The atmosphere at the banquet at Princess Qin's Mansion was relaxed and harmonious.
Wu Di's words made clear his expectations and Wu Qin's thoughts.
Li Chenan did not refuse, so the matter was settled.
"I will go to Guiyuan tomorrow to meet your mother."
"I only have one daughter, so Qin'er's dowry... I will naturally make it very generous."
"When are you going back?"
Li Chenan pondered for a moment: "I originally planned to leave tomorrow,"
He turned to look at Wu Qin, "Since Qin'er is going to Ningguo with me, I will stay for two more days and give Qin'er some time to pack her things."
As soon as these words came out, the tone was set.
Wu Qin bowed his head shyly, feeling a little panicked.
After all, she was a girl who was about to turn fourteen. Even if she left Kyoto for a long trip when she was six years old, it was within the territory of Wu, and she went to the vassal territory of the eldest emperor brother.
But this time...
This time, he followed his fiancé.
When you go to a faraway foreign country, you no longer have to come back after two or three months like you did when you were a kid.
This departure may take two or three years.
Maybe twenty or thirty years!
She thought of Xue Zhaoyi.
Xue Zhaoyi came to Wu from Nanchu and stayed in this palace for more than thirty years!
His behavior was no different from Xue Zhaoyi's.
Will marry this man in Ningguo.
This man will be given birth to a child in the palace of Ningguo.
From now on...this Princess Qin's mansion will no longer be her own mansion.
Even if I come back for a short stay, this becomes my parents' home and a place for guests to live.
What will that home of the future look like?
The girl doesn't know.
She stood up now holding the wine glass, her eye circles were slightly red, and her oriole-like voice was also a little stagnant:
"My daughter is toasting her father with this first glass of wine!"
"Daughter, thank you for your father's favor over the years... My daughter has grown up now, and she originally hoped to be able to fulfill her filial piety as a child under the father's knees..."
"But, since my father has decided, my daughter can only go with Chen An first..."
Wu Qin's voice was choked with sobs, and Emperor Wu was also quite sad, but he had to let Wu Qin leave earlier.
He didn't want Wu Qin to hear the news about her mother.
Not death.
But that disgraceful thing!
That matter must not be exposed, otherwise... Wu Qin's reputation will be greatly affected, and it may even affect her life.
"Girls should get married. This is an eternal truth."
Emperor Wu also picked up the wine glass and said seriously: "That is your home. You will have a new family, and you will also have parents-in-law who you should be filial to."
"Teaching your husband to your children... this is your duty."
"As for being a father, didn't I just say that I was a father in the teahouse? After my father abdicates, I will go to Ningguo for a walk and we will see each other again, so there is no need to be sad."
Wu Qin bowed and said, "Daughter, I would like to thank my father... I will wait in Ningguo to meet my father again."
"My daughter offers her father a glass of wine!"
Father and daughter drink together.
Wu Qin poured wine again.
This time, she raised her glass and said a blessing to Zhongli Ruoshui and the others:
"Sister Wu Qin, I have heard about the names of my sisters for a long time."
"Sister Xia has met twice in the palace, but we haven't seen her again for a long time."
"I met Sister Xiao in Guiyuan a few days ago, but I didn't even have time to propose a cup of tea to Sister Xiao."
"Then this sister must be Sister Ruoshui...she is indeed a fairy-like person."
"Thank you sisters for your acceptance. My sister may be ignorant, so I ask my three sisters to be tolerant."
"Sister, here's a glass of wine to the three sisters!"
Zhongli Ruoshui and the other three stood up.
Xia Hua was very uneasy.
She is from the state of Wu, and this girl is a serious princess of the state of Wu.
Logically, she should have paid tribute to the princess.
But Wu Qin waved her hand, which meant that her gift was not from a princess, but from the same woman as Li Chenan, but she was a latecomer and followed the order of precedence.
Therefore, despite being young, this princess is very understanding of human nature.
Such a woman is of course extremely popular.
Zhongli Ruoshui also said happily: "Sister, you are welcome to join us!"
"Don't worry, he is such a person..."
Zhongli Ruoshui glanced at Li Chenan and said, "He treats each of us equally, and he can share the rain and dew... We will also love each other as sisters, so you don't have to worry about anything."
Xiao Baozi couldn't make any great sense.
She just thinks this girl is nice.
As for what was good about him, if she was asked to say he was ugly, she couldn't tell.
It was her intuition.
At this time, she also raised her wine glass and said with a smile: "Sister Qin, you are very discerning!"
"You caught the best cow at a glance!"
"I can tell you, this cow is not only docile, but also has excellent endurance."
"Believe me, sister, you will be very happy in the future!"
Wu Qin was stunned for three breaths by these words, and she seemed to have just tasted the flavor of these words.
Her face suddenly turned red, "Sister Xiao... Thank you so much, Sister Xiao!"
Xia Hua didn't know what to say.
"Your Highness..."
"Sister Xia Hua, please call me sister or Qin'er from now on."
"...Sister, we will be a family from now on."
"Ningguo is also very beautiful. From now on, when he returns to Ningguo, Ningguo will become even more beautiful."
"I heard that the winter in Yujing City, the capital of Ningguo, is colder than this... When we have nothing to do, I will teach you martial arts, okay?"
"wrong!"
This was said by Xiao Baozi. Xia Hua and Wu Qin were startled, then Xiao Baozi said again: "Although the winter in Yujing City is colder, we have a warm pavilion!"
"Besides, the dog meat in Yujing City is delicious, and that thing will keep you warm after eating it!"
"How can I have free time to practice martial arts? When the time comes, sister, I will take you all over the city to catch dogs!"
"It's so fun!"
Emperor Wu was shocked!
He looked at Xiao Baozi in astonishment, gaining a new understanding of the owner of Wanxi Zhai.
He began to worry about his daughter.
He couldn't imagine what it would be like for his daughter to hunt dogs all over the city.
He felt that Master Xiao might lead his daughter, who was like a piece of blank paper, astray.
He was about to say something when he saw Zhang Jingzhong walking in hurriedly.
"emperor!"
Zhang Jingzhong leaned over and whispered:
"I just got the news. Over there in the East Palace...can the emperor go and have a look?"
Emperor Wu suddenly frowned.
Something happened in the East Palace!
Isn't that traitor still planning to poison him?
Could it be that he poisoned himself?
Emperor Wu stood up, and the expression on his face returned to calm.
"You guys have fun, I have some things that I need to take care of."
Saying this, Emperor Wu walked up to the door, suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked at Li Chenan:
"If you have a good idea about cutting down the vassal vassal, it will be your betrothal gift!"
Li Chenan pondered for three breaths, "Okay!"
Emperor Wu left, and Wu Qin and Zhong Li Ruoshui drank a glass of wine together.
None of them heard what Zhang Jingzhong whispered. At this moment, because of Emperor Wu's departure, the atmosphere became more relaxed.
Li Chenan just watched them drinking and chatting in silence, feeling at ease in his heart.
This is life.
As for the strategy of reducing the vassal state, of course he has it.
When you return to Guiyuan, write down the grace order and give it to your father-in-law.
Three women and one drama.
The four women are all drama.
Li Chenan seemed to be forgotten by them. He drank silently and thought about his thoughts.
The sun goes west silently.
Time moved towards dusk silently.
Two jugs of wine are gone.
They were all tipsy, but no one was drunk.
The five people walked out of the house, just in the setting sun.
There was a gentle night breeze.
They came to the pond.
There is a swing there.
Wu Qin sat on the swing, and her personal maid helped her swing.
There are flowing clothes and long hair.
What comes back are the memories of fourteen years here.
What floated up was her longing for the future on her reddish face.
Li Chenan just looked at it, and suddenly became interested and walked into the corridor.
There is a table in the gallery.
There is needlework and pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table.
He grinds ink.
Put pen to paper.
What fell on the paper was not "Qinyuan Chun", but the song "Dian Crimson Lips":
"Stop playing on the swing,
Get up and straighten your slender hands.
The dew is thick and the flowers are thin,
Thin sweat and light clothes.
When guests come in,
The stockings are cut with golden hairpins.
Go away in shame,
Leaning against the door and looking back,
But sniff the green plum. "
"The End of Volume Four"
