"Mother, what else can you do? If you continue to do that, I will be married with that pitiful dowry. Mother, if I really get married like this tomorrow, I will become the laughing stock of our Bei'an. Mother, how can I hold my head up in my husband's family in the future?"
"Mother, the Zhen family doesn't take me seriously. If you let me marry like this, how can I..."
"Mother, I came to see you because Zhen Junran ran away from home yesterday. He..."
As she spoke, Su Jinxiu began to sob. If before she came here she still wanted to encourage her mother to go find her father, but now, there was a bit more sincerity in her crying. She really began to worry about her future.
She didn't want to use her dowry to prove to the world that she was an unpopular princess, so she had to ask her mother for help.
"Jinxiu, you are the one that your mother loves the most. How could she bear to see you suffer any injustice? Come with me. Let's go find your father and ask him to ask the Zhen family for an explanation. Also, let's tell them that it was the queen who said she would give you the dowry as the legitimate princess. She can't go back on her word."
As she spoke, Concubine Zhu grabbed Su Jinxiu and walked away. Su Jinxiu struggled for a few times before she was able to break free from Concubine Zhu's control.
"Mother, you want to go to the emperor's study to beg, right? We can't enter the study, so we can only kneel outside and wait. But mother, I'm going to get married tomorrow. If I kneel there with you, tomorrow..."
Su Jinxiu didn't dare to see the emperor. She was afraid that her visit would be counterproductive, and she really didn't want to force herself to kneel at the door of the imperial study.
"Mother, I leave my daughter's happiness in your hands. I will definitely be filial to you in the future. When I gain a firm foothold in the Zhen family, I will be able to use the Zhen family's military power. At that time, I will ask my father to make you the queen."
Seeing that Concubine Zhu was still hesitant, Su Jinxiu quickly made a promise. The hesitation in Concubine Zhu's eyes instantly turned into determination. She looked at Su Jinxiu and nodded solemnly, saying as if to assure her, "Don't worry, my daughter. You are my most beloved daughter. I will not let you suffer any grievances. What belongs to you, I will fight for it for you even if I risk my life."
Concubine Zhu vowed with confidence and spoke with conviction. Su Jinxiu was delighted and nodded repeatedly, with tears of emotion in her eyes.
She saw Concubine Zhu off with tears in her eyes. She thought for a long time in the Suzaku Palace and finally walked towards the Canyang Palace.
Su Jinxiu felt that the emperor could pretend not to know about the late queen's promise, and Ah Man would always do it for her mother. Although this was just a possibility, she was unwilling to give up.
At the same time Su Jinxiu stepped into Canyang Palace, Concubine Zhu was also allowed by the emperor to enter the imperial study.
Su Jing asked Concubine Zhu to enter the imperial study because of Su Jinxiu's wedding tomorrow. No matter how much he disliked her, she was still his daughter. Her marriage was a big matter, and as a father, he always had to ask a few questions. What's more, his queen liked Su Jinxiu very much when she was alive. Even for the sake of the deceased, he had to ask a few questions.
But he didn't expect that Concubine Zhu would pounce on him as soon as she came in. He dodged sideways, and Concubine Zhu missed her and looked at Su Jing awkwardly.
Seeing Su Jing staring at her, she fell to her knees with a plop. Two streaks of water slid down her fair face, and she could no longer control the sobs that came out of her throat.
"Your Majesty, you have to take care of our Jinxiu. Our Jinxiu is about to be bullied to death. I only have this one daughter. If anything happens to her, I will die to accompany her. I..."
Before Su Jing could open his mouth to ask, Concubine Zhu was already sobbing as if she had suffered a great injustice.
(End of this chapter)