After the marriage, the sick and weak husband fell off the horse

Chapter 32 Meeting an old friend at the Jinchi Banquet

Listening to Liyang's ridicule, Xie Chunchao gritted her teeth and endured it. Today was New Year's Eve, and she couldn't argue with someone like her who she barely saw a few times in a year.

If we talk about her feud with Liyang, it would be too long.

In fact, when they were young, Liyang and Xie Chunchao had been good sisters for a while, but it's funny to say that their relationship was ruined by a bowl of soup.

Perhaps, it's more than just a bowl of rice.

Since the relationship between them was at loggerheads, Liyang always had to make some sarcastic remarks when he met her. When she was young, she would not be outdone. But as she grew older, she was worried about her reputation and etiquette. Liyang always refuses to respond to those who hold a gun and a stick. Occasionally, he will respond with a few words if he says something excessive.

However, since she was 14 years old, she could hardly see her on weekdays except for necessary palace banquets.

So although this person was annoying, it didn't have any impact on her.

Lin Jingrong bowed slightly and said, "I have met Princess Liyang."

Liyang hummed as a reply. She stared at Xie Chunchao and was about to say a few more words of ridicule when she heard Lin Jingrong say unhurriedly,

"I heard that the Qing'er clan from the Eastern Chihuo Plain will also come to the mausoleum to celebrate the New Year with the Holy One this New Year."

Liyang looked confused. What was this man talking to himself?Is it possible that not only is he in bad health, but his mind is also broken?

Xie Chunchao also didn't understand what Lin Jingrong suddenly said.

"So what?" Liyang mocked, "What do national affairs have to do with you, a sick man?"

Lin Jingrong smiled lightly and thanked me, "Thank you very much, princess, for caring about me. I didn't expect that the princess would be able to care about my physical condition at this time. The princess is really graceful and generous."

Liyang said sternly, "How dare you! How dare you mock this princess?!"

Lin was surprised and said, "I have no intention of offending the princess."

Liyang's eyes were filled with uncertainty. Although she had a violent temper, she was not an idiot. Listening to Lin Jingrong's words, could the Qinggeer family have anything to do with her after entering Shanngling?
"Then what do you mean? What does it have to do with this princess whether the Qing'er clan comes to Shangling or not?"

Hearing this, Xie Chunchao suddenly realized, and she suddenly remembered an inconspicuous thing.

In the dream, Liyang seemed to be sent by the emperor to Qinger for marriage.

But no one in the court or military knew about this before the Qingger clan spoke out, because they had no intention of proposing when they came. How did Lin Jingrong know about it in advance?
Could it be that he had had such a strange dream like himself?
Lin Jingrong said, "I heard that the old khan of Qing'er died in early winter, and now there is still a shortcoming for the new khan to succeed."

Liyang's heart sank. For some reason, she felt an unknown pressure coming towards her, overwhelming her.

Her heart was in chaos, but she was still trying to be brave, "It's ridiculous. Qinger's Khan lacks a wife. If Qinger's noble daughter comes to marry him, what does it have to do with this princess?"

"How bold are you to talk nonsense here and discuss government affairs?"

Lin Jingrong looked at Xie Chunchao with an innocent face and said, "I didn't say anything. Many people know about Qing Geer. I just told the princess an anecdote. Why did the princess get so angry? ?”

Xie Chunchao smiled secretly in her heart. Lin Jingrong's mouth really didn't disappoint her. It hit Liyang's heart as soon as she opened her mouth.

Where is Qinger?
It is an extremely cold land, an uncivilized barbarian land. I heard that they don't even have a house, they just live in a tent in the open air.

Not to mention the princess with golden branches and jade leaves, even a girl from an ordinary family in Dachu would not be able to endure that kind of suffering.

It was obvious to the naked eye that Liyang had no intention of arguing with them. After glaring at them both, he hurriedly left with a pale face.

When Liyang passed Xie Chunchao, he paused and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Xie Chunchao, do you think your father really loves you?"

"If he really loves you, why would he marry you to a sick and dying concubine with no future?"

Xie Chunchao was stunned. She turned her head to look at Liyang, but only saw her hurried away figure.

To be honest, of course Uncle Huang dotes on her...

The reason why she was given marriage to Lin Jingrong was because she first told Lin Jingrong that she wanted to marry him, which caused the emperor's uncle to misunderstand.

Xie Chunchao kept persuading herself in her heart, but there still seemed to be a hole in her heart. Cold wind blew in from the hole, but she was powerless.

She forced down the strangeness in her heart and hid the strange emotions, her face still looking as if nothing had happened.

After Li Yang left, the group of noble ladies naturally did not dare to conflict with Xie Chunchao, and they all lowered their heads and let Xie Chunchao pass first.

After staying away from the crowd, Xie Chunchao took the initiative to ask Lin Jingrong in a low voice, "How did you know that Qing Geer asked for marriage?"

Xie Chunchao thought about various possibilities, some calculation, something he overheard, or something vaguely covered up.

Unexpectedly, Lin Jingrong looked confused, "Huh? I don't know."

"Qing Geer really wants to marry the princess?"

Xie Chunchao:?

"You don't know? What did you just say to Liyang?"

Lin Jingrong smiled, "I just said it casually."

"I only know that Qinger's people came to the tomb."

"As for asking to marry the princess, I said it casually and deliberately scared her, so that she would not always stare at you and cause trouble for you."

Random talk?Is this possible?

He is not afraid at all that Liyang will cause trouble for him.

Lin Jingrong met Xie Chunchao's surprised eyes and resisted twitching the corners of her lips. The ends of her eyes were raised slightly, and her obsidian eyes showed a hint of a successful prank. "Besides, I didn't say that Qing Geer requested it." She thinks too much about marrying Princess Da Chu, but she can’t blame me.”

Xie Chunchao silently looked away. Today it was Lin Jingrong with a black heart.

Lin Jingrong is a very strange person.

Whenever she feels pity for him and feels that he is pure and good, he will always do a few thoughtful things that will shock your perception and tell you.

He is not just as kind and sick as he appears on the surface. From time to time, a cunning light will flash in his eyebrows that have been eroded by illness all year round, like a cute and cunning fox. His sharp claws.

Xie Chunchao said slowly, "Then you have to be careful. Liyang is not a tolerant person. She is very stingy."

Lin Jingrong didn't care at all, but smiled and asked, "If Liyang comes to trouble me, Chun Chao will definitely protect me."

Xie Chunchao smiled deliberately and said, "What can I do? She is a princess, and I am just the princess. I won't be able to help you at that time."

"You, just wish yourself well."

"That's it." Lin Jingrong trailed off, her words a bit aggrieved, "Then I can only die to apologize, so as not to implicate the princess."

"It's just that after I die, Princess Lao will give me more paper money every Qingming Festival for the sake of you and me as husband and wife."

Xie Chunchao couldn't help but laugh, "Why did it get to this point? Are you not cursing yourself?"

While the two were making jokes, they arrived at the golden pond.

The entrance of the temple is supported by nine pillars, and huge golden dragons are carved on the pillars. The dragons have different shapes, either looking up to the sky and blowing mist, or stepping on beads and glaring at them angrily.

The hall is paved with white jade, and there are six rows of tables and chairs on each side for people attending the banquet to sit. The deepest place in the center of the hall is a jade staircase inlaid with gold. There are dragon chairs and tables on the jade steps. There were two more tables on his left and right sides for the Queen Mother and the Queen to sit.

Many people have already taken their seats in the hall, leaving only a few empty seats.

Xie Chunchao looked around and did not see Liyang. She must have been disturbed by Lin Jingrong's words and went to the Queen for confirmation.

"Chaochao." As soon as Princess Liao saw Xie Chunchao, she held her hand and refused to let go. "Why are you here so slowly?"

After she finished speaking, she lowered her voice and asked, "By the way, how did you handle the family separation?"

"Be prepared to mention this again after the year."

Although Xie Chunchao was married, she was still the princess, so her position happened to be next to that of the King of Liao and his wife.Lin Jingrong sat at the same table with her. She felt a little emotional for a moment. She used to sit at the same table as Princess Liao when going to the palace for banquets, but now there was another person sitting next to her.

Although she always tried her best to deny her bond with Lin Jingrong, in the eyes of outsiders, she and Lin Jingrong were one entity.

Xie Chunchao's emotion went away as quickly as it came, and she quickly looked at the other people in the hall.

Most of the people in the inner hall were relatives of the emperor, and there were only a few important ministers in the court. Most of the ministers were sitting in the outer hall.

She has reminded her brother about her brother, but he is far away on the border, and she is beyond her reach. Moreover, she has no control over the march and war.

But she didn't forget that her father was framed.

In the dream, she only remembered that several ministers jointly submitted a letter to report her father's crime, because her brother and mother had already passed away at that time, and she was also depressed all day long because of the Ning Heng incident.

She went to see her former friends, but no one saw her. Until her father died in prison, she didn't know who killed her father.

But she knew that the person who framed her father must be a high-ranking minister, otherwise it would be impossible to bring down her father.

Xie Chunchao's eyes swept over the people present one by one, especially the important ministers.

Her eyes suddenly stopped and fell on one of them.

He was wearing a dark brown brocade robe, with an auspicious cloud and thunder pattern embroidered with silver thread on the cuffs.

Xie Chunchao's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. She remembered this pattern and color!
When her father died, he was holding such a dark brown brocade cloth embroidered with auspicious clouds and thunder patterns in his hand.

The piece of cloth is so small that even if it is fully unfolded, it is only about the size of a thumb.

She didn't know if it was a coincidence or if he really had something to do with her father's death.

Lin Jingrong was keenly aware that Xie Chunchao was in something wrong. He followed Xie Chunchao's gaze and saw a middle-aged man with an elegant posture.

Lin Jingrong knew him - Bai Qiusheng.

Despite his young age, he had a broad mind and was highly valued by the Emperor of Chu. The several reforms he proposed also greatly improved the national power of Chu.

If Chu State Wu had the Liao family army, then he was the one who supported the people's livelihood and economy.

Not only did he have a way of governing the country, but he was also good at writing poems and governing classics.

I heard that Xie Chunchao's ex-fiancé Ning Heng was Bai Qiusheng's disciple.

Before Lin Jingrong came to Shanling, he was very interested in Ning Heng.

No matter how you say it, he is the leader of his generation. In this world of great competition, he and Ning Heng will face each other sooner or later.

But after seeing Ning Heng, he felt nothing more than that.

If we talk about it, he is not as good as Xie Chunchao's brother.

But, why did Xie Chunchao keep looking at Bai Qiusheng?
According to the news he got, the relationship between Bai Qiusheng and the King of Liao was not very good, and they were very different.

"Chun Chao, why do you keep looking at him?" Lin Jingrong asked in a low voice.

Xie Chunchao shook his head and said, "Nothing."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw another person she least wanted to see - Ning Heng.

Next to him was a delicate and graceful woman, Bai Zhi, whom he had not seen for many days.

Now, her waist-length hair is also tied into a woman's style.

She followed Ning Heng's steps closely, and their hanging hands were still quietly entangled with each other.

Xie Chunchao raised his eyebrows slightly. It seemed that Ning Heng and Bai Zhi got along well.

They really loved each other. She thought that after Bai Zhi violated his taboo, Ning Heng would not like her so much.

Xie Chunchao thought of this and a sarcastic smile appeared on his lips.

What kind of taboo is it? I'm afraid it's just a taboo for her alone.

Ning Heng seemed to feel something and looked sideways. When he saw Xie Chunchao, his eyes suddenly lit up. He suddenly let go of Bai Zhi's hand, and then walked towards her quickly.

When Xie Chunchao saw this, he quickly looked away with an indifferent expression.

Ning Heng's raised foot stopped. Bai Zhi's peripheral vision glanced at Xie Chunchao, and a dark light flashed in her eyes. However, she did not take it seriously, but took Ning Heng's hand and whispered, "Brother A Heng, Our seats are over there.”

Ning Heng glanced in the direction of Xie Chunchao again. After he noticed Lin Jingrong beside Xie Chunchao, his eyes felt a little lonely again, and he turned around and followed Bai Zhi away.

Lin Jingrong naturally noticed Ning Heng and Bai Zhi. He took a sip of tea and said softly, "Weird."

Xie Chunchao cast an inquiring look, and Lin Jingrong said, "Tonight is the royal annual banquet. For such a grand occasion, Ning Heng actually brought a concubine to the table."

"Isn't it strange?"

Xie Chunchao chuckled, his tone seemed to be mocking, "What's so strange about this? It shows that Ning Heng loved her terribly."

Lin Jingrong just shook his head, "In my opinion, Ning Heng is not an infatuated person."

As he spoke, he looked far away at Ning Heng, who was already seated opposite him. Ning Heng was a very utilitarian person. How could he do such a stupid thing in such an occasion?

Thinking that there was something else he didn't know about.

After a while, all the seats above the golden pool were filled, and a high-pitched and high-pitched voice came,

"The Emperor is here."

"The Queen is here."

Everyone at the banquet quickly knelt down and shouted,
"Long live the emperor, long live, long live."

"The Queen is a thousand years old."

Xie Chunchao lowered his head, and the congratulatory sounds were mixed in the crowd, and the sound in his ears was deafening.

The emperor's laughter came from above, "Haha, all the ministers, please get up."

After everyone heard this, they stood up rustlingly.

Xie Chunchao took the opportunity to look up at Uncle Huang on the high platform. This was the first time since her dream that she had seen Uncle Huang, who had been kind to her since she was a child.

She always thought that Uncle Huang was the person who doted on her the most.
Even Uncle Huang's princess can't compare to her, but Liyang's words still ring in her ears. Does Uncle Huang really dote on her?
Before she had time to think about it, the emperor had already looked over.

"Where is Chao Chao?"

Xie Chunchao hurriedly stepped out of the crowd and said, "Your Majesty, your servant is here."

The emperor laughed twice, "I haven't seen Chao Chao for a long time. Chao Chao is already estranged from Uncle Huang."

Xie Chunchao stiffened. In the past, she seemed to always call her uncle the emperor affectionately, but then she behaved naturally like an elder who loved her dearly.

But now...she doesn't know what to do...

The queen relieved her at the right moment and said, "Chaochao, come forward and let me have a look."

Hearing this, Xie Chunchao hurriedly lifted up her skirt and walked up in Lianbu. When she passed Liyang's seat, she could clearly see the jealousy and unwillingness in Liyang's eyes.

In fact, she always knew that the reason why she and Liyang broke up was definitely not because of the original bowl of soup.

(End of this chapter)