Chapter 1524: Chapter 1519 Qin Muyan’s Concerns

Qin Muyan went to the Imperial Court to handle some governmental affairs for Qin Rulie. Sitting in the warm pavilion, he heaved a deep sigh.

Wei Jue, attending by his side, said, "Your Highness, you’ve been pretending for so long, it must have been really hard."

Qin Muyan picked up the teacup and took a sip, his handsome face losing its previous cheer, "Imperial Brother, don’t worry. As long as the imperial grandmother is happy, that’s enough."

These words sounded deeply disheartening.

Qin Muyan’s interest in and tolerance for Rong Yun, as well as his satisfaction, were all feigned!

All for Qin Rulie and the Empress Dowager to see.

Qin Rulie needed to trade with Beiling City for ores to save the treasury, and the Empress Dowager was in poor health. She had been poisoned with no cure in sight; the court physician said that with gradual treatment, maybe she could hold on for a few more years. Her greatest wish was to see him married to a beloved woman, living happily as husband and wife.

He had to fulfill Qin Rulie’s wish and also take care of the imperial grandmother’s emotions, naturally, he had to put on a good show.

However, he has always been straightforward and he truly detested acting.

In this warm pavilion, he didn’t hide his exhaustion and his strong reluctance.

Holding a pen in his hand, he began to sketch on the paper uncontrollably, and soon outlined the silhouette of a woman.

Looking at the person in the drawing, the longing in his heart tortured him even more.

"Cousin, what are you doing right now?" Qin Muyan stared at the portrait, lost in his thoughts.

Outside the warm pavilion, the maids heard everything clearly and quietly withdrew, returning to Qin Ge’s side.

She reported all that she heard to Qin Ge, who slammed down the teacup in anger, "The child really knows how to suffer!"

Imperial Brother’s wishes, the Empress Dowager’s feelings, he took care of everything, but does that mean he should torture himself like this?

He doesn’t even like that Beiling princess at all!

Qin Ge was so angry that she got a headache. She held her forehead and bit her lip hard, "It’s all my fault! Why did I rush him into marriage! With Su Yingxue in his heart, who could compare to her?"

Now the wedding is right before them, and he has to suffer like this, Qin Ge felt her heart bleeding.

She had thought about going to Qin Rulie, to change the bride from Rong Yun to someone else, to spare Qin Muyan the agony. But if it wasn’t Rong Yun, who else could she find for Qin Muyan?

What kind of woman could he fall in love with?

Qin Ge’s mind drew a blank. The Su Yingxue he loved was unparalleled in the world, with unmatched beauty, wisdom, and even a nobility that was rare to find across the four kingdoms and nine provinces.

Where could she find another woman like Su Yingxue for Qin Muyan that would catch his eye?

Qin Ge brooded for a long time and almost fell ill in bed.

Si Tianjian selected an auspicious day; on the 18th of March, they held a wedding for Qin Muyan and Rong Yun. Qin Muyan welcomed Rong Yun as the Princess with a national ceremony.

On this day, the citizens of the Great Wei Dynasty rejoiced together, celebrating Qin Muyan’s wedding. Rong Yun rode in a flower-decorated carriage, toured the main thoroughfares of the Wei capital, and only returned to the imperial palace to perform the rituals after circling the entire city.

Starting off incredibly agitated by the deafening noise of the drums and gongs, which made her heart pound with anxiety, especially having to ride in the flower-decorated carriage, Rong Yun was reluctant and really wanted to throw a tantrum.

But with stern Nanny Su by her side, holding her down, she was told that she absolutely could not make any mistakes today, or she wouldn’t be allowed to have any rose-flavored rice cakes for a whole year. Left without a choice, she could only sit obediently.

However, the flower carriage procession was not entirely devoid of interest. Listening to the kneeling and worshiping at her side, from the moment she left the imperial palace, the subjects all shouted their greetings, "Greetings to the Princess of the Scarlet Flame King," with the utmost respect, reminding her of her time in Beiling City.

When father and the Crown Prince brother offered sacrifices to the ancestral temple, or during the procession out of the city, and at any other major ceremony, she always followed by their sides, together with them accepting the homage of the subjects. The people held her in high reverence, a sense of veneration she thought she would only experience in Beiling.

After all, her mother had said that after getting married to the Great Wei Dynasty, everything would be different from how it was in Beiling. She couldn’t be wilful anymore, had to learn to serve her hubby, become a mistress of the inner palace, and had to restrain her own temperament. It all greatly annoyed her.

But now it seemed that she was still respected by the citizens of the Great Wei Dynasty.

Seeing her a bit happier, stern Nanny Su took the opportunity to whisper in her ear: "Your Highness, see how the citizens of Great Wei also love you. This is because you’re about to become the Princess of the Scarlet Flame King, who has distinguished military merits and is the person most revered by the citizens of Great Wei. As his Princess, the citizens of Great Wei will hold you in the same high regard as the citizens of Beiling."

Rong Yun felt a bit delighted, "Then reward them!"

She reached out to stern Nanny Su for the gold beads, and Nanny Su opened a redwood box filled with thumb-sized gold beads, pure and glossy. Rong Yun casually grabbed a handful and scattered them outside to the crowd.

The citizens of Great Wei, who were in the midst of their worshipping, suddenly felt a shower of gold beads falling down. Precious gold beads were sprinkled upon them, and they all excitedly shouted.

"The Princess has given a reward! The Princess has given a reward!"

"The Princess has rewarded us with gold beads!"

"So many gold beads! Thank you for the Princess’s generosity!"

Having received the gold beads, citizens of Great Wei bowed their heads in thanks, and hearing their shouts made Rong Yun happy, so she decided to scatter the whole box of gold beads altogether. She leaned over the edge of the flower carriage and saw two little children kneeling by the roadside, gazing longingly at the carriage. They were both too weak to compete with adults and looked pitiable.

"Stop the carriage, stop the carriage."

Rong Yun called for the carriage to stop, but stern Nanny Su reminded her at her side, "Your Highness must not act impulsively and miss the auspicious time!"

Rong Yun pouted her cheeks, "I don’t care; I want to stop the carriage!"

"Your Highness!" stern Nanny Su’s voice sank by a notch, but Rong Yun had already crawled out of the carriage.

Dressed in her cumbersome wedding attire, she was unable to alight; instead, she crouched at the edge of the carriage and beckoned to the two children, "Come here, come over!"

There were guards by the side of the flower carriage and ordinarily, civilians were not allowed to come close. But because Rong Yun waved to them, the guards let the two children come up beside the carriage.

Rong Yun still had a handful of gold beads in her hand, which she gave to them.

The two children cried out in surprise, jumping up and down in excitement, "The Princess is so good!"

"Thank you, Princess!"

"The Princess is truly kind!"

Rong Yun was urged back into the carriage by stern Nanny Su, without having had the chance to pat the children on their heads, and the procession continued.

However, due to Rong Yun’s scattering of the gold beads, it incited a fervor among the populace, and everyone wanted the gold beads, causing a temporary obstruction on the road and almost leading to a stampede and injuries. Fortunately, Qin Muyan learned of the situation and hurried over with the Imperial Guards, stabilizing the situation and proceeding to usher Rong Yun into the imperial palace for the ceremony.

Because of this turn of events, the auspicious time for the ceremony had been missed, and Qin Ge became increasingly dissatisfied with Rong Yun. Standing in the grand hall, she spoke coldly, "As a princess, to act without consideration! How exactly was she taught in Beiling?"

Sitting at the higher seat, Qin Rulie was at a loss for words.

Only the Empress Dowager laughed dryly twice, "Still just a child, a bit mischievous, that’s all."

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