Chapter 2183: The Fate of Princess Jiahui

Chapter 2183: The Fate of Princess Jiahui

This news concerned Princess Jiahui. Ever since Shu Yu learned from Xiao Shi that Xiang Weinan would deal with Grand Princess Consort, she hadn't paid much attention to them.

Unexpectedly, half a month had passed, and the results were out?

The news from the outside world was quite vague, and Shu Yu didn't grasp the full details. To satisfy her curiosity, she specifically sought out Xiao Shi to share the information.

Xiao Shi seemed to know more, but she was unaware of many details. All she knew was that a few days ago, the Emperor had suddenly reprimanded Grand Princess Consort and stripped Princess Jiahui of her title as a county princess.

Stripping even the title of county princess indicated a severe situation.

Then, the day before yesterday, Grand Princess Consort married Princess Jiahui to an official of rank four who was assigned to an outside position.

To avoid delaying the official's assignment, they only signed the marriage certificate, and there wasn't even a wedding banquet. They directly sent Princess Jiahui away from the capital with the official.

This move shocked everyone. This wasn't merely accompanying an official to his post; it was more like fleeing in haste.

What could Princess Jiahui have done to leave the capital so urgently and become the secondary wife of an obviously demoted official? Given her status, there had to be more to this story that people were missing.

Some people wanted to inquire about the situation from Grand Princess Consort's side, but she claimed to be ill and shut herself indoors, refusing to see anyone.

Unable to get information there, some decided to approach the Empress for answers.

However, the Empress was also unavailable as she was feeling unwell herself. She had been scolded by the Emperor, not only for Grand Princess Prefecture but also for her own association with them.

Although she hadn't committed any wrongdoing, Grand Princess Consort and Princess Jiahui were daring and had occupied fertile land, exploited lives, accepted bribes, and committed various offenses. Why had they dared to do this? It was all because of their close relationship with the Empress.

The Empress was quite upset. She didn't want to be close to Grand Princess Consort, but she had saved her life, and she couldn't be ungrateful.

She was one of the few people who understood why Grand Princess Consort, who had an ugly character, had been favored by the late Emperor, and why the royal princess had almost been erased from historical records.

Grand Princess Consort temperament was truly difficult to describe. When she needed a favor, she was extremely good at flattering the Empress. Listening to her was embarrassing.

When she had nothing to do, she still wanted to be present before the Empress. Fine, she could be present, but she also wanted to lecture the Empress occasionally, adopting an elder's demeanor and saying, "Although my aunt's words may be harsh, they are for your own good."

Despite her best efforts to restrain her tone, it was still unpleasant.

If it had been anyone else, the Empress would have kicked them out directly.

However, Grand Princess Consort had once stepped in to save her, so she couldn't be too unkind, and she didn't want to be criticized by others. Thus, she tolerated her aunt's behavior.

But she hadn't expected that Grand Princess Consort would remain oblivious and even take advantage of their close relationship to openly accumulate wealth outside, behaving disgracefully.

Although the Emperor had scolded her a few times, it had helped her get rid of Grand Princess Consort excessive attention, and the Empress had breathed a sigh of relief.

As for the affair with Grand Princess Consort and Princess Jiahui, everyone kept quiet, reluctant to reveal the full story. Only a few knew the truth behind it.

However, the more they kept silent, the wilder the speculations became in the outside world.

Fortunately, the following day was the day when the examination results would be announced, so everyone's attention was diverted.