Mu Mingtang said harshly, saying that she would twist her hair without a dowry equivalent to Jiang Mingwei's. Mrs. Jiang was so angry with her that she didn't dare to take the risk.
Mu Mingtang has no father, no mother, and no worries. If he is really in a hurry, who knows what this prankster will do? Now that the emperor has said in front of civil and military officials that he wants to marry King Qiyang, if something goes wrong with Mu Mingtang at this time, where will the Jiang family go to find another second lady
The Jiang family had already escaped marriage once, and could no longer stand any test of imperial power. Mrs. Jiang told Jiang Honghao about Mu Mingtang's request that night. Jiang Honghao gritted his teeth and said, "After all, money is something outside the body. Compared with the future of the entire family, it is really insignificant. According to what she said, according to Mingwei's example. Buy her a dowry. It's worth it to spend money on the position of the three envoys."
Mrs. Jiang was very reluctant to hear it, but when Jiang Honghao spoke, she couldn't refute it, and could only respond in a humiliated way.
Later, when the Jiang family prepared gold and silverware, clothes and jewelry, and mahogany furniture, they all came in double copies. There is only one child in the Jiang family, Jiang Mingwei. Mrs. Jiang could not conceive after giving birth to Jiang Mingwei, and over the years, the concubine in the backyard has not been born for many years. Jiang Honghao thought about asking for a son in the early years, but in the end he gradually gave up the idea of having a son, and devoted himself to his career.
There is one princess who is likely to be the daughter of the queen in the future, which is much better than ten or eight unsuccessful sons. As long as his official position is high enough, will he worry that no one will take care of him in the future
Jiang Mingwei is the only seed in the Jiang family, and it is conceivable how rich Mrs. Jiang was when she was preparing to dowry. However, the Jiang family's wealth is only so much. Now that there is another Mu Mingtang, the Jiang family will not be able to provide extra silver subsidies for a while, so they can only cut Jiang Mingwei's share in half and evenly distribute it to Mu Mingtang.
Mrs. Jiang didn't dare to tell Jiang Mingwei about these things. Finally, when she looked at the dowry list, Mrs. Jiang vomited blood in her heart. However, there is no way to do this. No matter how disgusting Mrs. Jiang is, in the end, she has to force a smile and send Mu Mingtang happily for marriage.
Mu Mingtang married King Qiyang, Jiang Mingwei married King Jin, and King Qiyang was the leader. Naturally, the marriage of King Qiyang was arranged in advance. On that day, Mu Mingtang, wearing a phoenix crown, sat on the wedding bed and listened to the daughter-in-law who combed her hair say auspicious words that they themselves did not believe. The phoenix crown on her head pressed her neck up, but Mu Mingtang was still sitting upright, waiting for the arrival of the welcoming team.
Which woman doesn't long for a grand and solemn wedding, Mu Mingtang will obviously only have this once in her life. The groom was in a coma, and the guests were expressing their blessings, but they were actually watching jokes, and even Xi Niang was perfunctory.
If others don't give her dignity, she will give it herself. No matter what others do, for her, this wedding must be sacred and perfect.
The auspicious time has come, and the welcoming team stopped at the gate of Jiang's house. With the help of the maid, Mu Mingtang boarded the sedan chair.
Xie Xuanchen was obviously unable to attend the wedding, and he was still in a coma. However, many ceremonies cannot be without people, and even if many steps are cut out, a few are still necessary. In the end, Xie Xuanji could only come forward and complete the Jiang family's etiquette for Xie Xuanchen as his younger brother and bridesmaid.
The sedan chair circled around the capital, and finally was sent to the Qiyang Palace. Sitting in the swaying sedan chair, Mu Mingtang thought that this show was really grand. I am afraid that in the eyes of ordinary people, she is also a red makeup, and she is married as a princess.
Obviously, the further back you go, the louder the sound of the suona outside, as if it was deliberately concealing something. Even if Mu Mingtang couldn't see it, he could guess that it was getting closer to the Qiyang Palace. No one dared to approach the Qiyang Palace. There were no pedestrians on both sides. , add joy.
This is where she will live for the rest of her life, Mu Mingtang sighed silently, lifted her skirt, and slowly stepped down from the sedan chair.
After entering the Qiyang Palace, you can clearly feel that the atmosphere is completely different. The bustling streets and streets are like two worlds.
Mu Mingtang covered his red hijab, and his vision was red. She couldn't see the outside world, but at least she could hear it. There was no sound on either side. If it weren't for the high threshold and the flat bricks under her feet, she would feel like she had gone to a dead city.
Xie Xuanji replaced Xie Xuanchen to complete the etiquette in Jiang's house, but he was not easy to replace in the second half. Even Xie Xuanji didn't want to stay in the place of Qiyang Wangfu, so Mu Mingtang had to enter the main hall by himself, and worshipped the heaven and earth first, the high hall second, and finally, facing the empty air, slowly bowed down.
The ritual official immediately sang: "The ritual is accomplished. Send it to the bridal chamber."
He shouted so urgently, as if he was afraid that something would be delayed a little later. The other accompanying people also breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly helped Mu Mingtang to the new house.
No one dared to go into the Qiyang Palace, and it was even more impossible to set up a new house, so the so-called new house was actually Xie Xuanchen's sleeping hall.
Mu Mingtang couldn't see the way, but he clearly felt that the air was getting tighter and tighter. At the end, he could even hear the sound of swords and armor colliding. As they went deeper, the maid who was supporting Mu Mingtang was short of breath, and her hands began to shake. When they reached a door, they both let go and jumped back two steps in a hurry: "Princess, the new house is right in front of you. It's not convenient for slaves to enter the palace, the princess should go in by herself."
After saying that, the two of them didn't even give a courtesy, they turned around and ran away. One of the maids ran so fast that she even fell.
Mu Mingtang sighed, now that she doesn't have to worry about what is good or bad, she took off her hijab and looked at the temple in front of her.
The gate of the hall is tall and heavy, with the dragon embroidery carved on it, with its teeth and claws, majestic and majestic. No one has been here for a long time, and fine dust has fallen on the carvings of the gate, but it is half-new and half-old, and the dust is covered, which does not affect the murderous aura that shoots out of the bronze bell-like eyes of the dragon.
Mu Mingtang was startled by those ferocious dragons, she encouraged herself, put her hand on the handle, and after she was calm, she had the courage to push it away.
The door of the hall is heavy, but when it is pushed open, there is no creaking sound. It is conceivable that the craftsmanship and materials are excellent. After opening the door, it was quiet and quiet inside.
The courage that Mu Mingtang had managed to build up was dissipated all of a sudden. She turned around with her luxurious phoenix crown on, but no one looked at her. The soldiers in full armor stood upright. Even the veins burst out.
Mu Mingtang knew that no one would help her, so she had to silently recite "If you don't die, you will have good luck", and after reciting it three times, she had the courage to lift her skirt and quietly step on the threshold.
After Mu Mingtang entered the hall, he quietly closed the door again, and then walked forward in small steps. She looks like she is married, she is more careful than a thief.
Only after Mu Mingtang came in did he realize that the Qiyang Palace was very luxurious, especially the main hall where the Qiyang Prince lived, with deep wooden partitions and heavy curtains. When there were a cloud of servants, he was certainly unparalleled in dignity, but now that there is no one, it would be too scary. .
Mu Mingtang was always suspicious of which curtain would throw a tiger to kill her. Mu Mingtang was frightened by her own imagination. She stopped, wrapped her hair on her arm, gathered up her courage, and whispered, "His Royal Highness King Qiyang?"
Her voice dissipated in the depths of the house, and naturally there was no response. At this time, Mu Mingtang showed the optimism of a small citizen and comforted herself. She had never seen such a big house in her life. It would be worth dying to sleep in such a luxurious and big house for one night in her lifetime. .
Thinking of this, Mu Mingtang immediately calmed down. She cleared her throat and shouted again: "Lord Qiyang, my name is Mu Mingtang, and I came here today to marry you. I will live with you if you don't speak. When you agree?"
The room was still quiet, and Mu Mingtang immediately found a small cubicle that was pleasing to the eye, and pulled a beautiful couch in with all her strength, even if she settled down. She finally had time to take off the phoenix crown, which was so heavy that she could save her life.
Even the luxurious main palace of the palace will accumulate dust if it is not inhabited for so long.
Mu Mingtang took off the big-sleeved shirt and shawl that got in the way, and only wore a green underskirt, and wiped the ashes from the surrounding furniture. Xie Xuanchen's bedroom is on the middle road of Qiyang Wangfu. It is named Yulin Hall. It has seven bays.
Mu Mingtang, a flat-headed commoner, had never seen such a big room. She only found a small cubicle surrounded by a floor-to-ceiling cover in the first hall on the west side of the central hall. Inside was a set of chairs and a piece of beauty. There is an extremely tall wardrobe in the corner of the couch, and there is a spacious walking space in the middle, so Mu Mingtang is already satisfied.
However, this is just a small space randomly surrounded by the second room on the west side of the seven halls of Yulin Hall, probably used for people to rest. Adding up the entire dormitory, I don't know how big the space should be.
While scrubbing, Mu Mingtang sighed that the rich are so nice. She tidied up her future destination, knowing that she could no longer avoid it, and finally dawdled and walked inside.
Mu Mingtang has now removed the phoenix crown and mopping shirt, and walks much more easily. Generally speaking, the sleeping rooms are arranged on the west side. Mu Mingtang continued to walk inside, carefully lifted the hanging curtain, and poked his head inside.
"Lord Qiyang?"
Mu Mingtang's voice was tense, and even his back straightened unconsciously, ready to run out at the slightest movement. After she finished shouting, she didn't respond for a long time. She took courage and took two more steps inside.
There was a vague figure on the bed, but the face could not be seen clearly. Perhaps it was the quietness that made people numb, and Mu Mingtang didn't know where he got the courage, so he took a few steps forward.
This time, she finally saw the face of the man on the bed.
As if struck by lightning, Mu Mingtang stood on the ground for a long time before feeling that his soul had returned to his body. She couldn't care less about her fear, she quickly ran to the front, knelt on her feet, and opened the bed tent with trembling fingers.
With such a close distance, she would never see it wrong again. Mu Mingtang's eyes widened, and he blinked for a long time, then suddenly burst into tears.
"It's you, it's you."
Tears rustled down, Mu Mingtang couldn't bear it any longer, she covered her mouth and cried.
When she was young, she was also a treasure in the palm of her parents, and she was also spoiled by her parents, and she had no worries about food and clothing. She is not the beginning, she is a weed-like character.
But at the age of twelve, it was all over. Xiangyang was surrounded by Jie people, and the prefect was greedy for life and feared death, so he left the common people and ran away by himself. Xiangyang is not attacked and self-defeating. Jie people enter the city to burn, kill and loot, and do all kinds of evil. As a small businessman, the Mu family is naturally the meat in the eyes of this group of hungry wolves.
Her parents died in this accident. When their parents learned that the city was broken, they left behind the wealth they had accumulated for half a lifetime, and only hurriedly brought some soft bags and escorted Mu Mingtang out of the back door and ran out of the city. However, the completely open Mu family was not satisfied with the group of wolves. They quickly chased out and chased people along the back alley.
Many people know that there is a young lady in the Mu family. Although she is still young, she has an excellent appearance. When Mu Mingtang was only twelve years old, many people came to propose marriage. It's just that her parents felt sorry for her young age, so they all refused.
However, at this moment, beauty has become Mu Mingtang's reminder. Seeing that the Jie people were about to catch up, the father stuffed the package on his body into his mother's arms, and asked his wife to run away with his daughter. Mu's mother listened to the sound of the sword piercing the flesh from behind, and while crying, dragged Mu Mingtang to run.
They ran away desperately, but the two female relatives were quickly caught up. The mother pushed Mu Mingtang hard, and didn't even have time to stuff her with money, so she didn't turn back and run forward, but she changed to another alley and made a deliberate noise to lure the Jieren away.
Mu Mingtang cried and twitched, she didn't know why she was running, why she was living. Her parents are dead, what is she doing alive? Mu Mingtang turned back and wanted to chase after his mother, but just after leaving the alley, he happened to meet a group of Jie people.
When the Jieren saw her face, they immediately shouted excitedly. Mu Mingtang tried his best to hit them, but he was slapped away. One of the leaders, Jieren, was approaching Mu Mingtang with a grin, when suddenly a feathered arrow roared through Jieren's neck behind him and shot him in the opposite direction.
Then, shouting to kill. Mu Mingtang curled up on the ground in a daze, until Jieren's blood splattered on her face, she raised her head in confusion, and saw a white horse passing by in front of her. , full of blood.
The man on the horse neatly stabbed a Jie person, looked down at her, and seemed to raise his eyebrows: "Will you go?"
Mu Mingtang was completely stunned, got up trembling, and only knew how to nod randomly. The young man strangled his horse and changed direction, and immediately started running: "As long as you can walk, then go forward. It's not easy to live, but it's too easy to die."
When the young man said these words, his brows were cold and severe, and the tears at the corners of his eyes carried endless ruthlessness, piercing the rainbow, and moving forward.
When we first met in Xiangyang back then, who would have known that we would meet again, it would turn out to be such a fortune now.