Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 51

Chapter 51 Nanjiang Is Also Related
After Cui Er left, Ying Ran brought Cui Clan back to her residence. Ying Ran secretly thought, Should we send someone to investigate the background of Cui Clan? Ever since she entered the farm, Ying Ran had always felt that this Cui Clan was different from the others.

So Ying Ran was going to take her to the palace to see if she could reveal herself, so she said, “Tomorrow, pack up and follow me into the palace.”

Cui replied, “Yes, Eldest Miss.” He didn’t say anything else and didn’t see anything wrong on his face.

Ying Ran did not say anything. He waved his hand to make her leave, while he closed his clothes and lay on the bed. He fell asleep in a short while. It seemed that the pregnant woman was really sleepy.

When dinner time came, Cui’er came back and shouted, “Eldest Miss is bad. The Crown Prince of Nanjiang will enter the imperial capital tomorrow. He said that he was sending the Princess of Nanjiang here to get married. After he crosses the bright road into Ye Lan, we won’t be able to do anything about it. What should we do?”

“Kiss? Did you say who you were going to be with?” This time, it was lively, and the Yelan Imperial Family was busy.

“This servant has found out that the prince of the Southern Region is related to His Highness the Crown Prince. She also said that she has admired Prince Shuo since childhood. As long as she can marry him, she is willing to be a concubine.” Cui Er said while carefully observing Ying Ran’s expression.

When Ying Ran heard that someone was going to marry Huyan Mingshuo, her heart ached. The child in her stomach seemed to have sensed something, and she was also motivated to express her dissatisfaction. Ying Ran gently stroked her stomach, as if she was comforting her child or comforting herself.

‘”Haha, Huyan Mingshuo is really charming. This hugging is not comfortable, but what does this have to do with us? I am Fu Yingran, the only princess of the Great Wei royal family, Jingxian. My child is also a prince and grandson.”

Even though he said that, his heart ached. After all, it was impossible to say that he didn’t have feelings for her after spending two to three months together. Besides Helian Lanying, Huyan Mingshuo also treated her well.

“That’s true. It’s just Eldest Miss, are we still going to enter the palace tomorrow? I heard that the people from the southern border will also enter the palace tomorrow.” Most importantly, Princess Nanjiang was also going to enter the palace because she was afraid that Eldest Miss would feel uncomfortable after seeing it.

“Go, why don’t you go? How can you not go? Oh right, my second brother and the others still have a few days to go to the Imperial Capital?” Ying Ran thought angrily. Perhaps he could return to Great Wei with Second Brother and the others this time. Emperor Ye Lan and Huyan Mingshuo would let them die on their own.

“Young miss, the Guardian General is stationed in the army. He hasn’t come to the Imperial Capital, but Prince Jing has. He will probably arrive in Yelan Imperial Capital in four to five days.”

This time, Fu Tianchen and Duanmu Jing sent troops to the border to set up camp. Fu Tianchen would be in charge of the army, and Duanmu Jing would come to the imperial capital to discuss with Emperor Yelan.

“Mm, I see. It’s good that my foster brother is here. After all, he is the righteous young master of the Heavenly Villa.” As long as Duanmu Jing came, many things would be easy to handle. The identity of the Young Master of Tianyi Manor was much more useful than her counterfeit Eldest Miss.

Ying Ran glanced at Cui’er and saw her worried expression. She waved her hand and said, “I’m fine. You guys go down and rest. There’s no need to bring dinner over. I want to be quiet.”

“Yes, Eldest Miss.” Cui Er called Cui, turned around and left the room together, closing the door.

Ying Ran saw that they had all gone out. She sat at the table for a while and then went to bed. At this time, her grievances suddenly erupted. First, she came to this world for no reason, then she became Jing Wangping’s wife for no reason, and now, she came to Ye Lan to kiss her.

Ever since she entered Ye Lan, she had been constantly assassinated. She knew who the murderer was, but she could not retaliate. She kept saying that she would protect her well-rounded husband. Not only did she not vent her anger on her behalf, she even blindly shielded him, and even took a concubine back to the manor.

And now, there was a princess from Nanjiang. She even said that as long as she could marry Crown Prince Shuo, even if she was a concubine, then what was she, Fu Yingran? What was the child in her stomach?

Thinking about it, Ying Ran couldn’t help but shed tears. Actually, everyone had a weak side, but some people chose to hide.

Ying Ran silently cried for a long time. She unconsciously fell asleep. When she woke up, the sky was already bright. There were still traces of dry tears at the corner of Ying Ran’s eyes. She swore to the newborn sun, “Last night was the last time she was weak. From now on, I, Fu Yingran, will make others cry.”

“Cui’er, send water in. This palace wants to freshen up.” Calling herself Ben Gong was reminding herself that she was no longer Fu Ying Ran, who had nothing in the past. She was the eldest princess of the Great Wei Kingdom and the crown princess of the Yelan Kingdom’s main palace.

Even if I don’t want Huyan Mingshuo myself, I can’t let my enemies get what they want. I can’t watch their love and happiness, but I have to bear it silently. Since you’ve made me unhappy, then let’s all suffer together.

“Yes, Princess.” Cui’er and Cui pushed open the door and entered. Cui’er was also smart. Hearing Ying Ran call herself ‘This Palace’, she immediately changed her name to ‘Princess Ying Ran’. Facing Eldest Miss of the Heavenly Villa, she could be big or small, but facing the princess of the Great Wei Empire, she had to be absolutely respectful.

Hearing Cui Er call Fu Yingran a princess, Madam Cui raised her head in horror and looked at Fu Yingran. Then she lowered her head and remained silent. None of this escaped Fu Yingran’s eyes. This was a look of horror. Could Madam Cui be afraid of her?

Ying Ran did not say anything. After washing her face, she called Cui’er, “Come and comb my hair.”

“Yes.” Cui Er answered and combed Ying Ran’s hair skillfully, just like when she was in Duan Prince’s Mansion.

Ying Ran looked at herself in the mirror and said to Cui’er, “Take it down and put it back in a woman’s bun. We have to remind everyone that this palace is the righteous Crown Princess Ye Lan and the only Eldest Princess Jing Xian in the Great Wei Kingdom. If you want to touch this palace, you have to ask me if I agree.”

After hearing this, Cui Er did not say anything. She silently tidied up Ying Ran’s bun. After tidying it up, Ying Ran took Cui Er and Cui to the Ye Lan Imperial Palace.

At the entrance of the palace, Cui’er got off the carriage and handed over the invitation to Tianyi Villa. The guard let it go after a glance. It had already been notified that the people from Tianyi Villa would not make things difficult for them.

When Ying Ran entered the palace, he found out that the Emperor had hosted a banquet in the Zhengyang Palace today to entertain the Southern Region diplomatic mission and the First Miss of the Heavenly Yizhuang. Thus, the palace maids brought Ying Ran to the Zhengyang Palace and left.

Because this was the first time that her Crown Princess had entered the palace and came alone, most of the palace maids and eunuchs in Yelan Imperial Palace did not recognize her, so it was inevitable that they would neglect Ying Ran.

If they knew that this was the Crown Prince’s imperial concubine, who the Crown Prince had searched the capital for, they wondered if this little palace maid would cry regretfully.

Ying Ran arrived at Zhengyang Hall. The envoy from the Southern Region had arrived. There were also some civil and military ministers accompanying him. The Emperor and the Crown Prince had not arrived yet. These ministers had seen the Crown Princess during the Crown Prince’s wedding. Now that they saw Fu Ying Ran, they all stood up and saluted, “Greetings to the Crown Princess.”

Officials would follow suit. When they heard that it was the Crown Princess, all the people they knew and didn’t know got up to salute.

“Stand up. Today, this palace is here to discuss matters with the Emperor on behalf of Tian Yizhuang. There is no need for everyone to be formal.” Ying Ran said as he walked to the guest seat.

When the little eunuch on duty heard the conversation inside, he turned around and ran towards the Crown Prince’s palace hall. He was still far away when he shouted, “Your Highness, hurry up and go to the Zhengyang Palace. The Crown Princess has arrived.”

Huyan Mingshuo was currently talking to the Emperor, “Father, no matter what you say this time, I will not allow anyone to enter my Crown Prince’s Mansion. No matter if it is Princess Nanjiang or Helian Lanying, no one will be able to take a step into the Crown Prince’s Mansion.”

‘”Shuo’er, you must know that you are the Crown Prince of my Ye Lan. You must not act recklessly. Marrying a concubine is already normal. Regardless of whether you agree or not, I will accept Princess Nanjiang and let her enter the Crown Prince’s Mansion as Princess Ping.” The Emperor was also stubborn this time.