My enemies became my companions

Chapter 387 They Got Married ( Words)

Plans are always subject to change.

Just because of a little clue or a little new discovery, we have to make adjustments and changes.

Suddenly, news spread that King Jing had died suddenly on New Year's Eve, and Chen Yi realized that there seemed to be a small gap in the capital's tight network.

And when Chen Yi learned from Yin Weiying that King Jing's death was fake, he realized that he could use this gap to his advantage.

"You're saying that my future father-in-law wants to fake his death so that you and I can get married in secret?"

Chen Yi asked as he rubbed the blue and white pattern on the tea bowl.

When people are thinking, they always touch something with their hands. Sometimes when Chen Yi stays in the bedroom, he will touch the little fox's hands, little head, and even the jade feet and little jade rabbit.

Yin Tingxue also knew that he was thinking, so even when he was touched, she endured it silently. When his thinking was blocked, she would speak in a low voice to see if she could give him some ideas.

"Well, my father has secretly prepared a carriage, and you can also take this opportunity to leave the capital."

There was a hint of anticipation in the nun's words.

Yin Tingxue, who was ordering tea, brought the tea over and placed it in her hand.

Yin Weiying thanked him quietly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
The Empress Dowager's arrangement of marriage to the Crown Prince made her feel vaguely that her position as the First Lady was no longer secure.

I just didn't expect that there is always a way out and there is such a trick.

Just as he was thinking about it, Chen Yi spoiled the mood and said, "Do you think the Queen Mother would have thought of this as well?"

Yin Weiying was slightly stunned.

She thought about what he said and understood, "My father suddenly fell seriously ill and died suddenly. This is indeed a bit strange..."

"Not only is it strange, even if the Jing Palace can prevent people from fortune-telling and interfering with the fortune-telling, it is difficult to forge the doctor's prescriptions, medical records, and pulse records. Even if the palace has its own pharmacy and doctors, it can be forged in a short time. But the problem is... my father-in-law died at the wrong time, at a critical moment."

After talking too much, Chen Yi felt thirsty. He took a sip of tea and swallowed it all in one gulp.
"The Queen Mother will not believe it. She will try every possible means to prevent it. Your father's method will not work."

The more Yin Weiying listened, the more depressed he became, and the light in his eyes dimmed again:

"So you can't leave Beijing, and you can't marry me? Then I'll go back and tell my father to bring him back to life."

Chen Yi said, "No, go back and tell your father that it's decided. We will communicate according to the code."

Yin Weiying's long, clear eyes widened a little.

Chen Yi continued, "Tell him to prepare two routes, one open route as a decoy, and one hidden route as the real route. By the way, don't come here these few days, stay in the palace."

The nun was somewhat puzzled by his series of words. Didn't she say that this plan was not feasible? Why did Chen Yi choose to go to the tiger mountain?

She lowered her eyes, thought for a moment, and then chuckled.

Chen Yi looked at her in confusion.

Yin Weiying smiled and said, "You know it's impossible but you still do it. Do you really want to marry me?"

"Get down."

Chen Yi sneered, drank a sip of tea, turned around and saw the little fox frowning.

"what happened?"

Since he asked, Yin Tingxue said, "Are you arrogant again?"

Chen Yi took a breath and pressed his head. His scalp was a little numb and his chest was hot.

"This isn't tsundere."

"I understand, that's what tsunderes say." Yin Tingxue nodded.

The female priest at the side couldn't hold back any more and laughed out loud: "Hahaha."

Seeing this, Chen Yi angrily said, "All of you come here, I want to have a party!"

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Big Year.

Inside Jingren Palace.

After learning of King Jing's death, Queen An first sent spies from the Magpie Pavilion to investigate, and then according to convention, dispatched two factories and one guard to investigate.

Compared with the two factories and one guard, even the West Factory which she set up herself, Queen An trusted the Magpie Pavilion more. It was one of the foundations of the An family and also one of the foundations of Queen An.

Empress An frowned and asked, "The divinations from the Imperial Observatory are unclear. Have you checked them out?"

The spy reported back: "The spy hidden in the palace has looked through the medical records and found that King Jing had been ill for several months and needed treatment. The medicinal materials recorded in the records have all been read, and they are all blood-tonifying things such as ginseng, shark fin, and angelica."

Medical records are used in the mansions of wealthy and powerful families to record what illnesses the dignitaries had and what medicines they took. In Chen Yi's words, they are medical records.

"In the past few months, King Jing has lost many of his capable men. With his irritable temper, he naturally needs something to replenish his blood. This medical record may have been prepared for you a long time ago."

An Hou pondered for a moment and continued:

"His death was strange, it didn't seem like he was really dead."

The female official Su Xin standing beside him said at the right time: "The prince died in the capital. According to the etiquette, there are no weddings or funerals in the capital within one month."

Queen An sneered when she heard this and said, "I have already thought of this. It all depends on what Yi Er does."

After a while, another spy walked into Jingren Palace and knelt down after reporting.

The spy who was monitoring Chen Yi's movements reported, "I met the daughter of King Jing yesterday. Today, Captain Chen went out and paid a visit to King Jing's mansion to pay his respects. Then he went to the Zhige Office, and then took a walk around the collapsed West City. On the way, he stopped by the study, and soon returned home. Then he went out again and emptied his feces and urine in the Qinghui Canal of the Beijing North Waterway."

"Why is he so diligent in going to the Zhigesi Yamen?"

Queen An pondered for a while, then smiled and said:

"So that's how it is. He went to the government office to get a map of the capital. As for taking a walk around the collapsed West City, he was scouting the terrain. And he probably went to Prince Jing's Mansion to discuss things."

The spy nodded and said, "Your Majesty is wise, and the masters also think so."

Queen An pondered for a moment and thought of a minor detail:
"He went to the study. What books did he buy?"

The spy immediately said, "I have interrogated the owner of the study and found three volumes of "Water Margin Annotated by Yuan Wuya", one volume of "Soushen Ji" without a signature, and one volume of "Miao Se Wang Yin Yuan Jing".

“Will there be any secret codes in the book?”

"Probably not. The shopkeeper knows the origins of these books very well."

"The Sutra of the Cause and Effect of the Wonderful Color King..." Queen An pondered the book and then said to herself, "That is the Buddhist scripture I read recently."

When Queen An brought Chen Yi to the bedroom, this book happened to be on the coffee table, and he actually noticed it.

In front of the desk, the woman in phoenix robes pondered for a moment, and then said:
"Don't worry about the etiquette. His wedding should be held."

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The next day.

In the afternoon, Chen Yi left home.

I will go to the palace today.

After meeting Queen An in Jingren Palace, their relationship has now become much smoother. Seeing that Chen Yi was still wearing the jade pendant, Queen An showed a look of satisfaction.

Chen Yi wants to meet Concubine Dong.

When Empress An heard him shamelessly and somewhat embarrassedly requesting to see Concubine Dong, she did not say no. Instead, she showed a look of "as expected" and gently asked the palace maid to call Concubine Dong over.

Seeing this Korean woman with long hair that almost reached the ground, there was nothing Chen Yi could do except to do it.

Their joy took place in an empty palace. Queen An deliberately arranged some female spies outside to eavesdrop, but they didn't hear anything.

"'It's more conquest to pull your hair than to pull someone else's hair,' that's what he said."

The female spy reported the battle situation in the palace with an expressionless face.

"Someone also said, 'You have too much hair, it's not good to come from the back.' Several of us went in to take a look, and judging by the sweat stains, it was indeed coming from the front."

When Queen An first heard this, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she spat and said:

"Where did this bastard learn this dirty talk?"

But she was the queen after all, and was not fussy about trivial matters. She listened to all of this patiently, suppressing her humiliation and anger.

"You mean, when he was talking to Concubine Dong in bed, he mentioned that he would go to the Western Jin Dynasty later?" asked Queen An.

"Your Highness is right. Pillow talk is the most sincere. He should think so from the bottom of his heart."

"It's possible, but it's also possible that he guessed someone was eavesdropping and said it on purpose." Queen An pondered the subtleties in people's hearts and continued, "However, it's more likely that he was wavering. If he can run, he will run. If he can't run, he will obey orders. Where is he now?"

The spy reported back: "It seems that he went to the outer court, to the martial arts training yard of several masters."

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After the intimate moments with Concubine Dong, Chen Yi felt refreshed. After washing up casually, he quickly went to the courtyard that An Hou had shown him before.

As soon as he approached the martial arts courtyard, he felt an aura locking onto him. Chen Yi showed no fear at all, and strode into the courtyard, saying, "Since we are going on this journey together, why don't we get to know each other first?"

Don't hit a smiling person, not to mention that Chen Yi is the protagonist of the next journey. After a few glances, he walked out of the shadows and stood in front of Chen Yi.

Three men and one woman,
One is short and looks like a sly creature, she is the Death Crow, and the other is a woman with an ordinary appearance, she is the Soul Returning Bird.

One has a smiling face, a fair body, long limbs, and seems to be very good at swimming. He is the Laughing Pelican. The other has a strong body, a stern face, and a fierce look in his brows. He is the Impermanence Eagle.

These four are all the masters.

Chen Yi casually brought up the topic, and the masters did not refuse him, so it was very natural that they talked about all sorts of things under the sun in the martial arts arena.

This is a good start.

In the following days leading up to the Lantern Festival, Chen Yi did some of his own things in the morning, strolled around the collapsed West City, bought some books and jewelry, occasionally went to the Qinghui Canal of the Beijing North Waterway to dump feces and urine, and went home to wash up. At a similar time every afternoon, Chen Yi would come to this martial arts yard to chat.

Chen Yi gradually became familiar with these masters. They joked with each other, called each other brothers, and the sound of their conversations was endless, echoing in the martial arts courtyard.

When chatting and joking, one naturally has to tell stories. So Chen Yi told them the Water Margin he had just bought, such stories as "Zhang Shun, the White Shark in the Waves", "Wu Song's Blood Splashes in the Yuanyang Tower", and "Lu Zhishen's Death", and he chatted with them in all sorts of ways.

The Laughing Pelican is a man who likes to joke. He is also an excellent swimmer and is good at killing people on the water. It is said that he has swam in all the rivers in the Gyeonggi area and can even swim upstream against the turbulent Beiyao River.

"I'm not bragging, Beiyao River is nothing, I treat it as my old lover, I can have sex with it whenever I want."

The Laughing Pelican patted his chest and said,
"No one except me dares to recognize the white shark in the waves of Dayu."

Compared to the eloquent Laughing Pelican, the other three speak a little less.

The Death Crow is okay, it will chat a few words and tell jokes on its own initiative, but the Soul-Returning Bird will only respond if you ask it. As for the Impermanence Eagle, it is taciturn and often does not speak.

"Wu Chang Ying, what weapon are you good at using?"

Once, Chen Yi pretended to ask casually.

"I'm good with guns." Wuchangying replied.

After saying that, Wuchangying casually pulled out a red tasseled spear and danced with it vigorously. The tip of the spear flashed with a cold light, looking very impressive.

But he was lying.

Chen Yi noticed that Wu Chang Ying had calluses on his thumb, and on his right hand, but not on his left hand. This proved that he was using a one-handed short weapon, not a long weapon like a stick or a gun.

As for the Life-Come-Dying Crow, he seems to have a good relationship with the Soul-Returning Sparrow, like a mistress. And the Soul-Returning Sparrow, this woman, seems to have many mistresses. From the look in their eyes, it can be seen that the Soul-Returning Sparrow and the Life-Come-Dying Crow have a good relationship, but it is more like the man is pursuing the woman, and the Life-Come-Dying Crow is trying to please the Soul-Returning Sparrow.

In addition, when the crow eats, it does not wipe the oil stains on its mouth with its hands, but with its arms.

This was a very subtle action, but Chen Yi felt that this person must be good at using poison.

The reason for using arms instead of hands is to avoid accidental injury by rubbing the poison on hands into the mouth.

People's mouths can lie and conceal things, just like Wuchangying said he was good at guns, but habitual little movements and small physical abnormalities cannot deceive people.

Therefore, even if Chen Yi didn't deliberately ask about their weapons, skills, etc., he could vaguely guess what they were good at and gradually outlined them in his mind.

And every conversation in the martial arts courtyard will be reported to Queen An in full.

It wasn't just the martial arts training ground, many details were known to Queen An.

Especially his every move when he entered the palace.

His behavior when he entered the palace was regular. He would usually seek pleasure with Concubine Dong and enjoy the pleasure of sex. Occasionally, he would hug the Korean woman who was too restless to get up and pour out his heart to her.

Looking through those pillow talks, Queen An could see that Chen Yi was deeply confused.

He was sometimes happy, sometimes regretful, always changing. He also talked about his women, said a lot of love words to Concubine Dong, and even talked about Queen An. Sometimes he said that Queen An treated him very well, and sometimes he hated Queen An's many controls on him. Sometimes, he said nothing and silently rubbed the jade pendant engraved with "Yi"...

An Hou read every word carefully. These lifeless words on the paper seemed to pull her back to the bed, as if she was staying beside Chen Yi's pillow, listening to Chen Yi's detailed confession.

That feeling of betrayal came over me again...

An Hou felt a chill down his spine and pressed his forehead:

“…I guess I’ve been too tired lately.”

She found an excuse for herself, but deeper down, she was unwilling to face it and buried it deeper.

In recent days, the closer Chen Yi's wedding gets, the more anxious Queen An becomes.

Every night she would ask the palace maids to recite Buddhist scriptures to relieve her anxiety.

She always felt as if she was afraid of losing something.

But I can’t say what it is.

The wind blew the twenty-four stained glass windows of Kunyuan Hall, and a pattern of birds paying homage to the phoenix was passed through. The palace maids on the vine chairs chanted Buddhist scriptures in steady voices, and then they slowly fell asleep.

The maid's chanting stopped at one sentence and gradually died down:

"From love comes sorrow, from love comes fear. If one is free from love, there is neither sorrow nor fear..."

The Lantern Festival is approaching.

It was only five or six days away. Today, when Chen Yi entered the palace, he was taken to Jingren Palace.

The days approaching the Lantern Festival were supposed to be a day off, including for all officials and of course for the palace, but the woman in the phoenix robe was still at her desk, reviewing papers.

Chen Yi waited patiently, and although he had doubts, he did not urge him.

"Although King Jing has passed away, the marriage must still be held. Although it violates etiquette, not many people would dare to bring up etiquette to make a fuss about it."

Queen An didn't even raise her head as she wrote back and forth on the desk with her red brush.

There was a hint of darkness in Chen Yi's eyes, but he remained calm.

Even though Queen An was extremely attentive to him, each of those efforts never wavered in her plans, let alone a sudden idea that came to King Jing.

In this case, the only thing to do is to find a good opportunity and leave...

While I was thinking about it, Queen An suddenly looked up and said:
"How have you been preparing with King Jing during this period? On the surface, we are leaving from the collapsed southwest area, but in fact, we have left a retreat route in the Beijing North Waterway."

“…What?” Chen Yi’s pupils shrank slightly.

"The spies have already found out about the sewage channel in the northern waterway of Beijing. You are leaving a secret signal by disposing of the sewage."

An Hou narrated calmly, with little ups and downs in her tone.
"You go there every few days. It seems normal, but spies have already investigated and discovered your plan - there is a pleasure boat on the waterway in the north of Beijing. It looks like prostitutes are flirting on the boat, but in fact they want to take advantage of the Lantern Festival when the boats cross the river and use them to float downstream to leave the capital."

Chen Yi fell silent, with many strange colors flashing across his eyes.

Queen An smiled and put down the red brush.

She stood up from the desk, slowly walked down from the height, and came in front of Chen Yi. She raised her hand and stroked Chen Yi's cheek.

Queen An's tone was gentle: "Those spies couldn't guess it, it was mother who guessed it. Do you think mother is wise?"

The man remained silent for an unknown period of time before finally admitting, "Your Majesty is wise."

Queen An shook her head and laughed. She lowered her eyes and saw his fingertips trembling slightly.

She suddenly felt angry and amused, and said, "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that mother will blame you? After all, it's just a small mistake, and you haven't escaped yet."

Chen Yi seemed to be shocked by this. After a while, he murmured, "If Yin Tingxue escapes halfway, I will punish her as usual."

Queen An responded softly, "I am not you. I cannot bear to punish you. I will let bygones be bygones. The Lantern Festival is coming. You can stay in the palace for a few days and marry Ruoshu properly. Then you can stay in the palace until February. It won't be too late to go to Western Jin after you have developed a good relationship with each other."

Letting Chen Yi and Donggong Ruoshu stay in the palace until February was, of course, not just to cultivate their relationship, but also to keep an eye on Chen Yi's movements while waiting for the news of the wedding of the two sons of the Chen family to reach the Western Jin royal family and the Chen family of the Western Jin Dynasty.

Chen Yi's lips buzzed for a while before he uttered, "Okay."

Seeing that he agreed, Queen An smiled and said, "Bring your female relatives to the palace as well. When you and Donggong Ruoshu get married in the palace, they can be bridesmaids and witness your wedding."

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Yin Daxiao, Yin Xiao, Zhou Yitang, and Min Ming were all welcomed into the palace.

As usual, Queen An said a few words of comfort and talked about daily life. From time to time, there were laughter and joy in the palace. Shortbread, soft cakes, and sweet soups were passed back and forth between the palace walls in an endless stream, and the clothes of the palace maids swayed in the corridors.

Among these women, as usual, the daughter of Prince Xiang is the best at pleasing Queen An. Not only does she speak appropriately, but she is also gentle in her dealings with others. She knows how to flatter others without being overly humble. The elders like this kind of juniors and love to give them red envelopes during festivals.

Queen An was no exception and immediately sealed the place with a peace plaque and gave her some gold leaves. Yin Tingxue wrote a poem for her, which was full of auspicious and festive words.

That night, the peace plaque and gold leaves given by the Queen Mother were confiscated by Chen Yi.

After a careful look, I found that there was no hidden secret in the peace amulets and the gold leaves.

Of course, Chen Yi's action was reported to Queen An by the palace maid. Queen An was both angry and amused about it. She sighed that he was so cautious and didn't think about the fact that he was already in the palace and right under her nose. Why would he do such a thing?
As his wedding was approaching, Chen Yi indulged in debauchery and from time to time he would ask people to call Concubine Dong over. Together with Yin, the three women slept in the same bed. He had no idea how many times he had to wake up in a hurry when the sun was high in the sky.

Queen An had some complaints about this, not because Chen Yi was indulging in the pleasures of life and had no ambition to make progress, but because the Eastern Palace Ruoshu was clearly inside the palace, just a few corners away, but Chen Yi refused to see her or Lin Wanlang, who married with her later.

Whenever a female official conveyed the Empress Dowager's intention, Chen Yi always declined on the grounds that she was not married yet and it was not appropriate to see her too often.

Although what he said makes sense, it doesn't make sense when Chen Yi says it. For so long, have you, Chen Yi, ever been a polite person?

Come to think of it, it's rebellion... a little bit of rebellion that doesn't want to obey the orders of parents and the words of matchmaker.

Queen An not only did not take these things to heart, but she felt that Chen Yi's behavior was a true expression of his feelings. If Chen Yi really became obedient in everything, he would not be Chen Yi anymore, which would make people even more suspicious.

No matter what, the wedding day is coming.

To avoid unnecessary complications, the big red lanterns were only hung in the inner court, and there was no disturbance in the outer court. As for the troublesome matters such as checking the dowry and urging for the makeup, they were all omitted. Customs such as distributing red steamed buns and riding in a sedan chair around the streets were also kept simple.

Even the people who were crying for the bridal sedan were almost half left.

On the wedding day, the stupid girl surnamed Donggong burst into tears after she appeared in front of the bridal sedan. She had an idea on her mind to make the water yellow and drag it for a while while she was crying. For this purpose, she even peeled an onion secretly.

"I don't want to get married, I don't want to marry anyone!"

If Donggong was not good at martial arts, several palace maids would not be able to fit her into the bridal sedan. Even if the strong women in the palace dragged and pushed her, her buttocks were still exposed outside the sedan, with a perfect curve.

Snapped!
A hard slap.

Donggong Ruoshu groaned in pain and turned around shamefully, only to find that the person who slapped her butt was none other than the groom Chen Yi.

Behind Chen Yi, a woman in phoenix robe stood gracefully.

Well, the two main characters are here now. Now I can’t even cry over the bridal sedan.

Dong Gong Ruoshu was stuffed into the sedan chair in a daze. Thinking of the ninety taels that Yin Weiying gave him, he opened the curtain and said loudly:
"Chen Yi, I hate you!"

After she finished shouting, she even touched her buttocks which were red and painful...

He is so lustful,
Being spanked day and night? Donggong Ruoshu shuddered.

Rows and rows of palace maids held red lanterns, forming a continuous strip of red carpet on the ground, which looked magnificent and gorgeous. The trees in the palace were all hung with silk brocade, which was to welcome both the Lantern Festival and this happy day.

The ceremonial music was in full swing, and the sounds of stringed instruments were endless. Chen Yi was riding a tall horse, looking like a red groom. He was a little embarrassed and uneasy, but he still maintained his composure and escorted Dong Gong Ruoshu's eight-man sedan chair to the Xinuan Palace where the wedding would take place.

There are two places for weddings in the palace, one is for the emperor's wedding, and the other is for princes and princesses. Chen Yi naturally used the latter. The wedding place was in the Xinuan Hall of Ningfu Palace. The glazed roof was shining with golden color, and the whole three-entry structure of the Xinuan Hall was decorated gorgeously. There were necklaces hanging here and gold leaves hanging there. The four words "Have a son soon" written by Empress An were hung on the ceiling.

As for the bridesmaids, they were also wearing bright red clothes. Donggong Ruoshu saw familiar figures among them. They were the ones who were going to escort her and Chen Yi to consummate their marriage.

After a while, Dong Gong Ruoshu was escorted down from the sedan chair, and saw many female officials gathered in the hall, and on the high chair, sat a graceful and elegant queen.

One thing at a time, Dong Gong Ruoshu was a little flattered to learn that the Queen Mother was going to be her parents, but she still regained some of Chen Ruoshu's composure and, with Xiaochan's support, stepped over the threshold wearing the heavy phoenix crown.

And Chen Yi was waiting in the hall early.

The bride and groom worship heaven and earth together.

"Worship heaven and earth!"

With the help of the palace maids, Chen Yi and Dong Gong Ruoshu bowed towards the altar of "Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents and Teachers", and Queen An sat behind the altar. This bow to heaven and earth was not only a bow to the tablets, but also a bow to the queen of this country.

Heaven and Earth, the Empress Dowager who rules the country is the heaven and earth.

"Two thanks to the high hall!"

After the loud and clear voice fell, Chen Yi and Donggong Ruoshu walked over the altar and bowed to Queen An.

Queen An stared at this scene, her eyes became sore and two tears fell.

She had been married before, but at the time of her marriage, the late emperor who was obsessed with practicing Taoism did not show up, and she was the second empress, so she bowed alone to the late empress dowager in the hall, and then bowed to the air.

Looking back on the past, An Hou suddenly felt sad, but everything was in the past, and the newlyweds no longer had to suffer from this loneliness.

She didn't know how long she had waited for this day.

But finally the wait came.

"Couple greetings!"

After the voice fell, Dong Gong Ruoshu, who was draped in bright red silk, felt a bit of difficulty, but still knelt down towards Chen Yi.

Through the dim light from the vague gap, Miss Donggong saw Chen Yi kneeling down with her in an almost calm manner.

As for the bridesmaids including Yin Xiaoyin, Yin Xiaoyin, Zhou Yitang, Min Ming, and Concubine Dong, Dong Gong Ruoshu couldn't see their expressions clearly, but he just felt a little chilly.

She felt a little dizzy.

It feels like being pressed down by many people.

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After the wedding ceremony, the bride will be sent back to the bridal chamber first, while Chen Yi will be in the main hall to toast, distribute red envelopes and red steamed buns, and welcome everyone's congratulations and thanks.

This includes bridesmaids, of course.

The women had different looks, but all focused on Chen Yi.

The little fox looked at Chen Yi with tears in his eyes, Dayin's face turned pale with questioning and aggrieved look in his eyes, Zhou Yitang's gaze made people feel cold, and Min Ming acted as if it had nothing to do with him and kept aloof.

Queen An looked around and asked with a smile:
"Why, you don't want to congratulate the groom?"

After the words fell, the scene that An Hou had expected, where a single stone caused a thousand ripples, did not occur.

The women seemed to have prepared themselves mentally. Except for the one-armed swordsman, they all congratulated Chen Yi one by one.

Yin Weiying said: "I wish you a happy marriage from now on."

Yin Tingxue said: "I wish you a happy marriage tonight."

...and so on. The women spoke differently and had different expressions. Queen An saw it all. She wanted to see something interesting, like the Shura battlefield at the private banquet before, but for today's wedding, it would be good if it could go smoothly without any fuss.

After the congratulations, Queen An asked someone to set up the desk so that she could write the couplet herself.

The brushstrokes are vigorous, as if there are dragons and snakes circling, and the red couplet stained with ink appears more majestic, even covering up the festive mood of the couplet:
The match made in heaven will last forever, and four generations will live together in peace and happiness.

Chen Yi stepped forward and complimented him. Seeing his somewhat stiff look, Queen An couldn't help but smile.

She looked the groom up and down, feeling mixed emotions. The empty, lifeless scene of her own wedding flashed through her mind.

The late Empress Dowager's skin was drooping layer by layer, and she sat at the head of the table like a half-dead person, with red silk hanging down in endless darkness. She stayed in the empty bridal chamber and slept alone all night.

Time has passed and everything is no longer the same as it was before. It is often said that parents will place their expectations on their children. An Hou also experienced this complex feeling, and crystal tears dripped from the corners of her eyes, covering the original tear marks.

"Your Majesty, why are you...crying?" Chen Yi asked.

"Silly Yi'er...you shouldn't talk," as soon as he spoke, An Hou couldn't stop anymore. She covered her mouth and laughed, then lowered her head, trying to hide her tears, but the more a woman tried to hide her tears, the more touching her tears became.

She seemed to have figured out the truth, so she raised her head again and looked at Chen Yi gently.

"I... shouldn't cry at this time, it ruins your joy, alas..."

Queen An wiped away her tears with her fingertips, but she felt that it was not proper. She wanted to find a handkerchief to wipe them away, but her eyes were dim with tears and she could not find one. Suddenly, she felt the touch of silk on her face. It turned out that Chen Yi was holding up his sleeves and silently wiping her tears.

"Ah...ah...what are you wiping for? The more you wipe, the more I ooze...ah, alas, alas, you've stained your wedding dress..."

Queen An sighed and complained several times.

Chen Yi stared at her silently.

He suppressed the emotions in his heart, so he couldn't say more words of comfort. He suddenly felt helpless, because there is no real way to have the best of both worlds.

The tears finally stopped for a while. An Hou remembered his gentle gesture in her heart. She couldn't help but think of Chen Yi's rejection and alienation towards her in the past. He was unwilling at that time, but look at him now? How is he now?

Comparing the two, An Hou felt proud and wanted to say a few words to tease him, but there was a faint light shining on his chest. It was the pendant with the word "Yi" carved on it. The words came to her lips and then retreated. After thinking about it, she gave up. Her eyes were softer than ever before. After all, he was still a child. How could she care about him?
Yes, after all, he is still a child...whoever gives him milk is his mother...

Suddenly she thought of something and asked softly:

"Have you ever called the Princess of Annan mother?"

This was a very unreasonable question. There was a subtle change in her voice. Chen Yi paused visibly and suddenly couldn't figure out what this woman was thinking.

Chen Yi said truthfully: "No."

"Then why did you...consummate your marriage with her?" Her tone was a little subtle.

Chen Yi paused and whispered:
"That's not the relationship between me and her."

After hearing this, Queen An asked again, "You...haven't let her pretend to be me like that?"

"there has never been."

"Well, no one can pretend to be your mother."

Queen An said, the meaning of this was not clear, as if to say that even she could not be replaced. She was afraid that her words would come true, so she added:
“No one can pretend to be me.”

"Isn't that right?" Chen Yi said.

He has always been very clear that Zhu'e is Zhu'e, no one else. Similarly, An Hou is An Hou, no one else. Perhaps he would say this, but that would be someday, not today.

An Hou looked at the jade pendant again and touched it gently. It felt as warm and smooth as jade. Apart from that, he could not feel anything else.

"You are going to consummate your marriage. I am happy. I am not a nanny. I will not adopt a lot of adopted sons and daughters. Apart from you, I have never had a child."

The maid was about to take the couplet, but Queen An waved her hand to let her back off, picked up the couplet, and handed it to Chen Yi in person.

"You are the only one I have. You must cherish me and don't let me down."

Chen Yi thanked him again and again, holding the couplet, and was about to take the bridesmaids to the bridal chamber to make a scene.

Queen An watched as they were led by the palace maids, gradually going deeper into the depths. The thought that had been hanging in the air for who knows how long finally settled down.

Finally waited for this day.

After so many twists and turns, so many conflicts between mother and son, we finally waited for this day...

When a thought arises, all other thoughts arise. After calming down, I feel overwhelmed with emotion and my fingertips tremble slightly.

Outside the lobby, the female official Su Xin hurried in, lowering her head.

"Su Xin, why are you so anxious?"

An Hou realized something and frowned.

The female official Su Xin said with a trembling voice:
"Your Majesty, Prince Jing, Prince Jing has gathered all the court officials to make a remonstrance! They are going to cause trouble at the wedding! Right outside the court!"

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Dong Gong Ruoshu was waiting in the bridal chamber, eyes wide open in confusion.

Xiaochan, the maid who had been with Donggong Ruoshu since childhood, was now accompanying him to experience this major event in his life. Even though this silly girl was reluctant, she still had to get married and consummate the marriage.

"Miss, please don't lift the red veil."

Xiaochan saw Donggong Ruoshu touching the red veil in a panic and spoke out.

Dong Gong Ruo Shu was in a panic. Since they had already gotten married, how could she still keep her redness? She seemed to be pressed to the bed.

She immediately wanted to find an opportunity to escape.

But the next moment, Xiaochan said:

"Miss, don't even think about escaping. As long as you can't escape from the palace, you will never be able to escape."

Donggong Ruoshu felt a chill down his spine.

She saw a palace maid in the room bring a porcelain bowl with half-cooked dumplings in it, which was to symbolize wishing the newlyweds a son soon. There was also wedding wine on the red table next to it, which was used by the couple in their bridal chamber.

After taking off the red veil, eating the dumplings, and drinking the wedding wine,

After doing these three things, you are truly married!
Xiaochan noticed the expression on Miss Donggong's face. She had always been a spy arranged by the Queen Mother to be stationed in Chen's family in the Western Jin Dynasty, but she had always had real feelings for this master.

Xiaochan said, "Miss, you said that the prince was not a good match, so you ran away from the Jin Dynasty. Now you have finally found a good man, how can you refuse him? Besides, Captain Chen is obsessed with you. If he marries you and makes you his principal wife, he will treat you like the apple of his eye and will definitely not let any other woman outdo him."

Donggong Ruoshu listened to this and thought about it and felt that it made some sense. She gritted her teeth and struggled for a long time, and finally asked: "Does it hurt?"

"I heard from the teaching nanny that it doesn't hurt. It depends on how much a man cherishes you. It also depends on... size."

"What size?"

"Miss, don't ask these questions. I think it's not small, but the son-in-law will cherish you."

"Then you have to help me."

Tears welled up in the corners of the stupid girl's eyes, and she said as if she had accepted her fate:
"If it hurts too much, Xiaochan, you have to help me..."

Xiaochan felt a pang in her heart and patted Donggong Ruoshu's back gently to calm her down.

After a while, she recovered and displayed her usual optimism. She thought that marrying Chen Yi was nothing. Even if they consummated their marriage, it wouldn't be a big deal. If he didn't restrict herself and was willing to respect herself, then it wouldn't be a big deal.

He also practiced swordplay.

Who knows, maybe in the future, I could even go out into the world with him and become close friends.

The silly girl has never seen what love looks like, and the best thing she can think of is to be friends for life and death.

Seeing her gradually turn from sadness to joy, Xiaochan felt less guilty and gradually became happy for the young lady. She was very contagious and could make others happy.

As for Donggong Ruoshu, she was very happy.

Thinking about this, Donggong Ruoshu became more hopeful.

There were footsteps outside the door.

"Oh, it's my son-in-law who's here to make trouble in the bridal chamber."

Xiaochan stood up and was about to go forward with the palace maids to meet them.

There were quite a lot of bridesmaids in the bridal chamber. Xiaochan saw some familiar faces, including the Yin brothers, the Yin sisters, Zhou Yitong, Min Ming, Concubine Dong... Each of them was beautiful and charming, and was comparable to Donggong Ruoshu.

She couldn't help but worry about Donggong Ruoshu's situation after marrying into the family.

The lady is so straightforward and a little bit silly, what will happen to her then...

how? !
Suddenly, a finger pressed on Xiaochan's acupoint, and Xiaochan's thoughts were suddenly interrupted. The two palace maids were also pressed almost at the same time.

Donggong Ruoshu was stunned for a moment, but before she could react, Chen Yi walked up to her, pressed her mute point, and then pressed other acupoints.

Dong Gong Ruoshu, who was wearing her wedding dress, did not move at all. She looked at the man in front of her with suspicion and surprise, but could only make a slight humming sound.

Chen Yi sat down on the marriage bed with great confidence and said as gently as possible:

"Ruo Shu, it's not that I don't want to marry you, but the one I want to marry today is not you, but them."

The East Palace girl widened her eyes.

What's all this...

They've already gotten married and she's ready, but this guy says he doesn't want to marry her?

He wants to marry someone else...

And we have to add…”们”.

She didn't know why she got angry and frowned. Just as she was wondering, she saw the daughter of Prince Jing, who was competing with her for the golden hairpin, coming towards her.

Chen Yi picked her up and put her under the bed.

The little fox looked at Miss Donggong with concern and apology in the corners of his eyes, but he still turned around and greeted Chen Yi with a smile.

While Sister Weiying and Master Zhou were not paying attention, she picked up the wedding wine first.

Zhou Yitang silently picked up the bowl of half-cooked dumplings.

Yin Weiying was feeling proud of himself and admiring Donggong Ruoshu, but he realized belatedly that the two girls had taken action. He quickly bent down, ripped off the stupid girl's red veil without caring about his manners, and put it on his own head.

The red veil was torn away, and Donggong Ruoshu suddenly felt a little depressed...

The husband who married me is going to take the final step of marrying another woman.
But she could only watch from under the bed...

"Please invite Miss Donggong to be the bridesmaid." The nun said leisurely.

When Youyou finished speaking, Donggong Ruoshu felt a stab in his heart, and he could only make a humming sound.

Yin Weiying, who had taken the red veil, rushed forward and approached Chen Yi.

Chen Yi saw through her little thoughts and was tolerant of her and lifted the red veil.

Then, he placed a gentle kiss on her lips.

Yin Weiying's eyes were like water, and he was trying to think of some sweet words, but he couldn't think of them and couldn't say them, so he could only smile foolishly. How embarrassing!

Chen Yi waited patiently. Yin Weiying's eyes met his and thousands of words flashed through his mind in an instant.

"My husband, I..."

The thought flashed through her mind, and she was just about to hum it out.

"eat dumplings."

The one-armed woman suddenly spoke up, interrupting the conversation.

Chen Yi turned around and saw Zhou Yitang walking towards him with a bowl filled with half-cooked dumplings.

She held the bowl in one hand, and Chen Yi quickly picked up the chopsticks.

He picked up a dumpling and ate it.

Yin Tingxue was holding a glass of wine beside him and asked with a smile: "Will you have a baby?"

Of course the dumplings are raw. Chen Yi smiled and said, "Raw."

Then, they both turned their gazes to Zhou Yitang.

The one-armed woman had no expression on her face.

She didn't say anything for a long time, took back the porcelain bowl and turned away.

Chen Yi sighed and lowered her eyes dejectedly. In the end, she couldn't get over that hurdle.

Just as he turned his head towards Yin Tingxue and gave the little fox a smile,

“…dumplings.”

Chen Yi turned his head and saw Zhou Yitang with his back to him, picking up a dumpling and eating it.

"…born."

Chen Yi raised the corner of his mouth, shook his head and laughed. He was well aware of her persistence, and because of this, her thoughts were always like sand flowing through her fingers.

The nun was a little annoyed when she saw her husband being so sweet with someone else, but then she thought, no matter what, she was the one who Chen Yi lifted the veil from...

After Chen Yi was lost in thought for a moment, he saw Yin Tingxue holding the wine glass in front of him.

"Let's drink." She said with a blush.

Chen Yi turned around and smiled, then took the wedding wine and handed it to the little fox.

Yin Tingxue's cheeks were burning. She glanced at Chen Yi and lowered her face again. Her thoughts were like falling snow, and disappeared in an instant.

Chen Yi said with gentle eyes:
"Silly boy, why are you so shy?"

"I'm going to marry you."

She said subconsciously, her face flushed even more. She still didn't touch the wine in front of her, but felt around in her arms for something. After a long time, she finally found it.
"It's Lantern Festival, I'll give you a little paper boat."

Chen Yi was stunned for a moment, put the small paper boat in his arms, then thought about it and took out something from the ground.

He handed it to her.

Yin Tingxue took a closer look and saw that it was a human-like wooden sculpture with flower petals carved under its feet but no face on its head. It was extremely rough, as if the carving was done with limited skills.

Chen Yi said softly, "I promised to give it to you, Bodhisattva."

Yin Tingxue took it and laughed, "It's so ugly."

After hearing this, Chen Yi was about to scold her, but his hands suddenly became wet. It turned out that she was crying.

"Chen Yi..."

"Ok?"

Yin Tingxue had tears in her eyes and wanted to say something, but her face turned red. She couldn't utter the words several times and even amused herself. She thought about it and decided not to say anything.

Anyway, it’s all written on the paper boat.

She lowered her head and sipped the wedding wine. The wine bowl was only slightly redder than the girl's face.

Chen Yi also drank the wine she handed him.

The wine bowl is gradually emptying.

They got married...

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