The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

After Kang Ge'er came back, he felt like he was living a god's life. The food he remembered was still as delicious as before. He now had a big appetite and could eat a lot in one meal.

Just as he was happily lying in the courtyard basking in the sun...

"What?! You said your cousin and your brother are engaged?!"

"You little bastard, you have no respect for your elders. You should call me the Sixth Prince!"

Song Shengfu gently tapped Kang Ge'er's leg with the beauty hammer in her hand, signaling him to be careful.

"Grandma, I know. But my cousin is only sixteen, right? When did she get engaged?"

Song Shengfu explained what had happened before in detail, and Kang Ge'er suddenly understood.

"During this period, your cousin has been in the palace learning the rules. I guess she won't have to go there anymore after a while."

It’s already very cold now. If it snows in a while, it will be difficult to enter the palace.

Sister Wei is now learning the rules in the Queen's Palace and is being taught by the Queen herself. This is a great honor for the Earl's Mansion.

"Is my cousin willing? If not, I'll go and beg..."

Kang Ge'er also knew the Sixth Prince's physical condition and was afraid that this marriage was forced upon him by them.

"Kang'er, remember, whether they are willing or not is not up to us to decide. But Wei Jie'er has her own ideas. When she comes back today, you can ask her yourself."

Song Shengfu told him that she couldn't understand the pros and cons of this, so she let Wei Jie'er explain it to him in person.

The future path they take will depend on their mutual support. The two of them should talk about their plans so that they can work together in a unified way.

At this point, if Song Shengfu still can't see the Queen's intention, she is a fool.

When did she know about it? It might have been when the queen just returned to Beijing.

Although her original body died early in her previous life, she saw what happened later. The queen never returned to Beijing until her death, but suddenly came back in this life.

Song Shengfu speculated on the deeper meaning behind this for a long time.

Later, Concubine Ning became very close to the Sixth Prince, and she noticed that she was very friendly to the Bo Mansion. She began to guess that the Queen wanted to support the Sixth Prince to succeed to the throne, or more likely, the Sixth Prince's son.

The reason why he was so kind to the Bo Mansion was simply because Kang Ge'er was close to the Sixth Prince, and the Bo Mansion was still a connection.

It was not until Kang Ge'er left Beijing that Song Shengfu's suspicions deepened, and she had a bad feeling at that time.

I always look at Sister Wei with some pity. In fact, I had a vague premonition at that time.

As expected, the Queen later arranged a marriage for Wei Jie'er and the Sixth Prince, and they got married after Wei Jie'er came of age.

Song Shengfu had thought about this path a long time ago, but she was not sure who the Sixth Prince would marry and whether he would leave offspring.

If she wanted to intervene, it would have to be her own daughter who would marry the Sixth Prince, but Sister Wei was the only suitable candidate in her family.

At that time, Song Shengfu did not think further that there are many ways to succeed in a family, and it is not necessary to use women for marriage.

Song Shengfu had thought of the worst-case scenario. If the new emperor ascended the throne and could not tolerate the Sixth Prince and his followers, the worst that could happen was to start over again. As long as her descendants were capable, leaving behind a bloodline for the future was not a bad idea.

Plans cannot keep up with changes. Song Shengfu predicted the direction of development of things, but she was somewhat powerless.

This era is not a civilized society, but an imperial society that eats people without leaving any bones.

The worst thing to do is to challenge the emperor's power.

The Bo Mansion could refuse, and Sister Wei would not have to marry the Sixth Prince, but the consequence would be that the Bo Mansion would anger the Emperor of Chu and the Queen, and even the Bo Mansion and the Sixth Prince would have a complete falling out.

The Bo family will eventually end up like the original book, and even Kang Ge'er at the border will lose all support.

This is an extremely cruel reality, and Song Shengfu couldn't help but cover her face.

"Grandma, grandson..."

Kang Ge'er sat on a chair in the courtyard. It was the chair where his legs couldn't even touch the ground when he was a child. Now he sat on it with his legs bent, his arms resting on his knees, and his head kept lowered.

He wanted to say that your brother would not do that, but standing behind your brother were His Majesty, the Imperial Concubine, and the Queen.

Four years ago, when the Queen found him, he knew his future path.

But he did not take his cousin's life into account on this journey.

He wanted to say that even without his cousin, he would still assist the Sixth Prince well.

But, these words are too pale...

A deep feeling of powerlessness surged in his heart, and Kang Ge'er seemed to be trapped in a shadow.

Looking at the young man who was full of vigor and vitality not long ago, Song Shengfu sighed.

People always need to grow up. After seeing through things, their hearts become clear, which is much better than living in a muddle-headed state all their lives.

"What goes around comes around. What goes around comes around. One man's poison may be another man's honey."

Whether it's arsenic or honey, I always want the people in my family to feel a little fulfilled.

"Cousin, do you really think so?"

Sister Wei has returned, still wearing the clothes she wore when she went to see the imperial concubine. It was a blue dress, with only a few pearl flowers and two butterfly hairpins adorning her hair.

"Tell me the truth, don't try to fool me. If you really don't want to, I'll save up my merits and exchange them for you."

Sister Wei looked at her cousin standing in front of her and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Her cousin had really changed.

"Cousin, do you remember when my brother and I first came to the Earl's Mansion?"

Seeing that Sister Wei didn't answer her and instead brought up the past, Brother Kang was a little unresponsive.

"what happened?"

Sister Wei fiddled with the chess pieces in the chess box, making crisp sounds.

"At that time, grandma said that we were one family, brothers and sisters, and that we should live in harmony and love, and help each other. I treated you as my own brother, so I didn't hide anything from you."

Sister Wei pinched out a black piece and looked at it carefully in the candlelight. It was as black as ink, but the inside was extremely dark green.

"Brother, you've read quite a few storybooks, right? Do the women in those stories all have a good ending?"

Kang Ge'er thought about it carefully, and it seemed that these storybooks were all about unfaithful men and poor wives, or poor scholars and noble ladies, and they all ended up being despised in the end.

Kang Ge'er choked, and Wei Jie'er continued, "I know you all want to find me a good marriage, preferably a husband who suits my every liking, so I can live a peaceful and stable life. This seems to be the best life a woman can have."

"Isn't it? Cousin, we all want you to be well, and not be caught in a whirlpool and struggling. It doesn't matter if you don't want to get married. Do what you want, and your brother will protect you."

"But is it okay, brother?"

Sister Wei raised her head, looked into her cousin's eyes, and asked seriously.

Kang Ge'er looked into her eyes and wanted to say yes firmly, but he couldn't say it.

"At this point, it's beyond our control. I'm sure my cousin has also met the Queen, right?"

Kang Ge'er looked up in shock, somewhat incredulous. Did the Queen also tell Wei Jie'er about this?

Seeing her cousin's reaction, Sister Wei knew that she guessed right.

Kang Ge'er remembered what the Queen said to him four years ago.

"The Sixth Prince's power is weak, and the princes above him are not close to him. After His Majesty leaves, he will inevitably be isolated and helpless. If the future new emperor is not tolerant, the Sixth Prince will not have an easy life even if he is crowned king, and his life may even be in danger."