Two days later.
Shen Miao woke up early and Luo Tan had already done her make-up. Luo Tan was naturally lively and could not sit still in the mansion. Since there was an incident, Shen Qiu and Luo Ling had reduced the number of Shen Miao and Luo Ling. The number of times Tan and the two girls went out. Even if they go out, they must be followed by a long line of guards. Shen Miao does not care, she is not really a sixteen year old girl, she likes to be quiet and there is no problem in staying more in the mansion, but Luo Ling is very unaccustomed to this, as long as she hears that she can go out of the mansion to play , and no matter what the reason, for what, always in high spirits.
Shen Qiu and Luo Ling exhorted a few words and then asked Shen Miao to bring Azhi and Mo Qing with him. A Zhi and Mo Qing were considered the best guards in the entire Shen residence in martial arts, but now they became Shen Miao's personal guards. Shen Qiu said: "You don't have to feel wronged. If there is something you don't want to do, just go straight away. You don't have to worry about it."
Shen Qiu first learned that Shen Miao was going to go to Shen Dongling's appointment, but it was actually against it, for some reason, Shen Qiu didn't have a good impression of Shen Dongling either. Although Shen Dongling's performance was not as obvious as that of Shen Qing and Shen Yue, and he used to live in peace with the big room in Shen's mansion, for some reason, Shen Qiu always felt that Shen Dongling was not a good person. There was such a big incident in the second room of the Shen family, only Shen Dongling and Concubine Wan were safe and sound, and the matter of Shen Yue and Shen Dongling changing marriages. Although he didn't know the specific reason, Shen Qiu always felt that Shen Dongling had nothing to do with it.
Perhaps those who have been on the battlefield will have an instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, Shen Qiu did not want to have any relationship with Shen Dongling, and naturally he did not want Shen Miao and Shen Dongling to get too close. If a person like Shen Dongling had other thoughts towards Shen Miao and used Shen Miao to achieve her own desires, then it would not be good.
Shen Miao said with a smile, "I know that there is still cousin to accompany me and it will be fine."
Luo Tan smiled and said, "That's right, if cousin Qiu is really worried, you can go with us."
Shen Qiu shook his head: "The military still has something to do. Besides, I'm a rude person who tastes some kind of incense and chokes my nose." Just as the civilian officials despise the vulgarity of military generals, military generals also cannot understand some of the practices of civilian officials. Shen Qiu didn't understand what was so good about this incense, not to mention that someone would burn hundreds of taels for that one or two incense, which was really surprising.
Luo Tan said, "Don't worry, cousin Qiu, I will take good care of my little cousin."
Shen Qiuhu taught her a lesson: "With your three-legged cat kung fu? Last time, I don't know who almost lost his life, and he worked so hard for Imperial Physician Gao to treat him for more than a whole month."
What Luo Tan was most afraid of was that when someone mentioned this, she quickly stuck out her tongue and looked at Luo Ling as if asking for help.
Luo Ling smiled and said, "No matter what, always be careful. Pin Wanxiang came back early, it was dark early and the girl's house was not safe." When he said this, his eyes were fixed on Shen Miao with very serious eyes. concern.
When the news that the Crown Prince intended to marry Shen Miao came, Luo Xue Yan was busy making arrangements for Zhang Luo's family, and Luo Ling was the first to speak. Luo Ling didn't say anything about his family background, and it was his own family. Luo Xueyan was most optimistic about Luo Ling. Later, because of Prince Rui’s words, the marriage was suppressed and Luo Xueyan’s matter of finding a sweetheart for Shen Miao was not as urgent as before, but Luo Ling had already expressed her intentions to Luo Xueyan and Shen Xin, so some matters were more obvious. .
With such undisguised affection, it was Shen Miao who was sitting in the Sixth Palace and was used to seeing the facts and could not turn a blind eye, so she could only slightly avoid it and said, “It’s spared, thank Cousin Ling for your concern.”
Luo Tan urged to leave, and said, "It's done, let's go quickly, it would be bad if it was late on the way."
The two said goodbye and walked forward with the carriage.
Inside the carriage, Luo Tan said, "Little cousin, what do you think?"
Shen Miao turned to look at her, inexplicably, "What do you think?"
"Your marriage." Luo Tan looked very worried about her: "Even if the crown prince's side rests for a while, you will be married one day. I heard from my aunt earlier that this year, you will get married. I will arrange the marriage for you, otherwise you will not be the crown prince, your conditions are so good, it is inevitable that people will covet."
Shen Miao did not say anything, the status of the Shen family is indeed very delicate in Ming Qi, if you use it well, it is a sharp sword, but if you use it badly, it will bring disaster. But one thing is certain, Ming Qi's royal family is only afraid of the Shen family. What they want is the soldiers in Shen Xin's hands. As for the people who lead the soldiers... If one day they will have their own troops, they will have to try.
Therefore, as the only direct daughter of the Shen family, her in-laws may have more meanings.
Involuntarily, Shen Miao's mind came up with what Xie Jing Xing said to her that day.
"If this matter is settled, I will marry you, Shen Jiaojiao."
He said it flatly, in the sudden situation, it seems that it is not a promise, but it is guaranteeing something. The most important thing is that he said such words with an unquestionable taste, as if he could do it.
But how is that possible? One is the daughter of a general of Ming Qi, and the other is Prince Rui of Great Liang. To put it badly, Great Liang's national strength is strong, and as Prince Rui, the princess of Ming Qi might be considered a high-ranking princess if she married, let alone her? And if she really married, how should the status of the Shen family be handled? It's a tough thing to do.
Shen Miao pondered with deep eyes, she was suddenly pushed by Luo Tan, she regained her senses, and only heard Luo Tan say, "What are you thinking about, you are so attentive, you didn't even answer what I asked you."
Shen Miao asked, "What did you ask me?"
Luo Tan looked at her helplessly, and then said after a while, "I ask you, among these people who came to ask for a kiss, who do you like the most?"
Shen Miao was stunned for a moment, Luo Tan had already counted with her fingers, "Cousin Ling is gentle and considerate, and he knows the bottom line. Su Mingfeng has a deep affection for you, and Madam Su also likes you very much. Feng Zixian seems to be knowledgeable and reasonable, and Feng Anning is also very sensible. Take care, you will also have a good life. These three people are considered young talents,” Luo Tan approached Shen Miao and carefully observed Shen Miao’s color, “Do you not like any of them?”
Shen Miao laughed, "No."
Luo Tan sat up straight and persuaded: "Little cousin, it's not right for you to do this. Although it's good to pursue perfection in everything, it's not good to ask too much. I've been watching these three days, and these three are already in Dingjingli. Dingding is a good talent. If it is placed in Xiaochuncheng, I am afraid that the girls will fight for the position of a concubine. All three of them agree not to accept a concubine."
She looked at Shen Miao for a while, then shook her head and sighed, "But thinking about it, you don't have anything special about these three people on weekdays, so you are not tempted. I looked at what was written in the book, the girl who was tempted. The family wants to 'face as red as the rosy glow, and the deer are rambling'. The deer in your heart has not yet been born."
Shen Miao did not find it funny when she heard Luo Tan's rambling remarks, and said, "What nonsense are you talking about and what to do with my affairs, is it because I am sick."
"Don't say it," Luo Tan covered her throat, "My throat has been so dry these days, I'm afraid the wind blows when I go out at night. I didn't even see a shadow." Luo Tan was a little dissatisfied: "What a doctor without medical ethics!"
Shen Miao was speechless, not to mention that Gao Yang's true identity was a courtier of Great Liang, even though he was in Ming Qi, he was also an imperial doctor, and he was a headache all day long and only Luo Tan could do it.
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On the other hand, Shen Dongling was dressing up in the mansion. Today, she was dressed very plainly, almost like she didn't use any makeup. Wearing a rosin-colored Baitang dress, the material is naturally excellent. But the jewelry is also mainly simple jade.
Xinghua looked left and right, and said, "Why does Madam dress so simple today, although Madam is naturally beautiful, but when you go out, isn't it that the more beautiful the better?"
"What do you know?" Shen Dongling looked at the beautiful woman in the mirror. She was born well, and she had the elegance of Wan Yiniang's youth when she was young. Even with such simple clothes, she was very pretty. Probably because she became a pro and became a woman, adding a bit of inexplicable charm.
The servants in the house sometimes whisper behind their backs, saying that Shen Dongling looks like a concubine. Most of the mistresses of big families have decent features, round and blessed, and they are loyal and honest. Shen Dongling had big eyes, pointed chin, and was as pretty as a fox, a typical concubine. Mrs. Wang and Mr. Wang also criticized this, but Wang Bi liked it, so everything else can be ignored.
Shen Dongling looked at it for a while, then pulled out the hosta on her head and replaced it with a plain silver one.
When Xinghua saw this, he hesitated.
Shen Dongling said, "Don't think about it so much. Recently, I'm not a leading role player. I dress up fancy but grab the limelight. I don't want to do such stupid things. There is an opportunity to compete, and it's not bad this time."
Xinghua heard the words, and said again: "The lady is beautiful, and it doesn't have to be a first-class beauty."
Shen Dongling was said to have a happy expression, but what made her more happy was not Xinghua's flattery. Today was the day when Prince Qin had "love at first sight" for Shen Miao, she was just a foil, the more disheartened she appeared, the more she set off Shen Miao's demeanor, the more natural this "marriage" was.
However, since many people are required to witness the "good fate", the more natural people, the better, and Wang Bi will also come. In this way, the prince can be reminded from time to time that Wang Bi's contribution to this beautiful event is the greatest.
Shen Dongling stood up and glanced at the post again. The time of the post was 12 hours, and it was still very early. She said, "Go outside to have dinner with your husband first, and then go to Yifeng Pavilion after dinner, which is just right."
She didn't know that when she was still going to have breakfast with Wang Bi, Huangfu Hao had already gone out.
The place for incense is located in Yifeng Pavilion, which is a pavilion in a suburban mountain city of the Ding capital. It was once a good place for the first emperor to repair the first queen. It is located in Yifeng Pavilion, with a deep canyon at the bottom and a blue sky at the top. Rich people and people who pay attention to elegance often like to taste incense in Yifeng Pavilion. When a stick of incense is lit, the breeze blows, and it hits the sky, giving people a sense of vastness.
Although it is winter now, it happens that the canyon below is covered in silver, and it is even more interesting to cook snow and talk about incense.
Huangfu Hao looked at the beautifully made post and smiled, "love at first sight" for the daughter of a courtier in such a beautiful place, it sounded good. But it's just a vain cheapening of others, he's tied up for a show.
Huangfu Hao's guards came and said that the carriage was ready and ready to go, Huangfu Hao frowned and walked towards the gate of the mansion. In any case, this post was sent, and it was too early to insist that Yifeng Pavilion should be at the end of the day. Had to ask him to invite him early.
It's just a complete set of dramas, no matter how dissatisfied Huangfu Hao is in his heart, he has no choice but to respond like this.
Yifeng Pavilion was originally in the suburbs, and the city of Dingjing was a little far away. It was almost time to set off at dawn. After arriving in the suburbs, there was still a long mountain road. Fortunately, a wealthy family specially repaired a special road for horses and carriages. Otherwise, it would be much more difficult to walk. Even so, it would take a while to reach Yifeng Pavilion.
Huangfu Hao let his guards stay halfway up the mountain, and his only son walked forward, not by the side, but he was specially instructed in the post not to bring the guards over. The more guards there are, the more unnatural this "marriage" is. Besides, the crown prince will arrive earlier and discuss important matters with Huangfu Hao. It would be inconvenient to have too many people.
Huangfu Hao was not at all afraid of any accidents. When he came, there would definitely be other guards placed by the prince in this place, so the assassins didn't need to worry. Second, the prince would never do anything to him. So many people watched him. When he went out today, everyone in the Qin palace knew that he was here to meet the prince's appointment. If he had troubles, the prince couldn't get rid of it.
Therefore, Huangfu Hao calmly left the guards behind and went up by himself.
However, there is no regret medicine in the world, and Huangfu Hao quickly paid the price of lifelong regret for his conceited decision.
When Huangfu Hao was walking up the mountainside, the crown prince was also taking the guards to Yifeng Pavilion from another road. The two of them just kept the distance one after the other, the gap is not big, but because it is not one road or one direction, they just staggered.
After two incense sticks, Huangfu Hao arrived at Yifeng Pavilion.
In the pavilion of Yifeng Pavilion, there is already one person sitting at this moment. When the man saw Huangfu Hao, he stood up immediately, it was the Crown Prince.
Huangfu Hao was a little surprised, but he didn't expect the prince to arrive before him. In this way, the Chen Shi requested on the post does not seem to be so unacceptable, after all, the other party himself came earlier.
He looked left and right and said, "Why didn't the others come?"
Since it is about to start a "love at first sight" drama, and no one around is coming, how should this drama start
The prince smiled and said, "No hurry, no hurry, I called you so early today because this palace has something to tell you alone."
Huangfu Hao thought it was a little strange, but he didn't think much about it. His guard was on the mountainside, and he could come over if he wanted to. Seeing that the prince's guards were all by his side, nothing would go wrong, so he asked, "Please tell me."
The prince walked to Huangfu Hao and stopped, and said, "Brother Huangfu, isn't it surprising that why did the Palace call you so early today, and why did Brother Huangfu's guards stay on the mountainside?"
"There is probably something very important to discuss." Huangfu Hao was a little impatient to fight with the prince. Both of them have reached the point where they don't have to hide what they want to say.
"Brother Huangfu doesn't think it's like killing someone to silence him?" the prince asked.
Huangfu Hao laughed and said, "It's not your style to joke around."
The prince didn't answer, Huangfu Hao turned to look at him and couldn't help but jump in his heart.
The prince's expression was calm and there was no other movement, but it was this calmness that suddenly gave rise to a deep unease in Huangfu Hao's heart. He suddenly felt the slightest chill rise up his spine. But... why did the prince want to kill people? Unless the prince can kill the entire servants of the Qin palace, the prince will not be able to get rid of the relationship. Moreover, Huangfu Hao never came up with the reason why the prince wanted to kill him.
But before he heard the answer, he saw the prince's eyes flashing slightly, Huangfu Hao was startled, and subconsciously turned sideways to avoid a silver sword light that was stabbed from behind.
That's the prince's personal bodyguard!
Huangfu Hao was startled and scared, but at this moment he finally realized that something was wrong. The prince brought his guards, but his guards stayed halfway up the mountain. Huangfu Hao couldn't figure out the reason why the prince killed him, so he said it easily. He said angrily, "What are you doing?"
The prince looked at him blankly: "I'm sorry."
Several guards flew towards Huangfu Hao at the same time, and Huangfu Hao shouted in despair: "Fu Xiuyan! If you harm this palace, Qin will not let it go! Fu Xiuyan!"
Fu Xiuyan was the name of the prince.
His voice came to an abrupt end, and the sword light that passed through his chest was like a silver snake, braving a white light, and the blood that was slowly overflowing was stuck to the thin ice on the ground.
With Yifeng Pavilion's back against the Grand Canyon, Huangfu Hao's last roar was a hoarse roar that took his entire life to roar.
Layer after layer, like ripples in the bottom of the water.
On the other side, the prince and his party who were rushing to Yifeng Pavilion suddenly stopped. They were on the back road down the mountain, and the echo sounded unreal. ?"
The guards looked at each other in dismay, all claiming that they could not hear clearly.
The prince thought for a while, and then said, "Probably Ben Gong misheard."
In this world, apart from the emperor, no one dared to call him by his first name. Moreover, there should be no talent in Yifeng Pavilion at this moment. The agreed time on the post for you is Shishi, but the prince has a habit of arriving early, so he will go up the mountain at Shishi. He should be the first to arrive.
Thinking like this, he felt that it was just an illusion that appeared in his ears. But for some unknown reason, the prince felt a little uneasiness in his heart, and he couldn't help but quicken his pace.
When he arrived at Yifeng Pavilion, he saw a person sitting with his back to him in the pavilion from afar, and looking at the back was Huangfu Hao. The prince was a little surprised. He never expected Huangfu Hao to come so early. He smiled and said hello: "I didn't expect Brother Huangfu to come like this..."
Before the word "morning" was uttered, the crown prince's hand just patted Huangfu Hao's shoulder, but Huangfu Hao fell straight down with a "dong". The prince was startled, and immediately stretched out his hand to pull Huangfu Hao. With this pull, Huangfu Hao turned his face towards him, and the prince let out an exclamation of "ah", and let go of his hand.
Huangfu Hao's eyes were round and his mouth was wide open, and he seemed to be extremely angry and shocked, but his clothes were wet and cold, just because the silver robes had been stained red with large chunks of blood on the chest.
"What's going on?" The prince panicked in his heart, and his mind was instantly stunned. Huangfu Hao died
how can that be!
Before he had time to react to this incident, he saw a large group of people suddenly rushed in from outside, all dressed as guards, and seeing Huangfu Hao lying on the ground with unknown life and death, he angrily said to the prince: "Bold, to murder Your Royal Highness! Accept your life!" Without saying a word, he rushed towards the prince.
The prince himself also brought guards, and the guards naturally couldn't let the prince get hurt and fight with those guards. It was only at this time that the prince understood that those who drew the sword against him were Huangfu Hao's guards. But where did Huangfu Hao's bodyguards go? Why are you rushing out now
The crown prince still remembered to explain, and shouted: "Bengong has just arrived here, and when we arrived here, Brother Huangfu has already been killed! It was not what Bengong did!"
When one of the leading guards heard the words, he said with hatred: "Full of nonsense! Just now I was waiting on the mountainside to wait for His Highness Prince's order, and I heard His Highness personally shout that it was you who harmed him! Now that there are witnesses and physical evidence, how can you deny it!" After speaking, he rushed over with his sword in hand.
The prince was stunned while being guarded by his own guards, Huangfu Hao shouted that he had harmed him
This is absolutely a joke!
He has just come here, Huangfu Hao is already dead, why does Huangfu Hao slander him? Wait... The prince's heart suddenly moved. Before he arrived at Yifeng Pavilion, he seemed to hear someone calling his name. It's just that he was walking on the yin mountain, and he didn't hear it very much. Could it be that it was not an illusion, but a reality
But how could Huangfu Hao call out his name
The prince was in a mess, but he still said: "Bengong has just come here, how could I have harmed him!"
"Ming Qi dog thief, you coaxed our prince out, and asked His Royal Highness to leave me halfway up the mountain in the post, so as to make it easier for you to commit this murderous attack! If this revenge is not avenged, Qin will be in vain! "
The prince was struck by lightning.
He wrote the post to Huangfu Hao himself, in order to make this "love at first sight" drama more natural and real. The prince asked Huangfu Hao to come out to taste the incense. This incense happened to be a stick of incense that Wang Bi accidentally found. Who knew that Wang Bi's new wife was "inexperienced" and invited his sister out to see the novelty. Once we get together, things will naturally follow their natural course.
But in that post, there was never any mention of "keep your guards halfway up the mountain"!
A guard stood in front of the prince and said, "His Royal Highness, I can't stand it anymore. The person on this end will not die. Your Highness should leave first."
The prince raised his eyes to look at the other party, Huangfu Hao was obviously out of breath, and people could not be resurrected from the dead. Those guards probably knew that their master was dead, and even if they returned to Qin, they would be angered by the Qin emperor on the charge of protecting the prince. But it's a dead end. Simply attribute all the sins to the prince, and now he is going to die together with the prince.
They are ruthless, but the prince's guards still have to protect the prince, but it is difficult to resist the enemy. The prince was a little hesitant. When he left, he didn't solve all the things well. He almost acquiesced to the stigma.
He gritted his teeth, glanced at Huangfu Hao on the ground again, and said cruelly, "Let's go!"
People outside still don't know what happened in Yifeng Pavilion.
Shen Dongling and Wang Bi were sitting in the carriage, the carriage was still on its way up the mountain, and it was still some distance from the foot of the mountain. They are just here to be a "witness" today, and it is not good to go too early. Besides, it was farther from the Shen residence to Yifeng Pavilion, if Shen Miao did not go, it would be inconvenient for the Crown Prince to talk to Huangfu Hao early if Shen Miao did not go, so Wang Bi ordered the carriage to slow down deliberately.
Shen Dongling snuggled into Wang Bi's arms and smiled, "Husband is in a good mood today."
Wang Bi put his arms around her: "If you marry a beautiful woman, you will be in a good mood." Thinking that after today, his status in the prince's mind will rise again, Wang Bi couldn't help but feel very proud.
Although Yuan Wai Lang's mansion is very rich because of the private salt business, he is secretly rich, and he must always be on guard against being discovered and reported by those who are interested, which has affected the whole mansion. People always have to look forward. In the past, Wang Bi's path was steady and steady, but when there was no shortage of money, power became somewhat important.
He also wants to be able to go to the sky in one fell swoop.
Wang Bi was the prince's person. The prince was originally among several princes. Although he had an orthodox title, he was not very good. But now, when other princes are fighting for power and profit, Emperor Wen Hui will value the prince more, and think that the prince is better able to grasp. Emperor Wenhui was determined to support the prince, and the prince gradually changed his previous style, and even the people who brought them to follow the prince gradually became ambitious.
In addition... Wang Bi glanced at the beautiful woman in his arms. After marrying Shen Dongling, he felt more and more that although he was as steady as before, it was not easy to stand out. What's the point of being old for decades
Shen Dongling was quite in line with him, and seemed to be able to encourage him to do things he never dared to think about before. Wang Bi was very fortunate in his heart that now as long as Shen Miao's affairs were accomplished, the crown prince would be more confident in inheriting the throne, and if one person attained the Dao and ascended to the heaven, he would have survived.
Just as he was thinking, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Wang Bi lifted the curtain and asked, "What's going on?"
A guard ran over, Wang Bi knew him, and he was the person next to the prince. The prince had sent this person to communicate with Wang Bi several times, and Wang Bi was fairly familiar with him.
But at this moment, the man's face was really not good-looking, not only that, but his clothes were a little messy. He waved to Wang Bi and said, "Lord Wang, something happened."
Shen Dongling listened in the car.