In an instant, the news spread like wildfire throughout the imperial city.
"Hey, look, does this jade pendant look good? Does it look good when I wear it? Will Brother Qingping like it?"
Ling Shuang smiled, twirling the pendant and pointing it at her ears.
Next to her, a smart maid with smiles in her eyes said, "Madam, the young master likes you so much. He must like whatever you wear, so just buy it!"
Hearing this, Ling Shuang glared at her calmly, "You do know how to talk, you are the only smart one!"
"Oh, girl, the quality of this one is really good, but it is the jewel of my shop. You will definitely not lose money if you buy it, and you will definitely marry better than others!"
The boss was also very discerning, and he started to sell his products in just a few words, but every word he spoke spoke to Ling Shuang's heart.
"Okay, then wrap it up for me." Ling Shuang readily gave the money.
"Hey, boss, I heard what you were talking about about weddings along the way. Why, is there any big family planning to get married recently?"
Ling Shuang hung her purse on her body, her eyes bright and curved into crescents.
"Hey, madam, you haven't even heard of this. The number one scholar in our dynasty was granted a marriage by the emperor. The emperor was so loving to him. He gave him all his seven princesses.
!This is the greatest good thing for this dynasty!"
The boss smiled honestly, and the joy on his face couldn't be concealed at all.
"What did you say!"
Ling Shuang's body swayed, and the jade pendant in her hand was not steady for a moment, and fell directly to the ground, breaking into several pieces in an instant.
"Oh, girl, why are you so careless? This, this thing is broken!"
"What did you just say?!"
"Oh, you mean the number one scholar. The newly selected number one scholar, Jiang Qingping, is getting married to the princess!"
"Madam, Madam, what should you do? Master, Master, how could he do this?"
For a moment, Ling Shuang felt like the world was spinning and she couldn't stand at all.
"Let's go back quickly, go back to the house!"
Ling Shuang got on the sedan and hurried back without stopping.
The home, walls, and doors are already filled with red. The bright red color is bright and dazzling, highlighting the upcoming happy event.
Ling Shuang felt that all the blood in her body was flowing backwards, and she wandered into the study almost in a daze.
"Why are you here?" In the room, Jiang Qingping was sitting at the table irritably. When he saw someone coming, he glanced coldly.
This cold look aggravated Ling Shuang's uneasiness, "Brother Qingping, what are the rumors outside? Are they true? Are you really going to marry that seventh princess?"
Having guessed this, Jiang Qingping tugged on his collar irritably, "Yes, I do want to marry her. The emperor personally ordered it in front of all the civil and military officials in the court. I really couldn't refuse, so I had to agree!"
Oh, right."
Jiang Qingping raised his eyebrows fiercely, "I was so nervous when I went to court today that I forgot to recommend Brother Wang to the emperor. Let's do it next time. I will definitely do it next time I have the chance."
"Who cares about him anymore!" Ling Shuang suddenly yelled at the door, with tears in his eyes.
"I'm asking you, do you really want to marry that seventh princess? Then, what should I do? Brother Qingping, what should I do?"
A hint of hurt flashed across Jiang Qingping's eyes for a moment, and then returned to their original coldness.
He really didn't care at all for the Seventh Princess whom he had never met before. However, when he was in the Taiji Palace, thinking about Ling Shuang's hypocritical face facing him all day long, he felt very depressed for a moment. Then he gritted his teeth and said directly
I agreed to the marriage.
However, seeing Ling Shuang's reaction, I thought that what he had done was not in vain.
"Brother Qingping, tell me, what about me? Didn't you say that you would make me your first wife? Now, now that you have won the first prize in the exam, don't you want me anymore?"
Ling Shuang never dreamed that she thought that Jiang Qingping's passing the exam would be the beginning of a happy life for the two of them. She thought that as long as he became an official in the court, she would be able to hold him back here, and then he could live freely in Fengrun County.
By finding an excuse to fool the past, the two of them can put all the past events behind them and live happily for the rest of their lives.
Now, I still haven’t returned to the county, so that’s all?
The person in front of him was so sad that Jiang Qingping was afraid to face him for a moment and turned away coldly.
"I don't want you. After the princess enters the house, you will still be my concubine. As long as you don't care about your status and stay with me peacefully, no one will drive you away?"
Drive away? Become a concubine? In the end, the plan is abnormal, but it is still like this? Ling Shuang only feels like a joke, in a sad moment.
"But, brother Qingping, have you forgotten? You once promised me, are you going to break your promise now? I have done so much for you, can you really not see it? Do you really want me to do it for the rest of my life?
concubine!"
Ling Shuang's voice was choked with sobs, and Jiang Qingping's body twitched a little, and suddenly he became cold again.
"I just accepted the emperor's order. At that time, I couldn't resist the emperor's order in Taiji Hall. Shuang'er, didn't you say you love me? What you care about most is me. Even if it's for me, as long as the two of us
They love each other, so what does it matter even if they are concubines!"
Every word was ringing in her ears, and Ling Shuang felt that her heart, liver, and lungs were about to be pierced.
"I, I do love you, but I can't stay a shameful concubine for the rest of my life."
She had been shut up in a dark room for too long. She really longed for the light and could no longer endure it.
"Brother Qingping, I know you love me too, but is there really no room for change in this matter? If not, you take me to see the saint and make it clear to the emperor that you already have a wife and let him take it back
It’s your destiny, isn’t it?”
Jiang Qingping withdrew his arm suddenly, "Shuang'er, you have to think about me. I just took office. Fortunately, the emperor appreciates me. If I drag you forward and ruin the emperor's impression, this is simply not the case.
Resisting the decree and disrespecting the decree is a serious crime punishable by beheading!"
The cold tears slid down the corners of his eyes and into his neck. They were so cold that they stung.
Ling Shuang looked at the person in front of her with empty eyes, her eyes no longer full of hope.
"Shuang'er, don't worry, don't worry, I promise, if the princess comes in in the future, I will never neglect you, and I will never let her bully you. Just relax, or in your heart,
Don’t trust me at all!”
After a few words, the two of them reached the dead zone again.