All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

After Chu Yan and his party re-buried Xie Zhangting's skeleton, they did not return to Qixia County, and set off directly back to the capital.

Only Sheng Xie was left behind, and went to the third room of Xie's family to ask about the origin of the black porcelain altar in the coffin.

Mr. Xie San evaded and said that it was said by the alchemist in the yin house that putting this thing in the coffin would be beneficial to the reincarnation of his beloved daughter.

When Sheng Xie heard the words, he directly quoted Chu Yan's confession, "This object is exactly the same as the porcelain altar where the princess's relics are placed in the soul lock well of Yongtai Palace. They are all objects of sorcery. From this, it can be seen that Mrs. Xie and the princess should have been killed by the same person."

"It was also found out that Mrs. Xie was brutally beaten during her lifetime. The death and injury should be due to internal organ rupture caused by the beating. His Highness will definitely investigate this case to the end and clean up Mrs. Xie's grievances."

As soon as these words came out, Third Grandpa Xie was panicked, and for a moment he forgot to thank his "beloved daughter".

Sheng Xie had a panoramic view of his expression, as an embroiderer, he was used to the dirty things in these aristocratic families and private houses.

Originally thought that the Xie family's family and family style would not have this kind of situation, but they didn't expect that the word "power" was so important that even the Xie family would not be spared.

Fortunately, this is only the third house of the Xie family, and the eldest son of the Xie family is still there. I don't know how Xie Xun, the former chief assistant of Ruogui's hermit, should feel when he learns about this.

Sheng Xie brought the words to him, then took his leave and left.

After he left, the three old ladies were helped out from behind the screen, and they asked in fear: "Will Wen Lang be involved in this matter? Wen Lang wrote a letter a while ago saying that he is expected to be promoted to a Beijing official. If His Highness finds out..."

"Be careful!" Mrs. Xie knocked on the dove stick in his hand, "It's been more than ten years, how can we find out with only one skeleton?"

He thought for a while, and then said: "It's time for Yunniang from Wenlang's family to go to Donghua Mansion soon. Take her to Beijing and go to the elder sister's house. Only Wenlang is the only one in Xie's family who is an official in the court. Now that the county lord Bingqing has an accident, the elder sister is sad. Yunniang is about the same age as the county owner, so she is left to serve in front of the eldest sister, so that the eldest sister can read Wenlang."

The third old lady wiped her tears and nodded in response.

*
Donghua Mansion was still two days away from the capital. Chu Yan and Shen Lingxi traveled day and night in a carriage, and it took only one day and one night to arrive at Wangxian Village in the east of the city.

This day and night, Shen Lingxi stayed with Chu Yan.

After calmly thinking about it, she belatedly realized that she had indeed exposed too many flaws in matters concerning Yun Country.

There are some flaws, and even using the dead souls from Yunjiang in the Proton Mansion as a shield may not make sense.

People are often like this.

Once a lie is told, a lie needs to be covered by countless lies.

Shen Lingxi felt that agreeing to Chu Yan's "fake marriage" was already the most outrageous lie she had ever told in two lifetimes.

Those who were deceived by this lie were all those who sincerely treated her well.

So, after learning from the pain, Shen Lingxi was ready to break the jar, and secretly decided that if Chu Yan really got to the bottom of it, she would simply take one of the three conditions he promised in exchange for him not to get to the bottom of it.

However, she waited for a whole day and night, but she didn't wait for Chu Yan's inquiry.

He didn't even change his attitude towards her.

As a result, when she was about to get off the car, Shen Lingxi finally couldn't hold back anymore, looked at him curiously and asked, "Why didn't your Highness ask, how could I know so many secrets about Yunjiang?"

Chu Yan raised her phoenix eyes slightly, and took the time to look at her puzzled look, "Why, are you going to tell me?"

Shen Lingxi choked.

Chu Yan's thin lips curled slightly, "If you want to tell me, you will tell me, if you don't want to tell me, I will just ask, and you may not be able to tell, so why ask more."

"In short, you are here with me, that's enough for me. Other things don't matter much."

After Chu Yan said this lightly, he silently added in his heart:
He has plenty of time, when she is willing to tell him.

Shen Lingxi did not expect such an answer.

I still remember that when he first met Chu Yan, he tried many times to test her, even pretending to be a scholar and bodyguard, lurking by her side to check her details.

Now, she knew that she had a problem, but she didn't get to the bottom of it.

It is true that there is no doubt in employing people, and he is indeed a wise master.

No wonder he made great military exploits at such a young age and gained a great reputation.

Shen Lingxi thought she couldn't do what he did, so she admired her very much.

She stood up, "Your Highness is wise, it is my daughter's fortune to cooperate with His Highness who is so insightful, far-sighted, and knowledgeable. Please accept my daughter..."

Before the word "worship" was uttered, Chu Yan's slender and well-knit hand had already supported her wrist that was about to salute.

Chu Yan almost laughed angrily.

Co-authoring, she was able to misinterpret his words to the point of "knowing people and being good at responsibility", and she really regarded him as the top.

The bright wrist was lightly pinched by Chu Yan's warm finger bones, Shen Lingxi raised her eyes puzzled, and saw the faint smile on his lips, for some reason, it seemed like she was gnashing her teeth——
Could it be that her praise from the bottom of his heart was taken as flattery by him?
She cleared her throat and was about to explain——

"Save it for the big wedding day." Chu Yan lowered his eyes slightly, and said in a very calm tone: "In the future, you and I will be husband and wife, not Shangfeng and subordinates. There is no need to be so courteous or flattering between husband and wife."

Shen Lingxi blinked.

Saying goodbye after a big wedding, isn't that... the meaning of saying goodbye?
There is also the word "husband and wife".

Speaking from Chu Yan's mouth, for some reason, her heart suddenly jumped a few times, and her cheeks were dyed a little crimson for no reason.

"Oh, okay..." She withdrew her hand somewhat at a loss, and subconsciously put her back behind her back, "Then I, I'll get out of the car first, Your Highness has never rested all the way, so you need to rest well when you go back."

After saying this, without waiting for Chu Yan to say anything else, he turned around and got off the carriage.

Chu Yan looked at the back of her fleeing, and her lost fingers gently ran over her fingertips.

Was what he said just now too blunt and scared her?
*
Shen Lingxi only went out for a few days, and when she returned to Wangxian Village, the affairs of Fu'an Hall and the coffin shop had already piled up like a mountain.

Although she still has a lot of stewards left behind by her grandmother to take care of things, but when they are gathered to her, there are not enough people who can share the burden for her.

When Yun Wang was there before, he could still help her with one or two things.

Now, Yun Wang has returned to Yunjiang.

Qiao Xing brings her brother Liu Wu to Fu'an Hall to help. Although he is very clever, but still young, it is difficult for him to be alone.

While Shen Lingxi was busy, she thought to herself, she still needs to recruit a useful manager to share the affairs at hand for her.

After living for four or five days in a row, the Empress Dowager's decree to bestow marriage went directly to Wangxian Village.

Because of Shen Lingxi's grandmother's filial piety, which is about to be over a hundred days, in order not to violate the etiquette system, they rushed to get married in the filial piety, and the wedding date was set in half a month.

Time is not rushed.

In order to make up for the debt owed to Shen Lingxi by her hasty marriage, and to save Shen Lingxi's face, the Queen Mother specially issued a decree for the Dou family to come forward, as her natal family, to marry Shen Lingxi in Wangxian Village together with the head of the Shen family.

The Dou family is the mother's family of the Empress Dowager, and also the most powerful family in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The queen mother never let the daughter of the Dou family rush to marry the grandson of the emperor, but let the Dou family marry Shen Lingxi instead. This is an unprecedented move.

In the imperial court, the Dou family has always taken the word "loyalty to the emperor" as the foundation of their life, and never formed a party for personal gain.

This time, the Queen Mother issued a decree, and the Dou family gladly accepted the decree, which is equivalent to telling the world that Shen Lingxi is the concubine recognized by the Dou family, and the Dou family will be one with Shen Lingxi in the future.

It also directly skipped the lineage of Shen Ji in the Xuanping Hou Mansion, which can be described as very satisfying.

The rewards from the emperor and queen were carried to Wangxian Village continuously.

Obviously, the village is famous for funeral funerals. Because of this grand wedding, every household is decorated with lanterns and festoons. For the first time in a hundred years, the village is full of joy. Even the paper bundles placed in the house can't wait to be painted red.

While Shen Lingxi was busy dealing with the backlog of Fu'an Hall and the coffin shop, at the same time, the wives who were in charge of the Dou family forced her to tailor her wedding dress and try on jewelry. She was too busy.

During the period, Xie Zhanghua, Xie Zhangting, and Liu Meiren all came to see her a few times, and told her about Chu Yan's recent situation.

No matter how Xie Zhanghua looked at this daughter-in-law, he was satisfied and smiled from ear to ear.

Xie Zhangting was also really happy for her, looking at the room full of red silk wedding characters, thinking of her life, not to mention Fengguan Xiapei, even without a title, her eyes occasionally showed some sadness.

On the other hand, Liu Meiren and a few female ghosts gathered around Shen Lingxi, chattering non-stop.

"I've never seen a little girl like you who is still busy with other things before her big wedding. You should take care of it anyway. This is a big event in life, and it's just once in a lifetime."

"Compared to you, I don't know how much you care about my little man. The East Palace is speeding up its repairs, and it will definitely be repaired before we get married. You don't know, the palace is as small as flowers and plants, and as large as the layout of each palace, all of which are drawn by the little man himself and asked to tidy up according to the appearance."

"The most important thing is the sleeping hall... Mr. Xiao Lang specially sent someone to ask Qiao Xing about your daily preferences, and said that he must make you sleep comfortably, hahaha."

"The same goes for the wedding dress. He personally confirmed it before asking the Dou family to bring it for you to try on. And those hairpins and dresses were all picked out by Mr. Xiao Lang himself. If you see his focused appearance, you will definitely fall in love with him with all your heart!"

"Also, the emperor has already discussed with the empress. On the day of the wedding, he and you will be canonized as the crown prince and crown princess. You are the legitimate crown prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

"You are the first princess to be married from a coffin shop. It will be an anecdote that will be written in history books in the future."

"Little girl is really lucky. It seems that the emperor, empress and queen mother like you very much."

Hearing these words, Shen Lingxi could only describe it as "terrified".

Why arrange the East Palace according to her wish, personally choose wedding clothes, clothes and jewelry for her...

She can still understand these as Chu Yan's deliberate superficial efforts for others to see, in order to calm down the back house in the future and solve the bad luck of being "urged to marry" once and for all.

But it was canonized on the day of marriage...

Shen Lingxi originally thought that the emperor would not confer Chu Yan as the crown prince so soon, and she would at most be Princess Ning when she married, and even if the contract ended, the two of them would be able to reconcile and get together and get separated, so they agreed to this contract.

In any case, she never imagined that the emperor would confer upon them on the day they got married.

Then how will she end the contract with Chu Yan in the future?
Shen Lingxi quietly called Liu Meiren to the side, and asked in a low voice: "In your previous dynasty, the princess...can you reconcile? Is there a precedent for this?"

When Liu Meiren heard this, she immediately decided that this little girl must have been worried about gains and losses before she got married, and suffered from marriage phobia.

"Don't worry, you can leave, you can definitely leave!" She smiled teasingly at Shen Lingxi, "I'm afraid you will be reluctant to leave when the time comes."

Hearing this, Shen Lingxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled at her, and then felt relieved again, and concentrated on the matter at hand...

*
Half a month, whether it is long or not, is not too short.

When the whole capital was busy with the grand wedding of the emperor and grandson and the canonization ceremony, in some dark corners outside the city, there were still many strange undercurrents silently surging.

The great Zhou prince's wedding and the canonization ceremony are about to be held, and all countries in the country have naturally received invitations from the royal family of the Great Zhou.

Except for those foreign countries that were far away from the ocean, and could not make it in time to come to congratulate them in person, the neighboring foreign countries and the territories of the Great Zhou Dynasty all sent envoys to come to congratulate them.

Fengxian Wharf, twenty miles away from the capital, is the port where Fanbang's boats come to Beijing to pay homage.

In the private room on the second floor of Huxuan Restaurant next to the pier, a man wearing a golden Hu suit with a somewhat bloated figure was embracing the Orchid in his arms while eating wine.

If Shen Lingxi was there, she would definitely be able to recognize this person. It was none other than her ineffective imperial brother in her previous life, the former prince of Yun Kingdom, Yun Chong.

Yun Chong was about 28 and nine years old, and he was addicted to drinking and sex all the year round, which made his originally handsome appearance become fleshy and sluggish.

A dead man wearing a mask walked into the room lightly, closed the door, and knelt down in front of him.

Yun Chong glanced at him, "How is the investigation? Is my uncle dead? Who is the person who came to congratulate Yunjiang this time?"

The dead soldier: "Return to Your Highness, the King of Yunjiang is not dead. I heard that the princess brought the man back from the snow mountain, healed the king of Xijiang, and rescued Yun Hongshan from the ghost gate. This time, Yun Hongshan personally brought the princess and the prince to the capital. The spies said that this time, Yun Hongshan wanted to ask the Emperor of Zhou to seal him, and pass on the seat of King of Yunjiang to the prince."

"Your Majesty, Yun Chao?" Yun Chong's eyes were full of darkness, "How can that trash Yun Chao deserve to be the king of Yunjiang? What about Yun Huang? Didn't he use a trick to send him back to Yunjiang? It's useless, he hates Yun Hongshan so much, if he doesn't take the opportunity to kill Yun Hongshan, how can he make him come back to life?"

The dead man: "There are black armored guards around Yunhuang, our people dare not get too close to him, for fear of being a surprise. After he sneaked into the capital, he disappeared and his whereabouts are still unknown..."

Yun Chong frowned tightly, "Yun Huang is too close to the grandson of the emperor, so he must not stay. If I use the hands of the grandson of the emperor to bring down Yun Hongshan and his poisonous woman, I can only take the seat of the king of Yunjiang, and I can't take advantage of Yunhuang."

The dead man accepted the order, and then reported: "Recently, there have been frequent appearances of Lianjiazi in the Barbarian Square, who seem to be the grandson of the emperor. If His Highness goes to Beijing, it may attract their attention."

"It doesn't matter." Yun Chong waved his hand nonchalantly, and drank the wine in his hand. "I came to Beijing this time to give a big gift to the emperor's grandson. After that, I will naturally be his ally."

Speaking of this, he grinned, "Besides, didn't he marry my sister's tablet before? Speaking of which, my sister is his first match. Even for the sake of my good sister, he will not treat me as an uncle. Go prepare and prepare, I will give you this great gift..."