Empress Fenghua

Chapter 44
He Xiaomin and Hua Zhong both knelt on the ground, "I have seen the emperor and empress!"

"Mr. He has clear features and a calm demeanor. Fourth Miss Ning is petite and lovely, dignified and polite. At first glance, they really are a pair of golden boy and jade girl!" Empress Han asked with a smile, "What does the emperor think? Is it a good match?"

Emperor Cheng stroked his beard and nodded, "It is indeed a couple! I will decree a marriage in a few days, and it will be a beautiful thing."

He Xiaojin quickly knelt down and saluted, "Thank you, Father!"

The marriage between He Xiaomin and Hua Qiong was thus settled.The stone in Hua Zhong's heart fell to the ground.

"Now that Third Miss Ning has appointed Gaoyi County Lord, and has made a marriage contract with Young Master Xue, and Fourth Miss has also found a husband, the Ning Mansion is really a double blessing!" Concubine Meng looked at Feng Qinyun with a smile, "This palace is now Congratulations to Prime Minister Ning and Mrs. Ning!"

Feng Qinyun forced a smile, "Thank you, Concubine Meng!"

Emperor Cheng stared at the beautiful face behind Feng Qinyun, and couldn't help but think of Ye Congjia's incident in his heart. After drinking for three rounds, he also became a little drunk.Emperor Cheng pointed to Huayan and asked, "Is that the daughter of the Ning family?"

"It's the eldest lady of the Ning family, her name is Huayan!" Empress Han whispered, "The emperor still remembers the matter of Lingshan Yaji..."

Emperor Cheng beckoned, "Come out and let me have a look! All the daughters of the Ning family are outstanding."

Huayan quickly got up and walked towards the center, bowing her head and kowtowing. "My daughter, Ning Huayan, see the emperor and empress!"

"Well, get up and let me take a look." Chengdi's voice was majestic, not like the chaos just now.

She was dressed in a rose-colored palace dress that was charming and charming, with a white and lustrous skin, a slender figure, and affectionate eyebrows.The two strands of hair on the side of the cheeks gently brushed against the face with the wind, adding a bit of seductive style.Such a beautiful and delicate woman is fascinating even without temptation. If she intends to seduce...it's no wonder Cong Jia would do ridiculous things.

Emperor Cheng's face turned cold, "Miss Ning has a beautiful face, but she doesn't have the arrogance and independence of Gaoyi County Lord. She is a little more charming and less arrogant. Beauty is beautiful, but such a bearing Not anymore! What a pity!"

Hua Zhong listened to Chengdi's words, but he didn't know that that sentence would not be repeated, it was referring to himself, or Feng Qinyan!

Xue Wuhen looked slightly pleased, "This young master's fiancée is naturally not comparable to rouge and vulgar fans! Emperor Cheng must not lower Chong'er's status."

As soon as these words came out, Huayan bit her lips tightly, her towering chest heaved and fell, anger and shame welled up in her heart.

Emperor Cheng saw everything about Huayan, and he knew it in his heart. "That's all! You go back first!"

"Yes!" Hua Yan held back her tears and sat down again.Looking at Ye Congjia with aggrieved eyes, Ye Congjia's face was full of comfort.

Huazhong leaned on the soft couch, and under the candlelight, her complexion was crystal clear like jade, smooth and delicate.She only wore a thin long gown, like a crescent moon, like flowers and trees piled up with snow, so weak that she couldn't bear clothes, and she was as beautiful as a pool of spring water.

Ye Yongjia broke in through the window, and the weak candlelight flickered a few times, making the room flickering, adding to the ambiguity.

Hua Zhong saw the person coming, and his frown spread out, "Yongjia? How did you get in?"

Ye Yongjia was still wearing the luxurious clothes he wore at the banquet, obviously he came here in a hurry.His gentle, watery gaze shone even brighter under the light of the candlelight.

Yongjia smiled, "Although I'm not very skilled in martial arts, it's not a problem to climb over walls and courtyards." Sitting at the table, he said, "It's so late and you haven't rested yet? Have you read "Pharmacist Liuliguang Yuanyuan Sutra"?"

"Aren't you the same?" Hua Zhong smiled slyly, "I didn't expect that a gentleman, gentle and jade-like nine thousand years old, would jump over the wall and enter the women's boudoir in the middle of the night. If this gets out, what will your Ninth Highness look like?" live?"

Ye Yongjia smiled ripplingly, "I'm not here to celebrate your canonization. Now you have become the most honorable county lord in Chengguo. No one can match this glory."

"County Lord Gaoyi?" Hua Zhong's tone was a little casual, "I don't know whether it's joy or sorrow when the County Lord Gaoyi comes out. What is there to celebrate? It's His Royal Highness's birthday that deserves celebration." Hua Zhong Looking at Yongjia's star-like eyes, he smiled brightly, turned around and took out a blue tassel from under the bed, "This is my birthday gift for you, I hope Yongjia will not dislike you."

Ye Yongjia stared intently at the blue tassel, which was embroidered with emerald green bamboo, and a beautiful word "Yong" was embroidered on the upper left corner.Ye Yongjia couldn't help being pleasantly surprised, "How do you know that I like green bamboo and fragrant tassels?"

Hua Zhong smiled bitterly, his beautiful eyes were full of crystals, "Of course I know!" In the previous life, she was beside Ye Yongjia, but she had a different dream in the same bed.Ye Yongjia loves himself deeply, and has always wanted a green bamboo, green and blue fragrant tassel, but he has never sewed for it.

Hua Zhong looked at Ye Yongjia's surprised eyes and felt guilty in his heart. If he was so easily satisfied, he should have embroidered it to him long ago!

Ye Yongjia put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed lightly, "The gardenia fragrance in it? And..." Ye Yongjia hesitated, "What is the other smell?"

Hua Zhong looked deeply, "Apart from spices, there is also a Guangling Pill inside."

"Guangling Pill, which is said to be able to cure all kinds of poisons?" Ye Yongjia asked suspiciously with deep eyes, "Guangling Pill is extremely precious. His Highness the Seventh Highness once sent someone to ask for a thousand gold price, but where did you get it?"

Hua Zhong looked solemn, "Yongjia don't have to worry, I'm free to do it. The crown prince's position is in jeopardy, and you will definitely be involved in it. Just in case, life and death are on the line, and I hope this Guangling pill can save your life !"

Yong Jia looked at Hua Zhong's picturesque eyebrows and eyes, and couldn't help but smile shyly, "Your destiny is always there, and you are busy with yourself. It's you and Young Master Xue..."

Hua Chongzu froze, and said with a sneer, "Did you forget that he still has the Miss Yu you are talking about? It is impossible for me and him."

"Hua Zhong, do you still remember what you said to me at Lingyun Temple?" Yongjia's eyes sparkled, "The fingers are too wide, the time is too thin, remember to perfect yourself. You let me perfect yourself, so why don't you need to be perfect? Don't miss it and leave regrets in vain."

"Is Yongjia here to be a lobbyist?" Hua Zhongxi looked at Yongjia with a sad smile, "If that's the case, I won't accompany you."

Yongjia sighed helplessly, "You read the "Pharmacist's Liuliguang Basic Vow Sutra", and I have read it too. The "Pharmacist's Liuliguang Basic Vow Sutra" said: I wish that in the next life, when I attain Bodhi, my body will be like glass, clear inside and outside, pure and free from blemishes. I don't understand your "Through hundreds of thousands of kalpas, never forget your original intention", but I only hope that your life will be as clear and flawless as glass, safe and happy. Don't get involved in worldly battles. Perhaps only Young Master Xue can give you all of this .”

Just as Hua Zhong was about to speak, he heard a strange noise outside.Hua Zhong looked sharply, "Who?"

"It's me, third sister! Second brother came here specially to celebrate your canonization." Ning Liuchen said flamboyantly, "It seems that third sister is still awake, so second brother will not avoid suspicion."

"Wait!" Hua Zhong glanced at Ye Yongjia, pulled Yongjia and hid Yongjia behind Lianman, and said to the outside, "Weasel has no good intentions to pay a New Year's greeting to the chicken! Now I canonize the head of Gaoyi County, I think you The sisters are about to die of anger! Do you still have the mood to celebrate me? I'm afraid you have ulterior motives."

Ning Liuchen sneered, "What is Sanmei talking about? She is my elder sister, and you are my younger sister. Why should I be unhappy? Sanmei must treat a gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain!"

Hua Zhong snorted coldly, "There is a difference between closeness and estrangement, please invite Second Young Master Ning to go back! It's getting late..."

"I see that the lights in Sanmei's room are still on, so I'm afraid that Sanmei is not asleep. The moonlight is shining outside, and it's not a sin for us two brothers and sisters to let down the beauty of this beautiful day?" Ning Liuchen's tone was a little aggressive. , "There is still someone in the third sister's room, why not let the second brother in?"

Hua Chong frowned, only to hear that the door was opened, and a gust of wind blew into the room, causing the curtains to fly...

"Presumptuous!" Hua Chong angrily scolded, Ning Liuchen's determined tone just now clearly knew that Yongjia was here, did he send someone to watch him?Then what is the intention?
Hua Chong's eyes were like water, and he said calmly, "I am also the Gaoyi county magistrate personally appointed by the emperor, how dare you be so rude? Intrude into the boudoir of the county magistrate."

Ning Liuchen sneered, his eyes flickered, his feet were erratic, and he was still a little drunk.Stumbling to Hua Zhong's side, she propped herself up on the table, "Third Sister has such a big airs now that she is already the honor of the county head. Hehe! It's a pity, I'm still a commoner. How can I win? How can I win... "

Ning Liuchen couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, and sighed, "Although you and I were not born of the same mother, we are still connected by blood. Come and have a drink with me today!" Ning Liuchen picked up the two cups on the table, and brought the cups he brought with him. The wine jug flows down. "Third Sister hasn't been with us since she was a child, and she always loves to play by herself. We were born in the same year, but it seems that we are too far away to reach you."

Hua Zhong alienated, "It's not that I don't play with you, but that you don't bother to be with me."

"The elder sister has been pampered since she was a child, and she is proud of herself. The fourth sister is even younger, and she will only follow the elder sister's side. Although I am fortunate to be with several highnesses, I can't do whatever I want. Even if the king of Xin gets into trouble, I have to worry about it." " Ning Liuchen's smiling eyes showed a bit of loneliness, "Only she knows my loneliness, knows that I am uncomfortable and unhappy!"

Hua Zhong's heart tightened, it turned out that Ning Liuchen used wine to relieve his worries today, but it was because of her!No wonder he rescued her today without even looking at her, no wonder he sat among the crowd but smiled silently.The most difficult thing in life, I'm afraid it's like this, if you want something but don't get it, if you want something but don't get it!

"The past is like a passing cloud. Now that you and her are in separate worlds, why should you be persistent? As long as she is good, you can rest assured!" Hua Zhong did not directly say that there is Ye Yongjia behind the curtain, which is still little known better.

Ning Liuchen laughed at himself, "Wait for your hair to reach your waist, how about marrying you when you come back? I originally had lofty ambitions in my heart, and I went to guard the border at a young age. I wanted to make meritorious deeds, so I married her in a beautiful way and cared for her for the rest of my life." It's a pity that time waits for no one, and I will never go back!"

Hua Zhong sighed slightly, how many misses do people have in their life?Mistakes again and again until they pass by.

"As you said, the mishaps in the world never stop. The world is like a new game of chess. If you go far away in one thought, and look back, you will miss it all your life! Life is too short, you must not let go when you grasp it "Hua Zhong remembered what He Xiaojin said to herself in the princess mansion that day, and felt bitter, "Liuchen, don't get drunk in the future! It's dangerous for you and her."

Ning Liuchen picked up a glass of wine, "Fortunately, life is short, otherwise how would I bear it? Heh! Come on, third sister, to celebrate your engagement and canonization, let's drink this cup together!"

Ning Liuchen handed Hua Zhong a glass of wine, looking at her with chaotic eyes full of smiles.After a while, Hua Zhong took the wine glass and saw Liuchen drank it down in one gulp.Just as Hua Zhong was about to drink it, he heard Xue Wuhen shouting his name outside.

Hua Zhong trembled, raised her eyebrows and asked, "Did you all discuss it?"

"What?" Ning Liuchen became a little clear, "Master Xue is here? Let me hide, I can't stand his temper!"

Regardless of the weight of the flowers, Ning Liuchen got up and walked behind the curtain, then retreated a few steps with surprise on his face, and then hid in embarrassment.

Presumably Ye Yongjia and Ning Liuchen were equally embarrassed inside, Hua Zhong couldn't help but smiled slightly, unexpectedly the atmosphere was so weird at this moment.

"Chong'er, come out..." Xue Wuhen shouted towards Xueyin Pavilion.

Hearing the strange movement, Chu Hua hurriedly asked outside the door, "Miss, the young master is here!"

"I see, what is he doing yelling outside? Tell him it's getting late and go back!" Hua Zhong said impatiently, "His engagement with me is just a joke, don't take it seriously!"

Chu Hua hesitated to speak, and said with some embarrassment, "Miss, you'd better come out and see for yourself!" After saying that, Chu Hua withdrew.

Hua Zhong couldn't help being disturbed, stepped forward and opened the door and scolded angrily, "Xue Wuhen, what the hell are you doing?!"

Hua Zhong stared at the scene in front of him and froze in place, his anger disappeared without a trace.Xue Wuhen's handsome figure stood under the May Snowflake tree, and the falling petals danced and lingered between the wide white sleeves.That cold, arrogant and agile spirit is quite seductive, and it makes people unable to help but be haunted.Red candles were placed around Xue Wuhen, dazzling like a sky full of stars.

Xue Wuhen's tall and straight figure stood in it, her beautiful eyes looking forward, "Come soon?"

Hua Zhong frowned and flew down, standing in front of the candlelight, "What are you doing?"

"Today is the Qiqiao Festival, so naturally it's Qiqiao!" Xue Wuhen said with a smile on his face, "I heard that the folks of Chengguo would worship stars and pray under the shade of Tong Tong whenever they begged for cleverness. The Xue people usually call the Qiqiao Festival Qixi Festival, it is a day when lovers meet, and dumplings must be eaten."

Xue Wuhen picked up a plate of dumplings from the ground, and said with bright eyes, "This dumpling contains copper coins, candied dates and embroidery needles. If you eat any of them, you will hit the proverb."

Hua Zhong looked at Xue Wuhen in puzzlement, "That's why you came here?"

Xue Wuhen said slowly, "Of course it's not just about eating dumplings."

"Let's just say it!" Hua's heart couldn't help falling to the ground, feeling a little lost.

"Of course I want to pray for the stars with you!" Xue Wuhen laughed, "But after eating the dumplings!" Xue Wuhen clumsily picked up a dumpling and handed it to Hua Zhong's mouth.

Hua Zhong couldn't help but dodged backwards, but saw the missing stars in Xue Wuhen's eyes.

Hua Zhong frowned and said in disgust, "Why are these dumplings so ugly?"

I saw that the plate of dumplings was all twisted and crooked, with different shapes, and occasionally there were minced stuffing cuddled outside.It looked horrible.

"It's the first time I've made dumplings, and I'm learning it now. This is the best one!" Xue Wuhen blushed, smiled, and said annoyedly, "If I had known that I would be with Chong'er on Qixi this year, I would have made dumplings." You should have learned it sooner!"

Hua Zhong couldn't help being stunned, "This is the best set? So you've done a lot of sets?"

"That's right! It started after the banquet. I guess three pots of flour were used, but these are the best ones." Xue Wuhen said sincerely, "The others were taken away by Chen Xi and the others, saying they were for making soup Barely edible."

Hua Zhong couldn't help smiling, and slowly walked to the middle of the candlelight and knelt on the ground.Put your hands together, close your eyes, and pray to the stars devoutly.Seeing this, Xue Wuhen hurriedly knelt beside Hua Zhong excitedly, muttering to herself.

Hua Zhong opened his eyes and looked sideways at Xue Wuhen's smiling face, feeling warm in his heart.Three people came here in a hurry tonight, but only this one used his own efforts and sincerely wanted to have the most ordinary begging festival with himself.It's just God's will to trick people, the man in front of him not only poisoned him, but also his partner who used each other.

Things in the world are like this, ridiculous, sad, lamentable...

When the two got up, Xue Wuhen asked quickly, "What wish did Chong'er make? Tell me and listen, this young master will definitely do it for you."

"It won't work if you say it!" Hua Zhong scolded.Pick up a dumpling and carefully put it in your mouth.

Xue Wuhen smiled and said, "Don't worry Chonger, there are no embroidery needles in this dumpling, I'm afraid the embroidery needles will pierce you, so I only put candied dates and copper coins!" .

Hua Chongbu frowned again, "Then what are you begging for?" Begging for Qiao without putting down the embroidery needle, only Xue Wuhen could figure it out!

Xue Wuhen looked at Hua Zhong with a smile, and suddenly ouched, and a jujube stone protruded from the end.With a face full of surprise, he said, "I actually ate candied dates! Chonger, what I ate were candied dates!"

"What does candied date mean?" Hua Zhong was puzzled.

A red cloud rose on Xue Wuhen's face, "Candied dates mean getting married soon..."

Hua Chong frowned and asked again, "What about the copper coins?"

"Copper coins are naturally a blessed person! But Chonger, I have eaten candied dates, I am afraid that your wedding date is not far away! When will you go back to the Snow Clan with me, when the time comes..." Xue Wuhen's eyes were shining brightly, Like a rising star.

Hua Zhong interrupted Xue Wuhen coldly, "Young Master Xue may have misunderstood! How could you and I get married?" Hua Zhong sneered, "You and I met for the first time, and I didn't know anything about it. There was a marriage contract. Then, as your fiancé, you forced me to eat poison and used my identity to find the sacred objects of the Snow Clan. The marriage was just a cover from the beginning to the end, how can there be any big marriage between you and me?"

"Chong'er..." Xue Wuhen's face was shrouded in a trace of gloom, "Don't think that I dote on you, and you will take my sincerity for nothing!"

"Sincerely?" Hua Zhong sneered, "I am afraid that Young Master Xue has forgotten that there is a Miss Yu in the Xue Clan, right? Everyone knows that Miss Yu has a marriage contract with you, and there are many other confidante of yours. How does Ning Huazhong deal with herself?"

Xue Wuhen pinched Huazhong's shoulders domineeringly, and made her face herself with anger on her face, "I have drawn a clear line with Yu Xianyin in front of everyone in Chengguo, and I only allow you to make a marriage promise, why do you turn a blind eye to my determination?" If you don’t like other women, I’ll just drive them away! What do you want from me?”

Hua Zhong threw Xue Wuhen's hand away, "Young Master Xue, why do you use me when you say you use me, and want me to love you when you say you love me? I would rather Huazhong never force anyone in my life, and I don't want you to do anything." , Love or not, and whether to pay or not are all Young Master Xue's own business! I, Ning Huazhong, will be a couple for the rest of my life!"

Hua Zhong snorted coldly, leaving only Xue Wuhen's lonely figure on the spot...

The two figures in the dark of Qinyan Garden looked at everything in the distance and couldn't help sighing.

Ning Liuchen, who was slightly drunk in a green shirt, looked up at the sky and looked at the moon, "I didn't expect that Young Master Xue is also a lover, but I don't know if my third sister can escape Miss Yu's infatuation."

Ye Yongjia frowned, "None of the women around Xue Wuhen can escape Miss Yu's grasp. But in my opinion, Young Master Xue treats Miss Ning San sincerely, and she should not let Miss Yu hurt her." of."

Ning Liuchen snorted coldly, "Master Xue has lived among thousands of flowers, and the world is full of beauties and confidants. To whom have you ever given your sincerity?"

Ye Yongjia looked at the lonely figure of Xue Wuhen in the distance, feeling a little complicated in his heart...

Hua Zhong quickly walked into the Xueyin Pavilion, quickly closed the door, and pressed his back tightly against the door.He spit out a copper coin from his mouth, and Hua Chong's eyes moved, which was as full as water under the candlelight.Xue Wuhen said that copper coins are a blessing, but it is a pity that the blessing will come sooner or later, and there will be no definite number in the end.

Hua Zhong couldn't help sneering, "Is it a blessing or a curse? Is it a calamity or a fate?"

(End of this chapter)