"Mrs. Meng, do you think that the only daughter of this palace and His Majesty is compatible with Major General Meng?"

As soon as Chu Zhaoying said this, the four were shocked: Does the queen really want to marry Princess Liyao to General Mengshao?

But everyone thought about it carefully, and the queen's move was indeed very appropriate.

Marrying such an outstanding princess as Luo Liyao not only gave the Meng family great honor, but also firmly tied the behemoth of the Meng family to the royal family again.

Mrs. Meng didn't seem to mind this political marriage at all, and replied respectfully with a satisfied smile: "Princess Liyao, as the phoenix of women, is a dog who has climbed high. ”

Seeing that General Meng Hui also showed a slight look of thought, the Empress Dowager Ling Yue looked at Luo Zhuangxi: "What does the emperor think?" ”

Luo Zhuang Xi agreed: "I also think it's very good. ”

Yu Qing, Luo Liyao is his most beloved daughter, and she is naturally the "most outstanding girl in Tianqi" in his heart; Yu Li, if you want to truly turn the Meng family and the royal family into a family and make the Meng family more loyal, you have to surrender a princess with pure blood to reflect the royal family's affection for the Meng family.

In any case, Luo Liyao is the most suitable person.

Meng Hui looked at his proud son: "Meng Yan, what do you think?" ”

How could he not understand the stakes in this marriage, but although he was a minister and a father, he would naturally take his son's wishes into consideration.

At this time, Meng Yan's face was already a little red, and his mind was even more like a mess, and he didn't hear his father's inquiry at all—even if he was the first soldier on the battlefield to face the desperate fight of tens of thousands of enemy soldiers, he had never been so flustered.

Or Meng Bi secretly poked him with his elbow and reminded him softly: "Father is asking if you want to!" ”

Meng Yan woke up like a dream, but some Zhiwu responded very firmly: "Son... Naturally, yes. Meng Yan slowly raised his head, and met the eyes of several people sitting on the main seat, and the slight firmness in his eyes finally gave him a little bit of the momentum of pointing at the battlefield and scolding Fang Xuan at this moment, "If you can get Princess Liyao as your wife, you must do your best to respect her and love her." ”

Luo Liyao: "......"

She was staring down at the phoenix blood jade she wore around her waist - this is the queen mother's favorite dowry object, it is said that the queen mother's brother personally found the rare treasure for the queen mother before she got married. And the queen mother's cherished things were given to her without hesitation because of her whimful begging.

She still remembers how happy she was when she first got this precious treasure.

But at this time, she only felt that she was like this piece of jade, although she was held in the palm of her hand and cared for, but when she was handed over to others, no one was willing to sincerely ask whether she was willing or not.

And when the emperor and queen heard Meng Yan's promise, they were naturally overjoyed.

"Although A-Yao is still young, she can also set this marriage in advance, and it is not too late to find an auspicious sunrise after the ceremony." Chu Zhaoying's heart was full of joy for her daughter to find Ruyi Langjun, and even if she made a statement to Luo Zhuang Xi.

"The queen is right, let's settle the matter of these two children today, and in the future, when Ayao is full of age, we will get married one day." Luo Zhuangxi naturally wouldn't object, "What does the queen mother think of this?" ”

Empress Dowager Ling Yue nodded in agreement, she has always cherished this little granddaughter the most, and she is even more satisfied with the queen's actions today.

"Good! Then I am waiting for the day when I will hold a big wedding with the Meng family! Luo Zhuangxi looked at the slim daughter in the hall, and then looked at the face that was still a little Hao Ran but very firm, and he was more and more satisfied with this marriage in his heart. Ah Yao, after that, I will ask Meng Yan to go to Canglan Hall to walk around, so that you can get acquainted with each other. ”

At this time, Luo Liyao bit her lower lip lightly, and her heart was a little astringent.

Her life's events were hastily decided like this?

Although Meng Yan is really a rare match for a woman, everything after her may be ruined like this?

Could it be that marrying a wife and raising children is my Luo Liyao's fate?

Just when Luo Liyao was a little stunned and didn't reply for a long time, a crisp sound of jade shattering broke the somewhat dull atmosphere in the hall that was silent due to Luo Liyao's silence.

Luo Zhuangxi was the first to react, and asked with a little displeasure in the direction where the voice came from, "What's the matter?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it was His Highness who accidentally broke the jade he was wearing." Concubine Yi was already close to the seats of the princes and princesses, and she had always been the most deaf and clear-sighted, and after a little glance, she said the reason, and there was a hint of schadenfreude in her tone, and she glanced at Zhao Guifei, who was already a little flustered beside her.

"Your Majesty, Ah Zheng should just not pay attention for a while....." Zhao Guifei hurriedly defended her son.

Seeing that it was Zhao Guifei who spoke, Luo Zhuang Xi's already faint displeasure suddenly dissipated, and he was silent.

Wang Yi, the chief attendant who has served on the emperor's side all the year round, is so shrewd that he hurriedly said: "'Broken' peace!" 'Broken' peace! The marriage between Princess Yao and General Meng Shao has been decided, and His Royal Highness accidentally broke the jade at this time, which must indicate that Princess Yao will be safe and worry-free in the future! ”

Luo Xizheng was noncommittal to his mother's panic and his father's meaningful probing gaze, got up and arched his hand to Luo Zhuang Xiyi and said: "The son's body is unwell, and his hand trembled and broke the jade for a while, and he hopes that his father will forgive him." ”

"Since you're not feeling well, let's go back and rest early." Luo Zhuangxi nodded lightly, and the implication was clearly that he was in front of him.

Hearing this, the worry on Zhao Guifei's face deepened a little, and she moved her plump lips that were stained with rouge, but she still didn't dare to say it anymore after all.

"Yes." Luo Xizheng seemed to have expected Luo Zhuangxi's lukewarm attitude towards him, but he didn't care at all, and there was nothing wrong with the etiquette, "Please forgive the minister's retirement." ”

Luo Xizheng got up and walked outside the hall, and when he walked past Luo Liyao, his eyes met the gaze she cast, and then touched the crescent moon embroidery on the cuffs with his hand.

Luo Liyao was stunned, forced herself to sort out her thoughts, and blessed her body, but she still said with a little difficulty: "Erchen... Obey the instructions of the Imperial Grandmother and the Father and the Imperial Mother. ”

Looking at the relieved smiles of the three people on the main seat, Luo Liyao suddenly relaxed the palm that had been pinched out by herself with a few blood marks, and turned back to her seat.

Shi Yuezhen and Luo Tangjue saw that she was overjoyed, and thought that she was overjoyed, so they also intimately let her be quiet and alone.

In the spring of 1480 in the Tianli calendar, a feast in the Tianqi Qionghua Hall became a turning point in the fate of many people.

While the people who gathered around Tianyi Street to celebrate the city cheered and received the reward, they were also secretly speculating about the demeanor of the two protagonists, Princess Liyao and General Meng Shao, in Qionghua Hall today.

From this day on, Luo Liyao and Meng Yan seem destined to be two names that will always appear together in various records.

And Luo Liyao, who is a person in the play, has mixed feelings at this time.

She didn't know what kind of mood she was in to get to the end of the banquet, and how she returned to the Canglan Palace.

She let Bang Hua and Bang Yue happily rush in and out to rearrange the outer hall without saying a word, she just wanted to fall on the collapse, and then hoped that she would wake up and find that it was just a dream.

It's a pity that she is Luo Liyao, she can only become more and more sober.

After a hasty bath and freshening up, Luo Liyao ordered Hua to save the moon and extinguish the lights and retreat.

When it was near, except for the sound of the breeze blowing the leaves outside the window, there was no longer a trace of the noise of the banquet.

Luo Liyao lay flat and collapsed, without closing her eyes.

The marriage with Meng Yan has been decided, and under the efforts of the three most noble people in Tianqi, there is no room for turning around.

And for the masked ...... Luo Liyao really couldn't arouse much interest. It's not that she thinks too highly of herself, she believes that Meng Yan will definitely fulfill the promise he made to everyone at the night banquet today, and she also thinks from the bottom of her heart that Meng Yan is a rare good match.

But it's too boring. They only saw each other today, they didn't even say a few words, and their understanding of each other was only a character in his mouth, but they had to be tied together by this marriage to go through their long lives.

Luo Liyao felt that she was still a little difficult to accept. She respects her parents' orders and the words of the matchmaker, and she also understands the responsibilities that she must shoulder when she is born in the royal family, but she doesn't want to accept her fate. It's better to say that she doesn't want to be a backhouse lady with peace of mind, and she is even more afraid that she can only teach her husband and children for the Meng family like Aunt Huijia, and she will bury her talent in vain.

Just as Luo Liyao's thoughts were entangled again, there was a crisp "click" sound outside the window, which was particularly abrupt in the middle of the night at this time.

The sound is fleeting, so fast that it almost makes you think it's an illusion. But Luo Liyao has always had a keen sense, so naturally she won't think that she heard it wrong.

She sat up slowly and said softly, "Come in." She looked at the shadows by the window, and her tone was as familiar as if she had been waiting for a long time.

"Whew." The man's chuckle was a little lazy, "It took some effort to bypass the Praetorian Guards outside the Canglan Palace, and it took a lot of effort to keep you waiting." ”

Luo Liyao smiled noncommittally, "If you don't want to, who in this palace can find you?" ”

The person came out of the shadows, and the narrow eyes like Danfeng's eyes only stared quietly, which also gave people a feeling that the superior was not angry and arrogant, but under closer inspection, the tails of his eyes were slightly curved like peach blossom eyes, making the eyes sharp and a little inexplicably soft.

As a man, with such a pair of good-looking eyes, he must have thrown a few smiling glances at the girl at will, which would cause the other party's heart to be confused.

"It seems that we still have a tacit understanding." The man lowered the sleeves on his arms, revealing the crescent embroidery on the cuffs that was too conspicuous on the dark clothes, "Yao'er, I thought you would be very satisfied with this marriage." ”

"Nope." Luo Liyao replied without even thinking about it, "You know what I want. ”

"Aren't you the same person as me, Brother Zheng?"

Luo Xizheng smiled, the look in his eyes was completely unbelievable that he was the down-and-out prince who was very unpopular with the emperor at the night banquet and left the stage gloomily, "There will be that day." ”

"If I marry into the Meng family, there is no possibility." Luo Liyao pulled the smooth silk quilt helplessly, "Brother Zheng, what did you think when you married Wu Yan?" ”

What did you think when you married Wu Yan?

The girl's eyes in front of her were heavy, and the light in the dark autumn pupils was as quiet but dazzling as the ancient jade that had been immersed in ten thousand years, as if she had seen his heart directly.

Luo Xizheng was also stunned for a while.

When he was seventeen years old and ready to get married, his mother collected many portraits of the women of the family for him to choose from. But the portraits were nothing more than a lifeless pile of paper and ink, as if his wife were one of them.

And so it is. He randomly pointed to the more pleasing one from a pile of portraits of women, which was Wu Yan.

Wu Yan's father served as a third-grade waiter in the court, and the lintel was neither high nor low, and the daughter he raised was also useless.

Wu Yanzhi to him, according to the words of his master Ning Shangshu: "It's just a woman in his own back house." ”

On the wedding night, Luo Xizheng slept beside her in her clothes, only remembering that her sad and tearful eyes looked like Luo Liyao.

In addition, Luo Xizheng has no impression of this titular wife.

"But you're a man, and you're always different from me." Luo Liyao didn't seem to really want his answer, and said to herself, "I don't know how to be a backhouse woman......

"I won't let you marry Meng Yan." Luo Xizheng interrupted her, and knew that her eyes must be full of surprise now without looking, "When the time comes, I will first find a way to postpone the marriage, and then find a reason to break the marriage." ”

Before Luo Liyao could speak again, Luo Xizheng put his hands on her somewhat thin shoulders and said word by word: "Yao'er, you believe me." ”

Just like when I chose to stand by your side.

Luo Liyao didn't know how to answer, she only felt that the temperature on her face gradually rose as he got closer, and she didn't dare to look at him directly.

At this point, she no longer had the heart to think about the truth of Luo Xizheng's words, because the aura of a man on his body was getting closer and closer to her, so close that she almost felt his breath gently fall on her hair.

If you look in from the window at this time, you can see that the shadows of the two are intertwined, and there is some lingering meaning.

"Yao'er." Luo Xizheng's call seemed to be mixed with a bit of sighing.

At this time, Luo Liyao suddenly felt that it was really inappropriate for him to call her even a little more intimate than her mother and brother.

But when she reacted, she was already encircled in the warm and generous arms of the man in front of her, and the overwhelming manly aura made her overwhelmed for a while, so she could only stiffen and let him hold her.

Especially the moment when she felt his chin gently resting on her shoulder, Luo Liyao almost wanted to run away.

But Luo Xizheng didn't seem to feel anything wrong, and rubbed a few strands of soft hair that fell on her cheeks, as if she was attached to a lover.

The breeze outside the window gently blows through the treetops, like the gentleness of a girl smiling at a flower, but it is inexplicably mixed with a bit of reluctance.

It seemed that even Mingyue couldn't bear to disturb the two who were hugging each other at this moment, so she covered her face and slowly hid in the clouds.

I don't know how long it has been like this, Luo Xizheng sighed softly again, like a feather gently falling on Luo Liyao's heart, scratching her a little strange.

Fortunately, when Luo Liyao felt that she was too stiff to maintain such a posture anymore, Luo Xizheng finally let go of her.

The two were relatively silent, and the atmosphere in the hall fell into an eerie silence.

The appearance of the four princes in the palace is outstanding.

The second prince Yinghua and the third prince Yuanjing both look like their biological mother queen, and the outline of the fourth prince Chengjuan is the same as the emperor.

And the eldest prince Xi Zheng seems to be an outlier, and he is not much similar to his biological mother and the emperor. Xu grew up outside the palace since he was a child, his complexion is darker than the other three, and when his eyebrows are slightly wrinkled, he naturally has a bit of a sharp temperament, which makes people feel a little awe for no reason.

Luo Liyao thought so in her heart, and stared at his cheek for a while.

"Uh......" When Luo Liyao was stunned for a long time, as soon as she spoke, she met Luo Xizheng's overly bright eyes, her mind was blank for a moment, and she blurted out, "I was poisoned." ”

Hearing this, Luo Xizheng's face immediately changed: "What poison?" Who ordered it? ”

Luo Liyao regretted it after speaking, not to mention that she had already made up her own mind about this matter in her heart, even if it was just to not let him worry, she shouldn't talk about it.

But there was no turning back when she opened the bow, and she still told Luo Xizheng and Luo Xizheng about the matter of returning the chicks, but she skipped her suspicions about the identity of the person who poisoned her.

After Luo Xizheng listened, he already had different thoughts in his heart.

The two of them chattered for a while, and Luo Xizheng got up and prepared to leave.

"It's late at night, go to sleep." Luo Xizheng rolled up his cuffs as he did when he came, revealing his bony palms and sturdy forearms, "I will send someone to investigate this matter, and you can detoxify it with peace of mind." ”

Luo Liyao nodded in agreement, watching his figure disappear into the night, and when he lay down again, he was no longer as depressed as before.

It's just that in the dark, something seems to be changing, like the last calm before the storm, but the dark tide is already raging beneath.