binnovel Chapter 508 Autonomy
Chapter 508 Autonomy
Shen Huining was breathing slightly and his hair was a little messy.
She jumped off the horse, looking extremely relaxed.
"Aunt, aunt!"
Shen Huining held the imperial edict in his hand and ran excitedly to the Zhanghua Hall in the Lanchi Palace.
Shen Ningyue waved her hand, and the sound of stringed instruments in the hall stopped abruptly.
She raised her eyes to look at Shen Huining and said helplessly: "I asked you to take Meng Xian around, why did you abandon her and come back only now?"
Shen Huining quickly scanned the area, but couldn't find her grandmother and mother. She simply bowed and said, "Greetings to the Queen, all the queens, and all the ladies." Then she hurriedly asked, "Aunt, look, what is this?"
Her eyebrows were curved into crescent shapes, and there was a proud arc at the corners of her eyes.
"Imperial edict? You went to Zhaozheng Palace and back, and the crab feast was over. What edict did you ask for from your uncle?"
Shen Huining raised his chin slightly and unfolded the imperial edict, "My uncle has allowed me to marry on my own."
Seeing Shen Ningyue's fingertips lightly trace over Qin Zhi's handwriting, Shen Huining's face was filled with warmth. She raised her voice to cover up the discomfort in her heart, and said: "What about grandma and mother? I can't wait to let them see this decree with their own eyes."
"Marriage is decided by parents and matchmakers, but Your Majesty let you do whatever you want. Mother and sister-in-law went to change clothes. Just now, the girls from each family took turns to show their talents on stage. I thought you might have hidden away, so I didn't send anyone to look for you. I didn't expect you to bring me such a surprise."
Instead of informing her, he used His Majesty to put pressure on her.
"hey-hey."
"You're still laughing. You're all rebellious sons and daughters. We, the elders, owe you a lot."
Just now, rumors came that the twelfth prince Qin Mingfan looked down on Zhang, and she was so tired that she had to help clean up the mess. She treated it as the rumor that her younger daughter was jealous and had ostracized Zhang, and warned everyone.
This caused everyone to be suspicious of each other and fooled them into thinking it was a lie.
Fortunately, she didn't know which good son knew to avoid people and did not show his favor for Zhang Mengxian in front of everyone, but secretly asked someone to tell her.
What can she do?
Do you want to insist on marrying Zhang Mengxian to the twelfth prince Qin Mingfan to make them a pair of resentful lovers?
Since this was the case, in order to compensate Shunpin and the twelfth prince, she couldn't help but have the idea of marrying Shen Huining to the twelfth prince Qin Mingfan.
The reason why he didn't make the final decision right away was that he wanted his mother and sister-in-law to coax Shen Huining so that she would voluntarily marry the twelfth prince.
Her niece, Princess Anqing Shen Huining, often came to the palace. Shen Ningyue knew her personality well. She was as arrogant and willful as her eldest daughter, Princess Qin Mingyue of Chu.
If she was betrothed without consulting Shen Huining, she would definitely not be able to tolerate this humiliation, and would most likely disrupt the flower-viewing banquet and lose face for the twelfth prince.
In this case, there is no need to talk about compensation, as that would be adding fuel to the fire.
His biological son, the Zhang family, Concubine Shun Shi Qingzhang, the twelfth prince Qin Mingfan, and his niece Shen Huining, everyone felt resentful.
Shen Ningyue always hopes that everything can be satisfactory to everyone. Even if that is not possible, she wants to reduce the number of dissatisfied people and try to make more people satisfied.
"Aunt, I know..." Shen Huining held the imperial edict and sat down beside Shen Ningyue. He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Cousin Cheng likes talented girls like cousin Jiayi, and cousin Cong fell in love with Zhang Mengxian at first sight."
"In order not to marry my timid cousin Fan, I ran all the way to Zhaozheng Palace to ask my uncle for this decree. Don't blame me." She said aggrievedly.
"Would I force a cow to drink water? I don't trust my aunt at all."
"Aunt, Huining is not a cow!" she said coquettishly.
"Your grandparents and parents have spoiled you to such an extent. The fourteenth and fifteenth princes are still in their infancy and are not a good match for you. You look down on the twelfth prince, so I want to see who you are going to marry!"
"I won't get married." Shen Huining picked up the teacup, blew away the tea smoke, and drank it in one gulp. The golden tassels rustled by her ears, and she said complacently.
"Aunt, please choose a princess of higher status for Cousin Fan as soon as possible."
"Why should I choose? I just let him make the choice himself."
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into the night.
The main hall of Changchun Palace was brightly lit. Shunpin Shi Qingzhang was leaning on the table with her elbows, supporting her temples.
The hairpins on her bun are intricate but not ostentatious.
"Is the Fifth Princess coming back?"
"Reporting to Her Majesty, Her Royal Highness the Fifth Princess has not returned yet."
"Did she send a message back saying she wanted to stay at the Princess of Chu's mansion?"
Chun Hui shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, although the princess will not participate in the flower viewing banquet today, she will definitely come back for the important event of His Royal Highness the Twelfth Prince choosing a concubine."
The twelfth prince took a fancy to a girl with charming appearance, but Concubine Shun was not very satisfied.
He had an argument with the twelfth prince in the Queen's Palace and was persuaded to stop by the Queen.
Concubine Shun didn't like Chang but had no other candidate, so the Empress decided on Chang, who was chosen by the twelfth prince, Chang Songyi.
Although Chang Songyi has a seductive appearance, her family background is not low, but she is a concubine's daughter.
It is not a big deal whether a girl is born of legitimate or illegitimate birth, but Chang Songyi is a concubine's daughter of the princess.
Chang Songyi, the concubine's daughter of the Chang family, was born to the princess's husband and his concubine in the mansion.
If it were an ordinary concubine's daughter of a prince consort, her existence would naturally be illegal, and she would not be able to enter the palace to attend the flower-viewing banquet hosted by the queen. However, your majesty's third sister, Princess Zheng, does not have her own children.
When her husband was 40 years old, Princess Zheng gave him four maids to serve as his concubines. They gave birth to three children one after another and she raised them under her lap.
Chang Songyi is the youngest daughter among them.
Shunpin Shi Qingzhang looked at the flickering flames in the palace lanterns and felt very calm.
Chang Songyi's two elder brothers are both from the Five Cities Military Department and are highly regarded by His Majesty. Although she is born charming, Shi Qingzhang does not care about these things, as long as she has a good temper.
As for her enchanting looks, she always failed when judging people by their appearance.
The eldest prince's wife, Zheng, was born dignified and generous, but unfortunately she was disrespectful to her mother-in-law.
The eldest prince's concubine Miao Yueji, whom she favored, was beautiful and gentle, but she ended up marrying up to His Majesty and became her sister.
As for jealousy, Shi Qingzhang was used to being outshined by other concubines who were selected into the palace through selection, so he would not feel jealous when seeing a good-looking girl.
The dispute with my son was of course fake.
If Huan Huan had chosen Chang Song Yi happily, I'm afraid Twelve's marriage would not have been so smooth.
It would be bad to make the Queen suspicious.
She has lived a peaceful life for half her life, so naturally she wants the Queen to be at ease all the time.
The three Chang siblings grew up under the care of the Princess of Zheng. Their relationship was no different from that of siblings from the same mother. She did not have much ambition or expectation for the twelfth prince, but that did not stop her from wanting to gain benefits.
"Your Highness, the Fifth Princess is back."
"Call her over here."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Call her over here."
"Mother, did today's flower viewing banquet go smoothly? I heard that my brother's princess consort is not Zhang as you told me before?"
Shi Qingzhang nodded.
"The marriages of the three princes this time are entirely up to the Empress. The Empress has consulted His Majesty and has already drafted the imperial decree. The twelfth prince's consort is Princess Zheng's youngest daughter, Chang Songyi."
"Chang Songyi?" The fifth princess, Qin Jingshu, frowned. "The sister of Chang Gaofei, the commander of the Five Cities Army?"
"What? What's the problem?"
"Is the Five Cities Military Department a good job? If she was chosen because of her brother, mother might be disappointed. The Five Cities Military Department sounds nice, but it's just a group of patrol dogs." Qin Jingshu's words were very impolite.