Chapter 2 Annihilation
Su Jingyan returned to the Xuanguo Palace from the palace. Along the way, Su Jingyan often heard the maids whispering about the return of the regent.
The Duke Xuan's mansion was full of joy.
Su Jingyan went to her mother's house.
Seeing Su Jingyan coming in, Mrs. Su's face was full of smiles and she said: "My son, you finally got through it. Mother heard that Xiao Ting defeated Xiliang and will return to Luoyang soon. When you arrive,
When you get married and become the regent, you will definitely be in the limelight."
Su Jingyan didn't have any of the shyness of a younger daughter. Instead, she said worriedly: "Now that Xiao Ting has defeated Xiliang and has a large number of troops, he may not be willing to marry his daughter."
Three years ago, the Queen Mother gave Su Jingyan a marriage to Xiao Ting for two reasons. Firstly, Xiao Ting was indeed the best among men, the best among men.
The Queen Mother has no biological children, so she loves her little niece Su Jingyan very much. She has wanted her to marry the most powerful man in the Tang Dynasty since she was a child.
Secondly, she was afraid that Xiao Ting would be rebellious. Three years ago, when the young emperor was young and Xiao Ting was unparalleled in Luoyang City, the Queen Mother had to come up with a marriage alliance to contain Xiao Ting.
It was precisely because of these two reasons that Su Jingyan agreed to marry Xiao Ting.
But Xiao Ting was forced to agree to the marriage because of Yi's decree. Now that he has conquered Xiliang and has a high prestige in the hearts of the people, how can he still be willing to marry the daughter of Duke Xuan?
Mrs. Su held Su Jingyan's hand and said: "There is no reason why he doesn't want to marry. You have waited for him for three years, and you have spent all the best moments of this woman waiting for him. How can he fail you? Besides, there is a marriage decree,
How dare he resist the decree and disrespect it?"
Mrs. Su took a look at Su Jingyan's face and said, "Besides, my girl is so beautiful. If Xiao Ting met you, how could he not want to marry you?"
Su Jingyan was a little shy after being praised by Mrs. Su: "Mom, if my daughter can stay unmarried for the rest of her life, it would be great if she could stay with you and her father."
Mrs. Su said: "Mom also hopes that you can stay with me for the rest of your life. Unfortunately, your parents are already well and they won't be able to stay with you for a few more years."
There are many boys among the five generations of the Su family, but there are only two daughters, Queen Mother Su and Su Jingyan.
When Mrs. Su was pregnant, she originally didn't want to keep her because of her age, but the imperial doctor checked her pulse and said it was a daughter, so Mrs. Su was not afraid of being laughed at and gave birth to Su Jingyan.
What Mrs. Su is most worried about now is that she is getting old but her daughter has not yet started a family.
If her daughter can marry Xiao Ting, she will have glory for the rest of her life, and she can feel at ease.
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At the end of February, spring was getting colder, and there was a spring rain last night, which made people have to dig out the winter clothes that had been stored in the box and put them on.
When the sun came out and cleared in the morning, the emperor, together with the ceremonial guards of hundreds of officials, set out from the palace in a grand manner and headed to the gate of Luoyang to greet the triumphant army.
Su Jingyan in the sedan yawned and let Yingchun, the maid beside her, put on makeup for her.
Yingchun swept Su Jingyan's eyebrows and said, "Miss, the way you dress today will definitely make the regent unable to take his eyes away."
Su Jingyan felt a little ashamed. She hadn't seen Xiao Ting for three years, and she didn't know how he looked.
Yingchun whispered: "Three years ago, the regent was as handsome as a banished immortal, and he was the dream son-in-law of a daughter of Luoyang City. In the past three years, many people have laughed at you, miss. Now that the regent is back, let's see who of them dares to laugh.
you?"
Su Jingyan heard the sound of horse hooves coming from outside. She opened the curtain and saw Xiao Ting sitting on a big brown horse.
Xiao Ting was wearing silver armor, his eyes were as sharp as ice, and he looked even more murderous than his appearance three years ago. He was a well-deserved god of death.
When the little emperor came out of the chariot, Xiao Ting turned over and dismounted, knelt down towards the little emperor and said, "I see your majesty."
Xiao Yi did not let Xiao Ting really kneel down. He supported Xiao Ting with both hands and said: "Uncle Huang has worked hard in the past three years. On his wedding day, Uncle Huang went to the battlefield to defend against the enemy. There are heroes like Uncle Huang in Datang.
It is truly a great blessing for our court.”
Xiao Ting stood up and said, "It is my duty to defend Datang."
The relationship between the two of them as uncle and nephew is quite touching.
Su Jingyan got off the sedan, walked up to Xiao Ting, saluted and said, "I have met the regent."
Xiao Ting was slightly surprised when he saw the appearance of the woman in front of him. He had never been close to women, but he couldn't help but take a few more glances at Su Jingyan's peerless appearance, "Who is she?"
Su Jingyan twisted the veil tightly. In the past three years, she had been ridiculed because Xiao Ting left on the day of her wedding. She rarely even went to banquets. And Xiao Ting didn't even know her!
Su Jing said: "I am..."
Before Su Jingyan could announce herself, she saw a beauty wearing a green skirt coming out of a green carriage in the middle of the army.
The beauty walked up to Xiao Ting and whispered softly: "Your Majesty, who are these people?"
Xiao Ting held the beauty's hand and comforted her softly: "You don't have to be afraid. These people are here to greet us. This is Your Majesty."
After comforting the beauty, Xiao Ting said to Xiao Yi again: "Your Majesty, Qingdai is a daughter of a border town. If there is any inconvenience in my etiquette, please forgive me."
Qingdai saw His Majesty in bright yellow clothes in front of her, and saluted with a very non-standard posture: "The civilian girl Qingdai has met Your Majesty."
Xiao Yi said: "Get up."
Xiao Ting glanced at Duke Xuan on the side and said: "Your Majesty, I almost died when I was in Xiliang. Thanks to Miss Qingdai for saving my life. I was spared. I can't repay the kindness of saving my life. I beg your Majesty."
I grant Qingdai the title of my royal concubine."
When Su Jingyan heard Xiao Ting's words, her whole body shivered and her fingers became cold. She had been waiting for Xiao Ting for three years, three full years.
Now that Xiao Ting wants to seek the position of a concubine for another woman, then who is Su Jingyan? What are her past three years?
Su Jingyan originally thought that Xiao Ting might not marry her because he did not want to marry the Su family, but Xiao Ting actually brought a woman here to disgust her!
Duke Xuan also said angrily: "My lord, you must not forget the marriage granted by the Queen Mother three years ago. You and your daughter are already engaged!"
Xiao Ting said: "Your Majesty, I will not marry anyone other than Qingdai in this life. I would rather resist the decree and marry Qingdai. If Your Majesty wants to punish me, I am willing to accept the punishment."
Qingdai said at the side: "My lord, you don't have to do this for me. I am willing to be my concubine. You..."
Xiao Ting looked at Qingdai and said slowly: "How can I let you be my concubine? I will definitely marry you in this life."
There was a full smile on Qingdai's beautiful face, "If the prince does not dislike her, Qingdai will follow His Highness even if she goes to poverty or to hell."
Su Jingyan was extremely angry when she saw the two of them being affectionate.
The Queen Mother on the side said: "The prince's affection for the girl Qingdai is very touching. The marriage is a good match between the two surnames. Since the prince has made up his mind to marry the girl Qingdai, the Ai family has withdrawn the marriage decree and named the girl Qingdai as his wife.
Princess Regent."
Xiao Ting ordered someone to return a jade pendant to Xuan Guo and said, "From today on, I, Xiao Ting, and Su Jingyan will cancel their engagement. There will be no more disputes between men and women."
Duke Xuan held the jade pendant tightly, "Okay, break off the engagement!"
Su Jingyan took off the jade pendant hanging from her waist and threw it towards Xiao Ting's face. The jade pendant hit the side of Xiao Ting's face. This scene shocked everyone!
Everyone knew that Su Jingyan was favored by the Su family, but they never thought that she would be so bold and dare to throw the jade pendant at Xiao Ting's face!
Su Jingyan's eyes were full of hatred and she said: "Three years! For three whole years, there was no groom on the wedding day. Because the prince went to the battlefield to fight against the enemy, I respected the prince, so I didn't even complain. I stayed at home.
She is engaged and rarely goes out.
Since the prince wants to marry another woman as his concubine, why don't you write a letter and say that you want to break off the engagement after three years and nearly a thousand days? Do you want me to waste three years in Luoyang waiting for the prince to come back?
I, Su Jingyan, abide by my marriage contract to the utmost benevolence, but you are still the dignified regent of Datang. Damn it, you are a shameless person who is unkind, unjust, unfaithful, and does not keep your promises!"
Chapter completed!