Hearing this, Xia Tong immediately took the thing over to look at it, and then took a light sniff. A faint fragrance lingered around her nose, but if she didn't smell it carefully, she wouldn't be able to smell it at all. The key point was that it was very convenient, and the other party would definitely not be able to detect it.
"master!"
At this time, Qing'er hurried in with a bag of wedding candy. Seeing her, Xia Tong put away the sachet and chuckled, "How is it? Is it lively outside?"
After saying that, the latter immediately snorted and curled her lips, "That's it, but I don't think the prince is very happy. Even if the second young lady marries him, it will definitely not be much better."
At this point, he raised the wedding candy in his hand and said, "The Second Madam gave everyone in the mansion ten copper coins and this as a reward. Others say that the Second Madam never gave the servants any rewards during festivals in the past, so today is a precedent."
Qing'er was still mumbling there. Xia Tong shook her head and picked up a storybook to start reading.
"By the way, I ran into Miss Chen outside before!" Qing'er didn't know what she was thinking about. Suddenly, she looked around and took out a letter from her bosom and handed it over. "This is what Miss Chen asked me to give to you."
The last time Xia Tong saved her life, she didn't have time to thank the heroine. Unexpectedly, she took the envelope and saw the letter paper filled with dense and beautiful handwriting. Xia Tong looked at it for a while and her expression gradually became complicated.
"Master, what did Miss Shen say?" Qing'er asked in confusion.
Xia Tong casually handed the letter to the two of them, but her expression became more resentful.
That’s right, the heroine wanted her to help get a fake pass, which obviously meant she wanted to escape. However, it was also in line with the heroine’s style. If she could get the pass herself, she would have run away long ago.
But now, even if there was a pass in front of her, she didn't dare to run, for fear of being caught and made into a human skin lantern.
"This...what does Miss Shen need a pass for?" Qing'er was puzzled after reading it.
However, Fang Yu on the side looked at her seriously and said, "Miss Shen saved you once last time, so if you don't return this favor, I'm afraid you will feel bad."
Xia Tong rubbed his forehead irritably, "I don't want to owe anyone anything, but my father is not from the Ministry of Personnel, so I'm afraid it won't be that easy to get."
In fact, she envied the heroine very much. She could leave whenever she wanted without any worries. Unlike herself, she could not abandon the original owner's parents, and the villain was still there, eyeing her covetously. She felt like she was walking on thin ice, which described her current situation.
"Although what you said may not work, there is another way you can take." Fang Yu leaned over and whispered something into her ear.
Hearing this, Xia Tong frowned immediately. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? She, the Regent Princess, is just an empty title. How can she take it seriously?
"Let's talk about it later." She sighed and felt very upset.
But why did the heroine suddenly want to leave? Shouldn't the plot indicate that the hero and heroine have already decided to be together?
She felt that the plot might have collapsed long ago, however, it had nothing to do with her because the nightmare finally came.
She didn't understand why people had to get up so early to get married until it was Xia Tong's turn. On the wedding day, she was woken up by a large group of people before dawn. She took a bath and was fumigated with incense. Then a clan woman with more blessings combed her hair, put on layer after layer of shawls, and wore a phoenix crown weighing seven or eight kilograms on her head. She had difficulty even walking.
The room was filled with noise. The old lady looked at her stunningly dressed granddaughter in front of the bronze mirror. She had a subtle expression for a moment. Finally, she waved her hand to quiet everyone down. She looked at her granddaughter and said, "This time when you get married, you must serve the prince well and abide by the rules of the palace. You must not do anything that would bring disgrace to the reputation of the Xiahou Mansion. Do you understand?"
The room was decorated in bright red. Xia Tong was really sleepy, but she still sat there and nodded, and replied seriously: "Granddaughter understands."
"But you are a member of our Xiahou Mansion after all. If you are wronged, grandma will definitely stand up for you. You must always put the interests of the mansion first and don't forget grandma's teachings." The old lady held her hand with a loving face.
After the words fell, other women in the clan also echoed them. Xia Tong suppressed the nausea in her heart and nodded seriously, "Tong'er will definitely remember grandma's teachings."
Seeing this, the old lady smiled with satisfaction, and glanced at Liu who was sobbing continuously, her expression suddenly became a little unhappy, "How can you cry on such a happy day? As a mother, aren't you afraid of bringing bad luck to Tong'er!"
"That's right, it's not a funeral. Look how sad fourth brother's wife is. If you don't know, you would think something happened to Tong'er." Zhang said sarcastically.
After saying this, Liu's eyes turned red as if she wanted to explain something, but Xia Tong at the side couldn't help herself and looked at her aunt with a smile and said, "I remember when my cousin got married a few days ago, my second aunt was also so reluctant to let her go. Why, does my second aunt think sending my cousin off to get married is like mourning?"
"You girl!" Wang's face changed and she wanted to scold her immediately, but when she saw the old lady's conciliatory look, she could only snort coldly and leave in a hurry.
"This Wang is really confused. What kind of words are she saying?"
The other women in the clan also began to reprimand in dissatisfaction. How could a woman of honor speak nonsense without knowing the occasion? Even if they disagreed privately, she didn't consider what day it was.
"Okay, okay, you and your daughter must have a lot of private things to talk about, so let's go out first." The old lady coughed, then helped Aunt Liu out.
The others also tactfully left until only the mother and daughter were left in the room. Seeing the reluctance on her mother's face, Xia Tong immediately glanced outside the room coldly, "In my opinion, Dad should be allowed to split up the family. If you continue like this, you won't know how you will be bullied!"
Looking at her now beautiful and charming daughter, Liu stepped forward with red eyes and held her hand, her voice full of concern, "Your father has his own plans for this, you don't have to worry about your mother. As long as you are fine, I will be relieved."
After saying that, she suddenly took out a small book wrapped in red cloth from her sleeve, put it into her hand with a strange look, and whispered: "Although you are the only one in the palace, you can't guarantee that other people will come in in the future. You are shy on weekdays, and your mother has not taught you anything. You should read this more in your spare time. It will always be good for you."
Holding the little book, Xia Tong felt her face getting hot, and then she immediately stuffed the thing into her arms. She had never seen what the ancient pornographic books looked like.
“Here it comes!”
As the matchmaker's voice came from outside the house, Liu couldn't help but feel tears welling up in her eyes, but she finally held back her tears, held her daughter's hand, and then covered her head with a veil without saying a word.
Xia Tong had not been moved by the marriage, but at this moment she felt inexplicably sad. Her ears were filled with the voices of everyone, and the next moment she was suddenly carried out on the back of the matchmaker.
Compared to the Crown Prince's wedding a few days ago, the number of people watching outside the Xiahou Mansion today is twice as many. You know, the Regent is notorious among the people. No one expected that he would marry the most famous girl in the Xiahou Mansion. Everyone felt that it was a waste of a beautiful girl like a flower stuck in cow dung. It was a pity for such a good girl.
But standing in front of the long dragon-like wedding procession, the man was wearing a bright red wedding gown, he was tall and handsome, and he looked very noble. It was really hard to associate him with the cruel regent. Shouldn't such a treacherous minister have a frowning face and angry eyes?
As the bride was carried out, the man on horseback just glanced at her lightly, without lingering, and drove his horse ahead.
Today, the streets are guarded by imperial guards, and the common people can only gather on both sides to watch, pointing and whispering to the wedding procession.
On the second floor of a teahouse, looking at the luxurious and huge team on the street below, the man's hand holding the teacup tightened unconsciously, and his expression was obscure and difficult to understand.
"Your Highness, do you think that the Regent is really interested in this Fourth Miss Xia?" the subordinate beside him asked tentatively.
The team just happened to pass by the teahouse. Although the man on horseback did not look happy, he did not look impatient either. The strength of the Xiahou Mansion was not enough to make the other party go to such great lengths to win it over, so it was understandable.
Xiao Jing took a sip of tea and turned his gaze away from the scene outside. "She's just a woman, why are you reluctant to let her go?"
After enduring for several years, he would never let a woman ruin everything.
"When the Emperor wanted to betroth Princess Changyang to the Regent before, he didn't agree. But then again, the fourth Miss Xia is so beautiful that it would be rare for a man not to be tempted." The subordinate laughed awkwardly.
Only the tail of the team was visible. Xiao Jing swept the streets outside with a deep gaze, and cracks gradually appeared on the teacup in his hand.
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Normally, the Regent's Palace is a taboo for everyone, and few people dare to set foot in it. But today, it is crowded with guests. Even if they are dissatisfied with the Regent, they dare not really not come to give him face. But after seeing the pomp and circumstance, everyone can't help but sigh at how beautiful the fourth young lady of the Xiahou Mansion is. They still remember that over the years, many people have sent various beauties to the Regent, but the other party was indifferent. Now he is so extravagant to marry a woman.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Until they saw the bright yellow figure being escorted in, everyone was shocked and quickly knelt down to pay their respects. They did not expect that the emperor, in such a state of health, would still leave the palace to give the regent this face.
Xia Tong on this side was so hungry that her stomach was sticking to her back. At this moment, she was the only one in the quiet room. She had expected this to happen. Fortunately, she was smart enough to hide two steamed buns in her sleeves.
Without lifting the veil, she still sat on the edge of the bed, biting a steamed bun, while taking out the pornographic book her mother gave her and started reading. I thought people in ancient times would be very reserved, but I didn't expect the scale to be so large!
Looking at the naked posture in the book, she blushed and didn't dare to turn the second page. She quickly stuffed the thing into her arms. Without thinking, she suddenly took out the sachet given by Fangyu from her arms.
Slowly lifting the veil, I saw that there were no wedding characters posted in the huge room, only the bed curtains had been changed to red. The furnishings were extremely simple, yet exuded a sense of low-key luxury. Just the calligraphy and painting on the wall was no ordinary piece, because the time engraved underneath was from a dynasty five hundred years ago. It was rare to see calligraphy and painting preserved so well, as ordinary rice paper would have rotted into pieces long ago.
It was getting dark outside and she could faintly hear the noise from the banquet. Xia Tong didn't dare to delay and quickly hung the sachet on the head of the bed. Now she didn't have to be afraid tonight.
She covered herself with the veil again and sat obediently on the bed waiting for someone to come in. She didn't know how long she waited. The noise outside died down and no one came in. It was as if the other party would not come today. But this wouldn't do. If she didn't drink the wedding wine today, the drug wouldn't take effect and it would be difficult to trick the other party into drinking in the future.
After finishing the steamed buns, Xia Tong began to feel dizzy with hunger again. Just as she was thinking about whether to get something to eat from the table, there was a sudden noise from the door.
In an instant, Xia Tong straightened her back with her whole body tense, but she could not hear any footsteps. The next moment, her veil was rudely lifted, and a ray of light came into her eyes. She saw a man not far away holding a piece of clothing and about to walk out.
"Wait a moment."
She suddenly called the person to stop, and the other person slowly turned his head and looked at her with a gloomy look.
The man was wearing a bright red wedding gown, and he looked handsome, dignified and extraordinary, but his face was still cold, without any joy on it. Just as her second aunt had said, it was like a funeral. However, Xia Tong didn't care about that. What she cared about was that she couldn't let the other person go like this, otherwise how could she trick him into drinking in the future!
Their eyes met, and Xia Tong suddenly stood up slowly, walked to the table step by step with a headdress weighing several kilograms, and quickly took a glass of wine and handed it to the other party, "Drink...Drinking the wedding wine is a custom before the wedding night."
Under the dim candlelight, the woman's skin was whiter than snow, the red hairpin on her temples swayed slightly, her eyebrows and eyes were delicate, and there was a hint of evasion in her clear eyes. Her red lips were slightly parted as if she wanted to say something. Even though she was wearing heavy makeup tonight, there was no sense of vulgarity.
Looking at the glass of wine handed over, Gu Qin looked at her steadily and asked in a low voice, "Are there any other customs?"
Xia Tong: “…”
She took a step back in fear, a trace of panic flashed across her face, and she began to stammer, "This is... this is the only one..."
Gu Qin didn't say anything. His eyes swept across the glass of wine, but suddenly his gaze fell on the extra sachet on the bedside.
Xia Tong was still thinking about how to trick him, but when she saw the other party walking towards the bed, she was so scared that her face turned pale.
"If you...if you have something to do, then don't drink." She held her breath and her expression was stiff.
Reaching out to take the sachet embroidered with lotus flowers, Gu Qin suddenly turned his head to look outside the house, "Come in."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xifeng suddenly walked in with a sword in his hand. He thought that today was his master's wedding day and he should avoid suspicion, but he didn't expect that the room didn't look like a bridal chamber at all.
Gu Qin handed the thing to him, and looked at Xia Tong over there with a deep gaze. His expression was cold and there was a dangerous look in his eyes.
The latter was trembling all over, with his head down, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. After Xifeng took the thing, he just put it to his nose and sniffed it, then took it away as if facing a great enemy.
"My lord, although the sachet looks like it contains only ordinary spices, I have read records in ancient books that these spices combined together, if consumed with alcohol, will make... it completely impossible for a man to have sexual intercourse." Xifeng frowned, he didn't expect that there would be such a thing in his master's room!
Without waiting for the other party to lose his temper, Xia Tong suddenly knelt on the ground, hugged the man's thigh tightly, and explained with tears, "It's all my fault. I really bought this on the street. I didn't know there were such dirty things in it. Someone must have framed me. You must believe me!"
Xifeng was shocked. He didn't expect that the thing actually belonged to the princess. He said how could such a thing appear in the master's room. It was simply impossible.
Looking at his master's face again, he pursed his lips, took the sachet and slowly retreated, closing the door tightly.
If the new princess died in the bridal chamber that night, the Xiahou Mansion would not dare to do anything. However, if the princess was still alive tomorrow, that would be a big deal. If the master still spared her life after doing such a thing, it must mean that he really cared about her.
Outside the house, the moon was bright, the wind was clear, and everything was quiet. Inside the house, the candlelight was dim and solemn. Xia Tong had already anticipated how she would die, but she was still struggling. She didn't want to be the first bride to die on her wedding night.
The woman was still sobbing softly, feeling very wronged. Her slender neck was white and smooth. The man slowly squatted down and stretched out his hand to hold that white neck. His five fingers gradually tightened, and a hint of danger flashed in his eyes. "How do you want to die?"
This woman is so brave that she dared to give him this kind of thing!
The man's stern and three-dimensional features were full of coldness. Xia Tong felt that she might really be finished, so she simply closed her eyes and gave up struggling. Two tear marks crossed her delicate face. "You can kill me or chop me up, as long as you leave me an intact body."
In the dim candlelight, the woman's eyelashes trembled, and she seemed very scared. Gu Qin's eyes were dark. As long as he exerted a little force with his hands, the person in front of him would definitely not live to the next day. No one had ever done such a thing and continued to live under his nose.
Looking at the tears that were gradually falling, his five fingers that had been tightening suddenly loosened, and he grabbed the woman's jaw and said coldly: "Do you still want a complete body?"
Xia Tong slowly opened her eyes and suddenly met a pair of cold and fierce eyes. She was so scared that she didn't even dare to breathe heavily.
"I will let Lord Xia judge for himself how he taught his daughter based on your explanation."
Gu Qin stood up slowly with a cold face, glanced at the five obvious fingerprints on her neck, and walked out of the room in plain clothes without staying for a moment.
He wanted to keep this woman and torture her slowly, making her suffer unbearable pain!
In the silent wedding room, Xia Tong was left sitting on the ground with a look of despair on her face. Didn't Fang Yu say that no one would find out? Why was Xi Feng so powerful?
Is she going to be made into a human skin lantern? !
Xifeng waited for a while outside the house. When he saw his master coming out with an unhappy look on his face, he was about to go in to collect the body but was suddenly stopped by someone.
"Don't give her any food tomorrow!"
After saying that, the man strode away into the night, leaving Xifeng standing there alone, staring at the door with a strange look on his face.
The princess treated her master like this, but her master just refused to give her food?
What a severe punishment!
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Xia Tong spent a sleepless night in tears. She began to regret her decision. She had originally wanted to strike first, as the other party wanted to make her into a human skin lantern. But she didn't expect that they would smash her. Now she could only wait to die.
It must be very painful to peel off a person's skin, and she wouldn't die so quickly, and she would be so ugly. Could she be the person who died the most miserable death in the history of time travel? !
With two dark circles under her eyes, when Xia Tong woke up the next day, she found that those who came to serve her all had strange expressions, including Qing'er and Fangyu. Moreover, no one brought her food after she finished washing up. Was she going to be abused?
"Why is there no breakfast?" She sat in front of the bronze mirror and looked at the maid behind her unhappily.
After saying this, the maids all knelt on the ground and replied respectfully, "It was the prince who ordered that you not be allowed to eat today."
Everyone knows that the prince went to the study last night. He didn't even give the princess this honor on their wedding night. He must be disgusted with her. Even the emperor came last night, and they thought the new princess was so favored, but it turns out she is just like this.
Hearing this, Xia Tong opened her mouth and was choked for a moment. She didn't expect that she was really being abused!
At this time Fang Yu suddenly asked everyone else to leave first. In fact, she had already guessed what had happened, but this matter was probably not that simple. The prince did not blame the master for doing such a thing, which showed that the prince really cared about the master. As long as the master was humble, the prince would definitely calm down.
"last night……"
"You don't have to say it." Fang Yu interrupted her, then quietly glanced outside the house, then leaned over and whispered: "You must not mention this matter again. The prince is just angry now. You can go over and say a few words to please him later, and he will definitely not punish you again."
Who is the Regent? If anyone else did this, they would not survive to the next day. Fangyu was sure that the prince must be concerned about his master, otherwise how could it be as simple as not allowing him to eat?
Xia Tong was so hungry that she felt dizzy and dazed. She just waved her hands and said dejectedly, "It's useless. I'm just waiting to die now."
She is a useless person now.
"How do you know if you don't try?" Fang Yu frowned, thinking that her master was too prejudiced against the Regent.
Since she was already a worthless person, Xia Tong had nothing to be afraid of. In order to make herself look more miserable, she put on some powder so that her face would look pale.
Outside, the autumn wind was blowing, the sky was gloomy, and there was an inexplicable chill. Xia Tong started walking towards the study room with a cup of hot tea. Unlike the nervousness she felt the last time she came here, she was now in a very relaxed mood. She was not even afraid of death, so what else was there to be afraid of?
The servants in the palace had all heard that the prince had left the princess to go to the study last night. While watching the fun, they also felt sorry for the new princess, who was rejected by the prince as soon as she entered the palace. She was afraid that her future life would be difficult.
But when they saw that green figure, everyone was amazed at the beauty of the new princess, but at the same time, they saw her pale face and sighed in their hearts. Looking at the direction, could it be that the princess was going to the study to find the prince?
But the study is a forbidden area in the mansion and is heavily guarded. If the princess goes there, she will definitely anger the prince again.
The Regent's Palace was very large, and Xia Tong took a long time to reach the study, but was stopped before she reached the gate.
"This is a restricted area of the study, you can't go in." The two guards said coldly, as if they were about to draw their swords.
Xia Tong took a step back unconsciously, wanting to say something but stopping herself. Finally, she sighed and went home. She couldn't afford to face this setback.
"Why is the princess here?"
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind her. Xia Tong turned around and saw Xifeng. She didn't know how to explain for a moment, so she could only look at the tea in her hand dryly and said, "I... I'll serve tea to the prince."
After those words were spoken, a trace of disdain flashed in the eyes of the two guards. How could the prince let her in?
Hearing this, Xifeng walked closer and looked at the cup of tea. After finding that there was nothing wrong with it, he turned sideways and smiled, "Please go in."
"This..." The expressions of the two guards suddenly changed.
Xifeng glanced at the two of them coldly. They were so tactless, no wonder they couldn't be transferred out.
It felt like pie in the sky. Xia Tong nodded to Xifeng gratefully. Good people will have a peaceful life.
Holding the teacup, she immediately quickened her pace and walked towards the study, but she didn't know how many pairs of surprised eyes were staring at her in the dark.
Pushing open the door, she took a deep breath and walked in slowly. The huge study was silent, with books filling the walls on both sides. Not far away, a cold figure was sitting at the desk. He seemed to be reviewing official documents, his face still grim.
Xia Tong slowly closed the door and tiptoed over with tea in hand. The other party didn't seem to notice her arrival. Only when she got closer did she speak softly in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty must be tired. Can I give you a shoulder massage?"
After he finished speaking, the man did not even raise his head, his expression was cold and indifferent, still looking at the document in his hand.
Seeing this, Xia Tong felt a little frustrated. She then put the teacup on the table, walked around behind him, and started to hit his shoulder in a flattering manner. Jiaobai clenched his five fingers into a fist and hit it lightly. Her movements were very gentle.
"The weather is getting cooler these days, so you must put on more clothes and don't hurt yourself." Her voice was particularly gentle and coquettish.
At this point, the man finally couldn't help but turned around, only to see the woman's face full of flattery. Gu Qin knew it when she came out of the yard. He didn't expect that Xifeng would dare to let her in. Did this woman really treat him as a fool?
Noticing the other person's cold eyes, Xia Tong unconsciously started to be timid again. Suddenly, she wanted to escape. She thought it would be better for her to continue to starve than to die immediately.
Seeing that she wanted to leave again, the man's eyes darkened, and he pulled her into his arms, holding her slender arm tightly, and said in a deep voice, "Aren't you going to give me a shoulder massage?"
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