Zhen Muyao looked at Xiaocao speechlessly, "If I say I'm angry, will you stop treating her?"
Xiao Cao shook his head honestly, "Of course not."
"That's it, what else is there to say. Although Ming Zeyue and I don't get along, it's not a life-and-death situation. We can just quarrel back and forth, expose each other's shortcomings, and step on each other's sore spots, and that's it. It won't lead to her dying or becoming disabled.
—Okay, I won’t go in. I’ll be back soon.
I came here because I was worried that you would be involved in their family's mess. Didn't I tell you before that Ming Zeyue would definitely not behave herself? I didn't expect that she would make such a big fuss. I really underestimated her before." Zhen Muyao sighed.
"So, what did she do? I just vaguely knew that something seemed to be wrong with the dowry."
"Ming Zeyue, who was replaced by Ming Zhixin, was also taken over along with her dowry. However, the dowry sent to Prince Cheng's mansion was barely presentable. It can be said that there was not a single decent thing left in the box. It seems that Ming Zeyue tampered with the original dowry and destroyed it all. I doubt this. Ming Zeyue may have had that intention, but did so many people in the Ming family die? After all, it has been a short time, and the details are unclear."
It might not be Ming Zeyue's doing, but there is definitely a great connection between them. The move was indeed ruthless. Zhen Muyao's dowry was worth at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and millions were possible. And Ming Zeyue was going to marry a prince, so naturally it couldn't be too shabby. It would be at least in six figures. Even if we take the lowest calculation of 100,000 taels, what was destroyed was tens of thousands of taels. After a slight conversion, it would be tens of millions. This is still the lowest, and it might be hundreds of millions.
In this case, it seems that she really deserves to be punished. However, the Minister of War almost took her life, which shows that he is really cruel. "Ming Zeyue is seriously injured. If she fights for a while longer, she may not be rescued."
"I just said it casually. Is she really going to be disabled if she doesn't die?"
Xiao Cao nodded affirmatively, "The bone is already broken. If it's hit a few more times, it will break and that's it. In the current situation, it's hard to say whether it can recover. If she is carefully taken care of, the possibility of recovery is greater. I'm just worried that others will not give her a chance to rest. I heard from Madam Ming that the Minister of War wants to send her away tonight."
Zhen Muyao couldn't help but shudder. "The Minister of War is indeed a ruthless man, but it's unlikely that he will send her away under such circumstances. Ming Zeyue's maternal family has some background after all. It's just that Ming Zeyue and Ming Zhixin are sworn enemies now. The two families may even fight to the death. Ming Zhixin has been away from home with her parents for many years. I only saw her when she was young, but I have a deep impression of her. At such a young age, she is so cunning and vicious. Compared with her, Ming Zeyue can be said to be stupid and naive. I'm worried that Ming Zhixin will hold a grudge against you and cause trouble for you in the future."
"You said so too." Zhen Muyao wanted to go back, and Xiaocao naturally did not force him to stay, so they just talked at the door.
"Hmm? Who else?"
"I met Ming Zhixin when I left the Ming family. Brother Ming Zeyue told me so." Xiaocao hesitated for a moment, "I also met her the last time I entered the palace. It was probably the time you mentioned, when she misbehaved in front of the Queen Mother."
Zhen Muyao: “…”
Xiao Cao was a little scared by Zhen Muyao's gaze, "What's wrong?"
"So, Sister Xuan, you are really lucky. It shows that even if Ming Zeyue didn't happen, she would probably still hate you."
"No, that has nothing to do with me. When I went there, nothing happened."
"Sister Xuan, you have to know that the Queen Mother liked you, but she lost her manners. In this kind of situation, usually, people will only find fault with themselves, but some people think differently. You did better than her, and you got what she didn't get, so that's wrong. It seems that you really have to be careful when you meet her in the future."
"You also said that you haven't seen her for many years, so how can you know what her personality is like now? But don't worry, I will pay attention. To be honest, under normal circumstances, it is still quite difficult to plot against me in private."
Firstly, it is unlikely that any medicine could be hidden from her. Secondly, she can swim if she falls into the water. Even in the wild, her survival skills are excellent. Finally, even if dozens of people are chasing her, she may be able to escape. What bigger tricks can the future Princess Cheng come up with in private
"Anyway, if she really dares to attack you, I will definitely help you." Zhen Muyao rolled up his sleeves, as if he was ready to fight now.
Xiao Cao laughed, "Okay, okay, if anything happens, I will definitely ask you for help to get back at this place. Why did you make a special trip at this time, or do you really stay overnight?" He rushed over after getting the news. It would be a lie to say that he was not touched.
If two people get along well with each other, it really doesn't matter how long they have known each other.
Zhen Muyao waved his hand, "We agreed to go back. If I don't go back, Jian Shu will probably come looking for me later. I just don't know if you will go to Ming's house tomorrow, so I told you this morning."
"Ming Zhixin is getting married tomorrow. Even if I go, she won't have time to care about me. But you don't have to go tomorrow. The medicine is enough. I have explained everything I should explain. As long as you pay attention and take the medicine on time, I have nothing to do with it."
In fact, from this point we can see that Xiaocao really treats people differently. For her own family, during that initial period, she would stay up all day long and would have to see them in person to feel at ease. But she didn't feel that way about Ming Zeyue. She would be controlled by her emotions. Therefore, what her mentor in her previous life said about her not being a truly qualified doctor was true.
"Jianshu sticks to you so closely." Xiaocao teased.
"I can't help it. I just married a clingy guy. You know, I'm helpless too."
Although he said he was helpless, his expression was very proud. He looked at Xiaocao with his mouth twitching, and then he rudely said, "Get out of here, get out of here, go back and hang out with your Jianshu, don't show off here to me, a lonely man."
"Oh, Sister Xuan, are you planning to get married? Otherwise, I can be a matchmaker for you and you can marry into the Jian family and become my sister-in-law."
"Go away, go away. I'm tired of seeing you now. Do you still want to be my sister-in-law? I'll be annoyed to death by you every day." Xiaocao pushed her away with a smile.
Zhen Muyao acted pitiful, "Sister Xuan, you actually find me annoying? I'm sad, and I tell you, you can't comfort me if you don't try hard."
Xiaocao raised her eyebrows, "Are you still excited?" Xiaocao pinched the acupuncture points on her body.
The familiar feeling of powerlessness came over him, Zhen Muyao quickly dodged it, and climbed onto the carriage with a smile, "I'm leaving first, I'll come over early the day after tomorrow."
Xiao Cao waited until the carriage had gone far away before turning back to look at Wen Renying who had been standing not far away. "Seventh sister, when did you come? Is there something wrong?"
"Fourth sister, you are busy making medicine. You haven't had dinner yet. Mother has asked the kitchen to prepare it. When you are done, go and eat quickly. Don't be hungry."
"knew."
Xiaocao walked over, and Wen Renying naturally took her arm, and the two sisters went to the main courtyard together, talking and laughing.
Wen Renying was distracted thinking about her past life. In her past life, there was no variable like Li Ruoshui. Although the relationship between Prince Cheng and Ming Zeyue was not very good, they got married as scheduled. Although she had a hard time for a few years during the reign of Prince Dun, Prince Cheng was killed by Prince Dun and she almost died, but later Prince Heng took back the throne, and she turned over, became more arrogant and domineering, and married twice. Those days can be said to be very exciting.
Ming Zhixin also got married in a very ordinary way. Logically, her presence was not strong, and Wen Renying had never dealt with her. It was basically impossible to remember such a person. However, Wen Renying had a deep memory of Ming Zhixin. Ming Zhixin was really a vengeful and vicious person. It seemed that when she first got married, a sister-in-law embarrassed her, so she took the opportunity to turn the person into a human pig. When the person first disappeared, everyone said that her sister-in-law had eloped with someone, which brought shame to the family. The truth was accidentally discovered half a year later.
Therefore, Ming Zhixin is a real venomous snake, the kind that usually looks quite harmless. Therefore, Wen Renying is a little worried about her fourth sister, of course, only a little, the fourth sister is not a delicate girl, it is not easy to attack her.
However, compared to the previous life, things are completely messed up now. Of course, overall, things are moving in a good direction.
The next day, Ming Zhixin got married, and Prince Cheng came to greet her, but she didn't even enter the Ming family's gate. It was embarrassing to block the door. Many people in the Ming family were very angry, but what could they do? Not marry? If these two words were said, Prince Cheng would probably turn around and leave immediately.
The Ming family could only send the person out by themselves, but halfway through, a gust of wind came from nowhere and actually lifted up the veil, "Ah—"
Compared to the lively atmosphere at other people's weddings, the guests at the Ming family seemed very quiet at this moment. This sudden noise attracted a lot of attention.
"Not Ming Ze Yue!"
Even though the Ming family had such a big fuss yesterday, most people still didn't know about the replacement bride. When someone called it out at this moment, they all became excited and curious, and couldn't help but stare at the bride who was being carried on the back. Not to mention, there was something wrong with her size, she was obviously smaller than Ming Zeyue. They were wondering before, why was Ming Zeyue not carried out by her own brother when she got married? It seemed that the bride was replaced!
The originally quiet atmosphere suddenly became lively, with everyone talking to each other, wanting to know what was going on.
Although the matter of substitute marriage would be known to the world sooner or later, the fact that it happened at the wedding made the matter seem a little different. Those officials who were close to the Ming family did not go to Prince Cheng's mansion, but chose the Ming family instead. At this moment, they all glanced at the people in the Ming family, especially the Minister of War.
Under that kind of gaze, it was as if he was being peeled off several times. The Minister of War could hardly hold his composure, and his face looked cold. Not to mention being festive, it was clearly enough to make people feel cold just by looking at him.
The others were tactful and did not ask. After all, those who had argued with the Minister of War had all gone to Prince Cheng's mansion.
As soon as the bride got on the sedan chair, Prince Cheng rode away. Although his speed was not fast, it was definitely not slow either. The people behind him basically had to run to keep up with him. In such a hurry, let alone touring the city to "ask for blessings from thousands of people", it would be good if they could not break up the entire wedding procession.
There was no parade, no time limit, and when they arrived at Prince Cheng's mansion, it was still too early for the auspicious date, so what should they do now? Let the bride wait
Prince Cheng, however, did not say anything and directly asked the master of ceremonies to preside over the worship of heaven and earth. There were indeed quite a few people in Prince Cheng's mansion. Although it was still early, some officials had not arrived yet, there were many royal relatives who were older than Prince Cheng. However, some of them were self-aware. Even if Prince Cheng was a junior, he was not someone they could preach to, and those who could manage did not want to do so.
Naturally, whatever King Cheng says is what happens.
Ming Zhixin was almost half-forced to get married. Even though she had been mentally prepared and had found a way out for herself, she was still filled with humiliation and resentment. Then she was thrown into the bridal chamber alone. The second half of the ceremony needed to be completed in the bridal chamber, but Prince Cheng obviously gave up and disappeared without a trace.
"Oh, what a poor fellow."
Some of the women who had stayed behind sighed in a hypocritical manner, then left with their handkerchiefs in their hands. Soon after that, even the matchmaker and the others quietly waited for me to leave.
The room was quiet. Apart from Ming Zhixin, there was only a dowry nanny and two maids. They didn't dare to breathe and wished they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
I don’t know how long I waited. Ming Zhixin reached out and pulled the veil on her head. Her face was expressionless, but her eyes were slightly red, revealing something.
"I'm hungry. Go ask someone to get me something to eat." Ming Zhixin said lightly.
The two maids hurried out, and even the nanny wanted to leave, but unfortunately, she couldn't.
No one probably expected that Prince Cheng at this time actually changed into a guard's clothes and left the Prince's Palace through the back door.
After wandering around the city, he actually arrived at the City God Temple. There were not many people in the City God Temple at that moment, but King Cheng's purpose seemed very clear. He arrived at a temple and as soon as he entered, he saw the person he had been thinking about kneeling in front of the statue.
“… He got married today, I should bless him, wish him and his wife a harmonious and loving life, but, but…” The whisper originally sounded like a whisper, but was followed by a faint sob.
Prince Cheng felt so heartbroken that he rushed over to hug her regardless of anything else, "Ruoshui, Ruoshui..."
Li Ruoshui seemed to be startled and tried to break free. "My Lord, my Lord, why are you here? Shouldn't you be…"
"If I don't come, I will never know your feelings, Ruoshui..."
"What, what's your intention, my lord, please let me go, let me go..."