After the cherry blossoms were gone, the emperor decreed that the marshal of the army and the prince would marry the prince. The Chief Supervisor of Tian Si ordered to calculate the astrolabe for the prince and the general, and set the auspicious day of the first day of the eighth lunar month.
The royal family of the Chu Kingdom had not managed such a prosperous world for many years. Since the imperial decree fell, the Ministry of Rites and the Superintendent of Heaven were too busy to touch the ground. Perhaps it was the wedding of the only child, and the emperor was particularly concerned about this matter. From the big banquet process to the arrangement of the guests, to the small dress accessories, the emperor does it himself.
Zhong Lichen has never been too concerned about the affairs of the state, but now seeing her arranging the prince's wedding, most of the ministers think that she has become more interested. Compared with the emperor's heart, Zhong Lishuo and Xuan Jingchen, who were the parties, didn't feel anything.
On this day, the Shangyi Division sent over the newly changed dress again. Zhong Lishuo, who had been studying hard in the study room, received the emperor's summons and rushed to the Qianyuan Palace to try on the dress again.
The emperor sat in front of the desk and looked at Zhong Lishuo, who was surrounded by his maids. He frowned and said, "The wedding dress is red, but the prince looks too thin and not stable enough. Bar."
The Secretary of Shangyi Division was looking at the emperor's expression, hesitating to say anything. When Zhong Lishuo saw it, he looked up at the emperor, and bowed his hands in a salute, "Your Majesty, but Yue Yu will get married, and my son thinks that he will be fine now."
The emperor frowned, looked at her carefully, and suddenly smiled: "That's all, just look at the vigor and vitality, that's all."
After a lot of tossing, I finally settled on a wedding dress. There are many things like this, such as whether the prince wears a sword or not on the wedding day, such as the dowry of the crown princess, which has been chosen many times.
The emperor seemed to be greedy for freshness, and treated the prince as a child who could be manipulated at will, and dressed up to his heart's content. Zhong Lishuo followed her, he really felt that he couldn't choose, so he gave his opinion.
The wedding is approaching, and the weather has suddenly changed. Zhong Lishuo, who had been tossing about marriage for days, lingered on the bed after a heavy rain. She lay in a coma for several days, and fell into a deep sleep with a high fever, as if she could never wake up again.
The doctors were helpless, and every day they saw the emperor sitting in front of the prince's bed with frowning frowns, and they were all trembling with fear. The prince's high fever persisted, and the medicine stone was useless. In the end, the chief minister ordered Qinglan to do divination, saying that the prince was plagued by evil diseases, but it was the evil spirits.
The emperor Yun Zuo invited the general into the East Palace, but within a day, the prince woke up.
After the high fever subsided, the frail prince still lay in bed every day, unable to get up. For the sake of the prince, the emperor kept Xuan Jingchen in the East Palace.
Zhong Lishuo was asleep in bed most of the time. Xuan Jingchen was waiting in the side hall, holding books all day long, listening to the small movements in the hall, and calmly being a door god.
The emperor often came to see Zhong Lishuo, only after Zhong Lishuo fell asleep. Every time he came, the emperor would just sit by the bed, quietly looking at the immature sleeping face, without saying a word.
Xuan Jingchen, who was sitting in the side hall, saw her enter silently and leave silently every time. During this period, except for her own sound of turning the book, she could never hear anything else.
Unlike other mothers, the emperor would beg for her only child to get better soon, she looked calm, only the increasing pity in her eyes betrayed her worries.
Da Siming's divination has always been very effective. Seven days after Xuan Jingchen entered the East Palace, His Highness's illness finally began to heal.
After recovering from the illness, Zhong Lishuo learned that the general had ordered her to guard her for seven days, day and night.
For this, Zhong Lishuo was very grateful. On this day, Zhong Lishuo, who got better, wore a purple round-neck robe and went to Zhaohui Hall to meet the emperor. When the emperor saw that she was really good, he gave her supplements and warned her a few more times, "The autumn will be cool in a while, you should be careful, and don't get sick again."
"Yes, my son, keep in mind that it is the son's unfilial behavior, which makes the Empress worried." Zhong Lishuo lowered his eyes, his eyes still glowing with morbid blue.
The emperor glanced at her, only to feel a lot of pain in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, and said, "Fortunately, you will get married soon, and after you get married, the Crown Princess will take care of you. After the wedding, everything will be fine."
When she said the last sentence, there was infinite vicissitudes in her eyes, as if there was something hidden that couldn't be said.
Zhong Lishuo nodded and made a promise.
The emperor looked at her well-behaved appearance, thought for a while, and then said: "When you were seriously ill, thanks to the care of the Crown Princess, I gave you some treasures. You can go to the General's Mansion in the afternoon and thank her."
"My son was going to go, but the big wedding is approaching, I'm afraid it's out of line."
The emperor glanced at her lightly, "We Chu people don't pay attention to this politeness, let you go and you can go."
Only then did Zhong Lishuo feel relieved, and handed over a promise.
After noon, Zhong Lishuo came to visit with gifts.
Xuan Jingchen, who was training in the barracks in the outer city, hurried back after receiving the news of the family order, and saw Zhong Lishuo sitting in the main hall at a glance. On this sunny afternoon, the prince wore a purple round-neck robe that was thicker than ordinary people, holding the cup in his hand and looking at the clear tea thoughtfully.
Xuan Jingchen, who came in from the outside of the house full of sunlight, stopped when he looked at the fair and tender side face that was reflected in his eyelids. She looked at Zhong Lishuo's fingertips holding the teacup, rubbed her fingers subconsciously, and looked down at her clothes.
Dressed in a red veiled samurai robe, his body showed the wet marks of the late summer heat. Xuan Jingchen rubbed his fingertips, always feeling that a rust smell belonging to a weapon reached the tip of his nose. For some reason, looking at the luxuriously dressed crown prince sitting in the shadows not far away, she couldn't go any further.
It was only for a moment that he lost his mind, and Zhong Lishuo raised his eyes if he was aware of it, and instantly pulled the figure of the warrior Yingting into his eyes. She smiled, put down the cup in her hand, and said with a smile, "The general is back."
Xuan Jingchen was shaken by such a soft smile, hurriedly retrieved his consciousness, and bowed his hands, "Wei Chen has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhong Lishuo got up, walked towards Xuan Jingchen, and said, "No need to be polite, General, I came today to thank General."
"When I was sick, I was fortunate to be accompanied by the general, and I was able to recover. Therefore, Zhaoming prepared some small gifts today to thank the general for his great kindness."
Looking at Zhong Lishuo who was getting closer, Xuan Jingchen took a step back subconsciously and replied, "Your Highness is serious, guarding the monarch is the responsibility of a minister."
Zhong Lishuo's footsteps were stagnant, and even the smile on her face faded a bit. She coughed lightly and said, "It's my fault to disturb you when the general is in office. But since he's here, I don't know the general Would you like to take me to the palace for a walk?"
Xuan Jingchen frowned slightly, nodded after thinking about it, and said, "If Your Highness does not give up, Wei Chen will naturally accompany His Highness. However, when Wei Chen came back from the army, he was sloppy, and he might smoke His Highness. I wonder if His Highness can Yunchen went to change a set of clothes before coming back."
Zhong Lishuo was stunned, she looked at the petite and beautiful woman in front of her, her eyebrows softened, "General, please do it yourself."
Xuan Jingchen retired, returned to the inner room and changed into a light-colored gauze skirt. The woman, who was originally delicate, looked even more slender and exquisite in a veil in the late summer sun. Zhong Lishuo lowered his eyes and looked at the woman walking towards him, his eyebrows curved.
As she approached, the cold fragrance that belonged to Su He floated to the tip of her nose. Zhong Lishuo stood beside her and asked in a low voice, "Does the general like Su He Lengxiang?"
Different from the heavy agarwood on Zhong Lishuo's body, such a cold fragrance makes people feel cold. She is clearly such a gentle woman, why use such a cold incense
Xuan Jingchen was slightly startled and replied, "Yes, the summer is hot, so I smoked a cold incense. Your Highness, are you not used to it?"
Zhong Lishuo shook his head and only replied, "It's good."
Xuan Jingchen relaxed, and heard Zhong Lishuo say again, "It's just that it smells a little cold."
Her footsteps condensed slightly, looking at Zhong Lishuo's heavy robe, thinking of this person who was afraid of the cold. The prince was not in good health. Xuan Jingchen only knew about it when he was seriously ill some time ago.
On the day the prince was born, the emperor ordered to kill many Taidao people, angering the East Emperor. The nobles of Yuanzhou City are saying that this evil fruit falls on the descendants of the emperor. The most intuitive manifestation is that the emperor has only had one heir of the prince for many years, and since the prince was born, he has been raised in the deep palace because of his weak body and bones.
After Xuan Jingchen went to the East Palace to guard Zhong Lishuo, he heard many rumors one after another. Some people say that the prince's astrolabe is too light to live beyond the age of 20. Some people say that her body is heavy with murder, and her majesty can shake the country.
When Xuan Jingchen and the Crown Prince were getting married, there was a lot of rumors about her martial arts in the folk, and she was the first person in Chu State.
Xuan Jingchen didn't know if the emperor was building momentum for the prince, or if the parties had resorted to slaughtering tactics. During this period, she remained loyal to her duties and prayed for Zhong Lishuo's recovery.
She knows the current situation well, if Zhong Lishuo lives well, it will benefit her and do no harm.
It's just, how long can such a weak body last? Really, can't live beyond twenty
Xuan Jingchen frowned as he looked at the person beside him who was about to fall when the wind blew. She led Zhong Lishuo to the backyard, silent all the way.
Zhong Lishuo listened to the footsteps of the two of them, glanced at the greenery that gradually opened up, and said, "The general's sisters, are you coming to Yuanzhou?"
"We'll be there in a few days." Xuan Jingchen said softly if he had something to say.
Zhong Lishuo nodded and replied, "At that time, I will go to the ferry with the general to pick up people."
Xuan Jingchen paused, looked up at Zhong Lishuo beside him, and sighed, "Your Highness is recovering from a serious illness, so don't run around." She frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Today, Your Highness shouldn't be here either. Yes. If you get sick again, Wei Chen…”
Zhong Lishuo avoided her eyes, looked at the open bamboo forest in front, and showed a smile, "The backyard of the General's Mansion is very delicate and beautiful. I wonder if the General can accompany me for a cup of tea?"
Seeing that she avoided the topic, Xuan Jingchen had no choice but to nod, "Wei Chen ordered someone to prepare."
Zhong Lishuo nodded, walked side by side with her towards the pavilion beside the bamboo forest, and said, "I came to thank the general today, it is from your majesty, so the general can rest assured."
"There is one more thing, I want to discuss with the general."
Xuan Jingchen raised his eyes and looked at the handsome prince standing in front of the bamboo forest with doubts in his eyes. The prince lowered his eyes, and his face that was too fair was a bit serious, "If the general can trust me, can you let your sister live in the East Palace after the wedding?"
"The East Palace is heavily guarded, and I can dispatch all the soldiers of the East Palace to you." The East Palace with her is far safer than the empty and weakly guarded general's mansion.
If she wanted to reuse Xuan Jingchen, she naturally had to make the other person feel at ease. They are about to become partners, so it is necessary to establish enough trust as husband and wife.
"Since the general is about to become my wife, then Zhaoming must trust the general wholeheartedly." Zhong Lishuo sniffed the cold incense on the other party's body and said word by word, "If the general believes in me, then the East Palace belongs to the general."
Is a promise from a monarch and an unmarried partner, or a contract of a deal, worth trusting? At this moment when he should have thought carefully, Xuan Jingchen looked at those dark eyes but lost his senses.
The prince in a purple robe turned his back to the green bamboo forest, standing tall and straight like pines and cypresses under the slanting sunlight. The general, who had never been in the dark, looked at the person in front of him, but his mind reverberated with the scriptures he had recited countless times while sitting in the Hongwenguan school many years ago.
- Zhan Pi Qi Ao, green bamboo Yi Yi. There are bandit gentlemen, such as cutting, such as learning, such as cutting, such as grinding. Si Xi Xi Xi, He Xi Xi Xi. There are bandit gentlemen, and they can't be deceived in the end.
What should a gentleman who will be admired in this world look like? Probably just like the person in front of him.
Lang Jun good color.
The author has something to say: At the beginning, it was probably the face that I saw.
Ahhh, I would like to recommend you my life series "Girl's Last Journey", which is really flattering. I especially like the feeling of two souls cuddling with each other. Even if there is nothing in the world, as long as you are still here, I can get through all the bitter and cold seasons.
I have always appreciated this feeling, and I am working hard to write about it!
Hey, as for new articles, I can't write them this year. At most, I can only produce one work a year. I just hope that every new work I write will be regarded as another new encounter.
Who knows when we will meet again somewhere else. It's good to meet friends with Wen, isn't it
The plan is to be published, and I have to wait for the artist to finish all the drawings, so it is estimated that it will be June or July. Memeda (must go to see the girl's last trip ahah)