Following Jing Yan's movements, Jing Huaixu saw a beautiful young woman in red standing gracefully below the steps. He waved to his attendant to summon her.
"Princess Yue Jiang of the Moon Kingdom is here to see His Majesty!"
The eunuch called out, followed by the calls of every eunuch along the steps. The high-pitched voices grew louder as they approached, reaching Yue Jiang in layers.
She took her first steps, following the stairs, and walked step by step towards the high platform. When she got closer, Yue Jiang bowed and knelt down, offering a deep salute.
"Yue Jiang greets His Majesty of Jing Kingdom. May His Majesty enjoy good health and live a long and worry-free life."
"Princess Yuejiang, please rise. From now on, Jing Kingdom will be your home. I will have the Empress arrange a palace for you. Once the wedding date is set, you will marry my son."
Jing Huaixu observed that Yue Jiang was well-mannered, neither humble nor arrogant, but this princess was not personally chosen by him for Jing Yan; she was originally to go to Anguo.
Because of the sudden appearance of the Yue Kingdom princess, both the East and West Empress Dowagers felt somewhat uncomfortable, and Jing Huaixu had no way to deal with it.
He didn't want to say anything too flattering; he felt guilty even saying a single extra word. He simply raised his hand to let her get up.
Yue Jiang could faintly detect the helplessness in Jing Huaixu's voice. It seemed that her sudden appointment as the Crown Princess of Jing Kingdom had caused many people a headache.
But it's not her fault; it's Jing Yan's fault for taking advantage of her.
She slowly got up, glancing cautiously at Jing Yan, only to find him looking at her too, seemingly worried about her health.
She subtly shifted her weight, causing Jing Yan to frown slightly.
Ha! He may not be attracted to beautiful women, but he has a warm heart and cares about people.
...
Once Yue Jiang entered Jing Palace, her status as the Crown Princess of Jing Kingdom was officially confirmed. After leaving the court, she was immediately taken away by Empress Ye, the wife of Jing Huaixu.
Inside the Jiaofang Palace.
Empress Ye Chuting sat quietly on her phoenix throne, scrutinizing Yue Jiang. The way one person looks at another can tell whether they are good or bad.
Yue Jiang did not feel uncomfortable; on the contrary, she heard Empress Ye laugh twice with pleasure.
"I've long heard that the Yue Kingdom is famous for its beauties, and after seeing Princess Yue Jiang, I can confirm that she truly lives up to her reputation."
Yue Jiang looked at Empress Ye, who sat at the head of the table, with a graceful demeanor. Her face was slightly round, neither sharp nor imposing, nor did she have the air of a delicate young lady. Instead, she possessed a dignified and elegant beauty.
I heard that Empress Ye's father was the tutor of Emperor Jing Huaixu. Coming from a scholarly family, Empress Ye should have had a calm and composed scholarly air about her.
However, her eyes were slightly dark, revealing a long-accumulated weariness, which concealed some of her composure and calmness. Nevertheless, she was still in her prime and possessed the majesty of an empress.
"Your Majesty is too kind. Your Majesty's demeanor is truly magnificent. It is I, Yue Jiang, who amazed by Your Majesty's grace."
"You flatter me, Princess," Empress Ye said, looking at the poised and elegant Yue Jiang with increasing satisfaction.
It wasn't for any other reason. At first, I didn't think much of it when I heard that my son Jingyan had kidnapped the princess of Yue Kingdom, but when I learned that the princess had lost her memory...
Jing Yan went along with the trend and made the Yue Kingdom princess his crown princess, leaving Empress Ye stunned for a long time.
Later, she actually found it quite good, even though she had spent most of her life causing headaches due to the rivalry between the two empress dowagers.
Their respective nieces were concubines in the palace, and the two sides were like fire and water. She held the high position of Empress, and could not show favoritism to either side. She had been working hard all along.
Empress Ye could endure it for the sake of her children, but she couldn't bear to see Jing Yan's harem become like her husband Jing Huaixu's.
Regardless of which family's daughter is chosen as the Crown Princess, the other family cannot be mistreated. In the future, even family matters will cause Jing Yan headaches, and she has been troubled for a long time.
Unexpectedly, Yue Jiang was added to the mix. Yue Jiang was a princess of the Yue Kingdom who was sent to marry a foreign ruler. So what if the two of them fought for her? Neither of them could surpass Yue Jiang!
"You lived in Qiluan Palace before the wedding. That was the residence of the princesses. Besides Yan'er, I also have a daughter named Jingyi, who is just fifteen years old."
"Consort Zheng has a daughter named Jingning, who is nineteen years old. You can go and visit them anytime," Empress Ye thoughtfully arranged.
It doesn't matter where she lives; everything except the East Palace is temporary. She doesn't mind having another friend in the Jing Palace, no matter who she gets along with.
However, Yue Jiang was suffering from some acclimatization issues. After coming from outside the city and then entering the palace for the audience, she deliberately covered her pale face with rouge and chose a gorgeous pomegranate skirt to improve her complexion, but she was already exhausted.
Yue Jiang nodded her thanks, hoping that Empress Ye would let her go back to rest as soon as possible: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Yue Jiang will get along well with the two princesses."
Empress Ye heard that Yue Jiang had suffered from acclimatization issues on the journey and did not want her daughter-in-law, who had come from afar, to be tired. She turned around and instructed her personal maid, Lanse, to escort Yue Jiang to Qiluan Palace.
Unexpectedly, a young girl's voice, exuding an arrogant air, barged in, looking the girl up and down as she walked.
"Isn't she just more beautiful, with a better figure, and a larger dowry?"
"Why should she be my brother's crown princess? What's so great about the Yue Kingdom? In hundreds of years, I've never heard of the Yue Kingdom producing a crown princess for a political marriage. Is my Jing Kingdom's concubine not good enough for her?"
A girl dressed in light pink with butterfly patterns, her hair styled in a high bun and adorned with two butterfly hairpins, walked aggressively up to Yue Jiang and glared at her with eyes that resembled Jing Yan's.
Yue Jiang guessed that this was probably Empress Ye's biological daughter and Jing Yan's biological sister.
"Jingyi, you mustn't be rude. Yuejiang will be your sister-in-law, the Crown Princess, in the future. You should respect her." Empress Ye was quite angry at her daughter's unreasonable behavior. Didn't she know who had instructed her daughter to act this way?
Before Jingyan brought Yuejiang back to Pingkang City, Jingyi made a fuss about not letting Jingyan marry Yuejiang, and instead wanted to marry his grandmother, Empress Dowager Cheng's niece, Cheng Suyun.
I thought it was just talk, but I never expected him to actually make a scene in front of Yue Jiang.
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