"An imperial marriage decree?"
The mother and daughter were so shocked that they sprang to their feet, their eyes wide with disbelief.
"Is this true?"
Madam Su was the first to recover. She quickly came to her senses, though she still could not suppress the excitement in her eyes.
Su Qiao curled her lips and smiled gently as she nodded. "It's absolutely true."
"Soon, little sister will be the Fourth Prince's Secondary Consort. Aren't you happy?"
"Secondary Consort?"
Su Yuxin had not yet recovered from her excitement when she heard this shocking news. She immediately shrieked.
"That's impossible. How could I be a Secondary Consort? He clearly promised to marry me as his Primary Consort."
Su Qiao said lightly, "Oh, the Primary Consort? The emperor granted that position to someone as well. She's Grand Tutor Jiang's granddaughter."
"I heard she's an exceptionally capable young lady from a prestigious family. She's breathtakingly beautiful, and at only sixteen, she's already managed the entire Grand Tutor's Estate in perfect order. The servants respect her, and the elders are satisfied with her. I heard several Young Masters have already sent matchmakers to propose, hoping to marry her."
"Impossible... It's impossible... He only told me yesterday that he would marry me. He even said all the other women were merely decorations, that he wouldn't look at them or pay them any attention."
The more Su Yuxin spoke, the paler her face became. She looked as though she might collapse at any moment, making her seem rather pitiful.
Su Qiao shook her head helplessly. "Little sister, have you lost your mind?"
"He can ignore the other women, only visiting them and spending a night with them whenever he remembers. But this is Grand Tutor Jiang's most beloved granddaughter, and she's also the Fourth Prince's Primary Consort."