Su Mingfeng staggered away. When he left, he seemed to have experienced a huge change and was almost lost.
Shen Miao originally wanted to say a few words to Xie Jing Xing, but Xie Jing Xing returned to her previous casual appearance and urged her to go back to the residence early to rest with a smile, but she did not want to bring up the matter again. Shen Miao was helpless and had to do as he wanted.
Some people like to share their painful experiences with others in order to win the sympathy of others. However, what is really sad is that you are unwilling to share it. If you recall it once, you are inserting a knife into your heart. A person like Xie Jing Xing probably did not like to expose his weaknesses to others, so in the eyes of outsiders, he was still strong and omnipotent.
But what did Shen Miao hear from his sentence "The most important thing is that Ming Qi did not nurture me, only obliterated me".
Until she returned to the Shen residence, Shen Miao thought about this matter in her heart. Ming Qi only wanted to obliterate Xie Jing Xing what he meant, but what came to Shen Miao's mind was the matter of the previous life.
In the last life, the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion finally collapsed, Xie Ding and Xie Jing Xing both died in the battle, the remaining brothers Xie Changchao and Xie Changwu were promoted instead, and the Fang family also rose. In this life, although the three sons of the Xie family are gone, at least Xie Ding is still there. As long as Xie Ding is still there, the Marquis of Lin'an will not be counted down. If Xie Ding is willing to marry again, at this age, it is possible to have another son. Although it looked miserable, it was much better than the previous life.
What is the difference between this life and the previous one, it seems to have started two years ago. In his previous life, Xie Jing Xing did not set out for the Northern Xinjiang two years ago, but a few years later, the advance of time seemed to have led to some changes. So what exactly caused Xie Jing Xing to make this decision
Because of yourself? Shen Miao pondered. But what did Ming Qi promote in it
In her previous life, when Shen Miao learned about the Xie family, she sighed and sighed. She had also suspected in her heart whether the royal family was involved in this matter, but she was not willing to go into it. In fact, apart from being a jerk, the Xie family and their son have never been disloyal to Ming Qi. If they were to be smeared just because they were on guard against his superiority, then the royal family would be too ruthless and unrighteous.
Now this conjecture has resurfaced in my mind.
Assuming that the royal family aimed at the Lin'an Marquis Mansion from the very beginning, the Xie family and their son both died in battle, and the Lin'an Marquis Mansion was burnt to the ground. This is the ending that the royal family had prepared for the Xie family. Then, because Xie Jing Xing took the initiative to invite himself to go out in advance, the royal "plan" was brought forward.
The royal family got Xie Jing Xing's wish to "die in battle", but Xie Ding was still alive at this time, not only that, Xie Ding also had two sons, the royal family's ambition for the Marquis of Lin'an had not disappeared. Fortunately, Xie Ding was in a slump after Xie Jing Xing's death, so the "plan" to completely destroy the Marquis of Lin'an was not in a hurry.
Two years later, the two concubines of the Xie family died unexpectedly. Since then, Xie Ding has no chance of turning over, and it is no problem to keep it. The royal family changed the previous plan and even took the initiative to appease them to show the kindness of the heavenly family and show compassion for the courtiers.
If Xie Jing Xing had already anticipated what would happen in the future, then the expedition two years ago was not a reckless act, just as he said to Su Mingfeng, this was the only way to protect the Marquis of Lin'an.
But these were all Shen Miao's own thoughts, no one knew what the truth was. She thought about finding an opportunity to ask Xie Jing Xing, she didn't want to get into the details in the last life, but in this life, she was really curious.
This night, Shen Miao thought a lot, Su Mingfeng suffered a lot, and naturally there were people beside him who didn't want to sleep.
In the palace of Prince Ding, it was bright all night.
Fu Xiu Yi sat in a high position, looked at the person who came down to report, and slowly asked, "Su Mingfeng went to Prince Rui's mansion?"
The subordinate said: "Exactly, after coming out, Prince Ping Nanbo seemed to be stimulated | provoked, and he looked like he couldn't let go."
Fu Xiu Yi waved his hand and stepped back. The staff around him stepped forward and asked, "Prince Ping Nanbo went to Prince Rui's mansion in the middle of the night. Could it be that he has something to do with Prince Rui in private?"
"The Pingnan Mansion is no longer in office. If Prince Rui is really looking for someone to cooperate with, he shouldn't be able to find him." Fu Xiu Yi's eyes turned cold again: "The Su family is also an excellent chess piece, if not for him. At the beginning, Su Mingfeng suddenly fell ill and the Su family gradually retired from officialdom, but this is not the case. However," he said, "the Su family also escaped the disaster because of this, which is lucky."
The staff said: "Speaking of which, the illness that Prince Ping Nanbo had at the time was really weird. Because Prince Ping Nanbo was ill, Ping Nanbo resigned because of it, and now he is gradually retiring, and there are almost no them in Dingjing. news."
Fu Xiu Yi laughed: "Do you think Su Mingfeng is really sick?"
"Please enlighten me, Your Highness."
"Su Mingfeng and Xie Jingxing of the Marquis of Lin'an are close friends." Fu Xiuyi said, "The Su family suddenly quit the official career, it was strange. Especially Su Mingfeng, when he was in the prime of life, suddenly became seriously ill, and he didn't even fight for it. Resign directly. You can only live for a few years, you see, two years have passed, isn’t Su Mingfeng also living well? The Hou Mansion has come to make good friends, except for the reminder of the meeting, the people next to him probably won't mind their own business."
“However,” the staff asked suspiciously, “The Marquis of Lin’an and the Marquis of Lin’an, Xie Ding, why reminded them of Xie Jing Xing and not Xie Ding?”
"Xie Ding can't protect himself," Fu Xiu Yi took a sip of tea: "Xie Ding is arrogant and arrogant in front of his father many times because of his outstanding military exploits. The father has long wanted to get rid of him. If Xie Ding was smarter, he would have restrained himself. , but look, in Dingjing, he has ever restrained himself. It is Xie Jing Xing,” Fu Xiu Yi narrowed his eyes, “It should not be underestimated.”
“Isn’t Xie Jing Xing also acting arrogant and arrogant?” the staff said, “When Ding capital mentions Mr. Xie Xiaohou, everyone knows that he is a stubborn and bold person.”
"That's right, but don't forget one thing," Fu Xiu Yi replied, "From the beginning to the end, he never entered the official position."
"Everyone said that Xie Jingxing was out of office because of Xie Ding, and deliberately delayed his life. I don't think so. Back then, at the Jinju Banquet, Xie Jingxing dealt with his two younger brothers by himself, and the martial arts that he showed was heartbreaking. He has an extraordinary talent. , but do not want to show it, what is this called? It is called Tibetan clumsiness."
"How many years has Xie Ding lived, and how many years has Xie Jingxing lived. Xie Ding lived for such a long age, yet he would be fascinated by the wealth and honor in front of the Lin'an Marquis Mansion, but Xie Jing Xing was so young, but he was able to judge the situation soberly, Xie Jingxing was the most important person in the Lin'an Marquis Mansion. Terrible person. Therefore, it is not Xie Ding who reminds the Su family, but Xie Jing Xing, only Xie Jing Xing.”
The staff looked at Fu Xiu Yi, "Did Your Highness think too highly of Xie Jing Xing? Even if he reminded the Su family, it would not prove anything..."
"Can't prove anything?" Fu Xiu Yi looked at him and asked, "What about adding a Xie Jiajun?"
"Xie Jiajun?" The staff was puzzled and immediately thought of something, and looked at Fu Xiu Yi in shock: "Your Highness means..."
"In short, the most terrifying thing in the Marquis of Lin'an Mansion is not Xie Ding, but Xie Jing Xing." Fu Xiu Yi said, "This person has enough ambition and brains when he is still young, if he is given certain power, he will be determined. Jing is about to change. With him, the Marquis of Lin'an's bones will never be gnawed."
"Fortunately, Xie Jing Xing is already dead." After listening to Fu Xiu Yi's words, the aide breathed a sigh of relief, "The Marquis of Lin'an mansion today will not be able to make any waves again."
"That's right." Fu Xiu Yi said, "As for dangerous enemies, we always have to kill them before they have matured. However," he changed his words, "I am curious now why Su Mingfeng and Prince Rui are involved. piece."
"Not only that," the aide took his words, "and Princess Rongxin also seems to be investigating Prince Rui. Su Mingfeng's people even went to guard outside Shen's house, and seemed to be monitoring Fifth Young Miss Shen's every move. Princess Rongxin is also like this."
“Su Mingfeng, Prince Rui, Princess Rongxin, Shen Miao,” Fu Xiu Yi said, “There must be some special relationship between these people. Especially Shen Miao and Prince Rui, who have been given marriage by the royal father now. It is very clear that what is recognized will not be handed over to others. The Shen family is already in the father's pocket, Shen Miao's marriage will not be cheap to outsiders, how could she be given to Prince Rui inexplicably To be a princess, no matter how you look at it, for Mingqi, it's a worthless deal."
"His Royal Highness means..." the staff pondered.
"Prince Rui must have taken the initiative in this marriage. Not only that, but Prince Rui must have used some method to force his father to make this decision." Fu Xiu Yi suddenly smiled strangely, "Don't you think it's very difficult? Is it strange, earlier I suspected that Prince Rui and Shen Miao seemed to have an unusual relationship, but I felt that Prince Rui was not someone who changed the world’s plans for the sake of women. But now it seems that I was wrong, Prince Rui’s relationship with Shen Miao It is true that he has other intentions. That's why he tried his best to ask for an imperial decree."
"In this world, nothing happens for no reason. Su Mingfeng and Princess Rongxin have never left the Ding capital in their entire lives, so it is impossible for them to know Prince Rui. But their attitude towards Prince Rui seems to be somewhat familiar. Also, Prince Rui and Shen Miao have only met a few times, so how could they do this for her. Could it be that Prince Rui came to Ming Qi before?”
The staff were shocked: "Your Highness means that Prince Rui has been to Dingjing before? How many of them have you met, and how many of them have you even had friendship with?"
"It's not okay to be blatant." Fu Xiu Yi smiled and said, "Maybe we were all deceived at the beginning, or that Prince Rui lived in Dingjing as a Ming Qi person from the beginning. Otherwise, why would he want to do this this time? Wearing a mask? I heard that the royal family of Great Liang is amazingly beautiful, why did Prince Rui dare not show his true face."
"I think his face must be known to us."
The staff was silent, as if shocked by the news and speechless.
Fu Xiu Yi smiled again: "But these are just my guesses, I can't do it right now. It doesn't matter, I have sent someone to keep guarding it, but now, I am looking forward to Prince Rui's secret even more." He paused for a while, Suddenly he remembered something and asked, "How is Pei Lang now?"
The staff was stunned for a moment, recalled for a moment, and said, "I still won't let go."
Fu Xiu Yi smiled, "Go ahead, don't let him die." He added, "The people the Shen family is looking for, all of them, have really hard bones, which is enviable."
The aide felt chills all over, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he respectfully withdrew.
…
A few days passed.
The Shen family finally accepted the fact that "Shen Miao is about to marry Prince Rui", since the marriage has been decided, the marriage letter has also been sent, and the dowry list has been placed, the wife must show that she attaches great importance to this marriage. . Although Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan did not agree with Shen Miao marrying Prince Rui, if they were not well prepared, the people around them would feel that they did not take Shen Miao seriously.
With a sigh of relief, Shen Xin didn't want people to look down on his daughter, but the dowry list sent by Prince Rui was really shocking, so how much dowry to prepare became a problem.
Originally, Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan were both military commanders who had outstanding military exploits in the early years and received many rewards. The two of them were not in Dingjing all the year round, and these rewards were almost untouched except for the part that was given to Mrs. Shen. There were only two children in the house, and Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan were not partial to anyone, they were half of each other. It's actually quite generous.
But later in the two years in Xiaochun City, a lot of money was invested in the Luo family army, and the Shen family's wealth was not as good as before. No wonder it was the dowry list sent by Prince Rui. Even in the heyday of the Shen family, it was hard to compare.
Shen Qiu had previously thought that Prince Rui was bragging, because this dowry list was enough for the official family to marry ten daughters-in-law from high-profile families. Prince Rui might be joking with the Shen family, but the next day Tie Yi sent two golden geese at the order of Prince Rui, which almost frightened Shen Qiu to a stumble.
That is something that the queen mother will treasure... . Prince Rui used it as a betrothal gift, and he just found a box and gave it to him.
From then on, everyone believed that Great Liang was really rich, and Prince Rui was really spending money. This dowry list was not a joke, Shen Miao's dowry was a big deal.
Shen Qiu took the initiative to give Shen Miao the share of the money that he kept for marrying his daughter-in-law, and said, "One is poor and cannot be short-sighted, how can the younger sister's dowry be less than half of the betrothal gift given by Prince Rui, if this is the case? Great Liang, it’s not that people look down on us. We girls from the Shen family must do their best in everything. Prince Rui gives dowry gifts like this. We have few dowries, so will they be looked down upon by him? Don’t be confused about dowry matters. . The big deal, I still have some antiques in my house, and I will take them as a pawn. Although we are poor, we can't lose face!"
Shen Xin was convinced.
Shen Miao: “…”
The Shen family in Dingjing was considered one of the largest households in Dingjing, but how could it be in Shen Qiu's mouth that they seemed destitute and down-to-earth, and they had to sell the furnishings in the house to make up the dowry
Don't be afraid to laugh out loud.
Because it was the end of the year, matters of all sizes in the Ding capital became much easier, and Shen Miao's marriage was granted by Emperor Wen Hui's decree. Xu Shi knew that the Shen family was also dissatisfied with this marriage, so Emperor Wen Hui deliberately granted Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan a period of leave and asked him to accompany Shen Miao and return after Shen Miao's marriage was over.
Even though Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan did not have the permission of the emperor, their minds were all on Shen Miao, and they were naturally happy and relaxed. Shen Qiu and Luo Ling were in the military and they were basically doing the same at the end of the year. These days, they were in the mansion to accompany Luo Xueyan to buy New Year's goods, or to help Shen Miao.
The family was chatting in the hall, the cook made a new snack, and the charcoal fire in the house was booming. Luo Tan smiled and looked at Shen Miao: "Little cousin, you will get married after the New Year's Eve, even though it is too late to embroider the dowry, but... you have to prepare for yourself. Change tomorrow and let the embroidered mother in the pavilion do it for you. You measure the length of the body, and you will be quicker than the size, so that you can catch up with the clothes."
When Ming Qi's daughter got married, she wanted to embroider her own wedding dress. Generally speaking, people who get engaged are early, and they start embroidering for themselves a few years ago. When the engagement was made later, the tailor made the wedding dress, and embroidered a few stitches symbolically by himself, which was considered to be made by himself. This will have the meaning of harmony and beauty.
Originally, Shen Miao's marriage was not in a hurry, but after the end of this year's New Year, she began to look for suitable young talents, and it was just right when Shen Miao started embroidering her wedding dress. Who knew that Emperor Wen Hui's imperial decree disrupted everything. It is absolutely impossible for Shen Miao to embroider a wedding dress by herself, so this has to be implemented earlier.
Luo Xueyan patted her head and said angrily, "I almost forgot about it these days. Tan'er is right, the preparation for Jiaojiao's wedding dress has to start. I'm not very familiar with the embroidered lady in Dingjing. After a while I will ask the lady who I am in love with, she knows where the best clothes and jewelry are. Jiaojiao’s wedding dress should not be sloppy.” After that, she looked at Shen Miao and smiled, “Jiaojiao’s She's slim and looks good in a wedding dress."
When Shen Miao heard the words, the words Xie Jing Xing pulled her into his arms that day, "You will know when you hug her" appeared in her mind. Can not help but feel a little hot face.
Shen Qiu asked, "Sister, why is your face so red? Do you want to call the doctor to take a look?"
Luo Ling's eyes dimmed, and he lowered his head and said nothing.
Luo Tan was smiling and talking to Luo Xueyan about the festive pattern embroidered on the wedding dress, when she saw the little servant outside hurried in and said, "Madam, sir, there is someone outside the door asking to see you."
"Didn't you tell me, you won't see any guests for the past few days, so why don't you close the door?" Shen Xin said displeased, "Why didn't you stop?" He wanted to enjoy the few remaining family time, so all the people who went to Shen's house to talk about things were not seen.
The little servant was about to cry, and said, "Yes... it is His Royal Highness Prince Rui of Great Liang."
Luo Tan's eyes widened, and Shen Qiu "Huo" stood up suddenly, and asked murderously, "What is he doing here?"
Little servant: "This... I didn't ask..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a low and sweet voice from behind the little servant.
"Send a wedding dress."
A tall and straight figure walked out from behind the servant. The servants in Shen's house didn't talk about their beautiful eyes, but they were all upright and awe-inspiring. However, compared with the person behind him, he suddenly looked a little disgraced.
Zijin Liupao swayed wide, his smile was a little condescending but not offensive, and seemed a little cynical, but the silver mask was slightly cold, which gave him a bit of unpredictable depth. Even if you can't see the appearance, the outline is very good. Especially the leisurely strolling step by step, all of them are elegant as bones, lazy and noble, but there is a strong light that people can't ignore.
He said, "King Rui."
Even the self-reported family is so arrogant and presumptuous.
Shen Qiu was about to draw his sword and stood up. He slapped the table, and the dessert plate on the table shook three times. He asked, "Are you Prince Rui?"
Prince Rui nodded.
"Why do you want to marry my sister? What conspiracy do you have?" Shen Qiu shouted.
Luo Tan's chin almost dropped, Shen Qiu's hostility towards Prince Rui was too great, but although everyone had this in their hearts, it would be too rude to ask them in front of others... .
"Jiaojiao is gentle and sensible, dignified and generous. I have admired her for a long time, and begged for marriage in panic. Fortunately, the emperor's grace was so powerful that I was not humiliated." He said slowly and with a smile.
Shen Miao could not help but tremble, Xie Jing Xing was not used to speaking in such a gentle tone. One must know that when they didn’t know each other very well at first, every time Xie Jing Xing saw her, he was tempted, cold-eyed, mocking…
Shen Xin and Shen Qiu suddenly became furious, Prince Rui's remarks were on the surface to praise Shen Miao, and also said their admiration for Shen Miao, but the more you talk about it, the more unpleasant it is. What is the mighty emperor? What does it mean to be fortunate? Others don't know, but they know it clearly. It is clearly Prince Rui who forced Emperor Wen Hui to issue an imperial decree.
Shen Qiu and Shen Xin were like two cannonballs, and the spark was about to explode. This Prince Rui has done all the bad things, and he ran here to pretend to be a big-tailed wolf!
Luo Xue Yan's gaze softened.
Women look at men differently than men look at men. Women look at men for details. Prince Rui did not use "this prince", but "I". Shen Miao was not called "fifth Miss Shen", but "Jiaojiao". If it was just to take advantage of the power of the Shen family, Prince Rui had already got what he wanted, so there was no need for that. No matter if he is sincere or acting, if he is willing to put his mind into it, it will be very good. For example, in Fu Xiu Yi, when Shen Miao was in love with Fu Xiu Yi, Fu Xiu Yi teased Shen Miao while he was rambling, not directly rejecting it, but not accepting it, not willing to pay attention, and not willing to please. Therefore, the reason why the Shen family did not want Shen Miao and Fu Xiu Yi to be together was not only because Fu Xiu Yi's own identity would pull the Shen family into the water, but also because Fu Xiu Yi did not love Shen Miao at all.
If you love someone, you are willing to spend time on her. If you don't want to spend a little bit now, how can you expect it in the future
Luo Xueyan looked at Prince Rui, and if Prince Rui was willing to pay attention, it was much better than she thought. What's more, when it comes to appearance and temperament, it's really hard for Prince Rui to make people feel bad.
Compared to Fu Xiu Yi, who was like a spring breeze, but still held the air of a prince, who was always exquisite and smooth. Prince Rui was arrogant and lazy, but he could see that he had some genuine temperament. This kind of true temperament comes from the royal family, which is even more commendable. Luo Xueyan hoped that the husband that Shen Miao married would not face Shen Miao with a false face.
She said, "His Royal Highness Prince Rui..."
"My name is Yuan, and the word is Jing Xing." Prince Rui said, "Madam can call me Jing Xing."
Shen Miao almost choked on the tea.
Luo Xueyan was a little surprised, the royal family was the most disciplined. Even brothers, always pay attention to this and that. People from Great Liang were in Ming Qi, and they could be regarded as very noble guests, especially since Prince Rui himself was the younger brother of Emperor Yong Le, he didn't expect people to call him by his name.
Let people call you their own words, that's what a good relationship will do.
Luo Xueyan's gaze at Prince Rui softened, and she said, "Jing Xing, sit down first." Then she ordered Jing Zhe, "Serve tea."
Shen Qiu and Shen Xin suddenly looked at Luo Xue Yan in shock, wondering why Luo Xue Yan was so kind to this Prince Rui in such a short period of time. Seeing this, Luo Ling looked at him with some scrutiny.
"Jing Xing." Luo Tan suddenly said, "Isn't this the name of the Prince of the Marquis of Lin'an in Dingjing?"
Shen Miao held the teacup and felt a little helpless.
Xie Jing Xing is really daring! He even dared to say his own small words here, does he think that Su Mingfeng and Princess Ming An already know his true identity anyway, why don't more people know it together? Anything related to his identity might arouse suspicion from others, Xie Jing Xing not only did not avoid suspicion, but also joined him eagerly.
Even though she was drinking tea, Shen Miao felt that she was almost drunk.
Shen Qiu was indignant, seeing Luo Xueyan giving up his seat to Prince Rui and letting his servants serve tea, he was very unhappy. Hearing Luo Tan's words, he said, "That's right, Prince Rui must not know who the prince of the Marquis of Lin'an is, right?"
Prince Rui turned to look at him: "Oh? Who is that?"
"He is also called Xie Jingxing, he is the eldest son of the Marquis of Lin'an in the Marquis of Lin'an Mansion. People say that the south is thankful to the north, and their Xie family is a family of military commanders that can be as famous as our Shen family! Xie Jingxing is the young prince of the Xie family, he is a rare one. At the beginning, one person could overturn several people with one move, not to mention Wen Tao and Wulue, and he also had a handsome face. It's good to say goodbye!" Shen Qiu sighed: "It's a pity that Heaven is jealous of Yingcai, and he fell on the northern battlefield early." What does it feel like to have the same name as someone with the same name? What chance do you have to win that person who has the same name?"
Shen Miao: “…”
"Listening to Major General Shen's words, it seems that you admire that Young Master Xie?" Prince Rui asked slowly.
"Of course!" Shen Qiu said impassionedly, without caring about Luo Xue Yan's frequent wink at her, instead seeing Shen Xin's encouraging gaze, he continued: "He is the hero in my heart, no one can replace him!"
Shen Miao supported her forehead.
If possible, she really wanted to pretend she didn't know Shen Qiu.
Looking at Xie Jing Xing again... it must be secret... very refreshing.