Looking at their daughter's expression, they naturally understood that this matter was already set in stone. Today was merely a formality. With a smile, they said, "As long as my daughter does not have any objections, we are naturally willing. However, it seems like we are trying to climb the social ladder of that Divine Sword Duke."
"Haha, I wonder if Miss YouHan is willing or not? If you are not willing, then … "Ling Tian chuckled as he looked at Xiao YouHan, who was hiding her head in her mother's embrace." Erm, Miss Xiao, Miss YouHan, are you willing or not? It's not right to keep hiding. You should at least give me a straightforward answer. Since you are not saying anything, could it be that you are not willing? "
How could a young lady like her say such straightforward words? If she was not willing, then so be it. She could just say that it was not suitable. But …
Xiao YouHan was so embarrassed that her entire body was burning. She could no longer hide in her mother's embrace. Jumping up, her face flushed red as she scolded angrily, "I did not say that I am not willing. Naturally, I am … a big baddie! A big baddie! All of you are big baddies! "Covering her face in embarrassment, she rushed out in joy.
Everyone burst into laughter. Xiao FengYang looked at Ling Tian and smiled. "Crown Prince's words are indeed impressive. My granddaughter was so embarrassed that she ran away. You will have to drink three cups of wine as punishment!"
Ling Tian laughed and said, "Not to mention three cups, even if it was thirty cups, I would still drink to my heart's content. I am just happy for my brother! "
Seeing that both parties had no objections, Ling Chen and Li Xue urged Ling Jian to quickly take out the items he wanted. Ling Jian's face flushed red as he searched his entire body. He only found three swords and nothing else.
Everyone was dumbfounded. The First Pavilion Master whose name shook the world, the First Duke of the Divine Prefecture Empire, actually had nothing on him! It was too shabby. Who would believe it?!
Ling Tian smiled bitterly and took out a jade pendant from his pocket. He laughed dryly and said, "In fact, Ah Jian has already given me this jade pendant. This jade pendant, cough cough, although it's not a very precious treasure, but it's Ah Jian's family heirloom. It's just right to use it as a wedding gift, haha."
Xiao FengHan had long seen through it, and hurriedly added, "That's right, that's right! The Crown Prince personally proposed the marriage and even personally handed over the betrothal gift. To my Xiao family, this is a supreme honor. "
After Xiao YouHan's parents thanked Ling Tian, they took out a blood-red jade hairpin and exchanged it with him. With that, the marriage was settled. Ling Jian went forward to greet her. Madam Xiao helped him up with both hands and said with a smile, "Thank you, Divine Sword Duke."
Ling Jian's face reddened. He could only chuckle, unable to say anything.
It wasn't a lie to say that they were climbing. One had to know that not only was Ling Jian the legendary First Pavilion Master and the number one assassin in the world, he was also Ling Tian's number one subordinate. With the title of Divine Sword Duke, he was definitely above everyone else in the Divine Prefecture Empire! He was a person with absolute authority. Furthermore, he was a person who held the power of life and death in his hands. This was something that anyone could see!
Regardless of whether it was the Divine Prefecture Empire's Divine Sword Duke or the famous legendary figure in the pugilistic world — the First Pavilion Master, to the current Xiao family, they were both people of a higher social status! Furthermore, with Ling Tian acting as the matchmaker, it was obvious that he was marrying her as the first wife. Even if it was the Xiao family from before, it was still a joyous matter for them to have such a position!
With the Xiao family's current status, if it wasn't for the fact that Ling Jian had taken a liking to them, Ling Tian definitely wouldn't have agreed to it. Now that Ling Tian had taken the initiative to propose this matter, it could be said that he had already given the Xiao family a lot of face. If the Xiao family still didn't agree, then they really didn't know what was good for them.
As for the title of Divine Sword Duke, it was naturally something that Ling Tian had thought of on a whim. When proposing marriage, he naturally couldn't say that he was just an attendant, right? Unfortunately, Ling Jian didn't have any official position right now. Ling Tian could only use his imperial authority in advance and confer Ling Jian a title. No matter what, he had to settle this matter first. Otherwise, it would be difficult to determine Ling Jian's identity.
With the marriage matter settled, everyone's expressions couldn't help but become closer.
Of course, it wasn't convenient for Xiao YanXue's marriage to be brought up in such a situation. While everyone knew that Xiao YanXue was Ling Tian's woman, they hadn't announced it to the world. Furthermore, Xiao YanXue was currently in the Ling family. Not only was it illogical, it was also something that couldn't be brought up. Running over to the groom's house without an engagement, this was …
Thus, everyone intentionally avoided this topic. However, Xiao YanXue's mother looked at Ling Tian as though she was a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law with a look of satisfaction on her face.
According to Ling Tian's intentions, he definitely wouldn't return to Sky Bearing so early. However, he had no choice but to return now.
After resting in the Xiao family for a few days, Ling Tian received a letter from Meng Lige. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh and felt extremely depressed.
It wasn't anything big. It was just that Ling Tian's father, Ling Xiao, wanted to quit.
The Divine Prefecture Empire had just been established and there were many things waiting to be done. Regardless of whether it was the military or the civil administration, whether it was politics or agriculture, there were just too many things that needed to be resolved by this new emperor. However, Emperor Ling Xiao's hands were numb from all these matters.
Ling Xiao, who was originally just muddling along, didn't even bother to look at any of the memorials. He would just throw out the imperial jade seal like trash and let Meng Lige deal with it himself. If there was anything that Meng Lige didn't dare or couldn't make a decision, he would just suppress it. He would have to wait for Ling Tian to return first.
During this period of time, the memorials that had been suppressed had almost filled an entire room, causing Meng LiGe to complain incessantly. With such an Emperor, even if he had the ability to rule the world and bring peace to the country, he was completely helpless. He simply had strength but nowhere to put it. Especially those matters that urgently needed to be solved, but were not something that he could decide on. He was really at a loss!
In the past few days, Meng LiGe had been urging them very hard. All the ministers had been following behind him and urging him. Everyone was extremely anxious. Everyone felt like their butts were on fire. This caused Emperor Ling Xiao to be unable to take it anymore. In a fit of rage, he roared in the palace, "This daddy here is not doing it anymore! That little b * st * rd can do whatever he wants. "As he said that, he carried his belongings and returned to the Ling family's residence, locking himself in.
Now, not only was the matter not resolved, but the Emperor was also forced to resign from his post.
The civil and military officials all looked at each other, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. At the same time, they were all at a loss of what to do.
As Ling Tian held onto the letter, he truly could not hold it in. He wanted to laugh but was unable to laugh. He wanted to cry but was unable to cry. He truly did not know whether to laugh or cry.
The next morning, he bade farewell to Xiao FengHan and the others and left the Southeast. Thus, he rushed back to Sky Bearing without stopping for a rest.
Xiao FengHan knew that once Ling Tian returned, he would no longer be the Crown Prince but the ruler of an empire. From today onwards, regardless of whether it was in name or in reality, the Divine Prefecture Empire would be under Ling Tian's control.
Thus, Xiao FengHan did not dare to be negligent and immediately arranged for the Xiao family to prepare their luggage. On the third day after Ling Tian left, they left the Southeast and moved towards Sky Bearing. Along the way, they were escorted by 20,000 soldiers. As for the military affairs of the Xiao family, they were all handed over to Xiao FengYang. All of this would have to wait for the arrival of Ling Tian's imperial edict before the final decision could be made!
The sooner, the better.
Without a single word along the way, Ling Tian returned to Sky Bearing covered in dust. Meng LiGe and the rest had already been waiting for him at the city gates for a long time. A bunch of wailing children swarmed towards Ling Tian like a swarm of bees. Such a scene made Ling Tian's hair stand on end.
Ling Xiao had already prepared the imperial edict for Ling Tian to ascend the throne. The civil and military officials all anxiously rushed for Ling Tian to ascend the throne. After that, they simplified the procedures, which was also to Ling Tian's liking.
When he arrived at the Hall of Governance and saw the mountain of documents, even if Ling Tian was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but take in a breath of cold air.
Isn't this too … too majestic?!
Turning around to look at the aggrieved Meng Lige, Ling Tian furrowed his brows and asked, "Didn't the Emperor Emeritus do anything about it? Did he leave all of it behind? "
Meng Lige wanted to cry but had no tears. During this period of time, he had already become much more haggard. With a bitter face, he said, "Up till now, the Divine Prefecture Empire has had two Emperors. The founding Emperor didn't even attend court for a single day and the Emperor Emeritus didn't even show his face … haiz …" He let out a long sigh, filled with resentment.
Ling Tian looked at him sympathetically and said, "It must have been hard on you."
Hearing that, Meng Lige almost burst into tears. All sorts of feelings welled up in his heart. The Ling House is such a complicated matter, but I, Meng Lige, am still able to deal with it in an orderly manner. But … but this is an empire!
In the Ling House, he was only responsible for Ling Tian. While the matters in the Divine Prefecture Empire were more or less the same, the civil and military officials in the middle were …
After going through two Emperors, if not for the fact that he was looking forward to Ling Tian's return, Meng Lige would have resigned long ago. This really wasn't a job for a human to do. Every day he worked here would reduce his lifespan by a month!
Ling Tian gathered all his women together in the middle of the night and divided the memorials into several piles, distributing them to each of them. Of course, in the other room, Meng Lige wasn't idle either. He also distributed the memorials.
Meng Lige wanted to cry but had no tears. He had been waiting for this Emperor Emeritus for so long, but his work hadn't decreased at all. God, you can't play with me like this.
After assigning all the tasks, Ling Tian sat with his legs crossed as he sipped on his tea. His demeanor was exactly the same as his grandfather and father's, or perhaps … even more so … … … … …
Of course, these helpers couldn't be compared to Meng Lige. Ling Chen had followed Ling Tian for more than ten years, so she naturally knew how to deal with many things. Xiao Yan Xue, Shui Qianrou, and Yu BingYan were all direct descendants of the most famous families in the world, so they definitely weren't unfamiliar with these matters. As for Li Xue, needless to say, she came from the modern era and had five thousand years of cultural influence. Her decisiveness was probably inferior to Ling Tian's.
Besides, these people weren't like Meng Lige who had scruples. They were all bold and decisive, and dared to take action. Thus, things were handled very quickly.
Ling Tian held the imperial jade seal in one hand and the teacup in the other. After reading the memorials, everyone wrote down their opinions on how to deal with them, and brought them over. Ling Tian didn't even look at them, and directly stamped them with his imperial seal. After that, the eunuchs who were already waiting by the side hurriedly went out to announce the decree, and ordered the officials to carry it out.
During this time, Li Xue once joked, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the basic principle of 'the imperial harem is not allowed to interfere in politics'?"
Ling Tian chuckled and shook his knees. "Right now, all of you aren't considered part of the imperial harem. Since you aren't, then it's fine. "
Li Xue rolled her eyes and muttered, "I've never seen an Emperor like this."
Meng Lige hurriedly consoled her and said contentedly, "It's already very good. In comparison, … cough cough cough … I can finally attend court now. I'm already very satisfied."
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