Chapter 274: King Rui’s Invitation
Rui Wangfu, Study
Ji Huashang sat at the desk and handed a written invitation to a subordinate.
"Send this invitation to the Beichen Palace and give it to the King of Beichen."
"Yes!"
The subordinate took the invitation, bowed and left.
Ji Huashang stood up, walked slowly to the window, stood with her hands behind her back, with a look of sadness on her face.
Seeing this, the personal guard behind him asked, "Your Highness, are you worried about the Third Prince?"
After all, ever since I heard that the third prince was chosen to marry, I have often seen the prince looking worried about this matter.
Ji Huashang looked at the bright and clear sky in the distance and sighed, "Xue'er is my beloved younger brother whom I have loved since childhood. He has always been weak. How can I bear to let him suffer in the bitter cold land outside the Great Wall?"
That being said, this matter was decided by His Majesty. Although the decree has not been issued yet, it is a foregone conclusion. What else can we do?
An Yi felt a little sorry for the third prince.
Ji Huashang turned around slowly, returned to the table and sat down, her eyes dark.
"Although Xue'er's marriage has been confirmed, the Queen Mother has not yet issued an edict on this matter. There is still a glimmer of hope."
Hearing this, An Yi looked at Ji Huashang with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Your Majesty, is it that you don't want the Third Prince to marry?
"But, Your Majesty, even if His Majesty has not issued an edict, according to the Eastern Zhou ancestral system, the candidate for marriage should be the Third Prince, right?"
"Even if His Majesty agrees, those conservative ministers will not agree."
Ji Huashang had also thought of this.
She also knew that if she went against the ancestral system, those stubborn elders in the court would certainly not agree.
But...is she going to have to watch Xue'er marry into the Zangrong clan and be bullied by those barbarians?
The image of Xue'er crying with tears in her eyes flashed through my mind. There was a trace of struggle in her eyes, but she finally became determined.
"No matter what, Xue'er is my brother after all. How can I watch him die alone in a foreign land?"
"If possible, I would rather lead the army to fight a great battle than let the Eastern Zhou Dynasty compromise and marry the prince to stabilize the peace for the time being."
An Yi stood beside Ji Huashang and felt his own prince's hatred for Cang Rong, and he was deeply infected.
Those shameless barbarians will be crushed by the iron cavalry of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty sooner or later!
Wash away the shame we have endured for so many years with blood! ...
Beichen Palace, pavilions and waterside terraces
"An invitation from Prince Rui's Mansion?"
Di Ran was holding Ji Yunxie and feeding him affectionately, and paused when he heard what the housekeeper Jinfu said.
He gestured to Di Yi who was standing beside him. Di Yi took the invitation, opened it, glanced at it, closed it, and said respectfully while turning sideways.
"Master, this is an invitation from King Rui, inviting you to visit West Lake tomorrow."
Di Ran raised his cold eyebrows slightly: "Prince Rui invites me to visit West Lake tomorrow?"
"This King Rui has never had any contact with me, so why did he think of inviting me to go boating?"
Although I don't know what Ji Huachang is up to, I think it would be good for Ah Xie to go out for a walk since he must be bored after staying in the mansion for a while.
Thinking about it, he lowered his head to look at Ji Yunxie in his arms, his eyebrows were gentle, and he spoke in a doting voice.
"Axie, do you want to go?"
"I?"
Ji Yunxie was stunned.
The person that King Rui invited was A Yue, so if he goes... wouldn't that be a good idea?
Looking at Ji Yunxie, whose every emotion was written all over his face, Di Ran chuckled and pinched his cute, fair face.
"How can I bear with Ah Xie staying alone in the mansion when I go boating? I will definitely come with you."
Ji Yunxie frowned slightly: "This... isn't it a bad idea? After all, His Royal Highness Prince Rui invited you, A Yue, not me."
Di Ran smiled: "What are you afraid of? You are not an outsider."
"But……"
Ji Yunxie didn't let him, but pinched his fair face again, and smiled with his red lips: "It's settled."
Ji Yunxie was slightly confused: How come it’s decided?
With clear and innocent eyes, his expression was a little silly, and Di Ran's eyes became softer.
(End of this chapter)
