Mu Mingtang came back. When he heard Hsieh Hyun-chen's words, he felt scared and embarrassed.
Fortunately, she suddenly trembled. Otherwise, she and Hsieh Hyun-chen would have been caught on the spot today. Mu Mingtang sighed, sat on the bed, and said, "He is Prince Jin. How can I stop him from thinking what he wants? I clearly told him the truth, but he still didn't believe me. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen had no interest in this kind of thing between men and women. However, the two main characters were his cousin and his wife, so he still felt a little strange.
Hsieh Hyun-chen's eyes contained a smile, and the mole under his eye was set off by his smile. However, his smile had no warmth, like ice. It looked good on the outside, but there was a hidden sharpness underneath. It was as if the ice would condense into a cone in the next moment and pierce the other person's heart.
Hsieh Hyun-chen believed that his eyesight was not bad. He stared at Mu Mingtang for a while and found that he did not seem to be faking it. He was a little curious, "You and he have been engaged for at least three or four months. He came to you again and again, and even told you about his wedding. Do you really not miss him? "
"No." Mu Mingtang said without hesitation, and even showed an expression of gnashing teeth, "I'm just angry. Everyone felt that I was deeply in love with him, and he was the one who despised me, even he himself thought so. Nonsense, who doesn't know how to act? I never liked him from the beginning. "
Mu Mingtang did not look like he was lying, but Hsieh Hyun-chen was a little doubtful, "Really?"
It was not that Hsieh Hyun-chen did not believe Mu Mingtang, but this matter was not common sense. Hsieh Hyun-chen did not like his cousin from Lin 'an since he was a child. He felt that he was a little pretentious, but Xie Yi liked him. Xie Yi had never been nice to Hsieh Hyun-chen, but she was full of praise for Xie Xuanji. Xie Yi felt that Xie Xuanji was gentle, filial, patient, meticulous, and had a sense of propriety. On the other hand, Hsieh Hyun-chen was too arrogant.
Because of Xie Yi, Hsieh Hyun-chen did not have a good impression of Xie Xuanji. However, as a matter of fact, Xie Xuanji had always had a good reputation. This was especially true for women. Xie Xuanji was a man of striking appearance, noble status, and gentle mannerisms. He was very popular with women. Hsieh Hyun-chen spent all his time leading the troops and did not pay attention to these trivial matters. Even he knew that many young ladies regarded Xie Xuanji as their dream lover.
Ordinary women who had only met Xie Xuanji once or twice were all like this, let alone Mu Mingtang who had been with Xie Xuanji for a year. In the end, she even became his fiancée. Did Mu Mingtang really not have any feelings for Xie Xuanji?
Hsieh Hyun-chen smiled on the surface, but his eyes were secretly probing. Mu Mingtang thought of the past and sighed deeply. "Which woman hasn't had a dream? In the dream, her fiancé was gentle and noble, and he was only affectionate to her. If I were Jiang Mingwei, I would also be tempted. "
"But I'm not."
Hsieh Hyun-chen's eyes changed slightly, but he did not say anything. Mu Mingtang continued, "He has always treated me as Jiang Mingwei. He has been picking on me everywhere, which part of me is not like her. Which woman is willing to be someone else's substitute and be treated like the wrong person? Even the birth characters and hobbies are arranged by another woman. Ha, how can I like him? "
Hsieh Hyun-chen thought about it and accepted this reason. He was purely curious and asked, "Since you don't want to be a substitute, why don't you tell him?"
Mu Mingtang shook his head and smiled. "How can that be? I was adopted by the Jiang family because I look like Jiang Mingwei. They provided me with luxurious clothing and food, and even hired the best teacher for me. Since I've taken their things, how can I just quit halfway through? I thought about it. If acting can help me survive, then it won't be difficult. If he treats me as someone else for the rest of my life, then I will act for the rest of my life. I will act like how he imagines Jiang Mingwei to be. Anyway, I don't care about it, so there's nothing to be hurt about. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen understood this time. Outsiders thought that Xie Xuanji did not love Mu Mingtang, but in fact, the person acting never took it seriously. If the two of them got married as scheduled, Mu Mingtang would probably play Xie Xuanji for the rest of his life.
"I understand." Xie Xuanji nodded slowly, then suddenly smiled at Mu Mingtang and said, "It seems like I'm the same?"
If Mu Mingtang treated Xie Xuanji this way, she would definitely treat him the same way. She only took care of him because she married him and wanted to live a good life.
When Mu Mingtang heard this, he flatly denied it without thinking. "No."
Hsieh Hyun-chen raised his eyebrows, obviously not believing him. Mu Mingtang looked into his eyes and said matter-of-factly, "You are my savior and a hero in my heart. Of course you are different from others. "
Her eyes were sincere and bright, as if she was saying that the sun rose in the east and set in the west, as if that was how it should be. Hsieh Hyun-chen was originally wrapped in ice and deliberately picked on her with a malicious attitude, thinking that she must be lying. However, when he looked into Mu Mingtang's eyes for a moment, he was finally burned by her bright eyes.
So stupid. Hsieh Hyun-chen thought, how did she survive in this chaotic world with her ignorant brain that couldn't distinguish between good and evil?
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Jiang Mingwei got married. Her former little sisters and bosom friends came to send off Jiang Mingwei.
Jiang Mingwei sat in front of the dressing mirror, and the young ladies who came out of Jian 'an Alley sat beside him. They couldn't help but praise Jiang Mingwei's good looks today.
"You were the best-looking girl in the circle back then. I didn't expect that you would grow up to be even more beautiful than when you were young. No wonder Prince Jin is deeply in love with you and won't marry anyone else but you. "
Jiang Mingwei heard this and laughed. The bronze mirror reflected a carefully dressed face. Jiang Mingwei looked at her face in the mirror. Her face shape was a big goose egg face. Although her eyebrows were not as lively as when she was young, she was still good-looking. The most important thing was that her skin was young and tight, and her whole person was full of vitality.
Youth was the best beauty. This was something that no amount of rouge and face powder could make up for in the future. Jiang Mingwei was very satisfied with herself. She was in a good mood and accepted all the flattery around her.
The surrounding young ladies all felt sour in their hearts when they saw this. In fact, they were in the same circle, so they had more or less heard about what happened last year. At least, it was known that the Jiang family had adopted a second young miss. If Jiang Mingwei didn't have an accident, why would Jiang Honghao adopt an adopted daughter?
But what was the use of being sour? Some people were born with capital. Who asked Prince Jin to like her? He could even tolerate running away from the marriage. Jiang Mingwei went out for a walk, and when she came back, she could still be a princess.
On the other hand, the other unlucky person didn't get anything. She was even given to a living dead person in exchange for Jiang Honghao's promotion. However, none of the young ladies were stupid. No one mentioned unpleasant things on such a joyous day. They still said good things about Jiang Mingwei. One of the young ladies, in order to please Jiang Mingwei, deliberately said, "Mingwei, you're really a natural beauty. As expected, things like fortune belong to whoever it belongs to. Even if someone imitates a cat and draws a tiger, they can't learn it."
Everyone knew who these words were referring to. Seeing that Jiang Mingwei's expression didn't change, the close friends all agreed, "That's right. A person's future will be like how they were born. Even if a pheasant enters a phoenix's nest, it can't change the smell of dirt on its body. When I saw her at the birthday banquet, I felt that she was tacky. She was far from Mingwei. She tried to imitate you in every way, but she failed. How can she compare to you? "
Another young lady fanned herself with a handkerchief and covered her nose in disgust, saying, "Isn't that right? A fake is a fake. She can't compare to the real thing. She has learned etiquette for so long, but in the end, I heard that she still angered Lord Jiang and Prince Jin. As expected, mud can't support a wall. Commoners always smell like dirt. "
The other young ladies also showed disdain. At this time, a sharp-faced young lady came closer and said mysteriously, "Have you heard? Today, that person is also coming to attend Mingwei's wedding."
"Oh?" Some people weren't well-informed and only knew about this matter now, "She's already married to a living corpse with half her body in the ground. She still has the nerve to show up?"
At this time, Jiang Mingwei said, "I sent someone to invite her. She and I are both members of the imperial clan. Besides, she's my younger sister. If I don't invite her to my wedding, I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it. "
"Mingwei, you're too kind. You still care about her face at this time. No wonder Prince Jin has to have you." The surrounding young ladies said in unison, "But she's really pitiful. She married a madman. Although her man is still around, she's actually a living widow. You and Prince Jin are a match made in heaven. If you invite her to attend your wedding, she might be able to get a share of your happiness. "
The young ladies said pitiful words, but in fact, they were watching a joke. Jiang Mingwei smiled and didn't say anything. After a while, the wedding procession arrived. Jiang Mingwei covered his head with a veil and followed the matron of honor out.
The wedding procession went all the way to Prince Jin's mansion. Everyone was happy and congratulated each other. The liveliness was completely different from Prince Qiyang's wedding a month ago. Everyone crowded around the newlyweds and saluted them. Then they followed them to the bridal chamber and celebrated the wedding.
After three days of marriage, no matter how big or small, no matter how big or small, no matter how big or small, no matter how big or small, no matter how big or small, no matter how big or small, in addition, this was the wedding of Prince Jin and Prime Minister Ji's daughter, so the room was full of influential people. The bridal room was especially lively, with endless laughter.
A daughter-in-law who had always been good at joking teased the newlyweds, and the room burst into laughter. While it was lively, the people outside stopped talking and laughing for some reason. The silence slowly passed into the room. In the end, everyone knew that something was wrong and they all looked back.
Mu Mingtang, wearing a princess's wedding dress, was standing outside the bridal chamber. When she saw everyone stop, she smiled gently and stepped into the threshold: "Weren't you all talking? Why did you all stop when I came?"
The young ladies who were good friends with Jiang Mingwei were ridiculing her. Now that they saw Mu Mingtang, they all bowed and saluted: "Greetings to Princess Qiyang."
The people on both sides bowed and retreated, making a path for Mu Mingtang. Mu Mingtang walked all the way to the innermost part without any obstruction. When Xie Xuanji saw Mu Mingtang, his face didn't look very good, but he still saluted Mu Mingtang politely: "Second sister-in-law."
"Prince Jin is the bridegroom today. I don't dare to accept your salute." Mu Mingtang said modestly, but her body didn't move. She steadily accepted Xie Xuanji's salute. She waited for Xie Xuanji to finish his salute before saying: "I originally wanted to take care of your second brother, so I didn't show up in this kind of young people's occasion. But I heard that Princess Jin wanted to invite me to your wedding. Sister-in-law just got married, so I have to give Sister-in-law face no matter what, so I came. I'm not late, am I? "
"Not late." Xie Xuanji lowered his eyes in front of Mu Mingtang. He was very well-behaved: "Second sister-in-law's presence brings light to my humble dwelling. My wife and I can't thank you enough. How can we think that second sister-in-law is late? "
The people behind him also smiled apologetically and said: "Princess Qiyang is joking."
"That's good." Mu Mingtang didn't feel uncomfortable attending her ex-fiancé's wedding. Instead, she smiled and raised her hand to Xie Xuanji: "Younger brother, continue. Sister-in-law's veil hasn't been lifted yet. If the groom doesn't personally lift the red veil on the wedding night, it won't be auspicious in the future. "
Jiang Mingwei, who was under the veil, seemed to move. The former Princess Jin who had almost replaced her, oh, no, the former Princess Jin who had successfully replaced her in her previous life, said "inauspicious" in front of her. This was already the most inauspicious thing. Sensing Jiang Mingwei's movement, the dowry maidservant quickly pulled Jiang Mingwei's sleeve. Jiang Mingwei could only forcibly hold back.
Xie Xuanji didn't want Mu Mingtang to ruin the wedding day, so he held back. He nodded to the matron of honor and said: "Continue."
The matrons of honor immediately smiled. They sprinkled five-colored fruits and said auspicious words. Lifting the veil was undoubtedly the highlight of the wedding, and the Prince's wedding was more particular. Before lifting the veil, there were several small ceremonies that implied auspiciousness. The matrons of honor sang one another's praises. Xie Xuanji followed the etiquette officer's instructions and went through the ceremonies one by one. When the people watching the ceremony saw this, they couldn't help but make fun of them.
Mu Mingtang was the Princess Consort of Qiyang. As long as the Emperor and Empress didn't leave the palace, she was the most senior member of the imperial family in the capital. No one dared to stand in front of her, but no one dared to get close to her. The wedding room was bustling with noise and excitement. Only Mu Mingtang's side was left with a semicircle of empty space.
Mu Mingtang didn't know how particular a wedding was until she saw it in person today. She listened to all kinds of flattery in her ears and suddenly felt dispirited.
It was boring. She had specially dressed up and came to her ex's wedding to suppress her beauty. Frankly speaking, what was the point? If she had this little time, she might as well go back and accompany her little white face.
Thinking of Hsieh Hyun-chen, Mu Mingtang was a bit distracted. She wasn't in the fu today. Hsieh Hyun-chen was alone in Jade Qilin Hall. He should be fine, right? It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it. Now that she mentioned it, the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. Mu Mingtang wanted to go back immediately, but Xie Xuanji's veil hadn't been lifted yet. She was embarrassed to leave at this time. Otherwise, it would seem like she still had feelings for Xie Xuanji.
On Xie Xuanji's side, the warm-up was finally over. He picked up the wedding scale from the big red tray and was about to walk over to lift the veil when suddenly there were panicked shouts from outside. Those voices were distant and panicked. They even drowned out the sounds of the wedding banquet.
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