Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

Chapter 149: Engagement

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The young lady did not expect her daughter, who had always been steady, to say such a thing to the Ninth Prince. She inevitably felt nervous, so she could not help but say, “Tan’er, don’t be rude.”

He Wutan knew that she was being rude, so she quickly bowed to Ye Shuo and said, “I am sorry for my rudeness, Ninth Prince, please forgive me.”

I was really out of my mind. I actually mistook the prince for a little beggar whom I had only met once.

The reason why He Wutan had such a deep impression of the little beggar was not only because she had a good memory, but also because he was the most polite little beggar she had ever seen.

Ye Shuo had recognized the other person at first sight, but he didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence that Xiao Ming fell in love with her.

After many twists and turns, the two will eventually become a family.

Seeing that the Sixth Miss of He family seemed a little embarrassed, Ye Shuo hurriedly said, “It’s me, you didn’t recognize the wrong person.”

Now it was He Wutan’s turn to be stunned: “How could it be…”

The young lady standing by and the imperial concubine who came out after hearing the noise were both confused.

How come these two people seem to know each other?

Ye Shuo cleared his cough and waited until everyone came into the house before describing the whole story of how he disguised himself as a beggar to test Mr. Cao.

Hearing that the girl in front of her not only bought buns for her son, but also wanted to take him to the prime minister’s residence and make him a servant, the imperial concubine couldn’t help but laugh and cry, and immediately she had a better impression of He Wutan.

She was so young, but she still had compassion for a little beggar, so I guess she must be a good person.

When He Wutan saw the imperial concubine’s smile, her face turned red.

The young lady was also surprised and could not help but glance at the Ninth Prince next to her. Normally, the young lady had only heard her father-in-law mention the name of the Ninth Prince, and now she finally saw how unorthodox he was.

But because Ye Shuo was doing good things, if it weren’t for him, the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor would have jumped into the fire pit, so the young lady did not have any bad impression of Ye Shuo.

As Ye Shuo talked more and more, the relationship between the Imperial Concubine and the Young Madam gradually became warmer. They were completely different from the others who were very reserved when they first met.

“It seems like we are destined to be together.” The imperial concubine couldn’t help but sigh.

The imperial concubine had previously asked someone to inquire about the basic situation of the sixth young lady in the prime minister’s mansion. At first, the imperial concubine was a little dissatisfied because the other party was older than the sixth prince, probably two or three years older.

This was a little hard for the imperial concubine to accept, as she believed that in a marriage, the man should be older than the woman. However, since the Sixth Prince had clearly expressed his love for her, the imperial concubine could not refuse him, so she thought about meeting her in person.

Fortunately, I saw it with my own eyes. This Sixth Young Miss is indeed quite good. She is well-educated, quiet and yet generous. It is obvious that she is being trained according to the standards of a mistress of the house in the Prime Minister’s Mansion. Although she is still a little short of becoming an imperial concubine, there is still time for her to learn.

From this perspective, the fact that the other party is a few years older doesn’t mean much.

The imperial concubine asked a few more general questions, and the Sixth Miss answered them all fluently. From the imperial concubine’s point of view, this girl was better than herself in many aspects, so the imperial concubine was naturally very satisfied.

Seeing that the imperial concubine was not angry because of her knowledge, He Wutan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Even though the Sixth Prince was not registered under the name of the Imperial Concubine, she had raised him for many years after all. If she and the Sixth Prince really got married in the future, she would have to treat the Imperial Concubine as his mother-in-law.

The imperial concubine seemed to be a generous person, and she was not as arrogant and domineering as rumoured, and she wouldn’t not allow others to be ahead of her.

When the imperial concubine asked He Wutan what books she read, she first carefully mentioned “The Book of Songs”, “The Analects of Confucius” and “The Great Learning”. She thought the imperial concubine would be unhappy. On the one hand, it was because the imperial concubine did not like reading, and He Wutan thought she also did not like other women reading. On the other hand, ordinary people believe that a woman’s virtue lies in her lack of talent, and if she wanted to marry a prince, it was natural that she had to be gentle and obedient.

However, what He Wutan didn’t expect was that the imperial concubine didn’t show any dissatisfaction at all. Instead, she smiled and said, “That’s just right. I like scholars.”

Maybe she thinks what she lacks is good. Anyway, the imperial concubine has always envied those women who have read a lot, such as Concubine De, who is even more enviable.

The most important thing is that the Sixth Prince also likes reading, and the two of them happen to have a common language. Otherwise, the relationship between husband and wife will not last long.

Of course, it was impossible for the imperial concubine to mention the Sixth Prince at this time. Everyone knew it, and mentioning it so bluntly would only make people embarrassed.

Ye Shuo who was standing by still remembered that when they met in front of Baoyu Pavilion, this Sixth Miss was already a young girl. Now, five or six years have passed, and she should be older than Xiao Ming.

Ye Shuo listened in and found that it was indeed true. He Wutan was indeed older than the Sixth Prince.

Moreover, she had cancelled a marriage before, so it had been delayed until now.

There were other young ladies younger than her in the prime minister’s mansion, but Xiao Ming just fell for her.

Inadvertently, Ye Shuo suddenly remembered what he had said to Xiao Ming when he was reading medical books in the garden when his mother was pregnant.

Ye Shuo once told the Sixth Prince in person that the best childbearing age for women is between 23 and 30 years old. They cannot be too young, otherwise there will be great risks during childbirth.

Ye Shuo didn’t know whether the other party took these words to heart and found the Sixth Miss. He also didn’t know whether he was considering the mother or the future child. In such an ancient environment, he chose He Wutan, who was three years older than him.

But at least he didn’t attack a child of thirteen or fourteen years old, so he didn’t commit a serious sin.

Although the Sixth Young Miss of the Prime Minister’s Mansion is only nineteen and not yet twenty years old, she is safer after all.

After asking He Wutan, what remained was the communication between the two elders, the Imperial Concubine and the Young Madam.

It happened that the little Princess Jianjian woke up and saw a stranger in the room. Instead of feeling scared, she looked curious.

Jianjian has been trained by Ye Shuo now, and she has become very outgoing. She is not shy at all and even dares to take the initiative to hold He Wutan’s hand and let He Wutan take her to the yard to play.

Apart from the imperial concubine and concubine Zhao, Jianjian played with a group of boys every day. It was natural that she was quite excited when she finally met a young girl.

The imperial concubine took advantage of the situation and drove the group of children out.

Jianjian is not stupid and she soon figured out He Wutan’s identity. But as a child, she has no sense of propriety when it comes to words and says whatever she thinks.

“Are you my sixth brother’s future wife?”

Hearing this, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but hold his forehead: “Jianjian.”

The news hasn’t even been revealed yet. If it gets out, it will damage Sixth Miss’s reputation.

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

Jianjian looked at He Wutan’s slightly embarrassed face again, and immediately realised that she had said the wrong thing. But she was really curious, so she shook off all the Sixth Prince in one breath.

“My sixth brother said he likes you, do you like him?”

Ye Shuo didn’t say anything this time. To be honest, he also wanted to know this question.

He Wutan was stunned at first, then smiled and said nothing.

She and the Sixth Prince were only together because of the family’s intention. Besides, the cancellation of the engagement was not a pleasant thing at the time. Since she was deeply loved by the Sixth Prince, he was now her best choice.

He Wutan had nothing to be dissatisfied with.

When Ye Shuo saw her smile, he immediately understood.

Logically speaking, since Xiao Ming was not really moved, it would be a good thing for the Sixth Miss not to be moved either. However, for some reason, Ye Shuo felt a little sad.

He may never be able to adapt to the royal marriage life.

Jianjian didn’t insist on not getting an answer, and she quickly started talking about other things with her future sister-in-law.

He Wutan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The little princess’s question almost made her unable to cope.

It was not until Jianjian started talking about other things that He Wutan was surprised to find that although the little princess was young, she had read a lot of books. From time to time, she would utter a few idioms and familiar articles. He Wutan was finally convinced that what the imperial concubine said just now was not just polite talk.

Being able to let the princess go to school and study like a boy, I think her life will be good.

The last bit of repulsion in He Wutan’s heart dissipated in an instant.

As expected, almost the next day after He Wutan returned to the Prime Minister’s Residence, an imperial edict came from the palace.

According to the calculations of the Sitian Monitoring Bureau, the wedding date of He Wutan and the Sixth Prince was set for half a year later.

Soon, the Sixth Prince heard the news that Xiaojiu was familiar with his future wife.