The Cannon Fodder and Villain’s Happy Ending
chapter-436

Chapter 436

Gu Xi calmly pulled Princess Duan Rou’s sleeve, so she could only close her mouth as she clutched her handkerchief tightly and with a gloomy expression in her eyes.

Zhou Xin added, “The emperor also ordered us to “escort” the three of you back to Jiuqu Garden. You stay there and perform your filial piety to the Dowager Consort, and don’t run around all the time, especially falling into the lake in this winter is not good!”

Zhou Xin swept a meaningful glance at Tang Fengchun.

Tang Fengchun did not dare to refute a word and just silently stared down at the tip of her shoes that had a pair of flying swallows embroidered on them. Her slender body appeared thin and fragile in cold wind.

Useless! Really useless! Princess Duan Rou held her breath and could only stare at Tang Fengchun angrily; her eyes seemed to spit fire.

Their Wang Yu’s face would lose its grace in this capital!

Tang Fengchun bit her lower lip slightly and hung her head even lower.

On the same day, three of them were sent to Jiuqu Garden by imperial guards and were ordered not to go out even half a step.

On the eleventh day of the winter month, the emperor and his entourage left the capital and went to the Nanyuan hunting ground for winter hunting. The sixth prince remained in the capital to supervise the country.

This time, Qin Jiu did not go with them, since her wedding date with Gu Zezhi was approaching, and she needed to stay in the capital until she married.

After the emperor and his entourage left, everything in the capital became calm and peaceful.

In the absence of an emperor, there was no need to hold an early court. As for the officials, they do not have to rise every day when the rooster crows. Truth be told, everyone was relaxed, as they enjoyed this rare leisure day throughout the year.

Although the second prince, Gu Jing, was taken by the emperor to hunt in winter, his marriage to Tang Fengchun was still organized in an orderly manner.

Because of the Emperor’s lack of interest, the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Clan were no longer meticulous, and it was evident on how small the betrothal gifts that were sent to Tang Fengchun.

Originally, it was supposed to be Prince Li’s royal consort who would deliver the betrothal gifts, but on the morning of the 21^st of the winter lunar month, it was instead Prince Li’s concubine who came, accompanied by the Ministry of Rites.

Four boxes of small betrothal gifts, one box of red gold jewelry, one box of emerald gemstones, one box of clothes, shoes, and hats, and one box of silks and brocades, combined with the wooden geese as a gift. No more, no less, just exactly these four boxes.

The short ritual processes was extremely simple, and they did not even bother to say a few more pleasantries. It took only half an hour for them to come and leave.

Tang Fengchun was calm from start to finish and sent off Prince Li’s concubine, the Ministry of Rites, and others with proper etiquette.

Princess Duan Rou, on the other hand, had a dark expression like the bottom of a pot, with old and new grudges rising all at once. First, it was Eunuch Zhou Xin, to these clan members who took advantage of the situation, trampling her face to please the emperor.

This time, she held back until the people were gone before she snapped, because marriage was imperative.

“These people are bullying us too much!”

Princess Duan Rou places the teacup heavily on the table and rebukes her in a petulant voice.

The imperial clan sent a concubine to perform the ceremony on behalf of the second-prince. If this was not bullying, then what was!

As the air solidified, the servants in the hall lowered their head.

Tang Fengchun looked at the four small boxes of betrothal gifts as her eyes slightly flickered and said, “Cousin, the Emperor is very dissatisfied with this marriage….”

“So what if they’re dissatisfied?” Princess Duan Rou disdainfully curled her mouth, “Just because they are dissatisfied, they use this kind of treatment to humiliate us, but they also don’t dare to refuse this marriage, that is because the emperor is nothing more than that.”

“As my father said, if you have a weak temperament, and are not decisive enough, you can do nothing. No wonder you can’t achieve great things!”

If the kingdom of Daqi had been in the hands of her father, how could internal and external affairs be like this; continuous wars, and even the emperor himself could not establish his crown prince without depending on the ministers. Ridiculous, truly ridiculous!

Tang Fengchun: “…”

Tang Fengchun, however, did not agree with Princess Duan Rou’s opinion.

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