"Unfortunately, this king also wants it."
The people in the seat were still smiling, but they couldn't laugh anymore. Huangfu Hao stared at Prince Rui's eyes, Fu Xiu Yi also looked at him unexpectedly, Princess Ming An's face was stiff and her expression was instantly distorted.
It was the Crown Prince who laughed and said, "A slender lady, a gentleman is very good. Miss Shen is talented and beautiful, and naturally attracted countless heroes to bow down!"
Everyone nodded in agreement, Prince Rui picked up and put down the wine cup with a half-smiling smile, and didn't speak any more.
Everyone thought that he was just a joke, nothing else, how could Prince Rui of the Great Liang Dynasty marry a Ming Qi's courtier. Not to mention that these two are not a good match, in today's sensitive and tense situation, marrying a girl from another country is like a restless trap. Who knows if that girl is a spy sent by the other country? No matter how daring you are, you don't dare to take this risk.
Everyone still laughed and drank and ate food, but Princess Ming An had fallen into a feeling of resentment since Prince Rui said those words, and there was hatred in her eyes, and Huangfu Hao frowned when she saw it.
All in all, the feast hosted by the prince was quite successful. Ming Qi's princes probably wanted to find out what the current attitude of Qin and Great Liang was towards Ming Qi. Up to now, the Qin state has been very close to Ming Qi and has no intention of becoming an enemy. It was Prince Rui who came from the Great Liang. He was neither cold nor hot, neither approachable nor hostile, which made it hard to fathom. Even when the gongs and chips are intertwined, when everyone is intoxicated with alcohol, he is also clear-headed because he has never drunk, and his words are not leaking, which is frustrating.
At the end, Prince Rui was the first to leave the table. Because of his departure, Princess Ming An's expression became even worse. The very angry Princess Ming An punished several servants with a face on the way back, and even the servants who came to deliver official letters to King Tongding were scolded by her.
Those two were not others, but Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao. Fu Xiu Yi reprimanded the two of them, and Princess Ming An gave up. After returning to Prince Ding's mansion, Fu Xiu Yi informed his staff of what happened at today's banquet and thought, "Then Prince Rui of Great Liang seems to be somewhat hostile to this prince, so he deliberately suppressed it at the banquet?"
Fu Xiu Yi had recruited a group of capable people. As a prince, apart from forbearance, his scheming might not be considered the highest, but the way and perseverance in recruiting talents, none of the nine princes could compare to him. . He can wait for one night outside the other party's Chaimen in nine cold days, and he can also plan a lifelong stable and prosperous life for the other party's family. Therefore, in addition to being talented, the staff who followed him were also loyal to him. If there is any question, he can get the answer from the mouth of the staff.
And the art of manipulating people is what an emperor should learn the most. At this point, Fu Xiu Yi was indeed the most outstanding emperor.
Each of the aides pondered, Fu Xiu Yi looked at the man in the blue shirt at the front, and said, "Mr. Pei, what's your opinion?"
If it was said that every aide here was someone Fu Xiu Yi trusted, then Pei Lang could definitely be regarded as Fu Xiu Yi's confidant. Pei Lang was recruited by Fu Xiu Yi two years ago. At that time, Fu Xiu Yi took a fancy to Pei Lang's talent, but Pei Lang himself was not greedy for power. In the end, Fu Xiu Yi also tried his best, and even made Pei Lang's heart moved. And this person, who took a lot of trouble to win over, lived up to Fu Xiu Yi's high hopes, and in two years, solved many problems for Fu Xiu Yi. So now, whenever there is an unsolvable problem, Fu Xiu Yi always thinks of Pei Lang immediately.
Pei Lang frowned and said, "Has Your Highness ever met Prince Rui elsewhere?"
Fu Xiu Yi shook his head.
"That's strange." Pei Lang analyzed: "Since Prince Rui is a representative of Great Liang, he should not value His Highness alone. If there was no interaction before, I really can't think of a reason to embarrass His Highness. His Highness did not hinder him. Even if Great Liang is going to attack Ming Qi, the person who is looking for it should be His Majesty or the Crown Prince."
Fu Xiu Yi nodded, "I thought so too. Maybe..." He pondered for a while, "Perhaps it is for Shen Miao?"
"What do you mean by this, Your Highness?" another aide asked.
“I thought about it, among those words Prince Rui said, only Shen Miao had something to do with me. It was just that I couldn’t tell whether he was joking or intentional at the time, and felt that Shen Miao had nothing to do with him, now that I think about it , feel a little strange."
A staff member said, "Could it be that there is some secret relationship between Prince Rui and Shen Miao in private?"
Pei Lang said categorically, "This is impossible."
Everyone looked at him, Pei Lang's words were very convincing, what he said or prophesied in front of Fu Xiu Yi would always be confirmed in the end. Everyone's speculation about him has to be admitted even if they are not convinced.
“Prince Rui first arrived in Ming Qi, and Shen Miao followed Shen Xin back to Beijing not long ago, there is absolutely no contact before that. If it is after this,” Pei Lang cupped his hands, “His Royal Highness fought with Prince Rui for so long. One should know that Prince Rui is a difficult person to figure out. Since Great Liang has sent him to Ming Qi, Prince Rui must be someone who will weigh the pros and cons. In such a short period of time, for Shen Miao, a woman, to have a relationship with him. His Highness is hostile, this is not in the interest."
Hearing this, Fu Xiu Yi pondered: "What you said also makes sense. According to what Mr. Pei sees, what should it be like now?"
"Since His Highness has not been too implicated today, if you act rashly, it will make King Zhou and the others vigilant. Since the tribute banquet, Prince Rui has never mentioned leaving, and he must have other things to do in Dingjing. Now Qin State is still there, but I'm not afraid. Don't let go and wait and see what Prince Rui thinks, and it's not too late to make a decision."
Pei Lang said in a ruthless manner.
Fu Xiu Yi nodded, "Since that's the case, let's do as Mr. Pei said." He pressed his forehead and said, "I drank a lot today, and there will be a long court tomorrow. I will rest first, and everyone should be gone."
After Fu Xiu Yi left, the staff in the hall also dispersed in twos and threes. No one was with Pei Lang, because Pei Lang was originally alone, and because he was too trusting in front of Fu Xiu Yi, it would make people jealous.
Pei Lang walked out of the room and stared at the stars in the sky.
It's been two years, it's been two years. He followed the agreement with that girl and finally became Fu Xiu Yi's confidant. Living in such ease, relying on his own ingenuity to gain Fu Xiu Yi's trust, everything was very natural, and sometimes Pei Lang even felt that this should have been his whole life. But Shen Miao's reappearance broke this illusion, Pei Lang knew from the very beginning that this transaction with Shen Miao was like negotiating with the devil, from the moment he approached Fu Xiu Yi, there would be a day, as it is now , became a spy he had previously despised.
Fu Xiu Yi was very kind to him, but he was a betrayal from the beginning.
Pei Lang sighed deeply.
The comfortable days are over, and from now on, the road he wants to walk will be the same as today, frightened.
Shen Miao… . Pei Lang's eyes showed the delicate face of the girl in purple.
He is such a difficult man, why can a girl who is planning everything behind her shoulders everything
He will never understand this truth.
…
Under the oil lamp, Shen Miao was writing carefully. The snow-white paper was spread out, Gu Yu was grinding ink on the side, Jing Zhe carefully added some oil to the oil lamp every once in a while, so that the flame was not bright enough.
She wrote extremely seriously, and from time to time she stopped to think for a while, and then continued to write. After writing on the boxy piece of paper, it was already quiet outside. Shen Miao put down the pen, lifted the letter and blew on it, making sure to dry off the ink on it, then found an envelope and packed the letter. In the hands of Jing Zhe.
“Tomorrow morning, find a reliable person outside and send this letter to Chang Zaiqing in Shen’s residence. Do not use it as someone else’s hand, it must only be sent to Chang Zaiqing.” Shen Miao said.
Jing Zhe accepted the letter while saying yes, although she wondered how Shen Miao could write to Chang Zaiqing so well, she did not ask any further questions.
Gu Yu put away the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on the table, and smiled: "Young lady, please rest early. It's late at night, and it's not good for your body to rest later."
Shen Miao nodded. After Jing Zhe and Gu Yu left, she took the oil lamp to the small table in front of the couch, but sat on the edge of the couch in a trance.
I had such a dream last night, and now I can't sleep no matter what, and I've been thinking about it all day today. As if she had glimpsed a little clue of her previous life from that dream, she finally understood why Chang Zaiqing made Luo Xueyan become a ghost so easily, and Shen Miao herself had been helping and miserable in it. If Chang Zaiqing is the culprit, she herself has become a used executioner.
Thinking of these, hatred came overwhelmingly. Shen Miao only wished that she had to swallow Chang Zaiqing alive.
But now, thinking of a way to bring Chang Zaiqing into disrepute is too simple. What Chang Zaiqing has been cherishing all his life is inexhaustible wealth, status and status, why not let Chang Zaiqing get everything he wants and then it will be happier? Let her be ridiculed by the world. If Chang Zai Qing was used to deal with Chen Rou Qiu, it would save him a lot of energy.
The four words to make the best use of everything should be a lesson carved into the bone marrow, using a knife to kill people, this time it is time for Shen Miao to play by herself.
She thought about it all day and came up with something. On that piece of letter paper, densely packed are Shen Wan's preferences. Being an uncle and nephew who have been with Shen Wan for so many years, in the past, because she truly respected Shen Wan, Shen Miao had made a lot of understandings since she was a child to please the third uncle, but now these understandings are all handed over to others, or to an ambitious woman, Shen Miao He didn't believe that, with Chang Zaiqing's number of paragraphs, how could a hypocrite like Shen Wan not fall for the trick
Lang Youqing and concubine have intentions. On the surface, the talent and beauty are a match made in heaven, but the inside is full of wolves, tigers and leopards. They are not good things. Wouldn't it be more interesting to tear them apart in the future
There was a sneer in Shen Miao's eyes, a dog bites a dog, it is always good-looking.
She took off her outer clothes, got on the floor, and was about to lie down, but she looked at the window unexpectedly.
The windows were closed tightly, the breeze swayed outside, and there was no one else in the dark night.
Shen Miao was stunned for a moment and secretly scolded herself in her heart, how could she suddenly look at the window when she was so good, as if she felt that Xie Jing Xing was not coming but she was not used to it. She shook her head, suppressed the strange feeling in her heart, and blew out the oil lamp. This was the real sleep.
In Prince Rui's mansion, someone was feeding the tiger in the courtyard.
Baihu spreads joy in the yard, cuddles at the feet of the young man, and from time to time stretches his head out to beg for food from the latter's hands. Maybe it's because of the surprise of eating and being well cared for. This white tiger's fur was shining brightly, and it seemed to be fat, looking like a beautiful big cat.
"Don't feed it, if you feed it again, you'll really become a cat. How can you still look like a tiger with this virtue right now?" Gao Yang looked at it and poured cold water.
Xie Jing Xing turned a deaf ear, while continuing to feed the white tiger, he said casually, "My pet, do you have an opinion?"
Gao Yang was choked for a moment and stretched out his hand: "Okay, okay, I don't care whether you feed cats or tigers, what is going on in the East Palace today? It's inexplicable, why are you attacking King Ding? People like Fu Xiuyi are right now. You must have some doubts, it's not right to startle the snake, what do you think?"
When the matter in the palace reached Gao Yang's ears, Gao Yang couldn't believe it at first. Xie Jing Xing naturally had his own way of doing things, so it was not a good time to meet Fu Xiu Yi now. Fu Xiu Yi also had some means in private, although it would not hurt Xie Jing Xing, he would always cause Xie Jing Xing some trouble, and now he could not tolerate any mistakes.
Seeing that Xie Jing Xing didn't pay any attention to his intentions, Gao Yang rolled his eyes, "Wouldn't it be for Shen Miao?"
Xie Jingxing said, "Are you free?"
"What?"
“The matter of the Su family has been sorted out?” Xie Jing Xing asked.
Gao Yang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I have already arranged someone to do it. However," after a while, he said again: "Does it make sense for you to do this? Although you and Su Mingfeng are good friends, one day he will know your truth. Your identity will inevitably be your enemy. At that time, everything you do will be a conspiracy in his eyes, it is better not to do it if you do it, why do you do it? "
Emperor Wen Hui deliberately suppressed the Su family. Even though the Su family has deliberately closed down, there are still some residual tails left. These tails are very likely to become the handle of the Su family and their death in the future. What Xie Jing Xing asked Gao Yang to do was to secretly clean up these things on behalf of the Su family so that the Su family would not have to change anything in the future.
Gao Yang was noncommittal about Xie Jing Xing's actions. Xie Jing Xing was wearing a mask now, so no one knew that he was Prince Rui, but if something happened one day, it would be okay not to admit it, but Su Mingfeng would definitely recognize it. The childhood brothers who acquainted with each other are deceiving themselves. Moreover, Great Liang and Ming Qi will one day stand in a hostile position.
Xie Jing Xing could keep the Su family, but he could not keep the past with Su Mingfeng. This is an unavoidable fact.
“Why do I have to consider his thoughts when I do things?” Xie Jing Xing said, “It’s just because I want to do it.”
"Really?" Gao Yang said with a rare sharpness: "Perhaps you have forgotten that you are different now than before. This identity is destined to be in Ming Qi, and there is no one who can be trusted. Take off your mask and others will watch with vigilance. You. I can warn you as a subordinate, there is nothing to hide, Your Highness."
With the night wind blowing, the white tiger was full, burped, and happily went to grab Xie Jing Xing's sleeve. The yard was full of silent wind.
Not only after a long time, Xie Jing Xing said, "No."
"Not all of them, there is one person who is different." He said, "A person who can use the identity of King Rui of Great Liang to meet."
“You mean Shen Miao?” Gao Yang reminded, “Your Highness should not forget that Shen Miao is now with His Highness because she also has to deal with King Ding Fu Xiu Yi. His Highness can help her, but once there is a day, at the end, She will still stand on the opposite side of His Highness. To be cast aside by the world, isn't His Highness prepared for this from the beginning? If you are just greedy for a momentary pleasure, Huang Liang's dream will only add to the sadness after waking up."
"so what?"
Gao Yang was stunned.
Xie Jing Xing asked back, "So what?"
He lifted the white tiger from the ground and held it in his arms, stood up, his tall and slender figure was as straight as a pine tree in the night.
"Everything in the world has to pay a price." He said, "It doesn't matter whether it's power or people, it's the same. If that day comes, this king will find a way to grab it."
"Jiangshan has to be robbed, the throne has to be robbed, women have to be robbed, and hearts have to be robbed."
"This path is destined from the beginning, so what if the world hates it? If you can't even bear this, you should go back to Great Liang as soon as possible."
"This king has never forgotten the path he wants to take. On the contrary, this king knows exactly what he wants. So, don't doubt this king's decision."
"If everything is a dream, then make the dream a reality."
He said lightly, but without a doubt, "This king has this confidence, Gao Yang, do you doubt it?"
Many years later, when Gao Yang recalled this winter night again, he seemed to be able to feel the blood boiling in his bones. He had seen the arrogance and stubbornness of the young man, the arrogance and arrogance of his youth, but in a split second, as if many years had passed, he had seen the domineering and majesty that really came from the royal family.
"If everything is a dream, then make the dream a reality."
How many people in the world dare to say such a thing? But Xie Jing Xing said it.
Gao Yang paused for a while, and after a while, he knelt down and gave the other party the same courtesy.
"My minister, swear to follow Your Highness to the death."
“Get up.” Xie Jing Xing teased the white tiger in his arms.
Gao Yang patted the dust on his knees, thought for a moment, and asked solemnly, "Then, how does Your Highness plan to snatch Miss Shen?"
Xie Jing Xing: "Go away."
…
After the beginning of winter, the days go by very fast. However, it seemed that everyone was busy, and nothing new happened in the Ding capital. If there is something new, it is something in the Shen residence.
After Chen Rou Qiu talked with Shen Wan that day, she was determined to marry Shen Yue. All day long, he took Shen Yue to entertain various ladies. Shen Yue was 10,000 unwilling, and after being locked up by Shen Wan once in the ancestral hall, she no longer dared. Shen Yue was squeamish and could not bear hardship, so she had to obediently go with Chen Rou Qiu to see those ladies.
Although Chen Rouqiu wanted to marry Shen Yue, she also felt sorry for her daughter, and she was very careful when picking people. Although Shen Wan is also a shrewd person, he is more human than Shen Gui. Shen Yue is the jewel in his palm. Except for the fact that the family is well-matched in the mansion, Shen Yue married enough clothes and food, and the other men are also all. There are very good young heroes in the Ding capital, and there are no groups of concubines in the house. This is also thanks to Shen Yue's reputation as a talented girl. A talented and refined girl, it is always easy to gain the favor of others.
Because of worrying about Shen Yue all day, Chen Rou Qiu also neglected Shen Wan a bit. But I don't know when, Chang Zaiqing became Shen Wan's confidante. When Shen Wan went to court tomorrow, he would confide in Chen Rouqiu about some of his worries, but now that Chen Rouqiu didn’t have time to relieve him, Chang Zaiqing became Shen Wan’s hall instead. Not only that, Chang Zaiqing could occasionally help Shen Wan see the moon.
For some reason, Chang Zaiqing actually had many of the same interests and habits as Shen Wan. For example, Shen Wan doesn't like sweetness, and the pastries made by Chang Zaiqing just happen to be not very sweet. Shen Wan likes fragrant tea, and most of the tea brewed in Chang Zaiqing is fragrant tea. Even the calligraphers and painters they admire most are the same. People are always close to people who are similar to him, and Shen Wan feels more and more that Chang Zaiqing is very close to him. After seeing Chen Rouqiu's gentleness and aloofness, Chang Zaiqing's bright and bright mind was like a breeze, causing Shen Wan's heart to experience waves that hadn't been aroused in a long time.
It's just that Chen Rouqiu doesn't know about all of this.
Chen Rouqiu naturally didn't know that Chang Zaiqing was very skilled and would not take the initiative to seek Shen Wan every time, it was Shen Wan who took the initiative to seek Chang Zaiqing. And when the two of them were together, they were separated by a long distance. They seemed to be very polite, but they just said something casually. Even if others saw it, they would not think too much. How could they remind Chen Rouqiu
Chen Rouqiu was like this, and there was another incredible thing, that the third young lady of the Shen residence, Shen Dongling, suddenly became intimate with Shen Yue.
Although there were only these two young ladies in the Shen residence now, Shen Yue was like Chen Rouqiu in her bones, and she looked down on people with lower status than her, not to mention the concubine who crawled out of her aunt's belly. After so many years, there has been no intersection, and inexplicably they have become close sisters, which is indeed suspicious.
In the Caiyun Garden in the Shen residence, Shen Dongling was pushing the pastry in front of Shen Yue, and smiled: "This is a new pastry made in the kitchen, with milk and sweet-scented osmanthus, the second sister will also try it."
Shen Yue glanced at the snack, didn't stretch out her hand to get it, but sighed a little irritably, and said, "I still don't have the mind to eat now, I'm full."
Shen Dongling looked at her and asked worriedly, "Is second sister still worrying about her marriage?"
"You don't know." Shen Yue said angrily, "I went to Yuan Wai Lang's house yesterday, and my mother is very satisfied with that prince. If I guess right, she will always beat me to the idea of marrying prince. I can't eat now, and my brain hurts in a hurry."
"Officer?" Shen Dongling asked curiously, "But that son named Wang Bi?"
"You actually know?" Shen Yue looked at her suspiciously.
"I once heard about it from my father." Shen Dongling smiled shyly.
Shen Gui was also an official in the court, so he might indeed know about the Wang family. Shen Yue then said, "Yes, it's him."
"I heard that the prince is very knowledgeable, and now he has entered the official position. Although he is not very successful at the moment, it will be a matter of time to get ahead. Second sister, this is a good thing, why don't you want to?" Shen Dongling asked.
"I don't like him, no matter how lavishly praised him." Shen Yue said angrily, "I want to marry, I want to marry someone who was born with infinite beauty. What is he?"
Shen Dongling heard the words, and asked tentatively, "Could it be... that the second sister has a sweetheart?"
Shen Yue was stunned for a moment, and then she covered it up and said, "No, what nonsense are you talking about."
Shen Dongling smiled apologetically: "I originally thought that someone like Wang Gongzi is not bad. If the second sister doesn't like it, is it because she has a sweetheart, so other people look down on it. It's because I misunderstood the second sister. Now, second sister, don't annoy me."
Shen Yue waved her hand, but her eyes were a little absent-minded. Thinking of Fu Xiu Yi, she couldn't help but feel a pain in her heart. Chen Rou Qiu had told her that Fu Xiu Yi wanted to marry someone who could help him. She was only the daughter of an ordinary civil servant, and Fu Xiu Yi would not marry her. But Shen Yue still couldn't help but think, if Fu Xiu Yi fell in love with her one day, would he not care about the things outside him and treat her soberly? She is so beautiful and smart, and the name of a talented woman is all over Dingjing, so she naturally wants to marry a man with unparalleled elegance. Among the Ming Qi, only Fu Xiu Yi could penetrate her eyes.
She has been defending Fu Xiu Yi for so long, but now she has fallen short and married someone else? Shen Yue was extremely unwilling.
Shen Yue heard Shen Dongling say softly: "Second sister, why don't you try it? Actually, Young Master Wang may not be as bad as you think. After all, the Wang family and the Shen family are also well-matched. Speaking of which, Young Master Wang himself is also a good person. In the past, you will never be wronged, and you will be safe and secure for a lifetime, isn't it good?"
The more she said that, the more bored Shen Yue became. What Shen Yue wanted was never stability but beauty, and only Fu Xiu Yi could give her the envy of everyone.
"Second sister, don't think too much. Some people can't ask for such a blessing, such as me." Shen Dongling said: "If I were to stand in the second sister's position, I would know about it. , I will definitely not refuse. Instead, I feel very happy, isn't it safe to ask for a woman when she is alive?"
Shen Yue was a little impatient to hear it, but when she heard the back, she couldn't help but paused. A strange feeling slowly emerged in her heart, and she couldn't help looking at Shen Dongling. Shen Dongling's chin is pointed, which makes her whole person extraordinarily weak, as if she is docile and won't resist anything. There was also a look of trust between his brows and eyes, as if he really regarded Shen Yue as a sister who loved each other.
Seems to be a very good man.
A thought slowly came to Shen Yue's mind.