Chapter 63 Wangcai Misses You [28]
The Marquis of Zhongyi's complexion remained unchanged, but Rong's face had turned pale.
Shen Jingya was extremely shocked.
After the chief eunuch finished reading the imperial edict, he looked at Achu, who was kneeling behind Rong Shi, and said with a smile:
"Sixth Miss, receive the imperial decree!"
As if snapping out of his daze, Achu stepped forward to receive the imperial decree.
Marquis Zhongyi stood up and spoke to the chief eunuch with a smile: "Eunuch Fu, I wonder why His Majesty has suddenly bestowed a marriage upon my daughter?"
As he spoke, he casually slipped a bulging purse into the head eunuch's hand.
The head eunuch smiled and accepted the purse, saying, "His Majesty heard that three months ago, the Sixth Miss of your household was encountered by bandits, and it was His Highness the Crown Prince who rescued her. He felt that this was a good match, which is why he issued an imperial decree to bestow the marriage upon her!"
Marquis Zhongyi certainly knew that it was His Highness the Crown Prince who saved Achu three months ago.
But like Rong Shi, he didn't want his daughter to be associated with the cruel and doomed Si Jinye.
So after that day, he thanked Si Jinye privately without making a fuss.
How did the emperor find out?
Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince took the initiative to propose marriage?
After seeing off the chief eunuch, the Marquis of Zhongyi turned around and saw Lady Rong holding her daughter and weeping bitterly.
The Rong family was truly heartbroken.
Why did her daughter face such hardships and difficulties?
First, her reputation was damaged, so she went to a nunnery for three months to avoid getting married in a hurry.
He had barely returned when an imperial decree was issued to bestow a marriage upon His Highness the Crown Prince!
Even ordinary people know that His Highness the Crown Prince is no good match, so how could the Rong family not know?
"My daughter! I'm so sorry. If I had arranged a marriage for you sooner, you wouldn't have had to..."
Achu was held by Rong Shi, who wiped away her tears and comforted her, "Mother, don't cry. Since it's an imperial decree to grant us this marriage, let's accept it happily."
She tried to force a smile, but it looked stiff, and her eyes were red.
Looking at Achu from the side, Shen Jingya's hostility and wariness towards her vanished instantly.
Having been with Si Jinxuan for so long, she knew even better how poor Si Jinye's health was.
He looks like a normal person, but he suffers from headaches and tinnitus for many years.
His body had long been riddled with holes by those poisons, and now he was merely clinging to life.
They say he can live to be twenty-four at most, but who knows if he'll die tomorrow?
Ah Chu married Si Jinye; the Crown Princess was indeed living a glamorous life.
But once Si Jinye dies, she will become the former Crown Princess.
Other women can remarry after their husbands die, but Ah Chu probably can't.
Thinking about all this, Shen Jingya felt only sympathy and a secret sense of superiority towards Achu.
After all, once Si Jinye dies, Si Jinxuan will have the best chance of winning.
At that time, one of them will be the Crown Princess, and the other will be the former Crown Princess.
The way others looked at them must have been quite subtle.
"Mother, please don't cry. Isn't this also Sixth Sister's fate?"
"There are so many talented young people in the capital, yet it was His Highness the Crown Prince who saved my sixth sister."
Shen Jingya also comforted Rong Shi from the side.
When Rong heard what she said, she cried even more bitterly.
It was Marquis Zhongyi who came over and persuaded her to take her back to Chunhui Hall to comfort her.
"Tan'er has just returned from a long journey. Why don't you go back to your courtyard and rest for a while?" Marquis Zhongyi said to Achu.
Achu replied, "Yes, Father, then I will go back first."
Marquis Zhongyi nodded, put his arm around Rong's shoulder, and led her away.
After the Marquis of Zhongyi and Lady Rong left, Shen Jingya comforted Achu with a few more words.
Achu's face was slightly pale, but she smiled at her and said, "Fifth Sister, don't worry, I'm fine."
"Fifth Sister is right, this must be my fate."
Before Shen Jingya could say anything else, A Chu said, "I am indeed a little tired today and cannot catch up with Fifth Sister. I will go back and rest first."
After saying that, Achu left with her maid.
If it were a normal day, if Shen Jingya were ignored like this, she would definitely be angry.
But today she wasn't angry at all, and completely understood Achu's feelings.
"Alas, my sixth sister is really unlucky!" Shen Jingya sighed.
Here, Achu returned to her courtyard and went into her room.
She kept only Xiao Liu to serve her, while the other two maids were locked outside the door.
Only when Achu and Xiaoliu were left in the room did Xiaoliu reveal her emotions.
These three months in the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace were not wasted. She has been trained to be much more composed and can now keep her emotions from showing on the surface.
Xiao Liu patted her chest and spoke to A Chu in a low, excited voice, "Miss! His Highness the Crown Prince actually petitioned the Emperor to issue a decree granting us a marriage!"
Ah Chu also looked dazed: "I didn't expect it either, he didn't even tell me..."
Xiaoliu's feelings were actually quite mixed.
She was a little happy, but also a little worried.
She's so happy that her young lady can become the Crown Princess! Even more impressive than the Fifth Miss's position as the Crown Princess!
The Crown Prince's health is a cause for concern.
For the past three months, she and Achu have lived in the East Palace. Although she hasn't spent much time with His Highness the Crown Prince, she has come to realize that he is indeed not a cruel person.
At least there were no palace maids or eunuchs who would beat or kill the Crown Prince's maids at the drop of a hat.
However, it is said that His Highness the Crown Prince is in poor health and will not live past the age of twenty-four.
His Highness the Crown Prince is already twenty-two years old...
"Miss, after you marry His Highness the Crown Prince, what if he... what will happen then?"
Achu lowered her eyelids and said in a soft voice, "I don't know either."
"But since the imperial decree for the marriage has already been issued, let's accept it."
Xiaoliu sighed, "But the wedding date is too rushed! We're getting married next month!"
For ordinary families, the process from marriage proposal to wedding usually takes more than a month!
This Crown Prince is far too hasty!
However, Xiaoliu then thought that it must be because His Highness the Crown Prince was very fond of her young lady that he was in such a hurry!
Achu looked down at her fingertips, not letting Xiaoliu see the smile in her eyes.
She was also somewhat surprised.
Although they had guessed that Si Jinye might ask the emperor to issue an imperial decree to grant them marriage, they hadn't expected him to set the wedding date for next month.
I am indeed very anxious.
But it's understandable, after all, she is his medicine.
Being separated for a month would probably be unbearable for Si Jinye.
I wonder how Si Jinye will get through this month?
Ah Chu found out very quickly.
That night, not long after Achu lay down, a tall figure stood in front of the bed curtains.
She was startled by the figure, her eyes widening as she was about to cry out.
The figure had already bent down and covered her mouth.
A deep, amused voice sounded in my ear: "It's me."
Upon recognizing Si Jinye's voice, the fear in A Chu's eyes dissipated.
She raised her hand and pulled Si Jinye's hand away from her mouth, lowering her voice: "Why is Your Highness here?"
Achu sat up in bed.
Si Jinye also sat down on the edge of the bed.
He pulled a fluffy ball from his arms and tossed it to Achu, saying, "Wangcai missed you, so I brought it with me."
Achu hugged the soft, fluffy Wangcai.
Wangcai rubbed against her face and meowed.
It seemed to know it had to be quiet, so it spoke in a lower volume than usual, making it sound even more delicate.
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