Chapter 919: Clothes Prepared Personally by Jiu
Ye Jiu was puzzled, "You mean..."
"This time, Prince Jing taking a woman from the Wang Family as a secondary consort isn’t actually his own wish; he was forced by the Emperor.
The situation with Qin Zhou at the Wanlai Gambling House was also manipulated by the Emperor using the Crown Prince, with the purpose of forcing Prince Jing to comply, taking the matter of marrying a woman from the Wang Family as leverage to exchange for the Crown Prince.
The Emperor had initially negotiated with the Wang Family to have the Wang Family woman enter the door as the Chief Consort, but Prince Jing didn’t agree. Moreover, since the Princess Consort didn’t have a son, the Emperor promised that if the Wang Family woman bore a son, he would be made the Princely Heir, which is why the Wang Family could only settle for the next best thing.
Originally, this matter didn’t seem peculiar; it was merely a power struggle for gain. The strange part was that the Wang Family woman had been unusually focused on the Royal Residence of Prince Jing for years now," Sikong Mo said.
Ye Jiu was initially displeased with Prince Jing taking a concubine, but knowing he was also forced made her somewhat relieved.
However, the old Emperor was too despicable, using Qin Zhou as a threat and a trap.
Ye Jiu hadn’t figured out that the old Emperor wasn’t just using Qin Zhou as a threat but was leveraging the entire Royal Residence of Prince Jing.
However, Ye Jiu had another thought, "Could it be that the Wang Family woman knew years ago she would enter the Royal Residence of Prince Jing, which is why she was paying attention to the affairs of the residence? Or did she start liking my father years ago?"
Ha, what a joke, how old is the Wang Family woman this year?
Ye Jiu, although not paying special attention, knew that she herself wasn’t yet 16 years old. It was considered late since she wasn’t engaged yet. No way could the Wang Family woman be unmarried at seventeen or eighteen, right?
But, girls in ancient times matured early, so her guess might not be entirely impossible.
"It’s impossible for something like this to make my father so pleased, right?" Currently, the intentions of the Wang Family woman were unclear; isn’t it time to be more worried?
"Prince Jing’s original plan was to place the Wang Family woman under house arrest after the Crown Prince was deposed, but doing that to an innocent girl felt somewhat uncomfortable to him. Now, knowing something’s off about the Wang Family woman makes him feel justified in taking action." In the end, it’s all just selfishness.
Whether the Wang Family woman was truly suspicious or not, he now had a reason to act, even if it was just to deceive himself.
No matter what anyone thought, the Wang Family woman still entered the household.
Prince Jing’s wedding robe wasn’t made in the bright red color the Princess Consort requested, because Ye Jiu insisted on preparing it personally for Prince Jing, and no one could stop her.
As for the other wedding arrangements, since the old Emperor had specified a grand affair, everything was arranged according to the standards for marrying a main wife. However, due to time constraints, many things were inadequately prepared, and the main color of the wedding venue was changed to pink.
Early in the morning, the residence was bustling with activity.
The Princess Consort was dressed formally, standing in Prince Jing’s room when a maid came over and announced, "Prince, Princess Consort, the Commandery Princess has personally made a wedding robe for you, and it’s already brought here."
The Princess Consort couldn’t fathom Ye Jiu’s intentions; on that day, she was still fiercely against Prince Jing taking a secondary consort, but in just a moment, she wanted to help Prince Jing make the wedding robe herself.
Prince Jing felt equally vexed, "Isn’t it just taking a concubine? Can’t I just wear whatever?"
The Princess Consort concealed her inner disappointment, "It’s the child’s heartfelt gesture; Prince, today, you should wear the one Jiujiu prepared."