Fortunately met when I was not married

Chapter 47: Asking Mei on a Snowy Night (1)
Chapter 44 Asking Mei on a Snowy Night (1)
After experiencing the Wu Rong incident, Shang Yu realized that it is not enough to keep feelings in his heart. If he blindly waits patiently, what he waits in the end is regret.Cang Qiaoren's temperament is straight and straightforward. After he understood this truth, he naturally acted vigorously and resolutely.But Si Tian is a rational and passive person. If he takes a step forward, she will take a step back. If he doesn't move forward, the relationship between the two will remain unchanged, so he has no choice but to "press on step by step" , don't give her any room to retreat, even if she misunderstands that he is domineering and unreasonable, it doesn't matter, his strategy is: first the name is justified, then the water will flow slowly, and then the water will wear through the stone.He believed that she would be moved one day.

In the next few days, he would come every night, be polite and persevere, but occasionally he would take actions to "prove" his identity and remind her of the relationship between him and her.

This "reminder" made her deeply feel the disparity in power and the difference between men and women.She was naturally very unhappy, but whenever she showed the slightest tactful grievance, he would "accuse" her of being indifferent, mean, and ruthless to her fiancé.

That's right!She was full of grievances, and had nowhere to complain, because it was a matter of course that men were superior to women, and if a woman treated her husband badly, it would be justifiable.Although he has not yet entered the hall and has an official status, he has taken it for granted that he has listed himself as an official in advance, and he has taken it for granted that he wants to enjoy some benefits.

There was nothing Si Tian could do, this man would never resign, it seemed that he would become her official husband sooner or later.But she had treated him like an older brother in her heart a long time ago, and now she has suddenly turned into a fiancé. The nerve in her heart can't be twisted, and she always feels awkward in her heart.If you can't say a few words with him, you will feel hot.If he made any more excessive gestures, she would panic.

She lives like a little rabbit, he is like a tiger, but a tiger who is not yet hungry, just to tease the rabbit, not to eat yet.

Seeing that it was the end of the month, her shoulder injury had healed a lot.She learned from Su Pian that Pei Yunkuang returned to Xinzhou on the second day of February. She was secretly happy that she could finally see her mother, and she could also ask Shang Yu whether the engagement that Shang Yu said was true or not. If it was false, hmph, she would not forgive He, relying on his identity these days, he "molested" her several times. Thinking of those scenes, she felt ashamed and annoyed.

After the first lunar month, according to the usual practice, princes from all over the country would leave Beijing and return to their fiefdoms.Therefore, on the eve of the first day of the new year, the emperor gave a banquet in the palace as a farewell party for the princes.

At the royal family banquet that night, no one expected that the queen mother would bestow a marriage on Pei Yunkuang!
The matter was too sudden, after the queen mother said it, only the emperor knew in advance, with a smile on his lips, everyone was stunned on the spot, at that moment, the banquet was almost silent.Afterwards, when everyone came to their senses, the atmosphere suddenly became active, and congratulations, whether true or false, flooded towards Pei Yunkuang.

He came back to his senses and quickly stood up to thank you.What he did was kneeling, the marble floor, and a chill piercing through his bones, this kindness that everyone envied, as King Anqing, he was indeed pleasantly surprised!The surprise passed by in a flash, and he returned to his inner feelings, but calmly found that he was not very happy.This is his fate, he must first think about his identity, and then consider his personal.

This gift of marriage made people astonished and astonished, because the woman bestowed on him had a noble status and an honor that no unmarried woman from Daliang could match.

She is Princess Qingping.

The emperor has never had an heir, and the queen mother felt lonely under her knees, so she summoned her nephew's daughter Qingping to the palace to raise her by her side to relieve boredom.Qingping was clever and well-behaved, and was deeply loved by the queen mother. To please the queen mother, the emperor named her Princess Qingping.After she passed away, Marquis Weike and King Mingnan had proposed to the Queen Mother successively, but they were all rejected. Everyone could see the Queen Mother's thoughts, she was not willing to let Qingping out of the palace, so Qingping must be the concubine of the new monarch in another day, even Queen.So far, no one has proposed marriage to the Queen Mother.In a blink of an eye, Qingping was already nineteen, yet he was still staying by the Queen Mother's side in her boudoir.Everyone can see that Princess Qingping's marriage represents a political message.

Right now, the emperor and the empress dowager promised Qingping to Pei Yunkuang, which undoubtedly gave a signal to everyone that the candidate for the new king seemed to have been decided in the emperor's heart, and what Pei Yunkuang lacked was probably only the title of prince.

The selection of the crown prince, which had been hanging in the Liang Dynasty for four years, finally seemed to be settled.

The palace banquet was over, and there was light snow in the sky.Thin as rain, light as catkins.This night in Beijing, many people could not sleep, and Shao Pei was one of them. As soon as he got the news, he couldn't wait to bring Qi Yang Yirong to the palace.He took the token and went straight to the study of the palace, stepped forward and knocked on the door, and asked Qi Yang to stay outside.

Pei Yunkuang was sitting alone in the study room, with wine warmed on the table, he poured himself a few plum blossoms in the bottle, lost in thought.The thing he dreamed of is just around the corner, but he didn't feel the ecstasy he expected. Is it because he has always been confident and sure, or is it because he must give something when he gets it?There seemed to be a small piece missing in his heart, the window was opened a gap, and the chilly night wind went straight through there, it was extremely cool and transparent.He knew what was missing there, but couldn't fill it now.

Pei Yunkuang had already expected that Shao Pei would come, so he was not surprised to see him push the door open. He slightly leaned over and raised his glass with a smile: "Uncle, come and have a few drinks with me."

His expression was indifferent and calm, as if he was out of it.Shao Pei admired him for his calmness and composure, not being surprised by favor or humiliation.Such a big surprise, even he, an outsider, was very excited, but Pei Yunkuang didn't seem surprised, nor was he very happy.Is it because the winning ticket is in hand, so there is no surprise?
He wondered: "Yun Kuang, why don't you look very happy about such a big happy event?"

Pei Yunkuang smiled faintly: "It's not time to be happy yet. First, he didn't canonize me as the crown prince. Second, whether Princess Qingping is a test or a signal, it's hard to say yet."

Shao Pei stroked the false beard on his chin, and said with a smile, "Yun Kuang, you have become more careful and cautious recently. In my opinion, this means that the overall situation has been settled. He is suspicious by nature and has a eccentric personality. The courtiers asked to establish a crown prince as soon as possible to calm the hearts of the people, but he was hesitant to make a decision, allowing the three parties to fight. In the end, you are not his son after all, so he is still worried, and he is willing to show signs of this now. Because his body won't last long. Otherwise, with his temperament, he would only spit out until the day of his death.

Pei Yunkuang nodded: "I also heard that he has been in poor health recently, and fainted once the day before yesterday. The elixir Zhang Guoshi gave him exactly corresponds to a word, drinking poison to quench thirst."

"You should be more cautious these days. Put aside all other matters and concentrate on preparing for the marriage. Marrying Princess Qingping is extremely beneficial to you. You will also have a reason to follow the emperor in the future. If the emperor has any accidents in the future, you It is really a great joy to be able to enter and leave the palace.”

He smiled lightly, he had already thought of what Shao Pei said, and indeed, as his uncle said, this marriage would be of great benefit to him.But he was also a little bit aggrieved for himself, he had married such a woman once or twice, because of his power and interests, he was a clean freak emotionally, and he always felt that he was treating himself a bit wronged by doing this.Anyone who told this would think that he was hypocritical and arrogant, because for others, this marriage was something they could not have wished for, but for him, it was really a pity.So he could only keep this thought in his heart and drink it with the wine.

He laughed at himself, raised his glass and drank it down.When will I be able to do whatever I want?
Shao Pei filled the wine for him, and said quietly: "I have finally waited until this day, when Shang Yu returns to Cangqiao, I can give up and travel around the world."

When Pei Yunkuang heard Shang Yu's name, his heart moved, and the scene of him coming out of the room with Si Tian in his arms that night appeared before his eyes.He frowned and drank the wine.I never thought that I would have a conflict with Shang Yu over a woman.He has always wanted to let Shang Yu return to Cangqiao as soon as possible, one is to fulfill his parents' will, and the other is that with Shang Yu in Cangqiao, he no longer has to worry about the stability of northern Xinjiang.No matter how you say it, Shang Yu is his cousin. He grew up in the Central Plains, and the relationship between the two is not bad, but he also likes her.

(End of this chapter)