Chapter 343: Chapter 343: The Suffering Wife vs. The Mistress (Part Twenty-Nine) Chapter 343: Chapter 343: The Suffering Wife vs. The Mistress (Part Twenty-Nine) The Prince of Zhenbei was wasting his life on lust and beauty, rather than seeking progress.
The Princess Consort of Zhenbei was clueless, even though she was of noble birth, her understanding was even less than that of a daughter from a modest family.
The Old Prince Consort of Zhenbei had always pinned her hopes on the eldest grandson to revitalize the Prince’s Mansion, but unfortunately, her grandson fell victim into the hands of a woman.
If… if it was really as she suspected, that the Imperial Family had that particular intention…
The Old Prince Consort of Zhenbei was particularly anxious. She was eager to tell her son, to tell her grandson, to take the opportunity to apologize to the Liang Residence immediately, as there might still be a chance for things to turn around.
Unfortunately, now only two maidservants were by her side, and as the Princess Consort of Zhenbei had been suppressed by her for a lifetime, she harbored much resentment over the years. Seeing her with a crooked face and drooling, she was extremely repelled, and even the routine greeting was done perfunctorily, let alone attending to the sick.
Therefore, when the decree came down, the Prince of Zhenbei’s Mansion, besides accepting the decree and expressing gratitude, astonishingly did not make any extra moves.
Meanwhile, in the capital, numerous well-informed and influential families visited the Grand Tutor’s Mansion even more frequently after learning of the matter.
When Grand Princess Ronghua and the others returned to their mansion, they looked at each other, not knowing how to bring up the matter to Gu Shengyin.
They originally went to the palace to help her annul the marriage arrangement, but while the marriage was indeed annulled, they ended up facing another, even larger marriage arrangement.
Grand Tutor Liang was the first to stroke his beard and ponder, “I just remembered there are still many important matters yet to be dealt with in my study, I will take my leave first.”
Grand Princess Ronghua looked helplessly at her son, shook her head and said, “Well, it’s a woman’s marriage after all; as her father, he can’t really discuss it openly.”
She turned to Lady Meng, “Join me in visiting Yuer.”
When they arrived at Gu Shengyin’s courtyard, Gu Shengyin had long been awake and waiting.
Seeing her grandmother and mother coming over, she hurriedly stepped forward and asked anxiously, “How did it go?”
Looking at her daughter’s hopeful eyes, Lady Meng showed a smile, “The marriage between our family and the Prince of Zhenbei’s Mansion has been dissolved.”
Gu Shengyin let out a sigh of relief, and then a smile appeared on her face.
Lady Meng, seeing her daughter’s reaction, felt a twinge in her heart and continued, “Yuer, there’s another matter I must discuss with you.”
Gu Shengyin looked curiously at her mother.
Lady Meng glanced at the Grand Princess and, seeing that she had no intention of speaking, had no choice but to say, “The Emperor and the Empress Dowager were informed about the affair at the Prince of Zhenbei’s Mansion and were extremely angered. Besides issuing a decree to dissolve the marriage between the two households, the Empress Dowager also had another decree.”
Gu Shengyin looked puzzled.
Lady Meng took a deep breath, “The Empress Dowager wishes to find a suitable bride for the Emperor, and her chosen candidate is you.”
Seeing her daughter’s bewildered expression, as if shocked by her words, Lady Meng dropped another bombshell, “The Emperor did not oppose.”
That meant the matter was already set in stone.
Gu Shengyin was indeed shocked, but what shocked her was, “System, that was much quicker than I anticipated!”
She had just been dealing with one scoundrel’s marriage proposal, and the palace couldn’t wait to show its intention to marry her.
Just the Empress Dowager’s wish? Gu Shengyin didn’t believe a word of it!
Grand Princess Ronghua, seeing her granddaughter’s silence, assuming she was unable to accept it, said solemnly, “The Empress Dowager’s intention is to betroth you to the Emperor as his consort. This is an immense honor for our household.”
Whether Gu Shengyin was willing or not, she had to be willing.