On the fourteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Lu Desheng still entered the palace to accompany him.
Before leaving the palace, Lu Desheng tucked Emperor Kang Cheng into a dragon quilt and said sheepishly, "Your Majesty, tomorrow Wei Chen will marry his daughter, so he will not enter the palace. The day after tomorrow, Wei Chen will enter the palace early in the morning to accompany him."
Tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. Yes, the wedding of Lu Desheng's second daughter Lu Songli and the Qin family's youngest son is indeed scheduled for tomorrow.
Seeing Lu Desheng's happy look, and thinking about what would happen to the Qin family and his second daughter who might be involved, Emperor Kang Cheng sighed. It was unfilial to let the Queen Mother give away the white-haired person to the black-haired person. Lu Songli and Qin Sheng were married by the Queen Mother's decree, so it was impossible for him to disobey the Queen Mother.
That’s it, that’s it. He would take action to protect the Qin family. Lu Songli would at most suffer some hardships in the first few years. When the new emperor reactivated the Qin family, she would be able to live a good life again. That’s all, it’s okay to make it bitter first and then sweet.
Emperor Kang Cheng believed that the Qin family was still very useful in fighting wars. As long as Song Mo was not stupid, he would support the Qin family and let the Qin family be used by the Song family again.
The Qin family has always been very docile, and Emperor Kang Cheng always felt that thunder, rain and dew were all due to the emperor's kindness. He never thought that the Qin family would rebel.
As soon as Lu Desheng stepped aside and the light returned, Emperor Kang Cheng subconsciously turned his head inside.
Seeing this, Lu Desheng was stunned for a moment. It is said that people who are about to die are particularly afraid of light and lazy to talk...
"Master Lu, we will see you off."
Lu Desheng's heart was heavy. The Emperor's mental state was getting worse and worse. He was only awake for about three hours every day.
After coming out, Wei Zili handed him the brocade box in his hand, "Master Lu, you are getting married tomorrow. This is the emperor's gift to you. There are many people here, so don't look at it yet."
Lu Desheng took it and nodded, "Don't worry." It felt like the stuff inside wasn't very heavy. What could it be?
Shortly after Lu Desheng left the palace, the Queen Mother's phoenix came back to the palace.
"Emperor, why is your dragon body so decayed?" The Queen Mother, who had left the palace to worship the Buddha, was shocked when she saw the skinny and disfigured emperor when she returned to the palace.
She was angered by the Lu family a while ago, and the palace officials advised her to go out to worship Buddha and relax, so she went. She had been away for more than a month and nearly two months, but the emperor was still fine when she left. She rushed back as soon as she received the news from the palace that the emperor's dragon body was not in good condition, but she didn't expect it to reach such a state.
"Queen Mother——ahem——"
The Queen Mother quickly patted him on the back.
"Your Majesty, how did you get yourself into this?" After all, he is her own flesh and blood, and the Queen Mother felt uncomfortable seeing him looking like his end was approaching.
"Also, you're like this, why didn't you write a letter to the Ai family earlier?" If she had known earlier that the emperor was ill, she would have returned to the palace earlier.
"Ahem, Queen Mother, I didn't expect -" Yes, Emperor Kang Cheng himself didn't expect that his dragon body would decline so quickly.
"Emperor, if you look like this, shouldn't the prince be recalled?"
"Mother, the prince has died." Emperor Kang Cheng thought of the bad news he received two days ago. Even though he had calmed down a little after two days, he still felt heartbroken when he thought about it.
When the Queen Mother heard this, she was shocked, "What's going on? Didn't the prince go to the north to work in the army?" Then she became furious, "What does Qin Yue do for food, and let the prince die in the north? Does he want to rebel?!"
Emperor Kangcheng had no choice but to explain that the prince died at the hands of the Qiang and Hu people who entered the country. He did not say anything about the role of the fourth prince in this out of consideration.
"Your Majesty, since the crown prince has passed away, although we are extremely sad, at this juncture, you still need to decide on the next heir to the throne as soon as possible." The Queen Mother does not want the Li Dynasty to fall into turmoil while the heir is unknown, " Do you have someone you like? It’s just that the three grown-up princes have mediocre qualifications——"
Emperor Kangcheng interrupted her, "Mother, I have decided to make the fourth prince Song Mo the next emperor!" Huang Kao was right, he must not make a young emperor! Fortunately, just to be on the safe side, he prepared three secret edicts at the same time to maintain the legitimacy of the throne.
The Queen Mother was a little surprised, "Okay, you just have to decide." After her son finished speaking, her thoughts that had just been wandering also dissipated.
"Mother, you have just returned to the palace. Please go back to Changle Palace to rest. I am also tired."
On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Qin and Lu mansions were decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, full of joy.
The Qin family's welcoming team is ready. Everything is ready, except for the groom.
"Will Ah Sheng be able to come back in time?" Mrs. Qin asked Qin Heng seriously.
Something happened, something must have happened. Mrs. Qin felt her heart pounding. The younger son is not the kind of person who doesn't plan for success. He can't be careless about such a big thing as getting married. And he promised his eldest brother that if he wanted to come back, he would definitely come back, unless there was some compelling reason.
Nie Yunniang supported her towering belly. At this time, she also realized that something was wrong.
Qin Sanlang patted the back of her hand comfortingly.
Then he and Qin Heng looked at each other. They calculated that with Ah Sheng's pace, he should be able to get back to Chang'an City today.
"Mom, don't worry, he will definitely come back."
"You said you could come back in time, but what about the others?"
"Maybe he's still on the way? I've sent someone to guard the city gate. As soon as he appears, he will be brought back immediately."
"This - madam, the prince, is it time for our wedding team to set off? If we don't set off, it will be too late." The steward stepped forward to ask for instructions.
"hold on!"
On the Lu family side, Lu Songli put on her wedding clothes and waited for the groom to come to welcome her.
Only Lu Songli and her parents knew that Qin Sheng went to Beijing and has not returned yet. Lu Zhiyuan and Lu Mingzhi only knew that Qin Sheng had gone out recently.
Jiang: "Qin Sheng hasn't arrived home yet? It's less than half an hour before the auspicious time. Can you make it back in time?" There are three auspicious times for the wedding today, and the one they chose is already the latest one of the day. Yes, it will not be a good time any further.
Lu Songli was very calm, "Mom and dad, don't worry, Qin Sheng will definitely be able to come back." She was not confident, but believed in the judgment of Qin Heng and other Qin family members. Since they had no news to stop the wedding, then It’s just business as usual.
Anyuanmen
The city soldier who opened the door for them felt his scalp numb when he saw Qin Sheng returning with a corpse on his back. Something happened, something must have happened!
As soon as Qin Sheng entered the city and showed up, a steward of the Qin family rushed out, "Sixth Young Master, you are finally back! Hurry, go back quickly, the team to welcome the bride is ready, it's just you!"
The boy behind him led a horse and chased after him.
Li Wei from behind quickly stepped forward, "Sixth Young Master, you go back first. I will wait behind you to escort the Fourth Young Master back to Qin's house."
Qin Sheng shook his head, handed his horse and fourth brother to Li Wei, took the horse prepared for him by the butler, placed his fourth brother on the back of the horse, then got on the horse and hurried home quickly.
As for his original handsome horse, it fell to its knees on its front legs, hissing and panting, obviously exhausted.
"Then, what is that?" the little steward who sent the message asked in a trembling voice. He was so excited to see the Sixth Young Master just now that he did not notice the situation behind his horse.
Li Wei replied in a low voice, "That's Qin Ming, the fourth son of the Qin family."
Boom - the steward's legs went weak and he couldn't stand still.
Something happened, something big happened!
When Qin Sheng carried Qin Silang back to Qin's house, Qin Heng appeared immediately, followed by Qin Sanlang.
Qin Heng endured the heartache and took Qin Ming's hand with his own hands, and then asked the chief attendant to take Qin Sheng down to clean up his instruments.
Qin Sheng looked blank and let others do what he did.
Qin Sanlang stepped forward, took Qin Ming, and together with Qin Heng, placed him in the coffin they prepared.
After Qin Sanlang put him in, he carefully groomed him. Seeing him lying peacefully in the coffin, he couldn't help but shed tears.
"Fourth, get up! Didn't you say you want to compete with Xiao Liu? Get up, and I will join forces with you to compete with him!"
In less than a quarter of an hour, Qin Sheng immediately looked like a groom. His appearance was neat and tidy, his hair was tied back and shrunk. The young man's face was more angular. He looked very energetic, but the clearness in his eyes gave him away.
After Qin Sheng put on his wedding clothes, Qin Heng patted his shoulder and said, "Cheer up and go welcome the bride."
The Lu family also received news that Qin Sheng had returned to Chang'an City, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
