When Xiao Yiran turned around and went back to the room, after a little freshening, he came to the courtyard, and knelt behind the incense table with his parents, the father-in-law stood opposite and began to read the holy decree.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: I have heard the prefect of Yanshan for a long time, Xiao Guoliang, a second-class member, has a daughter Yiran, gentle and virtuous since childhood, although he is not as young as Ai, he is not inferior to Xu Mei, and he is also good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Because the prince Zhao Heng longed day and night, he specially selected Xiao Yiran as the princess of Chu, and waited for the day of the ceremony, and then made a big gift. Chin this. ”

Xiao Yiran only felt that his head was buzzing, and the world was spinning for a while, and after that, he didn't know anything.

When Xiao Yiran woke up again, it was already evening. Lying on the bed, he did not open his eyes immediately, but meditated in his heart for a while about the contents of the morning's decree. After that, thinking of Lin Chen, who missed him day and night, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart, and two lines of hot tears instantly slipped from the corners of his eyes.

"Ran'er, Ran'er wake up."

Hearing his father's anxious shouts in his ears, Xiao Yiran settled down and opened his eyes. I saw that the bed was full of people. In addition to his father, there is also a strange old man, Xiao Yiran thought to himself, it should be the doctor who was invited. Xiaolian and Xiaoxing, who are already Qingwen Musk Yue, are also standing behind their parents.

"Ran'er woke up? Feeling better? ”

"Dad, mother, Ran'er is fine."

Xiao Yiran said in a choked voice. At this time, Xiao Yiran heard the old man say:

"Lord Xiao, madam, Miss just fainted for a while, and since she woke up, there is no big problem. According to the prescription prescribed by the villain just now, the main thing is to have a good attitude. The villain retired. ”

Xiao Guoliang turned around to send the doctor out, and Sun helped Xiao Yiran sit up.

"Ran'er, it scared my mother. Hungry, right? Eat something first. ”

"Mother, I'm not hungry. I want to be quiet for a while. ”

Sun really didn't want to leave his daughter, but after hearing what his daughter said, he had no choice but to rely on her.

"Don't worry, there may not be no solution to the matter, my mother is outside, and if there is something, I will call my mother."

Sun pulled the corners of Xiao Yiran and led the four girls out. Xiao Yiran heard the conversation between his mother and father outside.

"Husband, Ran'er wants to be quiet for a while, so don't disturb her for the time being."

After that, there was no movement.

Xiao Yiran looked at the four neatly placed brocade boxes on the table, and knew without asking that it must be a dowry for himself. Thinking of the word dowry, Xiao Yiran's heart suddenly hurt again. I secretly thought in my heart, I don't know if Brother Lin Chen knows about this holy decree, if he knew, he would definitely be as sad as himself. Don't let this affect Brother Lin Chen's participation in next year's Spring Palace, Xiao Yiran prayed silently in his heart.

Thinking of what his mother said just now, "There may not be no solution", Xiao Yiran knew that it was his mother comforting herself. In this era, the divine decree is heaven, and no one dares to resist the decree and disrespect it, unless they don't want to live.

"How could Zhao Heng suddenly come to such a hand?"

Just when Xiao Yiran was sad and at a loss, Zhao Heng, who was thousands of miles away in the palace of Bianliang City, was satisfied.

Because of Liu E's matter, Zhao Heng didn't write to Xiao Yiran for a long time, he didn't write a letter, and Xiao Yiran never took the initiative to write to himself. Zhao Heng met Xiao Yiran when he was admiring chrysanthemums in the imperial garden on September 9 of that year, and he was deeply fascinated by this smart and beautiful little girl. Although it can be seen that the relationship between Xiao Yiran and Lin Chen is too close, I just feel that Xiao Yiran is still young, so there is no need to be too anxious about this matter. Later, he first begged the Lord of Cheshire to invite Xiao Yiran's mother and daughter to Tianbo Mansion, and then begged Princess Huang Yinghui to do the same, just to have more contact with Xiao Yiran, including chasing him to Ansan Inn.

It's just that for a long time, his status in Xiao Yiran's heart can't be compared to Lin Chen no matter what, which makes Zhao Heng have some bad premonitions. When he saw Qiu Yan's list, Lin Chen turned out to be the top of the high school list, and Zhao Heng couldn't sit still anymore. I secretly thought in my heart that I must not miss Xiao Yiran, a girl, so I thought of begging my father.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to greet his father, Zhao Heng said tentatively:

"Father, some time ago, my father was in charge, and I hired Cai Yun from Cai Shangshu's family as a concubine for my second brother, and the emperor is now fifteen years old."

How could Emperor Zhao Guangyi not understand the meaning of Zhao Heng's words, at the beginning of summer, when he knew that Zhao Heng was infatuated with a dramatist, he had plans to choose a concubine for Zhao Heng, but he was busy with government affairs and forgot about it for a while.

"Doesn't you think you're fifteen?"

"I will be fifteen years old after the New Year."

"Did you take a fancy to the girl who was sleeping?"

"Father, it is Xiao Yiran, the young lady of Xiao Guoliang's family in Yanshan Prefect."

"Oh? I've heard of it, too. said that this woman is very intelligent and has outstanding characters. Have you seen it? ”

"Don't hide it from your father, how many times have the emperor and Xiao Yiran met in private?"

Zhao Guangyi obviously misunderstood Zhao Heng's meaning, thinking that it was like Liu E again, the two were secretly cheating, and couldn't help but ask a little angrily:

"This woman shouldn't be too late, how did you get along?"

"Father, that's not the case."

Immediately, Zhao Heng told how he met Xiao Yiran and the process of several interactions.

"How old are you in a few years?"

"Little Huang'er is three years old, twelve years old."

"Isn't it too early?"

Zhao Heng couldn't talk about the relationship between Xiao Yiran and Lin Chen, so he had to turn around and say:

"Father, although this daughter is young, because of her reputation, I am afraid that many people will pay attention to it."

"Hehe, are you afraid of being snatched away?"

Seeing that his son was a little embarrassed, the emperor thought for a while and asked:

"Do you want me to marry?"

"The child begs his father to fulfill it."

"It's not impossible to give marriage, but can you be sure that the Xiao family also agrees?"

"Lord Xiao won't resist the order, right?"

For Zhao Heng in front of him, the emperor still loves this son very much. Among the many princes, Zhao Heng is the smartest one, and he has a relatively docile temperament, and it is precisely because of his docile temperament that Zhao Guangyi feels that this son is not suitable to be made the crown prince. Until now, Zhao Guangyi is still worried about the establishment of the crown prince.

On December 19 of the ninth year of Kaibao (976), it was snowing heavily, and the eldest brother Zhao Kuangyin suddenly summoned Zhao Guangyi into the palace to discuss matters and drink at the same time. The two brothers drank until late at night, Zhao Guangyi left from farewell, and he didn't want to, and the eldest brother died suddenly early the next morning. So far, there are rumors that Taizu was killed by Zhao Guangyi.

However, it is true that Zhao Guangyi snatched the throne of his nephew Zhao Defang. Therefore, to this day, Zhao Guangyi is still hesitating whether to pass the throne to the son of his eldest brother Zhao Kuangyin, or to make his own son the crown prince.

Emperor Zhao Guangyi heard his son Zhao Heng say this, and summed it up in his heart, since his son has taken a fancy to Xiao Guoliang's daughter, and this woman is the best among women, it is good to fulfill his son. So, on the 25th of September, Xiao Yiran received this holy decree.

Besides, Lin Chen, since Qiuqiu High School, his mother Lin Xu was overjoyed, and gradually became a little uncomfortable. Lin Chen has been dependent on his mother since he was a child, and the relationship between mother and son is very deep. Seeing that his mother was not in good health, he no longer went to study Wenshu, and stayed in his aunt's mansion, serving his mother while Wenshu. Almost all going out to meet friends and so on declined. The emperor decreed that Xiao Yiran and Zhao Heng would be married, and Lin Chen naturally would not know.

Although, Wang Shilang knew about it as soon as possible, and went back to the house to discuss it with Mrs. Wang, for fear of affecting Lin Chen's Wenshu, the two decided not to tell Lin Chen's mother and son for the time being. At the same time, it is strictly forbidden for people in the house to leak their mouths. Although they knew that the paper could not contain the fire, and there was no impermeable wall, the two of them could only take one step at a time.

Although the three members of the Xiao family were in a very bad mood by the sudden marriage decree, when those officials from Yanshan Mansion and Kyushu below came to say hello with their wives and children, Xiao Guoliang and the Sun family had to pretend to be smiling and entertain one by one. Especially Xiao Yiran, the idea of wanting to be quiet is even more unrealizable. Those officials who came to congratulate him, as long as they brought their families, out of courtesy, Xiao Yiran also had to come out to accompany the guests.

At this time, Xiao Yiran, although she was only a twelve-year-old girl, was already the princess of Han, and the family members of the congratulatory family all paid homage to Xiao Yiran as a princess. After the entertainment was easy, a cadre of officials and family members of Yanshan Mansion, Yang Yanzhao, who got the news, also rushed from the Datong Army garrison to congratulate him on his father's order, and there were also several other garrison generals under the command of Yang Ye.

This time, Xiao Yiran did not show up. Although he is familiar with Yang Yanzhao, he is not familiar with the rest of the people. Xiao Yiran, who was sitting in the room, was worried all day long, and he had no former look.

"Miss, while the weather is good now, if you feel bored in the house, you might as well go out for a while, and it's good to relax."

Xiao Xing saw that Xiao Yiran was frowning all day, and persuaded with concern.

Xiao Yiran thought about it, then nodded and agreed. In the evening, after having dinner with his parents, Xiao Yiran said to the two:

"Dad, mother, my daughter wants to go out for a walk, and by the way, I will go to Wutai Mountain again and meet Master Yuantong."

As for the reason why their daughter wanted to see Master Yuantong, Xiao Guoliang and his wife naturally understood.

"If you want to go, you can go, and it's okay to go out for a walk."

The husband and wife did not stop them, and informed Li Ming and Sun Wang to pack up that night, and accompany the young lady to Wutai Mountain the next day. Xiao Yiran didn't want to take Li Ming and Sun Wang with him, but after listening to his parents' instructions, he didn't say anything. Back in the room, I asked the three maids:

"Which of you would like to go with me?"

The three of them all said in unison that they wanted to go. Xiao Yiran looked at the three of them and thought about it, Xiao Xing's wedding date was imminent, so she still didn't take her.

"Xiao Xing stay, there will be a wedding after the New Year, and there are many things to do. This time, Qingwen and Musk Moon will follow. ”

Xiao Xing wanted to say something, but was stopped by Xiao Yiran.

"My mother has been in charge of your marriage, you can't be the shopkeeper, right?"

After breakfast the next day, Li Ming and Sun Wang drove the carriage, and Xiao Yiran led Qingwen and Musk Yue to sit in the carriage. As soon as he walked to the street, Xiao Yiran called out to the two people who were driving, asked Qingwen to accompany him into a ready-to-wear store, selected the clothes of two little girls, and returned the women's clothes in the ready-to-wear store, pretending to be a handsome little boy.

"Miss, it's not like that."

"What's not like that?"

"It's not like a boy, Miss's face is too delicate, how can there be such a handsome boy in the world?"

Qingwen deliberately said so exaggeratedly, in order to make Xiao Yiran laugh, since receiving the holy decree of marriage, Xiao Yiran has not laughed.

After listening to Qingwen's words, Xiao Yiran looked at the bronze mirror in the ready-to-wear store, and felt a little different, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly. When I got back to the car, I took out my makeup case, painted my eyebrows darker and thicker, and applied a little black lead powder to my face, which made me look a little like a thin boy. I used a blue coarse cloth to tie my hair back behind my head, which was naturally more like.