Chapter 022: Who Falls in Love With Whom
Bai Qige came to marry and did not prepare a dowry, and after entering the palace, Yi Chenjing was not happy everywhere, except for a few old clothes sent by Su Yanxin, there was no change of clothes.
Yu Che was quite surprised to see that she suddenly wore a skirt that she had always liked and was a little brightly colored, so she paid more attention when cleaning the room, and found from the cabinet that the moon-white dress that Bai Qige often wore had been torn, and there was a little more contempt in her eyes when she said goodbye.
"Since you are already a member of Your Highness, why do you pretend to be high? The married princess is not as favored as the concubine, and she is not afraid of people's jokes when she says it. ”
Yu Che is a straightforward person who is not afraid of her master, Bai Qige knows that she has no malicious intentions, and when she hears her complaints, she only listens to her complaints, but her heart is inevitably annoyed.
Yi Chenxuan's scheming was deeper and more terrifying than she imagined, the encounter in the secluded back garden was no accident, the long-lasting and easily recognizable fragrance on the shawl was also specially prepared for her, and the carved white hosta, thinking back to what happened before and after, Bai Qige could be sure that Yi Chenxuan quietly took it off her head when she approached her from behind, I am afraid that even the hairpin was found out later was in his plan.
But what is his purpose?
Her relationship with Yi Chenjing can be said to be so bad that it can't be worse, it's unnecessary to stir up right and wrong, and an ugly princess who is not favored can't help much, what is the purpose of coaxing?
There are too many mysteries haunting in her heart, but Bai Qige gave up the freedom to ask questions directly in the face of Yi Chenxuan, and hid in the room all day long and refused to go out. The reason she knew, Su Rao knew, Yi Chenjing knew, but no one took the initiative to mention it, and it seemed that they all wanted to bury the events of that night as a secret and wanted to bury them permanently.
If you bury it overnight, can you continue to bury it year after year?
The emperor gave marriage, but after all, it could not be avoided.
First, Concubine Jing and Jin Zhaoyi pleaded with the queen, and then the queen blew the wind on the pillow, and finally looked forward to the emperor to marry Bai Qige and Yi Chenjing, but they didn't want to seem to be a great gift for Bai Qige, which was undoubtedly a dead end.
On the eve of the lunar month, the dust Xuan finally had a heroine, and a marriage in which many princes and courtiers came to congratulate was held under the smile of the seventh prince Yi Chenjing against his will.
said that it was a private wedding banquet and didn't want to put on a big show, but those ministers and princes with ulterior motives came to the door one after another, and the usually empty and deserted Dust Xuan was very lively, and the food and wine were full of people, and it was noisy until late at night. The curtain was like fire, the lines were fine, and the new princess sat quietly under the big red hijab, motionless like a stone statue, and no one saw what a numb expression was on her face with a hideous scar.
"What are you doing with this? Isn't it unsightly? Take it off. The hijab was removed, and his eyes suddenly brightened, Bai Qige raised his eyebrows, and Yi Chenjing Qingjun's face was already a little drunk.
There was a burst of laughter from the seat, and several princes knew that Princess Qi'an was ugly and didn't care, only the courtiers laughed a little awkwardly and unnaturally, and their eyes swept over Bai Qige's face from time to time to peek a few times, and even the subordinates who followed behind them bowed and whispered.
This wedding banquet is unique, probably the first time that no one has ever come before or after in the Yaoguo Palace - the prince is a concubine, and he refuses to celebrate grandly, how can Yi Chenjing show today as a prince and a husband? ignored the concubine in front of everyone, hugged the two concubines left and right, and didn't even wear wedding clothes, and didn't take the princess of Zhaoguo who came from marriage in his eyes at all.
Bai Qige was silent, letting Yi Chenjing play tricks and deliberately behave profligately. She knows very well that even if the whole world knows that she is the new concubine of the Seven Princes of Yaoguo, Yi Chenjing will not admit that in his heart, she will always be a heinous sinner, and she just has the identity of a princess.
"The seventh brother is very happy today, and there is no luxury gift for the brother, this pair of golden jade ruyi was built by the first craftsman in Xia Anguo that year, and it is good to be a little heart." In the midst of the noise, Yi Chenxuan, who was in the second seat, suddenly got up, and the stunning woman behind him presented a carved sandalwood box, in which lay two gorgeous ruyi made of high-quality jade and soft gold inlays. Yi Chenxuan smiled lightly, and couldn't hide a gloom in his eyes: "I hope that the seventh brother and Princess Qi'an can raise their eyebrows and grow old together, and from now on they will stay together and love each other." This first glass of wine, I will do it first as a respect. ”
"If you get the auspicious words of the five emperor brothers, the courtiers will cherish the beauty, please." Yi Chenjing lifted the cup and returned the salute from afar.
"The second cup wishes the seventh brother to make new contributions, he will definitely become the right-hand man of his father one day, and his future is immeasurable."
The words on the surface are all good, but behind the scenes, I don't know how many conspiracies and sinister intentions. Yi Chenjing didn't say anything, he also drank and greeted each other eagerly, looking like he and Yi Chenxuan were the best brothers among the princes in the palace.
The stunning woman poured wine for Yi Chenxuan silently, this time, Yi Chenxuan was respectful to Bai Qige: "If you have occasionally offended before, please forgive Princess Qi'an." This second glass of wine can be regarded as reparation, I hope that Princess Qi'an will not hold grudges and forget the past. ”
Forget the past.
The unchanged face finally had some expression, Bai Qige pursed her lips and smiled indifferently, ignoring the sharp gaze of Yi Chenjing beside her.
It's time to forget the past, warm your chest in the heavy rain, look of concern at the banquet, and hug domineeringly outside the room...... and the back garden that made her heart feel like ashes and broke all the light. Forgetting these will no longer be heartbroken, and forgetting these can she leave behind hopeless dependence and expectations and be strong alone.
"How can one cup be enough? To the five princes, do it! The wine glass brought by the maid was pushed aside, and under the surprised gaze of everyone, Bai Qige said ominous words, lifted the wine jug and poured the mellow wine into the empty bowl.
The newly established princess, who had been silent, picked up the wine bowl, her eyes were calm as water, not half a drop of wine spilled, and she raised her head and drank it all.
After the sigh, a burst of applause suddenly erupted, Bai Qige put down the bowl and looked at Yi Chenxuan, the eyes that had looked at her gently were stunned, faintly, and seemed to be sour.
Will he have heartache? It's painful, it's fake.
Almost inaudible with a sneer, Bai Qige calmly sat back beside Yi Chenjing, not caring at all about the discussion and unbridled suspicion, just pouring wine, drinking, pouring wine, and drinking again...... How good it would be if you could get drunk, get drunk, forget all the ups and downs, and dream of returning to Zhaoguo.
The vague conversation between Bai Qige and Yi Chenxuan of unknown meaning aroused everyone's interest, although they didn't say anything, their eyes kept wandering between the two, which made Yi Chenjing's face worse and worse, and the curvature of the corners of his mouth became more and more stiff.
Holding Su Yan and Su Rao's arms suddenly released, Yi Chenjing waved his hand, Su Rao reluctantly stepped aside, and Su Yan glanced at Bai Qige with worry and shook his head gently.
"Today is my big day, and I am grateful that you brothers can come to cheer." Putting the wine glass on the table, Yi Chenjing quietly grabbed Bai Qige's wrist below, and his eyes shot straight at Yi Chenxuan, who bowed his head and was silent, "I have been a proton in Zhaoguo for ten years, and I can't compare to your royal brothers and brothers who are knowledgeable and understand state affairs, the only thing you can do is to lead troops to fight, and you must be rude." Princess Qi'an was taken care of by the five emperor brothers after entering the palace, and now she can get married smoothly thanks to the five emperor brothers. ”
Yi Chenxuan raised his head, his face was not very good-looking: "Seventh brother has already drunk too much tonight, I think this glass of wine is not as good-"
Before he finished speaking, he sat in silence.
The rumored snub marriage princess was dressed in red like a butterfly, her soft body was wrapped in a strong arm, and the whole person almost fell over, falling into Yi Chenjing's arms in embarrassment, and the seven princes of Yaoguo, who suddenly pulled her down, twisted Bai Qige's face and kissed her heavily in front of the courtiers and princes, especially Yi Chenxuan.
In that posture, he couldn't move at all, let alone resist, and the only thing Bai Qige could do was to hold his breath and close his lips, looking at his panicked ugly face reflected in the pitch-black eyes that were close to Chi Qi.
The hot lips are fragrant with wine, and they refuse to leave for a long time.
Bai Qige was powerless to struggle, so he could only let Yi Chenjing's emotionless kiss on his lips, the corner of his eyes swept over, and the man whose words were interrupted stood stunned, his expression was no different from that of other ministers and princes, as if he was shocked by this scene that could not be called fragrant.
Shocked? Didn't he know that Yi Chenjing had been torturing and insulting her like this all along? thought that he would be the one who saved her and gave her light, but in the end, all he could give was disappointment and heart death.
Just like now.
Tilting his head slightly, at an angle that everyone under the table couldn't see, Yi Chenjing finally let go of the confinement under his lips, his eyes were as cold as ice.
"Do you love him? I want you to understand that he won't give anything for you - Bai Qige, you will never get what you love, as long as I am alive! The voice in her ears was low, and the words that only she could hear were like a sharp sword, stabbing hard at the already broken heart, and the blood flowed like a torrent of blood in an instant.
No longer wanting to think about any more questions in his mind, Bai Qige grabbed Yi Chenjing's sleeve tightly, and a mocking smile appeared on his bloodless face.
It turned out that Yi Chenjing thought she was in love with that man.
When she still believed in Yi Chenxuan's gentleness, it might have something to do with the word love, but now, there is no one worthy of her love, whether it is Yi Chenjing or Yi Chenxuan, they all only regard her as a chess piece, and she will no longer think that anyone will save her, didn't she say, people, you have to save yourself.
The lips touched again, and there was one more person who was surprised.
"Your Highness is drunk, I think it's time to rest, this last glass will be used as a closing wine to all of you, okay?"
Gentle and far away, Yi Chenjing had nothing to say for a while, only looked at the half-lying woman in her arms holding a wine glass and smiling like a flower, even the scar on her face lost its hideous sense and became meaningless.
He didn't expect Bai Qige to take the initiative to kiss him, although he blocked the suspicion of everyone present about her and Yi Chenxuan, he always felt weird.
"Since Your Highness is the host of today's banquet, this wine should be mentioned by Your Highness." Bai Qige's face did not change, as if nothing had happened just now, and he poured the wine in the pot into the bowl as before, and handed it to Yi Chenjing with both hands.
She is not crazy or stupid, but she understands better than anyone else that tonight, Yi Chenjing will not let her go.
In that case, let's just get him drunk and sleep until dawn.