Chapter 335 Dare to snatch this prince’s woman?
The Crown Princess was very pleased to see this. She quickly said to the Emperor, "Father, look, Princess Jingrou herself has admitted that it's OK that she was born in a low family, but she actually stayed in a brothel. If such a person were to marry into our royal family, it would be a disgrace to the royal family. Please think twice."
At this time, the feudal civil servant could not help but stand up and said, "Your Majesty, the Crown Princess is absolutely right. The Crown Prince's status is so noble. Such a shameless woman is really not worthy of being the Crown Prince's Consort."
The other young ladies from the noble families also quickly echoed, "Yes, a prostitute has no right to marry the prince. She is not even worthy of carrying our shoes."
The emperor looked at Qianhuan and said, "Princess Jingrou, since you admit that you have earned money in a brothel, then you are a brothel girl. People like you are not worthy of entering our royal family. I cannot agree to your marriage with Ziyu."
Qianhuan heard this, her expression unchanged, and she said calmly, "Your Majesty, I am not a prostitute. I did go to Xunfang Pavilion to dance, but I only sell my art and not my body. Moreover, every time I dance for Miss Hongyu, I go home immediately and do not stay in the brothel. I earn my living with my talent, and I earn this money cleanly. I do not feel ashamed, nor do I feel that I am a shameless person."
At this time, a noble lady who was usually on good terms with the Crown Princess said, "Humph, it sounds nice to say that you only sell your art but not your body, but who knows whether you make money by dancing in the brothel or by relying on your body?"
Another noble lady who wanted to curry favor with the Crown Princess also spoke up and said, "That's right. After entering such a dirty place, her body must have been unclean for a long time. She still dreams of marrying into the royal family and getting her hands on our noble prince. She is really a toad wanting to eat swan meat. If I were Princess Jingrou, I would have rushed to my death in this palace."
Qianhuan responded bluntly, "Only when a person's own heart is dirty will she see others as dirty. This lady should really run into a wall and die in this hall, because your heart is really too dirty."
The noble lady was so angry that her face turned red. "You... you really have no sense of shame. You earn all your money in brothels. How dare you live like this?"
"Compared to you ladies from aristocratic families who have nothing to lose and don't know the sufferings of the world, I am proud to be alive. I am much more useful than you."
The prince was still immersed in his own thoughts. He kept thinking about how Zhao Feiyan and Qi Beiming had made love in bed and deceived the search teams. His heart was filled with jealousy and disappointment. He did not immediately stand up to stop the group attack on Qianhuan, nor did he say a word to support Qianhuan.
Qianhuan looked at the dazed Prince and felt a chill in her heart. Even if no one believed her, she would not be sad. But if the Prince did not believe her, she would be very sad.
Instead, Madam Qian spoke up to defend him, "Your Majesty, I think that since Princess Jingrou dared to openly admit that she once danced in a brothel for the top performer to earn money, then she must not have done anything shameful, otherwise she could have completely denied it. I think that Princess Jingrou must have had her own difficulties in going to a brothel to dance and earn money, otherwise who would want to go to a place like a brothel to earn money by performing?"
"Thank you Madam Qian for your righteous words. Qianhuan is grateful. Qianhuan went to the brothel to dance to earn money because, firstly, Yang Mama from Xunfang Pavilion took a fancy to my dancing skills and tried her best to keep me to dance in place of Hongyu. Moreover, Yang Mama promised to guarantee my personal safety, so I agreed. Secondly, at that time, our family of three depended on each other. My father broke his leg and my mother was weak. I had to work hard to earn money to support my family. If I were given another chance to choose again, I would still agree to Yang Mama to dance in place of Hongyu to earn money. I don't feel ashamed to earn money to support my family with my own strength."
Qianhuan was telling the truth. Even if she had the chance to choose again, she would still go dancing. No one would complain about having too much money. Singing and dancing are what she is best at. She can make money from this, so why not?
Madam Qian had never thought that Qian Huan had lived such a hard life before. She pleaded with His Majesty on her behalf, "Your Majesty, you have heard that this child has not done anything out of the ordinary. She just dances to earn money to support the family. Please do not be bound by worldly etiquette and ruin the prince's good marriage."
The Crown Princess retorted, "Madam Qian, I know you are close to Princess Jingrou, but you can't protect her like this. How do you know that Princess Jingrou didn't do anything out of line? Even the Crown Prince didn't say a word for her, which shows that the Crown Prince doesn't want to marry a dirty woman home."
His Majesty saw that the prince was indeed somewhat indifferent, so he nodded and said, "Well, the Crown Princess is right. Princess Jingrou is indeed not suitable to marry into the royal family."
Things had developed to this point, and Qi Beiming felt that the time was almost right. He hurried to the palace and requested, "Your Majesty, I came here originally to ask for the Ninth Princess of your country to marry me. I heard that the Ninth Princess was unwilling to marry far away to Canglang Country and had been throwing a tantrum, and I didn't want to force it. I have been thinking about Princess Jingrou since I saw her at the last Five Nations Exchange Conference. Our Canglang Country has always been open-minded, and I don't mind Princess Jingrou performing in a brothel. Since everyone in your country dislikes her, Your Majesty might as well give her to me. This will not only give Princess Jingrou a good home, but also establish diplomatic relations between Canglang Country and Dayuan Country."
The Queen couldn't help but be delighted when she heard what Qi Beiming said. She also couldn't bear to see her daughter marry to a place as far away as Canglang Country. The Queen quickly agreed, "I also think that the King of Canglang Country's proposal is very good. Your Majesty, you might as well agree to the King of Canglang Country's request."
Qianhuan really didn't expect Qi Beiming to step in and interfere. Under the current circumstances, even if she stood up and said she was unwilling, the emperor and the empress would not agree. They would definitely be very happy to send her, an insignificant person, to the Canglang Kingdom as a marriage partner, so that their beloved Ninth Princess would not have to suffer the pain of marrying far away.
But she didn't love Qi Beiming, and she really couldn't live with someone she didn't love. In this situation, only the prince could save her.
The emperor was naturally happy to facilitate this matter. "Since the king of Canglang Kingdom is interested in Princess Jingrou, then I will make the decision and let Princess Jingrou represent our Dayuan to go to Canglang Kingdom for marriage. I hope that the two countries can maintain a long-term relationship..."
Before His Majesty could finish his words, he was interrupted by a loud shout, "Who dares to snatch this prince's woman?"