Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 485

Upon closer inspection, they saw Princess De'an, soaking wet and wrapped in a large cloak, shivering. Huo Sizhen was also present, with a slightly helpless expression on his face.

Shen Lingjun asked a lady next to him in a low voice, "Madam Qi, what happened?"

The noblewoman rolled her eyes and whispered, "Princess De'an fell into the water, and the Crown Prince of Western Qi rescued her, ruining her reputation. Now he will probably still marry her."

He shook his head and muttered, "I really don't know what she's thinking. The Prince of Jin's mansion is probably going to be driven crazy by her."

This is such an old trick; it's obvious that Princess De'an deliberately fell into the water to lure Huo Sizhen to rescue her. Otherwise, she's not disabled; there aren't that many people in the world who accidentally fall into the water every day.

Shen Lingjun also found Princess De'an's words utterly incomprehensible.

Sending a foreign woman to a godforsaken place like Xiqi for a political marriage is clearly just making her cannon fodder. If the two countries go to war in the future, the first ones to suffer will be these foreign women who have married into the country. Even if Bei Yi still cares about her, they can't protect her at all.

Moreover, Huo Sizhen had already publicly rejected Princess De'an, clearly showing he didn't like her at all. Yet she was still eagerly trying to marry him; wasn't she just courting death?

As a princess of the royal family, she would generally marry into a noble and respectable family. As long as there were no major changes in the political situation, she would live a peaceful and luxurious life without any problems. Is she complaining that her life is too easy?

At this moment, Prince Jin and his wife arrived. Upon learning that Princess De'an had acted so recklessly, they were indeed furious.

It was inappropriate to admit to these Western Qi people that their Northern Yi princess was eager to marry the Western Qi crown prince, so they could only indirectly criticize her:

"Are you out of your mind?! You were just walking along the lake and you fell in! The shore is only about half a person's height, don't you have legs?! Can't you climb up yourself?"

Princess De'an said aggrievedly, "I just didn't mean to... This lake is full of weeds and silt, and I panicked when I fell in. It wasn't easy to climb out... Luckily, the Crown Prince of Western Qi saved me..."

When the Prince of Jin and his wife saw that she was still so clueless, they were so angry that they fell backward and were speechless for a moment.

The emperor was alerted by the commotion and, upon hearing what had happened, also came over.

With one on each side, serving the two Western Qi princesses who had already been made concubines, he was truly enjoying all the good fortune.

The Emperor didn't seem to care much about Princess De'an's little tricks, because he had originally planned to marry her off to Huo Sizhen as a political alliance. It would seem rather stingy of him to accept two princesses from Western Qi but not send a noblewoman from Northern Yi in return.

The Emperor smiled and said, "It seems that De'an and the Crown Prince of Western Qi are indeed destined for each other. What do you say, Crown Prince of Western Qi?"

Having come this far, Huo Sizhen certainly couldn't refuse the emperor's request. He immediately bowed to the emperor and replied, "Princess De'an's reputation has been tarnished, and I should naturally take responsibility. I beg Your Majesty of Western Qi to grant me this marriage. I am willing to take Princess De'an back to Western Qi as a concubine, so that our two countries may forever be united in friendship."

He lowered his head and spoke respectfully, but a mocking sneer flashed in his eyes.

These women from Beiyi are truly despicable.

She was publicly rejected and humiliated, yet she still plotted to marry him.

Then let's grant this fool's wish.

The Prince of Jin and his wife were furious, but their daughter's reputation was already ruined, and the emperor had already agreed to the marriage. They had no other choice but to let her go.

Oh well, if she gave birth to such a stupid daughter, then we can only pretend we never had her and let her suffer the consequences of her own actions.

The emperor immediately issued an imperial edict bestowing the marriage upon the princess, and then ordered the Ministry of Rites to be notified to prepare for the princess's marriage.