Xie Xiao stared at the two people in the room dumbfounded. He even thought in a daze that his face might be green at this moment.
Fortunately, he quickly came to his senses, stepped into the room before Cui Zheyu got angry, and then closed the door with his backhand, locking out the steward who followed him.
"..." The gambling house manager was speechless, "Old... boss?"
"You go down first!" Cui Zheyu's voice came from the room, and the steward breathed a sigh of relief and quickly retreated.
The room was quiet, and Xie Yan obviously had no intention of speaking first.
Xie Xiao looked at the two of them and didn't know what to say.
Cui Zheyu sat down with a cold face and said in a deep voice: "Who asked you to come in?"
Xie Xiao's face doesn't look too good either. No matter who finds out that his sweetheart refuses to see him, his face won't look good if he sees another adult man alone late at night.
"Why is he here?" Even though the other party was the regent, Xie Xiao still asked what he wanted to ask.
Xie Yan glanced at him sideways, Cui Zheyu raised her eyebrows slightly, and suddenly chuckled: "What do you think?"
"..." Xie Xiao felt that her mind was in chaos.
Xie Yan frowned slightly and said: "I will leave first." He glanced at Xie Xiao who looked ugly and reminded: "Stop playing around."
After saying that, Xie Yan jumped out of the window in front of him and disappeared into the night.
Looking at the empty window, Cui Zheyu clicked his tongue.
Well, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent is getting married. It might be bad if he finds out that he has ruined his reputation and caused the princess to misunderstand him.
Cui Zheyu is not very afraid of Xie Yan, but she doesn't really want to provoke him.
As soon as Xie Yan left, the room became quieter and quieter.
Xie Xiao looked at Cui Zheyu intently, and Cui Zheyu looked at him lazily with a slightly raised eyebrow, without any look of guilt or embarrassment.
Xie Xiao took a deep breath and gritted his teeth: "What is the relationship between you and Xie Yan?"
Cui Zheyu's eyes were a little cold, "Xie Xiao, don't you think you control too much? When did I give you the power to control who I interact with?"
Xie Xiao said hastily: "You know that's not what I meant! Xie Yan... Xie Yan's status..."
Under the light, Cui Zheyu's eyes flashed, and she smiled sweetly, "You want to say... With a status like the regent, he won't like me. What's more, he is about to marry the second girl of the Luo family. I can't afford to offend the Luo family.
?”
"You must talk to me like this?" Xie Xiao gritted his teeth.
Cui Zheyu said calmly: "You can rest assured that I have no such relationship with Xie Yan. As for other matters...Prince Ancheng, I advise you to take less care of it."
Xie Xiao originally didn't believe there was any ambiguity between Cui Zheyu and Xie Yan. His initial reaction was just the conditioned reflex of a man seeing another man in his sweetheart's room late at night.
What he is more concerned about is actually another issue, "Xie Yan has a special status. It will be very dangerous for you to get close to him!"
Cui Zheyu seemed to have heard something funny. She covered her lips and chuckled before saying: "Xie Xiao, have you forgotten how you know me? Have you also forgotten... who am I?"
As a woman, she controls the largest gambling den in Dasheng, and has opened gambling dens in almost half of Dasheng. Does Xie Xiao think that she can just sit in her boudoir and embroider two flowers?
Xie Xiao also choked, and after a long silence, he stepped forward, took Cui Zheyu into his arms, and said, "Marry me, okay?"
Cui Zheyu looked at him with some surprise, "Marry you? Do Prince Ancheng and Princess agree? Even if they agree, if I marry you and become the crown prince, what will happen to these people under me?"
Xie Xiao said: "The gambling shop... is not a serious business after all. You..."
"You want me to close the gambling house?" Cui Zheyu said clearly.
Xie Xiao said: "Stop doing these businesses, let's live a good life, okay? If you don't like Shangyong, I can accompany you to other places, let's go sightseeing..."
Cui Zheyu withdrew from his arms and chuckled: "Why bother? What's wrong with us now? You will be your heir apparent, and I will open my gambling shop. Let me know when you are going to get married.
I’ll give you a congratulatory gift so that we can have a good time together.”
Xie Xiao's expression changed slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said: "You have never thought about being with me? Do you know that I, these days..."
I have been thinking of ways these days, trying to find a way to make our father, queen, mother and concubine accept us?
Cui Zheyu sighed: "Young people... are always obsessed with the world of love..."
"I'm not a child! Don't talk to me in this tone!" Xie Xiao gritted his teeth.
Cui Zheyu turned around and looked at him, nodded and said: "Yes, you are about to reach your age. In that case, don't say these unrealistic things. Go back and don't come here again."
Xie Xiao's face turned pale and he staggered back two steps.
He came to her with great joy and wanted to tell her that he had mentioned their matter to his father. Although his father did not say anything, he did not object strongly either.
He could find a more suitable identity for her so that she could marry into Prince Ancheng's palace openly. He wanted to take her to meet his father, and he also wanted to...
However, all he got now was an understatement... Just go back and don't come back again?
Cui Zheyu looked at his pale face and felt a little unbearable. She had known Xie Xiao for three years, and Xie Xiao was indeed a teenager when they met.
Although this young man has been traveling alone for a long time and is much more mature than his peers. But in the eyes of people like Cui Zheyu, there is not much difference.
The relationship between the two changed more than a year ago. Cui Zheyu didn't know whether it was good or bad to have a relationship with a boy who was much younger than him, and they didn't care at that time.
At that time, neither of them took the relationship seriously, but as time went on, it became clear that Xie Xiao did.
Xie Xiao is the eldest son of Prince Ancheng, but she has a reason to come to Shangyong.
So, after only a few months of going around in circles, they got involved again.
Cui Zheyu didn't expect that Xie Xiao actually wanted to marry her.
"Go back." Cui Zheyu raised her hand and touched his eyebrows gently, and said softly: "Don't come here again. Haven't you understood it after more than a year? We are not from the same place."
"you……"
Cui Zheyu smiled and said: "If it is like before, I will be happy if you are willing to come see me. But... I heard that Princess An Cheng is not in good health. Go back and marry a royal concubine. Don't let your mother-in-law worry.
I will leave Shangyong after the matters in the capital are finished. Xie Xiao, I will not stay in Shangyong forever."
"So... you were willing to see me before, not because you wanted to be with me, but..." Xie Xiao was a little embarrassed to say.
But Cui Zheyu nodded generously and said: "Well, it's a romantic marriage."
There was silence in the room for a long time, and Xie Xiao finally turned around and went out with a gloomy face.
Cui Zheyu was the only one left in the room. The smile on her face gradually faded, and it took a while before a faint sigh sounded in the room.
"Why bother? Are you really going to be happy like this?" A low male voice sounded suddenly. Cui Zheyu turned around and looked at the man who suddenly appeared at the window and said angrily: "Your Zhenguo Army loves you so much in the middle of the night from top to bottom.
Climbing through other people's windows?"
The person who came was none other than Gu Jue, a general under Xie Yan's command.
Gu Jue frowned and said, "If you don't waste time here, I won't go through the window."
Cui Zheyu snorted softly, walked to the side and sat down, "The prince has just left."
Gu Jue said: "I know, the prince asked me to come up and take a look. Don't let Xie Xiao pinch you to death."
Cui Zheyu's beautiful face was distorted for a moment in the candlelight. After a while, she said angrily: "If you have something to say, don't meddle in my business!"
Gu Jue said: "The prince asked me to tell you that if you really like Prince An Cheng, it is not impossible to solve the problem."
Cui Zheyu smiled and said: "Oh? How to solve it? Use the power of His Highness the Regent to coerce King An Cheng and his wife to agree to let their son marry a widow who is nine years older than him?"
Gu Jue frowned and said, "You have to be so presumptuous about yourself, you..."
Cui Zheyu interrupted him and said calmly: "You don't need to worry, I just want to find a good-looking young man to play with. What's wrong? Don't forget, Yu Chen is not dead yet. Strictly speaking...
I am not yet a widow."
Gu Jue was silent for a long time, and the atmosphere in the room became a little solemn.
I don't know how much time passed before Gu Jue said in a deep voice: "Sister Cui, Yu Chen won't live long. When he dies, forget about the past. How sad is it that you are like this... General Cui is still alive in heaven?"
Cui Zheyu didn't want to continue this topic and said, "You always go to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason. What's the matter?"
Gu Jue also knew that she didn't want to mention this anymore, so he also changed the topic, "Many outsiders have sneaked into Shangyong in the past two days, and most of them have entered Dongcheng. You should be careful."
Cui Zheyu looked solemn and said: "Oh, it seems that a big shot has arrived in Shangyong."
Gu Jue said: "Don't act impulsively, you are no match for them."
Cui Zheyu glanced at him and said with a smile: "What are you thinking about? Do you think I'm stupid? Even if you are really carried away, you still know how many pounds you have, and you won't use your eggs to tell others.
It’s a stone’s throw. If you have time to care about me, you might as well care about your prince’s marriage. It’s not like Bai came to Yonglai just for me, right?”
Gu Jue was obviously used to the way she spoke, and said: "I will send people over to protect your safety. You don't need to pay attention to them and just pretend they don't exist."
Cui Zheyu didn't care, "Whatever."
Seeing that the wedding day was approaching, the inner city became more and more lively.
The marriage between the Prince Regent's Palace and the Luo Palace can be regarded as the most prominent combination of the two forces in the Yonghuang City today, and it is inevitable that it will attract attention.
In the past two days, whether it was the Luo family or the Regent's Palace, there was an endless stream of guests in front of the gate, while the Mu'an Palace, on the other hand, could be said to be a crowded place.
Most of the dignitaries in Shangyong actually felt a little baffled about the former Prince Mu's Mansion.
Old King Mu is the great ancestor's brother, the late emperor's uncle, and the regent's father. If this status were replaced by any other royal family member, not to say that he has the power to dominate the world, it would not be like an idle family, right?
But King Mu was able to confuse himself to such an extent that outsiders could not understand what he was doing.
Everyone knows that King Mu has not wanted to see Xie Yan since he was a child. If Xie Yan didn't look a bit like King Mu and Princess Mu, some people would doubt whether he was picked up.
Since he was his biological son, what reason did King Mu have to hate so much a son who was deeply trusted by the great ancestor and the late emperor and held great power?
Ordinary people, even if they are pretending, they have to pretend to be a loving father and a filial son, right?
Now, King Mu was directly deprived of his title by his son, and became a prince with no real power and could only take care of his old age in the palace.
King Mu's side concubine Fan sat on the edge of the bed with a sad expression and looked at the thin and old man on the bed. However, it had only been a short time, and King Mu looked as if he had aged more than ten years.
If the former King Mu still had some youthful beauty and pampered nobility because of his good care, now he looks like an ordinary old man in his sixties.
Ever since Prince Mu inherited the title, the life of Dafang has not been easy.
Concubine Fan, who used to be in charge of the entire palace's internal affairs, can now only serve soup and medicine at King Mu's bedside and do what a concubine should do. Her son's family can only squeeze into a small courtyard, because after Prince Mu's palace was downgraded,
Although there is no need to move for the time being, many places that exceed the regulations cannot be used.
They had to make room for Prince Mu'an's family, and they couldn't let the prince's legitimate son and daughter still crowd in the same courtyard.
There is no more money that you can withdraw at will in the past, and you can only receive monthly payments based on your status.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Concubine Fan has been proud for most of her life, and has never been as powerless as she is now.
Just because she was the concubine, the second wife's status changed completely and her mother and son's efforts of more than 20 years were all in vain.
However, she was helpless.
Only now did Concubine Fan truly realize that her husband, whom she thought was her backer, could not defeat his son. In those years, they were able to use Princess Mu to contain Xie Yan, but Xie Yan didn't want to argue with them.
"Why is it so quiet outside?" King Mu, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes and asked.
Concubine Fan whispered: "Many people have been laid off in the mansion. Tomorrow is the wedding of the Prince Regent and Miss Luo. The prince and princess have brought some people over to help."
King Mu's face was gloomy, and after a while he sneered and said: "How come I don't know that they have such a good relationship? Help me up!"
Concubine Fan quickly stood up and helped him up.
The relationship between Xie Jun and Xie Yan has never been a good one, it's just that the water in the river does not interfere with the water in the well.
She can understand that the princess is so enthusiastic now. After all, who wants to be in trouble with the powerful?
They have no grievances and have no grudges. After establishing a relationship with the Prince Regent's Palace, things will be easier for Prince Mu'an's Palace and his children.
Concubine Fan looked at King Mu and couldn't help but whisper: "Your Majesty, the regent is your and the princess's flesh and blood after all. How about... you invite him back and talk to him properly..."
"What did you say?!" the regent said angrily, pushing the concubine away and saying: "That evil boy! Such a treasonous thing... I only regret that I didn't strangle him to death when he was born!"
Concubine Fan curled her lips secretly: You would say that if you had strangled him to death, there would be no such thing now.
"Your Majesty, how can father and son have an overnight feud? The Prince Regent's wedding tomorrow is the most suitable time to resolve these unhappiness." Concubine Fan still advised.
She couldn't afford to offend Xie Yan, so she could only try to persuade King Mu to have a better relationship with his son.
As long as the relationship between father and son eases, can they be compared to brothers who are not born from the same mother?
Seeing that King Mu was still unhappy, Concubine Fan lowered her head and wiped her tears and said: "Even if the prince thinks about himself, now that you are like this... I and A Heng are incompetent, there is nothing you can do. Although the king and the princess do not dare to neglect the prince now.
, but the days will be long after this. Could it be that the prince just stays in the courtyard like this..."
King Mu remained calm and silent. He naturally knew that his relationship with his eldest son was not good either.
"What is the princess doing?" King Mu asked.
Concubine Fan was overjoyed and said quickly: "The concubine is chanting sutras in front of the Buddha and praying for the prince."
There was no happy look on King Mu's face, but a trace of disgust and disgust, "Trash!"
In the past, although Concubine Fan did not dare to agree openly, she could not help but say a few words in a roundabout way. Today, Concubine Fan did not mean this at all. Instead, she said softly: "Princess is also sincere, for the sake of the prince."
Where is the body?"
"Let her come here, I have something to tell her." King Mu said coldly.
In the Regent's Palace, Princess Taihua and Princess Changling and Princess Changzhao were sitting together discussing tomorrow's wedding. Xie Yan sat aside and listened to them quietly.
Tomorrow is the wedding day, and Xie Yan's usually cold and solemn face has inevitably become a bit gentler.
Princess Changling has been taking care of the Empress Dowager in the palace these days, and Princess Taihua and Princess Changzhao are in charge of the whole wedding preparation process. Seeing that the wedding is tomorrow, Princess Changling sees that the Empress Dowager is in good spirits
, then I left the palace and made a special trip to see how the preparations for my brother's wedding were going.
"My aunt and the emperor have worked hard these days." Princess Changling glanced at Xie Yan and said to Princess Taihua and Princess Changzhao with a smile.
Although the time was short, the regent's palace and the royal family were not short of manpower. The two princesses were also capable people, and the preparations for the wedding were flawless.
Princess Taihua said: "What's the hard work? We just sit and order others to do it. We are not tired."
Princess Changzhao also smiled and said: "What my aunt is saying is, Sister Huang, how is the queen mother?"
Princess Changling said: "My mother has been in good spirits these past two days. Doctor Xue checked her pulse once a day, and the imperial doctor checked her three times a day. They all said that my mother's condition was fine. Before I left the palace, my mother even had a bowl of egg custard."
"That's good." Princess Taihua and Princess Changzhao both breathed a sigh of relief. Princess Taihua smiled and said: "Sure enough, people are in high spirits during happy events. I would say, as long as you are in a good mood and can eat and drink, there is nothing wrong with that.
OK?"
Princess Changling said: "My aunt is right."
Princess Taihua smiled at Xie Yan and said, "When the newlyweds come in tomorrow, you two will go into the palace to see the Queen Mother. It will definitely be better if she looks happy."
Xie Yan bowed slightly and said respectfully: "My aunt is right."
"Prince and Princess, Princess Mu is here." The manager outside the door hurriedly came to report, with a somewhat strange look on his face.
You can't blame the manager for making such a fuss. In fact, it has been more than ten years since their prince was given this palace, and Princess Mu has not set foot in it for many years.
Hearing this, the three princesses were also stunned. Princess Changzhao looked at Xie Yan and the eldest sister hesitantly, "This...shall we go out to greet them?" After all, she is an elder and the regent's biological mother.
However, Princess Changzhao thought about it carefully and found that she could not remember what this aunt looked like.
I just remember that she was a very beautiful woman.
In Princess Changzhao's mind, when she mentioned Princess Mu, her first impression was that she was a stunning beauty, but if she thought about anything else, she would come up blank.
Princess Taihua's face darkened, and she said calmly: "What are you welcoming? It's rare for her to go out. Isn't it snowing in June and the sun is setting in the west?"
When Princess Taihua's husband passed away and her children passed away, Princess Mu never attended.
Most people in the royal family have opinions about this Princess Mu. The Yao family was also a famous family in Dongling back then, but this Princess Mu somehow doesn't understand the world.
For those who didn’t know, they thought she was under house arrest by King Mu.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Princess Taihua refused to come out to greet her, and Xie Yan obviously had no intention of doing so. Naturally, Princess Changling and Princess Changzhao had to sit down.
It was only when Princess Mu walked in that the two of them stood up and exchanged some thoughts.
"I've met my second aunt."
Princess Mu glanced at the two of them and nodded slightly.
She knew Princess Changling, but she didn't really remember who Princess Changzhao was.
Looking again at Princess Taihua sitting on the main seat, Princess Mu hesitated a little. Apparently she didn't remember who Princess Taihua was.
This is not surprising. Princess Taihua did not often go to Shangyong when she was young. After she came back, the two of them had not met each other very often. The last time they met was ten years ago.
"Zhifei." Princess Mu looked at her son sitting aside, looking a little embarrassed.
Such a stunning beauty, even though she is old, still cannot hide her beauty. Even if her look and behavior lack a bit of the grace and grace that a royal family should have, it does not make people feel stingy, it only makes people feel fragile, slender and delicate.
Even Princess Taihua, who was dissatisfied with her, couldn't help but sigh in her heart: What dissatisfaction does her cousin have with such a beauty?
She remembered that when she met Princess Mu in the early years, she was not as timid as she is now, and she still looked like a lady from a famous family.
If a person stays at home for decades, it is inevitable that there will be some changes.
Xie Yan raised his eyes and looked at her calmly, "What's the matter?"
Seeing her son's indifferent look, Princess Mu couldn't help but feel a little sad, "I have something I want to tell you in private."
Xie Yan said: "No need, I know what you want to say, go back."
"Zhi Fei!" Princess Mu's face lacked blood, and now her body trembled slightly and was even more shaky.
Princess Changling frowned slightly and said, "Zhifei, Second Aunt has something to say to you, and you just want to talk about it. The wedding is tomorrow."
Don't cause any trouble, it's bad luck!
Xie Yan was silent for a moment, then got up and walked out.
Such an attitude undoubtedly made a mother very embarrassed. Princess Mu looked at the three princesses sitting on the side with indifferent expressions, and finally turned around and followed her.
