Qin Yining got up with a smile, took the handkerchief and wiped the tears of the three of them, "Is it all ready for you? Okay, don't cry anymore, and it's ugly to see your eyes swollen on the sedan chair tomorrow."
Bingtang sobbed and said, "I have a ointment to reduce swelling, so I'm not afraid."
Even Xiao Porridge said, "I'm not afraid." She choked up and came forward to hug Qin Yining, "Sister, I don't want to leave you."
But they all knew that there would be more opportunities for Ji Yun and Bingtang to meet Qin Yining in the future, but even Xiao Porridge was going back to Tianji Valley. If it's not a big deal, the chance for them to meet will be very small. With the temperament of Tianjigu people, they really won't come out and walk around at will.
Qin Yining patted her on the back, and her voice became a little choked: "I don't know whether it is right or wrong to promise you to Fang Hailing. I was afraid that I would hurt you when I asked you to help."
Lian Xiaozhu shook his head again and again: "If it wasn't for my sister who saved me, I would starve to death in the mountains sooner or later, or be eaten by wild animals. I know how good my sister is to me, and I also believe that my sister will protect me."
Qin Yining felt warm in her heart and nodded with a smile. There are always trustworthy feelings in this world, she will not betray even Xiaozhu, and even Xiaozhu always believes in her, which is really commendable.
Jiyun and Bingtang also gathered around, and the four of them hugged and cried for a long time.
If it wasn't for Qin Yining's resignation, she didn't want to delay tomorrow's day, and she still wanted to keep the three of them sleeping together in front of her.
The next morning, before dawn, Qin Yining got up and asked someone to wash and dress up. There is a wedding event in the palace, and the three dowry maids of the queen’s concubine are coming out of the cabinet. The queen has long recognized the three as their righteous sisters. Even the emperor attaches great importance to this matter. The palace people naturally attach great importance to it. The atmosphere is different.
Brother Zhao and Brother Han all wore small red jackets, dressed like New Year picture dolls, and accompanied the bride with Sun, Ma, and Zheng.
Qin Yining went to Ci'an Palace to greet Empress Yao early in the Qing Dynasty. Empress Yao knew that there was a happy event today, but she rolled her eyes and snorted coldly, "She is just a humble palace maid, and she deserves such attention from the Empress. The Empress is a noble person, She is no longer the ordinary life wife of the past, and she should act in a measured manner. The palace maid is so grand in her marriage, and you are not afraid of making people laugh?"
Qin Yining was too lazy to talk to the Empress Dowager Yao, so she blocked it with just one sentence: "What the Empress Dowager said is that the ministers and daughters-in-law are only doing things according to the emperor's will, and the ministers-in-law and daughters-in-law, how can they live. If you don't think it's right, or the minister and daughter-in-law will ask the emperor to cancel the matter?"
"...You, don't use Dafu to suppress the Aijia! Could it be that the Aijia was frightened! Not to mention that Dafu was the emperor, even if he became the Jade Emperor, he also crawled out of Aijia's stomach!"
Qin Yining became more and more impatient, "The queen mother calms down, the minister-in-law will go back and think about it."
She bowed and walked out quickly with Shi Yuan and Han Xiao. The Queen Mother Yao was so angry that she jumped on the spot, but there was nothing she could do.
Looking for Pang Xiao? It's strange that Pang Xiao is willing to help her.
Qin Yining returned to Kunning Palace, and was busy talking to the brides in the side hall.
The whole day was filled with the wedding process, and the three dowries that Qin Yining had prepared were also placed in the yard with red silk flowers.
In the evening, the sky was already dark, but the cold wind could not dissipate everyone's enthusiasm. When the red lanterns were hung high, and the joy of makeup reminders came to mind outside, the happy grandmother hurriedly spotted the wedding dresses that the three of them were wearing. Putting on the matching red hijab, afraid of making a mistake, he carefully helped Sanwei newcomer to go out.
Qin Yining followed quickly, walking on the red carpet all the way behind, and kept whispering: "... From now on, you are all mistresses, live your own life well, come to me if you have any difficulties, if If you are idle, you can come and see me at any time. If they treat you badly and give you grievances, you can come and tell me…”
Bingtang's voice came through the red hijab, and she choked a bit: "Don't worry, Niangniang, I will come to see you often in the future."
"Yeah, sister." Even Xiao Porridge was complaining, but his voice was shaking, "You have been nagging all day, and I can hear calluses in my ears, and I don't want to get married anymore."
Qin Yining's tears rolled in the circles of his eyes, and he said with a smile, "Okay, okay. I won't talk anymore. I'll just deliver it to the gate of Kunning Palace, and then you will go home separately. You have a good future ahead, and I wish you all the best of luck. Being able to get along well with the loved one for a hundred years, grow old."
These words made the three brides cry again.
The three were helped on the sedan chair by the grandmother. Qin Yining stood aside and said no more.
The sound of blowing and beating was approaching, and with the sound of firecrackers, the three sedan chairs were carried out.
The Kunning Palace, which had been noisy all day, was quiet.
Qin Yining stood in front of the palace gate for a long time, and turned back with a sigh until the sedan chair could no longer be seen.
Without Jiyun and Bingtang around, she was extremely uncomfortable, but she knew that she would slowly get used to it. The encounter between people is short-lived, and the separation is long-term. It was possible to have such a period of love for the sisters and never give up. Now they have their own happiness and run towards their own lives. Although she is disappointed, she is also happy for them.
At the same time in the Imperial Garden, Pang Xiao and Ji Zeyu also backed away from others, walking one after the other on the quiet stone corridor on the winter night. The eldest eunuch Liu Anfu brought a group of servants and guards in front of him, who were only adorned at the back, not close.
Pang Xiao smiled and said: "Hu Zi and Tang Xiu, those two stinky boys, are going to marry a wife, and they can't find Bei if they are happy. Alan, I will find a good girl for you when I look back, and your life should be decided. already."
Ji Zeyu raised his eyebrows: "I am frightened. It is not necessary to give marriage."
Pang Xiao laughed and patted Ji Zeyu on the shoulder, "There are no outsiders here, you don't have to be so restrained, we are just brothers talking."
Ji Zeyu smiled, but his delicate brows couldn't help wrinkling.
Pang Xiao said: "I plan to turn your Liu Jue into a hereditary replacement. In the future, your descendants will all be Duke Dingguo. Tell me, do you want to get married as soon as possible, and if you have descendants, you can come and spend time with him. Brother and sister playing?"
Ji Zeyu's smile was faint, and there was no excess emotion on his handsome face. His eyes flashed, and he finally said, "Your Majesty, in fact, I came here today to resign from your position."
Pang Xiao was stunned when he heard the words, and listened to his footsteps: "Resign? Is there something wrong with the court? Or is there something I did inappropriate? Alan, we don't need to be so many brothers. Going around, you can say what you are not satisfied with. Why did you resign?"
"Your Majesty..." Ji Zeyu turned around and looked up at Pang Xiao.
The long cloak with the snow fox fur collar was loosely placed on his shoulders, revealing the snow-white collar. When he raised his head, the graceful curved neck line and Adam's apple under the collar showed an unsuspecting gesture.
"Your Majesty, what am I dissatisfied with? I just... can't control my mind more and more."
Pang Xiao was stunned for a while, and he was a little unclear for a while.
Seeing Pang Xiao's expression, Ji Zeyu laughed again. He was born with a handsome face that ordinary men don't have, but he rarely smiled, but today he smiled more than usual.
He took two steps forward with his hands behind his back, as if he was contemplating something, and after a while he suddenly let out a long sigh, as if something was suddenly relieved.
"How long can the best years of a person's life be? I have spent the first half of my life working hard for this country. Now that the country is stable, the Tartars in the north do not dare to retaliate, and the Nanyan in the south also disappears like quails, and it is not enough to crush them. It's a matter of time and night, there is nothing in this country that I need to worry about, and I also want to get out of my arms and return to the field, to do some things I want to do, while I'm still young."
"Alan, don't you want to stay by my side and help me?" Pang Xiao's tone was inevitably a little anxious, he took Ji Zeyu's wrist and looked at him carefully and said, "Everyone says that creating a dynasty is easy and difficult to defend. The days are coming. You and my brother have worked hard to this day and have been fighting side by side. There are so many obstacles in the future, I need someone I can trust, and among all the people I can trust the most is only you."
"It's an honor for the emperor to believe in the minister. But for so many years, the minister is really tired." Ji Zeyu's voice showed an inexplicable depression, "Now the country is stable, the emperor's position is stable, and he has his wife and children to accompany him. , Without foreign enemies, with the ability of the emperor and his subordinates, the orderly governance of this country can only be achieved in a few years. I no longer need me here. "
"But… "
"Your Majesty, I don't want everything in the future to be changed beyond recognition, and the Emperor's permission will be granted."
Ji Zeyu respectfully saluted Pang Xiao.
Pang Xiao quickly reached out his hand to help him up.
Of course he understood what Ji Zeyu was talking about. When they formed a righteous relationship with Li Qitian, they also gave each other their sincerity at first. It was common for them to save each other's lives when they fought. The blood shed on the three of them was at least generally for each other.
But what about the three of them now? Li Qitian is imprisoned in the basement. Ji Zeyu planned to leave the court for something indifferent. Thinking about Qin Yining's family...
This throne, really not everyone is willing to sit. At least if he was not the emperor, Qin Huaiyuan would not have tried every means to give Qin Yining a way out. And Ji Zeyu would not politely say anything to him about resigning.
Pang Xiao gritted his teeth, and took a long time to say, "Alan, have you really made a decision?"
Ji Zeyu looked into Pang Xiao's eyes, nodded after a long time, and said with a relieved smile, "Yes, it's decided."
Everyone has their own aspirations, and Pang Xiao knew that he could not stop him. But he felt like there was a big rock stuck in his heart. He patted Ji Zeyu on the shoulder and was speechless.
The two walked for a while before Ji Zeyu left.
"Alan, I will keep all your official titles and titles for you. You can come back anytime you want."
Pang Xiao sent Ji Zeyu to the corner gate of the Imperial Garden.
Ji Zeyu nodded with a smile. But he knew in his heart that if he left, he would never come back to be an official in this life.
He can assist Pang Xiao to fight for the world, but he cannot be Pang Xiao's subject. It's better to feel more at ease in this world.