Yijuan cloud

Chapter 16 It turned out to be him!

The clear moonlight shone slantly into the window, and the soft pine green smoke on the window screen was hazy, reflecting the shadows of the trees outside, making time seem to have stagnated.

I watched Cao Yingshan eat a piece of cake with tears in her eyes, and I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart.

She has always been a glutton, but today she had two meals of water and rice without getting her teeth wet. Now that she knows how to eat, she recognizes it.

After finishing a piece of cake, she sniffed, her eyes sparkling with water, she held her cheeks in her hands and said, "I thought that with Cao Wenqing here, I wouldn't have to marry for the Cao family. Why was it me and not Cao Wenqing?" ?Why does the emperor want to marry me to a concubine?"

Why?Why?One after another, the sound came over me so hard that I couldn't breathe.

I also asked silently, and I was extremely reluctant to accept it, but in the end I still accepted it.

Suppressing my emotions, I concentrated on thinking about Cao Wenqing.

From Yangzhou to the capital, all we see along the way are displaced refugees, robbers and bandits, and rebels causing trouble in various places. If Mr. Cao hadn't borrowed Yangzhou officers and soldiers to escort him, he would have ended up like our Lin family just after they started on the road.

The emperor was newly enthroned last year and was already very busy dealing with political affairs. How could he have the time to choose a wife for the prince?

It must be related to the court situation and the emperor's technique.

The late emperor had eight sons, but now they are all dead and imprisoned. Only the eldest prince, King Jin, the sixth prince, King Yi, and the former second prince, the current emperor, are left.

King Jin had already served as the vassal king in Huguang when the late emperor was in power. He was very dissatisfied with the new emperor and proclaimed himself king. He also preached the cruelty of the emperor and killed his brothers.

The emperor was angry and sent troops to Huguang many times in an attempt to subdue King Jin, but all failed.

And the sixth prince, who had returned to the capital after missing for a year, was said to be highly trusted by the emperor's brother.

I guess that the Emperor personally granted marriage to the Sixth Prince, not only to win over the Sixth Prince, but also to win over the people.

But why choose Cao Yingshan, a concubine, instead of Cao Wenqing?

I sighed silently, how could it be that the holy will was just a random guess?
So she comforted Cao Yingshan in a low voice: "Miss, please don't say these words again in the future. This is a marriage granted by the emperor, which is the holy will."

The wedding date is chosen on the third day of the next month.

The Cao family was busy preparing a dowry for Cao Yingshan, and Aunt You even gave her body to Cao Yingshan.

On this day, Mrs. Cao came over and brought a post with a detailed note on the dowry that Cao Yingshan was asked to bring. Seeing this, Aunt You knelt down and gave a big salute, and asked Cao Yingshan to kneel down to thank Mrs. Cao.

Mrs. Cao put her arm around Cao Yingshan and said: "Although I haven't married yet, I am already a prospective princess. Logically speaking, your mother and I must salute you. If you say thank you, it is even more unnecessary. The girl and the daughter of the prime minister's family have a day." After you get married, although our family is not a family of bells and whistles, we can't lose our face. After all, I have heard the girl call me mother for so many years, and I always want you to marry more gracefully."

The attention of the whole family made Cao Yingshan no longer in so much pain. She stroked the gold hairpins and jewelry and said, "I heard that Cao Wenqing stayed behind closed doors for many days. In the past, everyone respected her as the legitimate daughter. , I didn’t expect that one day I would overwhelm her, alas.”

I combed her hair and said with a smile, "Are you happy, Miss? Or happy?"

She sighed again: "If outsiders see it, I will naturally be happy, but how sad I am, only I know, not even my mother!" As she spoke, her eyes turned red again.

I coaxed her: "How many people spend their whole lives looking forward to being proud and proud but never get it. This is the blessing of the young lady. You just don't know it. Even Aunt You points to the blessing of the young lady."

Just a few days before the wedding, after serving Cao Yingshan for a nap, I planned to go back to my room to rest.

The little maid in the second young master's room came over and said that she had to explain matters regarding Cao Yingshan's marriage and asked me to come over.

As soon as I walked out of the yard, I saw the second young master waving his folding fan, looking at me with a smile, and said, "Now that you have become a celebrity in front of Third Sister, it will be difficult to meet you."

I sneered: "No matter how busy we are, we can't escape from this big house. I don't know who came to the capital, but it's like a fish in water. We have been invited to social events all day long, and there are no people around." Can’t see you.”

"Pah." There was a sharp pain on the head, "The little girl is so talkative!"

He raised his folding fan and tried to hit me again. I couldn't mess around with him in the courtyard, so I just avoided him and said, "Second Young Master is also about to get married. Why do you still bully us into being slaves?"

He was startled and sighed: "Okay, I won't argue with you anymore. Let's go. Let's go out. There are a few things I want to talk to you about." I shook my head repeatedly: "The third lady has to try on the dress when she wakes up. want……"

"Don't worry, I'm going out this time just to purchase your young lady's wedding. My mother asked me to handle it. You are the person in front of Third Sister, so I will go with you to give advice."

As soon as he walked out of the long street in front of Cao's Mansion, he saw a black-faced Lenghan waiting quietly on a big black horse.

Fan Li, Mr. Fan!

Isn't he working in Yangzhou?
Could it be to attend Cao Yingshan's wedding?
I opened a corner of the sedan chair and stared at him in surprise. Perhaps he noticed my gaze. He looked towards me lightly, moved the corners of his lips slightly, I don't know if it was a smile, and nodded slightly towards me as a greeting.

I forced a smile at him and closed the curtain.

Fulu Hall.

The shops on the upper and lower floors have already been cleared in advance, and there is a dazzling array of gold and silver jewelry, jade hairpins, fragrant beads, and leather garments.

The three of me, Second Young Master, and Young Master Fan were watching and choosing, and we seemed to be very harmonious.

I looked at Mr. Fan reaching out to touch the fabric and stepping up to look at the jewelry inside. I felt sad and secretly sighed, what if Cao Yingshan knew that Mr. Fan had chosen some of the dowry items?

The second young master said: "Juanyun, I'm calling you out this time. Although it's for your young lady, it's really for your business. The third sister is a daughter at home, so it's fine as long as she doesn't go out of her way in everything, but when she gets married, it's not as good as Now that you feel so comfortable in the house, have you thought about following me?"

I looked at him doubtfully, and he smiled, as if he was saying something unusual.

Mr. Fan still looked at the rare treasures as if nothing had happened.

I lowered my head to arrange a piece of silk and said calmly: "There's nothing to think about. I'm Miss Third's personal maid, so naturally I have to follow you."

The second young master shook his head slightly and said nothing more.

But Young Master Fan said: "As entrusted by your brother, I brought back this bag of things to you."

I looked up and saw a small package in his hand.

What did Xing'er bring me?
I hurriedly took it and couldn't wait to open it. Inside there was a pair of gold necklaces, two jade hairpins, and a bracelet, all of which were what I was wearing when I left the Lin family.

In order to satisfy my hunger, I pawned at a low price. Xing'er went to pawn one by one and came back. My eyes were sore. I turned my back and quickly wiped my eyes. When I turned around again, I blessed Mr. Fan and said with a smile. : "Thank you."

"It's a small effort, thank you." He said solemnly.

In the twinkling of an eye, it's an auspicious day.

The prince is getting married, and the princess he is marrying is the daughter of the prime minister, and the concubine is the concubine of the minister of etiquette. With the names of the prince and princess, the wedding has caused a sensation in the capital.

I followed Cao Yingshan's wedding sedan, only to see the mammoth welcoming procession and hear the sound of drums. After walking an unknown distance, I finally arrived at the mansion newly given by the Sixth Prince.

This place is even more noisy and lively, with a row of luxurious cars parked in front of the door. The house is brightly lit, decorated with lanterns and cigarettes, and everything is prosperous and prosperous.

The sounds of people talking, laughing, and playing, there was joy and laughter everywhere.

When they arrived at the entrance of the hall, there was a burst of drums and music, and a man wearing a wedding robe came in with a red silk ribbon in his hand.

The bright red wedding dress made her face as white as jade, her eyes as deep as black gemstones, and she walked closer with a smile on her lips.

It's him!Whether he is in a cramped alley or a crowded palace, he is unforgettable at first sight.

I was also worried about him. How could he survive in troubled times when he was seriously injured?
I never thought that not only was he alive and well, but he was also a high-ranking Sixth Prince.

I was confused during the next visit to the wedding hall and into the bridal chamber. Firstly, the wedding scene was too lively, and secondly, I was shocked by the identity of the groom.

(End of this chapter)