The sudden rising sound in the house sounded particularly harsh in the dark night.
The girls on night watch outside looked at each other and hurriedly retreated.
Mrs. Chen was shaking with anger as she held the tea bowl in her hand.
"Then the master means that this is a great joy?" she asked hoarsely.
Under the lamp, Chen Shao's face looked dark and unclear.
"What do you want me to say?" he said slowly, "from where?"
The prince's marriage and the continuation of the imperial line were a great joy and something he was determined to promote.
If a daughter is going to marry a silly boy, then...
Mrs. Chen raised her hands to cover her face and cried loudly.
"There are many people in the world who want to marry the prince, but it's not like we have to do it," she cried. "What you have to do is to support the prince and stabilize His Majesty's empire. It's not like you have to take on the important matters of the prince's marriage.
, do something and don’t do something, sir, have you forgotten the way of a gentleman?"
Chen Shao sighed and reached out to pat his crying wife.
"I know," he said, "That's what I'm talking about."
"This matter is non-negotiable!" Mrs. Chen cried, "Master, don't forget what you want to do. What you want to do is different from people like Gao Lingbo. You disobeyed the Queen Mother and mocked the Crown Prince.
What about your body? If your intention to serve the country and be the king remains unchanged, then you can act upright and upright."
Chen Shao smiled.
"Yes, I know. I'm not talking about Dan Niang, I'm just talking about this matter." He said, "Once this incident comes out, it will inevitably cause a storm. You and Dan Niang, please go back and stay for a while.
."
Mrs. Chen felt relieved and once again raised her hand to wipe her tears and called "Master".
"If you are reluctant to let go, how can I, as a father, be willing to let go." Chen Shao sighed.
Mrs. Chen wiped her tears.
"This matter is all my fault." She choked and said, "I should not have neglected to let Dan Niang go to the palace."
But I never expected that the Queen Mother would do such a thing.
Chen Shao shook his head.
"Now that the Gao family is thinking about it, even if it's not this time, they have other plans." He said, pausing here, "The Eighteenth Mother must have heard the news..."
The Queen Mother conferred the marriage after meeting Chen Danniang, and Chen Danniang entered the palace to meet the Queen Mother after following Chen Shiba Niang.
"I'm afraid she feels bad too."
Mrs. Chen nodded.
"I've already gone to talk to her. I won't let the couple come over today. We'll talk about it tomorrow," she said.
Chen Shao nodded.
"It's getting late and we're all tired. Let's take a rest." Mrs. Chen said, "I'll be busy tomorrow."
The lights in the house were blown out.
The little girls stood in the distance and watched for a while before tiptoeing into the night watch room.
The people around her turned over. Mrs. Chen, who was facing inward in the dark night, kept her eyes open. It is conceivable that Chen Shao was the same.
How can I sleep at this time? There is no need to say those words of comfort.
Mrs. Chen looked at the darkness and remained motionless.
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Prince Jin'an turned over on his couch.
The outer study is his daily resting place, and it would be less than ten days without sleeping here.
The bedding is all new, and even the tent has been replaced. The wind blowing from the window, accompanied by the chirping of night insects, is very pleasant.
Prince Jin'an turned over again, put his hands under his head, and looked at the tent that was swaying slightly with the wind.
Did he piss her off?
It’s really…
He didn't know why he was so dizzy at that time that he did such a thing.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, and the face of Cheng Jiaoniang on the bed appeared in front of his eyes again.
White face, red bedding, black hair, bright eyes...
My face, which looks a bit pale in daily life, actually feels extremely smooth to the touch. What is even smoother than my face is...
Prince Jin'an suddenly sat up and reached out to fan himself, feeling his face burning hot.
They were getting married, but the timing of the marriage was wrong. It was forced. How could he really do this to her so unscrupulously?
Besides, even as a couple, they shouldn't do such frivolous behavior at this time.
There are only a few people who are familiar with her in Beijing, and the Chen family is the one she knows the most and has the most contact with. What’s more, Mrs. Chen was responsible for all the arrangements when they got married. Now that something like this happened to Dan Niang, she didn’t know how uncomfortable she felt.
, first he lost his composure and rejoiced, and then he got close to her wantonly...
Being kicked out of the bed by her is not an exaggeration, and according to her temper, breaking his own neck is not an exaggeration.
It was obviously something he was upset about, but for some reason, Prince Jin'an couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this. The more he thought about it, the more he wanted to laugh, so he simply took out his hands to cover his face and started laughing.
"Your Highness?"
Eunuch Jing asked in a low voice outside.
It’s been so long. The people inside were frying pancakes on the bed non-stop, and now they are laughing. In the middle of the night...
What answered him was not the sound of voices, but the sound of footsteps. Someone turned around the partition and came out.
He looked tall in the night.
"Your Highness?" Eunuch Jing shouted in surprise and hurriedly lit the lamp, "What's wrong?"
Before he finished speaking, someone had already passed by him, bringing with him a gust of wind.
"I'll go back."
Go back? Where?
Eunuch Jin was startled, looked at the Prince of Jin'an who had already walked out, and stamped his feet in annoyance.
What are you doing? This is!
"Come here, hold up the lantern." He shouted quickly and ran after him.
Su Xin suddenly got up from the couch, and Banqin beside her also got up suddenly.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
Before he finished speaking, footsteps came outside the door.
"Your Highness..."
The slightly surprised voice of the maid came from outside the door.
Your Highness!
Su Xin and Banqin were startled, and got down from the couch in a panic. They hurriedly pulled on their clothes and put them on randomly. They didn't bother to put on their shoes and went to open the door.
The lantern shone brightly in. Su Xin hurriedly avoided the light, but Banqin was already lighting the lantern inside.
"No need." Prince Jin'an lowered his voice and said, "Don't wake her up."
After saying that, he went to the inner room.
Su Xin and Ban Qin were stunned in the hall, looking at each other at a loss. The light in the clean room came on, and then went out after a while, and the room fell into darkness again.
Prince Jin'an's eyes adjusted to the light in the room, and he gently opened the curtains. The woman on the couch fell asleep on her side, sleeping on the outside like she had done for the past two nights, leaving room inside.
With his long legs, he should be able to step in easily...
Prince Jin'an raised his feet...
Outside the door, Banqin and Suxin had returned to the second room, looking at the bedding.
"Then are we still keeping watch here?" Banqin asked in a low voice.
Before Su Xin could say anything, they heard a muffled sound coming from the inner room, and the two of them were startled.
Although the person under her stretched out her hands to support her, Prince Jin'an still pressed half of his body on her, as if it was hot. Prince Jin'an quickly turned over and kicked the bed with his feet, making a thud.
There was a stagnation in the room.
"..I..just got better, but my body is still weak..." Prince Jin'an suddenly said sarcastically.
Cheng Jiaoniang moved out and made room for him.
After a rustling sound, Prince Jin'an lay down and let out a breath.
"I woke you up," he whispered.
"No." Cheng Jiaoniang said, "I haven't slept yet."
Not sleeping yet…
Prince Jin'an was silent for a moment.
"I," he said, "I'm afraid you'll annoy me, so I want to sleep outside."
Su Xin and Banqin were quietly walking out with their blankets in hand. When they heard this sentence, they couldn't help but stop.
The lantern in the corridor illuminated the surprised and pleasant expressions of the two of them.
Suxin shook her head, Banqin hurriedly raised her feet, and the two of them walked out and gently closed the door.
Su Xin turned to look at Banqin's grin from ear to ear, and couldn't help but smile too.
"Let's just say you worry too much." She scolded in a low voice.
Banqin just laughed.
Su Xin looked back and sighed with some relief.
"If you can talk openly about anything, you'll be fine." She whispered.
With the sound in his ears, Prince Jin'an turned his head and looked at Cheng Jiaoniang in the blurry night, who also turned her head.
"So, are you not afraid now?" the female voice asked.
The prince of Jin'an County chuckled.
"Afraid." He nodded on the pillow.
Cheng Jiaoniang turned her head.
Prince Jin'an smiled and poked her shoulder.
"Are you afraid?" came Cheng Jiaoniang's voice, which sounded a little distant and muffled because her back was to him.
Prince Jin'an laughed out loud and poked her with two fingers.
"Fang Bocong." Cheng Jiaoniang turned her head.
She must be staring, but she couldn't see clearly in the night.
Prince Jin'an let go of his hand and lay back on the pillow, looking at her.
"Hey." He responded and smiled again.
Cheng Jiaoniang turned her head again.
Prince Jin'an swayed on the pillow, moved his body, and found a comfortable position to lie down.
"It's really weird." He seemed to be saying to himself, "You kick me off, and I suddenly feel it's easy to get into bed again."
Cheng Jiaoniang next to her burst into laughter. The laughter was short and she quickly put it away.
If it wasn't late at night and quiet, I wouldn't be able to hear it.
Prince Jin'an smiled again and bumped her back with his elbow.
"You think so too," he said.
"I've always felt this way." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Prince Jin'an chuckled.
"This is my first time getting married," he said with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the body of the person next to him tense up, and his voice stopped abruptly.
"I said the wrong thing." He said immediately, his smile faded and was replaced by seriousness, "I shouldn't have made this joke."
What does it mean to get married for the first time? Does he still want to get married for the second time?
They were newly married, and the marriage was so joyless that he really shouldn't joke about it.
The room seemed to be stagnant, Cheng Jiaoniang's figure moved, and people turned around.
"No." She said, looking at Prince Jin'an, "You didn't say anything wrong, it was me who thought about the wrong thing."
Prince Jin'an looked at her, so close that he could feel her breath falling on his face.
She is always like this, considers others, never blames others, and everything will be attributed to herself.
Prince Jin'an felt his heart swell and feel a little sour.
"Cheng Fang." He said, raised his hand to stroke her arm, and quickly took it back, "I understand."
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him and smiled.
"Go to sleep," she said.
Prince Jin'an hummed and closed his eyes.
The light fragrance, the warm breath, this is the smell and place he is familiar with.
It's only been a few days since I've had an extra person around me, so why has it become a habit I can't stop?
He moved slightly on the pillow, feeling relaxed and relieved, and sleepiness came over him. But just when he was about to fall asleep, Prince Jin'an suddenly opened his eyes again.
There was silence in the room, and the people around him were lying quietly on their backs.
"Cheng Fang." Prince Jin'an called in a low voice, raised his arms and looked at her.
There was a pair of eyes shining brightly in the darkness.
"You can't sleep." Prince Jin'an said, "Just talk to me."
Cheng Jiaoniang said nothing and lowered her eyes.
"I used to be upset by myself when something happened." King Jin'an continued, "That's because there was no one to talk to."
Having said this, he smiled again.
"Although many things have passed and are not a big deal in retrospect, it was still the time at that time. It might be better if I could talk to someone about it."
After his words fell, the room returned to silence.
"But whether you want to say it or not, it's up to you." Prince Jin'an said hurriedly, "I just..."
Just what?
I am so verbose...
She is Cheng Fang, not Sixth Brother.
"I'm just afraid that you'll be bored," he said.
She was not a talkative person to begin with, but I forced her to change.
It feels bad to be forced.
Prince Jin'an was a little annoyed again.
What's wrong with me? Why is it so annoying? It doesn't matter if you make others hate you, but how can you make her hate you?
He raised his hand to rub his nose and lay down.
"I was thinking about Dan Niang, so I couldn't sleep."
Cheng Jiaoniang's voice rang in her ears.
Prince Jin'an felt a thud in his heart and quickly turned his head.
"Don't worry." He took a deep breath, his voice became calmer, and he said seriously, "Although Mr. Chen's refusal will cause some trouble, it is something that can be endured by gritting one's teeth. As long as you can endure it, things will be fine.
It’s over, but Dan Niang’s future marriage may be a bit troublesome, but compared with this, it’s still good.”
Because of this incident, Chen Danniang's future marriage will definitely be difficult, and she will have to marry far away from her parents in the capital. But in the end, it is better to marry a well-rounded husband than to marry a stupid brother...
His sixth brother has never had a good word in his life. Although it is cruel, he has to admit this fact.
Anyway, whether the woman you marry in the future is good or bad has nothing to do with Sixth Brother. He doesn't know and doesn't care.
"What about you?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked.
The prince of Jin'an County was stunned for a moment.
"Me?" he asked, looking at Cheng Jiaoniang and smiling again, "I'm not going to lie to you, although I know that it doesn't matter which woman he marries to the prince, but I still hope that he can have a good wife to keep him company.
If the Crown Princess is the daughter of the Chen family, I will be happy."
Cheng Jiaoniang stood up and her eyes seemed to be hovering on his face in the night.
"Do you think the prince really should be the prince?" she asked suddenly.
Prince Jin'an was stunned, his heart beat twice, his expression changed for a moment, and then returned to normal, but all this happened silently under the night.
"Of course." There was a smile in his voice, "The prince is your majesty's heir, your only heir, so he should be the prince."
"But, he is not suitable." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Prince Jin'an also stood up and looked at Cheng Jiaoniang.
"Cheng Fang, it's not up to anyone to decide whether it's suitable or not." He said with a hint of subtlety.
A person's bloodline and origin are not something people can choose.
"What if it's destiny?" Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him and said.
Prince Jin'an smiled slightly.
"Since it is destiny, we humans shouldn't talk about it." He said, "Just wait for destiny, let alone worry."
wait?
"But the way of heaven must be followed, and people must also act in accordance with the way of heaven." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Prince Jin'an smiled again.
"I don't understand this." He said with some calmness, "I only know what I have to do. As for the way of heaven, it is too high and far away. The way of heaven is far away and the way of humanity is short and beyond our reach."
The road to heaven is far away, and the road to humanity is so short that it is beyond our reach, but...
"We know..." Cheng Jiaoniang murmured.
Precisely because I know it, I take it as my duty to follow the way of heaven.
A hand touched her head, and Cheng Jiaoniang couldn't help but stiffen. The hand did not move away, but continued to touch her twice.
Cheng Jiaoniang's body relaxed.
Tao, if you want to get something, you have to give it up. Logically speaking, this is a very clear truth, but why, she felt a little sad.
Is it because Chen Danniang wants to marry the stupid prince?
Marrying a fool is indeed a sad thing, but how does it compare to death?
For example, a father lets his daughter get married even though he knows that marrying someone will lead to death...
The hand caressing her head became gentler, and Cheng Jiaoniang slowly lay down.
The conversation in the room stopped and fell into silence again, but what was different from before was that the atmosphere seemed to be much more relaxed. Cheng Jiaoniang slowly closed her eyes.
When I opened my eyes again, the sky was slightly bright.
The weight of the foreign object on her body made her subconsciously raise her hand, and when it touched an arm, Cheng Jiaoniang stopped. She turned her head and saw Prince Jin'an, who was almost close to her.
He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
One hand was on the top of his head, while the other hand was resting on his body.
They just kept facing each other like they were hugging each other.
Cheng Jiaoniang's actions made Prince Jin'an open his eyes. When he saw her with her eyes open, he was obviously frightened and stepped back for a moment, but then returned to normal.
"It's still early." He squinted at the outside of the tent and said lazily, "Let's sleep a little longer."
After saying this, he patted her with his hand as if subconsciously, and closed his eyes without waiting for Cheng Jiaoniang to make a move.
After hesitating for a moment, Cheng Jiaoniang reached out and gently took away his hand, but instead of getting up, she turned over and closed her eyes.
Behind her, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Prince Jin'an's mouth. He did not open his eyes, nor put his hand on her body. He just moved slightly to this side on the pillow, close to her spread.
Changfa fell asleep.
But at this time, the Chen family couple, who had not slept all night, had already gotten up. After washing up, they were about to have breakfast when someone came to report that Chen Shiba Niang was here.
"Baba Niang." Seeing Chen Ba Niang walking through the door, Mrs. Chen's red and swollen eyes couldn't help but tingle again.
Chen Shiba Niang's expression was the same as hers. It was obvious that she had not slept well yesterday. She sat down in the hall and saluted with a bit of dignity.
"Where is my uncle?" Chen Shao asked.
"He went to inquire about the news." Chen Shiba Niang said.
Yesterday's edict must have spread throughout the night, and today the capital and the court must be noisy.
"There's no need to ask, I know what you're going to say," Chen Shao said.
Chen Shiba Niang was silent for a moment.
"Baba Niang, Dan Niang and I are going back, you should go back with me too," Mrs. Chen said.
Chen Shiba Niang raised her head.
"Has father made a decision about Dan Niang?" she asked.
Before Chen Shao could speak, Mrs. Chen spoke first.
"Eighteen Mother, don't worry, this matter has passed. Don't think too much about it." She said, "The matter of entering the palace was an accident..."
Before she could finish her words, Chen Shiba Niang shook her head and interrupted her.
"Father, mother." She said, clasping her hands on her knees and raising her head to look at Chen Shao, "It is not an accident that Dan Niang entered the palace."
Chen Shao and his wife were stunned and looked at Chen Shiba Niang.
"I want to introduce her to the Queen Mother." Chen Shiba Niang took a deep breath, suddenly released her hands on her knees, and said every word.
What?
Chen Shao and his wife's expressions suddenly changed.
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Five thousand words, happy weekend~~
I finished writing this chapter at 25:00 in the morning, and I couldn't keep my eyes open. I will update it regularly first, and then correct typos when I wake up. (To be continued)
