Upon receiving the Emperor's decree, the Ministry of Revenue immediately drafted an edict and went to the Ji residence to announce it. Not only the Ji residence, but everyone in the capital knew that the Emperor would be marrying Miss Ji. In an instant, the entire capital was abuzz with excitement. The Emperor doted on Miss Ji, and everyone in the capital was eagerly anticipating how grand the wedding would be.
This wedding inevitably reminded everyone of the most beautiful woman in the world, Ruan Jingyue. It's a pity that such a beautiful woman fell into the hands of Prince Zhaoyang, Ye Ranyi.
It's such a waste that a beautiful flower was stuck in cow dung.
At this moment, in the courtyard where Ruan Jingyue lived in the Zhaoyang Prince's Mansion, many women stood watching the show. When these women saw the beautiful Ruan Jingyue, their jealousy drove them almost crazy, so the words they uttered were extremely unpleasant.
"I've heard that Princess Jingyue, the most beautiful woman in the world, wants to marry the current emperor?"
"That's right. The Emperor is an exceptional man, and who wouldn't want to marry him? But the one the Emperor wants to marry isn't the most beautiful woman in the world, but rather the young lady of the Ji family. You know, I heard that when the young lady of the Ji family was being chased, she jumped off Black Wind Cliff. The Emperor jumped off Black Wind Cliff without hesitation to save her, and both of them returned safely. You know, Black Wind Cliff isn't a place anyone can go down. It must be that Heaven was moved by the Emperor's deep affection, which is why they were safe and sound."
"Yeah yeah."
The women got more and more excited as they talked. Ruan Jingyue, who had been sitting on one side of the room, looked extremely ugly, her fingers clenched into fists. As the women spoke, she became angrier and angrier.
She was framed and forced to stay in the Zhaoyang Prince's Mansion. And that man was willing to jump off Black Wind Cliff for Ji Hailing. What kind of concept is that? How many men in the world would do such a thing for a woman? If everything Ye Lingfeng is doing now is for her, then she would be willing to die. Unfortunately, the person he cares about and cherishes is not her, Ruan Jingyue. So she hates him so much.
"roll."
Ruan Jingyue cried out. Her maid, Xiaoxi, knew that the princess had been upset, so she quickly went to the side and said, "Ladies, please go back. The princess is tired and needs to rest."
"What are you calling 'get out'? You're not a concubine yet, and you and the prince aren't even married. Why should we get out?"
Someone shouted, and others nodded in agreement, completely ignoring Ruan Jingyue's words. Ruan Jingyue, however, stood up as if she had gone mad, her face grim, and slowly walked over: "You're not leaving? You're not leaving?"
As soon as she finished speaking, her palm suddenly condensed, and her inner strength poured out, striking directly at the women. Caught off guard by her sudden attack, they were all terrified, their faces pale, and they scattered in panic. One of the concubines fell into Ruan Jingyue's hands, and she beat her with all her might, from inside the house to outside, until she was barely breathing before she stopped, standing aloofly on the stone steps in front of the door.
"Go ask your master, even if it's him, does he dare to mess with me? You think you dare? Get out of here right now."
As soon as Ruan Jingyue finished speaking, all the concubines of Prince Zhaoyang's mansion fled in panic, and the unfortunate concubine who had been injured was also dragged away.
These people went to find Prince Zhaoyang, Ye Ranyi, in a large group, but not only did they not receive the prince's protection, the prince also issued an order that everyone who went to Princess Jingyue's place today would be confined for a month. As for the concubine who was beaten, she deserved it. Now no one spoke up.
After all the women had left, Ruan Jingyue turned and went into the inner room, where she began to cry sadly.
A stream beside her advised her, "Princess, don't cry, you'll hurt yourself."
"Xiaoxi, did you hear that? They're saying the Emperor is getting married, to that woman. Am I really destined to be nothing more than a concubine of Prince Zhaoyang?"
Let alone a concubine, she wouldn't even mind being made a princess. What is Prince Zhaoyang anyway? Just a lecherous playboy. She wouldn't even look down on a man like that.
"Princess."
The master and servant both burst into tears, seemingly having no idea what the future held.
Compared to the Prince Zhaoyang's residence, the Ji residence was bustling with activity. The Vice Minister of Rites, along with several officials from the Ministry of Rites, had come to the Ji residence to announce the imperial decree: the Emperor had decreed that the daughter of the Ji family be married as the Empress of Beilu.
The entire mansion was bustling with activity. Even Madam Ye, who rarely appeared in public, came out and instructed Steward Ning to begin preparing everything for Hai Ling's wedding, to consult Hai Ling at Xiangwu Courtyard on all matters, and to handle everything in the best possible way.
In the afternoon, Ye Lingfeng thoughtfully sent four matrons over to help Hailing prepare for the wedding. The wedding date had not yet been set and needed to be determined by the Imperial Observatory.
However, judging from the Emperor's eagerness, the time is probably not long.
The Ji family became the most sought-after wealthy family in Northern Lu, and many important officials in the court sent valuable gifts to congratulate Miss Ji on her marriage...
Chapter 87 Rouge Returns, Ruan Jingyue's Hand Is Broken [Handwritten Text Version VIP]
The emperor issued a decree of amnesty and ordered someone to rush to Dengzhou to inform Ji Cong to return. His favorite daughter was getting married, and Ye Lingfeng did not want Ling'er to have any regrets, so he granted this amnesty.
Inside Xiangwu Courtyard.
At this moment, cheerful laughter rang out. In the main hall, Hai Ling was entertaining guests, including the Empress Dowager's niece, Miss Xi Yuan. Xi Yuan sat warmly beside Hai Ling and congratulated her.
"Sister Ji, you are so amazing! You actually managed to get my cousin, the Emperor, to marry only you. Do you know that Yuan'er also hopes that her future husband will marry only her? Yuan'er doesn't care whether he is rich or powerful. She just wants to be like my cousin, the Emperor, and marry only her. Don't you think that's a dream?"
west Yuan looked on with anticipation.
A woman is truly blessed to have a man by her side throughout her life; that is her dream.
Hai Ling looked at Xi Yuan and realized that her actions had a profound impact on Xi Yuan. Not only Xi Yuan, but probably many others in this era had followed suit. If the emperor could marry a woman, why couldn't others? Perhaps this was something they wouldn't have dared to think about before, but now that there was a precedent, they dared to think about it. Moreover, the person who set this precedent was the current emperor.
"If you persist, and if that person loves you too, I think he will do it. Of course, you have to see if that person has the right character. If he doesn't have good character and doesn't keep his word, then it's useless."
As Hai Ling spoke, she thought of Ye Lingfeng, and a beautiful smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.
"Yuan'er understands. By the way, Sister Ji, you're getting married soon. Yuan'er wants to give you a gift. What do you want? Yuan'er will give it to you."
west Yuan thought about it very seriously, but she really couldn't think of anything to give Hai Ling. As a member of the Ji family, Hai Ling was pampered by everyone in the General's Mansion, so she naturally lacked nothing. In addition, she was the future Empress, and the palace had everything. Moreover, the Emperor loved her very much. In the future, if she wanted something, she could probably move mountains of gold and silver. So Xi Yuan really couldn't think of anything to give her.
"I don't need anything from you, Sister Ji, as long as you have the heart."
In fact, Hai Ling really liked west Yuan. She was very direct and simple in her speech and actions. Through two or three short encounters, she could feel that Xi Yuan was very innocent and not pretending. Perhaps the people of the Xi family had protected her too well, so Hai Ling could feel that wonderful aura from her, without any sinister scheming.
"That won't do."
west Yuan disagreed with Hai Ling's statement and said with a smile, "I'll embroider a piece of calligraphy for Sister Ji myself later. Sister Ji, please don't think it's ugly."
No, it won't.
Hai Ling smiled and chatted happily with west Yuan. Outside the door, Shi Lan hurried in, her face dark and gloomy. She opened her mouth to speak, but then saw west Yuan sitting in the hall. She hesitated, unsure whether to speak, yet felt very anxious.
Hailing raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Lan'er, what's wrong?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I went to the street earlier to buy Your Majesty's favorite pastries and found a person there."
"who?"
Hailing was surprised; who could have made Shilan change her expression?