Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 9

Chapter 9 Lower Appointment in Prince Jing’s Mansion
Prince Duan’s eyes lit up as he listened to his daughter’s analysis. It seemed that his daughter had truly grown up and had seen things thoroughly.

“Yes, your analysis is correct. Just now, Prime Minister Sun Zuoxiang did say something like that. He even said that after entering the manor, Sun Shuyuan would respect you. I think that’s what you mean. They treat everyone as fools, and his Sun Family is the only smart one.”

“Father, I think the empress dowager also guessed the amazing middle, today in longevity palace, daughter just told the empress dowager the contents of the imperial edict, immediately the empress dowager’s expression and tone have changed. “The Crown Prince is the Empress Dowager’s heart. Now that so many people are plotting against him, why would the Empress Dowager be angry?” Ying Ran recalled the Empress Dowager’s expression at that time.

“The empress dowager is in the harem for half a lifetime, what kind of calculations can hide her eyes, or else you think, why Concubine Shu they hid from the empress dowager, directly let the emperor decree, in fact, two months ago, they have already and Prince Jing settled the marriage, but has been hiding from everyone.

“Prince Duan has been secretly observing the Emperor’s movements all this while, but because of his status, it is too late for us to interfere. As long as the Imperial Decree is issued, even the Empress Dowager will not be able to stop him.”

Ying Ran listened to Prince Duan’s words and said with a thieving smile, “However, Father, it will be very difficult for their schemes to succeed. Let alone that your daughter will not be at the mercy of others, even the Empress Dowager and the Empress will not stand idly by.”

“Speaking of the Empress? I also saw her in Shoukang Palace today. At that time, I was still wondering, wasn’t she trapped? Why did she appear in Shoukang Palace?” Hearing Ying Ran mention the Empress, Prince Duan said the question in his heart.

“Father, before my daughter leaves the palace, Got to see the queen, and told her about it, “I analyzed it for her and let her know that the Crown Prince is in a very dangerous situation. We all know that if Imperial Concubine Shu wants her own son to ascend to the throne, she has to get rid of the Crown Prince who is standing in front of her. My daughter is telling the truth. She wants to force her to fight against Imperial Concubine Shu. After all, we are outside the palace and cannot take care of the Crown Prince’s safety at any time.”

Prince Duan now understood. Originally, he was wondering why the Empress was in Shoukang Palace. It turned out that it was his daughter who had messed up the water in the palace.

In fact, Prince Duan had already sent people to investigate. The reason why the Empress was banned back then was because the Emperor had just ascended the throne two years ago. In order to stabilize the court, he had accepted Concubine Shu and many women from meritorious families into the palace. However, the Emperor doted solely on Concubine Shu.

As the empress, she had no choice but to advise the emperor: “There are many concubines in the palace, and they are closely related to the court. The emperor had better be soaked in the rain and dew. If he spoils one person alone, he will cause instability in the harem, and even the court will be in turmoil.”

I don’t want the Emperor to reprimand the Empress for being jealous and losing her virtue after hearing this. She shook her hand and left. Liu Su Shu Fei of the United States and Japan was kilometers away, and she hadn’t stepped into Kun Ning Palace for many days.

Thus, the Empress angrily sent the Crown Prince to Shoukang Palace, handed the Empress Dowager the Phoenix Seal, and returned to Kunning Palace to ignore the world. From now on, she would never see the Emperor again, nor would she take half a step out of Kunning Palace. She could be considered to be imprisoning herself.

Prince Duan was originally worried about the Crown Prince’s safety, but now that Fu Yingran had forced the Empress to take action, he was relieved. However, he still scolded, “You’ve done this a little recklessly. However, it’s good for her to know. As a mother, it’s better. If she can protect the Crown Prince, it will be considered a solution to our worries.”

“Yes, that’s what my daughter thinks.” Ying Ran replied with a smile on his face.

“You’re so beautiful. Let’s go. Let’s go out for dinner. After lunch, Prince Jing will come to pay the betrothal gift. No matter what, before your second brother comes back, he will have to deal with it.” Prince Duan opened the door and walked out.

Ying Ran followed behind and muttered, “After a long time, you only cared about your precious son and took your daughter away.” After all, she still obediently followed him to the Peony Garden for dinner.

Prince Duan also heard her mutter. He only glanced at her and didn’t say anything. He directly strode forward. As far as this matter was concerned, he really treated Fu Yingran as a gun, so let her complain.

In other words, I shouldn’t be in such a hurry. I just received the imperial edict yesterday and sent the betrothal gift here today. It seems that I have already prepared the betrothal gift. Haha, I’m really in a hurry.

Prince Duan was also puzzled. Originally, Duanmu Jing was quite ambitious. Adding on his friendship with Duanmu Yuan, for the sake of Duanmu Yuan’s teaching Ying Ran, he wanted to bring him along and promote him. This could be considered to be a reward for Duanmu Yuan.

However, he never thought that his heart would start to come alive after he had just sealed the title of Prince. He actually hooked up with Left Prime Minister and the others. Not only did he fail to live up to his expectations for him, he also failed to live up to Ying Ran’s true feelings.

Looks like it’s time to invite Duanmu Yuan to the capital to discuss. Duanmu Yuan only has this single seedling, so don’t let others lose their plan. Thinking of this, they instructed the servants to send people to Tianyi Villa to invite Duanmu Villa’s Villa Master to the capital.

Ying Ran had lunch with Duanqin Princess in Peony Garden before returning to her own Orchid Garden. Ying Ran entered the room and went to bed. She instructed Cui’er, “I’ll sleep for a while. When the people from Prince Jing’s Mansion come, remember to call me. I’m tired to death.” She was really tired. Actually, she couldn’t hold on any longer. She didn’t even have an appetite for food, so she came back after digging a few mouthfuls.

“Yes, Imperial Daughter.” Jin’er and Cui’er closed the door and went out. Ying Ran lay down for a while and fell asleep. She got up too early and walked around the palace for an entire morning. She was really tired.

Two hours later, someone from the Jing Palace came in. Cui Er pushed the door open and shook Ying Ran awake. “Imperial Daughter, wake up. Someone from the Jing Palace has arrived. Do you want to go take a look?”

“Of course. Jin’er, come over and help me comb my hair. Your comb skills are better than Cui’er’s, and your hands and feet are also quick.” This ancient man’s hair really wasn’t combed by humans. How could it be like modern times? It was done with just a rubber ring.

“Yes, Imperial Daughter.” Jin’er’s hands and feet were quick, and she quickly finished. Cui’er also knew that her combing skills were indeed inferior to Jin’er’s. She didn’t say much, but she obediently tidied up the bed and everything was tidied up. Ying Ran brought Cui’er, Jin’er, and the master and servant to the gate.

Standing at the entrance, he saw a team carrying betrothal gifts at the corner of the street. They were heading towards Prince Duan’s Mansion. Prince Duan and his wife were currently sitting in the main hall waiting. Prince Duan’s heir, Fu Tianyang, was standing at the entrance with a majestic aura. Ying Ran couldn’t help but sigh in his heart, “My big brother is handsome. I don’t know which woman will be cheaper in the future.”

Ying Ran was originally an unstoppable master. She stood beside the Crown Prince, pulled her eldest brother’s sleeve, and whispered in his ear, “Eldest brother, I really don’t want to marry Prince Jing. Can we not let the betrothal gift enter the house?”

“Do you have any ideas?” To be honest, the Crown Prince did not want the betrothal gift to enter the house. His sister had grown up in his palm, so how could she be a flat wife?

Fu Yingran waved his hand and said boldly, “Big brother, go in and tell Father that I want to solve this matter by myself. None of you should interfere. I want to show those people that I, Fu Yingran, am not that easy to bully.”

Hearing what she said, Fu Tianyang immediately agreed, “Alright then, you can do it yourself. I’ll go in first.” As Fu Tianyang spoke, he walked into the manor. Father had already said that it was best for Ying Ran to handle this matter by himself. None of us could interfere, because Ying Ran had the jade pendant that I personally came here to do as he pleased, and none of them could.

Ying Ran turned around and instructed Jin’er, “Go find the guards and servants in the manor and ask them to bring their tents over.”

“Yes, Imperial Daughter.”

The people from Prince Jing’s Mansion arrived at the entrance in the blink of an eye. They were about to enter with the betrothal gift. However, Fu Yingran was like a wooden stake, standing in the middle of the two doors without moving a single step. He coldly said, “Everyone, please wait a moment.” Then, he stopped talking.

About fifteen minutes later, Jin’er rushed over with her servants and guards. There were a few people behind them with tents on their backs. Ying Ran nodded in satisfaction. Jin’er’s work was indeed efficient. She could be of great use in the future.

Jin’er walked over and said, “Imperial Daughter, everyone has already come.”

Ying Ran glanced at the people called by Jin’er. They were all relatively quick-witted people in the palace. He immediately nodded in satisfaction and said, “Very good, everyone move the tent to the eaves at the door and set it up.”

“Yes, Imperial Daughter.” Upon receiving the order, the servants and guards quickly walked to the eaves of the gate to get busy. Most of these people had been to the battlefield with Prince Duan. They had strict discipline and were quick-witted. In less than an incense stick of time, they had all set up their tents and reported, “Imperial Daughter, the tents have been set up.”