Chapter 490: Unexpected
Mrs. Song was a first-rate source of information, and this was not secret information, but an imperial decree. Zhulan raised her hand without Mrs. Song saying anything, because she knew she had heard it right.
Zhulan looked at the sky in silence. It was such a bad weather. It was sunny just now, but it was covered with dark clouds in the blink of an eye.
Back inside the house, Zhulan curled the corners of her mouth. The emperor's actions really disgusted many people. The third daughter of the Min family married into the third prince's mansion, the fourth daughter married into the fifth prince's mansion, the second prince's mansion was the second daughter of the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and the third daughter of the Ran family, who had broken off her engagement, married into the crown prince's mansion.
Someone also entered the palace for the Fourth Prince, including the Fifth Lady, who was the legitimate daughter of the Qi family, the mother’s family of the Third Lady.
Except for the fifth prince who did not have a principal wife, the rest of the princes all had principal wives, even if some of them had concubines.
Zhulan looked at her son who was sleeping on his back, and she felt sad again. She was lucky that she gave birth to a son. If it was a daughter, her life would be too miserable.
The emperor doesn't care whether the woman will be happy or not. He only sees power struggles. The Min family is the second prince's iron supporter. One of the two concubines went to the prince's mansion, and the other went to the fifth prince. Of these two ladies, the third lady Min was used by Liu to plot against Chang Zhi, and then she set her sights on Yao Zheyu. The fourth lady was prepared for the second prince. Now the decree has been issued, which is a hateful prince.
Zhulan touched her chin. The emperor really hated the Min family. Relatively speaking, the emperor still had a good impression of the Ran family, otherwise he would not have allowed Miss Ran San to enter the Prince's Mansion.
Zhulan thought she was smart, but she was a little confused. She always felt that the emperor would not hate the prince.
Not to mention that Jinzhou was stunned by the bombing, even several princes in the capital were dumbfounded.
The second prince was delighted to receive the imperial edict. He accepted the Min family's offer to give him their daughter, because Lord Min was still of some use. Now with the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Lord Min is not of much use in comparison. His father already hates Lord Min very much, and it is only a matter of time before his father deals with Lord Min.
The Third Prince had a blank expression on his face. Of course, it would be better if we ignored the teacup that he was holding tightly. Miss Qi Wu from his mother's family, the most favored girl in the branch, was now promised to the Fourth Prince. Wouldn't this divide his power? And the Third Miss from the Min family hated him!
The fourth prince was pleasantly surprised. Oh my god, it was a godsend.
The fifth prince's power is still small, so he can only endure it.
The prince looked at the news in his hand in a daze, and stared at Eunuch Liu in a daze. Eunuch Liu was happy in his heart, because he had watched the prince grow up, and this was the first time that the prince lost his composure.
The prince was holding the news and watched Eunuch Liu leave. He was so surprised. How fiercely Lord Ran and Lord Min fought. They were actually his father's men. He didn't realize it at all. When he got the imperial edict, he thought his father was dissatisfied with him. Now, the prince clenched his hands. He couldn't get excited. What if his father told him? Maybe it was a test. He stayed calm.
In Jinzhou City, Zhulan looked at the excited Tao, who was gloating over the misfortune. "This time Liu is stupid."
Zhulan did not feel happy, but only felt sad as a woman. Unfortunately, she could not interfere with the emperor's order, so she could only listen to Tao.
After talking for a while, Tao lost her enthusiasm. She noticed that Yang didn't want to talk any more, so she left after a while.
Zhulan sat for a while, and then Xuehan came and threw herself into Zhulan's arms, "Are you done with school?"
Xue Han nodded, "Yeah."
Zhulan touched the lady's hair, "Unhappy?"
Xue Han lay in her mother's arms and said sullenly, "Mom, Sister Ran is a very good person."
She and Sister Ran had more interactions because of flower tea. When she went to Ran's house as a guest, Sister Ran took good care of her. She could still tell whether the sister was sincere or not. She didn't play the piano well, but it was Sister Ran who taught her. She sincerely hoped that Sister Ran could find someone she could rely on.
Zhulan had a good impression of Miss Ran San from the beginning, so she did not stop her daughter from dating her. "Your sister Ran is a smart girl. She will take good care of herself."
Xue Han hugged her mother's waist tightly with both hands. Only when she was close to her mother did she feel at ease. "Thank you, mother."
Thank you for arranging a marriage for her so early and thank you for finding a reliable man for her.
Zhulan felt very lucky in her heart that she had been engaged early, otherwise, she would have been at the disposal of the emperor. The imperial power was supreme, and there were many things that were beyond one's control.
At the Ran Mansion, Qi was completely panicked, tears streaming down her face, "Mother has hurt you, hurt you."
Although she did not explicitly say that she had feelings for Mr. Zhou Si, some people could see it. She also inquired about the Crown Prince, and her daughter broke off the engagement. It was all her fault.
Miss Ran San is the calmest person after her marriage is settled. After many twists and turns, her marriage is finally resolved. She wipes her mother's tears with a handkerchief, and the smile on her face is sincere. "Mom, we have never been able to control ourselves. The only thing we can do is to love ourselves."
Qi cried even harder. She was a pawn of the Qi family. She was a legitimate daughter, and her elder sister was an imperial concubine. She could only marry a widower. She was afraid when her daughter was born, afraid that she would have the same fate as her, so she arranged the marriage early. In the end, "It's my mother's fault, it's all my mother's fault."
(End of this chapter)