Not long after Yang Tao left, Emperor Liu Yan issued a holy decree to marry Wu Sicheng and Qing'er.

Originally, the King of Chu and the Empress Dowager Li returned to heaven one after another, and they could not get married during the national funeral, but Qing'er's belly was getting bigger day by day, and she really couldn't wait, so Liu Yan specially issued a decree to order them to get married on the same day. This can also be regarded as a reward for her contribution to getting rid of the Queen Mother's party.

Although in the end, in order to promise the king of Chu, Liu Yan did not make the crimes committed by the queen mother public, but only added the charge of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country to Han Kemin's head, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that it was Qing'er's rebellion that gave Liu Yan enough evidence to bring down the queen mother, so that the queen mother and the king of Chu both ruled themselves.

There is still a big gap between this statement and the facts, mainly because the king of Chu did not commit suicide in fear of crime, but since Liu Yan did not bring the facts to the light, he can only tolerate people to speculate about the cause of the death of the king of Chu, not to mention that even if he makes the facts public, he may not be able to block the spread of rumors, all Liu Yan did was to prohibit the discussion of this incident in public.

Since it is a wedding ceremony, it is natural that things cannot be hasty. The wedding was set on the third day after the unveiling of the imperial examination that year, first the champion and the first cross-horse parade street, and then this marriage, the capital was also boiling and noisy about this matter, and Liu Yan could be regarded as giving Wu Sicheng and Qing'er enough face.

As a fourth-grade official, he is also a big high-ranking official in the country of silk. Although the country of silk has the official title of a product, it is often set up but not appointed, just like Shang Shuling is a product but is not actually appointed. In fact, it is the deputy servant of the second product who shoots to complete this work. Therefore, the current highest-ranking official in the country of silk is the second grade, and when Chang Miao was alive, he only managed to protect the capital of Liaodong from the second grade. Wu Sicheng, a fourth-grade official, is really a senior official close to the top. In addition, Wu Sicheng is a celebrity in front of the emperor Liu Yan, who among the officials will not take this opportunity to slap him up?

There is the emperor's will. And it is also the use of the money in the palace to organize, this wedding was originally grand and luxurious, plus the congratulatory gifts sent by the officials simply gathered all the treasures of the world in one place, and the hall full of jewels and treasures reflected each other. Among them, the most amazing thing is not the congratulatory gift of the emperor and queen, but a thousand-armed jade Guanyin statue sent by Pingguo Gonghua Tianyu. This jade Guanyin is carved from a whole piece of Hetian mountain jade, the whole body is white and warm, almost the slightest flaw, the only red flaw is also carefully carved by the craftsmen, just located in the heart of the Guanyin statue. This statue of Kannon is no matter how big or small. The material and carving are rare in the world, and even the inner courtyard of the palace cannot find such a fine piece. Ping Guogong gave such a generous gift to everyone who saw it, of course they didn't know that the reason why Ping Guogong would give such a gift was not simply for the couple, but for the royal blood in Qing'er's womb.

After seeing off many guests, Wu Sicheng staggered back to the cave room. After picking off the bride's hijab, Qing'er's originally beautiful face became more and more delicate and lovely under the candlelight. At this time, Wu Sicheng was urged by a stomach full of wine to be hot and hot, and his lust was so strong that he hugged Qing'er and couldn't stop kissing him. The gesture was to push Qing'er down on the bed. Qing'er hurriedly said: "Xianggong, be careful about the child in your belly." ”

Wu Sicheng suddenly came to his senses when he heard this, hurriedly sat up straight, touched Qing'er's abdomen and said, "Yes, yes." This kid"

Qing'er suddenly turned red and said, "It's a pity it's not yours."

Wu Sicheng hurriedly covered her mouth: "Don't think nonsense! You are the son! It is a blessing for him that this child was born in our family. If he was really born in the palace of the king of Chu. I'm afraid he won't have a peaceful life in this life. ”

Qing'er nodded, she understood what her husband meant. If this child is born in the Chu Palace. Then he is naturally the queen of the king of Chu. If it's a girl, it's fine, if it's a boy. Even if the Queen Mother falls and the King of Chu dies, this child will still attack the title of King of Chu. In this way, he became a pawn, a pawn that could be used in court struggles, and in the future he would have no himself, just a child at the mercy of others. And the emperor Liu Yan may not move him because of his brotherhood with the King of Chu, but once he really becomes a threat to the throne, it is difficult to say whether Liu Yan will take care of family affection, and whether he can take care of family affection. The reason why Liu Yan suppressed the affairs of the Queen Mother was not in the daylight, which also meant thinking about this child. Now except for a very few people, no one knows that the child in their womb is the blood and blood of the king of Chu, so this child was born in Wu Sicheng's family, naturally he is a member of the Wu family, the emperor takes care of family affection, and naturally will not treat this child badly in the future, and this child cannot become a threat to the throne, so you can have the best of both worlds. Thinking of this, Qing'er said: "Xianggong's meaning Qing'er understands, but she is wronged by Xianggong." ”

Wu Sicheng gently put Qing'er down on the bed, then lay down side by side with her, and said: "You don't have to survive guilty, I'm not that pedantic person, not to mention that I like you to be smart and clever, behave decently, and your beauty is only a temporary asset, why should you care about those trivial things if you want to get along for a lifetime?" ”

Qing'er turned to look at her husband sideways and said with a smile: "Do you really think so?" Then I'll be ashamed. ”

Wu Sicheng also smiled: "Of course, to be honest, I think you are smarter than the Queen Mother." ”

Qing'er shook her head and said: "This is Xianggong, you are wrong, the Queen Mother is really an extremely smart woman, but she was blinded by the power of the throne and was too conceited, so she made many stupid moves." If she can deal with it with a normal heart, with her intelligence, where can Qing'er look at it. ”

Wu Sicheng tapped the tip of her nose with his finger: "Then you should keep your normal heart in the future, so that you will always be a smart woman." ”

Qing'er buried her head in her husband's arms, and Wu Sicheng also hugged her tightly. After a while, Qing'er suddenly raised her head and said, "Speaking of which, among the jinshi of this subject, is there any talent that can be created?" ”

was asked by Qing'er so suddenly, Wu Sicheng was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing: "You are really a worrying woman." It is said that Zou Feng, the champion of this subject, and Qiu Yiru, although they are outstanding in writing, quick in thinking, and both are humble gentlemen, they are not like talents in governing the country, and both of them are over forty years old, but I am afraid that they will be too conservative; However, Tanhua Sun Kewang is a figure who is expected to become a great person. In addition, Jin Shi Wu Siwen and Pi Longxian also seem to be good. ”

If someone eavesdrops outside the marriage room of the two of them, I am afraid they will be disappointed, because these two newlyweds Yan'er did not have the slightest fragrance, but regarded national affairs as a talking point, and talked until the sky turned white before sleeping.

Although Wu Sicheng's prediction did not completely become a reality in the future, a considerable number of pillars of talent did emerge from this year's Jinshi, and their number far exceeded the talents selected by the imperial examinations before and after it. Although they later belonged to different factions, it was customary to refer to this imperial examination as the year of the civil service.

Of course, Wu Sicheng would not have known about these things at that time, and soon after his marriage, he threw himself into more onerous affairs, because Tuqi invaded the borders of the Silk Country again. (To be continued......)