Chapter 161 The Queen Mother's Secret
Sang Jingtian and Jiang Konghou looked at each other, and they both smiled knowingly at the same time, and they stopped talking. It’s fun now. If your own daughter doesn’t agree, we won’t be able to talk anymore. Girls are really a stalemate truth.
Long Xixi said: "Since I marry Qin Lang, I am Qin Lang's wife. If my father misses me, my daughter can come back to see you at any time, but it is simply unreasonable to ask for marriage. With Qin Lang's personality, it is impossible to agree."
Prince Qing said: "You don't have to worry about this. If he is sincerely good to you, of course he won't mind getting married."
"Father, how can a wife make her husband wronged? Even if Qin Lang agrees under pressure, he will definitely be unhappy. Does Father think that we have planted a barrier in our hearts before we get married?"
"Uh...this..." Prince Qing still refused to give up and said bitterly: "I can't bear to part with you."
"If you really can't bear to leave me, I shouldn't have sent me out when I was a child. You should find fewer women and spend more time with your daughter." Long Xixi didn't leave any face for him.
In front of Sang Jingtian and his wife, Long Shixing made a fuss and blushed, coughing several times to resolve the embarrassment and said, "If a woman is too old, I finally believe it now. Do you think I really want to keep you? I just want to test it. You girl, you are not afraid of laughing at her future parents-in-law."
Jiang Konghou smiled and held Long Xixi's hand and said, "I like this daughter-in-law very much. Have you settled down?"
Sang Jingtian Dao: "This matter has to be decided by the prince."
Jiang Konghou said: "Next month's sixth day will be a good day. What do you think?"
Prince Qing was in a bad mood: "You can do it."
Jiang Konghou smiled and said, "It's settled. When I go back, I will renovate the mansion and decorate the new house for them. I will definitely get the wedding done in a glorious way."
Long Xixi blushed slightly and said, "In fact, there is no need to be too extravagant. It is best to ask Alang for his opinion on this matter."
Prince Qing sat there and drank tea. What a fucking way, this daughter could not be kept.
Sang Jingtian and Jiang Konghou came out of the Prince Qing’s Mansion. The couple got on the carriage. Thinking of Prince Qing’s embarrassment just now, Jiang Konghou couldn’t help but giggle.
"So happy?"
"Of course I'm happy for our son." Jiang Konghou breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I really didn't expect that Long Xixi is really sensible. She really likes our son."
Sang Jingtian said: "Don't you find it strange?"
"What's so strange about it? The relationship between men and women is unreasonable. What kind of air does Long Shixing have to do with it? What else does he have except the title of Prince Qing?"
Sang Jingtian smiled bitterly and said, "I'd better say less."
Jiang Konghou said: "Why do I think you are not happy at all?"
"The Empress Dowager actually pays attention to Qin Lang's marriage." Sang Jingtian always thought about Long Shixing's marriage. Is the empress dowager's instructing him behind this matter?
Gu Xiefei, Wang Houting, Zhao Changqing and Qin Lang sat around the table, and the few made an appointment to drink together.
Qin Lang has obviously been worried recently.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Zhao Changqing finally couldn't help asking: "Brother Qin, there is something I don't know if it should be said or not."
Qin Lang said: "Tell me!"
Zhao Changqing picked up the wine in the glass and drank it all, and said with the intention of the wine: "You decided to marry Prince Qing's daughter, what should you do?" Since he learned about this, he has been making trouble for Baiyu Palace. Didn't Qin Lang say that Baiyu Palace is pregnant and is waiting for delivery in his hometown? How can one abandon her at all? Zhao Changqing really can't accept it.
Wang Houting smiled and said, "Sister-in-law will naturally be taken care of by her brother..."
Zhao Changqing threw the wine glass to the ground, glared at Wang Houting and said, "Shut up, Qin Lang, do you know what I'm talking about?"
Gu Xiefei patted Wang Houting's arm and told him not to interrupt, the nerd was furious.
Qin Lang no longer hides him: "Baiyu Palace is not my sister-in-law, she has nothing to do with me, she is not pregnant, she has been staying in Jiuyou Sect, and her true identity is Princess Dayong Qi."
Zhao Changqing was stunned when she heard this. After a while, she sat down silently. Gu Xiefei handed him a glass of wine just right. Zhao Changqing took it, raised his head and drank it all, and whispered: "So that's it, Qin Lang, you... you actually deceived me such an honest person."
The mystery in his heart was completely solved. In fact, he had known that Baiyu Palace was not Qin Lang's sister-in-law for a long time, but he always thought that the two were in a relationship. Now he knew the whole truth. Qin Lang has now made a marriage contract. Logically speaking, he should be happy, but Zhao Changqing did not feel any relief. Perhaps because of Baiyu Palace's high status, perhaps deep down he also thought that Qin Lang and Baiyu Palace were suitable for a couple.
It was only now that Wang Houting knew the truth and sighed: "There are so many things in this world that we have no fate. Come on, let's have a drink together."
Gu Xiefei responded immediately, and he would not miss it when drinking.
Zhao Changqing took the initiative to chat with Qin Lang and said, "Brother Qin, I will congratulate you no matter what."
Qin Lang said: "Why is there a happy political marriage?"
Gu Xiefei sighed and said, "I got the advantage and acted good-looking. Long Xixi is extremely beautiful. I think he is smarter than Baiyu Palace, understands the charm better than the little fox, and is more devoted to you than Chen Weiyu."
Wang Houting said: "A person's heart is separated from his belly, so he should not only look at the surface."
Gu Xiefei smiled and said, "It's a couple who gets married, it's not a belly-separating, it's a belly-separating."
Several people laughed at the same time, and Qin Lang glared at Gu Xiefei: "Vulgar!"
Gu Xiefei said: "Actually, I think you two are really compatible. I heard that Prince Qing wanted to let you marry into a marriage, but Long Xixi firmly disagrees. This shows that she really likes you."
Wang Houting said: "Although I have never met Princess Xixi, I heard that she looks beautiful and beautiful. I also heard that He Shanming, the second son of Taiwei He Dangzhong, once asked someone to propose marriage to her, but was rejected."
Zhao Changqing said: "He Shanming? Deputy Commander of Jinlin Guard? Is he known as the most powerful master of the younger generation of Dayong?"
Wang Houting nodded and said, "It's him."
Gu Xiefei said: "I have an extra love rival!"
Qin Lang stood up and pushed open the door and walked towards the courtyard. He saw thin snow floating in the air. He didn't think He Shanming was his rival. There was no competitive relationship between the two. Now Long Xixi and him are engaged, and in fact they have become his wife who has not passed the door.
What really confused Qin Lang was Long Xixi's purpose. He didn't believe that Long Xixi chose to marry him because of simple feelings. A short-lived ghost who lost two souls and two spirits seemed to have no such great charm. Qin Lang was somewhat self-aware.
As for Sang Jingtian's adopted son, it does not mean that he has fundamentally changed his background. Therefore, in the eyes of the world, he has been able to stand up to his marriage with Long Xixi, but in his relationship with Long Xixi, Long Xixi showed condility everywhere. Qin Lang really couldn't see through it. Could it be that Xiang Zhuang danced his sword intent in Pei Gong, and the reason behind the marriage was the political reason?
Gu Xiefei came out and called him. Qin Lang shook his head and said that he still wanted to watch the snow outside for a while.
Gu Xiefei did not go back immediately, stood beside Qin Lang and accompanied him, whispering: "I haven't seen Xue Wu for a while."
Qin Lang said: "She is very good."
"Do she know about you and Long Xixi?"
Qin Lang nodded. Xue Wuren naturally knew about it in Sang Mansion. He had not had time to talk to Xue Wu about this in person.
Gu Xiefei sighed and said, "The little fox must be unhappy."
Qin Lang said: "Xuewu is not as complicated as you think."
"It is precisely because of this that she is unhappy. Qin Lang, can't you not see how much she likes you, right?"
Qin Lang said: "I only have seven years of life, why bother to harm one more?"
Gu Xiefei said: "You have a deep blessing and are definitely not a short-lived person. In fact, this matter is easy to solve. As long as Long Xixi doesn't mind, you can take a few more concubines and sleep with you. Wouldn't it be a pleasure?"
"Lao Gu, you are really not a good person."
"I'll tell you what you think, you kid are so angry."
Xuewu was watching the snow in the courtyard at this moment, and footsteps sounded behind her, but Mrs. Sang walked out and put on a coat for her.
"Auntie!"
Jiang Konghou smiled and said, "It's a cold day, what are you doing when standing outside? Why don't you go in and sleep?"
Xue Wu shook her head and said, "I'm not sleepy, I want to see the snow."
Jiang Konghou said: "It will only look good after the snow."
"I miss home." Xue Wu remembered the carefree time in Chidorizumi, and also remembered what her grandmother taught her. The world was indeed not as beautiful as she imagined.
Jiang Konghou sighed softly: "Are you unhappy about Qin Lang's marriage?"
Xue Wu said: "No, I'm happy for my brother. He and Princess Xixi are just right." As he said that, his nose felt sore, and tears flashed in his beautiful dark blue eyes. He forced himself to hold back his tears and refused to flow out. He was worried that Jiang Konghou would find out, so he could only raise his head.
Jiang Konghou said earnestly: "The humans and demons have different paths and different life spans. If a sinful love arises, it will eventually end in a tragedy. Xuewu, you have practiced for a hundred years and have not made much progress. If you have to get help from the blood lotus seeds, you may not know what time it will be. Grandma Sang entrusted you to our couple to take care of you. We naturally have to shoulder this responsibility. The life span of human beings is only a hundred years. Your uncle and I will go away from you one day. You still have a long time in this world. Even Qin Lang, he cannot accompany you for the rest of your life."
The tears in Xuewu's eyes finally slid down her bright cheeks.
In the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager Xiao Zirong sat in front of the window holding a white cat, while An Gaoqiu was serving her.
Xiao Zirong said: "How is the marriage between Prince Qing and Sang's family progressing?"
An Gaoqiu smiled and said, "You are the Queen Mother, everything goes well."
"I heard that the Sang family refused the request to marry into a marriage?"
An Gaoqiu said: "This matter was not rejected by the Sang family. I heard that it was Princess Xixi who refused to marry into the family."
"Haha, this girl actually hates marrying so much. What's the point of Qin Lang? The Ai family is a little interested."
An Gaoqiu said: "Qin Lang was indeed a handsome man, both civil and military, especially his paintings were very good."
Xiao Zirong said: "Have you replied to Jiuyou Sect?"
"The Seventh Princess refused to come back."
Xiao Ziqiang sneered: "She is used to being arrogant, and she can't help but do this."
An Gaoqiu whispered: "The Jiuyou Sect wants someone."
Xiao Zirong said: "This Yueyang Tian is getting more and more courageous, and he dares to make conditions with the court."
An Gaoqiu said: "Empress Dowager, should you send someone..."
Xiao Zirong shook his head: "It's not the time yet. The Ai family is in short supply, you all retreat."
An Gaoqiu waved his hand and signaled that all the palace maids and eunuchs would retreat.
Xiao Zirong put down the white cat in his hand. The white cat ran towards Yao bed quickly, jumped onto Yao bed and turned into a human form, exactly the same as Xiao Zirong. Xiao Zirong waved his hand gently, and the Yao bed moved silently, revealing the staircase hidden below.
She walked down the stairs step by step, and after three turns, she came to the secret room underground in Cining Palace. As she walked down the steps, the spirit stone lamps on the walls lit up one by one, illuminating the entire underground secret room.
There is a pool of rippling lights in the center of the underground secret room, with bright red as blood. The walls around the secret room are inlaid with mirrors, reflecting each other, like a maze.
The gorgeous long skirt slid off Xiao Zirong's shoulders, revealing her snow-white and tight body, which was no less than the young girl's body. Taking off her headdress, her long black hair fell on her snow-white shoulders like a waterfall.
Xiao Zirong had a blood-colored phoenix with flapping his wings and about to fly on his back. As she stretched her arms, the phoenix seemed to come alive.
Xiao Zirong looked at himself in the mirror, then he reached into his long hair with both hands, and used a little force to tear a gap in the skin from the back of his head, and then took off all the skin around her, revealing the dazzling white bones hidden in it. After all, Xiao Zirong hung the armor barrier on the clothes hanger, and the bone's feet stepped on the hard marble floor, making a crisp sound of slapping.
She walked towards the blood-colored pool with strange steps, completely immersing the white bone body into the pool.
The Empress Dowager Xiao Zirong was very concerned about this marriage and gave it to Qin Lang a county horse mansion. This county horse mansion was once the former son-in-law mansion, and the Babu Academy was next door. Speaking of which, the son-in-law who once lived here had been dead for many years and died of rebellion. After his death, the princess also committed suicide and left behind this son-in-law mansion, which had been vacant for twenty years before the Empress Dowager gave it to Qin Lang.
Three years ago, the late emperor rebuilt the Prince's Mansion on a whim and gave it a name to Jinyuan. In fact, the late emperor took a fancy to a singer and wanted to hide her here. Unfortunately, before the late emperor succeeded, he got seriously ill, so Jinyuan had no master. The queen mother Xiao Zirong remembered this place for some reason and followed the flow and made a personal favor.
Jiang Konghou had already found out about the origin of Jinyuan clearly. She thought that the house was unlucky and suggested that Qin Lang accept it, but never live there.
Because of the wedding preparation, Qin Lang will come to Sang Mansion these days and meet Xue Wu every day, but there are few opportunities for them to talk alone.
Qin Lang took the time to come to the courtyard where Xue Wu lived and saw Xue Wu sitting in the yard embroidery. Because he was too focused, he didn't notice Qin Lang coming in.
Qin Lang coughed, Xue Wu felt panicked, and the embroidery needle pierced his finger.
Qin Lang said with concern: "Are you okay?"
Xue Wu shook her head, sucked her fingers, and recovered instantly, but blood was stained on the embroidery. Xue Wu said, "It's broken."
Qin Lang looked down and saw Xue Wu embroidering two lotus flowers. It turned out that this was a wedding gift to him.
"When did you learn embroidery? It's so clever."
Xue Wu praised him and smiled Yanran and said, "My aunt asked me to learn anything. Embroidery is also helpful for cultivation and can help me exercise my state of mind."
Qin Lang nodded and sat down opposite Xuewu. He wanted to explain his marriage to her, but he didn't know how to talk about it when he actually saw her.
"Brother, I know what you want to say, Xue Wu understands."
Qin Lang laughed: "It's good to understand."
Xue Wu said: "Brother, will you forget me if you marry a wife?"
Qin Lang shook his head and said, "How could it be? I promised Grandma Sang that I will take good care of you."
"Brother will always be Xue Wu's closest person."
Qin Lang nodded vigorously and reached out to touch her hair: "Practice well and don't think too much."
Xue Wu whispered: "Brother, I have already entered the fourth-grade second-level realm and am already a national doctor who saves life and helps the wounded."
Qin Lang was not surprised that she could make such rapid progress. After all, Xue Wu had already taken three lotus seeds from the colorful blood lotus. At that time, he was worried that Sang Jingtian might have other purposes for Xue Wu. Now it seems that his concern may be unnecessary.
Qin Lang handed something to Xue Wu. When Xue Wu took it out, it was a red robe. This red robe is not an ordinary item, but a red robe robbed by Qin Lang from Chihu Ji Congliang. Although Xue Wu was in the Sang Mansion, Qin Lang was still worried that it would be a mess. Xue Wu only practiced healing techniques and did not practice the way of attack and defense. This red robe was used by her just in case.
When Xue Wu saw that Qin Lang was still caring about him, her pretty face couldn't help but feel hot and she whispered: "I haven't given a gift to my brother yet, but I took my brother's gift first."
Qin Lang smiled and said, "If you have time, just make a few more delicious meals for me."
Xue Wu nodded seriously and thought to herself, if my brother is willing, I can be your life for you, but when I think that my brother will soon be taken care of by his wife, I am afraid that this opportunity will be less and less, so I will inevitably feel sad again.
Jiang Nuanmo came here now. She came to teach Xuewu every day, and Xuewu's embroidered girl red is also taught by her.
Jiang Nuanmo smiled and said, "Brother Ye is here too."
Qin Lang said: "It just happened to be passed by, so it's time for me to leave."
Jiang Nuanmo said: "I haven't had time to congratulate you yet."
Qin Lang smiled and said, "Do you recognize Long Xixi?"
Jiang Nuanmo said: "I don't know this baby daughter of Prince Qing is very mysterious."
Qin Lang thought to himself that Jiang Nuanmo and Chen Weiyu are close friends. Chen Weiyu once had a good relationship with Liu Xixi. If she knew that Long Xixi was Liu Xixi, I wonder if she would have seen her before? Qin Lang had no intention of exposing this matter.
When he returned to his residence, Gu Xiefei handed him an invitation, but someone invited him to Chunxue Tower for a banquet. Qin Lang looked at the signature, which said Cao Sheng.
Qin Lang thought about it and found that he had never met Cao Sheng, but he had heard of his name. He was the son of Ningyang King Cao Hongtu, known as the Little Prince. If he could still have something to do with Cao Sheng, Cao Sheng and Jiang Nuanmo set up a marriage contract since childhood. Later, Jiang Nuanmo once proposed to withdraw from the marriage, but later he didn't hear the following, so it was probably in vain.
No matter from any point of view, Qin Lang is not easy to refuse.
Qin Lang arrived as promised that night. Although he had been to Yongdu for a while, it was his first visit to Chunxue Tower. He heard that Chunxue Tower is the most expensive restaurant in Yongdu. Usually, people come and go here are royals and nobles, and ordinary people can only look up to it.
Chunxue Tower has three floors, with red lights hanging high in four corners. When Qin Lang rode the Black Wind, there were already many carriages and horses in front of the door. Black Wind was quite spiritual. Qin Lang did not need to tie it to the horse leash stake, so Black Wind could wait in the carriage and horses.
When he arrived at the door, he saw a middle-aged man wearing a Confucian shirt waiting there and said respectfully: "Is it the Jun Ma Master?" This person is Zhao Zhui, a visitor to the Ningyang Prince's Mansion. Because he is resourceful, the Ningyang King arranged for him to assist Cao Sheng.
Qin Lang and Long Xixi have not yet got married, but now many people call him Ma Jun.
Qin Lang followed Zhao Zhui to the third floor of Yingxue Pavilion, and this entire floor was all covered by Cao Sheng. In Dayong, the king of the alien surname was a very unique existence. Their ancestors all made great contributions to the expansion of territory of Dayong.
All of these six kings of different surnames made great contributions when quelling Yan Beihui's rebellion. Unlike the princes of the royal family, the six kings of different surnames have fiefs. On the surface, the court trusted them very much, but in fact it was not. Since Emperor Longxing ascended the throne, the power of the six kings of different surnames was tightened and they asked them to send their prince to Yongdu to study. Their children's marriage must be approved by the court.
The marriage between Sang Jingtian and Jiang Konghou was arranged by the court. Logically speaking, it was impossible to find Sang Jingtian, a seventh-rank lieutenant, at that time, but the court made such an arrangement. However, the emperor at that time did not expect that Sang Jingtian had such talent and would be ranked third in the future.
Cao Sheng also lived in Yongdu for a long time, and this person was kind and generous and made friends.
When Qin Lang walked into Yingxue Pavilion, he saw a handsome young man in brocade and jade clothes, who was Cao Sheng.
Cao Sheng was born in a family of princes and princes, and was both civil and military. He showed an extraordinary noble spirit when he raised his hands and feet. He smiled and said to Qin Lang: "Hello, Mr. Qin! Cao Sheng in Xia Ningyang."
Qin Lang bowed his fists and paid more attention to Cao Sheng because of Jiang Nuanmo. He said that Cao Sheng is really a handsome man. With his appearance and temperament, he is also very compatible with Jiang Nuanmo. But he doesn't know why Jiang Nuanmo wanted to break off the engagement?
Cao Sheng was the host, and there were two accompanying guests, one was Li Yuting, the son of Li Yifeng, who was the young master of Li Yifeng in Dayong, and the other was Zhong Haitian, the master of painting master Qin Daozi. Zhong Haitian had seen Qin Lang. When he was portraying the portrait on the spot in the Prince Qing's Mansion, Zhong Haitian was at the scene, but he was among the onlookers at that time, and Qin Lang was the focus of everyone's attention.
Cao Sheng greeted Qin Lang to take his seat and introduced several people to know each other. At this time, Zhao Zhui came in and asked when it would start.
Chapter completed!