Fragrance Stealer

On the second day, the sending-off team made all kinds of preparations early in the morning, only to hear the horn blowing in the direction of Shanhaiguan, and an officer came to report: "Prince Pingxi is here to welcome Princess Luanjia."

Song Qingshu and Wei Xiaobao rode forward, and saw a group of soldiers with bright armor, riding tall horses, galloping to the front, dismounted together, and lined up on both sides.The first person went straight to the princess car, kowtowed and said: "Slave Pingxi King Wu Sangui, see His Royal Highness Princess Jianning."

Song Qingshu at the side looked at Wu Sangui carefully, and saw that he had a majestic body, a purple face, white hair and black hair, and although he was old, he still walked vigorously, walking with a high-spirited posture, and his heart skipped a beat: This Wu Sangui's seal is purple , but somewhat similar to Yue Buqun who practiced the Zixia magic skill.

After he had finished prostrating, Wei Xiaobao, as the envoy to give the marriage, hurriedly said: "Prince Pingxi is free." Wu Sangui stood up, came to the two of them and said with a smile: "This is the one who captured Oboi bravely and is famous all over the world. Sir? Then this must be Mr. Song who defeated all the heroes in Mount Tai."

Wu Sangui was born in the army, so he could tell at a glance that Wei Xiaobao had no strength to restrain a chicken, and what he said just now was just a trick commonly used in the officialdom.On the contrary, according to Yang Yizhi's report last night, knowing that Song Qingshu's martial arts are unfathomable, he thought in his heart that if he can't be used by me in the future, he must find a way to get rid of it.

Song Qingshu and Wei Xiaobao greeted quickly, and said: "Don't dare, see the prince." Wu Sangui laughed, holding the hands of the two from one left and one right, and said: "You two are benevolent and righteous, and Xiao Wang has long admired his name. Don't let go of these clichés. From now on, Xiao Wang and his son will depend entirely on the two of you. If you don't give up, we will be like your own family."

Song Qingshu felt nauseous in his heart, seeing Wei Xiaobao's happy face and complimenting each other with Wu Sangui, he couldn't help lamenting how shameless he was, it was nothing compared to the two of them.

Chapter 133 Marriage Giver and Proposer

The three walked side by side, clearing the way and leading the princess into the city.The people in Shanhaiguan City heard that the princess was married to the son of Prince Pingxi.The street has long been crowded with people, competing to watch the excitement.The city is decorated with lanterns and festoons, archways and wedding curtains are everywhere, and gongs, drums and firecrackers are ringing sky-high along the way.

Song Qingshu carefully observed the terrain all the way, and silently estimated in his heart that the city wall is about 15 meters high, and the thickness is estimated to be seven or eight meters. It really deserves to be the most powerful pass in the world. In addition, Wu Sangui's [-] troops, it is no wonder that he can stand against Kangxi and Hongli. .

After Wu Sangui got the news of the princess's marriage, he started construction and built an Anfu Garden with towering towers and high pavilions, which is the best garden pavilion.Wu Sangui and his son first led the princess to Anfu Garden to rest, and after greeting the princess through the curtain, they accompanied Song Qingshu and Wei Xiaobao to Pingxi Palace.

The carved walls of Weige Pavilion in Pingxi Palace, the red pavilion and green marshes are almost the same as the inner courtyard of the palace.A grand banquet had already been set up in the hall, and all the civil and military officials under King Pingxi came to accompany him.Imperial Envoy Wei Xiaobao naturally took the chief seat, while Song Qingshu and Wu Sangui sat on the left and right to accompany them.

Wei Xiaobao cast his eyes around, but he didn't see A Ke, so he was inevitably disappointed, but he also knew that it was impossible for the female family members of the palace to come out to greet him, the imperial envoy.

Handed the imperial decree to Song Qingshu, motioned him to read it out, seeing his doubts, quickly whispered: Brother Song, this thing recognizes me, I don’t recognize it, and you know I can’t read...

Song Qingshu smiled understandingly, held the oracle, and read it aloud to everyone present.Now he has profound internal strength, clear voice, and full of energy, and his words spread far and wide.In the arena, Wu Sangui, father and son, and all civil and military officials knelt down on their knees, listening silently.

In the oracle, King Pingxi was rewarded for his great meritorious service, hardworking in the affairs of the king, guarding the frontiers, and helping the barbarians. All the officers and soldiers under his command have made great achievements.After reading the oracle, Wu Sangui kowtowed to the south and shouted: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. Long live, long live, long live!"

After sitting down again, after drinking for three rounds, Wu Sangui discussed the princess' auspicious date with Wei Xiaobao: "The fourth day of the next lunar month is an auspicious day, a happy wedding and auspicious day. Master Wei, how is the day?"

Wei Xiaobao frowned, feeling very unhappy, thinking: "Once the princess is married to Wu Yingxiong, I can't do it as a fake son-in-law." He said: "This seems a bit too cramped? It's no small thing for a princess to marry, my lord, You have to be well-prepared. To tell you the truth, this princess is very favored by the queen mother and the emperor, if something is sloppy, it will be very convenient for us to be slaves."

Listening to his nonsense, Song Qingshu held up his wine glass to cover the smile on his lips, and secretly smiled in his heart: It would be no problem if he said that before, but now that Jianning's identity as Mao Dongzhu's villain has been exposed, Kangxi and the Queen Mother even wished for her to die. Well, how can there be any favors left?

Wu Sangui was stunned, thinking: "Are you deliberately making things difficult, or are you extorting bribes?" He smiled and said: "Yes, yes. It is all up to Lord Wei to take care of it. If there is anything wrong, please give instructions, and we will try our best to deal with it. If the fourth day of the lunar new year is too hasty, then next month's tenth gate is also a very good day, and there is no conflict with the princess and the child, and there are no taboos."

Wei Xiaobao subconsciously wanted to refuse, Song Qingshu noticed that there was anger on Wu Sangui's face, and hurriedly came out to smooth things over: "My lord, don't blame Mr. Wei for being pushy. In fact, he has something on his mind, so I'm embarrassed to speak to my lord."

Wu Sangui was stunned, and thought to himself: "Could it be that he really wants to ask for bribes? In front of all civil and military officials, it would be too ugly to eat."

Wei Xiaobao was also taken aback, and quickly looked at Song Qingshu, his eyes were full of doubts, and his heart was full of doubts: Brother Song, what does this mean? Could it be that he wants to expose my identity as a fake son-in-law? I'm going to be an adult...

Noticing Wei Xiaobao's pale face, Song Qingshu felt amused, and said, "Actually, the emperor thought that Lord Wei was not yet married. He heard that the prince has a daughter who is as beautiful as a flower and intends to make decisions for them. The two of us came here, one is to give a marriage, but to propose."

When Song Qingshu said this, everyone was shocked, and Wei Xiaobao's heart jumped wildly. Seeing Song Qingshu was so moved that he almost cried, thinking to himself: Brother Song is really a good friend. Well, I, Wei Xiaobao, won't even frown when I go up the mountain of knives or down the pan of oil.Even if he wants my wife, I don't hesitate... Uh, Shuang'er can't do anything else...

Wu Sangui's purple face turned dark all of a sudden, he has always looked down on Wei Xiaobao, a little bastard, and he has seen a lot of Wei Xiaobao's ugly behavior just now, so he is not willing to marry his beloved daughter to Wei Xiaobao!What's more, he already had an idea in his mind, and planned to marry Ake to Fukang'an, the son of Prince Bao, and took the opportunity to form an alliance with Prince Bao, and jointly fight against the imperial court in the future, let alone allow Ake to marry Wei Xiaobao.

Knowing Wu Sangui's plan, his subordinates turned their heads to look at Wu Sangui's expression.After all, Wu Sangui had experienced many storms, so he quickly calmed down from the shock at the beginning, staring at Song Qingshu and asked: "I wonder if the emperor has issued an imperial edict for this marriage?"

"Oh, not really." This was just Song Qingshu's temporary idea, how could he have Kangxi's imperial edict.Originally, he planned to call Ake into the palace directly, but he was worried that Kangxi would become angry afterward, and out of selfish considerations, he didn't want Ake to be sent to the palace as a concubine.

If Song Qingshu said that he was proposing marriage for him, firstly, his current status is not high, so he might not be convincing, and secondly, considering that Wei Xiaobao is so obsessed with A Ke, there is no guarantee that he will not turn against him in a stupid way, which will ruin the big event.That's why Wei Xiaobao was used as a shield, Song Qingshu knew that Ake hated Wei Xiaobao very much in his heart, and it was much easier to snatch someone from Wei Xiaobao than from Kangxi.

Seeing Wu Sangui suppressing his anger, Song Qingshu continued: "The emperor also thought that the prince only had such a daughter, so he couldn't bear to directly issue an edict to force the prince. That's why he sent me to convey this meaning. As for the final decision, it is still up to the prince."

Wu Sangui's face turned green and pale, and everyone in the field stared at him to see how he would respond.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for being considerate of my ministers," Wu Sangui bowed his hands to the south first, and then said, "It's not because of my ministers' refusal, it's just that the young girl has been betrothed to Prince Bao's son Fukang'an before. The emperor's kindness."

Chapter 134 A Secret Heart

When Wei Xiaobao heard this, he felt very depressed, and felt very depressed: It's over, it's over, my Ake, why have you become someone else's wife... No, no, Xiaobao, you must cheer up. , to the end.Even if you have been married eighteen times, you have to marry Lao Tzu for No. 19.

Song Qingshu was very calm: "I don't know if the prince has ever exchanged letters of appointment with Prince Bao?"

Wu Sangui hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth: "No." He just had this intention, and he did not formally marry Prince Bao.As soon as this matter was investigated, it was clear that Wu Sangui didn't want to tell lies. If he was caught by someone in the court, although he was not that afraid of the crime of deceiving the emperor, it would still be a bit troublesome.

"Since there is no written ceremony, the prince may wish to reconsider Mr. Wei. He has already held an important position at a young age. This time the emperor personally married him, which can prove his boundless future." Song Qingshu said unhurriedly. As he said, intentionally or unintentionally, he used Kangxi to suppress Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui's face twitched, and he quickly smiled and said: "Xiao Wang will think carefully, because he has to discuss with his wife, how about replying to the two adults in a few days?"

"That's natural," Song Qingshu held up a glass of wine and toasted, "Come, come, I'll toast to the prince." The original embarrassment and panic during the banquet was swept away, and everyone praised their merits, bragging and flattering, and broke up happily.

Wu Yingxiong personally sent Wei Xiaobao back to Anfu Garden, and sat down in the hall.Wu Yingxiong presented two brocade boxes with both hands one by one, and said: "Here are some odds and ends of silver, please Lord Wei and General Song keep it at hand. After returning home after a long journey, my father has other ideas, so I can reward you and your lords." hard work."

Wei Xiaobao and Song Qingshu looked at each other, and said with a smile: "You're welcome. When I left the capital, the emperor told me, 'Xiao Guizi, everyone says Wu Sangui is a traitor, so let me see with your own eyes whether he is a loyal or a traitor. You have to watch it carefully for me, don't lose your eyes.' I said: 'Your Majesty Wan'an, this servant has opened his eyes wide, and you can see clearly from the beginning to the end.' Haha, little prince, whether you are loyal or treacherous Don't you just say it with one mouth?"

Hearing this, Wu Yingxiong couldn't help being angry secretly: "Your country in the Qing Dynasty was laid down for you by my father alone. After the big event was settled, he was ungrateful and came to ask my father and son if they were loyal or treacherous. From this point of view, it is also important for the princess to marry. It may not have any good intentions." Said: "My father and son are loyal and serve the emperor, acting like dogs and horses, but they can't repay the emperor's kindness."

Seeing Wu Yingxiong's daring expression, Song Qingshu sighed in his heart: "Wu Yingxiong is handsome, with vigorous steps, and indeed has the demeanor of a general's son, but it's a pity that he is young after all, and he still hasn't cultivated his kung fu well. Compared with Wu Sangui, he is more moody and angry. Yu Se is far away. If he knows that his fiancée has been played in various positions by Wei Xiaobao during this period, I wonder if he will be able to bear it?"

Wei Xiaobao crossed his legs and said: "Yes, I also know that you are the most loyal. If the emperor can't trust you, he won't recruit you as brother-in-law. Little prince, once you become the emperor's brother-in-law, you will be promoted eight ranks in a row. It’s really fast.” Wu Yingxiong said: “That’s the great grace of the emperor. I’m also very grateful to Lord Wei for his persistence.” Wei Xiaobao said in his heart: “During this period of time, I can train your wife to be submissive. , I wonder if you are grateful?"

After sending Wu Yingxiong out, the two of them opened the brocade box and saw that there were ten bundles of silver bills, each bundle of forty, 500 taels each, a total of 20 taels of silver.Surprised and delighted, Wei Xiaobao turned around and said to Song Qingshu: "Brother Song, this little tortoise is very generous, 20 taels of silver is just for sporadic spending. If I want to spend a lot of money, don't I ask 100 million, 200 million?"

Song Qingshu put the brocade box aside and didn't care, instead he frowned and said, "Brother Wei, I'm afraid that we have the life to take the money, not the life to spend it."

Wei Xiaobao was taken aback, and recovered from his joy: "Why did Brother Song say that?"

"Brother Wei, do you know why I falsely preached the oracle during today's banquet to propose marriage for you?" Song Qingshu asked.

"Brother Song's kindness, Xiaobao, is always in his heart. After returning to Yanjing one day, the brothers will naturally take care of everything, and the emperor will not blame you." Wei Xiaobao thought he was worried about the false transmission of the oracle today, In this world, this is a serious crime of disrespect and beheading, so when Song Qingshu opened his mouth tonight, even if there was no imperial decree, no one would doubt Wu Sangui's side.

"Your majesty is wise and powerful, as long as I explain the whole story, it will be fine," Song Qingshu didn't care, "I mean another thing, Wu Sangui intends to form a family with Prince Bao."

Wei Xiaobao stood up immediately: "That's right, if Brother Song hadn't had an idea today, the Emperor and us would have been kept in the dark."

"I just got the news early in the morning, so I deliberately mentioned this matter in front of Wu Sangui's civil and military officials." Song Qingshu thought in his heart: Although he didn't want to see Kangxi clean up Wu Sangui and Hongli so quickly, he also didn't want Wu Sangui and Hongli to unite. After Kangxi is dealt with, it is in his best interest to maintain this balanced situation of internal friction.

"Just looking at the attitude of Wu Sangui, an old tortoise, I'm afraid he won't betroth Ake to me." Although Wei Xiaobao is obsessed with sex, he still has a trace of reason. The lowly punks from the brothel really have no advantage.

Song Qingshu smiled and said nothing, but he thought in his heart: I want to destroy the political marriage between Fu Kang'an and A Ke. As for Wu Sangui's dislike of you, what does it have to do with me...

In Pingxi Palace, Wu Sangui was discussing with several confidants.

"My lord, now that the emperor has sent someone to step in, who should A Ke marry?" Wu Sangui's son-in-law Xia Guoxiang said while A Ke's peerless face appeared in his mind, and he was also troubled by the daughter of King Pingxi. Why was the one I married so far worse.

"If we reject Kangxi's intention, it's fine if Ake marries someone else, but if she marries Prince Bao's eldest son, I'm afraid I'll completely tear myself apart from Kangxi. Now the time is not ripe, and I'm afraid it will be detrimental to our future career. " Wu Yingxiong said in a deep voice.

"I don't care, anyway, I won't marry that shameless bastard." At this time, A Ke pushed the door in from the outside and said bitterly.

"Nonsense, who let you in!" Wu Sangui glared at her.

A Ke was a little afraid of her father since she was a child, so she shrank timidly behind her elder brother Wu Yingxiong.Wu Yingxiong quickly changed the subject and said, "Ake, you also took a sneak peek at Fu Kang'an today, how do you feel?"