Chapter 30: Bad Fate
Yirong was blessed and was about to leave, but was left behind by the emperor.
The emperor looked at it for a long time, and suddenly frowned slightly, and said, "Bai Yirong? β
"Your Majesty, the courtiers Bai Yirong." Yirong replied respectfully. Although I don't know what the old emperor's intentions are to stay here, Yirong is very calm and respectful on his face.
As the daughter of the Taishi, Yirong has read poetry and books since she was a child, knows books and etiquette, and has a calm and quiet temperament, giving people the feeling of being gentle and elegant.
"I've heard that your mother died after giving birth to you?" The Emperor asked, looking at it.
"Yes, the mother of the courtier had a difficult birth because she gave birth to me."
Yirong replied in a proper manner, without saying much or emotion.
"Oh, what's your mother's last name?"
Of course, Yirong knew this, so she replied: "My father mentioned it to his courtiers, and my mother's surname is Shen." β
"Hmm...... Sink? Shen's family, but the famous Huiyang Shen family in the previous dynasty? The Shen family is a big clan that has produced several noble concubines, but now it is a retreat. The Emperor observed her countenance, as if to see something in her face.
Yirong suppressed her doubts and replied honestly: "Back to the emperor, my father has never mentioned these things to his courtiers, so the courtiers don't know about this Shen family. β
"Oh, too. The Shen family is also a scholarly family, and the girls they have cultivated are all proficient in literature and ink, knowledgeable and etiquette, and countless high-ranking officials and nobles are almost about to break through their thresholds and can't ask for it, but I didn't expect that now things are wrong, and the Shen family is afraid that it will decline. β
There was some regret in the emperor's tone, and he sighed after speaking, and Yirong only listened silently.
How beautiful was this Shen clan at that time? Even the emperor sighed like this. Is there any connection between the mother and the Shen family in the emperor's mouth?
"That's it, you're confused, so I'd better not ask. I'm just curious, you, although I haven't seen your mother with my own eyes, I can see her shadow from you, and I think it's also very good, and it's not an exaggeration to say that your mother was from the Shen family. β
Yirong said: "Thank you to the emperor for your appreciation, the courtiers just read more books......"
"You don't have to be so modest, I've heard that you're proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and today I've seen your demeanor with my own eyes, and I've decided that I'm right to marry you to Lou Zhan, and the two of you can be called a match made in heaven. One is a battle-hardened, decisive and heroic general, and the other is a daughter with outstanding demeanor, knowledge, gentleness and loveliness, no matter how I look at it, I think it is a match made in heaven! β
"The courtiers thanked the emperor."
"Hmm."
The emperor leaned on the backrest and rubbed the corners of his forehead, as if he was tired, and Yirong saw this, so he resigned.
As soon as she walked out, she was first swept away by the cold wind, but she saw a figure walking towards her. This figure is none other than Lou Zhan, who has not been seen for a day, Yirong was a little uncomfortable when she saw him at first glance, the booklet suddenly came to mind, and the scene of that night also made her feel at a loss.
In order to avoid embarrassment, Yirong had to lower her head and pretend not to see him, but he walked straight towards her and stopped in front of her.
Suddenly there was something more on her shoulders, Yirong looked back, and saw Lou Zhan draped a big hat on his shoulder, which was a little familiar - the red and new ones were worn on the day of the Lantern Festival.
Yirong raised her head and looked into his deep eyes, which he was also looking at her, with a little temptation in those eyes.
What does he want to do?
My body was warmer, but my heart was very flustered......
The booklet, as well as this big booklet, the inexplicable look in his eyes when he looked at him, all made Yirong feel uneasy.
"Thank you." Yirong calmed down and thanked her politely.
They are still very strangers to each other, they have only been together for a few days, and there seems to be a thick wall between them, no one can cross it, let alone touch each other's hearts.
Politeness and politeness are the best ways to defuse this awkward atmosphere.
Lou Zhan stared at her intently, until she saw that her head was about to shrink to her chest, and then said, "I heard that Lord Yuezhang said that you were summoned by the emperor, so I came to take a look." β
What did he mean by that he had come to see her because of his father? Yirong pursed her lips slightly, suppressed the cranky thoughts in her heart, and smiled: "Thank you for coming." β
The snow was still falling outside, and the snowflakes were blowing, and the wind was blowing, and one or two fell on Yirong's hair. Yirong's bun was a little loose because she had been riding in the carriage for a long time, and a strand fell on the side of her face.
Lou Zhan looked at her cheeks that were red from the cold, it was very moving, his eyes couldn't help but feel a little strange, he couldn't help but reach out and brush away the strand of hair, his fingers gently pressed against her cheeks, the touch was delicate and silky, a little cool. He took a breath and pressed his fingers to her cheek again......
His eyes were hot.
Yirong frowned because of his movements, and he suddenly sobered up because of this frowning, withdrew his hand, stared at her with complicated eyes, and when his eyes turned, he couldn't help but be attracted by her red lips again, just this glance, he felt dry mouth.
Her lips are so delicate and so graceful that they look like petals.
He is an adult man, he has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he has never touched women, but he still has instinctive needs, such a delicate little lady is in front of him, or is it he has been longing for a long time, how can he hold back his emotions?
Just now, he deliberately brought the big piece in person and put it on for her, but he was also tempting, she really didn't remember him when she met by chance on the day of the Lantern Festival?
At that time, he had just returned from the battlefield, and when he went to watch the Lantern Festival on the street, he happened to meet her A weak woman was bullied by a group of men, so he stepped forward and rescued her. After saving people, he left, because he was sloppy at that time, with his hair scattered, without shaving his beard, and without changing his clothes, he was really embarrassed to appear in front of everyone for too long, but he did not go far, but from a distance, hidden in a dark corner to observe her, but saw a handsome man appear, and her intimate appearance with the young man made him have a different kind of mindβhe experienced the taste of jealousy for the first time...... After she left, he returned to the place where he saved her, and accidentally found a hairpin, very beautiful and suitable for her, maybe this hairpin was lost by her, so he secretly kept it, even if it was a thought.
Unexpectedly, before a year, they actually got married, and when he saw her that day, he was so excited, but, but, ...... How can the emperor's marriage be as simple as it seems! The emperor personally secretly ordered him to infiltrate the Taishi Mansion to thoroughly investigate the rebellion, not really wanted him to be the son-in-law of the Taishi Mansion - since the emperor has suspected it and has taken action, then this Taishi Mansion must be more or less implicated in the rebellion, if it is found out, the Taishi Mansion will inevitably suffer!
He was pleasantly surprised at the same time, but also in pain, why was it her?
Is it sin, or is it fate?