Long Xiao wipes Qingfeng

Guanju Pavilion in the Palace

Yingyue, the palace maid next to Emperor Zhuang Jing, persuaded softly: "If Di Ji doesn't want to eat, at least she can have some porridge, don't hurt her spleen and stomach."

Zhuang Jing said: "I can't eat it."

Yingyue was still waiting to persuade her, but it was rumored that Concubine Shen Gui had arrived, she hurriedly saluted, Zhuang Jing got up and said, "Mother Concubine."

Shen Guifei waved Yingyue to take her down, and said to Zhuang Jing: "Why is my son so worried?"

Zhuang Jing said angrily: "Why didn't my concubine tell my son-in-law that you were interested in Zhong Shuo?" Although she was angry, she blushed because of shyness when she said Zhong Shuo's name.

Concubine Shen Gui was a little displeased immediately: "Which talkative lowly maidservant? Dare to learn such words from Di Ji?"

Zhuang Jing said urgently: "Queen! It's not the maidservant of the servant, but the servant heard it himself. That day when the mother talked to Yunyao in the inner room, the servant listened behind the curtain."

Concubine Shen Guifei said: "Whether you listen to it yourself or someone else tells you to listen, you just need to know that Zhong Shuo is now Yongmu's son-in-law and has nothing to do with you! Just go out and kill them!"

Zhuang Jing hurriedly said: "Mother and concubine calm down, but the son is just not angry. The emperor dotes on Yong Mu, and even found such a person for marriage. Poor son, she is so tired that she has nowhere to go." Zhong Shuo Yu Huo She had already heard about the defeat of the enemy army at the border gates of the city, and before he returned to the court, she was full of expectations, thinking that she could marry such a heroic young general, but once the marriage was given to him, she was not the one, so how could she not be hated? ?

It's nothing more than Yong Mu usually robbing her of her favor, but now he even robs her of her marriage!

Shen Guifei said: "Does my son think that Yong Mu married a good family?"

Zhuang Jing said, "Isn't that so?"

Concubine Shen stroked the delicate armor on her fingers, and smiled softly: "The Zhong family fell, and Zhong Shuo almost lost his life on the battlefield to earn a fourth-rank Zhonglang general. Even though Zhong Beining is a genius, But your father suppressed the Zhong family, so he must not be tolerated. You must not marry him. Before that, the mother and concubine wanted to go wrong. Fortunately, my son has never been married. The mother and concubine will definitely find a good marriage for my son in the future. Just forget about it."

Zhuang Jing was terrified in her heart, and murmured: "Yes, my son knows."

According to the etiquette and law of Changhua, when the emperor concubine gets married, the emperor bestows the emperor's residence on her husband's house for the first three days of the wedding, and then moves into the emperor's residence after three dynasties. The son-in-law still lives in his own mansion. If the emperor misses the son-in-law, he can call the son-in-law to meet him. The son-in-law is not allowed to go to the emperor's mansion privately.

Xieyuxuan

Xiao Jiu sat on the edge of the newly replaced Qiangong Babu bed in Zhong Shuo's bedroom. Inside the bed were red dates, peanuts and other things. Two dragon and phoenix candles were burning, and the room was silent for a while.

Zhong Shuo stood outside the door. The people at the banquet did not dare to drink him due to his current status, but Zhong Shuo himself was not good at drinking, and he was already drunk after a few cups. Sober up, reach out and push the door.

Xi Niang rushed up to meet him, led him around the screen embroidered with a golden phoenix, walked to the bed, faced Xiao Jiu who had covered his head, and brought a wedding scale to ask Zhong Shuo to pick out the hijab.

Zhong Shuo picked up his hijab, and met Xiao Jiu's eyes in the chorus of Xi Niang's chorus of "Turn the lid down as before, let's grow old together". He has painted bright makeup today, his thin lips are slightly raised, and his phoenix eyes reflect the candlelight. There is burning brilliance in it.

Zhong Shuo accidentally remembered that when he first met him a year ago, he felt that his appearance without makeup was even better than now.

Seeing him stunned, Xi Niang joked with a smile: "It's the first time the son-in-law sees the Di Ji, so I don't know what to say if I like it!"

Xiao Jiu looked at him and smiled, Zhong Shuo also smiled back, thinking that this was not the first time.

Xi Niang took the hijab and Xi scale in his hand in time, said some auspicious words, and left after receiving the reward.

After the door was closed, Xiwen poured two glasses of wine from a gourd-shaped wine glass and presented them on a lacquer plate. Zhong Shuo sat next to Xiao Jiu.

After drinking the wine, Xiao Jiu called Xiwen to freshen up. When he spoke to Zhong Shuo, he used an indistinguishable voice, but just now he called Xiwen with a deep male voice. It should be with the help of false voice, like a ventriloquist in the market.

Seeing that he was in a daze again, Xiao Jiu couldn't help laughing and said: "Why doesn't the son-in-law go to take a bath and change clothes? Do you want to serve your wife?"

Zhong Shuo: "Your Highness is joking, but I dare not, so I will go now." He hurriedly entered the clean room.

Xiao Jiu chuckled, as if talking to himself: "The son-in-law is very interesting."

Xiwen brushes his hair silently.

When Zhong Shuo finished tidying up, Xiwen had already stepped back, and Xiao Jiu sat cross-legged on the bed. He had loosened his hair and washed his face. Looking at it now, it was a man's face that would never be mistaken, with the corners of the eyes raised and the bridge of the nose Tall and quite majestic.

Seeing him come out, Xiao Jiu patted the bed next to him and said, "My son-in-law, come and talk!"

Zhong Shuo staggered.

He sat on the side of his bed cautiously, causing Xiao Jiu's dissatisfaction, he frowned and said, "Why doesn't the son-in-law sit up? Doesn't the son-in-law like a bride?"

Zhong Shuo had no choice but to get on the bed and sat cross-legged like Xiao Jiu.

So the two sat facing each other, and there was a strange sense of tension. In the secular world, people often call this feeling "bridal chamber flowers and candles".

Zhong Shuo felt that he had to do something to break the current situation. He said: "Your Highness..." Xiao Jiu interrupted him halfway through the sentence: "Does the son-in-law miss Yongmu?" Such shy and timid questions were expressed in a man's low voice. Asked, Zhong Shuo actually found it difficult to face that pretty face.

But Little General Zhong, after all, has been in battle for a long time, and he is quite a man of the city. He realized that blindly refusing is wrong, it will chill the heart of Di Ji, and hurt the relationship between the two of them. Shuo dare not forget Di Ji's words and deeds."

Sure enough, Xiao Jiu said with open arms: "I'm sorry, Yong Mu, Yong Mu has nothing to repay, only..."

"Your Highness!"

Xiao Jiu: "?"

Zhong Shuo calmly said: "The matter entrusted by His Highness was completed a month ago, may His Highness take a look at it?

Xiao Jiu sighed regretfully: "Forget it, you just present it!"

Zhong Shuo hurriedly took out the key and opened the secret compartment beside the bed, handed the brocade box he got a month ago to Xiao Jiu, then took out a bracelet with a phoenix pattern from under the pillow, and gave it to him as well.

Xiao Jiu looked at the brocade box, took the bracelet to look at it, and then opened the box without avoiding Zhong Shuo.

Zhong Shuo had guessed a lot about the contents of this box before, but now he took a closer look and found that it was empty!

So what is the significance of the calligraphy and paintings he bought to cover up the box? !You must know that Mohanfang is famous for its elegance, and the things in it are not cheap. He just picked up a few random items and spent 400 taels of silver. He is a small official of the fourth rank, and his monthly salary is only 100 taels. Did you say that he bought that pile of torn paper after four months of hard work?No, speaking of it, he was only promoted to the fourth rank a few years ago, and he had no salary to receive from the twelfth lunar month to the first lunar month, so he only received a three-month salary!

In the treasury was the dowry given by the royal family, the betrothal gifts that the Zhong family had cobbled together, and all the private houses of the previous empress, who were incomparably rich and powerful.

Zhong Shuo said cautiously: "Your Highness, do you know who wrote the calligraphy and paintings sold in Mohanfang? How much are they worth?"

Xiao Jiu became interested when he heard about Mo Han Fang, and said proudly: "Oh, the calligraphy and paintings in that workshop are all made by me. Because I can use both hands and I am right-handed, I often use my left hand to make some calligraphy and paintings and hang them in the workshop. I’m not everyone, and those are of little value, they’re just for elegance, you saw them when you went there? What do you think?”

Zhong Shuo gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I saw it. You are worthy of His Highness. His calligraphy is just like his own, delicate and powerful. Even a first-time martial artist thinks it is very good."

Xiao Jiu was very helpful and said: "Your vision is not bad, so it is worth the price."

It was his bidding price!

Zhong Shuo looked around subconsciously, because it was the wedding night, all the weapons were put away, and his usual sword was not in the room.

He spent all his money and paid 400 taels of silver to marry the delicate stone. He also looked around and said with a smile: "Although the marriage was rushed, I really like this bedroom. The Zhong family has a heart."

Zhong Shuo smiled sadly: "As long as His Highness likes it."

Xiao Jiu held the box in front of his eyes, and put the keepsake bracelet that he had given him before into it, which fit just right.

Zhong Shuo said, "Is this brocade box where the bracelet used to be?"

Xiao Jiu said: "Yes, you take these two things, the bracelet can be taken with you, and the box can be placed in this dark compartment."

Zhong Shuo didn't ask why, and put it away without saying anything.

Xiao Jiu looked at his crisp and quick movements, then relaxed and lay on his back on the big Babu bed, squinted at him and said, "Do you know that you almost died last year?"

Zhong Shuo said, "I know."

Xiao Jiu was not surprised, and said again: "Jiang Huai did his best to protect you. I was going to kill you that day, but Jiang Huai told me that you have a stable temperament and don't mess around. This matter will definitely rot in your stomach. , I don’t believe him, but he seems to have a very good personal relationship with you. He begged for a long time before I agreed, but you should also feel that someone has been following you. If you do anything wrong, you will definitely be killed.”

"Eleven has been with you for a year, and you are fine, so I am relieved. Zhong Shuo, you are very smart, and you must understand what I am planning."

He solemnly said: "I still need a general."

Zhong Shuo had already made preparations, and immediately got off the bed and knelt down on one knee to salute: "I wish to be a sharp knife in the hands of Your Highness!"

Xiao Jiu turned over and sat up and said, "Good."

Since then, the two have truly been of one mind.

At the end of Haishi, Zhong Shuo and Xiao Jiu lay side by side in the red quilt, unable to fall asleep for a long time. On the wedding night, the dragon and phoenix candles burned all night, and the red bed curtain faintly revealed the candle flames, separating the bed into a narrow room. It was the first time for both of them to sleep in the same bed with someone else, and they both felt a little uncomfortable, especially Zhong Shuo.

After a while, he whispered, "Your Highness? Is Your Highness asleep?"

Xiao Jiu replied: "Never, even if I fell asleep, I woke you up."

Zhong Shuo said presumptuously, "Your Highness, Shuo is curious about something."

Xiao Jiu didn't open his eyes and said, "You want to ask me why I pretend to be Di Ji?"

Zhong Shuo said yes.

Xiao Jiu turned to face him and said: "The court is strife, my mother has no choice but to do so to save my life."

Zhong Shuo turned his head to look at the beauty who was close at hand and asked, "Aside from Xiwen, is the Jiang family aware of this?"

Xiao Jiu said: "Yes, you don't have to shy away from them, but be careful that walls have ears."

Zhong Shuo said obediently, "Yes, I know."

Xiao Jiu seemed a little tired, pulled up the quilt and said, "Go to sleep, I have to get up early tomorrow."

The two slept in the same quilt, and the night was peaceful.