Chapter 630: Inquiry
It was not difficult to find out about Young Lady Xie.
After all, Young Lady Xie was also a member of the Royal Academy. In each family, even if they did not have a child who went to the Royal Academy, there would always be one in the family of a close friend.
Therefore, on the second day, more and more people came to visit her friends.
“How’s the eldest daughter of the Xie family?” A busybody asked.
“You mean Xie Qiao?” A young man blushed. “She’s very beautiful, like a fairy.”
“As compared to the young lady from the Chu family?”
“She’s not inferior.”
“Do you think the eldest daughter of the Xie family knows how to use a sword?” Another busybody asked.
“She can do more than that. I’ve seen her with my own eyes. She’s so beautiful. She’s not overly soft, she has a fierce and decisive tenacity. That is why the Crown Prince awarded her a white jade!
“However, Young Lady Xie can do more with dancing with a sword. Her best and most unforgettable achievement is that she won eight first prizes. Dong Xiyun has only won three or four first prizes at most, but Young Lady Xie has won everything that Young Lady Dong is best at. She’s superior to her in every aspect!”
The ministers who asked were shocked.
At the Royal Academy, although it was the women’s academy, the difficulty of the exam would not be too low.
To be able to get the top eight prizes, it showed that this person definitely had real talent.
So, this girl was a strange young lady who suppressed the capital’s number one talent and beauty?
“It’s a pity…” That junior changed his tone.
A minister jolted. “What is?”
“It’s a pity. Young Lady Xie is known for her short life. She fainted immediately after she danced with her sword. The imperial physician personally checked her pulse and said that how long she could live depended on her life. She can’t get angry. She has to take good care of herself. Even so, she probably wouldn’t live past 20!”
It was not a secret that she had a short life.
There were already many people who knew about it now.
There was not anyone who was not shocked.
She would not live past 20? Then… The Crown Prince would have to marry again in the future?
This girl was talented and beautiful. It was completely different from what they thought. They thought she was a female version of Xie Niushan, but she was really a good girl. If this person became the Princess Consort, her temper and personality were still acceptable.
Why did she have to have a short life?!
Everyone thought the possibility of the Crown Prince truly marrying a wife was not high.
It was probably because he heard that this Young Lady Xie suppressed the Fourth Prince’s fiancee, so he wanted to marry her…
Or perhaps, he thought it was too much of a trouble to marry a wife, so he got his confidant, Xie Pinggang’s sister, to be his s.h.i.+eld.
Thinking of this, they thought the young lady was quite pitiful.
She was already short-lived, and she would have to be treated coldly by the Crown Prince in the future.
It had only been a day, but the way people looked at her had changed.
Xie Niushan went to work as usual. It was rather strict at the military camp, so he did not hear any news.
Xie Pinggang heard the news earlier, so he was relatively calm. He did not mention this matter at home.
Xie Pinghuai was still at the Lin Residence, while Xie Xi ran around frequently. However, she hardly spoke, so she did not say much. The steward heard about this matter, but seeing the calmness of the main family, he thought the news might be fake.
They were all secretly thinking to themselves, but they did not say anything.
Three days later, Xie Niushan was stuck at home early in the morning.
He saw an old eunuch who served the Emperor bringing a bunch of things over. He did not know what he was doing.
The eunuch held the imperial edict in his hand, so he could only get his family to come over obediently. He immediately knelt down to receive the edict.
“First Young Lady, the Emperor and the Crown Prince said that you’re a dignified and n.o.ble person, so there’s no need for formalities. You can just stand and receive the edict.” The eunuch was very considerate.
Xie Niushan was confused.