Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 900 Coercion
【Ask for a monthly ticket】

It's a little bit out of water.

This made Zhu Xiuyuan feel a pain in his balls.

You said you should ignore the topic raised by Emperor Liang, but the Nine-Fifth Emperor is praising you so much that Zhu Xiuyuan is too embarrassed to say a word...

Just like that, half an hour passed.

Emperor Liang talked a lot, and his mouth was dry. By the end of the conversation, Emperor Liang had already drank three cups of tea.

At this time, Zhu Xiuyuan had been given a seat, and there was tea on the small table in front of him, but Zhu Xiuyuan did not drink it.

"Your Majesty..." Zhu Xiuyuan saw the opportunity and prepared to mention the retreat again.

"Marquis Pingnan is such a talented person, and serving as an official in the Chen Kingdom is really a waste of talent." Emperor Liang interrupted Zhu Xiuyuan's words loudly. He sat on the dragon chair, wielding a golden sword, and looked at Zhu Xiuyuan with a smile.

Zhu Xiuyuan was startled.

He thought to himself that Emperor Liang had spared a large circle of people, was it really just to keep him?
"If the Marquis of Pingnan is willing to come to my country, I will grant you the position of Prime Minister!" Emperor Liang leaned his upper body slightly forward and spoke word by word, with a vague feeling of temptation.

Has this started?
Zhu Xiuyuan was confused and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but..."

"Oh, I'm confused."

Emperor Liang interrupted Zhu Xiuyuan's words again, as if he had not heard what Zhu Xiuyuan said, "I forgot that Marquis Pingnan is a military prince and a military general. The position of Prime Minister is a civilian official, which is inappropriate!"

Without waiting for Zhu Xiuyuan to speak, Emperor Liang continued: "Let's see. I have created a new position of 'General who governs the country'. He is in the first rank and can command an army of 30 people. What does Marquis Pingnan think?"

Emperor Liang smiled and tilted his upper body in the direction of Zhu Xiuyuan.

"Thank you for your majesty's kindness, but please forgive me for not being able to accept it." Zhu Xiuyuan finished in one breath.

But Emperor Liang didn't care what he said.

Emperor Liang raised his arm and held his forehead. The bright yellow long sleeves of the dragon robe shone with gold and silver luster, which were the gold and silver threads used for embroidery on the dragon robe.

"I am also confused. Pingnanhou is a marquis in the Chen Kingdom. I don't have many lords in Daliang, almost all of them are royal children... But Pingnanhou is different. Let's put it this way, in the 'General Zhenguo' Basically, I will grant you the title of a king with a different surname, what do you think?"

"A king with a different surname, you are the first king with a different surname since the founding of our country, Daliang, hahaha..."

Emperor Liang was sitting on the dragon chair with his hands on his legs. He was laughing loudly, accompanied by the sound of him slapping his legs.

"His Majesty……"

But Zhu Xiuyuan had a bitter expression on his face.

He did not want to come to Liangguo to develop.

He was prospering in the Chen Kingdom. As long as Emperor Chen and Concubine You didn't fall, he would be fine and comfortable. Why would he want to move?

But Emperor Liang looked indifferent, Zhu Xiuyuan didn't know what to say for a while.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Emperor Liang was still laughing.

"Marquis Pingnan, what do you think of the position and title I just promised? Is my sincerity sufficient?" Emperor Liang suddenly asked.

Zhu Xiuyuan was in pain, but he still said: "The title of high official promised by His Majesty is indeed far more than the official title and title of foreign ministers in the Chen Kingdom. But Your Majesty, as the saying goes, you don't get paid for nothing..."

Zhu Xiuyuan is still too young.

It's useless for you to reason with an old guy like Emperor Liang who is used to seeing big winds and waves.

No, Zhu Xiuyuan's long speech had just begun when he was interrupted by Emperor Liang with a wave of his hand and loudly said: "But Marquis Pingnan, if you want to get the high-ranking official title I promised, you still need to promise me one thing!"

Zhu Xiuyuan stayed for a while.

what?
Did he express his desire to obtain the high-ranking official title promised by Emperor Liang?
But Emperor Liang did not have this awareness.

Emperor Liang suddenly turned his head, looked towards the side of the hall, and shouted loudly: "Come in!"

Zhu Xiuyuan subconsciously looked in the direction where Emperor Liang was looking.

I saw a side door there.

The side door was pushed open from the outside.

Then two people walked in slowly.

To be precise, they are two women. The one in front is dressed up, about 40 to [-] years old, dignified, and looks like the queen of the Liang Kingdom.

There was a woman behind... Zhu Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment when he saw her.

She turned out to be Princess Anle, Li Qingnu.

Probably, she was also his junior sister, but Zhu Xiuyuan never called her junior sister.

When Li Qingnu saw Zhu Xiuyuan, he was also stunned. He was at a loss for a moment, his face was blank, and he stopped there.

A few days ago, Li Qingnu knew that Zhu Xiuyuan was coming to Liang Kingdom, and her imperial brother Li Jiye went to Shuzhong to welcome him personally.

But because the queen mother was unwell, she had to go to the palace to serve soup and medicine. Li Qingnu thought that this time when senior brother came to Chang'an City, she would not see... junior sister Zhen'er and the others.

But she didn't expect that in the imperial study room in the palace, she actually saw her senior brother!
Now Li Qingnu wears a well-fitting long palace dress, which makes her tall and tall. In addition, her makeup, bun and hair accessories are all different from those of women from the Chen country. She looks very healthy and beautiful.

This was the first time Zhu Xiuyuan had seen such an outfit.

On the several occasions when Li Qingnu accompanied Li Jiye as an envoy to the State of Chen, she was dressed from head to toe as a woman from the State of Chen.

Therefore, Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't help but feel a little dumbfounded when he saw it.

This is a completely exotic style!

He just likes exotic places.

He was fascinated by the way Kou Fairy dressed up in an exotic style.

Zhu Xiuyuan was stunned, and Li Qingnu was even more at a loss in an instant. Probably, she now had the illusion that "this is the first time a woman is wearing women's clothing and appears in front of a familiar man".

Just as he was at a loss, Li Qingnu happened to catch a glimpse of his father on the throne, and his mother who was walking in front but stopped to look back at them. They all had sweet smiles on their faces...

This smile is so weird.

Li Qingnu, who was originally generous, couldn't help but lower his head at this moment, walked quickly to the middle of the hall, and stood in front of Zhu Xiuyuan.

The queen also followed with a smile.

The two of them saluted Emperor Liang together.

"Queen, come to me." Emperor Liang waved.

So the queen walked behind the dragon case and came to Emperor Liang's side. The eunuch had already brought a chair to sit side by side with Emperor Liang's chair, and the queen sat down.

In the middle of the hall, only Zhu Xiuyuan and Li Qingnu stood.

Zhu Xiuyuan was behind, and when he raised his eyes, he could see Li Qingnu's back.

"Princess Anle is really tall. In comparison, Niangzi and Shuyu are much smaller..." Zhu Xiuyuan began to think wildly.

"Qingnu, aren't you acquainted with Marquis Pingnan? Why don't you greet me?" After the queen sat down, Emperor Liang looked at Li Qingnu.

Li Qingnu reacted, turned sideways, saluted with a smile on his face, and said: "Senior brother!"

"Your Highness Princess!" Zhu Xiuyuan returned the gift.

There wasn't much communication between him and Princess Anle. Of course, this was the result of him deliberately keeping a distance.

Similarly, Princess Anle also deliberately kept a distance from him, and they had a tacit understanding.

"Everyone, please sit down!" Emperor Liang waved his hand again.

The queen was sitting next to him, her gaze was constantly on the faces of Zhu Xiuyuan and Li Qingnu, with a smile at the corner of her mouth, she seemed quite satisfied?

Zhu Xiuyuan didn't notice the queen's expression. Under the guidance of the little palace maid, he returned to the seat he had been given and sat down again.

Princess Anle sat down on the other side of the imperial study.

Zhu Xiuyuan only had to raise his head to look face to face with Li Qingnu.

After he sat down, questions immediately emerged in his mind: "Queen Liang and Princess Anle... why did they come suddenly?"

"What do they mean by coming here?"

"It seems like Emperor Liang summoned them in just now."

"Then what does Emperor Liang mean?"

"By the way, Emperor Liang just now seems to have said that I need to promise him something. The high-ranking official title he promised me will count..."

"cut!"

"The key is that I don't want the high-ranking official title of Emperor Liang..."

While I was thinking wildly, Emperor Liang's voice suddenly came from above: "Marquis Pingnan, do you still remember what I just said?"

Zhu Xiuyuan raised his head and met the eyes of Emperor Liang and the Queen.

Emperor Liang's eyes were slightly normal, but the queen's eyes were...

"Your Majesty, the foreign minister will naturally remember it, but..." Zhu Xiuyuan stood up and bowed.

At the same time, Li Qingnu, who was sitting opposite Zhu Xiuyuan, also had many doubts in his heart. For example, why did the queen mother bring her here?
Senior brother is also here.

What do the father and mother mean?
"Just remember, haha!" Emperor Liang interrupted Zhu Xiuyuan's words as expected. He laughed loudly, turned his head, glanced at Zhu Xiuyuan, then at Li Qingnu, stroking the goatee under his chin, and couldn't help nodding with satisfaction. .

Zhu Xiuyuan was speechless.

For a person who is unreasonable and always interrupts you, the key is that he is the emperor of a country... This made Zhu Xiuyuan lose his temper.

"The thing I want you to agree to is..." Emperor Liang dragged out his voice, looked at Zhu Xiuyuan and Li Qingnu from left to right, and finally said: "Ping Nanhou, you need to marry Qingnu and become Qingnu's consort. !”

what?
The imperial study was quiet.

Zhu Xiuyuan was stunned for a while, then excitedly ran to the middle of the imperial study and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, this move is extremely inappropriate. Please take it back!"

At the same time, Li Qingnu, who was originally sitting on the side of the imperial study, stood up as if a spring had been installed, rushed to the middle of the imperial study, and stood side by side with Zhu Xiuyuan.

At this moment, Li Qingnu understood everything.

Why does the queen mother feel unwell, but she always feels that the queen mother is pretending to be ill, or the physical discomfort has disappeared long ago.

Why did the Queen Mother tell her about the rites of Zhou Gong on the wedding night...

And why did the queen mother bring her to this imperial study.

It turns out that all of this has been planned by the emperor and the queen for a long time.

Actually... she actually wanted her senior brother to marry her and be her consort!
How can this work!
Although she admired her senior brother's talent in her heart, she had closed her heart from the beginning. For so long, she had indeed avoided falling in love.

Also, she can't steal love with a knife!
That is a disgraceful thing!
In short, Li Qingnu almost collapsed.

As soon as Zhu Xiuyuan finished speaking, Li Qingnu continued to say excitedly: "Father, my senior brother is married. My daughter cannot take away love with a sword. Please take back your life!"

"His Majesty……"

"Father..."

Zhu Xiuyuan and Li Qingnu took turns to fight. Every word you said to me made them both very excited.

After the dragon case, the smile on the corner of the queen's mouth froze a bit.

But Emperor Liang's expression did not change at all.

In the end, I saw him wave his big hand, the long sleeves of the dragon robe embroidered with gold and silver threads sparkled, and said loudly: "I have made up my mind on this matter. Marquis Pingnan and Qing Nu, you will go to the palace tonight to get married, and then enter The bridal chamber!”

"Your Majesty, no!" Zhu Xiuyuan's face turned pale.

"Father..." Li Qingnu's face instantly turned red.

Because as soon as she heard the words "entering the bridal chamber", her eyes immediately flashed back to the shameful knowledge that the queen mother had personally taught her that night a few days ago.

When I think about going into the bridal chamber with my senior brother tonight and performing the Zhougong etiquette...

Li Qingnu's heartbeat immediately accelerated.

His face was flushed, and his heart was beating like a drum.

It was absolutely impossible for Li Qingnu to do such a disgraceful thing as stealing love with a knife, so he had to suppress his shyness and look at his mother pitifully: "Mother..."

She hoped that the queen mother could come out to dissuade the "crazy" father.

But the queen sat there, motionless, as if she didn't hear Li Qingnu's call.

Li Qingnu's heart sank to the bottom.

"Come on, send Marquis Pingnan and Nu Qing back to put on makeup and change clothes. I will personally watch them get married later!"

Emperor Liang's voice containing endless coercion came.

As soon as the words fell, I could only hear the replies from several women: "I obey my orders."

Then, Zhu Xiuyuan, who was shouting hoarsely and waving his hands and feet, was carried away by four majestic palace ladies...

These palace maids, with astonishing strength and fierce faces, easily lifted Zhu Xiuyuan up and carried him away. No matter how much Zhu Xiuyuan resisted, it was to no avail.

While yelling and being carried away, Zhu Xiuyuan seemed to have heard Li Qingnu's cries. She didn't seem to be carried away by such a majestic palace maid.

But they are not going to the same place.

……

A quarter of an hour later.

Two majestic palace maids held Zhu Xiuyuan and almost carried him out of a room.

Go in the other direction.

At this time, the clothes Zhu Xiuyuan was wearing were no longer the court clothes he brought from Qianzhong, but a bright red groom's official attire!

These majestic maids were incredibly strong. Adhering to the principle that a good man should not suffer the immediate consequences, Zhu Xiuyuan put on the groom's official attire without any resistance.

"Where are you taking me to?"

Zhu Xiuyuan was being carried by two majestic palace ladies and was walking to a strange place. Although he was not familiar with the Liang Kingdom's palace, he could tell that this was not the way to the royal study.

"Prince-in-law, the slaves have been offended. The slaves also obeyed orders. I hope the prince-in-law will not blame you." These maids had arrogant faces and spoke in voices like Grandma Rong, but they were still polite to Zhu Xiuyuan.

Of course, their politeness was based on the premise that Zhu Xiuyuan did not resist.

For this reason, Zhu Xiuyuan was depressed for a while. If he had known this, when he had the opportunity, he should have learned a few tricks from the old beggar...

But he couldn't bear the hardship.

So much so that he has no power to restrain a chicken... eh!

When he gets the chance next time, he must learn a few tricks!

Zhu Xiuyuan swore in his heart!

"According to His Majesty's instructions, the servants will now send the Prince Consort to pay homage to the Anle Palace." the maids said.

"An Le Palace?"

"Prince-in-law, that is the palace where Princess Anle lived when she was young. When Princess Anle grew up, she moved out of the palace, but Anle Palace still remains..."

"..."

the other side.

a quarter of an hour ago.

Because Li Qingnu possesses kung fu, and her kung fu, after being taught by the old beggar, has become very good.After being carried into a room by four maids, they were preparing to serve Princess Anle to change her wedding dress. Princess Anle suddenly burst out and caught the four majestic maids by surprise.

Then he ran away.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Liang had already expected this.

There were actually experts arranged outside, as well as several palace maids.

Individually, these palace ladies are no match for Li Qingnu, but once their number increases, they will become very difficult to deal with...

But even so, the fight between Li Qingnu and the palace ladies ended in a draw.

Because the maids dare not do anything heavy, it is the heart of His Majesty and Queen, unless they don't want to live.

But Li Qingnu had no such consideration.

So after the fight, Li Qingnu's clothes were just a little messy, while the majestic palace maids almost all looked bruised and swollen.

"Slave Qing, stop!"

The two sides were fighting fiercely when a majestic female voice suddenly came.

That's the Queen's cry.

Li Qingnu and the maids immediately stopped and looked at the door.

The person who came to the door was the queen. The queen glanced at the mess in the room, frowned slightly, and then looked at Li Qingnu.

"Mother..." Her big eyes were streaming on Li Qingnu's cheek.

"You all go down and give me your wedding dress." The queen walked into the room and avoided the mess on the ground.

The maids exited one after another and handed a set of green wedding dresses to the queen.

"Bang!" The door closed.

The queen and Li Qingnu were the only two people left in the room.

"Come on, dear girl, come to my mother." The queen called softly.

Li Qingnu was so emotional that she threw herself into the queen's arms and burst into tears. Then she asked her father vaguely why she did this?
The queen took Li Qingnu's hand and sat down on the two remaining chairs.

The queen took out a handkerchief, wiped Li Qingnu's tears, and said with a smile: "Stop crying, Qingnu is the bride tonight, it's not good to cry."

When Li Qingnu heard this, she stopped crying, but the corners of her mouth twitched, and she looked at the queen speechless.

"Qingnu, that Marquis Pingnan is a rare talent. Your father... hey, your father betrothed you to him just to keep him in Daliang!" said the queen.

Li Qingnu opened his mouth wide and his eyes were dull.

Li Qingnu has been the favorite of Emperor Liang and the Empress since she was a child, but this time, why, why was she used to win over people's hearts?

Is she still Emperor Liang's little padded jacket?

This cruel reality made Li Qingnu lose his mind for a moment and couldn't believe it.

"Qingnu, you don't know something. If your father cannot recruit talents like Ping Nanhou, then the only option is... to kill him!"

Li Qingnu was startled, "Kill... kill?"

"Not bad!" The queen took the pile of wedding clothes, pulled out a piece of white silk cloth, handed it to Li Qingnu, and asked: "Qingnu, do you still remember what my mother taught you? What's wrong with this piece of cloth?" use?"

Li Qingnu's face turned red and she stared at the white cloth, but did not reach out to pick it up. Instead, she lowered her head and said, "This is Xipa..."

"Yes, this is a wedding handkerchief!" The queen's face darkened and she said, "After tonight, if there is no red on this wedding handkerchief, your father will use the blood of Marquis Pingnan to dye it red! "

Li Qingnu was quite surprised. He looked at the queen first, and then stared at the wedding handkerchief.The queen's complexion became gentle, and she said with a smile: "Qingnu, mother knows, you actually like that Marquis of Pingnan, even if it's not for anything else, just for his life, you obey your father's order, right?" !"

After saying that, the queen stuffed the wedding handkerchief into Li Qingnu's hand.

Li Qingnu did not resist.

She grabbed Xipa with both hands, very hard...

"Good daughter, let me put on the wedding dress for you personally..." The queen picked up the pile of wedding clothes, stood up and said with a smile.

Li Qingnu hesitated for a long time, then slowly stood up, but with his head lowered, he couldn't see her face clearly.

Seeing this, the queen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After half an hour.

Anle Palace.

Zhu Xiuyuan was dressed in a bright red groom's robe and was brought here by two majestic maids.

Zhu Xiuyuan looked around along the way and found that there was no idle person around Anle Palace.

Thinking about it, Emperor Liang deliberately concealed their "marriage".

In the main hall of Anle Palace, Emperor Liang and the Queen were already sitting high up.

Princess Anle was also in place, wearing a green bridal dress and covering her face with a fan. Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't see her face clearly.On her left and right sides, there were two majestic maids hugging her, as if they were afraid that she would suddenly drop her fan and run away.

Everything is ready.

But there was no guest around, just a few palace maids and eunuchs.

Emperor Liang and the Queen sat on it, smiling constantly. The old couple looked at each other...

"Worship heaven and earth!"

"Two thanks to the high hall!"

"Bye husband and wife!"

"..."

A simple wedding, completed quickly.

Compared to Princess Anle's status, this wedding was really too simple, even worse than an ordinary wedding in a common people's home. Many procedures were omitted.

During this period, Zhu Xiuyuan was like a puppet on strings, being manipulated by the two majestic maids holding him on the left and right, making various worshiping movements.

Zhu Xiuyuan knew that he couldn't resist. In line with the principle that a good man should not suffer the immediate consequences, he cooperated, but he never took the initiative. Even a bending movement required the maids to help him.

He had no choice but to resist in this way.

But Emperor Liang and the Queen didn't care about this. They sat on it and watched it with relish!
As for Li Qingnu, who was going to the wedding hall with Zhu Xiuyuan, she took the initiative to perform various wedding actions, such as bending down and bowing, and her movements were slow and elegant, and she was extremely serious.

But because the round fan covered her face, Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't see her face, but could only see her clouded temples on top of the round fan, and her hair was radiant...

"Send to the bridal chamber!"

In a blink of an eye, the wedding was coming to an end.

Entering the bridal chamber so quickly!
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Xiuyuan and Li Qingnu were wrapped up by the maids, left the main hall and walked to the bedroom.

At this time, Li Qingnu had put down the fan that was covering her face. Zhu Xiuyuan immediately looked at him. His facial features were upright and her face was beautiful. Needless to say, Li Qingnu lowered her head shyly to meet Zhu Xiuyuan's gaze.

On the way to the bridal chamber, no one spoke.

There was only the sound of people's footsteps.

After a while, when they arrived at the door of the bridal chamber, the palace maid opened the door, and Zhu Xiuyuan and Li Qingnu walked in one after another.

Then, all the maids exited the door at the same time and closed it with a bang. Then there was the sound of iron chains colliding outside the door, and finally with a click, they were still locked.

Zhu Xiuyuan shook his head, dumbfounded. He glanced at Li Qingnu beside him, only to see that Li Qingnu's face was flushed and she didn't dare to make eye contact with him. She looked away in panic.

Zhu Xiuyuan didn't say much, sighed, and turned to look at the bridal chamber.

It can be seen that this should be the bedroom where Li Qingnu lived in the palace when he was a child, but now, the bedroom is full of red, with red silk and red lanterns hanging everywhere, and the word "囍" is pasted all over.

Taking another look at the clothes he and Li Qingnu were wearing... Hey, this really looks like a bridal chamber!
"Princess, Prince Consort, wine and food have been prepared on the table in the room. Princess and Prince Consort, please have your meal first. The slaves will come to pick up the leftovers later."

A voice like Grandma Rong came from outside the door.

Zhu Xiuyuan looked at the round table in the room. Sure enough, the table was filled with a whole table of wine and food, and they were still steaming.

Zhu Xiuyuan looked at Li Qingnu, sighed, and said: "Your Highness, the matter has come to this, and there is no other way. After working hard for a long time, Your Highness must be hungry too. We might as well fill our stomachs first."

Li Qingnu turned sideways and did not respond.

Zhu Xiuyuan shook his head, walked straight to the round table, pulled out a stool and sat down, picked up his chopsticks and started eating and drinking.

At the door of the room, Li Qingnu looked at Zhu Xiuyuan's back as he was eating and drinking, and felt a sense of astonishment in his heart. He thought to himself that the senior brother was really forgiving. Even though he was like this, he could still eat.

"Your Highness, you are a person of iron rice or steel, you should fill your stomach first, otherwise how will you find a way to escape later?"

"escape?"

This sentence awakened Li Qingnu.

She walked over with gentle steps, sat down at the small round table, and said slowly: "Senior brother... I don't know something. This palace is heavily guarded, and senior brother... may not be able to escape easily."

"Let's eat something first." Zhu Xiuyuan picked up a pair of chopsticks and put them into Li Qingnu's hands. Li Qingnu took them blankly.

"Your Highness the Princess doesn't know something. I made careful arrangements before I went to Liang Kingdom. If they see that I haven't left the palace at night, they will definitely find a way to come and rescue me."

Zhu Xiuyuan understood this in his heart, so he could eat and drink with ease.

"I see!"

Li Qingnu nodded.

Then quietly, she stuffed the Fang Xipa tightly in her hand into her close-fitting pocket.

Let out a sigh of relief at the same time.

But there is also an inexplicable sense of loss in my heart.

"Are they junior sisters and the others?" Li Qingnu asked again.

"Well, there is also Kou Wanwan."

"Oh."

"You eat, but don't go hungry."

"it is good!"

Li Qingnu began to eat and drink slowly.

By this time, it was already dark.

There were several bright red wedding candles lit in the bridal chamber.

The light emitted by the wedding candle is reddish, shining on the red silk and the festive red "囍", making the whole room look even redder.

This atmosphere...

After a while, Zhu Xiuyuan put down his chopsticks, patted his belly comfortably, and said with a smile: "It's delicious, it's delicious. Your Liang country's dishes are also unique."

Seeing this, Li Qingnu also put down her chopsticks. She didn't actually eat much, but she managed to force a smile: "Senior Brother, this is the first time you came to Liang Country, and this happened to me. I..."

"Your Highness, I know, it's not your fault."

"Thank you, senior brother. Hey, senior brother finally came here. It was supposed to be the junior sister who took you and sister Zhen'er to have a good tour of the entire Chang'an City. But now, eh..."

Zhu Xiuyuan looked at her.

Li Qingnu's current red makeup, illuminated by the candle, made her look uniquely beautiful. After Zhu Xiuyuan took one look, he looked away, not daring to look further.

He was afraid that if he couldn't hold it back, he would have sex with Li Qingnu.

The main reason is that the atmosphere in this bridal chamber is too easy for people to imagine.

And tonight, Li Qingnu looked really beautiful under the illumination of the candle.

Zhu Xiuyuan admitted that he was actually a big pig's trotter. Under such circumstances, he was already a little ready to act, so he was afraid that if he didn't hold back, he would kill someone...

"Actually, we have already visited Chang'an City..."

Zhu Xiuyuan gave an overview of what happened in the past few days.

At this time, the sound of iron chains and the sound of unlocking were heard outside the door. Then the door was pushed open, and several palace maids walked in and cleared away the leftovers on the table.

Zhu Xiuyuan probed his head and glanced outside the room.

Through the door of the room, one can see the night sky like a wash, full of stars, and festive red lanterns are hung on the corridor in the yard, which looks festive.

However, before Zhu Xiuyuan could take a closer look, a majestic palace maid suddenly blocked the door and stared at Zhu Xiuyuan. The look in her eyes seemed to be afraid that Zhu Xiuyuan would run away through the door!
Zhu Xiuyuan shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Look back.

He couldn't have escaped by himself, it was only right to wait for someone to rescue him.

Besides, this palace is so big, where can he escape?

Zhu Xiuyuan has long been lost in this palace!

……

at the same time.

outside the palace.

Yan Dashan and others, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, finally waited for someone. However, it was not Zhu Xiuyuan who came out of the Liang Kingdom Palace, but one of Kou Wanwan's subordinates. Yan Dashan had had many contacts with this person.

This person whispered a few words in Yan Dashan's ear, and then Yan Dashan returned to the post house with more than ten generals.

In the post house, the lights are bright.

living room.

Dong Shuzhen, Kou Wanwan, Yan Dashan, who had just returned, as well as Xia Wu and Xiaohuan, etc., all gathered together.

"Kou goblin, don't be so pretentious. What happened to your husband in the Liang Palace?" Dong Shuzhen asked anxiously.

"Madam, please rest assured. Although Emperor Liang forced the young master to stay, he is not seriously injured. On the contrary, the young master should be very comfortable staying in the Liang Palace!"

Kou Wanwan grinned.

In sharp contrast to Dong Shuzhen's anxiety.

"What do you mean?" Dong Shuzhen asked.

"Madam, think about it, the Emperor Liang insisted on keeping the young master so that he could stay in the Liang country and serve him, so the Liang emperor is being polite, the young master will be fine in a short time." Kou Wanwan laughed.

Naturally, Kou Wanwan would not say what Emperor Liang's "politeness" was.

That's right.

From the moment Zhu Xiuyuan walked into the Liang Palace, Kou Wanwan also sneaked into the palace.

She had witnessed with her own eyes the scene where Zhu Xiuyuan and Li Qingnu paid homage to the church.

But she didn't stop.

Rather happy to see it happen.

I remember that in the past, in the capital of Chen State, it was the Lantern Festival. Zhu Xiuyuan, Li Jiye, Li Qingnu, Kou Wanwan, Dong Shuzhen, Dong Shuyu and others took a boat trip on the Qinhuai River together.

On the big ship, they played a game of hide and seek.

At the end of the game, Kou Wanwan played a prank and in the dark, Zhu Xiuyuan accidentally bumped into Li Qingnu...

Zhu Xiuyuan also let Zhu Xiuyuan unintentionally measure Li Qingnu's proud pair of Europeans with his own hands.

From the deliberate act that time to the joy of seeing the result in the Liang Palace tonight, Kou Wanwan actually intentionally brought Zhu Xiuyuan and Kou Wanwan together.

After confirming that Zhu Xiuyuan and Li Qingnu entered the bridal chamber and that Zhu Xiuyuan was not in danger tonight, Kou Wanwan left the Liang Palace...

It is unknown why Kou Wanwan deliberately brought Zhu Xiuyuan and Li Qingnu together.

But generally speaking, the motive of bringing Li Qingnu together is the same as instigating Zhu Xiuyuan to capture Concubine You...

"Madam, and everyone, the young master is not in danger for now, but we have to rescue the young master tonight... in the middle of the night, and then immediately escape back to central Guizhou according to the preset route!"

Kou Wanwan smiled and looked at Dong Shuzhen, Yan Dashan and others.

"It's good that my husband is not in danger for the time being." Dong Shuzhen relaxed, and then wondered: "But why do we have to wait until midnight?"

"Madam, even the watchdogs fell asleep in the middle of the night, and the palace's defense is relatively weak. If we take action then, we will be surprised!" Kou Wanwan said nonsensically.

"That's right..." Dong Shuzhen, Yan Dashan and others nodded.

"Let's make a detailed plan now on how to act in the second half of the night..."

……

Royal Palace.

Anle Palace.

In the bridal chamber.

The big red wedding candle, as thick as the girl's wrist, was still burning quietly, and the light it emitted was reddish, creating a slightly ambiguous atmosphere in the bridal chamber.

Li Qingnu is wearing a green bridal gown and a phoenix crown on her head. Her clothes are intact, her makeup is still on, and her towering cloud-like bun and head full of pearls are still in their original form.

Li Qingnu just sat on the edge of the wedding bed.

She put her legs together, put her hands on her legs, clasping each other tightly, her head slightly lowered, and the light of the wedding candle reflected on her face, making her look delicate.

Zhu Xiuyuan sat on the stool next to the round table, resting his head on his hands, facing the direction of the wedding bed, and was in a daze.

quiet night.

Neither of them spoke.

The maids on duty outside the door did not leave for a moment.

The lanterns in the corridor emitted soft light, casting the shadows of the palace maids on the paper doors and windows. The shadows were as huge as mountains!
"Ha..." Zhu Xiuyuan supported his head with one hand and covered his mouth with the other as he yawned, looking very sleepy.

"Senior brother... Why don't you lie down first? The night is still very long." Li Qingnu stood up and gave up the wedding bed.

"No, no, no, I can still hold on." Zhu Xiuyuan waved his hand, and he simply stood up and walked around the bridal chamber, stretching his limbs.

"Senior brother." Li Qingnu took a few steps forward.

"Ok?"

"Senior brother is trapped here, it's all the father's fault, but... senior brother, junior sister, please apologize to you first!" Li Qingnu said, and bowed.

"It's not your fault!" Zhu Xiuyuan happened to walk in front of Li Qingnu. He turned around subconsciously, faced her, stretched out his hands, grabbed Li Qingnu's two slender arms, and lifted him up.

After being helped up, Zhu Xiuyuan realized that he had been abrupt, so he took a step back and said: "This matter is very complicated to talk about. It is not your fault. In fact, I don't blame Emperor Liang, so you don't have to blame yourself."

"Thank you, brother, for your understanding!"

Li Qingnu bowed again.

This time Zhu Xiuyuan didn't help her.

"When Sister Zhen'er and the others come to rescue senior brother later, I can be a hostage, so no one will block the way..." Li Qingnu said.

"It depends on the situation. If the situation is urgent, you may really need your Highness the Princess' help." Zhu Xiuyuan didn't show any pretense.

"Senior Brother, please rest assured, I will definitely send Senior Brother safely out of Liang Kingdom!" Li Qingnu looked up at him with a firm expression.

Zhu Xiuyuan faced Li Qingnu directly, and his heart suddenly moved.

An "old case" came to mind.

It was the Lantern Festival last year, and they took a boat trip on the Qinhuai River. They also played a game of hide and seek... In the dark, Zhu Xiuyuan once missed and pressed Li Qingnu's heart.

He still clearly remembers the feeling...

Thinking about this past event in his mind, Zhu Xiuyuan lowered his head subconsciously and looked at Li Qingnu's heart.

Li Qingnu seemed to feel something, and glanced at Zhu Xiuyuan, then looked confused.

At that time, after this oolong incident happened, Zhu Xiuyuan wanted to apologize to Li Qingnu in person.

However, Li Qingnu did not give him this opportunity.

Until Li Qingnu set out to return to Liang Kingdom, Zhu Xiuyuan did not settle the incident.

For this reason, Zhu Xiuyuan felt guilty for a while.

So many things happened later that Zhu Xiuyuan also forgot about this old incident.

It wasn't until just now that Zhu Xiuyuan remembered...

However, that incident was actually quite embarrassing, and Li Qingnu seemed to have forgotten it, so...should we bring up the old matter again?

Zhu Xiuyuan was entangled.

Zhu Xiuyuan, who was in a tangled state, had forgotten that he was still staring at her heart.

Li Qingnu was confused for a while and followed Zhu Xiuyuan's line of sight...

boom!
Li Qingnu's mind exploded, and his heart was throbbing.

She clearly remembered the shameful knowledge her mother had imparted to her, as well as the various illustrations in those bad books.

Now that Zhu Xiuyuan was staring at her, she couldn't help but think wildly: "Senior brother... Could it be that senior brother wants to do the Duke of Zhou ceremony with me...?"

"If senior brother really has this intention, then I... what should I do?"

"It stands to reason that I have already paid homage to my senior brother. If my senior brother wants to... perform the courtesy of Zhou Gong with me, I have no reason to refuse..."

"But, this wedding..." Li Qingnu couldn't help but feel sad when she thought of this. She had never thought about the scene of eight big sedans carrying someone to get married.

But what's going on tonight?

This wedding was too simple, it was just like playing house, it was too hasty.

Besides, Sister Zhen'er and the others are coming tonight... Wouldn't it be embarrassing if they were discovered?
Then the matter comes back to the tangled question: "What should I do if senior brother wants to... want it?"

"..."

While Li Qingnu was in a state of confusion, Zhu Xiuyuan had come to his senses and made up his mind.

He first looked at Li Qingnu, took a deep breath, and said, "Your Highness, there is something that I have always wanted to apologize to you for."

Li Qingnu also came to her senses. After listening to Zhu Xiuyuan's words, she fell into thinking again.

"That fact was not my intention. It was just because the lights were on at the time and my foot was... tripped by something, so... I just..."

(End of this chapter)