Inside the Royal Palace

The palace is majestic, the palace is heavy, Cai Wei lowered his head and followed behind the eunuch, walking silently, the more he walked, the more he saw the Ming Palace Qionglou, which was not majestic.

When he arrived in front of the palace, the white fat eunuch stopped and said softly: "Princess Anle, it's here!" ”

Cai Wei raised her head and saw that the dragon and phoenix were dancing on the palace with the four big characters of 'Ninghui Zhongrui', and the noon sun was sprinkled on the magnificent palace, covered with golden light.

The fat eunuch stepped forward and said to a eunuch standing at the door: "Xiaoquanzi, go in and say goodbye, and say that Princess Anle has arrived!" ”

The little eunuch listened, and hurriedly turned around and went in to report.

After a while, a shrill chant came from the main hall: "The emperor has a decree, Princess Xuan'an Le will meet you-"

The fat eunuch said in a low voice: "Princess, the emperor has announced you, come in, be careful, don't lose your honor in front of the emperor!" ”

Cai Wei smiled faintly, and then walked slowly towards the main hall.

In the main hall, the emperor is feasting the ministers, only to see the palace is splendid, Cai'e shuttles, the ministers sit in two columns, and talk about the wine.

On the head, the eldest prince of Liaodan Kingdom, Saknu, is drinking with the emperor on the dragon chair, the queen and the concubine Jin sit aside, the concubines and several princesses are also there, more than a dozen beauty dancers dance with the sound of silk and bamboo on the golden carpet in the middle, and the whole hall is a scene of singing and dancing.

Cai Wei bypassed the golden carpet, walked to the front of the emperor, knelt on the ground, and bowed in a clear voice: "An Le to the emperor to say goodbye, long live the emperor, long live long live!" ”

The clear voice was like a warbler's cry, so that Emperor Jin Ming, who was laughing, couldn't help but put down his wine glass and looked at her a few more times.

"Raise your head!"

"Yes!"

Cai Wei slowly raised her head, and a peerless face suddenly broke into everyone's eyes.

I saw that the woman of His Royal Highness was extremely beautiful, really like a pearl, beautiful jade fluorescent, skin better than snow, eyes as clear as a stream of autumn water, Qiong's nose was very clever, with a smooth mouth, porcelain white as jade cheeks, unforgettable!

There was silence for a long time, and Emperor Jin sighed: "What a peerless beauty, the eldest prince has a good eye!" ”

Saknu's eyes were fixed on her as early as when Cai Wei entered the palace, and when he heard Emperor Jin Ming's appreciation, he laughed heartily and said: "That's true, Princess Anle's beauty is like the bright moon on the grassland, and only she can make me Saknu give up the idea of marrying Princess Yan, I hope that His Majesty the Emperor will not let me down!" ”

Although Saknu looked reckless, he had a lot of scheming, and he saw at a glance the amazing eyes of Emperor Jin Ming when he looked at Cai Wei, so he reminded him.

When Emperor Jin Ming heard this, he smiled and said: "The eldest prince is too worried, you have no jokes, since I promised to marry An Le to you, I will naturally not break my promise!" ”

After that, he commanded: "Flat!" ”

"Emperor Xie!"

Cai Wei thanked the emperor for his grace before getting up, and the rules were not bad at all.

Empress Mo held the proper smile that the mother of a country should have, and said: "An Le, the emperor has promised you to the eldest prince of Liaodan Kingdom, and in the future, you will be the princess of Liaodan Kingdom." ”

Cai Wei bent her knees and replied respectfully: "Yes!" ”

Li Zequan, who was waiting on the side, reminded in a low voice: "Princess Anle, you can't say 'yes', hurry up!" ”

Cai Wei said: "An Le doesn't dare to thank you, otherwise you will commit the crime of defrauding the king!" ”

Emperor Jin said strangely: "This is strange, I want to listen, why has gratitude become the crime of deceiving the king?" ”

Cai Wei said: "The thank you is to express gratitude for the help or gift of others, the emperor gave An Le a marriage, if An Le likes to marry this family business, he will naturally express his gratitude to the emperor and the queen, and he will naturally be grateful." However, An Le has a marriage contract in front of him, and he doesn't want to marry the relatives of the Liao Dan Kingdom, and he can't resist the will and disrespect, so he can only reply 'yes' instead of thanking, otherwise it is a deception to the Holy One, which is a heinous sin. ”

When the queen heard this, her face fell, and she said coldly: "Princess Anle, before the marriage, the emperor had sent someone to find out that you did not have a marriage contract, so he made a decree to give the marriage." Today, in front of the main hall and hundreds of officials, you say that you have a marriage contract, do you want to slander the emperor for abusing imperial power and robbing people's wives? ”

A big hat for the crime of bullying the king was buttoned down like this, coupled with the queen's fierce words, if she was an ordinary woman, she was already scared out of the sky, but Cai Wei was still as indifferent as water, and there was no trace of fear on her face, only to see her bend her knees, and said in a clear voice: "Yu Niangniang, An Le's marriage contract is privately made with him, An Le has not had time to inform his family, but he has already informed his parents, and he was also sent by his father to a place thousands of miles away for this matter, if Niangniang doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate, You will know the truth and falsehood! ”

Cai Wei said this to remind the emperor that as the king of a country, he broke his promise to his son, Nangong Yi went to the battlefield thousands of miles away for their marriage, fighting for his life in the sword and sword, but he was in the rear, using disgraceful means to marry the woman his son liked!

When Emperor Jin Ming heard Cai Wei say this, the smile on his face gradually faded, and a trace of imperceptible guilt welled up in his heart.

A few days ago, the third son Nangong Yi revealed his heart to him, this son has always been introverted, twenty-three years have never begged him for anything, this time, for the sake of this girl, he did not hesitate to kneel down and earnestly beg him, begging him to allow him to use military merits in exchange for the freedom of his marriage, he wanted to marry her as his wife, Emperor Jin was moved by his son's sincerity, and agreed.

Unbeknownst to him, as soon as Yi'er left on the front foot, the eldest prince of the Liaodan Kingdom on the back foot came to propose marriage, indicating that he wanted to marry this woman.

In all fairness, he didn't want to lose his words to his son, but Liaodan's growing national strength made him not want to offend Saknu for a woman, and the queen repeatedly advised that the woman was a fox who was a fox who was a red face and a fool of men, and such a woman was not suitable to stay by Yi'er's side, so it was better to marry Liaodan to harm others.

He thought about it left and right, weighed it again and again, and finally chose the latter between his son's wish and the safety of the society, and agreed to Saknu's request less than ten days after his son left!

However, even if he agreed, the uneasiness of losing faith in his son always followed, and hearing this girl's reminder made him feel a little guilty.

Emperor Mo was shocked when she saw the emperor's unpredictable face, she didn't expect Cai Wei to dare to tell her and Yi'er's affairs on the surface, and she didn't expect her to boldly remind the emperor that he broke his promise to his son, the emperor didn't agree with the marriage, it was she and Saknu who forced him to make an order after many days of soft and hard work, if the emperor was moved by her, then it would be repaid?

Thinking of this, the queen's eyes showed a touch of cruelty, she snorted coldly, and said sharply: "Ridiculous! Throughout the ages, the marriage of men and women has been the words of the matchmaker of the parents, and those who are privately engaged without the consent of their parents are regarded as prostitution and should be taken to the government to be punished! Today, for the sake of Prince Liaodan's generosity, I will not pursue your ridiculous things, and punish you for going back and thinking about it behind closed doors, and before the wedding, you are not allowed to go out of the house again. ”

Queen Mo oppressed people with her power, Cai Wei was naturally irresistible, she raised the corners of her lips, smiled coldly, and said, "Yes!" ”

Seeing that Cai Wei had the intention of retreating, Concubine Jin was willing to let it go, and said with a smile: "Princess Anle showed displeasure on her face, is she dissatisfied with this family affair given by the emperor and queen?" It's not that the palace said you, Prince Saknu is the eldest prince of Liaodan Kingdom, and he is born heroic, young and promising, such a man can't be found with a lantern, what is the princess not satisfied with? Could it be that the man you like is better than Prince Saknu? ”

"Ahem!"

Emperor Jin Ming coughed, glanced at Jin Guifei reproachfully, and seemed to blame her for being too talkative, the emperor was majestic and not angry, so that Jin Guifei instantly shut her mouth.

"An Le, you and Prince Saknu will get married on the fifteenth of this month, and immediately after marriage, you will return to Liaodan with Saknu, and be your Liaodan princess with peace of mind, as for the others, don't think about it, you must know that marriage is not a matter of mutual affection, it depends on whether the two of you are the right person, and whether the parents of the two parties approve of it, otherwise, even if the two of you are happy with each other, it will not help!"

The emperor said this part, naturally reminding her that she and Nangong Yi are not a good match, she is not worthy of marrying into the royal family, so that she died of Nangong Yi's thoughts, obediently be their puppet, and make peace with this Liaodan barbarian for their daughter.

Although Cai Wei was unwilling to be at the mercy of her fate, she had nothing to do at this time, she pursed her lips and said clearly: "Thank you for the emperor's teachings, An Le is in mind, but An Le is worried that since Prince Saknu already knows that An Le has a heart, will he be guilty of this and don't want to marry An Le again." ”

The reason why she said this is to capture the psychology of a man's love of face, according to common sense, a man's fiancée, in public, said that she had made a private agreement with others for life, for this man, it is undoubtedly a shameful thing, especially such a precious identity as Saknu, it should be intolerable to such a thing, maybe she will be angry because of this, and withdraw from the marriage on the spot.

However, to everyone's surprise, Sakenu didn't care about this matter, and said with a malicious smile: "What is it to make a private decision for life, as long as I like Saknu, even if you get married, I will still snatch you!" ”

I can't imagine that his thinking is like this!

Cai Wei was a little speechless, as if her fist had hit the cotton, not only failed to make him have the idea of quitting the marriage, but also failed to even disgust him.

Her little thoughts, Queen Mo didn't know, she glanced at Cai Wei coldly, as if warning her, and then turned to Saknu, and said with a smile: "Prince Sakanu is really broad-minded, not as rigid as ordinary men, An Le can be fortunate to marry you as a concubine, it can be regarded as her creation, An Le, don't come and thank the eldest prince!" ”

Saknu waved his hand disapprovingly: "An Le is already the woman of this king, there is no need to be polite to this king, but this king wants to thank the emperor and the queen, if it is not for the emperor and the queen to be fulfilled, this king will not be able to marry An Le!" ”

Emperor Jin smiled and said: "The eldest prince is polite, my Great Jin can marry Liao Dan and marry Qin and Jin forever, which is the blessing of the people of Dajin and the blessing of all the people of Liaodan. ”

Cai Wei stood in front of the hall, listening to the two unscrupulously deciding her fate, she couldn't help but lower her eyes, not letting others see her face, lest others see her resentful feelings, Nangong Yi went thousands of miles to the battlefield to fight for her life in order to be with her, but in exchange for his father's deception and his mother's conspiracy, his bloody battle became a meaningless joke; And her fate was decided by a few words from them, and no one came to ask for her opinion at all, as if she was just a lifeless thing.

Saknu looked at Cai Wei's forbearant little face, and seemed to see her anger, so with a little evil smile, he deliberately provoked her: "This king only hates that today is not fifteen, and I really want to marry her back tonight!" ”

Everyone was stunned, they didn't expect him to say such straightforward and explicit words, but then they all laughed out loud at his straightforwardness and frankness.

The princesses present were all blushing, although they were all daughters of the boudoir, but they all understood what it meant to 'marry her back tonight', and they couldn't help but be ashamed and embarrassed, and several concubines were also embarrassed when they heard such bastard words, or coughed, or pretended not to hear, or took the opportunity to drink something, to hide their embarrassment.

Cai Wei was angry with his shamelessness, only to feel that the sparks were jumping around, the fire under his feet was rushing to the top of his head, he was designed, forced to marry, and he was laughed and humiliated in public, if he didn't give him some color, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to pass the hurdle in my heart.

After thinking about it, she sneered and said coldly: "Although An Le hates old men, as long as the emperor and Niangniang make an order, An Le can marry at any time, just sacrifice his life for the country!" ”

Old man!

The smile in Saknu's eyes suddenly burst, from laughing to being surprised to unacceptable, "Do you dare to say that this king is old?" ”

He's twenty-five, he's young, he's old?

Cai Wei Zhengse said: "I am fourteen years old this year, dare to ask Your Highness how old is this year?" ”

She was only fourteen years old, and she was in the prime of her life, and compared to her, he seemed to be a little old...... Old!

The hundred officials in the hall and the emperor and queen were all shocked by Cai Wei's bold words, looked at each other, and were speechless for a long time. I only heard Saknu's malicious voice: "Whether you want to or not, you can only marry an old man in your life!" ”

Cai Wei did not show weakness: "I just thought I had sacrificed my life for the country......"

"Comfort, shut up—"

Seeing that the two of them were tense, Queen Mo suddenly scolded angrily and drank the two away: "An Le is presumptuous, it seems that your "Female Rules" and "Female Taming" should be re-learned, otherwise even the ethics of a husband as a wife will often be forgotten!" ”

After speaking, he got up and bowed to Emperor Jin Ming, and said: "Your Majesty, An Le was born in the people, and there are many etiquette rules that I don't understand, and the concubine asks Your Majesty to give permission, let Princess An Le live in Du Meiren's Qingfang Garden before the wedding, and let Du Meiren teach her the rules well, so that she can be safe and reasonable after the wedding, so as not to be laughed at by people even our Da Jin." ”

Emperor Jin Ming was also shocked by Cai Wei's remarks just now, and when he heard the queen's construction, he immediately agreed without hesitation: "Quasi-play!" ”

Cai Wei knew that she was not capable of resisting them now, so she shut up and obediently followed a few eunuchs and palace maids to Du Meiren's Qingfang Garden.

On the way, she unexpectedly met Princess Helana.

It wasn't so much an unexpected encounter as Helana deliberately ran away from the banquet and rushed over to taunt her.

"Princess Anle, oh no, I should call you Her Royal Highness the Princess now! Hahaha.... ”

With a smug look, she looked at Cai Wei as a joke.

Cai Wei glanced at her coldly and asked, "Her Royal Highness the princess specially chased me from the banquet, is there something wrong with looking for me?" ”

Helana sneered and said, "It's nothing important, it's just that I look at you pitifully, and I came to remind you that the man you want to marry has tortured four princesses to death, and you are the fifth, but I promise, you are by no means the last ......."

After speaking, he laughed viciously, leaned close to Cai Weidao's ear, and whispered: "I heard that Saknu tortured women in bed by many means, and countless women were tortured to death by him, so you can ask for more blessings......

She rushed to tell Cai Wei about Saknu's evil deeds, just to fall into the well and hit Cai Wei hard, so that she could show the evil spirit of being compared to Cai Wei in the Shangsi Festival.

Unexpectedly, Cai Wei didn't even have the expression of being hit at all, but said idly: "It's rare that the princess still has the leisure to take care of my affairs, if I am a princess, I know that the man who has been in love for four or five years is going to marry another woman, I have already hid and cried at this time, where is the leisure to take care of other people's affairs?" ”

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Everyone, the second watch is after 11 o'clock in the evening, if you are sleepy, let's watch it tomorrow!