Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 512 - 503: Heartbreaking Matter

Chapter 512: Chapter 503: Heartbreaking Matter

Chen Afu couldn’t contain his joy, not only for the little girl, but also for himself. The child he reared, painfully returned to her biological parents, now came back as his son-in-law, and they would still be a family in the future, how wonderful!

Everyone returned to Anrong Hall with joy to continue their meal. Chu Lingzhi raised another question, "The Eleventh Prince is my uncle, so what should I call Yan’er in the future? I can’t call her my aunt, she is my niece."

His words again brought laughter to everyone.

The old Marquis chuckled, "The familial hierarchy has long been messed up. In the royal court, you should address others according to the Eleventh Prince’s generation. In the Chu family, you should address others according to our Chu family ranks."

All the Chus were overjoyed, except for Mrs. Li, who sat there with a gloomy face, her fingernails digging into her own flesh. She looked at her doting and foolish daughter Chu Zhen, who was in the prime of her life, beautiful and charming. If anyone was to be tied to the royal family through marriage, it should be her own daughter.

The main family was too selfish, and the third family was too unscrupulous. Just because she had offended the main family in the past, they continuously suppressed her second family. They found such an insignificant son-in-law for her main daughter, but found such a high-ranking marriage connection for the underage foolish girl from the main family.

No, she had to think of a way to break up Chu Zhen’s marriage. While the family was still together, she should be able to leverage her legitimate daughter’s status in the Yong’an Marquis Manor, her connection to the Grand Marshal who suppressed the rebellion, and her status as the future Prince’s aunt to find a good family...

Mrs. Chu looked at Mrs. Li’s gloomy face and felt irritated. She thought, this fool must be jealous again. She doesn’t realize that if the main family thrives, her family will also benefit. Mrs. Chu said, "Mrs. Li, you should at least try to look happy. Marrying into the royal family is a great joy for our Chu family, who are you scowling for?"

Mrs. Li, frightened by Mrs. Chu, quickly squeezed out a few smiles and said, "It is indeed a celebration for the Chu family to marry into such a good family. But I was just thinking, we have to wait seven years for Yan’er, seven years is too long, who knows what might happen in between... if there was a suitable age, the engagement could take place this year, and the marriage in the next. Then our Chu family would directly have another Prince’s wife, and no one could break that."

Everyone understood the hidden meaning in her words, which made the second family blush.

Chen Afu sneered, "Mrs. Li, who do you think is at a suitable age? Apart from Yan’er, who among the young ladies of our Chu family is without a doubt capable of becoming a Prince’s wife? You can rest assured, I know the Eleventh Prince’s character, there will be no changes."

Mrs. Chu also said, "Mrs. Li, do you think the Emperor’s marriage decree depends on age?"

Several people from the Shen family, all blushing, lowered their heads and dared not say more. Chu Zhen hurriedly pulled on Mrs. Li’s clothes, not letting her speak any further. She then smiled at Mrs. Chu and Chen Afu, saying, "Auntie Chu, sister-in-law, my mother is just too happy and her words may have come out wrong."

At the other table, the men were all excitedly drinking and didn’t hear Mrs. Li’s words. Otherwise, it would have provoked a scolding from her husband. Now, he gives no face to Mrs. Li.

Aside from the joy of Chu family, the outside world is also stirred up.

The Eleventh Prince’s engagement at such a young age not only surprised the ministers, but also the common people, becoming the talk of the town. It even shocked those young noble girls who looked down on Chu Hanyan, their jaws dropping from disbelief. Unbelievable, Chu Hanyan once was a stupid girl, not very bright and far less smart than themselves, how did she become a Prince’s wife at such a young age?

Even Ying Hui, who considered Chu Hanyan a sworn friend, felt a bit uncomfortable. She now had to call Chu Hanyan the Eleventh Aunt, and that was a big loss.

This matter didn’t just upset some young nobles, but also angered someone else, namely Rui Wang’s son, Li Xuan. Hearing of his uncle’s engagement to sister Yan’er, he was so jealous that he insisted that his parents arrange his marriage with Yu’er.

Even though the Prince Rui was flirtatious himself, he didn’t want his son to be the same. Seeing his son, already at the age of six, wanting to get married, the Prince was greatly annoyed, and sharply reprimanded Li Xuan. He explicitly told Li Xuan not to think about girls until he turned fifteen.

Li Xuan couldn’t understand and kept bothering the Princess of Rui until late in the night when she could no longer handle him. The matchmaking for Li Xuan, let alone her, could not even be handled by Prince Rui himself. They had to wait for the Emperor’s decree. Besides, she didn’t want Li Xuan to consider marriage at such a young age.

The next day, Li Xuan came to the Eleventh Prince to express his sorrow. He sobbed uncontrollably, "How could my father say things like that? I can’t even mention marriage until I’m fifteen. By the time I turn fifteen, a beautiful girl like Yu’er would have been taken by others. Boo hoo hoo... Uncle Emperor, my father is most afraid of the Emperor. Please help your nephew beg the Emperor, His Majesty cherishes you and will certainly listen to your words. Please ask him to allow Yu’er to be my wife."

The Eleventh Prince looked at his tear-streaked little nephew, with his bangs combed forward, as if he were seeing a strange creature. He thought it was funny that he wanted to get married at such a young age, but seeing his distress, he could not laugh. Instead, he could only comfort him, "The Emperor only arranged marriages for all of my older uncles and brothers after they turned fifteen. As I’m of a higher generation, everyone in my generation and even some of my younger generation are married already, that’s why the Emperor arranged my marriage early. You are a younger generation, you just turned six, even if I go beg the Emperor, he will not agree. Don’t worry, the Emperor will arrange your marriage after you turn fifteen."

Li Xuan, wiping away tears, sobbed, "Since you’ve got a wife, you’re encouraging your nephew to wait. You let me wait so many years, what if Yu’er is taken away by others?"

The Eleventh Prince scratched his head. He was in a difficult position. After thinking it over, he said, "You can talk to my mother... oh, I mean, my mother-in-law," the prince puffed out his chest when he mentioned the word "mother-in-law," feeling a surge of heroic spirit, "tell her privately not to arrange a marriage for Yu’er sister too soon." He looked at Li Xuan, still crying with his eyes closed, and frowned, "If you want to be my brother-in-law, you can’t be such a coward. You can’t cry about everything, you need to find solutions. If you’re not capable or competent enough, not to mention my mother..., oh no, my mother-in-law, even I wouldn’t think highly of you and how could I give Yu’er to you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan immediately held back his tears, wiped them away, and said, "I will be competent. I will learn skills in the future. Please Uncle Emperor, don’t look down on me."

"That’s more like it." The Eleventh Prince nodded in satisfaction.

Chen Afu had no idea that someone else was thinking about his little daughter. He secretly delighted thinking that when Chu Lingxuan came back and found out that his beloved daughter was engaged at such a young age to the Eleventh Prince, who always caused him a headache, he wondered how Chu Lingxuan would feel. He must be happy, albeit a bit unhappy and jealous, right?

In the following days, a constant stream of people came to the Chu house to congratulate them. Furthermore, there were increasing invitations for the little girl to visit other houses.