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Chapter 526 This time, she fell in love with you

When Rong Zheng heard it, his cheeks turned red immediately, and he lowered his head shyly. After a long while, he said, "Brother!"

Murong Zhuo looked at her and smiled, and deliberately joked, "Why? You don't want to? If you don't want to, then that's all. Just think that I'm coming back this time to see you."

"No." Rong Zheng became anxious when he heard that, and hurriedly raised his head to look at Murong Zhuo, seeing his half-smile expression, and said in a low voice, "I...I am willing."

Murong Zhuo smiled, "However... Mu Bai hasn't come to propose marriage yet, I want to see if this kid is smart or not."

Rongzheng subconsciously spoke for him, "He...he mentioned it to me before, but I said that I would wait for my brother to come back before making a decision, so he didn't..."

Murong Zhuo narrowed his eyes, pretending to be injured, "Azheng, you haven't married yet, and you are so eager to speak for him. If you marry, you will be fine?"

When Rong Zheng heard this, his cheeks turned red again, "Brother..."

Murong Zhuo laughed "haha", seeing his younger sister's shy and timid appearance, knowing that she really likes Mu Bai, she was relieved, "Okay, okay, I won't make things difficult for him, don't worry Bar."

Rong Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled at Murong Zhuo, "Thank you brother."

"I have been back for a long time this time, do you want to live with me back to Murong Mansion?" Murong Zhuo asked again.

Rong Zheng nodded, and responded without thinking, "Okay."

It is rare for her to have time to get along with Murong Zhuo, so she must seize this short time well.

The smile on Murong Zhuo's face became even wider, and the eyes that looked at Rong Zheng became softer.

At this time, they heard a rush of footsteps outside the flower hall, and the two looked up. It turned out that it was Rong Yan and Mrs. Rong who got the news and rushed over.

The misunderstanding between the two families has been resolved, and the Rong family has taken good care of Rong Zheng, Murong Zhuo was very grateful in his heart, seeing them coming, he hurriedly got up and greeted them with a smile.

Mu Bai did not disappoint Murong Zhuo, and the next day, he personally visited the door.

Murong Zhuo didn't let anyone inform Rong Zheng, and invited Mu Bai into the study. The two closed the door and chatted for a long time. After two hours, the door was opened.

Murong Zhuo sent Mu Bai out with a satisfied face.

Mu Bai cupped his hands and saluted, "Brother Murong doesn't need to give it away."

Murong Zhuo gave him a playful look, with a smile that was not a smile, as if he had read his mind, "You are not familiar with the topography of the mansion, so let me take you out." Saying that, he waved his hands, "Please."

Don't think that he doesn't know Mu Bai's little thoughts, he is planning to send himself away first, and then go to A Zheng secretly.Although they are in love with each other, they are not married after all, so it's better to avoid suspicion.

Mu Bai had no choice but to nod in agreement, and was escorted out of the residence by Murong Zhuo himself.

*
After a few days, an imperial decree was passed down from the palace.

It turned out that at the reception banquet held for General Murong Zhuo and General Chu Mubai in the palace, General Chu asked the emperor to marry Murong Zheng, the younger sister of General Murong Zhuo.

General Murong Zhuo and General Chu Mubai are the emperor's right-hand men. The emperor was overjoyed when he heard that, and immediately decreed that Murong Zheng be married to General Chu Mubai.

When the news came out, it immediately became the topic of conversation among the people in Lindu.There are rumors about how General Chu Mubai fell in love with Murong Zheng at first sight, and there are also rumors that the marriage between the two was made by the empress. No matter what, because of this marriage decree, the business of Chenxiang Pavilion has improved a lot, and many people They all came here because of the fame, and wanted to see what this Murong girl really looked like.

Murong Zhuo knew that Mu Bai was originally the best choice for noble daughters and ladies in the capital to ride the dragon and quickly son-in-law. He was worried that these girls would go to Chenxiang Pavilion to cause trouble, so he asked Rong Zheng to stay in the mansion during this time and not to go out at will, so as not to be with them. What positive contact.

Mu Bai acted swiftly and resolutely, and quickly chose an auspicious day to go to Murong Mansion to give the dowry.

He has been by Shen Chuhan's side for these years, and he has received countless rewards. In addition, Song Qinghuan specially prepared some more for him. Therefore, on the day of the betrothal ceremony, everyone was shocked to see the endless stream of boxes and cages being carried into Murong Mansion. You can't keep your mouth shut.

Today, by coincidence, Yin Qingrong was also on the street.

She didn't know that today was the day when Mu Bai gave the betrothal gift, but she knew that Mu Bai had been married, and she felt depressed. Seeing that the weather was good today, and Qiu Shuang said that there was a restaurant on Zhuque Street that made good pastries, she took Dong Snow and autumn frost came out.

She was sitting in the carriage, waiting for Qiushuang to come back from buying pastries, when she suddenly heard the noise of people outside, and the noise was getting closer and closer, she raised the curtain of the carriage out of curiosity.

As soon as she came into view, there was a steady stream of teams carrying dowry gifts. She seemed to have thought of something, her face turned pale, and her eyelashes drooped.

Seeing this, Dong Xue beside him saw a sarcasm in his eyes, and said quietly, "Your Highness, this seems to be General Chu's dowry team."

Yin Qingrong didn't speak, but her breath sank, she just stared at the bustling scene outside the car window.

Dong Xue glanced at her, and said, "I heard that General Chu was just a bodyguard next to Emperor Han, and he has just become a general not long ago, and the betrothal gift is so grand, it seems...he is indeed Emperor Han's confidant."

Yin Qingrong still didn't speak, but her eyes fluctuated a little.

Dong Xue was proud in her heart, but she pretended to be regretful on her face, and sighed, "It's a pity, General Chu... is indeed a suitable candidate for the son-in-law."

After finishing speaking, Yin Qingrong turned her head abruptly, and looked at her sarcastically, "Dongxue, it's just you and me here, you don't have to pretend to be good for me."

But Dong Xue was not annoyed, she glanced out the window lightly, "Your Highness has always had great hostility towards slaves."

"Don't think that I don't know what Su Rao's intentions are." Yin Qingrong felt resentful and didn't want to hold back anymore.

"My servant doesn't know what the empress wants to do." Dongxue looked back at her, "but the servant knows that the empress does not have any malice towards His Highness."

Yin Qingrong sneered, not believing her words.

Dongxue continued, "Your Highness, think about it carefully. If the empress wants to harm His Highness, why did she ask His Highness to come to Zhaoguo to make peace?"

Yin Qingrong sneered and remained silent.

Dongxue continued, "When you arrive in Lindu, it will be Emperor Han's territory. I believe His Highness knows better than your slaves what kind of person Emperor Han is, so how could he allow a concubine from another country to have trouble on his own territory?"

Yin Qingrong naturally thought about this question.Her guess was that Su Rao wanted to attack Brother Huang and completely control the government of Liang State, and was afraid that she would get in the way in Liang State, so she sent her to Zhao State from afar.But what she didn't understand was, why did Su Rao secretly follow her?

The only possibility she could think of was that Su Rao hated Song Qinghuan so much that the purpose of sneaking into Lindu was for her.

But even so, she did not dare to take it lightly.

Dongxue said again, "Diji is a smart person. You should know that the empress's goal is Wuyang Diji. The empress will be happy to do anything that can satisfy Wuyang Diji. That's why the empress asked the servant to mention it last time." Your Highness, General Chu is a suitable candidate for the son-in-law."

Yin Qingrong lowered her head, clenched her fingers tightly, her complexion was good, but her heart was very restless.

It has to be said that Dong Xue's words shook her heart.

Song Qinghuan has a fundamental difference from her standpoint, so she won't help her sincerely, not to mention, the last time we met, she was obviously annoyed with herself, so how could she do her best in her marriage?

As for Su Rao.

Although he didn't trust her, Dong Xue's words were indeed reasonable.

Settling his mind, he looked at Dong Xue coldly, "Mubai is no longer possible, does your master have a next candidate?"

Dong Xue pursed her lips and smiled, "Your Majesty has indeed already thought about the next consort for Your Highness."

"Who?"

Dongxue leaned slightly, and whispered three words close to her ear.

Yin Qingrong's complexion changed slightly, and there was a strange look in her eyes.Although she had no contact with this person, besides Mu Bai, she was indeed the most suitable candidate.

only……

She frowned and looked at Dong Xue, and said after deliberation, "I heard...he also has a very close relationship with Emperor Han. I am worried that Emperor Han and Empress Wuyang will not agree."

"The reason why they disagree with General Chu as the son-in-law is because General Chu and Miss Murong have indeed had an affair, but this candidate has already been inquired by the servants, and he has no marriage contract and no sweetheart, so there is no way to break up the marriage. Said. As long as His Highness agrees, the empress will instruct General Yao Su to make arrangements for you."

Yin Qingrong lowered her head and fell into deep thought.

The candidate Dong Xue mentioned is really attractive. No matter what Su Raoan's intentions are, as long as she can successfully marry this person, her safety will be guaranteed.

After thinking for a long time, he finally raised his eyes, looked at Dongxue and nodded slowly, "Okay, I agree. It's just that you don't want to play any tricks."

There was a look of coldness in Dong Xue's eyes, but she quickly lowered her head and replied respectfully, "I dare not."

Yin Qingrong closed her eyes and didn't speak again. Soon, she heard Qiushuang's voice outside the car. It turned out that she had bought pastries and came back.

The timing is so coincidental, it seems that Dong Xue deliberately let him see the team that Mu Bai sent the dowry today.She breathed a sigh of relief, suppressing the slight uneasiness in her heart, and hoped that this time, she could get her wish.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he ordered coldly, "Go back."

*
Although Liang Guo asked for peace, Shen Chuhan doubted the real intentions of Yin Zhan and Su Rao, so he did not relax on the frontier infantry.As the commander of the Northeast Army, Murong Zhuo did not intend to stay in Lindu for a long time this time. Once there is a situation at the border, he must return to Chongzhou immediately.

Therefore, after Mu Bai gave the betrothal gift, his and Rong Zheng's wedding was on the agenda.

Song Qinghuan attached great importance to the marriage of the two of them, and specially ordered the Ministry of Rites to send a special person to take charge of the preparations. After calculation, the nearest suitable day for marriage was one month later. Therefore, the wedding date of the two was set on March [-], a day when spring is warm and flowers are blooming.

The wedding date of the two was confirmed, and Song Qinghuan also forgot about it, but soon, there was a new movement from the Liangguo Mission.

Two days ago, the Ministry of Rites drew up a list of candidates for Yin Qingrong's son-in-law. They were all young talents with prominent backgrounds, and it was not a disgrace to Yin Qingrong's status as the eldest concubine.After Song Qinghuan and Shen Chuhan looked at it one by one, they confirmed that there was nothing to change, and were planning to announce Yin Qingrong to the palace to listen to her opinion, but Yao Su rushed into the palace before that to see Shen Chuhan.

Hearing Liuyue's report, Song Qinghuan felt uneasy.

During the days when arranging the marriage for Mu Bai and Rong Zheng, the Liang Guo Mission was extremely quiet, but now they are making another move, presumably Su Rao has the next move.

Yin Qingrong wanted to marry Mu Bai, Su Rao definitely played a role in fueling the flames, but what kind of idea did she come up with this time?
After waiting for about half an hour, Shen Chuhan came back from the imperial study, and Song Qinghuan hurriedly stood up to greet him.

Shen Chuhan's face darkened slightly, and he waved off the maids serving in the hall, and followed Song Qinghuan into the inner hall.

"What's the matter, Ashu?" Seeing that his complexion was not good, Song Qinghuan couldn't help but also frowned.

Shen Chuhan sat down at the table, and said heavily, "Ah Wan has also heard about Yao Su's entry into the palace."

Song Qinghuan nodded, "What did he say?"

"He said that Yin Qingrong fell in love with Murong Zhuo and asked me to marry them."

"What?" Song Qinghuan was startled, she never expected that Yin Qingrong would set her sights on Murong Zhuo as soon as he returned to Beijing.She settled down, "Then... why did you refuse?"

Shen Chuhan pursed his lips, "I have no way to refuse." Looking at Song Qinghuan's surprised expression, his tone was heavy, and he continued, "Yao Su obviously came prepared. He said that Yin Qingrong actually had something for Mu Bai earlier. I like her, but because she knew that Mubai and Rongzheng were in love, she didn't want to break their marriage, so she quietly made it happen for them without telling anyone."

Glancing at Song Qinghuan's complexion, he said again, "Yao Su also said that before entering the palace, he had sent someone to find out that Murong Zhuo had neither a marriage contract nor a woman he liked. They are the best candidates for Liang Kingdom's son-in-law."

Song Qinghuan's face changed slightly.

Yao Su's words were so "beautiful" that no one could find any flaws.

He mentioned Mu Bai first, in order to "remind" Shen Chuhan that you, Zhao Kingdom, have already rejected us once.It is also mentioned that they have already investigated Murong Zhuo, so this time, it is impossible for them to find a reasonable reason to refuse.

It can be said that Liangguo has made enough gestures in the face of the peace talks this time, and has already compromised twice.If they reject Yin Qingrong's request to marry Murong Zhuo again this time, it will be unreasonable no matter what, maybe... it's in Su Rao's arms.

"But..." Song Qinghuan frowned, "Murong Zhuo has done so much for us and Zhaoguo, should we force him to marry a woman we don't like?"

Shen Chuhan nodded, with a gloomy tone, "Yeah, I don't want him to be forced to marry someone I don't like either. But if we reject Liangguo's request again this time, the peace talks may not go on. .Then, he has to be prepared to return to Chongzhou at any time."

Song Qinghuan was restless when he heard it, but he knew that Shen Chuhan was telling the truth.

Yao Su is Su Rao's man, it is impossible for him to obey Yin Qingrong's orders, so Su Rao must be involved in today's matter.If they refused, Liang Guo's army would have an excuse to attack again, and Murong Zhuo was far away in the capital at this time, even if he hurried back, it would take more than half a month, and the border situation was worrying.

If they agree, Murong Zhuo will be forced to marry a woman he doesn't like. Moreover, Su Rao has successfully brought Yin Qingrong into their inner circle. Rao is happy to see.

She gritted her teeth angrily, "This Su Rao is really cunning."

Shen Chuhan took her hand and let her sit on his lap, "This is what happened, it's useless to get angry, the more angry we are, the more we fall into Su Rao's arms."

Song Qinghuan took a deep breath, looked at Shen Chuhan and said, "Then...how did you answer Yao Su just now?"

"I said that Murong Zhuo is the pillar of the country. I don't want to make decisions about his marriage. I need to ask him."

Song Qinghuan's eyelashes drooped. The answer was ambiguous, but at least it bought them some time.However, it won't take too long, and they still have to give an answer in the end.

"Then... Ash, what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to call Murong Zhuo into the palace, let's listen to his opinion first, after all, he is the one involved."

Song Qinghuan nodded helplessly. From the looks of it now, he could only take a step forward.

In the afternoon, Shen Chuhan announced Murong Zhuo into the palace, and Song Qinghuan was also there.

Under the leadership of Shen Xing, Murong Zhuo entered the Huaqing Palace, and walked to the lower end to salute the two of them.

Shen Chuhan signaled him not to be too polite, and asked Shen Xing to guide him into his seat.

Murong Zhuo thanked him, seeing that apart from Liuyue and Shen Xing, there were no other maids serving in the palace, he knew that Shen Chuhan and Song Qinghuan might have something important to tell him, so he slightly suppressed his smile, "I don't know if the emperor and the empress announced What's your order, my humble minister?"

"You should have heard about the clauses in the Liangguo peace agreement." Shen Chuhan said.

Murong Zhuo nodded.

"Yin Qingrong originally wanted to marry me, but I didn't agree. The news spread back to Liangguo, and Yin Zhan made a concession. He only asked us to find a good marriage for Yin Qingrong, and it would be best for Yin Qingrong herself to be satisfied. "

Murong Zhuo nodded again, a certain premonition faintly rose in his heart.

"Originally, Yin Qingrong had his eyes on Mubai, but because Mubai and your sister had a verbal engagement before, the Liangguo mission decided to give up."

He paused, his heavy eyes fell on Murong Zhuo's face, "This time, she has taken a fancy to you again!"

(End of this chapter)