chsdbacks Chapter 155 You're Sick
Chapter 155 You're Sick
Chapter 155 You're Sick
"Greetings, County Princess."
Minglan boarded the boat and was led to the second floor by her maid. There she saw Princess Jiacheng standing by the window admiring the view. She bowed and gave a gesture of respect with her hands clasped.
Upon hearing this, Princess Jiacheng turned around, looked Minglan up and down, smiled, and gestured for her to sit down, saying, "Sixth Miss Sheng, there's no need for such formalities. Please sit down and let's talk."
"Thank you, County Princess."
After thanking her, Minglan sat down, her eyes slightly lowered.
The entire Sheng family was somewhat bewildered upon suddenly receiving the invitation from the County Princess of Jiacheng.
However, given the noble status of the Princess of Jiacheng, the Sheng family dared not offend her and therefore dared not refuse her request.
"But are you curious why I invited you here?" Princess Jiacheng asked with a smile.
"I do have some doubts. The county princess is of noble birth, and I don't know her at all. I wonder why she summoned me here," Minglan said softly.
"I want to marry Wang You," Princess Jiacheng stated her purpose directly.
Minglan was stunned when she heard this. She had considered countless possibilities, but she had never thought of this one.
However, she quickly calmed down. Since the Princess of Jiacheng had come to her, it meant that Wang You did not know about this matter, or even if he did, he did not agree to it.
Otherwise, it would have been the Wang family who sought to annul the engagement, rather than the Princess of Jiacheng approaching her.
After thinking for a moment, Minglan made a judgment: Wang You had not agreed, and Princess Jiacheng had no choice but to approach her hoping that the Sheng family would take the initiative to give up the marriage.
Princess Jiacheng didn't urge him, and picked up her teacup to savor the aroma.
"Even if the county princess is of noble status, she has no right to steal someone else's marriage proposal, does she?" Minglan said.
The county magistrate of Jiacheng put down his teacup and said, "If I really wanted to do that, I would have gone directly to your parents, not to you."
Minglan remained silent for a moment after hearing this, then asked, "What exactly does the county princess mean?"
Princess Jiacheng is right. If she wanted the Sheng family to give up, she shouldn't have come to her.
What was the purpose of the Lady of Jiacheng's summons?
Is it simply to tell her about this?
Minglan felt that Princess Jiacheng shouldn't be that naive.
"The difference between wives and concubines is nothing more than their status and the inheritance of the family business by their children."
Princess Jiacheng said, "If my father becomes the crown prince, I will live in the princess's mansion when I get married. The royal family's business will not be attractive to my future children."
I can let him marry a concubine, so that you live in the royal family and I live in the princess's residence, and there will be no conflict.
In this way, the children won't fight over the family business in the future. What do you think?
"This is not something that a young lady like me, who is not yet married, can decide. The county princess asked me, and I really don't know how to answer," Minglan said.
As a woman, she naturally doesn't want to share her husband with others.
But it was common for men to have multiple wives and concubines, and Minglan never imagined that Wang You would not take any concubines.
Even though Wang You took a concubine, she, as the legal wife, still held the upper hand.
What the Princess of Jiacheng just said sounds reasonable at first glance, but it's not true at all.
As a concubine, she was the principal wife, while the Princess of Jiacheng was the principal wife.
Moreover, according to etiquette, a concubine is actually a secondary wife, but she enjoys the same treatment as a wife.
Princess Jiacheng is the principal wife and will become a princess in the future. In every respect, she is superior to her.
At that time, she would become a concubine enjoying the treatment of a principal wife.
Moreover, Princess Jiacheng said she would not interfere with each other, but once the titles are settled, she will no longer have a say in many things.
If she allows Wang You to continue living in the princess's residence, would Wang You dare to refuse?
"I know what you're worried about, and no matter how much I assure you, I can't shake your worries."
The county magistrate of Jiacheng said, "Therefore I will not waste my words to prove that I will keep my promise."
I can tell you what the consequences will be if you don't agree.
The county magistrate of Jiacheng paused for a moment, then said, "Everyone in the Wang and Sheng families who holds an official position will be stripped of their posts and reduced to commoners."
Upon hearing this, Minglan looked at Princess Jiacheng with some anger: "Princess, if Prince Yong ascends the throne, he will be the emperor of all the people. To do such a thing for personal gain—how will the people view the imperial family?"
"You don't need to tell me all this."
Princess Jiacheng said indifferently, "I am just a woman and cannot concern myself with matters of state."
What's the point of having the ability to marry the person I love if I can't?
Moreover, I only made both Wang Sheng's family commoners, without even considering what would happen to them; that's already lenient enough.
Minglan sneered inwardly. What tolerance? If Princess Jiacheng really did that, she could simply say afterwards that it was all her fault.
Everyone else in the Sheng and Wang families would hate her to death.
"Princess, you should talk to your cousin about this. Even if I agree, it won't matter if he doesn't."
Minglan said, "Besides, I believe marriage should be based on mutual affection. Even if it ends up being a marriage forced by the county princess, what good will it do?"
"I don't need you to teach me the reasoning behind this."
The Lady of Jiacheng said, "I've said everything I need to say. You understand what I mean. If you don't care about his future or the fate of the Wang and Sheng families, you can leave now. I promise I won't do anything to you."
Upon hearing this, Minglan stood up, but couldn't move her feet.
She understood that the Princess of Jiacheng wanted her to persuade Wang You to accept.
As for the Wang and Sheng families, once the Prince of Yong ascends the throne, they will have no right to refuse.
She didn't want to agree, but she couldn't help but care about what Princess Jiacheng had said.
The Lady of Jiacheng said, "You should know that with my status, I can do things even more ruthlessly and cruelly."
For example, they might send someone to kidnap you, release you the next day, or even threaten the Wang and Sheng families with their lives.
But I don't have any of those things, and I won't do them.
What I said before still stands: we will not interfere with each other. Whether he chooses to live in the princess's residence or the royal family's, it is up to him, and I will not force him.
"Stop the boat immediately!"
Zhao Sheng stood at the bow of the boat and shouted at the boatman on the boat where the county magistrate of Jiacheng was.
Wang You didn't care about anything else. Seeing that the two ships were not far apart, he shouted to Shi Tou, "Shi Tou, let's jump over. If anyone tries to stop us, just attack them."
"Young master, I'll jump first!"
Stone took a running start and jumped over.
The impact of the impact on the boat caused it to rock violently.
Once the boat was a little more stable, Wang You and the others jumped over it, just like the stones.
"Young Master!"
Shi Tou stepped forward and helped Wang You, who was stumbling.
"Walk!"
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Wang You led the stone straight to the cabin, where a maid bowed and said, "Greetings, Young Master Wang. The County Princess and Miss Sheng are on the second floor."
Wang You ignored them and quickly went upstairs to the second floor.
The scene he saw after going upstairs stunned him.
He saw Princess Jiacheng and Minglan sitting there, smiling at him.
"I told you it wouldn't take half an hour," Princess Jiacheng said with a smile.
"What exactly happened?" Wang You asked, frowning.
Princess Jiacheng looked at Minglan and smiled, "Go and talk to him."
"Cousin!"
Minglan got up and walked towards Wang You.
"Little sister, you absolutely mustn't do anything reckless!"
Just then, Zhao Sheng shouted and went up to the second floor.
"Ziqian, are you alright?" Zhao Sheng asked.
"no."
Wang You shook his head, glanced at Princess Jiacheng, and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. I'll be leaving now!"
After saying that, he pulled Minglan downstairs.
"Cousin, I have something to tell you," Minglan said.
"We'll talk about it when we get back," Wang You said.
"You can't just drag me off the boat like this, can you? If someone sees us, how will I ever face anyone?" Minglan said anxiously.
Upon hearing this, Wang You finally relaxed his grip on Minglan.
Minglan looked at Wang You and said, "Cousin, please listen to me for a moment, okay?"
"you say!"
Wang You asked, "Did she threaten you?"
Seeing that there were maids in the cabin, Minglan said, "Let's go outside to talk."
Upon hearing this, Wang You turned and left the cabin, stopping at the bow of the ship.
Minglan followed him out of the cabin. Seeing that no one was around, she said, "Cousin, Princess Jiacheng said that if you marry her, she can allow you to marry me as a secondary wife. This will not only help your future, but also benefit me—"
"Shut up!"
Wang You snapped, "Did she threaten you?"
"No!" Minglan shook her head.
"I understand you. Since you won't tell me, I'll go up and ask her."
As Wang You spoke, he walked past Minglan and headed into the cabin.
Minglan opened her mouth, but ultimately did not try to dissuade her.
"Little sister, what are you trying to do?"
Zhao Sheng stamped his foot and said, "I've already said, forced relationships are never sweet, so why are you doing this?"
"Which melon isn't forced? If a melon is truly ripe and falls from the vine, it won't taste as good," said the Princess of Jiacheng.
"you--"
Zhao Sheng was furious and said, "Then I'll go back and tell my father and mother that although they dote on you, they won't let you run wild!"
"Go and tell them!"
Princess Jiacheng said, "My father and the others will not let me act recklessly, but if I insist, they will only clear the obstacles for me."
They won't even give Miss Sheng the title of a secondary wife; they might even harm her to force him to agree.
"I--"
Zhao Sheng was at a loss for words, because he knew that what the Princess of Jiacheng said was true.
Just then, footsteps came from the stairs.
Zhao Sheng turned his head and saw Wang You coming up. He forced a smile and said, "Ziqian, my sister just asked Miss Sheng to come and have a chat. There's no other meaning behind it."
"Your Highness, may I speak with the County Princess alone for a few minutes?" Wang You asked.
"this--"
Zhao Sheng hesitated, fearing that Wang You might do something irrational in his anger.
"Big brother, you should go down first," said Princess Jiacheng.
"Then I'll go down first. You can talk about what's going on calmly."
As Zhao Sheng spoke, he went down the stairs, looking back every few steps.
"Brother Ziqian, would you like some tea?" Princess Jiacheng asked with a smile.
"Your status is so noble, there are plenty of men who want to marry you. You might just be acting on a whim or thinking it's just for fun," Wang You said.
"Brother Ziqian is a scholar; he should understand the principle that 'you are not a fish, how can you know the joy of a fish?'"
Princess Jiacheng stepped forward, carefully examining Wang You's face. She was momentarily captivated and unconsciously reached out her hand.
"Please, Your Highness, show some respect!"
Wang You stepped back to avoid it, his face grim.
Princess Jiacheng came to her senses and said, "Brother Ziqian, I won't give up. I threatened Miss Sheng Liu to persuade you to agree."
Wang You hadn't expected her to admit it before he even asked. He frowned and said, "I don't understand. There are so many talented people in the world. I don't consider myself particularly outstanding. Why does the county princess have to be like this?"
"As Brother Ziqian also said, there are many talented people in the world."
Princess Jiacheng came to the window, looked outside, and said, "With my status, I can indeed choose any talented person in the world, but they are all too boring."
"Your Highness is joking. We only met a few years ago. Actually, I'm more boring than most people," Wang You said.
Princess Jiacheng turned to look at Wang You, smiled, and said, "But I find you very interesting."
"Since the county princess insists on this, then no matter how the county princess threatens my sixth sister, as long as I don't agree, that's fine," Wang You sneered.
"Then why don't you consider the feelings of Miss Sheng Liu?"
Princess Jiacheng said, "Since she agreed, it means she cares a lot about my threats. Brother Ziqian can refuse, but is it something you want to see her living in constant fear after marrying you?"
"There's no need for you to worry about that, Your Highness. Farewell."
After Wang You finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave.
"Didn't Brother Ziqian ask me why I insist on marrying you?"
The county magistrate of Jiacheng got up and went to the table, opened the wooden box on the table, and took out a stack of papers.
These papers are all letter paper, some of which have already yellowed.
She took the papers, walked over to Wang You who had stopped, and handed them to him: "These are the reasons."
Wang You took the stack of papers with a puzzled look, and was stunned when he saw the handwriting on them.
These were actually letters from Sister Mu to Princess Jiacheng.
"Since you and your older brother stopped seeing each other, Mu-jie and I haven't seen each other either. Later, I learned that she went to Hai-jia Primary School. One day, on her way home after school, I sent someone to look for her and met with her."
We have been corresponding since then.
They would usually exchange letters every ten days to two weeks.
She would often tell me funny stories and jokes in her letters, and later I found out that all those jokes she told were about you.
Princess Jiacheng paused for a moment, then continued, "At first I just found it funny, so I let her talk more. But over time I became a little curious about Brother Ziqian."
I don't know why Brother Ziqian is so witty and can come up with so many funny jokes.
So in the letter, I asked about some news about my brother Ziqian.
I didn't even know I had fallen for Brother Ziqian, but when Sister Mu told me in her letter that you were engaged to the sixth daughter of the Sheng family, I was heartbroken.
Wang You examined the letters in his hand and confirmed that they were indeed written by Mu Jie'er. The yellowed letters were the earliest ones.
Back then, Mu Jie'er's handwriting was still crooked and messy.
The content was indeed just as Princess Jiacheng had said; it all started with jokes he used to tell Mu Jie'er.
The later letters contained much more information about him, including things he liked to do.
Wang You was furious and wished he could go back right now and give Mu Jie'er a good beating.
Hearing Princess Jiacheng's words, Wang You smiled bitterly and said, "Princess, people are good at pretending. What you see is only the me in Mu Jie'er's eyes, not the real me."
"Brother Ziqian, I've been completely honest with you, so why are you lying to me?" Princess Jiacheng frowned.
"Was the county princess a little angry just now?" Wang You asked.
Princess Jiacheng was taken aback, then nodded. She was indeed a little angry after hearing what Wang You had said.
"Because you're sick," Wang You said seriously.