First Lady of the Crown Prince

Chapter 905 Preparing for the Wedding (1st update)

 In the evening, dusk falls.

In a small dilapidated courtyard in an old alley in Qiushan Town, outside the city of Shengdu, the elderly Mother Li was sitting on a small bench at the door, holding a cane in her hand.

Her eyes were blind and she could not see the people coming and going on the road.

Yet she still sits here every day.

 If you can't wait for news in one day, just two days; if you can't wait in two days, just three days.

She was looking forward to getting news, but she was also worried that the news that would come would be bad.

 She didn’t know how long this battle would last, and whether her body would survive until the end.

 “It’s getting dark, Aunt Li, it’s time to go inside.”

 Zheng from next door kindly reminded me.

Mother Li stood up shakily, leaning on a cane and dragging her old body.

She touched the stool with her hand and led it into the yard.

Just as he was about to cross the threshold, a familiar and choking voice came from behind: "Mother!"

Mother Li's eyes heated up, and hot tears fell down.

 …

Zhao Kingdom experienced a cold winter that was rare in ten years, and many areas suffered from snowstorms. Fortunately, the imperial court responded in a timely manner. While allocating disaster relief funds from the treasury, it also contacted surrounding areas to deliver supplies to the cities that were seriously affected.

As the imperial envoy for disaster relief, Yuan Shoufu brought several cabinet members with him, and Xiao Heng was also among them.

Since he went to provide disaster relief, he was not aware of the fact that his own father sent envoys to the State of Yan to propose marriage, especially to the young master of the Duke's Mansion.

I didn’t know that his father, who was thousands of miles away, went to Yan State to show off his baby.

 He did receive a lot of letters from the prince's mansion.

"This letter is mine, and this letter... is yours, Yuan Shoufu." In the study room of the county government office, Xiao Heng handed the letter in his hand to Yuan Shoufu, "This is a letter from my father."

Yuan Shoufu already knew that he was actually the young marquis of Zhaodu.

When Yuan Shoufu heard that it was from Marquis Xuanping, he thought that something important had happened in the court. He quickly took the letter and opened it solemnly.

As a result, he saw a line of words - My daughter-in-law's eldest brother's future grandfather-in-law, my daughter is one month old, Yuan Shoufu is very knowledgeable, please give her a nice name.

 Attached is a portrait of my daughter.

 Yuan Shoufu: “…”

Xiao Heng had no intention of peeking, but his father's handwriting was bigger than the basket, making it difficult not to see it.

 As expected, a small portrait of his sister is attached.

 He couldn’t remember how many “letters seeking fame” his father had sent?

My great-aunt also received it.

Also, hasn’t his sister’s name been chosen a long time ago?

　　It’s enough to show off your daughter under the guise of naming her!

 When he has a daughter in the future, she will never be like his father!

 …

 Zhuque Street.

 After the beginning of spring, the weather in Beijing is fine.

Shangguan Qing was riding in the yard.

 Three feet of ice did not last in a day. He had been poisoned for twenty years, and even with the Lithospermum fruit, he could not be completely cured overnight.

He needs to recuperate for several months. In addition to taking comfrey fruit every day, he also has to drink Chinese medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor. In addition, the imperial doctor also told him to exercise more to help his body recover.

Hour Xuanping would come here every day to accompany him to stretch his muscles and bones. At first he could only take a light walk, and gradually he could do a little horse walking.

 Father and son recuperated together and recovered fairly well.

 “You can stand up and walk by yourself first.” In the yard, Marquis Xuanping adjusted his son’s movements and said seriously, “The weather is nice today. I’ll go pick up your sister and take her out to bask in the sun.”

Shangguan Qing curled his lips and said, "It's fake to walk with me, but it's real to hug my sister."

 The younger sister is three months old and her name is Xiao Yi. It is said that the name was chosen by his mother when she was pregnant with her first child.

This name sounds cute, but in fact...it's pretty good, that is, she won't take milk from the wet nurse, so she has to be fed by the princess herself.

 When he was a child, his mother seemed to have fed him herself.

 Distance aside, let’s talk about my sister.

In addition to tormenting her own mother, another problem with my sister is that she cries too loudly and makes people cry. It doesn't matter during the day, but at night, it's so noisy that the whole street can't sleep.

 No one can coax him, except his father.

His father would visit him every afternoon, have dinner, and put his sister to sleep before leaving at night.

 As his sister got older and went to bed later and later, his father also left later and later...

Princess Xinyang went out. Inside the house, Yu Jin was guarding little Xiao Yi who was sleeping soundly.

Little Xiao Yi was more beautiful than ordinary newborns when she was born. She gained a lot of weight after her confinement and became even more charming and cute.

"Master Hou." Yujin saluted Marquis Xuanping.

Hour Xuanping nodded and responded. He came to the cradle and looked at the sleeping little guy inside. The corners of his lips raised slightly unconsciously.

Yujin glanced at him without any trace, and thought to herself, the Marquis is different from before.

　　Xuan Ping Hou raised his eyebrows: "You are so good-looking, and you will follow me at first glance."

Yujin's face darkened, she took back her words, the Marquis is still the Marquis!

Not long after, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside the door. It was Princess Xinyang's carriage returning.

 She just went to the palace to discuss the marriage between Xiao Heng and Gu Jiao with Empress Dowager Zhuang and Empress Xiao.

 As for the wedding, the two high-ranking women had no objections and even agreed very much.

 In Empress Dowager Zhuang’s heart, Aheng, that brat, owed her Jiaojiao a grand wedding.

Princess Xinyang thought so too. When they were in the countryside, the two had never gotten married in a serious way. Her son fell into a coma and became the husband-in-law when he opened his eyes.

 There is no worship hall and no bridal chamber.

What kind of marriage is this?

 In addition to the fact that he used someone else's identity that time, he has now resumed his identity as Xiao Heng, and the relationship between Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiaoniang has become incalculable.

Of course, she also has her own selfish motives.

 She wanted to witness his son's wedding.

 The letter of engagement has been sent to Bishui Hutong. Today, she mainly finalizes the specific betrothal gift and the date of the wedding with Queen Mother Zhuang and Queen Xiao.

"Princess, you are back." Yujin smiled and went up to her, raised her hand to untie her cloak and hung it up, "Did the conversation go well?"

 “It went very smoothly.” Princess Xinyang said.

 “Master Hou is here.” Yu Jin said softly.

Princess Xinyang turned around and saw someone sitting in front of the cradle, looking at the little guy in the cradle with a silly smile.

The sunlight filtered in through the window lattice and fell on his mature and handsome face.

 His eyes seemed to be filled with stars.

 She turned away her face and muttered lightly: "Why is he here again?"

Yujin smiled and said, "Then, will I kick the Marquis out?"

Princess Xinyang choked and glared at her: "We've been blasted out. The little one starts crying. Are you going to coax her?"

Yujin hid her face and couldn't help laughing.

 “Alas.” Princess Xinyang sighed.

Yu Jin was keenly aware of Princess Xinyang's strangeness and asked, "What's wrong, princess? Did something happen?"

Princess Xinyang frowned and asked strangely: "I came out of the harem and happened to meet Sanchao. They came to me one after another and gave Yiyi names...Did I ask them for names? Why are there so many suddenly? Are people keen on naming her?"

Hour Xuanping rocked the cradle as if nothing had happened, with a calm and calm look on his face.

 …

On the other hand, Shangguan Yan left a blank imperial edict for the monarch to give way. The monarch was furious and naturally refused to give in easily.

 The Ouchi masters around him were eliminated by Xuanyuan Qi, but he still had a large number of troops from the Royal Forest Army and the Duwei Mansion.

He pretended to make a decree and took the opportunity to press the mechanism next to the desk. He fell into the secret passage. At the same time, a firework signal on the roof rose into the sky.

The troops from the Royal Forest Army and the Duwei Mansion quickly rushed towards the harem. Xuanyuan Qi had already prepared. He and his son cooperated inside and outside, opened the palace gate, and 30,000 Black Wind Cavalry and 20,000 Shadow Troop troops entered the palace.

They are soldiers who have just returned from the **** battlefield. Their bodies are full of the aura of fighting and iron horses. This is something that these pampered armies in the imperial city cannot match.

If Wang Man and Wang Xu's troops were here, they might be able to win the battle.

 But they were all deliberately left on the road by Shangguan Yan.

The imperial army was gradually declining. The monarch pressed the second mechanism in the secret passage, and another firework command flew high into the sky.

This is contacting Mr. Yanshan in the outer city.

Jun Yanshan is not as inexperienced as the world sees him. He has a secret army of the royal family in his hands, which is the king's last line of defense.

But before he could take action, a long sword came out from behind him and was lightly placed on his neck.

 “I don’t want to hurt you.”

Gu Changqing said.

 Jun Yanshan said coldly: "Do you think threatening me is useful?"

Gu Changqing said calmly: "I know you are not afraid of death, so do you not care about your daughter's life or death?"

 Jun Yanshan's eyes narrowed: "What do you mean?"

Gu Changqing tilted the tip of his sword, like a silent gesture, and then a secret guard of the Gu family walked in from the door holding the sleeping little princess.

Yanshan Jun's face changed: "Xiaoxue! You...you are despicable! You don't even let a child go! Do the concubine and Miss Gu know you are doing this?"

He and Gu Chengfeng stayed in the imperial city together. He already knew Gu Jiao's identity from Gu Chengfeng's mouth, and also heard that the person who held him hostage was Gu Jiao's eldest brother.

 Gu Changqing's expression did not change at all: "They don't need to know. Choose, your daughter or your brother?"

 Jun Yanshan gritted his teeth: "You..."

Gu Changqing said coldly: "Don't think that I will be merciful. Just like you and me, we have people we want to protect in this world, and we will do whatever it takes to do so. Even if we die and go to hell, we will not hesitate."

 Jun Yanshan closed his eyes in pain.

Gu Changqing is right, there is someone in this world that he wants to protect, and for her, he will do whatever it takes, even betraying his brother who trusts him the most!

 Jun Yanshan handed over the military talisman.

 …

After leaving Yanshanjun's mansion, the secret guard of the Gu family pulled off the human skin mask on his face and said with a smile: "Brother, you acted so well just now! Even I almost believed it! You are still afraid of Yanshanjun If you don't agree, you will really kill the little princess with one sword!"

Gu Changqing said seriously: "I'm not acting."

Gu Chengfeng was stunned.

Gu Changqing glanced at him and laughed out loud: "Idiot."

 (End of this chapter)