I should have been happy after hearing this. When I first passed through this life, my goal was to marry into the Beijing Houfu openly. However, I drank a few more drinks at this time, and my heart was as bright as a mirror. I'm afraid that he said this because he was provoked by Shen Wanyao's marriage to someone else. After all, for a time-traveling woman, it would be the greatest tragedy if the other person marries her because of responsibility rather than love.
I took a long breath, shook my head and said, "No need. It turns out that I drank a few more drinks and dragged the prince away. It has nothing to do with the prince. Besides, no outsiders saw it, so I just pretended that it didn't happen." No need to be like this."
He took a step forward, grabbed one of my hands, and said slowly: "I don't want to deceive the princess. I have no affection for you, and I even have a little dislike for you. After returning from the princess's mansion last night, I sat quietly Most of the night, I went over the events of the past few years in detail in my mind, from the princess giving a jade pendant when she left Beijing at the age of six, to offering incense at Ci'an Temple, to the peach blossom poetry gathering at the Princess's Mansion, to the righteous deeds of stealing from bandits. After saving my sister-in-law and mother, and then the princess led people to the Xiaohuang Mountain to help me out of trouble, every bit of it came to my heart, the princess treated me so affectionately..."
"I'm just paying off my debt." I smiled, "Maybe I can pay off all the debt I owed you in my previous life, and I can be reincarnated as a clean person in my next life."
Just now, Chun Zhu and Qiu Ju both turned their backs knowingly. Now after hearing Murong Qingfeng's words, the outspoken Qiu Ju couldn't help but interject: "Your Majesty, if it had been before today, the princess would have been very happy after hearing this. , without waiting for you to propose to the emperor, you went to the palace to propose to the queen. Unfortunately, the emperor already sent Eunuch Fu to deliver an imperial edict to the princess's mansion this morning, pointing the princess to your cousin Shen Nan. wind. "
When I was competing with Murong Qingfeng at the Dianjiangtai the day before yesterday, the words I used to persuade him were actually advising me, so I wasn't too sad after receiving the imperial edict this morning. When I came down from Xiaohuang Mountain that day, I actually saw Shen Nanfeng. , he looks good. He is a general in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing at a young age. He has a bright future. I heard that he personally asked for this marriage from the emperor. He has seen me dress up in men's clothing and kill thousands of people in the village. How dare you marry me? , he is not such a pedantic person, Lord Shen and Mrs. Shen are also very eager to marry him. Such a good match is considered a high-quality match, so I naturally have no reason to object.
Murong Qingfeng seemed to be surprised, and said calmly: "My cousin has only seen you twice, how could you act so recklessly!"
"He is not reckless, but strikes first to gain advantage." Who among the officials is not careful? I smiled and said, "Only people around me knew everything about this before, but this time the bandit suppression was actually... Everyone in the capital knew about the commotion, even the Queen in the palace was no exception. He knew that you were in love with his sister, so he didn't take it to heart. Now the emperor has promised her to His Highness, just to prevent you from settling for the next best thing. , so he went to ask for the decree early."
"It's not about settling for the next best thing." Murong Qingfeng grasped the key words and explained eagerly: "I was just a little reluctant to hear the news that my cousin was betrothed, but after learning that the princess was betrothed, I felt sad in my heart. It hurts as if a piece of flesh had been cut out. I think I have been tempted for a long time, but because my cousin is walking around in front of me every day, I don't see my heart clearly."
I had a miserable expression on my face, but I was happy in my heart. It was just that I had suffered so many grievances in front of Mrs. Beijinghou in the past, and was rejected again and again by him with a cold face. If I could do it easily,
Let him get his wish, and he will not cherish me at the top of his heart, so he slid down to sit on the stairs, held his head and said dullly: "It's too late to say anything now, the imperial edict has been issued, and I will be here in two months."
I'm marrying into the Shen family. Maybe we are not destined to be together. The prince comes from a noble family and is handsome, so he will definitely find a good match, so just forget about me."
"How could I forget?" Murong Qingfeng knelt down and took me into his arms, stroking the jade pendant on his waist lovingly in his hands. I squinted and saw that it was the family heirloom jade pendant I gave him back then. He had never seen it before.
He brought it with him. He actually turned it out and carried it with him. He must have come on the boat to express his love for me. He also heard him say: "Except for the princess, no one will treat me like this anymore. I will never give up. Give me the gift of love."
So what if we get married? I will go to the emperor's aunt early tomorrow morning and ask her to persuade the emperor to withdraw his decree."
The emperor's golden words, the Shen family has such a family background, how can you just take it back? This kind of aristocratic young master is well-dressed and well-fed, and his parents take care of everything. He has never suffered any setbacks at all.
The situation was so difficult that it would be nice to give him a bump in the road, so I leaned into his arms, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll wait for your news at the house."
The two sat for a long time before they separated. At this time, the boat had docked. He took the lead to leave with a lantern. I stood at the bow of the boat and met Aunt Rong, Uncle Qian and others. Then we stepped on the slats to the ferry and got in.
The carriage, Chun Zhu, and Qiu Ju followed soon after. The two of them naturally listened to the conversation just now. Chun Zhu asked worriedly: "Princess, will the emperor comply with the wishes of the prince and revoke your imperial edict of marriage?"
I smiled with absolute certainty: "Of course not." After a pause, he smiled again: "Even if the prince's father, Beijinghou, begged in person, the emperor would probably refuse. The Shen family is now prosperous, how could it be possible for the Shen family to
Lost face?"
Qiu Ju opened her big ignorant eyes and said in surprise: "If the princess is so sure, why does she still let the prince go to meet the saint?"
"I have been cheating on you for so many years, but when it comes time to get serious, I still can't take advantage of him so much. I have to let him get into trouble." I took the tea handed over by Chunzhu, smiled slightly, and lowered his head to sip a few sips.
Then he sighed and said: "Actually, I didn't expect that I would be given a marriage so soon. These young men and girls are really weird. They fall into lovesickness when they meet casually, and then go out to propose marriage. No wonder they create so many beautiful women.
Resentful couple.”
Chunzhu covered her mouth and chuckled: "Marriage has been dictated by parents and matchmakers since ancient times. Most women never leave the house and never step out. There are a few who can be as willful as the princess, and they have a one-time relationship.
It’s rare, most people can’t see each other until the wedding day.”
I have to carefully plan and think about how to get the emperor to cancel the marriage, which is really a headache.