Gardenia was standing under the maple tree, wondering whether King Yao had returned to the Lost Forest safely. Now that I think about it carefully, what he said when he left that day is very interesting, as if there is something in the words.
, but what prevented him from saying it clearly?
Lost in thought, Ling Jiyun didn't even notice when he came in. Looking at the beautiful figure standing under the maple tree, he felt deeply moved, at least now she stayed with him.
Habitually, she hugged her waist and asked softly: "These days, you seem to be more and more in a daze?"
Gardenia still smiled and said: "It's you, shouldn't you be in the imperial study room right now?"
"I came back to tell you what you asked me to do." He let go of his hand on her waist and straightened her body.
Gardenia said: "Is this something between Leyin and General Feng?"
He placed a kiss on her forehead and said, "Gardenia is so smart."
"Looking at your appearance, this must be good news."
Ling Jiyun nodded and said, "Since the two of us are in love, then it will come true. I have decreed that they should choose a date to get married."
"Then Gardenia would like to thank the Emperor for Leyin." She said and bowed.
"What are you doing?" Ling Jiyun raised her eyebrows and said in a reproachful tone, "You are not allowed to salute me in the future."
Gardenia smiled gracefully, turned sideways and said, "I asked, Leyin has no relatives, I would like to prepare a dowry for her, is that okay?"
"It's up to you. What do you want to prepare for her as a dowry?" In the past, every woman who married into the city lord's palace had a dowry, except for Gardenia. In retrospect, he once said that he would give Gardenia the most grand wedding.
He refused without hesitation. The woman in front of him has been with him for half his life without any name or status. How can he not fall in love with her to the bone?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty——."
"Ah, Gardenia, what did you say?" Ling Jiyun was in a state of confusion and failed to hear what Gardenia just said.
Gardenia said: "I want to go to the palace to buy a dowry for Leyin."
"Why do you want to leave the palace? Is there anything in the palace?" Ling Jiyun asked calmly, thinking of the activities in the imperial city in the past two days.
Gardenia looked at him helplessly and said: "You men are always so careless. Although the items in the palace are expensive, they have to be satisfying. How about buying and selecting them yourself?"
"Are you saying I'm careless?" Ling Jiyun said, pretending to be displeased.
Gardenia smiled: "Your Majesty, please don't change the subject. I will leave the palace with Leyin tomorrow. She is getting married and it is always inconvenient to live in the palace. Let her go back to Prince Xiang's Mansion and marry into the Feng family from there.
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Ling Jiyun sighed and said, "Zhi'er, you arranged it like this and carefully arranged the dowry for her. It's a huge favor to Leyin. I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it."
"No, this can be considered as a reward for taking care of me and the child."
It seems that Gardenia has made up her mind, and he doesn't know what to say, so he can only agree. "Okay then, I will ask the Imperial Guard tomorrow..."
Before the voice fell, Gardenia gently covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, we are only going to buy a dowry, and we are not going to the battlefield to kill the enemy. What are we going to do with the imperial army? If you are worried, let General Wang accompany us.
That’s it.”
Ling Jiyun smiled bitterly and said, "There's really nothing I can do about you, but you have to promise me to leave as soon as possible."
A few maple leaves fell down and quietly landed on Gardenia's head. Ling Jiyun reached out to take them off and held her affectionately in his arms.
The streets of Aoran Imperial City are densely packed with pedestrians at all times. If you travel alone, you will feel like you are wandering in a sea of people.
The sun sets its rays and warms every inch of the land without hesitation. The pedestrians going north and south, the shops, and the sound of vendors selling goods all show the excitement and prosperity of this imperial city.
In the crowd, two women, one white and one blue, looked left and right from time to time, followed by a strong man with a knife in his hand, and his sharp eyes were always alert.
"General Wang, do you know that there is a shop specializing in wedding events nearby?" Gardenia looked back and asked with a smile.
He patrols the city several times every day. What sells on that street? He knows where the alley is. "There is a big wedding shop on Baihu Street."
"Then let's go to Baihu Street and have a look. You can lead the way." Gardenia still smiled like the warm spring breeze.
Wang Yang was a little confused, then he reacted and said, "Yes, let's go this way."
Wang Yang led the way, and Le Yin from behind said a little embarrassedly: "Master, let's forget it. You asked me to get married out of Prince Xiang's Mansion. This is already very glorious. Now I ask you to buy a dowry for me. Le Yin can't bear it.
rise."
Thinking of Ling Jiyun's words, Gardenia smiled and said: "It's nothing, just thank you for taking care of me and the child."
"Slave, I'm still..."
"Okay, Leyin, you are about to get married, and you still talk so much." Gardenia smiled softly.
"Master, you are entertaining your slave again." Leyin said reluctantly, turning his head and blushing.
After walking for a while, Wang Yang pointed to a shop with a large front and said, "Master, this is the shop for happy things."
Gardenia raised her eyes and looked at Bian's forehead, and wrote: Good luck and good fortune. This name is really auspicious. The three of them walked in. The business inside was really good. It can be seen that the people who came here were all dignitaries, man.
They greeted warmly.
"Hey, welcome you three, what do you want to buy? As long as it's a wedding, we have everything in our shop." A middle-aged lady came up to her and introduced her with a smile.
Wang Yang looked too close and raised the knife warily. The old lady took two steps back timidly, but the smile on her face remained. "Don't scare me, sir. If you scare me,
Who will do the work for you?"
As expected of being able to support such a facade, this old lady is really all-around exquisite. Gardenia smiled lightly and said: "Madam boss, may I ask if there are any items that can be used as dowry, such as jewelry, hairpins, jade bracelets, etc."
The landlady looked at Zhi Niang and Le Yin and said, "I wonder which one is getting married?"
"What does this have to do with you? All you have to do is say yes or no." Wang Yang raised the knife again and said that the emperor had told him to protect Miss Gardenia's safety, and he did not dare to relax for a moment.
Gardenia gently pressed his knife-holding hand and said, "Brother Wang, go out and wait for us Leyin. We will come out soon."
"No, the master has ordered his subordinates to protect your safety." Wang Yang said with a cupped hand.
Leyin said: "Look, there are all female guests here. Could it be that someone is going to kidnap us? Get out quickly, otherwise Miss Gardenia will be angry." As she spoke, she pushed him out of the door.
She wasn't angry, but she was afraid of scaring the landlady. Gardenia looked at Wang Yang who was walking out and said, "We'll be out soon."
The landlady continued: "You two girls, please come this way."
The proprietress led Zhi Niang and Le Yin into the inner room and said, "You can tell from the first glance that you two are distinguished guests. Ordinary things must be hard to see. I will ask my old man to take out the treasure from the bottom of the box, and you two will take a moment."
Later."
There were only two female customers inside who were carefully selecting the gold, silver and jade items on the counter. Leyin walked over and picked up a silver hairpin and said, "Master, do you think this looks good?"
Gardenia smiled and said, "It's very beautiful. If you like it, buy it."
Yueyin immediately put it back in place and said, "I don't dare."
"Here it comes, here it comes." The landlady came in with a loud voice, holding a very delicate box in her hand.
Leyin happily returned to Gardenia and said, "Madam boss, what is this?"
The landlady smiled and pointed the opening of the box towards Gardenia and Leyin, and said, "Look -"
She opened the box, and there was nothing inside that could be used as a dowry. Only a burst of green smoke came out. After Leyin sniffed it, she fell down.
Gardenia was startled, supported Leyin, and shouted: "Leyin, Leyin."
"Madam boss, what are you doing?" Gardenia asked with her eyebrows raised.
"Lady boss? Who said I am the boss lady here?" she said with a contemptuous smile.
"Why didn't she faint?" The two female customers who had just chosen jewelry walked up to the landlady and looked at Gardenia and asked in confusion.
At this time, a familiar female voice came from the door: "She is immune to all poisons. Ordinary smoke is like air to her."
Gardenia looked at the person who appeared at the door in shock: "Lian - Concubine -."
"Yes, it's me, there's no need to be so surprised." Lian Ruoyi said as she stepped into the doorway.
"Why are you here? You are not..."
"You're not in the palace, are you?" Following Gardenia's words, Lian Ruoyi said: "Since I learned yesterday that you were leaving the palace today, I have spent a lot of effort to come out of the palace to deal with you."
"How did you know I was here?"
"The emperor loves you so much. He will listen to everything you say. I have to thank you for stopping him from sending the Royal Guards to protect you. Otherwise, it would not be so easy to do it. In order to protect your safety, Wang Yang naturally feels that the more formal he is, the more formal he will be.
The bigger the store, the safer it is. Although I have arranged people at wedding shops on every street in the city, I still expect him to bring you here."
Holding the unconscious Leyin in her arms, Gardenia frowned and asked: "You are just a palace maid, how can you have such power?"
He took out a dagger from his sleeve, pointed it at Gardenia, and said with a fierce look in his eyes: "If you want to know, just ask the Lord of Hell." After that, he stabbed Gardenia.
The landlady and the two female guests immediately stopped her and said, "Ms. Lian Fei, you can't hurt her yet. The master has said that he wants to see Hua Zhi Niang."
Master? "What master? Did he just meet him when he said he would?" Gardenia turned her head and said coldly.
The landlady pointed at Leyin in her arms and said, "That's not up to you. Come on, the carriage is parked in the backyard."
Wang Yang lingered at the door for a long time, but he still didn't see Gardenia coming out. He was so anxious that he had to rush in. When he found that there was no one in the shop, he pulled a waiter over and asked sharply: "Where are the boss's wife and the two women just now?"
The waiter was frightened by Wang Yang's aura. He pointed to the entrance of the inner room and said: "I went to the inner room."
With one exertion, the man fell to the ground. When he walked inside, he only saw Leyin lying on the ground. He felt suffocated and thought to himself: No. He slapped Leyin's cheek desperately, and Leyin finally woke up from the pain.
He came over and said, "Leyin, where is Miss Gardenia?"