Queen is the top

In the third year of Linshuo in the Dacheng Dynasty, Changpingdu

Master Daoran of Shaoguo County sat quietly on the main seat in the lobby, slowly stroking his four-inch long beard, his eyes narrowed slightly, making it impossible to see his emotions.

He put his other hand on the mahogany carved square table in front of him, and beside his hand was the imperial decree he had just received from Xu Tinglu, the eunuch next to the emperor.

The imperial decree clearly expressed the emperor's intention, pointing his direct son, Shi Yuqing, to the prince of the current dynasty as his wife, and they will get married on the auspicious day of the sixth day of the next month.

Shi Daoran remained silent, and everyone present had different thoughts and no one spoke.

Shi Daoran's mother, Mrs. Meng, was sitting on the other side of the chair. She glanced at her son a few times. Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a while, her heart was filled with anxiety, and her hand holding the crested scepter was unconscious. Tighten up.

Shi Yuqing is her most beloved grandson, the eldest son who wants to inherit the dukedom of Shaoguo County, how can a humerus minister who will show his ambitions in the court in the future marry as a man's wife!

Mrs. Meng raised her loose eyelids slightly, and glanced down the hall. The lady of Shaoguo County, her lower head, was holding the silk handkerchief tightly with both hands, her eyes were slightly red, and there were shallow teeth on her lower lip. print.

Mrs. Meng knew that she was reluctant to part with her son, and felt a little more uncomfortable. Although her daughter-in-law came from a family of military generals, her father was a general in charge of the country, and her elder brother, a general in charge of the country, was a martial arts practitioner. As the youngest daughter-in-law, she had the worst temper. She is soft and docile, generous and decent. Mrs. Meng had to pick out so many ladies before choosing her.

Looking down, Mrs. Meng saw that there were two side wives who had children, Mrs. Li and their sons.

Although these two sisters gave birth to sons before Mrs. Shao Guojun, they were not liked by Mrs. Meng.

Now that the two of them heard that Shi Yuqing had been canonized as the Crown Princess and that the position of Duke and Prince of Shaoguo County had been vacated, they couldn't help but feel very excited.

Although he tried his best to suppress it in front of Shi Daoran and Mrs. Meng, no matter how he concealed it, he could not escape Mrs. Meng's eyes.

The old lady Meng looked at the secret happiness in the eyes of the two rooms, and sneered in her heart: You are a shameless fox, knowing that my good grandson will not be able to inherit the title if he becomes a princess, so he is very happy in a hurry.

Shi Daoran never cared about the trivial matters in the back house, and he also cared about the kindness of the Li sisters' father for saving his life. He didn't know the true temperament of the two of them, and only regarded them as caring and virtuous people.

So they took care of the Li sisters a lot, and the two sisters saw that their wife was docile and would not fight or snatch her, so they didn't take her seriously.

Poor Mrs. Shao Guojun, as the main wife, is often oppressed by the two of them. It's all up to Mrs. Meng to make the decision so that she won't be bullied.

Mrs. Meng frowned in disgust, and looked away. Earlier, someone sent someone to report to Shi Yuqing that she had gone to the ethnology. Now, look at the weather, and she should be back.

Mrs. Meng made a good estimate. The housekeeper Li Si saw Shi Yuqing returning to the mansion, and hurriedly led him to the main hall: "Master, you are back! Master, old lady, and wife are waiting for you in the lobby!"

Shi Yuqing was urged to leave by the housekeeper before she even had time to go back to her room to change clothes. She asked with a curious smile, "What happened? Why are you waiting for me?"

"This old slave doesn't know either." Li Si, the housekeeper, smiled back, "It's just that the master is urging you so fast, you should go."

Shi Yuqing was taken aback when he heard the words, kept walking, nodded, and smiled at him gently, "Okay."

Li Si watched Shi Yuqing grow up when he was young, and knew that although he was the eldest son and the eldest son, he was the most well-behaved and sensible. He studied hard all day long to obtain fame and inherit the title.

Although there is an old lady who protects her food and clothing, no one dares to bully her, but after all, she was affected by the strife in the back house, she heard bad words behind her back, and she was ridiculed by her two elder brothers. Will not take people down.

Shi Yuqing stepped over the threshold of the main hall, seeing the dignified faces of several parents, and the atmosphere in the hall was as cold as ice, she was surprised, and hurriedly bowed to the elders.

Shi Daoran was lost in contemplation, and his reaction was not as fast as that of Mrs. Meng. Seeing that she was the first to let Shi Yuqing excuse him, he waved his hand numbly.

Shi Yuqing saw that several people looked so serious, judging from the past situation, it is very likely that Shi Hongxiao and Shi Hongyong took advantage of the problem and sued him in front of his father.

Thinking of this, he looked at those two people, and saw that they were thinking about something with their heads down, and their expressions were different from those when they complained in the past.

"Yuqing." Shi Daoran's thick and mature voice interrupted his meditation.

"Father." He replied respectfully, but Shi Daoran's next words made him feel like he was hit by a heavy hammer.

"His Majesty the Emperor issued an imperial decree directing you to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. You will get married on the sixth day of next month. From tomorrow onwards, you should stop going to ethnology and prepare well at home."

After Shi Daoran finished speaking, he sighed, handed the imperial decree to him who was full of astonishment, and left the main hall with his hands behind his back with a sad face.

Seeing Shi Daoran leave, the two concubines and the concubine saluted Old Madam Meng and turned to leave.

At this moment, there were only old lady Meng who shook his head helplessly, Mrs. Shao Guojun who wiped her tears with a silk handkerchief, and Shi Yuqing who was standing there holding the imperial decree.

Shi Yuqing looked at the content of the imperial decree over and over again. He couldn't believe what his father said, and insisted on seeing something wrong from it.

Unfortunately, Shi Yuqing, his name couldn't be more clearly written.

He is about to become a crown princess, or is the marriage appointed by the emperor himself, why?The crown prince is the empress' son, and is deeply favored by the emperor. Shouldn't he be referred to the more noble family lady in his family?

Although the Dacheng dynasty could marry male wives, and a man could reproduce like a woman by taking medicine, after all, not everyone would accept same-sex marriage, and a few born men would be willing to reproduce for another man.

What Shi Yuqing cares about is not becoming a husband and wife. What he thinks more about at the moment is that he can't get fame, can't win glory for the Shaoguo County government, can't display his ambitions in the court, and can't make his father proud and happy by his own efforts.

In an instant, Shi Yuqing's dream was shattered.

Mrs. Meng looked at her grandson's desperate expression and heard her daughter-in-law sobbing softly. Her heart ached like a knife, but she couldn't cry.

How many pairs of eyes are staring at Shaoguo County's mansion. It is a great honor for the emperor to bestow a marriage. If the emperor knows that they don't like this marriage, let alone the family, I am afraid that Shi Yuqing will be treated harshly when she marries.

The old lady Meng forced a smile, and said to her daughter-in-law: "Okay, I know you don't want to part with Yuqing, and you started crying like a child. It's the blessing of the Shaoguo county government that the emperor can look down on us Yuqing." I should be happy. Although I won't be able to see the child every day in the future, but Yuqing married into the royal family, and it is his blessing to be able to serve the prince. Put away your tears. The emperor will send someone to make an appointment tomorrow. Few people come to congratulate you, don’t let those ladies and ladies laugh at you with your eyes swollen from crying.”

Mrs. Meng laughed twice after she finished speaking. When Mrs. Shao Guojun heard her mother-in-law say this, she hurriedly lowered her head and wiped away her tears, forced a smile and said: "Yes, I made the old lady laugh. My brother has been with you since he was a child. Beside me, I feel a bit reluctant to think that we will not be able to see each other every day like this in the future."

Mrs. Meng nodded: "They are all mothers, so I understand you."

She was supported by the eldest maid, walked up to Shi Yuqing, gently patted his hand holding the imperial decree, and said in a low voice: "My child, I know the pain in your heart, but this is the emperor's order, there is no way. "

The old lady Meng looked helpless and heartbroken at his dumbfounded expression, sighed and said to her daughter-in-law: "There are still many things to do about the wedding, follow me to your master to discuss it. "

Mrs. Shao Guojun quickly agreed, and was supported by her maid to follow behind the old matriarch, and gave Shi Yuqing a distressed look.

The old lady Meng said to the door again: "Where is the boy who followed Yuqing?"

The playful young man who had been waiting at the door hurried in, and Mrs. Meng nodded. She recognized this child as Li Mao, the second son of the housekeeper Li Si.

"Help your master to the house to rest well. Starting tomorrow, anyone who invites your master to go out will be rejected."

Li Mao was the most clever, and he agreed in a hurry. Mrs. Meng nodded, then glanced at Shi Yuqing's blank expression, and left with a sigh.

Li Mao was startled when he saw Shi Yuqing's distraught face, he was still happy because he was praised by his husband when he was out of school, how could he become like this after being summoned by the master and the old lady.

Although he was standing outside the porch waiting, because he didn't dare to eavesdrop on his master's words, he stayed far away, so he didn't know why.

Li Mao called young master several times before Shi Yuqing came back to his senses. He lowered his eyes, gently rolled up the imperial decree, took a deep breath, and said it was okay.He turned around and took Li Mao back to his yard.

Until the day of the sixth day of the wedding, Shi Yuqing never went out of his courtyard, and the nunnery sent by the palace taught him the wedding procedures and the etiquette he needed to know when entering the palace, including how to give birth to children in the future. .

Shi Yuqing was silent all day long and studied hard so that no one could detect his joy.

Shi Daoran visited him a few times, and his attitude was more friendly than before, but his disappointment that he could not inherit the title could not be concealed in his expression, which made Shi Yuqing feel uncomfortable for a few days.

On the sixth day of the sixth day, Shi Yuqing woke up before dawn. He already knew the process, and he knew that today must be a busy and tiring day. He should take a good rest, but for some reason, he couldn’t fall asleep anymore. .

Thinking that he will marry into the royal family in the future, and spend his whole life with the prince, or maybe the future emperor, with other women in the harem, counting the stars to live, waiting for his favor and coming.

Shi Yuqing couldn't understand why the emperor chose him to be the crown prince, and whether the prince knew that he was going to marry a man, and whether he would be satisfied with this marriage.

He has been with his mother since he was a child, and he knows how miserable it is for a woman who is not favored by her husband. He once thought that when he married a wife, he would love and respect her for the rest of his life. Instead of becoming a second father, he didn't want to become a second mother instead.

At dawn, Mrs. Meng, Mrs. Shao Guojun, Shi Yuqing, and her sister, Shi Qiao Huang, came to Shi Yuqing's yard to prepare.

In Shi Yuqing's room, the maids, big and small, were busy shuttling back and forth, dressing and preparing for him. Shi Yuqing didn't want to put powder on his face. He is not a woman. No matter what Xi Niang said, he still politely refused. After persuading him again, he showed a solemn expression, making Xi Niang, who wanted to put on makeup for him several times, frightened by his aura of not getting close to strangers, and dared not insist any longer.

The old lady Meng was afraid that he would be unhappy, so she also followed him, but the headgear could not be lightened, after all, she was marrying the prince, and she was going to give a big gift to the emperor and queen in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, so the clothes must be luxurious How come.

Shi Yuqing didn't even want to wear the exquisite tiara. The pearl veil hanging from the tiara has the same purpose as the red headscarf worn by the woman when she gets married, waiting for her husband to uncover it in person.

But Mrs. Meng insisted, no matter what he said, he refused to agree, and even used his family to suppress him, but he had no choice but to obey, wearing a thick phoenix crown like a woman.

His uncle, General Protecting the Country, was already waiting in the courtyard. Shi Yuqing was supported by Li Mao and was about to be carried out of the mansion by his uncle, but he heard a low cry from all around him. He covered his face and didn't know the reason, but saw a cute The big hand who watched stretched out to replace Li Mao and helped him over.

Shi Yuqing just thought it was her own uncle and didn't care, but the man picked him up half of his body at once. Unprepared, Shi Yuqing was startled, and subconsciously stretched out her hand to hold the man's arm, trying to lift the veil hard. I endured it for a long time, although I had doubts in my heart, but there were no voices around me to stop me, so I was afraid that it was reasonable to do so.

Soon, he was carried out of the mansion, and gently put on a luxurious sedan chair, carried by sixteen palace people and walked slowly towards the palace.

And the old lady Meng, Shi Daoran, General Huguo and others looked at the man riding a tall white horse in front of the team, dressed in a red brocade robe with dragon pattern, handsome and noble, unable to recover for a long time.

Which dynasty's prince would come to marry the princess in person, and even carry him in a sedan chair to drive him away.

Looking at the sedan chair that came to carry people today made them even more puzzled. Except for the queen and the prince, who had ever had such a gorgeous sedan chair carried by 16 people.

A few people couldn't figure out what the royal family was thinking, but felt that the crown prince held a heavy weight in the emperor's heart and could not be shaken. They even brought their mansion, and the married princess Shi Yuqing from the mansion also gained a lot of glory.