Chapter 7: Marriage
"Why are you unconscious?" Yin Xiao took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed his anger, in fact, it was not that he didn't find that this matter contained a lot of holes, but the huge sense of shame made him eager to vent his anger.
"The courtiers lost consciousness after drinking the sour plum soup brought by the palace maid Poria Cocos." Shen Qingyan glanced at Concubine Li when she mentioned the name of Poria Cocos, she knew very well that today's incident must be Concubine Li's ghost, but something went wrong in the middle, which made the situation the way it is now.
Concubine Li, who hadn't spoken since just now, saw Shen Qingyan's glance at her, but she raised her eyebrows quietly, and there was even a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.
"Arrest that palace maid." Yin Xiao picked up the teacup and blew it, and then turned his gaze to Yin Qi, who was kneeling quietly beside him.
"Yin Qi, why did you appear in the observation tower." Yin Xiao glanced at Yin Qi, then withdrew his gaze and looked at the teacup in his hand.
"Erchen...... Erchen was brought over by an older sister, and then he saw the beautiful sister lying there. Yin Qi didn't care whether Yin Xiao looked at him or not, just looked at the floor with low eyes.
"Then why are her clothes torn, your clothes are still on hers!" The more Yin Xiao thought about it, the more irritated he became, and he yelled directly at Yin Qi, and Concubine Li on the side looked at Yin Xiao's angry appearance and hurriedly used her hand to smooth Yin Xiao, persuading the importance of the dragon body, and said to Yin Qi with a worried look: "His Royal Highness the Prince, this light face is also the princess's candidate anyway, no matter whether you are framed or not, as the crown prince, you should avoid suspicion, not to mention that you have a skin-to-skin relationship, isn't this smearing the emperor's face." ”
Yin Xiao listened to Concubine Li's words, only to feel a rush to the top, and the cup in his hand was thrown towards Yin Ci, and the hot tea was directly sprinkled on Yin Ci's body, and the neck that was splashed by the water instantly turned red, which was very eye-catching.
Shen Qingyan subconsciously wanted to help block the teacup when it was about to be thrown on Yin Qi, but as soon as his hand was raised, he was held down by Yin Qi, and looked straight at the tea spilled on Yin Qi's body, looking at the red piece of Yin Qi's neck, his red and swollen face and the bloodshot corners of his mouth, and suddenly felt that his eyes were a little red, even his father treated him like this, and how much bullying he would be in a place that others didn't know.
Yin Qisheng was suffering from the pain caused by the hot tea, he gritted his teeth and didn't snort, but raised his head, his eyes were no longer ignorant with water, but so deep that he couldn't see his emotions, but he only returned to his usual appearance in an instant, and no one noticed the change in his eyes just now.
"When Erchen got there, her beautiful sister's clothes were already torn, and Erchen was afraid that her sister would be shy when she woke up, so she covered her with her coat." Yin Qi's voice was a little low, but he only explained lightly, and did not make any big crying and fussing.
Yin Xiao looked at Yin Qi, who was burned but reacted coldly, and suddenly felt that his very weak sense of guilt for this son had been provoked a little, he seemed to be like this forever, no matter how he treated him, he was not noisy or noisy, he just endured it silently, he was stupid and crazy, but he was unusually mature at this point. Yin Xiao coughed twice in embarrassment, wanting to say something, but he didn't know what to say, it was the guards holding Poria who broke the somewhat condensed atmosphere.
"Back to the emperor, the palace maid Poria will bring it." The guard replied and exited the door.
Poria knelt on the ground expressionlessly, not frightened by such a serious situation, but just looked directly at Yin Xiao very calmly.
"I ask you, did you give Shen Qingyan a drugged sour plum soup?" Yin Xiao frowned, a little dissatisfied with Poria Cocos's direct gaze.
Poria didn't reply, still staring directly at Yin Xiao, but there was a weird smile on her face.
", answer my question!"
Poria gradually changed from a smile to a loud laugh, and the laughter was sharp and poignant, filling the entire Wenzheng Palace, stabbing people with goosebumps. When everyone was confused, the laughter stopped abruptly, and they saw Poria staring at the emperor with scarlet eyes.
"Dog Emperor! I just want you to lose face! I want you to become the laughing stock of the world! ”
Before Yin Xiao could react, Poria spurted out a mouthful of blood, splashing black blood on the ground, and a few drops splashed on Shen Qingyan's clothes on the side
"It seems that this took poison before she was caught." Concubine Li smelled the bloody smell in the air, and covered her nose with a handkerchief with some impatience.
"What a bad luck!" Yin Xiao looked at Poria who was still scolding him just now and now became a corpse with great disgust, and then looked away.
Shen Qingyan coldly watched the workers quickly clean up Poria's corpse, and then looked at Concubine Li, who was impatiently covering her nose, and lowered her eyes.
"Shen Qingyan, I can hear from the words of the cheap maid just now, you are indeed framed, I will not punish you, but I will not let an unclean woman like you, whose reputation has been damaged, become the blessing of the fourth prince, you will go back to the house today." Yin Xiao knew that even if he had ordered people not to spread today's events, such shameful things had already become a laughing stock, and Shen Qingyan, who had already had a damaged reputation, could no longer have anything to do with Yin Yuan, so he shifted the target to Shen Wanyan, the second daughter of the Shen family, although not as good as Shen Qingyan, but she was also the most suitable candidate at present.
Shen Qingyan clenched her fists when she heard the word "unclean", and in an instant, Yin Xiao's contemptuous definition, the world's senseless criticism, and the unbearable memories of her previous life were all intertwined in her mind, and when she wanted to defend Yin Xiao with scarlet eyes, she was shocked by Yin Qi's words.
"I'm going to marry her."
Yin Qi's words caused the hall to fall silent, and everyone looked at him in surprise. And Yin Qi just looked at Yin Xiao, his eyes were firm and sincere, without the slightest hint of joke.
Shen Qingyan looked at Yin Qi's side face, and a part of his chest was dizzy. Why did he say it so easily, did he know what it meant, and it was so sincere that she couldn't speak. It is undeniable that she was just moved, the grievances and anger in her heart turned into nothing at that moment, and her heart was filled with a full sense of security and trust, although the person who said such a promise was a fool who didn't understand anything.
"Son! What did you say! Yin Xiao, who reacted, stood up suddenly, pointing at Yin Qi's hand and trembling uncontrollably.
"Erchen likes a beautiful sister, and Erchen wants to marry her."
"You idiot! You know what it means to like! Yin Xiao didn't have the slightest patience, and Yin Qi at this time was like a child begging for toys in his eyes.
"Then the father knows what it is to like, after the death of the queen mother, the father can miss her one day, but one day treat his sons and ministers." Yin Qi's eyes were unwavering, and he asked his father in the most plain tone.
"You!" Yin Xiao wanted to refute something, but found that what Yin Qi said was the truth, and he couldn't find any excuses. Thinking of the deceased queen and what he had done to Yin Qi over the years, the guilt in his heart was gradually magnified. Yin Xiao looked at Yin Qi carefully for the first time in these twenty years, looked at Yin Qi's handsome and noble face, and sighed silently.
"Yes, I promise you."
"Your Majesty!" When Concubine Li heard Yin Xiao's promise, her beautiful eyes widened in anger, she didn't expect Yin Xiao to agree to this fool's request, if Shen Qingyan married Yin Qi, wouldn't it be very unfavorable to Yin Qi. Thinking of this, Concubine Li glanced at Yin Qi resentfully, wanting to say something to Yin Xiao to dissuade this from happening, but Yin Xiao waved his hand to stop it.
"You don't have to joke, and you don't need to say anything more about your concubine." Yin Xiao sighed and left.
Concubine Li looked at the two kneeling on the ground, pinched her handkerchief tightly, and stabbed Yin Qi with some sharp eyes, is this person really a fool.
A day later, an imperial list was posted on the city wall, and the handwriting on the list was depicted in cinnabar, exuding fragrance, announcing to the people of the world the good news that the crown prince and the four princes were married on the same day.
"The Shen family is glorious this time, the two daughters are married to the prince, if they become queens in the future, won't they be under one person and above ten thousand." Aunt Zhang on West Street fiddled with the fruits on her stall, took the copper plate from the guest with a smile, and chatted with Mrs. Wang at the stall next door.
"Yes, that's right, but that Miss Shen is also a hard worker, who doesn't know," Speaking of this, Mrs. Wang leaned into Aunt Zhang's ear and whispered, "That prince is a fool, this Shen family simply exchanged the happiness of the eldest lady for the glory of the second miss." ”
"Aunt Wang, you said the same, this eldest lady's appearance and figure, where is it not necessary to have a second miss, why should you let the eldest lady suffer this crime?" Aunt Zhang carefully received the copper plate into her pocket and fastened the pocket again.
"Hmph, don't you look at the face of the eldest lady, a pair of eyes are hooking people everywhere, who wants to marry such a woman, if you become a queen, you can't be a mother in the world, although the second lady is not beautiful enough, but she can be a virtuous helper, the prince is also pitiful, forget it if you are stupid, marry such a fox who is a disaster to the country and the people, and you must not cuckold every day." Mrs. Wang grinned, the furrow-like wrinkles on her face were full of disdain and schadenfreude, as if she didn't think she could express it clearly, and spit directly on the ground.
On the other side, the emperor's decree had just arrived at the Shen family.
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said, Shen Qingyan, the daughter of Prime Minister Shen Mingwei, is outstanding, intelligent and virtuous, and now she is with the crown prince Yin Qi, and she is established as the crown princess, and the second daughter Shen Wanyan is virtuous and gentle, beautiful and dignified, and now she is with the fourth prince Yin Yuan, and she is established as a side blessing."
"Minister...... Pick up the order. Shen Mingwei trembled and took the holy decree from the eunuch's hand, only to feel that the world was spinning, and he didn't even know when the eunuch left, why this happened, the two daughters were all chosen, and the person who wanted to marry lightly was a fool.
Meng Ru on the side was overjoyed, so happy that she couldn't stand or sit, although it was just a side blessing, it didn't prevent her daughter from having a wealth and status in the future, and what made her even more happy was that the person who was going to marry Shen Qingyan was actually the stupid prince, and she and her daughter finally ushered in the day of their emergence.
Shen Qingchen didn't say a word from beginning to end, just looked at the sky expressionlessly, and couldn't tell what he was thinking.