Zhou Jinyan originally intended to read the imperial edict himself, but Shen Yiren failed to appreciate his good intentions, so Cang Ming stepped up to read the decree of marriage instead.
Cang Xu's hands were still stained with Shen Qingrui's blood. Even though there was only mutual interest and no affection between him and Shen Yiren, their marriage could not be tainted by even a hint of bad luck.
Cang Ming received the imperial edict with both hands. With the declaration, "By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims," the officials and commoners both inside and outside the grand hall knelt down once again.
Chapter 25