"Your Majesty, the Emperor went to Kunning Palace tonight and returned to Yangxin Palace in less than half an incense stick of time. I suspect the Emperor went to inform the Empress about the eldest prince's marriage."
Cui Wan teased the little prince and casually asked, "Can that sickly person understand?"
Madam Qian choked and said, "Your Majesty, Kunning Palace is heavily guarded. It's impossible to find out the specific situation inside."
Cui Wan frowned, secretly resentful. If she had not been unable to place anyone in Kunning Palace over the years, that sickly person would have died without anyone noticing.
Back then, she and Du Xingruo were both concubines of the Emperor. If she hadn't relied on being the Empress Dowager's niece, how could she have possibly become the Empress Dowager?!
Fortunately, she has been in charge of the harem in recent years and has been honored and favored continuously, which has allowed her to barely convince herself to accept her unwillingness!
"Is Perrin back?"
Aunt Qian said, "Not yet, but it should be soon."
Cui Wan lowered her eyes and saw that the little prince had fallen asleep. She pulled the quilt over him and covered him. "Everyone, please leave. Peilan is back. Let her come in directly."
"Yes, my lady."
At midnight, Peilan entered Cui Wan's bedroom carrying a basin of hot water.
"My Lady, this is the news sent back by Qinglian."
Cui Wan took the note, glanced at it carefully, and handed it back to Peilan. Peilan threw the note into the tea stove and burned it.
"Your Majesty, Elder Lu might really be able to cure the eldest prince."
"Impossible! If he could be cured, the Emperor wouldn't have granted Feng Jinyu a marriage upon returning to the palace. It can only be said that Elder Lu found out that Feng Jinyu would have no descendants."
Pei Lan: "Old Master Lu is known as a miracle doctor. The Emperor has ordered the eldest prince to marry the eldest daughter of the Xie family within seven days. I am worried that the eldest prince has not yet completely lost his family line. I suggest Qinglian take action to solve the problem once and for all."
Cui Wan pondered for a moment, "What you said is possible. Now that Elder Lu is in the Grand Prince's residence and Feng Jinyu's condition worsens, they will inevitably suspect that someone is behind this. They can start with Xie Wanyi and prevent her from getting pregnant."
"Yes, my lady!"
The next day, after Xie Wanyi had breakfast, she hurried to find Yunniang.
Yunniang received the imperial decree granting marriage yesterday, and she took her servants to prepare a dowry for Xie Wanyi.
She had to collect eighty-eight loads and was busy until night. She had only slept for three hours last night and had not even had time to eat breakfast. She was busy with her trusted nanny and the dowry maid.
"Mother."
"Wanyi, why are you here? Have you had breakfast?"
Yunniang saw that Xie Wanyi looked much prettier today than before, and she didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
"I've eaten, but mother must not have eaten yet. Let's go and have breakfast first."
Yunniang sat at the dining table and took a few mouthfuls of bird's nest porridge. "Tell me quickly, what do you want to tell mother so early in the morning?"
"The imperial decree granting the marriage came so suddenly. The engagement has to be fulfilled in less than seven days. What should I do with the wedding dress? It's too late to make one now. The embroidery building has some ready-made ones, but they may not fit."
Yunniang smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. The wedding dress has already been customized for you."
"What?" Xie Wanyi was surprised: "When was it? Why don't I remember?"
Yunniang continued to eat a few more mouthfuls of bird's nest porridge. "Last year, when mother was looking for a husband for you, she was thinking about this. When she was ordering winter clothes for the various courtyards last year, she started making your wedding dress. I'm showing it to you now."
A moment later, two maids came out from the inner room carrying a large box.
Xie Wanyi couldn't wait to walk over and open the box. Her beautiful eyes lit up instantly. The box contained everything including a phoenix crown, a bridal gown, wedding shoes, etc.
"Wanyi, do you like it?"
"I like it very much, thank you, mother!" Xie Wanyi couldn't let go of the phoenix coronet and bridal bridal gown, and her face turned red unconsciously as she imagined the scene on the wedding day.
Seeing her so shy at this moment, Yunniang couldn't help but sigh, it's true that girls can't be kept at home when they grow up.
"Wanyi, don't just look at it, try it on yourself and see if it doesn't fit. It's still not too late to change it now."
"Okay, wait for me, Mom, I'll put it on right away."
"Madam, Miss." At this moment, Zi Yu, who was outside the courtyard, entered the room. "Someone has come from the eldest prince's mansion and is waiting in the front hall."
Xu Mo waited in the front hall for half an incense stick of time before the Xie family's mother and daughter appeared in his sight.
Xu Mo's gaze lingered on Xie Wanyi for a moment, and he stepped forward respectfully. "Meet the Crown Prince's wife, Miss Xie. I'm Xu Mo, the prince's personal guard."
Everyone around Feng Jinyu was of high rank. Seeing Xu Mo being so respectful, Yunniang's inner uneasiness settled. "I wonder what Guard Xu is bringing to my house for?"
"Regarding the matter of the arranged marriage, the prince invites Miss Xie to his residence to discuss it."
Yunniang glanced at Xie Wanyi and said, "Then Wanyi, go quickly and don't keep the prince waiting for too long."
Xie Wanyi nodded, took Ziyu and followed Xu Mo out of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion and got on the luxurious carriage of the eldest prince's mansion.
"Miss, the eldest prince has been named King of Cangnan, so why is the carriage still carrying the logo of the eldest prince's mansion?"
"Maybe there's no time to change."
How could he not have time? It wasn't like Feng Jinyu needed to worry about it.
Feng Jinyu was framed and demoted to the nominal title of King of Cangnan.
Now that he has been rehabilitated and returned to Beijing, the emperor has not yet thought of a reason to re-ennoble him as king.
The closer they got to the eldest prince's palace, the more the handkerchief in Xie Wanyi's hand was likely to be torn.
"Miss Xie, we've arrived at the eldest prince's mansion." Xu Mo's voice came in, and Xie Wanyi's nervous heart was in her throat.
I'm about to meet the eldest prince I've been thinking about. It would be strange if I'm not nervous and shy!
Xie Wanyi's complexion had returned to normal when she got out of the car.
"Miss Xie, please follow me."
When the servants in the eldest prince's mansion saw Xie Wanyi coming, they couldn't help but look up at her, then quickly lowered their heads and continued to work.
After Mr. Lu finished giving Feng Jinyu acupuncture and left the room, he saw Xu Mo leading Xie Wanyi into the yard.
"Mr. Lu, is the prince feeling better today?"
When Xu Mo asked this question, Xie Wanyi also looked at Mr. Lu expectantly.
Elder Lu smiled and said, "The prince has amazing willpower, and with your careful care, the prince is in slightly better shape today than he was yesterday."
"Xie Xiao-Miss, after you have seen the prince, I will go back with you to the Anguo Mansion to give your grandmother acupuncture."
"Thank you, Mr. Lu."
At this time, Xu Mo had already entered the room. Together with Li Yuanliang, he carefully tidied Feng Jinyu up and helped her sit on the armchair in the outer room.
"Please invite Miss Xie in."
Li Yuanliang: "We will leave now, but, Your Majesty, please take care of yourself and don't talk too much."
"Well, go ahead."
Soon, a beautiful figure entered the room.
"Your servant Xie Wanyi greets His Majesty."
"Thank you, Miss. Please excuse me."
Xie Wanyi felt a pain in her heart when she heard the voice which was obviously weaker than before.
She knew that the prince was forcing himself to speak to her.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xie Wanyi stood up and looked boldly towards the first seat above her. Her eyes suddenly turned red and she quickly lowered her head slightly to hide the emotion in her eyes.
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