The onlookers all turned their attention to Yun Xiaoran.
She was just as envious and glamorous as she was now, and that's when she felt most embarrassed.
Even the luxurious wedding dress and phoenix crown seemed to have lost their luster.
Looking at Yun Xiaoran's ferocious expression in the crowd, Su Yulan felt a strange sense of pleasure.
Hate it!
The more she hates him, the worse Jiang Qingwan's life will be.
The Empress Dowager is the Emperor's own mother.
Today's commotion is clearly a slap in the face to the Empress Dowager.
She refused to believe that the Empress Dowager would let Jiang Qingwan go.
Mo Yunhan, holding Jiang Qingwan's hand, looked at Yun Xiaoran.
"The imperial edict has been issued. No matter what the Empress Dowager's decree is, I will not accept it. Aunt, see the guests out."
He was referring to a guest, clearly indicating the degree of intimacy.
After saying this, he prepared to lead Jiang Qingwan into the mansion through the main gate.
Yun Xiaoran's heart sank into an icy abyss.
Extreme cold leads to twisted madness.
She raised her hand, unfolded the imperial edict, and read it aloud in front of everyone.
The scene was deathly silent.
But soon a heated discussion broke out.
"A county princess becoming a concubine? Wasn't County Princess Yun always raised under the Empress Dowager's patronage and deeply favored? How could this happen?"
"The poor county princess was so infatuated. She probably already knew that His Highness the Ninth Prince was going to marry a concubine from his harem, so she asked the Empress Dowager for an imperial decree and was willing to enter the mansion as a concubine."
Most of the onlookers were wealthy women from Chang'an District who were idle at home and had long lived in seclusion, so they were more moved by this matter.
They all voiced their indignation.
“Madam Song, Princess Yun lowered her status because of her love. Such a devoted and loyal woman, you cannot treat her differently just because the Yun family has fallen on hard times.”
“That’s right. Princess Yun has been visiting the Prince’s mansion to show her respect to you all these years. You two often walk together like mother and son. It’s one thing for the Prince to be cold-hearted, but how can you treat him like this?”
"The Yun family was loyal and brave, sacrificing themselves for the Great Zhou Dynasty, leaving behind only the County Princess Yun, an orphan girl, who was bullied like this by the Ninth Prince's Mansion. It is truly heartbreaking."
Yun Xiaoran felt smug.
She wanted everyone in the entire Chang'an District to know that Mo Yunhan had let her down and was ashamed of her.
He was seduced by a shameless vixen and became a prince blinded by lust.
Those who live in Chang'an District are all from powerful and influential families.
A few words spoken in the ear can change the winds in the court.
She wanted Mo Yunhan to regret his actions in requesting an imperial decree to grant him marriage, and to turn around and beg for her forgiveness again.
She rolled up the imperial edict.
With teary eyes, she looked at Mo Yunhan, then suddenly lifted her red skirt and knelt down in a graceful bow.
Her voice was choked with sobs, making her sound even more frail and pitiful.
"Concubine Xiaoran greets Your Highness and Your Highness. Please grant me permission to enter the manor."
Behind her, the Empress Dowager's imperial carriage, the wedding dress and phoenix crown bestowed by her personally, all reflected the Empress Dowager's dignity.
Mo Qingrui's heart was in her throat.
The Emperor's grandfather doted on the Ninth Prince, a fact known to everyone in the capital.
The old eunuch had just delivered gifts, including the Emperor's decree of marriage. To outsiders, this was seen as an indulgence of the Ninth Prince, so naturally no one dared to object.
But now, the imperial decree for the marriage has been issued.
Jiang Qingwan is indeed the Ninth Prince's wife.
Her status was already questionable, yet she was forced to kneel before a county princess personally appointed by the Empress Dowager. If she didn't know her place, at best she would be considered jealous and unpresentable, and at worst she would be seen as disrespecting the Empress Dowager.
She anxiously wanted to go over and offer a few words of advice.
Song Yushu had already stepped forward.
Instead of helping Yun Xiaoran up, he stood beside Jiang Qingwan.
“Princess Yun, I was there when you asked the Empress Dowager for her decree. Others may not know, but I know it all.”
"You withheld this imperial decree for three days, forbidding anyone to utter a single word, and then came to the Prince's residence in the Empress Dowager's imperial carriage with great fanfare, asking me to dress you in your wedding gown and have Yun Han put a phoenix crown on your head. What exactly are you trying to do? Do you think everyone is a fool?"
"If you truly married down against your will, and were devoted and loyal, doing everything for the Ninth Prince, why didn't you just read out the imperial edict directly? Why did you have to kneel and beg to enter the mansion after the Emperor Emeritus's gift and the Emperor's decree? Let me ask you, if you were a concubine, and you had the imperial edict in your hand, would I dare to stop you from entering the mansion quietly through the back door?"
She came from a military family.
She possessed a unique character; though she was a woman confined to the inner quarters, her demeanor was unlike that of others.
The sound was clear and resonant, striking everyone's hearts with a powerful impact.
The noblewoman who had just been criticizing the Prince's Mansion for being heartless now looked rather displeased.
Yun Xiaoran remained kneeling on the ground, and the moment she raised her head, tears welled up in her eyes.
“Aunt, don’t you know why Xiaoran is like this? I have loved Brother Yunhan since I was a child. I knew it was shameful, but I still asked for the imperial decree and came here with a wedding dress and crown, and prepared a generous dowry. I just wanted to fulfill my childhood wish. I respect you as my mother, so I hope you will put the wedding dress on me. I love Brother Yunhan and want him to be my husband, so I want him to put the phoenix crown on my head. That’s all.”
Such heart-wrenching pain is enough to move anyone.
Mo Yunhan spoke coldly at this moment.
"As a concubine, you are not entitled to wear red. Since the Empress Dowager has decreed it, I will not stop you. Take all these eyesores away. Concubine, you do not need a dowry or betrothal gifts. Go change your clothes and enter the mansion through the back door. The Ninth Prince's mansion will take care of you."
Since he dared to force her into marriage, he had no intention of giving her any face.
After saying that, he put his arm around Jiang Qingwan's waist and walked into the mansion.
Mo Yunhan spoke personally, and although the people around him felt pity, no one dared to say anything more.
Adding to Song Yushu's previous remarks, they could only sigh inwardly.
Everything turned out to be in vain.
With bloodshot eyes, Yun Xiaoran slowly stood up, supported by Granny Li's hand.
The voice was cold and hateful.
"Sister Jiang, now that the Empress has been formally enshrined in the Imperial Household Department, do you know the kind of disaster your status will bring to Brother Yunhan? If you truly love him and truly care for him, you shouldn't insist on doing this, making Brother Yunhan a laughingstock in the royal family."
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