Su Wanyan was still confused: "I thought I was going to let my father go on the expedition immediately, but I didn't expect it to be my daughter's marriage that was announced." ”

"It seems that the cause of this incident is still for the father, the father must be going on an expedition, the emperor married you to the royal family, and the prince is the emperor's nominally most important brother, it seems to have strengthened the prestige of the father, increased the power, it seems to be a good marriage."

Su Wanyan followed his train of thought and said: "But the emperor's true attitude towards the prince is actually suppression, and the prince has no power, so the actual situation is that the prince can't help his father at all, and he is on the same front as the prince, so he will only become the target of the emperor's attack." There are also fathers who have two daughters, the eldest sister is married to the prince, and the daughter is married to Duanmu Rui, who will the father help in the future? So the emperor's move can be described as well-intentioned. ”

Su Sui nodded, "But the holy decree has been issued, and you have to marry if you don't marry now." ”

Su Wanyan sighed, "Then you can only marry, the prince at least has a good character, he has saved his daughter a few times, and he is a really talented person, and there are no concubines in the mansion so far, so this can be regarded as a good match." ”

"It's good if you can figure it out, you're older, one day you have to be married, your father will leave Beijing soon, I don't know when I will be back, it's better than asking your stepmother to find you a home when your father is not at home."

"Yes, father, I understand."

That night, Duanmu Rui secretly came to see Su Sui, and Su Sui called Su Wanyan over, and made an excuse to leave, leaving the study room for them to talk to.

"You should have received the Emperor's will, right?" Su Wanyan asked Duanmu Rui straight to the point.

"Yes, the marriage at the beginning of next month, this king just found out today."

Duanmu Rui was naturally happy in his heart, he had lived so far in this life, and the only person who could make him want to marry was Su Wanyan.

"After getting married, we will live together for decades, the prince has to think about it, and now if you go to talk to the emperor, maybe there is still room for maneuver."

Although marrying Duanmu Rui is the best choice, she is still apprehensive, she doesn't want to share her husband with others in the future, and she doesn't want to waste time in the back house and intrigue with others, so she wants to test Duanmu Rui's thoughts.

I only heard Duanmu Rui say: "What you think is too simple, the emperor's holy decree has been issued, and he hasn't even revealed any news in advance, I just don't want you and me to refuse, this pro must be done, if you don't want to, it is to resist the decree, General Su still has to fight, and your prison must also be lowered." ”

He said a lot, and the reason was very clear, but there was not a word she wanted to hear, so she looked at the lamps on the candlestick with a blank face and did not speak.

"Or do you not want to marry this king?"

Duanmu Rui actually wanted to ask this sentence from the beginning, but he was apprehensive, so he said so much, but he still had to ask after all.

Su Wanyan glanced at him and said lightly: "Didn't you say it all, the holy decree has been issued, and you have to marry if you don't marry." ”

Because today's event is sudden, and it is the marriage of the two, it doesn't matter if they usually laugh and laugh together, but this is a lifetime event, so the two froze instead, Su Wanyan wanted to know Duanmu Rui's sincerity, and wanted to know if he was a good match in his heart, he would be together for most of his life, and the backyard should be quiet, but Duanmu Rui listened to her words but felt that she had two hearts and didn't want to marry herself.

He knew that she was not an ordinary woman, whether she liked him or not, she couldn't accept this kind of forced way, and he felt that her heart made him unpredictable.

"Miss Su seems to be very reluctant, you are the princess when you marry into the mansion, such an identity should be worthy of a girl."

When Su Wanyan heard him say this, she felt as if she was in that rare position, and the corners of her mouth hooked up with a sneer, "Is identity important to me?" ”

Duanmu Rui also showed a sneering smile on his face, "Also, this king didn't expect this layer, and the name of the hall master was enough to make the rivers and lakes tremble, and you don't need any other identity to elevate yourself." ”

"There seems to be a sour taste in the prince's words, in the end, I am still jealous of my great achievements as a woman." Su Wanyan saw the sarcasm on his face at a glance, and he didn't speak politely.

Duanmu Rui looked at her silently, his expression was calm, with a little coldness in his eyes, Su Wanyan felt that his eyes were too sharp, and subconsciously twisted his head.

Seeing her escape, Duanmu Rui's long figure walked from the dark to the light, and said softly: "Since the words are not speculative, this king is still leaving, the girl hurry up and prepare the wedding dress, this matter cannot be changed, but the girl can rest assured, even if it is for the friendship with the girl, this king will treat the girl well." ”

What does it mean to treat her well because of his friendship with her, so he usually just fights with her, runs away after flirting, and has no intention of her at all?

But she couldn't ask these words, and watching Duanmu Rui walk out of the study, she turned around angrily and sulked.

Then Su Sui came in, saw her facing the bookshelf motionless, her heart sank, and she asked worriedly: "What, what did the prince say to be angry with you?" ”

Su Wanyan turned around and shook her head, "No, it may be that my daughter is too greedy." ”

thought that although he admired Duanmu Rui's talent, it was another matter whether he was suitable to be a husband, and he was not married yet, so he was angry with his daughter, which was worth it.

But the father's daughter's feelings and marriage can't ask too much, he walked a few steps in the house a little overwhelmed, and he didn't know what to say.

Su Wanyan saw his worries, and hurriedly said, "Father, don't worry, my daughter is fine, so I'll go back." ”

Although Su Sui asked Huo Qingqing to help Su Wanyan prepare a dowry, the family foundation had almost been hollowed out, and Huo Qingqing couldn't come up with anything to buy for her, Su Wanyan knew it, but she didn't tell Su Sui, as soon as she said it, there would definitely be another big trouble, Su Sui was about to go on an expedition, these things would only make him more troubled, and it would be bad if he was distracted.

She took out her own money, plus the seven thousand taels she got back from Qian Qing, a total of no less than twenty or thirty thousand taels. She must have no experience in purchasing a dowry, so she asked Su Sui's original owner where the dowry list was, and she planned to buy a similar one according to the list.

Buying a dowry is to spend money and spend money again, she wants to marry the prince's mansion, not an ordinary official eunuch's family, so the pomp must be large, and the number of things must be more, ten miles of red makeup, how many things need to be lifted to count.

Even if you spend money, you have to be busy every day, and you have to buy things, and some of them have to be customized, but the wedding dresses are prepared in the palace, which doesn't need her to worry about it.

She handed over the silver to Huo Qingqing for all the furniture she needed, and asked her to help buy it, with Su Sui here, she was not afraid that she would be fooled, and besides, this was also her face, and she didn't dare not be unwilling.

She was about to get married, and her friend Chen Qiaoqiao came to see her for the first time, and gave her a cloak made of her own stitches and threads, and also gave her a small screen carved and painted by herself.

Su Wanyan looked at it over and over again, and couldn't put it down, "I really didn't expect you to have this craft, it's really good." ”

Chen Qiaoqiao said embarrassedly: "It's just a little heart, it's not worth anything." ”

"It's enough for you to have this heart." Su Wanyan hurriedly poured tea for her, and asked the maid to go to the kitchen to let the cook add vegetables.

The courtyard is busy every day, and today because of Chen Qiaoqiao's arrival, everyone can finally rest for a long time, and the courtyard is full of laughter for a while.

After laughing for a while, the smile on Chen Qiaoqiao's face was a little unbearable, as if she had something on her mind.

Su Wanyan found out and asked her, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Chen Qiaoqiao was a little afraid to look at Su Wanyan, and said hesitantly: "You may not have been out much recently, I don't know what is going on outside, the matter of marrying into the palace has been spread all over the capital, two days ago, I heard my cousin say that the current crown princess, the only daughter of Prime Minister Qiu, once had an entanglement with the prince, and the prince seems to have been thinking about the princess." ”

Su Wanyan was completely shocked, she had indeed heard of this for the first time, but since Duanmu Rui liked Qiu Yulin, why did he come to her so many times, it turned out that Duanmu Rui was also a half-hearted scumbag.

Chen Qiaoqiao said again: "Not many people know about this, but the prime minister's family only knew about it because it was on the same street as my house, and the cousin of the family had a relationship with Miss Qiu." ”

"The prince shouldn't know, right?" Su Wanyan seemed to be asking Chen Qiaoqiao, but she was actually telling herself.

Chen Qiaoqiao said: "I shouldn't know, otherwise His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely have a dislike with the prince." ”

"Do you know how they relate to each other?" Su Wanyan's heart was heavy, and she couldn't help but ask.

Chen Qiaoqiao shook his head slowly, "I don't know, it seems that Qiu Yulin saved the prince, I don't know if that's the case." ”

After Chen Qiaoqiao left, Su Wanyan asked the people in the Surprise Hall to pay attention to Duanmu Rui's whereabouts, and when she waited for Duanmu Rui in an unknown alley, Duanmu Rui was very surprised.

"The whereabouts of the prince are uncertain, and I finally waited for you here." Su Wanyan had a smile on the corner of her mouth, as if she was appreciating Duanmu Rui's ability.

"It's worthy of the Amazing Words, this kind of place can also be found by you, it seems that this king will have to be more careful in the future." Duanmu Rui also had a smile on his face.

Su Wanyan deliberately said: "Lord Wang forgot, we are already in a cooperative relationship, and we are about to get married, I will not be your enemy, you don't have to worry about your whereabouts being exposed." ”

Duanmu Rui raised his eyebrows, "Yes, thanks to this king's luck." ”

"To get back to the point, I came to see you today because I have something to ask." Su Wanyan looked at Duanmu Rui's handsome face, felt a little lost, and hesitated for a moment before asking: "Recently, I heard that the prince already has a sweetheart, that is, Qiu Yulin, the current crown princess, is this matter true?" ”

Su Wanyan bit the word "crown princess" very hard, and was a little angry for no reason, before deciding to ask about it, she told herself not to take it seriously, knowing that it was just so that she could make her position clear, and there would be no extravagant hopes in the future, and Qiu Yulin was now the crown princess, and they could not have any results, so she had no need to be angry at all.

"You're asking me this? What if she's the crown princess now, you don't think I have anything to do with her, do you? ”

Her tone made Duanmu Rui very uncomfortable, so the tone of her speech was a bit rushed.

Su Wanyan immediately grasped the point, "So, you admit it, you like her?" ”

Duanmu Rui wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was no need to explain too much, Qiu Yulin had saved him, he was not very old at that time, and he was the age when love first opened, so she was indeed the purest and most beautiful existence in the depths of his heart, but when he knew that she was going to marry the prince, he didn't have the slightest impulse to redeem anything, and even felt that as long as she was willing to do it, he could bless him.

Eventually, he said, "It's all in the past, I don't want to say anything more, you just have to remember that the eighth day of the next month is the day we get married." ”

With that, he climbed onto the roof and soon disappeared.

Su Wanyan returned to the General's Mansion in disappointment, and after that, she was not even so enthusiastic about preparing the dowry.

Time passed quickly, and the day before the wedding, Su Wanyan actually felt a little nervous, and ordered the dowry several times, for fear that something would be missing and that she would not do well enough.

Su then told her to go to the front yard and handed her her her mother's belongings, which were a large mahogany box, and I don't know what it contained.

Su Sui didn't want to go, and said to her: "My father has been fighting outside, and when I came back, I found that I might have lost a lot, and these are the only things left for your mother, as well as the title deeds of her land shop." ”

Su Wanyan saw that Su Sui was sad, she didn't know what to say, she couldn't say that she was content with what was left.

"You are going to get married tomorrow, my father only hopes that you can be happy, and your mother must also bless you in heaven. As a father, you are relieved that you have the ability to protect yourself, but you should be cautious. ”