Chapter 342: Chapter 342: The Suffering Wife VS The Mistress (Part Twenty-Eight) Chapter 342: Chapter 342: The Suffering Wife VS The Mistress (Part Twenty-Eight) Grand Tutor Liang had no idea that His Majesty, whom he so dearly wished to prevent from stopping the Empress Dowager, was already delighted within his heart and was merely maintaining his composure in front of them.
Ultimately, under the relentless pressure of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor feigning deafness and dumbness without objection, the matter was thus settled.
Watching the people of the Liang Residence leave, the previously stern and unapproachable expression of the Empress Dowager changed instantly.
“You little scoundrel, making me out to be the villain for your sake. Meanwhile, you just sit here waiting to bring the beauty home, eh?” The Empress Dowager lost all her prior imposing air and glared at Qin Shao with annoyance.
Qin Shao was now smiling broadly, appeasingly looking at the Empress Dowager, “That’s why Mother Dearest loves her son the most.”
The Empress Dowager was amused by his manner and laughed, “Enough, I won’t say more to you. You chose the girl yourself, so you’d better marry her properly and let me hold a little imperial grandson soon!”
When she finished, she frowned slightly, “That Miss Liang from the Liang family is indeed a bit young; we need to wait another year!”
Qin Shao frowned upon hearing this; he could hardly wait to marry immediately to declare to the entire world his rights and let everyone know that his junior sister was his Empress.
Scarcely had Grand Tutor Liang and his party entered their residence when the imperial edict from the palace arrived at their heels.
“By the mandate of Heaven and with the Emperor’s decree: The daughter of Grand Tutor Liang…” The decree was lengthy, with the gist being that a great master had calculated the life pattern of your daughter and found that she is born with unspeakably noble fate, too much for the Crown Prince of Zhenbei to bear. To prevent any mishaps, the Emperor has specially decreed to annul the marriage arrangement between the two families.
The people of the Liang Residence jovially accepted the edict, while the Prince of Zhenbei’s Mansion was utterly bewildered.
The Old Princess Consort, having gotten wind of the events during the autumn hunt, quickly summoned her grandson to find out what had happened.
However, Qin Yuanzheng was just as puzzled, “Grandson truly doesn’t know what transpired. As soon as Miss Liang saw me, she fainted.”
But it wasn’t long before they found out what had happened, as someone from the palace delivered a thick stack of documents to the Prince of Zhenbei’s Mansion.
Qin Yuanzheng, looking at the contents, found that they included everything about him and his cousin, even their most private and personal conversations meticulously documented.
Not to mention, he also discovered that the veiled lady he had encountered at Songlin Residence was none other than Miss Liang, the very one betrothed to him!
He had even shared his innermost thoughts with her and said phrases like “In this life, my only love is my cousin” in front of her.
No wonder, no wonder Miss Liang, upon learning his identity, was unable to bear the shock and fainted.
The Old Princess Consort was also infuriated. Her hand shook as she pointed at Qin Yuanzheng, “I told you earlier to send Zhang Mingshu away promptly, but you wouldn’t listen. Even after she left the mansion, you’re still fixated on her? Some noble destiny that you’re unworthy of? Clearly, the Liang family knew about this and specially sought the imperial decree!”
“Not right… A destiny so noble it’s unspeakable, could it be!” The Old Madam considered a possibility and took a sharp breath.
If it were true, the days ahead for the Prince of Zhenbei’s Mansion would indeed become difficult.
The Old Prince Consort of Zhenbei, who was already advanced in age, fainted outright after this shock.
“Grandmother!” Qin Yuanzheng panicked and quickly sent a trusted servant to summon the Imperial Physician.
The Stabilizing Sea Needle of the Prince of Zhenbei’s Mansion, Lady Lu, had suffered a stroke.