The people were shocked and ran to the bridge one after another. They gathered around and looked around on both sides of the river.
At first they could still see Cui Cheng flowing down the river, rising and falling in the water, splashing with water, but soon Cui Cheng submerged into the water and disappeared.
Several enthusiastic people ignored the danger and jumped into the water to rescue him. However, they searched for Cui Cheng in the water for a long time and could not find any trace of Cui Cheng. In the end, they had to give up in frustration.
The next day, Cui Cheng's captors arrived, but they learned that Cui Cheng had been hit for some reason and jumped into the river. Now there is no one alive or dead body, so they had no choice but to return to Lin'an to recover.
On April 5, the second year of Hengsheng, a man in tattered clothes and dirty clothes appeared at the gate of Lin'an City. Upon closer inspection, this man turned out to be Cui Cheng who jumped into the river!
At this time, Cui Chengcheng was like a beggar, not even half as elegant and handsome as usual.
However, he didn't care at all, because he did all this deliberately, and his purpose was naturally to avoid being caught by the court's eyes and ears.
I saw him blending into the bustling crowd, successfully entering Lin'an City, and quietly returned to his mansion.
However, Cui Cheng was cautious. He did not go back to the mansion directly. Instead, he still looked like a beggar and squatted in front of the mansion to observe quietly.
From this observation, he found clues. He saw that several people outside had been looking at his mansion intentionally or unintentionally, paying attention to what was going on inside.
Cui Cheng was frightened and secretly thought that he was in danger. He didn't expect that the court was already monitoring him.
Not daring to return home, and worried that his relatives and friends would betray him, Cui Cheng had nowhere to go for a while.
At this moment, Cui Cheng thought of a person and a place, and he immediately felt confident.
With a proud smile on his face, Cui Cheng walked all the way to a rouge and gouache store. Cui Cheng did not go in, but waited quietly outside.
Cui Cheng waited for a stick of incense. At this time, he saw a sedan coming to the trading house, and a beautiful woman got out of the sedan. This woman was Wu Qiao'er, the concubine of Gou Mengyu, the Minister of Rites.
When Cui Cheng saw her coming, he quietly threw a stone at her feet. Wu Qiaoer subconsciously looked along the place where the stone was thrown. When she saw it was Cui Cheng, Wu Qiaoer couldn't help being stunned.
The two looked at each other, Cui Cheng blinked at Wu Qiaoer, and then quietly left.
Wu Qiaoer was immediately happy and in a particularly happy mood. From the corner of her eye, she looked in the direction Cui Cheng left from time to time, her face full of reluctance and expectation.
Then, Cui Cheng came to a house with a small gate and a small courtyard. He moved a long strip of stone in front of the door that was originally flat, and then placed it upright against the wall. Then he took out the key, opened the door, and went in.
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Inside, Cui Cheng boiled water, took a hot bath, and put on new clothes, as if he was a new person.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Cui Cheng quickly reached the door.
Through the crack in the door, Cui Cheng saw that the person coming was Wu Qiaoer. Cui Cheng was overjoyed and quickly opened the door and pulled Wu Qiaoer in.
The two of them hugged each other fiercely, and they screamed like a wife and a husband, like dry sticks and a raging fire, and the clouds and rain started to rise.
It turned out that these two people had committed shameful acts before. It was Cui Cheng who sent the drunken Gou Mengyu back home. When Cui Cheng saw Wu Qiaoer for the first time, he immediately had the idea of revenge on Gou Mengyu, and then he began to seduce Wu Qiaoer.
Wu Qiaoer is a pretty girl, and she and Gou Mengyu are an old married couple. Although Gou Mengyu loves her very much, how can she satisfy her given her age?
At this time, Cui Cheng came and took the initiative to flirt. Facing the young and handsome Cui Cheng, Wu Qiaoer had no power to resist, and soon the two of them hooked up.
In order to facilitate a private meeting, Cui Cheng found this courtyard, and it became a place for them to secretly have fun, and this is how today's scene happened.
At the same time, Gou Mengyu came to Funing Hall and asked to meet Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun met him in the study.
Zhao Yun held the book in his hand and asked while reading: "What's the matter with the Qing family?"
Gou Mengyu raised her hand and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Princess Xia Di has come to Lin'an. I don't know when your Majesty plans to marry her into the palace, so I should make preparations in advance."
Zhao Yun was stunned. A painting could not help but appear in his mind. In the painting, a beautiful woman walked towards him. That wonderful feeling could not help but make Zhao Yun's heart flutter.
No, I am the emperor of the Song Dynasty. The first woman to marry into the palace must be a woman from the Song Dynasty. My first woman must also be a woman from the Song Dynasty. This is related to the honor of all the subjects of the Song Dynasty.
, can’t be careless.
Zhao Yun thought for a while and said: "How old is Princess Xia Di this year?"
Gou Mengyu was stunned, wondering why the officials would ask this. Soon Gou Mengyu came to her senses and replied: "Your Majesty, Princess Xia Di is sixteen this year, so she is actually seventeen."
Zhao Yun shook his head and said: "Sixteen? She is still too young to get married. I think it is better to wait two years. When she reaches eighteen, it will not be too late to marry her and enter the palace."
Gou Mengyu's heart tightened and she quickly advised: "Your Majesty, according to the customs of the Song Dynasty, Princess Xia Di has already reached the age of marriage and is not young. Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."
Zhao Yun said with a smile: "My marriage cannot be compared with that of ordinary people. The Qing family should be aware that my concubine may have to be honored by her mother in the future. If she is too young and lacks experience, she will not be qualified."
Gou Mengyu looked at Zhao Yun and saw that he didn't seem to be joking, so she could only act as a courtier and persuade her again: "Your Majesty, you are not young now and have not yet got married. This is not good for the country.
, many ministers in the court are very anxious, and hope that your majesty will take the country and the country into consideration, get married as soon as possible, recruit concubines and concubines to enrich the harem, give birth to dragon heirs, and bring peace to the world."
Zhao Yun glanced at Gou Mengyu with a faint look, and said in his heart that this Gou Mengyu actually doesn't know my heart. Even if you don't know, you can just follow my wishes. Why bother to say it again and again? You really don't have any discernment.
Zhao Yun was quite depressed, but he couldn't let a woman from Xia land enter the palace first, so he couldn't explain this clearly.
"Why."
Zhao Yun sighed and said: "Qing family, have you ever heard of a saying that when a woman gives birth to a child, it is like walking through a ghost gate?"
Gou Mengyu nodded, "I have certainly heard that this is the glory and greatness of a mother, risking her life to give birth to her own child. Every time I think of such a dangerous situation, I feel doubly grateful to my mother."
Zhao Yun nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, mothers are indeed glorious and great, but you don't know that the reason why it is so dangerous for women to give birth to children is because a woman's body has not yet fully grown.