Chen Mingsheng, the censor of the capital, was a slightly fat old man. He rolled his eyes, approached from behind and asked, "Xiang Wu, you have many daughters in your family. I wonder if the third lady... has ever been betrothed to someone else..."
Wu Hantian was stunned after hearing this, but a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Jiang Qingxue's heart, and she immediately said: "Not yet! This girl has just recovered from her illness, how can we think so much. If Mr. Chen has any good opinions, you might as well talk to my father. It only happens in the past two years, so it’s better to make plans early.”
Chen Mingsheng's face lit up with joy when he heard this, and he bent down and said: "Okay! Okay! Thank you madam for giving me this opportunity." He could see that Wu Sheyue would definitely be a hot commodity in the future, so he decided to marry her while she was just emerging, at least The betrothal gift is still the standard for a concubine.
How hard it will be to wait until she becomes famous in the future!
The other officials probably understood what he meant, and they all said sourly: "Old Chen, you are really smart in your calculation, but it is not certain whether it will succeed."
"That's right, who doesn't have a few young men in his family?"
Wu Hantian was still recalling his wife's words, and his heart suddenly became enlightened, and he also felt that this was an idea! Even if she can't marry the eighth prince, she can quickly ask her to marry someone else... But I just don't know if the old lady can live with it. The old lady always felt that Wu Sheyue was no longer a threat, so he still had to go back and persuade her.
After the officials left the palace gate, they headed straight for their carriages. Most of the young ladies had already returned and were sitting on the carriages waiting.
After the carriage drivers from each family loaded the carriages and checked them, the carriages drove away from the palace gate.
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Wu Sheyue sat on the swaying carriage, leaning on the cushions with her eyes closed as she did when she came here. She never glanced at Wu Yin'er from beginning to end, as if they had never had a private conversation.
Wu Jinghua kept staring at Wu Sheyue coldly. She still hated Wu Sheyue for seducing Yu Jing today. But it was clear that Wu Jinghua's sharp gaze almost pierced through her, but Wu Sheyue seemed not to notice it and just didn't open her eyes.
Of all the people, Wu Lixiang was the most confusing. Ever since she separated from Wu Sheyue in the Royal Garden, Wu Lixiang had always maintained a sweet and gentle look when they met again, as if her whole person had lifted up. Especially when I just came back from putting on the lights, this feeling really doubled again.
No one would believe that she didn't meet the man she liked at the Hundred Flowers Banquet. However, the purpose of the Hundred Flowers Banquet is for men and women to get to know each other, so this is not an excessive thing.
Therefore, in this dull and silent carriage, only Wu Lixiang, who was in a comfortable mood, had the intention to "care about" Wu Yin'er.
Wu Lixiang exuded a gentle light and said to Wu Yin'er: "Fifth sister, who did you let hit?"
Wu Yin'er raised her eyes and glanced at Wu Lixiang, and said in a timid voice: "It was dark, I couldn't see the road... I fell by myself..."
"Oh." Wu Lixiang stopped asking as soon as she heard this, and then went back to maintaining that beautiful mood.
Opposite her, Wu Jinghua rolled his eyes and seemed to mutter something sick.
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The carriage drove smoothly on the road, and the carriage was dark. All four of them closed their eyes, lingering in a state of half-dream.
Just when Wu Sheyue thought she was asleep, the carriage suddenly shook violently as if it was about to topple over. Wu Lixiang's scream, the neighing of the horse, and the driver's curse could be heard in his ears.
"What's going on? What's going on!" Wu Lixiang was frightened and hugged Wu Yin'er beside her. Wu Yin'er gasped, probably because Wu Lixiang touched her face.
The shaking didn't last long and soon stopped. As soon as the carriage was stable, Wu Sheyue immediately opened the curtains and looked out. Surrounded by the streets at night, the coachman stood in front of the carriage and checked. Wu Hantian's carriage also stopped in front, with Ning'er and the others behind him. The maid's carriage, all this looks very normal.
Wu Sheyue frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
The coachman looked around and said in a very uncertain tone: "It seems like something touched the carriage and passed... I can't see it."
Wu Sheyue raised her eyebrows, "Just touch the carriage and pass?"
Just kidding, it's not a small thing that can knock the carriage over. How could it run so fast and the driver couldn't see it? It’s not in line with junior high school physics knowledge!
At this time, Tao Tao also got off the carriage in front. She ran to Wu Sheyue's carriage and asked a few questions, and the carriage driver still answered in the same way. Cherry turned around and went back without expressing any doubt.
Then, the car in front immediately started driving again.
As the wheels started rolling, Wu Sheyue retracted into the car and sat down. She felt strange in her heart, so she still lifted the car curtain and looked out. The shadows of the trees outside were dancing, and the stars and moon were missing. Gee, this is a good time to kill someone.
Wu Jinghua also heard the words of the driver outside. She glared at the frightened Wu Lixiang with disdain and said, "It's okay, don't make a fuss. Everyone can't stand being scared."
Wu Lixiang glanced at her, "You are so brave, why don't you go out and walk back to your house by yourself."
"What does that have to do with being brave!"
Wu Lixiang was still leaning against Wu Yin'er, holding her arms as if remembering something terrible, and said pitifully: "Could it be a ghost? It's so late... It's pitch dark outside... "
Wu Jinghua was not afraid at first, but his face turned pale when he was frightened by her, and he said forcefully: "Hey! Stop talking! What are you doing at night?"
Wu Sheyue looked at the dim night outside and suddenly said: "Hey, have you heard about the rumor about the Hundred Flowers Banquet?"
"What rumors?" Wu Jinghua asked strangely. How could Wu Sheyue know more about the Hundred Flowers Banquet than she did
Wu Sheyue raised a smile on her lips and spoke slowly: "Oh, there was a young lady from a wealthy family. She fell into the water during the Hundred Flowers Banquet, and then..."
After a while, I heard screams coming from the carriage in the middle.
"Ah—I don't want to hear it anymore!"
"Wu Sheyue!"
Wu Sheyue put down the car curtain, turned around and asked with a smile: "Second sister, what's the matter?"
Wu Jinghua pointed at her nose and warned: "You must have done it on purpose! Stop scaring us!"
"Oh~" Wu Sheyue shrugged, ignoring the three pale faces. After all, aren't they all half-assed and cowards
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Next to the street where the carriage passed, a small alley was in a mess. There were no lights around, but the smell of blood was very warm and rich.
A Li flew over with his sword in hand, looking around anxiously. There was a lot of blood on his chest, and blood was dripping from the blade of his sword. But none of the blood seemed to be his.
Soon, he saw the white color in the darkness. A Li rushed over immediately and saw Yu Jing sitting in the corner, his eyes closed and his lips tightly closed, as if he was tired and resting here - if there were not large blood stains on his white brocade.
"Master?" A Li called him softly, but Yu Jing was unaware.
A Li put away his sword, stretched out his hand to lift Yu Jing up and put it on his back, and then ran out of the alley quickly and quietly.
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Three carriages stopped at the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the girls were helped out by the maids one after another.
Wu Sheyue couldn't help but stretch after getting off the car. Even though she had become accustomed to staying up late and practicing, she still felt physically and mentally exhausted at this time, and she might not be able to get up tomorrow morning.
Even she felt tired, and naturally the others complained of sore legs and backache.
Wu Sheyue looked up at the sky. The dark clouds and haze had dispersed, and the moon appeared again.
Over there, Wu Hantian personally helped Ning Shuang out of the carriage, showing his love and doting for Ning Shuang. Jiang Qingxue originally thought that Wu Hantian would take Ning Shuang back directly. She was about to greet Yingtao, but she didn't expect that after Wu Hantian put down Ning Shuang, he turned around and stretched out his hand to her.
Jiang Qingxue was stunned, feeling flattered, and happily handed her hand to Wu Hantian. It's a pity that she is still a married woman and can be moved so easily.
Wu Hantian put Jiang Qingxue down, turned around and said to Ning Shuang, "Go back by yourself first."
Jiang Qingxue was extremely surprised when she heard this. Wu Hantian hadn't spent the night at her place for a long, long time.
"Yes, the master and his wife should rest early." Ning Shuang said with a gentle face.
This was the first time since Ning Shuang came in that Wu Hantian said he would not accompany her at night. But she didn't show any hint of displeasure or discomfort.
"Master..." Jiang Qingxue looked at Wu Hantian with full eyes.
Wu Hantian patted her shoulder and said, "Let's go."
Watching their leaving figures, Wu Lixiang asked in surprise: "Is Ning Shuang about to fall out of favor?"
"It's hard to say."
Wu Sheyue still had something on her mind, so she pulled Ning'er and said, "Let's go back quickly."
"oh… "
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A moment later, in Jiang Qingxue's room.
Wu Hantian frowned and looked at his daughter in front of him, and said solemnly: "Liu Yun. You almost made a big mistake today."
"Dad!" Wu Liuyun retorted uneasily, "I just..."
"I know what you mean. You asked Yingtao to go over and send a message to Xin Zhi today, right?" Wu Hantian said sternly: "As a father, I will never stop you from doing anything, but this matter is different. Xin Zhi and Wu Hantian She Yue can't have any contact with each other, so don't even think about bringing them together."
"Why?" Wu Liuyun was furious. Once her cold and paralyzed mask was broken, it could no longer be put back together.
"Just know that there is something big going on here, and don't ask any questions about the rest." Wu Hantian frowned and waved his hand to chase them away, "As a father, I won't harm you. You must remember what I said and go back."
Before Wu Liuyun left, Jiang Qingxue came out of the inner hall and said angrily: "I haven't stayed here for a long time. Why did you come here specifically to teach Liu Yun a lesson? Why don't you go back? Miss Ning Shuang should The wait is imminent.”
Wu Hantian looked at the two women and sighed tiredly, "You... Hey, did you teach Liu Yun what he did?"
Jiang Qingxue was shocked, "How could I teach her this? Even if I don't come here at ordinary times, why...how...is it because you miss me like this?" (To be continued)