in2ebook Chapter 230 May our happiness last forever, and may we never forget each other.
Chapter 230 May our happiness last forever, and may we never forget each other.
Speaking of Fang Shixin, ever since she caused a scene at Dali Temple, she has stayed quietly at the Fang family home and hasn't gone out to cause trouble. She has just asked people to buy her a lot of strange things.
Qin Yizhen and Cheng Yan became even more vigilant, wanting to see what she could come up with.
Do you have any news about Fang Shixin? Do you know what she's doing?
“No, not at all.” Song Pingping frowned as well. “It’s strange, she used to love being in the spotlight, but now she’s settled down. I have a feeling she’s up to something big.”
Qin Yizhen gave Song Pingping an approving look. She was indeed a sharp and restless person. Her sudden quiet and docile demeanor made Qin Yizhen feel that she was planning something big.
"Should I go and ask around?" Song Pingping asked.
"No need," Qin Yizhen shook her head. "I've already arranged for people to keep an eye on things, so you don't need to worry about it. Also, try not to get involved in these kinds of things."
Song Pingping nodded repeatedly: "Princess, I understand."
When Song Pingping arrived, she didn't come empty-handed. She brought a lot of snacks and soups from the teahouse, ostensibly so that the princess could taste them and see if there was anything that needed improvement.
When they left, they also took a lot of pastries made by Chen Yinniang with them and hurriedly departed.
She came and went in a hurry, very carefree and unrestrained.
Qin Yizhen felt a sense of leisurely envy. She herself was not a carefree person, but she admired those who were.
With nothing to do at home, she began embroidering another sachet. She had originally planned to make two sachets for Cheng Yan; the first one was embroidered with water lilies, and this one was embroidered with a branch of crabapple.
Qin Yizhen originally wanted to embroider peach blossoms. With the water lilies in front, she would embroider a "peach blossom" as in the poem, "The peach tree is young and tender, its blossoms are bright and beautiful".
But Cheng Yan preferred crabapple blossoms, so he abandoned peach blossoms and embroidered a crabapple blossom instead.
Although her skills weren't great and this embroidery was a bit more difficult, she had plenty of time to embroider it slowly since she had nothing else to do.
Just as she finished embroidering a decent-looking green leaf under the tutelage of the embroiderer, the matter of Cheng Yan changing his surname was settled.
Just as Cheng Yan said, Third Aunt Cheng knew her own family's affairs and how much the Empress Dowager and her brother hated the Marquis of Chengen and the Cheng family. In addition, the Empress Dowager had previously mentioned that no matter what the Empress Dowager and Cheng Yan had done, she should agree.
Therefore, whether out of personal reasons or fear of the power of Empress Dowager Cheng and Cheng Yan, Third Aunt Cheng had no choice but to agree, and her agreement naturally represented the Cheng family's agreement.
When Emperor Jing'an learned from Prefect Zeng of the Capital and Vice Minister Zhou of the Ministry of Personnel that Aunt Cheng had agreed, he immediately ordered an imperial edict to be written, allowing Cheng Yan to follow his mother's surname and inherit the ancestral hall of his mother's clan.
Just as Cheng Yan had thought, Second Aunt Cheng had a lot of opinions about this matter. If Cheng Yan didn't take the surname Cheng and changed it to Mingliao, wouldn't he have nothing to do with the Cheng family? What benefits could she possibly get then?
But she was, after all, a married woman, a member of the Sun family, and could not make decisions for the Cheng family. Many people did not care about her opinions, and even Aunt Cheng the Third had a fight with her but did not change her mind.
Unwilling to give up, Cheng Ergu brought her son to the Pingxi Marquis's residence to request an audience with Cheng Yan and Qin Yizhen.
It was dinnertime, and the summer heat was stifling. Even with an ice basin placed indoors, it couldn't completely ward off the heat. Qin Yi Zhenren was feeling listless and had a poor appetite; after a couple of bites, she didn't want to eat anymore.
Cheng Yan was urging her to eat some more when he heard the maid's report and felt annoyed:
"Lvqiao, go there yourself and tell her that if she is sensible, I will deliver the gifts that the Empress Dowager promised, and I will also send someone to escort them back to their hometown. If she continues to cause trouble, don't blame me for not interfering in their affairs."
Seriously, if you don't teach her a lesson, she won't recognize her place and will think she has a lot of face.
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After the imperial edict was issued to the Pingxi Marquis's residence, Cheng Yan ordered people to renovate the ancestral hall.
By the end of June, the memorial tablet of the Ming family would be openly and legitimately placed on the high platform. From now on, he would sever all ties with the Marquis of Chengen and the Cheng family. He would also add the surname Ming to his name and be called Ming Yan or Ming Cheng Yan.
Moreover, when he was offering sacrifices to Lady Mingguo, he also moved the memorial tablet of Consort Ping to the other side.
Inside the ancestral hall, the main hall was brightly lit, with wisps of smoke rising and candlelight flickering.
Cheng Yan led Qin Yizhen to pay respects to the two mothers: "Although your mother's memorial tablet is also enshrined in the royal ancestral hall, it is not a place you can go to whenever you want. Rather than opening a separate clean room for worship, it is better to let the two of them keep you company."
"In the future, if we have anything to be happy about, we can share it with both of our mothers. If we have anything to be unhappy about, we can also tell both of our mothers."
"Both mothers are kind and gentle people, so I think they will get along well."
Qin Yi was truly surprised that he had pulled this stunt, and was immediately moved: "Thank you."
Although no one in the Pingxi Marquis's mansion cared about him setting up a clean room to enshrine his mother's memorial tablet, no one dared to think of enshrining his mother in the Pingxi Marquis's ancestral hall.
After all, no family in this world would enshrine a memorial tablet for their mother-in-law in their ancestral hall; it's simply unheard of and unseen.
Cheng Yan, by chance, was able to do it.
“There’s nothing to thank me for. We are husband and wife. My mother is your mother, and your mother is my mother. How could I possibly wrong my mother?”
He and she were husband and wife, the closest and dearest family members.
Others say that the closest relatives are husband and wife, but he felt that the only thing between them was close relatives, and that they could never be separated for a lifetime.
Cheng Yan led her to get incense sticks to offer to the two mothers, and then prayed, "I beseech you two mothers to bless me and Yizhen with peace and prosperity, free from illness and disaster, with lasting happiness, and never forget each other."
May you have peace and good fortune, and be free from illness and disaster.
May our joy last forever, may our affection endure, and may we never forget each other.
This probably contains all the best wishes in the world.
To this, Qin Yizhen had only one wish: "May the two mothers bless my husband with peace and a long life."
She hoped that if he went to war again, he would return safely.
She hoped he would live a long and healthy life, and that this time he wouldn't leave her first, but would grow old with her and stay with her for a lifetime.
"Husband?" Cheng Yan raised an eyebrow and actually laughed. "It's rare to see you call me 'husband' so formally in public. You should call me that from now on. You're always so shy."
Qin Yizhen blushed slightly and glared at him: "What are you saying in front of Mother?"
"There's nothing to hide. My husband and I are a loving couple, and I'm sure both mothers will be overjoyed to see us like this."
The two placed the incense sticks in the incense burner, bowed again, and then Cheng Yan took Qin Yizhen's hand and walked outside.
Qin Yizhen tried to break free, but he held her firmly and she couldn't break free no matter what she did. In the end, she could only give up and let him go.
Well, he's still my husband after all. What else can I do but spoil him...