bullyxtreme Chapter 90 *The Legend of Zhen Huan* Borjigit Clan 6
Chapter 90 *The Legend of Zhen Huan* Borjigit Clan 6
“Your Highness is truly astonished. This silhouette is clearly the work of a woman. In this palace, whether they are concubines or maids, which woman’s belongings would you keep in your own purse?”
"Either you know the owner of this statue, or you're trying to kill someone? I'm from Mongolia, and I know the importance of a woman's chastity. Don't tell me you don't!"
"Your Majesty, there are so many women in the harem. Who can live a life confined to their rooms every day? Especially someone like me, I feel uncomfortable if I don't take a stroll around every day. If I were to run into Prince Guo one day and someone saw me, I wouldn't be able to explain myself!"
After saying this, Yu Xi stopped talking. Seeing that the Emperor was still silent, she took her leave. As for what would happen to those three people, she would find out in a couple of days. After all, even a stone in this palace could talk, so what secrets could there be?
Sure enough, a day later, Yuxi learned the rest of the story: Yu Ying'er was gone. Zhen Huan remained under house arrest. Serves her right, a mere concubine like you going out without an attendant; who wouldn't think you were doing something shameful?
As for Prince Guo, it's even more ridiculous. The Emperor issued an imperial decree to bestow a marriage upon him, and his wife was none other than Meng Jingxian, the daughter of the Duke of Pei, whom everyone in the capital knew and who deeply loved Prince Guo.
Yuxi found the whole thing very strange. In ancient times, before a marriage proposal was finalized, two families would find a pretext, such as holding a flower viewing party. If the elders took a liking to the proposal, either the elders of both families would make the decision directly, or they would arrange the itineraries of both families, such as going to burn incense on the same day, so that the two young people could see each other again. In any case, there would be no news before the matter was settled. By the time everyone knew, it was usually because the two families had already made the engagement.
The drama mentions that the Empress Dowager wanted to arrange a marriage for Prince Guo, and her chosen bride was Meng Jingxian. However, Prince Guo refused. This shows that it was the Empress Dowager who brought it up, not the Meng family. Even if the Meng family had approached the Empress Dowager, since Prince Guo refused, the marriage could have been arranged with another member of the imperial clan. In ancient times, there was no concept of free love. If you didn't marry by a certain age, it would affect the marriage prospects of all the girls in your clan. The Duke of Pei's mansion would definitely have sought other marriage partners.
What happened next was quite amazing. The whole capital knew that the daughter of the Duke of Pei was in love with Prince Guo. Who spread this rumor? According to the saying "whoever benefits should be the instigator".
Meng Jingxian was definitely at a disadvantage. In ancient times, a woman's reputation was paramount. If rumors spread, which man would want to marry her? It was obvious that, aside from marrying Prince Guo, she would be destined to a life of religious devotion. It would also negatively impact the girls in her family.
The eldest daughter of the Duke of Pei, who was pampered and raised in the family, could not bear to let her become a nun and spend her life in seclusion. So she could only endure the stigma of being a devoted lover. Looking at the drama, after she married into the Prince Guo's mansion and became a concubine, she was the only one who became pregnant while the Prince Guo was drunk. If she truly loved the Prince Guo, she probably wouldn't have done that. Everything she said and did was to gain the favor of the Prince Guo, the male master, so that she would have more say in the Prince Guo's mansion. Having a child was for her future security. If friendship were enough, she wouldn't have gone against the Prince Guo's wishes to have a child.
It's just a shame she died young in the drama; otherwise, her son would definitely have inherited the Prince Guo's mansion, and her later life would have been the envy of many. Now that the Emperor has bestowed a marriage upon her, and she's even the primary consort, I believe Meng Jingxian will live a much happier life than in the drama. With her methods, even though Prince Guo and Zhen Huan haven't crossed paths yet, I believe it's only a matter of time before she wins Prince Guo over.
Furthermore, Yu Xi never encountered Prince Guo again while wandering around the palace, indicating that the Emperor must have given some instructions. She ended this ill-fated relationship, and regardless of whether it was truly severed, Yu Xi is happy now. Besides, with Yu Ying'er gone, how much less trouble will there be in the palace? At least five episodes less, right?
She found it quite interesting to stroll around every day and watch the other concubines fight. Recently, she often ran into Xia Dongchun while strolling around. This girl was a smart aleck with a sharp tongue and no one in the palace was popular with her. Ever since she was punished by copying the palace rules last time, she didn't dare to do anything anymore, nor did she dare to offend the high-ranking concubines. So, people have to suffer a loss before they can learn their lesson.
Every time they met, after greeting her, she would follow behind them without coming over to talk. Yuxi noticed that her eyes were always on Babudou, her expression of affection undisguised, but she never came up to play with Babudou, nor did she go to the cat and dog room to get one to keep. What was she thinking? Every time she saw her following behind in her flowerpot shoes, she felt sorry for her feet!
When they met again, after Xia Dongchun greeted her, Yuxi invited her to walk together. The two were not familiar with each other and didn't have much to talk about, so they walked together. Babudou ran ahead of them and would occasionally rub against Yuxi's feet. She noticed that every time Babudou was near her, Xia Dongchun would move away a little. Only after Babudou had run ahead again would she come back.
"Are you afraid of dogs?" Xia Dongchun was a little embarrassed, but still replied, "I was quite naughty when I was little, and I was chased by a dog once, so..." Ah, I see. She's traumatized. Even though she knows Babudou doesn't bite, her body still instinctively tries to avoid it. No wonder she didn't raise one herself.
Reaching a pavilion, he beckoned Xia Dongchun to rest there, had Anzhuo bring a thin cushion to place on his lap, and then lifted Babudou onto the cushion. Watching Babudou sit there obediently, Xia Dongchun's face showed a restless expression, but his body honestly leaned to the other side, his whole body twisting.
"Haha, you know Babudou doesn't bite, do you want to touch it and try it?" Yuxi asked verbally, without handing Babudou over, afraid that Xia Dongchun would subconsciously resist and hurt her later.
Xia Dongchun probably longed for it deeply, but also resisted her own body as she slowly moved closer to Babudou. It took a long time, but Yuxi wasn't in a hurry; she just waited there.
How bad can someone who likes small animals be? Maybe she's been spoiled by her family, used to being bossy, used to flattering the powerful and belittling the weak. But in the end, she's just bad at talking. You can tell from how she argues with the three of them and then takes matters into her own hands. She doesn't even have the concept of letting her maids or servants hit people.
Overcoming fear is easy; once you take the first step, everything else will fall into place. The moment Xia Dongchun's hand touched Babudou's body, she naturally leaned towards it. After stroking Babudou's fur a couple of times, she wasn't quite satisfied. "Can I hug it?" "Of course!"
He picked up Babudou, put a cushion on Xia Dongchun's lap, and then placed Babudou on her lap. At this moment, Xia Dongchun was like a child. It wasn't until it was almost dark that Xia Dongchun reluctantly said goodbye to Yuxi, and then they each returned to their palaces.