0p0 Chapter 461: A noble lady with her own character
Chapter 461: A noble lady with her own character
"Sister-in-law, I am the daughter of the Duke's Mansion, a noble lady. Even if the Emperor grants us a marriage, I cannot have any private relations with the Third Prince before the marriage!"
"Yes! That's right!" Ji Chuhe nodded in appreciation, "Qingqing, don't pin your hopes and happiness on others, especially your husband. Life is hard for women, and you are a flower that your family holds in their hands and cherishes. You must learn to love yourself."
"Sister-in-law, I remember this! I won't be like those women in deep houses who talk about their husbands all day long as if they have made him their whole world. I want to be like you in the future!"
Ji Chuhe was now completely relieved.
Rong Qingqing grew up in such a loving family in the Duke's Mansion.
Although my aunt's temperament is a little weak and too soft-hearted, Qingqing's temperament is not like that of the eldest lady. Moreover, Qingqing's temperament is somewhat like that of my mother when she was a child.
Besides, there are several other ladies who can also have some influence on Qingqing.
Qingqing could never be a girl who only thinks about love.
"Sister-in-law, can I go to the Prince's Mansion and stay with you for a few days? I feel like I'm dying of boredom in the Duke's Mansion lately. My mother asks me to embroider the wedding dress every day, and my hands are so painful!"
"Okay, I'll go talk to my aunt."
"Thank you, sister-in-law. I knew that you loved me the most!"
The two of them returned to the house hand in hand, and Ji Chuhe told the eldest lady about his idea of taking Qingqing to live in the Shizi Mansion for a few days.
The eldest lady agreed immediately.
"Then I'll go pack my things!" Rong Qingqing immediately returned to her yard.
As soon as she left, Ji Chuhe called several aunts to come to the old lady.
"Grandmother, aunts, there may be changes in the marriage between Qingqing and the Third Prince. Qingqing is here just now, so it is inconvenient for me to speak directly."
The eldest lady sighed, "I only have this one daughter, I just want her to be safe and have a smooth life, is there no way to fulfill such a small wish?"
"Sister-in-law, now is not the time to be sad. Haven't you always been against Qingqing marrying the third prince? I also don't agree with this marriage. Now, isn't this exactly what we want?" The second lady continued.
"I understand that what Auntie is worried about is Qingqing's reputation. With so many of us protecting Qingqing, are you still worried that she won't be able to find a good family in the future?"
The eldest lady was comforted by Ji Chuhe's words.
"That's right! How can marrying into the royal family be a good marriage?" The old lady also spoke.
"But I see that the Third Prince has suddenly become more active. The Queen will not give up on this marriage easily." The Second Lady always hits the nail on the head.
"There is always a way to solve it." Ji Chuhe said lightly.
"Yes." The old lady nodded in agreement. "It's enough for everyone to understand what happened today. For future matters, we have to take it one step at a time."
"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.
"He'er." The eldest lady suddenly held Ji Chuhe's hand, "Qingqing listens to you the most. It would be better for you to communicate with her about the change in marriage. I will leave this matter to you."
"Aunt, Qingqing is not as fragile as you think. In fact, we just talked about this matter outside."
"What did she say?" the eldest lady asked immediately.
"She said that there were so many loving family members who were planning for her, and she just needed to be obedient."
"This girl!" The eldest lady's eyes suddenly turned red.
"What a caring little thing. Sister-in-law, you can rest assured now." The second wife patted the back of the first wife's hand and comforted her.
"Yeah, I'm relieved."
News came from the front yard that the banquet was over.
Ji Chuhe left with Qingqing, Dongling, Lin Siyou and some servants from the Prince's Mansion.
When I got home, I had to make another arrangement and it was already late at night.
When Ji Chuhe returned to her bedroom, Nanny Ji and Qingluo were reluctant to leave, and helped her wash and comb her hair together with Mianzhu.
"Bring You'er here. You'er will sleep with me tonight."
"Yes." The nanny immediately brought You'er over.
"Mother!" You'er stretched out her little hands and threw herself into Ji Chuhe's arms.
Ji Chuhe's heart melted as she held the fragrant and soft little dumpling.
"It's a lot heavier."
"Madam, you don't know that during the time that our young master was in the Duke's Mansion, he was everyone's favorite. Even the Duke and the old lady would come to see the young master every day, not to mention the ladies, who wanted to steal the young master and hide him away."
"Our You'er is so lovable." Ji Chuhe kissed You'er on the cheek.
You'er also imitated her mother and kissed her on the cheek.
"You'er misses her mother, and she misses you too. These days, I will spend some time with you. It's late, let's go to bed."
Ji Chuhe put You'er on the bed and lay down himself.
You'er seemed to know that her mother was very tired, and she snuggled in her mother's arms without moving.
The mother's hand patted his back gently, and after a while, they both fell asleep almost at the same time.
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The incident of Xiao Yan'an being assassinated while transporting disaster relief grain has caused an uproar in the city, and the emperor must calm the matter down.
The name of the Qutan County Magistrate also appeared on the list of people involved in the case of embezzling disaster relief grain.
He was jealous of Xiao Yan'an for exposing this matter, so he wanted to kill Xiao Yan'an!
The emperor was furious and directly ordered the execution of all nine clans of the Qutan County Magistrate!
He also issued an imperial decree to commend Xiao Yan'an for his contribution in transporting relief grain, and bestowed many rewards on Xiao Yan'an and Ji Chuhe.
The decree was personally conveyed to Sihai.
After Xiao Yan'an received the imperial edict, Ji Chuhe, as usual, presented him with a box of carefully blended incense as a thank you.
"Thank you, Madam." Eunuch Chao accepted it without hesitation.
After all, ever since he used the Crown Prince's wife's perfume, he could no longer smell those other odors on his body, only that refreshing fragrance.
This incense helped him a lot many times when he lost control and had no time to deal with it immediately.
"Prince, Madam, the Emperor has another oral order. The Emperor will make the final decision on what Prince and Madam said about Lord Jing."
"I understand." Xiao Yan'an replied.
"My Lord, Madam, I will take my leave now."
"Goodbye, eunuch." Xiao Yan'an and Ji Chuhe said in unison.
Chao Sihai was sitting in the carriage on the way back to the palace. He took out the incense box and found a silver note underneath it as usual.
Chao Sihai put away the banknotes, and couldn't help but pick up the incense and smell it.
He had asked the imperial physician to confirm that the incense was made according to a method recorded in ancient books. This technique had been lost, but he did not expect that the Crown Prince's wife could have re-developed it from some incomplete records.
Moreover, the flavor he used was even more difficult to make.
So, the Crown Prince's wife really put a lot of effort into him.
Chao Sihai secretly appreciated this kindness.