Princess and the General

The Fourth Teacup (Part Three)

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Kun YuYang pulled out a gilded invitation from her pocket.

“My marriage to young sir Ning has already been decided, and Emperor Ning did not trouble me.
The wedding banquet will take place in one month.
You absolutely must come.”

It turned out that she had come to deliver an invitation.

“Alright, I will go.
Your marriage and Princess DanYang’s marriage will take place on the same day, but they should be in two different places, right?”

Yu Fu suddenly remembered that Kun YuYang’s and Princess DanYang’s weddings would be on the same day.
If she went to Kun YuYang’s, that would provide a justification for her not attending Princess DanYang’s wedding.

That was indeed quite good.

Kun YuYang shook her head, “Young sir Ning is a member of the imperial family.
His Majesty said that with there being two weddings happening at the same time, which one should the members of the imperial family attend? As a result, both of them will be held inside the imperial palace.”

Yu Fu was a little disappointed.
She did not want to see Yin Shuo and Princess DanYang’s wedding.
Marriage was a joyous matter, but it was being used to bind two people who disliked each other.

It was guaranteed to be a tragedy.

Fortunately, there were Kun YuYan and young sir Ning.
During the banquet at ChunHe Garden, he had offended Princess DanYang for her sake.
It was clear that he truly wished to protect her.

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Kun YunYang frowned, “In truth, I don’t want the two weddings to be held at the same time.
Princess DanYang is the princess born of Eastern Ling’s empress, so the wedding is sure to be grand.
As for me… Mine will look quite bad.”

Others would talk about her and talk about how she was benefitting from being associated with Princess DanYang.
There would be people who would talk about how she was a chess piece sent out by Western Kun or that she was a spy.

Yu Fu smiled, “You? Look bad? The one who looks bad is clearly Princess DanYang.”

“Huh? Why?”

Yu Fu said: “Did you forget about what happened at ChunHe Garden? Princess DanYang humiliated her future husband to such a degree, but Prime Minister Yin did not act in the way that she predicted and did not request for the marriage to be canceled.
At that time, there were so many children from aristocratic families who saw, but at the wedding, she still needs to put on a smile and pretend to get along with Prime Minister Yin.
Tell me, would she not look bad?”

Kun YuYang cheerfully said: “That’s right.
Why did I not think of this! As for young sir Ning, he doesn’t look down on my identity at all.
During the past few days, he has sent people to deliver gifts to me at the post house…”

Even for someone as unrestrained as her, she too became embarrassed at a time like this, and Yu Fu found it quite fun to watch.

“That’s why there’s no need for you to worry.
Would it not be better to think about what accessories you should wear at that time?”

…

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“Yin Shuo, that gutless bastard, is such a complete failure!”

“I insulted him to such a degree in front of so many people, yet he still didn’t go to father Emperor to ask for the engagement to be canceled?”

“For the sake of the influence that comes from being my husband, he’s really willing to forsake all face!”

In the Western Palace, Princess DanYang had smashed three teacups, hit five palace maids, and insulted Yin Shuo countless times.

She had said all of the nastiest things that she could, but Yin Shuo did not have the slightest reaction.
Not only did he not go to ask Emperor Ning to cancel the engagement, but she had also heard that he was preparing at his manor for the wedding.

In the past, she had not realized that he was such a shameless person.

The second prince was growing annoyed from listening to her, “Hah, what’s the point of smashing things here? Yin Shuo was never a normal person, so I will advise you to stop.
If he ever regains influence and remembers how you humiliated him, I fear that you will not have a good time.”

He had tacitly agreed to Princess DanYang’s plan to humiliate Yin Shuo in order to achieve the goal of having the engagement canceled, but now he had changed his stance.

A young man full of vigor capable of remaining stoic after being humiliated to such a degree by his future wife was someone who could eventually make it big.
It was possible that he could still have a great turn of luck.

There was no need to completely tear him down.

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“I won’t have a good time?”

Princess DanYang sneered, “No matter how little help I receive, I am still a princess.
He is just a prime minister who has lost his influence.
How does he plan to make me have a bad time? Second brother, have you become muddled? Look at how hard father Emperor is working to go through the list of officials to pick a cabinet.
Has he ever considered Yin Shuo?”

Not once.

As prime minister, he should have been considered the top choice among the officials; however, he had not attended a single meeting.

The second prince sighed, “Forget it.
Do as you please.
It’s just that the wedding date has already been decided.
No matter how much you want to fight against it, it’s too late.”

Princess DanYang was all out of tricks, as she angrily waved her sleeve, scattering another teacup to the ground.

Crack-

The fourth teacup.

Inside the imperial study, Emperor Ning’s eyes were hurting from staring at a long list of names.
Closing his eyes, he massaged his temples.

Eunuch Gao brought up a cup of tea, “Your Majesty, rest for a little while.
You have looked over these lists tens of times.”

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Emperor Ning rolled his eyes, “It’s because We have made no progress even after looking them over tens of times that We are feeling anxious.
You old thing, you just came to make fun of Us, haven’t you?”

“Ah, how could this servant dare?”

Eunuch Gao knew that Emperor Ning was tired and deliberately bantered with him, “This old servant was just worried about Your Majesty’s eyes and that the officials might laugh that they’ve become sunken in.
Lord Ji has come, so how about Your majesty chats with him a little?”

Ji DaoGong had come.

Emperor Ning put the list down and heavily leaned back in his chair, “Quickly invite him in.
It’s getting hotter and hotter, so don’t just leave him standing outside.”

Ji DaoGong walked in and happened to hear Emperor Ning’s words, saying with a smile: “Many thanks for Your Majesty’s concern.
With the eaves of the roof, this old servant would not suffer from the sun.”

He spoke while walking over, and his eyes landed on the pile of ice in the room, “With the days getting hotter, it’s also normal for Your Majesty to get tired from looking over reports.
But it’s also best to avoid using the ice piles too much.
Your Majesty is no longer young.
Be careful not to catch a cold.”

Emperor Ning waved his hand, and the eunuchs in the room moved the pile of ice to a corner away from Ji DaoGong’s spot.

“Old Ji, don’t worry.
Our health is perfectly fine.
It’s just that the matter of the cabinet is causing a headache.
That’s why We had them bring in the ice to get rid of the heat.”

Ji DaoGong let out a sigh, “Hah, after Lord Marquis Gu left, Your Majesty doesn’t even have someone to talk to and has no choice but to shut yourself in the imperial study.
This old servant does not feel comfortable with watching this.”