Chapter 1413 - 1322: The Wedding Date Is Set

Mrs. Beigong and Beigong Tuanyuan also want to return to Bingzhou.

After consulting with the Beigong family and confirming they have no objections to the marriage proposal, Zhao Hanzhang issued an edict granting marriage to Zhao Erlang and Beigong Tuanyuan.

Beigong Tuanyuan will return home to prepare her dowry.

She wants to bring her female soldiers and friends along when she marries; the emperor has already agreed to transfer her from the Bingzhou Army to the Yongzhou Army.

Even after marrying, she can continue to be a Female Captain.

Knowing she wants to become a female general, Zhao Erlang secretly told her about several horse bandits outside the border; when the time comes, she can go to destroy the bandits, and he will provide support, enabling her to earn achievements and be promoted to Assistant General.

Beigong Tuanyuan really likes him, feeling that working under his leadership is much freer than under her father’s, with more opportunities to make meritorious achievements.

The two have endless things to talk about every day.

Shi Le occasionally sees them and feels envious; unfortunately, he spent the first half of his life as a slave, drifted throughout his life, married late, and had children even later. Clearly the same age as Beigong Chun, but while Beigong Chun’s daughter is getting married, his eldest child has just started to walk.

If he had a daughter, how could he not fight for her?

Or if his son were ten years older, he would also fight for Beigong Tuanyuan.

Ah, Beigong Chun’s daughter, he dreams of having such a daughter-in-law.

Zhao Hanzhang is also speaking, "It feels like a dream, Beigong Chun’s daughter has actually become my sister-in-law. Erlang is really incredible."

Fu Tinghan sees her so adorable and can’t help but laugh, "Erlang is indeed amazing. It’s their destiny, and destiny is indescribably wonderful."

Zhao Erlang puffs out his chest proudly.

Zhao Hanzhang taps him on the head and says, "Don’t be too proud, Tuanyuan is a bit smarter than you. In the future, listen to her and Mr. Xie when you encounter problems, okay?"

Zhao Erlang responds "yes," eager to try, "Sister, do you think General Beigong has any secret techniques? Now that I am his son-in-law, will he teach me these secret techniques?"

Zhao Hanzhang: "...You can write him a letter and ask. Besides, as a son-in-law, you should also communicate more with your father-in-law."

Beigong Chun had already learned from the telegram about Zhao Hanzhang’s arranged marriage, having Mrs. Beigong contact him by telegram prior to the engagement.

The process was swift, fixing the marriage in just fifteen minutes, much faster than exchanging letters back and forth.

Beigong Chun was satisfied with Zhao Erlang.

After all, he had taught him shooting techniques for a period and had fought together in battles. Other than being slightly lacking in literature, Zhao Erlang had no other shortcomings.

And when selecting a son-in-law, he valued character most.

He had the intention when sending Beigong Tuanyuan to the Capital City, and now that his wish is fulfilled, he is naturally happy, thus responding warmly to Zhao Erlang’s communications.

This caused Linghu Sheng to be somewhat worried, and Huang An advised, "General, although we are negotiating marriage with Prince Qin, we cannot get too close. The emperor currently has no heirs."

Beigong Chun: "Your Majesty is not such a suspicious or petty person, and Erlang is not one with scheming intentions."

Huang An: "Your Majesty naturally isn’t, and Prince Qin also has a pure heart, but what if someone harbors ill intentions and creates rumors?"

Beigong Chun frowned slightly, although he was not too pleased, he still listened.

Therefore, he reduced the trusted aides he originally planned to give his daughter by half, only allowing her to take the most capable ones by her side.

When Mrs. Beigong and Beigong Tuanyuan returned from Luoyang, they didn’t travel alone; over twenty vehicles followed behind, with ten carrying betrothal gifts and the others with mining equipment, officials from the Ministry of Industry, and craftsmen.

Youzhou has them, and Bingzhou has them too.

Beigong Chun was speechless as he listened to Beigong Tuanyuan describe the things in the Observing Things Department and related the emperor’s discussions.

"Father, when we left the palace, Your Majesty personally said, Father, for guarding the national borders, all Inspectors return to the Capital City for ceremonies or to report their duties, only you have no time to return, and she feels very pained."

"Although Father, you cannot return to the Capital City, Your Majesty remembers you, and Bingzhou and Youzhou’s situations are similar, farming also isn’t as good as the Central Plains, so Father should have a share of what Youzhou has."

Beigong Chun’s eyes immediately turned red, holding back tears, he said to Huang An, "Ziping, did you hear? Your Majesty remembers me."

Huang An, having fought alongside him for half a lifetime, understood him the most and nodded repeatedly, "I heard, General, we must pledge loyalty to Your Majesty."

Hui Niang, seeing this scene, reached out to hold his hand, looking at him comfortingly.

Beigong Chun suppressed his tears and instructed Huang An and Beigong Tuanyuan to arrange the people and items properly.

Once everyone left, he held Hui Niang’s hand, moved and said, "Since I came from Xiliang to the Central Plains, only Your Majesty treated me like this, even surpassing King of Xiliang."

Even under Zhang Gui, because of Beigong Chun’s proud and reticent nature, Zhang Gui often forgot his achievements and capabilities.

He wouldn’t speak up to fight for himself, naturally, no one remembered him.

After coming to the Central Plains, it went without saying; Prince East Sea, the emperor, Wang Yan, and others fought for power, while he became a mere pawn moved around with nothing left to even fight for provisions for his brothers.

During Zhao Hanzhang’s grand appointments of merit, he was staring at Dai Country; unexpectedly, even without attending the ceremony, he was the first in martial achievements.

Moreover, when Shi Le fought for things for Youzhou, he remained silent, yet Zhao Hanzhang remembered him, recalled Bingzhou.

Being constantly remembered by one’s superior, Beigong Chun only felt this with Zhao Hanzhang.

He grasped Hui Niang’s hand tightly and whispered, "You must educate Tuanyuan to be loyal to Your Majesty and the court. Our Beigong Family will protect Her Majesty for generations and must never harm Her Majesty in any way."

Hui Niang agreed solemnly, "I will teach her."

Being moved, Beigong Chun promptly arranged for the Zhao Family’s marriage proposal, setting the earliest possible date for the wedding, June 8.

Now tidying up, in four months, they will set off for Luoyang for the marriage ceremony.

Beigong Chun said, "Divide my lands and people, giving half for her to take. Zhao Erlang is not smart with finances, Tuanyuan is stronger in that aspect, but their expenses on training soldiers and martial arts are significant,"

Although Hui Niang has Beigong Tuanyuan, she hasn’t conceived in two years and has given up on having more children, so she has no objections, "It’s good; dividing now means when your several adopted sons marry, you can split the remaining funds, avoiding the need for her to return to divide the estate."

Beigong Chun also thought this way and moreover had his own ideas, he whispered, "The court has a new law, daughters can inherit familial titles. In the future, my title can be inherited by Tuanyuan, and if she is competent, has multiple children, she can allocate one to inherit my title."

Hui Niang was surprised, "How is this possible? Prince Qin is of the imperial family; the emperor won’t agree, right?"

But Beigong Chun was very confident, "Her Majesty is broad-minded, perhaps she will agree. I won’t be bound by gender; grandchildren of either gender can inherit."