mynovelonline Chapter 545: Should she and Mu Yun Chu get married as soon as possible?
Chapter 545: Should she and Mu Yun Chu get married as soon as possible?
Chapter 545 Should we hasten her marriage to Mu Yun Chu?
"What I want to say is that your mother and I plan to hold a coming-of-age ceremony for Yue'er in Lizhou and then return to the capital as soon as possible."
Gu Changling paused, then looked at Gu Qingyue, "Your grandfather said that the emperor's health is not good and he wants to arrange your marriage with Prince Li as soon as possible."
Gu Qingyue was suddenly dumbfounded!
What does that mean? Does it mean she should get married to Mu Yun Chu as soon as possible? Did her grandfather say that?
“Actually, it was the message sent by Prince Kang. My grandfather and mother discussed it privately. The situation in the capital is unstable right now. If something were to happen to the emperor, there would be a three-year period of national mourning, and Prince Li would not be able to get married. Moreover, the struggle for the throne is intensifying, and there may be some delays,” Gu Yuanjin added from the side.
In fact, news that came from the palace last month indicated that the old emperor had suddenly fainted and his health was deteriorating day by day. The Imperial Advisor had been detained by the Divine Dragon Guard and was being secretly interrogated.
The old emperor and the imperial advisor had been in seclusion for the past few years, meditating and refining elixirs. They thought the emperor's health would improve, but unexpectedly, he suddenly fell ill and was said to have been in a coma for three days before waking up.
This is also why King Kang was anxious.
Of course, these were all top secrets, known only to a few princes and the old Duke.
Gu Qingyue was conflicted.
She pursed her lips. Never mind, she'd discuss these things when she met Mu Yun Chu.
According to the rules of the Great Chu, during periods of national mourning, ordinary people only need to observe eighty-one days of mourning, while princes must observe three years. If that were the case, she herself wouldn't care; she even thought marrying at eighteen was too early. But Mu Yun Chu…
Remembering his words that he would propose marriage after he came of age, Gu Qingyue knew that he must want to get married as soon as possible.
Gu Changling and his brothers talked a lot afterward, but Gu Qingyue didn't hear a word they said; her mind was in turmoil.
"Yue'er? Yue'er?" Qin's voice rang out, bringing Gu Qingyue back to her senses.
"mother?"
"Your father's health..." Qin Shi became somewhat saddened when she mentioned this. Gu Changling was currently weak and had lost most of his memories, which made her feel extremely sad and heartbroken whenever she thought about it.
"Don't worry, Mother. With me here, Father will recover quickly. Don't worry."
Gu Qingyue smiled, looking confident and composed, which reassured Qin Shi considerably.
Madam Qin nodded. "Of course, your mother trusts Yue'er. By the way, your coming-of-age ceremony can only be held in Lizhou. Have you thought about what to do?"
At this point, her eyes welled up with tears again. Her daughter had suffered so much hardship and setbacks, yet she hadn't even had a proper coming-of-age ceremony.
If this were in the capital, she thought she would definitely invite all the prominent families and nobles to congratulate her daughter. But in Lizhou, and with only six or seven days left, she could only keep it simple.
Gu Qingyue sighed, she really didn't care much about these things. In her opinion, on the day she came of age, it would be enough for everyone to sit together and have a meal.
However, it seems that this coming-of-age ceremony was taken quite seriously in ancient times.
She needs to think about what to do.
Lizhou Camp.
Inside the military camp tent, Mu Yun Chu held the imperial edict in her hand, lost in thought.
Mu Nan and Mu Dong, who were standing outside the door, exchanged a glance and then lowered their heads.
Since Gu Yuanming led the delegation back to the capital from Lizhou, the original stand-in for Mu Yun Chu in the delegation has also retired successfully, and Mu Nan has returned to Mu Yun Chu's side.
Just now, Mu Yun Chu and the Grand Commander of Lizhou received an imperial edict. The emperor ordered the Grand Commander to strengthen border defenses and not to have any private conflicts with Nanzhao or provoke war, otherwise he would be punished according to military law!
This was within Mu Yun Chu's expectations; her father's thoughts were not hard to guess—stability was paramount.
He stroked the imperial edict in his hand, pondering how he should arrange his actions in Nanzhao given the current internal strife.
Of course, he had already arranged for several groups of wolves to operate in secret while he was in Zhucheng.
He had to do something, at least to make the Wizard Temple disappear completely, and it would be even better if he could also disrupt the Nanzhao court.
"Master, Mu Bei has arrived," Mu Nan's voice suddenly rang out.
"Come", Mu Yunchu came to his senses.
"Master, this is a message from His Highness Prince Kang that we received this morning," Mu Bei said, handing over the scroll of paper as soon as he entered.
Upon hearing this, Mu Yun Chu's eyes lit up.
After reading the message, Mu Yun Chu pondered for a moment before suddenly standing up. "Instruct Steward Wen to go to my second brother's residence and bring the betrothal gift list to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. Have my second brother go there for me."
Mu Yun Chu naturally couldn't wait.
The news said that the Emperor was seriously ill and fearing a change in the court, he urged him to marry Gu Qingyue as soon as possible, and that his second brother had already mentioned it to the old Duke.
Prince Kang is preparing to personally go to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to propose marriage on behalf of Mu Yun Chu, and he wants Mu Yun Chu to make preparations quickly.
Mu Yun Chu pondered for only a moment before she understood.
His second brother's urging him to get married as soon as possible must have been due to more than just his father's serious illness; there must have been other reasons as well.
But since my second brother didn't say anything, he will naturally investigate.
However, this is probably also the reason why the emperor ordered the border to be defended.
"Get it done as soon as possible, and make sure it's done thoroughly," Mu Yun Chu waved her hand.
He had originally planned to return to the capital and invite his second brother and several respected imperial uncles to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to formally propose marriage, but circumstances changed, so this was the only option.
Upon hearing this, Mu Bei naturally understood the importance of the matter and immediately went to carry it out.
After thinking for a moment, Mu Yun Chu led Mu Dong and Mu Nan directly to the Grand Commander's camp.
He needed to discuss with the Grand Commander as soon as possible the border defense of Lizhou and the strategy for dealing with Nanzhao's troop deployment on the border. Gu Qingyue's coming-of-age ceremony was approaching, and he needed to return to Lizhou as soon as possible.
In the midst of their busy schedules, six days flew by, and it was the day before Gu Qingyue's coming-of-age ceremony.
As night fell, Gu Qingyue sat in her room, looking at the neatly folded dresses she would wear the next day on the couch, her mind racing with a thousand thoughts.
She suddenly remembered that when she was eighteen in her previous life, her grandfather had also bought her a lot of gifts, saying it was to congratulate his Yue'er on becoming an adult.
I remember the way she reacted, both laughing and crying, when she opened the gift.
Besides a huge pile of clothes and jewelry, her grandfather also bought her her favorite doll from when she was little. The doll had a bunch of keys hanging around its neck, which were the keys to that villa.
On the day she came of age, her grandfather transferred the villa to her name.
Whether it was fate or not, that villa is now in my own space.
Thinking of this, she suddenly missed her maternal grandfather from her previous life, and couldn't help but recall the old duke who looked eight or nine parts like her grandfather. Her eyes gradually welled up with tears.
"Is A-Yue heartbroken?"
Suddenly, the window moved on its own without any wind, and in the next instant, a tall figure appeared in the room. Needless to say, it was Mu Yun Chu.
He is back.
Gu Qingyue turned around and immediately fell into his warm embrace.
Before I could even lift my head, a deluge of kisses rained down on me.
Gu Qingyue hugged his waist tightly in a daze. For some reason, she felt a surge of joy mixed with a desire to cry. The next moment, the two of them were in a spatial dimension.