Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 434 The Big Wedding
Cao Cheng had no idea about Xue Yuan's plan. At this time, Cao Cheng had already taken Yan Lin out of the Xingwuwei Yamen and arranged him in an inn.

"Cao Cheng, you put me here, aren't you afraid that I will run away?" Yan Lin said
"Run? Will you? In fact, I really hope you can run away, because this way not only I, but also my adoptive father will be relieved, and your Yan family will be completely finished, and there will be no chance of recovery."

"If you are not afraid of this, then you can just leave. I will let you go now. Okay, pack up quickly. I will give you one day to go to Tongzhou tomorrow." Cao Cheng said
After saying this, Cao Cheng left directly. Yan Lin looked at his departing back, his eyes full of helplessness.

The news that Cao Cheng had left the person in the inn spread quickly. The first person to react was of course Xie Wei, so he directly sent Jian Shu to the inn with great fanfare.

Yan Lin looked at the sword book in front of him, said nothing, and followed him. Not long after, he arrived at Xie Wei's house and went straight into the study.

"Yan Lin, you are here. Please take a seat. Let's sit down and talk slowly." Xie Wei said
"Sir, I wonder if you have any instructions for me by calling me here at this time?" Yan Lin said
"In fact, I called you here today because I have something to give you, or rather half a thing. That's why the Marquis allowed me to enter the ancestral hall on the day of your coming-of-age ceremony."

"He wanted to take this opportunity to give me two things, and I got them. Unfortunately, when I was about to leave, I was discovered by Cao Cheng."

"He was forced to hand over the military token to him in exchange for your life, but he didn't know that the Marquis actually left a letter. This letter was the Marquis's final preparation."

"I haven't seen it yet. Go watch it yourself and we'll talk about it after you've finished watching it." Xie Wei said
Yan Lin nodded after hearing this, then took the letter and opened it to read. He didn't speak for a while, and Xie Wei didn't speak either.

After an unknown amount of time, Yan Lin put down the letter, then slowly raised his head and said, "Sir, do you still remember the tree in my Yongyi Marquis Mansion?"

After hearing this, Xie Wei vaguely guessed something, but still didn't say anything, just nodded.

"Sir, if I'm not mistaken, you must have been here before, right? You were here when you were a child, right? You have another identity, right? Should I call you Xie Wei or Xue Dingfei?" Yan Lin said
"Haha, it seems that my uncle has chosen to tell you. Yes, I am your cousin Xue Dingfei, but I will never use this name in the future." Xie Wei said
"Cousin, my father told me to listen to you. What do you think we should do now?" Yan Lin said
"Yan Lin, tell me what happened first. What did Cao Cheng say?" Xie Wei said
"Cousin, Cao Cheng asked me to go with him to Tongzhou to pacify the military camp. I don't know whether I should go or not. I have been hesitating about what to do." Yan Lin said
"Of course you have to go. Not only do you have to go, but you also have to get things done. Yan Lin, the current situation is not favorable for you, so you must go this time."

"And you have to gain Cao Cheng's trust, because only with his support can you deal with the Xue family in the future." Xie Wei said directly
"Okay, I understand, cousin. I'll listen to you. I'm going back now. If I stay any longer, people will get suspicious. By the way, cousin, do you have anything else to tell me?" Yan Lin said
"It's nothing. Just remember to gain Cao Cheng's trust. As for the other things, I will naturally help you take care of them." Xie Wei said
After hearing this, Yan Lin nodded directly, then stood up and left. Xie Wei looked at his departing back, shook his head helplessly, then closed his eyes and began to think.

Time quickly came to the next day, and Yan Lin got up early in the morning. After learning that his cousin was still alive, he was instantly filled with hope.

Cao Cheng even noticed this change in him, but he was not surprised at all. After all, he naturally knew about such a big thing as his meeting with Xie Wei.

Cao Cheng took Yan Lin to the Beijing camp, then selected a thousand soldiers and horses and headed for Tongzhou.

This trip to Tongzhou went much smoother than expected. The moment Yan Lin was seen, the entire Tongzhou camp instantly became quiet.

After all, the young marquis is still there, and they still have people following them, so they naturally won't be too impulsive. This once again opened Cao Cheng's eyes, and at the same time strengthened his vigilance against the Yan family.

The Yan family is worthy of being the Yan family. They are truly extraordinary and I can never compare to them.

So after they returned to the capital, Cao Cheng took Yan Lin directly to the imperial study.

Because this matter is somewhat special, he cannot talk about it in too much detail. Shen Lang said directly, "Okay, okay, don't say anymore. I know everything."

"Yan Lin, you did a great job this time. I hope you will work harder in the future. Your family's title will be inherited by you. As for the mission, don't worry about it for now. Leave." Shen Lang waved his hand.
After Yan Lin heard this, he naturally hurriedly thanked him and left the imperial study. After he left, Shen Lang asked, "Lord Cao, do you think Yan Lin has really let it go?"

"Your Majesty, how could he let go of the hatred for his father's murder? But whether he lets go or not is actually irrelevant to you, Your Majesty, isn't it?" Cao Cheng said
"Haha, yes, these things are of course irrelevant to me, but not to my uncle. Do you really have no thoughts at all?" Shen Lang said
"Your Majesty, the relationship between me and my adoptive father will naturally not have much impact, but my goals are different from theirs, so naturally I don't have any thoughts."

"In fact, I am very happy that there is someone who can keep my foster father in mind and restrain him. As for other things? I really don't have any idea." Cao Cheng said
"Haha, if you say no, then leave. By the way, don't meet Zhiyi recently. Your wedding date is coming soon. It doesn't make sense." Shen Lang said indifferently.

After hearing this, Cao Cheng naturally nodded directly, then bowed and left.

After he left, Shen Lang fell into deep thought. Before, he was thinking about how to get the military power back. Now that he has it back, he has to consider the next step.

After all, in order to regain the military power, he had made a lot of preparations, including the Xingwu Guard, which had become somewhat difficult to control, and the Xue family which was in charge of the Xingwu Guard.

Now the Yan family is no longer a concern, but the Xue family has become another problem for him. Over the years, in order to deal with the Yan family, he has given too much power to the Xue family. It is time to think of a solution.

Time passed slowly. For Cao Cheng, this period was very difficult because he had different things to do, or study, every day.

After all, he was a royal consort, and the etiquette at the wedding was much more than that of ordinary nobles. That was fine, but since he could not enter the palace to see his wife, he didn't even have anyone to talk to at this moment.

Of course, it is worth mentioning that the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion has been built. It was originally the residence of a minister of the previous dynasty. Later, the minister was imprisoned and the house was confiscated.

Finally, it was awarded to Cao Cheng by Shen Lang. In fact, at the beginning, the name of this place should be Princess Leyang's Mansion, but in the end Shen Zhiyi disagreed, so it became Marquis Dingyuan's Mansion.

Cao Cheng was still very touched by this incident. Time passed slowly, and finally this day came. He had been busy since morning.

The various rules of welcoming the bride and the hardships he had suffered in the past were no longer important when he saw Shen Zhiyi in her wedding gown. Cao Cheng was excited at this moment. He followed his instincts in a daze and began to follow the officials of the Ministry of Rites to go through the process. Finally, he finally welcomed the bride back to his house, and then went through the process again.

In the end, Cao Cheng could only be dragged out to drink with some reluctance. Because he was thinking about the important events in his life that evening, he naturally used some tricks when drinking.

But even so, it couldn't change the fact that he was a little drunk. After all, he drank too much, and even if he was prepared, he couldn't handle it.

Fortunately, he returned to the room safely in the end. At this time, Shen Zhiyi was sitting there quietly in the room. Cao Cheng walked up slowly and took off the veil directly.

Looking at the lady in front of him, Cao Cheng's eyes widened and he couldn't recover for a moment.

"Husband, what are you looking at? Is there something on my face?" Shen Zhiyi asked

"Ah, no, no, I was just attracted by your beauty, madam, and I couldn't help myself for a while. Madam, you are more beautiful today." Cao Cheng said with a smile

"Hmph, you only know how to make me happy." Shen Zhiyi said this, but in fact her heart was already beaming with joy. However, this wonderful atmosphere was directly ruined by the growling of her stomach.

"Aiya, madam, are you hungry? I'll have someone bring some food over right away." Cao Cheng said
Shen Zhiyi did not stop him after hearing this. Following Cao Cheng's order, the food was quickly served. Shen Zhiyi sat there and picked up the dishes slowly.

Cao Cheng naturally couldn't stand it when he saw this, so he placed all the dishes in front of his wife, and after he finished, he said, "Madam, take your time to eat, all is yours."

"It's not that exaggerated. I can't eat so much." Shen Zhiyi said

Cao Cheng didn't say anything after hearing this, but just looked at her quietly. Shen Zhiyi was naturally a little embarrassed to be stared at, but when she thought that this was her husband, she didn't say anything.

After finishing the meal, Cao Cheng naturally had to proceed to the next step, which was to entrust the household affairs. Cao Cheng preferred to call it handing over the family property.

"Okay, ma'am, the pile in front of you is our family's shops in various places. There aren't many, maybe only about 100 or 200, but they are all in very good locations."

"And these two piles here are all our family's land. The ones near the capital were originally awarded by His Majesty, and the ones in other places were bought by me and given by my adoptive father."

"I haven't counted the exact amount, but it's at least 70,000 to 80,000 acres. Oh, and the rest is very simple. They're all floating wealth."

"Because of the wedding and the betrothal gifts, there isn't much left. I took a rough look earlier and there's about 100,000 taels left."

"But don't worry, our family still has a business. Didn't I beat Dayue away before? Their land is very suitable for raising horses and cattle."

"This place can send a large sum of money to our family every year, so you don't have to worry about not having money to spend. As for your dowry, you can keep it for yourself and leave it to our children." Cao Cheng said
"No, you actually have so much money? All of this, all of this, is more than my brother's treasury. Isn't this too much of an exaggeration?" Shen Zhiyi said

"My dear lady, how much is this? You have never seen my adoptive father's wealth. This is considered small. It's just me and my adoptive father."

"Except for the recently promoted ones, which of the ministers in the court doesn't have a fortune? Any one of them can easily come up with hundreds of thousands of taels." Cao Cheng said with a smile

"This, this, this is too exaggerated, too exaggerated. I thought my dowry of fifty thousand taels was already very much, but I didn't expect it to be this much?" Shen Zhiyi sighed.

"Haha, alright ma'am, don't be sentimental. These things will all be yours from now on. We will have plenty of time to be sentimental in the future, but not now."

"Now we have to get down to business. If we don't do this well, it will be unlucky." Cao Cheng said
After hearing this, Shen Zhiyi naturally knew what her husband was talking about. After all, before she got married, her nanny had taught her.

So his face turned red instantly, and seeing such a lady, Cao Cheng naturally couldn't help it, so he started his action directly.

Time soon came to the next day. They got up early and went to the palace to pay their respects. At this time, Shen Zhiyi looked at Cao Cheng with a reproachful look, but Cao Cheng just smiled and said nothing.

"It's all your fault. What if my mother and my brother find out when I enter the palace? How can I face people then?" Shen Zhiyi scolded
"Haha, Madam, I know I was wrong, but who made you so charming? I really couldn't help myself yesterday. It's my fault, my fault. I will pay attention next time and choose a suitable time." Cao Cheng said
After hearing this, Shen Zhiyi didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, so she just rolled her eyes at Cao Cheng, while Cao Cheng naturally smiled and looked indifferent.

Shen Zhiyi's worries really came true. As an experienced person, the Queen Mother saw it at a glance, so she said, "You young people should know how to be restrained. How can this be disgraceful?"

After hearing this, Cao Cheng and his wife naturally apologized repeatedly. Seeing this, the Queen Mother said helplessly, "Okay, okay, go back, go back and have a good rest."

After hearing this, the couple naturally thanked him and left. On the way to the imperial study, Shen Zhiyi did not stop the little things in her hands.

Although Cao Cheng felt very uncomfortable, he had done something wrong, so what else could he do? So he could only endure it, and finally went to the imperial study to see Shen Lang.

(End of this chapter)