"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: Now there is Lu Qinghe, the daughter of Lu Huaiyuan, the Minister of War. She is dignified, beautiful, virtuous and virtuous, and she is very popular with me... I have specially given the seventh son of the emperor, An Wang Zhao Ting, as the royal concubine... I have chosen a good time in the Qin Tianjian. Get married on an auspicious day.”
As expected! As expected!
Concubine Li's hands and feet were cold and her whole body was shaking slightly, but she still had a happy smile on her face.
Zhao Ting also wanted to come out to thank him.
He and Lu Huaiyuan, the Minister of War, walked to the center of the hall one after another. No matter what they were thinking, they had no choice but to kowtow and thank them.
Emperor Xuan squinted his eyes and looked at the two people below. He chuckled, but the smile did not reach his eyes: "No gifts, no gifts, Lu Aiqing, please forgive me. From now on, you and I can be regarded as sons and daughters. You I have raised a good daughter to be my son's wife. I am so happy today that I no longer need to be polite."
Lu Huaiyuan didn't even dare to say anything, but the hand hanging in the sleeve beside him was tightly clenched into a fist.
Emperor Xuan turned his head to look at Concubine Li who was sitting next to him, patted her hand gently and said, "My dear concubine, Xiao Qi is also getting married. You don't have to worry about him anymore from now on."
How could this man's heart be so cruel?
He actually wanted Zhao Ting's life!
Concubine Li's eyes were already wet, and she whispered: "I thank you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Xuan suddenly took her hand and squeezed it gently. He raised his head again. Since the banquet was over, he pulled her up and said, "Okay, that's it for today. Zhao Ting, you have to give her a good gift." A ride from your future father-in-law."
Zhao Ting bowed and clasped his fists, and whispered back: "Yes!"
Emperor Xuan said no more and took Concubine Li to leave first.
Suddenly the hall became noisy. Those few who knew that Zhao Ting's background was suspicious and that Emperor Xuan wanted to attack the Lu family and Weiyuan Marquis did not come forward. They only watched the joke secretly and decided to go home and order their families not to interact with these people for the time being. It's just people getting involved. Those who don’t know the inside story are just envious and jealous that Zhao Ting can marry Lu Huaiyuan’s daughter. At the same time, they also think that Zhao Ting is a good person to befriend. After all, judging from this matter, Emperor Xuan still loves this son! Therefore, even if some people think that Lu Huaiyuan is unlucky to have such an unpleasant son-in-law, they are still weighing in their hearts whether they have made a mistake.
Many people gathered around, both sincere and fake, and congratulated Lu Huaiyuan and Zhao Ting.
As a minister, Lu Huaiyuan was furious, but he did not dare to show it here and now, so he could only deal with it and walk out.
Zhao Ting was not like that. He had the same cold face as usual. Even if others came over to congratulate him with smiles on their faces, he seemed not to hear them. After leaving the main hall and all the way out of the palace, he had no intention of seeing Lu Huaiyuan off, and just got on the carriage of Prince An's Mansion and left.
He has no joy, only misfortune.
Emperor Xuan was about to attack him, but his biological mother, Concubine Li, did not stop him or even warn him.
Even though he had cultivated his own power early on, even though he had made adequate preparations for his future early on, he never thought it would be like this. He thought that it was nothing more than sending him to a remote place to become king, and that he would not be allowed to set foot in the capital city in his life. The preparation he made was to earn enough money and recruit a group of people who would work for him, thinking that it would be enough to ensure a stable life. But he didn't expect that Emperor Xuan wanted his life!
No matter what his background was, he didn't want to die, let alone such a useless death.
Frowning, Zhao Ting was thinking about when to secretly send Yuyao to Li Pan to hide.
Li Pan is Concubine Li's nephew. Even if he is a concubine, it is still safe to stay with him.
And Li Pan owed him a favor, and he had already left a way out for Li Pan.
Lu Huaiyuan watched the carriage of Prince An leave just like that, while Zhao Ting didn't even say a word to him or even look at him along the way. Thinking of his daughter who was as beautiful as a flower at home, he felt even more angry. What the hell is this Zhao Ting! It's just Concubine Li's adulterous son outside the palace. The person whom Emperor Xuan despised in every possible way actually asked him to marry off his daughter. Is this because he didn't take Lu Huaiyuan seriously at all?
He had several sons in his life, but he only had one daughter, Qing He. That was the treasure of his life, how could he let go of her?
no! This is absolutely not okay! He must find a way to ruin this marriage!
Lu Huaiyuan turned around and searched under the lantern. When he saw the lantern in Weiyuan Hou's Mansion, he immediately showed joy and told the servant: "Go and ask Mr. Hou to come and talk!"
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As for Zhao Ting, just as he sat firmly on the carriage, he was startled by the dark figure kneeling inside.
Fortunately, the oil lamp had already been lit in the carriage. When the black figure looked up, he could see clearly who it was: "Qin Yuan, what are you doing?"
Qin Yuan looked remorseful and did not dare to say anything, but he had to bite the bullet and said: "Master, Master Tang..."
"What's wrong with her?" Zhao Ting interrupted Qin Yuan anxiously because he was worried about Tang Yuyao.
Qin Yuan really hated Tang Yuyao in his heart. The master was so kind to her, what was she doing? Apart from anything else, just seeing his master's appearance made him feel extremely uncomfortable. How miserable the master has been for so many years. Finally, life is a little sweet, but it is sweet at first and then more bitter!
"Steward Qin, Master Tang, is it possible for her to..." Chen An opened his mouth, but he only said half of it.
Qin Yuan understood what he was saying, nodded heavily, and said, "Yes! Master Tang is gone!"
Zhao Ting's heart suddenly sank, and he was uncontrollably knocked against the wall of the carriage behind him. When Qin Yuan and Chen An both looked over worriedly, he asked one word at a time: "What, who is missing?"
Qin Yuan lowered his head: "You are useless, please master."
Zhao Ting stood up suddenly, rushed forward, grabbed Qin Yuan's lapel, and directly lifted Qin Yuan, an eight-foot-tall man, halfway up. But his face was extremely calm, and his eyes were deep. It was impossible to tell that he was on the verge of losing control at this moment: "Qin Yuan, tell me, who is missing?"
Qin Yuan was indeed responsible for Tang Yuyao's disappearance, but he knew Zhao Ting's character very well, and in his heart he only resented Tang Yuyao and felt sorry for Zhao Ting. But if he said he was afraid, he was really not afraid. His master was not someone who did not take human life seriously. people. But at this moment, looking at Zhao Ting who was so calm, he couldn't help but feel fear in his heart.
He stammered and told the story of how Tang Yuyao disappeared today: "...The young ones are all staying downstairs as usual. Master Tang sent his young wife to the Defu Restaurant to order some food. The daughter-in-law just went downstairs and gave instructions and then went up, but... As a result, she disappeared in such a short period of time... I thought Master Tang was joking, but I rummaged through the Treasure Pavilion and couldn't find it. She is there. Later, we searched all over the city and sent people to guard the gates everywhere in the city, but until now, there is no news about her. "
It disappeared in such a short time, so it was obvious that it had been planned long ago.
Yuyao... doesn't she have any sincerity towards him?
He gave her his true heart, but she trampled on him so cruelly!
He had thought that at least she still existed.
He had even thought about facing the danger alone and asked Li Pan to protect her.
But what about her?
But at this moment, she ran away!
Zhao Ting opened his mouth, but it was full of bitterness and could not speak.
Letting go of Qin Yuan, he staggered and fell back, as if someone had taken all his strength away from him.
Chen An stepped forward worriedly: "Master!" Gritting his teeth, he said: "Master, let's find her! Where can she go as a woman? We will send people to find her, and we will definitely find her!"
Looking for it?
She can find her person, but she can't find her heart either.
Zhao Ting raised his eyes and looked at Chen An: "Are you sure that she really doesn't have anyone she likes outside?"
Chen Andao said: "There are indeed no guards or servants in the mansion. She doesn't have much contact with the shops outside. If you really want to check, you can go to the jade shop over there in Mumei."
Mu Mei left the palace to get married, and she didn't know that Zhao Ting raised Tang Yuyao as his aunt. Speaking of which, Tang Yuyao had been living in the palace for the past seven years, and she didn't even know anyone outside. If she escapes, where can she go as a woman? Looking for Mu Mei?
Zhao Ting didn't think so. Since she wanted to escape, she definitely wouldn't let him find her easily.
After all, she wasn't angry with him. He was so kind to her, so she really wanted to leave him before she ran away.
Thinking of this truth, Zhao Ting felt a pain in his heart, but he still said: "Go to Mu Mei's place."
At this time, Mu Mei's family had already rested, and as Zhao Ting expected, Tang Yuyao had indeed never been here.
Mu Mei was in a hurry when she came out, so she just wrapped herself in a cotton robe. However, because she was an old man serving Zhao Ting, she was not afraid of disobeying Zhao Ting and making Zhao Ting unhappy. Instead, she looked at Zhao Ting's expression and said with some worry: "Master, what happened? Shouldn't Yuyao stay in the palace? Did something happen to her?"
"She has been to your place a few times. Have you seen who she is closer to?" Zhao Ting asked without answering. But when I asked this question, I felt like a man who was out to catch an adulterer, because his wife might have run away with someone.
Mu Mei thought for a while and shook her head: "No! She only came to see the slaves, and did not meet anyone else in private, and she doesn't come often."
Seeing that Mu Mei didn't understand what Zhao Ting meant, Chen An felt that it would be better for him to ask some questions, so he boldly said: "Master is asking if she has a crush on anyone."
As soon as these words came out, Mu Mei's expression changed.
Zhao Tingzheng stared at her with keen eyes, and naturally noticed it immediately. He stood up and grabbed Mu Mei's arm: "She has it? Who is it?"
Zhao Ting had an angry look on his face. Mu Mei had been serving him for many years, and this was the first time she saw him like this. He was stunned for a moment, not daring to lie, and said honestly: "She...she has always liked you, Master!"
