"I'm here to marry you, Shen Jiaojiao."
His tone was casual, but the gesture he immediately stretched out was extremely serious. He was so unrestrained and arrogant. He regarded etiquette as nothing, but it made people feel as if everything in the world was silent. Only the appearance of this man was deeply engraved in people's hearts. unforgettable.
Everyone around was quiet.
Shen Miao covered her head and could not see anything except to hear the sound coming from the front, she raised her head instinctively, the next moment, she felt that her hand was being held up and something was being worn on the fingertips.
The cool and soft touch made her a little dazed.
The people around were gasping for breath.
The princes of all dynasties have their own wrench. The wrench is not only a decoration, but also a symbol of status. With this wrench, you can order the people under your command at will. Of course, everyone knew where the original royal family went, so there was no need to use this wrench, but I had never seen a wrench that symbolized the status of a prince to someone else.
It was not just a wrench that was sent out, it meant that Prince Rui gave Shen Miao the power to mobilize his hands at will. With Shen Miao having this wrench, everyone looked at her as if they looked at Prince Rui.
This is handing over his power to someone else, but he gave it to a woman.
I have seen the pain of my wife, but I have never seen such pain. The young ladies around were extremely envious. Although this Prince Rui was wearing a mask, he was very graceful. His identity was noble, and he was generous. The only thing they could comfort themselves was that Prince Rui was so good, and naturally Yingying beside him. There were many Yanyans and Shen Miao was not of a natural beauty and would definitely be rejected by Prince Rui soon.
Who knew that the groom directly slapped them in the face with facts. It was probably the first time in this world that a man spoiled his wife so much.
Why is the fifth Miss Shen family so lucky? I don't know what kind of blessings I have cultivated in my previous life.
However, in the world where misfortunes and blessings depend on fortunes and misfortunes, everyone could never imagine the things that Shen Miao experienced in her previous life.
After Prince Rui put the wrench on Shen Miao's hand, he raised his thin lips, leaned over slightly, and placed a kiss on the back of Shen Miao's hand.
With the numb touch on the back of her hand, Shen Miao naturally guessed what it was and could not help blushing, but fortunately she was covered with a hijab, so others could not see her embarrassment.
Prince Rui stood up straight, and Mrs. Mei hurriedly sang with a smile, "Entering the dowry—carrying the dowry—"
After the dowry is carried, the mother will feed the bride-to-be with hemp dumplings.
The dumplings were small and mixed with peanuts, lotus seeds and sesame seeds, meaning to give birth to a precious child early, Luo Xueyan scooped it with a small spoon, Shen Miao slightly lifted the corner of her hijab and swallowed the dumplings fed by Luo Xueyan. Luo Xueyan's eyes were a little wet: "Jiaojiao, after getting married, don't make yourself wrong."
Shen Miao's heart also moved with her intentions and said, "You can save it, mother."
Shen Xin turned his back and quietly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. He is a big man, and a general who has led countless soldiers, so it's not outrageous to cry in front of others. However, he felt very sad in his heart, for Shen Miao, Shen Xin always felt that he owed a lot, especially the conversation with Xie Jing Xing that day, he realized that he always thought that they kept Shen Miao in the greenhouse, but did not know that there were snakes, insects and mice in the greenhouse. There are more ants, and in those years when no one found it, she gradually grew up.
Before there was time to make up for it, before it was time to do anything, Shen Miao was about to get married. From the baby waiting for a baby to the little girl who babbled, and then to the now slim bride, Shen Xin felt a lot of emotion.
Shen Qiu came over, the bride's brother was responsible for putting the bride on the sedan chair.
Shen Miao was lying on Shen Qiu's back, Shen Qiu walked very slowly, and whispered while walking, "Sister, you are too thin, if you marry in Great Liang, when I see you again, as long as you are thinner than today No, I have to go to Prince Rui to settle the account."
Shen Miao: "..."
"Give me a niece quickly, or a nephew." Shen Qiu's voice was naive, how could there be iron and blood on the battlefield, he said, "I will come to see you."
Shen Miao buried her head in Shen Qiu’s neck and said to him like she was coquettish when she was a child, “It must be.”
Prince Rui on horseback watched this scene, his eyebrows twitched fiercely.
After Shen Qiu put Shen Miao on the back of the sedan chair and the curtain of the sedan chair fell, Madam Mei began to sing.
"The great event in the world is nothing like the joy of marriage.
"You don't hear about the saints, one basket of food and one scoop of drinking, in a shabby alley, people are unbearable for their worries, and they don't change their joys. For three months, they don't violate benevolence? Langjun is like this.
"Oh! It's beautiful! The five mothers of the Shen family are also. At the beginning of Nuwa, she refined ten thousand stones to mend the sky, repaired and burned it on its surface, and transformed it into a beautiful woman. She was really a slender lady.
"The people are born, there are things, and there are things. Langjun has a dignified appearance, and his demeanor is like a wild goose pagoda. Although he is involved in the public, he does not change his truth. The Shen family's Wu Niang, a family of Dingjing in Ming Qi, tastes ancient tenderness and gentleness. She is virtuous, extremely detached from vulgarity, flirtatious and charming. Her appearance is dignified, and her manners are modest, even if Xizi's appearance is still unmatched.
"Today, we have married Qin and Jin, and we have become husband and wife, and our love is inseparable.
"One yang is beginning to move, the two surnames are harmonious, the three are more than three, and the four are beautiful, and the fifth generation is prosperous.
"The six rites are completed, the seven sages have completed the collection, and the eight are gathered, singing the nine harmony, and they are all flawless and envious.
"A pair of bi people leave a small shadow, and the unparalleled country has a good relationship!"
"Get up the sedan chair, get married!"
Mrs. Mei's voice was bright and cheerful, and her lyrics were pleasant. When she finished singing, everyone applauded. The servants prepared outside suddenly threw the copper plate coins with gold foil to the outside, and the handful of coins were really beautiful.
The end is very lively.
Shen Miao sat in the sedan chair, although she could not see what was going on outside, she could hear the surrounding movements clearly, it was so lively and lively that her heart also became uneasy.
She comforted herself, it was not the first time to get on the sedan chair, what was there to be nervous about? However, once again, her hands were still trembling uncontrollably. She lowered her head, but saw the white jade wrench on her fingertips, flashing with bright and clean colors, she couldn't help reaching out to touch it.
The bearers outside began to carry the sedan chair. The sedan chairmen that Xie Jing Xing found were naturally good, the sedan chairs were carried very stably and would not sway at all.
Prince Rui was sitting on a horse with a high head and walked at the front. The horses had large flowers made of red silk hanging on their bodies, and he looked very imposing. His attitude was lazy but elegant, and wherever he went, the people cheered and laughed.
This is actually very valuable, because Prince Rui is not a member of Ming Qi, and the relationship between Great Liang and Ming Qi is also very delicate, but even so, the people seem to have a lot of respect for Prince Rui. Maybe the other party is generous, maybe There are some people who feel comfortable when they look at it. After all, Prince Rui's marriage can be regarded as a joy for all peoples.
Behind Prince Rui was the sedan chairs carried by the bearers, and the chariots and horses from Prince Rui's mansion on both sides kept pouring out happy money. It was heard that Prince Rui's personal envoy was going to go around the entire Ding capital today. Money is too generous.
Next was the Shen family's dowry team. After all, the Shen family was not as arrogant as Prince Rui's. The boxes were handled well. Everyone counted them. There were fifty in total, which was exactly half of the dowry that Prince Rui sent. Although this dowry is not comparable to the dowry given by Prince Rui, it is definitely not less. You must know that the dowry of the crown prince's marriage is only forty-two, and the Shen family has eight more. The most important thing is that the Shen family is not a wealthy businessman's family, and although it is wealthy, it is definitely not rich.
Such a gesture was enough to show Shen Miao's position in the hearts of Shen Xin and his wife.
After the crowd, Luo Xueyan, who was riding a horse in the wedding ceremony team, secretly turned her head to the side, and said to Shen Dao: "Is this really good..."
Shen Xindao: "Since he dares to give it away, we will dare to accept it. Besides, if he gave away ninety-nine sets, our house can't afford so much dowry, and if it is less, it will be laughed at."
Luo Xueyan stopped talking.
Of Shen Miao's fifty dowries, twenty were all from Prince Rui. On that day, Prince Rui came to deliver the dowry, a piece of paper fell out of the box containing the dowry, Luo Xueyan saw clearly that there was a dowry list about Shen Miao's dowry.
Prince Rui also knew that his betrothal gift was too shocking to the world. The Shen family would definitely not be able to afford a dowry that matched it, so he decided to settle the dowry himself. Although there were only 20 sets, these 20 sets were firmly established. It was really full. In this way, Prince Rui gave the Shen family one hundred and nineteen dowries.
It was precisely because of this that Shen Qiu's impression of Prince Rui became better later, after all, the other party did not spare money on Shen Miao's marriage and was a very straightforward person.
The streets were filled with gongs and drums, and Fu Xiu Yi was among the crowd, but he did not follow. He only felt that this scene was very eye-catching, and turned his back to the sedan chair with a cold face and left.
As aggrieved as him, there was also Emperor Wenhui, who had long known from his subordinates that Prince Rui's marriage was more grand than his emperor. This is just hitting him in the face. The more beautiful Prince Rui does, the more chilling the Ming Qi royal family appears.
Of course, what displeased Emperor Wen Hui the most was not this, but he was very reluctant to have this marriage. If Prince Rui hadn't threatened him with several cities at the junction, he would never have made this move. He clearly did not want Shen Miao's marriage, but he still had to give the imperial decree to Prince Rui himself. This excellent piece of the Shen family was just so useless.
As long as Emperor Wen Hui mentioned that Prince Rui got married today, the scene of Prince Rui threatening him with marriage in the imperial study would come to mind. Then the eunuch in the palace received the wedding gift sent by Prince Rui, the palace door was closed, and he went back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to lie down by himself, and no one was allowed to come to disturb him.
The marriage was to be established in Ming Qi, and the sedan chair was to be carried around the Ding capital, but the marriage was a matter for both parties. Prince Rui's family was in Great Liang. Originally, after the sedan chairs went around the city gate, they would go straight out of the city, but Prince Rui insisted on completing all the etiquette in Dingjing.
So the part of visiting the parents was held at the altar in the Ding capital.
The Dingjing altar was the place where the emperor used when he established his post. Needless to say, this was another reward that Prince Rui asked for from Emperor Wenhui. Even if Emperor Wen Hui was unwilling in his heart, he could only agree.
On the altar, Lady Mei carefully helped Shen Miao down from the sedan chair, and Luo Xueyan and Shen Xin who followed behind sat on the other end of the altar.
Worship the heaven and earth, worship the high hall, and worship the husband and wife.
This was in Ming Qi, Luo Xueyan and Shen Xin were naturally worshipped by Shen Miao, but Prince Rui's father and mother had passed away for many years. The two had to take the wine and sprinkle it on the ground, and the right should be worship.
In the end, the husband and wife bowed each other and the ceremony was completed, and it was announced that Shen Miao would be Princess Rui from now on. Marry a chicken and follow a chicken, marry a dog and follow a dog, she is a person from Great Liang after all.
The crowd cheered and laughed. In the distance, Ji Yushu was talking to the people around him.
"Ah, I really didn't expect that the third brother actually married Miss Shen." He sighed: "I saw two years ago that the third brother was a little unusual to the fifth Miss Shen, but I didn't expect that she is now my sister-in-law. But it's not bad. I thought that the temperament of the third brother, ordinary girls might not be able to control it, but fifth Miss Shen is different. With her around, I can feel relieved. "
Opposite him, the people standing were also wearing the clothes of the people from Prince Rui's mansion, and their faces were ordinary, but it was Pei Lang after the disguise.
Pei Lang finally agreed to follow Shen Miao to Great Liang, just as Shen Miao said, he had completely offended Fu Xiu Yi, and if he stayed in Ming Qi, not only would he not be able to please him, but Liu Ying might also be implicated. Fu Xiuyi has many eyes and ears, and maybe one day he will find out his details. It would be better to bring Liu Ying and him back to Great Liang, and draw the salaries from the bottom of the pot, even if Fu Xiu Yi really found something, there was nothing he could do.
On the one hand, it was for Liu Ying's consideration, and on the other hand, it was because Pei Lang wanted to do it in his heart.
As for knowing that Prince Rui's real body was Xie Jing Xing, that was only a few days ago. He was recuperating in Prince Rui's mansion, and when he went out to the courtyard at night, he happened to see Prince Rui with his back to him, and when he stepped forward to say hello and salute, he saw Prince Rui's true face.
Prince Rui was not wearing a mask.
Pei Lang knew that if someone like Prince Rui wanted to hide something, he would not take it lightly. Obviously, he deliberately "accidentally" let Pei Lang see his face. Perhaps it is also using his own identity to show something.
Now Pei Lang understood why Prince Rui did that.
Pei Lang had been persuading Shen Miao to think carefully about her marriage with Prince Rui, for a prince of Great Liang, Shen Miao's understanding of him was still too shallow after all. But Prince Rui became Xie Jing Xing, so many things were different. Xie Jing Xing and Shen Miao knew each other and seemed to have some friendship.
Since Shen Miao knew for a long time that Xie Jing Xing was the Prince of Great Liang, the relationship between the two must be unusual.
He raised his eyes and looked at the pair of bi men in wedding gowns on the altar, who were both talented and female, and they were a perfect match. There was an inexplicable sour feeling in my heart.
A person like Shen Miao, although she always calculated people’s hearts and used everything around her, was an extremely stubborn person. No one can change what is determined. For example, if she hated Fu Xiu Yi, she could use all her means, even if she risked her life, she had to make a clean relationship with Fu Xiu Yi.
In fact, if she didn't want to, no one could force her.
His eyes fell on Prince Rui again.
With such a big battle, the Ming Qi royal family has been forced to retreat. In this world, it is said that the Great Liang will always be on the sidelines, who would believe it
She is the golden phoenix who wants to soar for nine days, and he is the real dragon who can call the wind and call the rain.
Ji Yushu glanced at him, patted him on the shoulder, and said sympathetically, "Mr. Pei, don't be too sad, and when we return to Great Liang, with Mr. Pei's demeanor, we will There will be many girls who adore you, and I will ask Miss Shaoyao to introduce your sisters to you."
Although Ji Yushu still remembered that he was locked in the tower for a while because of Pei Lang, but seeing Pei Lang so sad today, he still did not fall into the trap.
Pei Lang was embarrassed to be seen by others, but stubbornly looked at the pair of beautiful people who refused to take their eyes away.
Ji Yushu sighed in his heart.
Gao Yang was going back to Great Liang with him today, but he was nominally the imperial physician of Ming Qi, and he had some identities and things to clean up. If Emperor Wen Hui knew that Gao Yang had swept away the precious medicinal materials from the Tai Hospital and brought them back to Great Liang, he would have made a wonderful expression.
After all this was done, and the complicated and cumbersome etiquette was meticulously completed, it was already the afternoon. It's time to get out of town.
When Shen Miao married Prince Ding, this was called "marrying far away", going out from the city gate of Ming Qi's Ding capital, from then on, she was a person of Great Liang.
Naturally, everyone in the Shen family wanted to follow them.
Luo Tan did not go, saying that Shen Miao refused to take her to Great Liang with her, she felt sullen in her heart, she followed the tour of Dingjing in the daytime, but the parting scene of going out of the city was never seen again. Everyone had nothing to do with her, so they could only give up.
In the princess mansion in the Ding capital, Princess Rong Xin was fidgeting in the house.
"Your Highness, Prince Rui's sedan chair is almost at the gate of the city," said the person who came to report.
Princess Rong Xin waved her hand irritably and told her servants to leave. He slumped into the chair, biting his lip uneasily.
In that letter, Xie Jing Xing's true identity was revealed, she sent the letter to Emperor Wen Hui of the imperial palace, this was her responsibility as Princess Ming Qi.
Since ancient times, loyalty and righteousness have been difficult to balance, and there can only be one choice between family and country. Xie Jing Xing and her certainly had an indelible bond that was closer than mother and son, but the distance between the two countries made this relationship impure.
If Xie Jing Xing died because of this, Princess Rong Xin would be sad, but if she did nothing and let Xie Jing Xing return to Great Liang with this secret, Princess Rong Xin would regret it.
So at the last moment, she chose to cut off her own attachment and affection for this idea.
What would happen after Xie Jing Xing's identity was exposed, he had an absolute understanding of his royal brother, Princess Rong Xin. Maybe because of Great Liang's national strength, he wouldn't do anything that would make Xie Jing Xing die, but it was possible to ruin a person's reputation and make Wan Wan scold him. With such a stigma, even if he returned to Great Liang, Xie Jing Xing's life would definitely not be easy.
Princess Rongxin chose to use a letter to explain everything but did not go to see Emperor Wen Hui in person. She seemed to think that she could ignore her betrayal. As if it was not him who betrayed Xie Jing Xing.
But why hasn't Emperor Wen Hui acted yet
The chariot and horse team that sent the congratulations were already at the city gate, and then Shen Miao would get off the sedan chair, get on the carriage, and leave Dingjing to go to Great Liang with Xie Jing Xing. Is it not the emperor’s temper to drag her like this
There were some doubts in her heart, but more anxiety, but Princess Rongxin couldn't take the initiative to step out to see what happened.
After all, she was unable to face Xie Jing Xing, or in other words, faceless.
"Go check it out again!" She called another subordinate and said.
…
Princess Rui’s sedan chair had already arrived at the city gate, Lady Mei completed what Xi Niang had to do, Jing Zhe and Gu Yu helped Shen Miao down from the sedan chair.
Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan instructed Shen Miao carefully, "Great Liang is different from Ming Qi, when you get there, remember to take care of yourself at all times. When it's cold, add clothes and take care of yourself. You must write back from time to time, if you are wronged, Must tell them."
Shen Xin turned his head and said a few words to Xie Jing Xing.
They knew each other's identities by heart, since Xie Jing Xing told him frankly, Shen Xin's attitude towards him had changed. Xie Jing Xing was told that no matter what, Shen Miao was not allowed to be bullied in any way in Great Liang. Xie Jing Xing naturally agreed.
Shen Qiu was a fierce threat if the next time he saw Shen Miao thin or haggard, he would definitely bring the Shen family army to level Prince Rui's mansion.
Prince Rui just snorted softly.
If it wasn't for Luo Xueyan to stop him, Shen Qiu was afraid that he would fight with Xie Jing Xing on the spot again.
The time has come, Shen Miao spoke a few words with Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan, she was about to leave Dingjing now, many matters of Ming Qi would be a long way to go even if she wanted to manage them, so she could only tell a few words now.
Luo Xueyan wiped away her tears and said, "Jiaojiao, you must write back!"
The curtain of the carriage was lowered, and the long guards of the convoy moved forward one by one, carrying heavy dowries, and walked forward in a uniform manner.
As for the front one, Xie Jing Xing sat on the horse, but the horse was always following the carriage, talking to Shen Miao through the curtain of the carriage from time to time.
This made Jing Zhe Gu Yu and several of the maids giggled all the time.
The journey is naturally very long, and it takes several months to travel from Mingqi to Great Liang. In her previous life, she also went out from the city gate of Ding capital and traveled far to Qin State. But after a country, the carriage was not even as comfortable as it was right now, and there were few servants and maids at that time, not to mention the people who protected her and spoke with her like this.
Indistinctly, Shen Miao's heart also brought some joy.
Until the evening, it was time to find a place to rest outside. While thinking about it, the convoy suddenly stopped.
Shen Miao's heart tightened, there were often bandits on the road outside the city, maybe they encountered roadblockers, but then she thought about it, Xie Jing Xing's subordinates were strong in martial arts and there were a large number of people, so if they encountered roadblockers, they would be able to beat them.
Although she was not afraid, she was suspicious in her heart so she simply put down her hijab and lifted the curtain of the carriage, Jing Zhe Gu Yu exclaimed and Shen Miao had already jumped off the carriage.
But he saw Xie Jing Xing pulled his horse and stopped in front. In the middle of the road, a man wearing a black hat was leading the horse and stopped in front.
He said, "Hey, brother, do you owe me a bag of happy money?"
That was Su Mingfeng's voice. He was probably wearing a cloak to hide his face so that people couldn't see his face. He followed him all the way, or arrived here in advance, far enough away that he was not afraid of being overheard the conversation here.
Shen Miao was slightly startled, but Xie Jing Xing had already turned over and dismounted and walked in front of Su Ming Feng. Su Mingfeng took out a letter from his bosom and slammed it on Xie Jing Xing's chest, saying, "My congratulations." Then he whispered, "The letter sent by the princess' residence was suppressed by me."
“I know.” Xie Jing Xing raised his lips and smiled, “But thanks anyway.”
Su Mingfeng was stunned for a moment, and then his voice became angry: "You know? By the way, your eyes are open to the sky, I'm afraid there are people lurking everywhere, and every move of the princess' mansion can't escape your eyes. If you don't hold down this letter, you can take it away."
Xie Jing Xing was noncommittal.
“You are!” Su Mingfeng grabbed Xie Jing Xing by the collar and tried to beat him up, Jing Zhe Gu Yu was startled, but Tie Yi and the others did not step forward to stop him.
Su Mingfeng suddenly let go, and said angrily, "Bastard!"
Xie Jing Xing raised his eyebrows, “I am very happy that you are willing to come and see me off.”
Su Mingfeng was silent, then said after a while, "It's the last time."
"I came to see you for the last time." He raised his head: "Loyalty and righteousness can't be both, but this time, I still choose loyalty. After this time, you and I will not be brothers."
He said: "I know your plan, so I don't need to persuade me or hold back anything. You and I will eventually reach the point where we will meet each other in the future. When we meet again, we will be our rivals, and we will no longer have the old relationship." Seriously, he said word by word, "However, now, you are still my Su Mingfeng's brother."
There are some things in the world that are always frustrating. Destiny will always turn the closest person into the most unfamiliar person. If people want to get something, they are bound to give up something. What is saved is always the most precious.
Shen Miao seemed to see through the two young men in front of her that many years ago, Yan Yan, the chief acquaintance, walked from the streets of the Ding capital to the end of the alley, and together they went to tease the back of Mr.
Su Mingfeng slowly clenched his fist and stretched it out in front of Xie Jing Xing.
This is an action the two of them used to do when they were young, and the boys in Dingjing often use this action as a testimony to their brotherly love. When Su Mingfeng was a child, he thought this action was very unrestrained, so he asked Xie Jing Xing to do it as well. Later, when I got older, I felt that this action was stupid and numb, so I didn't do it often.
Xie Jing Xing looked at him, suddenly smiled, shook his head, and stretched out his fist to touch him.
Su Mingfeng raised his head and laughed: "Happy!"
He suddenly turned on the horse he had come from, and said to Xie Jing Xing on the horse's back, "As soon as today is over, you and I are no longer brothers. But now the sun has not set, the moon will rise, you and I will It's still a good friend." He clamped the horse's belly, the horse neighed, Su Mingfeng turned the horse's head and turned away.
"Today, I will congratulate you again. From now on, you will have no worries about food and clothing, and you will be full of children and grandchildren. You will be full of friends, and you will live forever!"
The young man's voice, who was always smiling in a gentle manner, was hearty and flying, and the final sound gradually dissipated in the afterglow of the setting sun, and only a vague back could be seen.
Xie Jing Xing's brows and lips were smiling, but his brows gradually became colder, and he also mounted the horse again.
He shouted, "Let's go!"