1089 Silly girl, the Ninth Prince got a great bargain
Pushing Chu Changhua out, neither Feng Qingchen nor the Ninth Prince felt that there was anything wrong. Although the rumors insulting Feng Qingchen were not created by Chu Changhua, they were caused by her.
If Chu Changhua had not come to the capital and revealed the news that she was going to marry the Ninth Prince, no one in the entire imperial city would have noticed that Feng Qingchen was living in the Ninth Prince's Mansion. Even if one or two people saw it occasionally, they would not dare to say anything, after all, everyone is afraid of death.
But things were different when Chu Changhua came. As soon as Chu Changhua arrived, the palace hinted that Chu Changhua and the Ninth Prince were a couple. Chu Changhua's refusal to explain and the Ninth Prince's silence made everyone think that this was the fact.
As a result, the powerful people in the imperial city thought that Feng Qingchen had lost the favor of the Ninth Uncle. Even if the Ninth Uncle still had Feng Qingchen in his heart, his status would not be the same as before. If the Ninth Uncle wanted to please the new princess, he would definitely not stand on Feng Qingchen's side as clearly as before, so...
After trying several times and finding that the Ninth Prince did not take any action, the rumors against Feng Qingchen became more and more intense, until it became uncontrollable, and Wang Jinling had to come out to remind Feng Qingchen.
This time, the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen did not discuss it, but tacitly used Chu Changhua to quell the rumors. It was not considered as harming an innocent person. It was Chu Changhua's bad luck to have to deal with the stingy and vengeful Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen.
Upon learning that several important figures who could be of use had already arrived in Beijing, the Ninth Prince was very satisfied. After preparing to finish the official business at hand, he went to the Feng Mansion to coax Feng Qingchen. In the final analysis, this matter was his fault. He failed to protect Feng Qingchen well and neglected Feng Qingchen's affairs because he was too busy.
As a result, before the Ninth Prince had finished his official duties, he received a letter from the secret guard. The Ninth Prince was surprised for a moment, and after sending the secret guard away, he slowly unfolded the letter, smiling when he saw it. |
"What a stupid girl." The Ninth Prince smiled and shook his head, but he felt relieved in his heart.
Should he be thankful that Imperial Noble Consort Xie summoned Feng Qingchen to the palace? Otherwise, Feng Qingchen would not have misunderstood that he was angry.
The Ninth Prince read these four short sentences several times before reluctantly placing them in a box on the bookshelf, together with the letters Feng Qingchen had written before.
When I get older, I can open it and recall what happened. It is very fun to think about it.
After receiving Feng Qingchen's letter and knowing that Feng Qingchen was not angry, the Ninth Prince was no longer in a hurry to go to the Feng Mansion. It was also time to leave Feng Qingchen alone so that he wouldn't leave every time there was something going on.
Feng Qingchen did not receive a reply from the Ninth Prince. Although she felt a little disappointed, it did not affect her life. After all, she was very busy. Besides, she believed in the relationship between her and the Ninth Prince. If the Ninth Prince was ruthless to her, he would not indulge her to this extent.
In fact, she had always relied on the Ninth Prince's love for her to show off her temper, because she knew very well that as long as she didn't go too far, the Ninth Prince would spoil her and let her do whatever she wanted.
Feng Qingchen put this matter aside and focused on dealing with Chu Changhua. However, just as she started, the Ninth Prince took action. Three important figures suddenly came to the imperial city, and all of them came for Chu Changhua.
These three people have prominent backgrounds. One is the third young master of Ancheng, one is the son of the garrison commander of Chucheng, and the last one is the uncle of the King of Beiling.
"It's already getting lively before I even start." Feng Qingchen immediately went to find Chu Changhua and smiled when she heard that these three people entered the palace to pay homage to the emperor.
"Miss, do you want to add more fuel to the fire?" Tong Jue had an appropriate smile on his face.
After the servants of Feng Mansion were betrayed, only Tong Jue and Tong Yao dared to approach Feng Qingchen. No one else dared to move. Zhezhe seemed to be afraid of Feng Qingchen and did not dare to confront her. She only stuck to Sun Sixing.
Feng Qingchen nodded with a smile: "This is a must. Let me see how you have been doing in the Imperial City over the past year?"
She couldn't convince the Third Young Master of Ancheng and the Uncle of Beiling, but she could muddy the waters in the Imperial City. To men, Chu Changhua was not only a beautiful woman, but also a woman who could make a man rise to fame overnight. There were many second-generation rich men in the Imperial City who wanted to capture Chu Changhua, but before, they didn't dare to act rashly because of the rumors about her and the Ninth Uncle.
The Emperor took advantage of the Ninth Uncle's silence to create the fact that she was abandoned by him. Then she would take advantage of the Ninth Uncle's silence to create a situation where he didn't think highly of Chu Changhua at all. Then it would depend on who would give up first.
Tong Jue and Tong Yao's business in the imperial city in the past two years has been very gratifying. Within three days, the whole imperial city was rumored to have come to Dongling to choose a husband. Chu Changhua's dowry was Chu City, and whoever married Chu Changhua would be the next lord of Chu City.
Don't believe it?
My lord, please don't disbelieve me. Have you forgotten how Chu Changhua publicly expressed her love to the Ninth Prince a year ago? She even said at that time that she would marry the Ninth Prince with Chu Cheng, but was rejected by the Ninth Prince.
The Lord of Chu City is in poor health. He has only one daughter, Chu Changhua, who cannot succeed to the throne. She came to the imperial city this time to choose a husband. As long as she marries Chu Changhua, she will be the next Lord of Chu City, comparable to the ruler of a small country.
No one believed this news at first, but after the third young master of Ancheng, the uncle of Beiling, and the son of the garrison commander of Chucheng showed up in the imperial city, more and more people believed it.
Two days later, Feng Qingchen sent a gift to the empress in the palace again in the name of concern. Then he saw that the courtyard where Chu Changhua lived was guarded by a group of playboys every day, shouting words of admiration across the high wall. Whenever Chu Changhua came out, a group of young masters would rush over. Chu Changhua was very annoyed and asked the emperor to deal with it.
The emperor punished several people, but the others did not stop. Instead, they changed their strategy and no longer surrounded Chu Changhua. Instead, they gave Chu Changhua gifts, wrote poems, and expressed their love to Chu Changhua.
There is no other way, who made Chu Changhua so rich? If you marry Chu Changhua, you will have no worries about your descendants. To use a modern saying, marrying Chu Changhua is like winning 50 billion.
Chu Changhua could avoid the harassment from these young masters, but he could not avoid the invitations from the daughters and wives. Some of them wanted to get close to her, and they were busy asking about Chu Changhua, thinking about how to win her over. Marrying Chu Changhua would give them power and status...
Chu Changhua became famous in the Imperial City. No one knew when she became famous, but everyone in the Imperial City was talking about Chu Changhua overnight, her choice of husband, and how lucky that man was to win both Chu City and the beauty.
As for the matter between Feng Qingchen and the Ninth Prince, no one would care even if someone wanted to talk about it. Everyone in the Imperial City knew what they should know about the matter between the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen, and what they shouldn't know. What everyone cares about now is who will be the bride of Chu Changhua, and which lucky boy will be able to marry this golden Buddha home...
Of course, everyone hopes that they are the lucky person!