I Am This Type of Woman

76.1

Xie Wanxu sat quietly in the boudoir, listening to the firecrackers outside. Her hands kept on clutching the wedding robe on her body.

Time passed so quickly, and yet so slowly.

The day that she had been expecting and dreading for so long was finally here. Her mind was in turmoil, it was unclear whether from happiness or sadness.

"The bridal delegate has arrived!"

At the words 'bridal delegate', her heart shook as if an icy cold needle was driven into it. She felt hollow, either from disappointment or sadness, but oddly, there was no anger.

Clenching her fist, the tips of her fingers were somewhat cold, but her brain was most awake than before.

"Younger Sister," The voice of the first son of Xie family was tinged with restrained anger. He bent down to carry Xie Wanyu on his back and whispered to her, "Everything in the Palace is complicated, Sister has to be careful all the time. When you need anything, send someone to tell the family. Don't suffer by yourself."

T/N – Not sure who this is. The eldest son is supposed to be Xie Chongjin, but the name would have been mentioned if it was him here, moreover he was in prison. It's also possible this was the oldest male child born from a concubine. A list of known Xie family members is at the bottom.

Xie Wanyu gripped her eldest brother's clothes tightly and whispered back in response.

They had accepted this marriage, Xie family had no courage to withdraw even if the Second Prince turned out to be not a good match. An unhappy bride of an ordinary household could ask for a divorce as long as her maternal family was supportive, but marrying into a prince house meant one should live her whole life as a member of the prince's household, or died as a ghost of the prince's household.

Outside the inner courtyard, Xie Wanyu could hear congratulations from all directions, but that only made her more embarrassed. Everyone knew the Second Prince did not like her this Wangfei, he didn't even bother to pick her up in person.

Today should have been the most important day in her life, but it had become the most hateful moment.

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The Second Prince did not pick up Xie Wanyu, but he was not in the Palace either.

The auspicious time for the wedding ceremony was at dusk in the evening. He changed out of the groom outfit and went to the bamboo forest where Shi Feixian often went. He was upset and wanted to walk around for a release, but unexpectedly Shi Feixian happened to be in the forest as well.

"Your Highness the Second Prince?" Shi Feixian stood up from her seat in the pavilion and looked at the man with surprise, "Isn't today your grand wedding day, why are you here?"

Jiang Luo looked at the forlorn-looking woman, he could not resist moving towards her, "The person to marry is not the one in the heart. Where is the joy in that?"

"You ......" Shi Fei Xian avoided Jiang Luo's eyes and said with a sigh, "You shouldn't have said that. How sad Wanyu would be if she knew?"

"You always think for others, why can't you think for yourself, or for me?" Jiang Luo strode forward and grabbed Shi Feixian's wrist, "Whom I like, don't you know? She is your friend, so what does that make me?"

The eunuch accompanying the Second Prince fell down in shock, kneeling outside the pavilion. If anything happened to this marriage today, he who had followed His Highness out of the palace would not be able to keep his life.

"That makes your brain out of order." Ban Hua in a light coloured riding outfit came out of the forest with a fake smile on her face. Behind her were several famous wastrels, men and women, the profligate drifters of the Capital. Surprise was on their faces, who could expect that on his wedding day, the Second Prince was in an ambiguous meeting with the daughter of the Right Prime Minister Shi?