Chapter 313 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace - Gao Xiyue 3

The eunuch's announcement interrupted Consort Xi's words: "His Majesty has arrived."

Everyone quickly bowed and said in unison, "May Your Majesty be well."

"Your Majesty, our Fourth Prince has chosen Princess Qingying as his primary consort and Princess Xiyue as his secondary consort."

Consort Xi specifically brought up the matter of Gao Xiyue being selected as a secondary consort, naturally to make the matter public and to prevent any unexpected events from occurring later.

She understood the Emperor; he would reject Qingying's selection, but he would acknowledge Xiyue's. And sure enough…

“It is acceptable for Princess Xiyue to be a secondary consort, but Princess Qingying cannot be the primary consort.”

Hongli asked in surprise, "Father, why is that?"

"The Empress is plotting to seize the throne and has been confined to Jingren Palace. She will not be allowed to leave unless she dies. Her niece cannot be your primary consort."

In truth, the Emperor wanted to say that she was unworthy to do so, but since Qingying was also Empress Chun Yuan's niece, the Emperor held back his words.

"Your Majesty, the Empress has been severely punished. Please do not take your anger out on the Third Prince."

Consort Xi was not pleading for the Third Prince, but rather subtly inquiring about his fate.

Su Peisheng: "The Emperor has decreed that the Third Prince be removed from the imperial clan register and no longer be a member of the royal family."

Since Qingying was not eligible to be the primary consort, the Emperor originally wanted Hongli to choose again, but Hongli was very resistant, so the matter had to be discussed on another day.

By imperial decree, Fucha Langhua was granted the title of primary consort, Gao Xiyue the title of secondary consort, and Qingying the title of princess.

Hongli was not granted the title of Prince Bao, but only the title of Prince Bao of the Second Rank.

Because of his failure to be chosen, Fucha Maqi went to the Emperor to complain. Although Ulanara Qingying's status as the primary consort was not up to scrutiny, the Fucha family had still been insulted.

This means that their daughters are not as good as the daughters of the Ulanara family. To put it more broadly, it means that the Fourth Prince or the Emperor thinks that the Fucha family is not as good as the Ulanara family.

This kind of selection process was only for choosing wives for the princes, and it was generally for women from families with similar backgrounds.

If the Emperor hadn't intended for their eldest daughter to become the primary consort of a prince, she wouldn't have participated.

It's not that they refused to participate when the emperor asked them to; rather, the emperor simply wouldn't allow them to go.

This is why Fucha Langhua was the highest-ranking among the newly selected ladies-in-waiting, because no other princesses of the same age and family background came.

After Fucha Maqi's crying and tantrums, the Emperor was so annoyed that he took his anger out on Hongli and Qingying, so he only temporarily granted them the title of Prince.

However, this cannot be considered taking out one's anger on others, since it was their fault to begin with.

Fortunately, Ma Qi was old and had offended the Emperor by supporting the Eighth Prince, so he was more cautious. Otherwise, he would have become the brave man who fought with two emperors.

Chonghua Palace, built by Xinxue—

Gao Xiyue, dressed in her wedding attire and with her head covered by a veil, sat gracefully on the bed.

She wore a lighter shade of red for her wedding dress, since she was a concubine, while Qingying, as a princess, wore a bright pink wedding dress.

A knocking sound rang out at the door. Mo Xin opened the door, curtsied, and greeted the prince.

"Um."

Hongli nodded, walked into the room, and looked at Gao Xiyue sitting quietly in front of him. He suddenly felt a little nervous.

"Your Highness?" Gao Xiyue asked, puzzled. Why hadn't he lifted the veil after standing there for so long?

Hongli smiled, lowered his head and said, "I'm suddenly a little nervous and don't dare to lift the veil."

"Why?"

Although she couldn't see him, Gao Xiyue subconsciously looked up. Hongli saw her movement and imagined her looking up at him with a questioning and confused expression. He laughed even more happily.