Chapter 69 I hope you can stay alive
Everyone in the He family was filled with joy.
"Father and mother, the Queen Mother really understands my thoughts!"
He Xiangzhe is sober now. Although he hated what happened with Deng Yi last night, all his resentment and pain disappeared today when he received the arranged marriage.
"Thank you for your grace, Queen Mother!"
He's father and his whole family thanked the Queen Mother for her kindness.
When Nanny Song left, the He family gave her a large sum of money for running errands.
Deng Youning watched Nanny Song's carriage drive away and arrived at the door of the Deng family.
"Please inform them that Miss Deng has sent a maid to pass on a message, and ask you to come and listen in person."
She had never been to the He family, and the doorman didn't recognize her.
However, seeing that the name "Deng" was indeed written on her waist badge, the doorman did not dare to be negligent.
He Xiangzhe trotted to the door in high spirits, and his face suddenly changed when he saw that the person coming was Deng Youning.
"If this woman comes again next time, beat her out with sticks!"
He gave an angry order and quickly asked the doorman to close the door.
Deng Youning pushed against the door with all her strength, and said calmly, "Wait a minute, Mr. He, I'm here to congratulate you."
When she mentioned the arranged marriage, the anger on He Xiangzhe's face subsided a little.
"The marriage decree has also reached the Deng family, and Deng Xuelian is trying desperately to not marry you!"
Although He Xiangzhe thought that Deng Xuelian could not let go of the prince, he couldn't help feeling sad when he heard the truth from Deng Youning.
"You are not my parents' most promising son-in-law."
"But, I sincerely hope that you and I can stay together forever."
Deng Youning first said a few nice words to stimulate He Xiangzhe's emotions. Seeing that his hatred for the Deng family had increased a little more in his eyes, he said:
"Although the imperial decree has been issued, my parents have always loved my sister. If she doesn't want to get married, my parents will definitely find every way to break off the engagement."
"In order to prevent this beautiful bride from becoming someone else's wife, I advise my future brother-in-law to choose a good date and marry my sister as soon as possible."
Having said this, Deng Youning left.
She knew that He Xiangzhe had already started to make plans in his mind.
The Queen Mother only arranged the marriage but did not set a date for the wedding, leaving it up to the two families to decide.
Deng Youning was also afraid that something might happen to the Deng family again.
As expected, the He family came to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion that day and used all means, including coercion and inducement, to set the wedding date on the 15th of this month.
Less than five days left!
It was really hasty.
Deng Yi learned about what happened between him and He Xiangzhe at the birthday party yesterday, and was so ashamed that he almost committed suicide.
This time everything is really over.
He sat in the room, getting angrier the more he thought about it, and rushed out of the house with a knife in hand.
He wanted to go to He's house and kill He Xiangzhe. The Hehuan powder in the wine he drank was actually poisoned by him.
Before he could even walk out of his Linfeng Courtyard, he was caught by Gu and forced back.
"If you kill He Xiangzhe, will your scandal disappear?"
"Now the Queen Mother has granted the marriage. You killed He Xiangzhe, and you have to pay for his life. Lian'er will be a widow if she marries him!"
When Gu told Deng Yi about the arranged marriage, he was stunned for a moment and did not even notice the knife in his hand slipped to the ground.
"What?"
"Lian'er is going to marry He Xiangzhe?"
Deng Yi's face turned pale.
The prince is fine, but who is He Xiangzhe?
How could he be worthy of Lian'er?
"The wedding date has been set. It's the fifteenth of this month."
"Your sister is taking this for you, Yi'er. Mother doesn't ask for anything else, she just hopes you can cheer up."
"The support of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and the military power of the Deng family all depend on you."
Gu hugged her son and burst into tears.
She felt that if there had not been the scandal last night, the marriage between the Deng and He families would have definitely taken a turn for the better.
"Mother, how is sister Lian'er now?"
Deng Yi asked carefully.
She knew that Lian'er must be extremely sad now because she couldn't marry the prince.
"You go and see her."
Gu wiped away her tears and let Deng Yi go and see for himself.
Deng Xuelian has been crying since Nanny Song came to announce the decree in the morning. Her eyes are swollen and her tears have dried up.
Now, it seems that I can no longer shed tears and can only howl.
Deng Yi couldn't help his sister, so he stood outside the door and weakly pounded on the door frame.
Although the person she married was not the prince, Deng Zheng and Gu's love for Deng Xuelian made her wedding a grand one.
These past few days, the entire Zhenguo Mansion was filled with joy and excitement.
The entire mansion was hung with bright red silk.
Deng Youning looked at it and seemed to remember the day she died in her previous life, which was also Deng Xuelian’s wedding.
This time, Deng Xuelian did not marry the prince, and she would not be beaten to death.
On the day of Deng Xuelian's wedding, Deng Youning accompanied Han Qiongyue to see her off.
"The auspicious time has arrived, the bride is getting on the sedan chair——"
The matchmaker shouted loudly.
Deng Xuelian, accompanied by the Deng family, slowly walked to the gate.
She was wearing a dark green wedding gown and holding a round fan to half cover her face. It was a happy day, but her eyes were swollen like peach pits.
"Well, it's pretty decent."
Han Qiongyue watched from afar and felt that Deng Xuelian was much more stable today.
All the way to the door, Deng Xuelian stared at Deng Youning fiercely. Why was all this different from what she had predicted in her dream?
Deng Youning had hurt her to this point. It had come to this. She could no longer pretend to have a deep sisterly love.
She even ignored Han Qiongyue.
He bumped into Deng Youning's shoulder and said with a sarcastic smile:
"You succeeded!"
"I didn't marry the man of my dreams. If you want to live with your Lord Li, you will definitely be blocked by mountains and rivers."
Deng Youning said bluntly: "Whether we live together or are separated by mountains and rivers, I hope you can stay alive and see."
Under the red silk, the girl's smile is bright and charming.
Deng Youning, who knew what Deng Xuelian was about to encounter, felt happier today than when she got married herself.
Look, even her outfit has changed from her usual plain colors to a dress that is more colorful than red silk.
Drums and music started, and the wedding procession gradually walked away.
Gu hugged Deng Zheng, reluctant to leave her daughter, and cried breathlessly behind him.
Han Qiongyue disdainfully attended Deng Xuelian's wedding and returned to her own courtyard.
Deng Youning did follow him out, but only from a distance, blending in with the He family's guests.
The Deng and He families are not far from each other.
He Xiangzhe rode on a tall horse, looking at the sedan chair behind him with every step, as if he was afraid that the bride would run away.
He Xiangzhe, who married his beloved woman, felt happier today than the day he won the top spot in the imperial examination.
Little did they know that on another street, the Silver Dragon Guards were also rushing towards the He family.
A quarter of an hour later, firecrackers rang out and the bride entered the house.
Whether sincerely or not, every guest was blessing the newlyweds.
After worshipping heaven and earth and completing the ceremony, before the bride was sent to the bridal chamber, the He family's doorman came to report that Li Tianzhuo had arrived, and he had brought with him the soldiers of the Silver Dragon Guard.
When Deng Xuelian heard the name, she instantly felt that something bad was going to happen.
Thinking back to the previous times she had met Li Tianzhuo, she almost always suffered bad luck, and she couldn't help feeling a little scared.
Deng Youning, one of the guests, smiled with satisfaction when she heard this.
Li Tianzhuo really knows how to pick the time, coming just right after the wedding ceremony.
Before anyone could think about it, the Silver Dragon Guards had already entered the He family's gate.
There were many of them, all wearing silver dragon armor and holding long Mo Dao, looking ferocious.
Even Li Tianzhuo wore the same clothes.
This was the first time Deng Youning saw him wearing the official uniform of the Silver Dragon Guard.
"Minister of Revenue He Guang mined gold without the permission of Your Majesty. Now there is irrefutable evidence. I am here to confiscate his property."
"A total of 138 people from the He family were exiled to the north, and their descendants will never be allowed to serve as officials in the court."
At Li Tianzhuo's command, the Silver Dragon Guards began arresting people and ransacking their homes.
As a result, the wedding could not go on.
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