Chapter 1415 - 1422 Bestowed Marriage (3)
Mo Zili spoke with a casual ease, entirely different from the frantic state he was in two months before, causing Mo Qingshan to worry whether he had been driven to madness. He carefully sat with him for a long while, offering many comforting words. Seeing that his tone was no different from usual and his expression was one of undisturbed calm, Mo Qingshan could see nothing amiss and finally left, half in doubt.
After his father left, Mo Zili’s expression gradually turned cold. He slowly lifted his hands from within his sleeves—with fingers slightly twisted from clenching, and his palms punctured by his nails, oozing bright red blood from the deep wounds.
She had made her choice so quickly, without a moment’s hesitation. Although it was within his expectations, the very thought of her marrying someone else, belonging to someone else, filled him with a bone- gnawing pain, a pain so intense he wished he could destroy the world...
Once the imperial marriage edict was issued, the Mansion of Marquis Jian’an instantly became bustling, as busy as a marketplace. Visitors coming to congratulate and ingratiate themselves with the family were endless, keeping the servants of the mansion on their toes.
Despite the ruckus, the servants were ecstatic. Having a princess among them, and moreover, the future Empress Dowager of the Qing Luo Kingdom, what great honor and dignity was this? Even the servants felt radiant with pride, each wearing a look of smug satisfaction.
Besides those who were proud of her, there were others with different thoughts.
Upon learning that Xiang Yun had been decreed princess and betrothed to The Prince of Qing Luo Kingdom, Third Young Lady Wu Xiangling felt a surge of bitter resentment and injustice.
As daughters of the Marquis of Jian’an, she was many times more beautiful than Xiang Yun and had diligently studied since childhood, proficient in poems and verses, zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting; she was leagues beyond that ignorant, foolish older sister in every way.