The eighth day of October is the day An Qingxu and Zhang Hanruo got married.

Before the hour came, the annex was already busy. Although Shen Pearl was in the backyard, she could also hear the voices of the servants and maids in the front garden, setting up tables and chairs, etc., and the sound of instrumental music was endless, which was really lively. There were eight guards in Shen Pearl in the backyard, and four people were temporarily sent to the front yard to help, Shen Pearl was secretly happy when he saw it, and he hurriedly took the pills treated by An Qingxu into his arms, and just waited for Mu Wei to answer and run away alone.

Seeing the leaky pot in the room, I finally got to the time, and I still felt that today's time passed too slowly, why it was not until noon. Hearing that there was nothing abnormal outside, he knew that Zhang Hanruo did not act abnormally, and the marriage was going on step by step, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for Zhang Hanruo.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of the door curtain, and a touch of red glow swept into the room, full of brilliance, dazzling - it was Zhang Hanruo, wearing a red wedding dress, splendid and brilliant, bright and gorgeous, and the face was even more beautiful and incomprehensible; The bun was already high, and he didn't wear a crown of beads.

Shen Pearl got up in surprise: "Hanruo, today is your big day, why did you come here?" ”

Zhang Hanruo Yingying said with a smile: "Just because I want to leave the cabinet, I am afraid that I will not be able to see my sister for a while, so I came to bid farewell to my sister." Sister rest assured, I have instructed the guards to keep you safe, my father and brother have another place to live, and they will not come to bother you, my sister can only recuperate in peace. ”

Shen Pearl was quite surprised when she saw her laughter, and it was all the joy of the bride, without the resentment and unwillingness of the previous few days. I just feel that if she wants to change her mind, it shouldn't be so simple, but I am afraid that under her smile, she will do something earth-shattering, and she is very uneasy.

Zhang Hanruo teased the parrot casually, and said: "Finch, Finch, I'm leaving now, you have to accompany your sister." ”

The parrot replied, "Sister, sister! ”

Zhang Hanruo pursed her lips and smiled, and Shen Pearl also laughed. Seeing that she turned around and slowly poured two cups of tea on several cases, one was handed to Shen Zhuzhu, and the other was held by herself, and said: "Sister is unwell, Han Ruo replaces wine with tea, and resigns to my sister." After drinking it all, Shen Pearl had to drink it too, and said: "The auspicious time is coming, my sister should go back to the boudoir to dress up, so as not to miss the time." ”

Zhang Hanruo agreed, but did not leave, his eyes looked at the ground, as if he had something to say, and he didn't raise his head to look at Shen Zhuzhu, and his expression instantly became extremely complicated.

Shen Pearl looked at it in his eyes, opened his mouth and wanted to call "Hanruo" again, but suddenly felt that his tongue was numb, and the two simple words had reached his throat, and he couldn't make a sound. She was shocked and looked directly at Zhang Hanruo, "You, you!" I screamed these two words in my heart, and my tongue became more and more stiff, but I couldn't say a word. Suddenly, his heart was clear, knowing that Zhang Hanruo had been drugged in the tea, but he didn't know that she was so fast, and he didn't notice it when he paid attention to it.

Zhang Hanruo's face showed a look of guilt, and he slightly raised the little finger nail of his left hand, and there was still fine powder left in the nail cover. - She hid the medicine in her nails, took the opportunity to pour the tea, and shook off a trace amount in the Shen Pearl tea cup, which worked immediately. She stepped forward and helped Shen Pearl to sit on the soft floor, Shen Pearl was angry, raised her hand and pushed her hard, seeing her clothes, but the palm was soft, it was better to tickle for her, no strength, not to move her for half a point. Only then did Shen Pearl realize that although he could lift his hands and feet at this time, his limbs were soft and could only be at the mercy of others. I don't know what kind of medicine this Zhang Hanruo gave her can have such an effect.

The feeling of dizziness and trance in his head became more and more intense, and he saw Zhang Hanruo's "pounce" sound, knelt straight in front of Shen Zhuzhu, snorted his head, and there were tears in his eyes: "Hanruo can't stand my sister." But Han Ruo had no other way, I made an agreement with An Qingxu that day, I would keep my sister safe, and he tried to cancel the marriage, but he broke his promise, and Han Ruo had to ask his sister to marry him instead. My sister has always been the love of his heart, only my sister will marry on behalf of him, and when the gift is completed, even if he finds out that the bride is not me, he will only be more happy if he asks for benevolence, and he will be able to ask His Majesty not to anger me Zhang. At present, the whole world thinks that Concubine Shen is dead, my sister is relieved to marry him, and live as a new identity as Princess Jin, An Qingxu will definitely take care of you in every way. What my sister is in the middle of* will be solved within twelve hours, and there is no damage to the body, so there is no need to worry. ”

Shen Pearl was still clear and sober at this time, and she only looked at her with hatred, and she was anxious to regret it, but she didn't expect to get this result today.

Zhang Hanruo didn't dare to look at her, he shook his head again, got up and high-fived him three times, and several brides dressed up and entered with beaded crowns, red hijabs and other wedding things.

Zhang Hanruo took off the red wedding dress, revealing a lake blue lean short dress inside. Several brides were neat with their hands and feet, and they changed into wedding dresses for Shen Zhu, tied their hair buns, and wore bead crowns. Shen Zhu's mind was even more trance-like, as if everything she had suffered had nothing to do with her, and she was in a daze and let them do whatever they wanted. She and Zhang Hanruo are similar in height, and this wedding dress is very suitable when worn to her body.

Zhang Hanruo sharply instructed several bridesmaids: "For the rest of the matter, you will deal with it according to what I taught the day before yesterday." ”

The bride was a little scared and frightened of Zhang Hanruo, Zhang Hanruo nodded and said: "Okay, if there is any mistake in front of the church, your lives will not be guaranteed, do you know?" ”

The bride said in unison, one of the older people stepped forward and put the big red hijab on Shen Pearl's head, and the other was also busy stepping forward, and the two of them helped Shen Pearl to go outside. Shen Pearl couldn't help it, knowing that they were helping themselves to go to Zhang Hanruo's boudoir, waiting for the sedan chair to come to the door, so they could only walk forward step by step. Everyone outside the courtyard watched Zhang Hanruo enter in a wedding dress, and when they saw the bride dressed up and came out, they thought that Shen Pearl was Zhang Hanruo, and they were not suspicious of fraud.

Entering Zhang Hanruo's boudoir, those brides helped Shen Pearl to sit on the bed, in the eyes of others, the bride was ready, shyly waiting for the sedan chair.

"I'll see if Sister Zhang is beautiful today!" Xue Hongxian's voice sounded in the room, Shen Zhuzhu's big red hijab moved slightly, Xue Hongxian was about to remove the hijab, and Xi Niang shouted in a broken voice next to him: "Miss Xue, don't!" ”

Xue Hongxian's hand to the hijab was stagnant, his pretty face was puzzled, and he turned his head and asked Xi Niang: "Why?" ”

The bride smiled and pulled Xue Hongxian's hand away, and said with a smile: "The bride's red hijab must be revealed by the groom's official, if Miss Xue lifts it, it will be the most unlucky!" Xue Hongxian stuck out his tongue and said, "Sister Zhang and I can always talk, Sister Zhang, why do you sit silently and ignore Hongxian?" ”

Xi Niang hurriedly said: "The bride is tired, Miss Xue don't disturb her." Miss Xue is a bridesmaid today, so she needs to dress up well. ”

Xue Hongxian smiled: "Do I want to dress up too?" Seeing that Xi Niang nodded seriously, she shouted, "Okay, good, good, help me dress up beautifully." ”

Xi Niang said: "Miss Xue has a good life, no matter how she dresses up, please Miss Xue go to the other room with the slave to dress up." Xue Hongxian has been gently and skillfully opened.

"The auspicious time has come!" As the outdoor master of ceremonies shouted, the two brides picked up Shen Pearl and walked out, and one of the brides also said to Xue Hongxian: "Miss Xue, hurry up and keep up, don't miss the time!" ”

Xue Hongxian agreed with "ah", and followed behind Shen Pearl half-understood.

The main gate of the garden, An Qingxu red robe high horse, Xue Song is the deputy envoy to welcome the relatives, the horse stands next to An Qingxu, the sedan chair behind him is beautiful, the sound of firecrackers and joy is noisy, the entourage of Kong Wu spirit, stretches over the square, the formation is extremely spectacular and grand. Seeing Zhang Hanruo's father Zhang Chengming and brother Zhang Baoyue stepping forward, and the bride being held behind, all coming out of the mansion, An Qingxu's eyes were still clear, and he sat on the horse without saying a word, and his indifferent expression was very inconsistent with today's festive atmosphere.

Zhang Baoyue looks rude, over thirty years old, and does not have the slightest temperament of Zhang Hanruo, so he stepped forward and snorted haha, and said to An Qingxu: "Brother, we are really a family now!" An Qingxu glanced at him, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he barely squeezed out a smile, but did not answer.

Zhang Baoyue was bored, and suddenly became angry. Zhang Shouqi guarded Youzhou for many years, pacified the rebellion of the Khitan Ketugan and the rest of the party, and used to supervise the great poet Gao Shi of the dynasty who supervised the imperial history of Shu Han to guard the Tong Pass, and wrote a poem "The smoke and dust of the Han family is in the northeast, the Han generals will resign from the family and break the thief, the man is self-respecting, and the Son of Heaven is very colorful", which is the meritorious service of Zhang Shouqi in the past. Although Zhang Shouqi has been dead for many years, Zhang's roots in Youzhou are deep, and he has always done whatever he wants, and no one dares to be disobedient, so he is arrogant. Zhang Baoyue was extremely angry, choked by An Qingxu, and couldn't get down, his face was full of cheeks and beards, his face was flushed, his eyes were about to fall, and he slapped the stone lion lion on his side with his hand, the force was amazing, the stone was broken where he was shot, and the falling powder of Zhu Zhu seemed to be scolding at the stone lion: "Damn, the little beast is arrogant, I can't help you?" ”

An Qingxu's eyes lit up, he threw the whip off the horse, approached and asked Zhang Yue: "Who are you scolding?" ”

Zhang Baoyue's eyes rolled to the sky with his indifferent eyes, and replied, "Who does the little beast ask?" Zhang Chengming, the father of Zhang Baoyue, was listening, he had a heavy army in his hands, and he was used to flying and domineering, not to mention An Qingxu, even An Lushan did not take it all in his eyes, such quarrels and quarrels, in the past, he would only add fuel to the flames and make trouble with Zhang Yue. But today's day is different, this time the trouble is really unspeakable, and he hurriedly shouted: "Yue'er shut up!" ——”

The word "mouth" has not yet landed, listening to Zhang Baoyue's "ah", the voice is short and sharp, and he has not yet reacted, his face is violently agitated, and there is a bloody thing splashing all over his face, and he casually brushes it in the face - full of blood! Wiped away the blood stains in his eyes, Huo Ran saw An Qingxu's long sword bathed in blood, put away the sword and smiled contemptuously, his fingers flicked the sword body, making a "Zheng Zheng" sound. Zhang Baoyue had a big hole in his chest, blood gushing like a spring, his eyes were round, his face was unbelievable, he took three steps back in a row, and slowly collapsed in front of the steps, motionless.

"You-" Zhang Chengming glared at An Qingxu angrily, this surprise was not trivial, he pulled out the sword on his waist when he raised his sleeves, and when he touched it, it was empty-it turned out that today was a day of great joy, and he did not wear a sword! Between the lightning and flint, An Qingxu heard a sneer, his throat tightened, and he couldn't say a word anymore, Ang Tian fell in the middle of the mansion door, "fluttered" and struggled twice, and died immediately.

A small, delicate white feather arrow still shook in his throat.

Ten steps away, Xue Song took an arrow and drew a bow, and another arrow was like lightning, pointing directly at Shen Zhuzhu, who was dressed in the bride's clothes. The bow and the arrow were all finely crafted, and they were suitable for hiding under robes. However, no matter how delicate and small the bow and arrow are, they can also be a sharp weapon for murder and the authority of conspiracy. It's like a small and hidden desire, which can change the world if you advance, and hurt people invisibly when you retreat.

This arrow, Xue Song aimed at Shen Zhu's throat, and it was necessary to kill her. Shen Zhu's mind was completely confused and confused at this time, and she didn't know what was going on around her, just because the two brides stood dumbfounded.

In the eyes of everyone, after this red hijab, there is Zhang Hanruo - the only remaining heir of the Zhang family in Youzhou, kill her, everything can be justified. Even if she's just a mere woman.

Xue Song walked through a hundred steps, shocking the three armies. This arrow is not a false example.

At this time, it changed suddenly, An Qingxu and Xue Song killed Zhang's father and son in a row, all in an instant, without warning, which was breathtaking.

"Miss be careful!" Several guards and subordinate generals of the Zhang clan who reacted quickly shouted warnings, and a loyal guard pounced on Xue Song.

Lost by a millimeter, wrong by a thousand miles, this arrow has come out of the string, who can save it?

It was too late, it was too fast, and suddenly saw a red shadow in front of Shen Zhuzhu, a slender hand was wrapped in his hand, and he heard the sound of the wind "Zheng", and the arrow was being sandwiched between the index finger and the middle finger. The woman's red makeup is delicate, her smile is like a flower, and the colorful ribbons in her hair are flying in the wind when she looks back,—— it is Xue Hongxian.

Xue Song returned to the sword and slashed the attacking Zhang guards, and shouted at Xue Hongxian: "Hongxian, don't come to Daddy's side soon!" ”

Xue Hongxian shook his head with a smile and protected Shen Zhuzhu: "Daddy, I must not let you hurt the sister of the Zhang family!" ”

Her words were tantamount to reminding that the guards and generals of the Zhang clan who were present woke up like a dream, and a man of medium stature and robes shouted "Miss Protection", and first protected Shen Zhuzhu, and the guards of the Zhang clan present showed their blades one after another.

An Qingxu took a step back, waved his hand behind him, and suddenly heard the sound of the armor, and the entourage behind him threw down the equipment and flag in his hand, and pulled out the bright blade from under the red robe.

At this time, it was noon, the sharp air of the blades of the two sides reflected the sun, and a cold light flickered.

"Killed, fought!" Seeing that the situation was wrong, the few onlookers ran wildly and dispersed in an instant. The two brides were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and the sound of "ah" left Shen Pearl and rushed down the steps, wanting to escape with the people, Shen Pearl had no one to support, and her body was weak, Xue Hong was now busy stepping forward and hugging her, muttering in her heart that the sister of the Zhang family must have suffered a big change, and her heart was hurt and she couldn't stand firmly. The wedding is obviously no longer possible, why didn't "Zhang Hanruo" take off the red hijab by himself? As Xi Niang said, there are still taboos, and she didn't dare to take the red hijab of "Zhang Hanruo" at the moment, so she casually asked the Xi Niang who ran down the steps: "Hey, can you take off the hijab now, won't it be unlucky?" ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard two screams of "ah" from the two happy girls, who had been stabbed to death by An Qingxu's guards.

"According to the emperor's order, Zhang Chengming's father and son acted arrogantly and recklessly, plotting to rebel, and they were killed immediately, and if the Zhang soldiers did not surrender and submit, they would be beheaded immediately!"

An Qingxu gave an order, and his guards rushed up. Zhang's soldiers were stationed on the outskirts of Chang'an, at this time there were only two or three hundred people in the prince's garden, and more than 1,000 people led by An Qingxu, and the Zhang's people and horses in front of the gate of the palace were immediately surrounded.

Xue Song was anxious and angry, and shouted to Xue Hongxian: "Good daughter, come here, be careful of the sword without eyes." ”

Xue Hongxian still shook his head and said: "Sister Zhang's family has a life-saving grace for Daddy, Daddy's grace will take revenge, Hongxian disdains!" ”

An Qingxu smiled coldly, turned his head sideways and said to Xue Song: "Although your daughter is young, she is a little chivalrous. …… The emperor has issued an edict that if the rebellion of the Zhang family is pacified, you will be allowed to serve as the general of the Yasukuni Kingdom. General Xue, at this moment, you have to make a decision as soon as possible, whether you want the seal of the general or your daughter. ”

Xue Song smiled, and then heard An Qingxu say: "She is not your biological daughter, she insists on protecting Zhang Hanruo, but she wants to break with you, why do you have such a childlike idea of being a child." ”

Xue Song broke out in a cold sweat, although his heart was not his own daughter, and his origin was unknown, and his behavior was strange, but he had been getting along day and night for a few years, how could he not have a little family affection? He wants both his daughter and his official position, and it would be best if he could have the best of both worlds, but he was dizzy and didn't know what to do.