As soon as these words came out, the room fell silent.
Luo Xueyan did not dare to look into Shen Miao's eyes, Shen Xin's voice showed deep exhaustion, Luo Ling was stunned, Luo Tan opened her mouth wide, but Shen Qiu slapped the table and stood up, "What is this!"
The most peaceful one was Shen Miao.
However, she looked calm on the surface, but there was not necessarily no waves in her heart. She had long thought of Xie Jing Xing's move, but she never thought that Xie Jing Xing would dare to be so blatant... Wait, how did he make Emperor Wen Hui take the initiative to order marriage
While Shen Miao thought about it, Shen Qiu couldn't wait to stand up and said eagerly, "Who is Prince Rui, how can a young girl from Ming Qi marry someone from Great Liang, is the emperor crazy?"
"Qiu'er!" Luo Xueyan glared at him: "Be careful!" There are ears on the partition wall, and there may be spies everywhere in the Tian Family, and Shen Qiu was also mad with anger, to actually say such outrageous words.
Shen Qiu suddenly shut his mouth, glanced at Shen Miao, scratched his ears and said, "No matter what, younger sister cannot marry that Lao Shizi Prince Rui... Prince Rui, how is this name so familiar..." A flash of light flashed in his mind, suddenly He slapped his palms and said, "It turned out to be that person! I just said how could the dignified Prince of Great Liang take the initiative to greet me, it turns out that he came after his sister, damn it!"
Shen Xin frowned and asked, "Have you seen Prince Rui?"
"Cousin Ling and I met him on the way back to the mansion last time, and he also invited me to go to Prince Rui's mansion for a test," Shen Qiu said angrily, "I should have known earlier that this was what he was thinking, I should have cut off the horse's leg at that time. Let him fall to his death!"
Shen Miao: “…”
Luo Ling was also stunned for a while, then he thought of something and looked at Shen Miao.
Shen Miao was inexplicably looked at by Luo Ling's complicated eyes, but she did not have the heart to ask further at this moment, she just asked Shen Xin: "Is this the imperial edict issued by Your Majesty? Why did the Emperor suddenly give me a marriage?"
If it is said that there are not a few girls who are suitable for marriage in Great Liang, there are still a few princesses in the royal family, and there are not a few princesses, so there is no need to hold her back no matter what. It is true that Shen Miao knew that this was Xie Jing Xing's idea, but she still wanted to find out how Xie Jing Xing persuaded Emperor Wen Hui.
Shen Xin looked at Shen Miao, the catalogue was painful, and after a moment of pause, he sighed and said, "Jiaojiao, it's my father who is incompetent—" Only then did he slowly tell what happened today.
It turned out that during the previous court today, Emperor Wen Hui finished dealing with some court affairs, and when he was approaching the next court, he suddenly changed the topic and mentioned that King Rui of Great Liang intends to marry a princess and return to the country in Ming Qi. Some of the courtiers were excited and some uneasy, and those who loved their daughters naturally did not want their daughters to marry away, while those who wanted to climb up wanted their daughters to marry Prince Rui, at least to be a princess.
However, Emperor Wen Hui did not give everyone a chance to think about it, and gave the marriage directly, but the girl who gave the marriage was Shen Miao, the daughter of the mighty general Shen Xin.
Everyone was stunned, everyone knew that Shen Miao was the jewel in Shen Xin’s palm, and if Shen Miao was to marry into Great Liang, I was afraid that Shen Xin would also be unwilling. And now Ming Qi needs Shen Xin exactly, how could Emperor Wen Hui find Shen Xin unhappy at this time? Rao was those courtiers who were as delicate and cunning as foxes, but this time they couldn't see through the emperor's heart.
Shen Xin naturally held back his anger and wished he could slash the Golden Palace with his knife. He could bear all kinds of grievances, but he could not let his daughter suffer grievances, but Emperor Wen Hui did not even discuss with him this time, and directly conferred marriage to Shen Miao. , which means that the Shen family has no chance to object at all. If it is against it, then it is to resist the decree and to kill the entire Shen family together, I am afraid that Shen Miao will not be willing.
Shen Xin's heart was also very doubtful, not that Emperor Wen Hui wanted to marry Shen Miao to the Crown Prince some time ago, although the drunkard's intention was not to drink, but how could he marry Shen Miao to Great Liang in such a short period of time? Prince
After going down to court, Emperor Wen Hui stopped Shen Xin and did not let Shen Xin go first, but took Shen Xin to the imperial study and had a long talk with him.
This time, he was talking about the truth behind the marriage to Shen Miao.
So Shen Xin knew that asking Shen Miao to marry Prince Rui was Prince Rui's intention, and Prince Rui threatened Emperor Wen Hui with the Ming Qi border gate to make this decision.
It was said that it was Ming Qi's border gates, but the meaning behind it was the entire land of Ming Qi. Emperor Wen Hui had no choice but to agree to this request. In the end, Emperor Wen Hui said to Shen Xin: "I am the master of Ming Qi, and I cannot help the people. I don’t care about life or death, so General Shen, this time, please grieve Miss Shen once, and use her to exchange the safety of the people in the world. If Miss Shen knows about it, she will also understand my decision.”
The ministers should obey the monarch's orders, not to mention the monarch in front of him who is so sincere in explaining the reasons to himself and apologizing. If it was in the past, Shen Xin would definitely understand, and even feel a little grateful.
However, when Emperor Wen Hui said to her "to exchange the safety of the people of the world with her alone", Shen Xin felt a hint of coolness in his heart. He even felt that the king he had been loyal to all his life in front of him was a little hypocritical.
The common people in the world, his Shen Xin's daughter is also one of the common people in the world! Why should he sacrifice his daughter? In his life, he fought in the army and horses, and spent most of his life for Ming Qi. He could sacrifice his life at any time in order to protect the world, but he couldn't even protect his own daughter. What kind of father is he? After sacrificing him, is it now his daughter's turn to sacrifice
Shen Xin did not listen to what Emperor Wen Hui said later, probably when he was talking about what Emperor Wen Hui would give when Shen Miao got married to make her more beautiful. But in Shen Xin's ears, he just felt extremely ironic.
No matter how selfless people are, their hearts will be biased towards their relatives. Especially Shen Xin, he had never brought his daughter with him in the past few decades, causing Shen Miao and their husband and wife to become estranged, that was what he deserved. Later, God took pity on them and Shen Miao became close to them again, but Shen Miao’s temperament also changed a lot, as if she had grown up a lot overnight, Shen Xin saw it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart.
Shen Miao was a little flower that was carefully tended in the mansion, but now this flower has grown into a strong tree unknowingly, growing so fast, she lost a lot of things. Originally, he felt guilty towards Shen Miao, but now that this imperial decree came, Shen Xin really had no face to face Shen Miao.
After Shen Xin's long speech, everyone in the room fell silent, and Shen Qiu stopped talking.
Emperor Wen Hui has already reached this point, what else can he do? Do you want to watch Shen Miao get married? It seemed to be too cruel to Shen Miao.
Living with a man who has never seen his true colors, who doesn't know his temperament, and who can't talk about his love, is still in a foreign country... Shen Qiu dared not think about it.
Shen Miao said, "So it is." Her expression was calm and did not seem to be affected in the slightest. Only then did everyone realize that from knowing the imperial decree till now, Shen Miao did not show any surprised expression.
Luo Xueyan was afraid that she would be suffocated, and said, "Jiaojiao, you don't have to keep it in your heart, things haven't been decided yet..."
“Mother don’t need to coax me, the imperial decree has been issued, so one cannot resist the decree.” Shen Miao smiled, “Besides, it is not a bad thing to marry Prince Rui, as a princess, one does not have to worry about food and clothing, look at Prince Rui’s back then. Demeanor, although he can't see his face, he should be a well-born person."
"But you don't know him at all." Shen Qiu said anxiously, "How can you know how he behaves in the world?"
“Isn’t it all like this in the world,” Shen Miao said lightly, “Some people have been together for a lifetime, but they don’t know how the other person behaves, and marrying Prince Rui is not as bad as you think. If I stay in Dingjing, my identity will be easier to be deceived. People are calculating, the Shen family can't protect me."
Shen Xin's eyes flashed, and a trace of pain flashed.
The greater his military power, the more shackles he suffered, and the more the emperor feared, the more he wanted to contain her. If Shen Miao's marriage could be handled by the Crown Prince before, it would naturally be handled by others. Not afraid of thieves stealing, but afraid of thieves thinking, the Shen family was indeed unable to protect Shen Miao.
The common man was innocent, but he was guilty of his guilt. For the first time, he hated his own military power physically and mentally.
“Great Liang is a good place.” Shen Miao smiled slightly with a yearning tone, “I have seen it written in the travel notes that the country of Great Liang is prosperous and the people are safe, the door is not closed at night, singing and dancing are peaceful. A good sight."
"No matter how good the scene is, you are alone..." Luo Xueyan couldn't bear to continue.
“Prince Rui of Great Liang is the prince’s concubine. One person is less than ten thousand people, so he will not bully me.” Shen Miao pondered, “Since Prince Rui wants to marry me, maybe he has deep roots in me. , of course it will be good to me."
She seldom said such words to make fun of herself, but she made Luo Xueyan laugh, Luo Xueyan laughed, "Silly child, he may not be..." The words suddenly stopped, Shen Miao was smart and wise, how could she not know that Prince Rui was the best Maybe it's not her people, but the Shen family? Saying so is just to reassure them.
Thinking of this, Luo Xueyan felt infinite sadness again.
Shen Miao smiled slightly, "It is a happy event, how come you are not very happy when you see it? If so, it will be bad luck." She said, "Since the imperial decree has been issued, it will be notified in a short time, so I have to start busy too. Embroidering a dowry for myself."
There was no complaint or unhappiness in her tone, but it was very natural, as if it was a marriage that had been mentioned for a long time. The more this happened, the sadder the Shen Xin couple became.
After talking for a while, Shen Miao felt tired and everyone ate. The food eaten at a meal does not know the taste, and each has its own mind. After eating, everyone dispersed to rest, Luo Tan took Shen Miao’s arm and had something to say to Shen Miao and was walking towards her yard when Luo Ling stopped him.
“Cousin Ling is there something?” Shen Miao looked at him and asked.
Luo Ling asked, "Cousin, do you really want to marry Prince Rui?"
Luo Tan glanced at Luo Ling strangely and Shen Miao said with a smile, "The imperial decree has been issued, whether you want it or not, it has nothing to do with me."
"I thought you would just say no." Luo Ling's eyes dimmed, but he still smiled: "It's like rejecting those young masters in Xiaochun City before."
Shen Miao smiled without saying a word.
"Congratulations." He smiled bitterly.
Shen Miao nodded her thanks.
After finally sending Luo Ling away, Luo Tan pulled Shen Miao back into the yard, entered the house to dismiss the servants, closed the door and said in a low voice mysteriously, “Little cousin, do you know about this?”
"What?" Shen Miao was inexplicable.
"Prince Rui forced the emperor to give you a marriage!" Luo Tan said in a hurry.
Shen Miao's heart skipped a beat, Luo Tan was usually carefree and not very sensitive to anything, but she had a surprisingly sharp intuition when it came to things that she should not know.
She responded vaguely: "How is it possible?"
"Why is it impossible?" Luo Tan became interested: "You still remember the last time we were kidnapped, I brought your words to Prince Rui after I woke up, and Prince Rui found you not long after. At that time, I wondered about the relationship between the two of you, your relationship must be very good, otherwise how could Prince Rui help you
Shen Miao: "You should read less scriptures."
"Don't mention the storybook," Luo Tan put her hands on her cheeks, "That Prince Rui is very capable. At that time, my aunt and uncle searched for you for several days and couldn't find you, but he found you all at once. For our Luo family, we only look at people. Judging from his ability, he is a capable man. I heard that he is also very good-looking, which is rare. Many good-looking men are embroidered pillows, and they are not useful. For example, the tall doctor who often comes to our house. , looks good too, but at first glance, he can't help but fall down when he is beaten, such a man is unreliable, at best he can't use it."
Congyang, who was listening to it with gusto outside, almost fell down from the tree branch with gusto. It's not worth it... This cousin of the Luo family is also very mighty, I don't know how Young Master Gao feels after hearing this...
"It's alright." Shen Miao glanced at her and said, "What the hell is wrong with you talking about this?"
"Little cousin, I know that you are the smartest! You are the one who understands me the most in the entire Shen residence, my own younger brother Luo Qian does not have the same soul as you and me!" Luo Tan looked at Shen Miao expectantly, "I am the only one. Wish, when you go to Great Liang, take me with you! I will be your dowry cousin!"
Shen Miao almost fainted, she couldn't believe it, "What did you say?"
"I've never been to Great Liang." Luo Tan said, "But I've heard that Great Liang is a good place, with lots of delicious food and fun. This time, Brother Ling and I came out to experience Dingjing. The experience is simply to see the more places the better."
Shen Miao: "It was obviously that you secretly climbed into the carriage by yourself."
Luo Tan said, "If you are still loyal, take me with you!"
“Don’t bring it.” Shen Miao’s heart was like a stone.
For the next half hour, Shen Miao witnessed the scene of Luo Tan dawdling on her body for a long time, she went to Great Liang, although Xie Jing Xing was present, Shen Miao knew that the journey might not be smooth, and it would happen in the future. No one can say for sure, there is no need to roll up Luo Tan.
After Luo Tan left, Shen Miao sighed and opened the window, there were shadows of trees outside and the winter night was cold and desolate.
Xie Jing Xing can really do it, she thought, she didn't even say hello, she just "sent an imperial decree" on her own accord. The decree is not counted, and even people are gone now. What does it mean when he doesn't show up when he needs an explanation, and he runs away after he's finished
Shen Miao closed the window with a slap, shameless!
The voice was so shocking that Cong Yang pulled out his ears, thinking that it was probably the young lady Kwai Shui, so moody...
On the other side, in the courtyard of Shen Xin and his wife, Shen Xin was also discussing this matter with Luo Xueyan.
Shen Xindao: "Go to Great Liang with Jiaojiao?"
Luo Xueyan nodded: "We are not by Jiaojiao's side, if Jiaojiao is in trouble in Great Liang, the sky is high and the earth is far away, we don't know the grievances she suffers, back then... there were also young ladies who married to other countries, all of whom were harmed by their husband's family. Dead, don't you know about this?"
"He dares!" Shen Xin was furious, then suppressed his anger and said, "I can go, I'm afraid the emperor won't let him go."
Luo Xueyan lowered her voice: "Now that the situation between Great Liang and Ming Qi is so tense, and we also go to Great Liang together, the emperor will definitely think that we have defected... It's really not right. But is there really nothing we can do?"
In desperation, Shen Xin turned his back to Luo Xueyan, and stared at a pair of characters on the wall.
It was the calligraphy and painting "Serve the Country with Loyalty" given to him by General Shen.
He was loyal, he served the country, but what he got. What the Shen family pays attention to is a king who is infallible in the world. But why does he feel regret at this moment
This monarch has been guarding against him, suppressing him, and controlling him, Shen Xin doesn't think there is anything, even if the monarch takes advantage of him.
But why hurt your own children
Do all monarchs treat loyal ministers like this, or is it just this one? Shen Xin thought that if Emperor Wen Hui resisted a little bit in front of Prince Rui, or fought for Shen Miao a little bit, he would not be so dissatisfied with Emperor Wen Hui as he is now. It was precisely because Emperor Wen Hui's answer was neat and tidy, as if for the sake of the world, Shen Miao was nothing ordinary, which made Shen Xin feel a lump.
If Ming Qi were more powerful, wouldn't it be necessary to bow his head in front of Great Liang and become a minister, and a single Prince Rui could force the monarch to have no masters
Shen Xin suddenly felt a bit of disgust at Emperor Wen Hui's incompetence.
But he didn't realize that in this transaction, his resentment towards Emperor Wen Hui was far more than that towards Prince Rui of Great Liang.
Naturally, he didn't know that this change in his mind was also expected by someone a long time ago.
Luo Xueyan was still muttering, "Why would Prince Rui suddenly want to marry Jiaojiao? Great Liang does not lack a little military power, even if it's for provocation, it shouldn't be like this."
Shen Dao: "Tomorrow I'll go to inquire again, go to sleep first."
But tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
…
Emperor Wenhui announced the imperial decree in front of the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty during the previous dynasty, so there is no reason to hide it, but in just one day, almost everyone in the Ding capital knew about it. Up to the official family, down to the common people, are talking about this matter.
The princess' mansion was solemn.
Princess Rong Xin sat on the throne and kept sneering.
Why didn't she see that this nephew of her own had such ability!
Xie Jing Xing clearly looked down on Shen Miao two years ago and later turned into Prince Rui, Princess Rong Xin thought that with the identity of Prince Rui, no matter how much Xie Jing Xing favored Shen Miao, it would be impossible to be with Shen Miao in this life. . Unexpectedly, Xie Jing Xing had this ability and still got what he wanted!
In the afternoon, Princess Rong Xin went to the palace to meet Emperor Wen Hui after hearing the news, she knew that Emperor Wen Hui would not marry Shen Miao without any reason and insisted to know the reason. Emperor Wenhui still respected her sister, so he told Princess Rongxin about the future.
Princess Rongxin couldn't tell what she was feeling, but felt a chill down her spine.
That beautiful young man, the young man who always called her "Aunt Rong" with a smile, was far from what he remembered, the present Xie Jing Xing was full of unfamiliar aura. He can lie dormant for years to get what he wants, and he will get what he wants in the end. Domineering attitude, fierce means, merciless threats... He is more like a superior.
Princess Rongxin was a little scared.
She didn't know whether she should tell Emperor Wen Hui of Xie Jing Xing's identity.
Even if I tell you, nothing will happen. Since Xie Jing Xing dared to come, he must be fully prepared.
However, if they were told, at least all the people in Ming Qi would know Xie Jing Xing's face, instead of talking about "a young talent who died young" all day long.
Princess Rongxin thought about it for a while, but the childhood pictures came to her mind. She doesn't go out all day, and she has little interaction with people, and even the maids don't allow them to come into the house at night. At that time, it was the day of the Concubine's Concubine. She caught a cold and could not get up from the bed the next day. She was extremely cold. The five-year-old Xie Jing Xing brought hot porridge from the small kitchen, spoonful by spoonful. to feed her, and sit on a small stool in front of her bed and read poems to her.
For such a beautiful little boy to do such a thoughtful act, as long as it is a woman, there is nothing that will not be touched.
In a trance, ten years are fleeting, they are obviously not better than mother and child, how did they get to this point
On one side is national feud, and on the other side is the company of decades. Princess Rongxin's heart suddenly became sad.
What should I do
Princess Rongxin didn't know that every move of the Princess Mansion was being watched by people these days, and it wasn't even one person. Because their Princess Mansion did not interact with outsiders, even the guards were a little tired, and her every move was almost being monitored.
In Ping Nanbo's house, Su Minglang looked at the steamed sweetened cheese brought by the maid, and refused righteously: "I don't want to eat it, take it to eldest brother."
Today's Su Minglang has also reached the age of "love beauty". Compared with the round and white dumplings in the past, Su Minglang is more willing to be a cute "little son" of Yuxue. Therefore, although these sweet things smelled very fragrant, he was determined not to move.
Then he suddenly thought of something, stopped the maid, and said, "Forget it, don't give it to eldest brother. If eldest brother marries Sister Shen in the future, how can Sister Shen dislike eldest brother for being a fat man?"
The maid looked at Mrs. Su Minglang's appearance, she was a little speechless, holding the plate and didn't know what to do. Seeing this, Su Minglang sighed and said, "Since you are in such a difficult situation, I will eat it with reluctance." Then he warned the maid fiercely: "Don't tell my mother that I stole my brother's steamed sweet cheese!"
Maid: "..."
In the room, Su Mingfeng didn't have the heart to eat some steamed cheese. He paced back and forth in the room with a very anxious expression.
Su Yu looked at him sympathetically, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Son, Dad knows that you are sad, but this imperial edict was ordered by His Majesty himself. Dad can't do anything, he can only say that your luck is not good, and you like it. The girl has no fate with you. But fortunately, if Miss Shen wants to marry Prince Rui, she must go to Great Liang, out of sight is pure, you will forget her in a few days."
Emperor Wen Hui issued the imperial decree. What Su Yu and Mrs. Su feared most was that Su Mingfeng couldn't hold back the blow. Mrs. Su was afraid that Su Mingfeng would be short-sighted, so she specially let Su Yu go in to persuade him.
"Father, don't make trouble for me, okay?" Su Mingfeng said impatiently, "I'm not sad because of this."
"Son, you don't know what dad is thinking in your heart?" Su Yu said: "You don't want to be romantic, and your dad has come from your age. It's nothing. There is no grass in the world. You have to think about it."
Su Mingfeng couldn't bear it any longer, and said, "Okay, Dad, I understand. I want to be alone now, and I won't be looking for short-term views. You can leave me alone for a while, okay?"
Seeing that Su Mingfeng, who has always been gentle, began to look unhappy, Su Yu was also afraid that if he continued to talk about it, it would irritate Su Mingfeng's fragile young boy's heart, so he smiled and said: "Anyway, Dad will work hard for you again. If you are looking for a girl like a fairy to be your wife, don't be sad!" She left in a sullen mood.
After Father Su left, Su Mingfeng sat down in front of the desk, feeling inexplicably irritable.
Emperor Wen Hui suddenly ordered to marry Shen Miao? This made Su Mingfeng very surprised, after all, Shen Miao was involved with the Crown Prince a few days ago, so why is she getting involved with Prince Rui today
In Emperor Wen Hui's mind, Su Mingfeng had no time to guess, he was thinking of Shen Miao. Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing seemed to have a very close relationship two years ago, because of that tiger head ring a few days ago, Su Mingfeng was certain that there was some special relationship between Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing. Su Mingfeng even suspected that Xie Jing Xing was alive.
To find out about Xie Jing Xing's news, one must pay attention to Shen Miao.
But why did Shen Miao and Prince Rui marrying make him so uneasy? As if something was about to happen, and something was about to happen.
This strange premonition made Su Mingfeng very abnormal today. Just as he was restless, someone came back from outside. This is a spy sent by Su Mingfeng, who is responsible for sending people to monitor the Princess Mansion and Shen Mansion. Su Ming Feng felt that Princess Rong Xin might know something, and Shen Miao did not need to say anything.
The spy bowed to Su Mingfeng and said, "The other day the young master asked his subordinates to investigate the matter."
Su Mingfeng was overjoyed, he immediately sat up straight, and asked, "Come on!"
"The subordinates followed the guards of the Princess' Mansion and found that someone was monitoring the movements of Prince Rui's Mansion. If the subordinates guessed correctly, it should be the order of Princess Rongxin."
"The guards of Prince Rui's mansion seem to be lurking in the Shen residence. I don't know if they are monitoring or protecting Fifth Young Miss Shen."
Su Mingfeng frowned, why is it all Prince Rui? Princess Rong Xin was monitoring Prince Rui and Prince Rui was monitoring Shen Miao
But what he was looking for was Xie Jing Xing's clues!
Could it be... A terrible thought flashed through his mind.
Su Mingfeng's heart beat violently.