"Junior, the eldest son of the Gaoling Marquis Mansion, Cao Jie, is here to marry the third lady of your mansion" said, Cao Jie stopped and bowed to King Yu.

King Yu smiled and nodded, "This is the first time this king has seen you, you are really a young talent, quite similar to your father, really a tiger father without a dog." Crescent..."

"Yes," Crescent stood up.

"Is Yao'er ready?" King Yu asked.

Crescent Moon leaned in and nodded respectfully, "Yes, it's ready." ”

"It is said that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and Yao'er's marriage was also facilitated by you, so it is up to you to send Yao'er to marry." King Yu rarely showed a pleasant face to the new moon, and seemed to be very satisfied with Cao Jie.

Cao Jie looked at the crescent moon and detained himself as "Sister Crescent"

"Good son, Yao'er, my sister will entrust it to you." After Xinyue finished speaking, she glanced at the grandmothers in the side passage, and Yao'er walked out with the support of the grandmothers.

Xinyue held Yao'er's hand, her palms were covered with sweat. Xinyue put the silk cloth in her hand, but Yao'er still refused to let go of Xinyue's hand "sister-in-law"

"What are you crying about, silly woman, your Langjun is a handsome and responsible person, there will be no more time to cry in the future." Crescent Moon looked at the tears that fell on the back of her hand, and she shed tears herself.

"The auspicious time is coming" Someone outside shouted, and Yao'er couldn't leave now.

With a high-pitched "Third Miss went out." ”

Yao'er and Cao Jie walked out of the other mansion with each other, Xinyue turned her head and looked at the tablet of her uncle and aunt behind the entrance of the main hall, and Xinyue showed her first sincere smile today, "Auntie, uncle, you are all happy." ”

The crowd poured out to see the bride go out, but King Yu had long lost patience with what was going on here, and Yao'er went back to her yard as soon as she went out. And in the entire spacious main hall, Xinyue thought that she was the only one.

Rong Xu stood behind Xinyue and said to Xinyue, "Thank you for your hard work." ”

Xinyue didn't speak, but smiled at Rong Xu, and the two of them laughed at it.

"Madam," Fei'er took a moment to walk over to Crescent Moon and said to Crescent, "Lord Cheshire is not here for us today, but for the wedding banquet at the Hou Mansion. Fei'er personally asked the Cheshire Lord's mother, and the Chai Princess came to listen to the new moon reply, "The second lady of the Hou Mansion is the Cheshire Lord's handkerchief." ”

Xinyue nodded, as soon as the banquet began, she found out, "It seems that I have to take my time." ”

"Madam, the reward from the palace is here" Feng'er also came in from outside and called the new moon away.

In the evening, after a busy day, the banquet was dispersed, and Xinyue returned to her room tiredly, sitting on her bed, looking at the quilt that no one could care about cleaning up because of the hurry, and Yao'er, who was like a little loach last night, rolling in her own bedding, has been married today.

"Madam, drink a bowl of horseshoe soup, the slave put osmanthus flowers, Mrs. favorites" Feng'er brought a bowl of snow-white horseshoe soup, the soup noodles floated like gold osmanthus, the new moon took it, drank it in small sips, said that there is no better than a day of fatigue, eat something sweet to relieve the mood of the time.

"Madam, you said, has Miss Yao seen her husband now?" She sat on a low stool by the Crescent Boat and put her feet in the hot water.

Xinyue smiled, "They all say that there are three major proud things in life, and today I saw that Cao Jie, who has just been on the list of new subjects, and has a candle in the cave room, it is really the most energetic time in life." ”

"Then Cao Jie and Cao Gongzi are really handsome." Fei'er also packed up Crescent's clothes and jewelry, and sat down beside Crescent.

"Yes, you two girls are all in spring." As she spoke, Xinyue patted the top of Fei'er's head, "That's someone's husband, don't worry about it." ”

"Madame laughed again, slave maid, slave maid is not what it meant." As she spoke, Fei'er added a spoonful of hot water to the crescent moon's footbath as if she were angry, but the crescent moon's footwash was just cold, and this spoonful of hot water was really timely.

"Yours are indispensable." With that, Crescent lifted the hem of her clothes, wiped her feet clean, and sat back on the bed.

"Madam, this box didn't come with Miss Yao'er." Fei'er suddenly thought of something, and took out a finger-length black bottle from the most hidden box that Xinyue put on, Xinyue raised her eyebrows, and did not take the bottle in Feng'er's hand, but said, "Put it away, I don't need it yet." ”

Fei'er did as she said, put the bottle anew, and didn't mention it again.

Yao'er's marriage has come to an end, and the new moon is also the most important thing missing, and now, as long as the last thing is completed, she can live the life she wants to live freely.

On the second day, Xinyue got up early in the morning, and when she came in to wake up Xinyue, she found that Xinyue was already dressed and standing in front of the mirror, her long hair was no longer in front of her shoulders, and she was holding a comb in her hand, combing her long hair down.

"Ma'am, the slave came to comb your hair?" Feng'er put down the basin and walked to the side of the new moon.

"Okay" said, Xinyue sat down in front of the dressing table, reached out and opened the jewelry box she used to be a girl, picked out two plain silver beads and blue velvet flowers and handed them to Hao'er, "Wrap my hair and use a few jewelry." ”

"Madam, this is the costume you made when you were mourning for the prince and your wife, Madam, you have been dressed like this for six years, and you can finally ......"

"Put it on," Xinyue said, and Feng'er could only do so, wrapping all of Xinyue's long hair with a thin dark cloth and decorating it with only a little, so that Xinyue packed up her clothes.

All over the house are still wearing red and hanging colors, since Shan'er got married, this house has not been so lively for three years. The subordinates all looked very tired, yawning and cleaning up all parts of the house, and when they saw Xinyue dressed like this, they immediately stopped what they were doing and looked around, thinking that there was something more in the house.

Because the prince is in the house, the new moon has to go over to say goodbye, but it is always not seen, and it is the same today, the new moon stands in front of the courtyard gate of the king of Yu, the door is not seen, the door is scraped, on the steps, the red paper of the firecrackers has not been swept away, since the door is closed, no one has come out.

Crescent Moon stood at the door, as if she had done her best, and then Fei'er walked over, "Madam, everything is ready." ”

"Well, let's go." With that, Xinyue turned around, left the courtyard of King Yu, and walked slowly towards the door

Today is the day when Xinyue officially moved into another village to live, Xinyue has already told Cao's sister-in-law, think about it, Yao'er's mother-in-law who is now serving tea also has a number in her heart.

Walking to the side of the carriage, the coachman saw the two maids beside Xinyue, one on the left and one on the right, each carrying a burden, "Madame, are you going to live in another village?" ”

"Yes, our lady is not feeling well, and she is going to Beizhuang to recuperate, you should be careful to catch the car, don't be too bumpy." As he spoke, Feng'er boarded the carriage first, stretched out her hand to pull the crescent moon, and Fei'er supported the crescent moon from behind.

The carriage began to move, and Feng'er kept looking at Xinyue's face, and Xinyue did not have any other look on her face, but a calm face.

Zhuangzi was outside the city, and he went out from the north gate and traveled about ten miles to get there.

Today is the day of the north market of Jinling City, so the north gate gate, all are waiting in line to enter the city of the peddler pawns, if the line out of the city is not very long, from the founding of the country, there are regulations at the city gate, if it is not necessary, even if it is the Son of Heaven, queue up, abide by the rules into the city, so the coachman lined up in the line out of the city, Feng'er proposed that the new moon go down for a walk, but the new moon shook his head, lack of interest, reached out and rubbed his forehead, and said to the two girls, "Don't make any more extraneous branches today." ”

The two girls knew the importance of today's events, and they were far from being able to get out of the car and go shopping, so they both nodded and sat in the car in a proper manner.

At this moment, a man's voice came from outside the carriage, his voice was not loud or small, enough for the crescent moon in the carriage to hear, "It's Miss Xu sitting in the car?" ”

"Our young lady's surname is Xu, who are you?" Feng'er replied.

"Under the name of the marrow. It is the long-term follower of Zhao Gongzi's side, and Zhao Gongzi wants to meet Miss Xu. When Xinyue heard his name, his heart sank, and he was the most trusted person of the prince, the essence.

Xinyue nodded to Feng'er, and Feng'er said, "Miss Xu met the tea stall three miles outside the city. ”

"Yes" The voice of the marrow disappeared suddenly, as it had been.

The carriage moved again, Xinyue reached out to the broken hair in front of her forehead, pinned it behind her ear, and looked at Xinyue worriedly, "What did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do when he saw you?" ”

Fei'er doesn't know much about the relationship between Xinyue and the crown prince, but she can also judge from the looks of the two people that their relationship must be unusual, if they have nothing to do with it, they can meet now, instead of using a pseudonym to hide it.

"Before I handed over the letter here, the Queen Mother and Her Majesty had already arranged another marriage for me, and it was really my good grandmother and uncle." Crescent sneered.

Feng'er didn't dare to speak, but just reached out and grabbed the new moon, as if to cheer her up.

"Madame mean, what does Your Majesty and the Queen Mother mean, do you want you to marry His Royal Highness the Crown Prince again? You are a noble family member of the prince, how can you serve the second husband again? Fei'er said eagerly.

Xinyue smiled, "Your eyes are too big, no matter how much you stare at them, you will glare out of your noses, what if I am the prince's noble?" After I left Rong Xu, I had nothing to do with him. However, even if I am willing to serve the second husband, then I can't be a wife, I can only be a concubine, but I won't be willing to die, maybe some people are willing to be cheap, and feel that from the prince, in the future, they can be a princess. But I, Xu Xinyue, will never be a concubine. ”

"That lady, how can you marry a good man in the future?" Fei'er's sad appearance was really thinking about Xinyue, and Xinyue didn't embarrass her, but smiled, "Who said that women have to rely on men to live, you follow Feng'er to count my property, and I ask you, can all those money and things be enough for me to spend my life?" ”

Fei'er didn't speak, but Feng'er smiled, "It's just that Madam, your jewelry, the reward is enough for your flowers for three lifetimes." ”

"yes" Crescent Moon smiled and didn't say anything more.

There was nothing to say all the way, and it took three miles to arrive, the carriage stopped, and the new moon put on a hat and slowly got out of the car, to see that Rong Zhao was already waiting by the side of the road, and saw the new moon coming out of the carriage, and stretched out his hand to pick up the new moon.

Rong Zhao is the most beautiful man Xinyue has ever seen. In the world, Xinyue has never seen another man, with such a luxurious bearing and handsome appearance.

Even if you stand indifferently on the side of the road, you can attract frequent attention.

From the first time she saw him, Xinyue felt that he had a vague and inexplicable concern and love for herself. Fortunately, Xinyue himself understands, otherwise, I am afraid that he will really fall into his bright and gentle eyes.

Xinyue did not stretch out her hand, but carefully stepped on the horse stool, stepped out of the carriage, and after keeping a certain distance from Rong Zhao, Xinyue bent her knees, "Your Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"You're welcome, come, talk about it in the tea pavilion." Rong Zhao's hand didn't catch the new moon, but he didn't feel embarrassed, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the tea pavilion on the side, and the two walked in one after the other.

The two of them sat together in the innermost position of the tea pavilion.

The tea pavilion is run by a couple and their son, seeing the two of them sit down, the son of the tea pavilion owner, who is the second child, did not dare to step forward, and the proprietress of the tea pavilion stepped forward and wiped the table in front of the two of them, "Childe, what do you want from Madame?" ”

"Plum Blossom Meat Bun, Steamed Bun, Beef Slices, Clear Tea, a Bowl of Osmanthus Rice Soup to She" This tea pavilion, opened from south to north for many years, what delicious things are here, basically every Jinling person is like a number of treasures.

"Yes" After a while, the things that Rong Zhao ordered were served.

The rice soup was still steaming, Xinyue held it with one hand, but did not eat it, Rong Zhao was very relaxed and reached out to pick up the steamed buns, picked up the beef slices, and handed them to Xinyue, "You came out so early, it doesn't look like you've had breakfast." ”

"I'm not hungry" Xinyue stretched out her hand, picked up the tea, and staggered the steamed buns handed over by Rong Zhao.

"You guys, don't stand still, go get something to eat, and then feed the horses." Although Rong Zhao traveled in casual clothes, there were more than a dozen entourages around him, and compared to the crescent moon, the mother-in-law guards around him were very shabby.

"Yes" The prince is surrounded by well-trained people, and it is really difficult to act together without being noticed.

Rong Zhao saw that Xinyue lowered his head and didn't speak, thinking that he was being beaten by the battle around him, so he had to explain, "You also know my identity, if you don't bring these people, those people in the palace will be worried again." ”

"Is there something wrong with Your Highness? The concubine still has to hurry. Xinyue took a sip of tea, and it was indeed a passing tea, refreshing and thirst-quenching, with a little grain fragrance.

"Listening to your concubine, listening to the deference, it's really out of sight. When did the two of us get separated like this? "Even the good-tempered Rong Zhao, he is also a noble prince, he has never received such a cold reception, and his face naturally can't be hung up.

"Then what does Your Highness want to say about the concubine?" Xinyue put down the teacup and looked at Rong Zhao through the hat.

Rong Zhao frowned, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Your Highness, is this coming back from outside the city?" Xinyue also understood that the more rigid the newer, so she talked about other topics.

"Yes, I went out of the city yesterday to run errands, and when I came back late, I stayed in another village, and you are going to my aunt's Zhuangzi in this trip?" Rong Zhao saw that Xinyue was willing to talk to him, and with a smile between his eyebrows, he replied to Xinyue's words.

"Yes, to stay there for a while." Xinyue picked up the teacup, she liked the taste of the tea very much.

"I'm coming from there, it's next to the royal family, and five miles away, there's the Gyeonggi Army's station, which is very safe." Looking at the cavalry and shooting uniform on Rong Zhao's body, it was the news that the Gyeonggi army had just returned from looking for the camp, and in Rong Ying's letter, the news that Liang Guo was about to move really stimulated the nerves of His Majesty and Rong Zhao.

"That is the Zhuangzi that the deceased mother and aunt liked very much during their lifetimes. After I returned to Beijing, I have been in poor health, and I went to Zhuangzi to recuperate, but I never thought about safety or insecurity. ”

"What the hell is wrong with you? There is a thorn in every sentence. Rong Zhao completely lost his patience and put down the cup in his hand.

"No, it's just a matter of talking to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince again. You stopped me, didn't you mean that? With that, the crescent moon lifted her hat and revealed her face.

Rong Zhao has forgotten how long it has been, he hasn't seen the new moon so closely, it seems that he started after he got married, every time he just saw her at the palace banquet, and then after her aunt and uncle died, he rarely saw her.

Her appearance has grown a lot, her smart eyes have a curious look in her eyes, her pointed chin and her lips are as moist as cherries, but there is a scar on her cheeks that is as white as jade that cannot be ignored. For a while, Rong Zhao could see it.

"Have you heard?" After Rong Zhao asked, he picked up his teacup and took a sip of it in a bit of a distraction, and the tea in the teacup, like a hot knife, rolled into his mouthpiece, and the hot Rong Zhao immediately threw away the teacup, and the guards who were gobbling it up and eating against time immediately drew their knives.

Xinyue frowned, reached out and picked up the plum blossom meat bun on the side, and ate it in small bites, but when she saw Rong Zhao's embarrassed appearance, she couldn't help laughing.

Rong Zhao pursed her mouth hotly, but looking at Xinyue's curved eyes and sudden appetite, she knew that her mood was better, Rong Zhao waved his hand, "It's okay, retreat." ”

"Yes" The guards still wanted to continue eating delicious steamed buns, so they all sat quietly back in their original positions.

The original guests in the tea pavilion naturally paid the bill and left in a hurry.

And the plum blossom meat bun in Xinyue's hand has already eaten a small half, the taste is really good, sweet and salty, it is a barbecued pork bun.

"So, you know what?" Rong Zhao saw Xinyue's posture, if he didn't say it more bluntly, Xinyue would give him a sloppy look.

"I know, I knew it from the beginning" Crescent Moon ripped off a small piece of dough and put it in her mouth, it tasted really good.

"You should know that from the time I proposed marriage, I knew that I wanted to marry you." Saying that, Rong Zhao put his hand on the table, although he was sitting here, he would not touch the table here, he leaned forward, trying his best to convince Xinyue.

Crescent Moon thought for a moment and replied, "Then you should know the answer from the moment you told me." As she spoke, Xinyue put the last bite of the bun between her lips and teeth, and Rong Zhao handed her the steamed bun again, "Try this, it's better than plum blossom meat buns." ”

"Don't be so nice to me" Xinyue looked at Rong Zhao, because the more he was good to her, the more Xinyue felt that he was hypocritical, and in order to get the help of the fateful meeting, he would be good to himself and marry himself.

"If you can marry me from the beginning, you won't have to suffer this torture" Rong Zhao's eyes flashed with distress, and the wound on Xinyue's forehead made him unable to take his eyes off.

Xinyue couldn't make sense, so she took off the hat on her head, exposed the headscarf that she would only wear when she was mourning, and said to Rong Zhao, "It's only a year after the wife dies before you can remarry, then please Your Highness, please come and marry me as the crown princess, and marry me in a year." ”

With that, Xinyue stood up, and Feng'er and Fei'er got Xinyue's eyes and immediately followed.

Xinyue put the hat on her head again, took two steps, and looked back at Rong Zhao again, "Brother Prince, you are already the prince, that position is already in your hands, there is no need, then do your best." ”

After saying that, Xinyue walked out of the tea pavilion without any longer and sat back in his carriage, which was already very close to the village.

Not long after leaving, the carriage stopped again, and the coachman said to the crescent moon in the car, "Madam, it's the guard" of the prince just now. ”

"How?" Crescent asked.

"The guard said that he was on the order of Prince Zhao to escort us to Beizhuang."

"Well, let them follow." As she spoke, Xinyue closed her eyes and recuperated, but Feng'er unfolded the oiled paper in her hand, "Madam, what do you think this is?" ”

Xinyue opened her eyes and saw that what she was holding in her hand was the hot steamed bun she had been wanting to eat just now, sandwiched with beef slices.

"Hey, I was drooling just now." Seeing the steamed buns, Xinyue's eyes were shining, and she didn't care if her hands were clean or not, so she reached out and picked up the steamed buns, and took a bite with satisfaction.

Fei'er looked at the scene in front of her in disbelief, how did the lady, who was eating buns in small gulps just now, with melancholy eyes and dignified actions, transform herself into a happy mouthful.

"Fei'er, if I live like this every day, and I don't need anything else to explain myself, I will really be suffocated, come, take a bite." As she spoke, Xinyue picked up a steamed bun and handed it to Fei'er.

Fei'er didn't seem to understand, but she still generously took the steamed bun, and sure enough, as Xinyue said, it was very delicious.