"You don't need to do those businesses anymore." The old general spoke without any warmth, standing there with a hunched back. "Not only them, but you have to leave the city too. You are not allowed to return to the general's mansion within the next two months."
"Why?" This was the first question that popped up in Jin Suting's mind. Why couldn't she go home for two months? If she didn't go home, where would she go? "Why should I leave the city? Helan Ruizhe and I are getting married soon. If I leave the city at this critical moment, I will be suspected of disobeying the imperial decree! Dad, tell me, what happened?"
"I've heard about your arranged marriage to Helan Ruizhe." The old general answered irrelevantly, his voice sounding very old and tired. "He's not safe. No, I should say the position of Crown Princess is not safe. The entire Funing City is not safe. I regret letting you attend the Crown Prince's Concubine Selection Banquet. It was a mistake from the beginning. So you have to leave the city. Helan Ruizhe is not able to protect you. He is the Crown Prince, you are the Crown Princess, he will be the Emperor in the future, and you are the Empress, with three thousand beauties in the harem. You can't handle it all."
"He said he only loves me and will only marry me." Jin Suting retorted. She loved Helan Ruizhe deeply, and she also loved her father. The saddest thing was that her father denied the person she loved most, and by extension, himself. "Didn't you say Helan Ruizhe would be a good husband?"
"Ah, I was just kidding you. He's dangerous, Su'er. All the royal family members are dangerous."
"You can't be the Crown Princess, Su'er. Listen to your father and leave the city." The old general tried to persuade him kindly. Helan Yinsheng threatened him to do such unscrupulous things. He couldn't betray his loyalty, nor could he let go of his child. So he had no choice but to send his child out of the city, send Jin Suting out of the city, and let her stay away from Funing City and the royal family. This way, he would have no worries and it would be much easier.
"I don't want to. I won't leave the city." Jin Suting was stubborn and could not be persuaded with kind words. "I won't go out. If you don't explain it to me clearly, I won't leave the city no matter what."
The old general's brows knitted into the shape of the Chinese character "川". He waved his hand and said, "Since you want to know so much, come here and I'll tell you."
Jin Suting walked over obediently. The old general came close to her and gave her a knife when she was not prepared. She fell down.
The old general supported her, closed his eyes in pain, and said, "Su'er, I'm sorry for you. It's because you didn't listen to me. I have no choice but to do this."
***
The next morning.
Helan Ruizhe got up early in the morning and saw that there were pairs of magpies on the trees again. He was in a good mood and thought that today would definitely be a particularly happy day.
When he got up in the morning, he practiced a set of boxing, practiced calligraphy for a while, and painted for a while.
A man in love is adorable even when he sees only black and white text.
Helan Ruizhe's expectations were right. As expected, as soon as he entered the court today, he was greeted with congratulations.
Things like "marrying the beauty", "the royal family finally has a new daughter-in-law", "have a baby soon", etc.
It was cliché, but Helan Ruizhe was delighted to hear it, his grin reaching almost to his ears. He had only just announced the imperial decree granting the marriage, and the wedding date hadn't even been set, yet he'd already received so many blessings. Although he wasn't sure if there was any flattery involved.
But Helan Ruizhe doesn't care!
After all, his wife is so beautiful, so he deserves all the praises from others.
But there were also ministers who were not happy with this marriage, such as Grand Tutor Yu and Prime Minister Tang.
This was the first time that these two important officials in the court did not stand against each other and unanimously opposed the marriage. They were not here last night, and after hearing the news, they almost died of anger.
There is only one reason for being so angry, why is the Crown Princess not his granddaughter!
The reason why Prime Minister Tang was unhappy with this marriage was simple: his precious daughter wasn't chosen, not even given the position of a concubine. This wasn't just a disgrace to the Tang family. She had completely disgraced all of their ancestors. Could anyone imagine which generation of Tang family had ever been as cowardly and useless as her?
The general's daughter is the Crown Princess's principal wife, and the Grand Tutor's granddaughter is the Ninth Prince's concubine. These two highly sought-after royal sons-in-law are now taken. Why has Tang Ruozhi been so disappointing for so long?!
Prime Minister Tang became angrier and angrier as he thought about it, and he punished her by making her reflect on her mistakes in seclusion for a month.
The situation with Grand Tutor Yu was a bit more complicated. His eldest granddaughter was supposed to be the Crown Princess, and everyone, even Jin Suting, thought it would be Yu Qinglan. But in the end, it was Yu Qinglan and the Ninth Prince who were granted the marriage. There was no Crown Princess or His Royal Highness, only the Ninth Prince, and his concubine. What infuriated him most was the concubine. The granddaughter he had painstakingly raised to perfection was actually a concubine!
Why is his granddaughter a concubine? Isn't she qualified to be the main wife? With Yu Qinglan's talent and appearance, she is more than qualified to be the Crown Princess.
But Grand Tutor Yu could not behave like this on the surface. He was a loyal minister and had to respect every decision made by the Queen Mother, no matter whether it was right or wrong, or whether he liked it or not.
Even if it is incorrect and you are unhappy about it, you have to be happy about it.
But he was filled with anger that he couldn't vent, so he could only vent it on Yu Qinglan.
He seldom educated Yu Qinglan, because in his eyes, and even in the eyes of everyone else, this granddaughter was amazing, excellent, and perfect, and there was no need to worry about anyone.
"You've got what you wanted now? You didn't even need your grandfather to plead for you; the marriage was granted to you straight away. Aren't you capable? Is being with Helan Yinsheng really that good? In the end, you'll still be a concubine."
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