In Changle Palace, Xue Rong was lying on the chaise longue in the corridor with a tired look on her face. She forced herself to comfort Xue Qingshang.
"The marriage was decided by His Majesty. How can the imperial decree be easily changed? You must know that the emperor never jokes."
Xue Qingshang had a stubborn look on her face, biting her lip and said unwillingly: "But Yu Qizhe and Miss Liu San have always been brother and sister, how can they be husband and wife? Yu Qizhe doesn't like her, sister, you are in the emperor's good graces, go and persuade the emperor, maybe there will be a turnaround..."
"Shang'er, no matter how good Yu Qizhe is, marrying him will mean being a widow in the end. Even if he doesn't marry Liu Yujiao, can you marry him?" Xue Rong has been feeling tired these days. As the baby in her belly gets older, she feels more and more listless. The frost on her temples could no longer be hidden. Only after she used Yu Su to find dye from outside the palace and dyed her hair black did she look less old.
Xue Rong felt a headache as Xue Qingshang kept pestering her, but she couldn't bear to say it too bluntly, so she only pointed out: "Yu Qizhe asked for this marriage from the emperor himself. He was willing to do it. How do you know whether he likes Liu Yujiao?" Although Liu Yujiao's background was not bad, it was still a little worse than the help that Xue Qingshang and the Xue family could give him. If Yu Qizhe was really just pursuing a career without any personal feelings, he would not have rejected the Xue family's marriage proposal so decisively.
"Impossible." Xue Qingshang shook her head, not wanting to hear what Xue Rong said. "Liu Yujiao has just come of age, she is just a little girl, how could he like her? Is it because Lord Liu wants to win him over that he wants him to marry Liu Yujiao?"
Xue Rong sighed softly and looked down at Xue Qingshang: "Shang'er, there are many men in this world, why do you have to keep staring at Yu Qizhe? He just won the first place in the imperial examination this year, and now he is the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. This man is not someone you can control at all. Didn't you see what happened to Yang Xu when he blocked his way? Listen to my sister, he is not a good match. If you really want to get married, I will arrange a marriage for you."
Xue Qingshang leaned on Xue Rong's knees and looked up to beg Xue Rong, "Sister, I don't want to marry anyone else. I only like him."
"Shang'er, have you heard of the young master of the Xu family in Northern Zhili? He is Madam Zhou's cousin. I heard that he could read at the age of three and could write poems at the age of seven. He is also a young talent with a handsome appearance. He passed the imperial examination three years ago, but he was not interested in this and did not become an official. Madam Zhou will be at your house tomorrow, you can go and meet him."
Xue Rong finished speaking softly, and when she saw Yu Suo coming in with the medicinal meal, she sat up and let Yu Suo serve her the medicinal meal.
"I don't want to see him." Xue Qingshang felt very sad. She remembered that when Yu Qizhe just came to the capital, he matched her couplets in Xinglou, and disappeared after exempting the meal. At that time, she became curious about him.
Later, I met her in Zanmao Hutong. The person was wearing an elegant green robe and was standing tall and slender in the former residence of Princess Huaiyang, which had become a ruin. Among the ruins, her figure was as pure and elegant as green bamboo and pine tree.
When he turned his head to the side, the sunlight fell on his handsome face, making him look like a god.
At the first sight, her heart was pounding and she fell in love with him. With a jumping rabbit in her arms, she took the initiative to go forward and talk to him.
It's not that she hasn't seen men who are more handsome than Yu Qizhe. She said that every time she came to the palace, she could often see Cheng Ying's handsome face, but no man had ever made her heart beat as much as Yu Qizhe.
Later, I gave up my pride and tried to get closer to him again and again.
Even though she knew that he had a hidden illness, she never disliked him at all.
But now he wants to marry another woman. When Xue Qingshang was rejected by Yu Qizhe, although she was upset, she thought that Yu Qizhe would not marry anyone else if he didn't marry her. But it is different now. If he marries Liu Yujiao, she will lose him completely and can no longer hide her love and approach him with a girlish heart.
Xue Qingshang lay on the chaise longue and cried silently. She really liked this man very much, even though he was always cold and aloof and refused to say a few more words to her...
Xue Rong put down the bowl with a distressed look and let the jade comb be taken away. She reached out and gently stroked Xue Qingshang's back. The daughters of the Xue family were all proud, especially Xue Qingshang. Her pride was spoiled by Xue Rong herself. She had never been seen to be fragile. However, in the past six months, her pride had been broken again and again because of Yu Qizhe.
Xue Rong hesitated and said, "Yu Qizhe married Liu Yujiao, maybe... to cover up his hidden illness. But it's hard to say. He is a deep-minded person and doesn't look like a sentimental person. If what I said is true, it shows that he is cold-hearted and can even marry his sister to cover up. Whether you are sad or upset, you should stop associating with him after he gets married, so as to avoid gossip and make people look down on you."
Xue Qingchang, however, was like a drowning person grabbing a life-saving straw. She couldn't help but wonder if Yu Qizhe got married just to cover up his hidden illness. If she was willing, could she be the one to get married?
Then he thought again, if Yu Qizhe really wanted to hide the truth, he would not have refused when his elder sister tested him to see if he wanted to marry into the Xue family.
Seeing that Xue Qingshang looked unhappy and depressed, Xue Rong was worried about letting her go back to the Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion. After all, their father was a person who never cared about anything, so she let Xue Qingshang stay in the palace with her for two days.
Xue Qingshang didn't want to stay, she wanted to see Yu Qizhe.
Yu Shu advised, "The queen has been feeling unwell lately. She has been sleeping for half a day during the day and has little energy. I have to go to Liu's house to invite Miss Liu San to the palace. I am worried about the queen without anyone around. After all, the one in the East Palace is useless and she is at the end of her rope. Who knows if she will find ways to harm the queen again? County Lady, you should stay in the palace with the queen."
After hearing this, Xue Qingshang asked about Xue Rong's health with concern and agreed to stay in the palace for a few more days.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com