NOVEL NEXT Chapter 79 - A Stone That Stirred Up a Thousand Ripples
Chapter 79: A Stone That Stirred Up a Thousand Ripples
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Yingying, you know how chaotic the Zhao family is. We have 12 sisters-in-law, six or seven concubines, and a stepmother who is eyeing them covetously. Moreover, Zhao Panpan is going to marry the crown prince in the future and she has the empress to protect her. Don’t you think you’re harming her by letting an innocent and naïve girl like Jiang Xi marry into the family?” It was rare for Zhao Ruifeng to say a few more words, and his eyes were so deep that no one could see his emotions.
“Yeah, it’s because our family is too messy that we lack someone to watch over it,” Zhao Yingying said in a low voice. However, how could her big brother see that Jiang Xi really did not know anything? What did her brother misunderstand about Jiang Xi? From the bottom of her heart, Zhao Yingying felt that Jiang Xi was extremely awesome! She was still waiting for her sister-in-law to take her revenge. ‘Big brother, please don’t look down on her!’
Poor Zhao Ruifeng. He had always thought that Jiang Xi was an innocent and harmless girl who needed his protection. After he married Jiang Xi, the people in the mansion complained to him that Jiang Xi was too terrifying. Zhao Ruifeng even thought that the people in the mansion were deliberately smearing Jiang Xi!
Zhao Yingying was too lazy to pay attention to Zhao Ruifeng. Her brother’s opinion did not matter anyway, as long as Jiang Xi liked him! Zhao Yingying was thinking about how to send a letter to Jing City about her big brother’s marriage, but before she could think of the contents of the letter, she heard an urgent shout from outside. “Eldest Young Master, Eldest Miss, the imperial edict is here. It’s for you to receive it.” The servant ran in with sweat all over his head, his heart beating fast.
Zhao Yingying was stunned. Zhao Panpan had just returned, and she had hurriedly asked for an imperial edict. Could it be that she wanted to scheme against her big brother again? Zhao Yingying and Zhao Ruifeng went to the main hall with sullen faces, just in time to see the eunuch who was delivering the Imperial edict sitting in the main seat and drinking tea. When he saw Zhao Ruifeng and Zhao Yingying coming over, he slowly put down the teacup and opened the Imperial edict. “By the will of the heavens, the emperor declares that Zhao Ruifeng, the general of the Zhao family, has been single for many years, so in consideration of his contributions to the country, I hereby bestow upon you the youngest daughter of the Jiang family in Happy Village of Happy Town, Jiang Xi, as your wife. The heavens will be my betrothal gift, and the earth will be my matchmaker. I hope that the two of you can choose a date to get married. That’s it!” The eunuch also read out a bunch of things, such as pearls, agate, and so on, which were all given to Jiang Xi as her dowry. It was likely that the emperor also knew that Jiang Xi’s family was poor and that his marriage with Zhao Ruifeng was not appropriate. However, Zhao Ruifeng’s father also said that as long as Zhao Ruifeng’s marriage could be arranged and a girl could marry into the Zhao family safely, it did not matter what family background she had, as long as she was alive! Otherwise, Zhao Panpan’s request for the emperor to betow a marriage to her would not have gone so smoothly.
Zhao Yingying looked as if she had been struck by lightning. What was this imperial edict? It was too timely, right? Zhao Yingying quickly lowered her head to suppress the joy on her face.
“Great General Zhao, please accept the imperial edict. Miss Zhao Panpan had kneeled outside the palace for three hours and was scolded by the emperor before she could help you with this. This time, with the protection of the emperor, you and Miss Jiang Xi will definitely be able to get married safely. I hope you won’t let Miss Zhao Panpan down.” As the eunuch spoke, he took the red packet from the servant of the Zhao family, and his smile became more sincere.
“Thank you, Chief. You must be tired from the long journey to announce the edict. Go to the backyard and rest for a while. The mansion has already prepared food to go with the wine. It’s not too late for you to rest for a few days before leaving.” A nanny behind Zhao Yingying stood up and left with the eunuch.
Zhao Ruifeng held the imperial edict and frowned, thinking that he had hurt the innocent girl, Jiang Xi.
At the same time, another imperial edict was sent to the Happy Village. At this moment, the entire Happy Village was in an uproar.
In the Jiang family’s residence, all the elderly in Happy Village were standing outside the courtyard in their new clothes. The old village chief, who was about to step down, held onto his walking stick and trembled as he looked at the bright yellow imperial edict being placed in the Jiang family’s residence. He then hurriedly asked someone to bring the imperial edict to the ancestral hall in the village.
“This is incredible! That girl Jiang Xi is going to marry into Jing Cityand become the wife of an official!”
“Did you hear? The emperor has just decreed that Jiang Xi, the little girl whose engagement has been broken off three times, will be going to Jing City to be the wife of a general!”
“Oh, I always felt that Jiang Xi was different from other people when I was a child. You see, she was really born with a blessed life! No wonder her engagements were called off three times. It seems that the family who had proposed to Jiang Xi before was not blessed enough.”
The village was filled with the sound of discussion. The villagers did not know how high Zhao Ruifeng’s position was, but they still knew who the emperor was. This was tantamount to stirring up a thousand waves in the village! In just half an hour, the news had spread to the surrounding villages. This was as if a golden phoenix was flying out of a chicken nest.