The brocade red robe with phoenix pattern and the beaded curtain covering her face, although not more flamboyant than the bridal makeup on the main hall when she first arrived, but there is not much difference. With a slender waist and steady steps, the woman's figure is ninety percent similar to hers! She... is not Ling'er! Manyao was startled, and seeing that Xiao Sha, who was following the woman, had returned to his original appearance, he glanced at Manyao, with some worry and helplessness in his eyes.
The woman in red sat down, and the noble children in the palace all looked over and discussed in low voices.
A man looked contemptuous and said, "Why are you still wearing bead curtains? You must be too ugly to see people!"
Another man shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that she has a good figure!"
Another man poked his head and said with an exaggerated expression: "Who do you think she will choose? But please don't choose me, otherwise, you will have to cover your eyes during the bridal chamber..."
"Hahaha..." Before Emperor Lintian arrived, they brazenly made fun of the rumored ugly Princess Rong Le. The woman in red glanced sideways at Man Yao who was sitting upright, Man Yao returned her sharp and cold gaze, the woman in red shook her body and immediately lowered her head.
From the moment the woman in red stepped into the hall, Man Yao's heart sank again and again. She could even predict what would happen next, but she was powerless to stop it. She turned her head slowly and looked at Zongzheng Wuyou's perfect profile. He always had such an indifferent and cold expression, as if no one or anything in the world could touch his heart. She lowered her eyes slightly, and asked casually, "Why did you refuse to marry Princess Rong Le? Is it also because of rumors that she is ugly?" Her voice was very soft, so soft that she almost thought he would Can't hear.
Zongzheng Wuyou never glanced at the woman in red from the beginning to the end. He took a sip of tea, turned to look at her, and slowly uttered three words: "I don't like it."
He said: I don't like it! Man Yao pursed her lips, laughing out of self-deprecation. What don't you like? I don't like my destiny being controlled by others; I don't like my marriage being used as a bargaining chip for political peace; I don't like living with someone I don't love for the rest of my life...
He doesn't like it, and she doesn't like it either! But the difference is that he can refuse if he doesn't like it, but she has no choice! Isn't it enough to lose one's life by someone using schemes in the previous life? Come to this strange world, still can't escape the fate of becoming a pawn in the hands of others! Her eyes dimmed, and her heart was filled with sadness. "Worriless, if... I said if, if I were the eldest princess Rong Le, you..." She paused, staring fixedly into his eyes, with the corners of her mouth curled up, looking like she was joking.
Zongzheng Wuyou smiled and said, "If you were Princess Rongle, I would admire your scheming and means very much."
Manyao's heart was shocked, she had forgotten that she had asked him for six months in the main hall, and said so confidently that he would marry her willingly. If she is Rong Le in front of him, then she is playing tricks to get close to him deliberately, in order to achieve the goal of marrying into the palace. How could someone as proud as him allow such a thing to happen! She suddenly raised her lips, and laughed silently, her smile was extremely bright, as bright as spring, hiding all the irony and sadness in the corners of her lips and the depths of her eyes that were full of smiles, turning into boundless bitterness that spread in her eyes. Every corner of my heart.
It was the first time he saw such a bright smile, it looked beautiful, but this kind of smile gave him the feeling that it was too deliberate, as if it was just to cover up something, and there was no real joy from the heart. He frowned slightly, but his voice was extremely gentle, and he said softly: "Aman, don't laugh like that. I don't like it!"
Man Yao suppressed her smile, and returned to her usual indifferent expression, her gentle tone concealed sadness, and said: "In life, not everything will please you, some things, no matter how much you don't like, you have to try Just accept it. Worry-free, life...is still very long!" Life will not always be as you want, his father will leave him one day, if he wants to fulfill his promise for his mother and refuses to inherit the throne, then the crown prince will succeed After that, can his life still be so satisfactory
Zongzheng Wuyou was startled, she was always calm and introverted, but at this moment, he clearly felt the sadness from her heart in her words, even though her face looked so indifferent and calm. Life is still very long, if you don't like it, you have to try to accept it, how could he not know!
"His Majesty is coming—"
Following the servant's shout, everyone knelt down to salute, but Zongzheng Wuyou still sat quietly. Ever since Emperor Lintian entered the palace, his gaze had been on Zongzheng Wuyou, and there was no sense of blame in his eyes. "Your family is free from etiquette! Tonight, the monarch and his ministers will have fun together, and there is no need to be bound by etiquette. Sit down."
Everyone thanked them, got up and sat down. Fu Tiao was sitting diagonally across from Manyao, whenever she looked up, she could always see him smiling at each other. After the lengthy opening chapter, Emperor Lintian said: "The northern barbarians have been harassing our border all year round, and the people are miserable. I once said that whoever can get rid of my heart disease, I will definitely reward you heavily. But the Qing family did not let I am disappointed! This time I dispatched troops and defeated the Beiyi Kingdom. Fu Aiqing made great contributions, and the Seventh Emperor's son also contributed a lot. Since I have canonized Fu Aiqing as the "Great General of Weiguo" and enjoy the treatment of a prince, I will now give the Seventh Emperor's son a thousand miles south of the Yangtze River The land is under your independent jurisdiction, and you don’t need to report to the imperial court any matter big or small, and you can handle it yourself. Don’t worry, you can just stay in the capital.”
Wouldn't it be equivalent to splitting up a small imperial court by bestowing land for thousands of miles and administering it independently? All the ministers were in an uproar, the Prince's face changed in shock, he glanced at the Minister of Punishment, Master Yu hurriedly got up and said, "Your Majesty, although King Li has made great achievements in defeating the enemy, but he has given the land thousands of miles. There has never been such a precedent in our dynasty. I'm afraid..."
Emperor Lintian's complexion sank, his eyes were sharp, and he said in a deep tone: "The precedent must be set by someone. I am rewarding for meritorious deeds today. If I don't give a thousand miles away, I really can't think of other suitable rewards. Fu Aiqing was The title of Great General of the State of Wei has been promoted by more than three ranks compared to the original one, but above the Seven Emperors, besides me, only the crown prince remains... The crown prince has been on the books for many years. Although he has made no achievements, he has not committed any major mistakes. Lovers, you don’t want me to abolish the Crown Prince just to reward the Seventh Emperor, do you? Unless... Yu Aiqing knows what the Crown Prince has done that violates ethics recently, so she thinks that he is not worthy to be the Crown Prince anymore?"
As soon as these words came out, the ministers who wanted to persuade them immediately fell silent. Master Yu was horrified, knelt down hastily, kowtowed and said: "I have no such intentions, absolutely no such intentions! The crown prince has always been respectful, filial and courteous, and he is indeed the best candidate for the heir apparent of our country. Please learn from him!"
The Emperor Lintian glanced at the crown prince with his head down in an unpredictable manner, and Fang Chen said slowly: "In this case, then this matter is settled. Let Yu Aiqing return to the throne." The crown prince finally let out a sigh of relief, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, and the table The hand held underneath was still shaking uncontrollably.
Zongzheng Wuyou didn't thank you, but raised the corners of his lips with a half-smile, and a trace of deep-pitched hatred flashed across his eyes, which was fleeting. Enfeoffing the land for thousands of miles, giving him fame, wealth and power, can he get the peace of mind of the high-ranking emperor
Emperor Lintian received Zongzheng Wuyou's gaze, his eyes darkened, he calmed down instantly, turned to the woman in red below, and asked, "Why did the princess attend with the bead curtain on her face?"
The woman in red got up when she heard the words, and said respectfully and politely: "Your Majesty, this is the custom of our Qiyun country. When a woman gets married, she must not let outsiders see her face before she goes to the chapel."
The voice is elegant, just like the sounds of nature. Manyao was stunned, even her voice was so similar to hers, if it wasn't for her, she would really think that this person is the real Princess Rong Le! Brother Huang, he really knows how to pick people!
Emperor Lintian nodded to express his understanding, and said: "More than two months ago, I promised you a period of half a year, but early this morning, I received the letter of state from Qiyun Kingdom, and Emperor Qiyun also hoped that the matter of the marriage would be settled as soon as possible. I specially invited everyone to enter the palace, the princess can take this opportunity to choose a son-in-law, and it’s okay to fulfill my common wish with Emperor Qiyun, to form a century-old friendship between the two countries."
The woman in red said: "Your Majesty's words are very true, it's all because Rong Le's lack of thoughtfulness."
Emperor Lintian smiled and said: "The princess is so reasonable, she can be called a model of women." After finishing speaking, he raised his hand, indicating that she can start. The woman in red bowed her knees and saluted, turned around, and walked slowly around the hall. Everywhere she went, those noble children lowered their heads, for fear that they would be chosen. Only Fu Zhao drank a cup of tea as if nothing had happened, and his movements were natural and unrestrained, as if he was not waiting for others to choose, but he was choosing others.
The woman in red walked to Fu Tiao's table and stopped, knelt down, held a delicate porcelain pot, poured a cup of tea for Fu Tiao's empty cup, picked up the teacup with her slender fingers, bowed her head and handed it over with a smile. Anyone can understand what this means.
It really was him! Man Yao laughed mockingly, giving up Li Wang, who is most favored by Emperor Lin Tian, and choosing a general with military power, this is also a matter of course, but the emperor brother should not use tricks to force her into a situation where she has no choice! No wonder she didn't receive any news, because Brother Huang didn't want her to know at all. This is the emperor brother whom everyone says has given her thousands of favors, but he just treats her as a pawn in politics! Similar body shape, same voice, rare among ten thousand people, cannot be found overnight. Brother Huang, brother Huang, is he using this method to wish her happiness
The noble children breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, each of them raised their heads, straightened their backs, sat and smiled to see what would happen to the boy named by the ugly princess? If a general who holds military power and ranks higher than the princes is happy to be married to an ugly foreign princess, he must want to use this to stabilize his power and has obvious ambitions. But the princess was ordered by His Majesty to choose her husband, if he is not happy to be selected, he is dissatisfied with His Majesty.
Fu Tzu's handsome face still looked gentle, he seemed neither happy nor unhappy, no emotion could be seen at all whether it was in his eyes or the expression on his face. He slowly raised his eyes, his eyes passed over the woman in red, and cast his eyes on Manyao who was opposite. I saw her sitting quietly with her eyes downcast, a faint sarcasm flowing on her beautiful face. She also looked over, her clear eyes concealed a little bit of sadness and anger.
The hand of the woman in red just stopped in the air, unable to lift it up or put it down. Fu Tzu still sat motionless, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense and awkward. Everyone's eyes were on Fu Tzu, and they thought to themselves, could he also follow Li Wang's example in refusing to marry? Although he has made great achievements in battle, disobeying His Majesty's will is still a serious crime of beheading! In this world, apart from Li Wang, there are probably no two people who can resist the decree without being punished!
Emperor Lintian lost his patience, lowered his face, coughed lightly, and there was a warning in his eyes. Fu Tzu seemed to come back to his senses, paused for a moment, and when he lowered his eyes and raised them again, a gentle smile appeared on the corners of his lips. He stood up, bowed to the woman in red to express his apology, then took the cup, and held it up After picking up the woman, she smiled politely: "Princess Lao poured tea for me personally. I was so flattered that I lost my mind for a while. I hope the princess will include a lot of tea!"
The woman in red said with a shy voice, "The general is serious, please!"
Fu Tzu raised his cup to his lips, moved very slowly, glanced at Zongzheng Wuyou without any trace, and then looked at Man Yao opposite him with an extremely gentle smile, watching her drink slowly like that. Drinking that cup meant that he had accepted the tea chosen by Princess Rong Le.
Man Yao's lips were tightly pursed, at this moment Fu Tuo's dark pupils were like a gentle whirlpool, attracting her gaze, making her unable to turn or move away. But his simple action has doomed her life ever since. This man who is about to become her husband in name has a handsome appearance, gentle aristocratic temperament, prominent status, understanding, and has rescued her in distress twice, all of which look so beautiful. If it wasn't for the emperor's brother's plan, and if he didn't get along with Zongzheng Wuyou in Liwang's mansion these few days, maybe he would be a good husband candidate. Suddenly, her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly lowered her eyelashes, feeling a little panicked in her heart, why did she think of Zongzheng Wuyou? For a while, she didn't dare to think deeply about the reason she was least willing to face, and the situation in front of her could no longer allow her to think about it any longer. Manyao slowly raised her eyes again, looking at Fu Tzu who was opposite, unable to restrain herself from the bottom of her heart. A little anger rose from the place of residence, she hated this feeling of being manipulated by others, very annoying!
Zongzheng Wuyou saw that Fu Tzu looked at the woman beside him with such gentle eyes, while Man Yao looked at Fu Tzu with unconcealable anger and loss, he couldn't help frowning, narrowing his phoenix eyes, feeling bored in his heart Suddenly, he grasped the slender fingers on her knees, and unconsciously clenched them even tighter. It seems that he needs to speed up the progress!
Feeling the pain in her hand, Man Yao frowned and turned her head, only to find that Zongzheng Wuyou's usual cold and indifferent eyes had obvious anger. She was a little surprised and pulled her hand back forcefully. Zongzheng Wuyou realized his actions, and his heart was shocked. He actually had emotions that he shouldn't have inexplicably!
In the main hall, the woman in red raised her lips and smiled slightly, bowed to Emperor Lintian, and returned to her seat with her head lowered as if shy.
Seeing that the marriage has been decided, Emperor Lintian was in a good mood, and said with a smile, "Okay, Eunuch Chen declares my will."
"The Great General of the Wei State listens to the order! In accordance with the heavens, the emperor ordered that the Great General Fu Choi..."
Man Yao quietly watched this good show directed by others but related to her life's happiness, laughing ironically. Could she not escape the tricks of fate after all? When Eunuch Chen finished reading the last sentence of the imperial decree "choose three days to get married", her smile became even colder. Get married in three days! Only three days left...