Chapter 138: 138 Recruitment

Chapter 138: 138 Recruitment

Chapter 138 138 Recruitment

Xue Fengyan deeply regretted that people like them could not understand Chu Qianchen's contemptuous eyes.

There was silence in the hall for a moment.

Everyone looked at each other in shock and confusion.

After the emperor's imperial edict of marriage came down, Chu Qianchen's reaction surprised them again and again.

If it were these people present, no matter what they did for the prince, even if they were taking hostages or giving their lives, they would not hesitate.

But Chu Qianchen was different.

She is just an unrelated girl in the boudoir, but she can stand in the position of Prince Chen's palace, do everything in the interests of the prince, and don't care about her own gains and losses. She is so calm and rational that even these grown men admire her, and also At the same time, it made them a little intolerable and a little embarrassed.

There was silence in the hall for a moment. Su Mubai fanned his folding fan leisurely and said, "Tomorrow, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will go to the Hou Mansion to hire someone, right?"

The appointment is the final decision, and it also means that the man and woman have to formally sign the marriage contract.

Qin Yao's flying pigeon letter stated that the prince would not be able to return to the Nanyang military camp for several days, so it was definitely too late to wait for the prince to make a decision.

Cheng Linhua said "yes" casually, with a solemn look on his face, and slowly stroked his beard.

He knew that the prince would not like Chu Qianchen's decision.

They know best what kind of person the prince is. The prince realizes that he is not going to die soon. Since last year, he has been arranging a way out for the Northern Army and the people of Prince Chen's Mansion. With the prince's character, he would not want to be in this place. Time to marry a wife...

"Just get ready first." Su Mubai patted Cheng Linhua's side with a smile, his nonchalant look like a smiling fox.

The implication of his words was very clear, Prince Chen's Palace recognized this marriage.

The others looked at each other again, speechless.

Since the emperor granted the marriage, they have been thinking about this marriage these days.

Asking themselves, they have no objections to Chu Qianchen. She should be a princess who is very suitable for Prince Chen's palace.

Yun Zhan also touched a peanut from Xue Fengyan's plate, "I think Miss Chu Er should also be willing to marry our prince."

"..." Xue Fengyan gave him a roll of his eyes, which was the result of receiving several contemptuous looks from Chu Qianchen.

Cheng Hualin was still a little hesitant, but after hearing what Yun Zhan said, that hesitation disappeared.

Yes, their prince is still very good, and he is definitely a good son-in-law.

After the princess cures the prince, in a few years, there will be another young prince...

Cheng Hualin had already sketched a bright future in his mind, but accidentally, his soul flew into the sky.

Yun Zhan and Xue Fengyan exchanged glances with each other.

Among the people present, they were the two people who had the most contact with Chu Qianchen. You could probably tell that Chu Qianchen looked at the prince with more admiration and adoration.

She attaches great importance to the prince, and even loves Wujiwu, and even the queen mother takes care of him.

Chu Qianchen had done so much for the prince, and they had seen it, and gradually they felt that Su Mubai's proposal was not a bad idea...

Cheng Linhua made up his mind, nodded and said, "Okay, let's get ready first."

When the prince returns to camp, if he refuses the marriage, the preparations will be in vain at best; but if the prince agrees, at least the wedding will not be too deserted.

Most people here still respect Su Mubai and Cheng Linhua. After hearing this, everyone else nodded. Anyway, they originally thought this marriage was not bad.

The corners of Su Mubai's lips curled up, and he said with a smile: "Brother Lao Cheng will take care of it for the prince."

Cheng Linhua was very excited and said things like "Where is that?" and "This is what I should be doing."

He almost thought that he would never have the chance to prepare for the prince's wedding in this life.

There are so many things to do next, and the wedding is not prepared at all. The house needs to be painted, the new house decorated, and invitations need to be sent out...

Thinking about it, Cheng Linhua couldn't sit still.

The atmosphere in the hall relaxed.

Now that they had made a decision, they no longer thought about it and talked about the prince's wedding and what kind of gift they should prepare.

Everyone talked lively and everyone was in high spirits.

Su Mubai fanned himself calmly, a flash of light flashed under his eyes.

In fact, it is not impossible to resolve the current deadlock.

The emperor has always been suspicious, and this was taken to the extreme in the prince. Any slightest disturbance in Prince Chen's palace would lead to the emperor's excessive speculation.

All it takes for Prince Chen's Palace to be warmer towards Chu Qianchen and be more positive about this marriage is that with the emperor's character, he will definitely become suspicious and wonder whether the prince is plotting against him in this marriage.

In this way, the emperor would naturally resolve the impasse on his own.

However, Su Mubai did not do this.

In his opinion, there is nothing wrong with this marriage.

The prince's injuries were already serious. Before they met Chu Qianchen, they had invited many famous doctors for him in the North. Most of them said that the prince would only be able to survive until next year at most.

However, since Chu Qianchen appeared, the prince's injuries were under control.

After all, this is an old disease that threatens life. It would definitely be best if the prince could always have a miracle doctor by his side.

Based on the current situation, even if Chu Qianchen can come to see a doctor from time to time, the woman will always have to get married. As the daughter of Chu Qianchen's mansion, it is impossible for her to marry a trafficker. After she gets married, she can still have such freedom of movement. , come and walk around the palace at will?

But it would be different if she married the prince.

This is his selfishness.

But everything still depends on the prince's wishes, so he did not stop Tang Yuchu from going to the northwest to find the prince and Qin Yao...

The smile on Su Mubai's lips deepened a little, and even her eyes narrowed slightly.

Xue Fengyan took Su Mubai's fox smile into his eyes, felt a chill in his heart, and the hairs on his arms stood up, and thought to himself: This heartless fox doesn't know what he is planning again.

Su Mubai was keenly aware of something, glanced at Xue Fengyan with a smile, and ordered the boy: "Prepare a jar of Zhuangyuanhong and a few dishes of side dishes for Captain Xue."

Xue Fengyan's eyes lit up. He had been following Chu Qianchen these days and hadn't had a drink for several days.

His alcohol bug broke out, and he immediately threw the thought of that moment behind him and thought: Anyway, everything Su Mubai planned was for the good of the prince.

Su Mubai couldn't help laughing when he looked at Xue Fengyan who was about to drool.

There is a kind of person who is born with very keen intuition, like a wild beast in the forest.

Xue Fengyan is probably the best among them. He relied on his intuition to follow the prince, and relied on his intuition to escape death on the battlefield...

This time, it seemed that even Xue Fengyan's intuition believed that the marriage could work.

Su Mubai's mood became better again.

He was actually only 70% to 80% sure about this matter.

The purpose of the prince and Qin Yao's trip to the northwest was not only to clear up Qin Yao's grievances, but also to control the northwest in one fell swoop, thereby connecting the northwest and the north to expand the advantages of Prince Chen's palace.

According to his original plan, even if Tang Yuchu found the prince, the prince would not be able to leave the affairs in the northwest and return to the capital immediately. Even if Prince Fei Ge's letter is not successful, he still has a lot of room for maneuver in the capital, so this marriage may not be possible.

What he didn't expect was that Tang Yuchu didn't find the prince.

In the past, he had never believed in God's will, but now he had a vague feeling that God's will was like this.

Su Mubai put down the folding fan in his hand, picked up the tea cup and blew it gently, and casually reminded: "Brother Cheng, even if you are preparing for a wedding, don't make it too grand. Enough is enough."

The House of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Etiquette are busy with the Three Books and Six Rites, and there is no need for Prince Chen's House to intervene. He is reminding Cheng Linhua not to interfere with tomorrow's recruitment matter of the House of Internal Affairs. So as not to be self-defeating.

Cheng Linhua was still thinking about some matters that needed to be arranged. When Su Mubai said this, it was like a bucket of cold water was poured on his head.

"I understand." He quickly calmed down, nodded, and made a decisive decision to shelve the invitations and betrothal gifts in advance.

Forced by the situation, we can only temporarily wrong the future princess.

As the two of them talked, the aroma of wine overflowed, and the boy got drunk.

Yun Zhan and others were also aroused by the attractive aroma of wine, and they all asked for wine. When it was Xue Fengyan's turn, there was only one glass left.

He just took a sip when he saw Su Mubai look at him again after taking a sip of tea.

"Xue Fengyan, you'd better stay in the Hou Mansion. If possible, ask Miss Chu Er if she has any objections to this arrangement?" Su Mubai smiled gently, but what he was thinking about was, if Chu Qianchen disagrees or before the wedding, If he wants to stop it, should he be moved with emotion or suffer the consequences?

Judging from the words of Yun Zhan and Xue Fengyan, as long as the prince is moved out, the possibility of convincing Chu Qianchen should be very high.

Xue Fengyan was reluctant to part with the wine in his hand and drank it all in one gulp. Then he wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve and left again.

Before the sun set, Xue Fengyan returned to the Hou Mansion without anyone noticing.

After he imitated two bird calls, Amber understood and called Chu Qianchen to the small study room again.

The sky outside was dim, and lights were lit in the yard and in the small study.

Xue Fengyan, who was still missing his No. 1 scholar Hong, was a little absent-minded and told Su Mubai what he meant.

As a result, Chu Qianchen's disdainful eyes greeted him again.

The eyes still read the same words: I knew you were useless.

Xue Fengyan: "..."

He regretted it. If he had known earlier, he should have let Yunzhan do this job for him. Wouldn't it be nice for him to drink his Zhuangyuanhong in the palace?

However, since other people are here, shouldn't we defend them a little so as not to lose the prince's face? While he was thinking wildly, a respectful but slightly dull female voice came from outside the small study: "Girl, the clothes have been changed. Do you want to try it again now?"

There was something wrong with the clothes she was going to wear for the big ceremony tomorrow, so Shen went to the sewing room to change it quickly. The sewing room didn't dare to be careless, so it worked overnight and finally got it corrected.

Xue Fengyan was eager to leave quickly. He casually pushed his big palm on the window sill, and his body flew out like a roc spreading its wings, almost escaping.

Chu Qianchen looked at his back, shook his head, opened the curtain and went out.

After she went out, she tried on the altered clothes again. Even Gu Zhiyan came to see her changing clothes with great interest and applauded her.

That night, Gu Zhiyan slept in the wing of Wanyan Courtyard. It was Chu Qianchen who lit some soothing incense for Gu Zhiyan and then personally coaxed her to sleep.

That night, Gu Zhiyan didn't wake up all night and slept until dawn.

Even the wet nurse had a rare good sleep and was very surprised.

Ever since their county leader contracted apathy, he always had to keep the lights on all night when sleeping, and he would often be awakened by nightmares once or twice in the middle of the night. It was rare to sleep until dawn like this.

Chu Qianchen and Gu Zhiyan had breakfast in the main courtyard, and Chu Yunmu also ate with them. Today was Chu Qianchen's big day, so Shen was extra kind and allowed Chu Yunmu not to go to clan school.

Before the time came, Chu Yunmu couldn't hold himself back and kept asking the little maid to go ahead and see if the person who wanted to hire had arrived.

The little maid ran back and forth several times, and on the third trip she finally brought good news: "Here they come, the people hired by the Ministry of Internal Affairs are here, and they have arrived on Songhe Street."

Chu Yunmu hurriedly called Gu Zhiyan out to watch the fun. Shen laughed and followed Chu Qianchen out.

Before they reached Yimen, they heard the sound of "cracking" firecrackers coming from the direction of the gate, which was very lively.

The loud sound of firecrackers not only attracted people from the Hou Mansion, but also attracted passers-by on the street and surrounding neighbors to come and watch the fun.

The betrothal gift was delivered personally by Prince Li, Crown Prince, and Liu Shilang from the Ministry of Rites. A total of one hundred and twenty-four loads of betrothal gifts were delivered. The heavy boxes of betrothal gifts were piled at the ceremony gate, and were handed over one by one by the Chu family. Open the lid of the dowry box for people to see.

The onlookers outside the house stretched their necks curiously and looked inside.

A little waiter was reading out the long gift list in a drawn-out tone. There was no shortage of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry and jades, medicinal materials, spices, fur materials, etc. In addition, there were shops, farms, houses, and ten thousand taels of cash in cash.

In addition, the emperor also made an exception and added 20% to the prince's status, as if he was worried about his younger brother.

Some of the people watching outside could also hear it clearly, their eyes were shining brightly, and they were talking a lot.

"Is this the one the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to hire for His Highness King Chen? I just counted it, and it's a full one hundred and twenty dowry gifts!"

"The officials are very kind to His Highness King Chen."

"Yes, yes, I think this generous betrothal gift is probably even heavier than the prince's share."

"I just saw a piece of Shoushan stone carved inside that is as big as..."

"That box must be silver. I have never seen so much silver in my life!"

“…”

Hearing the commotion outside, Prince Li and Shilang Liu exchanged glances with each other.

The emperor took such great pains to let the world see that he attached great importance to King Chen's marriage and had not treated King Chen badly.

However, Mrs. Shen felt uncomfortable in her heart, and her lips tightened into a straight line.

Although the appointment ceremony was grand, the three letters, six etiquettes, and the fourth ceremony were all handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites. Prince Chen's Palace did not interfere with anything from the beginning to the end.

Recalling that the royal palace chief Shi had gone to the Jinluan Palace to make a fuss about this marriage, Shen felt as if a huge stone was pressing on her heart, and she was so depressed that she felt uncomfortable.

No matter how sick King Chen is now, the way King Chen's mansion behaves must also represent King Chen's attitude.

If this continues, will the people from Prince Chen’s Palace not even come forward to welcome the bride?

So, if Chu Qianchen marries the prince, will he still have a good life? !

Mrs. Shen felt this, and so did Mrs. Tai and other people in the Hou Mansion, with different expressions.

Some people frowned and felt that this marriage was not going well on both sides; some were gloating about the misfortune; some were worried; and some were directing their anger at Chu Qianchen, casting disgusting glances at her from time to time.

No matter how uncomfortable she felt, Mrs. Shen remained calm on her face, treated the guests decently, and welcomed Prince Li and the Crown Prince to the main hall of the outer courtyard.

Next, both parties have to set a wedding date and write a marriage contract.

As Mrs. Shen walked, she was thinking in her heart: The dowry for Sister Chen should include more tangible things such as a gold and silver shop. King Chen is not a violent person. If Sister Chen marries her, she will be treated coldly at best. If she has more money, her future life will not be too bad.

A group of people went to the main hall in a mighty manner, and some servants stayed at the Yimen to check the betrothal gifts with the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Chu Qianhuang slowed down and fell behind, looking at Shen's elegant back for a while and then looking at Chu Qianchen.

Chu Qianchen was wearing a purple dress embroidered with butterflies and peonies. The purple material was very attractive and made her skin as white and smooth as pearls.

She walked forward slowly and slowly. As she walked, her dress rippled like water, and her steps were elegant and light.

The breeze blew, flowers rained down from the sky, and the floral fragrance with a hint of firecrackers and gunpowder filled the air.

That weird smell lingered in Chu Qianhuang's nose. It was so strong and dull that it made her breathe hard and made her whole body suffocated.

The sun was shining brightly at the moment, but she felt as if she was walking under a heavy cloud.

Why? !

Why no matter how lowly Chu Qianchen falls, she can still have some glory and enjoy some honor.

Even if King Chen is going to die soon, Chu Qianchen is still the royal concubine. In terms of rank, he is even higher than his third aunt, the county princess.

Not like myself...

Every time he thought of the scene in his dream, Chu Qianhuang felt as if his heart had been stabbed again and again. The hands hidden in his sleeves clenched tightly into fists, and they clenched tighter and tighter.

She walked slower and slower, her eyes as deep as an ancient well.

She knew all too well that once the truth was revealed, she would have nothing.

Those who once pleased her will despise her;

She was once a close friend and alienated from her;

Even the marriage that was about to be finalized was in vain...

She definitely didn't want to go down the road in her dream.

Since her family can't help her, she has to find a way out for herself!

While thinking, Chu Qianhuang followed everyone into the main hall.

In the center of the hall, there was a large red sandalwood table carved with chi patterns. There were rows of red sandalwood armchairs on both sides. Everyone took their seats one after another according to their status.

This huge hall suddenly became crowded.

Prince Li just wanted to finish his errands and leave as soon as possible, so he took out two marriage documents with golden phoenixes and phoenixes, and an old nun from the Ministry of Internal Affairs took them over. She spread out the two marriage documents written in advance and placed them side by side on the case. superior.

Then, the old grandma read the contents of the marriage certificate slowly:

"I'm so happy that today the ceremony has begun, and the good relationship has been established..."

The formats of marriage letters are generally similar. Most of them contain similar words of congratulations such as "We will be together forever", "Happy flowers and full moon", "A comfortable home and a comfortable home", etc. At the end, the names of both men and women are also written in the order of men on the left and women on the right. Name, date of birth, three generations of ancestors, etc.

The old grandma had already memorized the marriage certificate by heart. While "reading" it, her eyes quietly glanced towards Chu Qianchen and Lan Ruo behind her.

Lan Ruo, who originally had a low eyebrow, seemed to feel something, raised her head to look at the old woman, and nodded slightly.

As if to say, everything is fine.

The old mama withdrew her gaze with satisfaction and felt relieved: Very good, it seems that Lan Ruo has trained Chu Qianchen well, and she can go back and report to the Queen.

As long as they can help the Queen to control Chu Qianchen, and Chu Qianchen quietly delivers news from Prince Chen's Mansion, the Emperor will definitely take credit from the Queen.

They are all the Queen's people. The more noble the Queen is, the better their lives will be.

After the old grandma finished reading the marriage letter, she took two steps to the side and gave up her position in front of the case to Shen.

Marriage is a major event, the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words.

Although Chu Qianchen was one of the protagonists of the marriage contract, there was no room for her to intervene. The marriage contract was confirmed and sealed by Mrs. Shen.

After that, the two copies were taken away by Prince Li and sent to Prince Chen's Mansion, while the other copy was kept in the Chu family and kept by the Shen family.

At this point, today’s gift is over.

Prince Li, Crown Prince Liu, and his entourage left in a grand manner, and the chief steward of the Hou Mansion hurriedly helped see off the guests.

The other people in the various rooms in the Hou Mansion also dispersed, and no one even ran to congratulate Chu Qianchen. There was quite an eagerness to avoid him for fear of not being able to catch him.

Chu Qianchen didn't mind this, and neither did Shen.

Mrs. Shen looked at the marriage certificate in her hand and was still thinking about the next two ceremonies.

After the "acceptance", the next step is the "application period" of the six rites. Although this marriage has the emperor's imperial edict, the specific date of the wedding will still be calculated by the Qintian Supervisor, and the number of days before and after the selection will be determined. The most suitable auspicious day as the wedding date.

Time is running out.

Mrs. Shen handed the red and gold wedding document in her hand to Chu Qianchen, "Sister Chen, keep this marriage document yourself."

Chu Qianchen took it and originally wanted to pass it to Hu Hu, but when her eyes fell on the two names written in the marriage certificate, she couldn't help but be startled.

Gu Jue.

Chu Qianchen.

Her and his names were written side by side in italics.

Bang! Bang!

Her heartbeat inexplicably accelerated a few times, and there was a burning sensation at the tip of her ears.

It was strange. It was clear that this marriage was just the malicious whim of the Dog Emperor. Others might regard the Emperor's imperial edict as a god, but to her, she had even overturned the Emperor in her previous life, so what big deal was it with a mere imperial edict.

(End of chapter)