Chapter 141 Flirting

"If there is anything, remember to have someone come back to tell my parents and me. The Fourth Prince has deep feelings for you. As long as you don't make a big mistake, he won't treat you badly. Do your duty as a wife first, then plan other things. Don't let him down."

Shen Changhe sent her to the bridal sedan and gave her earnest instructions.

"Don't worry, big brother."

The bridal sedan was lifted up at the matchmaker's voice and moved forward swayingly.

Shen Anan turned around holding the round fan. Xiao Yuan's figure riding a tall horse was reflected on the curtain of the carriage. She leaned lazily against the wall of the carriage.

Fulfill your wifely duties first, then plan other things.

In her previous life, she didn't understand this truth, and she and him had a lot of fights every day. Even though he had tremendous power, she didn't enjoy even half of it until her death.

Thinking about it this way, it is really stupid and cowardly.

Although Xiao Yuan is a cold-hearted person, he has a kind heart. As long as she behaves herself and lives a stable life, he will not be stingy with her connections, resources or money.

The eldest princess's words were not exaggerated at all.

Shen Anan didn't know how many times the sedan chair circled the city, she only knew that the deafening sound of gongs and drums was extremely harsh, but she was shaken to sleep.

"Are you feeling unwell?" Xiao Yuan's voice came from outside.

"How long will it take?" Shen Anan asked lazily.

"It's the last lap. Once we go around the palace wall again, the auspicious time will be almost right."

Around the palace wall?

What is this charter? Even the Queen's wedding would not be so wild. ?

"Xiao Yuan, isn't it too far to go around the palace wall?"

Xiao Yuan said, "Don't tell me, do you want to be laughed at for making Zeng Ci a concubine in the future?"

“…”

Shen Anan didn't speak.

Xiao Yuan continued, "I have to get rid of this humiliation today."

Shen Anan fell back into the sedan chair, half-closing her eyes and taking a nap.

But her mind could never be as calm as before. Xiao Yuan always managed to touch her silent heartstrings again and again.

After being tossed around for quite a while, she was almost asleep when they finally arrived at their destination.

Xiao Yuan led her down.

She immediately noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. Normally, the Fourth Prince's Mansion should be very lively now that the bride had been brought back, but at this moment, apart from the matchmaker's loud singing, it was eerily quiet.

Xiao Yuan immediately spotted the guards waiting at the gate of the mansion and called the butler over, "What's going on?"

"Yes... the emperor is here and has been waiting for a long time."

Xiao Yuan frowned, waved away the housekeeper, and told the matchmaker to continue.

He stepped over the fire basin and worshipped heaven and earth. After completing the entire process meticulously, the emperor sitting on the main seat finally spoke.

"I want to watch your ceremony, but it's not easy. I have to wait for a long time."

Having said that, on such a happy day, he did not look unhappy, but he could not really say he was happy either.

Because he had just heard from someone that the reason the bridal sedan came back late was because it was going to show off in his palace.

Shen Anan didn't say anything, and stood quietly by the side, led by Xiao Yuan.

"If I knew that my father was coming to watch the ceremony, I would not have to go to the palace and would have just walked around my mansion."

“…”

Why don't you circle around me! ! ! !

How could the emperor not understand what he was thinking? He snorted coldly and said, "You bastard, you are protecting your own people."

"I will take the bride back to her room first, and then let your Majesty have a drink."

The emperor ignored him.

No matter how dissatisfied he was, after all, it was his son's marriage, so how could he not sit still? Now that he was here, there was no reason for him to leave halfway.

Shen Anan covered her face with a round fan, but she was very familiar with the location of Wutong Garden and could find the direction accurately without Xiao Yuan's reminder.

Sitting on the bright red lacquered wooden bed again. She felt mixed emotions and couldn't tell what she felt.

"Don't be afraid."

Xiao Yuan patted her hands and said these two words again, "You should believe that I love you deeply now."

He took the red silk from her hand and continued, "I will also atone for my sins in your dream."

"It's not your fault." She had figured it out long ago.

Feelings cannot be forced. Not only was she forceful, she was also greedy. She could fight for status, but how could she fight for a heart?

Anyone who had a wife as crazy as her would be hopeless and run away in disgust.

She let it go, but...she didn't dare to love him anymore.

Xiao Yuan smiled and didn't respond, "There's no one else in the room, put down the fan, your hands will get sore soon."

"There is food on the table. If you are hungry, call for help. You don't have to follow the rules. It will take me a while to come back. If you are tired, take off the phoenix crown."

He gave instructions for a long time, and Shen Anan responded with a smile one by one, and then he left the bridal chamber.

Mo Xiang immediately pushed the door open and came in, "Miss, the Fourth Prince's mansion is so beautifully decorated, grand and impressive, it shows that the Fourth Prince really cares about you."

It's just the wedding room... It's a bit out of place,

Shen Anan followed Mo Xiang's line of sight and took a look at the new house. There was no red or green decoration, only the screens and decorations had been replaced with new ones.

Is this because he noticed her crabapple garden?

Shen Anan suddenly had this idea.

With the emperor present, all the guests at the banquet restrained themselves a lot. The originally lively wedding ceremony became restrained and dull because of his participation.

Officials sat in their seats, not daring to talk too much, let alone drink too much, for fear of saying something they shouldn't.

Duan Yingying followed all the way from the Shen family to the Fourth Prince's Mansion. She stood dignified and quietly among the ladies and talked to them, but her eyes were always on Xiao Ze who was accompanying the Emperor not far away.

As time went by, Xiao Ze naturally noticed her and gave her a neutral glance with an ambiguous and frivolous look in it.

Duan Yingying immediately lowered her head shyly.

During the entire banquet, this kind of glance went back and forth between the two of them countless times, and even the emperor noticed it.

"Second brother, who is that from?"

Xiao Ze hurriedly said, "Father, it's the second daughter of the Duan family."

"From the Duan family." The emperor narrowed his eyes and did not ask any further questions. Xiao Ze also restrained himself a lot.

As soon as the banquet was over, the emperor stood up and left, accompanied by many ministers. Xiao Yuan escorted them out of the mansion. The emperor glanced at the smile on his face that could not be concealed and snorted lightly.

As a prince, he is so useless.

Xiao Yuan pretended not to hear. Today was his big day and he didn't want to get into any bad luck.

After the people had gone away, the Fourth Prince's Mansion became lively again. Li Huaiyan and Ling Chenyi were arm in arm, discussing how to get Xiao Yuan drunk.

"Fourth brother, congratulations." Xiao Ze, who had never found a chance to talk to Xiao Yuan, congratulated him with a forced smile.

"Father has left, but second brother is still not leaving?"

Xiao Yuan's sharp eyes swept over him, and when they passed Duan Yingying behind him, he paused for a moment, and raised the side of his lips in sarcasm.

His wedding day gave them an opportunity to flirt with each other.

"Second brother, you must be careful. I see that your forehead is dark and you are not in good spirits. This seems to be a sign of spleen and kidney yang deficiency. You must ask the doctor to take a look later."

Xiao Ze's face turned gloomy, "On Fourth Brother's wedding night, you should worry about yourself."

"I have always kept myself clean and there will never be such hidden dangers."

After saying that, he went into the mansion, leaving Xiao Ze standing there with a grim expression.

This was not the first or second time that Xiao Yuan had said that he was incapable. Originally, he did not care, but the lack of offspring was a concern for him, and these words sounded extremely harsh!

His face was half hidden in shadow, full of sinister aura.

"Second Prince." Duan Yingying spoke cautiously.

"Well," Xiao Ze turned around and looked at her, his face becoming elegant again, "It's noisy today, so I'll send Miss Duan back."

Duan Yingying's heart skipped a beat. She clearly saw the flickering fire in Xiao Ze's eyes. She hesitated for a moment and then nodded slightly.

She never thought that today would go so smoothly.

She got on the second prince's carriage. As expected, the carriage did not go towards the Duan Mansion, but stopped in an extremely remote alley. Duan Yingying heard the footsteps of the coachman and the servant leaving.

"This prince sees that Miss Duan Er is in a bad mood, but what's on her mind?"

A pampered big hand covered Duan Yingying's hands, which were clenched together because of nervousness. She shuddered and lowered her head without dodging.

She sighed quietly, "It's all because of my third sister. She is infatuated with the Fourth Prince. When she learned that he was getting married today and she couldn't leave the palace, she asked me to bring her a message. But the Fourth Prince ignored her. How can I, as her elder sister, not feel sad for her?"

"Oh?" Xiao Ze's expression faded. "What did she ask you to say?"

"She is deeply in love with the Fourth Prince and is willing to be his concubine in the future, as long as the Fourth Prince does not forget her."

This is true.

"Really?" Xiao Ze's eyes turned completely cold.

"If you ask me, my third sister is also stupid." Duan Yingying said with a disappointed look on her face.

"She is now the daughter of destiny. Why does she have to hang herself on a tree? She has to choose you..."

She stopped talking in time and didn't say anything further.

"What if you choose me?" Xiao Ze raised his eyebrows.

Duan Yingying continued, "Second Prince, you are a man of love and righteousness. It is better for her to follow you than to follow the Fourth Prince who has someone else in his heart. I have advised her many times.

"Really?" Xiao Ze stroked her soft hand, "Then this prince should thank Miss Duan Second very much."

Duan Yingying slowly pulled her hand out. "I have no other thoughts. I just ask the Second Prince's wife not to embarrass me anymore. My mother forced me to marry. It was understandable to the Minister of Personnel's family, but it was abandoned because of the Second Prince's wife. Now my family is forcing me to marry far away in Xuzhou."

She lowered her head, her face full of sadness and helplessness. Xiao Ze was not a fool. He understood what she was asking for after hearing this.

"Don't worry, as long as you can help me and your third sister to get married, this prince will definitely help you achieve your wish." He reached his hand into her wide sleeves, stroked her delicate wrist bones, and continued to rub inside.

A fierce look flashed across Duan Yingying's eyes. She resisted slightly and leaned on Xiao Ze's shoulder. "Yingying is on the side of the Second Prince, but the Prince's Consort...?"

Xiao Ze pressed her shoulders and leaned against the wall of the car, his eyes sparkling with fire, "Are you afraid of what she will do? I have your back!!"

"Then I would like to thank the Second Prince." A sinister light flashed across her eyes. She would repay everyone double for the humiliation she suffered in the Minister of Personnel's Mansion that day.

Since she can't have a good future, then we'll all go to hell together.

Lying on the woman, Xiao Ze's mind was filled with what Xiao Yuan had just said about him being incapable, so much so that he remained indifferent when Duan Yingying pushed him away, and his hands became more and more presumptuous.

Duan Yingying was a little panicked. What happened just now was just bait for fishing. She didn't expect anything to really happen between her and Xiao Ze in the carriage.

"Second Prince, it's getting late. I should go back now."

However, Xiao Ze directly held down her struggling wrist bone, his eyes were sinister, filled with rage and lust, "Why, you also think that this prince is not good enough."

"I dare not!" Duan Yingying was completely panicked.

The carriage made a rhythmic creaking sound in the remote alley, then shook violently and slowly returned to calm.

The servants of the Second Prince's Mansion just looked back, with contempt and disdain in their eyes.

Xiao Yuan didn't know that he had unintentionally created another "good match."

At this moment, he was being surrounded by people and forced to drink. Li Huaiyan refused to let him go no matter what. Relying on the good day today, he challenged Xiao Yuan. Ling Chenyi was almost drunk at this moment, but Xiao Yuan was fine.

"Are you sure?" Xiao Yuan looked at Li Huaiyan.

"Of course. I don't believe that both of us can't drink more than you."

"Okay then," Xiao Yuan glanced at the sky and became impatient, wanting to send the two men away quickly.

They asked someone to bring two more jars of wine, and each of them drank one jar. Li Huaiyan was about to vomit, but Xiao Yuan was completely fine. In the end, he and Ling Chenyi were carried back to the mansion together.

The most difficult one left, and the rest naturally left tactfully as well.

After everyone left, the Fourth Prince's Mansion slowly fell into silence. Then, with a sudden explosion in the air, brilliant fireworks drew a graceful arc in the air and slowly dissipated, only to be immediately replaced by another one.

Shen Anan put down her fan when she heard the sound, walked to the window and looked up.

The phoenix crown was very heavy, and because of her movement, it fell backwards, making her neck look even more slender and graceful. She didn't know how long she had been looking at it, her neck felt a little sore, and she shook her head.

Suddenly, a hand firmly held the back of her head. She could guess who it was from the clear breath without even turning around.

"Do you like it?"

Shen Anan nodded very undeterred, "I just don't know if it will affect the rest of the neighbors on the street."

"It's worth one night,"

What followed was a process that Shen Anan was very familiar with: the matchmaker said auspicious words, sprinkled peanuts on the bed, ate uncooked food, and drank sleeping wine.