Volume I: Painting Hall Spring Chapter 24: The Eve of the Wedding

There were people coming and going on the official road outside the post pavilion one after another, and Qingxi and Qingsong didn't notice that there were two horses parked in the distance, and the two of them were Xiao Yizheng and Zhao Xin.

Zhao Xin looked at everything that was happening in the distance, and then looked at his own prince who was silent beside him, and bowed his head and reminded: "Your Highness, Young Master Zeng has already left...... "He didn't understand that the prince didn't he also come to see him off?" Why didn't you come forward for a long time? And in the distance, the quasi-princess of his family looked reluctant but for another man, how could the Ling family have such a deep relationship with the Zeng family?

Xiao Yizheng frowned slightly, his expression was solemn, and he said for a while: "Go back!" With that, he turned his horse's head and galloped away.

On the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, after some etiquette, Ling Deyan and Chen Ruofu pulled Qingxi and said a lot of words, telling this and that, it seemed that she would never finish saying this, which caused her to leave home and feel constantly entangled, and she almost wanted to cry.

After her parents returned to the room, Ling Qingsong walked in with a stack of booklets in simple binding, pushed the booklet to her hand, and said briskly: "I'll give you a big gift!" ”

Qingxi looked at it suspiciously, opened it and looked at it, but before he could look at it twice, he lost his calm and relaxed state, turned it up, and asked urgently: "What is this?" ”

Qing Song smiled slyly, and then there was a little smug look: "How is it, not bad?" I have been socializing with friends these days, and it is not at all self-indulgence, most of it is also for your married life to be more satisfactory. Even if my sister-in-law is His Royal Highness King Heng, it is also my sister-in-law. Naturally, I wanted to get to know better. What kind of temperament, what you like, what you dislike, what your quirks, and what your methods are, I have summarized them and recorded them in this booklet for your reference only. Although you don't have to lower your body to deliberately please, if you can fully understand it and avoid its edge at the right time, you can live more comfortably in the palace! ”

Qingxi looked at the booklet, and then looked at Qingsong's expression that I was the only one in the world who was smart, I really couldn't cry and laugh, and chuckled again and again: "It's been a long time since you've passed by so badly!" ”

"Seriously! Extremely serious! Qing Song immediately put on a serious posture.

Qingxi really didn't see it, his brother learned the orthodox article and reason, and he usually acted like a gentleman, but he did something unexpected from time to time in private. "Okay, then you tell me, where did you hear all this information, is it reliable?" She said and pointed to a line of words: "King Heng likes green rather than red, likes to sleep alone in the wilderness, and does not like people to be close to him." Do you believe this? ”

Qing Song leaned over and took a look, looking calm: "It doesn't matter if I believe it or not, I'm only responsible for recording." These are all things that I have tried my best to travel all over Shangdu, from the princes and nobles, to the beggars of Beitianyuan, and I have lost a lot of tongue and ...... Silver. ”

Qingxi couldn't even laugh, he didn't bother to take care of him, sighed and shook his head and flipped through the booklet, the more he flipped through it, the more he felt that he couldn't read it, and the more he flipped it, the more he felt outrageous and ridiculous. This is still a formal statement in the front, and then it becomes a grotesque script-like style. What King Heng will be invisible when he is alone, walking the rivers and lakes and changing his appearance into a woman, handsome and handsome, he was left by the whole village girl to watch, so as to raise all kinds of birds and speak bird language...... Etcetera. She looked less and less talkative, and snapped shut. "Your gift is special enough."

Qing Song smiled innocently: "Don't worry about this matter, you know that I won't hide anything from you, and you are not a brainless person, there are some things that I just say." The things in this world, half of them are believed, half of them are not believed, and there is no need to live too seriously. Figure it out for yourself, that's what it means anyway, and that's what I want. ”

"Thank you!" Qingxi felt as if she would always have to be tricked by him. "Being written by you like this, I really think what Sister Tong said: His Royal Highness King Heng is not a good match, and there are a few more reasons."

When Qing Song heard this, he instantly put away his smile, frowned and asked, "She said that King Heng is not a good match?" ”

Seeing his sudden change in expression, Qingxi nodded hurriedly: "What's wrong?" ”

Kiyomatsu seemed to be thinking about something, but did not answer.

"Should you?" Qingxi thought that he said that if he put it down, he would let it go, so he shouldn't have heard this name so abnormal.

"It's not!" Qing Song categorically vetoed, his expression relaxed, changed his tone, and said softly: "His Royal Highness King Heng, my father is full of praise for him, but it makes me have a good impression of this sister-in-law, and I am a little more curious, let's come to a long time!" Saying that, he got up, looked at Qingxi solemnly and said, "I'm going to leave the pavilion tomorrow, remember what I said to you: I am behind you, and it's the Ling family." Heng'er, be happy! ”

Qingxi came to his senses at this time and nodded with a smile.

After Qingsong left, she stared at the booklet, and shook her head with a smile, thinking that she was not sleepy, bored and looked at it, and happened to turn to the last few pages......

Seeing this, she snapped and put on the pamphlet again.

I like green but not red, and my confidant wears a green shirt. What a coincidence!

She knew that the reason why Qingsong recorded all these things to her one by one was actually because she was sure that these legends could not be trusted. But when she looked at it, she still felt uncomfortable in her heart. Although she and him have an agreement with each other, this face-saving matter involves the entire Ling family, and she doesn't care about it, but she must not let the Ling family be instructed because of herself.

They made an appointment with each other for a year, and during this year, she didn't want any new people to enter the palace, even if it was his confidante, he could only endure it, and he couldn't let people enter the palace anyway. In addition to being afraid of the Ling family's faΓ§ade, she herself felt that she didn't know how to get along with such an awkward relationship.

Thinking of this, she seriously thought about whether Xiao Yizheng really had a confidant. Come to think of it, the answer is: yes, I'm afraid. With his ability to make his father and brother feel good, it's normal for someone to admire him, not to mention the appearance and sparse temperament that can make people unconsciously look at each other.

It seems that after she enters the palace, she will find an opportunity to talk to him about this problem.

At this time, the candles in the Hengwang Mansion were also bright, and everyone in the palace was busy for tomorrow's ceremony.

Xiao Yizheng sat alone in the study, staring at an embroidered handkerchief in front of the desk, his eyes heavy.

On that day, he wanted to send Zeng Qidao off. He and Zeng Qidao met not long ago when Suyang suppressed bandits. On his way back to Shangdu, he passed through Suyang, and happened to run into a team of bandits led by Zeng Qidao. He is very familiar with the terrain of Qingshui Mountain in Suyang, and two years ago, when the bandits had not chosen to set up camp in it, he visited it and helped out. The two of them have a bit of a sense of hatred for seeing each other, he has always made friends frankly, knowing that he is also an honest and bright person, thinking that after returning to Shangdu, it is always inevitable to have a meeting, so he also truthfully told his identity, just asked him not to spread the word. At the end of the day, he really didn't want to be burdened by these trivial things. A few days after he returned to Shangda, he went up to Baoding Mountain, and he never had the opportunity to meet him. When he heard the news again, it was General Zeng Ji who asked the imperial court to let him go to Beisuzhou to join the Northern Army.

He didn't expect to see the Ling family brothers and sisters farewell by the post pavilion outside the city. And Ling Qingxi's expression and attitude at that time were so reluctant and sad. He didn't step forward, because he didn't want to be embarrassed to see him when her tears were hazy, after all, the world knew that she was about to become Princess Heng.

Perhaps at that time, he had a faint judgment. After returning home, he immediately asked people to inquire about the situation, and learned that Ling Zeng's two families had a lot of contacts, and Ling Qingxi and Zeng Qidao were childhood sweethearts. When he heard the news, his heart was stunned, and his depression was obvious, and his judgment was confirmed.

They may have affection for each other! That day in the Yuyue Pavilion, he only asked her if she was willing, but he didn't ask her if she had a sweetheart. If it weren't for a series of events that happened in Baoding Mountain, would she and Zeng Qidao be the natural husband and wife?

If he had known of this before the decree was made, he would not have let this wedding happen. But now, the decree has been issued, and from all sides, he cannot repent of his marriage.

He held this embroidered handkerchief, thinking about the sadness she felt when she wiped her tears with the handkerchief handed by Zeng Qidao that day, he took a breath lightly, his heart was inexplicably panicked, he looked up at the moon outside the window, and said softly: "What kind of mood do you like to welcome tomorrow's wedding tonight?" ”

What is Cheonggye's mood? She didn't figure it out herself, she just didn't sleep all night. Although this marriage is unusual, thinking that she is nominally married, she is still half looking forward to it and half apprehensive in her heart, and she is also looking at the bright moon outside the window.

The bright moon is bright, illuminating the night sky, accompanied by words, but I know how many people's unspeakable secret thoughts, how many loves, hatreds, sorrows and joys of the years.

After tonight, everything will be different again.