"That person is An Yuan'er, the fourth daughter of the An family. The only person Qi'er wants to marry is her. If she has a child, Qi'er hopes that she will be the mother of the child."
After saying it, Yi Chenqi felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.
Admitting his feelings for her and telling his mother his true feelings turned out to be not a difficult thing.
On the contrary, the Empress was startled when she heard the name.
The empress remained stunned for a long time, her thoughts drifting far away.
An Yuan'er—how could this name be unfamiliar to the Empress?
Many, many years ago, in a corner of Chenyang Palace, this girl appeared and stood in front of the people she brought. With her small body, she protected the Sixth Prince and shouted that he was not allowed to bully the Sixth Prince.
This same girl, in front of the Emperor, testified that she had pricked Yi Chenli with needles and, in front of everyone, said she would be the cripple's study companion.
...
Later, the girl became a county princess, and the empress had no further contact with her. However, the empress could not forget that figure from back then, small yet exceptionally powerful.
She even brought down the crown prince; who could have imagined that?
She was an empress feared by all, but that little girl seemed to fear nothing, including her, and only cared about what she cared about.
The girl is free, passionate, and full of life.
The Empress lived her entire life for the Murong family; she had no sense of self. In truth, there was a place in her heart where she might occasionally envy a girl like An Yuan'er, for there was no one like her in the entire capital.
After the initial surprise, the empress was no longer puzzled.
What man wouldn't like such a beautiful and unique girl? It's no wonder his son likes her.
At this moment, even the Empress herself didn't know what she was thinking; all she knew was that her thoughts were very complicated.
She said, "Qi'er, you should also know that her father and brother have left the An family, and your father no longer values An Chaoli. After all, he blamed him for the former crown prince's affair. In court, her maternal family is not of much help to you."
Yi Chenqi replied quickly: "So what? The only person I truly want to marry is her. Even if Lord An is a high-ranking official, or even if she is just the daughter of an ordinary citizen, as long as I like her, that's enough. I've never cared about her status."
The Empress seemed to remember something and continued, "Then you should also know who she loves. The blood marriage incident caused such a huge uproar that day, the whole of Shengjing probably knows who she loves."
Yi Chenqi said firmly, "Yi Chenli is dead, and she is alone. So what if she doesn't like me now? I'm marrying her so that I can always treat her well. One day, I will make her realize how good I am and fall in love with me. I must marry her, and it can only be her."
The Empress could not persuade Yi Chenqi otherwise, and let out a long sigh.
As a mother, how could she not want her son to be genuinely happy?
"I'm afraid it won't be so easy for you to marry her. A woman's reputation is of utmost importance. An'er disregarded her reputation and married into the family in blood. Everyone thought that no one would dare to marry her in this lifetime. However, that's not the case. I've heard that recently, suitors have been coming to the An family so many times that they've almost worn down the door. And these families that are proposing marriage are all of high social standing. I think that even if you, as the Crown Prince, were to ask her to be your concubine, it wouldn't be an easy task."
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