Fourth Master Xiao suddenly laughed, his smile like the stars, as refreshing as a summer breeze. "Early this morning, the Emperor issued an Imperial Decree and betrothed Miss Zhuang, the legitimate eldest daughter of Marquis Taiping, to Min as his consort."
"Really?" The heart she had been holding up finally relaxed. Xiqiu smiled, and Fourth Master Xiao took her hand and slowly walked with her toward the rear courtyard, saying in a low voice, "The Emperor coughed all night last night, and early this morning he issued the decree… I fear in a few days the matter of the Crown Prince will also be settled."
