When Jiang Yi approached the Queen Mother to pay her respects, the Queen Mother took the initiative to introduce him to Jiang Yi: "This is Prince Shen."
Jiang Yi immediately saluted Prince Shen, and Prince Shen also saluted Jiang Yi in return.
Prince Shen asked the Queen Mother, "Whose noble family is this young lady from? Why have I never seen her before?"
The Queen Mother said: "Yes..."
She wanted to say that Jiang Yi was her newly adopted daughter, but suddenly realized that if she did so, Prince Shen would have to call Jiang Yi "little aunt." She was too excited earlier and didn't think about this for a moment, so she changed her words and said, "She is the daughter of the Wu'an Marquis family. She is beautiful, but what's rare is that she is not arrogant or impetuous, and is gentle and lovely. It makes people feel very comfortable just looking at her. I like her very much and want her to stay by my side."
Upon hearing this, Prince Shen was somewhat surprised. He said, "It's rare to see the Queen Mother praise a girl like this."
The Empress Dowager had no children in her early years. The late Emperor loved her and did not want her to be too lonely, so he proposed to assign a princess or a maid to serve her in the palace, but the Empress Dowager refused all the suggestions.
Unexpectedly, a little-known daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an would win the favor of the empress dowager.
Prince Shen began to think more deeply, and looked at Jiang Yi with more earnestness.
Because the Queen Mother wanted to promote this match, she told Jiang Yi, "Among the many heirs of the royal family, Prince Shen is an extremely outstanding one. Don't be fooled by the fact that he is only a few years older than you. He has an extremely calm temperament and he doesn't even have a concubine in his mansion."
The meaning of this statement is quite obvious.
Prince Shen's heart moved.
The emperor selected his heir, but the empress dowager did not like him very much because he was dull and boring.
Today, the Queen Mother deliberately let him meet with Jiang Yi, and said such obvious words, perhaps she wanted to match him with Jiang Yi.
Although Jiang Yi's status is not prominent, it would not be a bad idea if he can make the Queen Mother happy.
Thinking of this, Prince Shen looked at Jiang Yi with a more eager gaze.
Jiang Yi said: "The prince is very good."
The Queen Mother said, "Calling you Prince is so strange, just call me 'Brother Shen'."
Jiang Yi's face showed a hint of hesitation. "Is this okay?"
The Queen Mother said, "There's nothing wrong with it. Your brother Shen is the one who takes the best care of his sister."
"Prince Shen, don't you think so?"
Prince Shen bowed and said, "Sister Jiang."
It is quite proactive.
Jiang Yi also called out "Brother Shen".
The Queen Mother looked at the two of them with increasing delight, and said to them, "I have a sudden headache. Go in and rest for a while. You young people can chat slowly."
After saying this, without waiting for the two to react, he went into the inner room, leaving Jiang Yi and Prince Shen unable to help laughing.
The Queen Mother returned to her inner chamber and said to the nanny beside her, "Look at these two children, how talented and beautiful they are. It would be wonderful if they could get married."
"This is the first time I've done something like this. It makes me really excited."
"Go and see if the two of them have started talking."
The nanny took a sneak peek and came back to tell the Queen Mother, "The Prince and Miss Jiang seem to be having a very pleasant conversation."
The Queen Mother became even happier.
In the outer room, Jiang Yi took the initiative to say to Prince Shen: "Shall we go out for a walk?"
Prince Shen said, "Alright."
The two walked side by side outside.
The breeze is not dry and the weather is just right.
Jiang Yi had a gentle smile on her face. "I think the Queen Mother's intention, Prince Shen should have seen it too. However, I am not interested in marriage at the moment. I didn't tell the Queen Mother before, and I didn't want to offend her just now. Instead, I caused such a misunderstanding."
"Would the prince mind?"
Prince Shen was slightly surprised, and then he looked at Jiang Yi carefully.
The girl was indeed very beautiful, with almond eyes and rosy cheeks. He remembered the Queen Mother's previous evaluation of Jiang Yi, saying that she was neither arrogant nor impetuous.
I didn't notice it before, but now I feel that what the Queen Mother said is true.
He was used to seeing girls like Jiang Yi, who came from impoverished marquisates, trying their best to marry into a rich family if they got the chance.
However, when such a good opportunity was placed in front of Jiang Yi, she actually refused it.
It is indeed neither arrogant nor impatient.
For people of their status, it is quite difficult to marry a wife who is in tune with them.
Prince Shen is an introverted person and has never been attracted to anyone.
But as he got older, his elders often urged him to do so, and he himself had also thought about it.
He doesn't like women who are too noisy. The woman who will be his future wife should be chaste, intelligent and graceful.
Now it seems that Jiang Yi does fit the bill somewhat.
He was moved, and his expression became more sincere. "I don't mind."
"Although Miss Jiang is not interested in marriage now, with the Queen Mother's help, I think it's still possible for me to be friends with her."
"Girl, you can treat me as a brother."
Jiang Yi did not continue to refuse, she said: "Okay."
The two of them walked back to the Queen Mother's bedroom.
The emperor, who was standing far away, felt his heart sink as he watched them having such a pleasant conversation.
It feels like something that originally belonged to you is taken away by someone else.
It's always very uncomfortable.
Moreover, even though he hadn't seen Jiang Yi in the past two days, he still dreamed about her.
She seemed to be in his mind all the time. The more he resisted, the more he thought of her.
His heart was in turmoil.
The emperor suspected that he was sick again, but he was afraid to see the imperial physician because he remembered the misunderstanding he had made before.
Suppressing his palpitations, the emperor turned around and returned to his room.
He was restless and could not concentrate on reading memorials, and he would also be distracted during court sessions.
The emperor was really unable to hold on any longer, so he went to find Jiang Yi.
The Queen Mother placed Jiang Yi in Chaoyang Palace, which was closest to her. When the Emperor came to Chaoyang Palace, Prince Shen was also there.
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