Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 770: Fu Shuai is here
Ever since Gao Zhenshou agreed to Yang Liangao's conditions, Yang Liangao has been urgently planning the wedding.

But he did not officially issue the edict until the day of his wedding.

He just wanted to catch Gao Shuyao off guard.

Because he knew very clearly that Gao Shuyao didn't like him.

When he put on the crown, the imperial robe, ascended the throne, and was presented to the officials,
He saw Gao Shuyao standing beside the curtain on the side of the hall, with a hint of disdain still in her eyes, and he knew it.

His pride and arrogance were completely shattered at that moment.

That feeling of humiliation even reduced his sense of accomplishment in finally becoming the emperor of a country.

However, the more Gao Shuyao looked down on him, the more he wanted this woman.

This was the key to his regaining his pride.

However, he did not expect that even though the imperial edict had been issued and the matter was done, Gao Shuyao was still unwilling.

Gao Zhengda brought him a message from Gao Zhenshou: "Shu Yao will come to you soon, she wants to cancel the engagement.

Shu Yao is a very outstanding child of our Gao family, and I don’t want her to resent our Gao family because of this.

Therefore, if Your Majesty cannot let her accept the marriage, then I will select another girl from the Gao family named Gao Shuyao and send her to the palace."

When Yang Liangao received the news, he was preparing to lead all the civil and military officials of the court to Shili Pavilion to welcome Yang Yuan, the governor and pacifier of Tongchuan of the Song Dynasty.

One of his two major backers came from afar, and the other also accepted the marriage. His kingdom was stable, and Yang Liangao was very happy.

Just then, he received news from Gao Zhengda.

The anger suddenly exploded.

Yang Liangao, who was proficient in Tantric Kung Fu, had joints all over his body crackling as he walked.

That is the result of blood and qi circulation reaching its extreme.

He didn't expect that even at this point, the arrogant woman still didn't take him seriously.

"I don't want her to resent the Gao family, so if Your Majesty cannot get her to agree to the wedding, then..."

Thinking of this, Yang Liangao couldn't help but sneer.

Gao Zhenshou could have forced Gao Shuyao to accept the family's arrangements as the patriarch of the Gao family, but he chose to throw this difficult problem to me.

If you don't want your niece to hate you, aren't you afraid that she will resent me as her husband from now on?
No, at least, I'm not afraid.

Because I don't love her anymore!
When she becomes my queen, she will only have three functions left!"

"Maintaining the alliance between our two families, bearing my children, and being abused by me from now on!"

A hint of coldness flashed across Yang Liangao's eyes.

……

When Gao Shuyao rushed into the Dali Palace, Yang Liangao was being served by palace maids, wearing a cumbersome and complicated brand new imperial robe.

He prepared to lead civil and military officials out of the city to welcome Yang Yuan.

"Cousin Shu Yao, you are here."

Yang Liangaoping stretched out his arms and let a palace maid smooth out the wrinkles on his robe.

Another palace maid was dipping a flower branch in floral dew and sprinkling it on Yang Liangao's new robe.

"Cousin, please sit down and have some tea. I am going to go and meet Yang Yuan from the Song Dynasty. It is a good opportunity for the envoys from the upper country to witness our wedding."

"Who wants to marry you?"

Gao Shuyao grabbed the teacup on the table and smashed it to pieces with a "bang".

Gao Shuyao said angrily: "Cousin, Emperor, Mr. Yang, this is not my Gao family trying to offend you, it's you who didn't ask me at all and announced it only on the day of the wedding.

If I don't marry you, and you lose your queen, you will be embarrassed. That's your own fault. Otherwise, you can go to my uncle and discuss countermeasures yourself."

"Cousin, you..."

"Go away, don't call me!"

Yang Liangao's smile froze on his face.

"I've finished speaking, you can figure it out on your own!"

Gao Shuyao turned around and left angrily. When she didn't intend to marry him, she could barely accept getting along with him, but now she was getting more and more annoyed.

As Gao Shuyao walked into the courtyard, more than a dozen palace guards rushed out and stopped her with swords drawn.

"If you don't want to die, get out of here!"

Gao Shuyao didn't bring any cymbals, but she still had a "Bukongsuo" around her waist.

Gao Shuyao shook her wrist and pulled out the "Bukongsuo", then threw it into the air in a threatening manner.

The heart-pounding sound of the firecracker did not come out, and Gao Shuyao's face suddenly changed.

She suddenly felt weak and suddenly remembered the fragrant dew that the palace maid had sprinkled on the emperor's robe with flowers.

But why did Yang Liangao prepare in advance...

When this thought crossed Gao Shuyao's mind, the sudden use of her energy triggered the effects of the medicine, causing her eyes to go dark and her legs to go limp.

She did not fall to the ground as she was supported by two palace maids, with two maids standing behind her.

Yang Liangao walked out of the palace and looked at her with eyes as cold as ice.

"Help the queen back, bathe her, change her clothes, put on the phoenix crown and bridal robe, and wait for me to come back to complete the marriage."

Gao Shuyao's eyes suddenly became filled with despair.

At this moment, she knew that she had become a cold chess piece between the chess fingers.

……

Dali is a small country, and the situation of local autonomy is very serious.

The small size of the country and the simple political structure meant that the Dali Kingdom's court institutions had very few staff members.

Now the country’s name has just been changed to Daxing, and everything else is the same, so it’s still as simple.

Therefore, although Yang Liangao brought all the civil and military officials with him, he only wanted them to see with their own eyes that he and Yang Yuan of the Song Dynasty did have a special relationship.

However, the number of officials he brought was only about the same as the number of officials in one yamen of the Ministry of Personnel of the Song Dynasty.

Yang Yuan was really... envious of this. The Song court was constantly cutting out redundancies, but it couldn't be so streamlined. He was just... envious.

As soon as he saw Yang Yuan, Yang Liangao was in high spirits and walked towards the elephant carriage.

From a distance, he shouted loudly: "Marshal Yang, you have come a long way to help me. I, Yang Liangao, have been waiting for you for a long time."

The Dali Kingdom has always been like this. They called themselves emperors, but once they dealt with the Song Dynasty, they called themselves kings.

When the Song Dynasty officially accepted the Dali Kingdom as a vassal state, Duan Heyu was conferred the title of "Golden Purple Guanglu Doctor, Inspector Sikong, Jiedushi of Yunnan, Shangzhuguo, and King of Dali."

The Jinzi Guanglu Dafu was a second-rank official in the Song court, and Yang Yuan's Tongchuan Road General Manager and Pacifier was also a second-rank official.

Moreover, Yang Liangao had just succeeded in seizing the throne and had not yet been recognized and enthroned by the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, he lowered his status and took the initiative to greet and greet people, which really could not be considered as Yang Yuan putting on airs.

"Why are you so polite, cousin?"

Out of respect for Jinshan, Yang Yuan was very considerate.

He got off the elephant cart and walked quickly towards Yang Liangao. Without waiting for Yang Liangao to pretend to bow deeply, he held him, shook his arm and laughed.

"Cousin, it's been more than half a year since we last met in Tongchuan. I really feel like I've missed you so much every day, haha..."

Yang Yuan smiled, then turned to the car and said, "Fei Fei, come and meet your cousin."

Dao Feifei, supported by her maidservant, gracefully stepped down from the elephant cart.

It was obvious that she was still very pregnant and her belly was not noticeable at all, but she gently covered her belly with one hand, walked forward slowly, and bowed politely.

"cousin."

Her attitude was neither close nor distant, neither cold nor hot, and she no longer looked like the girl with a full heart and eyes.

Instead, after she bowed perfunctorily, her two gentle waves were directed at Yang Yuan.

"Cousin, this is..."

Yang Liangao did not miss Dao Feifei's obvious hint.

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Oh, Feifei is already pregnant."

Yang Liangao's heart twitched, and he suddenly remembered that there was a beautiful girl in the palace waiting for his favor, and his depression dissipated.

"Haha, great, great, congratulations, congratulations. The young king ascended the throne, which is one happy thing. Today's ceremony of marrying the queen is another happy thing. My cousin is pregnant, which is three happy things. It's three happy things coming together, hahaha..."

After hearing this, Dao Feifei glanced at Yang Liangao.

However, Dao Feifei didn't think of Gao Shuyao at all.

Shu Yao has better taste than I do and doesn't like him at all. With Shu Yao's status, who can force her?

"Oh? My cousin is getting married today? What a coincidence! My cousin should have told someone earlier. Look, I didn't even have time to prepare a gift..."

"Hey, Yang Fushuai, you're here. This is the most impressive gift. The others are nothing."

When Yang Liangao saw that Yang Yuan was giving him such face, he couldn't help but blush with joy. He pulled Yang Yuan up and introduced him to Prime Minister Gao Zhenshou, the Nine Ministers, and others.

Seeing that Yang Yuan was indeed very familiar with Yang Liangao, Gao Zhenshou and the nine ministers felt relieved and stepped forward one by one to greet Yang Yuan with courtesy.

Yang Yuan already knew that the Gao family was the real boss of Miaoxiang Buddhist Kingdom, so he was especially courteous and enthusiastic towards Gao Zhenshou.

Gao Zhenshou's dry old face also showed a hint of smile.

If this Song Dynasty frontier official continued to support Yang Liangao, the Gao family would be the most affected.

Now it seems that this minister of the Song State also knows the real situation in Dali, and is willing to make friends with the Gao family.

……

The front hall of the Dali Kingdom's palace had only three courtyards, where the emperor, prime minister and nine ministers handled state affairs.

In other words, the three courtyards of the front hall of the imperial palace already covered the nine government offices of the Dali imperial city.

The harem consists of three main halls, two secondary halls and left and right side halls.

It’s just this big, that’s it.

As for the palaces of princes and ministers, they were built based on the harem and expanded on three sides.

Frankly speaking, the area of ​​this palace is only slightly larger than Yang Yuan’s office in Jianzhou.

If we include the area of ​​the underground space of Yang Yuan’s office, it might be even smaller.

However, the buildings here retain the characteristics of the Nanzhao period, mostly made of marble, and filled with various tower-style buildings, which have a unique charm.

Because today is the day for the Emperor to get married, and also to welcome the angels from the Great Song Dynasty, the imperial palace, both front and back, are decorated with red and colorful ornaments, with red lanterns hung high. Inside the palace, there are red brocade screens and red carpets on the floor, creating a festive atmosphere.

Gao Shuyao was waited on by a group of palace maids. She was bathed thoroughly from head to toe, and then she put on a new red silk wedding dress with wide sleeves that symbolized a golden phoenix flying with blessings of longevity and good fortune, and a phoenix crown decorated with pearls and jade on her head. Then she was carried into the bedroom.

Gao Shuyao was sitting cross-legged on the brocade quilt in the embroidered tent, with her skirt spread out like a peacock's spread tail.

However, Gao Shuyao's face did not look very good. Her gloomy expression and fiery eyes did not show any joy of a newlywed.

She understood now.

The family decided to compromise with Yang Liangao, and it is very likely that the pressure came from the Song Dynasty angel who arrived today.

That Yang Yuan supported Yang Liangao, and his uncle did not have the confidence to confront the Song Dynasty's heavenly soldiers.

Therefore, at Yang Liangao's request, the family arranged a marriage to mend the relationship rift caused by the fact that Prime Minister Gao had been reluctant to return to Dali and watched the local dignitaries oppose the Yang family.

Gao Shuyao was very unwilling to accept this. She was not from the Central Plains, so she did not have the fear of the Central Plains women about their reputation being ruined and the sky falling and the earth collapsing.

But who would want to be bitten by a dog?

If she wants to give her body to someone, she has to be willing to do so.

Besides, what did she say to Xiaodao when she made such a solemn promise?

As a result, she has now become that man's queen. Doesn't that prove that she is a bad woman who says one thing and means another and is hypocritical?

Will you have the nerve to see Xiaodao again in the future?
Gao Shuyao was not good at using poison, but she was not completely ignorant of it.

The effect of this energy-draining drug shouldn't last long. Maybe... I can recover my strength before he returns to his bedroom?
As long as the power of Qi circulation is restored, I will castrate that bastard with one knife, so that he will never be able to abuse a woman again in his life.

Thinking of this, Gao Shuyao no longer cared about being upset here. She slowly adjusted her breathing and tried to mobilize her Qi again with the breathing technique...

(End of this chapter)