Unaware that My Legitimate Sister is My Husband - Chapter 118
Chapter 118
(46.2)
Xi Xian did not see her legitimate sister, but heard the news of the old emperor’s death.
The timeline was originally fast, but now the difference was that the Xi family’s properties had not been confiscated, Xi Xian, faring well, was still staying at home, following the changes of the time. Gradually, the heart she had for the crown prince turned indifferent, and she no longer paid attention to these matters of his.
She wasn’t aware at all of all the sudden changes at court, her entire mind was full of only her small problems.
When she suddenly heard the news, she was a bit astonished.
Since the beginning of this year’s spring, the snow and ice were about to melt down, the spring was bringing back warmth to the ground, all the trees were sprouting, but the old emperor had fallen very sick.
As he was getting older, his favored concubines were overstepping their boundaries, his favorite imperial concubine, née Zhen, was very close to the position of vice-empress and the emperor’s food, clothing and supplies were no longer under the management of the empress, née He.
Moreover, before his death, née Zhen even gave birth to a son for the old emperor. The emperor Suiyuan was delighted, and thus conferred the title of prince of Qing for this son, and of noble imperial consort for Née Zhen. For this pair of mother and son, he didn’t mind plunging the court in chaos, and for a time the court and the public opinion were in uproar, but the crown prince remained unmoved.
It wasn’t that the empress, née He, wasn’t worried, but she did not have a son, she had only given birth to a daughter for the old emperor, so in the end, she could only depend on the crown prince.
As soon as the emperor Suiyuan died, née Zhen hanged herself and died with unparalleled determination and without any attachment to this life.
Xi Xian couldn’t help but marvel a bit.
No matter when, his means of controlling his subordinates were forever so cruel and sharp, for née Zhen to have been willing to die so quickly, she must have gotten some promises or benefits, besides, with her staying by the old emperor’s side, it would be easier to deal with his brothers.
In order to achieve his goal, Lu Zongheng, no matter which lifetime it was, was always so unscrupulous.
Xi Xian did not hear any news from her legitimate sister, and only heard Xi Yan, whose health was getting worse, say that actually, even before Xi Xian returned home, Xi Heng was also like this, she rarely ever lived in the residence, and spent most of her time in her maternal family’s home, or in the temple.
Xi Xian was a bit dejected.
It was spring now, and she still wanted to leave the family to become a nun, because she was really too tired, no matter what would happen in the future, Xi Xian couldn’t accept it. She believed that only by covering her ears and eyes, could she live happily.
During this time without her legitimate sister, her third sister Xi Yan was her most intimate friend and confidant.
She actually could not understand, why was her third sister still not married?
She was older than Xi Yao, they heard that Xi Yao had gotten pregnant, but her third sister was still single and solitary, she was reading scrolls every day, with a clear and refreshing fragrance on her sleeves, she was just like what Xi Xian thought of her, the most refined and dignified high-born lady.
She knew too little about her third sister.
She only knew that her birth mother died early and that she had a gentle and submissive nature. Most of the time, when she was with Xi Xian, they did not talk too much, but Xi Xian could see from her eyes the simple love and care she had for her, like a real sister.
Xi Xian was always saying to her, why was her legitimate sister still not back ah, but her third sister would tell her to wait a little longer, because their eldest sister had many matters to attend to, and then she would serve tea for Xi Xian, they would play a game of chess, and then Xi Xian would be able to forget a lot of things.
She also had some small talk with Xi Yan, and told her that she really wanted to become a nun.
Xi Yan didn’t try to convince her, she just did her best to understand what was in Xi Xian’s mind and just sighed slowly.
She really didn’t know how to assess this matter.
Xi Yan thought for a while before saying to her, “I don’t know what you are talking about, but in fact, you don’t actually want to become a nun that much, don’t you? Becoming a nun will lead you to suffering, and you are not someone who can endure suffering.”
Xi Xian shook her head and said, “But I think it’s better to suffer than to feel sad in my heart.”
Xi Yan suddenly said, “If what you want to avoid is just all of this, why can’t you marry an ordinary husband ? In that case, you won’t be so sad.”
Xi Xian still shook her head.
In fact, it was not impossible, but if she married an ordinary husband, then that person would never give up this relationship with the Xi family, otherwise he would not have taken her as his wife in the first place. If this was the case, it would be seeking her own humiliation, and stupid like she was, she wouldn’t even know about it.
Xi Yan could not do anything about her, she was just trying to talk to her to see. After all, her little sister wanted to leave the family, the family was temporarily coaxing and repressing her idea, but they were unable to make her change her mind, and she did not think she could persuade Xi Xian with just a few words either.
Translator : Laura
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