49 Chapter 49
◎Marriage◎
Wei Che knew that he had really pissed off this girl.
On the way back, she didn't say another word to him. No matter how he explained that he was just talking nonsense, he remained indifferent. He either ignored him or just gave him a cold look.
When they arrived at the city gate, he hurriedly dismounted, ordered the carriage to be harnessed again, and eagerly extended his hand to help her mount the horse.
Xu Qinghe glanced at him and waved to Nanzhi beside him. The latter understood and quickly extended her hand.
The master and his two servants got on the carriage, and the horse's hooves clattered as it slowly moved back. Wei Che led the horse and followed on one side.
He accompanied her to the palace gate, then watched her slender figure gradually disappear into the distance.
We have to quickly restore this girl's weight.
"Did your trip go smoothly, Princess?" Nanzhi was holding a few snacks in her hands, and the fragrant aroma emanated from the oil-paper packages.
She glanced at the princess and found that the person who had just looked at the prince coldly now had softened her expression and even had a hint of a smile on her face.
Xu Qinghe: "It's going pretty smoothly. Now we have something on the Cen family. When we find the right opportunity - I estimate it will be in a month - we will find a chance to expose the matter and use it to force Cen Liangping to answer about what happened back then."
She distributed the food Wei Che bought today to Concubine Chen and everyone in the palace. Perhaps the cold face she gave him today had an effect, or perhaps Wei Che really remembered the promise he made in the town that day. From then on, he actually found ways to send food to her from outside the palace every day.
"The prince treats the princess so well! He sends her a variety of food every day, and it's never the same!"
Lin Xiao grabbed a piece of Yunnan ham pancake and chewed it, filling his mouth.
Xu Qinghe sat in the pavilion, enjoying the breeze, and threw a snack wrapped in oil paper onto the stone table, but he was completely unmoved: "He's used to doing these things. What's so strange about it?"
He was a playboy who had a habit of catching girls easily in brothels. He had countless tricks to deceive girls, and the ones he used on her now were probably just the most basic ones.
Lin Xiao didn't dare to say anything more. He just lowered his head and ate the cake silently, feeling sorry that the county lord could not appreciate the young general's sincerity.
At night, Xu Qinghe took a bath and went to bed. Lin Xiao was called away by Nanzhi and given a few instructions.
"I know that the prince saved your life and sent you to the palace to be with the princess. This kind of kindness is indeed rare, but Lin Xiao, you need to know clearly whether it is the princess or the prince who is truly dedicated to fulfilling your brother's last wish.
"The princess is carrying the truth about the deaths of the Southern Border Army, but the prince, to be frank, only expresses his admiration for her."
Lin Xiao opened his mouth, wanting to say something in defense but didn't know where to start.
After all, in everyone's eyes, that was Wei Che, the cynical prince of the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion, not Xie Qi, the major general who had a blood feud.
"Sister Nanzhi, I understand. It's true that Prince Wei has done me a favor, but I completely stand on the side of the princess. I only listen to her and promise that I will never speak for the prince again."
Nanzhi nodded and let her go down to rest. He then went back into the princess's bedroom and said to the person at the desk, "Princess, I have knocked on the door."
Xu Qinghe nodded, finished the last stroke on the drawing paper, and then went to the inner room to prepare for bed.
In the past, she only had Nanzhi as her trustworthy helper, and the rest were all Queen Mother Wei's people. Now that she has no spies around her, she can naturally bring Lin Xiao, who has just entered the palace, with her in a high-profile manner.
But Lin Xiao came from outside the palace after all, and was not as reassuring as Nanzhi, so she had to give her a few suggestions.
Although this woman cannot believe it completely, she cannot help but believe it.
Wei Che's snacks were delivered for more than twenty days in a row, and the amount delivered each time was quite large. Not only her, but everyone in the entire Chen Fei Palace became plump.
Today, the female official came to measure Xu Qinghe for her wedding gown and to see if any alterations were needed. She also said, "The princess's waist is finally not so thin anymore. Her slender waist before was a bit scary."
Xu Qinghe looked in the mirror and found that his pointed chin had disappeared.
Shortly after the female official left, the Concubine Chen sent someone to say that Jing'an had arrived.
Princess Jing'an has been recuperating at home for more than a month. Her complexion is much rosier than when Xu Qinghe saw her last time. Although her face is still thin, she has a smile on her face, which makes people ignore her illness.
The two of them hid the fact of her miscarriage from Concubine Chen. Concubine Chen hadn't seen her daughter for a long time, so she held Jing'an and talked to her for more than half an hour.
"Okay, okay, let's go see Qinghe. She's getting married in a few days." Concubine Chen sighed, feeling a little melancholy.
After being separated from her childhood sweetheart, she was forced to enter the palace. Her daughter was married off blindly to the prince consort, and Qinghe devoted herself to guarding the prince out of her obsession.
When I think about it carefully, whether it is myself, my daughter, or Qinghe, nothing is perfect.
When Xu Qinghe saw Jing'an, he found that the other person's face was filled with joy of reunion after a long separation, but also with helpless melancholy.
"I've heard that you're going to marry Prince Wei. Is this really necessary?"
Xu Qinghe comforted her, "Don't worry about Wei Che's past reputation. He has turned over a new leaf now. He really loves me. Look, these are the food he sent me. There are always different ones every day."
The chicken biscuits on the table were even steaming, and it was obvious that they had just been delivered.
Jing'an didn't know whether what she said was true or not, but she had no choice but to believe it.
"I've been recuperating in the mansion these past few days, and there's not much I can do for you. Now that I'm finally feeling better, I've sent someone to inquire about the situation at the Prince of Fuguo's mansion."
This was a timely help for Xu Qinghe.
Indeed, she chose Wei over Wei because she would rather fight in the Fuguogong Mansion than be tied up in the backyard of Wei's house without seeing the sun.
But if you can understand the general situation of the Prince of Fuguo's Mansion, you will have more initiative.
Jing'an said, "The Duke of Fuguo has no brothers or collateral branches, but he is also a playboy. He has nearly ten concubines in his backyard. His wife is an expert in managing the harem, so all his concubines are well-behaved, and his children are obedient."
Duke Fuguo had three sons and two daughters. Only the third son, Wei Che, was born to Duke Fuguo's wife, and the rest were born to concubines.
The eldest daughter got married three years ago, but her husband died of an unexpected illness last year, so she moved back to the Fuguo Mansion. The youngest daughter is the daughter of the most beloved concubine Jin in the mansion, and she just turned ten at the beginning of the year.
The eldest son and the second son have entered official careers and are serving as officers in the southern border army. They did not return to Beijing with their father this time, but stayed in the southern border to look after the army.
The youngest son, Wei Si, was only a teenager. He used to follow Wei Che in cockfighting and running errands. Later, when Wei Che claimed that he had turned over a new leaf, he had no choice but to go to school obediently.
"From what I hear, things are pretty peaceful in the backyard of the Prince of Fuguo's mansion. There's no jealousy or fighting over the family property."
Jing'an nodded: "That's right, the wife of the Duke of Fuguo and Concubine Zhao are from the same mother. Just look at Concubine Zhao's appearance and you will know that her sister is not bad either."
Concubine Zhao managed the affairs of the six palaces in an orderly manner. How could a mere Fuguo Mansion be a problem for Fuguo's wife Zhao Wan?
In fact, when marrying into the Fuguo Duke's Mansion, what the Fuguo Duke is like is secondary. What matters is the temperament of the Fuguo Duke's wife who is in charge of the harem.
"I have met the Duke's wife a few times at banquets. In short, she seems to be someone who is easy to get along with, but I don't know what she is like in reality." Jing'an recalled for a moment.
Although she looked kind, Jing'an was always worried that she was hiding a knife behind her smile.
"Who cares about her? I'll know when I see her." Xu Qinghe said.
Although Wei Che promised to protect her, Xu Qinghe didn't dare to pin her hopes on others. He kept saying that he liked her, but maybe he was just looking for a temporary novelty.
When she gets tired and bored of playing, won't she still have to rely on herself to survive in the backyard?
Before Jing'an left, he told her about Wei's house.
"A few days ago, the Wei family held a wedding banquet. Cousin Wei married Cen Mengxia, but I heard that things weren't going well after the marriage. Cen Mengxia went home alone. Cousin Wei said he was busy with official duties and only ordered people to prepare expensive gifts."
Xu Qinghe was startled. In her impression, Wei Ming was not such an rude person.
If such a thing were attributed to Wei Che, it would be somewhat credible, but no one dared to believe it if it happened to Wei Ming.
Jing'an said with certainty, "It's true. It's been spread all over the streets for a long time. But the next day after Minister Wei learned about it, he immediately brought Wei Ming to apologize."
It seems that Wei Ming must be very dissatisfied with this marriage.
But this had nothing to do with her. Xu Qinghe did not comment much. She just asked someone to take out the paintings she had made recently and asked Jing'an to find some ways to inquire about the price.
The wedding date was five days later. The day before, Jing'an specially requested an imperial decree to return to the palace and spend the night, just to send Xu Qinghe off to marry.
Normally, it was the first time for the girls to get married, so it was normal to feel nervous on the wedding day. Jing'an still remembered that she was woken up before dawn, and her mother advised her to eat something to fill her stomach.
But she was so nervous that her chest felt stuffy and she couldn't eat anything. As a result, she felt dizzy when she entered the Qi Mansion and almost fell down.
But today, she saw Xu Qinghe stand up calmly, comb her face, put on makeup, tie her hair, and get dressed, all with great composure. Later, she even took the initiative to tell Concubine Chen that she wanted to have breakfast.
The Concubine Chen only had some food brought out that was enough to satisfy hunger. After Xu Qinghe had taken a few bites, she had the food taken away.
Xu Qinghe looked at her in confusion.
Concubine Chen said, "We have to be busy all day for the wedding today. We can't go hungry, but we can't eat too much, otherwise it will cause trouble."
Xu Qinghe had no choice but to give up. Everything was ready. She took the sedan chair prepared in the palace and headed to Danfeng Gate accompanied by many palace attendants.
Outside the palace gate, Wei Che was sitting on a horse, wearing a red wide-sleeved, round-collared embroidered robe, a golden crown and jade belt on his body, and his black hair was tied up high. At this moment, he was looking at the girl in front of him holding a happy fan.
Xu Qinghe couldn't see the situation in front of her at all through the red silk fan. She just lowered her eyes to look at the road under her feet, listening to Nanzhi's guidance in her ear as she walked step by step towards the wedding sedan.
"Princess, the prince has dismounted to look for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Che seemed to have stepped to his side, and Nanzhi immediately stepped back.
He leaned forward slightly, and a familiar breath came over her face, and the hot breath hit her ear: "Hold on tight."
"...What?" Xu Qinghe blinked behind the fan, not reacting for a moment.
The next moment, a scream almost escaped her mouth.
Wei Che actually picked her up sideways!
"what you do!"
She quickly grasped the fan handle tightly with one hand and climbed onto the back of Wei Che's neck with the other hand, keeping the fan between them.
Now, there are not only dozens of palace maids accompanying the bride at the palace gate, but also many common people who are here to join in the fun. How can he behave like this in public?
The person above him sighed: "...When did you sprain your ankle?"
"..." Xu Qinghe was startled.
In just a few steps, he actually figured it out?
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