1701
Fu Hanwen naturally saw that his wife had the same thoughts as his mother. After visiting the Emperor at the Imperial Palace, he decided to return to Houling Village with his mother once she recovered from her illness.
However, life is full of unexpected events. Just as Lady Guan recovered and Xiao Ruo urged her to rest for two more days before setting off, an imperial edict for marriage from the Empress unexpectedly arrived at the Fu Family.
After hearing the content of the edict, the expressions of the entire Fu Family turned grim.
Xiao Ruo suddenly stood up and coldly addressed the chamberlain who brought the edict: "Please kindly inform the Empress that we appreciate her kind intentions, but as parents, we will worry about our daughter's marriage. There's no need for the Empress to trouble herself!"
What of the Side Consort of the Crown Prince's son? He's merely a pawn of the Crown Prince, and yet he dares to dream of marrying her daughter Wu You?!
