Chapter 288 A Surprising Choice for the Expectant Princess
This was also a coincidence. Since Empress Jiang tried carrot and stick approaches to get that pill from Qiu Yelan in Mount Dizi, Qiu Yelan had never seen her again.
Empress Jiang was annoyed and thought Qiu Yelan didn’t know how to behave, so Empress Jiang never called her again.
But now Mada Zhuang Junior ca personally, “I heard the Palace is looking for wives for the Princes. Zhuang Man is just the right age. You know her. Even though she is a bit short-tempered, her look and her bearing are all great among the young ladies. We are a family so I’ll cut to the chase. I’ve heard that Prince of Lu is kind and gentle. I bet he can tolerate her little temper!”
Because not so long ago, Prince of Qi was nearly forced to kill himself, she then guaranteed, “Zhuang Man knows what she should and shouldn’t do. She also wants to find a tolerant husband to live a comfortable life!”
She was the sister of Jiang Yashuang and his sister-in-law. Now that she asked, even though Qiu Yelan suspected that if she went to ask the Empress, Zhuang Man might just get knocked out directly. Qiu Yelan had to agree to ask. She couldn’t tell Mada Zhuang Junior, “You are the daughter-in-law of the first branch and are distant by the Empress, so you don’t dare to ask the Empress yourself. But I have talked back to the Empress and shown her a long face!”
The next morning she went into the Palace. Empress Jiang didn’t put a long face but told her calmly, “The day before yesterday, Mada Shi ca. She ca for her maiden cousin and said she was also kind and nice. You guys are making this difficult for !”
Qiu Yelan didn’t know whether Mada Shi ca or not and didn’t know whether what the Empress said was true or not. But since she said so, Qiu Yelan could only stand up and apologize.
When she ca back with nothing, Mada Zhuang Junior was already waiting in her residence.
Hearing Qiu Yelan say that this couldn’t work, Mada Zhuang Junior felt sorry about it and she naturally asked why. When she heard that Mada Shi went earlier and recomnded her maiden cousin, Mada Zhuang Junior thought Zhuang Man wouldn’t be chosen either. After all, Mada Shi’s son just died. People would naturally pity her.
However, out of everyone’s surprise, the wife of Prince of Lu was not Mada Shi Junior!
It was Tao Yibin!
“I guess Mada sent soone to talk to Her Majesty.” Hearing this news, Mada Shi was disappointed, “After all, she is Her Majesty’s relative. Even though the Tao Family is declining these years, as long as Mada is still alive, they will get all the good!”
Before she entered the Palace, she thought the Empress would surely grant her ask.
The Shi Family had been in the governnt for four generations. Even though they didn’t have a high-ranking official, they did have so level four and five officials. Her cousin was a legitimate daughter with a good look and personality. Even though she would marry a Prince who was destined to be in the background, she was still a possible match.
Besides, Jiang Jingzhui just died. Everyone in the Jiang Family had been extra careful with her these days.
Empress Jiang was kind to her then but she didn’t say for sure. According to her tone, Mada Shi thought she agreed. Now it turned out it wasn’t her cousin. She didn’t dare to say anything to bla the Empress, but she couldn’t help having so feelings inside.
The servants persuaded her, “There are three Princes who are marrying this ti! Prince of Lu is marrying a young lady from the Tao Family, but there still are Prince of Cai and Prince of Wei! Prince of Cai’s mother is a maid of Noble Consort Gu. Maybe Her Majesty couldn’t decide for her. But Prince of Wei’s mother is a maid who has always been serving Her Majesty!”
Mada Shi agreed. The Shi Family wanted the glory of having a Princess. They didn’t care whom their daughter married. It didn’t have to be Prince of Lu. The only reason why they aid for Prince of Lu was that he was the eldest and the best-looking.
“Princess of Wei is also fine!” Mada Shi was in a better mood, “Prince of Wei’s mother, Zhaoyi Miao, has a higher rank than Prince of Lu and Prince of Cai’s mothers! Even though Prince of Wei is younger than Prince of Lu and Prince of Cai, he is more prestigious than both of them!”
However, she was hit again a couple of days later!
First of all, because of Empress Dowager Gu’s interference, Princess of Cai was decided to marry Duan Qun’s niece, Duan Wenji.
Then finally, the new Princess of Wei was the niece of the new Chief Minister Lian Jianhai, Wang Qingqian!
“How is that happening?!” Mada Shi couldn’t sit still after hearing this news. She imdiately sent soone to ask around, “Not Princess of Cai, fine. Now Princess of Wei is Mada Wang who no one has heard of? Chief Minister is lower level five and he just took this position! If the niece is from his father’s side, it’s fine. It’s from his mother’s side?! They only ntioned this Mada Wang’s uncle not her father. I guess her father is not even an official. How can soone like this marry into the royal family?!”
After asking around, she suspected Qiu Yelan, “I’ve never heard of this Wang Qingqian. I wonder how aunt learned about her. Turns out it was Qiu Yelan!!! Wang Qingqian is the daughter of a Juren from Lanxi! And that Juren died before they announced it! The fourth branch is impressive! They managed to give soone like her to a Prince!!!”
The servant said carefully, “I’ve asked around in Beijue Hall. They said when the nineteenth mada ca that day, she did ntion the choice of Princess of Lu to Her Majesty, but she ntioned Miss Zhuang.”
Qiu Yelan was acquainted with Nijin. Mada Shi who had married into the Jiang Family way earlier than her also had her own eyes around the Empress.
But at the mont, she didn’t believe what this person said, “Who is Princess of Lu now? Is it Zhuang Man?!”
The servant didn’t know what to say.
“If we talk about age, I’m her sister-in-law! If seniority, I married into this family ten years earlier than her!” Mada Shi got more furious when thinking about it more, “I’ve never offended her. Yet she humiliated like this!”
If Mada Shi recomnded her cousin to the Empress after Qiu Yelan, it would be fine. Yet Qiu Yelan went into the Palace after her. How could Mada Shi not suspect that Qiu Yelan took her cousin’s chance, relying on her husband as he was favored by the Empress?
She was not happy because her son died. Now thinking about this matter, Mada Shi was angry and hated Qiu Yelan. She fell ill on that day!
However, Qiu Yelan didn’t know this. When she heard Mada Shi was ill, she naturally went to visit.
Mada Shi was angry just by looking at her. But she also couldn’t debate about such a matter. She could only go around and be sarcastic, “I heard your cousin is the Princess of Wei now? What a surprise! I’ve never heard you have such a cousin. I guess she is really a perfect person. Otherwise, how can aunt choose her? How co you hide her and never let us et her?”
When the choice of Princess ca out, Mada Shi fell ill. Qiu Yelan didn’t think her illness was tied to this choice.
She just thought Mada Shi went into the Palace to ask the Empress to make her cousin Princess of Lu. Now Princess of Lu was Tao Yibin, so Mada Shi should hate the Tao Family and there was nothing to do with her.
Yet she didn’t think in Mada Shi’s logic, she was the one to bla. So she didn’t think twice about what Mada Shi said, “I’m surprised about it, too! My cousin is from my grandmother’s maiden family. She used to study with and Sheng Shishui in Madam Shao’s school. She is very cute. My uncle is looking for a marriage for her. Yet we never thought we’d be so lucky!”
Mada Shi saw Qiu Yelan in a good mood. Of course, she was. Her cousin married high unexpectedly. Her husband was of a noble-born yet didn’t have a temper. It was said that Zhaoyi Miao pushed this marriage. As Wang Qingqian’s elder cousin, she was naturally happy.
But in Mada Shi’s eyes, she was clearly showing off. Therefore, when Qiu Yelan left, she gritted her teeth, punching the bed and swearing, “There’s no way I’ll let your cousin marry Prince of Wei! Not over my dead body!”
Mada Shi was actually not the only one who suspected that Qiu Yelan said she was recomnding Zhuang Man but went into the Palace to sell her cousin, Wang Qingqian. For example, the Zhuang Family.
After all, Mada Zhuang Junior went to see Qiu Yelan in person, yet in the end, Zhuang Man didn’t get to marry any Prince. This Wang Qingqian whom no one had heard of beca the Princess of Wei!
Luckily, after hearing the news, Jiang Yashuang went to his uncle’s ho and explained it, “Yelan didn’t know this before. She was surprised when she heard it too!”
If he only said that, the Zhuang Family might say they believed him but actually didn’t.
So Jiang Yashuang directly told them the main point, “It’s not strange if you think about it. This ti, Zhaoyi Miao begged my aunt for the choice of Princess of Wei. It’s really because of the Jiang Family’s scandal. What happened with Prince of Qi really scared Zhaoyi Miao!”
Zhuang Mo was clever. After hearing that, he imdiately understood, “Zhuang Man is known for being quite perky. With what happened to Prince of Qi before, no wonder Zhaoyi Miao didn’t dare to choose her. The Shi Family’s girl is said to be nice and kind, yet she is a young lady raised by a prestigious household after all. She is also the cousin of Marquess Qin’s eldest legitimate grandson’s wife. If she’s only pretending to be kind, then it will hurt Prince of Wei. Miss Wang is the best choice!”
His wife Mada Ai didn’t quite understand it. She asked anxiously, “I know why Zhuang Man and Miss Shi didn’t get chosen. But why Miss Wang is the best? We’ve never heard of this person before.” There were tons of nieces of level five officials in Jing City. There were also many who were relatives of the Jiang Family. Why Wang Qingqian?
“You are...” Hearing that, Zhuang Mo was speechless. He shook his head and said, “Just think about it. Miss Wang is an only child with no siblings. Her father was made Juren after he died. With this background, any normal people will be on their tiptoes every day. Let alone a Prince. Most importantly, her father died early. She grew up with her mother in her maiden family. Even if Lian Jianhai felt sorry for them and saw her as his own child, she still lived in soone else’s ho! With this experience, how will she have any temper? Will Zhaoyi Miao still worry that Prince of Wei will be bullied by his wife?”
He then said, “Besides, who’s Miss Wang’s cousin? Qiu Yelan! Miss Wang is of low born, but she can use Qiu Yelan’s power! There’s no outsider here, so I can say this honestly. From the point of the Jiang Family, Miss Shi is the cousin of Marquess Qin’s eldest legitimate son’s wife. This is higher than Qiu Yelan’s status. But in front of Her Majesty, how can Jiang Yaqing compare to Jiang Yashuang? And Jiang Yashuang is known for loving his wife. Zhaoyi Miao asked Miss Wang to be the wife of Prince of Wei. Besides the fact that she is of low born, but actually, she didn’t take any fewer advantages!”
Mada Ai finally understood. She was angry with Jiang Qiyun, “It’s all her...” Before she could finish the sentence, she saw Jiang Yashuang was still here, so she stopped because of him. She just sighed and said disappointedly, “Since Zhuang Man is not lucky enough to be a Princess, we’ll find her soone else then!”
When the Zhuang Family and the Shi Family were so disappointed, the Lian Family was torn by this surprise. When the Lian Family had a Minister, which was the most prestigious ti for them, they never had anyone who married into the royal family. Old Princess Lian only married a Prince who had a different surna from the Emperor.
Wang Qingqian now had such a good chance. Even though she was not from the Lian Family, they did watch her grow up and she was more emotionally inclined to the Lian Family than the Wang Family. The Lian Family was genuinely happy for her.
But aside from that, they had a very realistic problem: the dowry!
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