Chapter 196 Revisiting the Old Place
When the couple finished bathing and lay down on the bed again, Xiao Mo asked again: "What did you want to ask just now?"
At this point, Chen Shuyao no longer had the energy to care about these things. Her eyelids had already started to droop, and she hummed, "Let's talk about it tomorrow!"
After he finished speaking, he fell into a deep sleep in a short while.
After she fell asleep, Xiao Mo lay there with his eyes open for a while, then patted his wife's cheek and said, "Aren't you tired of thinking so much?"
After saying that, he also embraced Chen Shuyao and fell asleep without saying anything more.
Only one day had passed in Yunxiu Villa, and already there were already many big dramas.
Because of the little emperor's decision, many people could not sleep well at night, especially those who originally wanted to send their daughters into the palace.
Everyone was waiting to see what arrangements the emperor would make for the woman from the Liu family after the night was over.
On the morning of the next day, the emperor indeed issued an edict, and Liu Lingzhen, who was serving the emperor for the first time, was named Concubine Zhuang.
It is extremely rare to be granted the title of concubine the first time you are favored by the emperor.
When everyone thought that Liu Lingzhen was about to move towards the throne, the emperor issued two decrees in succession. One was to make Zhang Youru, the granddaughter of Prime Minister Zhang, the empress, and the other was to make Cui Zhaoran of the Qinghe Cui family the virtuous concubine.
Chen Shuyao was also quite surprised when she heard this. Cui Zhaoran entered the palace as a concubine?
This really caused a huge uproar. It is not difficult to see from the people appointed by the emperor that he is balancing the forces of all parties.
But when Shen Shuyao thought of Cui Zhaoran, she couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
The young woman who took her on a carriage tour of the Cui family's ancestral home, the woman who might still have someone else in her heart, is going to enter the palace!
The palace is deep and is also another battlefield for political struggles. No one knows what fate will await her.
Chen Shuyao could only sigh.
The emperor had only been in the villa for a few days when he decided on his lifelong event, which reassured the old ministers.
His choice of Prime Minister Zhang's granddaughter as empress was truly popular, and no other civil servant could compete with him.
Before leaving Yunxiu Villa, Chen Shuyao went to Cui Zhaoran's residence with her mother-in-law.
Originally, her mood was heavy and complicated, but the cousin Cui who greeted them had a calm and composed look on her face, and even had a smile on her face.
"Aunt! Cousin! You are here." Cui Zhaoran welcomed the two into the house with a smile, and asked the maid beside him to make tea and serve them.
In this situation, Shen Shuyao could no longer utter a word of comfort.
Wang came on behalf of the old lady in the mansion, out of concern for the younger generation.
Once you enter the palace, it is like entering a deep sea. For her, entering the palace was not a good choice, so she made this gesture of comfort.
But when she saw that the woman in front of her was well-versed in human nature and seemed to be more open-minded than her, all she could do was give her blessings.
When leaving, Wang and the maids around her walked in front, while Chen Shuyao and Cui Zhaoran followed behind.
At this point, he heard his cousin Cui beside him whisper, "This is a good thing. Perhaps entering the palace can buy a glimmer of hope for the Qinghe Cui family. Who knows?"
Seeing Chen Shuyao looking over, she paused and continued, "Not everyone can marry the man they love. I must get married, but the Cui family girl, who has been suppressed so many times, is no longer the object of everyone's pursuit. If I am destined to marry a mediocre man, why can't I enter the palace?"
Chen Shuyao listened to what the other party said and it made sense to her.
Whose marriage is not the result of weighing the pros and cons?
How much better can she be?
Then he nodded.
Although Cui Zhaoran was granted the title of concubine, she did not have a grand wedding.
She could only wait until the emperor married the woman from the Zhang family before choosing an opportunity to enter the palace.
Calculated in this way, she is the most disadvantaged among the three.
Liu got the young emperor's wife first, and Zhang got the position of queen.
But Cui Zhaoran is neither here nor there.
But behind her, she has the entire Qinghe Cui family and the Chengguo Mansion, so she can't be considered weak.
The one who was truly weak was Liu Lingzhen, so she got the opportunity to approach the emperor first.
Chen Shuyao thought about all this and laughed in her heart. The emperor had mastered the art of balance to the core.
In the next few days, everyone living in the villa went out to ride horses or hunt in the morning and evening. Chen Shuyao didn't know how to ride a horse, so she was happy to stay in the house or stay under the tree with her maids to enjoy the cool air.
In the evening, Xiao Mo would take time to take her boating.
She didn't need to work as she was supposed to row the boat. She would just pick a lotus flower or pinch a lotus pod to eat.
Since she met Cui Shixuan in the evening of her first arrival, she has never seen him again.
Chen Shuyao occasionally thought of that afternoon under the old pear tree, and couldn't help feeling sad.
That young man who loves nature, is obsessed with the countryside, and is proficient in farming, has been thrown into the turbulent political competition in the capital in the blink of an eye. Is he ready?
But Shen Shuyao also knew that Cui Shixuan was an extremely smart person.
I hope that he can use this intelligence to cleverly avoid those calculations when storms come, and lead the Cui family safely and steadily towards an unpredictable future.
The emperor planned to leave on June 16th, but on June 15th, Chen Shuyao was pulled out of the quilt by a man early.
"I'll take you out to play!" Xiao Mo was already dressed neatly, and there was a smile in his eyes as he looked at her.
"Where are we going? I don't ride a horse." Chen Shuyao stated.
Xiao Mo smiled and said, "You don't have to ride it."
Chen Shuyao was dragged out of bed and dressed. By the time they finished their breakfast, the sky was just beginning to turn pale.
The two walked out of the wooden house, and Yunxiu Villa was still in peace and tranquility.
But they had only taken a few steps when they saw Wuying waiting in front with a horse.
Chen Shuyao: “…”
But the man next to her had already climbed onto the horse and reached out to lift the young lady, who was glaring at him in front of the horse, up.
"I told you don't have to ride it." He said with a smile.
However, the following journey surprised Shen Shuyao. Xiao Mo rode unusually smoothly this time, and there was no situation like before on the mountain road where he felt like he was about to lose his life.
But after the horse ran for a while, a green meadow appeared in front of them, and the man took her all the way up the familiar hillside.
Looking at the wild flowers dotted in the meadow, Shen Shuyao didn't know how to describe her mood.
Seeing her speechless, the other party smiled and said, "The place you chose is really good! I thought at that time that I would come here again in the future."
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