The courtyard is deep in spring

Chapter 185 The Big Wedding
Li Yu stared at Murong Yan's face for a long time without saying a word.

However, it was hard for the Dingguo Mansion to wait for a group of people. Everyone knelt down to greet him for a long time, but they were not called out. Most people's knees were sore and numb, and some people almost couldn't stand it anymore.

Seeing those people's faces getting more and more ugly, the servant at the side finally couldn't help but coughed softly by Li Yu's side.

Only then did Li Yu regain his clarity.

"Master Yuezhang, please get up! Everyone, please get up too." He said calmly.

When Dingguo heard this long-awaited Lord Yuezhang, he was immediately elated, and the slight unhappiness caused by kneeling for a long time without being called out disappeared. He stood up with a smile, and repeatedly declined: "Really Kill me too! Your Royal Highness, don’t dare to be! Don’t dare to be!”

"There's nothing to be afraid of. Three days later, the name father-in-law is worthy of the name." Li Yu pulled the corners of his mouth, showing a half-smile expression.

Seeing his appearance, Duke Ding could only smile happily from ear to ear, and repeatedly gave way to Li Yu.

Mrs. Ding Guogong was also smiling, and looked at the daughter next to her with relief. At this moment, she realized that Murong Yan's head was about to hang down to her chest, and there was a suspicious blush behind her ears.

This kid is getting shy!

If it wasn't for Li Yu's presence, she would have laughed out loud.

Is this all a dream?Not long ago, she looked at her daughter who had been crying silently all day and didn't know what to do, but in the blink of an eye, her daughter was going to marry into the palace and become a princess. The thing she had dreamed of for several years was in front of her eyes. The lady-in-law suspected several times that she was dreaming.

After a little humility, everyone entered the mansion together.

Li Yu obviously has no plans to stay in Duke Dingguo's mansion. He has already entered the main hall. Before he can sit down, he opens his mouth and says, "Father said that there are some wedding matters that I need to discuss with you. What exactly are they?" things, please tell me!"

"His Royal Highness, what are you in a hurry for?" Ding Guogong, who is forty-five this year, immediately laughed when he heard this, and said, "It's so hard to pass by, why don't you have a cup of tea? The business will be discussed later It's not too late, ma'am, you go and ask the chef to prepare dinner for His Highness according to the menu I prepared, Yan'er, you stay and accompany His Highness the Crown Prince."

After hearing this, Mrs. Dingguo responded and turned around to leave. Murong Yan glanced at Li Yu a bit shyly, wanting to stay, but felt extremely embarrassed.

"Yan'er, since we are discussing your wedding with His Highness the Crown Prince, then you don't have to avoid it." Ding Guogong saw her embarrassment, and immediately opened his mouth to relieve the siege.

"Okay! Then Yan'er will stay." Finally, she had an excuse, and Murong Yan stayed immediately.

"Your Majesty has a bottle of Huadiao that has been stored for 30 years. The old minister went to fetch it. I will not return today if I am not drunk with Your Highness!" After comforting his daughter, Ding Guogong laughed, and while apologizing to Li Yu, he turned around. He retreated in a hurry.

Nuo Da's living room was overcrowded just now, but now there are only Li Yu and Murong Yan left.

But they didn't speak, and the atmosphere froze.

"Brother Prince..." There is no way to stay so stiff. After a while, Murong Yan finally plucked up the courage to call out to Li Yu, with a shy and timid expression on her face. soul.

However, Li Yu didn't even look at her. Seeing this, he just said expressionlessly: "Please call me Your Highness, I'm not your brother!"

Murong Yan was taken aback, her cherry mouth was slightly opened, as if she didn't know why Li Yu suddenly emphasized it so much.

"Is what I said wrong?" Li Yu continued with a blank expression: "Since you want to marry Ben Gong, then Ben Gong is naturally not your brother."

"Brother Prince, are you angry with Yan'er?" Seeing Li Yu's appearance, Murong Yan lied in her heart, as if she didn't want to admit it, she stubbornly called Li Yu, "Brother Prince '.

Li Yu's eyes sank when he heard that.

"My palace said it! Call me Your Highness!"

Murong Yan opened her small mouth, as if she was about to cry, even her eye sockets were flushed.

"What's the matter? Yan'er, what are you talking to His Highness the Crown Prince? Why are you so moved that you cried?" But at this moment, Duke Ding came in from the outside with a bottle of wine, smiling asked.

Murong Yan didn't answer, but tried her best to hold back her tears, and gave Li Yu a sad look.

Li Yu was unmoved, and said calmly: "Mr. Ding, what is the matter? I am not here to drink with you. Please clarify this point."

"This lower official knows!" Ding Guogong nodded after hearing this, and said, "This lower official also wants to discuss business with His Highness!"

"Need a drink to talk about business?" Li Yu glanced expressionlessly at the jug in Duke Ding's hand, then turned to look at Murong: "Do you need a woman?"

Hearing this, Ding Guogong immediately twitched the corner of his mouth: "Your Highness, we are all from our own family, so there is no need to make it so clear..."

"Of course it is necessary!" Li Yu cast a cold look at Murong Shen, and then said coldly, "I don't have much time to chat with you, Duke Ding, if you don't know what you want to talk about, just take your time." I thought, Ben Gong will go back first, if there is anything, you can just send someone to inform me."

With that said, he stood up, looking as if he was about to leave.

"Your Highness! Why did you just come here and leave?" Ding Guogong's expression froze slightly after hearing this, and then he returned to normal: "Why is this necessary? The lower official even prepares food and wine You see..."

"I'm sorry." Li Yu raised his eyes to look at him after hearing this, and said with a blank expression: "The imperial doctor ordered me to recover, and I can't drink alcohol, and I can't eat those big fish and meat. It's light, I'm afraid I won't be able to drink with Master Taifu."

"That's it!" Ding Guogong obviously didn't think of this, he smiled awkwardly when he heard the words, and said: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I forgot about your illness..."

"Forgot?" Li Yu narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and let out a cold light: "Mr. Ding, you have such a strong memory! Or are you happy that your daughter is finally going to be the princess? So get carried away, and even forget about Ben Gong’s illness?"

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! The lower officials definitely didn't mean that!" Ding Guogong waved his hands again and again after hearing this, and said, "His Royal Highness, this, to have absolutely no such meaning..."

"It's none of my business, and I don't care." Li Yu said, then walked towards the door: "Go and explain to Father!"

"Your Highness, you can't do it!" Ding Guogong panicked when he heard this. Now the emperor attaches great importance to the prince's body. If anyone dares to hurt him, the emperor will definitely beat him severely. Zhang's old face is completely lost!

While shouting, he winked at Murong Yan who was standing blankly at a loss.

"Your Highness! Father, he is just out of kindness. You don't want to drink, just let it go. Why do you have to be so stiff?" Murong Yan also knew what consequences would be caused by letting Li Yu leave like this, so she opened her mouth immediately. .

But even Murong Yan herself didn't expect that she actually called "Your Highness" instead of "Brother Prince,"

Her heart seemed to throb a little at that moment, as if some of the most precious things in her life had left her.

Li Yu paused when he heard this, and then he walked even faster.

"It's not that I'm in a stalemate with him, it's just that I don't want to stay here any longer. Let the guards of my palace come to discuss with you!"

After hearing this, Murong Yan's face turned pale.

Duke Ding's expression was not looking good either. Li Yu walked too fast, even if he wanted to catch up and see him off, it would be too late.

"Look at the good deeds you have done!" Turning his head, he vented his anger on his daughter: "His Highness is not willing to look at you now, and you expect her to look at you more in the future? Dream on you!" Saying that, he gave her a hard look, turned around and strode away.

Murong Yan stood there sad and aggrieved, her father's words seemed to have slapped her hard on the face.

The wound is bloodless.

And all this is given by the person she loves, so what can she say?
Murong Yan stood there steadfastly, silent for a long time, before walking out.

The sun was shining brightly outside, but she felt a little cold.

Two days passed in a blink of an eye.

Soon, it was the day of the prince's wedding. Concubine Rong Guifei's wish for many years was finally fulfilled on this day. For this reason, she had prepared for a long time for a long time, and brought out all the things that Ye Zhaoqing was reluctant to use when she married, except for internal affairs. According to the gift list prepared by the government, she also specially prepared a large number of jewelry as a meeting gift for her daughter-in-law.

The pair of head and face jewelry that Murong Yan returned through Li Yu was also among them.

Li Yu didn't see these, even if he did, he didn't care.

The specification of this marriage is obviously much bigger than the previous one, and it is also the prince's big wedding, but the scene is different.Concubine Rong explained that it was because of Li Yu's illness that he recovered, so the grandeur was bigger, the more festive, the better the deep meaning for him.

All this, she calls it 'Chongxi. '

It's just that Murong Yan, a happy bride, is very lucky. When others enter the bridal chamber, the groom's official is dying of illness, but hers is just recovering from a serious illness, and her body is getting better day by day.

One is a widow who sees it, and the other is thriving. Can it be the same?

Because he was married once, when Li Yu was the groom's officer again this time, he didn't have a smile on his face all day, but he didn't refuse what he should cooperate with, and his attitude was pretty good, which made Rong who had been secretly worried The imperial concubine breathed a sigh of relief.

But then, she became proud again.

She just said, she is just Ye Zhaoqing, as long as her son marries another charming woman, he will definitely forget her later!Look, shouldn't this be tested?

Murong Yan also breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that Li Yu not only didn't love her at this time, but might even hate her. Heaven and Earth, after offering sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple and returning to the East Palace wedding room, nothing unexpected happened.

Her request is really not much, as long as the wedding can be completed smoothly without any accidents, she will be thankful.

The palace, which had been bustling all day long, finally quieted down in the middle of the night.

Murong Yan wore a huge phoenix crown and a red hijab to maintain her most graceful posture sitting on the bed for a long time, half of her body became numb after a long time, but the festively decorated bedroom was still quiet, Li Yu was always silent. did not return.

It stands to reason that the groom should come back after toasting, right?How did that happen?

The dowry maids standing beside the marriage bed also had a bad premonition in their hearts when they saw their master's increasingly ugly face.

Finally, Murong Yan asked, "Go outside and see, what happened to His Royal Highness?"

"Princess, please be safe and don't be impatient." Soon, an elderly maid standing at the door of the bedroom said, "Today, there are many people who came to congratulate you, Your Highness, on your wedding with His Royal Highness. Please wait a little longer, I hope your empress will understand..."

"There are a lot of people?" Murong Yan immediately raised her eyebrows when she heard this.

"Yes, empress." The palace maid bowed her head and replied respectfully.

When Murong Yan heard this, the corners of her mouth raised and she showed a cold smile: "But what does this have to do with what I just said? I am just a little worried that His Royal Highness is too drunk, so I sent someone over to check it out. Is it?"

The palace servant didn't expect Murong Yan to speak so aggressively and ruthlessly when she looked soft and weak, and a trace of embarrassment suddenly appeared on her face, and she hurriedly whispered: "Your Majesty, this is naturally OK……"

"Then hurry up! What are you still standing here for?" Murong Yan glanced at the palace maid and said as a matter of course.

The servant girl opened her eyes wide when she heard the words, and there was a hint of disbelief in her eyes: "Princess Concubine, this servant is specially sent by His Royal Highness to serve you..."

"Since His Royal Highness sent you to serve me, do you want to listen to my orders?" Murong Yan interrupted her.

Hearing this, the servant girl's face turned red and then turned pale. After a while, she nodded and said unwillingly: "Yes, empress, this servant girl is going to see the Crown Prince now." Saying that, she bent down After saluting, he turned around and was about to retreat.

"Wait a minute!" But at this moment, Murong Yan called out to stop her again.

The palace maid was a little surprised, she turned her head and asked respectfully: "Princess Concubine, what other orders do you have?"

"I don't have any orders, but I just want to ask, what's your name?" Murong Yan said, curling the corners of her lips.

"Going back to your mother's words, the servant's surname is Cao, so you can call your servant Cao Mama." The palace maid said in a low voice.

"Madam Cao, right?" Murong Yan heard this, and a smile appeared on her face immediately: "I remember you."

Cao Mama was terrified by her smile, and before she could speak, Murong Yan continued: "From today onwards, you will no longer serve in Yunqing Palace. This palace grants you permission to leave the palace to take care of yourselves tomorrow. Then you can leave, by the way, don’t thank me too much.”

Cao Mama felt as if struck by lightning when she heard this, her face turned pale for a while, her mouth was agitated, but she couldn't utter a single word.

"Are you still going?" Murong Yan suddenly turned cold.

Mammy Cao was taken aback by her suddenly harsh tone, trembling all over, and hurriedly said: "Yes! Empress Dowager Princess!" After speaking, she saluted in a hurry, turned around and left quickly.

The aura of this princess is so strong!Although she was smiling like the previous princess, Cao Mama could tell that this Murong Yan was obviously stronger than the previous one.

Never mind, she is just a court lady, there is absolutely no need to care so much, what the princess wants her to do, she will go!

With this in mind, Mammy Cao left the bedroom, but instead of going to the lively front hall, she nestled in a random place.

Just kidding, now the prince is busy toasting with others, what is she going to do?Looking for scolding?
Finally got rid of the watchers, Murong Yan relaxed completely, she finally didn't need to maintain that perfect sitting posture and demeanor, she leaned against the bed post to rest for a while.

"Princess Concubine, why don't I change your clothes for you? This phoenix crown is too heavy..." A maid at the side said kindly.

"No!" Murong Yan refused without even thinking about it: "The crown prince has not come back, he has not personally lifted off the red hijab of this palace, and had a drink with this palace, how can this palace change clothes?"

"It's the servant who is talking too much. Damn it!" The maid immediately apologized after hearing this.

If it was in the past, Murong Yan would have kicked this maid out a long time ago, but today is her bridal chamber wedding night, she has already dealt with a mother Cao, so she doesn't want to make any more troubles, so she just waved her hand and let it go.

Then, the long wait began.

When the maids on both sides finally couldn't bear it and began to doze off, Murong Yan was still in good spirits. She had looked forward to tonight countless times, and had countless romantic fantasies in her heart, but no matter which one, she couldn't do without Li. The protagonist Yu, he hasn't come back yet, how can she be willing to just sleep like this?

Even if you wait until dawn!She also has to wait!

But at this moment, there was a sudden noise at the entrance of the hall.

The prince is back!
Immediately, Murong Yan's excited eyes lit up, and she suddenly wanted to stand up, but she didn't know whether it was because her legs were numb due to sitting for a long time or she was too excited, but this time she didn't succeed.

When Murong Yan managed to stabilize her mind, she caught a glimpse of a red figure out of the corner of her eyes.

It turned out to be a palace lady!

She couldn't help feeling disappointed.

But at this time, the maid came forward and bowed respectfully in front of her, and said: "I would like to report to the empress of the crown prince, His Highness the crown prince has already rested in the study, and he asked the servant to send a message to the empress, I hope you rest early, Don't wait any longer."

After hearing this, Murong Yan's expression suddenly changed.

But before she could say anything, the maid continued: "The words have been brought, and the servants will leave." After speaking, she turned around and left quickly.

When Murong Yan realized that she wanted to stop her, there was no one in front of her eyes.

Her face suddenly became ugly.

All the servants in the surrounding palace watched their hearts carefully, none of them dared to look at Murong Yan, for fear that if they were not careful, they would become the punching bag of the newly promoted princess.

In their opinion, Murong Yan's lungs must explode with such a move by the prince!

But unexpectedly, the next moment, she suddenly giggled.

Now even the dowry maids she brought into the palace couldn't help being surprised, and one of them finally had the courage to ask: "Princess Concubine, what's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine, you guys come over to take care of Ben Gong to take a bath and change clothes." Murong Yan said seriously after laughing.

While speaking, she suddenly stretched out her slender hand, grabbed the red hijab that she had been putting on for several hours, and pulled it down.

Immediately, the beautiful face that had been meticulously dressed and depicted appeared in front of everyone.

Seeing this scene, the maids in the dormitory couldn't help gasping.

no?This new princess is actually so beautiful?It seems that she can replace the previous crown princess, and she still has some skills.

"Help me up." When the heavy and huge phoenix crown was finally taken off her head, Murong Yan slowly stood up and said with a blank expression.

"Yes, Empress Dowager." The palace people stepped forward cautiously, surrounded Murong Yan and went to take a bath.

From the beginning to the end, there were not many superfluous expressions on her face.

But when she was buried in the warm bath, Murong Yan couldn't help crying. At that time, she was the only one left in the palace, and there was no one else. The suppressed sadness finally came to an end. catharsis.

After half an hour, Murong Yan put on her clothes and walked out from inside with a blank expression.

Everyone gathered together to twist the hair, to hand the water, to serve attentively, and no one dared to offend the princess who was deliberately neglected by the prince.

It is conceivable that by tomorrow morning, the news that the prince did not share the same room with the princess will spread throughout the palace, and they, the princess, will probably be ridiculed by everyone.

But this is something that can't be helped, who told her not to be the former princess?
All the tenderness and sweetness of His Royal Highness was given to that woman, which is something that the whole palace knows.

"You all retreat!" Murong Yan said coldly.

"Yes, Crown Princess." All the court ladies responded in unison, then turned and retreated.

Murong Yan stood alone in the empty and festive bedroom, and stood there blankly for a long time, so long that people would mistakenly think that she was going to be a fossil, so she slowly walked to the bedside.

Take off your shoes, go to bed, cover yourself with the quilt, close your eyes, all in one go.

Finally, when her body was firmly against the mattress, Murong Yan felt that she had some real feelings in her heart. She kept restraining herself from turning her head to look beside her, pretending that Li Yu was lying there in her heart.

However, she couldn't help but turn her head back after all.

When she actually saw the blank space, tears finally fell from the corners of her eyes.

Is this the price she paid for becoming a princess?Someone who got the title but never got Li Yu.

But it doesn't matter, she won't give up, now that she is the wife of the prince's brother, and the two of them will be entangled for a lifetime, she is confident that she will be the only one in his heart.

Moreover, she will definitely make her regret this matter today!
Brother Prince, you wait...

……

In the study room, the lights were brightly lit. Li Yu sat on the balcony, watching the personal eunuch beside him busily making his bed and preparing things, but he himself was so drunk that his tongue trembled a little.

"Too, is the princess really asleep?"

After hearing this, the little eunuch next to him took the trouble to explain: "Yes, Your Highness, the Crown Princess has already fallen asleep."

He really couldn't understand his master's behavior. For a man, three wives and four concubines are very common. If he likes Ms. Ye, he likes it. Why leave a beautiful woman like Ms. Murong alone in the vacant room?What a waste of money!

"Then, I'm going to sleep too, you all, get back!" Li Yu said suddenly, while speaking, he stood up abruptly and pushed the people around him away.

He is a drunk man, but he has such great strength.

(End of this chapter)