Chapter Seventy-Three: When the Bride Sees Her In-laws, She Hides the Truth and Thinks Hard
"Back to Your Majesty, there was nothing unusual about the six princes and the six princesses in the cave room last night, and no suspicious people appeared around the mansion. In addition, everyone made trouble in the cave room and recited poems against them, and they didn't do anything too out of the ordinary......"
"Who came up with the game of reciting poetry in the cave room?"
"Lord Qinghe of Dali Temple. โ
"Oh? it's him...... I thought that Lord He, who had always disliked joining in the fun, would also participate, hehehe, it's really rare to see him so attentive!"
"Your Majesty, if you don't have any other orders to your subordinates to leave first, continue to secretly observe around the Six Princes. The secret guard sent by the emperor clenched his hands into fists, asked his master, and disappeared from the emperor's sight.
He Mingcheng...... In the court, he helped the Han family's son-in-law to fight the officials of the Dong faction, and now he is showing his face in the name of attending the wedding...... Does he like his child, no longer sit idly by, and he does not plan to look for a strong master?
On the second day of the candle night in the cave room, Li Sishen woke up early to find that Lu Xuantang had not woken up yet. She gently shook the brocade quilt that Lu Xuantang wrapped around her body, and said in her ear.
"Sister Xuan, wake up quickly, get up early today and go to the temple with His Royal Highness, and pay homage to the imperial face of the ancestor hanging in the temple......"
"Ah Tao, Miss Ben still wants to sleep a little longer......" Li Sishen looked at Lu Xuantang who was muttering to himself, thinking to himself that this girl probably thought that this was in Lu Mansion, right?
"If you don't wake up again, we will be punished by our father and queen mother if you miss the hour. โ
"Father, mother...... Wait!Miss Ben can't get up?!"
When Lu Xuantang heard this, the whole person instantly sobered up a lot. What did you just talk nonsense? Ignorantly, he seemed to regard the six princes as his maid Tao...... However, if you miss the time, you may be dissatisfied and reprimanded by other elders of the royal family. So, Lu Xuantang sat up from the bed, lifted the brocade quilt, and hurriedly put on his robe.
Li Sishen looked at Lu Xuantang, who was in a hurry, and comforted her not to panic, and went to help Lu Xuantang after tidying up her clothes.
"Your Highness, is it okay for you to see your sister like this to see your father and mother?"
Li Sishen looked at Lu Xuantang's green emerald cigarette shirt, scattered flowers and mist and green grass skirt, wearing a thin veil of emerald water, if the shoulders were cut into a waist, and the muscles were like condensation. This time I went to see the emperor, and it was appropriate.
"Yes, he was generous and did not have the slightest intention of dominating the guests, and the father and queen mother were happy to see it. โ
"By the way, Your Highness...... In front of people, you call me Sister Xuan, and I call you Your Highness. Can you not call Ruzun after the queen, since we are girls, it is better to get closer...... What are the small words?"
Oh, Sister Xuan, she doesn't want to call me His Royal Highness in private, is it because it's too blunt?
"Qing'er, Sister Xuan can call me that in private. โ
"Well, that sounds a lot softer. โ
When the bride saw her in-laws, although Li Sishen and Lu Xuantang were really fake, after all, they still had to meet the emperor and Empress Xian in person. Thinking of this, Lu Xuantang couldn't help but feel a little nervous. She didn't know if she would be in front of the emperor again, and now all she could do was calm down and keep her brain sober.
The two left the mansion and rode in a carriage. Li Si pulled Lu Xuantang's hand deeply, and Xu felt some beads of sweat appear in her palms. Sensing that she might be nervous, they stopped in front of the palace gate, and Li Sishen approached her slightly.
"Sister Xuan, don't be nervous, the father and mother know that we are all daughters, so they won't be too embarrassed. As long as you follow the usual etiquette, I believe that others will not have doubts. โ
Hearing Li Sishen's comfort, Lu Xuantang gradually calmed down, took a deep breath, and most of the tension in his heart disappeared.
"What His Highness said really works, and my sister is no longer so nervous. โ
Lu Xuantang followed Li Sishen's side, and after entering the palace, Lu Xuantang visited the emperor and queen in turn and offered tea. The bride used jujube and chestnut as "่ดฝ" (greeting ceremony) to meet the emperor, and used ่พถxiu (mashed dried meat with ginger and cinnamon seasoning) to visit Empress Xian. After getting to know the royal family, I went to the temple, paid homage to the emperor's appearance, and then feasted the queen's clansmen and ministers in the palace. The royal family and other people gathered together to drink and have fun.
In the process of drinking, there are performances of entertainment items such as hundred operas, horns, and horse races, which are used to cheer up the fun.
"It is said that when an ugly woman sees her in-laws, she can't imagine that the sixth princess has such a good appearanceโโโ with green eyebrows and bright eyes. โ
"Yes! The newlywed is better than a little goodbye, and the two of them are like glue and envy others! The special favor of the Sixth Highness only belongs to the princess, but it's a pity...... I'm afraid that some people will regret not doing it at the beginning!"
"Gong Yuefei, have you said enough?!"
"Yo! Miss Zhao! I came uninvited and cheekily watched from the sidelines! Miss Ben didn't name her name, so Miss Zhao didn't sit down. And also...... Miss Ben's name can you name it, ......too? Ms. Zhao's father is behind bars and cannot get out. By the way, with his fingers crossed, Ling Zun also lived in it for a long time, and he didn't need Miss Ben to show kindness and intercede with His Royal Highness Six...... Spare Ling Zun's life?"
At this moment, Zhao Meiyan tried her best to hold back the anger in her heart. Gong Yuefei, the daughter of the servant, just mocked her, and insulted her father as well! This humiliation was really difficult for her to swallow. Zhao Meiyan wanted to wave her hand to slap Gong Yuefei, but Gong Yuefei grabbed her arm and stared at her tightly.
"Miss Zhao, Miss Ben is kind and kind, but you don't accept this kindness...... And they will hit me. If it hadn't been for Miss Ben to stop you, Miss Ben would not only have blushed but also lost her face with this slap, but she would have paid it back? Don't forget, this is in front of the public, so many people are staring at ...... The behavior of the village women is insulting. โ
"Gong Yuefei, don't deceive people too much! What about the daughter of the servant?! What if my father goes to prison? On the wedding day of His Royal Highness Six, Miss Ben will bear with you first. If you dare to provoke Miss Ben again in the future, don't blame me for being unkind!"
Zhao Meiyan threw off the shackles of Gong Yuefei, since her father was imprisoned, the other ladies of the family who were kind on the surface avoided it, and they were afraid of snakes and scorpions, and gradually neglected to communicate, such a plastic flower sisterhood is really vulnerable!
"Your Highness, it seems that the girl of the Gong family has a dispute with the girl of the Zhao family?"
"Don't pay attention to them, the main event is about to begin, I heard that this time it is Hu Yingyue, a horse racing master who is famous in the capital. โ
"Your Highness, does the name sound like a girl?"
"Yes, Miss Hu is from the Western Regions, and when she entered my Dacheng, she was robbed by a thief on the road and had to offer her riding skills to earn enough money to go back. Unexpectedly, during his stay, his reputation for horse racing was also spread. "
"Miss Hu is really amazing! I'm afraid it's a problem to just barely make ends meet!"
"yes. โ
During the banquet, the emperor and Empress Xian felt guilty about the Lu family's girl "marrying" her daughter Li Sishen, and at the same time looked at each other deeply. The Lu family girl sacrificed her marriage to help them check and balance the Dong faction's forces, how could she not make them feel sorry for her in such a way? The emperor and queen showed great affection for this "daughter-in-law" in front of everyone, and she was an excellent compliment. It is also a heavy meeting gift, and it is also a bounty and silver reward. Everyone saw that the emperor and queen valued the six princesses so much, and they couldn't help but look at Lu Xuantang differently.
The two of them, who worked hard during the day, returned to the mansion with the stars at night, and on the way back, Lu Xuantang couldn't stand the eyelids fighting up and down, and fell asleep. She leaned on Li Sishen's shoulder and fell asleep alone. Arriving at the door of the mansion, Li Sishen saw that it was fruitless to wake up Lu Xuantang, so he asked the servant to help lift the door curtain and help her go back to the house to rest by himself. Seeing that Lu Xuantang's fair-skinned and watery face was tired, he gently put her on the bed and covered her with a quilt, and Li Sishen sat quietly next to him and was silent.
Such a stupid girl, knowing that marrying into her house is like a tiger's den in Longtan. In the future, it will only be more turbulent and the future is uncertain. She gently brushed the hair that Lu Xuantang had on her face behind her ears, and then the two of them had to work together to keep up with the people and things around them, and not let the officials of the Dong faction take advantage of the loopholes. And then there's the battle for storage space...... Since those people care so much, as a prince, she can't stay out of it, right?! The wick in the room gradually burned out, and Li Sishen was also lying on the bed with a slight breathing sound.