Parents are busy farming

Since Ye Zifen and Zhang Gaoyi had successfully persuaded them, there was no need for them to stay any longer.

So they simply greeted the foreign envoys and left.

When the two men walked out of the palace, they saw the servants waiting outside the palace pacing anxiously.

When the servant saw them, he ran over to them as if he had seen his savior.

"Princess, General, you finally came out! I wanted to send someone in to report, but for some reason, there was no one here, and I didn't dare to rush in. The emperor just sent an imperial decree to the princess's mansion, you two should go back and take a look!"

Ye Zifen turned to look at Zhang Gaoyi, and they both guessed that this imperial edict should be the matter they discussed in the morning.

However, Ye Zifen felt that there was no need to issue an imperial decree on this matter and that it would be sufficient to just send someone to deliver a message.

She said to Zhang Gaoyi: "Okay, no matter what it is, let's go back as soon as possible!"

Zhang Gaoyi nodded in agreement, then he glanced at the carriage not far away, and then instructed the servant: "You walk back slowly first, I will take the princess back to the palace on horseback."

After saying that, he helped Ye Zifen onto the horse, and then they rode away together.

When the servant agreed, the two of them had already swiftly mounted the horses he had ridden.

The general squeezed the horse's belly and the horse ran out.

As soon as the two returned to the princess's mansion, they saw a middle-aged man with a white face and no beard standing at the door. He was wearing a scarlet official robe, a belt around his waist, black boots on his feet, and a smile on his face. He looked very amiable.

Seeing the two coming back, the man immediately came forward and said with a smile: "This old servant greets Her Royal Highness the Princess and the General!"

Ye Zifen recognized the man as the eunuch who was close to the emperor, and said with a smile, "So it's the eunuch, why are you here in person?"

The eunuch smiled and said, "I know the princess and the general are busy, but I didn't expect that I wanted to come earlier so that you could stay at the mansion, but I didn't expect you to leave so early."

Ye Zifen smiled and explained, "Didn't the emperor say a few days ago that all the matters that the overseas envoys wanted to discuss had been discussed? I thought they might be leaving soon, so I wanted to ask if there was anything else they needed. Unexpectedly, they were already packing up, so the general and I left quickly."

The eunuch naturally knew about this. After all, the emperor had complained to him a few days ago that the people from these overseas countries were too honest and stayed in the palace too lazy to leave.

As a result, he heard the news today that they were leaving. He didn't believe that Princess Fuxia had no contribution to this.

I guess Princess Fuxia just went to persuade the foreign envoy.

Thinking of this, the eunuch became more respectful to Ye Zifen and said with a smile: "The princess is really considerate and can relieve the emperor's worries."

Ye Zifen smiled and said, "This is just our duty as subjects."

The eunuch smiled even more broadly upon hearing this, and responded amiably, "Yes, Your Majesty thinks so too. And the general happens to be here too, so I don't have to go through the trouble of making another trip."

As he said this, he turned and looked at Zhang Gaoyi standing beside him.

After Ye Zifen and Zhang Gaoyi looked at each other, they hurried to the back hall to burn incense and bathe, while Nanny Qi began to prepare the desk needed for receiving the imperial edict in an orderly manner.

When everything was ready, everyone from the Princess Fuxia's mansion gathered in the front hall, even Jia Mingyu and Mu Hongzhou came to join in the fun.

When the father-in-law saw that Ye Zifen was ready, he unfolded the imperial edict and began to read it.

By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: I have heard that good matches are made in Heaven, and good couples are made in Heaven. Ye Zifen and Zhang Gaoyi are in love with each other, and are truly a match made in Heaven. Now the Empress is seriously ill, but the joy of the country cannot be delayed. I hereby grant them the right to marry in three days, to show my benevolence and pray for the prosperity of the country. I decree!

Ye Zifen and Zhang Gaoyi had just returned from the palace where the envoys lived. They were worried and uneasy all the way, fearing that their wedding would be postponed again due to the worsening condition of the Queen.

At this moment, a sharp voice suddenly announced the news.

They were both stunned, with looks of astonishment on their faces.

Ye Zifen's eyes widened, and the handkerchief in her hand almost dropped. She muttered to herself, "How...how could this happen?"

Zhang Gaoyi also had a look of disbelief on his face, frowning tightly: "I thought..."

The two looked at each other and saw surprise and helplessness in each other's eyes.

However, after a brief moment of shock, they knew that the emperor's order could not be disobeyed.

Ye Zifen lowered her head slightly, bit her lips, then slowly bent her knees and said softly, "I accept your order and thank you for your grace."

Zhang Gaoyi also hurriedly knelt down and said loudly: "I accept your order and thank you for your grace."

The eunuch smiled and handed the imperial edict to Ye Zifen, explaining, "The emperor said that he wanted to see the fifth girl get married in his lifetime, so he wanted to take this opportunity to bring happiness to the queen."

Ye Zifen and Zhang Gaoyi politely accepted the imperial edict, and then expressed their gratitude. Then, the father-in-law left.

After the father-in-law left, Ye Zifen quickly returned to her room, changed into a new set of clothes, and then went to the front hall to discuss things with Zhang Gaoyi. She frowned and said in a dissatisfied tone: "Let us get married to bring good luck to the Empress? This is just an excuse. The relationship between me and the Empress is very distant, and if we want to bring good luck, we should find her descendants!"

Zhang Gaoyi comforted him softly, "Maybe he just said that. Maybe the emperor really hopes to see you get married with his own eyes."

At this time, Aunt Qi on the side suddenly spoke up: "When the princess was not back yet, I heard some news from the eunuch that the emperor intended to let the princess leave the palace to become a nun. In this case, our princess's mansion only needs to be simply cleaned up, while the general's mansion needs to be properly cleaned up within these short three days."

Ye Zifen smiled and nodded, indicating her agreement with Madam Qi's words, and said to Madam Qi: "In that case, Madam, take some people to the General's Mansion to help clean up today."

Aunt Qi was not pretentious. She smiled and answered readily, "Okay, I'll go there today and wait for the princess over there."

She knew that this was an important task that required advance preparation, and he was very happy now.

Ye Zifen smiled and nodded, then she continued to remind him, "Okay, we'll only stay there for a few days and will move back soon, so don't bring too many things with you. It will be too troublesome to move back and forth!"

She took into account the actual situation and hoped to minimize unnecessary burdens and troubles.

Zhang Gaoyi, who was standing by, also nodded after hearing this, expressing his agreement with Ye Zifen's idea. He added, "Yes, we will definitely live in the princess's mansion after we get married."