Chapter 603: Reborn Girl vs. Book-Traveling Girl 24
He had no desire for the throne. He married Zheng Yuejin only to complete the task assigned to him by the emperor and Concubine Yang. After all, his mind was not on women.
As long as Zheng Yuejin could get pregnant as soon as possible, he would be eager to leave Beijing as soon as possible and live a free life.
In this way, the emperor gave a solution that satisfied both brothers.
The next day, the imperial edict was delivered to the Marquis Xuanping's mansion.
After the decree was announced, the old lady and the marquis were all smiling.
Madam Hou looked at Zheng Xingyao, her eyes full of worry.
Zheng Xingyao was also a little flustered. She had already heard the Marquis's wife analyze the prince's intentions and was thinking about how to avoid being closely watched by the prince. She didn't expect the prince to act so quickly.
Zheng Yuejin looked calm, but when he looked at Zheng Xingyao, there was a hint of meaning in his eyes.
She felt that she had changed her destiny and might be able to act more boldly next time.
Zheng Yunxi was observing the changes in everyone's expressions with great interest. Next, she must stay away from these two female protagonists and be careful not to be affected.
The two imperial edicts granting marriage received by the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion were like huge rocks thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples in the capital. For a time, the streets and alleys of the capital were occupied by gossip about the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion.
Zheng Yuejin and Zheng Xingyao's performance at the flower-viewing banquet at the Princess's Mansion was brought up again.
Zheng Yuejin and Zheng Xingyao, the two legitimate daughters, are in a complete conflict.
At first, it was fine, and it was limited to minor fights in the mansion.
Until Zheng Xingyao's underwear appeared on a big tree on the street, swaying in the wind, and became a laughing stock on the streets.
That night, Zheng Yuejin did not return home all night, causing an uproar in the city. Finally, she was sent back by the second prince, who said that she was going to a farm in the suburbs for a trip.
But anyone with a discerning eye knows what’s going on.
The two of them fought back and forth, neither of them giving in, causing unrest in the capital.
It would be fine if the sisters kept quarreling in the mansion, but this time it was really too much.
She is already the future royal daughter-in-law. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for the royal family if she did this now?
The emperor couldn't bear it any longer and thought of choosing new fiancées for the two princes and canceling their marriages.
However, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince both refused.
The emperor had no choice but to reprimand Marquis Xuanping for not managing his household properly and ordered him to return home to reflect on himself and decide when he would take care of his household affairs and come back to court.
At the same time, the emperor also gave two nannies to Zheng Yuejin and Zheng Xingyao respectively. The nannies would accompany them to the prince's mansion until they got married.
Marquis Xuanping returned to his mansion, furious.
All the servants around the two daughters were punished.
Fortunately, the two men pleaded for mercy and these people were able to save their lives, but each of them was beaten with a stick.
Since these people were bedridden, they had to ask the little maids to take over temporarily. With the addition of the maids sent by the palace, the mansion was really quiet for a while.
However, this calm did not last long.
One morning, Zheng Yuejin suddenly started retching after getting up.
The maids in the palace were all shrewd people. They saw the clues at a glance and couldn't help but feel contempt in their hearts.
"My lady, I have sent for the imperial physician. Here are some dried apricots freshly made this year. Try them, and perhaps you'll feel better."
Zheng Yuejin was not completely ignorant. Although she had never been pregnant in her previous life, she had seen Zheng Xingyao pregnant and couldn't help feeling uneasy.
The imperial physician took the patient's pulse and found it was indeed a pregnancy pulse.
When the news reached the palace, the emperor was at Concubine Yang's place.
When the emperor and his concubine learned about this, they were both happy and angry.
The good news is that everyone thought that the second prince would never be able to have children in this life and would only be able to adopt one from the royal family in the future. Unexpectedly, he had an unexpected surprise and became pregnant after only one contact with a woman.
What makes me angry is that Zheng Yuejin didn’t even think to drink a bowl of contraceptive soup after such a thing happened.
No matter whether there was an accident or something else, the decision to let her in has been made and the imperial decree to grant the marriage has been issued, so it is impossible to go back on your word.
Now that I'm pregnant, I have no choice but to move the wedding date forward, otherwise it will only be more embarrassing.
Concubine Yang's face was filled with anger as she said, "What's going on with this eldest daughter of the Zheng family?
No one said anything when the accident happened before. Doesn’t she even know to drink the contraceptive soup?
I have already agreed to let her in, and she is acting like this, is she not embarrassed enough for me?"
Thinking of the second prince, Concubine Yang felt even more troubled.
"Old Second is such an evil person. What did I owe him in my past life that he tortures me like this in this life?
The expectations for him are so low, how could he still do things like this?
My heart aches, and I'm so angry that my chest feels stuffy."
Although the emperor was also angry, things had come to this point and the second son was too lazy to do it, so he could only think positively to avoid him having to put himself in a difficult position to contact other women.
"My beloved concubine, don't be angry. Look at the bright side. The second son has always been reluctant to have contact with women. I am afraid that after getting married, he will feel that his mission is accomplished and will not touch the princess. When will we be able to hold our grandson?
Although it seems a bit sudden now, it is not entirely a bad thing.
At least in a few months we will have a grandchild, and we won’t have to worry about how to get the second son to consummate his marriage.”
Even though Concubine Yang was extremely dissatisfied, she could not ruin her son's plan in front of the emperor, so she could only speak according to the emperor's wishes.
But since then, her impression of Zheng Yuejin has become worse.
The palace quickly began to prepare for the second prince's marriage.
According to the rules, the prince, as the eldest son, should have his wedding ceremony first.
But the situation this time is special. The prince's wedding has many heavenly worship procedures that cannot be omitted. In addition, the incident happened suddenly, so the second prince, his younger brother, can only get married first.
This arrangement by the royal family immediately aroused speculation among the public, and everyone thought that an accident might have occurred.
On the day of the flower-viewing banquet at the Princess's Mansion, many ladies had been to the courtyard where the Second Prince was resting, and everyone quickly connected the dots.
But this concerns the royal reputation after all, no one dares to talk about it publicly, and it can only be spread quietly in private.
The Ministry of Rites was extremely busy. Within a month, they had arranged all the affairs fully and finally completed the wedding of the second prince Zheng Yuejin.
The Xuanping Marquis Mansion finally returned to its former tranquility.
After Zheng Yuejin got married, she only returned to the Marquis' Mansion once on the day of her return visit. After that, it was as if she had cut off contact with her parents' home and never came back again.
As for Zheng Xingyao, although the prince often met with her, he never mentioned anything about marriage.
Deep down in the prince's heart, he always felt that Zheng Xingyao, whose naked body was seen, was not worthy of him.
He planned that after getting the things from the Xuanping Marquis Mansion, he would find an excuse to replace this disgraced fiancée.
Zheng Xingyao was not completely unaware of this either. She was worried that the prince would abandon her after obtaining the so-called treasure, so she always remained vigilant against the prince.
However, the prince's obsession from two lifetimes cannot be easily dispelled.
He used the secret agent left in Marquis Xuanping's mansion to place evidence of Marquis Xuanping's rebellion in his study.
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