CHAPTER XXIII
The jade plate is dewed, and the singing and dancing gradually stop.
At the end of the banquet, the Queen Mother suddenly stroked her palms and said
"Today, there is another matter."
The Queen Mother hooked her lips and looked at Su Chun, and said loudly
"Palace maid Su Chun-"
Su Chun hurriedly left his seat and committed himself to saluting, and the Queen Mother summoned the palace maid beside her and took out a decree. Personally awarded it to Su Chun, Su Chun accepted it with sincerity on his face, and the palace maid said loudly at the right time
"The three colors are the clouds, and the Hongxi gathers."
"The Son of Heaven is benevolent, almost not wide, and his knees are empty. It hurts to read it. Su's only daughter, clean family, elegant manners, etiquette and grace, Zhong Lingyuxiu has the talent of Yongxu, and she is waiting for the word golden boudoir now and in the new year. β
"Tan Zhi Yingxiang, the two of them have a good relationship with heaven, and now they will give marriage, and the Su family will give the queen the phoenix seal, give the book and give clothes, and write the chapter and the dictionary."
"The people are related to the prosperity of the country, and the two of them are of one heart and one mind, respect the family and the country, and the dragon and phoenix will be revealed, and do not live up to the will - Qin this."
Su Chunden was stunned.
Crazy - absolutely crazy!!
Su Chun's fingers trembled slightly.
She thought it would be some kind of euphemism, or better, to seal a product first, and be able to enter the royal threshold. But saying it so grandly, doesn't it give people the feeling that you, the emperor, are only worthy of marrying a palace maid?
Suddenly, Su Chun understood why the Queen Mother would agree so easily before.
She is just here to tell the government and the opposition that this emperor can only marry the person he has gifted - even if she is a palace maid.
This is a demonstration, a demonstration to show off his status, a provocation to the imperial power, and it is even more to smash Li Bingwen's face to the ground.
The Queen Mother stroked her hand, and her face was still loving
"Why are you stunned?"
Su Chun hurriedly shook his head, and suddenly an angry rebuke echoed at the banquet
"Ridiculous! Dowager! This is the position of the queen, the mother of a country! How can you let a palace maid be like this...... So! β
Lin Youcheng was so angry that he couldn't continue, but the Queen Mother didn't pay attention to him, just glanced at Xu Zuocheng lightly, and he understood
"Alasβwhy is you so anxious? Why does Your Majesty like a palace maid want to make her nameless? Is this emperor too aggrieved? β
The irony implied in Xu Zuocheng's words was not understood by any of you present? Lin Youcheng was so angry that he almost didn't lift the table, pointed at his nose and scolded a dog thief
Li Bingwen seemed to have long been used to it, and he cleared his throat lightly
"Xu Zuocheng is right, Lin Youcheng doesn't have to worry, I chose Su Chun because of her flawless virtue and can sit on the queen's throne."
Lin Youcheng calmed down for a moment, feeling that His Majesty had his own plans, he frowned and glanced at Xu Zuocheng again, and sat down with a contemptuous snort.
But the whispering did not stop, and Su Chun even knew with his toes what strange rumors could come out of this Chang'an City tomorrow.
She accepted the order, and bowed respectfully, and sat next to Li Bingwen without saying a word, she looked over with some concern, Li Bingwen turned his head sideways, and his eyebrows were bent, and he didn't seem to care.
But on the contrary, Su Chun wants to be the emperor who is not in a hurry and the eunuch is in a hurry, after all, if something goes wrong with this Daxu within three years, wouldn't it be a waste of all his achievements?
She pursed her lips, thinking about how to deal with it, and after thinking about it, she waited until the banquet dispersed, and the Queen Mother didn't say much, but just said that General Lin would go with her and set up a fight. On the Dragon Teng Palace, the two of them were left empty.
Su Chun didn't know what to say, but Li Bingwen spoke first
"I'm sorry, don't you like that?"
Su Chun shook his head and replied without thinking
"It's not - I'm just thinking about you, will this ...... your reputation?"
Li Bingwen grabbed her hand without saying a word,
"I don't care about it. I only care about you, and if you don't, I don't care. β
Su Chun was a little puzzled, she stared at Li Bingwen's eyes, those eyes were full of light, like jade refraction.
"But you're the emperor......"
"No"
Li Bingwen replied, he looked back firmly, and it seemed that there was nothing else in his eyes except for Su Chun
"In front of you, I'm just your husband."
Su Chun was stunned.
- Is it necessary? Is it really necessary for him, an emperor, to do this for himself, for the little fox who was just a detoxifier at the beginning?
Su Chun wanted to ask, but didn't, because she knew what he would answer, and he would answer that it was necessary because you were my wife.
- "You are his pawn, sooner or later you will be used by him!" At that time, I am your future! β
In an instant, for some reason, Wu Zexiu's voice suddenly echoed in Su Chun's mind, so clear and terrifying.
Su Chun hurriedly shook his head, trying to shake off the noise in his head, but to no avail, it was better to say that because of this sway, those voices collided with each other and converged into a more arrogant and harsh laughter. Su Chun's eyebrows tightened
Li Bingwen looked at her like this, raised his hand and pinched the corner of her forehead
"What's wrong?"
Strange to say, the maniacal laughter that had been entrenched in his mind like a miasma was swept away the moment he finished speaking, and the spirit platform was clear, only his words of concern echoed.
ββ¦β¦ Didn't ......."
Su Chun shook his head,
"I just think ......"
She smiled, like the first flower blooming in early spring, and like the first light of dawn, and her tone was brisk but with extra real joyβ
"It's great to be so liked by you!"