Married to the East Palace for the second time

Chapter 63: Asking for marriage

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◎The finale~~◎

After King Qing's scandal broke out and aroused heated discussion among the public, the people in the market defended the Cui family and waited to see how they would end.

The temperature is rising now and it is getting hotter and hotter, just like this time last year.

Last year, Cui Wenxi and Wang Qing had a divorce, which was also at the forefront of the storm. At that time, everyone was talking about her being crazy. She failed to live up to her expectations and refused to allow King Qing to continue his reign. She was a negative example of female training.

Nowadays, the situation has changed, and she has gone from being beaten by everyone to being a sufferer who is even more unjust than Dou E. Those who once criticized her have changed from sympathizing with King Qing to yelling at her.

Cui Wenxi was not affected by the outside world. If other people's words could affect her decision-making, she would not have divorced in the first place.

Yesterday, Mrs. Jin came over and asked what she and the prince were saying, but she couldn't give an accurate answer. As a result, not long after, the saint in the palace invited Duke Zhen to have tea.

This trip was delayed for a long time.

When Cui Pingying returned home later that night, her mind was filled with disbelief.

When she learned that he was back, Jin rushed to greet him and called out from afar: "Mr. Lang is back?"

When Cui Pingying saw her, she couldn't hide the joy in her eyes. She waved to her and said, "Our Yuanniang is going to be successful." After saying that, he took her hand and lowered his voice and said, "I thought I would have to endure the pain of being summoned to the palace by the saint. I never thought that you were trying to offend our Yuan Niang by reprimanding me."

Although Jin had some guesses, she still felt incredible when she heard him say it himself, and blurted out: "Don't try to trick me."

Cui Pingying: "What am I trying to trick you into? The saint told me personally that he wants Yuanniang to enter the East Palace on behalf of the prince. It can be seen that he has approved the marriage."

Jin's face was filled with joy, and she even walked a little swaying, "Then will our family have a queen?"

Cui Pingying quickly covered her mouth and said, "Don't talk nonsense until the official media comes."

The couple was really overjoyed. When they returned to the wing, no one else was present, Jin said with a cheerful smile: "Let me just say, back then the fortune teller said that Yuan Niang was destined to be rich and noble, how could she be lost in the hands of King Qing? It turned out to be... Climb high.”

Cui Pingying felt happy and sad at the same time. She stroked her beard and said, "When I came back, my feet were floating, just like in a dream." After a pause, "Pinch me quickly and see if it hurts."

Jin smiled and pinched him, and he said "ouch" and repeatedly said: "It hurts, it hurts."

Jin said happily: "I have to go to Tianxin Temple to fulfill my wish."

No, Cui Wenjing came back from his shift in the evening and laughed from ear to ear when he heard that the saint wanted to ask his sister to enter the East Palace as his daughter-in-law today.

Mrs. Wang even clapped her legs and said, "Yuan Niang has entered the East Palace, and we have also benefited from it."

Cui Wenjing: "Don't hold her back just because she is in power."

Cui Pingying said: "What my son said makes sense. It is precisely because she has gained power that we, the mother-in-law's family, should be more cautious and never put her in trouble." He added, "I am worried about whether this marriage is right now." She personally agreed, after all, given her temperament, it all depends on her choice."

Cui Wenjing also said: "Yes, the East Palace is different from ordinary people. As the saying goes, once entering the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea, and the way forward is entirely up to her. She is a transparent person and should have some thoughts."

Jin: "Call her back and ask her, and it will become clear."

So the next day, the slaves of the Zhenguogong Mansion went to Changlingfang to invite Cui Wenxi back. When the father and daughter talked about the East Palace request for marriage, Cui Wenxi was not surprised and said, "I knew about this originally."

Hearing this, Cui Pingying felt a little relieved, "So Yuan Niang knows it well?"

Cui Wenxi nodded, "Daughter, I know what I want." He added, "The prince obtained my wishes first, and then asked the saints in the palace to summon his father to discuss the matter. Now we have no objections to this marriage. If you, the elders, have no objections, then It’s done.”

Jin smiled and said: "The saint summoned your father yesterday, and both parties were in agreement."

Cui Wenxi: "That's good."

Cui Pingying was still a little hesitant in her heart, and said seriously: "Yuan Niang has never been emotional, and she must also know that the East Palace is not as good as Prince Qing's palace. After all, the prince is the future monarch. If you inherit the throne in the future, you will be the mother of a country. There is no competition in the palace." The back house of a wealthy family is more complicated and difficult, have you really decided to take this path?"

Cui Wenxi replied: "Er has also thought about this matter for a long time. Later, I saw that the prince is indeed very responsible and we can talk with him. He understands how to understand my difficulties, and I also understand his difficulties and tolerate each other." If you stay calm, you won’t be afraid of the future.”

Cui Pingying: "As long as you're not scared."

Cui Wenxi nodded, "As people go to higher places, water flows to lower places. If you meet such a boy, it's not worthwhile to miss it. You have to give it a try anyway." He added, "He is much more interesting than Prince Qing. He is smart, steady, responsible, and broad-minded. It is not tiring to get along with such a person, and the days to come should not be too difficult."

"The prince is precocious and intelligent, and is known to everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty. Otherwise, Emperor Wu would not have paved the way for him."

"Well, so the father doesn't have to worry about his daughter making such a choice, he can just follow his heart."

Cui Pingying was very pleased, "This is the rare thing between you and other noble ladies. As a father, I am very pleased that you can be so transparent, see the essence of everything, be true to your heart in everything, and be able to bear the consequences of any decision you make." , having that kind of responsibility and courage is great." He added, "With a daughter like you, I, Cui Pingying, will be able to prosper in my life. No matter where you are in the future, your natal family will be watching you from behind. I will protect you and let you fly high."

These words really made Cui Wenxi feel heartbroken, and he said with emotion: "It is a blessing that my daughter can be reincarnated into the Cui family and become friends with you."

Next, the whole family talked in detail about entering the East Palace.

This family has always been united under the leadership of Cui Pingying. Although he has the unique patriarchal consciousness of this era, he has nothing to say about doting on his daughter. Whether it is the eldest daughter or the concubine, he is somewhat tolerant because he knows the girl's family well. It’s not easy to gain a foothold, so I’m always willing to be more tolerant and supportive.

It is precisely because of the tolerance under the dignity that the whole family can get along harmoniously and not have internal conflicts like other aristocratic families.

This kind of growing environment gave Cui Wenxi a great sense of security. She could bend a little to integrate into this patriarchal era, but she would also stretch out and be compatible when the time was right.

She is extremely lucky to be able to settle down in such a family background. Although there are some unsatisfactory aspects, she has grown up to insist on herself. It is the greatest honor to not be enslaved and lost by the background of the times.

What's even more lucky now is that she got out of a bad marriage and met someone who has similar interests to her and knows how to cherish her. She has unlimited possibilities for her future.

After both the man and the woman and their elders had no objections to the marriage, the official matchmaker came to propose marriage.

As a result, within two days, the news that the prince proposed marriage to the Cui family spread like wildfire, once again making the people in the capital excited.

People talked about this marriage, and unfortunately it triggered a wave of divorce.

Some women with good financial backgrounds proposed to divorce their men one after another. The reluctance they had endured silently in the past was stimulated by Cui's second marriage, giving them the courage to be reborn.

Relying on the fact that they had a way out, they no longer wanted to accept secular ethics and judge men's behavior, and to protect the so-called reputation issues, they all revolted and wanted to become serfs and sing.

It made many people restless for a while.

No, a girl left the house arrogantly with her dowry, and the husband cried and begged behind her, which attracted everyone to watch and discuss, all talking against the girl for her rebellion.

The girl refused to comply. She was usually very timid, but now she started to threaten, telling everyone: "Come to judge, Zhu Dalang has been doing nothing all day long, ruined all the wealth left by his ancestors, and is addicted to alcohol. He beats me up every time he gets drunk, and relies on my dowry to support me. Why should I be humiliated by such a coward who bullies his own wife?"

The crowd's eyes were still sharp, and they immediately turned the blame and accused the man of being ungrateful.

The girl said angrily: "Our Fan and Zhu families are still engaged in marriage. Zhu Dalang is incompetent and has ruined the Zhu family. He is addicted to alcohol. My father always advises me to endure it, saying that he has no father and only one mother to support him. Very difficult." It’s not easy. But how my mother-in-law treated me, she was mean and always ridiculed that I was not good enough for her son. Now I am not good enough for her precious son, so I won’t serve him anymore!”

Others tried to persuade others to make peace, but the girl retorted excitedly: "Don't persuade others to be kind without their suffering. If the Zhu family is still like a human being, why would I, Mrs. Fan, have trouble with his mother-in-law?" She added, "I left the Zhu family today. , I don’t believe that my Erniang Fan, the Zhu family, can’t survive without him!”

A middle-aged man spat: "These women are crazy."

An old woman next to her said, "Why don't you marry your daughter to Zhu Dalang?"

Middle-aged man: “…”

forget it.

As if overnight, many girls who had the confidence to retreat began to wake up. Whenever their parents' families refused, they would use Cui's case to convince their parents.

Even if their future is not as lucky as hers, at least they have a chance to change, instead of being trapped in a desperate world struggling for the rest of their lives.

Cui Wenxi did not expect such a huge impact.

Yongning and Pingyang were all very happy when they talked about this with her.

No, Yongning picked up the tea cup and said with a smile: "Your marriage to the prince was originally a happy event, but it ended up causing many families in Beijing to be torn apart. Notices were posted at the gates of the government offices, warning them to marry each other. Divorcing couples should think carefully and not be impulsive and ruin the friendship between the two families."

Cui Wenxi couldn't laugh or cry, "Have I become the culprit because I co-wrote it?"

Pingyang said: "They should all understand that as long as their parents have confidence and they have real abilities, they don't want to be a doormat. But then again, if the husband's family treats them as human beings and is more tolerant, I believe most of them will The girl still doesn’t want to come to this point of reconciliation.”

Yong Ning: "Yes, how many people initially advised you to weigh the pros and cons regarding your reconciliation with Prince Qing? Even if it fell to me, I would still be a little hesitant."

Cui Wenxi: "I didn't think so much. I just felt that as long as I stepped out, it wouldn't be worse than it is now. If I follow my heart, I wouldn't be too sad."

She has always been independent-minded and has her own unique opinions on things, so Yongning likes to get along with her because they are both the same type of people.

The three girls discussed this Heli craze, and they all felt happy. They thought that the girls in Beijing who had suffered in silence and suffered a loss were inspired to start to wake up.

This is a good thing, because in this patriarchal era that oppresses women, all rules of interest are above women. They use rules that are beneficial to themselves to constrain women to obey the three obediences and the four virtues. Even if you are good, they will use the outside world to criticize and question you.

The incident of Cui Wenxi's second marriage to Donggong gave them the courage to choose to break away from the shackles and be reborn.

You see, as long as my own conditions are not too bad and I get out of the mud, there are still opportunities to open up new horizons.

This kind of awareness is extremely rare.

Now that the crown prince, three matchmakers and six betrothed, wanted to marry Cui, Prince Qing was really stimulated. If Cui married in the future, her ex-wife would become his nephew-in-law.

It would have been better if Yan Lan's scandal hadn't happened. At least he could stand upright in front of the two of them. Now that he was ruined, it was hard to face the two of them.

At that time, Aunt Xue was aware of the prince's methods in the palace, and both the emperor's uncles were ruined at his hands. Now that this incident has happened again, in order to protect King Qing from being harmed, she suggested that he invite himself to be released. Leave Beijing, stay away from the place of right and wrong.

Firstly, he doesn't have to face the embarrassment of them, and secondly, he avoids becoming a thorn in the prince's side, so that he can protect himself.

This time King Qing followed her advice and asked for the memorial to be played outside.

The sage also understood his difficulty and agreed.

While King Qing was preparing to leave Beijing, the Cui family began to prepare a dowry for Cui Wenxi. Cui Pingying spent a lot of money to marry this daughter, and he did not hesitate to use half of the Cui family's wealth as a dowry.

When she married Prince Qing, Shili Hongzhuang caused a sensation in the capital, but now her second marriage is even more high-profile than her first.

Looking at the detailed dowry items registered in the gift book, Cui Wenxi really felt the love from his father's generation. He smiled and joked: "Dad has prepared so many dowries, so don't let the palace mistakenly think that our Cui family is corrupt officials." ."

Cui Pingying said seriously: "Nonsense, generations of our Cui family have earned fame in Beijing. Half of the family fortune accumulated by generations of ancestors has been passed on to you. When you enter the palace in the future, you must not let down your father's expectations." , you have to manage your life well and prosper."

Cui Wenxi said "Yeah", "I will definitely live up to my father's high expectations."

Cui Pingying said solemnly: "Those who treat others with sex will lose their lust and love. If you want to gain a foothold, you can only manage it with your heart and consolidate it with your skills. My son must remember not to be arrogant and arrogant. After entering the East Palace, , now you are the Crown Princess, and from now on you will be the mother of a country. The problems you face are not just limited to the current world. Every move you make will be watched by the civil and military officials of the court, so remember to be careful in your words and deeds."

Cui Wenxi nodded, "My daughter will keep her father's teachings in mind."

Cui Pingying said happily: "My father believes that you can be an indispensable and virtuous wife to the prince. He will take care of state affairs, and you will take care of the harem. Support each other, understand and tolerate each other, and only then can the husband and wife work together for a long time."

Cui Wenxi carefully remembered these strict father's instructions.

She never believed in a lifelong relationship, she only believed in managing it with skill and thought, and pushing herself to the extreme, so that she could attract the other person to never leave her, instead of being attached to please her.

After all, people are really fickle, including her, Cui Wenxi.

From the official matchmaker coming to propose marriage to the wedding, the process goes through the entire spring and summer.

By the time we welcomed the bride, it was already golden autumn.

The East Palace was full of joy. Queen Ma was in charge of the wedding, and arranged for the palace people to decorate the wedding hall with great care and attention. She also had to pay homage to the ancestors on the first day of the wedding.

When Cui Wenxi got married for the first time, the dowry was delivered to the groom's house on the first day. This time, it followed the wedding procession.

Last year she removed Zhao Yue's seed, which always made him resentful. This time she married two people and had another one in her belly. But he was so beautiful that he showed off with Zhao Jun and started a family, married a wife and had children. He was an old man. You can resign as soon as possible and become the Supreme Emperor.

Zhao Junqi was looking forward to this happy event, and he was one step closer to his dream of going to the south of the Yangtze River.

If she were a normal girl, she would be criticized by others for getting pregnant out of wedlock, but Cui was just the opposite, because she had been blamed for being unable to have children for seven or eight years, but now her grievances had been cleared in the eyes of the people around her.

Since she had just discovered that she was pregnant, her family members did not dare to make too much of a fuss and were cautious in everything they did.

On the wedding day, Zhao Yue asked Nanny Yu in front of the mirror whether he was handsome or not. She smiled and said: "Jun!"

As if overnight, she watched this boy grow up, marry a wife and have children, become a husband and a father, and later grow into a real towering tree, blessing his family and all people.

The prince is not like ordinary people, and it is such a grand wedding. Many people in the capital will flock to the streets to watch. There is a mixed crowd. For fear of something going wrong outside, he cannot go to the Cui family to welcome his new daughter in person. He can only wait for his new bride at the gate of the imperial city. Get married.

Early in the morning, the wedding team arranged by the palace left the imperial city and headed for the Cui family.

Cui Wenxi on the other side had the experience of getting married once. Before, Prince Qing was a prince, but now the prince's rank is even higher, and the mother-of-pearl ceremonial clothes he wears are more complicated.

Wedding attire is about red and green for men and women. It is the golden autumn nowadays. Wearing a jacket, the whole body is covered with heavy jewels.

Jin looked at her daughter with heavy makeup and smiled from ear to ear.

She didn't feel the sadness of a married woman at all, she was only happy. She was happy to see her with a bright future and to find the right man. She was even more happy that she could maintain her pride no matter where she was, and she was honored from the bottom of her heart.

With the blessings of her family, Cui Wenxi, dressed in a wedding dress and ten miles of red makeup, was carried into the imperial city by eight sedans, three matchmakers and six hires amidst the deafening sound of firecrackers. She entered the East Palace and became the only wife of Zhao Yue in his life. .

When they were eighteen and twenty-four, they passed each other because of birth.

The bright moon in the sky was an untouchable existence in his heart. Fortunately, he was extremely lucky to break the barriers in his heart and take the initiative to take that step.

The bright moon enters my arms, and I embrace the brightness of the bright moon.

He finally embraced the unspeakable Mingyue into his arms with the sincerity in his heart and eyes, and gave up his obsession for several years.

But for Zhao Chengyan, the bright moon that he once held in his arms hung high in the sky again, untouchable. She became an indelible white moonlight in his heart. Every time he recalled the past, he felt sad and did not dare to touch her.

Even though he has experienced many women later, he has always been in trouble, except for Wushan.

He knew that the woman named Cui Changyue had become a wound in his heart.

From now on, he could only look up at the bright moon.

Far away, but unforgettable.

I can only bury it deep in my heart and regret it for the rest of my life.

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