Chapter 310: Marriage without a Decree as a Backup
Minister of Industry Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "Lord Feng, you are joking. I heard that General Xiahou already has a fiancé, the Sixth Prince. How can he marry the Third Prince?"
"I have heard of brothers serving one wife in the folk, but I have also heard of the royal family having two princes marry one wife. Such a ridiculous act is not in line with the royal etiquette."
Murong Hua was slightly startled when he heard this, and looked up at Her Majesty sitting on the dragon throne, only to see that her face did not look very good, and the ministers around her also had different expressions.
I soon found out that the matter of replacing my relatives might not have come to a conclusion yet, and I felt a little depressed.
Looking at Lin Ruhai in front of him, there was a smile on his lips and his eyes were slightly cold.
"Sir Shangshu, I remember that the engagement between General Xiahou and the Sixth Prince was only a verbal engagement. The late emperor and Your Majesty did not issue an order to grant the marriage, so this engagement can be annulled."
"Besides, my daughter Xue'er is a legitimate prince with a noble status. Now everyone knows that she was saved by General Xiahou. Everyone has seen it. If you don't let Xue'er marry General Xiahou, how do you want others to see Xue'er?"
Upon hearing this, Rou Guijun's mother, Su Qing, the Minister of Works, looked unhappy.
"Your Majesty Feng, your words are not true. Although my husband and Your Majesty Rou are verbally engaged, they were engaged since childhood. It was only because the late emperor died in a hurry that he did not have time to ask for permission."
"Although no decree has been issued, this matter is well known. How can it be abolished just like that?"
Although Rou Guijun arranged marriages for her son and daughter with the husband of the Minister of Works, the two families also changed their marriage arrangements.
If it was already legitimate in other countries, but in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there was still a procedure required, which was for the empress to issue an imperial decree to confirm the marriage.
Emperor Taizu had only three sons at that time. When he wanted to form an alliance with another country, two of his three sons were married, so there was no one to choose from.
Finally, she had no choice but to marry Feng Jun's engaged prince. First, Feng Jun's daughter died in the war, and now his son was also sent to marry. She hated Emperor Taizu so much that she left the palace and her whereabouts were unknown.
Afterwards, Emperor Taizu added a clause in addition to the order of selection of brides, which was that if there were no available brides to choose from, she could be chosen from among the princes who were already engaged.
Because they feared that a situation like Feng Jun would occur in the future, they also specified that only princes who had an engagement but had not issued an edict to announce it to the world could be considered as candidates. This situation also occurred in the subsequent female emperors, and they all followed the will of Emperor Taizu.
When the two families made the engagement, they were supposed to ask for permission, but the late emperor was seriously ill in bed at the time, and the atmosphere in the palace was turbulent and a storm was about to come.
In that situation, who would have the energy to ask His Majesty to grant the marriage? The matter could only be delayed.
I wanted to wait until the late emperor recovered before bringing it up, but I didn't expect that the late emperor would die directly from this illness.
After that, the palace experienced a coup d'état, and no one thought about this matter until the current emperor ascended the throne.
Therefore, when Feng Jun mentioned this matter, the Minister of Works looked so ugly.
Feng Jun didn't expect Su Qing to stand up against her. After all, he had a good relationship with Rou Guijun.
Although he felt sorry for doing this, he was ready to break up with her for Xueer's sake.
I just didn't expect that this day would come so quickly.
"My Lords, although the Sixth Prince is engaged, he has no consent from His Majesty, so it is not legitimate. According to the ancestral system, he is also a candidate for marriage."
"Now my son has already had physical contact with General Xiahou. According to the ancestral system, any prince whose purity is compromised cannot be included in the marriage."
"So, what's wrong with me asking for permission to marry the Third Prince?"
The faces of the ministers all looked slightly grim, especially those from the Grand Tutor's faction. They did not expect Feng Jun to show up and bring up Taizu. They were speechless for a moment.
(End of this chapter)
