Seeing that Jiang Si was not joking, Jiang Ancheng beat his chest and said, "Si'er, you are young and ignorant. Being a good person does not mean you are worthy of entrusting your life to someone!"
Besides, Xiao Yu is not an honest man, otherwise how could he first deceive him and then deceive the young lady?
There is nothing more hateful than Xiaoyu.
"But my daughter feels that Master Yu is someone she can entrust her life to." Jiang Si said with a smile.
"But that's the royal family, a place where people are eaten without leaving any bones——"
Jiang Si smiled and said, "If you don't have the ability to protect yourself, anywhere is a hopeless situation. In the end, life is something that people have to live."
"Si'er, do you really believe that Prince Yan will not let you down? He is a prince. If he treats other women well in the future, no matter how much you make trouble, it will be useless. By then, you won't even have a chance to divorce." Jiang Ancheng advised earnestly.
Jiang Si laughed dumbly: "Father, the imperial decree for the marriage has already been issued. Even if my daughter doesn't want to, what can I do?"
Jiang Ancheng seemed to have thought of all this a long time ago. Hearing this, he said without hesitation, "Then claim to be sick and report your death before the wedding. Then your father will quietly send you away to find a reliable family to marry or to travel around. In short, living a free life is the most important thing."
In a place like the royal family, you could lose your life if you are not careful, and he just wants his daughter to be alive and well.
Jiang Si shook her head: "Father, I don't want to hide my identity for the rest of my life and not even be able to be my true self."
Being someone else in the last life was enough for her, in this life she just wants to be Jiang Si.
"Father, don't worry about your daughter. If Prince Yan dares to let me down in the future..." She picked up the scissors from the embroidery basket and placed them in front of Jiang Ancheng.
Jiang Ancheng was stunned.
Jiang Si smiled and said, "Anyway, father, don't worry, he won't dare to do that."
Until he left Haitangju, Mr. Jiang was still wondering in his heart: What did Si'er mean by taking out that pair of scissors?
No, that's definitely not what he meant!
But no matter what, since his daughter expressed joy and approval of this marriage, as a father he seemed to have no choice but to bless her.
Jiang Ancheng walked to Minghua Hall unknowingly.
This was where he lived after his marriage. He seldom came here since his wife passed away, and spent most of his time in the study in the front yard.
Minghua Hall is the most spacious courtyard in the Bo Mansion. Jiang Ancheng walked in, wandered in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, and finally stopped in front of a row of flower stands.
In a few days, this patch of loblolly trees will be lush and green again.
He raised his hand and touched the mottled railing, muttering, "Ake, I came here to tell you that Yi'er got married five years ago. Last year, Yi'er returned to her parents' home, but I didn't dare to tell you because I was afraid you would worry. This time I came here to tell you that our Si'er is also getting married. So many years have passed in a flash..."
Jiang Ancheng stood beside the dilapidated flower stand for a long time before leaving.
Another team of eunuchs read out the imperial edict at the Shouchun Marquis's mansion. The mansion was filled with joy and the people tried their best to keep the eunuchs for tea.
The eunuch smiled and declined, "Your Excellency, please don't be polite. We have to hurry back to report. Otherwise, we will be late compared to the people who went to the Dongping Marquis's mansion to deliver the order, and it will be difficult to explain."
"The Mansion of the Marquis of Dongping?" Marquis Shouchun was a little confused.
"Yes, the fourth daughter of the Duke of Dongping's mansion was promised to the Prince of Yan as his consort."
Shouchun Hou was even more shocked than when he heard that his own daughter was betrothed to the King of Shu. His mouth was still open even after the eunuch left.
The news that the fourth daughter of the Dongping Marquis's Mansion became the Princess of Yan spread quickly at lightning speed.
The whole capital city was suddenly in an uproar.
When Chen Huifu, the daughter of Ningluo County Lord, heard the news, she jumped up and said, "How is this possible? How could that bastard Jiang Si become the Princess of Yan? This must be a mistake!"
"Shut up! The imperial edict has been spread, how could it be wrong? Huifu, put away your hot temper. Aren't you ashamed of being kicked out of the plum blossom viewing banquet?" Princess Ningluo, who always loved her daughter, was upset at the moment.
At a plum blossom viewing banquet, a girl of humble origin and bad reputation became a princess, while her daughter was kicked out of the house. Why is there such a big gap?
Chen Huifu simply couldn't keep calm.
It was all because of that little bitch named Jiang who forced her to take part in the plum blossom viewing banquet, which caused her to lose face like that. She absolutely could not swallow this humiliation!
"Mother, she has broken off an engagement, so there is no way she can become a princess!"
Princess Ningluo was calm: "What's impossible about the royal family?"
If we talk about people who don't follow rules, the royal family is the least likely to follow them.
"Really...really not mistaken?" Chen Huifu gradually realized the reality and walked out, "Mom, I'm going out for a while."
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to find Mingyue—"
"Stop right there!" Princess Ningluo looked at her daughter, feeling very disappointed. "Just stay at home and look for Mingyue with all your shame!"
Cui Mingyue had such a scandal, it was reasonable for the nobles in the palace to not know about it, and yet this silly girl was getting close to her.
Cui Mingyue, who had no chance to attend the plum blossom viewing banquet, also got the news from her brother.
"How come Jiang Zhan is so lucky? I wanted to find an opportunity to teach him a lesson. But now he has become the prince's brother-in-law. It will be inconvenient to settle accounts with him in the future..."
Cui Mingyue listened to Cui Yi's endless complaints and said calmly, "Brother, if you are done, please leave. I am tired."
"You--" Cui Yi just wanted to lament that his sister was not ambitious enough. If she had gone to the plum blossom viewing banquet, Jiang Zhan's sister might not have a chance. But when he met Cui Mingyue's deep eyes, he suddenly didn't dare to say anything.
For some reason, he has always been a little afraid of his sister since he was a child.
As soon as Cui Yi left, Cui Mingyue walked around to the back of the house with an expressionless face, holding a long whip and whipping the sika deer hard.
The half-grown deer fell to the ground, blood oozing from the corners of its mouth and twitching silently.
No energy!
Cui Mingyue threw away the whip and suddenly glanced at the maid who raised deer.
The maidservant didn't even dare to raise her head, her stomach was trembling.
This was already the ninth deer that the girl had beaten to death recently, and she had a feeling that the girl might not want to vent her anger on deer any more soon.
What will happen then?
The maidservant didn't dare to think any further. She listened to the footsteps gradually fading away and collapsed on the cold ground.
Zhen Shicheng called Zhen Heng over as soon as he heard the news.
"Heng'er, let me tell you something."
Zhen Heng was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "If you are talking about the matter of Jiang's sister being betrothed to the King of Yan, then there is no need for you to say it, father. I already know about it."
Who in the capital doesn't know about the miraculous story of the girl from the Dongping Marquis's mansion who turned from a sparrow into a phoenix?
"and you--"
Zhen Heng still smiled: "My son is fine. He is doing well."
"If you have nothing else to do, go back to study. The Spring Examination is coming soon."
Zhen Heng's mouth twitched.
Is this consolation a little too short?
"Heng'er——"
Zhen Heng stopped at the door.
Zhen Shicheng stroked his beard with a guilty conscience: "Ahem, there are beautiful women in books..."
Zhen Heng clenched his fist.
I'm already in a bad enough mood, if I punch me now, I guess I'll be forgiven, right?