Peasant Woman’s Decreed Life as a Wife-Chapter 2345 - 2342: Marriage Proposal
"Miss Chu is a lady from the boudoir. Grandson can’t constantly bring up childhood friendships with Miss Chu, can he? Wouldn’t that ruin the girl’s reputation?"
"Aren’t we in the Imperial I’s palace? Who would dare spread it outside?" the Empress Dowager said forcefully.
Li Chongjin could only force a smile, seeing that the Empress Dowager was not letting him off, he awkwardly spoke with Chu Ziluo.
The two of them repeated those few sentences over and over.
The Empress Dowager, listening from the side, could even recite it.
She sighed softly, "Ah, you young people, are you really so unconnected?"
"Is the Empress Dowager tired? Then this maiden will not stay any longer. You should rest a bit in the palace. I’m afraid the banquet will take quite some time later." Chu Ziluo stood up, offering to leave.
In the Empress Dowager’s eyes, it meant that she had no intention of becoming a match with Prince Rong.
Instead, she became somewhat concerned about this matter.
Because there were things to do, she did not delay any longer, instructing the Palace Attendant at Cining Palace to escort Chu Ziluo to the front.
Only after Chu Ziluo left did she turn to Li Chongjin, her expression becoming serious: "Jin’er, you are not young anymore. Whether the Great Prince, Second Prince, or even King Qi, they all married a favored concubine at sixteen. You are already eighteen now, you shouldn’t delay any longer, should you?"
Li Chongjin found an excuse, "Imperial Ancestral Mother, I know you care about me, but now all I want is to help relieve Father of his troubles and deter Beirong. Otherwise, the Northern Region will remain unstable, and I really have no heart for this matter."
"You silly child, precisely because you are often away, you should marry. It’s not like your brothers’ children can get married while you’re still alone, is it?"
"Grandson..." Li Chongjin’s words of refusal were interrupted by the Empress Dowager.
"Enough, Imperial I was not discussing with you, but informing you. This is also your father’s wish. When you first returned to the capital, you said no marriage discussions, and at that time your reputation was not prominent. Even if Imperial I arranged a betrothal, those families might not have been willing. But now, there can be no further delay."
"Imperial Ancestral Mother..." Li Chongjin felt somewhat heavy-hearted but ultimately could not bring himself to refuse, "Grandson accepts the command."
"Rest assured, Imperial Ancestral Mother will choose a good one for you," the Empress Dowager said enthusiastically.
What else could Li Chongjin do but accept?
After conversing with the Empress Dowager for a while longer, Li Chongjin then rose to leave. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
More precisely, he was persuaded by the Empress Dowager to leave.
After leaving Cining Palace, the reluctance on his face vanished, and he instead fell into deep thought.
The Empress Dowager sat in the warm main hall.
After a short wait, she heard a Palace Attendant report the arrival of Emperor Xuanming.
She sipped a bit of tea, and after Emperor Xuanming approached and sat down, she asked the nanny behind her to pour him a cup of hot tea and waved her hand to dismiss all the Palace Attendants.
"I asked on your behalf; there was no such intention." The Empress Dowager spoke as if having a heart-to-heart, speaking with Emperor Xuanming.
There was a reason the Emperor valued the Empress Dowager highly. As his birth mother, before Emperor Xuanming ascended the throne, his mother guided him in many matters. After taking the throne, the Empress Dowager’s health declined, and she never involved herself in state affairs. Naturally, the two were close.
Even now, Emperor Xuanming asked the Empress Dowager for help with matters.
"Mother has worked hard." Emperor Xuanming refilled her tea.
The Empress Dowager waved a hand, "No more, drinking too much tea will keep me awake at night. What do you think of Jin’er’s marriage?"
"Mother, are you sure neither of them has such intentions?"
