When Jiang Yuanbai came out of the imperial study room, his palms were full of wet sweat. What he just said was what Jiang Li told her that day. He was skeptical at first, but was finally persuaded by Jiang Li.
Rather than let Cheng Wang draw another Shen Yurong over, let Cheng Wang get married with the Li family who was originally him. After the Li family and Cheng Wang got married, they almost clearly told the world that the right person was the one who became the king.
When the Li family took refuge in becoming the king, it was sneaky. Although Chaozhong is tacitly tasting his mind, he hasn't shown it on the bright side. If Emperor Hong Xiao agreed, it would be equivalent to let You Xiang be completely tied to Cheng Wang. This seems to be a good thing for Cheng Wang, kiss and kiss. But once it is announced to the world, if one day, King Cheng will do something, and King Cheng will fail, the Li family does not need a reason, and they will accompany King Cheng to hell.
Blessed and shared, of course, we must share in difficulties.
For Emperor Hong Xiao, it should also be an easy decision.
Thinking like this, Jiang Yuanbai walked out quickly without stopping. He has already said that, as for Emperor Hong Xiao's choice, he can't control it.
In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Hong Xiao was looking at the Zhezi in front of him, thinking deeply.
Su Gonggong waited around, and Emperor Hong Xiao suddenly asked, "Li Xian, the eldest son of the Li family, is how he is now?"
Su Gonggong said hurriedly: "Dodge, Grandpa Su is twenty-three years old."
"Twenty-three..." Emperor Hong Xiao said in a deep voice, "Shen Yurong is one year older than him. In this case, it is more suitable than Shen Yurong." He said: "I want to make a plan."
Grandpa Su was busy grinding ink, only to hear the young emperor say again: "Gift marriage."
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The first thing Jiang Yuanbai did when he left the palace and returned to Jiang's Mansion was to find Jiang Li who was reading in Fangfeiyuan and called her into his study.
"How do you know that you come to the palace and plan to take care of Princess Yongning's marriage?" Jiang Yuanbai asked.
When Jiang Li said it before, he didn't take it to heart, but now it is confirmed that Jiang Li's statement is true, which makes Jiang Yuanbai have to pay attention to it.
"Father can still remember," Jiang Li said: "Before General Ji's birthday banquet, I have been to the Guogong's mansion." Jiang Limian pushed everything to the Guogong's mansion without changing his color, and Jiang Yuanbai would not go to the country anyway. The government checked, and she said: "At the birthday banquet, I heard this from their little words. In fact, what I said to my father that day said that Li Xian was the best candidate. It was not what I said. The people in the palace said. It’s just that I think these words are very reasonable, and my father Cheng Il walking around in the palace may be asked about this. If he can help, it would be great.”
"What the people from the Guogongfu said?" Jiang Yuanbai didn't believe it. "What do the people from the Guogongfu do?" Except for Emperor Xiao trusted him, everyone else couldn't get into Ji Heng's eyes. People from the Guogong Mansion said so, they seemed to be on the opposite side of Cheng Wang. Although this is natural-if Ji Heng supports Emperor Hong Xiao, he will naturally be in the same position as King Cheng. But Jiang Yuanbai also believed that the things Ji Heng did in his daily life seemed too ambiguous and not worthy of trust.
"Father, if you ask me this, I really can't answer." Jiang Li said honestly, "It's just a meal, I really don't know more. If my father wants to know more, Guo Gong People in the government said that, it is better to visit the government in person and ask to understand."
Jiang Yuanbai choked, how could he go to the official mansion? What would they think when it was passed on to others? Others thought that their Jiang family and Guogong's private dealings would make the emperor jealous. Wouldn't this add fuel to the fire
"But father," Jiang Li looked at him inquisitively, "You mean, is the palace really preparing for Princess Yongning's marriage?"
Jiang Yuanbai glanced at Jiang Li, Jiang Li looked at her curiously, thinking that sooner or later this matter would be known to others, Jiang Yuanbai sighed, nodded and said: "Today the emperor is still asking me who the right candidate is, I will tell The emperor thinks that Grandpa Li and Princess Yongning are very good match. As for how the emperor will decide, I don't know."
Jiang Li said: "The emperor will definitely marry Young Master Li and Princess Yongning."
"How do you know?" Jiang Yuanbai looked at her suspiciously.
"Could the DPRK still find a second person who is more suitable than Mr. Li?" Jiang Li took it for granted.
Jiang Yuanbai was speechless for a moment before he said: "Lady Liu hopes that Zhongshu Shelang will be Princess Yongning's husband."
Jiang Li sneered in his heart, but his face was as usual, and said, "Master Shen's family is too thin. Besides, the emperor is so optimistic about Master Shen, why would he be willing to hand him over to others? When he wants to come to the moment when his father proposes Master Li, the emperor So I decided to change someone to give the marriage."
Jiang Yuanbai sighed, "I think so too."
"Why is my father unhappy?"
"On the king's side, sooner or later I will know that this matter is fueled by me. If they were optimistic about Shen Yurong at the beginning, I will disturb the matter, I'm afraid they will resent me."
Jiang Li said indifferently: "It's because there is no such thing. The relationship between King Cheng and our Jiang family is not a friend. In that case, regardless of what happens, it is better to see who is the master and follow the other person intently," she said. Referred to, "The wall is overwhelming, and in the end it will only be unpleasant on both sides."
Jiang Yuanbai is sleek, and Jiang Li's words are warning him not to be lucky. Since he has decided to support Emperor Hong Xiao, don't think about being able to get along with Cheng Wang in peace. Jiang Yuanbo naturally heard Jiang Li's implication, and he was a little annoyed when he was taught by his daughter. But looking at Jiang Li's gentle expression, it seemed that he was really thinking about the fate of his father and the whole Jiang family, and then he swallowed the reprimand.
No matter, now he only has such a daughter by his side.
Walking out of Jiang Yuanbai's study, Jiang Li's expression faded.
Princess Yongning's movements were faster than Jiang Li had imagined. It seems that she is looking forward to this unborn "life" very much. Therefore, I can't wait to promote the marriage with Shen Yurong.
It's just that her abacus is destined to fail.
Jiang Li walked forward, thinking about Xue Huaiyuan in Ye Mansion again in his heart. Ye Mingyu brought news that Xue Huaiyuan hadn't woken up yet, but Situ Jiuyue had said that it was not a bad thing. Jiang Li hopes that at least before Xue Huaiyuan wakes up, her plan will go well.
When Xue Huaiyuan really woke up, he would be able to face the culprit of the Xue family. After a year at large, he finally began to pay the real price.
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In the spring, everything grows, the vegetation is fresh, and many new things happen in Yanjing City.
It's just that what happened this morning was so sudden that many people were unprepared.
When Emperor Hong Xiao was in the early dynasty, when he was about to retreat, he suddenly issued an decree to marry the eldest son of Youxiang's residence and Princess Yongning, the sister of the king, to be married next month.
This gift of marriage came suddenly, at the time of the Golden Luang Temple, the face of Lord Li changed in an instant. Later, the right-hand side reminded her to go to take the decree, and when Duke Li took the decree, he almost stumbled.
Cheng Wang's face was also very ugly, and no one seemed to inform him about this. I wanted to come too. The life-long event of my own sister was suddenly decided. Before that, Cheng Wang didn't know anything. Only in front of the civil and military officials, Cheng Wang couldn't say anything. What's more, Emperor Hong Xiao didn't give her a chance to say anything at all. After this gift of marriage, seeing that the decree was accepted by the prince Li, he retreated with a smile.
The young emperor rarely feels so good.
Duliu's related people looked gloomy, and at the same time, standing in the crowd, Shen Yurong, who had been loved by Emperor Hong Xiao, looked a little gloomy at this moment. He is gentle and gentle, and he has a faint smile on his face at all times, but today, this smile seems to be very difficult to maintain. He didn't exchange greetings with his friends after retiring. After a pause, he strode away, as if he couldn't stay here for another moment.
After Mrs. Liu learned the news, she immediately went to Ci Ning Palace to find the Queen Mother for theory.
"Sister," she said, looking at the queen mother who was twisting the beads, "It is clear that I told you that it was the marriage between Yongning and Shen. How did the emperor finally give the marriage to the son of Li? How do I explain to Yongning Sister, did you mean it?"
The Queen Mother looked at her calmly, her voice seemed like a pool of stagnant water, and she couldn't stir up any waves. She said: "The Ai family didn't lie to you. The Ai family and the emperor said it was Lord Shen. But the emperor is not a child, he has his own decision, sorrow. I don’t know what the emperor meant. If you don’t believe it, go to the emperor for theory. Maybe the emperor will change his mind.”
Concubine Liu was anxious and angry. How could she go to Emperor Hong Xiao? Emperor Hong Xiao had already hated their mother and son. It would be strange to listen to her.
"In fact, it may not be a good thing to change to the Li family." The queen mother slowly said, "The right-hand Li family is much richer than the Shen family. This is what you care most about, for the Li family, nothing counts. "
Concubine Liu's heart moved, this is a fact. Although she was very angry that the emperor gave her the marriage indiscriminately, Princess Liu didn't like Shen Yurong in the first place. For one thing, she used to be a commoner, and for the second time, Yongning married a continuation of the string, which she didn't like. Li Xian is different. No matter how bad the right is, he is also the prime minister. Li Xian is also talented and handsome, no less tolerant than Shen Yu.
"But Yongning doesn't know about this," Princess Liu thought about Princess Yongning's temperament, but still felt wrong, "How can I explain it to her?"
The queen mother is still in that calm appearance, "The matter of marriage, the words of the matchmaker ordered by parents, is the truth since ancient times. Even if Yongning is a princess, it does not mean that she can choose her husband arbitrarily. Compared with those princesses who married far away, She is already very lucky. Furthermore, this is not at your fault, nor is it at your mourning house. This is the emperor’s will. If Yongning does not marry, she will resist the decree and disrespect her."
Concubine Liu was also bored. If Cheng Wang really succeeds in one fell swoop, who cares about Emperor Hong Xiao’s will, but unfortunately Yongning is very anxious. At this point of view, he proposed to grant marriage. Now, what Emperor Hong Xiao said, everyone should listen to it. .
"Prince Li looks very good, and Yongning is only stubborn for a few days now. When you really get married, you will naturally understand that you are doing her good. You don't have to worry a lot about it here," the queen mother said: "No matter how much it is, it is in vain. Sad. The words of the family are all here. If you are still dissatisfied, take Yongning and go to your Majesty to cry." After saying this, the queen mother closed her eyes, as if she no longer wanted to talk to Princess Liu.
Concubine Liu hated her in her heart, but she also understood that what the Queen Mother said was not a lie. She stood in front of the mother, thinking about it, and feeling right. Compared to Shen Yurong, she originally liked Li Xian more. Yongning was just childish for a while, and after a few days of trouble, he would understand naturally. She didn't say much, turned around and walked out, planning to go back to her own partial hall first. If Lord Yongning goes to find her, she should be in her own hall right now.
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Concubine Liu was in the hall, and people all knelt to the ground at this moment, the maidservants shivered, and the ground was full of mess.
Princess Yongning suddenly broke into here to see Concubine Liu, and when she learned that Concubine Liu was away, she began to smash things on the table. She looked obviously angry, and she knew that the court ladies of the temperaments of the princess did not dare to say a word, only hoping that Concubine Liu could come back quickly. Although Princess Liu is also arrogant and domineering, but at this time, only Princess Liu can stop Princess Yongning.
Princess Yongning panicked.
No one knows how she felt when she learned of the marriage rope. She had even heard that the queen mother had gone to see the emperor. If she wanted to come to the queen mother, the emperor would do it for the sake of face and would not refute it. Who knew that Emperor Hong Xiao would be better, he did not refute, but she was a different person!
How does this work!
She still has Shen Yurong's child in her belly. How can she marry someone else? Princess Yongning wanted to figure out what was going on, she wanted to explain to Shen Yurong. But after going down, there was no trace of Shen Yurong in the palace. Princess Yongning couldn't find him, wondering if he was angry, and her heart became more flustered. But more anxiously, she must quickly correct this mistake.
The most direct way is to let Princess Liu come forward.
When I was waiting very impatient, the maid outside came to report: "The Toffee is back."
Princess Yongning stood up and said, "Mother concubine!"
"What are you doing?" Princess Liu frowned, looking at the mess on the ground, and said displeasedly: "Yongning, it's nothing more than you mess around on weekdays, but this is not your princess mansion!"
Princess Yongning remained unmoved, her eyes were red and said: "Mother concubine, you still feel sorry for these things. I am going to be sold. Why do you still feel sorry for these extracorporeal objects?"
"What was sold?" Liu Taifei said, stepping across a broken vase, so the maids cleaned it up, sat down on the seat, and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
"The imperial decree for marriage!" Princess Yongning said loudly: "I told you clearly that Shen Yurong, how could he become Li Xian? Mother concubine! I will not marry Li Xian, in this life, I will only marry Shen Yurong!"
Concubine Liu hurriedly let the ladies go down and glared at her, "Dare to say anything, there are eyeliners everywhere in the palace, you are not afraid of being heard, I am still afraid."
Seeing Princess Yongning really crying, Princess Liu explained: "I did tell the queen mother that I hoped to marry Shen Yurong and you, and the queen mother agreed. For so many years, even though I don’t look down on her. , But she also knows that she will not do things that violate the yang and the yin, and she doesn’t care about these things in the palace. It was Emperor Hong Xiao who changed people privately.” At this point, there was a trace of cruelty in Liu Taifei’s eyes, “This Little wolf cub, if you catch the opportunity, he will stumble us. I said it a long time ago, it is a disaster for him to keep it!"
"Why does the emperor want to do this?" Princess Yongning said: "I just want a consort, what's wrong with him!"
"Who knows, maybe I just want to add blockage to us." Liu Taifei said indifferently, "Yongning, I see, Li Xian is actually good too. His father is a right-hand man, and right-hand man is very sensible. You have a good relationship with your eldest brother. If you marry the Li family, they will not treat you badly."
"I said," Princess Yongning said firmly: "I will not marry Li Xian. The only person I want to marry is Shen Yurong!"
"Then what are you going to do? That is the imperial edict. If you don't abide by it, you are resisting the edict and disrespectful. Besides, you are a princess, and you are not afraid of anything. What about Shen Yurong? Shen Yurong is a courtier, Jun If the minister died, the minister had to die. Shen Yurong's life and death were not between the emperor's thoughts. It was because the emperor was afraid of others not to move you. Shen Yurong, he was able to move."
When Yong Ning heard this, he immediately panicked and said, "He can't attack Shen Yurong!"
Concubine Liu looked at her, and the panic in Princess Yongning's eyes grew stronger and stronger. Indeed, perhaps Emperor Hong Xiao could not do anything to her due to the power of becoming a king, but for Shen Yurong, he could easily dispose of it.
Princess Yongning was almost crying, and muttered, "What should I do?"
She has always been arrogant and arrogant. How could she ever have such a fragile and helpless time? Concubine Liu looked at her, she couldn't bear it, and asked her, "Do you really want Shen Yurong not to marry?"
Princess Yongning nodded.
"I have a way."
Princess Yongning seemed to have caught a life-saving straw, and couldn't wait to ask: "What can be done?"
"When I talked to the Queen Mother before, I didn't mention when the marriage will be completed. When I wanted to come to the Queen Mother to tell the emperor, I didn't mention it. Since the imperial edict says that the marriage will be another day, I can tell the emperor, wait a while, For example, this winter. By then..." She lowered her voice, "The world has changed a long time ago. Who would care about this sacred decree!"
Princess Yongning was taken aback for a moment, but she understood what the Concubine Liu meant.
Cheng Wang will soon start, at least before this winter. As long as the work is successful, this imperial edict will be bullshit, and the emperor has changed, let alone the imperial edict.
This is also the only way that Princess Liu can think of to let Yongning drag the marriage together. When the imperial decree is useless, the marriage contract will naturally not be counted.
But... Princess Yongning shook her head and said, "No."
"Why?" Princess Liu was surprised.
Princess Yongning was about to speak when she suddenly felt nauseous in her throat. She bent down and retched her mouth while covering her mouth. Concubine Liu was taken aback, and she was quickly helped by someone to find an imperial doctor to see if she was unwell.
Princess Yongning grabbed Concubine Liu's hand: "Don't seek an imperial doctor!"
Concubine Liu looked at her, slowly, her eyes changed, and she said: "Yongning, you won't..."
"Mother concubine," Princess Yongning looked at her and said in a panic: "I have Shen Yurong's child."
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Shen Yurong was on his way back to the house.
Going to the house of the gods, there are also some official houses in the neighboring houses. When he walked here on weekdays, people knew him, and they always looked at him with envy. But when I walked home today, I felt mocking eyes all around.
This is of course impossible, Shen Yurong only knows. It is impossible for these people to know the relationship between him and Princess Yongning. Therefore, he would not know how much stormy waves were set off in his heart by the imperial decree of marriage this morning.
The feeling of thorns on his back was an illusion, but it reminded him of another time. When Xue Fangfei was caught in an affair with others, the people in Yanjing City looked at him with such sympathy and funny gazes.
Today, the past and the present meet again. So that he almost couldn't tell whether this was a dream or reality, or whether the things in the past year or so were just a ridiculous dream he had done. When he opened the door, his delicate and intelligent Mrs. Shen returned Will smile, and greet me tenderly.
Like a joke, Shen Yurong thought.
He doesn't love Princess Yongning. Every moment he and Princess Yongning are together, he has to be perfunctory. When Princess Yongning was obsessed with him, he wanted to push her away. When Emperor Hong Xiao’s imperial marriage decree came, he did not need to push it away, and Princess Yongning could not walk in front of him. He suddenly panicked in his heart.
It seemed that it took a long time to feed a beast. He disliked the beast being clingy and took too much time. He had to wait for the beast to grow up slowly and slaughter it when its fat and flesh were tender. But before the harvest season, the beast ran away suddenly. The bamboo basket fetched water, so everything was wasted.
Including his beautiful wife, the sacrifice has become worthless.
The imperial decree of Emperor Hong Xiao's marriage has been laid down, and Shen Yurong could see it more clearly than others. He knew that there was no room for change in this matter. Princess Yongning must marry Li Xian. Even if Cheng Wang succeeds in doing things in the future, Cheng Wang will not treat the Li family's help, and he will become a stumbling block for Heng Ge between Yongning and Li Xian. The Li family and himself, Cheng Wang will definitely choose one.
It seems that he has no chance of winning, because the Li family has a rich family background, but the Shen family has nothing in the past. But even if he is favored by Cheng Wang by virtue of his ability, Cheng Wang believes that the Li family is not as valuable as himself. But that's a tiger, Yongning's main remarry to himself, he must resign from his marriage with Li Xian.
This time, Shen Yurong really wore a green hat.
In the two "green hats", the first time he took the initiative and did not hesitate to make himself a pitiful laughingstock for everyone, just to climb up. The second time, he was still trying to climb up, but the more he climbed up, the less willing he was to let others laugh at him.
The higher you go, the less willing you are to lose.
Shen Yurong walked to the door of the house, but he didn't want to go in. He knew very well that as long as he approached Shen's house, his mother would greet him, and Shen Ruyun would come back when he got the news, and they would ask themselves what happened. They regarded Princess Yongning as a big tree, and they were the one holding the big tree. Now the big tree is about to fall, so they hurriedly asked themselves why.
why
It's ridiculous like a joke, and all coincidence like God is deliberately punishing him for the things he did in the past.
He has no choice, he is helpless.
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Princess Yongning returned to the princess mansion in despair.
Concubine Liu had said all the good and bad things, and finally let Princess Yongning understand a fact. This marriage is inevitable, as long as she still wants the child in her belly to be born in a decent way.
The first thing Liu Taifei did when she learned that Princess Yongning was pregnant, she wanted someone to decoct the medicine and pour a bowl of medicine, but nothing happened.
It was Princess Yongning who knelt on the ground, holding Concubine Liu's leg, crying bitterly, that made Concubine Liu relentlessly change her mind. She had never begged so lowly in her life, but in the past few days, for the sake of this child, she seemed to have done everything that was impossible.
Princess Yongning stroked her lower abdomen, thinking of being in the Palace of Princess Liu, she desperately asked: "Mother concubine, is there really no other way? Big brother can think of another way?"
Concubine Liu replied: "I can't tell your elder brother about this. Your elder brother is very busy lately and can't be distracted by these things... Besides, you have a close relationship with him. If your eldest brother learns about this, it is impossible to guarantee that you will not know. No matter how good the relationship is, who can accept you marrying into the mansion with someone else’s child so generously? If Li Xian doesn’t know, on the wedding night, I will find someone to find a way to confuse you, and think of a way in the future. Give birth to a child. If you tell your elder brother, be careful."
In desperation, Princess Yongning had to accept this method. And in order to prevent herself from being suspected, Princess Liu had to take the initiative to tell the emperor that she hoped to get married next month.
In other words, next month, Princess Yongning will marry into the Li family and become Li's grandmother, and her life will be conceived in the Li family. When the child was born, his father was Li Xian, not Shen Yurong.
Princess Yongning only felt that all of her strength seemed to be exhausted, and she almost couldn't sit still. She paled and suddenly felt that everything was weak.
She wanted to marry into the Shen family, even long ago, she started planning. From the first time she saw Shen Yurong, she knew that this man belonged to her. She killed Xue Fangfei and cleared all obstacles early, but now, it seems that everything is going well, how could it fail
Before her eyes, it suddenly appeared that Xue Fangfei was going to see her by herself before she died. Xue Fangfei was lying on the bed, looking at herself, her mouth was smiling, and it looked like a mockery now.
Whether she was mocking herself or not, she tried her best, but she was still in the end. She married someone else and did not become Mrs. Shen.
Shen Yurong still didn't know that she was pregnant with his child, learned of the imperial decree of marriage, and never came to see her. Princess Yongning didn't know what Shen Yurong thought, was she angry, or didn't care at all? Or is he, like himself, feels all this absurd
What puzzled her the most was, how did things turn out to be like this