The Crown Prince's Wedding
"Strange?"
Lord Yu thought for a moment and shook his head, "There's nothing strange!"
After saying that, he clicked his tongue a few times.
"The Crown Prince's wedding caused quite a commotion. All the civil and military officials went to the East Palace to attend the wedding feast. It looked quite peaceful, but …"
"But what?" Jing Rong asked solemnly.
Official Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "Just last night, Official Zhou from the Ministry of Justice said that he saw all of the guards belonging to the Eastern Palace enter the palace. I don't know if it's because of the Crown Prince's wedding. They're going to protect their master or to attend the wedding banquet."
In any case, he was the one who suffered!
Everyone else had gone to the East Palace to attend the wedding feast, but he was still here with Jing Rong beaming with joy. How pitiful!
The Crown Prince was different from the other princes. He had the right to raise troops outside the palace, but those troops could only move within the capital. Therefore, he couldn't raise enough troops and couldn't raise them too big. There wasn't much difference between them and the regular soldiers. The only difference was that the Crown Prince's troops could enter the palace at any time.
Lord Yu's words didn't sound strange. It wasn't strange for the East Palace's troops to enter the palace for the Crown Prince's wedding.
But …
"For the Crown Prince's wedding, the imperial guards should be transferred to the East Palace. Why did they transfer the Crown Prince's guards to the palace? Unless something big happened, they wouldn't mobilize so many troops. "Jing Rong analyzed.
"What does Prince Rong mean?"
He thought about it carefully. His mind was foggy, but it gradually became clear.
"Lord Yu!" He called out in a serious tone.
"This humble subject is here."
"This Prince wants to enter the palace."
Ah!
Lord Yu was stunned, "Enter the palace? This … "
How could this be? You're still a criminal, a suspect locked in the Supreme Court's prison.
It's hard for you to leave the prison!
Jing Rong threw out a condition, "Lord Yu, if you can let this Prince enter the palace secretly, I will not treat you unfairly in the future."
"This …"
He seemed to have seen through Official Yu's thoughts and continued, "At this time, even the Chancellor of the Supreme Court doesn't want to get involved in this case. The civil and military officials of the court all think that this prince has fallen into the tiger's den and will die without a doubt. However, at this time, Official Yu, you have brought good wine and food to see this prince. Other people might not understand the meaning behind this, but this prince knows it very well."
You want to rely on a mountain like This King!?
Lord Yu looked at him in surprise, but then he smiled calmly.
That's right. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. However, he felt that this was his only chance to climb up to Jing Rong.
"Since Your Highness has spoken, this lowly official will no longer hide it. Right now, all the civil and military officials are siding with the Crown Prince and Prince Yi, but this lowly official has a different opinion. In fact, this lowly official is somewhat similar to Your Highness. This lowly official was able to rise from a lowly civil official to the position of Vice-Chancellor of the Supreme Court, while Your Highness is born with an extraordinary aura. Coupled with your actions and words, it is enough to prove that Your Highness will definitely rise to the top in the future. This lowly official wishes to have a drink with Your Highness."
There was less flattery in his words and more sincerity!
This Official Yu's mouth seemed to be smeared with candied honey. Along the way, he had probably flattered many people.
Jing Rong listened to his words and coldly glanced at him. "Does Official Yu know how to read fortunes?"
"I know a thing or two!"
Brothers, we've digressed!
Jing Rong's expression was solemn. "Since Official Yu wishes to stand on this Prince's side, then this Prince will open the gates to welcome you. However, you must think of a way to let this Prince enter the palace."
"Your Highness wants to attend the wedding banquet in the East Palace?"
"No."
Official Yu thought for a moment and did not continue asking. He lowered his head and thought for a while before slapping his thigh. "Good, this lowly official will throw caution to the wind. As long as it can help Your Highness, I will not hesitate!"
He gritted his teeth.
This is a big tree that I must rely on!
… …
In the Imperial Palace's Hall of Offerings.
Kong Yu was sitting in front of an exquisite bronze mirror.
In the mirror, she was wearing a bright red wedding robe. Lifelike phoenixes were embroidered on the robe with gold thread. Gold, silver, jewels, jasper, and green pearls were all over her body.
She had a delicate and fair face, arched eyebrows, and a pair of eyes that were as clear as ink. It was as if she was a small boat in the middle of a river. Below her tall and plump nose, her small red lips were slightly closed, and she gave off a feeling of calmness and femininity.
Her face was as calm as water. It was hard to tell whether she was happy or sad.
The matchmaker reminded her of the things she needed to pay attention to. When she saw that she was in a daze and did not respond, she repeated her instructions.
Behind her, two palace maids were carefully arranging her hair into a bun.
This Kong Yu was like a puppet.
At this time, Jing Xuan came in from outside. She quickly pushed through the crowd and rushed to Kong Yu's side.
She called out, "Older Sister Yu."
'So bitter!'
Kong Yu's eyes flickered. She looked at Jing Xuan and stretched out her slender fingers to gently touch Jing Xuan's face.
"Why are you here?" Very good, warm and pleasant to the ear.
"Older Sister Yu, you don't want to marry. Why make things difficult for yourself?" As she spoke, Jing Xuan choked with sobs.
"Silly, that's the Crown Prince's Imperial Concubine. Why wouldn't I want to marry?"
The position of the Crown Prince's Imperial Concubine was fought over by many women. Now that the title had fallen into her hands, it was a great honor!
Others might not have understood these words, but Jing Xuan understood them well.
She held Kong Yu's hand, her eyes brimming with tears. "Older Sister Yu, I said I would definitely send you out of the palace. I broke my promise. I am sorry, I caused you to become like this."
Kong Yu shook her head. "I don't have any hope of leaving the palace. Alright, stop crying. Today is my wedding day. You should happily send me to the East Palace. If you cry like this, how can it be a happy occasion? I don't know, but I think it's a funeral. "
"Pei, pei, pei! That's not it. "
Jing Xuan quickly stopped crying and wiped away her tears.
She took a deep breath. "I won't cry."
Kong Yu nodded and smiled.
The sound of gongs, drums, and suona came from outside. A little eunuch dressed in a red robe hurriedly ran in from outside.
"The time has come, the time has come. The bride should get on the palanquin."
He ran too fast, as if he was about to fall to the ground.
The matchmaker hurriedly fetched a red veil and shouted at the people in the room, "Hurry up, don't miss the hour."
The people in the room began to move in an orderly fashion.
The matchmaker covered Kong Yu's head with the red veil and helped her up.
Jing Xuan quickly got up and held Kong Yu's hand with some strength. Kong Yu stretched out her other hand and gently patted the back of Jing Xuan's hand.
Although she couldn't see the face hidden under the red veil, Jing Xuan knew that Kong Yu was smiling. Her smile was beautiful.
After a while, she let go of her hand.
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