An Zhongtao just smiled bitterly: "Qingran entered the palace, accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, you have to be careful at every step, and you can't make any mistakes."
"Of course, this matter has been settled now. I used to worry about Qingran's marriage. I don't know what kind of person can match a girl like her. I have met the prince once. He is handsome and I heard he is very smart, but his reputation is a bit... Of course, every man has three wives and four concubines. He is still young, right? But I heard that the prince is not in good health. Is this true?"
"Yes, the prince was poisoned in the womb when he was a child, and has been sickly and weak ever since." An Zhongtao frowned after saying this. This was one of the reasons why he was worried about his daughter. The prince's body was so weak, if he couldn't live long, he would suffer in the end.
The old lady sighed: "How can I put it, really."
An Zhongtao did not respond.
Is this what his mother came to ask him?
The old lady finally spoke again: "Zhongtao, I have something to tell you. Qingran is also the Crown Princess, and the Crown Prince is weak. How can she survive without someone to take care of her?"
"What does mother mean?"
"This is what I think. Mingchen is the legitimate son of the general's mansion, but he is too young. I want you to adopt Mingbo. As the legitimate son of the general's mansion, he is fifteen years old now and can help Qingran a little. He can also help you manage the general's mansion in the future. If the general's mansion is passed to him, plus Qingran's care, nothing will go wrong. Zhongtao, what do you think?"
"Adopt Mingbo?" Zhong Tao couldn't believe his ears. "But the general's family already has a legitimate son. Besides, this is against etiquette and law."
"Why not? If you don't think about the General's Mansion, you have to think about Qingran. If she enters the palace and becomes the empress, her mother's family won't even have anyone to promote her. Mingbo is a filial and polite child. I feel relieved to have him by your side, and you can feel relieved too. He is such a stable child. How could you make a wrong decision?"
"Let my son think about this matter again." An Zhongtao declined politely.
The old lady's expression was not very good: "I worry about you all day long, but you don't even appreciate it. Really..."
After An Zhongtao said goodbye, the old lady's expression looked unhappy. She felt that her son was the most filial, so why didn't he listen to her?
After An Zhongtao left Beiyuan, he looked back again, a look of confusion appeared on his face.
When An Ranyue heard Min'er talking about Mingbo, she was very surprised. What did grandma mean? Why did she let her brother recognize her uncle as his biological father? She also said that she could support the Crown Princess, but if he became the Crown Princess's brother, he would definitely become her enemy in the future.
After all, she is King Kang's woman. Even if she is slow-witted, she knows that the Crown Prince and King Kang are not of the same mind. Wouldn't it be fun in the future?
She pouted and went back to her mother.
An Yanran has fallen ill because she learned the news that An Qingran was granted marriage. This is really a huge blow to her. It seems that no matter today or in the future, she will not be able to deal with her. What about the revenge for her mother? Will she ever be able to make a comeback in this life?
She was sick and now she was all alone. Everyone was celebrating the Crown Princess, and her parents were in the palace to express their gratitude, so of course they had no time to take care of her. An Mingxuan was still a child after all, and only knew how to play. He went to please his father, but his father happened to be in a bad mood, so he was sent back and never went again.
An Yanran had no choice.
After all, my own problems have not been resolved yet.
Now Prince Kang will no longer ask An Qingran to marry him, but who knows what he is thinking in his heart?
When she heard her maid say that day that Prince Kang ran away after seeing An Qingran's true face, she was actually a little disappointed. It seemed that he valued a woman's appearance more. From this point of view, she realized that he was far inferior to the prince.
An Qingran is so lucky. Even though she is disfigured, doesn’t the prince care?
An Yanran had no one to talk to about her dissatisfaction. An Ranyue came to see her often, but everyone knew what was in her heart. She hoped that she would not get better so that she could become Prince Kang's concubine. A child without a mother is just pitiful.
An Yanran complained to herself in the yard. She knew that her life would not be much easier after An Qingran entered the palace.
Although An Qingran was not optimistic about the future, her heart was still filled with happiness.
Of course Fang also knew the news. She sat in the room with a very unhappy look on her face. If An Qingran could not get married, she might feel better, but she married the prince.
Shen Zhihua walked in.
Fang looked at him and said, "My son, we are really marrying above our station."
Shen Zhihua showed disdain on his face: "Who knows if they had planned this in advance? Wasn't there a rumor in the capital? They went to Yuehua Temple to have a secret meeting, and I knew it. Maybe they had already done something good, and they are still pretending to be noble here."
His words were unpleasant to hear, but Qiaojie said nothing.
Fang waved her hand: "No matter what, our family has become a laughing stock from now on. You are really wrong to want to compete with the prince for a woman. Your cousin is the same. She is very sure in her heart, as if there is no escape with her. What will be the result..."
Qiaojie smiled and said, "Mother, I heard that my cousin's grandmother wants to adopt An Mingbo to the first wife's house. Apparently, she wants the second wife to benefit from the crown princess's position."
"They can go as they please. It has nothing to do with us. It's just that Zhihua proposed marriage to Qingran before. I don't know if the prince will be angry because of it. Really, if your cousin had told us about her relationship with the prince earlier, why would we have to get involved and embarrass ourselves?"
"It's not a big deal to be embarrassed. After all, she hasn't entered the palace yet. Even if she has, so what? Didn't we hear that the prince is a sickly person? Who knows how long he can live even though he is so glorious now..." Shen Zhihua's face was full of sneers.
Fang also laughed when she heard this: "Don't let others hear you saying that, or they might think we are jealous because we can't eat the grapes."
"What if he hears it? Can't he punish me now?"
"Shouldn't he be punished? Disrespecting the Crown Princess is a serious crime." Fang said with a pout.
Seeing this, Shen Zhihua said nothing more.
Shen Zhiyun also came in at this time, with a happy look on his face: "I didn't expect that there would be a crown princess in the general's mansion. Wow, I can go to the palace more often in the future. I am the crown princess's sister. In front of others, shouldn't I be superior to others?"
"Don't dream. A real sister doesn't act superior to others in front of others. How can you kiss her so deeply through her belly? Can't you see that An Yanran has been sick? This motherless child is really pitiful..."
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