Chapter 149: 149 uncovered
Chapter 149 Chapter 149 Revealed
Just send the dowry in! Mrs. Shen breathed a sigh of relief and was glad that Prince Chen's Mansion didn't do anything too extreme.
The wife and others were also relieved, as long as the dowry was delivered to the door.
"However," the young man swallowed, and then continued, "the people in the palace did not let Quanfu in, and they only asked the second girl to put down her dowry."
According to the rules, in addition to sending the dowry to the man today, the woman's relatives also have to go to the new house prepared by the man to decorate it.
It was against etiquette for Prince Chen's Mansion not to let Quan Fu's people in. However, compared to the past, Prince Chen's Mansion had always closed its doors to thank guests and made no response to the wedding. Today, they finally accepted the dowry and completed the last few things before welcoming the bride. A ritual, everything else is just a small part.
The lady at the head put down the blue and white porcelain tea cup and said with a graceful smile: "This imperial edict has been issued. Even Prince Chen's Palace does not dare to resist it."
She was talking and laughing calmly, as if she had already expected that Prince Chen's Palace would not dare to refuse the dowry.
Liu's, Yu's and other sisters-in-law all agreed with the wife:
"That's right!"
"Your Majesty has worked hard to congratulate His Highness, King Chen. King Chen should be grateful."
"The Prince Chen's Palace can't comment on this marriage given by the emperor!"
“…”
Amber silently glanced at the Madam and the others, then silently lowered her head and stared at the tips of her shoes, thinking to herself: Prince Chen's palace didn't dare to resist the decree, he just wanted his own girl to marry him!
My girl is really going to become Princess Chen!
Amber still felt that it didn't feel real, so she secretly pinched her thigh. It hurts.
More than half an hour later, the person who went to deliver the dowry from the Hou Mansion came back, which meant that today's ceremony was over.
Shen and Chu Lingxiao went to see off the officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Etiquette in person. Chu Qianchen was about to leave, but saw the Madam turning towards her with a majestic look in her eyes.
"Sister Chen, you are getting married tomorrow." Mrs. Tai said calmly.
Chu Qianchen: "..."
The madam said in an admonishing tone: "You are the daughter of the Chu family, and the honor and disgrace of the Chu family is also related to you."
"When you marry into Prince Chen's Mansion, you must not forget your roots. You have to remember one thing. Only when the Chu family is prosperous can you gain a firm foothold in Prince Chen's Mansion."
There was something condescending about the expression on the lady's face.
Since this marriage cannot be changed, the Chu family can only hold Chu Qianchen firmly in the palm of their hands to show their loyalty to the emperor.
Following Mrs. Tai's words, the expressions of everyone in the hall became extremely subtle, and they exchanged looks in twos and threes, especially Mrs. Liu's eyes, which showed a mocking look.
Chu Qianchen just smiled and neither answered nor answered.
Madam Tai got angry when she saw Chu Qianchen looking like he couldn't hold back a word for a long time. Her voice became colder and she scolded: "Don't be so arrogant just because you think you are the princess soon. Don't even think about it. Although King Chen is noble, can he be more noble than the emperor?"
"Moreover, King Chen is about to die soon..."
Chu Qianchen originally went in one ear and out the other, so he didn't take the Madam's words to heart at all, and pursed his lips and smiled slightly.
Until Mrs. Tai heard that King Chen had no choice but to order him, all the smiles on Chu Qianchen's delicate little face suddenly disappeared, and his eyes became cold and stern, like sharp arrows and ice.
"Grandma, be careful!" Chu Qianchen warned.
"..." The madam trembled, feeling so frightened that she couldn't speak any more.
She felt unhappy, her face became sullen, and she said coldly: "Kneel down!"
Everyone else's eyes rushed towards Chu Qianchen, most of them were watching the excitement, but Chu Qianhuang's eyes were the only one with a hint of coldness.
Chu Qianchen stood up calmly.
The madam raised her chin even higher, thinking that Chu Qianchen had given in. She opened her lips slightly, and was about to lecture again, when she saw Chu Qianchen saying, "Grandma, I'm leaving first."
She turned around and walked out slowly, her expression indifferent.
She will leave the Chu family tomorrow, and she no longer needs to make excuses with Mrs. Tai and the others.
The madam couldn't believe her eyes.
She is the old feudal lord of the Marquis Mansion, and everyone respects her and relies on her. No one in the Marquis Mansion has ever dared to disobey her like this.
"Presumptuous!" The madam was so angry that she was trembling slightly, her face turned blue, and she raised her voice and ordered, "Come here, why don't you stop the second girl!"
Outside the hall, the two maids guarding under the eaves looked at each other with hesitation, wanting to stop but not daring to do so.
Chu Qianchen calmly stopped and turned around again, facing the Madam.
The expression on that delicate and picturesque face was gentle and distant.
"Grandma, I'm getting married tomorrow. I have to go back to the yard to tidy up. I wonder if grandma has any advice?" Even when it came to getting married, Chu Qianchen remained calm, with no trace of the shyness of a bride-to-be on his face.
Madam: “…”
Mrs. Tai's face became a little darker, and she couldn't help but think of the last time Chu Qianchen extorted 30,000 taels of silver from her in Yanghezhuang.
At that time, this girl was also like this, acting as a matter of course.
The more the madam thought about it, the angrier she became, and for a while new and old grudges arose.
"Chu Qianchen, do you think..."
What the lady is thinking is, do you think I can't do anything to you?
However, he choked up just halfway through his words.
She could punish this girl to kneel down in the ancestral hall because of her rude words, but what about the wedding tomorrow?
Tomorrow's wedding, if anything goes wrong in the Hou Mansion, the emperor will not blame Chu Qianchen, but will only put the account on the Chu family.
This Chu Qianchen is simply a giant Buddha. He cannot be scolded or beaten.
The veins on the dowager's forehead were twitching, and her breath was held in her chest.
Chu Qianchen had no Chu family in his heart at all. How could he let her be used by the Chu family in the future? What value would such a concubine have to the Chu family? !
Too.
Chu Qianchen didn't even care about his own mother who gave birth to and raised her, so how could he care about the Chu family!
The madam's face became increasingly blue and she covered her chest in pain.
Aunt Wang was afraid that Mrs. Tai would be angry, so she quickly gave her some relief.
Chu Qianchen looked at the madam quietly and raised his eyebrows, as if to say, do you have any other advice?
The hall fell into dead silence.
At this time, Shen returned after sending someone away.
As smart as Mr. Shen, he guessed what was going on even if he didn't ask.
She walked quickly into the hall and blessed the wife, "Mother, Sister Chen is getting married tomorrow. I have something else to tell her, so we will leave first."
What Shen said is reasonable and reasonable. Before the wedding of a girl's family, a mother will say some personal words to her daughter.
The problem is that Chu Qianchen is just a concubine.
Normally, the aunt's mother would treat the concubine's marriage with all the superficial etiquette. How could she be so hands-on and treat her biological daughter no more than this.
The lady who was about to come down the stage walked down the steps and said coldly: "Go ahead."
Chu Yunmu jumped up from his chair and said with a smile: "Grandma, I'm going back to do my homework. I'll come back to say hello to you in the evening."
Chu Yunmu happily followed Shen and Chu Qianchen away, and the three of them headed towards the main courtyard.
The Marquis's residence was filled with joy, and the servants were still talking about the grand occasion when the dowry had just been given.
After walking into a winding corridor, Mrs. Shen saw no one around and asked, "What did your grandmother tell you to remember that you are the daughter of the Chu family and that the Chu family is your support?"
Chu Qianchen just smiled and said nothing.
Shen didn't need her to answer. She stopped, held one of Chu Qianchen's hands, stared into her eyes, and said sternly: "Sister Chen, you don't need to pay attention to what your grandmother said. "
"After you get married, you just need to live your own life in Prince Chen's Mansion. You don't have to worry about what happens to the Chu family!"
This was not the first time that Mrs. Shen had said something similar. Chu Qianchen understood what she meant. She was afraid that her grandmother would take advantage of her, so she kept reminding her so impatiently.
"Mother, don't worry, I will listen to you." Chu Qianchen took Shen's arm affectionately and continued to walk forward.
In the last life, the Chu family was aggressive towards her, taking advantage of her in every possible way, and finally kicked her out of the house, severing ties with each other long ago.
After reviving her life, how could she be stupid enough to care about the Chu family again? They were just using each other.
The only ones who still make her reluctant to let go of the Chu family are probably Shen and Chu Yunmu.
besides…
Chu Yunyi's awkward face suddenly appeared in her mind, and her lips curled up slightly.
Chu Qianchen looked at the blue sky above, walking briskly, yet calmly and leisurely.
Chu Yunmu, who was alone, felt as if he was being squeezed out. He grabbed Shen's other hand and said hurriedly: "Mom, I also listen to you!"
Mrs. Shen, who was originally worried, was amused by Chu Yunmu, "Forget it, if you are as obedient as your second sister, I will ask God to worship Buddha."
"Mom!" Chu Yunmu refused.
The three of them arrived at the main courtyard soon. Shen still had something to say to Chu Qianchen, but as soon as they sat down, the steward sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Grandma Jin, arrived.
Aunt Jin’s visit to the Hou Mansion at this time was naturally about the wedding.
Mrs. Shen ordered people to bring her in.
Grandma Jin is about fifty years old, with a round face, kind eyebrows and a smile on her face. She is dressed neatly in a purple trousers.
"Mrs. Hou, Miss Chu," Grandma Jin knelt down and bowed, "I'm here to tell you about the ceremony of tomorrow's wedding."
"Miss Chu Er, His Highness Prince Chen is seriously ill and unable to walk. The wedding ceremony can only be simplified as much as possible."
"Tomorrow, His Highness King Chen will definitely not be able to come to welcome the bride in person. At that time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Etiquette will send a sedan chair to take the girl to the palace, and the girl will hold the rooster to complete the ceremony..."
"Also, the morning after tomorrow, you have to go to the palace alone to recognize your relatives. At that time, you have to go and salute the emperor, the queen mother and the empress. There are also many people in the royal family, so I will give you a brief introduction first. Tell me, someone will remind the girl that day..."
“…”
When Mrs. Shen heard this, she frowned slightly and felt very unhappy: This would have wronged Sister Chen!
King Chen was seriously ill, and King Chen's brother could have been the one to welcome the bride, but the emperor chose to use this method to humiliate King Chen and Chu Qianchen. Who couldn't understand his thoughts!
Chu Qianchen remained silent, completely silent. To her, this is just a ritual.
Anyway, after she entered the palace, no one could do anything to her, and no one could control whether she could hold the **** or not!
Aunt Jin kept talking about a cup of tea. Finally she finished, and then asked Chu Qianchen, "Miss Chu, have you remembered what I said?"
"If you don't remember it, I can say it again. Don't be brave."
"You will be Princess Chen from now on. Your words and deeds represent the royal style..."
Mrs. Shen frowned when she heard this, and interrupted Grandma Jin directly: "I don't know that the Ministry of Internal Affairs can still take care of Princess Chen."
Aunt Jin: “…”
Aunt Jin was stunned and fell silent.
According to etiquette, except for the Queen Mother and the Empress, no one has the right to reprimand Princess Chen, let alone the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Grandma Jin's face looked a little ugly, and she regretted that she had lost her composure.
Before she came to the Hou Mansion, she was summoned by someone sent by the Queen. She did not see the Queen. It was Aunt Xu, a close confidant of the Queen, who met her. It was also Aunt Xu who told her about the wedding ceremony tomorrow and asked her to come to the Hou House. The government reported.
Thinking of the Queen's support, she momentarily forgot about the situation, but she also knew that she would not be able to draw the Queen out of this incident, so she could only apologize and said with a smile: "Mrs. Hou, it was my servant who made a mistake."
"Tomorrow is the wedding, and I'm afraid that the ceremony will go wrong and I won't be able to explain it properly. Now that Miss Chu has remembered it clearly, I'll leave."
Aunt Jin quickly left as if she was afraid of being stopped by Mrs. Shen.
After she exited the east room, she stopped, turned around and twitched the corner of her mouth in disdain, feeling that Mrs. Shen really didn't know how to appreciate someone, and she stood up for a concubine.
Aunt Jin flicked the veil, twisted her fat waist and walked away.
On the other side of the door curtain, Mrs. Shen looked at the shaking Xiang Fei curtain, her eyes flickering, and she became even more worried about Chu Qianchen's situation.
It is not an exaggeration to describe Chu Qianchen's current situation as "enemies on all sides". The Chu family hates her but wants to use her; the emperor and empress in the palace intend to use her to humiliate King Chen; outsiders want to see her fun and jokes ; And Prince Chen’s Mansion…
Mrs. Shen clenched the handkerchief, smiled slightly at Chu Yunmu, raised her hand and pointed to the courtyard outside the window and said: "Brother Mu, look, the rose flowers are blooming well over there. Go and fold some roses for us. Would you like to arrange a vase?”
Aunt Chen saw that Mrs. Shen wanted to send Chu Yunmu away, so she coaxed him with a smile and said, "Fourth Young Master, can I go with you and choose together?"
Chu Yunmu always felt that his mother disliked him and looked back and forth between her and Chu Qianchen. At this moment, a "meow" came from the window.
He followed the sound and found a little black cat squatting on a tall sycamore tree. The branch it was on was at least seven or eight feet high from the ground.
"Moon Shadow!"
Chu Yunmu became anxious and led a group of people to rescue the cat with great fanfare.
The room soon fell silent.
Dongmei wisely went out to guard the door for them.
Seizing the opportunity, Mrs. Shen quickly asked: "Sister Chen, is King Chen's illness true?"
Ever since that day when the emperor led people to forcefully break into Prince Chen's palace, the news that the miracle doctor from Jishi Hall was treating Prince Chen had spread all over the capital. The rumors were spread from ten to ten, and they were naturally a little distorted or ridiculous.
Shen had heard about it a long time ago, but she had never asked Chu Qianchen for confirmation before, until today.
Chu Qianchen just nodded and said nothing more.
"..." Mrs. Shen breathed a long sigh of relief, finally feeling relieved after having been hanging for many days.
The status difference between Prince Chen and Chu Qianchen was too big, and they were not a good match. If the emperor had not granted marriage, Mrs. Shen would never have wanted Chu Qianchen to marry into Prince Chen's palace.
However, there are many things in this world that we cannot help ourselves.
The emperor's sudden marriage grant brought two people who were originally unrelated to each other together.
Since Chu Qianchen had to get married, Mrs. Shen only hoped that her life would be easier after getting married.
From Chu Qianchen's nod just now, Shen made a lot of guesses: King Chen was ill, and in all likelihood he was seriously ill, so he needed to ask Chu Qianchen to take action, and from Chu Qianchen's calmness and calmness Judging from her attitude, she should be able to cure King Chen.
That's enough.
As long as Chu Qianchen can cure King Chen, based on this alone, King Chen and everyone in the Prince Chen's palace will respect Chu Qianchen.
Chu Qianchen's medical skills should help her gain a foothold in Prince Chen's Mansion.
With Chu Qianchen's temperament, as long as she can earn a place in Prince Chen's palace, her life will not be too miserable.
At this moment, silence was better than sound. There were some words that Shen didn't say, but Chu Qianchen also understood that a warm current flowed through her heart.
She couldn't tell Shen directly about Gu Jue's situation, so she could only whisper: "Mom, don't worry. I will live well."
"When Sanchao comes back, I will come back to see you and Brother Mu."
"..." Mrs. Shen was even more reluctant to give up.
When Chu Yunmu came back with the little black cat in his arms, he felt that the atmosphere in the room was a little strange. It seemed that one night he secretly overheard his mother talking to Aunt Chen about how she was reluctant to leave Chu Qianchen when she got married. Her mother was like this. expression.
Chu Yunmu freed up a hand and patted Shen's hand gently, "Mother, I'm here."
After a pause, he added: "I don't want to marry."
Shen: “…”
Chu Qianchen: "..."
The two of them laughed almost at the same time, and the laughter was clear and clear, sweeping away the originally gloomy atmosphere in the room.
"Meow?"
The little black cat looked at them in confusion, struggling to get off the ground, but was hugged tighter by Chu Yunmu.
"Chu Qianchen, are you and Yueying staying for dinner?" Chu Yunmu was also reluctant to let Chu Qianchen get married, wishing that tomorrow would never come.
Chu Qianchen responded with a smile, rubbed Chu Yunmu's head, and thought that in the future when Chu Yunmu took a rest, he could often take him to Prince Chen's Mansion to play, and let Yun Zhan and Xue Fengyan give him guidance on this kid's martial arts. .
Chu Yunmu was feeling sad in her heart, and she didn't care about having her head rubbed: since Chu Qianchen couldn't bear to leave him, just let her rub him once. From now on, when he is taller than her, it will be his turn to rub her head!
Chu Yunmu felt energetic again and felt that he had to eat an extra bowl of rice at night to grow faster.
On this day, it was not until the sky darkened that Chu Qianchen and Shen left the main courtyard and headed towards Wanyan Courtyard.
According to the rules of the Qi Dynasty, before a girl gets married, her mother will stay with her for one night, talk to her about herself, and give her a "thing" from the bottom of the box.
The nights are as cool as water, and summer nights are probably the most comfortable time of the day.
The night sky above is filled with stars;
In the Hou Mansion below, red lanterns were hung everywhere. The lit red lanterns were like big rubies, bright and bright.
The little black cat followed Chu Qianchen step by step, hiding in her shadow.
If Chu Qianchen walks fast, so does it;
Chu Qianchen walked slowly, and so did it;
Chu Qianchen stopped, and it stopped too, then raised its little head curiously.
Ahead, a mother and daughter stood at the end of the bluestone path, both holding their heads high and acting like "those who come are not kind, and those who are kind will not come."
Shen frowned slightly, feeling that all kinds of monsters and monsters were coming to her door today, and they all refused to stop.
"Sister-in-law, Sister Chen," Mrs. Liu shouted in a sinister tone, "What a coincidence."
"Sister Chen, your dowry today is really quite beautiful!"
Liu's tone was sour.
She knew that Chu Qianchen's dowry was given to her by Mrs. Shen as the eldest daughter. Not only that, Mrs. Shen also gave her an additional 20,000 taels of silver as dowry money.
Chu Qianchen's dowry was too thick. Mrs. Liu suspected that if Chu Qianhuang got married in the future, the dowry might not be able to surpass Chu Qianchen's.
Ms. Liu felt that Mr. Shen was simply crazy, and he was heartbroken for a concubine.
Mrs. Liu stroked her sleeves and continued: "You will go out tomorrow. Will His Highness Chen Wang accompany you back on the day you return home on the third day?" After saying that, she deliberately sighed, covered her mouth and said, "Prince Chen Your Highness is so ill that he won’t even be able to come to greet you tomorrow in person. I’m afraid... Hey, Sister Chen, it will be difficult for you to come back in the future.”
Chu Qianling's eyes flickered, looking at Chu Qianchen for a while, then lowering her eyes again.
"..." Chu Qianchen's face turned cold.
Liu's words only failed to say that in the future, Chu Qianchen would be widowed and would not be able to go out casually.
Chu Qianchen didn't wait for her to say anything else, and said directly: "I want Shiquan Cream, but I don't have it!"
Mrs. Shen also felt that Mrs. Liu was too short-sighted and sneered: "Second brother and sister, this is not your attitude when asking for help from others!"
"Sister Chen, let's go."
Mrs. Shen pulled Chu Qianchen and continued walking forward, not wanting to ruin her mood for these unimportant people.
Mrs. Liu: “…”
Mrs. Liu's face darkened as if she had splashed ink. She stopped Chu Qianchen and Mrs. Shen again, called them by their names and asked: "Chu Qianchen, aren't you afraid that I will tell you about that?! "
The threat in Liu's words was palpable.
To put it bluntly, Chu Qianchen only dared to be so arrogant because she was going to become Princess Chen.
Mrs. Shen moved his eyebrows, not knowing what was going on.
Chu Qianchen didn't bother to deal with them at all, and said, "That thing? Are you talking about the time when my aunt gave birth to a stillborn fetus and I was the daughter of a maid brought back by my father?"
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The surroundings were quiet, and only the chirping of insects among the bushes and grass could be heard one after another, as if they were singing.
Mrs. Liu was dumbfounded, never expecting that Chu Qianchen would say these words without hesitation. Isn't this little **** afraid that the secret of her life experience will be spread? !
What? ! Shen's eyes widened slightly, as if struck by lightning, and many years of old events flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern.
The two faces with very different temperaments, Chu Qianhuang and Chu Qianchen, gradually overlapped...
(End of chapter)