Halfway through dinner, Chen Yan finally couldn't bear it and turned back, ready to ask Fang Shan for clarification.
"Who to choose as a concubine..." After hearing his question, Fang Shan tapped her legs twice with her fingers and smiled slowly: "What do you think, General?"
A filthy and chaotic harem has been a problem that every emperor has worried about since ancient times. The reason why the eunuchs were removed was to eliminate this possibility. Cuckolding is not scary, the scary thing is confusing the royal bloodline.
"Even if you and the prince have deep interests entangled, if you are interested in this aspect, I am afraid that His Highness will not be able to tolerate you."
Fang Shan said meaningfully: "Don't talk too much."
Chen Yan was always cautious in the court and did not want to be dragged into trouble because of this incident. He sat down in front of him and said in a particularly cold tone: "Why do you think the prince will definitely protect you?"
Fang Shan said firmly: "Because he loves me."
“…”
In just five words, this chat ended.
Chen Yan longed to return to the battlefield from the bottom of his heart and felt that if he continued to get along with Dr. Zhang, he would either be driven crazy or be assimilated.
"Good things are coming soon." Fang Shan smiled before he left and drank tea instead of wine: "I hope the general and I can get the results we want."
Chen Yan paused slightly and left quickly.
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: Chen Yan's sister Chen Liuliu is gentle, kind, virtuous and dignified, and is a good match for the prince..."
The marriage edict came faster than expected. The father-in-law who was responsible for announcing the edict was full of joy and said flatteringly: "Congratulations, General Chen."
Having a princess as his sister is a kind of protection. As long as Chen Yan doesn't go too far, he shouldn't end up in a situation where everything is gone.
From the moment he heard the first sentence, Chen Yan had been brainwashed by the words gentle and kind. There was no way he could listen to the reading of the imperial edict without conscience. Even now, he is still a little dizzy.
After counting the days, I suddenly felt that the time when the edict was issued was very clever.
Emperor Chengyuan indeed chose his time carefully.
At this moment, he was accompanying the Queen Mother in Cining Palace, talking about the marriage.
"Why don't you wait any longer?" The Queen Mother's eyelids have drooped slightly due to old age, but they are more shrewd than when she was young.
Now is not the most suitable time for marriage.
"It's too late." Emperor Chengyuan sighed: "Tomorrow is the draft. Chen Yan said before that Chen Liuliu intends to participate in the draft."
The Queen Mother's eyes flickered slightly, and she quickly made a choice between her biological son and biological grandson: "When children grow up, it is time to share their parents' worries."
Emperor Chengyuan knew what he was doing was not honest: "The prince is still young and has enough energy to accompany the prince to make trouble."
So far, Chen Liuliu has shown nothing worthy of criticism except for her strength, but Emperor Chengyuan just felt that the girl was not simple, and there was a sense of disobedience about her.
If she really entered the palace and became a concubine, she might have a headache to death.
The Queen Mother twitched her eyelids and changed the topic: "The Emperor used to come every three days to pay his respects, but these days he comes very frequently."
"Because I will be ill for a few days, I may not be able to come to pay you respects for some time in the future."
The Queen Mother smiled: "Afraid that the Prince will come looking for you?"
Emperor Chengyuan smiled and was noncommittal.
Everyone underestimated Wei Sushen's mental endurance. After the imperial edict was issued, he lived a normal life peacefully, eating three meals a day on time, reading and painting to cultivate his sentiments. The wedding was about to take place in half a month, and Emperor Chengyuan relieved him of a lot of burdens, giving him plenty of time.
The personal little eunuch has been paying attention to Wei Su Shen's every move. After he read the last page, he dared to speak: "Your Highness, regarding the betrothal gift..."
"I will prepare myself."
The young eunuch tried his best to swallow his shock and put on a shy smile: "Your Highness is really attentive. Miss Chen is blessed."
There were rumors in the palace that the prince did not like Chen Liuliu and was forced to get married. Now it seems that the rumors are not true.
When a girl from a well-off family gets married, her betrothal gifts are carried in boxes upon boxes, which is enough to make others envious. However, General Chen's sister soon broke this record.
Car after car of betrothal gifts were transported to the general's mansion like water. The boxes on top were stacked so high that even if they were tied up with hemp rope, they would look shaky.
"As expected of a general marrying his sister!"
"I have never heard of a princess having such a large betrothal gift."
"Eye-opener!"
No matter how low-key Chen Yan was, under the bombardment of such desperate betrothal gifts, he became the center of attention in the entire capital.
"In a while, women all over the world will probably envy you."
Looking at Fang Shan, who was taking a nap under the flower stand with his legs crossed, Chen Yan raised his eyebrows and said.
Fang Shan: "Envy a man?"
"..." Chen Yan shook his head and opened one or two boxes casually, with surprise in his eyes: "The prince is really generous."
This box alone is filled with red coral, which is shiny and translucent. You can tell at a glance that it is a high-quality product.
Fang Shan glanced at it, turned away without interest, and opened several boxes, either of jewelry and jade, or of precious stones, calligraphy and paintings.
Chen Yan looked at his expression and knew he was dissatisfied: "Don't like it?"
Fang Shan said disappointedly: "No wine."
Chen Yan: "Anything in the box is much more precious than wine."
"No matter how precious it is, it is only a plaything in the hands of others, but drinking wine is yours, not to mention..." Fang Shan suddenly looked at him: "Drinking makes you bolder."
Chen Yan prayed from the bottom of his heart that Doctor Zhang could get married as soon as possible, because he strangely felt that there was some truth in what he said.
—This is a precursor to assimilation.
Fang Shan pursed her thin lips and asked without warning: "On our wedding night, if I did something to the prince when I was drunk, can I be forgiven?"
Chen Yan told him expressionlessly: "On your wedding night, don't cause a murder."
"Change your mind," Fang Shan lay back on the rocking chair and said lazily: "If I'm drunk, will the prince take the opportunity to do something to me?"
Chen Yan said without thinking: "Don't think too much, you are absolutely safe."
Fang Shan said 'Oh', tilted his head, fell asleep and continued daydreaming.
Chen Yan ordered people to carry the box in. As soon as there was any movement, Fang Shan straightened up like a corpse: "Give me a pen and paper."
"do what?"
Fang Shan: "Let's talk to express our love for each other."
Chen Yan very cooperatively brought a pen and paper.
Fang Shan smoothed the paper and was about to write when his suspicious eyes lingered on Chen Yan: "Why don't you stop me?"
Chen Yan: "It's a good thing that you can focus on the prince."
After speaking, he walked away.
After picking up the pen and writing two sultry love poems, which made her toothache, Fang Shan crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it aside, thinking that it would be better to continue passing the time by sleeping.
He can relieve a thousand worries in one sleep, but things in the outside world are happening one after another.
When Fang Shan opened his eyes again, the moon and stars were already dim, and a tall figure could be vaguely seen not far away.
"General." Fang Shan called tentatively.
Chen Yan turned around, his handsome outline blurred by the night.
Fang Shan: "Why are you here again?"
Chen Yan looked at him and said vaguely: "Li Fei has a younger sister."
Fang Shan was confused: "So?"
Chen Yan: "Concubine Li's sister fell into the water in the palace today and was rescued by the prince."
Fang Shan waved his hand and completed the story: "The favor of saving her life was promised with her body, not to mention that the prince had touched her body. It would be even more perfect if she happened to be disheveled when she was rescued."
Chen Yan nodded and saw that his expression was not strange at all: "Aren't you angry?"
Fang Shan shook his head: "Why did Concubine Li's sister enter the palace?"
Chen Yan: "It is normal for a pregnant concubine to call people from her mother's family into the palace to accompany her."
Fang Shan stood up and moved his arms: "What a coincidence."
Chen Yan sneered: "I'm giving you eye drops."
If the prince marries the general's sister, his position in the East Palace will definitely become stronger. Concubine Li is forced to have no choice but to attract a wedge between the prince and the future princess.
"The method used is quite good," Fang Shan commented pertinently: "With the wedding coming soon and a beauty suddenly appearing next to the prince, a normal woman will definitely have a grudge in her heart."
Chen Yan: "What are you going to do?"
Fang Shan: "What does Li Fei's sister look like?"
Chen Yan: "Before you appeared, she was known as the most beautiful woman in the capital."
Fang Shan liked this prefix and said in a good mood: "Of course I have to keep the beauty for the prince. Prepare more jewelry. Tomorrow I will wear gold and silver and go to the palace to meet her."
Chen Yan reminded: "It is not advisable for both parties to meet before marriage."
Fang Shan shrugged: "It's just not appropriate, there are no explicit regulations, not to mention this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"Chance?"
Fang Shan nodded: "I can take the opportunity to make trouble unreasonably and scold the prince for being ruthless and unjust."
“…”
Fang Shan didn't just talk about it in his dictionary. Before dawn the next day, he put on the specially selected 'battle robe', and his small face became even whiter against the red background.
Even if he repeatedly emphasized in his heart that this was a man, Chen Yan had to admit that the other party did have the ability to confuse people.
Fang Shan stood on the carriage and stretched out his hand to Chen Yan: "Brother, help me."
Anyone who looks at her looks like a fragile and delicate flower.
Chen Yan was wearing court clothes today, and his handsome appearance attracted the attention of many passers-by. As the carriage curtain was lowered, these gazes were isolated.
As soon as Fang Shan got into the car, his image of a weak woman disappeared and he took a soft cushion to pillow behind him.
Chen Yan's eyelids trembled: "Sit up straight."
Fang Shan: "In case someone shoots a cold arrow from behind, a cushion can provide a buffer."
Chen Yan: "It's broad daylight, don't think too much."
Fang Shan glanced at him and added another cushion to himself.
Chen Yan didn't think it was anything at first, but when he said it, he inevitably thought about it a little more. In the end, he straightened his back unconsciously and moved farther away from the car wall.
Fang Shan: "Apart from saving a beauty, how is the prince doing lately?"
"Everything is normal." Chen Yan said: "But I heard that His Highness seems to be more picky than before. I met him once a few days ago. Although he concealed it well, there was a hint of anxiety."
Fang Shan raised his head and murmured: "Sure enough, I still suffer from premarital phobia."
Chen Yan was confused when he came across this word for the first time.
Fang Shan suddenly tilted his head and said, "Do you think the prince will run away from the marriage?"
Chen Yan rubbed his eyebrows: "Your Highness is the crown prince and will not act rashly."
While he was talking, the carriage had stopped outside the palace wall.
Fang Shan was helped out of the car, and he deliberately opened his eyes wide in the direction of the wind, and soon his eyes turned red.
"Let's go." Fang Shan whispered to Chen Yan, "Follow me to meet Li Fei's sister."
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