolate old house.

"Eight years, within eight years, I will definitely return to Beijing!"

　Oh...eight years...Brother Prince, you should come back soon...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)