"What kind of reward do you think the prince will give our young master for his great contribution?"
“At least he has to be a general… But this is not important. You said that our young master’s marriage to the general’s mansion… Miss Shen hasn’t proposed yet.”
The afternoon sun was blazing, refracting dazzling light on the snow. Two maids were whispering to each other under the window. The one in green held up her chubby little face. "I heard she went to the border for the young master, and she's a devoted lover too."
"Speaking of which."
The little maidservant changed the subject: "Now that the young master is back, the wedding of Miss Yue'er and the eldest young master should be held, right? This marriage has been discussed for a long time..."
Clang——
Something fell inside the house.
The two maids were startled and stood up quickly, lowering their heads to prepare for the scolding. After a while, a voice came from inside the house: "Come in."
The two maids looked at each other with fear and went into the house tremblingly. It was winter, and it was freezing and snowy outside, but the house was warm as spring because of the charcoal burning.
The man was sitting at the table in casual clothes, and his dark blue brocade clothes made him look handsome.
The two maids knelt down and said, "Master, please spare my life. I was wrong..."
Although the man looked kind, the two of them couldn't help but shrink back. Ever since the news of the great victory at the border, the story of how the young master of the Song family killed the enemies on the battlefield like cutting melons has been spread all over the place. They felt proud but also very scared.
Song Yu waved his hand: "No need to kneel down, let me ask you."
His gaze fell on the two of them, and his voice deepened slightly, "You were just talking about... Yue'er and Big Brother's... marriage?"
The two maids blinked, then remembered that the eldest young master had just returned to the capital and might not know about Miss Yue'er and the eldest young master's marriage. They quickly told him everything they knew, and finally said, "The marriage was decided a long time ago, but the date was not set. We servants made a presumptuous guess and thought it would be after you came back..."
Song Yu nodded and picked up the teacup: "Well, I understand, you can go down."
When the two maids heard that the young master did not blame them for talking about their master's family in private, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed, then hurried out.
Click,
The blue and white porcelain teacup shattered in his hand, and the tea fell to the ground through his fingers.
Song Yu stared blankly at the fingertips that were slowly oozing blood. The sharp fragments of porcelain pierced the wound. After a while, he gently pulled it apart and threw it on the table.
At night, the palace banquet came.
In front of the Song Mansion, everyone was dressed and preparing to enter the palace. Madam Song was chatting with the eldest lady when she suddenly noticed that Song Yu's hands were covered with wounds. She was immediately shocked: "Yu'er, are you hurt?"
He hurried over and took Song Yu's hand to examine it carefully: "What's going on? Dai'er, go get some ointment."
"No need, mother, it's just a minor injury."
Song Yu pulled his hand back slightly. Just then, the coachman drove the carriage over. He helped Madam Song into the carriage and said, "Dad and Mom, you go ahead. I'll go to Wutong Lane to pick up Grandpa."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Song's joy faded a lot: "Are they going too?"
Song Yu nodded without saying anything more. He watched everyone go away, then got on his horse and went to Wutong Lane. Xihe and Old Man Jiang were also ready.
It was Mr. Jiang's first time attending a palace banquet, and he was extremely excited.
He changed several sets of clothes in a row and only stopped when the time was up. At this time, he was still tugging at the hem of his clothes and asked her, "Does this look good on me? Will there be anything wrong?"
Xihe nodded repeatedly: "It's very appropriate, he is so handsome, even more handsome than an eighteen-year-old man!"
Master Jiang choked and said, "That's just nonsense!"
It feels so good to touch the smooth material.
Just then, the sound of horse hooves came. The two looked over and saw Song Yu, dressed in black, riding a tall horse. "Grandpa, Yue'er."
The carriage had been prepared long ago, and the three of them got on and headed for the palace.
There was a heater in the carriage, making it as warm as spring. Xi He sat across from the two of them and noticed the wound on Song Yu's hand. "Are you hurt?"
Without waiting for Song Yu to speak, he pulled his hand over and looked at it: "Did you get pricked by something?" He took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve, cleaned the wound briefly, and then applied the medicine powder on it.
Song Yu opened his mouth, then finally closed it, quietly looking at her serious expression.
Her long black hair was tied into a bun, embellished with a few pearl flowers, her eyelashes were long and slender, her nose was pointed and upturned... She was wearing a pink and white long dress that revealed her slender neck.
Everything seems to be the same, yet everything seems to have changed.
Xihe tied a beautiful bow with her handkerchief and warned him, "Don't touch water for the next two days."
Song Yu lowered his eyes and nodded silently.
He seemed to be taciturn, so Xihe didn't think much about it. He lifted the curtain and looked outside. In the night, the imperial city was brightly lit.
There is a banquet in the palace tonight, and the palace gate is full of guards.
The carriage stopped at the palace gate. The three men got off the carriage and got on the sedan chair. Soon they arrived at a large hall: it was decorated with lights and colorful lanterns, palace maids and eunuchs were coming and going, and the seats were filled with ministers and their families.
The leading eunuch came over with a smile: "Miss Yue'er, you are here. The Crown Princess was just thinking of you. How is the old man's health recently?"
Turning his head, his gaze fell on Song Yu, "This must be General Song, right?"
"As the legend goes, one glance is truly magnificent and heroic!"
He enthusiastically led the three people to their seats, which were not far from the prince's. He then called for the palace maids to come and serve them, and then excused himself and left.
The three of them were strangers, attracting curious glances from others.
Song Yu couldn't help but look at Xihe who was whispering with Old Man Jiang. He became more and more confused. He felt that in such a short time, many things had changed.
Soon the time was up, and the eunuch's voice came from the door: "The Crown Prince (Crown Princess) has arrived——"
"Greetings to the Crown Prince, greetings to the Crown Princess—"
Crash,
Everyone stood up and saluted.
The emperor was completely paralyzed, and Cui Tianjian had already calculated the date, and the prince would ascend the throne soon.
Seeing that everything was a foregone conclusion, the princes who had been making small moves all stopped, and the ministers also behaved themselves and dared not make trouble anymore.
What's more, the war has just ended at the border, and natural disasters are continuing in many parts of Yue State. The situation is difficult.
The prince is not a soft-hearted person, with a smile on his face, but who would dare to commit a crime against the wind——
Deal with him without any negotiation.
The Crown Prince held the Crown Princess's hand and walked through the crowd. He sat down at the table and smiled kindly: "No need to be so polite." Everyone looked up and found that there was a young man behind the Crown Prince.
The man was tall and handsome. He sat down in the first seat under the crown prince - next to three unfamiliar faces.
Old Master Jiang's eyes lit up: "Zimo!"
Song Mo smiled and nodded to Old Man Jiang, "Grandpa." His large hand naturally landed on Xihe's, tightening its grip. He then looked at Song Yu, "Second brother, considering you were tired from the journey, I didn't bother you yesterday. Did everything go well on the journey?"
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