"Someone! The princess has fallen overboard! ”

The woman in the water struggled, ripples, and her consciousness was a little blurred, "I, am I going to die?" She looked at her good friend Bai Li who was anxious on the shore, and she was far from her.

"She can't swim, and there is no one in this courtyard who knows how to swim, is it just here" With the overdraft of her physical strength and the drop in her own temperature, the woman gradually sank and closed her eyes.

Faintly, she seemed to hear someone diving. A force dragged her upwards, and the man came out of the water and carried her back into the house. Dried the water off her clothes and covered her with a quilt.

"Go! Bring a bowl of hot soup! ”

This voice, she is very familiar with, it is her playmate since childhood, the only son of General Xie, Xie Chen!

No matter what danger she encounters, he can always be the first to show up and protect her.

"You take care of the princess here, I'll go first."

After he left, her consciousness slowly sobered up, she looked at Bai Li beside the bed, her eyes were red, and she could still see the tears on her face: "Siwan, why are you diving?" You scared me to death just now, do you know? ”

The corners of Siwan's pale mouth reluctantly hooked upward: "What are you panicking about?" Isn't Hongu still dead? ”

Bai Li held her hand and helped her keep warm: "Do you know anything about him again that you can't think of it?" ”

She was stunned and looked at Bai Li: "Sure enough, I really can't hide anything from you, you know..."

Before he finished speaking, Yu Guang noticed that a woman appeared at the door, it was none other than the eldest princess, Wanrou.

"My eldest sister is here!"

Bai Li was a little surprised: "I've never seen your eldest imperial sister, but I can take a look at her face in a while!" ”

After the eldest imperial sister came in, Bai Li's eyes never left her. She has never seen such a good-looking person: elegant and vulgar, with a light and spiritual air, delicate skin, kind demeanor, beautiful eyes, no words, like a quiet orchid, indescribably gentle and lovely.

"Sister, I heard that you fell into the water, I came to see you, how are you feeling now. Who rescued you? Wanrou said.

Siwan's heart was a little uncomfortable: "Sister, I feel much better now, it was General Xie who rescued me." By the way, Sister, have you ever liked Ah Chen? ”

Wanrou's pupils dilated instantly: I don't like it! How many times has this palace told you, this palace and him will not exceed the rules, it is just a relationship between the monarch and the minister! And you like him, this is something that everyone in the palace knows, I won't do anything to make you sad, don't you still believe in this palace?

Siwan must trust Wanrou the most, because Wanrou has learned etiquette since she was a child, and even learns more seriously and harder than her. Of the three princesses, she is the most well-behaved and never overstepped, and she is now a model of morality and etiquette in the palace. How could Siwan not believe her?

"But...... This morning I went to the front door and listened to them, and he said that you were the one he was going to marry. Siwan was already trying her best to suppress her emotions.

"What?" Are you sure you heard it right?! ”

"It's true!"

The imperial sister was not calm, and scratched her head: Hey, no, this is not reasonable, logically speaking, you used to skip class and fight together every day, shouldn't he be asking to marry you? What's going on with this palace?

As soon as Wanrou said this, Siwan burst into tears: "What are those doings?" ”

"You, it's okay to have a small mouth, tears are in your eyes, look at your little bit of energy! This palace is not happy to talk about you. "Oh, my good sister, don't cry, will crying solve the problem?"

After the two were silent for a moment, Bai Li suddenly said, "Why don't you marry the eldest princess?" ”

Her eyes widened, looking at Bai Li, revealing a look of disbelief: "What? Bai Li, what did you say? ”

She was anxious: "What's there to worry about?" If you want to marry him, and the eldest princess doesn't want to marry, then let's steal the beam and change the pillar, and marry you to the Xie Mansion. ”

Wanrou also thinks this is feasible: "Sister, what do you think of this?" ”

"Normally, it's best to marry him, but ......"

Siwan was interrupted by Wanrou before she could finish speaking: "Okay, this sentence is enough." From now on, this marriage is yours. ”

Siwan looked at her with puzzled eyes: "Why?" ”

"Just like what Bengong just said, Bengong has never liked him, only the relationship between the monarch and the minister. Besides, this palace is still young, this palace has to have its own career, and in a few days I will leave the palace to go outside, and there will be such a thing as marriage, but not now. You're marrying for Hongu, and it's good for both of us, isn't it? ”

"Then, how does Xie Fu explain it? Isn't this a bit unkind? Siwan asked again.

Wanrou tapped her on the head: "Have you forgotten that our country is honored by women?" Besides, who would dare to disobey the king's will? Even if it's a little unkind, you just tell him that this marriage is not wanted by the palace, and then you give it to you, and the palace doesn't believe that he Xie Mansion can still rebel? ”

Siwan followed her meaning and said, "Then should I go to the queen mother and father to tell them?" ”

Wanrou waved her hand: "No, this matter, this palace will say it for you, one person will do things and one person should do it, this palace will let you marry instead, of course, this palace will say it, you just fell into the water, you should have a good rest, this palace will go first." ”

Siwan patted Bai Li: "Go and send me the imperial sister." ”

The imperial sister turned around again: "Stay, don't send it to the palace, farewell!" ”

After Bai Li watched her walk out of the door, she leaned into Siwan's ear and said, "Your imperial sister is really dignified, she is still beautiful, if she goes out of the palace, I don't know how many sons will ask to marry." ”

"Where do you see she's dignified? I think she's rebellious at heart. Siwan said.

"What kind of rebellion is this? This is purely a model of the style of a woman in her country, dignified, generous, straightforward and her own ideas, how good. Bai Li said: "You know what? I wish I could be like her. ”

"Okay, okay, look at your hara, all the words are flowing out." Siwan said in disgust.

She approached Siwan again and said, "Wan'er, have you heard when you and him got married?" ”

Siwan thought for a while: "It seems that they will get married in four days." ”

"According to traditional etiquette, the two who are about to get married can't see each other three days before they get married, just three days is enough," Bai Li thought and said.

Siwan teased: "Huh? When did you become so well-behaved? In the past, you used to play slingshots, dance sticks and guns, but I didn't see that you were so well-behaved, if I remember correctly, you are not married, right? How do you know so much about this? Explain. ”

"Oh, don't you talk about it, why did you get to me?" Bai Li's face began to turn red.

Siwan continued to tease: "Oh, tsk, look at your shy expression, what's wrong?" Which son-in-law do you fall in love with? Let me tell my father, how about giving you a decree of marriage? ”

Bai Li's face was already extremely red: "Don't say it, I don't know about him yet... He doesn't know if he likes me or not. ”

Siwan said: "How do you know if he likes you if you don't try?" So as far as you can see, who does he like? ”

Bai Li's face recovered little by little, and he paused for a while before saying, "As far as I can see, he seems to like you." ”

Siwan was surprised and asked, "What?" I? Don't talk nonsense, if someone likes me, I can naturally see who he is talking about? Do I know each other? ”

She breathed a sigh of relief: "When the national teacher of the dynasty is nine thousand years old, Chen Xuan!" ”

"Are you crazy? It's bad to like whom, you like him?! Do you know what a national teacher is? What is 9000 years old? That's a person who has to pay three points to the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty! I heard that he sometimes helps his father to govern on his behalf, and if there are ministers in the court who do not support his ideas, he will kill people in public! You like him to be such a terrible person, what the hell are you trying to do? "Oh, look at what you said, you don't know, I heard from the officials in the court, he is a fake eunuch. As for what I'm trying to do, it's not his handsome face and extraordinary temperament. Bai Li said with some.

"No, if you want a handsome guy, we still don't have one of him? Which son you don't like, just the type you like, I pull a random rich boy from the street is better than him, better than him, why do you like him? Siwan's tone was a little excited.

"Then tell me, why can't I like him? Besides, why are you so excited? Are you empathetic? Bai Li's face was a little heavy.

Siwan looked at her face and sighed: "It's okay to tell you, your family should have understood, our royal family has certain secret channels to collect intelligence, including the ancestral history and family background of the people in the court, once, I went to bring tea to my father, and he happened to be there, glanced at the scroll in his hand, and saw that his parents had a record of his father's early death." I just want to tell you that people with this kind of family background try not to marry. Besides, I've never been empathetic. ”

"Oh, that's it, it's okay, I don't care about his family background, I just care, whether he will like me too, if we are really together in the future, will we be happy or something." Bai Li put on an indifferent look.

In the evening, the blood-like sunset against the wisps of oblique clouds on the horizon is very beautiful, and the sun at this time has reined in arrogance, leaving only a plate of dark yellow jagged branches through the southwest.

"It's not too early, aren't you going to go back? Won't Prime Minister Bai worry about you? Siwan stood up and changed into another set of clothes and said.

"Don't fuck my father's heart, I sometimes manage so many things in the shop, it's not unusual to go back in the middle of the night, it just so happens that there is nothing to do in the store today, so it should be a half-day off for me this month." Bai Li said while drinking the soup: "This soup is cold, if you don't drink it, I'll help you drink it." ”

"Then the old prime minister Bai is so relieved that he will hand over the account management to you? The heart is a little big, what if something goes wrong? Siwan chatted with her.

"Do you think that as the daughter of the richest family in the country, I will not have any awareness and experience in managing accounts and settling accounts? Will you have a little bit of a clue in your mind? Do I dare to make a mistake? In case something goes wrong, I dare to believe that the old white prime minister with reasonable behavior in the court can throw me to the back mountain to feed the wolves, do you believe it or not? ”

"Are you tired of doing this?" Siwan asked.

"Tut-tut, look at you, the way is shallow, right? If you want to do business, I advise you, don't come in, ride a horse and run away! Because the water in this industry is very deep, if you have no money and no capital, no relationship and family background and power, you can't mix it at all, so it's okay to come to my shop to see me buy and sell goods, learn a little! Bai Li patiently explained.

"And what are your plans for the future?"

"My plan, of course, is to have the same career as your sister. I became the most powerful capitalist on this road of business, and I couldn't get used to anyone in the future, so I cut off his back road! I'm the boss in business, and I have the idea. Oh, by the way, I'll go see how business is going in the shop tomorrow morning, and I'll come to you to play if there's nothing to do. ”

"Okay, I'm here for you."

……

The sky gradually lit up, as if someone had smeared a layer of pink on the pale cyan sky, and countless golden rays of light could be faintly seen under the pink.

"Knock-knock-knock-" A heavy, powerful knock sounded in the room.

"Who knocked on my door early in the morning, what's the matter?" Siwan shouted at the people outside the door.

"Sister, you get dressed first, the palace is waiting outside the door, and I am looking for you in an emergency." A gentle voice drifted in from outside.

Siwan simply dressed and took care of her hair, and opened the door: "Sister, what's the urgency?" Do you need to make a trip yourself? "Inner OS: "If you don't come, I can sleep until noon, really, come early in the morning to disturb my sleep." ”

After my sister entered the door, she stuck her head out and looked at it a few times before closing the door.

Siwan was puzzled: "What's the matter, so mysterious?" ”

She made it to face to face in the chair and said to Siwan: "Wan'er, you listen to my sister, this matter may affect your mood and mentality, but this matter is very important. ”

Siwan was a little impatient: "Don't sell it, hurry up and tell what's going on." ”

Wanrou saw what she meant, as if she had made the last psychological preparations: "You, you're going to marry Xie Chen in the middle of the afternoon today!" ”

"What?" Her words were like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and she immediately froze Siwan in place, she instantly sobered up, grabbed the hand of the imperial sister and said: You say it again!

"You, you're going to marry Xie Chen in the middle of the afternoon today!"

"Why? Shouldn't it be acquired? How did it get ahead? What the hell is going on? Why are you in such a hurry? A lot of questions blurted out, and Siwan's thoughts lingered and messed up.

"After Bengong went to explain to his father yesterday, after he talked to the little eunuch next to him for a while, he asked me to tell you that your wedding date has been advanced to today, and Bengong doesn't know why it's so urgent." Wanrou explained.

"Did you hear anything?"

"No, I guess it's still a matter of the court. Hongu didn't know either, and he didn't dare to ask. ”

"So what if I haven't prepared anything? What to do? Siwan looked at her with a pleading look.

"Speaking of the point, after a while, the palace will let people move things over, there are wedding dresses, dowries, gold and silver jewelry, etc., you can put them in the courtyard first." Wanrou soothed.

"You don't need to prepare the wedding dress, Sister will keep it first, I sewed a set myself, and I have to ask Sister to send it to Xie Mansion in a while." Siwan said to her.

"Yo, when are you going to sew? How did Hongu not know about this? Wanrou asked.

"Well, you don't have to worry about it."

She took the wedding dress: "Then, the specific situation is like this, the palace will leave first, there is no need to send it." ”

After Wanrou left, Siwan began to sort out her thoughts: Why did she suddenly advance by two days? What is the reason for such a hurry? Is it because you are afraid that the people of Xie Mansion will know about my substitution? This palace is heavily guarded, and the palace walls are tall, so no one should dare to risk the danger of the Nine Clans to come here to eavesdrop, right?

A thousand thoughts, endless changes. One second it was still a suffocating snake, and the next second it turned into an abyss, pulling her to the bottom. so that she could not see a glimmer of hope.

But the most important thing at the moment is the upcoming wedding, marrying the person she likes, marrying Xie Chen, this is Siwan's dream in this life. Today, it can finally come true. No matter what they set up or someone deliberately did it, she will never look back.