Chapter 152: The Concubine Room
The next morning, Shen Sijun woke up from his sleep, covered his aching head, and got up with one hand on the bed.
"Someone."
He thought he was in the mansion and just wanted to summon someone over. The person who pushed the door in was a woman she had never met.
"You're finally awake." Chu Jing'er took the basin and walked to the bed to put it down.
Shen Sijun looked vigilant, and only then did he realize that he was not in the mansion at all.
"Who are you?" He tried to search his mind for memories, but he didn't remember that he knew the woman in front of him.
Chu Jing'er was slightly stunned, and then stood there with an aggrieved expression.
"You forgot all about last night?"
What happened last night? Shen Sijun frowned tightly, and his head went blank with a splitting headache.
It's like the last memory, staying on their own street drunk.
"I'm sorry, girl. I drank too much alcohol last night and I really can't remember. Shen Sijun apologized to her, thinking in her heart that she might have brought herself back.
Chu Jing'er looked at him in disbelief with tears in her eyes.
"I know that I'm just a folk girl, and I may not be worthy of you at all. But my innocence has been taken away by you. If outsiders knew, would I still have the face to live in this world? ”
She covered her face with her hands and squatted on the ground in despair and cried bitterly.
Her words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, directly hitting Shen Sijun's head.
"Your innocence?" He was taken aback, he didn't expect that he would be promiscuous when he was drunk.
Chu Jing'er opened her reddened eyes and smiled.
"Look, haven't you forgotten everything?"
"No, don't think so." Shen Sijun was annoyed, and he couldn't remember what happened last night.
If he really regretted the innocence of the girl while he was drinking, then it should be taken accountable.
"This girl, I solemnly apologize to you for what happened last night. The girl's innocence is important, and I will take you home later. Shen Sijun apologized to Chu Jing'er vigorously, wanting to appease her emotions, but she didn't know what to do.
Chu Jing'er lowered her eyes and sobbed quietly. Seeing that his goal had been achieved, the corners of his mouth hooked up a shallow arc.
Shen Sijun took Chu Jing'er back to the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion, causing a lot of commotion.
For the woman who appeared overnight in front of him, the whole mansion was full of curiosity and was discussing the identity of that woman.
"I didn't expect him to be a general." Chu Jing'er sat at the head of the bed blankly, scanning the furnishings in the room.
The beds, tables and chairs made of fine rosewood, and the priceless blue and white porcelain in her eyes have also become the furnishings in the room.
In other words, if she sells everything she has one day, it will be enough for her to survive for the rest of her life.
This is probably the best room she has ever lived in in her life.
She had heard of Shen Sijun's prestige, but she never thought that he had such a terrifying identity.
I have to say, this is a pie-in-the-sky thing.
"Even if I become a small concubine, then the glory and wealth of the rest of my life will definitely be inexhaustible." Chu Jing'er fantasized about the life of the rich in the future, and felt more and more that she had made a right decision.
The matter of Shen Sijun's decision to marry a concubine spread all over the streets and alleys within a few days, and even the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace were talking about Shen Sijun's concubine room that appeared out of thin air after tea and dinner.
"Sure enough, a man who is clean and self-righteous can't escape the palm of a woman's hand."
"I used to think that generals liked men, but now it seems that I think too much."
Xie Shiyun passed by the Imperial Garden, and happened to hear the two palace maids standing behind the rockery gossiping about Shen Sijun.
"Speak quietly, and be careful that the root of your tongue is gone."
Xie Shiyun suddenly stopped, and the handkerchief in the palm of her hand was gradually tightened, as if she was trying her best to hide her emotions.
"Your Royal Highness, what's wrong with you?" Born to want the palace maid to notice her abnormality, she couldn't help but ask out loud.
"It's nothing, it's just a little tired." Xie Shiyun casually found an excuse to prevaricate, and returned to the courtyard uneasy.
Unexpectedly, he would marry a concubine...... What really happened last night? Xie Shiyun didn't dare to think about it, she was afraid that the closer she got to the truth, the more she couldn't control her temper.
After being reborn, she will never repeat the mistakes of the past.
"Xie Shiyun, that man has nothing to do with you for a long time, why bother to interfere in the marriage of irrelevant people?" She sat on the windowsill, looking out at the scenery and numbing herself.
Even though she tried her best to forget about that man, she still couldn't ignore it, and her heart ached faintly.
On this day, Shen Wenwen asked Xie Shiyun to discuss the marriage date. Although they had just gotten engaged two days ago, the exact date of the wedding has not yet been set exactly.
The second half of the year is busy, and he plans to discuss this matter first, so as not to be caught off guard and not be able to make adequate preparations.
"Do you think the wedding date is scheduled for the second half of the year or next year?"
The sun was scorching, the two sat in the pavilion by the river, and Shen Wenwen poured a cup of tea for Xie Shiyun by himself.
Xie Shiyun looked at the lotus pond in front of her, full of thoughts. Didn't care about Shen Wenwen's question.
There was a brief silence that seemed to reveal embarrassment.
Shen Wenwen took a sip of herbal tea and carefully observed the expression on Xie Shiyun's face with his spare eyes.
Her eyes were blank, and her mind was clearly not on his.
"Did something happen to you? How can you be so absent-minded? In the face of his worries, Xie Shiyun came back to her senses and shook her head silently.
"I'm sorry, what you just said, can you repeat that?" Xie Shiyun apologized to him and tried to adjust her emotions.
She didn't want to admit it, she was thinking about Shen Sijun all over her head.
"When do you want to get married?" Shen Wenwen was not in a hurry or impatient, and repeated it with a gentle attitude.
Xie Shiyun took a sip of tea and responded lightly: "It's set for next year's spring equinox." ”
Next year's equinox?
Although Shen Wenwen didn't know why she wanted to delay the marriage until next year. But she was a bride, and he deserved to respect her choice.
"Okay, then it's for next year's equinox."
Shen Wenwen has always been very good at talking in front of Xie Shiyun.
"You don't ask me......" Xie Shiyun had already prepared the wording to answer, but she didn't expect it to end like this.
"You must have your reasons for choosing this. I understand. Shen Wenwen smiled softly at her, which immediately warmed her heart.
Xie Shiyun's marriage to Shen Wenwen was postponed to the spring equinox next year.
This was something that the civil and military officials of the dynasty did not expect.
After all, they have been shopping for gifts all this time, and now they are caught off guard by such a thing.
"Why is it delayed?" Even Shen Sijun was puzzled by this matter.
Could it be that there is something wrong with the relationship between them?
Shen Sijun felt more and more that something was wrong, and there was always a voice in his heart telling him that he couldn't marry a concubine so soon.
Could it be that I still have a chance?
His eyes lit up slightly, sweeping away the haze that had lingered before.