After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 777 - 775: Requirements

The Empress couldn’t wait to escape Yongning Palace, a cold place filled with power and status, devoid of family warmth.

No.

It’s not devoid of family warmth.

It’s just that the Empress Dowager’s affection was all given to Princess Duanhui and Prince Qi, none left for her daughter.

The Empress deeply regretted.

For so many years, she listened too much to the Empress Dowager.

If she had wholeheartedly supported Princess Shouning, just like the Empress Dowager once supported Princess Nanzhang.

Even if she didn’t receive Prince NanAn’s love, at least she could have been with the person she liked forever, better than losing her life.

Unfortunately—

There’s no medicine in this world for regrets.

Returning to Phoenix Palace, the Empress was overcome with grief, wishing she could go with her daughter.

Nanny Zhou advised the Empress to take care of her health.

The Empress mocked herself, "Yes, I should take care of my health."

"All I have left in this life is a cold Empress position!"

Nanny Zhou hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you still have the Second Prince...."

The Empress let out a chilling laugh.

Nanny Zhou said no more.

She really didn’t know what to say.

Who could have expected the Empress Dowager and Duke Chong to be so heartless?

Just because Princess Shouning defied her, disobeyed, they decided to send her away for marriage.

They were ruthless beyond reason.

Could anyone who colludes with Duke Chong be considered a good person?

Although Princess Shouning lost her life saving Prince NanAn, at least she fulfilled her wish, better than being alive and separated from family, living a fate worse than death.

Princess Shouning made such a great sacrifice; if Prince Qi succeeds in his plans, it would be good. Otherwise, the Empress would be doomed as well.

Prince NanAn was the Empress’s son-in-law, and for Princess Shouning’s sake, he would plead on behalf of the Empress.

Princess Shouning used her life to exchange for half an amulet for the Empress, although this wasn’t what the Empress wanted.

The Empress was grief-stricken and uninterested in anything.

Nanny Zhou busily oversaw the preparations for Princess Shouning’s marriage.

The concubines who had the Phoenix Seal dare not cause trouble at this time and diligently worked.

Due to the short timeframe, the palace was busy to an extreme.

The evening before the marriage, Prince NanAn brought Princess Shouning back to the palace.

In just two days, Princess Shouning had noticeably lost weight.

The Empress held her hand, scolding her for being silly.

Scolding turned to tears, "The truly foolish one is your mother...."

Having been in the palace for so many years, she had always relied on the Empress Dowager.

When the Empress Dowager wanted her to go east, she didn’t dare go west.

When the Empress Dowager wanted to send Princess Shouning away for marriage, how could she stop it?

When the Empress Dowager made decisions, she never asked for her opinion.

This Empress was merely a puppet.

Unable to protect her daughter, she was a failed mother.

The Empress was full of self-reproach.

The Empress spent the night accompanying Princess Shouning.

Even Princess Shuning, who had competed with Princess Shouning since childhood, was moved by Princess Shouning’s bravery and came to visit with words of comfort.

The next day, the Empress personally dressed Princess Shouning.

Because Princess Shouning was gravely ill and couldn’t bear the weight of a heavy phoenix crown, her crown was made overnight from various parts in the palace.

It looked grand, but in reality, it was mostly hollow, lacking weight.

The Empress personally helped her daughter into the bridal sedan chair, escorted out of the palace by Prince NanAn.

Prince NanAn Mansion.

Guests filled the place, lively and bustling.

But this liveliness was stifling, making one want to laugh and cry.

No different from a common family’s marriage ceremony.

Except this time, before anyone could drink the wedding wine, the palace attendants brought news of death.

Princess Shouning had died.

Died in the arms of Prince NanAn.

Palace attendants rushed into the palace to report the death, leaving the Empress devastated.

But this time, she was mentally prepared and didn’t faint.

"What did the Princess say?" Nanny Zhou asked.

The palace maid hesitated.

"Quickly, speak," Nanny Zhou urged.

The palace maid choked out, "The Princess said if there’s a next life, she doesn’t want to be a princess anymore; she wants to be a bandit."

The Empress wept with a broken heart.

Her daughter was too foolish.

She envied Princess Consort Zhenbei.

But Princess Consort Zhenbei wasn’t really a bandit; she was a princess.

Prince NanAn Mansion.

The bridal room was filled with cries of despair.

Chu Shun and the others stood outside the window, sighing repeatedly.

"Why is it always Prince NanAn who suffers?" said the Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo sympathetically.

Chu Shun and the Heir of Marquis Beining glanced sidelong at the Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo.

"Aside from you, which of us isn’t suffering?"

Thinking about his own marriage, Chu Shun felt overwhelmed.

His engagement with Qin Hanhan was false.

The steward went to welcome the bride, and after so long, there hasn’t been a single report.

Chu Shun didn’t know how the steward would come back empty-handed, how he would explain to his parents.

And the Heir of Marquis Beining, thinking of how he once mistook Miss Zhou Qi for a man and struck her chest, he just wanted to chop off his own hands.

Thankfully, Miss Zhou Qi returned home; if she stayed in the Capital, meeting frequently...

The Heir of Marquis Beining had a headache.

But their misfortunes couldn’t compare to Prince NanAn’s tragedy.

The day originally set for his marriage to the Nanyang Marquis Mansion’s daughter was now delayed a year so that Princess Shouning could pass away without regrets.

Fortunately, the Heir of Duke Chong was imprisoned, awaiting death.

If the Heir of Duke Chong didn’t die, Prince NanAn would eventually face danger to his own life.

Looking at the cries of despair from the bridal room.

Chu Shun and the others felt a stir in their hearts.

Though they were idle and carefree, at least they wouldn’t do anything too outrageous.

But faced with someone like the Heir of Duke Chong who was utterly unscrupulous in achieving his goals, they played it safe; the Heir of Duke Chong continued to put people in peril.

If only they had been decisive enough to eliminate the Heir of Duke Chong that day on the painting boat, there wouldn’t be so many calamities now.

Their concessions only led to intensified schemes and bloodshed.

The bright red silk was taken down and replaced with white.

The festive atmosphere was replaced by one of mourning.

The day originally chosen for Prince NanAn’s marriage to Nie Yao became the day of Princess Shouning’s funeral.

Princess NanAn brought the gift list into the palace to see the Empress.

Princess Shouning’s marriage was celebrated with a ten-mile red wedding, gloriously.

Apart from those items buried with Princess Shouning, there remained quite a lot.

Since Princess Shouning hadn’t consummated her marriage with Prince NanAn, the dowry naturally had to be returned.

The Empress was indifferent to those items.

She only had one request for Princess NanAn.

She wanted Prince NanAn to observe a three-year celibacy for her daughter, Princess Shouning.

This request made Princess NanAn furrow her brow.

She was very grateful to Princess Shouning for stepping up and taking a sword for Prince NanAn.

But that sword was given by Princess Shouning’s cousin, the Heir of Duke Chong.

Princess NanAn and Prince NanAn had only one son, Prince NanAn.

All their hopes were focused on Prince NanAn marrying soon, so they could have grandchildren.

Princess Shouning had a deep affection for her son, risking her life to take a sword for him, a debt of gratitude that could only be repaid by marrying her and fulfilling her last wish.

Observing a year’s celibacy for Princess Shouning, Princess NanAn had no objection.

When a legal wife passed away, observing a year’s celibacy before remarrying showed respect.

But truly observing a full year’s celibacy was rare, many used the excuse of having no mother for their children to remarry in three months.