Chang'an Ferry

After the fifteenth day, Jiang Ning personally went to the Qin Tianjian to take back the day when Mu Dingyang went out and got married, because Miao Acai was far away in Shu, and there were her relatives and friends there. City, so I chose two on the wedding day, one held a banquet in Shu and the other came back to hold a banquet.

The date of going out to propose marriage was set on the 23rd of the first lunar month. Jiang Ning had prepared the dowry gift years ago, and he only needed to bring it with him to propose marriage when the time came.

It's just that when she was about to leave, Mu Yanying didn't think of anyone to propose marriage to. After all, no one has time to delay so far away.

"Second brother, why don't you ask uncle to write this marriage letter," Mu Yanying suggested.

Mu Dingyang also agreed, "I originally planned to invite my uncle, but I'm a little embarrassed. This is asking for leave and troubles my uncle. Since you also suggested that, I will ask my uncle to write." After finishing speaking, he hurried to the palace.

Soon, Mu Dingyang came back, holding the written marriage letter in his hand, "Do you know who I met when I entered the palace? His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness said that he is going to Sichuan and is willing to go to A Cai with us." Let’s take a walk home.” After Mu Yingying finished speaking, she remembered that her brother had a disagreement with His Royal Highness, and there was no intention of easing it after so long. “Well, I still reject His Royal Highness, you and His Highness…”

Mu Yanying shook her head, "It's okay, the second brother's marriage is important, but His Royal Highness, is he really going to Sichuan for business?"

"Well, no matter what is going on in the Shu land, you still have to see it with your own eyes, so the imperial court has always sent people to check when a place reports major reforms," ​​Mu Dingyang said.

"Oh, let's go! Then the second brother will have to prepare an extra red envelope." Mu Yanying joked.

"It's okay, I'm ready," Mu Dingyang said happily.

Soon it was the day when Mu Dingyang went out to meet his relatives. Before dawn, the servants of Mu's family carried the boxed dowry gifts into the carriage, and drove the carriage out of the city as soon as the city gate opened.

"Second brother, didn't you say that the prince would also be together?" Mu Yanying asked while sitting in the carriage.

Mu Dingyang handed over the horse to his followers and got into the carriage, "The crown prince will not set off until after the imperial court. We can't go fast with our things, and he will catch up quickly at that time."

"Oh." Mu Yanying nodded.

"You got up early today, do you want to sleep in?" Mu Dingyang asked.

Mu Yanying shook her head, "I'm not sleepy" and then yawned.

Mu Dingyang smiled, "I still said I'm not sleepy, go to sleep, I'll call you when I'm resting at noon"

"How can I sleep for so long?" Saying that, Mu Yanying pulled the blanket to cover herself, closed her eyes, and Mu Dingyang took out another blanket from the cabinet to put it on, "It's cold, make the cover thicker"

"Um"

At noon, Li Shengye and a few guards caught up with the team "Second Young Master" because Mu Dingyang had asked for leave and hadn't taken up the post yet.

"His Royal Highness" Mu Dingyang was also dozing off in the carriage when he heard voices coming out of the carriage to say hello.

Li Shengye looked at the carriage and there was no sign of Mu Yanying, "Second Young Master, how many dowry gifts have you prepared?"

Mu Dingyang looked at the long convoy of "72 loads" behind him, then looked at Li Shengye's face flushed by the cold wind, "Your Highness, would you like to come in and sit inside to keep warm?"

"En." Li Shengye signaled the guards behind him to bring the horse and then jumped onto the shaft of the carriage. Qingshu saw Li Shengye went in and glanced at Chu Ping who was riding beside him.

When Li Shengye went in, he saw Mu Yingying lying asleep in the carriage, "Yingying can sleep a little bit!" Mu Dingyang laughed.

"I know." Li Shengye went in and sat down.

Mu Dingyang took off his shoes and covered his feet with a blanket, "Do you want to put your feet in too, Your Highness?"

Li Shengye looked at the position of his feet and just put them in so that he could touch Mu Yanying's calves, "No, I'm not cold"

"Oh" because Mu Yanying slept and the two couldn't say anything, so they had to close their eyes and rest.

Of course Li Shengye is cold, after all there is still snow outside, opened his eyes and Mu Dingyang handed over a Mrs. Tang, "Your Highness, take off your shoes and put them by your feet and cover them with a blanket."

Li Shengye pursed his lips, bent down and took off his shoes and put them at the door. When he put his feet in, he felt a warmth. He tilted his head to look at Mu Yanying, who was sleeping with a blushing face. This was the body temperature of his body.

"Ying Ying is not afraid of heat, Qing Shu not only lighted carbon in the car, but also put a few Tang Pozi in his blankets." Even though he said this, Mu Dingyang put his feet in and covered them tightly. , with a satisfied face.

Li Shengye rested on the soft pillow without making a sound.

"Be careful" the snow was a little slippery, Qing Shu quickly reined in his horse, "Master, are you all right?"

"It's okay." Mu Dingyang's first reaction was to press Mu Yanying for fear that he would kowtow his head, but the one who moved faster than him was Li Shengye, "Thank you, Your Highness."

In her sleep, Mu Yanying suddenly felt her head tilted to one side and someone reached out to stop her. When she opened her eyes, she saw Li Shengye. She was startled, but she had nowhere to hide while lying down, "Yingying, are you scared?"

"Second Brother" Li Shengye stepped aside and sat down, Mu Yanying sat up and pulled a blanket to cover her chest, "His Royal Highness"

"En." Li Shengye nodded.

Mu Dingyang sat down next to Mu Yanying, "You have to thank His Royal Highness, if you didn't protect your head in time when you slept, you would have suffered pain."

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Mu Yanying thought about what she thought just now, but she was really shocked.

"No need..." Li Shengye felt agitated when he thought of Mu Yanying's appearance just now as if he was facing a formidable enemy.

Mu Dingyang sighed in his heart. The relationship between the two was so good before, why did this suddenly happen, and it seemed that his brother was unilaterally arguing. "Yingying, are you still sleeping?"

"No." Mu Yanying picked up the book at hand and silently flipped through it.

It takes one and a half months from the imperial city to Shu County, and it takes nearly two months for Mu Dingyang to bring the dowry. By the time the border of Shu County arrives, it will be the time for spring to bloom.

"It just so happens that there is a valley near A Cai's house that is full of magnolia flowers. You can go and see it. You have been there, Yan Ying, so take your Highness down," Mu Dingyang said.

Mu Yanying looked at Mu Dingyang, "Second brother, aren't you in a hurry?"

"No hurry, it's scheduled for April 26, today is only 23." Then she whispered in Mu Yanying's ear, "I don't think His Highness is angry, it's just that you have been arguing all the time, find a chance to make up." After all, the other person is the prince. It is the emperor, in case he will hold grudges in the future, it is best to solve the problem now, Mu Dingyang thought.

"Brother" Mu Yanying was helpless.

Mu Dingyang said loudly, "Your Highness, Yan Ying invites you to see the flowers."

Li Shengye looked at Mu Yanying, Mu Yanying took a deep breath and turned around, "I wonder if Your Highness would like to go?"

"Yes" Li Shengye didn't care why Mu Yanying invited him to go, but it was always a rare time to spend together.

"I said it was you who caused the trouble." Mu Dingyang said in a low voice, "Go! I'll wait for you to come back for dinner at Sister A Cai's house."

"Second brother" Mu Yanying had no choice.

Here Mu Dingyang greeted everyone to pack up the things, and then saw that Mu Yingying was still standing there, and asked the waiter in the inn to pack a few fruits and snacks and take them over. Ping, let me borrow it first." Then he greeted Li Shengye, "Please take care of Yiying, Your Highness."

"En." Li Shengye nodded.

Mu Yanying let out a long breath, "His Royal Highness, let's go!" Then she led the horse, hung the food box on the saddle, turned on the horse and walked straight ahead.

Li Shengye also hurried to catch up.

"Uncle Ping, should we follow?" Qing Shu held the box in his hand and looked at the direction the two left.

Chu Ping walked in with the box, "Move the things in, and we'll go."

"Okay" Qing Shu quickly responded.

It took less than half an hour to ride the horse to the valley that Mu Dingyang mentioned. There are several private houses located in it, and the smoke from the kitchen is entangled with pink magnolia flowers, just like a fairyland.

Mu Yanying found an open space to tie the horse to a tree, carried the food box and followed the Qingshi path, Li Shengye followed closely behind.

From time to time, people come here to play, so the villagers set up a stone table under the magnolia tree. Mu Yuying found a clean stone table and opened the food box, "Is Your Highness hungry? Can you eat?"

"Yuying, you don't have to force it if you don't like it." Li Shengye looked at Mu Yingying's face.

"No." Mu Yuying bent down and picked up a few stones, went to the stream and threw them into it, scaring the fish to run away, then quickly stopped, turned around, took a pastry and slowly sprinkled it in the water, and the fish left after a while My son came back and got together to eat some heartbreak.

Li Shengye approached slowly, "Do you not like me?"

Mu Yanying raised her head and looked into Li Shengye's eyes, "Your Highness knows I don't mean that! Besides, Your Highness is a prince, so what kind of things do you want?"

"Then what about you?" Li Shengye held Mu Yanying's shoulders with both hands, "Aying, I only like you, as long as you!"

"I'm sorry." Mu Yanying turned around and left. Li Shengye didn't catch up but just stood there and watched Mu Yanying lead the horse away.

Here, Mu Dingyang had just arrived at Miao Acai's house and before he sat down to take a breather, he saw Mu Yanying coming back alone, and hurried up, "Yingying, are you alone?" It seems that there is still no reconciliation!

"Brother, I think you can stop being an official." Mu Yanying handed the horse over to the servants.

Mu Dingyang was a little puzzled, "Why?"

"Guess?" Mu Yanying stopped talking, and walked around Mu Dingyang to greet Miao Acai.

"I'm not an official!" Mu Dingyang shook his head, "What more, kid?"

Li Shengye came to Shu County to help Mu Dingyang pick up his relatives because he mainly wanted to inspect the current situation in Shu County. After Mu Yanying left, he detoured to the Sheriff's Mansion of Shu County.

April 26 is a good day for getting married.

Although the elders of the Mu family did not come, the appearance of the prince Li Shengye gave enough face. People from all over the world came, and the old man Miao laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.

Because the distance between the two places is too far, I had a banquet in the stockade today and had to rush back to the imperial city to do it again the next day.

After worshiping, Mu Dingyang and Miao Acai toasted next to each other. Naturally, Mu Yanying couldn't help with this. After eating, they went to sit on the swing in the yard to bask in the sun.

"Mr. Mu" Mu Yanying opened her eyes and saw a girl in ethnic costume holding a sachet in her hand, "Mr. Mu, this is for you" and blushed.

Mu Yanying stood up quickly, "Thank you for that, but I can't accept this" and left quickly.

The girl was not discouraged when she was rejected, "Master Mu, I will come to you again"

"Sigh..." Fortunately, there was no one in the backyard of Miao Acai's house, everyone went to the front to have a banquet, and moved a bench to sit under the sun, Li Shengye came after sitting for a while.

Seeing Mu Yuying looking over, Li Shengye quickly said, "I'll stand here for a meeting, you don't have to go." Mu Yuying didn't speak.

"Young Master, the Second Young Master is looking for you." Qingshu appeared at the right time, and Mu Yanying hurriedly got up and walked forward. Li Shengye watched Mu Yanying's back and slowly clenched his hands.

Mu Yuying came to the front and saw Mu Dingyang was still toasting at the banquet, "Master, I just saw His Royal Highness and you lying together on purpose"

"Well, I see." Mu Yanying nodded.

The next day, at dawn, Miao Acai bid farewell to the old man Miao and Mu Dingyang and rushed to the imperial city together, because Li Shengye still had business to do when he came to Shu County, so he didn't follow them back for the time being.

Mu Dingyang wanted to accompany Miao Acai, so Mu Yingying had to lie in the carriage alone and read a book. Fortunately, there was no delay along the way, and finally arrived at the imperial city on June 24.

Jiang Ning, Mu Zhan and Mu Dingbei changed into festive clothes and waited at the door to pick up the two newcomers.

June 25th is a good day for marriage. Mu Dingyang took Miao Acai from Mu's house to circle the imperial city and then returned to Mu's house to worship.

Miao Acai was very nervous, because the people sitting in the hall today were not her father and the clan elders in the village, but the master of this country and her in-laws that she would always get along with in the future.

"Don't be nervous, my uncle and aunt are very good, and my parents are also very good," Mu Dingyang said comfortingly, holding Miao Acai's hand.

"En." Miao Acai held his hand back.

"The auspicious time has come, the newcomer pays homage," the master of ceremonies said loudly.

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The next day, Mu Zhan drank Miao A Caijing's tea and rushed back to the northwest with Mu Dingbei.

Because Mu Dingyang had already asked for more than half a year's leave, and it was not easy to continue to take leave, but fortunately, the emperor asked him to rest for the last few days before taking office.