Chapter 1 Marriage
On the eighth day of the seventh month, the good weather in the city for many days disappeared completely, and the sky was gray and overwhelmed. The men and women crowded together along the street looked at the long procession of relatives with different expressions. There are sad people, there are cold bystanders, only a few children who are held look at the sedan chair babbling and waving.
An old woman sighed silently as she looked at the red makeup all the way.
No matter how much dowry there is, who doesn't know that the six princes are a sick person, and the marriage of the person who is about to marry is just in the name of Chongxi, where do you know how many days it can last.
When I was young, when the family sending team went away, the passers-by left in twos and threes, and only after looking left and right did they carefully bow their heads and whisper to the people around them.
"Hey, I don't know what will happen to this prince after he marries."
"How can it be, this life is not up to man, and I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse"
"I heard that this princess seems to be the second lady of the Wei Shilang family, hey, this Wei Shilang is really ruthless. ”
"This prince marries, how can he not follow the reason, don't say that Wei Shilang is the daughter of the master, then you have to say that you can give it up"
"Look at what you said" The woman glanced to the side, covered her mouth and whispered, "These six princes are an unfavored prince, that is, he is willing, how can the Taishi family be willing, I heard my family officials say a few days ago, these six princes are afraid, afraid of it"
"Okay, okay, be careful, your unobstructed life is gone," the two left with each other.
The crowd was bustling, and no one noticed that a man frowned as he looked at the scattered crowd.
The sedan chair was about to arrive at King Chen's mansion, and the housekeeper in the house looked at the prince who was lying on the bed without even changing his wedding clothes with a sad face
"Lord Wang, the wedding sedan chair is almost here, look, you are in this happy dress"
Hearing this, the person on the bed spoke lightly
"You heard that a person who is about to reach the end of the day still has the strength to get out of bed, you can arrange it"
The prince said it easily, but it was difficult for the old housekeeper to have a sad face, how could this marriage event be child's play.
"Yes, Lord Wang"
After the butler stepped back, he sighed again and again, and after ordering to go down, he only looked at the princess, who was not a difficult person to serve.
The sedan chair fell in front of the new house, and the housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward to salute
"Zhou Fu, the housekeeper of the old slave palace, saw the princess, and asked the princess to forgive me, the prince was really sick, so he ordered me to wait for a good life to serve the princess, the princess has been tired for a long time, please rest here first, and only order to go down if you have something."
Before the people in the sedan chair could talk, the people who married from the Wei Mansion began to murmur secretly: It is reasonable that the prince's identity is different and he has not entered the palace to welcome his relatives, but how can this worship ceremony be omitted.
The person in the sedan chair opened the sedan curtain, and Yingsleeve quickly helped the bride down when he saw this.
Wei Chengan was still covering his head, and quietly nudged Yingsleeve, who stepped forward to help the housekeeper
"Steward Zhou, please, I've worked hard to steward today"
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, princess, please"
After the housekeeper got up, the people behind him also got up, and only the housekeeper invited the princess into the house, and after settling down, he hurriedly replied to the prince.
After the people left, Wei Chengan tore off his hijab and saw Yingsleeve with a bitter face
Wei Chengan smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Miss" Yingsleeve complained for her, and couldn't say anything else, she was married, what else could she do.
"Okay, but it's just a matter of moving from the Wei Mansion to the Wangfu, what's the difference, help me get the things on this head."
"But the young lady has just married into the palace like this, how will she live in the future?"
Yingsleeve took off the huge phoenix crown and said worriedly
Wei Chengan looked out the window, an unfamiliar scene, and muttered, "How can you live more sadly than the previous days?"
Yingsleeve silently took off one golden hairpin after another, put it in the box, and the crisp sound was heard clearly in the silent room.
There was no groom, and even the other princes just gave gifts and sat down in front of the hospital bed for a while before leaving, and the guests of the banquet naturally ate tasteless and tasteless, and left early.
In the inner room, after Yan Feng finished his trip, he stood by the bed and looked at the pale prince and frowned slightly.
"Anything else?" Murong Yuan glanced at him and closed his eyes
"Lord Wang, I heard a lot of people talking about it today, saying"
Murong raised the corners of his mouth, not even opening his eyes
"Those who say that my limit is approaching may not last long"
"Prince" Yan Feng opened his mouth to interrupt, "How can the prince say this about himself, besides, how the prince is also a private matter of the royal family, why is everyone in the capital aware of it and talking about it"
Murong Yuan still smiled, "Since it is inappropriate, it is naturally man-made"
"Lord Wang, do you mean" Yan Feng paused, looked at the person on the bed, and was not worried at all, "Yes, it's you, Lord Wang"
Murong Yuan stopped smiling, opened his eyes and looked at him quietly, "Yan Feng, I should also be cured."
Hearing this, Yan Feng suddenly understood, clasped his hands into fists, and replied solemnly, "My subordinates understand"
At night, Wei Chengan lay on the bed, quietly looking at the top of the bed, from the moment the holy decree arrived at the Wei Mansion, her life was no longer peaceful, and the people around her were either indifferent to hide ridicule, or ridicule with resentment.
It's nothing more than laughing at her for marrying a sick and weak person, but this sick and weak person is still a prince, even if this is an unfavored prince.
Wei Chengan smiled bitterly, who would have thought that at this moment, she had never even seen the face of this prince, and she was so confused for the rest of her life.
On the second day of the wedding, Yili wanted to enter the palace to serve tea to the emperor and queen, but somehow the emperor knew that Murong Yuan was so sick that he didn't even have a ceremony to worship the church, and sent a lot of tonic medicinal materials, and exempted him from entering the palace to serve tea, and only instructed him to cultivate his life.
"Miss, let's have breakfast first" Ying sleeves put down breakfast and saw Wei Chengan still sitting quietly, as if he was in a state of mind.
"Miss" Yingsleeve waved her hand in front of her eyes, and Wei Chengan came back to his senses
"What is Miss thinking, so distracted"
"Yingsleeve, where did you say Master, where is he now, why has it been almost half a year, there is no news at all?"
"Hey, what are I thinking about when I am still a young lady, that old urchin may have encountered something fun, and he is having fun, besides, doesn't Master Tao often see people for a long time?"
"Having said that, Master has never failed to appear once for such a long time"
Wei Chengan sat down at the table, and suddenly felt that the food was bland and tasteless
"Miss, don't worry, Master Tao is smart, maybe it's delayed this time."
Wei Chengan ate a few bites of porridge, and saw that Yingsleeve next to him was eating happily, and couldn't help but feel funny, "I picked up the money, so happy"
"But no, Miss, I suddenly feel that this palace is not as bad as I imagined, but it is much better than the Wei Mansion" At least today, I have never been troubled in and out
Wei Chengan felt a little guilty, "I wronged you before"
"What did Miss say, we are not wronged at all, we are just unhappy for Miss"
Wei Chengan smiled helplessly
"Miss, I think," Ying Sleeve finished eating a bowl of porridge, holding a bun and holding her chin thoughtfully
"Huh?" Wei Chengan turned his head to look at her and asked, "You noticed something terrible again."
"I think Miss should go to see the princess, Miss has become a princess, this princess is sick and the princess hides in the room and doesn't go out, I always feel weird"
Wei Chengan's mother died early, and before getting married, he only had a few words of advice from his wife. Wei Chengan should just not fight or grab as in the past, and ignore it, but he ignored that there is one more person who can't be taken lightly now. It's not that she hasn't thought about it, but it's just that she is a little uncomfortable going.
"However, how do we know that the prince doesn't want to see us, so there are many excuses?"
"Don't you want to see it, isn't the prince seriously ill?" asked Yingsleeve in surprise
Wei Chengan lowered his head and unconsciously hooked the corners of his mouth, "Seriously ill", it is really easy to deal with serious illness
"Miss, what do you mean" Yingsleeve's early morning happiness disappeared cleanly
Wei Chengan slowly spoke, "No matter what this marriage is, King Chen is also a prince, and the position of the squire is not high enough, not to mention that this is from ancient times to the present, how can there be a dignified prince's concubine is not a concubine, although there is a wife who died early, and the side room is corrected, it is also very rare, not to mention that his mother's family is high and powerful, and the prince's marriage has always been based on the court situation, and this Ming media is marrying none of the most important concubines in the court."
Yingsleeve's eyes widened, "But, the prince, he is not," Yingsleeve looked out the door and didn't dare to say any more
Wei Chengan still said without waves, "Yes or no, how do we know?"
How can a prince not have the slightest expectation for a position that is only one step away, whether true or false is just a means, some people are impatient, and some people have advanced means, whether they are true or false, who can know?
Yingsleeve sighed and put down the bun, "Then the prince, are we still going?"
Wei Chengan got up and looked at Ying Sleeve thoughtfully, "Naturally, I want to go, no matter what, we can't be half wrong with Yu Li, wait for you to invite Steward Zhou first"
"Okay, Miss"
Hearing this, Yingsleeve quickly packed up his meal and went out. Wei Chengan went into the inner room to get something, took off the golden hairpin on his head, and replaced it with a jasper hairpin. Although she doesn't care, this superficial kung fu can be done naturally.
Soon, Yingsleeve came in with Steward Zhou.
"See the Princess"
"Steward Zhou doesn't have to be polite, I really don't know anything today, so I have to bother Steward Zhou" Wei Chengan turned around with a smile, and looked carefully at the person in front of him for the first time, half-white hair, and she was more respectful than the little servant in the Wei Mansion to her.
"The princess said this, the old slave really didn't dare to be, and the princess ordered something."
Wei Chengan gently curled the corners of his mouth when he heard this, "I just heard that the prince is unwell, and it was inconvenient to visit yesterday, today I wanted to visit the prince, but I was afraid that I didn't understand the rules of the prince when I first came to the palace, so I wanted to ask Steward Zhou to ask the prince what he meant."
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Fu began to think secretly in his heart, yesterday the prince did not visit the hall and did not enter the new house, but the princess not only did not complain at all, but even visited the prince and asked a housekeeper to tell him, not to mention where the princess of the palace could not go, it was reasonable and reasonable, it was impeccable.
He has not seen any kind of person in the palace for many years, and this princess is really knowledgeable, or has another plan. I was thinking about it, and I heard it again
"If the prince has any inconvenience today, I can wait another day"
Zhou Fu smiled when he heard this, and replied, "The princess said that she laughed, such a trivial matter also bothered the princess, originally I should have brought the princess over directly, but the emperor sent someone earlier, I will first ask the princess if he is free, how about the princess wait a while"
"Then it's going to bother Steward Zhou"
"Don't dare, don't dare, the old slave will go"
After Zhou Fu left, Ying Sleeve added another cup of tea, "Miss, did you say that the prince would meet us?"
Wei Chengan took a sip of tea and shook his head, "I don't know"
The emperor sent someone into the palace to exempt the tea ceremony, and she also knew that the person who delivered the decree could leave after leaving a message, how could there be any reason for the prince to accompany the guest, Steward Zhou was just unwilling to refute her face, and it was not easy to explain to the prince, so it seems that the prince really has something to explain.
"The princess really said that" Murong Yuan leaned against the head of the bed and said lightly
"That's true, the princess also said that if there is any inconvenience, you can come back another day"
Murong Yuan chuckled, he really couldn't wait
"No, you go and tell her something, I'll call her, so that she doesn't have to ask for instructions in the future"
Zhou Fu listened to his prince's cold words, it stands to reason that he should leave without hesitation, but suddenly thought that although the princess's words were dark and polite, there was nothing special, but those eyes were quiet and waveless, which really did not match her age, but she was a little quiet like the concubine Rou Niangniang who had been in the cold palace for many years, Zhou Fu thought that maybe the princess might simply want to see the princess, or maybe Yu Li had to visit. Thinking like this, I couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.
Murong Yuan glanced at the person who seemed to be pondering, and twisted his eyebrows slightly, "Is there anything wrong?"
"There's nothing wrong, I'll go and tell the princess"
Zhou Fu turned around and wanted to leave
"Wait a minute" Murong Yuan squinted his eyes, and his tone eased unconsciously, "Uncle Zhou thinks there is something wrong, you might as well tell this king"
Zhou Fu turned around and breathed a sigh of relief helplessly, "Lord Wang, I know that you may not like the princess, and you are not in a hurry, let's talk about it slowly in the future."
"Uncle Zhou, you should know that I don't dislike her, I just don't like her, I'm just a person who has nothing to do with me" Murong Yuan opened his eyes and didn't know what to see through the bed tent
"Lord, I know that it is not easy for the prince, but I can be relieved that someone can take care of the princess wholeheartedly, I think the princess is a knowledgeable person, the princess may as well treat her well, so that it will be a family in the future, if the princess is really unreasonable, it is nothing more than raising it in the house, and the old slave will not let her annoy the prince"
Murong Yuan smiled weakly, "I didn't expect the princess to be praised by Uncle Zhou, so let's see the king."
Zhou Fu also laughed, "The old slave naturally doesn't dare to be sloppy about the prince's affairs"
Zhou Fu went out, looked at the sky and prayed silently: I just beg God not to let him look away, after all, the prince's life is too difficult.
Wei Chengan put the last pill into the bottle, and saw Yingsleeve hurriedly walk in, "Miss, Steward Zhou is here, saying that he is here to invite the princess."
"Okay" Wei Chengan put the bottle in and put it away, and went out with his sleeves, Zhou Fu really waited and stayed outside the door. Zhou Fu smiled and said, "Princess, please, the old slave is waiting here"
"Thank you Steward Zhou"
Wei Cheng'an entered the inner room and really saw her husband who had been talking about it for a long time, the person on the bed was lying flat with his eyes closed, his face was pale, as if he was resting, and he raised his eyes to look at her when he heard the footsteps
"See the prince," Wei Chengan curtsied
"Get Up"
The person on the bed opened his mouth weakly, Wei Cheng straightened up quietly, the room was so quiet that he seemed to be able to hear the wind, Wei Chengan didn't know how to speak for a while, "The prince's body is better"
Murong Yuan glanced at her up and down, turned his head and said lightly, "I won't be able to go for a while, the princess should not worry"
Wei Cheng'an quietly returned to "The prince is in poor health, and the concubine is worried"
Murong Yuan finally raised his eyes to look at her when he heard this, listening to her tone, it was not like a wife who was worried about her husband, and there was something in the question and answer that usually discussed important matters with her subordinates, but it was just that they were not as close. Murong Yuan smiled bitterly in his heart, he didn't expect the queen to be self-defeating, and he was a worry-free person in the palace
"The princess's intentions are known to the king, so let's rest if you have nothing to do, the king is tired"
"Yes, Lord Wang"
Wei Chengan went out, Yingsleeve won, and the two returned to the house, and Yingsleeve tentatively spoke
"Miss, you haven't been wronged, have you?"
Wei Chengan seemed to be smiling, "What grievances can I suffer from this meeting?"
Yingsleeve breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, as long as the prince doesn't make things difficult for Miss, we will be better off in the future"
"Don't worry," Wei Chengan patted the back of Ying's hand
After Wei Chengan left, Zhou Fu was worried, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but enter the house
"Lord, even if you don't have a disease after lying down for a long time, I'm afraid you're going to sleep sick, since you can't walk in the house, how about your activities in the house?"
Murong Yuan sneered and sat up, "Uncle Zhou, don't worry, I know it in my heart, but it's better to be careful at this time."
"That being the case, what does the prince want to eat for lunch, I'll tell the kitchen later"
Murong Yuan didn't answer, stared ahead for a moment before muttering, "Uncle Zhou, do you think the princess is intentional or really unintentional?"
Zhou Fu said unexpectedly, "The old slave thinks that it doesn't matter if the princess is intentional or not, she is now in the mansion, what does the prince not know?"
"It's still the same, it's still the same, there are some places don't want her to get close"
"The old slave understands, the princess doesn't bring many people, just two old women, a maid, and the old slave are all careful."
Murong Yuan smiled mockingly, "Wei Shilang is really willing"
"No, we don't have to worry about it."
"Let us do everything according to propriety, lest anyone say that we have treated her harshly."
"The old slave understands"