Chapter 228: The wedding day! This time you are no longer alone
It was the day of Shang’s wedding.
Although it is still the period of mourning, there are still a lot of people coming to pay their respects and offer congratulations. Today, the emperor, empress and concubines will all be present, and General Ling's mansion is already very lively.
Even Shao Shang's third uncle Cheng Zhi and aunt Sang Shunhua, who were working far away, traveled a thousand miles to the capital just to see Shao Shang in her wedding gown. Sang Shunhua had already hugged Shao Shang and cried in the middle of the night before, and only then did she set off for the Ling Mansion and stood at the gate to welcome Shao Shang to the bride.
At the same time, Shao Shang had already set out from Changqiu Palace and kept everything simple, but she did not feel sad in her heart. She even felt that this was the happiest moment in her life.
"Shao Shang, I'm sorry for wronging you." He Zhaojun rode her horse outside the sedan chair and spoke to her in a low voice. Outsiders who heard it would just say that it was a filial piety wedding and could not be a grand ceremony, so they said it was wronged.
But they both knew that today was not only the wedding, but also Ling Yi's death. Shao Shang smiled, "Sister Zhaojun, I don't feel wronged. I'm very happy to be able to help Zisheng... No matter what the outcome, from today on, I will be Zisheng's bride, and I will share his life and death with him."
Zhaojun bent down and approached the small window on the sedan chair. "Think positively. As long as Peng Kun can wake up in the next few days and testify before the emperor, there are plenty of reasons to delay the matter involving the isolated city. As long as General Ling and his men are safe, Wen Ziduan will eventually find a way to save him."
Shao Shang hummed, "The Marquis of Chengyang holds a high position and is nominally Zisheng's biological father. Even if Peng Kun had pointed the finger at him, Your Majesty, with his mercy, would not necessarily execute him."
"Besides, don't you think that only by taking revenge with personal hands can General Ling resolve his knot in his heart?" He Zhaojun finally understood that even if there were other ways, such as taking Ling Yi's life through political struggle, assassination or other means, it would never be as satisfying as repaying blood with blood.
Shao Shang smiled and touched the crossbow hidden in his sleeve. It was already filled with anesthetic arrows and the spring was tightened for self-protection. "Sister Zhaojun, can we succeed?"
"Don't worry, everyone from the He family and the Cheng family is already in place, just waiting for General Ling's order." As they spoke, the two of them had already arrived at the door of Ling's mansion. Ling Buyi, dressed in plain clothes, had been waiting for a long time.
No candles could be lit at the wedding, and the couple was not allowed to see guests, so the guests who came to visit were all in the backyard, and they were only vaguely seen.
The three imperial concubines, along with Cao Changshi, the crown prince, Wen Ziduan, and others from the palace also took their seats. As they passed the women's seats, Wen Ziduan and He Zhaojun exchanged a glance, and everything was said without words.
Ling Buyi didn't care about so many things. After today, he and Shao Shang might be separated forever and never see each other again. No matter whether today was for revenge or not, he just thought that he had married Shao Shang.
"Greetings, parents!" Prince Ruyang was smiling at the moment, standing aside, watching the two of them pay their respects to Emperor Wen and the Cheng couple. Emperor Wen was so moved that his eyes turned red. He had been looking forward to this wedding for so long, and his mood was inevitably complicated.
Concubine Yue tugged at his sleeve. "Zi Sheng is getting married, so why is he like this?" Several people hurriedly stood up and offered wine to the newlyweds: "You two are finally married. That's great! From now on, you're one family, inseparable!"
He Zhaojun held a tray with two wine cups on it and said, "Please fill up the newlyweds." As she spoke, she raised her eyebrows, and everyone felt a tightness in their hearts: Ling Yi has arrived!
Ling Buyi stared at Shao Shang in front of him without blinking, and drank the wine in one gulp. Shao Shang's eyes gradually became moist, and he tried hard not to cry.
"I, Ling, am late. I missed Zisheng's visit to his parents." Ling Yi strode into the hall alone with a meaningful smile on his face.
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