Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

Jiang Chen nodded, and the matter was almost settled. After all, the Fifth Princess' marriage was in the hands of the Empress Dowager. As long as the Empress Dowager nodded, nothing could hinder this marriage.

So, Concubine De pulled the Fifth Princess aside and said, "Yaliqi, your mother has found a good husband for you!"

The fifth princess looked bewildered. She herself didn't know how come her mother had been chosen?

She blushed with shame, "If mother teases Yaliqi like this, I won't do it!"

Concubine De embraced her daughter lovingly and said with a smile, "Don't be upset, Yaliqi. Mother is serious. Can you guess who the candidate is?"

Yaliqi was even more confused. He had never seen any foreign man before, so how could he guess?

So the fifth princess bit her lip and thought hard for an answer, "Could it be my uncle's cousin?"

When Concubine De heard this answer, she felt a little regretful. It was not that she did not want to marry Yalichi back home and have a prince consort in her family, but the family background of Uya was too low, and they were not even qualified to be on the list of the fifth princess' husbands.

"No, this is someone you've seen before."

Defei's denial made the Fifth Princess frown and couldn't figure out the reason.

Concubine De could only reveal the answer herself: "This man is very talented. My fourth brother and I put a lot of effort into making this happen."

This answer made the Fifth Princess pale instantly. She said in disbelief: "Is it Jiang Chen Jiang Wangxuan?"

Concubine De nodded proudly, and she narrowed her eyes slightly, waiting for the Fifth Princess's surprised scream or shy complaint.

But the Fifth Princess did not show any joy. She asked blankly, "Mother, wasn't that chosen by Empress Yi for Fourth Sister?"

When Concubine De heard the name "Concubine Yi", she looked very proud and reminded the Fifth Princess.

"Your fourth sister is going to be married off to Mobei by your royal father, so she won't be able to enjoy the wealth and luxury of the capital."

The Fifth Princess' eyes went dark, and she asked in shock, "Why would Fourth Sister marry in Mobei? The Emperor didn't even issue an imperial decree!"

Concubine De said nonchalantly: "I issued an oral order first. If the person is a short-lived ghost, you can't let Garudai be a widow at the door, right?"

The Fifth Princess had no idea about the Fourth Princess's marriage. It was just a verbal agreement. The Fifth Princess would not care about the affairs of the previous dynasty. The Yonghe Palace and the Ningshou Palace were strictly guarded. Who would dare to lead the princess astray under the master's nose?

The Fifth Princess was not stupid. On the contrary, she was very talented in studying and was the only one among Kangxi's daughters who was considered intelligent.

The Fifth Princess had a bad feeling when Defei was so complacent.

"Mother, you have nothing to do with Fourth Sister's affairs, right?"

The fifth princess asked with a faint hope.

This question made Concubine De feel her daughter's negative emotions. Thinking of the good relationship between the Fourth Princess and the Fifth Princess, Concubine De restrained her expression and said with some sadness: "Garudai has encountered bad times. Now is the time when Mongolia needs to exert its strength. Alas! How can a woman like mother get involved in these things?"

The Fifth Princess was too familiar with Concubine De. She could sense the implication of Concubine De's words. Concubine De was just pushing the matter aside.

The fifth princess continued to ask: "Why does it have to be Jiang Chen?"

The Fifth Princess admitted that she did have some feelings for Jiang Chen, but that was the Fourth Princess's choice. Even if the Fourth Princess could not stay in Beijing, she should not have chosen Jiang Chen.

Hearing the Fifth Princess's doubts, Concubine De said unhappily, "You little heartless person, your fourth brother and I spent so much effort to reach an agreement with Jiang Chen on this matter. What's the tone of your voice?"

The fifth princess' heart was so heavy that it could not beat. She said, "What kind of effort and energy is this? It's nothing but coercion and inducement. My daughter will not marry."

The fifth princess would not marry a prince consort who was snatched away like this.

Concubine De smashed a vase and covered her chest, "You don't want to marry into such a good family! You really want to piss me off to death!"

The fifth princess couldn't hold back her tears and walked out of Yonghe Palace. She walked aimlessly and unexpectedly came to the residence of the fourth princess.

The fourth princess was practicing archery in the open space. The princess heard the swishing sound of the fourth princess practicing inside. The fifth princess, who didn't dare to face the fourth princess, was about to turn around and leave.

But the sharp-eyed Fourth Princess saw it, and she shouted to the Fifth Princess: "Yaliqi, you came to your sister's place, why are you leaving without saying hello?"

The fifth princess didn't want to reveal her emotions, so she smiled and turned around to respond: "Isn't it because the fourth sister is concentrating on practicing? How dare Yaliqi disturb her!"

The fourth princess noticed something was wrong with the fifth princess at a glance. She put away her bow and arrow and invited the fifth princess to come in for a chat.

The Fifth Princess looked at the calluses on the Fourth Princess's hands, and when she thought about the news that the Fourth Princess was going to marry in Mobei, she couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes.

The fourth princess was applying hand ointment on herself when she heard the fifth princess's faint sobbing. She looked up and saw the fifth princess' tears.

The fourth princess asked seriously, "But did that blind man bully you?"

The fifth princess continued to take care of the fourth princess's hands while crying. She said, "Fourth sister, are you training so hard because you want to... in the future?"

The fourth princess understood that the fifth princess felt sorry for her, but she did not regret the hard work. "Yalichi, you only saw the calluses on my hands, but you don't know how I could have won the first place in the hunt without them."

The fourth princess's unremitting efforts made the fifth princess feel even more guilty. She could no longer hold back her tears and said, "I'm sorry, fourth sister..."

The fourth princess didn't understand why the fifth princess apologized, but she didn't want the fifth princess to be so sad, so she patiently stroked her long hair and coaxed the fifth princess.

The Fifth Princess recovered and explained with sobs, "Fourth sister, mother wants Jiang Chen to be my prince consort."

The fourth princess understood the fifth princess's sudden apology, and she said casually: "I never liked Jiang Chen in the first place, why are you so sad?"

The Fifth Princess shook her head. "Even if Fourth Sister doesn't have any intention, there are so many suitable candidates in the capital. She shouldn't choose Jiang Chen again."

In particular, Concubine De was not innocent in the matter of the Fourth Princess' marriage to a distant place, which made the Fifth Princess too embarrassed to face the Fourth Princess.

Looking at the Fifth Princess's stubborn face, the Fourth Princess said sadly, "Yaliqi, most things in this world are because of interests. We are the least qualified to say no."

As the protagonist of this marriage, the Fourth Princess is very clear about the exchange of interests involved. Presumably, the Fifth Princess and Jiang Chen are the same, so the Fifth Princess’ resistance will be ineffective.

The fifth princess clenched her fists and said, "The Royal Mama loves me the most. If I don't get married, my mother can't make the decision."

The fourth princess looked at the fifth princess's childish persistence and touched her hair helplessly. She was still a child!

"Then sister hopes that Yaliqi gets what he wants!"

The fifth princess looked at the fourth princess's helpless smile, and she sensed the perfunctory response. She held the fourth princess's hand unhappily and said, "If you don't believe me, just wait and see what Yaliqi will do!"

The two sisters talked for a long time, had dinner, and then went back to rest.