Chapter 610: The Princess's Wedding (I)
Likong said that he chose to attach Da Song not only because of Princess Bao'an, but also because of Zhao Yan, which surprised Zhao Yan, and even wanted to use a knife on the spot to protect his innocence, but he obviously misunderstood Kong, only to see him then said: "People will change, even if I have unwavering feelings for the princess, but it is inevitable that there will be some other ideas, such as ambition!" β
"Ambition? What do you mean? Zhao Yan also felt as if he had made a mistake when he heard this, and asked immediately.
"Ambition is one of the greed, people's greed for a lifetime, can no longer be stopped, ambition is the same, I used to be a monk, naturally there is no ambition, but when I hold power, there are hundreds of thousands of people under the rule, ambition will grow unstoppable, and even once had a dream of sitting on the world, these are not ridiculous in your opinion?" When he said the end, he looked at Zhao Yandao with a little smile.
"This ......" Zhao Yan heard the empty words but was silent, he knows some psychology, and knows that empty words are also normal psychological changes of people, a person will always have different psychological activities because of different statuses, as for the ambition of empty words, it is one of the main driving forces to promote human beings to move forward, many people say that they have no ambition, in fact, they just have no opportunity to have ambition.
Seeing that Zhao Yan was silent, he smiled and then said: "When I received the letter from the king of the county, I once asked my most trusted subordinate if he was willing to attach the Great Song Dynasty with me, but she replied that our Rakshasa Army has become powerful, and if the Great Song Dynasty is weakened, then we will have an opportunity, and it is not even delusional to enter the Central Plains." β
When he said this, he paused for a moment and then added: "To be honest, I was also a little moved after hearing it at the time. But soon I thought of the county king, maybe others don't know, but I know what kind of influence the county king has on the Great Song Dynasty, it is no exaggeration to say that if there is no county king, I am afraid that the Great Song Dynasty will not become the thriving scene it is now. It is impossible for the military strength of the Great Song Dynasty to improve so quickly, coupled with your endless variety of talents, even my father wants to kidnap you overseas, thinking that relying on your talents and learning can help him restore the country, although it is a little crazy, but it shows your importance. β
Zhao Yan finally understood the meaning of emptiness when he heard this, and immediately breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "I see, in addition to your feelings for the second sister, you are also jealous of me. If it weren't for me, you'd really stay overseas and never come back, right? β
When Zhao Yan said the last sentence, his eyes also became very sharp. At this time, he smiled bitterly and said: "I am indeed very jealous of the county king, as for the assumption of the county king, I am afraid that even I don't know the final result, because I don't know if my ambition prevails in the end, or my feelings for the princess prevail?" β
Seeing that Kong was so frank, the fierce look in Zhao Yan's eyes finally changed. I saw that he suddenly stretched out his hand and punched the air heavily, and as a result, he was unsuspecting and took a few steps back. At this time, Zhao Yan spoke: "This punch is for the second sister, and it can be regarded as a punishment for you who once lived up to the feelings of the second sister, but you still made the right choice in the end, I hope you can take good care of the second sister in the future, I don't want her to suffer any more pain!" β
"Hehe, thank you for your generosity!" Although he was punched by Zhao Yan. But Likong covered his chest and laughed, because it meant that Zhao Yan had forgiven him, and he would not tell Princess SΓΉ Bao'an about these things. In fact, if he didn't say these words, Zhao Yan wouldn't know anyway, but he chose to confess. This is because he has been feeling guilty about having these thoughts in his heart, so he wants to find someone to talk to, and it just so happens that Zhao Yan is the only candidate.
"My father has already given me a marriage, what else can I do but forgive you?" Zhao Yan was not angry at this time, in fact, he thought that Kong could confess his original thoughts to himself today, and there was no anger in his heart, after all, not everyone had the courage to do so.
Zhao Yan returned home in the evening, Cao Ying and they already knew the news of Princess Bao'an and the marriage of Kong, but a group of women in the family gathered in Princess Bao'an's room to congratulate her, Princess Bao'an was thin-skinned, and while thanking Cao Ying and them, she blushed and didn't even dare to speak loudly, which made Cao Ying and them laugh non-stop.
Zhao Yan didn't say a few words to Princess Bao'an when he came back, and Princess Shoukang, who soon got the news, also rushed over from the palace, and as soon as she came in, she hugged Princess Bao'an and cried, which scared Zhao Yan, thinking that she had suffered some grievances in the palace, but she didn't expect Princess Shoukang to laugh again soon, clamoring to wear the same wedding dress as Princess Bao'an to marry, and then Zhao Yan and they finally breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that Princess Shoukang was too excited just now.
Princess Shoukang is not as shy as Princess Bao'an, as soon as she came, she immediately began to discuss marriage with Princess Bao'an, Cao Ying and they also joined in, as a result, a room of women was so excited when it came to marriage, chattering endlessly, Zhao Yan didn't even have a chance to interject, and finally had to reluctantly exit the room, what's more, they didn't finish talking, and dinner was also sent to Princess Bao'an, saying that they wanted to talk while eating, and I don't know where they came from so many topics?
Early the next morning, the news that Princess Bao'an and Xu Yuan, the leader of the Rakshasa Army, were given a marriage came out, and many people were wondering at first, Xu Yuan had obviously been a monk before, why would the official family give him and Princess Bao'an a marriage, but later the news that spread said that Xu Yuan was not empty, and Zhao Yan, the king of Guangyang County, could testify, because he died at the hands of Liao State spies in a few years in order to protect his friend Zhao Yan.
With Zhao Yan's current reputation, his testimony has won the trust of many people, of course, there are a few people who are very skeptical of this, but unfortunately they can't come up with any strong evidence, so they can only discuss it in private, and it can't become any climate at all.
Half a month later, the day of the marriage of Princess Bao'an and Princess Shoukang finally arrived, the two of them are twin daughters, and deliberately chose to marry on the same day, which is naturally a very rare happy event, plus Zhao Shu knew that time was running out, so he had already ordered to hold a big wedding for the two daughters, and as a result, on the day of the wedding, the whole capital was noisy, and the streets were full of lights, and there were joyful people everywhere.
Among them, a large number of people gathered in front of the palace gate, because at the beginning of the wedding, the palace gate will be sprinkled with copper coins, which is also the standard practice of the official celebration of the Great Song Dynasty, although this behavior seems to be very vulgar in later generations, but it is extremely popular, whether it is officials or ordinary people, they all hope to grab a few copper coins, because it is said that this copper coin is stained with royal blessings, and after grabbing it, it will be able to avoid evil, and become auspicious in distress, of course, Zhao Yan thinks that this is simply nonsense.
Today's protagonists are, of course, Princess Bao'an and Princess Shoukang, as for Cao Song and Likong, the two concubines can only be regarded as supporting roles, and as their mutual friends, Zhao Yan immediately rushed to help Cao Song and them make up after visiting the two sisters, because the wedding was held in the palace, so the two of them rushed to the palace together.
Everyone is not mistaken, it is makeup, people who have seen the Water Margin know that the men of the Great Song Dynasty have a very vulgar habit, that is, they like to wear flowers, and generally wear flowers in their ears when they encounter any festive things, for example, there is a flower Cai Qing in the Water Margin, this guy is even more excessive, he wears flowers all year round, and even among the readers, he likes to rub powder like the people of the Wei and Jin dynasties.
Likong used to be a monk, even after he was vulgar, he didn't have the vulgarity of rubbing powder and wearing flowers, but Cao Song used to be a famous gentleman, and he often dressed himself up like the legendary Ximen Qing in later generations, and later Zhao Yan told him that Princess Shoukang hated the man who rubbed powder the most, which made him change his habits.
But today the two of them want to be the groom, but they must rub the powder and wear flowers, and there are a lot of exquisiteness, there are special people in the palace who are responsible for dressing up the two of them, and after it is completed, Zhao Yan can't bear to look at their faces, and at the same time feels extremely admired for the people sent by the palace, and it is also a talent to be able to dress up two good faces like this, even if they are in the future, they don't have to worry about starvation, because the director of the horror film will definitely rush to let them be makeup artists.
"Third brother, I suddenly hate you now!" Cao Song, who had finished putting on makeup, looked at himself in the mirror, and suddenly turned his head to Zhao Yan and said.
"What do you hate me for, and I didn't put makeup on you?" Zhao Yan covered his eyes as he spoke, not daring to look at Cao Song's current appearance, lest he have nightmares at night.
"If you hadn't invented some glass mirror, I wouldn't have to see myself so clearly, who do you say I don't hate?" Cao Song said very excitedly, he has always been satisfied with his appearance, but he didn't expect that there would be such an ugly day, if Princess Shoukang saw it, I am afraid that it would be difficult to even round the house tonight.
Hearing Cao Song say this, the empty person next to him couldn't help laughing, but because the smile was too big, the powder on his face kept falling, and the palace people who made up next to him saw this and immediately asked the two horses to sit down and not talk in a mess, and then carefully helped them with their first makeup, but it made Zhao Yan laugh on the side of the stomachache.
Princess Bao'an and Princess Shoukang also put on makeup and changed auspicious clothes in a palace, and when the two wore the same auspicious clothes, coupled with the same appearance, Queen Gao and the other concubines next to them were all amazed, and they couldn't even tell which of the two of them was the elder sister and who was the younger sister?
"Hehe, sister, wait a minute, let's go to the church together to get married, why don't we swap identities, it must be fun!" When Princess Shoukang heard Queen Gao's words, she whispered to Princess Bao'an that although she was about to get married, her nonsense nature had not changed in the slightest. (To be continued......)