Marrying a wife and a concubine together? Wouldn't it be better to divorce and become the queen

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there is a Lantern Festival banquet in the palace.

After Emperor Xia Ming approved of the relationship between Yun Huaiyin and Xie Ying, Xie Ying came to the Marquis' Mansion excitedly from the palace to find Yun Huaiyin every day for several days.

In the evening of the palace banquet, Xie Jin brought Feng Qingluan to attend.

Xie Ying also invited Yun Huaiyin to the banquet.

Halfway through the banquet, Emperor Xia Ming smiled happily:

"I have a happy announcement to make to everyone."

Xue Yuan's heart was lifted, but Emperor Xia Ming didn't look at him. He looked at Xie Ying and Yun Huaiyin below.

"Zhaoyang, Yun Huaiyin."

The two were called and walked to the center of the hall.

The two walked out together, and Xue Yuan's nervous heart calmed down.

Emperor Xia Ming said, "Girls should get married when they grow up. Zhaoyang has also reached the age to get married. She likes Yun Huaiyin, who is the cousin of Feng Qingluan of the Marquis of Huguo Mansion. He and Zhaoyang are a perfect match. I intend to help them get married. Let's choose a good date this year to complete the wedding!"

Xie Ying was overjoyed and knelt down with Yun Huaiyin:

"Thank you, Father."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The two returned to their seats.

After Emperor Xia Ming finished speaking, a heated discussion broke out in the hall.

"As for Princess Zhaoyang's consort, wasn't the one that Rufei preferred the second son of the Minister of Personnel, Xue Yuan? How did he become Feng Qingluan's cousin?"

"Who knows? Did Yun Huaiyin use some tricks to push the second son Xue down and climb up the ladder?"

"I heard that the people on Feng Qingluan's mother's side are mainly engaged in business and have no power or influence. They were able to gain the favor of Princess Zhaoyang and get His Majesty's consent. They must have some skills."

The officials kept talking about it.

Although they were all shocked, they were also active in their thinking.

Concubine Ru is His Majesty's favorite concubine, and the power of the King of Chu is also at its peak. Everyone wants to get close to this lineage. Now Princess Zhaoyang has decided on a husband, and he is a person with no background, so he is the easiest to win over. They have to make good connections.

Before Emperor Xia Ming's words came out, Xue Ming had always thought that he would announce the marriage between Xie Ying and his son at today's palace banquet, but it turned out that the person was changed at the last minute. He was shocked and unhappy.

Previously, Concubine Ru liked Xue Yuan, but suddenly she changed her mind and chose Yun Huaiyin. Did Concubine Ru discover something?

Could it be that Concubine Ru found out that Xue Er was having a mistress outside?

Before Xue Ming could figure out why he missed the royal marriage, he felt the sneering looks from the officials in the palace.

Before today, when word spread in the palace that Concubine Ru intended to choose Xue Er as Princess Zhaoyang's consort, many officials in the court came to Xue's house to congratulate and give gifts. However, something unexpected happened before the event, and these ministers came to laugh at his joke, which made him very depressed.

Unlike Xue Ming, Xie Ying chose Yun Huaiyin, which made Xue Yuan breathe a sigh of relief.

He had no interest in Xie Ying at all, and only had Mei'er and the child in his heart. Xie Ying was domineering and could not tolerate any injustice. If he became her consort, the princess's noble status would suppress him everywhere.

Especially now that she knows about the existence of Mei'er and the child, can the two of them still have a good life?

Xue Yuan showed disappointment on his face, but he was extremely happy in his heart.

As Yun Huaiyin was about to become a royal consort, many discerning officials toasted him.

Seeing Yun Huaiyin having the best of both worlds and getting the person he loved, Feng Qingluan was happy for him and raised her glass to him from a distance.

After she drank the wine in the glass, she found that the man next to her was staring at her. She turned her eyes and saw Xie Jin with a gentle smile on his face.

Feng Qingluan laughed: "What are you looking at me for?"

Xie Jin said: "I have accomplished something that was on my mind. Are you happy?"

Feng Qingluan smiled and said, "My cousin and the princess are finally together, I am of course happy to be able to help him."

After my cousin marries Xie Ying, he will probably stay in the capital, and he won’t have much time to return to Jiangnan.

Feng Qingluan drank the wine and her cheeks flushed slightly. Xie Jin felt hot in his heart and raised a glass of wine to clink with hers.

Their wedding was ruined, so he must give Feng Qingluan a more grand wedding in the future.

After the palace banquet, Xie Jin and Feng Qingluan left the palace. They did not take a carriage, but walked home.

Tonight is the Lantern Festival, and the streets are bustling with activity.

Xie Jin knew that Jiang Qu had feelings for Shen Wan, so he gave him a day off.

Jiang Qu happily went to the Marquis' Mansion to invite Shen Wan to celebrate the Lantern Festival together.

Shen Wan was preoccupied with the snake girl's matter, and she knew very well that haste would not get her the better of her.

Feng Qingluan told her that Xie Jin's spies outside were also tracking the snake girl and would tell her as soon as they had any news. In order to change her mood, Shen Wan accepted Jiang Qu's invitation and the two went to the street together.

After this period of contact, Jiang Qu had some understanding of Shen Wan's personality.

He asked her out tonight to express his feelings. Seeing someone selling lanterns on the street, he pointed at one and said:

"Want a lantern? I'll buy one for you."

Shen Wan looked at him steadily, the candlelight of the lantern reflected in her eyes.

"Why are you sending me?"

Jiang Qu smiled and said, "I saw that the girls on the street were all holding lanterns. You are also a girl, so you can't be without one, so I wanted to buy one for you."

Shen Wan said coldly: "Why do I have to hold a lantern in my hand just because I'm a girl?"

Jiang Qu: “….”

"I don't mean anything else. Look at these beautiful lanterns. There are rabbits, koi fish, and other zodiac signs. Don't you like any of them?"

Shen Wan looked at him.

She had been staying at the Marquis' Mansion for the past few days, and Jiang Qu had found many excuses to come to her. She was not the kind of person who liked to beat around the bush and test him, so she got straight to the point:

"Did you ask for leave from Prince Rong today to invite me to the Lantern Festival?"

She spoke bluntly, making Jiang Qu blush.

"Can't you?"

Shen Wan said, "Okay, but I want to make one thing clear. I don't like you. I don't have any romantic feelings for you. We are not the same kind of people. We will go our separate ways from now on. It's impossible for us to be together."

Jiang Qu's heart started beating hard.

He was planning to take advantage of the festive atmosphere to confess his feelings to Shen Wan, but before he could say it, Shen Wan found out and rejected him directly, ending his relationship before it even began.

Jiang Qu was choked for a moment.

I felt sad, but Shen Wan was still in front of me. I didn't want to show my sad and weak side, so I forced a smile that was uglier than crying and said:

"I don't like it. That's just my own fault. Thank you for your honesty."

Shen Wan said: "When I said I don't like it, I meant the relationship between men and women. As a friend, I like you very much."

Jiang Qu smiled bitterly: "Really? As a friend, I am very happy that you like me. I don't want to cause you any more trouble. Let's just be friends from now on."

He said it nonchalantly, but tears were already streaming down his face in his heart.

He had never fallen in love with a girl since he was a child. The first time he fell in love, he was rejected outright. Jiang Qu cried silently. He had it so hard.