Reborn to be without his father but with his son, the prince shouted, "I'm not dead!"

Chapter 73 Can't Marry Shen Jing
"Ah?" Ji Anyu tilted his head and looked at Shen Jing in confusion.

"Hasn't the Emperor also issued an imperial decree to you? You should go back to the palace to receive it first."

After saying this, Ji Anyu suddenly realized that if she guessed correctly, it should be the imperial decree granting her marriage to Shen Jing.

Ji Anyu couldn't help but be happy, "Shen Jing, you should go back to your Prince Zhong's Mansion soon." She got on the carriage and left without looking back.

"She left just like that?" Shen Jing muttered to himself, staring at the carriage with hurt expression.

The tone suddenly became heavier, "Zhusha!"

"Here!" Zhusha stood up straight, "Please give me your orders, my Lord."

"Do you think she is very happy?"

"I think Miss Ji is really happy."

Shen Jing glared at Zhu Sha so hard that he took two steps back in fear.

"My Lord, please don't be unhappy. You used to worry about Second Miss Ji's marriage, sighing every day. You almost became Second Miss Ji's father. Other parents don't care as much as you do. Now the Emperor has intervened in Second Miss Ji's marriage and granted her a marriage. You don't have to worry about it anymore. What a good thing."

Shen Jing gritted his teeth in anger, "What do you mean by a good thing? Ha, Zhusha, are you blind?"

After saying this, Shen Jing walked away.

"My Lord, where are you going?"

"Return to the palace to receive the order!"

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"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Ji Anyu is a lady from a noble family, gentle and virtuous, with a kind heart... I think Ji Anyu and Shen Jing are a perfect match, so I grant them marriage. I decree this!"

Zhusha couldn't stand the emperor praising Miss Ji.

In his opinion, Miss Ji was not a lady from a noble family, gentle and virtuous at all. He and the prince saw Miss Ji kill someone with their own eyes.

It takes a lot of ruthlessness to do such a thing. I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse for the Second Miss Ji to marry the Crown Prince.

I didn't expect that the Queen Mother would agree to let Miss Ji Er become the Crown Prince's Consort. It was so unexpected.

Zhusha shook his head and looked at Shen Jing, who was kneeling on the ground stiffly, with sympathy.

"My Lord, the decree has been announced."

Shen Jing came back to his senses, took the imperial edict with slightly trembling hands, and scanned the contents of the edict with complicated eyes.

It was indeed him and Ji Anyu.

What was going on? Why did the emperor suddenly decree a marriage between him and Ji Anyu?

"My Lord, you must be very happy, right?" Eunuch Zhang said with a smile.

Shen Jing was speechless. Are you happy?

He seemed quite happy, but more worried.

"Eunuch Zhang, why did the Emperor suddenly grant a marriage between this prince and Miss Ji?"

"I have to ask you, my Lord. If you don't like Miss Ji, why would the Emperor grant us marriage?"

"Me?" Shen Jing was stunned. What did he do?

Seeing that the prince was lost in thought, Zhusha smiled and stuffed money into the pockets of Eunuch Zhang.

"Eunuch Zhang, I will escort you out of the house."

"Okay, thank you." Eunuch Zhang glanced at Shen Jing who was in a trance, thinking that Shen Jing was so happy that he was silly.

"The Emperor is worried about the health of the Crown Prince, so he asked the Crown Prince and Miss Ji to get married in a month. Time is a bit tight. Zhusha, you have to help your Crown Prince and make this wedding a beautiful one!"

Zhusha smiled bitterly. His prince had never planned to marry Miss Ji. Who knew that the emperor suddenly had a brainwave and issued an order. Now, Miss Ji and the prince may not even be friends.

At this moment, after the eunuch who came to Ji Mansion to announce the decree left, Qiao Xin was dissatisfied with the Emperor's decision to get married in a month.

"Miss, aren't you in too much of a hurry? Getting married is no joke. There are still many things to do. Your wedding dress hasn't even been embroidered yet."

Ji Anyu sat at the table with a satisfied smile on his face, supporting his head with one hand and stroking the words on the imperial edict with the other hand, especially lingering on the two words "Shen Jing" for a long time.

"Just hurry up, I think it's too slow."

Ji Yunchu was really slow in doing things. The imperial decree granting the marriage should have been issued earlier.

If we delay any further, what if Shen Jing dies?
The emperor may have taken this into consideration, so he set the wedding date early.

"Ah?" Qiao Xin was shocked. She couldn't tell that the young lady was deeply in love with Master Shen.

"Qiao Xin, ask the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes, give some tips to the servants in the mansion, and also... buy some wedding candies so that everyone can share in the joy."

"Yes."

Qiao Xin couldn't understand the young lady's actions. Since the young lady had no objection, she could only accept this sudden marriage.

"Anyu, if you don't want to marry Shen Jing, your grandfather will go to the palace to ask the emperor to revoke the imperial decree granting the marriage."

Ji Chengting brought his grandson to see Ji Anyu, for he was afraid that Ji Anyu would be sad and depressed.

"Sister, the emperor is really going too far! Shen Jing is notorious. He used to linger in brothels and contracted a lot of diseases. The imperial physician said that he would not live long. Shen Jing also has a bad temper and is a murderer. He has lost a wife and three concubines! Many people were buried in the backyard of Prince Zhong's mansion. Later, when there was no place to bury them, they were thrown into a mass grave."

Ji Yunchi held back his tears, "Doesn't the emperor claim to love his people like his own children? How could he marry you to Shen Jing!"

Ji Anyu was stunned. During the time she spent with Shen Jing, she had unknowingly forgotten Shen Jing's dark personality.

"Anyu, don't be afraid. Grandfather is here. Even if it costs me my old bones, I will go to the palace to ask the emperor to revoke his decision."

Ji Chengting touched Ji Anyu's hair bun.

Although he thought about using Ji Anyu in exchange for the future of the Duke's Mansion, he had no intention of marrying Ji Anyu to someone like Shen Jing.

"Grandfather, brother, don't worry about me. The imperial decree has been issued. If we force the emperor to take back his order, what if he gets upset and charges us with disobeying the emperor's order?"

Ji Anyu pulled Ji Chengting and Ji Yunchi to sit down.

"I saved Shen Jing's life. If I marry Shen Jing, he might treat me well. It's not as bad as you think."

"Sister, even if Shen Jing treats you well, he won't live for many years. What if he dies in a year or two, won't you be a widow?" Ji Yunchi advised Ji Anyu earnestly.

Wouldn’t it be better if Shen Jing died?
Ji Anyu was secretly happy in her heart. She wished she could be a widow, without annoying men bothering her and disgusting concubines living under the same roof with her.

She was not in a position to speak directly what was in her mind, so she said it calmly.

"If I marry Shen Jing, I will be included in the royal family tree in the future. Even after Shen Jing dies, I will still be a member of the royal family. Thinking about it this way, it is my fortune to marry Shen Jing. I am willing to accept this marriage."

Ji Chengting looked at Ji Anyu with heartache.

Shen Jing has an internal organ disease. If he touches Ji Anyu, Ji Anyu will also be infected with the internal organ disease and will die in the future.

But if Shen Jing had any conscience, he would not have consummated the marriage with Ji Anyu, which means that Ji Anyu would have to be a widow right after getting married, and would remain a widow after Shen Jing died.

"An Yu, don't lie to your grandfather. Shen Jing can't marry." Ji Chengting decided to go to the palace to ask the emperor for help.

Ji Anyu was worried that her grandfather would ruin her plan, so she knelt down quickly.

"Grandfather, I am serious. In fact, I... I have been attracted to Shen Jing for a long time!"

As soon as the words fell, Ji Chengting and Ji Yunchi were struck by lightning.

Ji Anyu lowered her head shyly, rubbing her hands together, looking very embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)