Although neither princess was born of the principal wife, the eldest princess at least had the advantage of being the eldest daughter!

But to her surprise, the old emperor directly and rudely slapped her in the face, which was really too much!

She glanced at the honest and docile eldest princess and the shifty-eyed second princess, and felt even more resentful.

"Your daughter will obey your father's arrangements."

The second princess is absolutely ecstatic!

She also thought Shen Zi'an was handsome, and she could take the opportunity to leave Longjing after marrying him.

That's killing two birds with one stone!

She could almost picture herself living a free and unrestrained life after leaving Longjing.

That's why I disregarded everything else and directly overstepped my bounds and agreed.

Empress Dowager: "..."

The Empress Dowager, who had just been about to say that the Second Princess was unwilling, was silenced by the Second Princess.

The Second Princess's mother, Consort Xian, opened her mouth, but then she thought that Shen Zi'an was indeed a good match.

She pretended not to notice her daughter's overstepping of boundaries and remained seated, with an expression that suggested she knew nothing.

The old emperor was quite pleased with the second princess's cleverness.

“Your Majesty, this servant thinks it is inappropriate. How can the second princess be married before the eldest princess is married?” Hua Rong said calmly from the side.

The old emperor frowned, looking at his docile eldest daughter, and felt a rare sense of shame.

"Then... what do you think we should do?"

The old emperor felt that Hua Rong must have a plan to ask, which was why he asked the question.

However, other people see it differently.

Hua Rong didn't care what others thought and said, "Let's keep the imperial decree for the Second Princess and Young Master Shen's marriage for now. We'll issue it after the First Princess is engaged."

"become!"

The old emperor also thought this was a good idea, as it saved his face.

So that others wouldn't think he favored the second daughter and neglected the eldest daughter.