On the palace wall, Yuan Chen and hundreds of officials saw him off, and Queen Mother Zhu also stood aside with all the concubines.
Seeing Yuan Mi get into the luxurious carriage with flying red gauze, Mrs. Xiao finally couldn't hold back, broke away from Yu Bai's hand, threw herself on the wall, shed tears on the spot, and called out in a loud voice, "Mi'er !”
Yuan Mi seemed not to have heard it and kept walking.
Empress Dowager Zhu quickly ordered someone to stop her and whispered, "Mrs. Xiao, pay attention to the occasion and don't be rude."
"Mi'er..." Concubine Xiao had tears in her eyes, her eyes fell on her daughter's back, and she murmured, "Concubine I can't bear to leave you..."
The concubine De on the side also bit her lower lip and stared at the young man on the horse, her eyes full of reluctance.
Yuan Chen sighed lightly, with anger in his eyes, and whispered, "When Dayan becomes strong in the future, I will definitely not allow marriage to happen again!"
Shen Ji stood beside him. Hearing this, his eyes only moved, and he responded warmly, "Your Majesty is diligent and hard-working. What you say today will not take too long."
"The auspicious time has arrived, get up the sedan chair——"
The sedan chair was lifted and the team set off, heading outside the city.
Mrs. Xiao bit her lip and didn't make a sound. She just watched the sedan go away, and her heart sank.
Yuan Mi was sitting in the sedan chair, his fingertips sliding over the jade bracelet on his wrist, his eyes full of despair.
"Princess..." Qiu Yu sat next to her. Seeing that she was absent-minded, she asked in a low voice, "What are you thinking about?"
Yuan Mi lowered his eyes and looked at the jade bracelet, with a faint smile on his lips, "Song Huixin bought this bracelet for me, one for each of us. Now things have changed and people have changed..."
Qiu Yu paused and said softly, "The princess cherishes Lady Song so much, why didn't she go and see her before she got married?"
Yuan Mi was silent for a long time, and the smile on his lips became lighter. "There is a high wall between us. Why bother her again when we know we can't go back to the past?"
"Just let this love stay in your heart." A trace of relief flashed in Yuan Mi's eyes, and he smiled softly, "No matter what she is like, I will treat her as a friend."
At this time, the team drove to the city gate, and suddenly there was the sound of drumming outside.
Qiu Yu was puzzled, opened the curtains beside her, and whispered, "Where is the movement coming from?"
As she was speaking, she seemed to suddenly see something, opened her mouth wide, and stammered, "Mr....Princess...it's Mrs. Song!"
When Yuan Mi heard this, his heart trembled. He rushed to the window and looked along Qiu Yu's fingertips, only to see a hint of her favorite goose yellow.
There was a big drum set up on the city wall. Song Huixin stood in front, holding the drumsticks in both hands, and beat the drum head hard again and again.
The car drove slowly, and Yuan Mi stared at the city wall for a long time, until his eyes became sore and he shed tears.
During this period, the drum beat never stopped.
After a while, Yuan Mi suddenly burst into laughter, holding the curtain tightly with his little hands, and followed the light yellow with his eyes.
It wasn't until the line reached the end that Yuan Mi came back to his senses, made his hands like trumpets, and shouted loudly, "Song Huixin, I'm leaving!"
Song Huixin's drumming hand paused, just as the cold wind blew by. Perhaps the wind and sand got into his eyes, and tears burst down the embankment.
From beginning to end, she never glanced at the sedan chair.
There was no sign of the escort team anymore. Song Huixin stopped his hands that were numb from the shock, leaned against the city wall weakly, and said lightly, "This is considered as my farewell to you."
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Runan Palace
The housekeeper quickly walked into the lobby and reported in a low voice, "Your Majesty, someone from the Liu family is here."
The man stood in the house, holding a grass root in his hand and teasing the baby bird in the cage. Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows slightly and whispered, "It's a little later than I thought... Did he say anything?" ?”
The butler lowered his head and said respectfully, "I said I came here for the prince's marriage."
The man seemed to be interested. He threw the grass root in his hand into the birdcage, turned around, curled his lips and said with a smile, "Please come in."
"yes."
After about a cup of tea, the housekeeper led Liu Chuanzhi into the lobby.
Liu Chuanzhi looked nervous, hunched slightly, and whispered, "Liu has met the prince."
"Are you Liu Chuanzhi?" King Runan looked at him sarcastically, looking him up and down, and said in a deep voice, "You look much older than in the portrait."
Liu Chuanzhi looked embarrassed and laughed, "The prince said so."
"Speaking of which, why did you come here today?" King Runan looked gloomy, and there was no hint of kindness in his tone.
Liu Chuanzhi swallowed, his voice trembling a bit, "Go back to your lord, I'm here for my daughter's marriage to the prince."
King Runan sneered and frowned, "Why, your daughter agreed?"
"This..." Liu Chuanzhi paused, recalling Ying Niang's words in his mind, and nodded hurriedly, "Yes, my little girl was very happy when she heard about this and is already making preparations."
"It's interesting." King Runan stared at him, tapping his fingertips on the table every now and then, his tone flat, "Did you come today to discuss auspicious dates with me?"
After finishing his words, Liu Chuanzhi hesitated and said in a low voice, "This... I have something to ask your Majesty for help."
King Runan sneered twice, his eyes becoming more and more terrifying, "We haven't even become in-laws yet, and you're already here to seek benefits?"
"No, no, the prince has misunderstood." Liu Chuanzhi waved his hands repeatedly and explained, "It is related to the marriage of two children. The Liu family is weak and cannot handle the vicious woman, so I came to the prince for help out of desperation."
King Runan held his chin and said casually, "Vicious woman?"
Liu Chuanzhi nodded hurriedly, "She is my daughter's current mother-in-law, Mrs. Yongcheng, Mrs. Fang."
"I have heard about it." King Runan glanced at him with disdain on his face, "How can a widow scare you so much that you come to ask for help?"
Liu Chuanzhi secretly gritted his teeth, but did not dare to refute even a single sentence. He had no choice but to follow his words and continued, "The prince does not know something. This vicious woman has a very sinister mind and extremely sophisticated methods. I... really can't resist..."
"The little girl was extremely happy when she heard that the prince was pleased with her. She immediately wanted to reconcile with Yongcheng Houfu, but who knew that the poisonous woman actually objected and locked the little girl in the house. She has not been seen yet."
What Liu Chuanzhi said was true, as if it was true, "Now that my daughter is trapped and the prince cannot see his sweetheart, I am really anxious, so I came to ask the prince to take action."
King Runan looked at Liu Chuanzhi's appearance and felt doubtful about his words. He asked tentatively, "How do you want me to take action?"
"This..." Liu Chuanzhi smiled awkwardly and pretended to be calm, "It would be better for the prince to use his power to suppress others and force Mrs. Yong Chenghou to sign the divorce letter."
"Or maybe send someone to rescue the little girl, put her on the bed of the deceased son, and cook her rice..."
Liu Chuanzhi didn't say anything further, but King Runan understood instantly.
"When then, let the matter of the two children go out, even if the vicious woman doesn't want to, she can't do anything about it!"
