After the Zhongyuan Festival, you can see the Mid-Autumn Festival. Starting from the beginning of August, lights and decorations are hung everywhere. Two-story high wooden stakes are erected on both sides of the street, and uniform and exquisite lanterns are hung on them. When evening comes, everywhere is as bright as day.
Looking out from the Phoenix Terrace, the scenery is particularly different.
Chu Jingxing held the wine glass in his hand and shook his head at Yuan Hongwen and others who were making a lot of noise on the opposite side, as if he was extremely helpless: "Hongwen, if you make a fuss again, I will go and tell my aunt..."
Yuan Hongwen and others burst into laughter.
In the past few days, the palace has issued many marriage decrees. Not only has the marriage of Prince Zheng been decided, but also the marriage decrees of the princes such as Chu Jingxing have been issued. From now on, Chu Jingxing will be Yuan Hongwen's brother-in-law.
Yuan Hongwen has always been good friends with Shen Chen. Since he gets along well with Shen Chen, he is naturally happy to be closer to Shen Chen. They grew up together and there is nothing taboo about them. Since the emperor has already issued a clear order, he might as well drag Chu Jingxing out to play together.
Hearing Chu Jingxing say this, Yuan Hongwen put the cup on the table, walked around Chu Jingxing's back with his hands behind his back, touched his chin and laughed: "What? What are you suing me for? We are all relatives now, do you have to be shy? From now on, when I go to your house, you have to call me uncle..."
He changed the subject, put his arm around Chu Jingxing's shoulders and started to speak without thinking: "Be content, my sister, what can I say? Look at Jing Zong, he didn't say anything when he met Li Gui Niang, a jinx. What else can you say? I, your uncle, don't cause trouble for others!"
Yuan Hongwen has always been outspoken. He says whatever he thinks and has no control over what he says.
Peng Caiying, who was beside him, heard something wrong and quickly pulled his sleeve and shook her head at him.
Yuan Hongwen didn't react yet, he snorted and said, "Am I wrong? After all, Li Shao was dragged down by Gui Niang? If it weren't for Gui Niang..."
Chu Jingxing finally changed his demeanor, gently placed the wine glass on the table, made a crisp clinking sound, and said, "That's enough."
He has never been a real playboy.
Yuan Hongwen uncomfortably put away the teasing expression on his face, lowered his head and muttered, "Yes, yes, why don't you tell anyone to say it? When I'm with Achen and the others, I can say whatever I want..."
It's really a flaw in the ointment.
The smile on Chu Jingxing's lips deepened, but his eyes seemed to be frosted.
Li Gui Niang is not a good person, but her brother Li Shao is rare in intelligence and sharpness. Xianrong County Master is good, but her brother is a fool, and a fool who is close to Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu.
It’s really a headache.
He looked at everyone again, and when he saw that the group of playboys had stopped laughing, he relaxed and chuckled, "A Shao is already dead, and the one he loved the most was his sister Gui Niang. As his brothers, what would it be like for us to talk about people behind their backs? Besides, it would embarrass Jing Zong, wouldn't it? Don't say these things again in the future."
The atmosphere was a little stagnant.
Yuan Hongwen was not very happy. To cheer him up, Peng Caiying coughed, rolled up her hands, and talked about the topic they were concerned about: "Speaking of Jing Zong, it will be Jing Zong's birthday in a few days. I heard that Jing Zong will hold a big banquet for his birthday this year."
Chu Jingzong is the eldest son of Prince Duan. Prince Duan is cautious and careful. Chu Jingzong has been fat and strong since childhood and doesn't like to go out and see people. Prince Duan simply lets him do what he wants. Up to now, he probably goes out very few times.
Even Chu Jingxing, who grew up in Beijing, couldn't say much to Chu Jingzong.
This time he was going to go against his usual practice and host a grand banquet for the guests. Chu Jingxing raised his eyebrows.
Chu Jingzong is in a very awkward situation now. Why did the Fang family fall into decline? Prince Duan must know it very well. Isn't it because they accepted his hot silver that they ended up in this situation
Now...
Prince Duan must have wanted to use his son's birthday to tell Emperor Longqing that he was satisfied with the marriage arranged by Emperor Longqing, and also to tell Emperor Longqing that from now on, for Prince Duan's Mansion, all thunder and rain were grace from the emperor
He smiled and lowered his head.
The Prince Duan's Mansion did not have any major objections to this marriage, and they indeed did not dare to have any more objections - after the Fang family incident, Emperor Longqing immediately reprimanded Prince Duan, saying that he condoned local officials' corruption and abuse of power, and he also cut his guards from 5,000 to 2,000.
He already knew very well that the reason why Emperor Longqing did not investigate the case of the salt administration deficit further was because he was still concerned about Empress Fang and the face of the little prince. If he was caught doing anything wrong again, the Duke of Duan's family would be wiped out.
If you have something to hide and your children suffer losses in their marriages, there is nothing to say.
Princess Duan even personally advised her son: "What's there to be wronged about? She's just a wife. If you really don't like her, just keep her as a concubine and take in more concubines."
Prince Duan's Mansion could understand it, but Li Gui Niang couldn't understand it no matter what.
Which girl doesn't have spring in her heart? Chu Jingxing is handsome and a fine young man, and he doesn't have the bad habits of other playboys. He is a true good man.
But what about Chu Jingzong
He was a fat man who was as fat as a pig and had a bad temper since he was a child. Prince Duan's Mansion said that he was sick and unwilling to go out to see people, but in fact it was because he had a bad temper since he was a child.
When the late emperor was still alive, these people were still the emperor's grandchildren and did not have to be timid. Chu Jingzong often beat and killed palace servants because of his violent temper.
Others may not know, but among these people who grew up together, how could they not know
Li Gui Niang was so frightened that her face turned pale. She held her mother's hand and could not speak a word. Her tears fell like beads from a broken string.
Princess Changying also looked very bad.
The Shen family rejected the marriage, and she had already begun to think of other ways out for Li Gui Niang. Who knew that at this moment, Emperor Longqing would issue this decree! The imperial decree had been issued, and there was no room for change or activity!
She held her daughter in her arms, rubbing her daughter's head patiently and carefully, her chin resting on the top of Li Gui Niang's head, her eyes full of viciousness and complexity.
This fat pig could have belonged to anyone, but definitely not to Li Gui Niang!
One wrong step, all wrong...
She closed her eyes and whispered in her daughter's ear: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid... Ah Gui, don't be afraid, mother will never let you suffer this..."
Li Gui Niang, who had been in a daze, came to her senses. She shook her head dryly with despair in her eyes: "No, there is no way... The imperial decree has been issued, what else can we do?"
No one can change the fact that she is going to marry Chu Jingzong.
She will have to live with this fat pig for the rest of her life.