Chapter 164 Regret

After sending off the eunuch Gao and his two companions, Jiang's father and mother looked at each other in silence for a long time, still feeling as if they were dreaming.

Their daughter was a divorced woman, but she was granted marriage by the imperial decree as the principal wife. This was simply unbelievable, and no one dared to believe it.

"Sister, let me see what the imperial decree looks like." Jiang Ning was young and had a strong ability to accept things. He stared at the imperial decree in Jiang Shu's hand with bright eyes.

Jiang Shu handed it to him and whispered, "Be careful not to damage it."

Damaging the imperial decree is a serious crime.

"I know, I won't do that." Jiang Ning took it and unfolded it in front of Jiang's father and mother, and the three of them looked at it together.

On the bright yellow silk, auspicious clouds and cranes are used as the background pattern, and silver dragons are embroidered on both ends. The jade shaft feels heavy in the hand.

The three read the emperor's personal edict word by word, and finally believed it.

This is as difficult as ascending to heaven, but Yu Zheng really did it.

It can be seen that he really loves Jiang Shu.

"Alas, my sister is getting married again." Jiang Ning closed the imperial edict and sighed.

Jiang's father slapped him on the head: "Your sister's marriage is a happy event, why are you sighing." Jiang Ning touched his head and said, "I can't bear to let my sister go. Can you bear to let her go?" Jiang's father and mother looked at each other, and of course

they were reluctant to let her go. But a girl can't be kept at home, and she will get married no matter how reluctant she is. Mother Jiang wiped the wetness of joy from the corners of her eyes and said happily: "Go ahead, there is a great joy in the mansion today. Everyone in the mansion will be rewarded with ten taels of silver." "Yes." The housekeeper responded and went to make arrangements with a smile on his face. Soon, the news of the silver reward spread throughout the mansion, even the concierge and servants knew about it. "From now on, our Jiang family will also be relatives of the emperor." The servants of the Jiang family felt proud and proud. "Yes, His Highness King Jing and our girl are truly a match made in heaven." Shen Changze, who was hiding in the corner, heard the conversation between the servants of the Jiang family and rushed over excitedly and asked, "What did you just say?" The servants had long disliked Shen Changze, and they were very impatient and said arrogantly: "The Holy Emperor has given our girl to marry King Jing as his concubine, and if Marquis Jing'an comes to harass him again, His Highness King Jing will not let it go." What! Shen Changze was horrified that Jiang Shu was actually married to King Jing! How is this possible? How can she marry into the royal family when she is so peaceful? Shen Changze couldn't believe it, but just now he saw with his own eyes that Eunuch Gao entered the Jiang family with the imperial edict. It is unusual for an emperor's personal edict to be announced by a close servant. If Jiang Shu was really betrothed to Prince Jing, he would never have another chance. Shen Changze's throat rolled, and he felt as if he had swallowed a branding iron, burning and uncomfortable. With a head and body covered in dried black dog blood, he wandered in the streets like a ghost from hell, lost and dazed. When he stumbled back to the mansion, the servants were frightened by Shen Changze's appearance and almost didn't recognize him. "What's wrong with the Marquis?" Looking at Shen Changze's back as he walked into the mansion, the servants whispered. Another person shook his head and sighed: "God knows, since the lady left, this mansion has been a mess, and there is no normal person." In Songlan Garden, Xu Lingyi held the child who had just woken up from a nap and coaxed him in a gentle voice. "Marquis?" Xu Lingyi was startled when she saw Shen Changze, and hurriedly handed the child to Bitao to take care of. As soon as she got close to Shen Changze, Xu Lingyi was intoxicated by the fishy smell on his body. She covered her nose and ordered: "Come here, go and prepare water for the marquis to bathe." Xu Lingyi helped Shen Changze bathe three times, but there was still a faint fishy smell. She lit incense for Shen Changze, but Shen Changze got up and left without saying a word. "Marquis?" Xu Lingyi was puzzled. She called Shen Changze several times in a row, but Shen Changze seemed not to hear. Shen Changze was in a very wrong state. Xu Lingyi was curious about what happened, so she got up and followed him. Shen Changze walked along the familiar path and walked straight into Tingzhu Tower. These days, Shen Changze often came to Tingzhu Tower to sit in a trance, and sometimes even drank alone in Tingzhu Tower. In order to make it more convenient, Shen Changze also ordered people to put beds, tables and chairs in the room where Jiang Shu used to live. Every time he missed Jiang Shu, he would come to Tingzhu Tower to sit. Shen Changze went upstairs and sat in the room as usual, thinking back to Jiang Shu's every move, every frown and smile in this room. Xu Lingyi walked over lightly and asked softly: "My Lord, are you thinking about your wife again?" Shen Changze's eyes turned red, and he choked with sobs and said: "She was betrothed to King Jing." Jiang Shu was betrothed to King Jing? Xu Lingyi just felt incredible. After repeatedly asking and getting Shen Changze's affirmative answer, she was shocked and sat down on the table. "How is this possible?" Xu Lingyi murmured to herself. She grew up in Shangjing and had never heard that a divorced woman could remarry into the royal family. What's even more outrageous is that King Jing is such a noble man that even a pure Shangjing noblewoman dare not easily covet him. How did she get to know Jiang Shu? "She doesn't belong to me anymore." Shen Changze covered his face with his hands and cried bitterly. Xu Lingyi saw tears flowing from his fingers, and she knew that he loved Jiang Shu so much and regretted it to the extreme. If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place? Xu Lingyi watched quietly and didn't say anything to persuade him. She also missed Jiang Shu, but she would not be as useless as Shen Changze. "Lingyi, I am in so much pain, bring me a few bottles of wine." Shen Changze's eyes were red and his face was wet. Xu Lingyi went as she was told. After a while, the wine came. Xu Lingyi took the wine glass and wanted to pour it for Shen Changze, but Shen Changze directly picked up a bottle and drank it. Seeing the clear wine half poured into Shen Changze's mouth and half spilled on his collar, Xu Lingyi showed disgust. "Too much wine is harmful to your health, Lord Hou, drink less, I'm going back to see the children." After giving a few casual instructions, Xu Lingyi got up and left. Shen Changze now is no longer the young man she admired back then. But she couldn't leave like Jiang Shu, and could only rot in this mansion with everyone else.

Not long after Xu Lingyi left, Cheng Jinchu from the next-door Suoyun Courtyard learned that Shen Changze was in Tingzhu Tower, and quietly climbed over the wall with Qinggong.

Since the Xu family came to question her, Cheng Jinchu has been confined to her house, locked up in Suoyun Courtyard every day and unable to go anywhere.

She hasn't seen Shen Changze for three months, and today she couldn't bear it anymore, so she climbed over the wall when the servants weren't paying attention.

Since Jiang Shu left, Tingzhu Tower has been vacant, and the servants in the courtyard have been sent elsewhere, so no one found Cheng Jinchu, and she went upstairs and entered the house smoothly.

Shen Changze, who was concentrating on drinking, heard footsteps and thought it was Xu Lingyi. He said drunkenly, "Lingyi, will you come back and drink with me?"

"My husband, I'll drink with you." Cheng Jinchu walked to the table and sat down, pouring himself a glass of wine.

Shen Changze was a little drunk, but he could still recognize people.

Seeing that the person coming was Cheng Jinchu, his face turned cold and said, "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to accompany my husband." Cheng Jinchu raised her wine glass and smiled.

Shen Changze waved his hand and brushed the wine glass away from her hand.

"Pah!" With a crisp sound, the white porcelain wine glass fell to the ground and broke into pieces, and the clear wine flowed all over the floor.

Just like the relationship between Shen Changze and Cheng Jinchu, it was shattered into pieces and only tears were left.

Cheng Jinchu was a little stunned and stared down at the fragments at his feet.

"Go, this is her room, she doesn't like you." Shen Changze's voice was hoarse and cold.