Zhao Ruyu Got Married

"If I compete for that position, your wish to be ennobled will not be fulfilled," Xiao Lingyan, raising an eyebrow.

Originally, Zhao Ruxi wanted to fight for women's honor and become a female marquis. She wanted to build her own powerful family.

If the two of them continued to assist Xiao Lingpu, earning money for him to wage political struggles, and using Zhao Ruxi's prior knowledge and information from various sources to help him ascend the throne, even if Zhao Ruxi married Xiao Lingyan and became the Consort of the Prince of Qi, Xiao Lingpu would probably still be willing to bestow upon her the title of Marquis.

After all, Xiao Lingyan was already a prince, and there was nothing more he could bestow titles upon. Conferring the title of Marquis upon Zhao Ruxi was merely a matter of issuing an imperial edict, and the court would suffer no loss. Xiao Lingpu was naturally happy to see this happen.

Now that they've changed their minds and are vying for that position, Zhao Ruxi can only be the Empress and Empress Dowager, and can no longer be a female marquis.

Zhao Ruxi laughed heartily, "My initial ambition to become a female marquis was to fight for the honor of women. Now that I'm the top female scholar and have even become an official, I think the significance is even greater than that of a female marquis. It can be considered that I've fulfilled my ideal."

"Besides, if you were the emperor and I were the empress, we could do more for women and fight for more rights. This is a fundamental change that a mere female marquis can't achieve."

Empress Shengyao did many things for the Great Jin and fought for certain rights for women. However, she was facing an ancient feudal emperor, and with the obstruction of court officials, it was impossible to completely change the status quo. She had done the best she could for women.

Xiao Lingyan, however, was different. He was a true modern man, and the concept of respecting women was ingrained in his bones. He knew that women were in no way inferior to men. Unleashing women's wisdom, providing them with employment opportunities, and enabling them to contribute to society was far more valuable than treating them as appendages of men and tools for bearing children. They could create twice as much wealth for the Great Jin as they do now.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ruxi felt that even for the sake of the women, she and Xiao Lingyan had to take that position.

Seeing that Zhao Ruxi had no regrets, Xiao Lingyan was relieved. He then discussed with Zhao Ruxi in detail what to do next.

After the discussion, as Xiao Lingyan was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, do you know anything about Zhao Ruyu?"

"Huh? What's up?" Zhao Ruxi's eyes lit up immediately, her face full of gossip.

Ever since she learned that Zhao Ruyu had sent Zhao Rurui to the Marquis of Pingnan's Residence as a concubine, she knew that Zhao Ruyu would definitely make a big move and use her information advantage from her previous life to arrange a good marriage for her. Her curiosity about this was off the charts.

"Last night, she rode in a sedan chair into the Prince Jingping's Estate and became a concubine for the fourth young master, Xiao Sijie," Xiao Lingyan said.

Because Zhao Ruyu is the original female lead of the novel and Fu Yunlang is the original male lead, their fates might have an impact on the world.

Therefore, Xiao Lingyan paid close attention to Fu Yunlang's movements. After Zhao Ruxi left the capital, he also added Zhao Ruyu to his contacts. So he knew about Zhao Ruyu's affairs.

Zhao Ruxi: "..."

Seeing Zhao Ruxi's wide, cat-like eyes and half-open mouth, looking so adorable, Xiao Lingyan couldn't help but lean forward and kiss her.

"Stop it." Zhao Ruxi pushed him away. "You mean, she became someone's concubine?"

Xiao Lingyan nodded. "Yes."

"This, this..." Zhao Ruxi didn't know what to say.

She knew that Zhao Ruyu had her eye on Xiao Sijie. Zhao Ruyu had gone to so much trouble to buy the Beauty Pill and frequently appeared in front of Xiao Sijie; she knew Zhao Ruyu wanted to marry Xiao Sijie.

Zhao Ruxi never expected that she would go to such great lengths to become someone's concubine.

Did someone get their brain caught in a door?

"Is Xiao Sijie married? Who is his wife?" she asked.

Ordinary families would not take a concubine before marriage, otherwise they would not be able to find a good wife, and it would be disrespectful to the fiancée and her family.

Now that Zhao Ruyu has become Xiao Sijie's concubine, it seems that Xiao Sijie is married.

"It's done," Xiao Lingyan. "His wife is a relative of the Consort of Prince of Jingping, and the legitimate daughter of a Marquis."

"Could it be that Xiao Sijie will have some good fortune in the future?" Zhao Ruxi tried hard to recall the plot of the novel, but she couldn't remember that Xiao Sijie was ever mentioned in the book.

Although the novel is a sweet romance story, and the whole story revolves around Fu Yunlang and Zhao Ruyu, the events in the imperial court are occasionally introduced because Fu Yunlang's rise in status will bring benefits and glory to his family and the female lead Zhao Ruyu, thus increasing the enjoyment of the story.

No matter how hard Zhao Ruxi tried to recall, she couldn't remember anything about Xiao Sijie.

If he later became a great figure and achieved great things, the novel should have mentioned it. But it didn't. Moreover, until the end of the novel, it was Xiao Lingheng who became emperor, and Xiao Sijie had nothing to do with it.

Zhao Ruyu wanted to be a concubine, she should have become Xiao Lingheng's concubine, not Xiao Sijie's.

Xiao Lingyan shook his head. "Xiao Sijie is just the fourth son of the Prince's Mansion. He has an elder brother, the Crown Prince, ahead of him. He himself is not a very talented person. Even if the Prince of Jingping passes away and the Crown Prince also passes away, and this title falls to him, he will only be a General Who Protects the State. He has the title but no talent. He can only hold a nominal position in the court. What great fortune can he have?"

Since she couldn't figure it out, Zhao Ruxi stopped thinking about it.

She said, "Zhao Ruyu is a reborn person. Since Fu Yunlang has wronged her, she will definitely marry someone more successful than Fu Yunlang, and her status in this life will inevitably be higher than that of the Wife of the Marquis of Pingnan. I guess Xiao Sijie will definitely inherit the title, and his wife will die young. Zhao Ruyu is probably aiming for that position."

She knows Zhao Ruyu very well now.

Zhao Ruyu is probably still insecure at heart. That's why she felt most fortunate to marry Fu Yunlang and become the Wife of the Marquis of Pingnan in her previous life, and therefore she was very content and happy.

Having been given a second chance at life, she wants to follow the path of her previous life, and that's why she's determined to marry a man of high status who is also good to women.

But when she discovered that the situation had changed, that Fu Yunkai was not dead, that Fu Yunlang would not only fail to become the Marquis of Pingnan, but would also gradually change his mind and would no longer be the man who only had eyes for her in her previous life, and that she had obtained a system, she decisively shifted her target.

Among all the nobles and dignitaries in the capital, she chose Xiao Sijie.

Even if Xiao Sijie lacked ability, the title of General Who Guards the Nation after he inherited the title was equivalent to that of a Duke. Moreover, because he was a member of the imperial family, the title of General Who Guards the Nation was of a higher status than that of a Duke.

Becoming his wife would bring Zhao Ruyu a lifetime of glory. After becoming beautiful, she should be very confident in herself, believing that with her beauty and cunning, she would surely win Xiao Sijie's heart and be happy.