I heard my brother is a tyrant

In Ye's house, when Ye Chuyi heard that King Min and the old prime minister were going to be matchmakers, he immediately became anxious.

Other people's family came to ask for marriage, and parents and elder brothers made the decisions. There was no need for the girl's family to come forward to receive her, but what could she do?She does have an elder brother, but I don't know if her elder brother has such a thick skin, he proposes marriage to himself, and he will be the head of the woman's family again, and come forward to receive the matchmaker.

Ye Chu said: "I don't care, you sent them here, you can go see them tomorrow by yourself."

Xie Dan really didn't have such a thick skin, and said with a smile: "It's okay, you are a boudoir daughter's house, and you have to use a screen to meet each other. When they come tomorrow, you can just sit behind the screen and listen to what they have to say. Don't worry about it. Just wait until they finish talking and agree to the marriage."

Ye Chu said: "Then what if I don't agree?"

Xie Tan smiled: "If you don't agree, you won't agree. My daughter's family always has to be more reserved. It's not so easy to agree. You have to ask several times to show sincerity."

Ye Chu looked at him teasingly, and said with a smile: "Brother, the person you sent to propose, you still persuade me not to agree, do your courtiers know that you are so bad?"

Xie Tanxin said, you don't know how these old guys blocked them in the court, if you don't toss them, they don't know what their last name is.

Xie Dan snorted lightly and said, "It's a great honor for the emperor to send them here to beg for the future queen's marriage and be a matchmaker."

Just because of her brother's attitude, Ye Chu felt that she couldn't agree so readily.

So the next day, King Min and Prime Minister Wang sat in a green cloth red-roofed palanquin, followed by eight gifts, and came to Ye Zhai to talk about matchmaking. The two were led by Chang Shun into the hall of the front house, and met through a screen embroidered with peony flowers and birds. To the legendary Ye's daughter.

Enduring embarrassment, the two old ministers carefully explained the purpose of their visit, and then heard the girl's soft and sweet voice behind the screen: "My little girl knows that she comes from a humble background, and she dare not climb the royal family, and she has no intention of being interested in your majesty. Please don't blame the two adults."

The two old ministers almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, and King Min asked: "But I heard that Miss Ye and Your Majesty have known each other for a long time, and Miss Ye has been taken care of by Your Majesty since she was a child, so she should have had a relationship for a long time."

The implication is, didn't the two of you have a long-standing love affair and discussion?

I only heard the clear and innocent voice of the girl behind the screen saying: "Yes, my daughter has been taken care of by His Majesty since she was a child, and she has always regarded him as her elder brother, and never thought of becoming a queen."

The two old ministers originally thought that today they would go through a formal ceremony, but they never expected such a result.After leaving the door of Ye Zhai, the old Prime Minister was still a little happy, and said to King Min: "This woman is self-aware, and she refused. Your Majesty should let it go if it hurts face."

King Min said angrily: "This woman is so bold that she simply doesn't know what is good and what is wrong. She dared to refuse His Majesty's marriage proposal. What a disgrace to the Tian family. This king will definitely order His Majesty to punish her when I go back."

The two returned to the palace with a mouthful of old blood to return to life, but the emperor was not annoyed. He just smiled lightly and said, "Since I ask a matchmaker to propose marriage, Miss Ye has the right to refuse. I believe that sincerity is as good as gold and stone, the two of you The Qing family will help me to go there another day."

Xie Dan almost died laughing when he went back in the evening, he hugged the little girl and laughed for a long time, then praised her "a child can be taught."

When King Min and the old prime minister visited for the third time, Ye Zhai in Baima Lane had already attracted the attention of the government and the public, and everyone knew that this woman had asked the current emperor to ask for marriage three times.

King Min and the old prime minister were both angry, and couldn't help being a little bit aggrieved in their hearts. What's wrong with this woman, why didn't she even take a fancy to their majesty?

After entering the main hall and meeting people, the girl from the Ye family was still sitting behind the screen reserved and silent, so King Min asked: "Miss Ye, we two must be sincere enough to be the matchmaker on behalf of Your Majesty, what concerns does Miss Ye have?" , If you have any conditions, you might as well just say it.”

After a moment of silence behind the screen, the little girl said in a soft and sweet voice: "Since it is a marriage proposal, you should come in person to show your sincerity. I heard that folk courtships are always like this."

King Min was tongue-tied, wanting to scold that he didn't know what to do but didn't dare, seeing that the emperor had made up his mind, and if this woman really wanted to become the future queen, she would not be disrespectful at all.

King Min exchanged glances with the old prime minister and said, "It was the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker that His Majesty is busy with state affairs, so he sent the two of us here to protect the matchmaker."

The girl behind the screen still said slowly: "My little girl doesn't know anything about government affairs, she only knows what the people can do. Your Majesty, the king of a country, should take the lead in setting an example."

The third time King Min and the old prime minister tried to be a matchmaker but failed, they had to go back and reply with the same words.

So on this day, under the attention of the government and the public and even the entire capital, Shengjia went to Baima Lane in the east of the city. Guards of honor filled the entire alley.

The emperor's guard of honor arrived at the door, but the girl from the Ye family excused that the women in the boudoir could not go out to meet him, so she only asked the servants to welcome the emperor in.

Xie Dan stopped at the entrance of the main courtyard where the front house received guests. He was curious about what kind of battle the little girl would put on him, but she refused to tell her when he asked her last night. He raised his hand to signal the others to stop, and walked in alone. .

Xie Dan walked into the hall with a smile on his lips. There was an embroidered screen of peony flowers and birds in the hall. Behind the screen, a figure in a crimson dress could be vaguely seen. He turned around the screen and met the little girl's bright eyes. , looking at him with his chin resting in boredom.

"Only you?" Ye Chu asked.

Xie Dan nodded, walked over and touched her forehead, but suddenly lowered his head to hold her ruddy lips and kissed her, and they separated for a long time, Ye Chu consciously moved to give him a chair, but Xie Dan picked her up and let her She sits on her lap.

The little girl sat on his lap, supported his shoulders with both hands, and asked with a teasing smile, "Who are you and why are you here?"

Xie Dan smiled and cooperated and said: "Xiaosheng's surname is Xie Mingdan, the lady of this family invited me to have a tryst with her."

Ye Chu said solemnly: "Nonsense, the young lady of this family behaves properly, so she won't have a tryst with you. You don't look like a good person. You are probably a disciple. Wait until I ask someone to beat you out."

Xie Dan hugged her and couldn't help laughing, and asked after laughing enough: "Is there anything else? I've already come to ask for marriage in person. Will Miss Ye save some face for me?"

"Okay." Ye Chu nodded.

Xie Dan was surprised, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is it that simple?"

"Otherwise?" Ye Chu said, "The two of us are engaged, if you don't come, I can't tell those two elders that I am willing, can I?"

Xie Dan couldn't help but laugh, it really makes sense.

So on this day, the accompanying courtiers and other people watched the emperor come out of the Ye residence with a spring breeze on his face, and ordered Chen Lianjiang to say: "Decree to order the Ministry of Rites and the palace to prepare the ceremony for acceptance."

"According to the order, slaves congratulate Your Majesty, congratulate Your Majesty."

Chen Lianjiang cheered, and the accompanying officials and palace guards saluted and congratulated him one after another. Xie Dan smiled slightly and got on the imperial chariot calmly and solemnly.

Chen Lianjiang let go of his voice and shouted "Let's drive", but he couldn't help laughing in his heart, how addicted His Majesty and the girl are pretending.

Then there is asking about the name and Najib. The two sides exchange Geng Tie, and the Geng Tie is placed in the Taimiao to ask for good or bad luck.

According to etiquette and custom, the two matchmakers have to go to the woman's home to pick up the Geng Tie, and then send it to the Ancestral Temple for enshrining.Many people were surprised to find that the horoscope of Ye's daughter Geng's birth date was exactly the same as the horoscope of the county master Jiayi of Prince Zhong's Mansion.

When Guo Zijin won the Phoenix lottery, he invited Master Puxuan of Huguo Temple to read the horoscope, and what Master Puxuan criticized was "fate is precious, born with wealth and honor". It has been widely spread in the capital, so almost many people know the horoscope of Jiayi county magistrate.

The Duanyang Festival is a rather special day, aside from others, after Min Wang got Ye Chu’s gengtie, he said to Prime Minister Wang in surprise as soon as he went out: “How can the birth date of Ye’s daughter be different from that of the rumored Jiayi?” The horoscope of the county head is exactly the same? Could it be..."

Could it be that there are actually two women in this world born with phoenix fate?

Old Prime Minister Wang took it over and looked at it again and again, and asked, "Did you remember it wrong?"

Afraid of remembering it wrong, King Min specially asked someone to inquire about Guo Zijin's horoscope, and after checking it was indeed exactly the same.King Min was suspicious in his heart, returned to the palace to report to Xie Dan after finishing the work.

Xie Dan just nodded slightly when he heard this, expressing that he knew.King Min was a little unwilling. He thought about His Majesty's reaction, and he didn't look surprised at all. Could it be that His Majesty knew about it long ago?

King Min said with a bow: "Your Majesty, I am also puzzled. Master Puxuan is an eminent monk, and the horoscopes he wrote should not be wrong. Could it be that there are really two women in this world who were born with phoenix fate?"

Xie Dan stopped the pen in his hand, and asked playfully, "What does Uncle Min think, what is Feng Ming?"

"This..." King Min hesitated, and said, "The person who can sit in the back seat of the middle palace is naturally Feng Ming."

Xie Dan smiled lightly, stopped talking, and let himself realize it.

Naturally, this matter cannot be hidden from anyone, and gradually there are more and more voices to discuss it, and as Ye's daughter has been noticed by the government and the public for a while, another news spread privately, that some people who met Ye Chu in the palace that day People have said that Ye's daughter and Jiayi county head are very similar in appearance.

As a result, there is a bit of confusion surrounding these two people.Such rumors naturally reached Guo Yu's ears. The horoscope of birth date was conclusive. As for the similar looks, he had never met Ye Chu.

Ever since the emperor sent important clan officials to come to ask for marriage, the Zhongwang Mansion has always been a little embarrassed. The three families fighting for succession, not to mention the Chu family, and the death of Concubine Wei, left Guo Zijin alone. It should have been a good situation to reap the benefits of the fisherman , who knew that a daughter of Ye's family of unknown origin appeared halfway, and the emperor was furious in the court. He did not hesitate to confront the officials for half a month, and came to propose marriage in person, and the two sides agreed to a marriage.

This kind of courtship is actually much more noble than an imperial decree. The etiquette is comprehensive and it is more cherished. Although she is not married yet, the emperor has already given the title of Empress of the Great Zhou to Ye's daughter with her own hands.

For a moment, he looked at Guo Zijin with sympathy, ridicule, and gloating.As the county lord of the Prince Zhong's Mansion, she is the only honor among the noble ladies in the capital. She has always been dignified and reserved, and now this embarrassing feeling of frustration is probably only known to the person concerned.

Guo Zijin hardly went out to socialize these days. After dinner, Guo Yu called Guo Zijin to the study in the front house, and Guo Heng was there.

Looking at her daughter with lowered eyebrows, Guo Yu actually felt a little distressed.Prince Zhong's mansion is a huge place. He usually lives in the front house, and Guo Zijin lives in the back house. In addition, he is busy with court every day, and it is not uncommon for him to see his daughter for several days. Guo Yu felt a little guilty about it. She doesn't seem to be very close to him, and her upbringing is strict, if he doesn't send someone to call her, her daughter will not come to the front house for nothing.

Guo Yudao: "Don't worry about these things right now, the palace may not be a good place, look at Concubine Chu Shu and then Concubine Wei, even the Empress Dowager who has been in charge of the Sixth Palace for decades, the Chu family was confiscated and wiped out, The Empress Dowager is now in a miserable end."

Guo Zijin nodded and said, "Thank you Father Wang for your love, my daughter doesn't mind."

Obviously she also said that she didn't want to enter the palace.

Guo Yu said: "My son was 15 years old in a flash. You are the king's daughter. Do you want to marry a good son-in-law? As a father, I will pick out young talents from various families in the court and choose one for you." It's a good marriage, does my son have someone he likes?"

Guo Zijin bowed his head for a while and said, "My daughter doesn't want to get married, she just wants to be with her father forever."

Guo Yu only said that the girl's family said something stupid, Guo Yu asked: "Have you seen that Ye's daughter? It is rumored that she looks very similar to you."

Guo Zijin replied politely: "My daughter met her once, but she has never seen her face. She was wearing a veiled hat and was with her aunt's daughter. She... seems to be a relative of her aunt's family."

The father and daughter sat silently for a while, when Guo saw her taciturn, he comforted her and told her to go back to her room to rest.

Guo Heng said: "Father, my son has met Ye's daughter once."

Guo Yu watched Guo Zijin go out, and asked Guo Heng, "You've seen it, does it really look like your sister?"

Guo Heng said: "I saw her once in Xiyuan. She may be a branch of the Ye family. She is somewhat related to the younger sister, so there is a certain resemblance. What does the foster father ask this for?"

Guo Yu said: "It's just that they look similar, and the birth date is the same. Is there such a coincidence in the world? As a father, I always feel a little strange. But it doesn't make sense to say that she is a branch of the Ye family. Your Majesty admits that this woman is his benefactor. His daughter, who was raised by His Majesty since she was a child, is the only one who has won the holy favor, how did she get involved with the Xuanpinghou Mansion?"

Guo Heng smiled and said: "I don't believe such a coincidence, but I have an idea. My sister's birth date was approved by Master Puxuan. Many people in the capital know that she was born with a phoenix fate. The emperor was confused by this woman. I want to put her on the back seat, in order to deceive the world, her birth date may not be true, even her identity is somewhat unclear."

Guo Yu frowned, thinking that this was really possible.All the evidence is sufficient to prove Guo Zijin's identity, and he has never suspected that his daughter is fake.

Guo Yu sighed and said: "If it is a relative of my wife's natal family, there are many branches of the Ye family, and my family has all been exiled to the bitter cold in the northeast, and now there is no way to check. My aunt has always misunderstood me deeply. If the king of Japan sees Han Ziyun, ask him and he might know."

***

After the combination of horoscopes by Qintian Supervisor, Geng Tie was placed on the Taimiao case for several days to ask the ancestors for instructions.Xie Dan wrote the letter of appointment with his own hands.

The appointment letter is the first of the "three books", that is, the engagement document handed over by the man's family to the woman's family.This is a very formal etiquette, called Wending, also known as Xiaoding, which is equivalent to the formal proposal of marriage by the man's family.

This stumped the Ministry of Rites.Almost all folk wedding ceremonies can be followed, but in the nearly 200 years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was the first time that the emperor was engaged, so the Ministry of Rites was also obedient, and could only go to ask the emperor what he meant.

But the emperor said that it should be done according to folk etiquette and customs.So an auspicious day was chosen, and two matchmakers accompanied Xie Dan, bringing the customary bonuses of red goat wine and wild geese, as well as wedding candy and wedding cakes, plus eight loads of jewellery, eight loads of silk and rags, to Ye Home to send letter of appointment.

Ye Chu personally accepted the marriage letter from Xie Dan, and the two have been a serious fiancee ever since.Ye's house was lively again, after Xie Dan and the two matchmakers left, Ye Chu asked the maids to take out all the wedding candies and cakes, and distributed them to the servants in the house and the armored guards of the neighbors.

Chun Jiang hurriedly said: "Miss, you can't divide it like this. There are fixed numbers of wedding candy and wedding cakes. In the future, many people will come to give you gifts. This wedding candy cake will be used as a return gift. You don't know that you can eat your wedding cakes that are engaged to your majesty." Wedding cakes, how decent that must be."

Ye Chu said: "Who will give me a gift? I don't have any relatives or friends in the capital. I just know Han Jingshu. I'm planning to ask her to come and play sometime."

Chun Jiang covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Girl, don't worry, from now on, all the princes, nobles, officials and ladies in the capital are your relatives and friends. If you want to give you a congratulatory gift, you have to weigh your own status first. number."

Ye Chu opened his eyes wide, a little disbelieving, and asked, "Really? Then you can take care of it. I'm most afraid of these trifles, so don't look for me."

Chunchao ordered the maids to tidy up the gifts tied with red silk all over the yard, and said with a smile: "Girl, don't expect to hide away. Now you are a serious future queen, and you can't hide."

In the end, Chun Jiang really hit the mark. That afternoon, the people who came to the door with greeting cards and gifts crowded the gate. This spring is very busy.

When Xie Dan came back in the evening, she wanted to laugh while listening to Ye Chu's complaints. The little girl was quiet and easygoing, and she didn't like strangers. These courtesies really bothered her.

Xie Dan said with a smile: "You are the future empress. If those people don't want to pay attention to it, just ignore it and leave it to the servants to deal with. Why don't I pick two female officials for you tomorrow to help you deal with these matters."

"Okay, then you pick two." Ye Chu said, "It's all caused by you anyway."

Xie Dan smiled, put her arms around her and leaned on the bed and said, "Don't think about these irrelevant things, An An, we are officially engaged from today on."

"That's right, we're engaged." The little girl blinked and said, "I'm a girl with a marriage contract, and it feels pretty good."

Xie Dan: "It's a bit like a dream, is it real?"

Ye Chu: "Of course it's true, if you don't believe me, I'll pinch you."