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If only the dowry was sent in! Shen breathed a sigh of relief, glad that the Chen Wangfu had not done too much.
Mrs. Tai and the others were also relieved, as long as the dowry was sent to the door.
"However," the little girl swallowed, and then said, "The people of the palace will not let the Quanfu people enter, but only let the second girl's dowry be put down." ”
According to the rules, in addition to sending the dowry to the man today, the woman's Quanfu person will also go to the new house prepared by the man to decorate.
Chenwangfu does not let Quanfu people enter the door, which is not a number of etiquette, but compared to the previous Chenwangfu has been closed to the guests, and did not make any response to this marriage, today they finally accepted the dowry and completed the last ceremony before welcoming the family, and the rest are also subsections.
The lady at the top put down the blue and white porcelain teacup and said with a graceful smile: "This holy decree has been issued, and even the Chenwang Mansion will not dare to resist the decree." ”
She talked and laughed freely, as if she had expected that King Chen's Mansion would not dare to refuse the dowry.
Liu's, Yu's and other concubines echoed Mrs. Tai's words:
"That's it!"
"The emperor is full of hard work, and he is happy for His Royal Highness King Chen, and King Chen should be grateful to Dade."
"This royal marriage can be beaked by King Chen's mansion!"
“……”
Amber silently glanced at Mrs. Tai and them, and silently stared at the tips of her shoes, and said in her heart: Where does King Chen's Mansion dare not resist the decree, I wish my own girl would marry her!
My own girl is really going to become Princess Chen!
Amber still doesn't feel very realistic, and quietly pinched her thigh. It hurts.
More than half an hour later, the person who went to the Hou Mansion to deliver the dowry returned, which meant that today's ceremony was over.
Shen and Chu Lingxiao personally went to send the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites, Chu Qianchen was about to retire, but saw Mrs. Tai turn her head and look at her, her eyes were majestic.
"Sister Chen, you're going to get married tomorrow." Mrs. Tai said lightly.
Chu Qianchen: "......"
Mrs. Tai said in a tone of admonition: "You are the daughter of the Chu family, and the honor and disgrace of the Chu family are also related to you." ”
"When you marry into the Chenwang Mansion, you can't forget your roots, you have to remember one thing, only if the Chu family is prosperous, can you gain a firm foothold in the Chenwang Mansion."
Mrs. Tai's expression was a bit condescending.
Since this marriage cannot be changed, the Chu family can only hold Chu Qianchen firmly in the palm of their hands, so as to show their loyalty to the emperor.
With Mrs. Tai's words, the expressions of everyone in the hall became extremely subtle, and they exchanged glances in twos and threes, especially Liu, with a mocking look in their eyes.
Chu Qianchen just laughed, neither silent nor answered.
Mrs. Tai was angry when she saw Chu Qianchen's appearance of "can't hold back a word for a long time", her voice was a little colder, and she reprimanded: "Don't think that you will be the princess immediately, so you will be fluttering." You don't want to think about it, although King Chen is noble, can he be more expensive than the emperor? ”
"Moreover, King Chen's life will not be long ......"
Chu Qianchen originally went in one ear and one ear out, but he didn't take Mrs. Tai's words to heart at all, and pursed his lips and smiled slightly.
It wasn't until she heard Mrs. Tai say that King Chen's fate couldn't help but disappear, and the smile on Chu Qianchen's delicate little face disappeared in an instant, and his eyes became cold, like sharp arrows.
"Grandmother is cautious!" Chu Qianchen warned.
"......" Mrs. Tai shook her head, feeling panicked, and couldn't talk anymore.
She was not happy in her heart, her face turned up, and she said coldly: "You kneel down for me!" ”
Everyone else's eyes rushed towards Chu Qianchen, most of them were watching the excitement, and only Chu Qianhuang's eyes were a little cold.
Chu Qianchen stood up calmly.
Mrs. Tai's chin was even higher, and she thought that Chu Qianchen was softening, she opened her lips slightly, and was about to train again, but saw Chu Qianchen and said, "Grandmother, I will retire first." ”
She turned around and walked out unhurriedly, her expression indifferent.
She will leave the Chu family tomorrow, and she no longer needs to be vain with Mrs. Tai.
Mrs. Tai couldn't believe her eyes.
She is the old feudal lord of this Hou Mansion, everyone respects her, and according to her, no one in this Hou Mansion has never dared to disobey her like this.
"Presumptuous!" Mrs. Tai was so angry that her whole body trembled slightly, her face turned blue, and she raised her voice and ordered, "Come on, don't stop the second girl for me!" ”
Outside the hall, the two maids guarding under the eaves looked at each other, with a hesitant look on their faces, and they wanted to stop but didn't dare to stop them.
Chu Qianchen stopped in a good way, turned around again, and faced Mrs. Tai.
On that delicate and picturesque face, the expression is gentle and detached.
"Grandmother, I'm going to get married tomorrow, I have to go back to the yard to clean up, I don't know what else my grandmother can advise?" Even when it comes to getting married, Chu Qianchen is still calm, and there is not a trace of shame on his face to marry the bride.
Mrs. Tai: "......"
Mrs. Tai's face sank a little more, and she couldn't help but think of the last time Chu Qianchen blackmailed her for 30,000 taels of silver in Yanghezhuang.
At that time, this girl was also like this, looking like a matter of course.
The more Mrs. Tai thought about it, the more angry she became, and for a while new hatred and old hatred came together.
"Chu Qianchen, do you think it's ......"
Mrs. Tai thought yes, do you think I can't do anything to you?
However, he was only halfway through his words when he choked.
She can punish this girl for her disrespectful words, but what about tomorrow's wedding?
Tomorrow's wedding, but if something goes wrong in the Hou Mansion, the emperor will not blame Chu Qianchen, but will only put the account on Chu Qianchen.
This Chu Qianchen is simply a big Buddha, he can't scold, and he doesn't dare to fight.
The green tendons on Mrs. Tai's forehead jumped and jumped, and she held her breath in her chest.
Chu Qianchen has no Chu family in her heart at all, how can she be used by the Chu family in the future, what is the value of such a concubine to the Chu family?!
Also.
Chu Qianchen didn't even care about her mother who gave birth to her and raised her, how could she care about the Chu family!!
Mrs. Tai's face became more and more blue, and she clutched her chest in pain.
Mama Wang was afraid that Mrs. Tai would be angry, so she hurriedly gave her a good breath.
Chu Qianchen looked at Mrs. Tai quietly and raised his eyebrows, as if to say, what else do you have to advise.
Inside the hall, there was a dead silence.
At this time, the Shen family came back after sending people away.
As smart as Shen, even if he didn't ask, he could guess what was going on.
She walked quickly into the hall and blessed Mrs. Tai, "Mother, Sister Chen'er is getting married tomorrow, and I still have something to tell her, so we will retire first." ”
Shen's words are reasonable, before the girl's family gets married, mothers will say something considerate to their daughters.
The problem is that Chu Qianchen is just a concubine.
Under normal circumstances, the mother-in-law treats the marriage of her concubine, which is generally to make enough of the superficial etiquette, how can she do it so herself, and treat her daughter like this.
Mrs. Tai, who couldn't get off the stage, went down the steps and said coldly, "Go ahead." ”
Chu Yunmu jumped up from the chair all of a sudden, and said with a smile: "Grandmother, I'll go back to do my homework, and I'll come back to say hello to you in the evening." ”
Chu Yunmu happily followed Shen and Chu Qianchen away, and the three of them went all the way in the direction of the main courtyard.
In the Hou Mansion, the people were jubilant, and the people were still talking about the grand occasion when the dowry was given.
After walking into a winding verandah, Shen saw that there was no one around, so he asked, "What did your grandmother tell you to remember that she is the daughter of the Chu family, and the Chu family is your dependence?" ”
Chu Qianchen just laughed, noncommittal.
And Shen didn't need her to answer, she stopped, grabbed one of Chu Qianchen's hands, stared at her eyes, and said, "Sister Chen, you don't have to pay attention to what your grandmother said." ”
"After you get married, as long as you live your own life in King Chen's Mansion, you don't have to worry about the Chu family!"
It was not the first time that Shen had said something similar, Chu Qianchen understood her intentions, she was afraid that she would be manipulated by her grandmother, so she told her again and again so impatiently.
"Mother, don't worry, I will listen to you." Chu Qianchen affectionately took Shen's arm and continued to walk forward.
In the last life, the Chu family was aggressive against her, took advantage of her in every way, and finally drove her out of the house, and she had already broken off her righteousness.
Reliving a lifetime, how could she be so stupid as to take the Chu family to heart again, it's just to use each other.
The only thing that made her still have some parts of the Chu family was probably the Shen family and Chu Yunmu.
And also......
Chu Yunyi's awkward face suddenly appeared in her mind, and she hooked her lips slightly.
Chu Qianchen looked at the blue sky above, walking briskly, but also calmly, calmly.
Chu Yunmu, who was left alone, felt as if he was being excluded, grabbed Shen's other hand, and hurriedly said, "Mother, I also listen to you!" ”
The Shen family, who was originally preoccupied, was amused by Chu Yunmu, "Forget it, if you have your second sister who is obedient, I will ask God to worship the Buddha." ”
"Mother!" Chu Yunmu was gone.
The three of them soon came to the main courtyard, and the Shen family still had something to say to Chu Qianchen in their hearts, but as soon as they sat down, the housekeeper Mama Jin sent by the Internal Affairs Office came.
Mama Jin visited the Hou Mansion at this time, naturally for the wedding.
Shen ordered someone to bring her in.
Mama Jin is about fifty years old, with a disc face, kind eyebrows, a smile on her face, and a purple gown, dressed neatly.
"Mrs. Hou, Second Miss Chu," Mama Jin bowed, "The slave is here to tell the two of you about the etiquette of tomorrow's wedding." ”
"Second Miss Chu, His Royal Highness King Chen is seriously ill and not good at walking, and the wedding ceremony can only be simplified as much as possible."
"Tomorrow, His Royal Highness King Chen will definitely not be able to come to greet the relatives in person, and when the time comes, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites will send a sedan chair to send the girl into the palace, and the girl will hold the rooster to complete the ceremony of worshipping the church......"
"Also, early the morning after tomorrow, you have to go to the palace alone to recognize your relatives, at that time, you have to go to the emperor, the queen mother and the queen mother, as well as those royal families, there are many people, the slave will tell you a rough talk first, someone will remind the girl that day......"
“……”
Shen Shi listened, frowned slightly, and felt very unhappy: This is inevitably wronged Sister Chen!
King Chen was seriously ill, and King Chen's brother could have greeted him on his behalf, but the emperor wanted to use this way to humiliate King Chen and Chu Qianchen, who couldn't understand his thoughts!
Chu Qianchen was silent, and he didn't hear it at all.
For her, it's just a ritual.
Anyway, after she entered the palace, no one could help her, who could control whether she hugged the rooster or not!
Mama Jin talked endlessly about a cup of tea, and finally finished speaking, and then asked Chu Qianchen: "Second Miss Chu, what the slave said, do you remember it?" ”
"If you don't remember, the slave can say it again, don't be stubborn."
"You will be Princess Chen in the future, and your words and deeds represent the royal demeanor......"
Shen frowned when he heard this, and directly interrupted Mama Jin: "I didn't know that the Internal Affairs Office could still control Princess Chen's head." ”
Mama Kim: "......"
Mama Jin froze and was dumbfounded.
According to the number of etiquette, except for the Queen Mother and the Queen, no one is qualified to reprimand Princess Chen, let alone the Internal Affairs Office.
Mama Jin's face was a little ugly, and she regretted that she had lost her temper.
Before she came to the Hou Mansion, she was called by the queen, she didn't see the queen, it was the queen's cronies Xu Mama who saw her, and it was Xu Mama who told her about the etiquette of welcoming her tomorrow, and asked her to come to the Hou Mansion to relay.
She thought that she had the queen's support, so she forgot about it for a while, but she also knew that this matter would definitely not pull the queen out, so she could only smile and say: "Mrs. Hou, it's the slave who lost her word." ”
"Tomorrow is the wedding, and the slave is also afraid that the ceremony will go wrong, and it will be difficult to explain. Now that the second girl of Chu has remembered it clearly, the slave and maid have retired. ”
Mama Jin was afraid of being stopped by the Shen family, so she quickly retired.
After she withdrew from the East Second Room, she stopped, turned around and pulled the corners of her mouth disdainfully, feeling that the Shen family really didn't know how to lift, and she didn't know what to do for a concubine!
Mama Jin shook off her handkerchief and walked away with her fat waist.
On the other side of the curtain, Shen looked at the shaky Xiangfei curtain, his eyes flickered, and he was even more worried about Chu Qianchen's situation.
Chu Qianchen's current situation is not an exaggeration to describe it as "being attacked from all sides", the Chu family dislikes her but wants to use her; The emperor and queen in the palace intended to use her to humiliate King Chen; Outsiders want to see her hilarity and jokes; There is also the Chenwang Mansion......
Shen Shi grabbed the handkerchief, smiled at Chu Yunmu, raised his hand and pointed to the courtyard outside the window and said, "Brother Mu, look, the Yueji flowers over there are blooming well, can you go and fold a few Yueji vases for us?" ”
Mama Chen saw that the Shen family wanted to send Chu Yunmu away, so she coaxed him with a smile and said, "Fourth Young Master, is it okay for the slave to accompany you over to pick it out?" ”
Chu Yunmu always felt that his mother was disgusting him, and looked at her and Chu Qianchen back and forth, and at this moment, there was a "meow" sound outside the window.
He followed the sound and saw a little black cat crouching on a tall plane tree, the branches of which were at least seven or eight feet above the ground.
"Moon Shadow!"
Chu Yunmu was anxious, and took a group of people to hurry up to save the cat, and the momentum was impressive.
The room soon fell silent.
Dongmei went out to guard the door for the two of them with interest.
Shen Shi seized the opportunity and hurriedly asked, "Sister Chen, is King Chen's illness real?" ”
Since that day, after the emperor led people to break into the palace of King Chen, the miracle doctor of Jishitang was treating King Chen, and the rumors spread in Beijing.
The Shen family had heard about it for a long time, but they had never asked Chu Qianchen for verification before, until today.
Chu Qianchen just nodded and didn't say anything.
"......" Shen Shi breathed a long sigh of relief, and his heart, which had been hanging for several days, finally let go a little.
The identity difference between King Chen and Chu Qianchen is too big, it is not a good match, if it is not for the emperor's marriage, the Shen family will never want Chu Qianchen to marry to King Chen's mansion.
However, there are many people in this world who can't help themselves.
The emperor's sudden marriage brought two people who should have been unrelated together.
Since Chu Qianchen had to marry, the Shen family only hoped that her life would be better after she got married.
From Chu Qianchen's nod, Shen guessed a lot: King Chen is sick, and nine times out of ten he is not lightly ill, so he needs to ask Chu Qianchen to take action, and judging from Chu Qianchen's calm and relaxed attitude, she should be able to cure King Chen.
That's enough.
As long as Chu Qianchen can cure King Chen, based on this alone, King Chen and King Chen's mansion will respect Chu Qianchen for three points.
Chu Qianchen's medical skills should help her gain a foothold in King Chen's Mansion.
With Chu Qianchen's temperament, as long as she can earn a place in King Chen's Mansion, her life will not be too miserable.
At this time, silence is better than sound, and there are some things that Shen Shi didn't say, but Chu Qianchen also understands that there is a warm current in her heart.
She couldn't tell Shen directly about Gu Jue's situation, so she could only say softly: "Mother, don't worry." I'm going to be fine. ”
"When the three dynasties come back, I will come back to see you and Brother Mu."
"......" Shen was even more reluctant.
When Chu Yunmu came back with the little black cat, he felt that the atmosphere in the room was a little strange, as if he secretly heard his mother talking to Mama Chen about the reluctance of Chu Qianchen to marry one night, and his mother had this expression now.
Chu Yunmu stretched out a free hand and patted Shen's hand gently, "Mother, I'm here." ”
After a pause, he added, "I'm not married." ”
Shen: "......"
Chu Qianchen: "......"
The two laughed almost at the same time, and the laughter was crisp, sweeping away the originally gloomy atmosphere in the room.
"Meow?"
The little black cat looked at the few of them in confusion, struggling to get off the ground, but was hugged tighter by Chu Yunmu.
"Chu Qianchen, you and Moon Shadow stayed for dinner, right?" Chu Yunmu was also reluctant to marry Chu Qianchen in his heart, wishing that tomorrow would never come.
Chu Qianchen responded with a smile, rubbed Chu Yunmu's head, thinking that in the future, when Chu Yunmu was resting, he could often take him to the Chenwang Mansion to play, and let Yun Zhan and Xue Feng show them to guide this kid's martial arts.
Chu Yunmu was sad in her heart, and she didn't care about being rubbed her head: for Chu Qianchen's sake, let her rub it. Later, when he is taller than her, it will be his turn to rub her head!
Chu Yunmu was refreshed again, and felt that he had to eat an extra bowl of rice at night and grow faster.
On this day, it wasn't until it was completely dark that Chu Qianchen and Shen left the main courtyard together and went in the direction of Wanyan Courtyard.
According to the rules of the Great Qi Dynasty, before the girl's family got married, her mother would stay with her for one night, say something considerate, and then give a "thing" at the bottom of the box.
The nights are as cool as water, and the summer nights are probably the most comfortable time of the day.
The night sky above is full of stars;
In the Hou Mansion below, red lanterns are hung everywhere, and the red lanterns lit are like big rubies, bright and bright.
The little black cat followed behind Chu Qianchen step by step, hiding in her shadow.
Chu Qianchen walked fast, and it was fast;
Chu Qianchen walked slowly, and it was also slow;
Chu Qianchen stopped, it also stopped, and then raised its little head curiously.
Ahead, a pair of mother and daughter blocked the end of the bluestone path, both holding their heads high, with a style of "those who come are not good, and those who are good do not come".
Shen frowned slightly, feeling that some kind of bull, ghost, snake and god had come to the door today, and they all refused to stop.
"Sister-in-law, Sister Chen," Liu shouted in a strange manner, "what a coincidence. ”
"Sister Chen, your dowry today is really beautiful!"
Liu's tone was sour.
She knew that Chu Qianchen's dowry was given by the Shen family according to the share of the eldest daughter, and not only that, but the Shen family also gave her another 20,000 taels of silver as dowry silver.
Chu Qianchen's dowry is too thick, and Liu suspects in his heart that he is afraid that Chu Qianhuang will marry in the future, and this dowry may not be able to surpass Chu Qianchen.
Liu felt that Shen was simply crazy, and he was digging out his heart and lungs for a concubine.
Liu Shi stroked his sleeves and continued: "You are going out tomorrow, will His Royal Highness King Chen accompany you back on the day you return to the door in the third day?" As she spoke, she sighed deliberately, covered her mouth and said, "His Royal Highness King Chen is so sick that he won't even be able to come to greet him in person tomorrow, I'm afraid...... Hey, Sister Chen, it's hard for you to come back in the future. ”
Chu Qianling's eyes flickered, looking at Chu Qianchen for a while, and lowering his eyes for a while.
"......" Chu Qianchen's face turned cold.
Liu's words only didn't say that Chu Qianchen would be widowed in the future, and he would not be able to go out casually.
Chu Qianchen didn't wait for her to say more, and said directly: "I want the perfect ointment, no!" ”
Shen also felt that Liu was too short-sighted, and sneered: "Second brother and sister, it's not your attitude to ask for others!" ”
"Sister Chen, let's go."
Shen Shi pulled Chu Qianchen and continued to walk forward, not wanting to be in a bad mood for these inconsequential people.
Liu: "......"
Liu's face darkened as if splashed with ink, and he stopped Chu Qianchen and Shen again, and asked by their names: "Chu Qianchen, aren't you afraid that I will tell you about that?!" ”
The threat in Liu's words is palpable.
To put it bluntly, Chu Qianchen is just relying on her to become Princess Chen, and she dares to look at no one like this.
Shen moved his eyebrows, not knowing what was going on.
Chu Qianchen didn't bother to deal with them at all, and said, "That thing? Are you saying that my aunt gave birth to a stillborn baby back then, and I was the outer room girl who brought it back? ”
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There was silence around, and I only heard the sound of insects chirping among the bushes and grasses, as if singing and singing.
Liu was stunned, he didn't expect Chu Qianchen to say this without hesitation. Isn't this little slut afraid that the secret of her life story will be revealed?!
What the?! Shen's eyes widened slightly, as if he had been struck by lightning, and many years of old things flashed in his mind like a marquee.
Chu Qianhuang and Chu Qianchen, two faces with very different temperaments, gradually overlapped each other......