Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 2076 - 2084: The Prince of Qing Luo Arrives (Part 1)
After being rebuffed by his father, Prince Consort Dong returned dejectedly to the manor. Dong Wan’er and Zhao Qing greeted him, eagerly asking how things went.
Prince Consort Dong said with a frown: "What else could happen? The old man is afraid of the Mu Family, so he dared not say a single ’no’ to them. Forget about standing up for us; instead, he scolded me thoroughly, blaming me for not teaching my daughter strictly and causing a family disgrace. He said a lot of jumbled things!"
Zhao Qing, upon hearing this, angrily said: "Wasn’t it Dong Lian’er who entangled herself with Mu Chongwen? Why doesn’t the old man say anything about her? It’s just a case of the victor being praised and the loser being blamed. Seeing that our daughter isn’t favored, they show such ugly faces. If our Wan’er were favored, who knows how he would praise Wan’er and the Second Young Master for their deep love, stronger than gold?"
Upon hearing this, Dong Wan’er felt both angry and resentful. She stroked her rounded stomach and silently vowed that if those who bullied her and looked down on her ever fell into her hands one day, she would surely trample them beneath her feet, never letting them rise again...
Days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the end of the month arrived.
On this day, in the streets of the capital of the Great Jin Nation, a procession dressed in exotic attire swept in with music and fanfare. Leading them was the Prince of the Qing Luo Kingdom, riding a high-headed horse and frequently cupping his hands in salute to the citizens of the Great Jin Nation. In the four cars behind him, there were four loads of copper coins. Several guards held shovels, tossing the copper coins onto the street as gifts for the people of the Great Jin Nation.
The people on the street scrambled for the copper coins while loudly uttering auspicious words.
After making a grand circle around the city, letting the entire city know he had come to marry Princess Ming Zhu, Wanyan Chao turned into the palace to pay respects to the Retired Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor and Empress.
Inside the Palace of Eternal Purity
The entire family of Nangong Yi gathered together: Cai Wei, Nangong Yi, Nangong Jin, Empress Tuoba and Nangong Yu, King’s Consort Helan, King Jing, and King Jing’s consort were all present, enthusiastically discussing the grand wedding of Ming Zhu and Wanyan Chao. The scene was very bustling.
Watching the younger generation talk and laugh, Cai Wei felt very satisfied in her heart. Besides joy, she couldn’t help but feel some poignancy.
These spirited children, in her time, would only be high school boys. Yet in this world, they were forced to mature early, standing on their own and starting their own families and careers. Jin’er and Yu’er’s wives were already pregnant, and with Wanyan Chao marrying Ming Zhu, it’s expected he would also be a dad by the end of the year.
Truly, times are different, and so are people’s ideas. She actually agreed very much with modern late marriage and childbearing, but early marriage and early childbearing were very common in this era, something she couldn’t change and had to adapt to.
She often thought, if her children could marry like modern people, after twenty-five, their family of five would have more years together, and their lives would certainly be different.
Though Jin’er and Yu’er were as filial as ever, she knew deep down that love is finite. Since they gave some of their love to their wives, it was impossible to love her as they did before. The children, being filial, tried not to let her feel it, afraid of her feeling lost!
However, unlike most mothers-in-law who blame their daughters-in-law for taking away their son’s love, she was happy to see her sons lovingly with their wives. Although there was some disappointment, she was still very glad. As long as the children were happy, what else could she be dissatisfied with?
Occasionally, when Nangong Yi sensed her loss, he would comfort her in other ways. His method was simple and crude: just press her down on the bed and tire her out until she had no longer the mood for melancholy.
