Phi-Fic Chapter 142: Good news today! August!
Chapter 142: Good news today! August!
After Ertai left, Xu Tian came to Song Qing.
"Hey! Why didn't you go with your class painter today?" Song Qing looked at Xu Tian and joked.
"Oh! I have good news! I thought I'd come over to share it with you." In the past few months, Xu Tian has been sticking with Benjamin almost every day.
She had never realized before that Benjamin was so clingy. But since being with him, Xu Tian truly felt how... clingy men in love are!
"Good news? Could it be that your mom and mom agree to your marriage?" Upon hearing the good news, Song Qing automatically thought of Benjamin and Xu Tian's marriage.
A month and a half ago, Xu Tian, Xinrong's mother, returned to the capital. Naturally, Xu Tian told the two of them about her and Benjamin.
When they learned that their daughter was going to be with a foreigner, Guan Bao and his wife naturally disagreed. They even went to Karl Lagerfeld and wanted to take Xu Tian home to prevent her from meeting Benjamin.
Unfortunately, Song Qing and Xu Tian had already done some ideological work on Karl Lagerfeld, and he felt that there was nothing wrong with Benjamin. Not to mention that he was a court painter now, in his own country, he was still a prince second only to the emperor!
So from this point of view, Xu Tian is a perfect match for Benjamin.
Under the strenuous persuasion of the Empress Dowager and Song Qing, Guan Bao and his wife reluctantly let Xu Tian stay in the palace. However, every now and then, Xu Tian's mother would still come to the Cining Palace to keep an eye on Xu Tian.
Speaking of which, Mrs. Guanbao has not been coming as often recently, so Song Qing felt that it was probably because Xu Tian persuaded his father and mother to agree to her marriage with Benjamin.
"Oh! It's boring. How can you guess everything!" After hearing Song Qing's words, Xu Tian was speechless for a moment. She didn't feel any sense of accomplishment at all. Song Qing guessed too accurately!
"But... you're not entirely right." But Xu Tian soon cheered up again. Who said she only had one good news today? Hehehe!
"So there's more than one piece of good news? Come on! Tell me about it quickly, so I can be happy." Song Qing said with a smile when she saw Xu Tian's smug look.
"Today, Benjamin's parents wrote to me, saying that they have agreed to Benjamin's marriage, and my father and mother also agreed. So, today Benjamin will go to ask the emperor to grant him the marriage!" Xu Tian's face was full of sweetness, and pink bubbles appeared on her face when she talked about the marriage.
"So, I'm so happy that I came to share it with you first! Let's go find Xiaoyanzi and the others now. I want to spread this good news as soon as possible!" Xu Tian pulled Song Qing and was about to run out.
Song Qing had no choice but to follow along.
Zhihua had left the Cining Palace some time ago, so they could only wait until her departure day to tell her the news.
Xu Tian and Song Qing ran all the way, with a lot of snow on their bodies. As soon as they arrived at Shufangzhai, they met Xiaoyanzi who had just returned from the study.
"Hey! Qing'er, Tiantian, what are you rushing to do?" Xiaoyanzi saw the two of them running towards Shufangzhai like a gust of wind, and hurried forward to ask.
"Xiaoyanzi, you're back just in time. I have good news. Come on, go inside and talk." As Xu Tian spoke, he stretched out his other hand and pulled Xiaoyanzi into Shufangzhai.
Ziwei looked at the three people coming in together and was surprised for a moment, "Why did you three come back together today?"
"I just came back and saw them two running towards me. Then Tiantian said she had good news and pulled Qing'er and me in." Xiaoyanzi explained to Ziwei.
"Good news? Is Tiantian's marriage settled?" Like Song Qing, Ziwei's first reaction was Xu Tian's marriage.
When Xu Tian, who had just sat down, heard Ziwei's words, she instantly felt speechless, just like before.
"What! Marriage! Have your father and mother agreed to your marriage with Benjamin?" When Xiaoyanzi heard Ziwei's words, she instantly stood up from her chair and looked at Xu Tian in surprise.
"Hehe! Calm down!" When Xu Tian saw Xiaoyanzi's expression, she finally felt a lot more balanced.
Look! Look at Xiaoyanzi!
This is the correct way to open a surprise!
Look how perfectly this sentimental value is provided!
Look at Song Qing and Ziwei, each one is more boring than the other.
Xu Tian was very happy about Xiaoyanzi's performance. She tried her best to hide her pride and calmly repeated what she had said to Song Qing.
"Congratulations! I believe the emperor's decree granting marriage will come down soon!" Ziwei said with a smile after hearing Xu Tian's words.
"That's great! Tiantian, you and Benjamin are also going to be married! That's great!" Xiaoyanzi said happily while pulling Xu Tian.
After they shared their joy here for a while, Song Qing took Xu Tian back to the Cining Palace.
The next day
The news that the emperor was going to grant marriage to Xu Tian and Benjamin spread throughout the palace.
Some people who had already discovered the affair between Xu Tian and Benjamin said that there was nothing strange about it, but most people who didn't know were very surprised.
It is totally unimaginable that Princess Xinrong did not choose the Fifth Prince, but chose to be with Ban Huashi.
The main reason is that the painter Ban is a foreigner. Although they are in the palace, it is still difficult for them to change their thinking. They think that foreigners are what they call foreign devils.
Even though they respect the class painters, they still cannot treat them equally as people from their own country.
Therefore, in their eyes, Princess Xinrong is simply the best person in the world, both ancient and modern times!
The news spread quickly and the emperor's order was issued quickly. To be honest, the emperor was too gossipy. He knew about Benjamin and Xu Tian's affairs a long time ago and had made preparations in advance. The only thing missing was Guan Bao's family nodding in agreement.
So that afternoon, the decree was delivered to Xu Tian.
The wedding is scheduled for August, which is fast and slow at the same time. It’s not that the emperor is deliberately delaying the process. The main reason is that Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi came first, Song Qing and Ertai came later, and now Xinrong has arrived. The Ministry of Rites needs time to prepare, so there is no time to rush!