Gu'en Houfu hosted a lively banquet, finally breaking the oppressive and constrained atmosphere caused by the great Ministry of Revenue case. Once that floodgate opened, banquets became more frequent again.
Song Yunzhao wasn't surprised at all.
'The Empress Dowager is truly an intriguing person.'
Song Yunzhao's belly grew larger by the day. Coupled with the hot weather, she couldn't be bothered to go out, spending all her time cooling off and escaping the summer heat in the traveling palace. The newly appointed officials for the Ministry of Revenue were successively taking their posts, and Song Nanzhen, as the new Minister, was so busy he barely had a moment's rest.
Even so, he still carved out a day to visit the Left Minister and his wife with the Xie family.
In the end, just as Linlang had wished, the marriage between the two families was settled.
Once the engagement was set and the news spread, it caused quite an uproar.
