Chapter 14 Who will pity me when my beauty fades?
Although he said this, Liang Shao was actually terrified in his heart. The rumors about Xie Fei in the capital had always been that he was extremely talented and a business genius. However, it was not until today that he truly understood that the most terrifying thing about Xie Fei was not his talent for strategizing, but his absolute strength.
He, Liang Shao, was able to ascend to the position of General Dingbei within three years. His strength could be said to be among the top three in Da Qi. However, he could not even withstand a single move from Xie Fei. Instead, he was suppressed without the ability to fight back.
With a bitter smile, the anger that Liang Shao had been holding in his chest suddenly turned into a mouthful of blood and spurted out. Chen Bing'er was splashed in the face. The strong smell of blood scared her so much that she stopped crying. She raised her hands in panic and held Liang Shao's face, and whispered worriedly: "Brother Liang, are you okay?"
Liang Shao's face was pale and he shook his head weakly: "I'm fine, Bing'er, is Brother Liang really useless?"
"No, Brother Liang... is very powerful..." Chen Bing'er said with red and swollen eyes.
Xie Fei glanced at the two of them calmly and interrupted them, "Today is just a small punishment for you daring to insult my prince's fiancée."
Hearing this, Liang Shao raised his head angrily, his eyes as sharp as a sword, and said angrily: "When have we ever insulted your fiancée?"
"It's ridiculous that you can always find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime!" He snorted coldly and continued.
"The pavilion in the backyard." Xie Fei said calmly, "You haven't forgotten the three words 'medicine jar', have you?"
Liang Shao widened his eyes in disbelief, he never thought that he suffered such humiliation because of the words he said to coax Chen Bing'er. He laughed softly, and finally laughed loudly towards the sky like a madman.
After Xie Fei and Lu Qi walked a long way, the guests who came to join in the fun finally dared to speak. Amid the discussions, Tang You and the others gradually came to their senses.
Tang You panted with palpitations, staring straight ahead without blinking, and murmured, "Was that person just now really Brother Fei?"
Chen Yuyan shuddered subconsciously and nodded blankly: "Is it... Brother Fei?"
"Brother Fei...when did he become so terrifying?" another person asked, "Or has Brother Fei always been so terrifying, but he just kept it hidden?"
"I don't know." Chen Yuyan shook his head with a pale face, "I only know that I must never mess with Brother Fei in the future. Oh, and Princess Anping must not be messed with either."
"Yes, yes, yes. Didn't Brother Fei just say that Liang Shao was dealt with by him because he insulted Princess Anping?" Tang You nodded vigorously.
The others present also nodded in shock, and decided to warn the younger members of the clan, especially the gossipy ladies, next time they returned, not to offend Princess Anping. They were not allowed to say things like "medicine jar" even at home. Who knew if Master Xie had arranged people to monitor his own mansion, so it was better to be cautious.
Lu Qi followed behind Xie Fei, looking at the prince's back in disbelief. He never knew that the prince had such terrifying strength. No, not only him, but probably the entire Da Qi didn't know.
While he was still daydreaming, Xie Fei's cold voice came over: "Lu Qi, prepare the horse, I want to go to the palace."
"Yes." Lu Qi answered respectfully, and disappeared in an instant. He came back a few breaths later, "Prince, Princess Anping's carriage is still waiting for you outside."
Hearing this suddenly, a hint of surprise flashed across Xie Fei's eyes, and then he raised his eyebrows calmly, and his cold eyes became much warmer.
He thought that Xiwen was so sad today that she must have returned to the palace long ago, but he didn't expect that she was still waiting for him, which surprised him.
In front of the Liang Mansion, Ting Lan stood silently in front of the carriage. Seeing Xie Fei, she bowed and said, "My Lord."
Xie Fei nodded, lifted his robe, stepped onto the carriage, and gently lifted the curtain. He saw Xiwen sitting in the corner of the carriage with her hands on her knees, looking pitiful. Her little head was buried in her arms, and her delicate shoulders were shaking. It was obvious that she was crying silently.
"Why are you crying when I'm here?" A hint of tenderness flashed across Xie Fei's eyes. He raised his hand and touched her little head, sighing.
Xiwen was still immersed in her own thoughts and didn't notice Xie Fei got on the carriage. Suddenly, she heard Xie Fei's helpless sigh, and felt his big hand gently caressing her head. Her shoulders, which had just been hunched, suddenly became motionless.
She was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly raised her head from her arms, wiping her face with both hands, and said in a muffled voice, "I didn't cry."
Xie Fei smiled happily: "You haven't cried yet? Your face has become like a little cat."
"Really?" Xiwen blinked her red eyes, raised her head and looked at Xie Fei delicately.
Her pair of autumn-water eyes were sparkling, and there were two crystal tears on her curled eyelashes. This tearful look was so adorable. Xie Fei's hand slowly twisted the jade ring in his sleeve.
Seeing Xie Fei looking at her with a half-smile on his face, Xiwen immediately believed what he said. She stood up and walked past Xie Fei to hook the bronze mirror on the small table.
Xie Fei's eyebrows were filled with a smile. He put one hand around her waist and scratched her nose with the other hand, and said with a smile: "I was just kidding."
Xiwen wrinkled her nose, sat down and took a bronze mirror to examine herself carefully, then puffed up her face and said coquettishly: "You are so annoying, why did you lie to me?"
Xie Fei laughed softly and said nothing.
Hearing Xie Fei laugh, Xiwen was stunned for a moment and then she smiled. She carefully looked at the man in front of her with her peripheral vision. He was wearing a black robe and a jade belt, with a faint smile on his handsome face. His every move was pleasing to the eye. He was also proficient in both civil and military affairs, and as gentle as jade. She could hardly believe that such a man was her fiancé.
Xiwen's face turned red and her heart trembled slightly. She covered her chest which was beating like a drum, and she knew clearly that she had fallen in love with Xie Fei.
But am I really worthy of him?
Xiwen suddenly thought of Liang Shao's words again. Her joyful heart was instantly poured with a basin of cold water. The smile on her lips froze slightly, and her bright eyes dimmed. She twisted the corners of her clothes with trembling hands. After hesitating for a long time, she couldn't help but ask: "Xie Fei, I am a medicine jar. I can't live without medicine in this life, and I can't pass on your family line. In this way...will you still marry me?"
Xie Fei raised his eyes and looked deeply at Xiwen, then nodded and said, "Of course."
"But..." Xiwen was startled and blurted out.
"No buts. I married you because you are you, not to continue the family line." Xie Fei said firmly without allowing her to refute.
Xiwen looked at the determination in his cold eyes, pursed her lips and gave up struggling, but her heart inexplicably relaxed a lot, and nodded obediently: "Oh..."
Xie Fei looked at her docile appearance and smiled silently: "Be obedient and stop thinking about it." Then he remembered that she didn't eat anything at the banquet just now, so he asked again, "Are you hungry?"
"Yes." Xiwen nodded obediently.
Xie Fei stood up and got off the carriage, stretched out his hand to her and said, "Let's go."
"Where are you going?" Xiwen held his hand and got out of the carriage, asking puzzledly.
Xie Fei smiled and said, "It's rare for me to leave the palace, so I'll take you to see the night view and taste some folk snacks."
Hearing this, Xiwen raised her head in surprise, her big eyes sparkling and her smile bright: "Yes!"
After feeling satisfied, Xiwen finally boarded the carriage for the return journey. As the carriage moved steadily forward, she finally closed her eyes sleepily.
When she arrived at the palace gate and was helped to bed by Tinglan and the maid, she murmured "Xie Fei" twice before falling into a deep sleep.
When she woke up the next day, it was already three days dry in the sun. Xiwen opened her eyes in a daze, and the first thing she saw was the large carved bed in her boudoir. She was lying on the bed in a daze, thinking about how she got back yesterday, when Tinglan lifted the curtain with a smile on her face: "Princess, Princess, I have good news that I can't wait to tell you."
Xiwen turned to look at her and asked, "What good news?"
"Liang Shao asked for leave from the morning court today. I heard that it was because the prince beat him up yesterday and he couldn't get out of bed!" Ting Lan said with a smile as she hung up the curtains. "The news spread all over the capital overnight. From the court to the harem, and down to the streets and alleys, everyone was talking about it!"
Xie Fei beat Liang Shao so hard that he couldn't get out of bed?
Why did he beat him...
Xiwen had a vague guess in her heart, but she was afraid that she was just being too sentimental, so she glanced at Tinglan and waited patiently for her to continue speaking, but Tinglan smiled and said nothing.
She felt an itch in her heart, like a cat scratching. After enduring for a long time, she pretended to be calm and asked, "Why did Xie Fei beat him?"
Tinglan had served the princess for so many years, so she knew her little thoughts. She was just waiting for the princess to ask her. When she heard the question, she immediately smiled and teased, "I heard that the prince was so angry for his beloved. Of course, this beloved is you, princess!"
Xiwen's face turned red, she spat at Tinglan and drove her out, then she turned around and smiled secretly, with two small dimples appearing on her cheeks.
After Xie Fei risked his life for his beloved, Xiwen clearly felt that people's attitude towards her had changed greatly. In the past, those ladies were respectful to her in front of her, but laughed at her behind her back, but now, everyone saw Princess Anping with an earnest smile on their face.
The queen saw all of this, and even she couldn't help but sigh that Xie Fei was really good to her daughter.
In the blink of an eye, it was the wedding date of Xie Fei and Xi Wen. Since yesterday, there had been a constant stream of people coming to the door of Prince Xie's mansion to give gifts. Carriages were coming and going, stopping and leaving again. Most of those who came were not qualified to attend the wedding banquet, but for the wedding of Princess Anping and Prince Xie, even if they were not qualified, they had to send people to send gifts to congratulate them.
Early in the morning on the wedding day, Xiwen, wearing a bright red phoenix coronet and bridal robe, was helped into the bridal sedan by Xie Fei, who was also wearing a bright red wedding dress.
Hundreds of fireworks blasted, gongs and drums sounded, the Imperial Guards led the way, and eight people carried the bridal sedan around the capital before carrying it into Prince Xie's mansion. Xie Fei held Xiwen's hand and led her into the main hall. Under the guidance of the matchmaker, the two of them performed the three ceremonies, and then Xiwen was surrounded by maids and nannies and sent to the bridal chamber.
Xiwen sat upright on the bed covered with a quilt with a pattern of mandarin ducks playing in water. She placed her hands on her knees, feeling so nervous that she didn't know what to do. At this moment, there was a sound from the door, and Xie Fei came in with a faint smell of alcohol.
The author has something to say:
I just realized today that tomorrow is 520, so I wish you all a happy Valentine’s Day in advance. As for me… it’s just right, we’ll have our wedding night tomorrow night (～￣▽￣)～
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