The son is on the bottom, the general is on the top

After Su Ziqing bid farewell to his friends, he went to the painting workshop to enjoy paintings until noon.

Walking back from the outside, as soon as he stepped on the threshold, he saw a father-in-law from the palace sitting on the main seat in the hall, and almost everyone in the family lined up on both sides, as if waiting for him to come back, even his father and aunt. exist.

"Since Second Young Master Su is back, our family will announce the decree." The father-in-law glanced at him up and down, then stood up slowly, took out the decree from his sleeve and unfolded it.

Although Su Ziqing didn't know what was going on, he knelt down with the crowd to accept the decree, listening to him open his male duck voice and read, "By God's blessing, the emperor ordered that Su Ziqing, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, gave birth to a second son, Su Deshu, who is now twenty-two, with outstanding looks. You are all excellent in talent and quality, but you are not married, Gu, I will match you with the great general Yu Wenfei, and we will get married on the [-]th of this month, hereby."

As soon as the decree was announced, Su Ziqing's head "buzzed", and his face instantly turned white into a piece of paper. Even Suzhou De, who didn't know it, was surprised.

"Why, second son Su, you still haven't accepted the order." Seeing that Su Ziqing hadn't stepped forward to accept the order, the father-in-law was obviously even more displeased.

At this time, Su Ziqing was kneeling on the ground, and he shook his lips, as if he had been thinking for a long time before he plucked up the courage to raise his head and said, "Eunuch, did the emperor make a mistake?"

Regarding what he said, the father-in-law immediately glared and scolded, "Bold Su Ziqing, this is a marriage bestowed on you by the emperor himself. Is it impossible to resist the decree?"

Not accepting the decree is a serious crime. Su De was terrified at the side, and immediately called softly, "Ziqing, hurry up and accept the decree."

Su Ziqing's body shook, and he said with great difficulty, "Ziqing, accept the order."

When he reached out to accept the imperial edict, the father-in-law narrowed his eyes and said, "Okay, our family's mission has been completed, Mr. Minister of Rites, congratulations."

"Yes, yes, please trouble my father-in-law to go this way." Su De immediately stood up and took out a silver coin and put it in his hand.

The father-in-law naturally put it in the bag without any politeness, and said with a smile, "Hehehe, Mr. Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is polite, so our family will go back and return to order."

"Please go slowly, Eunuch."

After sending off his father-in-law, Suzhou Defang turned around and saw his son's unacceptable appearance, his heart was like a five-flavored bottle, and he really couldn't understand what the emperor's intention was for this move.

And holding the imperial decree that was as hot as a fire in his hand, Su Ziqing seemed to be at a loss as if standing on a cloud, "Father, I..."

"Alas..." At this point, Su De could only sigh, "Don't go out tomorrow, get ready for the marriage."

"Hey, I really want to congratulate Ziqing. This is a marriage bestowed by the emperor. What an honor it has brought to our Su family." Wen Yufeng on the side said coolly.

Suzhou De glared at the past, and said sternly, "Ma'am!"

Wen Yufeng was not happy, "Oh, master, don't get angry with me, this family has such a scandal, it's not because he has a face that is as charming as her mother's and can seduce men, Now, who can blame it?"

After many years, Wen Yufeng is like a woman who can't get on the stage, always likes to bring up the matter, Su De's face is blue and white, but he can't speak.

"Father, auntie, I'm going back to my room first." Su Ziqing was indifferent to their quarrel, talking blankly, and walked down the corridor as if he had lost his soul.

He walked with heavy steps step by step. Even though the sun was shining brightly on his body, he couldn't feel any warmth. Even though the courtyard was full of flowers, he couldn't smell any fragrance of flowers.

Returning to the room in a trance, he sat at the table by the window, staring at the imperial decree, his mind was blank.

Why is it him? His mother passed away when he was very young. Because he was the son of a concubine and was lonely and helpless, he thought that if he studied hard, he would gain fame in the future. When he entered the court and became an official, his father would treat him differently , But why is it that fate is against him now.

He moved his lips, but his smile was uglier than his crying. Now, relying on this piece of imperial decree, his life has been finalized. How can a man marry a man? What a shame, what a shame. , Could it be that his life was born a joke!

General Yu Wenfei, Su Ziqing suddenly raised his head and opened the imperial decree to confirm, yes, it was him.

Thinking of that man, he went to face the saint in the morning, and the emperor gave him the marriage in the afternoon... But it is absolutely impossible to be a coincidence, could it be that Yu Wenfei asked the emperor to decree this?

But they obviously only met once, why would the general do this...

"Ziqing, Ziqing."

The cry seemed to reach his ears from far away, and when Su Ziqing came back to his senses, he realized that the sky outside had already darkened.

Candles were lit in the room, and the man who appeared in front of him was dressed in a blue robe. Although he was not handsome, he was also well-groomed. This man was Su Zirong, the son of the aunt.

"Brother." Su Ziqing stood up and called him, but they were about the same age, and Su Zirong was only a few months older than him.

"Ziqing, why are you crying?" Su Zirong saw two tear stains on his face, and couldn't help but feel distressed and wanted to wipe them away for him.

"No, it's just the sand blowing into the eyes." Su Ziqing turned his head slightly to avoid his hand, and wiped away tears by himself.

Su Zirong put down his hand in embarrassment, but immediately walked to the round table in the center of the room, pointed to the food on it and said, "By the way, you didn't go out for dinner just now, so I brought it in for you. Tonight is especially rich Well, there are your favorite spicy chicken, tofu with shallots, and some fresh and delicious side dishes."

How could Su Ziqing have an appetite at this time, "Thank you, brother, but I'm not hungry, and brother, don't do this again, if my aunt finds out, she will scold you."

Su Zirong explained anxiously, "Ziqing, don't be angry, my mother is just a knife-mouthed bean curd, and she didn't mean anything malicious, but it was my father and him back then... She just couldn't pass this hurdle, so she targeted you everywhere."

In fact, what his mother said to Su Ziqing, he was not there, but the servants talked a lot, how could he not know that he and Ziqing grew up together, not brothers, but better than brothers, Ziqing was like a child when he was a child As cute as a steamed stuffed bun, he also likes to call his brother after his butt, but he doesn't know when, Ziqing becomes more and more beautiful, but also gets farther and farther away from him, so far away that it makes him feel flustered and uncomfortable.

"Brother, stop talking, I'm not mad at my aunt." Su Ziqing denied it, not to mention his own situation. His mother was born in a humble family, and his father made a mistake of getting drunk and didn't dare to take a concubine, so he left her here. The backyard fends for itself, a woman's most brilliant time is wasted there, after he was born, the father dared to accept his mother as a concubine, but the mother suffered too much when she was pregnant with him, and her health became worse and worse , and finally did not survive a winter night that was so cold that even the moon was hidden, but closed her beautiful eyes and bid farewell to this world without any attachment.

He grew up watching his aunt's face since he was a child, not to mention hating her, even when he saw her, he felt a trace of fear in his heart, how dare he hate her.

"I knew that Ziqing was the kindest." Su Zirong was overjoyed, hesitated for a moment, took his hand and said softly, "Ziqing, don't worry, I already know about you, I will definitely ask the emperor to tell you You don't want to."

"No need." Su Ziqing's complexion changed slightly, and he quickly withdrew his hands and turned around, "Brother's kindness, Ziqing appreciates it, my mother has been gone for so many years, if I go too, your family will be clean some."

Su Zirong looked at his slender and indifferent back, with a trace of pain in his eyes.

When he was about to reach out his hand, he stopped in mid-air, but he knew that if he didn't say anything, Ziqing would get farther and farther away from him.

So he no longer hesitated, grabbed Su Ziqing's shoulder and turned towards him, looking at him, his firm expression was reflected by the flickering candlelight, "Ziqing, don't talk stupidly, I will save you, I promise! "