Su Jinxiu never expected that her father would be so cruel. Not only did he banish her mother to the cold palace on her wedding day, but he even couldn't wait until she got into the Zhen family's bridal sedan and sent someone to deliver the imperial edict.
This was a slap in her face, letting everyone know that she, as a princess, had no royal favor, and her mother was despised by others.
All of this was caused by Bai A'man. If it weren't for her, she wouldn't have her imperial concubine mother to send her off for marriage today, and she would still be a princess high and mighty in the eyes of others.
But now, what am I
A princess, a princess whose mother was sent to the cold palace.
"Go tell my father that my mother can't marry me off. Ask him to do it for me." Su Jinxiu softly instructed the maid beside her. She could feel Su Jing's indifference towards her and didn't want to run into trouble again. However, she was unwilling to marry like this...
"Princess, the Emperor..."
Upon hearing this, the maidservant who was ordered fell to her knees on the ground. Princesses born out of wedlock were always sent to marriage by their mothers, and only legitimate princesses would be married by the emperor. Therefore, if she went to beg the emperor, she would certainly be reprimanded and return empty-handed. The princess would certainly not let her off easily.
So, this was a chore that was destined to be impossible to complete. She didn't dare to go, nor was she willing to bear the punishment of returning with the chore unfinished.
"Go if I tell you to. If no one sees me off to get married, I will have no family in this palace. By then, the Zhen family will probably..."
The fact that my mother was sent to the cold palace cannot be changed. The only thing that can be changed now is my own situation. The only person who can increase my status now is my father.
But even a little girl knows that she won’t get what she wants…
Su Jinxiu's heavily made-up face was full of loneliness, her eyes were full of tears, as if she had been badly bullied.
"Princess, you are wearing red today, which really astonishes me." A soft voice suddenly came into Su Jinxiu's ears when she was lost in thought. She turned around and saw Concubine Xu, dressed in crimson, standing at the door of Jinxiu Palace with a smile on her face.
Su Jinxiu only felt that the redness on Concubine Xu's body seemed to ignite her gray heart like fire. She had forgotten that in this palace, she still had Concubine Xu to rely on. She was the most favored woman in the harem after the Queen's death. Her father had stayed in her palace every day in the past few days.
"Thank you, Concubine Xu, for coming to see Jinxiu off." Su Jinxiu smiled and turned to greet her. In one sentence, she confirmed that Concubine Xu was the concubine from the harem who was sending off the bride. Concubine Xu was stunned and wanted to explain, but she saw Su Jinxiu had already walked in front of her in three or two steps, put her arm around her, and said shyly, "I knew that Concubine Xu loved me the most."
Concubine Xu looked at Su Jinxiu who was so intimate with her, and her heart was filled with bitterness. She was so full of rejection that she couldn't utter a word.
She really didn't want to be Su Jinxiu's bride. She still wanted to please the emperor. How could she have close contact with Su Jinxiu, who was not favored by the emperor? What's more, Su Jinxiu's mother, Concubine Zhu, had just given the emperor a huge hat not long ago.
She just came to take a look out of consideration for their future relationship, but she didn't expect that Su Jinxiu would treat her as a bride.
"Your Highness, I..."
Concubine Xu wanted to get rid of this identity and wanted to explain, but Su Jinxiu would never give her the chance to explain. She also knew that Concubine Xu might not be willing to rely on her, but now, except for her, no one else came to her palace. For the sake of her future life in the Zhen Mansion, she had to confirm her identity as the one being married off.
"My queen, you treat me better than my mother. My mother doesn't even have me as her daughter. If she had cared about my reputation, she wouldn't have done that last night..."
Su Jinxiu could see Concubine Xu's rejection. She spoke to her with a look of grievance on her face, as if she was disliked by her own mother.
"Empress Xu, from now on, you will be my only relative in this harem."
(End of this chapter)