Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 727 - 725

Chapter 727: 725

Presently, the Minze Dynasty only has three princesses. One has married the Crown Prince of Nangong Country; she will mother the world! Another one is currently in marital negotiations and is rumored to be betrothed to the Prince An. If this is true, then she will become a Crown Princess, with a future as a Princess!

Now, she, who also holds the title of a princess, is about to marry someone who doesn’t even have a chance to inherit a noble title. How could she possibly be content with this?

Mrs. Zhong also sighed, "It would be good to marry the Sixth Prince; you might become a mother... But the decree has already been issued; it’s too late to say anything now. You will see the boy tomorrow when you go to the palace. Just take a look at him."

Mrs. Zhong did not dare to say the four words ’mother the world’ out loud.

"No, I’m going to see the Empress Dowager right now. The Empress Dowager is also meeting me today. I’ll beg her to get the Empress to revoke the marriage decree. If we wait until tomorrow when I visit the palace, it would be too late." After saying these words, Princess Ling’er ran out.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhong didn’t stop her. There was no stopping her anyway.

Besides, marrying the Sixth Prince is definitely better than marrying the second son of the second son of the Duke’s Mansion!

How many men in the Imperial City could match the status of the Sixth Prince?

Well, let’s see if that girl can pull it off !

Cining Palace

Princess Ling’er cried like a child, "Empress Dowager, I don’t want to marry. I still want to accompany the Empress Dowager for a few more years! Empress Dowager, I beg you to let the Empress retract the decree. Please!"

Princess Ling’er was not stupid, she didn’t directly mention the reason why she didn’t want to marry.

The Empress Dowager did not expect that the Empress would suddenly arrange a marriage for Princess Ling’er!

She originally intended to grant her to Yi’er as a concubine.

It didn’t feel good to be undermined.

But now the marriage has been arranged and how could a decree be retracted? A decree from the Empress of a country carries a lot of weight and cannot be retracted easily!

The Empress Dowager was unhappy that the Empress arranged a marriage for Princess Ling’er without consulting her, but she wouldn’t ask the Empress to retract the decree!

Revoking a decree had never been tried since her ancestors, and she didn’t want to be a precedent. After all, although Princess Ling’er held the title of a princess, she didn’t have any blood relation to her.

Considering that the Empress arranged her marriage, she wasn’t dishonored.

In essence, Princess Ling’er just didn’t have the qualifications to have a decree retracted.

However, Princess Ling’er has often visited the palace since she was a child, rejecting her outright would hurt her feelings. The Empress Dowager naturally wouldn’t refuse her directly, so she said, "As the saying goes, a daughter is someone else’s family. When a daughter grows up, she belongs to another’s family. There’s no such thing as not getting married."

"But I don’t even know who the second son of the Duke’s Mansion is. How am I supposed to marry him? Ling’er only wants to marry someone whom she knows well so that she can accompany the Empress Dowager in the future."

The Empress Dowager naturally understood her intentions. She had originally planned this, but the Empress is always doing things against her and took this opportunity first, which is really hateful.

"You are a thoughtful child. Forget it, I’ll call the Empress to ask about this." The Empress should play the bad cop. There’s no reason for her to take the blame because of Ling’er.

Today, Xiao’er, Ruan Weizhen, and Gu Qiqi were chatting with the Empress. They were discussing the details of the prince’s enthronement on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month and the schedule of the banquet invitations.

The Empress felt comforted to see them showing mutual respect and discussing how to help each other host the banquet and entertain the guests.

If the sons’ relationships are not close, the daughters-in-law should be close. That’s what really counts.

Seeing all the people gathered, the Empress was a bit itching for a game. She thought about playing mahjong, but then she remembered that she had lost half a year’s allowance after several games with Xiao’er. As she thought about it, she gave up. It seemed inappropriate to not invite Xiao’er while she was present. They would invite the second and fourth daughters-in-law to come to the palace to play another day!

As for the wife of the sixth prince, she was simply a formidable opponent, and the Empress couldn’t afford to provoke her little treasury.

But Ruan Weizhen knew that the Empress loved to play mahjong, and it just so happened that Xiao’er, who was always busy, was here today. So, she suggested, "Mother, why don’t we play mahjong? We have enough people."

Empress: This is exactly what I was afraid of!

Gu Qiqi: Cannot we play chess instead? Why does it have to be mahjong? She was almost out of money from all her losses.

If the Empress only loses to Xiao’er in Mahjong, then Gu Qiqi loses to everyone at every game. She has lost so much that she now questions her life!

Although Shangguan Xuanjun’s small treasury was considerable, and he said she could use it as she pleased, she couldn’t continue losing like this!

"Sure!" Xiao’er agreed readily!

Empress: Of course, it’s easy for you. It seems like the dowries I had saved for the Fifth Princess and her unborn granddaughter will be a lot less!

Gu Qiqi: You, who always wins, can’t understand the pain of someone who always loses!

At this time, one of the Empress’s maids told her that the Empress Dowager’s messenger had arrived, asking her to make a visit to the Cining Palace.

"I will go right away!" The Empress, who generally didn’t like going to the Cining Palace, suddenly felt that it had a certain charm.

Gu Qiqi also gave a sigh of relief.

Seeing the situation, Xiao’er felt funny in her heart, but she honestly tried her best to lose. However, she just couldn’t lose; there’s no way around that.

The women arrived at the Cining Palace, and after paying their respects, the Empress Dowager seated them.

Princess Ling’er cast a bitter look at Xiao’er. If looks could kill, she would have wished to dismember Xiao’er!

Seeing this, Xiao’er asked with apparent concern, "Princess Ling’er, what’s wrong with your eyes? They look like cross-eyes."

"Pfft!" The Empress couldn’t help but laugh, but then she remembered that the Empress Dowager was still there, so she quickly composed herself.

Princess Ling’er was livid. She wished she could tear Xiao’er’s mouth off. But she couldn’t cause a scene in front of the Empress Dowager, so she could only weakly call for her.

The Empress Dowager had missed Princess Ling’er’s look just then and hearing Xiao’er’s crass comment upon arrival, she was unimpressed, "Mrs. Shen, you are now an Imperial Consort. You should be mindful of your conduct and speech to avoid having a negative impact."

"Responding to the Empress Dowager, your daughter-in-law will definitely pay attention to that next time. Sigh, it seems that no one loves hearing the truth."

Princess Ling’er: "..."

She felt even angrier.

The Empress Dowager was also left speechless.

"Mother, what brings you the leisure to summon me here today?" The Empress quickly stepped in to defuse the tension.

The Empress Dowager turned her head away, resolving not to look at Xiao’er again!

"Empress, did you arrange a marriage for this girl, Princess Ling’er?"

"Replying to Mother, yes, it is the great-grandson of the Old Duke. He is handsome and erudite, he passed the civil service examination three years ago and was appointed as the county magistrate of Jingzhou. His political achievements are quite creditable."

"This girl came here today saying she doesn’t want to get married yet."

"How is that possible? Princess Ling’er is already in her twenties, isn’t she? I was worried because you are already of age, and your contemporaries are already married and have had children. We also have the Duke’s son who is only twenty-one years old and has yet to marry. Considering both your respected families, and age-compatible, I arranged this marriage."

Older! Xiao’er twitched at the corner of her mouth. Empress mother, you should never hit a person in the face!

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