Chapter 121 Do You Want to Be My Stepfather?
Ever since the plaque in front of the door was changed, Accountant Yang has changed his tone and always says "our Beining Palace" with a proud look on his face.
"..." Fang Qianxue was speechless.
How could Xiao Mingzhe be so smart? Who asked him to print the invitations and send them everywhere?
"Princess, what should we do now?" Cui Shuang asked, "There are only enough tables and chairs... wine and food for three tables, what should we do with the rest?"
Fang Qianxue stood up: "I'll go ask him!"
He is responsible for the people he invited!
"Greetings to the princess! Congratulations, princess! Congratulations, princess!" Before Fang Qianxue left the bedroom, Suiqiong rushed in with two figures.
One of them was the shopkeeper Wen of Jinxiu Zhai, whom she recognized.
There was also a thin old man in his fifties, also wearing a shopkeeper's hat.
"Wenhan, you've come just in time," Fang Qianxue glanced at the two of them. She didn't have time to waste time, so she got straight to the point. "I talked to your master and told him to keep everything simple. When did he print the invitations? Now it's a mess outside. There aren't enough tables, chairs, wine or food. Does he want to see me lose face?"
"Please be patient, Princess. This is Hu Hai, the owner of Sihai Restaurant." Manager Wen introduced him to her hurriedly.
Hu Hai knelt down hurriedly and kowtowed to Fang Qianxue, saying, "Don't worry about the food and wine. The prince has already made an order with our Sihai Restaurant. They are all our specialties! We will also provide the tables and chairs. Everything is ready."
Fang Qianxue was stunned: "You said the prince ordered wine, food, tables and chairs from you?"
"Yes!" Shopkeeper Wen laughed so hard that his body shook with laughter. "The prince said that it was rare for him to get married, and he wanted to let his colleagues know about it and make them happy for him, so he went to print a few invitations."
Fang Qianxue held her forehead and sat down slowly: "Okay, just treat the guests well."
One of them remarried and the other remarried. I don't know why he is so happy.
As long as Xiao Mingzhe doesn't feel ashamed, she won't feel ashamed either.
"Princess, you are so beautiful today that you are almost as beautiful as the moon and the flowers!" The two matchmakers put on makeup for her and covered her with a red veil.
"Give me a reward." As soon as Fang Qianxue finished speaking, Cui Shuang took out two ingots of silver and gave them as rewards to the two matchmakers.
Through the big red veil, she suddenly felt the light in front of her eyes dim for a moment, as if someone came in and sat down beside her.
"Thank you very much, Your Highness, for the reward! We wish you a happy marriage and a long life together!" The two matchmakers happily took the reward and knelt on the ground to kowtow.
Fang Qianxue then realized that it was Xiao Mingzhe who came in. She couldn't help but turn her head slightly, and saw his golden belt from under the veil. The belt was decorated with exquisite jade pendants, some of which were engraved with words, some with dragon patterns, and some were peace buckles. The rings jingled when he walked, and were no less decorated than women's.
"You guys go out and wait first. When the auspicious time comes, come in and ask the princess to pay her respects." The man spoke, and a faint aroma of wine filled the air.
"Yes! I'll come in later!" The two matchmakers went out, took Cui Shuang and Sui Qiong away, and closed the door considerately.
Only Fang Qianxue and Xiao Mingzhe were left in the room, but it was not quiet at all, as sounds of congratulations, the clatter of cups and glasses, and children's noises could be heard from outside the window.
Fang Qianxue unconsciously rubbed the big red handkerchief in her hands, feeling nervous for no reason.
I don’t know what’s going on. We clearly agreed that it was just a formality, but it became so formal and so many people were invited.
"The auspicious time is coming," Xiao Mingzhe suddenly grabbed her hand, forcefully and without question, "Are you ready?"
"Well," Fang Qianxue took a deep breath, "I'm ready. It's just a wedding ceremony. It's not like we haven't had that before..."
Before he could finish his words, he felt his hand being clenched tighter.
"This is my first time. You can take me with you later." The man's voice seemed hoarse, not sure whether it was because of drunkenness or restraint.
Fang Qianxue turned her head in surprise and vaguely saw his outline through the red veil, glowing golden in the light of the setting sun.
"Didn't you marry a princess before? Why is this your first time?" When Prince Beining got married, Fang Qianxue was only twelve or thirteen years old. She didn't care much about the situation in the northern border. She only heard that he married a princess from a small country in the Western Regions, which was considered a marriage of peace.
Of course, later on the princess changed her plan of marriage into assassination, which caused a huge uproar.
Xiao Mingzhe looked down at her, guessing her expression through the veil: "I killed her father and brother, and I have a grudge against her. Naturally, she didn't want to marry me, so she went straight into the bridal chamber."
"Oh." Fang Qianxue sighed softly.
It turns out that she is a princess from the enemy country. No wonder, it is really a bad fate.
"Of course we didn't really enter the bridal chamber. She was on guard against me, and I was on guard against her." Xiao Mingzhe held her hand tightly and said, "I have no interest in her. If it wasn't for the purpose of marriage, I wouldn't have married her in the first place. Strictly speaking, today is my first marriage."
"Have you forgotten our agreement?" Fang Qianxue reminded, "There's no need to explain this to me, it's all fake anyway."
"You have to keep me respectable in front of outsiders," Xiao Mingzhe lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Pretend to have deep feelings for me."
"This," Fang Qianxue thought for a moment, "OK."
The Fang family's case was at a critical stage, and she would need his help in many other ways in the future. It was just a matter of helping him pretend to be a loving couple, simple as that.
"Mom!" A childish voice was heard, and the door was suddenly pushed open.
Two little kids came running in, followed by two maids.
"Princess, the young master and young lady are determined to find you, and we can't stop them..."
The two children had been coaxed into submission yesterday and had been agreed not to make any noise at the wedding banquet today, but to sit still and eat their food obediently. But perhaps because Fang Qianxue had not shown up the entire day, the two little kids became anxious and began to run around, shouting for their mother.
Fang Qingyao ran straight to Fang Qianxue and reached out to grab her veil: "Mother, are you my mother?"
"Mother, burp..." Fang Qingyuan was full after eating some snacks outside. He pointed at Xiao Mingzhe and burped, "Are you going to be my stepfather?"
Just now outside, they had been secretly staring at Xiao Mingzhe for a long time, but they didn't dare to go up and talk to him.
Fang Qianxue was a little embarrassed. She quickly lifted her veil, picked up Fang Qingyao and said to Xiao Mingzhe apologetically, "I'm sorry, I made you laugh. Madam Jiang, please take the young lady and the young master down first..."
"No problem!" Xiao Mingzhe raised his hand to stop him, then grabbed Fang Qingyuan's hand, held the kid on his lap, and put on a friendly expression, "What stepfather? From now on, I will be your father."
Fang Qingyuan thought he was very handsome, and touched his chin twice with his little hand: "Will you also trick me into going up the mountain and have someone chop my bones?"
"No," Xiao Mingzhe looked at him with a little more pity, "If you are filial to your mother, study and learn etiquette, I will treat you as my own son and love you."
"My ex-father also said that he loved me, but it turned out he was lying." Fang Qingyuan grabbed Xiao Mingzhe's face, as if he wanted to see if he was wearing a human skin mask.
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