Chapter 477
"It's difficult to start a business, it's difficult to keep a business, it's not difficult to know the difficulty", Li Bai saw that only Tiance didn't speak, and because of the tea, he deliberately made it a little difficult, "sighing and howling, choking throat tears, Xiangjiang River flowing all over the sea", Tiance was not in a hurry, and took the opportunity to take the move, "lotus stems, lotus roots, lotus flowers, moss, hibiscus, and peony are fragrant." Although I had heard that Lord Guojian praised Lu Tiance's excellent writing, he didn't expect that he would be so good for a few years, and he underestimated him, just when Li Bai still wanted to come up with a difficult topic.
At this time, the emperor spoke, "All of you Aiqing are extraordinary literary talents, and the pair between Fang Cai and Li Aiqing is really an eye-opener for me, and the decree will give me a mansion in front of the palace, two thousand enslavements, one thousand each, one thousand horses, five hundred horses, two hundred horses, gold and silverγγγγγγ β
"Thank you, Lord Longen", the top three thanked the emperor and left the palace.
Tiance came out of the palace and was led by the guards to the palace of the imperial gift-Zhuangyuan Mansion, he was full of joy thinking about choosing a good time to propose to Cha Cha and bring his parents and Cha Cha to live in the capital.
But I don't know that in the princess hall in the harem of the palace at this time, the emperor asked Princess Xuanyang when she hid behind the tent in the Jinluan Palace to watch the top three, which one of the top three could she match, Princess Xuanyang blushed and said to her father, "The daughter thinks that the new champion Lang Lu Tiance is like a crown of jade, with an extraordinary spirit, calm and steady, and the other two people want to rush to pair with Lord Li, only he is stable and heavy, not only that, but he is also talented, I heard that his talent is not inferior to Lord Li at all" At the end, I also added a sentence The daughter's marriage is all up to her father", of course the emperor knew that Princess Xuanyang, who had been arrogantly indulged in the palm of his hand since he was a child, naturally fell in love with Lu Tiance, "Since Xuanyang has a candidate for a horse in his heart, how can I not rely on you, I have already investigated the three of them, none of them are married, rest assured, since Xuanyang is in his heart, his father will definitely support you and let him marry you." The princess was very happy when she heard this, and hurriedly thanked her father, and urged the emperor to hurry up and give a decree to give marriage, so that he could choose an auspicious day for the zodiac as soon as possible.
At this time, Tiance, who didn't know at all, was writing a letter to his family in the study, asking his parents to prepare a dowry and propose to Caicai when he came back, and he could already imagine what kind of expression would appear on Cha Cha's extremely expressive face at that time. Just thinking about it, there was a noise from the courtyard, "The holy decree has arrived, and the new champion Lu Tiance will receive the decree", Tiance hurriedly got up and went out to receive the decree after hearing it, "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: Lu Tiance, the champion of the new department, has a dignified appearance, and has outstanding talent, and is to win my heart, I have decided to recruit him as a concubine after some careful consideration, Princess Shang Xuanyang, as soon as possible to show her parents at home and choose an auspicious day to complete the marriage, Qin this!" Tiance was stunned in disbelief after hearing this, and accepted the decree in a wooden manner, and even forgot to thank him. The emperor decreed that he would be a princess, and after marrying the princess, what should he do with Chacha, do you want her to wait in vain, he can't wait for a moment, and he has to go back to find Chacha. So he staggered into the house.
No, it's not okay to hide secretly with Cha Cha for a lifetime, the whole world is not the king's land, where can he hide with Cha Cha, besides, if he has to let Cha Cha live this kind of hard life of hiding and hiding in the future, how can he bear it. Tomorrow, he must meet the emperor, even if he is dismissed from the champion he just became, he will be begged to take back his life.
The next day, Tiance asked the guards to inform the emperor early in the morning, and waited outside the palace gate for the emperor to summon him. "Xuanxinke champion Lu Tiance to meet", due to the urgency of the situation, so the eunuch's shrill voice at this moment is much more pleasant, Tiance heard the emperor's summons to himself, and did not want to delay for a moment and went straight to the Jinluan Palace," Minister Lu Tiance knocked to see His Majesty, the minister came to the audience in a hurry this time to implore His Majesty to withdraw the holy decree of letting the minister marry Princess Xuanyang, it is not a secret, the minister has a childhood sweetheart girl who grew up together since childhood in his hometown, we are happy with each other, and the minister swore that she would not marry before the minister entered Beijing to catch the exam, and the minister hereby asks His Majesty to fulfill it." Tiance hurriedly said without waiting for the emperor to let him get up, Tiance said as he spoke, the emperor's face became more and more ugly, and he was almost angry, but the emperor thought that when he ascended the throne, he had promised the subjects of the world to love the people like sons, so he forcibly suppressed his anger and calmed down and said, "But I don't know if Aiqing can be engaged to that girl, can there be a marriage contract?"
That's right, the marriage contract, it's a pity that he was busy studying and taking the exam in his early years, and he was too hurried when he entered Beijing to catch the exam, and he didn't have time to make a marriage contract with Chacha, "The minister left home and went to Beijing to catch the exam in a hurry, so he has not been engaged", the emperor thought to himself that he had never been engaged, and he had no name, so the matter would be easy to do, "Since he was not engaged, he could not be counted, first of all, now Aiqing has met a better woman, and naturally he can choose another good mate, as the so-called' People go to high places, and water flows to low places', of course, in order to appear fair, I promised you to agree with Xuanyang after marrying Xuanyang whether you can accept that girl as a concubine, or make a little compensation to that girl and her relatives", if you want to be wronged by Chacha as a concubine, that is absolutely impossible.
Tiance was anxious for a while, and couldn't help but say a little unscrupulously, "Your Majesty, the minister is only willing to marry her in this life, with all due respect, other women, the minister's heart is really unable to fit, and the minister is unwilling to live up to Princess Xuanyang." Sure enough, Tiance's words angered the emperor, and the emperor was furious, and he took the case, "Presumptuous! Lu Tiance, my Princess Xuanyang is both talented and beautiful, and she is the best woman in the world, where is it comparable to ordinary ordinary women, I want you to love her and take care of her for me, you have to do it! Now in my opinion, you don't need to show your parents at home, because I am the parents of the world, you just need to wait for me to choose an auspicious day for you to get married, come to someone, and take the future concubine to the palace to rest." Before the emperor finished speaking, the guards immediately came up and pulled Tiance into the palace and grounded him.
In this way, Tiance was placed under house arrest, he was very tormented in his heart, he was locked up here, if he couldn't go out before getting married, then the consequences would be irreparable, because Princess Xuanyang, as the emperor's favorite daughter, her wedding must be known to the whole country, and he, the so-called "lucky one", must also be known to the world. At that time, even if he stood in front of Cha Cha and explained, he would be speechless, so he had to find a way to get out.
At this time, the palace maid who delivered the meal came in, and when she saw Tiance's miserable look, she was very unhappy, and couldn't help but say, "I really don't understand how there can be a man in this world who is unwilling to marry our princess." "Princess, yes, if I have the opportunity to tell her his distress in front of her, maybe Princess Xuanyang will let him go. "This girl, when I first arrived in the capital, I heard that Princess Xuanyang was praised as 'the first beauty in the capital', and I was appreciated by the emperor to Princess Shang, but I haven't seen the princess before I want to marry her, I can't help but feel uneasy, can I ask the girl to introduce the princess to me?" "What? I'm afraid that our princess is not worthy of you, and I won't be able to see you when we get married?" Hearing that the little maid refused to be introduced, Tiance secretly took out a piece of Hetian jade pendant and said, "The girl said that she was laughing, how could the princess not be worthy of me, Princess Xuanyang is the dragon and phoenix among the people, and she is afraid that the princess will not look down on me at that time, so I want to meet the princess first, and ask the girl to say a few more kind words for me in front of the princess, and trouble the girl." When the little maid saw the exquisite and immaculate jade pendant, her eyes straightened, but she still said, "Okay, I can go and report to our princess for you, but I dare not guarantee whether the princess is willing to see you." "Then there's Miss Law." "Tiance is very thoughtful, for fear that the little maid will be unhappy and ruin.
After knowing that the little maid was willing to report, Tiance breathed a sigh of relief, listening to the little maid's tone, the people around Princess Xuanyang were willing to help, the princess should be willing to come, as long as Princess Xuanyang was willing to come, the matter would be half the success, after all, how could a proud girl like the princess tolerate her husband without her in her heart, but she didn't know what price to pay, I hope to keep Chacha, and he doesn't care about the rest.
At this time, the little maid returned to the princess hall, "Princess, the slave maid has just met the future concubine, I always listened to the princess before, and now I finally see the real person, it is really a talent, the slave and the maid congratulate the princess", "Of course, but how can you see him, shouldn't he be in the champion mansion?" Back to the princess's words, the right slave maid went to the imperial dining room to find a fellow, she said she couldn't be busy, said that she wanted to invite me to send food to the future concubine, the slave was curious about what the concubine looked like, and also wanted to help the princess see how the person was, so she agreed, and then went to see, that person was just like the princess Her Royal Highness described, so I was sure that it was the future concubine, and the concubine also asked the slave to bring a message to the princess" Hearing the maid say this, Xuanyang's little daughter's heart began to pound again, and she hurriedly asked, "What did he ask you to bring to the palace?" Your Royal Highness, I want to invite you to meet, saying that I have something to say to you in person" Hearing this, Princess Xuanyang took a few deep breaths, and then stabilized her excited emotions, "Magpie, you say, should I go to see him, after all, we haven't gotten married, will it seem that I am not reserved and make people laugh at me when we meet so rashly", the magpie took the benefits of Tiance, and naturally had to say a few good words to him, so he said nonsense" Your Royal Highness, what is this, in the slave's hometown, unmarried men and women who are engaged must meet in advance to understand and understand, so that they will be more harmonious when they really get married and live together in the future. Besides, this is a family affair set by His Majesty for the princess, and you want to go to the appointment to meet your future husband, who dares to say no. Egged on by the magpie, Xuanyang didn't care about anything, and after a brief freshening up, he was taken by the magpie to see Tiance.
Outside the door, Xuanyang hesitated for a long time and didn't push the door in, "Magpie, let's come back another day, this palace feels that it doesn't look as good as the daytime now, and besides, it's not good to rest these days, does this palace look old", "No, no, Your Royal Highness Princess, you are beautiful now, besides, you are the first beauty in our capital, your Royal Highness Princess Xuanyang, the slave and maid guarantee that when you see you so radiant, you will definitely fall in love with you." Hearing the magpie say this, Xuanyang plucked up the courage to let the magpie open the door to the guard guarding the door, and the guard saw that it was Princess Xuanyang, although he was a little puzzled but didn't dare to stop too much, so the master and servant went in smoothly.
"Princess Xuanyang arrived" The magpie took the first step to inform Tiance, Tiance heard that Princess Xuanyang was coming, and quickly got up and knelt down to greet her, "Minister Lu Tiance greeted Her Royal Highness Princess Xuanyang, Princess Wanfu Jin'an" Xuanyang just looked at Tiance in the back tent of the Jinluan Palace for a few moments and was deeply infatuated with him, at this time he couldn't say a word in front of him, he didn't have the majesty of the princess on weekdays, just stood aside with a red face, Tiance didn't hear the princess let himself get up, and he didn't dare to get up rashly, for fear of angering this pampered princess, the magpie watched these two people wait like this, so it was not uncomfortable, so he said for his own princess, "My lord, please get up" At this time, Tiance dared to get up, only then Tiance lowered his head Xuanyang didn't dare to make a sound, now she stood up, closer, she was almost overwhelmed and wanted to lower her head, the magpie called her several times before she reacted, and then said softly, "I don't know what Lord Fu invited to come to the palace?" Tiance thought for a while how to speak, and then said, "Is it convenient for the princess to borrow a step to speak?" , Is this to be alone with him, he is not ready, what if he has a foreign appearance in front of him, so Xuanyang said, "Don't get in the way, the magpie is the henchman of the palace, but you say it's okay." β
Princess Xuanyang was unwilling, Tiance had no choice but to say so, he thought for a while, knelt at the princess's feet and said, "The minister asks the princess to atone for his sins, and the minister is afraid that he will not be able to fulfill the marriage contract, because the minister still has a childhood sweetheart in his hometown who grew up together and is waiting for the minister to go back to marry her, and the minister doesn't want to wronged her, and he can't be sorry for the princess and the emperor's dependence, so the minister begged the princess to withdraw the marriage contract." β
Hearing this, Xuanyang's originally fiery heart suddenly cooled down, "It turns out that you let this palace come here late at night just to listen to you say this, if this palace tells you that this palace refuses to take it back", "The princess is the dragon and phoenix among the people, how can she waste her youth for an unworthy person like the minister, if the princess has someone she really likes, she should know, at this time, we can be humble to the dust for this person, just to make her smile."
If the princess really refuses to break the marriage contract no matter what, then the minister would rather be broken than broken", "Youγγγγγγ How can you not cherish yourself so much for her, then have you ever thought about me, what should I do", "That's why the minister rashly and rudely invited the princess here, and the princess can let the emperor remove my title, so that I am not worthy of the princess, and the princess can naturally choose another son-in-law" "Youγγγγγγ Magpie, let's go!" After speaking, Xuanyang ran out crying.