Chapter 146, my fault(1/2)
Liu Qi handed out the gift list in his hand. The King of Xinyang could naturally hear Liu Qi's intention. He took the gift list over and took it. His expression almost couldn't be maintained for a moment. After seeing it, the Princess Xinyang who came over looked at it, his expression changed slightly.
The betrothal gift given by the Xinyang Prince's Mansion is definitely based on the specifications of the side room, and it has even been improved a little, but it is much worse than the dowry gift given by the General's Mansion. If you don't know, you would think Mu Yaoxian is going to marry Chu Ran as your wife.
Logically speaking, she should be happy to see so many dowry, but she was not very happy at this moment, thinking that the General's Mansion was simply to save face. And what should I do with such a gift list?
If it comes to it, Princess Xinyang also likes Xue Yanran. Since the Xinyang Palace and Duke Mansion have chosen the third prince, they are from the same camp. She doesn't want the Duke Mansion to have any bad ideas because of the gift list.
And the most important thing is that Liu Qi also understood the words. These dowries were given to Mu Yaoxian and did not belong to the royal palace.
So what if there is more dowry? It won’t be carried directly into the treasury of the royal palace.
King Xinyang's heart was full of twists and turns. After a while, he said, "Of course I sent it to Baihui Garden. Someone came to take Butler Liu and the others to Baihui Garden." Baihui Garden is where the new house is located, which is Mu Yaoxian's yard.
Liu Qi nodded with satisfaction, then bowed and left the hall. He did not follow him to Baihuiyuan, but asked the people below to carry the dowry and follow the servants of the royal palace, while he stayed here to watch.
With Liu Qi here, even if the prince's mansion wanted to do things was impossible, he could only grit his teeth and follow the process. Chu Ran had a cold face throughout the whole process, and the expressions of the Xinyang Wang and his wife were not very good. Liu Qi did not show any dissatisfaction. After seeing Mu Yaoxian being sent to the bridal chamber, he followed him to Baihuiyuan, and Chu Ran was pulled by everyone to start drinking.
It was just that the days that should have been happy, Chu Ran seemed to drown his sorrow by drinking.
"This Prince Chu is also unlucky enough." Xu Rong shook his head and said.
"Oh, why did Lord Xu say this?" This was not what Gu Heng and the others said.
When a few people looked back, they saw that Bei'an Ruo and the others had come here without knowing the fact. Seeing this, the few people quickly got up and greeted each other, and then asked Bei'an Ruo and Ruoshui National Master Cheng'an to take their seats. As for Ouyang Xiachen, he was still trapped in the inn in miserably.
"I just heard from Lord Xu that Prince Chu was unlucky. What is this statement?" Bei'anruo asked very friendly.
Xu Rong smiled awkwardly, "The Fourth Prince may have heard it wrong. I mean, Prince Chu is really lucky."
"Yes, Prince Chu not only married the second lady of the General's Mansion, but also married the eldest lady of the Duke's Mansion. What is this not a blessing?"
Bei'anruo smiled and it would be strange if he believed them, but he didn't go to slander. After all, he just came here to find a topic. After so long, he didn't gain much. He was in a very bad mood because of Meng Meiyu's affairs. He has been in the inn these days, and this time he came here just to see the fun.
"Is that true? Yes, Prince Chu's blessing is really good." Bei'anruo nodded and said, and the Xinyang Palace was also from the Third Prince's Sect. He couldn't help but be curious. Can the charm of the Third Prince be contagious? Prince Chu's blessing is so great.
Well, although Prince Chu's love luck may have been plotted.
But he could see that Chu Ran really likes Xue Yanran.
"So what if you are lucky? Just have a good vision." Master Ruoshui said lightly.
How to answer this?
Everyone was a little confused. Why did Master Ruoshui look so impatient and dislike Chu Ran’s appearance?
Gu Heng glanced at him, then nodded and agreed, "What the National Master Ruoshui said."
Xu Rong and others couldn't help looking at Gu Heng. Does Gu Heng think Chu Ran has a bad vision? Why?
Cheng Anhou laughed, "Heroes have similar views, they are mixed with their eyes, but they are weird if they have good eyes."
Fish-meshed beads?
Wait, they are not trying to express that Chu Ran gave up Princess Anping but had no vision, right?
But thinking about it, Princess Anping is indeed much better than Xue Yanran and Mu Yaoxian. Although her performance was not very good at the beginning, the changes after being stimulated are indeed very unique and smart. Many people have made great changes to such a smart girl.
If they thought so, they felt that Chu Ran was really blind and would give up a beautiful woman like Princess Anping like that. I don’t know if Chu Ran regrets it now.
"To be honest, I think Princess Anping is very good." Bei'anruo said, "having personality, smart, and very interesting." If he hadn't known that Emperor Jiaxuan would not let Mu Tinglan marry, he had actually thought about asking for Mu Tinglan.
But Mu Tinglan is only thirteen now, and she hasn't even finished her journey, so it's a bit too early to say this.
"Princess Anping is naturally good." Xu Rong said.
"Yes, yes."
While chatting here, Chu Ran was still being pulled and drunk on the other hand. Well, it would be better to say that he was dragged and he insisted on drinking. The Princess Xinyang had already returned to the backyard. She had directly handed the concubine and Chu Mo'er and others about the entertainment of the female family. The Princess Xinyang went directly to the study.
Many people see such an indifferent attitude and remember it in their hearts.
The sky gradually darkened, candles had already been lit in the palace, and the people who drank and ate vegetables had the rice to disperse, and Chu Ran had no intention of going to the bridal chamber at all. Some young men surrounded Chu Ran and came to the backyard.
In the study of King Xinyang, King Xinyang sat behind the table with expressionless expression, and opposite him were two people. If Mu Tinglan was here, he would definitely recognize who the two people here were. One of these two people was Princess Chongyang and the other was the leader of the man in black in Wanyuan Lane in the west of the city before. But at this moment, he and Princess Chongyang were actually on par, which shows how extraordinary his identity was.
Princess Chongyang is not as arrogant and willful as usual. Her eyes are full of brilliance and she looks very steady and quiet. She smiles at the corner of her mouth, but there is no smile in her eyes.
"Why are Uncle Chu angry? Let them be proud now, and there will naturally be a time for them to regret it in the future." Princess Chongyang said with a smirk.
"It's just a waste. If Prince Chu doesn't like to throw it in the backyard, it won't have any impact." The man in black said, "But now that the third prince has some ideas, he can use this waste to do something."
"What's the matter?" Princess Chongyang asked curiously.
"Mu Tinglan's chess piece is useless, but Mu Yaoxian can also be replaced by Mu Tinglan." The man in black said, "But it depends on Prince Chu. I think Mu Yaoxian really likes Prince Chu very much. If Prince Chu spends some time, it will not be difficult to control Mu Yaoxian to do something."
Princess Chongyang immediately understood what the man in black meant, and she couldn't help laughing again, "This idea is really good, and the general and Mu Tinglan were really attentive this time. If it were me, no matter how much he resented, he would be moved."
So Mu Yaoxian can also be moved, then let go of her jealousy towards Mu Tinglan and concentrate on establishing a good relationship with Mu Tinglan. As long as the two of them have a good relationship, then things will naturally not be a problem afterwards.
After being silent for a long time, King Xinyang nodded and said, "I will talk to Ran'er when I look back, but I hope there will be no more mistakes this time. I don't really believe in Lord Zheng's ability."
Princess Chongyang nodded, and a little sarcastic disdain appeared on her face. "I originally thought that Lord Zheng was a high-ranking official after all, and he was always safe in his work. Who knew that he had missed such mistakes?"
"There is no way to do this. No one has ever thought about Mu Tinglan's variable."
"Hmph, he's just a beggar." Princess Chongyang said disdainfully. In fact, she was also jealous of Mu Tinglan. She was jealous of her that she could get so much favor. Even the emperor was very indulged in Mu Tinglan, but what about the emperor's cousin?
The more I thought about it, Princess Chongyang became more jealous and resentful.
"Princess, she is not an ordinary beggar." The man in black said lightly. Of course, he could see Princess Chongyang's jealousy, but he was disdainful in his heart. "How could the people taught by Nanmuqiao be average?"
"Have you confirmed that Mu Tinglan's adoptive father is Nanmuqiao?" asked King Xinyang.
"Haha, what's the point of checking this? Just think about it and you can confirm it, right? I see Mu Tinglan and the others don't mean to hide it. But everyone is thinking too much." Princess Chongyang said.
It is because they think too much that a simple thing has become complicated by their thinking.
"Nanmuqiao is really lucky." said the man in black. "I heard that he had become obsessed with the fact that he thought he was dead, but he had always been alive and rescued Mu Tinglan." If Nanmuqiao had not left Mu Tinglan, he was already dead. It would be very easy for them to unite with the Wu Zhen Kingdom, but now it would be a little difficult.
"These are things that no one can predict." King Xinyang said. He wanted to say something else, but someone suddenly shouted loudly outside and caught a fire.
Upon hearing this, the three of them stood up. King Xinyang quickly came outside and opened the door and asked, "What's going on?"
"Prince, it seems that Xiuyuan has caught fire." The guard at the door pointed to the left and said, and the fire was already rising to the sky.
Xiuyuan is just next door to Lanyuan where the study is located, so even if you stand in the study, you can still feel a wave of heat. It is already late autumn, and the weather is dry, and a little bit of fire is enough to make the fire soar into the sky in an instant.
"Why are you still stunned? Please let someone go to put out the fire." King Xinyang said angrily.
"Ah, yes, I'll go now."
On the day of great joy, a fire suddenly broke out in the Xinyang Palace, which was a bit unlucky.
However, everyone there had already sent Chu Ran into the bridal chamber, so Chu Ran didn't know about this at all. The young man who planned to go back and continue drinking found out that the situation was rushing to Xiuyuan, and the same was true for the people in the front yard.
While everyone was rushing to Xiuyuan, many men in black suddenly rushed out of Lanyuan to block Princess Chongyang and the men in black who had originally planned to leave.
So, the guards who came to put out the fire immediately distributed half of their strength to deal with the men in black, while the remaining half went to put out the fire.
The guests who arrived were surprised to find that there were assassins who wanted to assassinate the King of Xinyang, but when they saw that Princess Chongyang was also there, their expression became even more surprised.
How could Princess Chongyang come here again? They didn’t hear that Princess Chongyang also came to the Xinyang Palace to congratulate him. And even if he came to congratulate him, how could Princess Chongyang appear in Lanyuan? Could it be that Princess Chongyang and Princess Xinyang have anything to do?
Well, in their opinion, the man in black may not be with Princess Chongyang, because they are all wearing black clothes. Although the man in black and the assassin are not all the way, they are obviously helping Princess Chongyang and the others. Perhaps this man in black is just a secret guard next to Princess Chongyang.
So it is intriguing to see Princess Chongyang appear here.
Some people even thought about it wrongly.
These people include the mother and daughter of the Princess Xinyang who rushed over.
Princess Xinyang was very sure that Princess Chongyang did not come here today.
As a weak scholar, Gu Heng stood by Xu Rong and the others to watch the fun, and saw everyone's expressions. When he saw the anger on Princess Xinyang's face, his eyes flashed slightly, and a thought suddenly emerged in his heart.
Seeing that it was impossible to deal with King Xinyang and others, the assassin chose to retreat very well, and they retreated in time and in a straightforward manner, the prince's mansion could not catch a single person.
Afterwards, King Xinyang endured a lot of anger to deal with the guests. Gu Heng and others did not want to watch the excitement, so they took the opportunity to say goodbye. Anyway, they also saw the real excitement. Princess Xinyang seemed very angry. I don’t know if there was anything between Princess Chongyang and King Xinyang.
Regardless of whether there was anything or not, there was a little ambiguous news between Princess Chongyang and King Xinyang afterwards.
In a girl's house, no maid guards appeared in the backyard of the Xinyang Palace and in the study of the Xinyang King. The tricks in this are naturally intriguing.
Behind Princess Chongyang is Prince Heshuo, and Prince Xinyang is standing on the side of the third prince. Did the third prince actually win over Prince Heshuo? But this possibility is still somewhat suspicious. I have never heard of the third prince having too much contact with Prince Chongyang, and I have never seen the third prince having contact with Prince Heshuo.
However, this incident reminded many people of the previous relationship between King Xinyang and Prince Heshuo.
Although it has been a long time, it is not a secret that the relationship between King Xinyang and Prince Heshuo was good.
The incident in the royal palace naturally reached Emperor Jiaxuan's ears. To be honest, Emperor Jiaxuan was also a little surprised.
"What is the relationship between Chu Xiong and the emperor's uncle?" Emperor Jiaxuan murmured, as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was asking Eunuch Yu beside him.
Eunuch Yu lowered his eyes and said nothing at this time. Emperor Jiaxuan didn't really want to ask an answer, but he actually knew it.
Sure enough, Emperor Jiaxuan sighed and said, "I think Chuxiong has always had a good relationship with me, but now it seems that I am a little too confident in myself. Chuxiong can treat Ziyan like that, so he will naturally be even less willing to do that to me."
After all, Mu Ziyan is the savior of King Xinyang and has the kindness of knowing him. How did King Xinyang treat Mu Ziyan's daughter?
Eunuch Yu still didn't say anything, but he agreed very much in his heart. He always felt that King Xinyang only valued affection on the surface, but in fact he was not like this in his heart. If he really valued affection on the other hand, from the first time when Princess Anping and Princess Xinyang and others met, when Chu Moer said Mu Tinglan like that, King Xinyang would not have the same attitude. Although he apologized and insisted on letting Chu Ran marry Princess Anping, it was only that. He did nothing in private.
If the King of Xinyang had a serious warning to Princess Xinyang and her own children, so many things would not happen afterwards, and in the end the relationship between the two families would have dropped to freezing point.
In fact, King Xinyang is a hypocritical person.
To be continued...