Dianxia Qingcheng

Chapter 258: Extra Don't Leave Me 16 (Complete)

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When we entered the city, someone was already waiting to greet us at the city gate. He was an unknown boss of Pei Zheng's huge business.

The boss arranged a luxurious mansion for them to live in, which was no worse than the original Prime Minister's Mansion.

At this time, Alan Yue's legs were able to walk briefly, and he expressed his desire to return to the barbarians. After all, he still had to return to his brother.

Zhao Litang wanted to go back with him, so he didn't plan to follow Pei Zheng into the palace to meet the emperor. After meeting the emperor, Zhao Litang was worried that he would not be able to leave, so this time he put aside his national feelings and just cherished the people in front of him.

Pei Zheng also understood and respected his decision.

When A Lanyue, Zhao Litang and Liu Zhiyuan left Linjiang City and continued their journey south, everyone came out to see them off and agreed to see each other again in the future.

Afterwards, Pei Zheng entered the palace alone and met the Changling Emperor Qi Changfeng.

He was still the same as before, but there was already a calm and restrained imperial aura between his brows.

When Qi Changfeng saw Pei Zheng, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time. He thought Pei Zheng had died a long time ago, but he didn't expect that he could still stand in front of him.

Qi Changfeng asked about Qi Changyi's whereabouts, and Pei Zheng just smiled and replied that he was living well now and the emperor didn't need to worry about him.

Qi Changfeng knew that Changyi might not want to see his brother anymore. Knowing that Changyi was doing well, he felt relieved and did not force Qi Changyi to come to the palace.

The two chatted for a long time about the current national conditions of Changling Kingdom. The war between the Celestial Empire and the barbarians in the past had severely damaged the Celestial Empire, so the national strength of Changling Kingdom is not as good as before. In the past few years, Qi Changfeng was still a qualified emperor, working hard to govern the country, so Changling has been in a stage of slowly becoming stronger.

But there is still a long way to go to restore the former prosperity.

The Changling Kingdom is now in a state of disrepair and the court is eager for talented people. Qi Changfeng has always lacked a right-hand man who can help him. Although there are wise ministers who can be used in the court, if Pei Zheng can come back, it will definitely be a great help.

Pei Zheng did not refuse. He came back with ardent ambitions in his heart. Previously, he always advocated tyranny and used cruel means to fight violence with violence. Although it enabled the country to develop and grow rapidly, it also accumulated public grievances for a long time and did not truly conquer the world.

This time, he wanted to take a different route.

Pei Zheng soon returned to the court. He did not accept the position of prime minister given to him by Qi Changfeng. Instead, he started as a minor official and slowly climbed up step by step with his strength and ability and was promoted successively.

In Jiang Yubai's words, if people like Pei Zheng did not serve as officials in the court, it would be a great loss to the court.

Jiang Yubai was not idle either. He had already made up his mind to travel around and be a free-spirited doctor who saved the dying and healed the wounded, just like the ghost doctor Shen Huan had done in the past, saving and helping people for free and doing good deeds.

Jiang Yubai left quietly on the day he left. He didn't want to say goodbye to those people one by one, especially Xiao Shijiu, who would definitely cry and not want him to leave. He was afraid that he would really not want to leave.

After secretly packing his things, Jiang Yubai went around to the backyard of the house and took away Pei Zheng's carriage.

After all, Pei Zheng is now powerful and has so much property, so it is not too much to give him a carriage.

Jiang Yubai thought that everyone else was still asleep, so he secretly led the carriage away through the back door.

It was still dark and there were few pedestrians on the road. Jiang Yubai jumped into the carriage and was about to drive away when a hand suddenly reached out from the carriage behind him, covered his mouth and dragged him in.

At this time, everyone else in the mansion was indeed sleeping soundly, but Pei Zheng looked at the sky outside and estimated that the two people should have left, so he planned to get up and read the memorials.

Shen Shijiu was still half asleep and asked Pei Zheng where he was going and whether he was going to court.

Pei Zheng kissed his forehead gently and let him continue sleeping.

If he woke up and found that Jiang Yubai and Chengfeng had left, he wouldn't know how long he would be sad.

The mansion that was once bustling with activity now only had a family of three and Li Yu left.

More than half a year passed in a flash, and Pei Zheng finally became the prime minister.

However, they did not move to a new house, but simply changed the plaque at the entrance of the house to an imperially bestowed plaque: "Prime Minister's Mansion".

At this time, the person who had been away for a long time also came back.

Zhao Litang did not come back alone, A Lanyue came back with him.

At that time, Pei Zheng was meeting the emperor in the palace, and Zhao Litang took this opportunity to enter the palace.

Unexpectedly, when Pei Zheng saw Zhao Litang in the palace, he did not look surprised, as if he had already expected that he would come back.

The two chatted with the emperor for a long time, then came out of the palace together, and walked down the high jade steps side by side.

When they reached the bottom, Zhao Litang said, "Congratulations, Prime Minister Pei."

Pei Zheng remained calm, "Congratulations, General Zhao."

"Don't you want to ask me why I came back?"

"What's your reason for not coming back?"

Zhao Litang laughed, "Don't you know the reason?"

Pei Zheng also smiled, "I know he will come back with you."

Zhao Litang didn't say anything else, just smiled and continued walking forward, "By the way, Prime Minister Pei, the emperor just forgot to give me a place to live, so I have to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion for a few more days."

Pei Zheng looked at his back and the towering yellow-red palace wall behind him, and suddenly asked, "Are you ready?"

Zhao Litang stopped, turned around and asked, "What?"

"Are you ready to start over?" Pei Zheng said with a smile, "How about we not be enemies this time but just allies?"

Zhao Litang understood what he meant. He wanted to join forces with him to transform the now weak Changling back into the prosperous and powerful Celestial Empire it once was.

Take back what they lost, little by little.

Zhao Litang smiled and said, "I couldn't ask for more."

But before revitalizing Changling, there is one more important thing to do.

Changling State, which has always attached great importance to the ethics of heaven, unexpectedly had such a shocking event.

They are respected and loved by the people. The Prime Minister, who loves the people like his own children, is able to distinguish right from wrong, is the most sympathetic to the sufferings of the people, and is the most approachable and kind person, is getting married!

And she married a man!

And I heard they are from the royal family!

The people in the city didn't know how to react for a moment. As for Lord Pei, he was an honest and good official. Although they had heard of Lord Pei's bad reputation before, it had been cleared in the past year or so.

If Lord Pei wanted to marry a man, it seemed that they would not be unable to accept it.

Just when everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion was busy preparing for this great happy event, Jiang Yubai and Chengfeng also returned.

The two had been traveling outside for more than half a year. When they came back, they heard that Pei Zheng and Shen Shijiu's wedding was going to be re-held, and it would be a grand celebration.

The people who had been separated for a long time met again and encountered such a good event, which was naturally doubly joyful.

On the day of the wedding, Shen Shijiu was taken out of the palace.

The whole city was covered with bright red dowries and red silks, and the streets and alleys were hung with fiery red lotus lanterns, lighting up the sky above the city.

The people in the city put aside their grudges and celebrated together. Lights and decorations were hung everywhere and it was as lively as a festival. The streets were full of bustling crowds of people, who lined the sides of the road to welcome them, just to catch a glimpse of Lord Pei and his young wife.

The gates of the imperial palace were opened, and a long guard of honor walked out in an orderly manner first, followed by the dowry team. Sixteen people carried the wedding sedan chair. The entire wedding procession had nearly a thousand people, and they paraded around the city in a grand manner.

Pei Zheng was riding a tall horse, which was also tied with red silk. Pei Zheng was wearing a bright red wedding dress, which made his face look even brighter.

In the painting, he was handsome and unassisted, like a gorgeous statue of a god, with a faint smile at the corners of his eyes and eyebrows. He walked meticulously through the crowd and came to the front of the red sedan chair.

Afterwards the bride and the bride's escort processions traveled together, and the crowd had to give way to them. The already bustling streets became even more crowded, and the processions could only move forward slowly.

From time to time, the crowd around would burst into applause and cheers, and some would be bold enough to secretly peek at the window of the sedan chair, trying to figure out who the beautiful person sitting inside was.

Finally, the queue stopped at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the crowd was stopped here and not allowed to take another step forward.

Pei Zheng stepped off the horse, walked to the sedan chair and lifted the curtain. The person sitting inside had a red veil on his head, covering his little face, but from his clenched hands, it could be seen that he was a little nervous.

Pei Zheng walked forward, held his hand, and whispered, "It's me."

The hands immediately relaxed and allowed Pei Zheng to hold them with great trust.

Pei Zheng took him out of the sedan chair and brought him all the way into the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Compared to the hustle and bustle outside, the Prime Minister's Mansion seemed much quieter. Only some close servants and best friends gave them the most sincere blessings.

There were no particularly cumbersome formalities. Jiang Yubai acted as the master of ceremonies, and the two of them got married in the hall between heaven and earth just like an ordinary couple.

After the worship in the hall, the ceremony is over.

Zhao Litang and A Lanyue stood on each side behind Pei Zheng and Shen Shijiu, and when the two men raised their heads, they put their heads together.

Li Yu quickly covered Li Er's eyes and said secretly, "Young Master, we won't look at it."

Li'er secretly peeked between Li Yu's fingers, then secretly covered her mouth and laughed.

The two were pressed down, and their lips touched each other through the veil. Just a simple touch and then separation was enough to make the others burst into laughter.

Pei Zheng curled the corners of his lips helplessly and simply lifted the veil of the person in front of him.

After seeing the pretty little face that had been hidden inside, Pei Zheng looked straight into Shen Shijiu's pair of clear and bright eyes full of autumn water, and Shen Shijiu also looked back at him with a gentle and affectionate smile and a slight shyness.

Pei Zheng thought that he would never be able to escape in this lifetime. Perhaps he had already fallen for his bright and charming eyes the first time he saw him.

From then on, all the vast stars turned into dust.

In the past, there were many disputes and hatreds, many painful misunderstandings, and many cold and painful memories that they could not bear to look back on...

But fortunately, it was later filled with warmth and beauty, and fortunately, they were finally able to be together forever.

From now on, the rest of your life will be long and full of mountains and rivers.

(End of this book)

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