Jiang Ru has already turned sixteen, and will be seventeen after the New Year, yet her marriage has not been settled.
Of course, one reason for the delay is the previous emperor's death, but the biggest reason is that the Third Madam has high standards but lacks the means.
She and the Third Master are both children born out of wedlock.
The Third Master has only achieved the rank of a fifth-grade official in the Imperial Court. While that may be respectable in the provinces, it amounts to little in Ye City.
But the Third Madam doesn't see it that way.
The current Your Majesty is her nephew, after all, and Jiang Ru is His Majesty's cousin. What a high status that is!
Who knows, she might even be granted the title of Commandery Princess. How could she marry just anyone?
At the very least, she should marry a newly wealthy man like Shen Cong as his principal wife to match Jiang Ru's status!
