N-A-A Chapter 1701 Remarriage to the Crown Prince
Chapter 1701 Remarriage to the Crown Prince
The moment the Empress uttered those words, Lu Zhaoling's mind raced, and an intuition almost instantly formed in her head.
engagement!
She didn't know why this was the first thing that came to her mind, but she felt it was very likely.
Because the original engagement was hers, not Lu Zhaoyun's.
However, Consort Shu and Cui Liyue had no contact; she only knew of each other.
Lu Zhaoling had been investigating Cui Liyue's affairs for the past two years and learned that she had married Lu Ming after becoming pregnant. She felt that Cui Liyue was probably using Lu Ming to hide something.
In addition, she already knew that her biological father was Lu Ming. She had also found out about Lu Ming in the past two years, as well as the memories of the ghost cultivator Niu Po. Lu Zhaoling felt that he would not be a person with such poor judgment.
If Cui Liyue were someone who could casually arrange her daughter's future marriage, Lu Ming wouldn't be with her.
I don't know why she was so certain of this.
The girl that Lu Ming could fall in love with wouldn't be that foolish.
Since Consort Shu and Cui Liyue were clearly not familiar with each other, and given the Second Prince's foolishness, she did not believe that Cui Liyue would have hastily arranged a marriage between her and the Second Prince back then.
However, if that person was Crown Prince Zhou Ze, Lu Zhaoling felt it was understandable.
According to Zhou Shiyue, Zhou Ze showed remarkable talent when he was two years old, and by the age of one and a half, he could speak clearly, logically, and had a good memory.
Moreover, Zhou Ze was very sensible at a young age. He did not cry and look for his mother. Even if he accidentally fell and got hurt, he would not cry. He would even comfort the nanny and palace maid who felt sorry for him.
Therefore, if Cui Liyue met the young prince who was like Zhou Ze, it's possible she would immediately try to arrange a marriage.
Since learning that she would face three lifetimes of mortal tribulations, Lu Zhaoling has been thinking more about one thing:
Why did Cui Liyue marry her into the royal family?
If this person were the crown prince, Lu Zhaoling felt she could understand it even better.
If the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, she will become the Crown Princess and live in the Eastern Palace, and later move into the Phoenix Palace.
So, is it possible that Cui Liyue arranged this marriage for her in order to use the royal family's fortune to suppress the calamity that was afflicting her?
More than a decade ago, the Great Zhou Dynasty was still powerful, and its dragon veins were not yet leaking out.
Cui Liyue might not know any mystical arts, but perhaps Lu Ming taught her? What if Lu Ming had already foreseen this before she was even reincarnated?
The moment the Empress uttered those words, Lu Zhaoling's mind raced, and she had already considered so much.
She was too lazy to remove her bridal veil; she had always followed the rules and kept it covered, so there was no reason for her to remove it just to catch a glimpse of the Empress.
"Did Your Majesty come to tell me about my mother?" Lu Zhaoling asked.
"Send the maid out. I want to talk to you alone," the Empress said again.
Lu Zhaoling could tell from the fact that the Empress was not truly devoted to Buddhism and had seen through the ways of the world that she still referred to herself as "this palace".
She never relinquished her identity as Empress.
She's just a bit eccentric. In modern terms, she's a hopeless romantic. And a hopeless romantic at that, who only does useless things and is self-righteously aloof.
"The Queen..."
Qingyin and Qingbao certainly didn't want to leave the Empress alone here.
However, Lu Zhaoling had already guessed what the Empress wanted to say and did not want the two maids to stay and listen.
So she let them leave.
"Don't worry, just think of our little fairy, Snow Blowing Fairy," Lu Zhaoling hinted.
Qingyin and Qingbao understood immediately.
With Madam Sheng here, there's really nothing to worry about.
"Then we'll wait outside." The two maids bowed and left, closing the door behind them.
Madam Sheng was still bewildered by the "Snowflake Fairy".
Master Lu had previously suggested that she be named Sheng Chuixue, but at that time, Madam Sheng thought the master was just teasing her, saying that she was blowing snow to clear the way for the carriage, and she didn't take the name seriously.
But now, when she heard Lu Zhaoling call her "Little Fairy Chuixue," she thought the name was really nice and cute, making her seem young and endearing.
Madam Sheng held her face in her hands, lost in thought, while seriously considering whether she should really be named Sheng Chuixue.
The Empress had no idea that Lu Zhaoling was talking about the Snow Fairy; she thought there were some kind of talisman or a deity being worshipped there.
She didn't take it seriously, because at a glance, there were indeed only the two of them left in the room.
Just as the Empress was looking around, Lu Zhaoling said again, "However, Your Majesty, please stand there. After all, our maid just said that this is for your own good, so as not to offend Your Majesty."
The Empress had initially thought she would like Lu Zhaoling, but after such a brief encounter, she felt she wouldn't like the girl.
In retrospect, it's actually a good thing that the Crown Prince is unwilling to compete with Prince Zhou Shiyue for the bride.
After all, if this girl really becomes the Crown Princess, the Crown Prince will probably listen to her instead of standing by his mother's side. Right now, she's not even his anymore. He's already protecting Lu Zhaoling so much that he won't let her ruin today's wedding.
Although the Crown Prince said he had no feelings for Lu Zhaoling, perhaps due to the bond between mother and son, the Empress could still sense the Crown Prince's protectiveness towards Lu Zhaoling.
Now that Lu Zhaoling has repeatedly embarrassed her, the Empress felt that even with her usually calm demeanor, she was starting to feel displeased.
She stood there and said in a deep voice, "I will stand here and not move. As long as you can hear me, I will not step inside even half a step."
They really think she enjoys going into Zhou Shiyue's new house.
Lu Zhaoling remained silent, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. Seeing this, the Empress continued speaking.
"I am now thinking of Aze's best interests. I want to fight for what is rightfully his."
"Do you know that the marriage agreement between the Lu family and the royal family was originally set for you and the Crown Prince? In other words, you should have been the Crown Princess."
"The Lu family messed up the marriage from back then. First, they admitted their mistake and arranged for Zhou Ling to marry Lu Zhaoyun. Then they made up the ridiculous story that Lu Zhaoyun was the daughter of a servant, which brought shame to the royal family."
"Only now do I realize that the marriage was with my son, Zhou Ze. How could such a complicated matter of marriage have involved so many people and gone through so much trouble? Did you know that my son, Zhou Ze, as the Crown Prince, is absolutely no less capable than the Prince of Jin?"
"I've heard you're quite capable. You made great contributions in the Southwest and Subei, and received rewards from the Emperor. Your marriage to Prince Jin is problematic. First, the marriage agreement is wrong, and you've betrayed your vows. Second, your abilities won't be of much use to Prince Jin. Why not reverse this mistake and remarry into the Eastern Palace to assist the Crown Prince?"