Xu Qinhui didn't understand what her father meant for a moment. She was stunned for a moment before she said, "Father, what do you mean you and grandpa and grandma are planning to let me get married?" She couldn't help but feel happy in her heart, "No, is it that Emperor Shengwu is planning to select a beauty?" Otherwise, her father and grandfather would not have said anything about letting her get married.

Her father also knew about her predictive dreams and that the person she wanted to marry was Emperor Shengwu.

Because of this, she waited until this age. Her mother wanted her to get engaged a few years ago, but her father spoke on her behalf. Her mother even blamed her parents.

Now, Emperor Shengwu finally ascended the throne, and her mother finally understood why she had always been unwilling to get married. Her mother felt very regretful and blamed herself, saying that if she had not let the second wife marry in her place, she would be the empress now. Her mother also hoped that Emperor Shengwu would expand his harem.

During the time since Xu Qinyu came back, her mother has been ill.

Xu Shuping looked at his daughter's still beautiful face and said with a trembling voice, "Hui Niang, it's not..."

"Not what?" Xu Qinhui was unable to react for a moment. Only after she finished speaking did she realize what her father meant. Her face turned pale. "Didn't Emperor Shengwu want to select a beauty to put me in the harem? Then what do you mean by marrying someone, father? I said, I won't marry anyone except Emperor Shengwu!"

Xu Shuping's face was filled with pain. "Hui Niang, this time it is not up to you. It is Emperor Shengwu's will."

"What?" Xu Qinhui was stunned and asked with a trembling voice, "Yes, is it his idea? Who does he want to marry me to? Then why should I listen to him? Even if he is the emperor, he can't assign me a marriage at will."

She was so angry that she was shaking all over. She herself didn't understand why Emperor Shengwu was unwilling to marry her when she was obviously loyal and affectionate to him. She had lived her life over again but had not informed Emperor Shengyuan and Empress Dowager Fu of his intention to ascend the throne, but he had repaid her with evil and wanted to marry her to someone else.

Xu Shuping turned his face away, unwilling to see his daughter's next expression.

But he had to say, "Hui Niang, the person you are going to marry is Song Bingjian."

He said this with a difficult tone, and his lips trembled.

"Father! What are you talking about?" Xu Qinhui's face was full of disbelief. She simply couldn't believe what she heard from her father. Not only was her voice trembling, but her whole body began to tremble. "I won't marry. I can't marry this kind of person. How could the emperor let me marry this kind of person? I don't believe it."

What Xu Shuping had not yet told his daughter was that she would not only marry Song Bingjian, but Song Bingjian was now unable to speak due to an injured tongue and his two legs were broken, so he would not be able to walk normally in the future. However, he had to let his daughter marry him because Emperor Shengwu had leverage over the Marquis Dechang Mansion and he also had leverage over him. If Hui Niang did not marry, except for the second wife, everyone else in the Marquis Dechang Mansion would be sent to the coal mine to do hard labor. In a place like that, one would become half-human after just one year, and even if they could hold on for a few more years, they would die from breathing too much coal dust.

Xu Shuping couldn't bear to look at his daughter, "Hui Niang, you must get married."

"Why?" Xu Qinhui cried, "Father, I don't want to marry. Why should I marry him? If someone wants to marry, let Xu Qinyu marry. She should have married Song Bingjian, and I should have married His Majesty."

Xu Shuping sighed and said, "Hui Niang, your grandfather, grandmother and I all have handles in the hands of the emperor. When we were in the court, we accepted some money, and your grandmother also accepted gifts. And your grandfather was close to the King of Handong. When the emperor cleaned up the people of the King of Handong and Empress Dowager Fu, your grandfather felt lucky. Now we know that it was the emperor who was waiting for our family here. Hui Niang, if you don't marry Song Bingjian, I'm afraid all of us, except for the second wife, will be confiscated and sent to the coal mine."

These words were not spoken to him by Emperor Shengwu, but by Commander-in-Chief Huo. However, the Commander-in-Chief was someone close to the Emperor, so these words were naturally what the Emperor meant.

It is obvious that the emperor is just seeking revenge for himself and Yu Niang.

The emperor also sent Hui Niang away to get married, just like Yu Niang had been before.

Xu Qinhui was stunned. She could see the pain and self-blame in her father's eyes. She knew that there was no turning back. It was Emperor Shengwu's intention. Just because she was unwilling to marry him and let her second sister marry in her place, he hated her and wanted her to taste the pain?

At this moment, Xu Qinhui fully realized that even if she lived again, this life would be very, very bad.

But she still didn't want to marry Song Bingjian.

What kind of a piece of shit is Song Bingjian? He is a useless bastard who only knows how to use small animals to vent his anger. If she marries such a man, her life will be truly in vain. Even if she no longer covets Emperor Shengwu, she would never marry Song Bingjian if she marries other sons of officials.

Xu Qinhui cried, "Father, I was wrong. I am willing to marry. Except for Song Bingjian, anyone else is fine. There are many sons of noble families in the capital. Father, please help me choose a marriage."

"It's too late..." Xu Shuping shook his head.

It's too late. If Hui Niang had been willing to get married and no longer thought about marrying Prince Shu in order to let him ascend the throne, Emperor Shengwu might not have brought up the past for Yu Niang's sake. But now, His Majesty is determined to avenge Yu Niang.

"No, father, we can still ask our second sister for help. She is kind-hearted and might be willing to plead for us in front of the emperor..." She no longer expected anything and only hoped not to marry Song Bingjian.

Xu Shuping sighed, "Hui Niang, don't you see clearly? It has been almost a month since Yu Niang returned to the Dechang Marquis's Mansion, but she has never been anywhere except the courtyard of the second house. She has not even visited your grandparents. She hates us too, and she will not help us to intercede. Hui Niang, you have to marry whether you want to or not."

Not only that, Commander-in-Chief Huo also hinted that they should separate after the Queen's coronation ceremony. It seems that he does not want the second branch to continue staying in the Dechang Marquis' Mansion.

Xu Qinhui said angrily, "I don't believe it. I'll go find my second sister now."

After she finished speaking, she wanted to rush out, thinking that if she went to the second house to plead with Xu Qinyu and Xu Qinyu was unwilling to help her, she could at least leave the Marquis' Mansion. She would not sit and wait for her family to marry her to Song Bingjian.

"Hui Niang!" Xu Shuping said, "Do you still want to put the Dechang Marquisate in a more difficult situation? You really don't know that if you hadn't said those words to Yu Niang two days ago, His Majesty would not have done such a drastic thing before the ceremony of conferring the title of Queen."

Xu Qinhui was stunned, but she still didn't want to marry Song Bingjian.

Without thinking, she rushed to the yard outside. She wanted to ask her grandmother for help. Her grandmother loved her the most. She asked her grandmother to send her away. As long as she didn't stay in the capital, no one could force her to marry Song Bingjian.

Just as he rushed into the yard, several servants rushed over.

Several maids came forward and grabbed Xu Qinhui. Xu Qinhui was just a weak woman after all, and she couldn't get rid of the burly maids. She angrily scolded, "Are you looking for death? How dare you block my way?"

Xu Shuping had already walked out of the study. He said, "Send the third young lady back to her courtyard. Keep an eye on her for the next two days. She will be getting married the day after tomorrow. If she runs away, you don't have to stay in the mansion. Beat her to death."

Several servants responded quickly.

"Father, Father, you can't do this to me..."

Xu Qinhui, who was dragged out of the study by the servant, burst into tears, her face full of despair.

Xu Shuping could only watch as his daughter was dragged back to his room and guarded by servants.

But how could Xu Qinhui just give in like that? She cried all the way. Even Mrs. Mei, the third wife of Xu, heard her daughter crying. When she came out and saw several servants carrying her daughter, she immediately went up to them and scolded them, saying that they were so bold to treat the master of the mansion like this, and told them to let Xu Qinhui go immediately.

Mei wanted to stop it, but several servants said that it was the third master's idea. Mei had no choice but to go to the study to see her husband.

Xu Shuping was sitting in the study room. He let his wife in only after hearing the servant's announcement.

Seeing the anger on his wife's face, he did not move. He tiredly told his wife about what happened today when General Huo came to him. He also said, "My father and mother already know about this. They have agreed to let Hui Niang marry into the Song family. This can't be helped. If Hui Niang doesn't marry into the Song family, then our Dechang Marquisate will no longer have a title. Except for the people in the second and first houses, everyone in Dechang Marquisate, including you, me, and my parents, will be sent to the coal mines. Madam, are you willing to be sent to the coal mines to do hard labor? When the time comes, not only will Hui Niang have to go, you will have to go too, and so will the eldest brother's family."

The eldest son’s family is naturally Xu Shuping’s eldest son, who is already his biological son and even has a grandson.

Mei was stunned and completely speechless.

She knew in her heart that if she really told her husband this, her whole family would have no good life without Hui Niang.

She could only watch her daughter marry into the Song family.

Mei couldn't help crying. After crying for a long time, she asked, "When will Hui Niang be allowed to marry?"

Xu Shuping said, "We don't have much time left before the coronation ceremony. Please find the wedding dress you left for Hui Niang."

Mei couldn't help crying again, "But you know Hui Niang's personality. She only wants to be His Majesty's concubine. How can she be willing to marry into the Song family? I'm afraid there will be a commotion on the way there. Hui Niang must resent us in her heart. I'm afraid she would rather die with her whole family than marry into the Song family. If there is a commotion on the way there, it will not be good for the reputation of the Marquisate."

Xu Shuping had thought of this a long time ago. He said, "Let Hui Niang use some incense to comfort her soul. On the day of her wedding, we can put on her wedding dress and send her to the Song family in a small sedan chair."

Mei was stunned, and after a while she cried out, "Retribution, it's all retribution."

At first, Yu Niang was sent to Prince Shu's palace in a small sedan chair, but now it is Hui Niang's turn.

But she dared not refuse. If she did, she, her eldest brother's family and her grandson would all be sent to the coal mine to suffer.

…

When Xu Qinhui was sent to her own courtyard, she started to make a fuss and wanted to go out, but the maids kept stopping her, so she could not go out and could only cry. Mei came over to persuade her daughter, and she cried and asked Mei to let her out, but Mei hesitated to persuade her daughter. Xu Qinhui immediately understood that her mother also wanted her to marry Song Bingjian honestly in exchange for the safety of the family. She could not bear the blow, and scolded Mei and kicked her out together.

Xu Qinhui cursed all night and fell asleep because she was tired.

The next day, she woke up, but still no one let her out. Only the maid brought her food and drinks, but she refused to eat or drink. On the third day, Ping'er came in and brought her food and drinks, and lit a plate of incense for her, telling her to have a good rest. Xu Qinhui scolded the maid and kicked her out, and started crying again. As she cried, she felt very sleepy, and fell asleep on the bed in a daze.

When Xu Qinhui woke up again, she found that she was no longer in the lady's room, but in an unfamiliar room. The furniture in the room was very simple and the room was very small. She was lying on a bed covered with a bright red wedding quilt. Xu Qinhui's face changed and she tilted her head slightly, only to find a bruised man lying next to her, staring at her fiercely.

Xu Qinhui screamed in fright and quickly climbed up from the bed. She staggered towards the door, but found that the door was locked from the outside and could not be opened from the inside.

At this moment, she realized that she was just like Xu Qinyu at that time. She was drugged, sent to the Song family in a sedan chair, and married to Song Bingjian. The half-human, half-ghost person on the bed was Song Bingjian.

She had no idea that Song Bingjian had become like this.

Song Bingjian glared at Xu Qinhui fiercely. He already knew that if Xu Qinhui had not said nonsense in front of the Empress that day, he would not have been beaten into this state. His tongue was completely broken and he would not be able to speak from now on. Although both of his legs were also broken, he was sent back to see a doctor, who helped him set his bones and said he had to stay in bed for a year. Even so, it would be impossible for him to walk like a normal person in the future and he could only take a few steps with the help of a cane.

He couldn't hate the Queen and the Emperor, so naturally he blamed everything on Xu Qinhui.

Song Bingjian hated Xu Qinhui so much, but he couldn't move or speak at the moment, so he could only look at Xu Qinhui like this. However, he had already told his family with gestures to keep an eye on Xu Qinhui, and Xu Qinhui would have to stay in the Song family and serve him for the rest of her life.

Xu Qinhui watched as the door couldn't be opened, then turned around to look at Song Bingjian's resentful eyes on the bed. She slowly squatted down, screamed, then slowly hugged her head and started crying.

She didn't understand why things turned out like this.

Living a new life, this life is even more miserable than the previous one.

It would have been better for her to have married Emperor Sheng Yuan in her previous life and been chopped to death by King Shu with a sword in the end. At least during the ten years she was Emperor Sheng Yuan's concubine, she enjoyed a carefree and glorious life.

Although I am still alive in this life, I will have to spend the rest of my days in endless pain and failure...

…

Xu Qinyu also knew about Xu Qinhui's affairs. She herself was not aware of it, but the commotion in Xu Qinhui's yard was so intense two days ago that even from a distance, one could hear her cursing. However, Xu Qinyu did not really want to know about the affairs of the third house, so she naturally ignored them and did not ask the maids in the mansion.

But Lianhua was a person who loved to join in the fun. She had already known about Xu Qinhui's accident and secretly ran to watch Xu Qinhui's wedding. She was sent out of the mansion through the back door in a small sedan chair and sent to the Song family.

Lianhua was a secret guard, and she knew everything about the Empress, so she naturally told Xu Qinyu.

Only then did Xu Qinyu know that Xu Qinhui had been sent to the Song family in a sedan chair by people from the Dechang Marquis's Mansion and married to Song Bingjian.

She was slightly stunned, knowing clearly that her fourth brother must have done something, otherwise Mr. Xu San, the wife of Marquis Dechang and Madam Xu San would not have married Xu Qinhui to the Song family. Moreover, Song Bingjian was already in that state, and he might not be able to walk properly in his lifetime. He was disabled, and the third house certainly didn't want anything from him, so it must have been her fourth brother who did something.

After Xu Qinyu found out, she was very grateful to her fourth brother.

No matter what, the fourth brother has avenged his original self.

Just as the original body died, Xu Qinhui suffered the same consequences.

Cause and effect, retribution, this is what Xu Qinhui deserves.

At this moment, Xu Qinyu was truly calm. She no longer paid attention to the third room and Xu Qinhui. Xu Qinhui would have to be entangled with Song Bingjian for the rest of her life.

In two days, the ceremony of conferring the title of Queen will be held. Many maids and palace servants have already come to the palace to take care of her in the future.

She would be married off just like ordinary girls, wearing a phoenix crown and a red robe, and being sent to the palace in a sedan chair with eight bearers to worship heaven and earth with her fourth brother first, and then change into a phoenix robe to hold the ceremony of crowning her as queen with her fourth brother to worship heaven and earth.

Xu Qinyu has not left the Marquis' Mansion for the past two days. She tried on the phoenix crown, bridal veil and phoenix robe, and they both fit her perfectly.

The phoenix crown, bridal veil and phoenix gown were all embroidered by dozens of the best embroiderers in the palace, who worked day and night. The phoenix crown alone made Xu Qinyu sigh in amazement.

The phoenix crown is purely handmade with kingfisher feathers and filigree inlays, and is embellished with nine dragons and nine phoenixes inlaid with various gems, pearls and agates. The nine dragons and nine phoenixes are intertwined with each other, swaying up, and seeming heavy when held in the palm of the hand.

The shawl was made of bright red brocade embroidery, with nine dragons and nine phoenixes embroidered on it. The nine dragons and nine phoenixes were embroidered with gold thread, and were still intertwined with each other. When the hem of the shawl was gently moved, the dragons and phoenixes seemed to come alive, winding around and swaying upwards, extremely dazzling.

Xu Qinyu waited until the first day of February in such anxiety.

She couldn't sleep at night, and only fell asleep after the maid in the palace prepared some calming incense for her.

Just at the end of the Yin hour, she woke up, and the palace maids and maids began to help her wash and dress.

After she finished washing, she returned to her room and started to dress up.

Today, the only people who came to the Dechang Marquis' Mansion to escort Xu Qinyu into the palace were the old maids in the palace, people from the second branch of the Xu family, and the brothers, sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces from Xue's natal family.

In addition, there are several respected old ladies in the capital, all of whom are old ladies from aristocratic families.

While Xu Qinyu was dressing herself up, Xue came into the room to visit her daughter who was going to marry into the palace. Looking at Yu Niang's pretty face, Xue couldn't help wanting to cry.

Today was a happy day, she couldn't cry, not even if she was crying out of excitement.

She had never thought that her daughter would come back after being exiled to the frontier, but now her daughter had returned safely and had become the most envied girl in the world. So she had no reason to cry. She was just happy for her daughter.

Just based on the emperor's care for Yu Niang, Xue knew that the emperor would never let Yu Niang down in his life.

No matter how busy His Majesty is in the palace, he will still come to Marquis Dechang's Mansion in the evening to accompany Yu Niang.

It was only during these three days that His Majesty did not come over at night due to customary reasons.

So Xue knew that Yu Niang would live well in the palace.

The Queen Mother and the Princess treated Yu Niang very well, so she really had nothing to worry about.

Xu Qinyu also looked at Xue and smiled, but she was extremely nervous.

After she was dressed, the nanny and the palace maid helped her put on her wedding dress and bridal veil. Xue couldn't hold back her tears.

She had never seen Yu Niang look so stunning and charming before. This was the way a girl should get married, not being carried away in a sedan chair.

Xu Qinyu also felt a little uncomfortable. She couldn't bear to leave Xue, her father, and Li Ge'er. For the first time, she felt the warmth of her loved ones.

She went forward and hugged Mrs. Xue, choking with sobs, "Mother, I will come back to see you often in the future."

In the future, she will be able to leave the palace and open a restaurant, and naturally she will be able to come back often to visit her family.

Xue patted Xu Qinyu's back gently, her voice choked with sobs, "My darling, I finally saw you get married with my own eyes, and I can finally feel at ease. You must treat His Majesty better in the future, and don't be petty. His Majesty treats you very well, and there is nothing to complain about. And remember to be filial to the Empress Dowager." The Empress Dowager wanted to move all the things in her private storehouse to the Marquis' Mansion for Yu Niang to use as dowry.

"Don't worry, mom. I'll save it."

Xu Qinyu wiped the corners of her eyes gently, not daring to cry for fear of ruining her makeup.

Soon after, my aunt, cousin and several old ladies came in.

Xu Qinyu's small room was packed with people.

Several old ladies spoke auspicious words and symbolically combed Xu Qinyu's hair. Then the maid in the palace helped her to tie her hair into a bun and put on the phoenix crown.

Seeing that the time had come, Lady Yinxian sent Xu Qinyu off to marry, saying auspicious words.

When a girl gets married, her brothers from her natal family carry her in a sedan chair.

Although Li Ge'er was only thirteen or fourteen years old, he was already taller than Xu Qinyu and was also tall and strong, so it was effortless for him to carry his sister on his back.

Xu Qinyu lay on Li Ge'er's back. Li Ge'er slowly sent his sister to marry. He hoped that his sister would be happy in this life and would not have to suffer any hardship anymore.

Only after her sister was sent to the sedan chair did Xu Qinyu be taken away by someone. She felt the strong chest and embrace of her fourth brother, as well as the familiar breath of her fourth brother. It was her fourth brother who took her and carried her into the sedan chair.

Xu Qinyu sat in a spacious sedan chair and was carried smoothly into the palace. She could hear the excited voices of the people outside the sedan chair, all shouting "Long live the emperor" and "Long live the empress", congratulating them and hoping that they would live happily together for a long time.

Until this moment, she was still a little dazed. How did she become a queen from a cook in the future? It was like a dream, but she didn't want to wake up from it.

She only wishes to stay by her fourth brother's side for the rest of her life.

Half an hour later, she was sent to the palace, led by her fourth brother, and paid homage to her parents, heaven and earth.

Because it was the marriage of the Emperor and Empress, it was different from that of ordinary families. The fourth brother did not have to accompany the relatives for drinks and meals. After the greetings, the fourth brother led her back to the bedroom.

Along the way, Xu Qinyu's heart was pounding as she slowly followed her fourth brother back to the palace.

When they entered the bedroom, her fourth brother led her to sit on the bed, picked up the jade ruyi on the wedding cloth, and lifted the red veil. Xu Qinyu also saw her fourth brother in red clothes at a glance.

On the contrary, the moment she saw her Fourth Brother, she was no longer panicked or confused. She couldn't help but smile sweetly at him and called him "Fourth Brother".

Pei Weixuan looked at the stunning Yu Niang in front of him, and his heart was soft and tender. He agreed and asked, "Are you hungry? Go and eat something to fill your stomach first, as the ceremony of crowning the queen will be held later."

Xu Qinyu nodded, "Fourth brother, have some too."

It was already late, almost noon. She had gotten up early in the morning and had a small breakfast, and now she was feeling a little hungry.

"good."

Pei Weixuan led Yu Niang to the table.

Looking at the wine cup on the table, Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "Fourth brother, should we drink the wedding wine first?"

Pei Weixuan just smiled and said "OK", and poured two glasses of fruit wine from the wine glass.

There was fruit wine in the wine glass. Because they were going to drink the wedding wine, he had asked people to replace the wine in the wine glass with sweet fruit wine, which was the wine brewed by Yu Niang herself.

There were two white jade cups filled with purple-red wine. Pei Weixuan picked up the two white jade cups and handed them to Yu Niang.

The two men put their arms around each other, faced each other, and drank the fruit wine in their glasses.

By the time the two of them let go and put down the white jade cup, Xu Qinyu's face was already slightly flushed. The wine didn't make people drunk, but they were drunk by themselves.

Xu Qinyu looked at her fourth brother, but was reluctant to let go.

It turns out that "a feast to the eyes" can also be used to describe men.

Fourth Brother’s appearance was the most handsome she had ever seen, and he was wearing red clothes today, which made her heart even more moved.

However, the ceremony to crown the queen was still to be held in the afternoon, so Xu Qinyu didn't dare to do anything at this moment. She just leaned over and kissed the corner of her fourth brother's lips, "Fourth brother, let's eat something first."

Pei Weixuan's eyes darkened slightly, and he said the word "OK" in a hoarse voice.

By the time they had finished eating, it was already late.

The palace maids filed in and helped the two men change into dragon robes and phoenix robes.

After changing into court robes and waiting for an auspicious time, the two walked hand in hand to the bedroom.

Outside the bedroom, the sun shines on the earth, and the golden light is bright.

The two of them were covered in a layer of golden light, as if the rest of their lives were still very long and far away, enough for them to accompany each other for a lifetime.

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