The Third Prince’s Mansion.
Today, guests are coming and going, firecrackers are ringing, a lively atmosphere is spreading, and the big red lanterns are very festive.
"Congratulations, Third Prince..."
"Happily ever after..."
"Congratulations!"
The third prince married the concubine's daughter of the current left prime minister. Although she was born out of wedlock, the left prime minister's official position and the power it brought were enough to be a great help to the third prince.
Servants walked around and clinked glasses.
It was too lively, and there were many unfamiliar faces that Chu Li didn't recognize. Gou Ba followed her closely, his eyes bright:
"My Lord, just now the Third Prince and his wife finished their wedding ceremony. Someone saw the face under the red veil and said that the bride is a very beautiful lady!"
"Just now, a group of children went to the bridal chamber to make trouble..."
"My Lord..."
It was a rare opportunity for him to leave the palace, and he was so happy that he couldn't stop talking.
Chu Li sat on the pole on the porch, "Look how happy you are, as if you are getting married yourself."
Gou Ba was stunned for a moment, then curled his lips and said:
"Master, you only know how to tease your servant..."
He is a eunuch, how can he get married?
"Hey, isn't that Young General Qin?" He pointed and saw a young man in blue clothes standing in the crowd, looking around for something.
Just at this moment, his eyes looked over.
"Ahri."
Chu Li's eyes darkened, and she couldn't help but think of that day...
"Let's go to the backyard."
"Master?"
Gou Ba was puzzled.
Young General Qin was obviously here to see his master, so why didn't he see him? Wasn't their relationship always the best?
Did the two of them have a quarrel?
He claimed yes, and when Qin Muyu trotted to the corridor, Chu Li's back had disappeared around the corner.
backyard.
A large group of children were laughing and playing. On such an auspicious day as a wedding, the children making noise in the bridal chamber was a good sign for early birth of sons and many sons. Moreover, these children were all descendants of royal relatives and high-ranking officials. The servants took good care of them and dared not make any mistakes.
"Ninth Uncle!"
As soon as Chu Li arrived, a delicate little guy bumped into his arms.
The little guy hugged her legs and said in a tender voice:
"Uncle Nine, hug me~"
He is the eldest son of the crown prince, Chu Hongyan.
Chu Li bent down, put his hands under the child's armpits, and picked him up. "Let Uncle Nine feel him to see if he has gained weight. Hmm, he seems a little lighter. Did he not eat well?"
The three-year-old boy has bright eyes, clear pronunciation, smooth thinking, and speaks in a lively and cute way.
It's such a lively occasion today, I don't want to eat.
"Uncle Nine, look at the bride. She's beautiful, beautiful!"
He waved his hands and wanted to pull Chu Li to see.
Chu Li smiled and said:
"You little one, you already know whether you are pretty or not at such a young age. When you grow up, will you still be afraid of not having a wife?"
Chu Hongyan happily twisted his body and jumped up and down:
"Yes, I want to see it."
"Haha! Okay, okay."
Chu Li held his little hand and went up the stairs. There were many children gathered at the door, with big, clean and innocent eyes.
The new house was decorated in bright red, with big red "囍" characters pasted on the door and windows. A slender and elegant figure sat on the wedding bed, with a red veil covering her face and outlining the outline of the jewelry on her head. It was not difficult to see that it was an extremely elegant crown.
A little girl said softly:
"When I grow up, I want to be as beautiful as her."
A little boy next to him said, "Xuexue, if you are so beautiful, can I marry you when I grow up?"
Another little boy immediately said:
"Then I'll play your son."
Behind, a little kid in a pink skirt jumped up and said:
"Then I will play your mother, Junhua. When you and Xuexue worship heaven and earth, you must kowtow to me and offer me tea."
The childish words made the group of maids laugh.
On the wedding bed, the bride couldn't help laughing. She grabbed a handful of longan, peanuts and candies from the bed and said gently, "Come, come and have some candy."
The parents had explained in advance that the children came from prominent families and although they were young, they all knew the rules.
I looked outside the door and didn't dare to rush in.
The bride waved gently: "Don't be afraid, come in."
They hesitated.
A maid smiled and said, "Master, the children are a little restrained. I will take out the candies you gave me and share them with them."
"good."
The maid entered the house, holding candies, and came out. The children then happily surrounded her and scrambled for the candies.
Chu Hongyan had small hands, but he managed to grab three longans and two red dates.
"Ninth Uncle, eat."
Chu Li smiled and said, "You kept it for yourself. You didn't have much to begin with, and you were willing to share it with me."
Chu Hongyan was anxious. Regardless of her refusal, he grabbed the hem of her clothes, stood on tiptoes, and fed the red dates into her mouth.
"Sweet, Uncle Nine and Yan'er will eat it together."
The bride's hair crown swayed slightly. Although the red veil blocked her view, she listened to the voices outside and spoke softly, "Is the Ninth Prince here too?"
Chu Li looked inside: "Third sister-in-law."
The bride smiled and said, "I have just married into the family, so I am afraid that I cannot entertain you well enough. Please make yourself at your own convenience, Ninth Prince."
Chu Li: "Yan'er insisted on coming, so I accompanied him."
After they exchanged a few words, Chu Li took Chu Hongyan back to the front yard.
She saw Qin Muyu.
Qin Muyu seemed to want to find her, but when he saw Chu Li taking Chu Hongyan and talking to the eldest prince's wife, he stood hesitantly not far away, with a pair of slightly red eyes falling on her, as if he had a thousand words to say.
The eldest princess held Chu Hongyan's hand, bent down and patted his wrinkled clothes, and said:
"You're pestering your Ninth Uncle again. Look at you, you're sweating all over and smelly from playing. It's God's mercy that your Ninth Uncle doesn't despise you."
"Um?"
Chu Hongyan blinked.
Is mother praising him?
"Thank you, mother."
The eldest prince's wife was immediately amused and confused: "..."
This may be the joy of raising children.
Chu Li looked at the harmonious scene between mother and son, and never dared to think that one day she would have her own child...
"Ninth brother, the banquet is about to start. Let's go and sit together." said the eldest prince's wife.
"good."
Chu Li nodded, and was about to take his seat with the eldest prince's wife, when suddenly, a hurried voice cut through the air:
"Oh no! Oh no! Something happened to the bride!"
"What?!"
The entire Third Prince's Mansion was in uproar.
The guests and servants hurried to the backyard. The guards had surrounded the main courtyard and would not allow anyone to enter without permission to avoid chaos.
The third prince Chu Xiling rushed in quickly, hugging the bride who had fallen to the ground:
"Mengdie, what the hell is going on? Mengdie!"
The delicate-looking woman closed her eyes tightly, her lips were purple, and a trickle of black blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.
Black blood.
It's poison!
The servants were in a panic. The doctor came and felt her pulse. He was so frightened that she almost fainted: "The Third Prince's wife has been poisoned. This is the result of the poison. She is already... already dead!"
Chu Xiling hugged the woman tightly, his eyes red with anger and sorrow: "Mengdie!"
How could one be poisoned?
"She was in the new house the whole time and didn't go out. How could she be poisoned? How did you guys treat her?"
The servants in the main courtyard all knelt on the ground, their faces pale:
"Third Prince, spare my life!"
"The servants have been guarding the main courtyard and have not left for a moment. We have no idea why this happened..."
Oh my God!
After the wedding ceremony, the bride was sent to the bridal chamber and stayed there ever since. She didn't eat or touch anything. How could she get poisoned?
Lu Zuoxiang rushed over in panic and saw the woman lying on the ground, already dead, and cried out:
"Butterfly!"
No!
"My daughter, Dier! Dier!"
how so?
"Who hurt her? Who!"
His child!
Lu Zuoxiang and his wife knelt on the ground, crying their eyes out. The saddest thing in the world is for the elderly to send off the young, especially on such an important day as a wedding.
Chu Xiling was angry:
"Go and report this to the Emperor!"
"Seal off the mansion, no one is allowed to leave, today, we must find the real culprit!"
Everyone looked gloomy and had different thoughts.
Chu Li looked at this scene with a frown on his face. Not long ago, the woman who had spoken to the children gently and was so gentle and kind, had become a corpse...
Chu Xiling said in a cold voice: "Madam Zhang, tell me, who has come to the main courtyard and come into contact with the prince's wife today?"
Aunt Zhang knelt on the ground in fear and said:
"According to your instructions, Third Prince, there are so many people here today, and we need to be extra careful about safety. Therefore, those who are guarding the main courtyard are all your trusted aides who served you before. Except for a group of children who came here to ask for a good fortune, there is no one else..."
etc.
Suddenly, she changed her tone and thought of something:
"The Ninth Prince has been here!"
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