Chapter 445: Granting a Marriage to Chu Pan'er
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Concubine Xian thanked him but did not stand up. Instead, she kowtowed to Emperor Chengde and said humbly, "Your Majesty, I have come here to apologize for your crime."
Emperor Chengde raised his eyebrows and looked at her, but did not respond.
Although Concubine Xian lowered her head, she could clearly feel Emperor Chengde's cold gaze falling on her, which was full of oppression. Concubine Xian's heart tightened, knowing that the emperor was angry because of the rumors outside.
"Pan'er is young, and it's inevitable that she feels wronged when this happens. That's why she spoke rudely last night. I hope Your Majesty will forgive Pan'er. Although it was an accident that she fell into the water last night, Ji Chong saved her out of righteousness. Although his starting point was good, after all, the two of them had physical contact, so it was decided to marry Pan'er to Ji Chong to preserve Pan'er's reputation. Pan'er didn't understand Your Majesty's love for her at the moment, and I didn't persuade her better, so somehow the rumor spread that I wanted to marry Pan'er to Ji Chuan because I didn't like Ji Chong, which upset Your Majesty. It's my fault."
Emperor Chengde stared at Concubine Xian for a long while before he asked, "Is it really not you and Marquis Pingliang who forced the Ji family's second branch?"
He hid in Jingren Palace last night because he didn't want to listen to any of Concubine Xian's complaints. Although he was not sure whether Concubine Xian had thought of this idea last night, she would definitely not be willing to let her daughter marry Ji Chong.
Concubine Xian choked, feeling both aggrieved and angry. It was clear that the emperor did not believe her.
"Your Majesty, I have no such intention. Now there are rumors everywhere, slandering me and Pan'er. It doesn't matter if I suffer a little injustice, but if it continues like this, it will be very detrimental to the reputation of the royal family. So I beg Your Majesty to issue an order as soon as possible to grant Pan'er and Ji Chong a marriage. Once the order is issued, the rumors will be broken."
After Concubine Xian said this, her heart felt as if it was being tortured and it hurt so much that it bled.
But she had to maintain the overall situation. Even if she didn't care about her adopted son, she had to consider the Ji family's prosperity, honor and disgrace after her death.
Wait, when Shi An ascends the throne, she will make sure Chu Qingyun pays the price for causing her daughter to marry into a dire situation.
"A-choo, A-choo..." Chu Qingyun, who was sticking to Chen Ruijin, suddenly sneezed several times.
He rubbed his itchy nose and thought to himself that Lao Ba had really screwed him over.
Needless to say, Concubine Xian and the Ji family must be keeping an eye on me at this moment!
Emperor Chengde glanced at Hu Qian and said, "You are so tactless. Why don't you serve tea to Concubine Xian?"
Hu Qian slapped his forehead in annoyance and apologized, "I deserve to die. I was distracted just now. Please forgive me, Madam. I will help you up."
But there was a wronged little person in my heart who was pounding the ground angrily.
It's my fault again. Your Majesty, you are too bullying.
Xianpin smiled faintly. She was already a very charming beauty, and this smile made her look gentle and peaceful.
"Eunuch Hu, you are too serious."
As she spoke, she took Hu Qian's hand and stood up, looking at Emperor Chengde with gentle eyes, and said, "I have disturbed Your Majesty for a long time, and I will take my leave first."
Emperor Chengde nodded and said, "Go back and give Pan'er some advice."
"Yes." Xianpin replied respectfully.
Hu Qian came out of the inner room carrying a tray and saw Concubine Xian's back disappearing at the palace gate.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian has left. What about the tea?"
Emperor Chengde's eyes narrowed slightly, as if covered by a shadow that made it difficult to see clearly.
"Leave it there and grind it for me."
“Yeah.”
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In Changchun Palace, Chu Pan'er lay listlessly on the table. It was unclear whether she had been crying all night or had just finished crying, but her eyes were swollen like walnuts.
"Good morning, Madam Xianpin."
At the door, the palace maids greeted each other.
Upon hearing this, Chu Pan'er immediately stood up, picked up her skirt and walked out the door.
"Mother."
The moment he saw Concubine Xian, his eyes filled with aggrieved emotion like a flood bursting through a dam.
Xianpin was distressed, her chest ached. She sighed softly, pulled Chu Pan'er to the bedroom, and then ordered, "All of you leave."
The palace maids bowed and left.
Chu Pan'er knew that Concubine Xian had something to say to her, so she looked at her with hopeful eyes with a pair of red and swollen eyes.
"Mother, have you told father that I don't have to marry Ji Chong?"
Xianpin pulled Chu Pan'er to sit down, her eyes gentle but with hidden anger, she said: "I have asked the emperor to order you to marry Ji Chong and choose an auspicious day for the wedding."
Chu Pan'er was shocked when she heard this. She suddenly jumped up from the stool and looked at Concubine Xian in disbelief. She roared with anger in her eyes, "Mother, are you crazy? I am your own daughter, and you are pushing me into the fire pit."
Xianpin looked at her crazy daughter and felt distressed: "Pan'er, listen to your mother."
Chu Paner covered her ears and shook her head frantically: "I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen, I hate you, I hate you..."
She glared at Concubine Xian with anger and unwillingness, then turned and ran away.
When Concubine Xian looked at her daughter's hateful eyes, her face turned pale in an instant and her nails trembled slightly.
Jinghua walked into the room anxiously and saw Concubine Xian sitting there in a daze, as if all the energy had been drained out of her.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't take it to heart. The Ninth Princess just finds it hard to accept at the moment. Once she figures it out, she will understand your painstaking efforts."
Concubine Xian bit her lip and suddenly closed her eyes. When she opened them again, a cold frost suddenly surged in her eyes.
The next day.
Hu Qian's apprentice Xiao Liangzi came to Ji's house with the emperor's edict.
The third branch of the Ji family was born out of wedlock, so the family property he received was limited. Even though Ji Benyang was unwilling, he did not dare to make trouble with his eldest brother, otherwise he was afraid that he would not get a penny. The Marquis of Pingliang did not prepare a mansion for him, so he could only buy a house for himself in a remote place.
When Ji Chong came back that night, he told his parents that the Emperor wanted to marry the Ninth Princess to him. Ji Benyang and He were overjoyed and excited, and could not sleep the whole night. But when they woke up in the morning, they heard rumors outside that the Ninth Princess and Ji Chuan were already engaged, and that his son saved the Ninth Princess only because of the pure relationship between cousins, and that Ji Chuan did not care about the rumors outside and would be determined to marry the Ninth Princess.
How can this be tolerated?
The Ninth Princess is obviously his daughter-in-law.
It was obvious that Concubine Xian and Marquis Pingliang looked down on their third branch.
Ji Benyang was so angry that he wanted to go find Pingliang Hou to argue, but he was afraid that he would not get any good result, so he could only hide at home with He and curse Pingliang Hou Mansion and Ji Family's Second Branch.
Ji Chongyi was unwilling to give up, so he secretly found a beggar to add fuel to the rumors outside and do whatever he could to slander Ji Chuan.
But they only dared to do some small actions and did not dare to show it off at all.
I thought the marriage was over.
I never thought that there would be light at the end of the tunnel.
"Oh, Eunuch Liang, nice to meet you. Please come in, please come in." Ji Benyang was in a bad mood, so he took a leave of absence and stayed at home. The moment he saw Xiao Liangzi, he immediately put on a flattering smile.
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