northernbook Chapter 224 I Didn’t Want to Marry Him
Chapter 224 I Didn’t Want to Marry Him
In a short period of time, Ye Zhaonan had already thought it through very clearly -
If he marries someone else as the Crown Princess, he will have more helpers in the court. The Yue Family is naturally his ally. As for Shi Lidie, although she has no official status, she was brought here from the Dayin Dynasty by himself. Apart from him, who else would dare to marry her?
When he becomes emperor, he will compensate Shi Lidie. I believe she will agree.
After all, she has invested so much in him. If she withdraws now, wouldn't all her previous efforts be in vain?
Ye Zhaonan judged Shi Lidie by his own experience and felt that she had no choice but to maintain the status quo.
After all, she was not a real royal princess of the Dayin Dynasty.
If she is really of royal blood, it would be fine if she was favored in the past. If she has no other way out, she can write a letter back and the emperor of the Dayin Dynasty will support her.
But she is not like that. She is just a girl who grew up in the countryside although she came from a good family.
Her adoptive parents died early, and her biological parents were also gone. Her only backer was the emperor, but she was not his biological daughter, and the emperor might not necessarily support her, so she could only stay in the capital of Ye State, waiting for him to come to power and ascend the throne.
After hearing Ye Zhaonan's answer, the Emperor of Ye State nodded with satisfaction:
"It is good that the Crown Prince is willing to consider the overall situation. In this case, I will grant you a marriage today. An Yao, the daughter of An Zhenghua, the Junior Minister of the Honglu Temple, has a gentle and virtuous temperament and is a good match. I grant her marriage to the Crown Prince Ye Zhaonan as his principal wife."
"Zhao'er, An Zhenghua is from the An family of the Dingguo Mansion. Although he is a collateral branch, his daughter is also your distant cousin. If your mother were still alive, she would be happy for you to marry into the An family."
When Ye Zhaonan heard about this marriage, his mind went blank.
The daughter of An Zhenghua, the Junior Secretary of the Honglu Temple...
The Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple was only a fifth-rank official. He was a prince, but he married the daughter of a fifth-rank official as his crown princess. Wouldn't he be laughed at if this got out?
He thought that if the emperor granted him a marriage, even if the daughter was not from a noble family, she should be from an aristocratic family like the Zhou family of Changhe or the Wang family of Taicang, so that he could get help from Yue's family.
Even if she was neither of those two, she should have been the minister of one of the six ministries, the prime minister's tutor, or something like that, rather than the daughter of a junior official of the Honglu Temple.
The Honglu Temple is an idle government office, and the Shaoqing is only a deputy position with very little power. If he marries such a wife, not only will the Yue family be unable to help, I'm afraid that the children of the Yue family will have to rely on him to gain a foothold in the court.
What's more, An Jia...
The An family of Duke Dingguo's Mansion had been in decline long ago because of the case of the fifth prince's treason. The three main clans were killed or exiled. Although Shi Lidie saved some people, the An family was indeed in decline.
The former prominent family of the Duke of Dingguo had long since fallen into neglect, so neither the side branches nor the main line could provide him with any help.
If he really married such a princess...
Countless thoughts flashed through Ye Zhaonan's mind. He felt that this couldn't be done, so he said:
"Father, I am still young, so there is no rush for me to get married."
"Why are you not in a hurry?" the emperor asked. "If you are not in a hurry, why are you in such a hurry to marry Princess Yun'an? Now it's just a replacement bride for you, and you are not in a hurry anymore?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me." Facing the emperor's questioning, Ye Zhaonan quickly lowered his head.
"Okay, this matter is settled. The decree will be issued later. You can prepare for the wedding as you should. The auspicious date selected by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory does not need to be changed. I am looking forward to drinking your wedding wine." The emperor made the final decision.
"Your son... obeys your order." The prince could only kowtow to express his gratitude.
Ye Zhaonan left the palace and returned to his mansion. He immediately sent someone to invite Shi Lidie over for a talk. The emperor's edict spread throughout the capital at about the same time.
Shi Lidie was well-informed. When she learned that the prince had sent someone to invite her, she had just packed up and was about to go out when she heard the news.
Wen Tan told her the contents of the imperial edict, and then said:
"Princess, this prince of Ye is too irresponsible. When he went to Dayin Dynasty to ask for your hand in marriage, he made a solemn promise and even threatened you with three cities. I thought he loved you so much."
"It's only been a short time, and you're already marrying someone else! Isn't this just keeping you hanging while you find someone else?"
Shi Lidie smiled after hearing this:
"Calm down. Marriage is something that is destined by God. Maybe God doesn't want me to marry him. Besides, you know what we are doing here. Wouldn't it be better if we could just not get married?"
If the emperor had not granted the marriage, Shi Lidie would still be thinking of other ways to ruin the marriage.
She was planning to take advantage of Lin Pianpian.
Anyway, in the original plot, on the day the original owner and Ye Zhaonan got married, Lin Pianpian also ran away from home, forcing Ye Zhaonan to leave his wife who was waiting for the wedding and run to find her.
Shi Lidie felt that if Ye Zhaonan was determined to marry her, she could take advantage of it.
But unexpectedly, before she could complete the plan, the Emperor of Ye State did this and directly interrupted her marriage with the prince. It was really too good to be true.
If she doesn't get married, she will still be free, she will have more choices and can do more things.
Shi Lidie took a carriage and arrived at the Prince's Mansion as quickly as possible and met Ye Zhaonan.
When Ye Zhaonan saw Shi Lidie, all the words of explanation he had prepared were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say a word, because he saw that Shi Lidie's eyes were red, and it was obvious that she had just cried.
"Princess, you..."
"The imperial decree of His Majesty granting marriage has been spread, and I know about it." Shi Lidie showed her best acting skills, tears in her eyes, and forbearing tone, "So, I can't marry His Highness and become His Highness's wife, right?"
"I'm sorry, Princess. Father forced me to make a choice..." Ye Zhaonan sighed and told him all three options given by the emperor. Then he explained, "I promised you that I would make you the queen of Ye State, but if I give up the position of crown prince, it would be a breach of trust with you, so I can only make a roundabout choice."
Marry someone else first to keep his position as crown prince, and then marry Shi Lidie after he ascends the throne.
If Shi Lidie wanted to be the queen, he had plenty of ways to do it. After all, he was already in power at that time. Whether it was to kill the previous queen suddenly or to depose her directly, there was always a way to go.
After listening to Ye Zhaonan's explanation, Shi Lidie smiled sadly, with tears rolling down her eyes.
Like a bead curtain with its string broken, her cry was both beautiful and desolate.
This is the effect that Shi Lidie achieved after practicing many times by comparing herself with the heroines of Qiong Yao in the past. After all, Qiong Yao girls are famous for their beautiful crying scenes and they are very good at crying.
Sure enough, when she cried like this, Ye Zhaonan's eyes suddenly flashed with heartache:
"Princess……"
"Your Highness, you don't need to say anything. I understand." Shi Lidie said, "Your Highness has his own grand ambitions and doesn't want to be trapped in love affairs. I understand your Highness's thoughts and naturally don't want to be a burden to your Highness."
"Princess, I'm sorry to have wronged you this time, but don't worry, when I ascend to the throne, I will marry you in grand ceremony." Ye Zhaonan promised.