When Jiang Xuehui was returning to the city, she happened to meet Prince Linzi. Her carriage was frightened by the water splashed by Prince Linzi's horse, and the horse ran away with her. At the critical moment, Prince Linzi turned back and saved her. She also gave Prince Linzi a handkerchief to wipe her hands. The two fell in love at first sight.
After Jiang Xuehui entered the palace, Xue Shu noticed that Prince Linzi looked at Jiang Xuehui differently. She then realized that she had calculated on the wrong person, but it was too late.
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Chapter 21 I can help you!
As the daughter of Duke Xue, Xue Shu has her own pride in her heart. In her opinion, the Princess of Linzi can only be her!
The future queen can only be her!
It just so happened that Concubine Qin was pregnant at this time. For the sake of the Xue family's honor, the Empress Dowager wanted to get rid of the child, so she deliberately told this matter when Xue Shu was around.
Xue Shu had been thinking about how to put the blame on Jiang Xuehui and Jiang Xuening, but because of the last incident when she put the blame on Jiang Xuening, although the emperor did not punish her for the sake of Empress Dowager Xue, he also removed all of her confidants!
She didn't know that this was the Queen Mother's plan, but she thought it was an opportunity for her to mobilize the Xue family's manpower, so she took the initiative to accept this task and wanted to deal with Jiang Xuening and Jiang Xuehui again.
Speaking of which, Xue Shu was relatively cautious this time. She first asked someone to make a sachet to attract mice. Then, when she learned that Concubine Qin was going to the Imperial Garden, she deliberately took all the eldest princess's companions to the Imperial Garden, and secretly placed the sachet on Yao Xi.
She felt that the large influx of rats would surely scare the pregnant Concubine Qin into having a miscarriage, and then she could put the blame on the Jiang sisters and Yao Xi.
But Jiang Xue Ning knew that there were many things going on in the palace, so she simply stayed away from them and had no intention of trying to please Concubine Qin.
The father of another companion, Miss Fang, worked at the Imperial Observatory. She calculated that it was not appropriate to go out that day, so she did not go out.
The others didn't dare to do so, so they went together with Xue Shu to meet Concubine Qin by chance.
Just when they met, a lot of rats suddenly ran over, and Concubine Qin was so scared that she fell down.
Fortunately, Yao Xi and Jiang Xuehui helped her at that time, otherwise she would have fallen even harder. However, this also made Concubine Qin feel uncomfortable in her stomach.
This already made Xue Shu a little disappointed, but what she didn't expect was that Jiang Xuehui, as a lady from a wealthy family, was not afraid of mice.
She actually drove away the mice with a branch. Later, she not only protected the concubines, but also specially called the imperial physician to let the emperor know that Concubine Qin was pregnant. The emperor then took extra care of Concubine Qin and also rewarded Jiang Xuehui and Yao Xi.
Originally, without the Yan family's people in the capital to oppose the Xue family, there was only one voice in the entire court, which made the emperor feel uneasy and he began to plot against the Xue family.
It just so happened that the fact that Concubine Qin was pregnant had frustrated the plans of the Xue family and Queen Mother Xue, and a very deep rift had arisen between them and the Emperor.
Originally, Duke Xue wanted to marry his daughter to the good-tempered Prince Linzi so that he could continue to control the court and even replace him one day.
But now that the emperor has his own flesh and blood, it would probably be impossible for him to pass the throne to Prince Linzi. Wouldn't Duke Xue's previous calculations have come to nothing?
Duke Xue not only controls most of the Xingwu Guards now, he also secretly trains troops near the capital. Without the Yan Army's deterrence nearby, his ambition has been growing continuously, and he is certainly not willing to be just a royal relative.
It's just that the Yan army just rebelled first, which caused the emperor to be very sensitive to the deployment of troops. Duke Xue did not dare to take any action for a while. Otherwise, he would have entered the palace to force abdication.
Although Empress Dowager Xue was the daughter-in-law of the Shen family, the education she received since childhood told her that no matter what happened, the first thing she should think about was the interests of the Xue family.
She felt that if the emperor passed his throne to his child, then Concubine Qin would become more powerful because of her son. After the new emperor ascended the throne, it would not be long before the Qin family would replace the Xue family and become the number one family in Kyoto.
This was what Empress Dowager Xue did not want to see, and she did not want to let the child live. She had been able to fight in the harem until now, and her methods were extraordinary. After Xue Shu's useless failure, she also started to take action herself.
As a result, the situation in the palace became very strange. All the food that the emperor and Concubine Qin ate had to go through layers of testing before they dared to eat it.
Fortunately, Wang Yue’s coming-of-age ceremony had ended, and the news of the grand ceremony had spread to the capital, and Youzhou had also begun preparing for Wang Yue’s wedding.
This also diverted some of the empress dowager's attention, making the palace a little calmer.
The emperor, on the other hand, was too busy with state affairs to have the energy to continue fighting the empress dowager.
Because the Dayue Kingdom now knows about the Yan Army's near independence, they are also making quite a stir on the border of the Daqian Kingdom, hoping to gain some benefits.
All these things piled up together actually temporarily stabilized the relationship between the emperor and the Xue family. After all, they had the same enemy.
The emperor actually wanted to continue to buy time to give him time to mobilize the troops, but now that Wang Yue's coming-of-age ceremony was over, he had no way to refuse.
If the Dayue Kingdom takes the initiative to send a marriage delegation to Youzhou, it will be too late.
So, the emperor urged the troops transferred from the northwest to go to Jizhou to guard against the Yan army, and at the same time asked the empress dowager to arrange for the eldest princess to go to Youzhou.
Originally, this matter just made the emperor feel a little aggrieved, but in order to allow him to temporarily stabilize the political situation, it was all worth it.
But what he didn't expect was the unexpected changes that occurred with the Queen Mother.
Queen Mother Xue felt that the hatred between the Xue family and the Yan family was as deep as the sea, and that the two families would fight sooner or later. She felt that the Xue family was now in the initiative, and that the Yan family would be destroyed sooner or later. She was unwilling to marry into the Yan family, which would only end up harming her daughter.
In addition, Prince Linzi liked Jiang Xuehui very much, which made her feel that the Xue family's plan might fail. She did not care about Princess Leyang's opinion at all, and decided to secretly trap the princess in Fengming Palace, and let the princess's study companion Jiang Xuehui prepare to marry in her place.
Jiang Xuehui knew that she was arranged to be a substitute bride, but there was nothing she could do. She had always been a go-with-the-flow person and did not want to bring any trouble to her family. She could only suppress her thoughts and prepare to get married honestly.
Seeing Jiang Xuehui's disheartened look, Jiang Xuening thought about what she owed Jiang Xuehui in her previous life. In addition, after she and Wang Yue hadn't seen each other for a while, she discovered in her heart that she really liked Wang Yue.
When she first learned that Princess Leyang was going to marry Wang Yue, she felt very bitter, but she didn't expect to encounter such a thing, which made her feel that there might be a chance for her to escape from the palace and fly to Wang Yue.
So Jiang Xuening found Jiang Xuehui and asked quietly while the guards were not paying attention, "Are you really willing to marry like this?"
Jiang Xuehui didn't know what her sister was thinking. She said bitterly, "What can a weak woman like me do? I don't want to implicate my family!"
Jiang Xuening looked at Jiang Xuehui for a long while before abruptly saying, "If you still want to marry Prince Linzi, I can help you."
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Chapter 22 I'm here to marry you!
Jiang Xuehui was feeling sad, but after hearing this, she lost her usual calmness. She suddenly looked up at Jiang Xuening and asked in doubt, "What do you want to do?"
Jiang Xue Ning did not hide anything and said directly, "I will marry for you. If you are willing, I can ask Prince Linzi for help!"
Jiang Xuehui looked at Jiang Xuening intently, and Jiang Xuening also looked at Jiang Xuehui without timidity. The two looked at each other and neither of them backed down.
Although Jiang Xue Ning had been a queen in her previous life, she only realized at this moment that her sister was not inferior to her at all.
Jiang Xuehui knew that Jiang Xuening was using her, but she was still tempted. She hesitated for a long time before making the boldest decision of her life, "Okay, I'll listen to you!"
After the two sisters discussed it, Jiang Xuening secretly contacted Prince Linzi and asked him to help with the preparations.
On the day of the princess's wedding, the motorcade had not yet left the imperial city, so of course the Prince of Linzi, the princess's brother, had to see her off.
However, the bride escort had already received orders not to allow Prince Linzi to approach, so they hurriedly blocked the way in front of Prince Linzi. The leading eunuch said respectfully but firmly, "Your Highness, please don't embarrass me. Unless you get the Queen Mother's order, we will not let you pass."
Prince Linzi didn't expect that Jiang Xuening had figured this out, so he pretended to be angry and roared, then as if to vent his anger, he whipped the horse he was riding towards him.
"You guys, just wait!"
The horse was whipped and stood upright, then it ran straight towards the wedding carriage very smartly.
The entourage of Prince Linzi pretended to be in a panic and tried to pull the horse, and they were squeezed together with the people who were sending the bride. Everyone's attention was attracted by the horse.
It was at this time that Jiang Xuening quietly entered the carriage and replaced Jiang Xuehui. Jiang Xuehui had already changed her clothes and got off the carriage in the chaos.
The two sisters were the first to work together, both wanting to marry the person they loved.
For Jiang Xuehui's sake, Prince Linzi controlled the matter very strictly. After the two sisters were replaced, he pretended to be very angry and followed the reorganized team. Whenever he saw someone leaving the team, he would immediately whip them a few times and catch them again. He did not let anyone go to report to the palace.
It was not until three days later that the Queen Mother discovered that Jiang Xuening and Jiang Xuehui had been replaced.
The Queen Mother sent someone to bring Jiang Xuehui from the Jiang family into the palace. She originally wanted to execute her, but was stopped by Prince Linzi who arrived in a hurry.
Prince Linzi was very determined. He kowtowed several times before begging, "Queen Dowager, I must marry Jiang Xuehui. Otherwise, I would rather never marry."
The Queen Mother had already offended her eldest son, Emperor Shen Lang, and of course she did not want to offend her youngest son, Prince Linzi. She had no choice but to compromise and said, "You can marry Jiang Xuehui, but she can only be a concubine. The position of the principal wife can only be Shu'er!"
Prince Linzi did not expect the Queen Mother to make such a request. He hurriedly pleaded, "Mother! I only want to marry Xuehui!"
Queen Mother Xue felt that this was a weakness that she could use to exploit Prince Linzi in the future. She felt relieved, but sneered, "You make your own choice. Either I sentence Jiang Xuehui to death, or you do as I ask!"
Seeing that the Queen Mother was determined, Prince Linzi was also afraid that she would really kill Jiang Xuehui, so he compromised reluctantly.
Seeing that Prince Linzi had surrendered, Empress Dowager Xue was also afraid that things would get more complicated, so she simply issued an imperial decree, making Jiang Xuehui the Prince Linzi's concubine and Xue Shu the principal wife. The two imperial decrees left the palace at the same time and reached the Xue and Jiang families.
Until this time, the emperor was still in the dark and had no idea that Princess Leyang was still in the capital. It was not until the wedding procession arrived in Zhending Prefecture that the empress dowager told the emperor.
The emperor was furious and smashed everything on the jade table. He didn't care who would calm Wang Yue down, but felt that he was being provoked!
In his palace, someone did so many things quietly, and he, the emperor, knew nothing about it.
He took a few deep breaths, but still couldn't calm down. "Xie Qingjia, tell me, do they still have me in their eyes?"
Xie Wei knew some of the news, and he cooperated quietly. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to keep it secret for three days with the help of Prince Linzi.
He also didn't want Wang Yue to marry Princess Leyang because he wanted revenge. He was also afraid that after Wang Yue married Princess Leyang, she would stop him from killing his enemy, Queen Dowager Xue!
But at this time, he still calmly comforted the furious emperor, "Your Majesty, no matter who marries Yan Lin, it is actually the same. The most urgent thing is to make the Queen Mother's private decision legitimate. Otherwise, if Yan Lin feels humiliated, it will be troublesome!"
The emperor coughed heavily several times before suppressing his anger. "Even if they allow me to clean up their mess!"
Xie Wei pretended not to understand. He just consoled him, "The most urgent thing is to speed up the preparation of military equipment and supplies to fill the hole left by the Yan family army's escape!"
This hit the emperor's sore spot, and he regretted for forcing the Yan family into a corner. Otherwise, things would not have turned out like this.
He thought Yan Mu was loyal and would not dare to rebel, so he pressed on step by step, just to get the military power. However, he forgot that Yan Lin was different. Yan Mu might not remain unchanged for the sake of his son!
But he had no choice now. He could only follow the Queen Mother's words and give Jiang Xuening the title of Princess Ning'an, and then ride at full speed to Jiang's house and Youzhou to announce the decree.
When the emperor granted the marriage, he only said that he wanted to marry the princess off, and all the subsequent procedures had not yet been completed. Although doing this is a bit shameless, it does not count as a violation of the original promise.
In addition, in the emperor's view, everyone in the capital knew that Jiang Xuening and Wang Yue had the closest relationship. No matter whether Wang Yue liked Jiang Xuening or not, he would not regret the engagement just because the person he was going to marry was Jiang Xuening.
Moreover, he had reasons to do so in order to help others, and it was not considered as breaking his promise.
In fact, Wang Yue really didn't care. Although he had a good impression of Princess Leyang, he didn't want to marry anyone else.
After he took over the wedding party, the wedding began in an orderly manner, and they marched towards the Duke's Mansion with music and dance all the way.
Jiang Xuening was also very emotional. She didn't expect that after being reborn, she would marry Wang Yue. If she had known this, she would have simply followed Wang Yue in her previous life and avoided the regrets of that life.
Thinking of this, Jiang Xuening looked through the gap in the curtains at Wang Yue, who was standing next to the bridal sedan and was full of vigor, and whispered,
"Yan Lin, I'm here to marry you in this life!"
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Chapter 23 Wedding Night
Although Wang Yue practiced martial arts and had very sensitive ears, the music and drums of the wedding procession outside prevented him from hearing clearly what Jiang Xuening was saying.
He thought Jiang Xuening was nervous, so he moved closer to the sedan chair and said in a gentle voice, "Ningning, I'm very happy that you are willing to marry me for the princess. Don't worry, I will definitely protect you."
After Jiang Xuening heard what Wang Yue said, the last knot in her heart was put down. She was really afraid that Wang Yue was still thinking about the eldest princess. If that happened, it would be a joke for him to come all the way to marry Wang Yue.
She hesitated for a moment, then told the truth, "In fact, Princess Leyang had no intention of regretting the engagement, but she had no choice."
Wang Yue heard it clearly this time. He had received secret information and knew that Empress Dowager Xue originally wanted Jiang Xuehui to marry in her place, but it was Jiang Xuening who took the initiative to replace her.
He found Jiang Xuening so honest, which was different from the usual Jiang Xuening. It was obvious that she was afraid that he would misunderstand her, so he explained.
"I know everything about what's going on in the capital. I'm really glad you're here."
Jiang Xuening felt relieved when she saw that Wang Yue knew about it and the wedding was still going on as usual. However, she immediately felt sorry for Princess Leyang.
Old Man Yan was also very satisfied with his daughter-in-law Jiang Xuening. He did not hesitate to show up secretly and comfort Jiang Xuening together with Mrs. Yan to express their attitude.
In fact, for Old Man Yan, he and Xie Wei had the same idea. Compared with Princess Leyang, who was a member of the Shen family, he would be happier to have a woman from the Jiang family as his daughter-in-law.
After all, the Yan family had already rebelled in disguise, and it was somewhat unsettling for his son to marry a member of the royal family.
What's more, she is the daughter of Empress Dowager Xue. Who knows if she has the same personality as the one who only has her mother's family in her heart?
When Jiang Xuening saw Old Man Yan, she was also shocked. Only then did she realize that her life seemed to have become different.
When did it start to change? How come she has no recollection of it?
At this moment, she couldn't help but wonder whether what happened before her rebirth and everything she saw with her own eyes were true?
Jiang Xuening quickly put all these messy thoughts behind her because she was sent to the bridal chamber.
Since she knew that she fell in love with Wang Yue and now she was married to Wang Yue, she had to be Wang Yue's wife wholeheartedly, and all the past events would disappear into thin air.
Wang Yue was actually quite nervous as well. It was his first marriage in his life, and it was one that had such complicated etiquette in ancient times!
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