Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1015

Chapter 1015: Chapter 1010: Nobility

Things were finally moving in a positive direction, allowing Mrs. Dong to breathe a sigh of relief, while the entire Dadu City was bustling with preparations for the Empress’s wedding in three days.

At the girls’ academy, Lu Baohua was quite astonished to hear that the Empress was getting married in three days due to Xiao Rongyan’s critical illness.

Hearing the female students around discussing the Empress’s loyalty and commitment, Lu Baohua recalled the time she and Liu Ruofu saw Bai Qingyan and Xiao Rongyan walking side by side on the long street. At that time, Lu Baohua thought Bai Qingyan and Xiao Rongyan were a perfect match.

Later, when Bai Qingyan ascended the throne, she wondered if Bai Qingyan would still marry this merchant, considering Xiao Rongyan’s status as a merchant. After all, the position of the imperial consort, like the empress, was often a means for royal alliances to stabilize treaties between two nations or secure the support of important ministers. True feelings should not be needed.

Unexpectedly, despite Xiao Rongyan’s illness, Bai Qingyan still intended to marry him and bestow him with such an honorable status as imperial consort.

Lu Baohua, who once resented Bai Qingyan due to Liu Ruofu’s issues, found her opinion of Bai Qingyan changed somewhat upon hearing this.

On the 13th of August in the early years of Yuanhe, Madam Dong, the mother of Dengzhou Governor Dong Qingyue, and Dong Qingyue’s wife, Mrs. Cui, arrived in Dadu City, where they were greeted at the palace gates by Empress Dowager of Zhou and the Empress.

Empress Dowager Dong, already teary-eyed upon seeing Madam Dong, was shocked to learn that Bai Qingyan was to be married on the 15th of August. After all, when they left Dengzhou, they had not heard about Bai Qingyan’s marriage, and now their granddaughter was getting married the day after tomorrow. If they had been any later, they would have missed the Empress’s grand wedding.

After Dong explained the reasons for Xiao Rongyan’s illness to Madam Dong, Minister Dong led Madam Dong into the palace, where she couldn’t help but bring up Dong Changlan’s pair of one-and-a-half-year-old twins, Brother An and Sister You.

Speaking of the two children, Bai Qingyan’s second aunt, Mrs. Cui, couldn’t stop smiling. She had been worried because young Mrs. Cui hadn’t been pregnant, and now, unexpectedly, she had two children, a son and a daughter, making her very happy.

"If it weren’t for the distance, I would have loved to bring those two little darlings with me," Mrs. Cui said to Dong, joy apparent in her eyes.

Dong Changyuan, walking beside Mrs. Cui, watched Bai Qingyan escort Madam Dong and Mrs. Cui towards the palace. His heart was full of mixed emotions, understanding that his cousin was now the Empress, and his position was vastly different from hers. Perhaps it wasn’t his place to worry about certain matters, but with Xiao Rongyan’s serious illness and his cousin’s insistence on marrying him, it seemed even the Imperial Physicians were at a loss.

His cousin was undeniably loyal, but in the future... if Mr. Xiao were to pass away, he didn’t know how heartbroken his cousin would be.

On the 15th of August in the early years of Yuanhe, the Empress of Zhou married Xiao Rongyan, a wealthy merchant from Yan, appointing Xiao Rongyan as imperial consort.

Due to Xiao Rongyan’s frail condition, Liu Rushi simplified many of the cumbersome wedding processes to accommodate his health.

After Bai Qingyan and Xiao Rongyan received congratulatory wishes from all officials, the palace banquet followed.

This was the first time Xiao Rongyan met Bai Qingyan after entering the palace.

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