Zhao Changde saw that the king looked worried, but it didn't look like he was worried about Concubine Xiao's death. He looked like he was worried about the wedding in ten days.
"Zhao Changde, if Concubine Xiao passes away, how long will it take before the happy event can be held?" Sure enough, Helianzhi couldn't help but ask.
"If you want to return to the king, it will take a hundred days at the earliest." Zhao Changde answered truthfully.
A hundred days? That is at least more than three months. Thinking of this, He Lianzhi felt a headache. It seemed that God had destined that he and Cen Xue would not be able to get married.
He didn't know how long he had been soaking in the water, but after Zhao Changde reminded him many times, Helianzhi got up from the bath, put on clean clothes and went to Yuchun Palace.
An imperial edict was issued to exempt the court for three days, and notices were posted on the streets. Concubine Xiao died of an old illness. The wedding ten days later was cancelled, and all the decorations in the streets and alleys were removed to express condolences to Concubine Xiao.
Cen Xue was busy for several hours without rest. She sat in Yuchun Palace with a tired look on her face and watched the palace maid bathing, dressing and combing her makeup and making her look beautiful.
"Your Majesty has arrived -" Helianzhi saw her tired look as soon as he came in. He hurriedly walked up to her and scolded her: "Why don't you wait for me in the palace?"
There were too many people here, so Helianzhi didn't call himself "I" like he did in private!
"When I heard the news of Concubine Xiao's death, I couldn't calm down." She held his hand, believing that he could understand her heart.
Helianzhi just looked at her with concern and didn't say much, but the look in their eyes was enough for each other to understand each other's feelings.
After asking her to sit down, Helianzhi stepped forward to take a last look at Xiao Linger. Without the king's permission, the people from the Ministry of Rites did not dare to put Concubine Xiao into the coffin.
Looking at Ling'er lying peacefully on the bed, He Lianzhi gently held her hand. It was now about six hours since Xiao Ling'er passed away. Her body had lost its original temperature and her hands were cold.
of.
Although he has no love between men and women for Ling'er, he has always taken great care of her and treated her as his own sister. In the past, he would give good things to her first and then to Bai Bingxuan. Compared with Cen Xue, she has nothing but
Without his love, she also had the glory and wealth that Cen Xue had.
"According to the decree of Chuangu, the wedding period after ten days is cancelled. From today on, Imperial Concubine Lin will move into Lanling Palace as queen without the coronation ceremony. The wedding will take place after a hundred days. Concubine Xiao is a virtuous and virtuous person.
, I am now pursuing the title of Imperial Concubine!"
"According to the decree——"
Everyone in the room knelt down one after another. The most excited person was Xiao Boyi. He never expected that the king would still miss his little sister so much after having a queen.
"Okay, let's all get up. The imperial concubine's funeral will be held according to customs. It will be lively and lively. I know Ling'er likes liveliness." He Lianzhi helped Xiao Boyi up, which was also a kind of comfort to him.
Already.
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your love--" Xiao Boyi's voice trembled, and Shan Yuwu on the side saw him so sad for the first time.
In the afternoon, the Ministry of Rites put Ling'er's body into the coffin. Cen Xue watched her leave, feeling sad and anxious. In the evening, she fell seriously ill and felt hot all over.
Helianzhi stayed by her side tonight, holding her hand. After Keser performed acupuncture on her, he said calmly behind Helianzhi: "Your Majesty, the queen is fine, she is just tired for a while, and because of last night's
You will fall ill only if you expose your body more deeply, and you will recover after a few days of rest."
"Well, you go down." Helianzhi nodded. Now he just wanted to be alone with Cen Xue for a while.
Looking at her sleepy little face, he held her hand tighter and gently comforted her in her ear: "Sleep peacefully, I will be by your side."
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Zhuque flying pigeon passed the message. Qinglong received the carrier pigeon just when he was about to enter the capital of Dongou. After reading the content above, he sighed: "Life is impermanent and everything is unpredictable."
After releasing the carrier pigeon in his hand, Loulan was mourning, so he should be able to go back, but since he was already under the capital, he decided to deliver the things to Chun Yujun and leave immediately to rush back to Loulan.
Qinglong came to the prince's residence day and night, which really shocked Chunyu Jun. He actually didn't expect that he would visit Dongou in person.
"Your Highness, this is what my king asked Qinglong to give to you." Qinglong put down the letter and gift.
Chun Yujun opened the brocade box and found a fine jade Ruyi. What kind of medicine did this guy buy in the gourd?
"You must be tired after traveling all night. I'll take a rest in the private room arranged for you in the mansion." Chun Yujun thought of leaving Qinglong to stay in the mansion for a few days, so he lured Chunyu Ruoxian over to test him.
But Qinglong flatly refused: "Qinglong accepts His Highness the Crown Prince's kindness, but my concubine Xiao Guifei of Loulan has just passed away, and now there is a funeral in the country, so it is inconvenient for Qinglong to stay for a long time."
"What? Concubine Xiao? Is she Xiao Ling'er, Xiao Boyi's sister?" Chun Yujun was shocked. He didn't receive any news at all?
"Exactly, Qinglong also just received the letter from Fei Ge. Concubine Xiao died of an old illness two days ago." He remembered that he saw her once in the imperial garden when he left the palace. He never expected such a vivid and beautiful life.
, just left.
Chunyu Jun nodded and didn't bother him to stay.
"Qinglong, no matter what, you will stay overnight tonight. Tomorrow morning I will put a fast horse for you, prepare some dry food and travel expenses, and then we will start our journey." Chunyu Jun insisted on staying one night.
this……
"That's it!" Chun Yujun didn't give him a chance to refuse.
"Then Qinglong will thank His Highness the Prince again." After saying this, the housekeeper of the Prince's Mansion took him through the courtyard and came to the east wing.
Along the way, Qinglong casually took a look at the construction of the Prince's Mansion. It was very large and grand, and it was indeed the Prince's Mansion. Especially the rare plants in the courtyard, many of which were extremely precious species, were rarely seen by him.
The housekeeper led him to the east wing, which is where distinguished guests are received. It can be seen that Chun Yujun still admires him. When he walked into the wing, he was greeted by the smell of sandalwood, which seemed to be the same smell when he was in Chun Yujun's study just now.
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Walking inside, there is a Huali writing desk in the middle of the room. On the desk are various famous people's dharma stickers, dozens of inkstones, various brush holders, and the pens inserted in the sea are like a forest. On the other side is a large Ru kiln.
There was a flower bag and a bag full of crystal balls of white chrysanthemums. In short, this place gave him the feeling of being filled with the fragrance of books!
After putting down the sword in his hand, he really felt tired after traveling for several days. He took off his shoes and socks and went to the spacious bed. He stared at the ceiling above and fell asleep after a while.
At this time, Chunyu Ruoxian in the palace opened the book cover that Chun Yujun sent to the palace. She still didn't understand why the eldest brother sent the book cover to her.
Looking at the content inside, her heart suddenly began to panic again. Qinglong came to Dongou and is now living in the Prince's Mansion, but he will leave tomorrow morning, so she only has a chance tonight.
After burning the letter in the teacher's hand, there seemed to be two voices in her heart instructing her on what to do. One voice told her to go to the Prince's Mansion to find Qinglong now, while the other voice disapproved of her going to Qinglong.
After locking herself in the room for a long time, she sat alone in front of the bronze mirror and looked at herself in the mirror, silently asking herself again and again, should she go to the Prince's Mansion to find him?
"Ruoxian, are you in there?" Chun Yuqian rushed over immediately after receiving the notice from the maid. What happened to that silly girl to lock herself in the room and not come out.
The second brother Wang arrived just in time. Chun Yuruoxian got up and ran to open the door. He hurriedly pulled him in and whispered in his ear what was on his mind.
"So it's him who's here. Then why are you still here? Why don't you hurry up and go!" Chun Yuqian had always advocated her to find her own happiness. This time, people came to her door, but she was still here to kill her.
Locked in a room.
"I...I'm a little scared!" After being coldly rejected by her last time, Chunyu Ruoxian had scruples in her heart, fearing that she would be hurt again.
"Silly girl, what are you afraid of? This is my territory in Dongou. If he dares to hurt you, Brother Wang will let him never come back!" Chun Yuqian was telling the truth, and he even pulled out the knife that had been hidden in his waist.
The soft sword is evidence.
Brother Wang supports her so much, so why should she be coy? What are she waiting for?
"Brother Wang, you go out first, I want to dress up." Without saying a word, he pushed Chunyu Qian out, not allowing him to stay here.
Looking at the closed door, Chun Yuqian shrugged. It seems that this girl will never marry that boy Qinglong in this life!
Qinglong rested for a while, but when he woke up again, he couldn't fall back to sleep no matter what. Just then the housekeeper knocked on his door and said that His Highness the Prince had prepared wine and food for him to come over.
Qinglong's drinking capacity was not as strong as his martial arts. During the dinner, Chun Yujun kept pouring wine. Soon he felt dizzy and was sent back to the east wing.
"Brother Wang, you got him drunk, what should I do?" In fact, all this was Chunyu Jun and Chunyu Ruoxian's plan. Chunyu Ruoxian had been hiding in the dark and watching him.
Chun Yujun wanted to get him drunk, and then collect some rice to cook it, but he couldn't let his sister really be defiled by the guy. Getting him drunk was just to create an illusion.
"Just do what Brother Wang taught you, but you must remember that you can't pretend to be real, you know? If anything happens, just shout and someone will come in to rescue you." This is the last chance.
, you can't help but test out what kind of person Qinglong is, and you can also give the two of them a chance.
Chunyu Ruoxian nodded and followed Qinglong's route to his room in the east chamber.
There was no light in the wing, but the moonlight shining in was enough for her to see the man clearly. He seemed to have lost a lot of weight after not seeing him for many days. She lowered her head and looked at him carefully. This seemed to be the first time she had seen him so close.