Chapter 705: Dancing Princess vs. East Factory Admiral 65
"The abbot of Foyin Temple predicted that Ziweixing was a girl. We thought it was a rumor, but we didn't expect that Doctor Shen was actually a girl. So it seems that Doctor Shen is indeed Ziweixing..."
"That's right, Your Majesty. Although Divine Doctor Shen is guilty, the Purple Star is closely related to the fate of the nation. Please, for the sake of the Meng Kingdom, be lenient with him."
"Your Majesty, please be lenient with me!"
Seeing this, Chu Tuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She was promoted too quickly and was suddenly promoted to the first rank. Even though she was a Purple Star, the ministers in the court had some opinions about this. If he continued to protect her, it would probably only backfire and cause the ministers to be wary of him.
So he found another way and made himself the villain, so that for the sake of Ziwei Star, the ministers would plead for her.
Chu Tuo: "The death penalty can be avoided, but the punishment of life cannot be escaped. Doctor Shen, I punish you by demoting you to the second rank of Minister. Do you have any objection?"
Quan Jiu cooperated with his performance: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
………
As soon as the court was over, Chu Tuo came to the Yangxin Palace to apologize to her.
"I had to be mean to you just for the sake of acting. Are you scared, my dear?"
"Your Majesty, I understand your painstaking efforts."
Quan Jiu's attitude was perfunctory. Anyway, things had come to this point, and everything else would come naturally.
Chu Tuo: "The identity issue has been resolved. Next is our wedding. Right now, you are in the spotlight, so it is not appropriate to announce our relationship. I will find an opportunity to make it public in a month."
The civil and military officials were not stupid. He just picked a fight with her and suddenly said he wanted to marry her. Anyone could tell something was wrong.
………
A month passed in a flash.
As luck would have it, Quan Jiu "saved" the emperor's life during a secret tour. The emperor was deeply moved and announced his decision to establish her as the queen in the court on a certain day.
Some people opposed it, some agreed, and some remained neutral.
Chu Tuo said:
"Thinking carefully, this isn't the first time Divine Doctor Shen has saved me. Last year during the autumn hunt, it was Divine Doctor Shen who traveled across mountains and rivers, carrying a medicine box and was the first to find me. He even got injured for it..."
His eyes fell on Quan Jiu, and his black eyes became gentle.
"It seems that there is a divine will in the dark. Doctor Shen is not only the Purple Star of Meng State, but also my Purple Star of Fortune."
After these words were spoken, the ministers who had originally opposed it did not dare to say anything more?
What can they say?
That saving you was just a coincidence?
Shouldn’t people be too superstitious?
If that's really the case, they might lose their jobs.
"I've had the Imperial Observatory calculate, and they've found that seven days from now will be an auspicious day for marriage. Pass on my command: Seven days from now, the Emperor and Empress will marry, and all of the land will celebrate. All the people in the capital are welcome to observe the ceremony along the way!"
………
Chen Lang was bubbling with acid all day long.
The lady is getting married, but the man is not him.
Even though he knew it was a fake marriage, he was still filled with irritation.
Her name should be placed together with his, and other men are not allowed to even have a glimpse of it.
Shen San was driving the carriage and heard the heated discussions on the streets and alleys, silently worrying for everyone.
"Dr. Shen is kindhearted. If Your Majesty marries Dr. Shen, we, the people, will have a good life in the future."
"If you ask me, Ziweixing should be the queen. Only then can the Meng Kingdom prosper..."
Shen Lang sat in the carriage, his expression unchanged, except for the apple in his hand that had been crushed to pieces.
"Turn around and go back to the East Factory."
Shen San didn't dare to offend him, and could only pray that Miss Changxi would come quickly to quench his master's anger.
Quan Jiu also wanted to come find Chen Lang, but because of the wedding, the Yangxin Palace was crowded with people coming and going every day.
The wedding date was so tight that the phoenix crown and bridal bridal gown had to be custom-made overnight. A bunch of maids and palace maids took her measurements and made her wedding dress and jewelry and hairpins.
There were so many people around that five days passed without Quan Jiu finding a chance to look for Chen Lang.
Chen Lang turned his grief and anger into motivation, and was determined to kill Chu Tuo. In order to ensure that his plan was foolproof, he did not sleep well for three days and three nights.
It was not until the eve of the wedding that Quan Jiu drove the palace maid Momo out under the pretext of taking a rest, and the huge palace finally became quiet.
Quan Jiu: "Cuizhu, you stay here and if anyone comes in, tell them I'm sleeping."
Cuizhu looked panicked: "Miss, are you running away from your marriage?"
You can't blame her for thinking too much. She's going to be a bride tomorrow. Who would run away?
Quan Jiu knocked on her head and said, "How can I forget you after running away from marriage?"
Cuizhu stuck out her tongue and said, "That's right, I've been busy these past few days and have become stupid..."
As Quan Jiu's personal maid, she was so busy every day that she didn't even have time to drink water.
"Don't let it slip. I'll be back in two hours."
After Quan Jiu finished her instructions, she changed into a palace maid's clothes and prepared to climb out the window.
She put her hands on the window and one foot on the edge of the bed. Just as she turned over, she was frightened by the dark shadow outside the window and stepped back repeatedly.
Because she was caught off guard, her center of gravity was unstable and she was about to fall backwards, but a hand grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.
"Impatient."
A low voice sounded, seemingly accusing, but the tone contained indulgence and doting, as well as a subtle resentment.
When Quan Jiu heard the voice, the corners of her mouth curled up, and after seeing Chen Lang's dress, the arc of her mouth became even bigger.
Chen Lang was actually wearing a guard uniform, a helmet, and a long sword at his waist.
Seeing her heartless laughter, Shen Lang's eyes flashed with a smile, but his face still darkened:
"Who am I doing this for, dressed like this?"
Quan Jiu grabbed his arm and said, "There are a lot of people outside, come in first."
Chen Lang jumped lightly and walked into the house, which scared Cuizhu. After seeing his face clearly, Cuizhu breathed a sigh of relief and said tactfully.
"Miss, Master Shen, if everything is fine, I will leave first."
Chen Lang: “Yeah.”
As soon as she left, Quan Jiu looked at the man sitting at the table and poured him a cup of tea.
"You are now ordering my maid around with increasing ease."
She handed the tea over, but Shen Lang didn't take it. He took the opportunity to hold her wrist tightly and pulled her into his arms.
"From now on, the entire East Factory will obey Madam's orders."
Quan Jiu sat on his lap, smelling the faint scent of soapberry on him, and put his head on his shoulder:
"You can't be a tyrant."
It is said that fragrance is a person's second sign. When Shen Lang smelled the familiar fragrance on her body, his heart softened. After six days of not seeing her, his longing for her burst out like a flood:
"Well, my lady has the final say."
He took the tea from her hand and put it on the table.
A short separation is better than a new marriage. When their eyes met, it was unclear who lowered his head first.
Shen Lang kissed her lips, pinching her lower back with one hand while the other hand wandered around her waist.
Her waist was slender on the sides, but there was a hint of soft flesh on her belly, and he couldn't let go every time he touched it.
Quan Jiu's breathing became increasingly disordered, and her sparkling phoenix eyes looked at him in a daze. Chen Lang's breath was choked, and he could no longer hold back. He picked her up by the waist and pressed her onto the bed.
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