Chapter 11 Granted Marriage
"Father, Mother, what I am about to say may be a little unbelievable, but every word is true!"
The old couple looked at their daughter who was so serious. It seemed that what she wanted to say was very important and probably not a good thing, so they became even more nervous.
"Xing'er, just say whatever you want to say. You are our daughter, so of course we believe you." Xia Chengsheng said.
"I said I was reborn, do you believe it?"
Although she was ready to tell everything, she was still very nervous. She was afraid that her parents would not believe her, and she was afraid of seeing the questioning eyes of her relatives...
When Xia Chengsheng and Liu Youran heard this, their pupils widened and they were stunned for a moment.
Xia Xing'er looked at her parents' shocked expressions, took a deep breath, and then said, "In two days, will our family be confiscated and exiled?"
Xia Xing'er's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in Xia Chengsheng and Liu Youran's hearts. They glanced at each other, each seeing the shock and disbelief in the other's eyes.
"Xing'er, this... what is going on? How did you know that our family would be confiscated and exiled in two days?" Xia Chengsheng asked in a trembling voice.
With tears streaming down her face, Xia Xing'er slowly recounted her experience of rebirth and everything she knew. The old couple listened to their daughter's story with turbulent emotions in their hearts.
"Since God has given Xing'er a chance to start over, we must not sit and wait for death!" Xia Chengsheng clenched his fists tightly and said with a firm look.
"But what should we do?" Liu Youran asked anxiously.
Xia Chengsheng pondered for a moment, "Xing'er, you said that we were implicated because we were on good terms with the Prince of Zhennan."
"Yes, this time the Prince of Zhennan triumphed over the Northern Di and made another military achievement. The emperor has long harbored a grudge against this youngest brother. If the Prince of Zhennan was not still young when the previous emperor passed away, it is uncertain who would sit on the throne.
The late emperor handed over the Black Potassium Army, which was supposed to be directly under the emperor, to the Prince of Zhennan. It became a trump card in his hand and also a death warrant.
How can the emperor allow others to snore on his couch? "
Xia Xing'er was speechless about the emperor. The Prince of Zhennan had 400,000 soldiers and 50,000 black potassium soldiers who could fight one against a hundred. If he wanted his position, it would be easy.
In his previous life, the Prince of Zhennan returned triumphantly and met his brother, the Emperor. In order to reassure him, he handed over the military power of 400,000 soldiers.
Xuanyuan Yi, the King of Zhennan, went to the battlefield at the age of ten, fought for the Xuanyuan Dynasty and defended the borders, protecting the people for more than ten years. In the end, he died tragically at the hands of his own family. How sad and lamentable!
His three older brothers had been friends with him since childhood, and his second brother was a deputy general under his command.
"Father, Mother can't hide from us, now is the time to prepare as soon as possible..." Xia Xing'er hadn't finished speaking when she heard a voice outside saying "The Imperial Edict has arrived"
The three people in the room looked at each other, wondering why the imperial edict would come at this time. Although they were confused, they still went out one after another to receive the edict.
The housekeeper, Uncle Huang, has already set up the incense table.
This time, it was Eunuch Wu, who was beside the emperor, who came to announce the decree.
Eunuch Wu glanced at everyone and said, "Xia Xing'er, accept the order."
Xia Xinger took a few steps forward and knelt down. "Xia Xinger accepts the order."
Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion also knelt behind Xia Xing'er.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Xia Xing'er, the legitimate daughter of Xia Chengsheng, Marquis of Changxin, is virtuous and kind, with dignified manners and graceful posture. She possesses a distinguished temperament, is skilled and generous, and is kind and honest, with outstanding character and appearance. I am personally pleased to hear of her. Now, the Prince of Zhennan, Xuanyuan Yi, has reached the age of twenty and is ripe for marriage. He should choose a virtuous woman to marry him. As Xia Xing'er is in the Yu Kingdom, she is a match made in heaven for the Prince of Zhennan. To complement her beauty, I hereby grant her the title of his principal wife. I express my sincere gratitude!"
What does this damn emperor mean? She just got divorced yesterday, and today he gave her another decree to grant her marriage.
The key target is the Prince of Zhennan, the god of war in the hearts of the people of the Xuanyuan Dynasty.
There are so many unmarried ladies from official families in the capital, but he chose a divorced woman like himself, and the ex-wife of his subordinate. This is a naked humiliation of the Prince of Zhennan using himself.
There was no such thing as arranged marriage in my previous life. It seems that my rebirth has triggered the butterfly effect.
I have to accept this order, which is really frustrating.
Xia Xing'er kowtowed, "Xia Xing'er obeys the order, thank you for your grace!"
Eunuch Wu smiled and said, "Congratulations, Marquis Changxin, your family has a Princess Zhennan."
Xia Chengsheng felt very sad. If he had received this decree when he didn't know the future fate of the Marquis of Changxin's Mansion and the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion, he would definitely be happy and grateful to the emperor.
But now, he really couldn't be happy, but he had to pretend nothing happened.
Xia Chengsheng bowed and said, "Congratulations, congratulations to Eunuch Wu for his hard work," and handed him a purse.
Eunuch Wu touched his purse and put it into his sleeve, smiling even more.
"My Lord, you are busy, so I will return to the palace to report."
After saying this, he left with the imperial guards.
As the emperor's personal eunuch, he certainly knew what the emperor meant and the future fate of the two mansions.
The Prince of Zhennan's Palace also received the same decree at the same time, but the person who received it was different.
After the eunuch who announced the decree left, Liuyun was already speaking indignantly before Xuanyuan Yi said anything.
"Your Majesty, what does this mean? You are using a divorced and abandoned woman to humiliate the prince. There are so many noble ladies in the capital lining up to marry the prince."
Although Liuxing didn't make a sound, his expression expressed everything. His thoughts were the same as Liuyun's.
Xuanyuan Yi was happy. No one knew that he had been attracted to Xia Xing'er since the first time he met her.
Three years ago, when the Marquis's Mansion announced the selection of a husband for Xia Xing'er, he went to ask for her hand in marriage, but was rejected by the Marquis's wife.
Just because he was a member of the royal family, even though he promised to be with her for the rest of her life, he was still rejected.
Because they all knew that he had no say in his marriage, and if the emperor or the empress dowager put someone in his room, he would not be able to refuse.
He took advantage of the war to flee to the border, and later he learned from Xia Qingfeng that she had married Helian Zhi, the son of a poor general.
Later, when the war became intense, Helian Zhi also came to the border as reinforcements.
For her, he kept giving Helian Zhi opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
Helian Zhi had made great contributions, but what he never expected was that the first thing he would do when he came back was not to ask for an imperial decree for her, but to use his military achievements to ask for the hand in marriage of another female general.
He was not worthy of her, but he had no right to do anything for him.
Later he heard that she had asked for a divorce, and he knew his chance had come, and he didn't want to miss her again.
He went into the palace overnight and went to the emperor's study.
"I wonder why my royal brother came to the palace to see me so late at night."
Emperor Shunkang looked at Xuanyuan Yi who was kneeling below, his eyes slightly narrowed, his right hand constantly stroking the ring on his left hand, as if he was thinking about something.
Xuanyuan Yi has always known that his royal brother is wary of him and constantly suspicious of him.
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