Chapter 3 – Demotion of Wife to Concubine The Evil Prince and his Precious Wife The Sly Lady (1/2)
Chapter 3 – Demotion of Wife to Concubine
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The Emperor gave a meaningful look, his sharp gaze travelled over Ye Yichen and fell onto Murong Xue, “The marriage agreement between Prince Jing and you was agreed upon by your parents and not by issue of my edict. It will be against reason for me to issue an order to annul the marriage agreement. You had better ask the elders in both families in order to annul the engagement.”
The Emperor does not wish to meddle in the family matters of his courtiers!
Murong Xue narrowed her eyes. She has an idea of how to convince the elders in the Marquis household to agree to break off the engagement but Ye Yichen’s direct elders are a thousand miles away on their fief. The large Prince Jing household only has Ye Yichen as the master. If he conceals this and does not invite his elders to the Capital, who knows till when shall this engagement drag on before it can be broken off…
As though he saw through her worries, the Emperor calmly said, “I will immediately send a letter to old Prince Jing, and invite him to come to the Capital with haste!”
“Thank you so much, your Majesty!” Murong Xue’s anxiety immediately left her.If the Emperor personally summoned old Prince Jing into the Capital, no matter how audacious Ye Yichen was, he wouldn’t dare to sabotage. She only needed to wait patiently, once old Prince Jing arrived, the negotiations to annul the engagement could start.
Eyeing her upturned lips and the faint happiness that she was unable to conceal, a dark shadow loomed beneath Ye Yichen’s eyes. She is this happy for breaking off the engagement with him, huh?
“The feast has ended!” The Emperor’s sharp eyes scanned though the varied expressions of his courtiers, got up and walked down the golden throne.
“To the Emperor!” The court officials kneeled to respectfully send off the Emperor.
Seeing the Emperor’s bright yellow silhouette disappear outside the great hall, Murong Xue stood up and with everyone’s eyes on her, she calmly waltzed towards the door, without even casting a glance at Ye Yichen.
Looking at her determined posture, Ye Yichen narrowed his sharp eyes. Three years later, Murong Xue was no longer that weak-bodied, shy-smiling, carefully-ingratiating Murong Xue anymore…
“Your Highness, you and Murong Xue’s engagement definitely cannot be annulled!” Advisor Xu Tianyou quickly walked to Ye Yichen’s side and quietly reminded him, his eyes flashing with severity that only they could understand.
“I am aware!” Ye Chenyi looked away, the black of his eyes deep, “Go to Prince Jing Mansion. Tell Seneschal Wang to represent me and present the bride price to the Marquis’ Household. I want to marry Murong Xue as concubine in three days!”
“Yes, sir.” Xu Tianyou nodded and strode out of the great hall.
Ye Yichen looked towards the direction Murong Xue had disappeared to with deep eyes. He is Prince Jing – that who holds the reins of the military. On the other hand, Murong Xue is a weak girl with a serious illness and without any remarkable talents. By allowing her to be his concubine he is already complementing her. He has already promised the position of first wife to Yuyuan; Murong Xue had better not meddle in it for even a bit!
Murong Xue had no idea what Ye Yichen was thinking. After leaving the palace, escorted by her maid, she sat onto the Marquis Household’s carriage.
The carriage was made of incense wood. Inside the carriage, there was a wardrobe, a marble table with a pot of tea on it, a chess set, a bookshelf and many other furnishings readily available, like a mini-bedroom. The implements on the table were very delicate; every one of them priceless items. In the corner, a purple-gold stove was lit with expensive orchid perfume. The understated luxury made Murong Xue look down.
She remembered that she had agreed to her best friend’s, Ning Qinqin’s, invitation to go on a holiday to Hawaii. Unfortunately, the private jet had met with a strong storm mid-journey. So strong that even the experienced pilot could not avoid, even though he had tried his very best. The new model was torn to pieces by the storm and her body would have definitely been destroyed till nothing was left.
In the sudden darkness that overcame her, she thought that she was a goner. She did not expect that when she opened her eyes again, she would have been reborn. And actually reborn into such an ancient world. How unbelievable!