novelraw Chapter 1208: Since Ancient Times, Princesses Have Worried About Marriage
Chapter 1208: Since Ancient Times, Princesses Have Worried About Marriage
"I didn’t go," the girl shook her head, "I heard it from my aunt."
Such a cocktail party is hardly accessible to the average Joe.
"I know about this too," another girl chimed in; she was quite close to the first girl.
That girl explained, "Xiaoxi told me right from the start, Xiaoxi’s aunt is the mayor’s daughter-in-law, so she attended the cocktail party, no doubt about it."
Some here are familiar with Xiaoxi and indeed know that Xiaoxi’s aunt is the capital’s mayor’s wife, so naturally, no one doubted it.
The mayor of the capital of the Empire—such an official is quite impressive to the average person. Suddenly, no one dared to express any doubts anymore, all gaping at Di Jinxuan with eyes filled with both envy and awe that they could hardly conceal.
Di Jinxuan was extremely uncomfortable under those gazes and finally couldn’t take it anymore; she quickly stood up and said to Qin Yun and the others, "I’m going to the bathroom, anyone want to come?"
"Let’s go together," Zhou Yihan said with a raised eyebrow and a sigh of relief, "Come on, we’ll accompany you."
Di Jinxuan grabbed three people and dashed off, leaving behind a group of shocked girls.
After Di Jinxuan had left, the group of girls began discussing.
"Really? Is she really from the Di Family?"
"She must be, otherwise how could she be associated with Jin Palace?"
"She’s so lucky."
"Ah, being born into a good family is indeed a skill, I’m so jealous."
"Miss from the Di Family, huh, I bet even men like those from Jin Palace couldn’t chase her."
"That’s true, ordinary men can hardly catch up, so there’s no need to be envious; being from a too prominent family makes it hard to pick a partner."
"Yeah, her brothers and sisters are all so outstanding; it must be tough for her to get married."
"Since ancient times, princesses have worried about marriage," someone laughed, "If things between her and Jin Palace go south, it’d probably be tough for her to find another man."
"Yeah, Jin Palace is already twenty-six, and that’s quite a few years older than her too. For someone like her, to find someone of the same age or not much older but still with good credentials, that’s really tough."
Thinking and discussing thus, the girls felt much better.
Men choosing partners is different from women; a very accomplished and top-notch man only needs to choose a wife who is decently beautiful, comes from a clean background, and fits the role of a faithful wife and good mother — he doesn’t need to have made something of himself, and no one would gossip.
For women, if their families are too powerful and influential, choosing a man becomes difficult.
Firstly, the age difference shouldn’t be too large; secondly, the man’s family background should also be substantial, and besides that, the man himself must be outstanding, otherwise, with a rich and powerful family and each sibling being top-notch, marrying such a woman wouldn’t be happy as a ’weak chicken.’
Being oppressed everywhere, unable to speak up,— who would want such a life?
Men, even less so.
Thus, they felt that although Di Jinxuan seemed to truly have good fortune, it was a pity she was a woman, and women have to marry — marriage and family are indeed a life’s pursuit.
No matter how good her family is, she’d end up living in someone else’s home, and if the discrepancy is too big, it would indeed be tough.
Thus, thinking this way, as a form of consolation for their jealousy, they didn’t feel so upset anymore.
Some even began to take pleasure in her misfortune, wondering what kind of man Di Jinxuan would end up with if Jin Palace broke up with her.
Whether it’s a woman or a man, the most taboo thing is to find the next partner worse than the previous.
For anyone, maintaining a bit of dignity is always necessary unless you’ve truly seen through the ways of the world, only wishing to lead an ordinary life, unconcerned with others’ gossip or that you once lived like a princess but later like a servant.