1 Wedding
◎How can the princess scream so beautifully◎
It was an autumn afternoon, the weather was slightly cool. The Double Ninth Festival had just passed, and the chrysanthemums were in full bloom. The originally peaceful day was disturbed by a few loud shouts.
"My lord, my lord!"
A young eunuch, holding up his robe, walked so quickly that even people far away in the room could hear him clearly. He ran into the Imperial Household Department in a panic to convey the prince's words.
Because of this matter, everyone in the palace has been worried for many days.
Princess Rong's marriage carriage is about to arrive, but the prince is unwilling to go to receive it.
This important task had to be assigned to a trusted person, so it naturally fell on Xue Ji, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department.
This person is considered to be the prince's confidant. He is young and is said to be fair-skinned and beautiful, but he is decisive in his actions. Any servant who sees him would rather avoid him.
He probably just woke up from a nap. He was very refined in front of people and didn't like being in the crowd. His clothes were always the most exquisite and beautiful, and he always had a faint sweet fragrance around him.
It is said that it is a precious musk given as a gift. Just a small amount can give you a rich fragrance and make you feel refreshed and invigorated.
The young eunuch walked quickly and pushed open the door. He was greeted by a fragrant aroma. Looking through the wooden screen, he saw a figure: Xue Ji was sitting at the table with her hair loose, and she looked like she had just woken up.
He was sleepy and impatient. He stroked the loose hair on his forehead with his slender fingers and glanced up. "What are you so flustered about? Even if the sky falls, you can't hide. What are you so flustered about?"
The young eunuch bowed politely and said breathlessly, "His Majesty has issued an order, please..." He ran too fast and could not finish a complete sentence.
Xue Ji didn't look up, but opened his thin lips and asked, "How is it?"
"Please go and welcome Princess Rongguo into the palace!"
He sneered inwardly and shook his head helplessly. A group of people had been struggling for such a thing for a long time, and in the end he had to clean it up.
The young eunuch noticed that he was unhappy and doubled up in fear. He then continued boldly, "The Crown Prince... just doesn't want to go in person."
"I'm a servant, so it's my duty to do things for my master."
Xue Ji hated this thankless job the most. Although welcoming the princess for marriage was a respectable thing, after all the running around, he was just cleaning up the mess for others.
His knuckled fingers tapped lightly on the table, and the sound of "ta-da, ta-da" filled the entire room.
After a while, the hand stopped and the room was dead silent. The young eunuch knew that his peace was disturbed and was so nervous that he didn't dare to look up.
"Why do I have to go? What are all those civil servants doing?" He complained reluctantly, "There's already a lot going on before the Lunar New Year. I'm not an official from the Ministry of Rites. Why should a eunuch go to pick me up?"
"Well... the Lord from the Ministry of Rites is also going," the young eunuch had no choice but to coax and persuade him over and over again, "Sir, you can't do that. We have already prepared a carriage for you."
Xue Ji glanced at them and asked reluctantly, "How many people?"
"Three hundred people." replied the young eunuch.
After being coaxed with great difficulty, he showed displeasure again. There were three hundred people and the journey would take more than twenty days. If there was an accident, he would not be able to protect the safety of his master.
"The prince said that if we travel day and night without any obstruction, we can reach the border in less than twenty days."
He leaned back and sighed, a blush appearing on his fair, smooth face. "He does know how to send people."
The young eunuch was in a dilemma. Logically, this matter was not the responsibility of the Imperial Household Department, but the master had given the order, "The Crown Prince said... that you should leave quickly."
"when?"
"The day after tomorrow."
When Xue Ji heard that they would leave the day after tomorrow, his already impatient face became even more disgusted. Such a hasty trip would take more than a month to go back and forth, and many errands would be missed.
I could only accompany the princess to eat sand at the border, and I felt even more angry when I thought about it.
If the other party is well-behaved, I will just go out and relax, just to complete the task. If the other party is busy and anxious, then it would be better to teach and discipline the young palace maids for this month.
He had only heard the queen mention this princess on a daily basis. He heard that she was the legitimate princess of Rong State, who lost her mother at a young age and was named Rong Qianyu.
He asked a eunuch to go and receive a princess from a tiny country who was seeking peace and a princess who was seeking marriage. I'm afraid that this would offend the princess.
He just wanted to get promoted and make money in peace and stability. The diplomatic relations between the two countries had nothing to do with him, a eunuch.
Xue Ji and his group rode at full speed and had already reached the border between the two countries. In order to safely pick up the princess, they traveled more than fifty miles to Rong State.
At this moment, the carriage for the marriage had been traveling for two months. There were bandits and barbarians along the way, and they had to stop and go many times. Now they were finally approaching the Great Zhou.
When I lifted the car curtain, I saw a mountain and river landscape that was completely different from Rong State, a border town in the desert, golden wheat waves, and the wind blowing across my cheeks was filled with the smell of dust.
The atmosphere in the car was depressing. Several people looked at each other. The closer they got to the border, the more depressed they became and no one spoke.
She was not treated well in Rongguo to begin with. Her biological father doted on his younger daughter, and her stepmother was also stingy and neglectful towards her.
Rong Qianyu relied on her status as a legitimate princess and the respect that the ministers and people had for the late queen to allow her to live safely in Rong State until now.
I had thought that I would live a mediocre life and see the end of it, but I never thought that I would be treated so unkindly.
No matter how difficult Rongguo is, it is still a home. Now the road ahead is long, and the future is in the Great Zhou, but I will be alone.
I can't see the way back when I look forward, but I can't go back when I look back.
Rong Pan felt extremely depressed. "Princess, we have already passed the Linguan Pass and will reach Fengxian, the border between the two countries, in the afternoon. Someone will be there to pick us up then, and we don't have to worry so much."
Although Rong Qianyu was a legitimate princess, her mother passed away early, leaving her a helpless wild child.
In the entire Rong Palace, she is the most redundant, so she is also the best candidate for marriage.
The convoy continued on for a long time before Rong Pan suddenly shouted to Rong Qianyu, hoping to lift the dull mood in the car, "Princess, I see someone up ahead!"
"This place is more than fifty miles away from the border, how is it possible?" Nanny Fang, who came with the dowry, was afraid that there would be more bandits coming to rob. She had been living in fear for many days because of the bandits.
"Princess, I think I can see clearly now. There's someone in the crowd who is very well dressed, tall and fair. Is that the prince?"
"Which one?" Rong Qianyu finally couldn't help but lift the curtain.
"It's the one wearing scarlet clothes!" Rong Pan pointed at Xue Ji who was dressed in gorgeous clothes in front of him. From a distance, he saw the person who looked like a banished immortal under the sunlight.
I heard that the prince is a young man this year and has a handsome appearance. Seeing him surrounded by a crowd, I think it is true.
Although the future is unknown and he knows nothing about this prince, he is afraid that future discord between husband and wife will affect the country.
From a distance, the man was wearing a crimson official uniform, with fair skin and unclear eyebrows and eyes, but it was clear that he was a handsome young man.
"The prince came in person to pick up the princess, which shows his sincerity!" Rong Pan smiled happily, which made Rong Qianyu feel a little relieved.
When she heard it was the prince, she immediately perked up, her little girl shy, touching her hair and adjusting her clothes. "How do you think I'm dressed? Is it appropriate?"
Rong Pan nodded, "Very good, very good, the princess is very beautiful!"
When the team reached the intersection, Rong Pan got off the carriage first and lifted the curtain. Rong Qianyu was helped out of the carriage. She slowly looked up and finally saw the clear face of the person opposite her.
I had been trembling with fear on the road for two months. When I closed my eyes, I could only see the scene of Rongguo, and when I opened them, it was a desolate place. Now, looking at the young man's cold face, I was a little surprised, but I couldn't help but feel happy.
She suddenly became nervous, her heart beating uncontrollably, and she looked up and down at the person in front of her with subtle eyes.
The fatigue from more than two months of running around finally dissipated at this moment.
"Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." She bowed with a smile.
Xue Ji was stunned at first, then burst into laughter.
These were flattering words that would make him burst into laughter, and the palace maids, eunuchs and other entourage around him could not help laughing as well.
Rong Qianyu was a little confused. Such innocent words coming out of her mouth seemed very interesting.
Xue Ji hadn't felt this cheerful in a long time. The gloomy mood he'd felt for the past ten days was nothing to him now. "I've never felt so happy as I do today. How come the princess's voice is so beautiful?"
She looked at the reactions of the people around her and knew that she seemed to have said something wrong, but she didn't know how she had said it.
Qingyun, the eunuch beside Xue Ji, explained, "Your Highness has mistaken the princess for someone else. This is Master Xue, the chief secretary of the Imperial Household Department. He has come to take the princess into the palace on the orders of His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince."
Seeing that he was standing upright, he bowed slightly and said, "I am Xue Ji, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department. I pay my respects to the princess. Your Highness must have been exhausted from the journey. We have arrived in Feng County today, so it's a good time for us to rest and recuperate, and you can also take a break."
When Rong Qianyu heard that she had recognized the wrong person, she felt a little embarrassed and her face flushed instantly. She actually mistook a eunuch for her husband, which was really ridiculous.
His mood instantly fell, and his previous agility was gone. "Thank you, Master Xue, for the crown prince..."
"The prince is very busy with official duties. He was going to come and pick you up in person, but something delayed him. The prince is also waiting for the princess in the palace." Xue Ji explained.
He said he was busy with official business, but he was just fooling around, what serious business could he be doing?
She hung her head in disappointment, "So that's how it is. Thank you for your hard work, Lord Xue." She was so ashamed that she wished she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
"There are many inconveniences at the border now. Let's hurry on and rest when we reach Fengxian ahead."
The wedding procession was following behind the Great Zhou team in a grand manner. Rong Qianyu found it very funny when she sat back in the carriage.
How could she have mistaken the person? How could she have been so reckless that she actually mistook the eunuch for the prince?
But this gentleman was handsome and had a pleasant voice, unlike the other eunuchs who had a shrill voice. Everyone loves beauty, and he was so good-looking that I couldn't help but want to take a few more glances.
Rong Pan didn't think much about it, but just felt a little disappointed, "He's so handsome, but he's actually a eunuch!"
"I've heard of Xue Jiming, the eunuch who held the imperial pen in the Great Zhou Dynasty, in Rong State before. He holds a high position of power, but I didn't expect him to be so young."
Xue Ji's reputation became notorious. Rumors said he was quick-tempered, cruel, and moody. I didn't expect him to be so young and handsome.
Although she entered the palace to serve since she was young, she was not feminine at all. Instead, she was like a son of an official family, gentle and elegant, as cold and aloof as the bright moon.
"Princess, you said he is so handsome, why would he become a eunuch?" Rong Pan asked curiously.
Rong Qianyu did not answer, but she must have encountered some unbearable hardship. In this world, if not forced by life, who would be willing to end their family line and send their son to the palace to be a slave?
Besides, he is good-looking, so how could any of his parents be willing to let him go? In the final analysis, they are just poor people who cannot make their own decisions.
What is the difference between me and him?
As she was speaking, Rong Qianyu suddenly covered her stomach and felt a pain in her stomach.
Rong Pan saw this and quickly pulled her aside to ask, "Princess, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell again?"
"It's okay, it'll be fine in a while." She frowned and held her stomach tightly, feeling tiny pains churning in her abdomen.
The convoy stopped in Feng County, and Xue Ji's attitude softened a bit. "This is Feng County. Let's rest here for a day and set off again tomorrow."
"Thank you, sir."
Rong Qianyu still politely saluted Xue Ji, but her abdominal pain was unbearable. In order not to be rude, she could only try her best to restrain herself from overreacting.
Xue Ji saw that she was sweating profusely and realized something was wrong. He was about to speak when she stopped him. "I'm fine. I'm just not feeling well."
She had been traveling for two months, and the journey had not been peaceful. She had been in poor health to begin with, and now she was even more exhausted from the non-stop journey.
"The princess brought so many precious medicinal herbs, why didn't she solve the urgent problem first?" Xue Ji was very puzzled and didn't understand why she had to put herself in such a difficult situation.
Rong Qianyu felt a little tight on money. "These dowries are all fixed. If we rashly..."
Xue Ji didn't wait for her to finish, and turned to Qingyun and said, "Go find some herbs to dispel the cold and replenish qi, and then boil some longan, red dates, etc., and give it to the princess to drink. Rest here and set off the day after tomorrow."
Hearing that he would have to rest for an extra day, Rong Qianyu was horrified and chased after him, wanting him to rescind his decision. "My lord, I'm fine. This will only delay our journey!"
She was very reluctant to make it public. If the matter were to spread to the Great Zhou, people would accuse her of being arrogant and difficult to please.
But Xue Ji didn't want to worry about that. He had to get the person there safely, without any mistakes. "If anything happens to the princess, even a hundred of my lives won't be enough to make up for it."
After saying that, he turned away, leaving Rong Qianyu sweating and standing there in a daze.
She complained in her heart that it would take more than ten days to reach the imperial city of the Great Zhou. Seeing this lord being so domineering, she was afraid that she would have to rely on his opinion for the rest of the journey.
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He rushed into the fire and nearly died, but was saved by Prince Qi Yu.
Prince Qi Yu of Daxia was praised by everyone for his generosity and kindness.
He seemed to be well-educated and well-mannered, with a loving father and filial son. However, the death of his mother made him notice something strange that he had never noticed before, and he discovered a familiar face.
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Qi Yu took the dagger from her trembling hand: "Want to kill him? I can help you."
She had no choice but to save her life.
Qi Yu smiled and said, "Miss Xu is good at serving people, so come to the East Palace tomorrow night."
The prince, who has always been gentle and elegant, had his true identity discovered by Xu Siyan. She desperately wanted to grab this life-saving straw and was willing to be submissive and not be sincere.
However, he treated her very well and even promised her the position of queen, which made the girl fall in love for the first time.
But Qi Yu had another beauty in his heart. When the emperor passed away and the prince succeeded to the throne, he wanted to tell her, I come to you with the position of queen, and I will be with you day and night, year after year.
But his treasure was gone.
Small Theater:
What was Qi Yu doing when Xu Siyan was captured and hidden away in a mansion?
Day 1:
She ignored me and resisted talking to her.
Day 2:
She still ignores me, so I won’t cook for her today!
Day 3:
She still ignores me, which makes me so angry that I will never talk to her again!
…
Day 7:
Qi Yu stood outside Xu Siyan's room, hugging a pillow. He secretly made up his mind to avenge his previous humiliation. "I must let this woman know who has the final say!"
Finally, I mustered up the courage to break in and said, "Nian Nian, I was wrong. I will listen to you next time."
Double Clean 1v1, starting male 18, female 16
The male protagonist is not the emperor's biological son
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