A farmer's daughter who traveled through time: Marrying a sickly man

Princess Ruihua had no choice but to agree to it for the time being as her precious daughter was concerned.

But I have to say that I am still a little tempted by Princess Yunying's proposal.

I want to test the status of Wu'an Marquis Mansion in the emperor's heart.

If Shen Nian insisted on bringing today's incident to the emperor, then the emperor's attitude towards her, his aunt, and the Wu'an Marquisate would be very important.

She might as well use the arranged marriage to test whether the emperor still appreciates her support.

Having made up her mind, Princess Ruihua planned to talk to the emperor after the poetry meeting.

Let the maid watch over Princess Yunying while she takes the medicine and rests well in the room.

She went out first. Today's poetry meeting had caused such a commotion, and many people probably knew about it, so she still had to go and appease them.

Only after the guests in her villa had left one after another did Princess Ruihua order her to return to the capital.

When they returned to the capital, it was already late and Princess Ruihua was tired, so she ordered everyone not to disturb her unless necessary and went to rest directly.

The next day I went to the palace early in the morning.

After the emperor left the court, I went directly to see him.

"Your Majesty, Ruihua came to see you today to ask for a favor." Princess Ruihua bowed to the emperor and went straight to the point.

"No need to be so polite, aunt. Just tell me what's the matter." The emperor quickly stepped forward and gave Princess Ruihua a light support.

But I didn't say anything definite, so that if there is something difficult, there will be a way around it.

Princess Ruihua was not stupid, so how could she not understand what the emperor meant? He was just afraid that she would say something that would embarrass him.

I no longer have any hope for what will happen today.

"Your Majesty, Yunying has admired Shen Nian, the prince of the Marquis of Wu'an, as early as two years ago. Ruihua also feels that Prince Shen is a person worthy of trust." Princess Ruihua knew that the emperor was busy with official duties, so she did not beat around the bush and spoke directly.

The emperor immediately understood what Princess Ruihua meant, but pretended not to understand and asked, "What does my aunt want me to do?"

"Ruihua wants to ask the emperor to issue an imperial decree to grant the two of them a marriage?" Princess Ruihua smiled gently.

"Aunt, as far as I know, Prince Shen already has a wife. Aunt, do you want cousin Yunying to be his concubine?" The emperor asked in surprise.

"No, no." Princess Ruihua quickly waved her hand. "I heard that the wife of Prince Shen was born in the countryside. Marquis Wu'an and his old lady do not recognize her as the wife of the prince."

In order to prevent the emperor from misunderstanding that she was deliberately stealing someone else's husband, Princess Ruihua quickly brought out Marquis Wu'an and Shen Nian's grandmother.

She also heard what Yunying told her, and Yunying's information naturally came from Shen Lan.

But Princess Ruihua didn't know that in order to lock Shen Nian and Xia Tian together, Liu had already instigated Marquis Wu'an and the old lady to register Xia Tian in the Shen family's genealogy.

"Is there anything else? I'll wait until I summon Shen Nian to ask her about it before I reply to my aunt. After all, this also concerns the lifelong happiness of my cousin Yunying, so Shen Nian's consent is needed."

The emperor knew how much Shen Nian cared about his wife, who came from a humble background, so he had to ask the person concerned for their opinion before making any decisions on such matters.

When Princess Ruihua heard the emperor say this, she knew there was no hope, but that was all she could say.

The reason why the emperor was able to sit firmly on the throne in just a few years and develop the Daqian Dynasty to such a prosperity, and make other surrounding dynasties fear him, shows that he is not a ridiculous person who can be easily manipulated by others.

"Then Ruihua would like to thank the emperor first. The emperor is busy with affairs, so Ruihua will take her leave first." Princess Ruihua said respectfully, and when she saw the emperor nod, she tactfully withdrew first.

When she returned to the princess's mansion, before she had the chance to mention this matter to Princess Yunying, the prince consort came to her in a hurry.

"Princess, what happened at the poetry gathering yesterday? Why are there rumors in teahouses and streets that you and Yun'er don't take the lives of students from poor backgrounds and common people seriously and can beat and kill them at will?" The prince consort questioned the princess as soon as he entered the room.

He had something to do and didn't attend the poetry reading yesterday.

Today he and his colleagues made an appointment to go to a teahouse for morning tea. As soon as they entered, they heard a storyteller telling stories loudly and emotionally in the teahouse.

There were a lot of people gathered around, many of whom were students coming for morning tea.

Because it is already the beginning of May and the Autumn Examination is in August, some students have arrived in the capital early.

So there are quite a lot of students coming to the teahouse every day.

The son-in-law also became interested at that time, so he and his colleagues sat in the elegant seats on the second floor, drinking tea and listening to the storyteller tell stories.

As I listened, I could tell something was wrong.

After all, he was talking about his eldest princess Ruihua and his own daughter Yun'er.

At that time, the prince consort was so angry that he came down to talk to the storyteller and asked him not to slander the eldest princess and the county lord.

As it turned out, among the students who were listening to the storytelling, there happened to be someone who had participated in the poetry reading organized by Princess Ruihua yesterday. He testified on the spot that what the storyteller said was true.

The students have been reading books of sages for many years, so when it comes to arguing with others, they are quite good at speaking.

Not to mention that he also quoted from classics, which left the prince consort speechless on the spot.

The prince consort couldn't argue with the princess, so he didn't even drink the tea and went back to the princess's mansion in a rage.

"What?" Princess Ruihua was shocked. "Has yesterday's incident spread?"

"Did you and Yun'er really say that in front of so many people yesterday?" The prince consort, who was even more shocked than Princess Ruihua, couldn't figure it out for a long time.

Ruihua has always been calm and composed, so how could she say something like that in public? Could a princess who grew up in the palace be so clueless?

"I was just talking yesterday and was pissed off by that kid Shen Nian." Ruihua originally thought it was a small matter and that it would be over in a few days.

Although some students heard what she said at that time, since she was a dignified royal princess, they did not have the courage to ask her directly.

Maybe this matter will be over in a few days.

"What's going on? Why is there something about Yun'er?" asked the prince consort with a dark face.

"It's nothing." Princess Ruihua wanted to fool her husband, but looking at his dark face, she told the truth.

The prince consort has been married to her for more than 20 years, and they have always lived in harmony. Although the prince consort is not very ambitious and is usually a gentle person, she is still a little scared when he really gets angry.

As for Yunying's matter, the prince consort has always been opposed to it, so Yunying's affairs are usually kept secret from the prince consort, for fear that he will be unhappy and discipline Yun'er again.

Yunying's temper was spoiled by her. She would not listen to anyone and even dared to talk back to her husband when she was angry.

Therefore, whenever there was something going on, she would try her best to get between the two of them.

After hearing Princess Ruihua's explanation, the prince consort was furious. "This evil girl, I thought she had changed for the better, but she hasn't changed at all. I'm going to teach her a lesson this time."

As the prince consort was talking, he was about to go out to teach Yunying a lesson. Princess Ruihua saw that he had really stirred up a hornet's nest, so she pulled the prince consort's arm hard to stop him from going. If he let him go, Yun'er would definitely be beaten, and at the very least, she would be punished to kneel in the ancestral hall for three days.

Finally, when both of them were exhausted and out of breath, the prince consort sat down on the stool dejectedly.

This child was eventually spoiled by the eldest princess.