Chapter 216: Ungrateful
Old Madam Lu praised Xie Tingzhou highly. She hadn't drunk wine for a long time, but today she had a glass. At the end of the drink, she began to wipe her tears, saying that it was a pity that Ayu and Zhao'er's mother didn't see the situation today, as the two children were about to get married.
The meal started with joy and ended with sobs.
Mrs. Lu knew that the two had not seen each other for a long time, so she gave them some time.
"Touch it." Xie Tingzhou stretched out his hand.
After all, it was in Lu's residence, so Chen Yu didn't dare to be so bold. She became extremely dignified and polite, with her hands clasped at her waist, looking very decent.
If it were any other time, I would have touched it long ago.
"My hands are shaking." Xie Tingzhou said again.
Chen Yu glanced around and found that the servants had retreated to the gate of the courtyard without her noticing.
She quickly grasped his hand and felt that his palm was sweating, "Why are you sweating so much?"
Xie Tingzhou said: "I was nervous. I was afraid that my performance would not be good enough and my grandmother would be unhappy."
Chen Yu didn't expect that Xie Tingzhou, who remained calm even when faced with a catastrophe, could be so nervous around Old Lady Lu. She was about to pull her hand back, but Xie Tingzhou held her hand.
"Let go." Shen Yu frowned and scolded.
Xie Tingzhou said calmly, "The old lady has promised to marry you to me, and the betrothal gifts have been brought in. My prince's consort, I can't even touch your hand?"
"Someone is here." Shen Yu said in a low voice.
Xie Tingzhou glanced towards the door, and wherever his eyes fell, all the maids lowered their heads.
"All right," he said, and then looked steadily into her face.
This was not the first time he saw her wearing women's clothes. He had seen her once at the Jiaofangsi.
In fact, she had a pair of overly bright eyes, but she did not wear any makeup. Now she was wearing a moon-white long dress, and her brightness overshadowed her plainness just right.
The autumn chrysanthemums were in full bloom at this season, adorning the hem of her moon-white skirt, without a speck of dust on it.
"Why are you staring at me?" Shen Yu made him feel uncomfortable.
She thought something was wrong and raised her hand to straighten the hairpin on her temples, but Xie Tingzhou grabbed her hand.
"Let's wear this from now on. It looks really good."
Chen Yu pursed her lips and smiled, "It's inconvenient to travel dressed like this."
Xie Tingzhou said: "Then wear it at home and show it to me."
Home, time flies, and they will soon have their own home.
"I--"
"Cough cough." Two deliberate coughs were heard at the door.
Chen Yu retracted her hand suddenly and pretended nothing happened.
"Stop pretending." Shen Zhao walked in, "I saw it all."
Chen Yu said helplessly: "Why do you always see it?"
"How should I know?" Chen Zhao said, "You should think about why I always see you."
"Then why don't you just pretend not to see it and save some face for the other person? When you held my sister-in-law's hand on the street, I would avoid you by myself."
Shen Zhao touched his nose embarrassedly and cleared his throat deliberately.
Xie Tingzhou watched the brother and sister bickering from the side.
Prince Beilin is a very happy boy. He has many brothers and sisters, but he has never felt such brotherhood.
"Brother." Xie Tingzhou said.
Shen Zhao was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "I'll bring you something."
"What is it?" Shen Yu asked curiously.
"The portrait of Prince Beilin." Shen Zhao unfolded the portrait in his hand.
Chen Yu laughed immediately, "Who is this?"
Chen Zhao held the painting and said to Xie Tingzhou, "I want to see if the portrait of the crown prince sent by the King of Beilin was sent to the wrong person, and was sent the portrait of one of your brothers instead."
"It was not sent to the wrong person." Xie Tingzhou said, "I have never had a brother like this. My father does not act according to common sense and has caused trouble for the old lady."
When he came, King Beilin proudly told him that he had specially polished his portrait to make him more likable, but he never expected that it was polished in this way.
King Beilin had been in the military camp for many years and liked men with strong build and sturdy build. He always felt that Xie Tingzhou was not big enough, so the man in the portrait was painted a little rough.
Chen Yu thought, no wonder, no wonder her grandmother told her before, you just have to be patient with his looks, temperament is the most important thing.
At that time, she thought her grandmother was saying that Xie Tingzhou was a very attractive person, but she didn't expect that this was how Xie Tingzhou looked in her grandmother's eyes.
Xie Tingzhou took it and said, "This painting should be destroyed. I will ask the painter to draw a portrait of me and A-Yu and send it to Madam Lu."
"Okay." Shen Zhao nodded, "Then I'll leave first."
"Brother, please stay." Xie Tingzhou said, "There is something I want to discuss with you."
The matters that Shen Zhao could discuss were definitely not Beilin’s internal affairs. They were either related to Shen Yu or to the war.
"Then, let's go to the pavilion and talk." Shen Zhao said
The stone bench in the pavilion was covered with cushions, and the maid
After serving the tea, they stepped back and the three of them sat at the same table.
Xie Tingzhou thought for a moment and said, "I have something I would like to ask you for help with. I want to take Ayu back to Beilin immediately after your wedding banquet."
"I can't do this." Shen Zhao said dissatisfiedly.
Chen Yu was also stunned for a moment, "Why are you so anxious?"
Xie Tingzhou took out a folded paper from his sleeve and placed it on the stone table. Chen Zhao immediately took it and opened it to read. The more he read, the darker his face became.
"Where did you get this manifesto?"
"Manifesto?" Chen Yu took it.
Xie Tingzhou looked at her seriously, then turned his gaze to Chen Zhao and said, "Li Zhaonian issued a letter of accusation, and I happened to intercept it on my way to Hezhou, but I can't delay it for too long. The letter of accusation has been issued, and the matter is a foregone conclusion. The Hezhou government will receive the news in a few days, so I want to take Ayu back to Beilin as soon as possible."
"The former capital's military officer, Chen Yu, was disrespectful to heaven and earth, and went against the way and reason... It is not enough to describe his evil deeds. The whole world knows them all. I will now briefly mention the main points to teach the people."
Chen Yu read every word carefully. Just then a gust of wind blew and the manifesto fell to the ground, but no one picked it up.
Xie Tingzhou was keeping an eye on her the whole time. Although her face showed no emotion, her breathing became heavier.
He held her hand under the table and comforted her silently.
Shen Zhao was furious and clenched his fists. "No one in the royal family is a good person. You fought for him in Shengjing, and he wrote a letter to label you a traitor. You are so ungrateful. I should have let him die in Li Yanchang's hands."
"Marquis Xuanping did not issue a manifesto, and Beilin did not issue a manifesto either." Chen Zhao glanced at Xie Tingzhou and said, "I am not targeting you, I am just discussing the matter at hand."
He went on to say, "I understand now. Both Xuanping Hou and Beilin have troops. They can't spare the manpower and financial resources to deal with these two. But the incident in Shengjing was so serious that someone had to take the blame. Jiang An's death alone couldn't appease the public anger, so they pinned the blame on you and picked on you, a weak persimmon."
Chen Yu's eyes were red, and Xie Tingzhou hesitated to speak.
Shen Zhao asked worriedly, "Ayu?"
Shen Yu shook her head silently, indicating that she was fine.
Xie Tingzhou hesitated for a moment, and finally looked at Chen Zhao, "Can you step aside for a moment?"
Shen Zhao was filled with righteous indignation and originally wanted to say a few more words, but after thinking about it, he decided not to, fearing that saying too much would only add fuel to the fire.
"Then you should persuade her."
① Xiwen (檄) refers to the documents used in ancient times for announcements, conscription, denunciation, etc., especially the documents denouncing enemies or rebels.
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