At the end of the first month, the candidates for the second prince and concubine were settled.
It is not known what kind of tearing outsiders went through the Yang family, but at the end of the month, the queen's marriage decree was issued, and many people let out a long "ah".
Although there are some surprises, it is not completely unexpected.
When Empress Yang and Empress Dowager Yang gaffe left, everyone already had a lot of speculation, but the rumors have only been quietly circulating in private these days, but they were confirmed today.
The decree for the marriage is always the same. Empress Yang first praised a series of virtues and talents of the woman, and finally gave Dou Xiyin the concubine of the second prince, and chose a day to get married.
After the announcement of the marriage decree, it didn't take long for the Cheng family to hand over the book to the palace. Cheng Yujin sent someone to bring Mrs. Cheng and others to the East Palace. After Mrs. Cheng said some polite words as usual, she asked tentatively, "Prince Concubine, the second prince, the concubine of the Dou family, did you appoint the young lady of the Dou family?"
Cheng Yujin nodded: "Well."
The word "um" was too sincere, and Mrs. Cheng didn't know how to answer it. After a pause, Mrs. Cheng asked again tentatively: "Prince Concubine, last year was also the first month of the year, and the marriage intention of you and His Royal Highness was announced to the world. Because the prince is a little older, the wedding has been expedited, and it is all done. After six months, the second prince is much younger than the prince, and the marriage was given in the first month, so why should the marriage be completed in May?"
Last year, Li Chengjing and Cheng Yujin got married on the 26th of the first lunar month. As a result, on the 30th of the first lunar month this year, the second prince and Dou Xiyin announced their marriage. The royal family really likes to get together in the first month to do business.
It's just that one was bestowed by the emperor himself, and the other was bestowed by Empress Yang. Although the Queen's marriage can not be said to be disgraceful, but Queen Yang is Dou Xiyin's aunt, doing so is always like forcing Dou Xiyin to show face. Even if you can't ask the Holy Master to ask the Empress Dowager Yang to come forward to confer the marriage, it is better than Empress Yang.
Moreover, Li Chengjing was a little older at the beginning, and he was in a hurry to get married, and the six ceremonies were gone for six months. The second prince is only 16 this year, and he was given a marriage at the end of the first month, and he will be married in May. In such a hurry, one has to wonder if Dou Xiyin has any inconvenience, so he rushed to the door.
I heard that Dou Xiyin has been grounded for the past few days. The obvious reason is to prepare for marriage, but outsiders will not know what the actual situation is.
What happened to Lantern Festival, why didn't the Empress Dowager Yang come forward to confer the marriage, but Empress Yang, and why the wedding date was so rushed, I am afraid only the Yang family knows all this. Cheng Yujin's face was light and she said, "The Empress is the biological mother of the second prince. When she wants to set the wedding date, she will naturally set it. Besides, the wedding of the prince and the wedding of the prince are not the same."
When Mrs. Cheng heard it, she quickly said, "Old Shen naturally knows. The crown prince's wedding is a national ceremony, and the etiquette is cumbersome. You must think about it.”
Cheng Yujin didn't say yes or no, just smiled noncommittally: "Of course it makes sense for the empress to do things."
Other than that, I won't say more.
Seeing that Mrs. Cheng couldn't find any news from Cheng Yujin's place, she could only sigh, give up silently, and focus on another matter. Mrs. Cheng approached and asked in a low voice, "Prince Concubine, do you have any news recently?"
Cheng Yujin was silent for a moment, then shook his head calmly and indifferently: "Not yet."
There is no need for Mrs. Cheng to say more. Cheng Yujin can know what these people want to inquire as long as she hears similar questions now.
During the Chinese New Year, I had already been urged again. I didn't expect that the second prince and Dou Xiyin announced their marriage at the end of the month, and Cheng Yujin would be urged again.
Sure enough, Madam Cheng tutted anxiously and couldn't help but move closer, and whispered to Cheng Yujin: "Prince Concubine, you can't be so unhurried. I know that you and the prince are both in love. People who have a plan, now you are just married, and you don’t want children. But today is different. Miss Dou was often taken to live in the palace since she was a child, and she is a cousin of the second prince, childhood sweetheart, and now they are married. The starting point It's not like a couple who got married according to their parents' orders."
Cheng Yujin didn't feel comfortable listening to this, she couldn't help but say, "What happened to the childhood sweetheart?"
She and Li Chengjing are still uncles and nephews.
Seeing that Cheng Yujin was unhappy, Mrs. Cheng hurriedly said, "This is not what the old man meant, childhood sweethearts can only prove that the relationship between childhood and marriage is two different things. Playing well as a playmate does not mean that a husband and wife can get along well. I understand what Lao Shen means... Well, I might as well say something more clearly, you can't wait like before. The second prince and the Miss Dou family are getting married, the Dou family... Who knows what's going on with them, they are so anxious to get married, Wan Wan One day later, Miss Dou became pregnant as soon as she walked in the door. Wasn't the eldest grandson of the emperor robbed by them? Even if it is not a boy, it is a daughter, it is not trivial. The first child is always the rarest, and there is no one in the palace for many years. When a child is born, if a new baby is born, the Holy One would not know how much he would like it.”
Mrs. Cheng looked at Cheng Yujin, and the deep meaning in her eyes was very straightforward: "Prince Concubine, you and the prince stand tall, and the burden on your shoulders should be heavier. Ordinary people are fighting for the eldest grandson, let alone you? You and the crown prince are the orthodox direct descendants, and you must never give the emperor's eldest grandson to someone else."
Cheng Yujin looked very calm, but was actually very sad in her heart. She and Li Chengjing love to fabricate images and pretend to be more than the other. I didn't expect that they would leave such an impression on others. The crown prince and crown princess just got married and don't want children for the time being... Who said they didn't want to
Is it that she doesn't want to give birth? Did Li Chengjing not want it? Clearly... they didn't figure it out.
Cheng Yujin sighed inwardly. On the surface, she still had to nod her head very confidently, and said, "I see. My Highness and I have our own arrangements."
Mrs. Cheng was very relieved when she got this sentence. Sure enough, she said that the prince and the prince concubine were not pregnant, so there must be other calculations. Mrs. Cheng left the palace satisfied, and before she left, she quietly reminded Cheng Yujin: "Prince Concubine, I know that you have been dignified and intelligent since you were a child, but you don't need to keep a straight line with your husband."
Xu Shi saw Cheng Yujin's raised eyebrows, and Mrs. Cheng quickly remedied: "Old Shen naturally understands that His Royal Highness is dignified and awe-inspiring, and he must not like too coquettish manners. However, there is no place in the boudoir, so the Crown Princess may wish to get closer to His Highness. Your Highness. Although solemn and serious, men, generally... would not refuse."
Cheng Yujin was in danger to control the expression on her face, nodding to Mrs. Cheng to endure the depression in her heart, and sent Cheng's family out. After waiting for the people to leave, Cheng Yujin breathed across her throat, she was so angry that she had a heart attack.
Why does everyone think that Li Chengjing is solemn and restrained? It is clear that she is the person who is truly dignified and restrained, and who is consistent in appearance and appearance! Cheng Yujin felt that she had taken a big black pot, but she said it, but no one believed it.
Cheng Yujin sat for a while, thinking about Li Chengjing's usual demeanor, the more she thought about it, the more angry she became. Why does he always take advantage of it, and he can still leave a lifetime of fame when he turns around? Every time Li Chengjing molested her, her face was red and her ears were red when she was teased.
How can a big girl who wants to be first in everything endure this tone? Cheng Yujin felt aggrieved to the extreme, but calmed down instead. There is no second place in her world. Cheng Yujin endured it for half a year. Today, she is determined to be ashamed.
In the evening, Li Chengjing came back from the morning, and when he was eating, he always felt that there was something different about today's crown princess.
He didn't think much about it. He heard that the Marquis of Yichun came this afternoon. Perhaps, it was the family and Cheng Yujin who said something.
After the meal, the palace servants in the palace packed up the dishes and left the palace voluntarily without the master's instructions. Li Chengjing also went to the inner hall to read the book as usual, but only turned two pages when he was pressed against the page by a slender finger.
Li Chengjing looked up and saw his beautiful and upright Crown Princess smiling at him and said, "Your Highness, do you want to read a book?"
Li Chengjing held the scroll in one hand and knocked on the corner of the table inadvertently with the other hand, with a smile on his face: "What should the princess say?"
"Today my grandmother came and secretly urged me to get pregnant again."
Li Chengjing's eyes were full of smiles, waiting for Cheng Yujin's next words. Sure enough, there is no progress without pressure, and Cheng Yujin is really promising today.
Cheng Yujin tentatively tried to pull out the book without any obstacle. Cheng Yujin was a little speechless, this person has no strength in her hands, but she must make a forced gesture.
She hadn't attacked yet, but found that the enemy had no intention of resisting at all. Cheng Yujin was very able to stand the scene, threw the book aside, and asked with a smile: "Your Highness, I have learned a new game of chess today, can I ask Your Highness for a lesson?"
"Since the Crown Princess has such elegance." Li Chengjing said with a smile, "I am disrespectful."
The two of them walked to the chessboard and sat down opposite each other. Both of them were very calm, neither of them spoke first, and the only sound in the hall could be heard when Cheng Yujin placed the chess pieces.
Cheng Yujin set the end game and gestured to Li Chengjing: "His Royal Highness, please."
Li Chengjing rubbed the black child on his fingertips, looked at the chess game, raised his eyebrows slightly to look at Cheng Yujin: "Is it as simple as playing chess?"
Cheng Yujin was a little overwhelmed after hearing this, this person is simply... Is his voice expecting or regretting
Cheng Yujin said with a straight face, "Of course it's playing chess. Otherwise, what does Your Highness think?"
Li Chengjing sighed secretly, and he knew how could Mrs. Cheng's words enlighten Cheng Yujin. Li Chengjing was playing black chess and was about to make a move when someone suddenly stopped his finger: "His Royal Highness, although we are playing chess, the rules are a little different."
"Oh?"
Cheng Yujin's expression was still very correct, and she said solemnly: "If you lose a game, how about taking off a piece of clothes for the loser?"
Although she was sitting upright, halfway through, her face was still red. Li Chengjing was shocked when he heard it. He subconsciously turned his head and glanced out the window. Yes, the sun was setting from the west.
At this moment, it is already dark outside, the lights are like beans, and everything is silent. It is indeed a good mood for playing chess. Li Chengjing turned back and smiled at Cheng Yujin: "Let's leave for three days, should we treat you with admiration?"
Cheng Yujin raised her eyebrows and said, "Your Highness only needs to say whether it should be or not."
"Beauty makes an appointment, why shouldn't there be a reason." Li Chengjing took back the chess piece he was about to drop, and gestured to Cheng Yujin, "Prince Concubine, please."
Cheng Yujin swept his eyes around his hand and said, "Go ahead with Heizi, what does Your Highness mean?"
"Without him, the ground heating is not hot enough today. I'm afraid that my beloved wife will catch a cold."
Cheng Yujin couldn't listen to these words, she smiled lightly, her red lips slightly lifted: "Whoever loses, I'm afraid it's not certain."
Cheng Yujin has been a person with very clear goals since she was a child. She bears the name of a model girl, and naturally she refuses to let accidents break her sign, so she really works hard to practice piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. When she gets serious, she is not an easy opponent to kill, and Cheng Yujin prepared today's chess manual.
She was fully prepared to let Li Chengjing lose.
Li Chengjing took two moves and found that Cheng Yujin was serious. After a while, he looked at the situation in front of him and sighed: "My wife is just a boudoir, do you have to be so serious?"
"Who is interested in your boudoir." Cheng Yujin raised her eyebrows slightly, and her eyes were condescending. "If you want to gamble, you will admit defeat. If you want to take off your clothes, take off your clothes. What are you doing to change the subject?"
Li Chengjing nodded, but he untied his robe very neatly and threw it aside: "I have been taught. The winner goes first, madam, please."
Cheng Yujin won two more games in a row. Seeing Li Chengjing's cooperation and even a faint suspicion of taking the initiative to undress, she couldn't help but wonder: "Your Highness, you wouldn't let me on purpose, would you?"
"No." Li Chengjing had already taken off his single shirt, revealing his snow-white middle shirt, and said, "No doubt, this is my true level."
Cheng Yujin didn't believe it at all. She was a little unhappy and said, "Your Highness, if you win, you will win, if you lose, you will lose. I would rather not let the victory come out."
"I know." Li Chengjing raised his head and looked at her with a smile, "But, I prefer to watch you take it off all at once."
Arrogant, Cheng Yujin glanced at him and stopped talking nonsense with him. However, in this game, Li Chengjing seems to have figured out the number of Cheng Yujin's chess moves. He changed the passive defense in the previous games to aggressive attack. In the end, he even defeated Cheng Yujin by half a son.
Cheng Yujin was still sitting upright and didn't move for a long time after the chess game was over. Li Chengjing poured himself a cup of tea leisurely, and said, "I'm willing to admit defeat, that's what you said."
Cheng Yujin gritted her teeth, thinking that it is winter anyway, she has worn several layers inside and out, is she still afraid of losing a game? Cheng Yujin just moved his hand, and Li Chengjing, who was pouring tea with his head down, immediately turned his eyes. Cheng Yujin was embarrassed, but she started this game, how could she afford it? Cheng Yujin had no choice but to bite the bullet, and under Li Chengjing's bright eyes, she moved her hand to her neck and slowly unbuttoned the top.
Li Chengjing supported Yi with one hand, admiring the scene in front of him, and still fanned the flames without restraint: "Can I specify which clothes to take off?"
"No." Cheng Yujin gave him a hard look, and put the silver-red jacket aside, revealing the concubine-colored single shirt inside. Cheng Yujin pursed her lips and said, "Come again."
However, in the next few rounds, Li Chengjing seemed to have suddenly opened up the eight extraordinary meridians, and he could play chess with divine help. Li Chengjing looked at the opposite side, and took advantage of his height to look down, and clearly counted how many clothes she had left. Li Chengjing asked: "Prince Concubine, you don't wear enough today, do you have to take it off again?"
Cheng Yujin squeezed the chess piece in her hand, not willing to admit defeat, but after staring for a long time, she found that Bai Zi really had no power to fight back.
Li Chengjing smiled and looked at the wife on the opposite side reluctantly, still holding on to the last glimmer of hope and intending to break through. From his point of view, he can see the beauty of the shoulder lock pin, the neck is slender, and the faint collarbone can be seen from the collar. She sat at the chess table, holding a chess piece in one hand, frowning in thought, which was extremely beautiful.
Although there is still a thin layer of middle clothes left on the beauty, but looming, it is more tempting than direct exposure.
For Li Chengjing, it doesn't matter what the result is, the process alone is enough to enjoy.
Li Chengjing said leisurely and pointedly: "Actually, you can come to interfere with me. Maybe I'm dizzy, and I'm going the wrong way."
Cheng Yujin, who has been adhering to the winner as the king since childhood, certainly did not despise such behavior. She put down the chess and gritted her teeth to admit it. When her fingers touched the collar, Li Chengjing said, "Wait a minute. Although the dragon in the inner hall has burned down, it is still in the first month of the month. If you show your arms and stay outside for a long time, I will not be willing."
Cheng Yujin raised her head and frowned in surprise. Did he just let her go? Such a gentleman
Then, before her thoughts fell, she saw Li Chengjing put down his chess pieces, got up and walked towards her: "So, let me solve it. I said that I like to watch you undress at one time, but I prefer to do it myself."