In the month following Su Yuli's wedding, Gu Yiran would marry Infanta Chengxian, whose father was King Run.
The relationship between King Run and His Majesty was special. They weren't born by the same mother. King Run's biological mother wasn't from a noble family so that she couldn't raise a prince. Therefore, King Run had been raised by Empress Dowager Deng. While Empress Dowager Deng was still alive, King Run had always served Empress Dowager Deng as if she had been his biological mother. Queen Dowager Run often praised Empress Dowager Deng for her virtue.
Because of that, His Majesty paid much attention to his lineal niece's wedding. On the wedding day, he sent his close servant to the mansion with congratulations and gave them a gift as a gesture of goodwill. Since His Majesty had done that, people from the imperial harem wouldn't want to miss out. From Empress Gu to Lady Zhong, they all had sent their close servants to the mansion to add to the festi
Queen Dowager Run and the Queen Run who had heard what had happened came over quickly. They finally persuaded the two princesses to part from each other, thinking that these three sisters from the royal family shouldn't visit Infanta Chengxian together. As Princess Qingxin's knees were injured, the Queen Run advised her to go to the room at the back to apply some medication to them and wait for the imperial doctor to come and take a look at her injuries.Princess Qingxin had never been treated horribly like this! She cried and howled, keeping saying that she would go back to the palace to ask her father and mother to give Princess Anji a death sentence.Princess Anji put her hands on her hips, sneering and saying, "Go and tell them. I have never heard of an older sister being executed because she disciplined her younger sister for insulting her elders. If I had been afraid of death, nobody would have shown any respect to Doujin Palace over the years! I tell
Wei Changjuan was not familiar with Song Xiyue. Song Ruxuan simply turned her head and whispered to Deng Wanwan. Without talking for a long time, Song Xiyue used the excuse that it was her first time to come to the royal mansion so that she wanted to have a look around. She pulled her sister away and said goodbye to Wei Changjuan. Deng Wanwan and Song Ruxuan were having a good time chatting, and Dengwanwan said, "I've come to the King Run's mansion twice. I'll take you to the garden to have a look."She then asked Wei Changying and Wei Changjuan, "Are the third and the seventh sister of the Wei Family going to walk around the yard with us?"Deng Wanwan took the two sisters away, which exactly fit in exactly with Wei Changying's wishes. She shook her head and said, "I also have something to say to the seventh sister. I won't go out at this time. I will have to bother Sister Deng." She also told Song Xiyue and Song Ruxuan, "Don't stay in the sun for a long ti
That person was a little shorter than Wei Changjuan. She had bright eyes, white teeth, and beautiful features. And she wore a colorful dress and a simple hairpin ring. She was Princess Anji.Wei Changying was surprised: Princess Anji was a headache for the royal women in the capital, and everyone decided to keep a respectful distance from her. She had only met her three times including this time. Why did Princess Anji help Wei Changying solve the dilemma of Princess Qingxin today and follow her to fight against Wei Changjuan?She mused, bowed to her, and did not ask the reason. She greeted, "I..."Princess Anji obviously did not have the patience to go around in circles. She waved her hand to stop her words, glancing at the person who had been kicked to the ground by her. After seeing who kicked her, Wei Changjuan immediately covered her skirt and was so scared that she did not dare to even get up. Princess Anji said bluntly, "Today, you were e
After leaving the rock garden, Wei Changjuan looked back in fear. But she was relieved as she didn't see Princess Anji regretting she had let her go and running after her. Crying, she hid among flowers to tidy herself up. As her mirror and comb were with her maidservant, there was nothing more she could do other than straighten her skirt and pat the dust from her head.She spent a long time settling down before she was brave enough to leave the flowers. Trying really hard to act as if nothing had happened, she returned to the corridor outside the living room. The maidservants who had been left behind by them were confronting each other. Seeing her coming, the maidservant who served her ran to her, "The Seventh Miss, you're finally back! The First Miss had sent someone here to call you back. But when she knew you went out with the Third Miss, she was extremely worried!""Pinglv, you should be careful about what you say!" As the maidservant had just finished
At this moment Wei Changying was being taken by Princess Anji to an open area by the lake in the garden. Within a few paces, there was a lone weeping willow that had been standing there for many years and the rest of the place was simply empty.A warm breeze was coming from the lake, carrying a hint of lotus fragrance. The water was clear and the lake was vast, cooling the summer heat. There was a gentle sound of cicadas overhead. Probably, some had been removed recently.The two of them sat down on the grass under the willow. Princess Anji took a folding fan out of her sleeve and fanned herself casually, smiling, "This is a nice place. It’s shady and cool. It’s a good place to talk. There is no need to worry about being overheard."Princess Qingxin had gotten Wei Changying into trouble today and Wei Changying had asked Wei Changjuan to come out. Guessing what time it was, Wei Changying thought that by now Infanta Chengxian probably would have
Wei Changjuan was successively lectured by Wei Changying and Princess Anji, and then she was instructed by the first sister, Wei Changwan. Therefore, she was very quiet at this banquet. She didn't look for trouble, and Wei Changying had no time to get her into trouble. She first asked some people to find the place where Song Xiyue and Song Ruxuan were, and she found that they were having a heated discussion with Deng Wanwan. There were also several girls who seemed to be at similar ages to them sitting beside them, such as Huo Qingling.Wei Changying stood by for a moment and saw that Song Xiyue and Song Ruxuan were obviously introduced by Deng Wanwan. They had quickly become familiar with the young ladies of the capital. Thus, it was not necessary for her to take them along. If she went up now, she would interrupt their conversation.She thought about it and went to find Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu saw her, nodded slightly, and said, "I thought you were about to co
According to Madam Su's order, the letter requesting to go to the palace hadn't left the door of Grand Preceptor's mansion until the palace gates were about to close. The servant who delivered the letter walked slowly all the way to the palace gates. Unsurprisingly, he saw the gates were closed, so he sighed, turned around, and went back.The next morning, Madam Su ordered a servant to deliver the letter to the palace again, while she took the womenfolk of the Shen Family to the mansion of the Su Family to continue enjoying the wedding banquet.But the people from the Shen Family couldn't really enjoy the wedding banquet on the day. Only Shen Cangning, who was carefree, was having a good time. She even took a girl in fancy clothes to Wei Changying to introduce her, "This is Rouzhang from the Gu Family."While Wei Changying was worried about going to the palace to plead guilty, she was thinking about what she should do when meeting her second un
Seeing that this really annoyed Old Madam Deng, Madam Su dared not to snub and hurriedly stayed to have a long talk with her mother to explain, lest Shen Cangning was kept in the Su Family's mansion by Old Madam Deng. Shen Xuan had always been favoring this daughter. How could he not ask? The words of her coaxing her mother could not be heard by others, so she sent her daughters-in-law back to their seats.Wei Changying walked outside while holding her forehead, and even Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Duanmu couldn't bear it. They sighed and said, "The third sister-in-law, why don't you go to the next room and have a rest?" There were three weddings in two months, and there was some kind of trouble during all weddings. Each trouble had something to do with Wei Changying. Although they all knew that Wei Changying was treated unjustly, people could not stand the sign that if there would be more weddings in the future, no one would dare to invite her."Thanks to the two si