An Qingran was startled and shook off his hand. Her ears were burning. She hid by the window and looked out deliberately: "The first month of the year is almost over, and spring is coming soon..."
Dongfang Jin saw her embarrassment and smiled, saying, "Spring is here. Good. I heard that Dongfang Run and Miss Lou's marriage has been finalized. It will be in less than two months. It's a great event."
"Yes, a big happy event." An Qingran repeated, looking out the window with a distant look in her eyes. This palace was too depressing, and there hadn't been any happy events for a long time.
A month later, there was a happy event in the residence of the Minister of Rites.
An Ranyue reached the age of 15.
After the New Year, An Zhongyuan and his family moved into the newly built mansion. At that time, old lady An wanted to move in, but Chu said that the new house was newly built and smelled of mud and water. It was also cold and gloomy. The house that had not experienced winter was too cold and not suitable for the old lady to live in. An Zhongyuan felt that his mother did not do her best and embarrassed him, and he was afraid of his fierce wife, so he half-acquiesced.
The old lady was so angry when she heard this that she had to stay in the general's mansion. She fell out with her eldest son again. Her family members also talked a lot about her behind her back, and the old lady's life became difficult.
Fortunately, An Zhongtao did not reduce his support for her, but he stopped paying his respects to her in the morning and evening. The old lady knew that her own son did not care about her, and she had done so many unforgivable things to An Zhongtao. She felt ashamed and angry, and she fell ill after the New Year. Regardless of whether it was true or not, she refused to see anyone because of the pretext of illness.
An Qingran sent a gift to An Ranyue's coming-of-age ceremony. Although An Zhongyuan was a fifth-rank official, he had only been in Beijing for a limited time and made few friends, so not many people attended the banquet. Fortunately, Prince Kang attended, giving An Zhongyuan enough face.
An Ranyue was even more delighted, as she would be able to marry into Prince Kang's palace as soon as she reached the age of 15.
She hid in the embroidery building, secretly looking at Dongfang Ye. Looking at his graceful figure, standing out among the crowd like a crane among chickens, she couldn't help but feel his beauty.
Let’s talk about An Yanran.
She was sitting on the couch sulking: "Caiyun, the prince hasn't returned home for several days. Where did he go? The housekeeper didn't tell me."
"My lady, I heard from the housekeeper that the prince had already returned to the palace today, but he quickly went out again, took a lot of gifts, and went to attend An Ranyue's coming-of-age ceremony..."
Caiyun's voice became weaker and weaker.
She didn't dare say any more.
An Yanran slammed the table, but her hands went numb, and it seemed like her stomach was stretched. She couldn't help but cover her belly: "Is the information you got accurate? Why didn't you tell me just now?"
"Miss, you are in a bad mood right now. You should not affect the baby in your belly, so I don't want you to hear this kind of thing."
"You are trying to cover your ears and steal the bell?" An Yanran laughed coldly, "How can I be in a good mood unless these things don't exist? An Ranyue! By the way, we should also send some gifts..."
After everyone left, An Ranyue sorted out her gifts. Looking at the largest box, she was very confused: "Who sent this?"
The maid told her that it was given by An Yanran.
An Ranyue opened the box in confusion. After looking through it, her expression changed a little. Such a big mirror? It didn't look special. It was just an ordinary bronze mirror. However, she had never seen one so big before. An Ranyue asked someone to bring out the mirror in confusion. She looked around. The half-human-high mirror was quietly there, reflecting her puzzled face.
The maid next to her murmured, "This mirror reflects people very clearly..."
An Ranyue stopped and snorted coldly: "Carry it out and smash it..."
Although the maids were puzzled, seeing An Ranyue's expression, they did not dare to say anything and hurriedly carried the bronze mirror out.
"Just smash it here, I'll watch." An Ranyue said coldly.
So, after a while, the sound of clanging and banging continued, calling Chu over: "Daughter, what's wrong? Who offended you?"
When An Ranyue saw her mother coming in, she sneered at first, then pointed at the pile of broken copper and said, "This was given by An Yanran..."
"Really? Mirror? What's wrong with the mirror?" Chu asked puzzledly.
"She just wanted me to take a good look at myself. She ...
Chu understood what she said, but she just smiled: "Maybe you think too much. She gave you a mirror to remind you to prepare your dowry early. A mirror is essential in your dowry. Besides, even if she meant that, you don't have to be so angry. You are going to enter the palace soon, and she doesn't have a status yet. What are you afraid of?"
Hearing this, An Ranyue breathed a sigh of relief and a slight smile appeared on her face: "Mother, what you said really makes sense. I really want to use this mirror as a dowry. I must remember her kindness."
Seeing that her daughter had come to terms with it, Mrs. Chu smiled and said, "I'm very happy that you think this way. I came to you to discuss your marriage and dowry. I thought that you can't compare to the Crown Princess, and we can't overshadow her. So, I thought, let's prepare thirty boxes of dowry. You can choose the things in the warehouse, plus the gifts sent today, all of which will be given to you. As for your brother's betrothal gift, we will think of a way later. Fortunately, your father is now the Minister of Rites, so our lives will be better in the future, and we don't have to look at your uncle's face anymore. You will also be a princess. When I thought of this, I had no worries..."
After hearing what her mother said, Chen Ranyue's mood became cheerful and she had all kinds of expectations for the future.
After An Yanran gave the gift away, she sat in her house with a smile on her face. She felt more and more that her gift was a good one.
Caiyun happened to walk in: "My lady, the prince has returned home..."
An Yanran jumped up when she heard this, and walked out without caring about her physical discomfort, with a smile on her face: "Cousin..."
Dongfang Ye staggered slightly. When he saw her running out, he stood there with a frown on his face, as if he didn't know her. Finally, when An Yanran approached, he murmured, "Why are you so fat?"
A look of disgust.
An Yanran's smile froze on her face: "Cousin..."
She has tried very hard to control her figure, but her belly is still slowly growing. She is almost five months pregnant now. How can she still be as slim as before?
Dongfang Ye looked at her and turned away!
An Yanran looked at Dongfang Ye's back with her eyes fixed, anger slowly rising in her eyes. Finally, she gritted her teeth, turned around and ran back to the house. The cups and bowls on the table became her tools for venting her anger, flying all over the room, and fragments splashed everywhere. Caiyun was busy protecting her, but An Yanran's hand was still cut by the splashed fragments. She finally stopped. Caiyun wanted to bandage her, but she refused and just sat there angrily, letting the blood drip down, along the corner of her skirt, and drip onto the ground. Caiyun looked at her hideous face and couldn't help but say, "My lady, the prince is drunk. I guess he went somewhere else to sober up. Miss, don't worry..."
"What do you know!" An Yanran said coldly, "This motherless child has no one to rule over him, so he can be looked down upon by others..."
An Yanran suddenly thought of her mother, and thought to herself, if her mother was here, she would have someone to talk to. This was all An Qingran's fault. She instantly turned the predicament given by Dongfang Ye into hatred and transferred it to An Qingran. An Yanran knew that An Qingran was living a good life now. The better she lived, the more stimulation it was for her. An Yanran's eyes showed viciousness, but as she was being vicious, she couldn't help but grit her teeth and began to cry, leaning on the pillow and crying bitterly...
A lot happened in the next month.
Ever since Prince Ning and Qin Xiangning tasted the forbidden fruit, they have been uncontrollable. The main reason is that Dongfang Yan has become obsessed with Qin Xiangning's beauty. She couldn't bear his domineering love at first, but later, she gradually tasted the sweetness of it. In addition, Qin Xiangning had confirmed her determination to use Prince Ning to make their family revive, so the false and tactful behavior gradually became a kind of enjoyment. What's more, Dongfang Yan has been very favored in the court recently, and his mother is likely to be the new candidate for the queen. This made Qin Xiangning feel different in her heart. Perhaps she was a blessed person and had good luck in marrying a good wife, which was why he was so satisfied.
During their time together, she also told Dongfang Yan about this. Dongfang Yan looked at the beauty under him. He was jealous at first, but now seeing her admiring eyes, he felt a little proud. He had been flattered recently and was very proud. Now that he had a beauty in his arms and saw that she was devoted to him physically and mentally, Dongfang Yan said with great ambition: "Following me is the best choice for you. Do you understand?"
Qin Xiangning felt a little uncomfortable when she heard this. Although she still felt reluctant when she thought of the prince, King Ning was right. She had chosen him and could not change her mind. Even if she no longer liked An Qingran and did not want her to snuggle up to the prince, she would have to come slowly.
In short, now that woman is in the palace, he has no strength to use and it is even difficult for him to see her.
And her own clan was now seriously damaged, she couldn't take any risks, so she smiled like a flower: "Prince Ning, we are always sneaking around like this, it's not like we don't have an engagement, you always feel that I am inferior to others."
Upon hearing this, Prince Ning stopped his actions and said, "You want to do it openly and aboveboard? How difficult is that? After Prince Kang marries his concubine, I will discuss our date with my mother. It will only take one or two months. Now that the national mourning is over, there is no need to avoid other taboos..."
"Prince Kang is marrying An Yanran?" Qin Xiangning didn't know about Qing'an Ranyue.
For her coming-of-age ceremony, she had simply sent someone to give her a hairpin, and now she has almost forgotten about it.
Prince Ning then told her that the sixteenth day of the second month was their wedding day.
Qin Xiangning calculated that there were only three days left. A strange expression appeared in her eyes: "It's really lively. I heard that the emperor has granted marriage to Lou Wanyue and Dongfang Run a few days ago. I wonder when they plan to get married."
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