Gifted Bride of the Sinned Prince

“Oh. What does he do?” Li Hua asked.

“His second son, Li Jianjun, has recently qualified the civil services exam with a good score. He will be a rank three official in the Governor’s office,” Jingfei answered. Li Hua noticed that the first princess did not look enthusiastic to share this news with them. She truly wished Jingfei to be with Huang Xi.

“Then, will the First Princess meet Li Jianjun before her marriage?” Jin Yu asked her.

“Whatever Father and mother decide, I have to follow that,” Jingfei stated.

“So, if His Majesty decides that there is no need to see Li Jianjun, then the First Princess will obey it?” Jin Yu asked curiously.

“Yes. The Crown Princess and the Princess Consort were lucky to find good men for them,” Jingfei stated. She did not know what her husband would be like. What if he would also hate her? Jingfei’s mind was filled with the fear of being hated after he found out that Huang Xi despised her. She could not either express it to anyone. Moreover, her mother thought that Li Jianjun would be best for her.

“I got to know Prince Lóng Wei after my marriage,” Li Hua corrected Jingfei.

“However Brother Lóng Wei loved you since the very beginning,” Jingfei stated.

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“Your husband will also love you,” Jin Yu said while her tone turned informal. She picked up the teapot and poured the tea for Jingfei. “Li Hua told me that hibiscus flowers brought good fortune. This hibiscus will bring the same to the First Princess.” She forwarded the teacup to Jingfei and then, filled a cup for them as well.

Jingfei sipped the tea and complimented Li Hua for her tea brewing skills. “I truly want my fortune to be good,” she said.

“In my opinion, Princess Jingfei should meet with Li Jianjun once. I think that His Majesty and Her Majesty will definitely arrange a meeting for both of you,” Li Hua stated.

Jingfei nodded and silently drank the tea.

“The First Princess must ask Li Jianjun some important things on her first meeting with him. It is important for her to know what kind of man he is,” Jin Yu opined.

“Your Royal Highness, my mother, and father think that Li Jianjun is the best choice for me. He is already a rank three official. After my marriage with him, his rank will be increased to level second. I do not think that I have to ask anything anymore,” Jingfei asserted.

“The rank is not important, Princess Jingfei. You must see if the man will keep you happy or not. I know that the First Princess has better knowledge of this than I have. However, I lived a commoner life and stayed outside the palace. I have seen most of the upperclassmen are not nice. They are either power-hungry or full of lust,” Jingfei affirmed. Li Hua and Jingfei looked at her in bewilderment.

“What does the Crown Princess mean?” Jingfei asked with slight fear.

“They visit the brothel houses to seek pleasure,” Jin Yu stated. “Not all but many,” she added.

“Your Royal Highness, but the ministers and high-rank officials will never do it. Since they have high values and they have a reputation in the society,” Li Hua did not agree with Jin Yu’s view.

“I saw with my own eyes. Yesterday, I even saw the minister, who visits the brothel house regularly. People do not know because it was done in utter secret. That’s why it is not good to trust them and their sons. Some may be good, but most of them are the same as I described,” Jingfei stated. “That is why the First Princess must try to find what type of man Li Jianjun is before agreeing to marry him. Marrying the right man and woman is more important rather than seeing the age,” Jin Yu advised her.

“My Father would not have asked me to consider this if such a thing is there,” Jingfei stated.

“Exactly. However, His Majesty does not look into every man’s history and work. Men who cheat their wives are worse than the scums,” Jin Yu affirmed as she recalled her father, who cheated on her mother and lifted the teacup. She gulped the tea and put it on the table.

Li Hua and Jingfei were stunned to hear the language that Jin Yu just used. They looked at each other when Jin Yu told them, “It is not wrong to curse such men.”

“Why does the First Princess think I married late? Women of my age are married off at the age of eighteen mostly or sometimes even at a younger age. I waited for the right time and then, I found the Crown Prince.”

A blush appeared on Jin Yu’s cheeks and a smile formed on her lips. “I am again missing my husband,” she said and sighed while pouting her lips.

Jin Yu’s words deeply impacted Jingfei, and she decided to search for what kind of man Li Jianjun was. She would not marry him if he was also involved in all this that Jin Yu described to her.

She returned to her chamber in the afternoon to have her lunch. But she could not eat properly. Her personal attendant, Lin Jie, asked her if she was alright. Jingfei hummed and took a bite of the roasted chicken.

Soon, she finished her day’s meals, but compared to the other days she ate less. It was because she was worried if she did right by agreeing with her mother. What if Li Jianjun was that kind of man, who was also a regular in the brothel house?

“Lin Jie, is there any way that we can find out what type of man Li Jianjun is?” Jingfei asked her.

“Pardon me, Your Highness?” Lin Jie was confused to hear the First Princess.

“I want to know if it will be right to marry Li Jianjun,” Jingfei stated with a serious tone.