Chapter Twenty-Nine: Difficult Choices
The two of them are in this bustling city, on top of the roof tiles of the house, coming and going freely, you retreat and I advance, you advance and I retreat, and they don't give in to each other, they are like two chivalrous and unrestrained, happy and hateful.
King Ling was thoughtful in his heart, knowing that King Chen was fighting with him alone, because he didn't want him to use the personal guards he brought, and he didn't want these personal guards to fight fiercely with the welcoming guards of King Chen's mansion, so as to become an uncontrollable situation.
Because of his affection, he also knew that King Chen's kung fu was not as good as him, so he restrained his moves at first. still wanted to see the right time, rushed directly to the sedan chair, broke the sedan chair, and took Xi'er away.
But after a few moves, he found that King Chen's swordsmanship had improved greatly, and he almost fell behind. Therefore, he did not dare to slack off, and really fought fiercely.
I don't want his third brother to look intoxicated and carefree every day, but in fact, he works very hard, and he is already so brilliant in swordsmanship, but when he comes and goes, his light skills are slightly inferior.
But the problem is that he has been practicing kung fu for a long time, but he has not made any progress in light gong. Although I can see the flaws of King Chen, in fact, my light skills are also half a catty and eight taels, which is on par.
The two fought fiercely for a long time, and the necks of the people watching it were sore, but they still couldn't tell the winner.
Although he was sitting in a sedan chair and couldn't see the fight outside, Rong Yunxi's face still didn't show the slightest nervousness and panic, and he was still very calm. Just because she knows that it's useless to panic, it's better to come up with a good solution as soon as possible.
Although King Chen did not quell this farce of snatching relatives in the most peaceful way, in the end, in a certain sense, it was aggravated. But she also heard that King Chen really wanted to calm things down at first, and she also heard from the discussions of the onlookers that King Ling brought a lot of guards in military uniforms over.
Rong Yunxi knew that now this solo competition, even if it seemed that King Chen's plan had intensified the conflict, in fact, it was still King Chen's magnanimity and was trying his best to suppress this matter and prevent this chaos from expanding.
King Chen's solution is actually the best way to face King Ling's decisiveness.
In her heart, it is not without gratitude......
But this gratitude, compared with the touching brought by Brother Ling's coming to snatch his relatives, seems so insignificant. It's just that there is actually no comparison between the two. King Chen did this only for his own face, the face of the royal family, and ...... Maybe it's really about brotherhood.
Now that Brother Ling is making trouble, no matter what the result is, the emperor and the queen mother will definitely be punished a lot.
He is not a person without thought, but now, for her, he did not hesitate to ruin his young reputation, betrayed the loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness he has always pursued, and the gentleman's words and deeds that he has always pursued.
Brother Ling's biological mother, Hui Zhaoyi, is the daughter of Mrs. Shen Fu Xuxian's wife, and the half-sister of Emperor Shen's concubine. Therefore, Brother Ling once said that among these brothers, the relationship between him and the third brother is more intimate, because in addition to the relationship between the father and the mother, there is also this relationship between the mother.
Now, Brother Ling is ...... for her
But what about that? Isn't the end result the same?
If possible, she would rather not be moved, what she wants is that he is safe. She wished she had never been here, she wished he hadn't gotten the news of her wedding, and even if he did, he hadn't thought of coming.
Because no matter what the outcome of this battle is, she is destined to marry King Chen.
Now that she is already on the way to marry to King Chen's mansion, with the marriage of the queen mother and the permission of the emperor, if she follows King Ling halfway, won't it make the royal family of Fengguo become the laughing stock of the world? How could the Queen Mother and the Emperor allow it?
She was not afraid of dying, but she was afraid of ruining his life.
He is such a person who is dedicated to the society and the people, he is so talented, heroic, and strategic, but since then, he has to be hunted down by his father's order, abandoned by his own family, and has since become an exile?
What's more, if he really snatched her away, the queen mother and the emperor would never let go of her father.
Rong Yunxi was thinking about how to stop this fight, and what way to persuade him to give up his kiss-snatching without the least damage, when he suddenly heard a shrill voice......
"The Queen Mother has a will...... Please Princess Chen get off the sedan chair to receive the order..."
This matter spread to the court so quickly.
"The Queen Mother has a will...... Please Princess Chen get off the sedan chair to receive the order......"
When he arrived at the sedan chair, the inner supervisor repeated the message.
After hearing the voice of the inner supervisor clearly, he knew that the person who came was Gonggong Jiang. And recall that the voice that just announced the decree was the same as the voice that Fang had just said "get up the sedan chair" in front of the general's mansion, and I felt that it was not unusual for the decree to arrive so quickly.
It can be seen that the master of ceremonies sent by the Queen Mother is Gonggong Jiang. If it was another father-in-law who saw King Ling's robbery, maybe he wouldn't have made such a quick move, but Gonggong Jiang was different.
Rong Yunxi lifted her skirt and got off the sedan chair, because the hijab on the top of her head was inconvenient, so she just knelt in front of the sedan chair and said: "The courtiers take the order." ”
If the Queen Mother can directly order her to marry King Chen, it will solve her predicament, lest she directly speak out to hurt Brother Ling. However, if the Queen Mother let her choose, it would still be the worst-case scenario. Still, only when she personally hurt Brother Ling could the matter be settled.
Jiang Gonggong raised his voice and said——
"The daughter of the Rong family is beautiful, and the gentleman loves her, which is really normal. Your Majesty is generous, and knows that the affection of young people is beyond the reach of our elders, and now King Chen and King Ling are both loved, and the daughter of the Rong family decides by herself. Your Majesty and the mourning family are willing to promote the good deeds of the younger generations and fulfill a true relationship. ”
Rong Yunxi's heart sank, and sure enough, it was the worst case.
"Princess Chen, take the order......" Jiang Gong said fairly.
He deliberately accentuated the words "Princess Chen".
Rong Yunxi knew that this was the instruction of the Queen Mother.
Rong Yunxi raised her hands above her head, put her father-in-law's will in her palm, and Rong Yunxi said, "Erchen...... Shane. ”
Instead of Fang Cai's self-proclaimed "courtier". That already explains her choice.
The Queen Mother's decree, from the perspective of the Queen Mother and the royal family, is really wise.
If you don't want this farce of snatching relatives to become the laughing stock of the world, but instead become a good story, the only way to reverse it is to go against everyone's expectations.
Everyone thought that King Ling was doing this as a bastard, and he was to be reprimanded and reprimanded by the emperor. But the queen mother said that she and the emperor both felt that this was a common thing between young people, and it showed the magnanimity of the elders, and they dealt with this matter completely from the standpoint of the elders for the sake of the younger generations. How can people not say that our Lord is merciful and holy?
But...... Behind this royal reputation, all the burdens are on her.
The queen mother meant that she and King Ling were forced to break off on the spot.
Of course, this is indeed a magnanimous treatment of her.
If not, simply come down with a decree, saying that she is a water-based poplar, and she should be asked to set an example. Put all the blame on her, a little woman, the two princes, are still innocent. But this is not the best solution.
The queen mother and the emperor chose the wisest way to deal with it, and by the way, they also saved her life and saved the Rong family.
While everyone was waiting for Rong Yunxi to make a decision, Gonggong Jiang said to King Chen and King Ling, who had stopped fighting and landed next to the sedan chair: "Two highnesses, the queen mother has a message to the two highnesses." ”
King Chen and King Ling knelt on the ground at the same time to listen to the order.
Hearing Jiang Gong's fairness: "Ling'er and Chen'er, both of you are good grandchildren of the mourning family, and you both have a good eye for knowing the beautiful jade, and the mourning family is very relieved." But there is only one good woman, and now the mourning family lets the good daughter of the Rong family make her own decision, no matter what decision the daughter of the Rong family makes, you two must not object. Since then, the joke has stopped, those who should get married have become married, and those who should have avoided have been avoided. If you miss the mourning family, you will come to the palace and talk to the mourning family for a while, which is better than playing with a child's temper and making willful nonsense outside. ”
After listening to the Queen Mother's words, King Chen and King Ling kowtowed at the same time, and said in their mouths-
"Grandson Xie Huang and grandmother care."
"Grandson Xie Huang's grandmother is considerate."
After reading out the will of the Queen Mother, Gonggong Jiang turned back to Rong Yunxi for instructions. Sensing that Gonggong Jiang walked in front of him and was giving a salute, before he could ask, Rong Yunxi said lightly: "I have already made a decision......
She was afraid that Gonggong Jiang would remind her again and call her "Princess Chen" again. This time, Brother Ling is close to him, if he hears the clues, I am afraid that he will make trouble to the Queen Mother.
She couldn't let him make another mistake for herself.
Rong Yunxi looked at the location of his combat boots, slowly took a few steps forward, and saluted him. Without a pause, he bent his knees, and then said: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness, and ...... I am already the concubine of King Chen, and the moment His Royal Highness King Chen picks me up in front of the mansion, it will be it. Second brother, if you don't give up, you can also go to the palace to drink a glass of wine before leaving. ”
King Ling just looked at her in a daze, but he also clearly understood her words and understood her choice.
He could guess her concerns, too.
He just looked at her for a while, and said, "I know your concerns." But don't be afraid, I'll solve it for you, and I'll solve it all for you. You...... Don't believe me? ”
Rong Yunxi's heart is dripping blood.
But after his words fell, she only had a slight pause, and then said: "Your Highness, have you forgotten the Queen Mother's decree?" The concubine has made a choice, and the matter is over. ”
King Ling looked at her, looking at her deeply.
After a while, he said: "A couple for a lifetime, and I don't get tired of seeing each other until I am white-headed......"