late night song

Chapter 32 Two sides of red candle
Three days later, Emperor Ming issued an imperial edict, and Princess Nanxi and Gu Yuxin were both canonized as concubines of King Qin, and they were married at the same time seven days later.

There was an uproar in Qidu.

People are not as good as a thousand days, and flowers are not as red as a hundred days. Once the glory and favor are like fleeting clouds, they are fleeting.

Everyone said that the Princess of Qin fell out of favor with the King of Qin because she concealed her disgraceful family background during the night banquet. In order to protect her position as Princess and win the love of Princess Nanxi, she actually arranged for her beautiful sister to win over and seduce the King of Qin. It is really tragic.

Gu Yuchu was still concerned about these rumors, but she still maintained her indifference to the world as before. But in the lonely night, she always felt that she was in the cold winter and her heart was in a swamp.

But she didn't know that Qi Jian did not hesitate to confront Emperor Ming for the position of her head wife, and the pain in his heart was no better than hers, or even worse. After all, his pride did not allow him to admit his powerlessness frankly.

In fact, Emperor Ming wanted to take away Gu Yuchu's position as the concubine and make Nanxi the official. However, the night banquet case was mentioned in the frame. The queen and Prince Ning, who only supervised the banquet, were fined for one year, while the princess of Nanxi was fined for one year. He acted on impulse and became a thief's pawn without realizing it, which almost caused catastrophe. It would be unfair to reward him instead of punishing him, but Emperor Ming didn't care.

To be on the safe side, he promised Emperor Ming that he would never overturn the Yuchi family murder case, but requested that the Yuchi sisters be compensated accordingly, that Gu Yuchu should always remain his wife, and that Gu Yuxin be his side concubine, and that she marry Gun Nanxi into the palace at the same time. Otherwise, Nanchang The royal palace's proposed marriage was terminated.

What's more coincidental is that almost at the same time, Princess Chaoyang also took the initiative to ask Emperor Ming to make Gu Nanxi the concubine of King Qin.

For so many years, Gun Nanxi tried every means to please Qi Zhi, but Qi Zhi remained cold and cold, which made her more determined to marry into Prince Qin's palace. After the night banquet, she thought that Gu Yuchu would never come again, so she begged her mother to ask Emperor Ming to propose marriage for her. , in this regard, even at the risk of his life.

But even so, Princess Chaoyang, who had always been calm and focused on the overall situation, still refused her daughter's coercion. But at this time, Emperor Ming took the initiative to tell her that he would give her the title of Princess Qin's wife in Gunanxi. This made Princess Chaoyang unexpected and terrified. .

During the night banquet, his daughter's stupidity and impulsiveness had made Princess Chaoyang sleepless and uneasy. After the night banquet was over, Emperor Ming also expressed his intention to make Gu Nanxi the Queen of Qin's concubine, which made her even more frightened and uneasy.

The Sacred Heart is unpredictable. She doesn't know whether such grace is a different kind of temptation from Emperor Ming. But the only thing that can be confirmed is that if the Nanchang Palace thinks too highly of itself and refuses to marry the Qin Palace, or it can obey the Holy Will and not refuse. , the disloyal suspicion on the Dragon Throne will be their inevitable doom in the near future.

In order to avoid making the same mistakes as the Northern Qi King, Princess Chaoyang first persuaded her husband to surrender [-] troops to show her loyalty to her lord.Then, in the face of grace, she ostensibly refused to marry the King of Qin. Finally, at the insistence of Emperor Ming, she obtained the position of concubine for her daughter.

Princess Chaoyang had no interest in Gun Nanxi. If her daughter married, no matter whether she was a wife or not, she would inevitably be wronged. However, she did not dare to disobey Emperor Ming. At the same time, the night banquet also allowed Princess Chaoyang to see clearly the hidden secrets of King Qin. The strength and calm sophistication made it clear that Emperor Ming's true intention towards King Qin seemed to be alienated and threatening, but in fact he valued and trusted him.

Therefore, the current Nanchang Palace’s retreat is of great significance.

On the one hand, obeying the holy will shows that the Nanchang Palace is loyal to Emperor Ming and has no other ambitions.

Second, retreat to the side chamber to leave room to fulfill the King of Qin's obsession and win a true union between the Qin King's Palace and the Nanchang Palace. The variables of the future reduction of power in the southwest will be firmly in his hands.

Thirdly, they are trapped in conflicts. The princess has a noble status but is relegated to the side chamber. This is the biggest hidden danger behind the good relationship between the Qin and Jin Dynasties between the Nanchang Palace and the Qin Palace. In the eyes of Emperor Ming, it is not easy for the two parties to become a rope. , in this way, the Sacred Heart will be more stable.

It was precisely because of Princess Chaoyang's careful consideration that Qi frame's dilemma was solved by accident.

Emperor Ming thought about this again and again. Although on the surface he was unhappy with King Qin and felt guilty towards Princess Chaoyang, he was actually very satisfied with the result.

In the end, he no longer hesitated and directly obeyed Princess Chaoyang's request and issued the imperial edict.

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Three days after the Dragon Boat Festival, it is an auspicious day for getting married.

The palace of the Prince of Qin was decorated with red silk hangings, bright wedding candles, continuous silk and bamboo, and the door was crowded with guests.Everyone in the capital knew that the King of Qin was overjoyed. Two beautiful concubines were getting married at the same time. This was a double happiness that was extremely enviable in the world.

Gu Yuchu knew that no matter how nonchalant she pretended, others would find her pathetic and ridiculous, and they would even talk about her situation and attitude.

Simply, it is better to stay away.

In order to avoid attracting people's attention, she left all the preparations for the happy events in the house to Xu Zhang, while she herself hid at the gate of Linyue Pavilion and did not go out until Gu Yuxin's wedding night before she went to Xishan Farewell. hospital.

This house was temporarily gifted to Gu Yuchu by Qi Jie so that Gu Yu Xin could get married here. As her sister, Gu Yu Chu also sent the best-dressed Xi Niang and Fu Po in Qidu for her wedding.Although this courtyard is not big, it is very fresh and elegant. The front hall and courtyard of the courtyard are now filled with dowry. Although it is not as rich as the Nanchang Palace, it is not inferior in value.

All of this is the meaning of opening the frame, and it is fully prepared by Butler Xu. Gu Yuchu just gained a false reputation, and she is full of gratitude to him for this.

On the wedding day, there were two happy events at the same time. King Qin did not marry either of them, but just waited for the bride-seeing procession at the palace.

Gu Nanxi got married from the Nanchang Prince's Mansion, and Gu Yuxin got married from the Nanshan Courtyard. The two bride-grooming processions, one in the north and one in the west, ran through half of Qidu City, which was very beautiful.

Maybe the red color was too dazzling, and Gu Yuchu really couldn't ignore it, so on the day when the palace was full of joy, she chose to escape. After sending all the maids in Linyue Pavilion to the front yard to help with the wedding banquet, she A man hid in the house and drank.

After seeing off the bride, when she returned home, she also saw Qi Jian from a distance on the Neihu Corridor. She saw him dressed in wedding clothes, handsome and elegant, standing tall and straight. Gu Yuchu, who felt guilty, avoided the groom dejectedly. Staring at her, she felt an overwhelming sadness in her heart, but even so, she did not dare to feel aggrieved. After all, she had worked hard for this result herself and could not blame others.

There was no candle in the dim room. Gu Yuchu put down all pretense and kept laughing at her own cowardice. She laughed and cried, praying that the strong wine could erase her reluctance and sadness. Why not drink it? Knowing that it was so difficult to get drunk, she had no choice but to be sober and in pain.

The moonlight shone into her palm, and she smiled bitterly in a daze.She tried her best to protect her sister's happiness, and she should have lived up to her father's trust. But even so, she still felt that she was not a competent eldest sister. On her wedding day, she couldn't afford to send a sincere blessing. It was really hypocritical.

After drinking another jar of wine, the pungent taste in her throat made Gu Yuchu's heart tremble. She couldn't help but think of her missing brother, whose life and death were unknown, and the Yuchi clan's unjust injustice.

It has been a month since the night banquet incident, and Concubine Xian has been executed. In addition to the previous silences of Yuan Xin and Ruan Qing, all parties involved in the old Northern Qi case have been arrested, but why is there no sign of overturning the case?

The more she thought about it, the more suspicious she became. She felt that Qi Jian must be holding evidence that could overturn the old case, so she used wine and courage to sneak into King Qin's study while everyone in the palace was busy.

There were no dazzling red words "happy" in the study room as usual, and Gu Yuchu felt a little comforted.

She groped carefully, checking every possible mechanism in detail to see if there was a possible darkroom in this room. However, she worked in vain for a long time but found nothing. She only found a purple jade long-necked kettle. A crescent-shaped pebble was found.

Gu Yuchu leaned in front of the desk and felt unusually lost, and then started to drink sadly.

She held this small stone and recalled various things from her childhood. Her younger brother Yuchi Jingheng liked to pick up pebbles since he was a child, and she liked the shape of the crescent moon, so Jingheng would always give up when she found a crescent-shaped stone. He rushed over to give it to her, and vowed to find all the crescent-shaped stones in the world to give to her.

Unfortunate people are always given a lot of time as compensation, but every day is like a late awakening and loneliness, which forcefully drags a moment of misfortune into a lifetime.

Gu Yuchu rubbed the small crescent moon carefully, with tiny cloud patterns engraved on it.

She recalled her meeting with Lanye at Tonglu Medical Clinic last year and mentioned the news that Jingheng might be in Beiling Yunjing, and she gradually felt a glimmer of hope in her heart.

But countless questions were still colliding in her mind, and her intuition once again reminded her that the rebellion in Northern Qi and the destruction of Yuchi's family were not as simple as imagined.

The sky was getting dark, and the sound of silk and bamboo in the front hall gradually stopped. It was probably time for the bridal chamber, and a wry smile flashed across Gu Yuchu's face.

She sneaked out of the study with a wine flask and wandered around the palace alone. She then staggered to the small pavilion in the middle of the lake, and with a leap, she sat lightly on the top of the pavilion.

Looking up, he saw the full moon hanging high, accompanied by floating clouds, and looking down, he saw the red lights and candles, and the continuous underwater scene. Gu Yuchu touched his haggard cheek and lamented that he had really failed to live up to such a beautiful scenery on such a good time.

At this time, two sisters-in-law carrying red lanterns to guide the way went to the front yard and rushed to invite the groom to pick up the bride's red hijab in their own yard and drink the harmonious Henuo wine together.

Gu Yuchu originally wanted to put some obstacles in the way of Gunanxi, so that Qi Jian could take care of Gu Yuxin's side first.

But then I thought about it, now that things have come to this, the most sad thing is that she, Gu Yuchu, is alone. She really doesn't have to prove herself as a good sister over and over again, so let's just leave it to fate.

(End of this chapter)