Watching his imperial sister disappear around the corner of the eaves, the prince stepped into the East Palace and casually handed the rabbit to Feng Tao, the steward of the East Palace who came to greet him.
"Take it to stew!"
Feng Tao's eyes flashed and he wanted to go down.
The prince stopped him again: "Forget it, keep it first so as not to arouse suspicion."
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
In spring, the branches are full of apricot flowers. Standing in the corner of the apricot garden, you can see the imperial garden next to Taiye Lake in brilliant purples and reds. You can also see the cherry branches of a tree in Ganlu Hall in the distance playfully passing over the wall and stretching out.
"The prince's wedding is coming, and the cherry blossoms in Ganlu Palace are also blooming!"
Wu Chongyuan caressed her round belly and looked in the direction of the Manna Hall from a distance, with deep meaning in her eyes: "The cherry blossoms in the Manna Hall are blooming so brilliantly. The last time I stepped into the Manna Hall, I suffered great humiliation."
Ke'er answered: "Flowers are never good for a hundred days, and people are never red in all kinds of colors. No matter how brightly blooming the flower branches are, they will wither one day. In the imperial garden of the Daming Palace, one flower will bloom and another will bloom."
"The prince is getting married tomorrow. Have you thought clearly about it?"
Ke'er looked a little anxious, but Wu Chongyuan said calmly: "Don't worry, let's wait until Grandma Di sees the chess pieces we have placed in the East Palace. Although the prince came back from Luoyang Palace and was alienated from the little things in Manlu Palace, the queen is still waiting for her." I also visited the East Palace a few days ago. I have staked all my chips on the prince’s wedding day, so I must be more cautious.”
"Mommy should be back at this hour!"
As soon as Wu Chongyuan finished speaking, Granny Di turned around the apricot tree and appeared in front of her.
As Wu Chongyuan looked at her, Aunt Di replied: "The Queen did go to the East Palace a few days ago to send her wedding clothes. Although His Highness the Crown Prince is respectful and polite, he is not very close to her."
"I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince wanted the rabbit sent by the Tenth Princess to be stewed by the chef of the East Palace, but he was afraid of arousing suspicion, so he had no choice but to keep it temporarily."
Aunt Di came close to Wu Chongyuan and whispered in Wu Chongyuan's ear: "I asked carefully, because the steward of Luoyang Palace once served the queen, and the prince was indeed suspicious. After returning to Chang'an City, he asked Xue Xiu to secretly investigate the steward. Evidence of dealings with Duke Qi’s government.”
"Before the accident, Duke Qi Guo and Prince Shouyi were very fond of collecting jewelry, jade, and rare flower bonsais. In order to please Wang Shouyi, Manager Zhou sent rare bonsais to Duke Qi Guo's mansion every year. Therefore, all the evidence is Pointing at Queen Wang, the old slave thought that everything was settled."
Aunt Di was a little worried: "It's just that this move by the empress has put some soldiers in danger. Playing with the emperor's heir in her stomach, one accident will cause one corpse and two lives. Even if she survives it safely, it will be too harmful to her body." , I think we should proceed with caution."
"I don't care about that anymore. A place without the emperor's favor is no different from a cold palace."
Wu Chongyuan said quietly: "I am pregnant, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs dares to treat me harshly in various ways. If I sit here and wait for death again, Concubine Shu will serve as a warning to me."
She and Qing'er have been separated from each other!
Aunt Di also checked her pulse. It was the same as the pregnancy pulse that the kid from Ganlu Hall found. The baby in her belly was really not the emperor's son.
Even if the child is delivered safely and smoothly, the mother cannot survive based on the price of the child.
If she doesn't give it a try, she will remain silent in the Daming Palace forever.
This is worse than death.
"As long as Queen Wang is in charge of the Sixth Palace for a day, even if I keep my peace, my life will not be easy."
Wu Chongyuan caressed her stomach and closed her eyes, and said painfully: "Tomorrow, during the prince's wedding, please take care of me..."
The Mingde Hall in the East Palace was originally the place where the prince met with ministers and held major political activities. The prince married a concubine, and the person he married was the daughter of Princess Yan and Xue Zhen.
Xuanzong specifically approved this intimate wedding and held the ceremony in Mingde Hall to show his respect for the prince's wedding.
Mingde Hall was decorated with lights and colorful decorations everywhere. When dusk approached, the East Palace was crowded with guests, including the royal family and relatives who came to watch the ceremony.
Accompanied by a burst of joyful sound of gongs and drums, the much-anticipated auspicious moment finally arrived.
Li Sixu and Yue'er gathered together to watch the ceremony, and saw the prince who followed the master of ceremonies. He was dressed in a bright red wedding dress, making him as handsome as a jade tree orchid.
First, her brother, the prince, shouted a poem to urge people to make up. The clear and gentle voice echoed in the Mingde Hall: "The red makeup is tied together, the green trees are blooming and the lotus flowers are blooming. I am born with a talented man and a beautiful woman. I only envy mandarin ducks but not immortals!"
As the makeup poem was sung, the bride appeared at the entrance of Mingde Hall, her face covered with a red hijab. With the support of Xue Zhen, the consort of the princess of the Kingdom of Yan, she walked onto the red carpet paved in the hall.
The golden boy and girl were throwing grains and grains behind her, looking both festive and solemn.
"The jade phoenix raises its feet to step on the brazier, and evil spirits hide on both sides. Joy descends from the sky into the blessed nest. The good days are prosperous! The newlyweds are stepping on the brazier!"
"A piece of sandalwood is carved into a jade saddle. The newlyweds step over to ensure safety at every step. The newlyweds are stepping into the saddle!"
"With food and clothing, each generation is better than the next. The newcomers are stepping into rice bags!"
The bride gently lifts her jade feet and steps over the brazier, saddle and rice bag. Then she sprinkles gold, silver, and the newlyweds come on stage and perform three kowtows and nine bows.
"First bow to heaven and earth, second bow to the high hall, and husband and wife bow to each other!"
Following the shouts of the witness, Prince Ning, the prince took the bride's hand and bowed to heaven and earth successively, to Xuanzong and the queen who were in charge, and then knelt down to worship the couple.
I don’t know what happened to her brother, the prince, and sister Yun’er. The couple even touched their heads when they paid their respects, which made all the guests laugh out loud.
Yue'er playfully whispered in Li Sisu's ear: "Pfft, Sisi, tell me, are the prince brother and sister Yun'er in a hurry to enter the bridal chamber?"
Yue'er thought she was very quiet, because everyone held their breath while kneeling in worship, and she was very close to where the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were standing, so the Crown Princess obviously heard her words.
Sensing the embarrassment of the Crown Princess, the couple bowed and stood up. Crown Prince Li Siqian kept holding her hand.
Then Li Sixu saw the Crown Princess under the hijab and gently shook her Prince brother's hand back.
Such a subtle movement was enough to show that her brother, the prince, was very attracted to sister Yun'er.
Li Sixu and Yue'er then looked at each other and snickered secretly.
The Queen, who was watching the ceremony above, saw their little gesture and curled her lips helplessly, looking over with a doting look on her face.
After three prostrations and nine prostrations, it is the ceremony of tying the hair.
The maid presented scissors, and each of the groom and newlyweds cut off a lock of hair, then tied it up with red thread and put it into a brocade bag to make a bun, which symbolizes the harmony between husband and wife and their eternal union.
Yue'er watched with great interest as her brother the prince and the princess cut their hair and became united forever, but Li Sixu's eyes passed over the prince and the princess and landed on Wu Chongyuan who was watching the ceremony.
It's no wonder that Li Sixu was attracted to Wu Chongyuan.
Among the crowd watching the ceremony, Wu Chongyuan, who had a round belly, was too conspicuous. Through watching the ceremony, her eyes seemed to be looking at the queen.
