The Emperor, who had always felt sorry for the Third Princess and was in a good mood recently, smiled and said, "Let her in."
Unexpectedly, the Third Princess knelt down as soon as she entered, without saying a word.
The Emperor's smile froze on his face. He said, "Yi'er, what's wrong? Did you quarrel with your husband? Get up and speak!"
Consort Shu died for him, and this was her only daughter, so the Emperor showed great affection for the Third Princess.
The Third Princess cried, "Father, Mother has been gone for many years, but you have always loved me dearly. You found me a perfect husband, and even though I didn't bear a son for the Jiang Family, you always stood up for me and never let me suffer the slightest grievance..."
Prince Consort Jiang: All the credit for my work has gone to the Emperor.
Seeing her crying pitifully and hearing her sincere words (mainly flattery), the Emperor said, "Yi'er, the ground is cold, get up quickly."
The Third Princess did not rise, but wept bitterly, saying, "I lack nothing, I only feel that I have not repaid my father. I often tell my husband and Ruo'er that if one day I could be like my mother, shielding my father from a sword, I would do it willingly and die with a smile on my face..."
"Yi'er, get up!" The Emperor was moved when he thought of Consort Shu, who was forever young. He personally got up and came to help the Third Princess.
While Wang Fu offered his assistance, he secretly thought that the Third Princess, who always acted as if she didn't exist, must have something to ask for in order to put on this grand show.
I just don't know, she doesn't have a son, she's living a happy life, what more could she ask for?
"The prince consort often told his daughter that if one day he needed to go into battle again, he would gladly die on the battlefield." The Third Princess cried until her eyes were red.
The emperor also felt a pang of guilt.
Back when the Jiang Family was on the verge of becoming too powerful and the Jiang Family was beginning to have second thoughts, Prince Consort Jiang, the heir and the most outstanding member of the family, wisely withdrew from the limelight and married the Third Princess. By choosing to become the imperial son-in-law, he also weakened the Jiang Family's military power.
Back then, Prince Consort Jiang was also a talented young man, a pillar of strength...
"Father, for you, for the sake of the empire, we would die without regret. But," the Third Princess's tone shifted, her clear eyes flashing with indignation, "We cannot die at the hands of such villains."
"Yi'er, what do you mean by that?" The Emperor's expression changed.
Does anyone actually want to harm his daughter?
The Third Princess said, "As you know, I only have Ruo'er as my Ruo'er, and I am destined to be childless. Although I feel sorry for my husband, we have accepted reality. However, Father, even with this one child, someone wants to take it away. They want to tear my heart out!"
She cried her heart out.
The Emperor was furious. "What's wrong with Ruo'er? Who dares to bully my granddaughter?"
He can't even recognize all his granddaughters, let alone his great-granddaughters.
However, because of his doting on the Third Princess, he also had some impression of his granddaughter, Jiang Ruo.
As far as I can remember, things went a bit too far because of the wedding arrangements.
Not only was he caught trying to find a son-in-law after the imperial examination results were announced, but a busybody censor also reported him to the emperor, accusing him of forcibly seizing the property.
The emperor naturally sided with his daughter and grandson, and since the young man also denied the claim, the matter was left unresolved.
However, the two eventually divorced.
The specific reason was that the Third Princess had submitted a memorial, but the Emperor had forgotten it.
As the granddaughter of the royal family, she had no trouble finding a husband, so he didn't take her seriously.
"Is it possible that she divorced her husband to harm Ruo'er? If so, I will certainly not let her off easily."
"No," the Third Princess said, "Father, Wen Heng is a good person. I wanted to give Ruo'er a good beating for this divorce. I also hope that the two of them can get back together..."
"If it's not this, then what is it?"
"Ruo'er had nothing to do and wanted to go to Houhai to learn ice skating, but she went yesterday and went again today, only to find that the ice had been deliberately thinned... Father, Ruo'er has been well-behaved and sensible since she was little, except in the matter of Wen Heng, she has always been obedient and well-behaved. This child is kind-hearted, and after Wen Heng left, she sent people to give him money many times..."
She first needs to seal this couple's fate in front of the Emperor!
"Father, who could Ruo'er have offended to warrant such a deadly attack on her? If anything were to happen to her, my husband and I would spend the rest of our lives in tears... Father, we are not afraid of death, but we fear dying at the hands of such a villain, a death lighter than a feather!"
The Emperor roared, "How could there be such a madman! Wang Fu, immediately send people from Yingtian Prefecture to investigate what happened. If they can't find out, the Yingtian Prefecture is no longer fit to serve!"
Wang Fu quickly agreed and went out to send someone to deliver a message to the Yingtian Prefecture.
The poor Yingtian Prefecture is so busy even as the year draws to a close that his official hat is practically on the verge of falling.
The Emperor comforted the Third Princess and then bestowed two Third Princess upon her as a reward.
The Third Princess returned home with the crane.
Jiang Ruo was sitting in bed eating fruit.
Yanran felt a little uneasy and said, "Isn't it wrong of you to lie to your aunt like this?"
Jiang Ruo: "I didn't lie. Do you think someone is trying to harm me?"
Yanran: "... That's true."
"Only the squeaky wheel gets the grease. If my mother hadn't frequently visited the palace to keep the Emperor from remembering her, she would have been devoured long ago, leaving Zidu bones."
You can't rely on others; you can only rely on yourself. You must constantly remind the emperor not to forget the past.
Yanran was speechless.
Jiang Ruo replied smugly, "Don't even think about it. Even if it weren't for this, there would be another reason for my mother to enter the palace."
Sure enough, when the Third Princess returned, although her eyes were still red, she was very loving towards Yanran.
She also gave Yanran a pair of cranes.
Yanran declined, saying, "Let my cousin play with it."
Jiang Ruo said, "No, take it away quickly, I don't want it."
She has psychological trauma.
After she was "forced into marriage" with Wen Heng, the latter was always "melancholy and unhappy".
To be a simp, you have to keep simping.
Jiang Ruo then suggested accompanying Wen Heng back to pay respects to their ancestors, so that she could also virtuously pay her respects to her deceased in-laws.
Wen Heng's hometown isn't far away.
He was from Beijing, and his parents were buried in the suburbs of the city.
The Wen family was once a well-off family, but in the end, they only had a dozen or so acres of land left in the suburbs of Beijing.
Wen Heng entrusted the land to the family of his mother's former maid, who then helped take care of Wen Heng's parents' graves.
Jiang Ruo was chased around by geese and even had her bottom pinched. That night, she lay on the bed while Wen Heng applied medicine. She lost all face and deeply regretted not bringing a maid. On a whim, she went with Wen Heng.
Jiang Ruo absolutely refused to accept the crane, Yanran Zoo welcomed a new member.
The Third Princess invited Yanran to stay for dinner.
If Yanran hadn't insisted on returning to the Prince's residence, Jiang Ruo would have kept her overnight!
That evening, Yanran finally returned to the Prince's residence.
"Miss, look, isn't that Young Master Cui?" As soon as Jiang'er got off the carriage, she saw a person standing under the lantern at the entrance and couldn't help but ask.