lcionline Chapter 578 Sister, blink if you're being threatened.
Chapter 578 Sister, blink if you're being threatened.
"Sis, what happened to you?!"
Jiang Xiaoqi put down his tea. He had no appetite for tea anymore. What was wrong with his sixth sister? Was she possessed by a ghost? Or had she encountered something evil?
"No, I just wanted your opinion."
"Sixth Sister, do you know how old His Majesty is? He's much older than our father. What made you so upset that you decided to enter the palace?"
Have you been out lately? Who did you visit? Did you listen to some ignorant woman's nonsense? Don't fall for it, sister.
If going to the palace is so good, why don't they send their own daughters there? They seem to enjoy fooling other women's daughters instead.
Who is it? I'm going to their house! How can anyone cause such harm?
No wonder you weren't in a hurry to find someone, sister. It turns out you've been brainwashed and have this idea in mind.
No! Absolutely not!
I disagree! I absolutely disagree!
Jiang Liujie was both amused and exasperated by Jiang Xiaoqi's string of words, and quickly pulled him aside:
"Mingfei, don't rush, listen to me first."
Jiang Xiaoqi couldn't bear to listen anymore; the thought of his sixth sister having to stay with an old man filled him with resistance.
Even if this old man is the most powerful man in the Great Zhou Dynasty, that doesn't change the fact that the Emperor is an old man.
Seeing Jiang Weier's serious gaze, Jiang Xiaoqi suppressed her agitation and listened.
"Is the Emperor the only man in the palace? Mingfei, aren't you thinking too narrowly?"
"Ok?"
There were also eunuchs in the palace, who weren't considered men, and guards, some of whom came from well-off families and were considered second-generation officials who had entered the palace to gain prestige.
But marrying a guard doesn't exactly mean entering the palace. What other men are there in the palace? There are imperial physicians, oh right, and the young princes of the princes' quarters.
Although he's still young, he's still a young man, isn't he?
The palace is full of old and young people, and Jiang Xiaoqi really doesn't think there can be a good match in the palace.
Jiang Weier could tell from her younger brother's expression that he was thinking in a very strange way, so she quickly interrupted Jiang Xiaoqi's divergent thinking.
"What nonsense are you thinking? I was talking about young princes. Aren't there still princes of marriageable age in the palace?"
"That would be even worse. The fourth brother is a dead, cough cough, not quite normal person."
The fifth one was even worse, not even as good as the fourth one. He was just a small silver coin, and he looked at people like a venomous snake looking at its prey.
Sixth Sister, you can't be so foolish as to jump into the fire!
Moreover, the fifth prince clearly aspires to the throne and will inevitably flirt with reckless abandon in the future. The sixth sister cannot be allowed to fall into danger along with him.
But could he put it so bluntly?
Perhaps. Sixth Sister is not a sheltered young lady who is oblivious to the world around her. The amount of books she has read over the years is comparable to that of a scholar who has passed the imperial examinations.
Occasionally, when he chatted with his sisters, he would talk about things related to the imperial court.
With Sixth Sister's intelligence, she must know the current situation in the court.
If you already know this, why did you even have this idea?
"Sixth Sister, listen to your brother's advice. The palace gates are as deep as the sea, and joy and sorrow are beyond one's control."
Jiang Weier looked at Jiang Xiaoqi, who was looking anxious, and gently patted his hand.
"Don't rush, don't panic. Who told you I was going to choose the fourth or fifth prince?"
"Isn't that right? But apart from those two, aren't the others a bit too young?"
Moreover, these princes are all quite ambitious, and their principal wife will definitely choose a young lady from a powerful family. Sixth sister, you are very outstanding. Among women, your talent and beauty are no less than any young lady from a prominent family.
But reality is reality. If you were to become a concubine or a maidservant, would you be willing to do so, Sixth Sister?
Jiang Xiaoqi had no choice but to say these words in order to make her sixth sister face reality.
He knew that Jiang Weier was not a woman who coveted vanity or power, and that she must have had some special reason for doing this.
“Mingfei, after saying all this, you still forgot one person.”
"Who?"
"Your student, the Second Prince."
"Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough!"
Jiang Xiaoqi choked on her own saliva.
The main surprise was Jiang Weier's words, which somehow brought up the Second Prince.
So, it turns out that Sixth Sister is a woman with great ambitions. She saw through the Second Prince's unusual nature and planned to place her bet in advance.
Ahem, no, no, Sixth Sister has never met the Second Prince, and she has been very careful in her daily life, never revealing a single clue.
Then why would Sixth Sister still want to marry the Second Prince? To marry a mentally challenged man and ruin her whole life?
"Sixth Sister, what are you joking about? Don't you know that the Second Prince is different from ordinary people?"
Jiang Xiaoqi put it very tactfully, but Jiang Weier just laughed.
"You mean he's an idiot? Isn't that perfect?"
If it weren't for that mentally challenged child, would I, a mere illegitimate daughter, have even been chosen?
Jiang Xiaoqi was still shocked and confused. "The Second Prince was once engaged, but that young lady drowned before she could become the Second Prince's wife."
"I know that later the Empress summoned many officials and their wives to the palace, but it seems that none of them reached an agreement, and the Second Prince's marriage was thus delayed."
"Sixth Sister, how did you find out?"
"Miss Ouyang said that my grandmother took my fifth sister and me to the Ouyang family twice. Miss Ouyang is very warm and loves to chat with people."
However, no matter what we talk about, the conversation always inexplicably ends up involving you.
Even someone as oblivious as Fifth Sister could see that Miss Ouyang had feelings for you.
We visited less often after that, since your fifth sister was already engaged and it wasn't appropriate for her to show her face in public anymore.
I accepted the invitation but didn't want to go, because I was afraid Miss Ouyang would ask about you, and I didn't know if I should tell her so much.
"Ahem, sister, we're talking about your own business, don't drag me into this."
"I'm just asking you, why did you even consider marrying the Second Prince?"
Jiang Xiaoqi quickly steered the conversation back on track, and Jiang Weier also stopped talking.
"It doesn't matter who you marry, at least you won't lose yourself if you marry someone like that."
Didn't you say that although he has a childlike mind, he is extremely gifted at reading?
I think that since he's a child who loves reading, I can get along with him very well.
Jiang Xiaoqi understood; her sixth sister was completely indifferent and had no expectations for romantic relationships.
But if I don't get married, I'm afraid of affecting my family and being gossiped about behind my back. Sigh!
At the same time, they want to maximize their own benefits in marriage. Since they are going to get married anyway, why not marry someone who is beneficial to their own family?
Even if this person remains a leisurely prince for life, his family can still become relatives of the emperor, giving him more confidence in the capital.
Jiang Xiaoqi sighed, but the Second Prince wasn't an idiot. How was he supposed to explain this to his Sixth Sister?