Chapter 1520: Chapter 1515: Bumped into Qin Muyan’s chest and passed out

Mineral resources were the fundamental reason why Qin Rulie and Qin Muyan agreed to the political marriage.

Great Wei Dynasty’s shortage of mineral resources required them to make costly purchases from Beiling City every year, and the expenditure on this item alone was incredibly massive.

And through the marriage alliance, Beiling City was willing to sell mineral resources at half the price to them, and even promised to send ten carriages of mineral resources as the dowry for the princess to Great Wei Dynasty. Why wouldn’t they be delighted?

Now that they had obtained the mineral resources and the trade routes were opened, to scorn the princess for her frailty and think about sending her back was an impossibility.

“From what I see, she is but a child, a bit delicate, but it doesn’t warrant a cancellation of the marriage,” the Empress Dowager, half-reclining on a soft couch, slowly spoke.

She was frail with age, her hair completely white, her entire being exceedingly weak.

Yet her tone still carried warmth and kindness.

She beckoned to Qin Muyan, “Muyan, come here.”

Qin Muyan approached and knelt beside the soft couch, “Imperial Grandmother, your grandson never considered breaking off the engagement, it’s just that this princess… seems a bit too young.”

He blamed himself for his own haste, for not inquiring about the princess’s age when he agreed to the marriage. Unexpectedly, the princess was but thirteen years old when the engagement was arranged, and now when the wedding was to be held, she was merely fourteen, not yet of age for the hairpinning ceremony.

And now, she had fainted from crying in the carriage, which made his head ache at the thought.

He was the least adept at coaxing girls.

The woman he cherished, his cousin Yingxue, was a remarkable lady with abilities surpassing many a man in the world.

And the princess he was now to marry…

Qin Muyan felt a headache coming on!

The Empress Dowager laughed heartily and patted Qin Muyan’s hand, “I think this little princess is quite a match for you. You are brave and strong, yet lacking a bit of patience. It’s perfect, let this little princess polish your edges, to teach you how to care for others!”

“Imperial Grandmother…” Qin Muyan felt somewhat powerless.

If he had this inclination, he’d rather spend more time training his soldiers in the military camp, and lead more military exercises.

To cajole a little girl?

He dared not even contemplate the scene.

Qin Rulie and Qin Ge didn’t feel it proper to say much either. Qin Rulie instructed Qin Muyan to pay more attention to the little princess, after all, she was to be his future Princess.

Qin Muyan then went to Qionghua Palace, where she was lodged, wanting to pay her a visit.

Qin Ge also had some thoughts about this future daughter-in-law, so he went along with Qin Muyan to see her.

On the palace road, Qin Ge was pondering, “This time, mother didn’t choose the right Princess for you, but the arrangement has been made. If she is unsuitable, mother can pick a couple of appropriate secondary concubines for you to manage the prince’s mansion. Then you can choose several satisfying women to serve by your side, so as not to wrong yourself.”

It was proper for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Qin Ge, remembering how Qin Muyan had refrained from marrying and restrained himself for over twenty years, truly felt sorry for him and had already started to think about which official’s daughter to choose as secondary consort and concubine.

Qin Muyan, however, hadn’t thought so much about it. In the past, he had kept many singers and dancers in his mansion, and there was no shortage of officials who tried to wed their women into his household. But where there were many women, it tended to be noisy.

Which he found quite annoying.

Now, all he wanted was to marry the Princess and be done with it.

As for other women, he hadn’t thought that far ahead.

In Qionghua Palace, Qin Ge and Qin Muyan had not yet stepped inside before they heard a commotion inside.

“Princess, spare me! This old official was just taking your pulse!”

“Princess, don’t run. You’re weak and exhausted from traveling, you must rest more!”

“Princess! Princess!”

A white figure rushed towards Qin Ge, and Qin Muyan immediately stepped in front of her, “Mother, be careful!”

“Bang!”

Rong Yun hit a wall, the pain making her dizzy, and she fainted on the spot.

Qin Muyan quickly held her and carried her into the chamber.

When she fainted, the court physician breathed a sigh of relief and asked the medical attendants to retrieve his Pulse Pillow Silver Needle and handkerchief, only then was it convenient for him to take Rong Yun’s pulse.

Qin Muyan stayed by her bedside, concerned. After the court physician had taken her pulse, the palace maids drew the bed curtains, and he immediately asked, “How is the Princess’s health?”

The court physician sighed, “The Princess is young and has no serious health issues. She is simply tired from the long journey, and emotionally unstable due to being far from her hometown and loved ones, which has caused some distress… but it’s nothing serious. Once the Princess wakes up and has some nourishment, and her mind is calm, she will recover after some rest. It will not delay the national ceremonies.”

“That’s good. Doctor Zhang, you are the best court physician in the palace. I command you to attend to the Princess personally and ensure her health is unharmed and her mind at peace,” Qin Muyan ordered authoritatively, leaving no room for Doctor Zhang to object.

Doctor Zhang found himself in a difficult position. He had just experienced the Princess’s temper, and the thought of attending to her…

Doctor Zhang was internally distressed.

When Qin Muyan left, Qin Ge was reprimanding palace maids.

The palace staff from Beiling City were all attendants of the little princess. As the national ceremonies had not yet taken place, they were considered guests, and Qin Ge could not scold them. Instead, she had careened into the palace staff from Qionghua Palace, from the Palace Maid in Charge to the lowest-ranking cleaning maids, berating them all harshly for failing to serve the Princess and turning the palace into a chaotic mess, showing no decorum.

The palace maids and eunuchs of Qionghua Palace felt aggrieved but could only silently accept their punishment.

Qin Muyan knew Qin Ge was making an example out of the incident, intentionally letting the staff from Beiling witness it as a warning.

The Palace Maid in Charge from Beiling, a somewhat elderly woman, stepped forward and knelt before Qin Ge, “Please forgive us, Eldest Princess. Our princess is young and has never left Beiling. Now that she travels far to marry, her heart lingers with her loved ones at home, and she is slightly discomposed. We hope the Eldest Princess and Your Highness can be forgiving.”

She was a close confidante of the Imperial Consort and the highest-ranking attendant among those who accompanied Rong Yun. She sincerely kowtowed and apologized to Qin Ge and Qin Muyan, which made it difficult for them to reprimand further.

However, Qin Muyan couldn’t help but ask curiously, “I have heard that the little princess has been taken out of the palace since she was five years old and has visited many places in the four kingdoms and nine provinces. How could she have never left Beiling?”

The Palace Maid in Charge maintained her composure and replied calmly, “Perhaps there is some mistake in the rumors among the common folk. Our princess has been taught by the side of the Imperial Consort since childhood, strictly disciplined, and has never left the side of the Imperial Consort. We hope Your Highness will not believe the commoners’ gossip and have a bad impression of the princess. She is very proper and well-mannered.”

Qin Muyan glanced around Qionghua Palace. It had only been a couple of hours since Rong Yun entered the palace, and already there was a mess, even the curtains by the window had been half torn down. This princess, it seemed, had little to do with being proper and well-mannered.

But the women of Great Wei were also straightforward and unpretentious, so Qin Muyan did not expose the Palace Maid in Charge and helped Qin Ge leave Qionghua Palace.

The palace staff from Beiling heaved a collective sigh of relief, all collapsed to the ground, patting their own chests.

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