The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort (Chapters 1- 203)

Chapter 101 : Rejecting The Marriage

Translated by : Moondancer

Edited by : Anks & Ely

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The first to voice out a refusal was actually Empress Dowager Yi De.

Xuan Li, who had yet to say anything, paused for a moment and the warm smile on his face stiffened. Everyone was puzzled, except for Jiang Xin Zhi, who secretly felt relieved. Even the Emperor would not easily refute the words of Empress Dowager Yi De. Even if Imperial Consort Chen was favoured, it wasn't to the point where the Emperor would defy the Empress Dowager for her.

Imperial Consort Chen was usually like a fish in water at the palace, rarely having conflicts with Empress Dowager Yi De, and she was also popular with everyone. The Empress Dowager also wasn't close with any consorts besides the Empress, so her life was peaceful. Nobody would have expected that today, the Great Jin dynasty's most respected woman would so ruthlessly go against her in front of hundreds of civil and military officials. If just Empress Dowager Yi De disagreed then forget it, but why would Jiang Ruan refuse?

With a smile on her lips, Imperial Consort Chen re-examined Jiang Ruan. At first glance, Jiang Ruan bore herself well, and didn't seem like a daughter who was unfavoured while growing up. In accordance with Xuan Li's evaluation, she merely appeared to be a person with some smarts. But now it seemed as though not only was she smart, but also very bold. Faced with Imperial Consort Chen's smiling eyes, Jiang Ruan returned a warm smile back, courteous and calm. Her eyes contained such a mysterious emotion within that Imperial Consort Chen was stunned for a moment. She'd never seen such an emotion towards herself before.

This was... a provocation!

Not only was it a provocation, it was also full of ambition to win.

Empress Dowager Yi De's sudden words had stopped Xiao Shao's action just as he was about to stand.

Mo Cong wondered, "Huh, doesn't Old Dowager usually never care about these trivial matters? Could it be that Eldest Jiang Miss is so lovable that it makes even the Empress Dowager treat her differently?"

Xiao Shao fell into thought, his pitch black eyes locked onto Jiang Ruan. Jiang Ruan never did things that were uncertain, thus she must have known that Empress Dowager Yi De would refuse. But how?

Everyone present was equally puzzled, but no one dared to ask. Jiang Ruan's eyes were cold. She naturally knew why.

Imperial Consort Chen thought herself to be invulnerable, so she dared to brazenly invite her into the Eighth Prince fu in front of hundreds of civil and military officials. However, today, Jiang Ruan had dressed similarly to Princess Yuan Rong from head to toe. If it was any other topic it would be fine, but they had to bring up marriage. In this situation, how could Empress Dowager Yi De not remember how the princess was forced to marry into a foreign country that year?

She purposefully dragged things out by appearing unwilling yet embarrassed to refuse, just to remind Empress Dowager Yi De of Princess Yuan Rong who sacrificed her happiness for Great Jin's current stability. Therefore, it was impossible for Empress Dowager Yi De to feel indifferent to a forced marriage happening right in front of her.

The Empress Dowager would sympathize with her, and at the same time, she would hate Imperial Consort Chen in her heart!

In this way, no matter how much Imperial Consort Chen was favored, after offending such a noble lady in the palace, how could it be possible for her to continue to rise in the same way in the future.

Her (JR) life was so precious that she calculated every second. How could she ever be reconciled with this marriage proposed by Imperial Consort Chen?