Chapter 121: Could it be
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Yuwen You, that fool! He used to know to instigate her by having someone say that Yuwen Chu was going to break off the engagement because of Fu Mingzhu, but now he willingly became someone else’s pawn. Such a rare opportunity, yet it was ruined like this. The Great Empress Dowager and Fu family have been alerted, and it would be extremely difficult to find such a good opportunity again in the future.
Everything was going wrong, even the allure of the crossbow bed diagram to Yuwen Chu was not as strong as she imagined.
Jiang Shanshan gritted her teeth as she entered the main hall, quietly slipping back to her seat unnoticed, pretending to drink tea as if nothing had happened. Her good friends knew she couldn’t bear to see Princess Funing punished, so they eagerly asked her, “How did it go?”
“The Emperor was only joking with Princess Chang,” Jiang Shanshan paused, feeling reluctant and hesitant to speak, “Unfortunately…”
“Unfortunately what?” Hearing that the Emperor gave her face, everyone was happy, but when she mentioned something unfortunate, they couldn’t help but speculate, “Someone refused?”
Everyone immediately assumed it was Mingzhu, who else would have trouble with Princess Funing?
Jiang Shanshan sighed helplessly and smiled bitterly, “Let’s not talk about it. Anyway, it’s my fault for being meddlesome.”
People coldly remarked, “How shameless, refusing to relent when she’s in the wrong. No matter how amazing she thinks she is, she’s still inferior to the noble and esteemed ones. Moreover, she will be her sister-in-law in the future. If she acts like this, ruthless and heartless, doesn’t she fear the Imperial Consort and Ying Wang will have thoughts? She’s just courting disaster!”
Jiang Shanshan hurriedly said, “It’s not her, please stop talking about it. It really wasn’t her, I didn’t say it was her.”
Everyone sympathized with her, “We know, this has nothing to do with you. She’s just a despicable bully, who doesn’t know that?”
Jiang Shanshan was anxious, “It really wasn’t her.”
No one believed her, “We know, we know, let’s not bring up this matter again.” Someone cleverly changed the subject, “I heard Princess Wusun’s marriage has been settled.”
“Who is it?” The girls were very interested, someone joked, “Probably another prince?”
“The Eighth Prince?” Everyone knew that the Great Empress Dowager intended to arrange Jiang Shanshan’s marriage with Yuwen Long, so someone chuckled, “Considering the eligible princes, there’s only him left.”
“Very likely.”
“It’s a pity. Anyang Wang is handsome and amiable, from a prestigious family. Who would have thought that it would be the Wusun Princess who benefits? I wonder what their future children will look like? Will their hair be as curly as sheep’s wool?”
“Second Miss Jiang, you usually get along well with the Wusun Princess. Is this matter really true?”
Everyone unconsciously ignored Yuwen You, knowing that among the several princes left by the late emperor, he was the least promising. The Great Empress Dowager didn’t even consider him, so how could she make him marry a foreign princess?
“I was only ordered to teach the princess language and writing; such matters are not to be discussed,” Jiang Shanshan replied very formally.
Marrying Anyang Wang might be impressive to others, but she disdained it. Some people preferred to be a phoenix’s tail rather than a chicken’s head, but she would rather be a phoenix’s tail than a chicken’s head because being a phoenix’s tail could still potentially become a phoenix’s head, while being a chicken’s head would forever remain a chicken’s head.
Unable to obtain accurate information, everyone felt a bit regretful. Jiang Shanshan absentmindedly replied, occasionally glancing at Empress Dowager Min in the Phoenix seat, then at the palace door, hoping Yuwen Chu would soon come to find her.
Not long after, Hai Momo approached Empress Dowager Min and whispered a few words. Empress Dowager Min’s expression stiffened for a moment, then she glared fiercely at Madam Cui and family, before holding her head and sighing, “I suddenly have a headache.”
The people in the hall were very perceptive and immediately got up to take their leave. Jiang Shanshan also followed the crowd, walking outside the palace gates, only to find that Yuwen Chu and Princess Funing were nowhere to be seen. Except for the palace attendants on duty, there was no one else to be seen in the entire palace, giving off a very solemn and chilling atmosphere.
It seemed that another storm was about to brew in the palace, and who knows how many people would die this time. Jiang Shanshan sighed, feeling some regret in her heart, but she wasn’t worried that this storm would engulf her— with the Emperor personally involved, even if the Great Empress Dowager wasn’t pleased, what could she do to the Emperor? Only the unfortunate palace attendants would suffer.
The carriage from the Changxing Marquis’s Mansion was already waiting outside the palace. Mu Di and the accompanying maidservant approached, and Jiang Shanshan glanced at the carriage from Linan Wang’s Mansion parked in the corner nearby, instructing Mu Di in a low voice, “Find a way to meet Linan Wang and tell him that I want to see him.”
Mu Di was taken aback, “What if he refuses?”
Jiang Shanshan sneered, “Don’t worry, he will come.”
In the Changxin Palace, Mingzhu had changed into a clean dress and had her hair redone. Imperial Consort Min applied medicine to the scraped area on her hand. Actually, the wound was not very deep, but the medicine stung a bit when applied.
Mingzhu, who was afraid of pain, pouted and blew softly, suddenly noticing Imperial Consort Min staring at her, feeling a little embarrassed, “Blowing on it makes it not hurt anymore.”
Imperial Consort Min smiled, “Scared, weren’t you?”
“Just feeling a bit embarrassed,” Mingzhu shook her head. Even if Yuwen You hadn’t appeared, she would have eventually found an excuse to spill the bowl of camel camel soup. After experiencing those things, she wouldn’t be surprised no matter what Empress Dowager Min and her son did.
She glanced at Imperial Consort Min and suddenly thought, Imperial Consort Min had always wanted to arrange a marriage between Jiang Shanshan and Yuwen Chu, and in her past life, Imperial Consort Min had always been very fond of Jiang Shanshan. Could it be that Imperial Consort Min didn’t actually approve of her and Yuwen Chu’s marriage, but had no choice but to agree?
Imperial Consort Min, however, remained calm and composed, with a very friendly attitude, “It’s not your fault. Who would have thought that Linan Wang would be so bold? But it’s thanks to his boldness that you were able to escape unharmed.”
When she mentioned Yuwen You, her expression was calm, showing no signs of dislike or awkwardness. Even though Mingzhu knew she was the most subtle and profound, she still felt a little relieved. She felt somewhat guilty and said, “I actually didn’t expect to come to this point with Ying Wang.”
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