Cheng Sihou, who was already full of anger, was even more angry after seeing Chu Lanxi, whose neck was full of kiss marks. Cheng Sihou ignored Xiao Qiming, who was blocking him, and slapped Chu Lanxi on the spot, his eyes full of anger. Then he turned to look at Xiao Qiming and knelt down.

"The matter has come to this, the old minister pulled down his face and asked His Highness to appoint a concubine."

Xiao Qiming still wanted to get the power of the Zhao family, but looking at Cheng Sihou kneeling in front of him and the lively crowd outside the room, he understood that it was difficult to ride a tiger at this time, so he couldn't agree to it.

"Cheng Sihou, please get up quickly. Miss Chu and I were both designed by traitors to do such things. You can rest assured, His Royal Highness will definitely ask his father to marry Miss Chu. Xiao Qiming stepped forward to help Cheng Sihou.

Although Xiao Qiming promised to ask the emperor to canonize Chu Lanxi as a concubine at this time, he only wanted her to be a side concubine. Cheng Sihou's power is completely inferior to Wei Guogong, and if he wants to ascend to the throne, he still has to rely on Wei Guogong's power. But now that he has promised Cheng Sihou, it means that he also has Cheng Sihou's support. If he can succeed in both, then he will definitely be able to ascend to the throne more easily.

Cheng Sihou understood that Xiao Qiming only wanted Chu Lanxi to be a side concubine. He wanted to fight for the concubine, but he also felt too embarrassed, so he gave up.

On the second day, Xiao Qiming went to the palace to ask the emperor for a concubine.

When he arrived at the palace, the emperor sat in the imperial study and criticized the folds. Xiao Qiming didn't dare to make a sound, and knelt quietly on the ground.

In the middle of the ring, Emperor Liang Wen slowly raised his head, as if he had just discovered Xiao Qiming: "Oh, you're here." ”

"Yes, Erchen is here." Xiao Qiming replied respectfully.

Emperor Liang Wen put down the fold in his hand and half-leaned on the dragon chair. He knew what his son was doing when he came to him, and the incident of Cheng Sihou's invasion of the palace yesterday was well known to everyone.

"Erchen wants to ask for a concubine to marry Chu Lanxi." Xiao Qiming didn't wait for Emperor Liang Wendi's answer, so he could only pick out his intentions first.

"Hmph." Emperor Liang Wendi sneered, and Xiao Qiming finally agreed to Cheng Sihou. But he also understands that if Xiao Qiming doesn't agree, how can Cheng Sihou give up?

"You've got a good plan." Emperor Wen of Liang stared at Xiao Qiming tightly, no prince in all dynasties would not want the throne at all, and he saw all the ambitions of his son. As long as he doesn't threaten his throne, he will turn a blind eye.

Xiao Qiming hurriedly leaned over and kowtowed: "Father, Erchen and Lanxi really want to be together." It's only this time that he was framed by a traitor to do something unmoral. A woman in Lanxi, if I don't marry her, where should she go? Pray for the fulfillment of the father. ”

Emperor Liang Wendi looked at his son on the ground, half-convinced. But if you think about it, Cheng Sihou can't become a big climate.

"Remembering your deep affection, I agree to this family business. It's just that this family business is not glorious, so you don't have to do it big, let's get married as soon as possible. After Emperor Liang Wendi finished speaking, he didn't look at Xiao Qiming, and re-reviewed the recital.

"Thank you, Father." Xiao Qiming kowtowed and thanked him, and then quietly withdrew from the imperial study. Emperor Liang Wendi couldn't see it, and Xiao Qiming, who went out of the door, had a circle of cold sweat on his forehead.

The ceremonial officer chose an auspicious day and planned to hold a wedding. The time is the fifteenth day of the next month. Although the Chu family was displeased, they had no choice but to disobey the emperor's holy decree.

On the fifteenth day, Xiao Qiming's mansion was lit up, blowing and blowing all the way, and the Ming media was marrying Chu Lanxi to enter the door.

Chu Lanxi in the sedan chair was wearing a red wedding dress, and her face with a red hijab was full of smiles. She listened to the noise outside the sedan chair, and the anticipation in her heart grew greater.

Although Chu Lanxi was ridiculed by everyone for being disgraceful in marriage, who didn't know that the third prince was the most favored prince today. Now she is the side concubine that Ming Media is marrying, and if Xiao Qiming can ascend the throne in the future, her status will not be low. If you can give birth to the eldest son, it is really one person under ten thousand people, and even the family can be sealed. If you are lucky, the child you give birth to becomes a prince, a future emperor, a person becomes a Taoist, and a chicken and dog ascend to heaven. Such a fate is enough to make ordinary people fortunate for three lives.

The suona voice is high-pitched, and the festive red color fills the entire palace. Chu Lanxi's head was covered with a big red Xipa, and she could only look down at the ground, but her heart was extremely happy. Is there anything more satisfying than marrying someone you like?

"Worship heaven and earth!"

"Second worship high hall!"

"Husband and wife worship each other!"

Since they were only side concubines, the emperor and empress did not appear. After worshipping heaven and earth, the two maids helped Chu Lanxi and sent her back to the room to wait for the cave room. After worshipping the church, Chu Lanxi waited shyly in the room. But when the red candle burned out and the guests dispersed, she didn't wait for the groom to pick up her red hijab.

Chu Lanxi heard the maid outside the room discussing: "This bride is too pitiful, on the day of the wedding, His Royal Highness didn't even come to the cave room, and left directly." ”

"Gone? Where are the Third Highnesses going? Office business? ”

Chu Lanxi is also looking forward to it, maybe he really has business.

"Business? I saw the direction of His Highness's carriage, but it was a flower building! ”

Chu Lanxi's heart was half cold. Before getting married, she and Xiao Qiming did inappropriate things that the whole capital knew, others ridiculed her, and her family scolded her, although some people envied her for becoming a side concubine, but how many royal families sincerely blessed such a disgraceful marriage?

This night, Xiao Qiming went to Hualou and did not return all night. Chu Lanxi stayed alone in the empty room, stubbornly refusing to undress and sleep first. However, after a tiring day, my body couldn't bear it after all, and finally I fell asleep on the side of the bed.

In the early morning, Xiao Qiming was sent back from the flower building with a drunken body, and when he entered the door, he saw Chu Lanxi, who was wearing a red wedding dress, still lying on the side of the bed, as if he had been waiting for him. A soft corner of his heart was suddenly touched, so he gently helped her take off her clumsy wedding dress, took off the heavy phoenix crown, carried her to the bed and covered her with the quilt.

Chu Lanxi woke up passively, and when he opened his eyes and saw Xiao Qiming, he hugged him directly, shedding tears of grievance. The face that had already spent makeup was dripping with tears, which looked even more touching, and I felt pity.

Xiao Qiming saw her teary eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a little distressed in his heart. Yesterday was their wedding, and instead of staying in the cave room with her, he went to the flower building to drink wine all night, which was indeed too much. So he gently hugged the crying little woman in his arms, gently wiped away the tears on her face with his sleeve, and patiently coaxed Chu Lanxi: "I did too much yesterday, I was wrong, the lady is on top, and please punish the lady." ”

Chu Lanxi, who was still aggrieved, couldn't help but turn his anger into joy when he heard these unobtrusive words, and laughed out loud. Then he straightened his face and looked at Xiao Qiming seriously: "You dared to leave our cave room night yesterday, it can be seen that you don't take me seriously at all." When you marry Zhao Lingshu, you may not know how to snub me. ”

Xiao Qiming pinched her puffy little face and replied patiently: "How come." I'm not interested in Zhao Lingshu. I married her because I took a fancy to her father's power, and you don't know it. But--" He lengthened his voice, but did not continue.

"But what?" Chu Lanxi asked.

Xiao Qiming changed his ill-intentioned look: "Speaking of the candle night in the cave room, it's a pity to miss it." It's better to let the husband compensate the lady well, which can be regarded as making up for my mistakes. As he spoke, he turned over and pressed against Chu Lanxi's body and began to untie her clothes.

Although it was not the first time that Chu Lanxi had a relationship with Xiao Qiming, this was their first bedside love after marriage, which made her look forward to it.

The sun had risen outside, but inside the house was still beautiful, and there were constantly red-faced and hot sounds. The maidservants who passed by walked quickly with their heads down, and their little faces were blushing.

When the sun was three poles, the two of them could wake up. Xiao Qiming called the maid to change her clothes, but Chu Lanxi shrank in the quilt and refused to come out. Xiao Qiming amusedly asked the maid to go out and dressed Chu Lanxi himself. Chu Lanxi looked at the man in front of him, they used to be lovers who couldn't see the light, but now because of the blessing of misfortune, they have become husband and wife, and they can appear in front of others openly. Good days like this, she just wants to go on forever.

According to the rules, newlyweds should get up early to offer tea to their in-laws on the second day, but the two of them stayed in the room on the third day. Chu Lanxi was afraid that the emperor and queen would blame, so he could only urge the maids to hurry up and dress up.

After Chu Lanxi cleaned up and dressed up, he followed Xiao Qiming to the palace together. By the time the two of them appeared in the Queen's Palace, it was almost lunchtime.

The two of them greeted the queen together. The queen looked at a pair of newlyweds, one was her son and the other was her niece, both of whom were close relatives, her eyes were full of joy, and she did not blame the two for being late, but pulled Chu Lanxi to ask about last night.

Chu Lanxi blushed and said with a smile: "Your Highness treats me very well, Lanxi is very happy." ”

The queen heard about Xiao Qiming's visit to Hualou yesterday, and today she thought that there would be a gap between the two, and she wanted to enlighten Lanxi as a woman. Now seeing that the two are intimate, the happy expression on Chu Lanxi's face doesn't seem to be pretending, so he is relieved.

"Just treat you well. If he treats you badly, bullies you, or snubs you, you tell this palace, and this palace will punish him for you. The queen held Chu Lanxi's hand with a loving expression.

"Then thank you, Auntie." Chu Lanxi replied embarrassedly.

"Still called Auntie? It's time to change her name to the Queen Mother. Xiao Qiming corrected on the side.

Chu Lanxi immediately looked at him with disgust. The queen looked at the flirting and scolding of these two people, and dispelled the grief of her daughter being defiled a few days ago, and felt a little more relieved.

The queen asked the maid to take Chu Lanxi to the imperial garden for a walk, and when Chu Lanxi walked out of the palace gate, she immediately changed her face: "Kneel." ”

There was no one else in the hall, Xiao Qiming pointed to himself incredulously: "Queen Mother, you let me kneel?" ”

"What did you do last night?" The queen looked at Xiao Qiming seriously.

Xiao Qiming immediately knelt down.

"Whatever you want, Bengong knows, you are the only son of Bengong, and Bengong will naturally help you. Kelanxi is my niece, and in my heart, she is the same as Ruoling. You can't treat her badly just because she has accomplished great things. The queen looked at Xiao Qiming with tears in her eyes.

Hearing Xiao Ruoling's name, Xiao Qiming's heart tingled, and he didn't answer, but nodded seriously.

Then the mother and son chatted about some trivial matters in life, and after chatting for a while, the queen said: "The palace is a little tired, you go to Lanxi." ”

"The minister is gone." Xiao Qiming walked out of the hall door softly.

Chu Lanxi had just come to the back garden under the leadership of the maid, but met the newly promoted concubine Liu Qingshu. The concubine was very beautiful and graceful, and she was deeply favored by the emperor.

But there is one thing, Concubine Shu's family does not have much power, and she relied on Cui Guifei to gain a foothold in the palace. Now that I am favored, I don't know whether the grace of dripping water will be repaid by the spring, or the grace will be revenged. After all, there are many concubines in this palace, and the grace is changing rapidly, who can have the last laugh absolutely?

Chu Lanxi looked at Concubine Shu waving a fan, followed by a pair of eunuchs and maids, and only sighed: "It's really a big battle." After a while, I saw Concubine Shu walking in her direction.