Chapter 33: The East and Marriage
Xie Xinglan's hanging heart was put down, it wasn't Shen Yinyu, but what did he want Yuan Si to do?
Since ancient times, when it comes to women, there are always examples of them sacrificing their ego, Xi Shi, Diao Chan, and Wang Zhaojun are all like this, Xie Xinglan disdains these means.
"If you sacrifice a woman for the sake of profit, then you are really sorry for the souls who died on the battlefield, they also have sisters and mothers, Dongfang Sword, what do you want Yuan Si to marry?"
"Not at the expense of her, of course!"
His misunderstanding made Dongfang Jian a little anxious, and he hurriedly explained the reason, and a long-standing past also surfaced.
Dongfang Jiannai is the third prince of Xixia Kingdom, the eldest brother is the current king, and the second sister Xue Ji is also a careerist, the two of them are compatriots, but he was not born in the belly of the same woman, but the "wild seed" brought back by the king from outside.
The mother is just a folk woman, a little beautiful, and was favored by her father, and he, a cheap prince, was born, and "recognizing the ancestors and returning to the ancestors" is the most regrettable decision their mother and son have ever made.
I thought that when I returned to the palace with the king, I could live a life of worry-free food and clothing, and even a rich life, but the reality was not what they thought at all, and my father had other beauties, so he ignored his mother and never went to see her again.
Mother is only a beauty so far, and she keeps the empty room alone in the cold palace all the year round, although Dongfang Jian is the prince, he is not welcomed, and even the subordinates dare to tease him and make fun of him, and his childhood in the palace is the worst life he has ever lived.
Later, in addition to paying tribute every year, Xixia also had to send a proton, and this drudgery naturally fell on the head of Dongfang Jian, proton: the prince who was placed in a powerful country as a hostage, if the two countries went to war, he would first take the proton to vent his anger, cut it or chop, it only depends on the emperor's mood.
His mother sent him out of the palace in tears, and whispered to him,
"Son, don't give up, it won't get worse than this, as long as you get through, everything will be fine. I'm old, there is a sickness and a disaster, it's all providence, you are still young, if you ......"
She lowered her voice and drew close to his ear,
"If you have the chance, don't come back!"
She said sincerely, and the implication is that if you look for a good future, don't go back to this tiger and wolf's den, for my mother, I will fulfill you even if I die!
The tears flowed even more fiercely, Dongfang Jian looked at her resolute and reluctant gaze, and secretly swore in his heart: I will definitely come back, I will not only come back, but also take you out of this sea of fire!
The boy set out on his way to the enemy country.
In the enemy country, Dongfang Jian felt an unprecedented sense of existence, after all, Xixia is a country with relatively high combat power in the surrounding area, he is quite valued in the world, some small countries are interested in wooing, he does not refuse, the emperor and ministers of the enemy country intentionally or unintentionally make fun of and suppress, compared to those he originally suffered, it is only a child.
It was only after a few months that the emperor remembered to pick them up, not that he had forgotten, but that he had been picking the right girls, deliberately trapping the protons here.
After all, the time for the quality is limited, and when the time limit is up, they will return to China, and in order to extend this period, it is the best way to let them marry and have children here.
Those girls are not ordinary women, they are all the daughters of ministers, and there are some noble girls, and the emperor will arrange palace banquets, hunting, garden tours, and so on every few days in order to let them meet frequently.
Just when Dongfang Jian made up his mind not to do this, Yuan Si married him.
She is different from other women, dignified and gentle, other women are smiling like flowers when they see the princes, only she has a cold face, and the princes deliberately flirt with the princes, she just politely says goodbye, and doesn't say much.
Later, Dongfang Jian learned that this was the eldest daughter of the current Prime Minister Yuan, no wonder she was so arrogant.
After several palace banquets, many sons have familiar girls, and occasionally enter the palace to solve the pain of lovesickness, Dongfang Jian is naturally the one sought after by the girl, on the surface playing chess and drinking tea with those warblers Yanyan, like a swinger, in fact, he doesn't care about anyone, just a pastime in a boring proton life.
One day when he met Yuan Siyu on the porch, he was so excited that he took the initiative to block her way.
"Miss Yuan, long time no see."
Yuan Si married was still polite and goodbye, and was about to leave, but Dongfang Jian stopped her again,
"Why are you different from others? Don't you want to marry a son and become the princess of a certain country in the future? ”
This sentence really shouldn't be asked, Dongfang Jian regretted it when he said it, Yuan Siyan looked at him in surprise,
"Dongfang Shizi said that it is not up to me to decide who I marry, besides, since I am a proton, who can be the king?"
This is like a slap in the face, yes, most of the people who can be sent here to be protons are unfavored princes, how can they be kings? If you marry a proton, how can you become a princess.
He looked at her departing back in shock, and an inexplicable feeling welled up in his heart.
It's really good to eat, drink, and be sought after in an enemy country, Dongfang Jian has never had such a happy day, but for his mother and his own future, he still makes friends, and everyone in the palace says: Dongfang Shizi will become a great weapon in the future.
When these words reached the emperor's ears, he immediately changed his taste, and he was thinking about how to give it color, and the most favored concubine around him took the initiative to ask for it.
That day, Dongfang Jian drank too much, and the concubine deliberately provoked, and he actually had a few words with him, which offended the concubine.
In her eyes, these sons of the world are nothing at all, she immediately ordered someone to cut off the little finger of the Dongfang Sword to apologize!
None of the people present spoke for him, and his usually good friend even added fuel and vinegar to reprimand him for contradicting the concubine, and he realized that he didn't have any friends.
Disappointment and anger burned in his heart, and the guards were about to make a move, when suddenly a beautiful voice like a yellow bird came from the corridor,
"Chitose Niang."
Dongfang Jian followed the prestige, and it turned out to be Miss Yuan who never said a word.
She held a brocade box in her hand and bowed down to the concubine,
"It's too late to think about marriage, but since it's a birthday, my birthday gift should be the finale."
The concubine was a little puzzled,
"What are you talking about?"
Yuan Si Ma opened the brocade box, and inside was a scroll, she turned around and signaled to Dongfang Sword,
"I'm tired of the Dongfang Shizi, do me a favor."
Dongfang Jian stepped forward and helped her spread out the scroll, and this time, everyone present was shocked!
The concubine stretched out her hand with a nice look,
"Hundred Flowers...... Yuan Si marriage, this is what you embroidered? ”
"Yes, the little girl is a stitch and a thread, just waiting to congratulate the mother on her birthday, you look at this peony, graceful and luxurious, the king of flowers, and the mother you are the most commensurate."
The concubine laughed unconsciously, the king of white flowers, others can't hear the meaning of Yuan Si marriage, she heard it, Your Majesty's posterior position is vacant, and now she is only favored alone, and the posterior position will be in her pocket sooner or later.
The concubine smiled, and Yuan Siyu immediately bowed,
"I wish my mother a long life."
Dongfang Jian pulled the scroll and was brought down by her, and the other princes were busy echoing this and wishing the concubine her birthday.
The concubine glanced at Yuan Si and knew that she was trying to save Dongfang Sword, but her hundred flowers were well embroidered and her words were useful, so the matter of teaching Dongfang Sword would be over, and His Majesty would not ask anyway.
Look at this Yuan Si marriage again, Dai eyebrows are smoky, apricot eyes are lowered, and she is as gentle as jade, if anyone can marry her as a wife, it is a good fortune for several lifetimes.
"Si Marriage, hurry up, your hands are really skillful, come to my palace another day, and help me embroider a few more looks?"
"Meng Niangniang carries love, and I will go another day when I think about marriage."
Dongfang Jian didn't know how dangerous Yuan Si's marriage was at this time, he just admired her methods, and she deserved to be the head of civil officials and the eldest daughter of Yuan Xiang.
For several days in a row, in order to express her gratitude, Dongfang Jian deliberately waited on the way she had to go to the palace of the concubine, but she was not alone, she followed behind a woman, Dongfang Jian was inconvenient to appear, so he could only hide behind the pillar and only listen to the woman's words,
"Useless things, let you embroider a hundred flowers, it is for your sister to dedicate to Your Majesty in the future, not for you to give it away casually! Okay this time, the whole world knows that you embroidered a good picture, what else does your sister take to present to the emperor? ”
The woman stopped and slapped Yuan Si Ma behind her,
"You remember for me, with me for a day, you won't want to rob your sister! Don't think that if you use some means to please the concubine, you can fly on the branches and become a phoenix, your mother is a wild one, and you only deserve to be a wild one! ”
The latter words Dongfang Jian blocked his ears, and he couldn't bear to listen to it anymore, the concubine of the Xiangfu who had the means in his heart had such an experience, she was obviously such a beautiful woman, but she also had to look up to others and do something she didn't like, it turned out that everyone was the same, and no one was a little better off than anyone else.
Seeing her again, his eyes changed, and the two looked at each other on the porch, smiling bitterly.
The concubine got a hundred flowers, and looked at Yuan Si's marriage and Lan Xin, so she let her enter the palace every day, and called her nephew over, with obvious intentions, the man was five big and three thick, and often followed behind Yuan Si's marriage, his eyes were flattering, and his movements were constant.
Dongfang Jian couldn't bear it, protected Yuan Si behind him, and fought with that pop talent, not only did the matter not be resolved, but also alarmed the emperor, and in the end, after the prime minister had a secret conversation with the emperor, he drove away the nephew of the concubine.
This incident made the concubine lose face, but she didn't dare to offend the prime minister, not to mention the intention to ruin the reputation of other people's daughters, the officials and relatives all complained about her, and her nephew didn't want to marry a noble daughter in the future.
Yuan Siyan took the initiative to find Dongfang Jian for the first time, covering her veil, Dongfang Jian looked at her proudly, this time thanks to him to stir up the family business, she must have come to thank her, right?
The more she looked at it, the more wrong it became, there was no joy in Yuan Siyu's eyes, she said lightly,
"The prince of the world should not care about my business in the future, helping you is just that I am passing by, I don't want to see the damage to the diplomatic relations between the two countries, you don't have to repay the favor."
She paused, and then said,
"The son of the world can manage it for a while, but it can't be managed for a lifetime, I was born in such a family, and I am destined to marry someone I don't like, I am very happy to know the son of the world, but I can't fight for anything for myself."
What she said, Dongfang Jian understood, it was because she was unwilling and powerless to fight, so why shouldn't she be?
After speaking, she turned around to leave, the breeze blew her veil, Dongfang Jian was shocked to see a large area of redness and swelling, and her stepmother beat her again? He grabbed her and pulled off the veil.
A teardrop slid down Yuan Siyan's cheek, the redness and swelling were worse than Dongfang Jian imagined, he felt a throbbing pain in his heart, and hugged her into his arms.