I was a queen in ancient times, no, a maid!

When Zhao Rulan returned to the inn, she was still thinking about what Meng Yan had said to her.

He wanted to ask Zhao Rulan to teach the two girls some etiquette.

Zhao Rulan seriously rejected this matter.

She probably knew Meng Yan's little thoughts in her heart, and he was attracted to her.

Zhao Rulan thought to herself that she would never give Meng Yan any chance.

What she didn't expect was that after Zhao Rulan finished her business in Jiangbei City and returned to the palace, her stepmother called her again.

The princess consort is just forty years old. She takes good care of herself and looks no more than thirty-five or thirty-six years old.

Zhao Rulan went to the front yard, bowed slightly and called out "mother".

"Please sit down." The Princess looked at Zhao Rulan and said directly, "Your two younger sisters have already been married, and you are the only legitimate daughter in the family. Your father is the most worried."

"I was talking about you a few days ago. I said you were not in the palace, and your father got furious. He said it was not proper for a girl like you to run around outside all day instead of staying in the palace."

The old woman serving the princess consort pretended to be a good person.

"The princess is still protecting you, young lady."

"The princess called you here today to ask you if you are willing to marry the great master of the Meng family in Jiangbei City?"

Zhao Rulan was just about to say she didn't want to, but then she heard the Princess Consort say something else.

"If you don't want to, I've found two more suitable ones for you. One of my cousin's sons is about your age. His wife died last year and was from a high-class family..."

"And this year's candidate is still married for the first time, so he looks a bit ordinary, but people say that marrying a daughter of a royal family is marrying up. After all, you are a divorced woman with a child, so don't be too picky."

The Princess Consort's words implied that she wanted to send Zhao Rulan away from Prince Jing's Mansion.

It would be best if she and her brother moved out, so that they could monopolize everything in Prince Jing's Mansion.

Zhao Rulan sneered, the Prince Jing's Mansion had long become an empty shell.

If His Majesty had not given some rewards to Prince Jing’s Mansion every year in recognition of my brother’s merits, it would have been a dream for Prince Jing’s Mansion to live the prosperous life it has now.

However, Zhao Rulan also understood what the princess consort said.

She had to leave Prince Jing's Mansion. As long as she stayed there, not only would they not be able to protect her, they would also cause all kinds of trouble for her.

She didn't want to use her own money to support them, including her own father.

"My marriage will be arranged according to my mother's wishes, with the eldest man of the Meng family in Jiangbei City."

"If there's nothing else, I'll go back first."

After Zhao Rulan finished speaking, she stood up and left, leaving the Princess Consort who was still unable to react.

"Princess, the eldest daughter has agreed to marry into the Meng family. This is really great." The old maid beside her said happily.

The princess consort also became happy.

She was not happy that Zhao Rulan was getting married, but she was happy that Zhao Rulan married into the Meng family in Jiangbei City. In the future, she could do business together with the Meng family.

Also, since the Meng family is marrying a wife, they naturally have to send a betrothal gift to the palace.

"That's great. This way, the second and third young ladies' dowries will be much larger."

She has two daughters, and she likes the youngest one the most.

As for the unfavored second daughter, she couldn't deal with the matter of her marriage casually, after all, if people told others she was the second daughter of the palace.

Zhao Rulan had just walked out of the princess's courtyard in the front yard.

Dingxiang became anxious.

"Miss, why did you agree again?"

"You were against marrying Meng Yan before, and you disliked him the most in Jiangbei City. Why are you willing to agree now?"

Zhao Rulan sighed and said:

"Is it better to marry Meng Yan than marrying the princess's cousin? How good do you think her cousin can be, considering how she treated me? Or that ordinary-looking scholar, a first-time married man who has never seen me, yet he agreed to marry me. I'm guessing that he must be an unsatisfactory-looking one."

"At least Meng Yan has money and good looks."

Moreover, he was quite tolerant of her.

Maybe I can talk to him about the terms.

Only then did Dingxiang feel relieved.

"My dear young lady, you are very thoughtful. I am just worried that if you don't find out about your marriage in advance, what will you do if he bullies you in the future?"

Zhao Rulan knew that Ding Xiang liked Cheng Bin.

And Cheng Bin now follows his brother to the border.

She promised Dingxiang that as long as Cheng Bin made military achievements, she would let Dingxiang marry Cheng Bin in glory.

Dingxiang was also afraid that after she married Cheng Bin and became Cheng Bin's wife, she would no longer be able to serve the older girl well.

If something happens, who can protect the girl?

"Okay, don't think about me anymore."

If Meng Yan knew the news sent by the palace that she was willing to marry into the Meng family, he would probably come to Kyoto.

When that time comes, she will negotiate terms with Meng Yan.

You can marry him, but it's conditional.