Yang Qingtong laughed, "Lele, youāre really something!"
With a quick thought, he solved his dilemma.
Although he didnāt take the Prince of Yueluo Kingdomās words to heart, being looked down upon daily did frustrate him. If it werenāt for the princeās special status, he would have acted long ago.
"This method is worth a try." Ye Ziāan nodded, "Iāll bring it up with the Emperor tomorrow."
Ms.Wang and Yang Dachuan had been worried these days, wondering if Qingtong and Linyuās matter would succeed.
The Prince of Yueluo Kingdom visiting the manor every day had been extremely irritating for them, but now hearing that thereās finally a solution, they were very pleased.
"Yesterday I left the manor and already sought out the master outside the city to find a few auspicious dates. Tomorrow Iāll send them to the State Dukeās mansion for them to choose. Once the date is set, we can proceed with the wedding arrangements."
"Mother, which dates did you pick?" Ye Ziāan had already taken Yang Qingtong to the State Dukeās mansion a few days ago and settled the matter. Ms.Wang then went to the temple outside the city yesterday to check the dates.
"One is the tenth of January, another the twentieth of January, and the last the twenty-eighth of March," Ms.Wang replied, "Although time is tight, itās not easy for Qingtong to make such a trip back and forth. I figured that if they could marry in January, the couple can go on their assignment together. Plus, the Prince of Yueluo Kingdom is still in the Capital City. With him here, I donāt feel at ease unless they marry early."
Ms.Wang continued, "Xiaxia, talk to Linhao and them, although the time is tight and doesnāt look too good, your father and I have discussed compensating with a richer dowry."
Yang Dachuan added, "Yes, your mother and I have discussed it. Weāll add another ten thousand taels of silver, buy more things so that Linyu can marry into the Yang Family without losing face. Iāve inquired and found that for the daughters of officials in the Capital City, a legitimate daughter marries with ten to twenty thousand taels, while an illegitimate daughter only with a few thousand. Weāll offer an extra ten thousand, plus what was already prepared for Qingtong. We might not compare to nobility, but itās much better than most official families, so itās not too shabby."
"Indeed, an additional ten thousand is quite sufficient." Yang Chuxia nodded, "Iāll discuss it with the State Dukeās mansion later."
"Tomorrow, Iāll see if I can ask the Emperor for a decree for marriage." Ye Ziāan thought, if the Emperor decrees the marriage, people will see only the imperial edict, not question why a noble lady marries a county officer.
By then, with some presents from the Emperor, the marriage will be complete.
"Brother-in-law, thank you!" From the bottom of his heart, Yang Qingtong was grateful to Ye Ziāan, knowing that he was looking after his dignity. A groom who can obtain an imperial decree for marriage has much more face than one who merely prepares thousands of taels in dowry.
"Indeed, Brother An, Qingrui and Qingtong are truly lucky to have you," Ms.Wang agreed.
She was extremely satisfied with this son-in-law, believing that within the entire Great Zhou, it would be hard to find such a good son-in-law.
"Mother, we are family, no need for thank yous."
Yang Dachuan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Brother An is right, we are family, why say thank you? Thatās unnecessary!"
The next day Ye Ziāan indeed spoke with Baili Yan about the matter, and Baili Yan naturally had no objections.
In Baili Yanās view, Linyu marrying Yang Qingtong might not be ideal, but itās certainly better than marrying into another country.
He originally didnāt want to grant marriage for Luo Linfei, after all, no matter how bad she was, sheās his cousin. But after hearing what happened in Zhejiang, he thought it over and agreed.