Another song and dance ended.
The dancing girl retreated, and the sound of silk and bamboo also stopped for a while.
The only sound left in the Qinzheng Hall was the sound of cups being pushed and cups being replaced.
Zuo Pushe was drunk and swaying. He held the wine glass and walked to Su Xian's chair. He held the back of the chair with one hand and said with a hearty smile:
"The lower officials and others have long heard of Lord Marquis's great reputation. When I saw him today, it turned out that there are no unworthy men under the great reputation!"
"Finding out the mastermind behind the poisoning of His Majesty and annihilating the Japanese pirates are very difficult in our opinion, but the Marquis is really amazing. He wiped them out while talking and laughing."
"A hero like the Marquis is rare throughout the ages. If the Marquis can stay in our Nanchen, it will be a blessing to our Nanchen and the people of our Nanchen!"
"..."
Su Xian twitched the corners of his mouth fiercely and looked at Zuo Pushe speechlessly. Here he comes again, here he comes again, these people want to keep him in Nanchen again.
As the saying goes, people are afraid of being famous as pigs are afraid of being strong. It can be seen that it is not a good thing for people to be too capable.
Su Xian shook his head and smiled bitterly. He looked at the drunken Zuo Pushe and declined politely: "You are drunk..."
"Hahaha, don't worry, Lord Marquis, I'm not drunk!" Zuo Pu** smiled brightly.
Su Xian's face darkened and he thought to himself: "Shit, am I really caring about you? I'm declining!"
Zuo Pushe was indeed drunk, his face was red, he turned to look at Emperor Chen who was sitting on the throne, and said with a loud tongue:
"Your Majesty's reward to the Marquis... is generous, but after all, it is all external things. A humble minister is bold and has an immature suggestion."
"Oh? Tell me."
Emperor Chen was also slightly drunk. He thought to himself that Su Xian had declined the official position he had offered him. If Zuo Pushe had a better idea, he would be happy to accept it.
Zuo Pushe's steps were frivolous, and he held onto the back of Su Xian's chair with his hands to maintain his balance. He spoke with a loud tongue:
"Your Majesty, the Marquis is a rare young hero in the world. Moreover, the Marquis is born with talent, graceful demeanor, generosity, elegance, and unrivaled beauty."
"As the saying goes, a gentleman loves money and beauty even more! What's more, a handsome young man like the Marquis should be paired with a peerless beauty, so that he can live up to the talent of the Marquis."
"Why don't your majesty... hiccup... why don't you call the Marquis as your consort and betroth a princess to marry the Marquis as your wife?"
"My Nanchen princesses are all fairies from the next life. They are a perfect match for the Marquis..."
"..."
The ministers in the main hall suddenly became noisy after hearing this.
They all thought the suggestion was brilliant!
Moreover, their emperor was not in a hurry as the eunuchs were, and they clamored to ask Emperor Chen to choose a princess immediately, marry Su Xian tonight, and then enter the bridal chamber!
sweat!
Su Xian's forehead is full of black lines.
These people really don't mind watching the excitement.
"I appreciate your good intentions, but this is absolutely unacceptable. What kind of virtue can I do? I'm not worthy of the princess, so please don't say anything anymore."
Su Xian stood up and bowed together, trying to silence everyone.
The ministers were not willing to listen. The more Su Xian declined, the more excited they became, and he kept talking:
"Master Marquis, please don't be humble. Looking at the whole world, if Master Marquis is not worthy of marrying my princess of Nanchen, then there will be no suitable candidate!"
"Yes, Lord Marquis, please quickly nod and agree. If His Majesty refuses, we will not be able to kneel here for a long time. We will definitely help Lord Marquis achieve such a golden marriage."
As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands. When Su Xian opened his mouth, he couldn't speak to dozens of drunken ministers.
In desperation, he had no choice but to turn to look at Chen Keyan beside him, asking for help. As Princess Nanchen, Chen Keyan should be angry at the words and deeds of the ministers.
However, Su Xian saw in Chen Keyan's eyes a look that said, "Choose me! I am willing to commit myself to Su Xian."
Su Xian suddenly covered his head, forgetting Chen Keyan's nature in his desperation. He recalled that when he was in Yingzhou, Daliang, Chen Keyan almost sacrificed his life in order to trick him into going to Nanchen.
Wouldn't it be counterproductive to ask her for help now?
Su Xian shook his head and turned his gaze to Emperor Chen.
Emperor Chen was a person who never stalked and knew how to consider others. Just now, Su Xian was unwilling to accept his official position, but he did not force it.
Emperor Chen will definitely speak for him.
However--
After Su Xian turned around, he was shocked to find that there was a trace of... emotion on Emperor Chen's face!
I go!
No way!
Looking at Emperor Chen's eyes again, Su Xian felt inexplicably familiar. Wait, isn't that the way his father-in-law Tang Ju looked at him?
Su Xian's heart skipped a beat, it seemed that Emperor Chen couldn't count on him either.
Su Xian thought he knew how to consider others, but in the end he wanted to be Su Xian's...father-in-law!
It seems that I can only rely on myself.
Su Xian frowned and pondered for a while. After a few breaths, he realized what he was thinking and said to Chen Keyan with a sideways smile:
"Zuopushe said that all the princesses in Nanchen are fairies descended to earth, and I deeply believe this."
Chen Keyan nodded and smiled shyly. Her smile was sweet and intoxicating, and she was really charming.
"For example, regarding Princess Chen Keyao of the Yue Kingdom, I think it would be a pity to marry a young princess who is as delicate and cute as a flower." Su Xian shook his head.
"Huh?" After Chen Keyan heard this, the smile on her pretty face suddenly stiffened. Did Su Xian fall in love with her baby sister Chen Keyao? That can't be done!
Su Xian smiled proudly, ignored Chen Keyan, turned to face Emperor Chen, and said loudly:
"Your Majesty was so drunk that he forgot that the foreign minister had already married and established a family in Daliang. The foreign minister had a wife and a common wife."
"The princess of your dynasty is indeed as beautiful as the fairy who descended to earth. However, I have already married and I really don't dare to taint the princess of your dynasty. I would like to ask for your Majesty's warning..."
Just as Su Xian finished these two sentences, the entire Qinzheng Hall fell into silence.
Emperor Chen's body, sitting high on the dragon chair, suddenly swayed, and his expression changed several times. Finally, he looked at Su Xian with a complicated expression, waved his hand and said with a smile:
"It seems that I am indeed drunk. Don't mention this matter again. Come on, let's play music and dance!"
"..."
The singing and dancing continued, and the sound of silk and bamboo filled the beams.
The ministers were very unhappy because they could not "keep" Su Xian, so they turned their unhappiness into drinking, and lined up to take turns toasting to Su Xian.
Su Xian finally became drunk and passed out.
When he opened his eyes again, it was already bright.
"Whose room is this? Where am I?"
Su Xian's head was a little dizzy. He put his hand on his forehead and slowly got up from the couch. He was sure that this was not the room he had stayed in a few days ago. The furniture and furnishings were all unfamiliar.
Yang Zhilan stood by and saw that Su Xian was dizzy, so he came over to help him and at the same time replied:
"Chen Keyan!"
"Chen Keyan's room?!"
Su Xian was shocked. At this time, he was sitting on the edge of the bed. After hearing Yang Zhilan's words, the bed under his butt seemed to have grown spikes, which made him jump up in shock.
YY
The drowsiness in my head also disappeared.
What are you doing?
At the banquet at Qinzheng Palace last night, didn't Su Xian say that he already had a family in Daliang and could not marry the princess of Nanchen.
But... But they acted one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes. They actually forced him into Chen Keyan's room while he was drunk...
How can this be done?
You know, Chen Keyan is the biological daughter of Emperor Chen, the princess of Nanchen, with such a noble status, she actually entered the bridal chamber in such a hazy way.
The one who suffered the biggest loss was... Su Xian!
Such a hasty wedding, oh no, there was no wedding at all, he entered the bridal chamber with Chen Keyan, this was disrespectful to him!
Just when Su Xian was furious, Yang Zhilan stood beside him, a look of confusion appeared on his thin face that had not changed for thousands of years.
She realized that Su Xian might have misunderstood her meaning, so she briefly explained: "This is not Chen Keyan's room, but her mansion!"
"What?"
Su Xian was stunned and asked quickly: "You mean, this is Chen Keyan's princess mansion, not her room?"
Yang Zhilan nodded.
"Well……"
Su Xian's face turned slightly red, feeling embarrassed. Fortunately, Yang Zhilan was not a gossip. He breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked, "Then where is this place?"
After Yang Zhilan’s explanation, Su Xian finally understood——
Last night, after he got extremely drunk in Qinzheng Palace, Chen Keyan took him back to the Princess Mansion.
Because the mastermind behind the scenes had been found out, Su Xian, Li Qingniu and others no longer had to dodge, so Chen Keyan rearranged his residence.
Therefore, when Su Xian woke up today, he felt that the room was unfamiliar, which caused a misunderstanding.
…
at the same time.
Princess mansion, inner courtyard, garden.
It was early February, and a heavy fog enveloped the entire Jiangning. It was completely white everywhere, and the sight was only one or two feet away, and nothing could be seen further away.
Chen Keyan had already gotten up, washed herself, and took a walk in the foggy garden.
The flowers, plants and trees are faintly visible in the white mist, and the dewdrops on the leaves of the plants and trees are crystal clear. The cobblestone path under your feet is uneven and very comfortable to step on.
Foggy mornings are often colder. Chen Keyan wore a thick red dress and a black cloak.
The combination of red and black, in the white mist, makes her skin like snow, her appearance sweet, and fascinating.
"hiss……"
Chen Keyan rubbed her hands, but they still felt cold, so she put her hands to her mouth and breathed out, and her breath turned into white mist.
"Princess, it's cold, take this hand stove."
Behind him, Jian'er and Bi'er were accompanied by two personal maids. Jian'er was holding an exquisite gold hand stove and walked forward in two steps, intending to hand it to Chen Keyan for warmth.
But Chen Keyan didn’t answer:
"It's not cold in the palace. By the way, Mr. Su, have you woken up? Mr. Su was very drunk last night. He must not be feeling well when he woke up this morning. Have you prepared some sobering soup?"
"Princess, please don't worry. The sobering soup has been prepared, and the maids who will serve the young master have also been arranged. I will never neglect Mr. Su." Bi'er replied.
Chen Keyan nodded, and suddenly remembered that her sister Chen Keyao had poked her head outside the door during the middle of the Qinzheng Palace banquet yesterday.
She was very worried about this sister, so she asked again:
"Yesterday I was just drinking and didn't notice Yaoyao. Do you know where Yaoyao is now?"
Bi'er smiled and said:
"My servant has sent someone to inquire about it a long time ago. After Her Royal Highness Princess Yue left the palace yesterday, she returned to Princess Yue's Mansion and has not left the house yet."
"That's good."
Chen Keyan nodded.
She was actually worried that Chen Keyao was hiding in her house. What would happen if she met Su Xian in private? She had to guard against what Su Xian said at the banquet last night.
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of maids lined up and suddenly passed by.
The maids all held toilet utensils in their hands, such as copper basins, towels, mouthwash and other items.
Chen Keyan immediately paused and stopped there, staring closely at the group of maids, and her head turned as the maids walked away.
Her eyes fell on a shorter maid among the maids. The other maids were all about the same height, but this one was short in stature. She was obviously a little girl. She was really conspicuous.
But because the fog was too thick, I couldn't see clearly, so I could only get a vague idea.
Chen Keyan frowned secretly. She always felt that the back of this little maid looked familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere...
"Princess, these are the maids who are waiting for Mr. Su to wash up."
Seeing that Chen Keyan looked strange, Bi'er stepped forward to explain.
At this time, the team of maids had gone far away, hidden in the thick fog, and disappeared without a trace.
Chen Keyan looked away. Although she was very confused, she couldn't tell what was wrong. In the end, she could only shake her head and ordered:
"Go back and change your clothes. After you finish changing your clothes, go and invite Mr. Su to have breakfast with you."
"yes."
"..."
By the way, the little maid that Chen Keyan looked familiar was actually her sister-Chen Keyao.
It turned out that after Chen Keyao left the palace yesterday, she did not return to her Yue Princess Mansion. Instead, she used a trick to sneak into Chen Keyan's Wu Princess Mansion without anyone noticing.
This morning, she accidentally learned that Bi'er had prepared several maids for Su Xian to wash and wash, so she tried to sneak into them and pretended to be a maid to see Su Xian.
Just now, I met my sister Chen Keyan on the road. She was so shocked that she almost dropped the towel in her hand.
Fortunately, the fog was thick and the sight was hazy, so she was able to get past it...
After a while, I came to Su Xian's door. The maids were standing respectfully in the courtyard. A maid knocked on the door and said:
"Information to the Marquis, the servants and maids are here to help the Marquis wash and change his clothes at the princess's command."
Chen Keyao was among them, holding a stack of dry towels in her hands and staring at the closed door with her big round eyes. She was very excited.
Disguising herself as a little maid to meet Brother Su while avoiding her sister is so exciting and thrilling!
Humph, wasn't her sister on guard against her coming to see Brother Su?
She came right away.
Chen Keyao couldn't help but praise his cleverness.
However, Su Xian's voice of polite refusal came from inside the house:
"Don't bother me. I've already washed up. Please come back."
The maids looked at each other, but none of them persisted. One of the maids made a Wanfu salute and said: "Slave, please leave!"
Chen Keyao was dumbfounded immediately. She was waiting to go in to see Brother Su, but the maids were ready to leave?
In desperation, Chen Keyao didn't care much. Regardless of her appearance as a little maid, she ran to Su Xian's door, knocked on the door and shouted in a childish voice:
"No, you haven't washed up yet, open the door and let me in!"
Inside the house, Su Xian didn't want to cause any more trouble, but who knew he would meet such an ignorant maid? How did Chen Keyan become the princess? Can’t you manage your servants well?
Just when Su Xian was about to send this ignorant maid away, he suddenly felt that the voice just now sounded very familiar.
Could it be...
Squeak!
Su Xian opened the door and looked down. This little maid had a round face and big eyes. She was cute and delicate. Who was Chen Keyao if not the little fairy?
Wait, isn’t Chen Keyao a princess? Why are you wearing maid clothes?
Thinking back to just now, the maid said that they were here to help Su Xian wash and change clothes. Su Xian suddenly felt enlightened and looked down at Chen Keyao's cute face, feeling speechless for a while.
