White Moonlight of Powerful Officials at large

Chapter 95
Prince Pei of the Duke's Mansion married Wen Ning, the daughter of Honglu Siqing, and on July [-]th, the entire capital city could be regarded as empty for thousands of people.

Who hasn't heard a few gossips between Prince Pei and Miss Wen?
Gaoling's number one scholar, Miss Wen, who is ignorant and ignorant, has really achieved true results. Ten miles of red makeup is spread all over Chang'an Street, and they tie the knot amidst the sound of gongs and drums.

But not everyone is happy to see such a happy event.

In Zhao Shangshu's house, Zhao Xizhi almost smashed the boudoir to pieces.

"You let me out! I don't believe it! I don't believe it!"

Zhao Xizhi has been grounded since the Ryukyu Prince's cleansing banquet in April.She wanted to be favored, and thought that the so-called foot restraint was just Zhao Zhai's scaring her, so she honestly stayed in the boudoir for a few days, but when she wanted to go out, she was actually stopped.

She made a fuss for a while, and then she stopped when she heard that Pei You was going to the south of the Yangtze River.

But after staying honestly for more than a month, when she heard the news of Wen Ning's engagement, she wanted to go out to tease her, but she was still stopped.

When Pei You came back, she was even locked in the room, not even letting out the courtyard door.

Zhao Zhai, who has always been doting on her, did not lie to her cries: "My lord, forgive you this time, it is the result of my father's hard work! Do you think Pei lord's temperament in the city is so easy to provoke? How dare you treat him like this?" ...Using such indecent methods on him! Xi'er is so confused!"

It was true that she did not do well in that matter, not to mention that she did not get any benefits, and even angered the crown prince.

But always give her a chance to explain to Shizi!

She... She is still young, she is not sensible... A gentleman like Shi Zi will definitely forgive her!
Zhao Zhai didn't let her go out, so she had to wait patiently for the three-month confinement period to pass, unexpectedly, during this period, there came news of the engagement between the Duke's mansion and the Wen family.

How can it be!

How could a daughter of Honglu Siqing, who was a small, fourth-rank official, be in the eyes of the Duke's Mansion, and how could she be favored by the Eldest Princess?Entering the door to be a noble concubine even flatters her!How could it be the wife!
From that day on, Zhao Xizhi couldn't sit still, her heart seemed to be bitten by thousands of ants, obviously that handsome and unrefined son had also expressed interest in her, it was only one step away!Only one step away, she is the one who will marry into the Duke's mansion gracefully!

At this time, the palace also failed to catch the festive excitement on Chang'an Avenue.

Chaolu Palace is as quiet as stagnant water.

July is the hottest month, but it is inexplicably chilly.

Princess Zhaohe got up before dawn, but she didn't have breakfast, she just sat on the soft couch, and when it was time to go down, she asked Qingyi beside her: "Is the emperor going down?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Qingyi, the eldest maid of Chaolu Palace, replied respectfully upon hearing this.

"Father is coming down...to the Duke's Mansion?" I don't know if it was because he didn't wear makeup, Zhaohe, who had always been pampered, looked a little pale, his eyes were even a little black, and his cheeks had lost a lot of weight in recent days.

Qingyi knew that the princess liked Pei Shizi, and she felt sad when he got married today, and sighed: "Your Highness, no matter how noble the status of Pei Shizi is, he is just a relative of the emperor. He is not married to the princess today, how could your majesty come to the country in person?" Gongfu? Your Highness, you see that the breakfast is getting cold, let's eat first, your Majesty should feel sorry for you when you are hungry."

Showa smiled very lightly: "My heart hurts..."

"Your Highness..." Qingyi can't remember the day when Princess Showa, who has been cared by the emperor and empress, has gradually shed her innocent skin. It seems that she is worried about something in the past few months, and she can't see it clearly in front of her. However, the queen has completely lost the vivacity of the past, and is getting more and more gloomy day by day.

"Where's the queen mother?" Showa asked again.

"The Empress has been recuperating in Fengyi Palace." Qingyi knelt down, held the hand of the princess she had served for many years, and said softly, "Your Highness, do you want to visit the Empress?"

Showa shook his head slowly.

It was midsummer, and she was wearing a light skirt, looking out the window at the blooming gardenias.

"Qingyi, Mr. Pei today...really married that girl from the Wen family, right?"

Qingyi sighed, if Miss Wen was the same, if she hadn't come into the palace and said a lot of good things about Prince Pei to the princess, how could the princess suddenly be interested in him again?
Fortunately, she married herself, which made their princess sad for a while.

"Your Highness, don't be sad. There are so many good men like Dayin. Your Majesty and Your Majesty will definitely choose a unique consort for the princess. After all, Prince Pei has been raised among the people for so many years. How can he be worthy of the princess' golden branches and jade leaves... ..."

Zhaohe's face suddenly turned pale, and he shook his head and said, "No, you don't understand."

She hugged her bent knees and buried her face in her arms to control her body from shaking too much.

She doesn't understand.

Nobody understands.

He didn't marry her, he married other women.

His father actually agreed with him to marry another woman.

Then is she... not worth anything anymore?
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Compared to the desolateness of Chaolu Palace, Wen's Mansion is naturally bustling and full of joy.

"Shut up to the end, raise the case and raise eyebrows.

Comb two combs to the end, and fly together together.

Comb three combs to the end, and wear with one heart forever. "

Wen Ning has no mother, so Wen Tingchun notified an aunt in his hometown to go to Beijing early to comb Wen Ning's hair.

This is the third time she has married, and she knew she was going through the motions to show the "marriage" to outsiders. Wen Ning didn't have any troubles in her heart, but when she was combing her hair, she caught a glimpse of Wen Tingchun secretly wiping tears in the mirror, and suddenly the circles of her eyes turned red .

It was the same in the past life.

He was looking forward to her marrying, but he was reluctant to let her marry. He looked forward to her marrying a good family, but worried that she would not live well after marrying.

So after marrying into the Shen family, no matter how many times he ordered people to ask her, she always said that she was doing well and was very happy, and told Linglan repeatedly not to miss a word.

Dayin does not have the custom of crying for marriage, Wen Ning tried her best not to let her tears fall and put on fancy makeup, but when Wen Lan carried her on the sedan chair, she whispered in her ear: "A Ning, you can't compare in the Duke's mansion." At home, if you suffer any grievances, you must remember to look for your elder brother. If he, Pei You, dares to bully you and take care of his country's mansion and mother's mansion, your elder brother will never forgive him! Elder brother..."

Wen Lan choked, and Wen Ning felt warm wetness on her arms around his neck.

"Big brother understands now, big brother will devote himself to official duties, be an official, and become a high-ranking official in the future, and be your backer..."

Wen Lan choked with sobs, Wen Ning couldn't help it anymore, tears fell down.

She knew it was fake, but they didn't know it.

She lived an extra life, but in their eyes, it was the first time she got married, and it was the first time she walked out of the Wen Mansion that cared for her so well.

How much they love her, how happy they are today, and how much worry they have.

Wen Ning only felt that she had never cried so much when she married Shen Jin in her previous life.

At that time, she was very happy. The decades of friendship between the Wen family and the Shen family, neither Wen Tingchun nor the two elder brothers, had as many worries as they do today.

Like her, they never expected that the Shen family was a burning pit that would never be restored.

It's all Pei You's fault.

It's not a good idea to think about it, so I have to make a fake marriage!

It made my father cry, my elder brother cried, and she cried too.

She kept covering her head and couldn't see Wen Qi. She wondered if he would hide alone and cry secretly with his temperament.

Wen Ning's tears barely stopped when the welcoming team circled Chang'an Avenue for the third time with gongs and drums.

As Wen Lan said, if Pei You dares to bully her in this life, she will never forgive him!
So when the sedan chair stopped amidst the noise, Xi Niang sang a series of congratulatory speeches in front of her sedan chair, and then lifted the curtain of the sedan chair with a plain white hand, trying to help her off the sedan chair. In the dream that day, she was bound with hands and feet, still thinking of the tears she just shed, Wen Ning bowed her head, looked at the pair of soap boots embroidered with red blessings under her eyes, and stepped on them with one foot.

Also turned around hard.
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Marriage and marriage, one is to marry a daughter, and the other is to marry a bride. After all, they are different.

Pei You is wearing a red wedding dress today.

If it is said that he looks cold and aloof on weekdays, and looks like a fairy who is out of reach, today he looks like a demon infected with mundane thoughts.

She was so gorgeous that people dare not look directly at her.

He rode high on his horse, led the wedding party, and circled the capital three times according to the standard, but he didn't feel bored, and only thought of the scene in his dream frequently.

The same welcome, the same joy soaring.

But the wedding team is different, the sedan chair is different, although the brides inside are probably different, but he is no longer a spectator.

Thinking of it this way, I felt a little bit more happy in my heart.

Regardless of the cause and effect, and no matter what the reason is that he insists on marrying Wen Ning, it is enough to make him happy.

After flaunting for more than an hour, the sedan chair stopped at the gate of the Duke's Mansion.

Pei You just walked around Chang'an Street again and again, and Pei You didn't feel bored, but she was right in front of her eyes, and she had to listen to the endless congratulatory speeches from the bride, which was really noisy.

Pei You glanced over, Xi Niang was taken aback, and the congratulations immediately became short without a trace.

"The bridegroom welcomes the bride out of the sedan chair!"

Pei You opened the sedan chair curtain, and what caught his eyes was a dazzling red. His delicate hand was weakly supporting his arm, and he felt a warmth in his heart like the palm that was lifted up, and his feet hurt.

The little girl was afraid that she had exerted all her strength, and even spun desperately.

Wen Ning felt that she didn't have enough strength without eating, and was about to use more strength, when she lightened her body, she was hugged horizontally.

Apparently, the groom's move was beyond everyone's expectation, and there was a booing noise all around.

Even though she was wearing a hijab, Wen Ning's face was still hot: "Put me down!"

"I think Madam's legs and feet seem to be inconvenient, and she won't be able to walk, so I have to help Madam as much as I can." Pei You's voice came from the chest, flat and calm, unable to distinguish between emotions and anger.

Wen Ning suddenly felt a little regretful, she was too impulsive just now, why wouldn't he...

Do you want to deduct her money?
"I..." Although the surroundings were noisy, the two of them were very close, and Wen Ning's voice could be heard no matter how soft it was, "I'm wearing a hijab, so I can't see..."

"is it?"

Pei You chuckled, and Wen Ning could almost imagine him frowning slightly at this moment.

"Really." Wen Ning said very sincerely, "If you let me down, I will definitely cooperate with you. How can you hold me like this...how decent..."

Pei You chuckled again: "Madam, don't worry, if you want my husband to hold you all the time, I'm afraid I'm still powerless."

"It's not light to have no half flesh."

Wen Ning: "!!!"

How could his mouth not poison him to death? !

As expected, Wen Ning was put down, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, she could no longer do anything out of the ordinary, so she straightened her back with her phoenix crown on her back, and put on a demeanor.

The lights are brilliant, the cigarettes are ethereal, and the house is full of guests.

The red silk thread leads to a destined person.

"Worship heaven and earth."

"Two thanks to the high hall."

"Happy husband and wife."

Wen Ning didn't know if it was because she was a little tired, but she felt that every sound was deafening and piercing to the bone, so she couldn't neglect it.

But in just a few short breaths, many fragmentary images of worshiping the church flashed in her mind.

She and Shen Jin.

She and Pei You from her previous life.

Let her be in a trance, not knowing what is true and what is false, like falling into a void.

Until a sonorous and firm voice cut through the illusion, her hand was suddenly taken into the palm of a slightly cold palm.

"Li-cheng-!"

(End of this chapter)