Chapter 85: The Dilemma
Although the Xu family decided to stand as the fourth prince, but the eldest daughter can't be wasted even if she can't become the eldest princess, after all, she is the eldest daughter and has a noble status, so the Xu family thought about it for a long time and decided to marry Xu Jianniang to the second prince.
In this way, he also married the royal family, and he was able to submit a certificate of nomination to the An family with Xu Jianniang's marriage, and the second prince could also assist the fourth prince in the future, so that his family could change from an ordinary teammate of the An family to a core teammate, and he could count it in one fell swoop.
As for the fact that Xu Jianniang is one year older than the second prince, there is no problem at all, because of the second prince's background, even if he is fourteen years old, no one cares whether he is a relative or not, if An Guifei in the palace mentions it, it not only solves the problem but also shows that An Guifei is loving, isn't it very good.
Of course, although the Xu family thinks so, the first step is to appease Xu Jianniang, but in the eyes of the Xu family, there is no problem at all, after all, it is better to let Xu Jianniang be a serious second princess than to be a side concubine or marry an official son.
"I heard the maid say that you haven't eaten again, and my mother is worried and wants to come to see you." Cai was afraid that her daughter had not forgotten her feelings for the eldest prince, so she thought about how to speak.
"Does my mother have something to say to her daughter?" Xu Jianniang's heart tightened, could it be that the family had already shown her the object of marriage? Whose house is it? At present, the sons of Shengjing's age who have a high status do not have a good relationship with their own family, and I am afraid they will not agree to say goodbye.
Is it possible to marry yourself far away? Or low marriage? Why? Xu Jianniang's face was ugly for a moment, but she still stabilized and did not let Cai find out.
"Jiao Niang, it is impossible for you and the eldest prince, you are the eldest daughter of our family, and the side concubine is also a concubine, your father will never allow you to be a concubine, and the emperor does not plan to choose a side concubine for the eldest prince at present, the age of the daughter's family can't afford to wait, so you give up the eldest prince."
Xu Jianniang sneered when she heard this, what wouldn't allow her to be a concubine? If she and the four princes are of the right age, Xu Jianniang doesn't believe that her father doesn't want her family to be concubines for the four princes? It's just a lack of interests, what do you do with such a high-sounding statement.
"Mother rest assured, my daughter knows that her fate with the eldest prince is over, and her daughter will accept her fate from the moment she comes down from the holy decree.
Originally, the daughter and the eldest prince also wanted to help the family, after all, although her father was a cabinet bachelor and had a good reputation, she didn't have much real power in the end, and her daughter thought that she would be able to help her father if she became the eldest princess. β
Xu Jianniang's tone was a little choked, and she vividly played the reputation of a daughter who decided to give up her reputation for the sake of the family, Cai's eyes were also a little red when she looked at her daughter, and she took Xu Jianniang in her arms and gently patted her back.
"Mother knows that you have always been a good child, so my father and mother can't bear to let you marry ordinary, after all, our Jiao Niang is top in terms of appearance and talent."
As soon as Xu Jianniang heard her mother's words, she knew that the family had really decided who they wanted to give her to, and she got up from Cai's arms and looked at Cai.
"Who does Dad and Mother like?"
"The second prince, the second prince is fourteen years old, which is the age of the kiss, and when he gets married, he will be crowned the king, and then our Jiao Niang will still be the princess."
Cai felt that Fujun's idea was really good, so his tone was very brisk, and he didn't notice that Xu Jianniang's face had changed.
"Don't worry about this, with Concubine An coming forward, nine out of ten will be stable, and our Jiao Niang will wait
It's good to be a princess. β
Xu Jianniang secretly took a few breaths to prevent herself from screaming, bowing her head and looking shy and letting the family be in charge.
Cai Shi looked at her daughter and thought she was very willing, so she said a few more words and left, not noticing the anger in Xu Jianniang's eyes when she looked up at her back.
Xu Jianniang knew that she would not have the road of the eldest prince, and she was afraid that she would not marry very ideally, and she was even sent to her younger siblings as a stepping stone. But Xu Jianniang never thought that her family would marry her to the second prince? A royal little transparent? A prince who can be bullied by eunuchs in the mouth of a big prince?
The second prince said that it sounds like a royal son, but who doesn't know that the biological mother of the second prince is just a palace maid, and it is the product of the emperor's drunken disorder/sex, and the palace maid gave birth to the second prince and was only named a seven-grade beauty, and the thin life was lost when the second prince was five years old, and he died only according to the six-grade talent.
The second prince was born and was raised by the unloved Hao Concubine, Hao Concubine's family is not obvious, and she only got mixed into the fourth rank of concubine after boiling her qualifications in the palace, and she has not been promoted for so many years, the emperor seems to have completely forgotten the second prince and Hao Concubine, such a prince who can't bring benefits to the family, what's the use of marrying the eldest daughter to him at home? What can the family want to marry themselves to the second prince now?
Xu Jianniang easily guessed that this was the family using her marriage to pave the way for her younger siblings, so how could the arrogant Xu Jianniang accept it?
It's just that now that her mother has come to tell her, it means that the family has made up their minds, I'm afraid they won't give themselves too much time, Xu Jianniang regrets a little, marrying the second prince and marrying the eldest prince as a side concubine are not good roads, what should she do?
Because of Xu Jianniang's attitude, the Xu family lifted Xu Jianniang's grounding, but Xu Jianniang didn't have the heart to go out at this time, and she was now thinking about how to lift her predicament.
"Eldest sister, are you really not going to hold a lotus banquet tomorrow? My mother said that you were not feeling well, and she didn't let me come to see you a few days ago. β
Xu Meiniang came in wearing pink brocade and smiled, don't look at her young age, but Xu Meiniang can already see that she is a big beauty in the future, she is very similar to Xu Jianniang's facial features, but she is more delicate, because she is a child, so she is a little naΓ―ve and arrogant.
Xu Meiniang didn't know anything about Xu Jianniang, so when she knew that she could come to see her sister, Xu Meiniang came as soon as possible, in addition to coming to see Xu Jianniang, the most important thing was to show off her clothes.
Although the Xu family is noble, they don't have much property, so in the past, whatever good things in the family were close to Xu Jianniang, but now this tendency has obviously changed.
Xu Jianniang looked at her sister's delicate dress, her eyes flashed slightly, this is not what happened, the family has completely given up on her own efforts to cultivate Mei Niang, if Mei Niang is old and is talking about marriage, I am afraid that I will have to pay everything for her. Xu Jianniang, who has always been paid by others, can't accept this gap.
"It's nothing, it's just a bit of a cold, I won't go tomorrow." Xu Jianniang was afraid that she would be blocked by the eldest prince when she went out, and she didn't think of what to do.
Xu Meiniang subconsciously took a step back when she heard that Xu Jianniang was cold, and then smiled a little in Xu Jianniang's eyes, and her mother agreed to come to see her sister Obviously, her sister is already good, and she has no sisterhood like this. In order to alleviate the embarrassment and for the purpose, Xu Meiniang turned around in front of Xu Jianniang.
"Sister, look, does my new dress look good? My mother also made me a yellow one, I plan to go to Anjia tomorrow to wear it, and this headdress, I originally begged my mother for a long time and didn't buy it for me. β
Although Xu Meiniang is young, she also loves beauty, but her mother gave all the good things to the eldest sister before, and only tried to dress up the eldest sister, saying that she couldn't use those things for the time being, so Xu Meiniang has always been very envious.
Although I don't know why my mother has changed her mind now, Xu Meiniang is very happy. Of course, Xu Meiniang's happiness did not infect Xu Jianniang, Xu Jianniang looked at Xu Jianniang who was like a little peacock and her teeth creaked.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing, I'm just cold, I'm a little dizzy when you turn around."
Xu Jianniang looked at Xu Meiniang's earrings, the ruby was originally planned to be made for her, and sure enough, as she thought, this ruby was very beautiful to make earrings, but this earrings were not her own.
"Oh, then I won't disturb my sister's rest, I still have to prepare to dress up tomorrow to settle down, sister, I'll go first."
Xu Meiniang jumped away after achieving her goal, Xu Jianniang even drank a few sips of tea to suppress the anger in her heart, but unfortunately before she calmed down, Cai came in happily.
"Jiao Niang, tell you a good news, Concubine An has agreed to this matter, tomorrow my mother will take you into the palace to ask Concubine An Guifei for peace, and then she will find a way to let the second prince see you, with your appearance, the second prince will definitely like you very much, and when the time comes, Concubine An will mention it to the emperor again, and the matter of you being the second princess will be a certainty."
Xu Jianniang didn't expect the family to move so fast, and she didn't give her time to figure out a way at all. In fact, Xu Jianniang thought wrongly, the Xu family was in such a hurry not to guard against Xu Jianniang, but mainly to prevent Sheng Jing from having people who thought the same as them, especially the concubines who had the prince.
Especially if there are two girls who are more suitable for the second prince in the Hou Mansion of Annan, what if they also want to win over the second prince for the third prince in the future? So it has to be done quickly.
Su Xizhu didn't know that there were already people speculating about her marriage to Su Xilan, and at this time she was worried about what to do tomorrow?
On the hard rest day, An Qinghe is not at home to rest well, what to do and what kind of lotus banquet to hold? Who doesn't have lotus flowers, so why do you have to go to his house to see what? I've never invited them before, so why do you want to invite them this year?
Su Xizhu sighed, she was really not interested in this kind of gathering, but Su Xilan and Zhao Yu were not allowed to go anywhere except the school now, and they couldn't be sick if they were sick? That would be too bad to give the An family face.
So tomorrow it can only be Su Xizhu who takes Su Xiju to go, hey, it's better to dig holes for each other with a group of young ladies than to pet the cat at home.
and Su Xizhu's reluctance, Su Xilan was crazy, but no matter how she begged her mother, her mother did not agree to go to her grandmother to intercede with her, obviously she had promised not to cause trouble again.
Su Xilan was in a bad mood and threw things to get angry, of course she didn't dare to throw porcelain, it was too loud, and she could only throw mats everywhere in the house.
Seeing this mat, Su Xilan was even more angry, because these mats were made in imitation of Su Xizhu, and now these mats seem to be satirizing Su Xilan.