by Ning er
“How do you have the time to come to Chen wangfu today, Yu gonggong? Don't tell me you've also heard about Chen Wang marrying Ce Fei, and came here to congratulate?” Chu Fei Yang's face turned from cloudy to clear, the transformation in his face was faster than flipping a book, even Yuan De taifei who had always been keen in observation was also secretly surprised by Chu Fei Yang's instant transformation. Felt that Chu Fei Yang was truly unpredictable, causing people unable to grasp what was really going on in his mind.
But when he finished speaking, Jiang Mu Chen stared at Chu Fei Yang in an angry look, seemed like blaming him for being talkative.
But, those matters that happened within the capital, how many of them was able to escape from Emperor Yu Qian eyes?
Particularly when Jiang Mu Chen was currently the prince, how would the Emperor not know about the marriage of a prince?
As a result, after Yu gonggong heard Chu Fei Yang's question, the expression in his face did not seem to be surprised much, but he just faced Chen Wang and Yuan De taifei as he cupped his hands and saluted, “Congratulations, taifei and wangye!”
After speaking, he looked at Chu Fei Yang again, smiled and conveyed, “His Majesty is aware that xiangye has just returned from Luo City, then he ordered n to transmit his oral command. Wangye please lead the first three top scorers of the current imperial examinations, Yun Yi Heng, Han Che, Kong Fan and proceed to the Imperial Court to meet His Majesty!”
Having heard what was said, Chu Fei Yang raised his brows, his eyes lighted up with interest as they stole a glance at Jiang Mu Chen, he smiled and said, “Yu gonggong, this Imperial Decree must be aimed at wangye. Based on my knowledge, Han Che and Kong Fan are guests at this moment in Chen wangfu. As for that Yun Yi Heng, he is currently inside the prison of the Ministry of Justice! Why would His Majesty want you to transmit the oral command to me?”
Yu gonggong glanced at the malicious-looking Chen Wang, his heart slightly tensed up, then facing Chu Fei Yang he answered, “His Majesty's sacred order, is simply not something that a lowly servant like me can comprehend. Since scholars Han and Kong are both present in wangfu, please allow them to come forward, wangye, and follow behind nubi as we enter the Palace to meet His Majesty.”
“His Majesty really knew the perfect timing! I still have something to discuss with Chu Xiang, but His Majesty had already sent gonggong here.” Yet Jiang Mu Chen just coldly glanced at Yu gonggong's smiling face, after which he spoke in an extremely ironic tone.
“Wangye, allow scholars Han and Kong to quickly step forward, please do not make His Majesty wait too long!” Ignoring the irony tone in Jiang Mu Chen's words, Yu gonggong lowered his head as he relayed, yet his manner of speaking was somehow unyielding.
“Ning Feng, fetch the two of them over here!” Right now, Jiang Mu Chen did not care about this present matter. Yun Qian Meng's face continuously appeared in his mind, he could not could not figure out why a perfectly fine living person would strangely disappear from his sight, causing him to be angry in his heart. But the most annoying thing was that it became a big joke for Chu Fei Yang.
Based on his intuition, Jiang Mu Chen still believed that Chu Fei Yang must have secretly done something relating this case, switching Yun Qian Meng with Yun Ruo Xue halfway through the process.
Seeing Chen Wang had issued a command, Ning Feng put away the long sword in his hand, then quickly headed towards the north garden. After a short amount of time, he presented Han Che and Kong Fan to Yu gonggong..
“Since that is the case, then nubi shall leave now. Xiangye, let's head back, don't let His Majesty wait too long.” His highly perfected both eyes indifferently glanced at Han Che and Kong Fan before his eyes. Yu gonggong secretly nodded his head, afterwhich he spoke to Chu Fei Yang.
“Gonggong, please lead them to the horse carriage first, I just need a few words with wangye then I'll follow.” Yet Chu Fei Yang's both was still staring closely at Jiang Mu Chen, then he indifferently instructed Yu gonggong to proceed in advance.
Glancing at the two persons in front of him still in their heated stance, Yu gonggong nodded his head. He then proceed and led Han Che and Kong Fan out of the gates of Chen wangfu.
When he walked past the two men, Han Che lifted his eyes and glanced at Chu Fei Yang, feeling this man bearing a powerful grandeur, his expression tranquil and calm yet deep and unmeasurable, causing people's heart to tremble, yet only such kind of man, would be able to achieve a top score in both literary and martial skills!
“Wangye should jog his memory. Where did you really hide my Meng'er! Zhang Qing, you must stay behind and assist Chen Wang, if you have any information regarding Meng'er, immediately keep her safe! Remember, do not rely on other people for this.” After speaking, Chu Fei Yang immediately turned around, then walked towards the main gate of Chen wangfu, leaving behind Qu Zhang Qing who showed a solemn and respectful expression, guarding outside the gates of Chen wangfu in deathly stillness.
“You, close the gates!” Seeing Chu Fei Yang had not the slightest bit of respect towards all the people inside Chen wangfu, Yuan De taifei's anger had reached the peak. Upon seeing Chu Fei Yang set his foot outside the doorsteps of Chen wangfu, she immediately commanded loudly.
Ning Feng seeing Yuan De taifei being angered, and Chen Wang was also on the verge of exploding with anger, immediately commanded his men to close the main gate. Afterwards, he himself guarded inside the gate, in order to prevent Qu Zhang Qing from taking other further actions.
“You are becoming more and more interesting. For the sake of one Yun Qian Meng, you've lost all the reputation of Chen wangfu! Don't you know how many pairs of eyes bore witness of this incident today? You have actually done such thing behind my back, going so far as to make Chu Fei Yang drop in to demand for his fiancee! Jiang Mu Chen, as your mother you've really disappointed me, don't you forget, that you are the Late Emperor's prince, your every word and action represents the Royal Family! As a prince, you can have any woman that you like, but you have actually went against the world because of just one Yun Qian Meng. First off, you released Yun Qian Meng out from the prison of the Ministry of Justice, also giving her a completely different identity! Oh my good son, don't you realize the hardships that we've went through all these years? By doing this, do you want Emperor Yu Qian to hold the information that can be used against us? Chen'er, how good is that Yun Qian Meng? For making you lose yourself like this, have you ever considered your future? Do you want to see your mother die in the hands of the Empress Dowager and her people, that's when you will wake up to see the reality?” Yuan De taifei was extremely angered this time, but there was also sadness in her heart. Seeing her own son became the greatest joke this time, being unable to bear the pain, she could not hold back her tears anymore, as they fell down continuously. In the state which Yuan De taifei crying bitterly like this shedding tears, the she now was entirely different from the ice-cold arrogant Empress Consort in former days.
In one corner, seeing Yuan De taifei suffering from pain, Jiang Mama immediately went ahead and supported her. Looking Chen Wang in his usual expression, she gave her earnest and well-meaning advice; “Wangye, taifei is your very own mother, how can she have any intention to cause harm to you? Now that you've made such kind of mistake, taifei didn't reproach you, she was just concerned about your situation, how can you not being emotionally moved even for just a little bit?”
But Chen Wang simply glanced at Yuan De taifei who was crying all alone. His eyes slightly sneered, such kind of cheap trick he had accustomed on seeing inside the Palace, he was already used to it ever since he was a child. How could he not know whether Yuan De taifei's tears were real or not?
He turned around preparing to walk towards the direction of the main gate, yet the edge of his clothes was being pulled back by someone. Knitting his brows as he lowered his head to take a look, yet he saw Yun Ruo Xue in her pale white face persistently pulling the edge of his clothes, looking at him with a face full of tears.
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br /> “Get lost!” This time seeing Yun Ruo Xue who was pretending to be Yun Qian Meng, Jiang Mu Chen's heart felt disgusted. Such kind of woman, was completely without any sense of shame, who would go so far as to make fun of him in front of everybody. He had already showed her kindness was as big as the sky for not killing her immediately. Now to his surprise she dared to block his path.
Yet Yun Ruo Xue just bit her lower lip tightly, enduring the pain in her body as she knelt down before Chen Wang, crying as she said, “Wangye, I am your Ce Fei, how could you abandon me on our wedding day!”
What she had just said was quite outrageous. From the moment Chen Wang's both hands pushed Yun Ruo Xue, he had already denied her status. But this time, Yun Ruo Xue had touched the sore spot, which had truly provoked Chen Wang's anger.
Nevertheless, the awaited sudden outburst of anger was not exhibited on Chen Wang's face, instead with a calm face he looked down upon Yun Ruo Xue who was kneeling down beside his feet, then coldly said, “Wife? Are you qualified enough? Ning Feng, drag her out, put her inside the Ministry of Justice's prison cell again. Once I found Meng'er, benxiang shall figure something out with you and Su Yuan!”
Having said so, he kicked Yun Ruo Xue's chest with a single foot.
Yun Ruo Xue, being a pretty and delicate honorable xiaojie, how could she able to endure the powerful kick of Chen Wang, hence her entire body immediately fell back, puffing out a mouthful of fresh blood before she got into an unconscious state. Looking at the situation, Ning Feng instructed two imperial guards to drag Yun Ruo Xue out of Chen wangfu.
Witnessing her own son going against her words, the tears in Yuan De taifei's eyes roze in an instant. Slightly narrowing her both eyes as she stared at Chen Wang's back figure, yet silently enunciating Yun Qian Meng's name in her mind.
At this particular moment, it was full of cheerful talks inside Chu wangfu.
“Xiaojie, this bridal dress is the finest. Once you wear it, I guarantee that you will be the most beautiful person!” Mu Chun's hands were holding a crimson bridal dress with golden threads on the edges, beaming as she recommended the dress to Yun Qian Meng.
“That's not good! I think this one will be the best. It is decorated with auspicious dragon and phoenix, which will be the most suitable one for xiaojie and xiangye's wedding day! Xiaojie, you must come and try this one! While we still have some time right now. f it didn't fit well, we servants still have time to make the alterations!” Ying Xia lifted up another bridal dress as she approached in front of Yun Qian Meng, all at once she seized Mu Chun's place which was blocking Yun Qian Meng's line of sight, permitting her to take a close look at the dress in her hands.
“Xiaojie, don't listen to Ying Xia, this one in my hand is the best!” Being forced aside by Ying Xia, Mu Chun immediately pouted her lips and grumbled, before she was about to dash ahead, she saw Chu xiangfu's Shangguan Mama walk inside. Caught sight of the situation inside which was bustling with noise and excitement, Shangguan Mama also laughed and said, “Ladies, please don't argue anymore, just let da xiaojie choose by herself, we don't have that much remaining time, or else we will not be able to catch up with the lucky hour!”
Yun Qian Meng laughed as she looked at the approaching Shangguan Mama, then immediately inquired, “Have you received any news from xiangye?”
Seeing Yun Qian Meng asking about news regarding Chu Fei Yang upon seeing Shangguan Mama, the few servant girls and Xia Mama all laughed heartily. Even though Yun Qian Meng's expression still remained calm, between her brows there was a little trace of anxiety. Ever since she and the four servant girls had been rescued from the prison cell, she had not expected that Xi Lin would lead them inside Chu wangfu. But Xi Lin had not showed up again since then, only Shangguan Mama was the one attending to their daily needs, making Yun Qian Meng's heart to be deeply worried about Chu Fei Yang's current situation.
Based on his calculations, starting from the first date of the experiment on the twenty-fourth day until now, it was already almost twenty days time. If something had happened, perhaps someone would have already come to report, but if nothing had happened, why hadn't Chu Fei Yang showed up yet?
Although everyone had already prepared everything for her to ride the marriage sedan, how come Chu Fei Yang still had not appeared all day? Yun Qian Meng's heart was a bit worried, without personally seeing him in good condition, she could not simply put her tensed up heart at rest.
Shangguan Mama, seeing Yun Qian Meng's calm eyes flashed with a rare trace of worry, the smile on her face became even brighter. She laughed and said, “Xiangye is inside the Palace at this moment, he shall return back to the wangfu after a while. Xiaojie you must quickly dress up, please do not delay any more time.”
After speaking, Shangguan Mama stepped aside, then Ji Shu Yu and Qu Fei Qing came inside while supporting Gu laotaijun who was smiling from ear to ear.
“Grandma, Aunt, Cousin!” Yun Qian Meng didn't expect to see them so she was wild with joy for a moment, she then immediately stood up meeting the three persons, and personally supported Gu laotaijun to sit down.
“Meng'er, seeing you doing fine, I'm very happy!” Qu Fei Qing looking at who seemed to have Yun Qian Meng lost a lot of weight, she readily pulled her hands as tears began to fall down from her face.
Seeing such emotional Qu Fei Qing, Yun Qian Meng merely smiled, after which she optimistically said, “Naturally nothing serious happened to me. Please do not worry, cousin!”
Gu laotaijun and Ji Shu Yu was carefully observing Yun Qian Meng's appearance. Though she looked a bit thinner, yet her overall complexion was still good, the two of them looked at each other and smiled. Ji Shu Yu waved her hands towards the servant girls outside, then all the servant girls carried trays in their hands as they walked inside in a line, and Ji Shu Yu pulled Yun Qian Meng's hand, smiled and voiced out, “Getting married is a major event! Although this happened all of a sudden, but fortunately we have already made sufficient preparations during this short period of time, just enough to put to good use.”
Upon speaking, Ji Shu Yu led Yun Qian Meng as they approached in front of those servant girls, one by one they lifted open the red silk fabric covering those trays, permitting Yun Qian Meng to clearly see the things inside them.
“The bridal dress that Chu Xiang has prepared for you will naturally be the best! But, you are a daughter of Fu Guo Gongfu, evidently you must wear the bridal dress from your parent's home. Your cousin's workmanship is quite good, according to your size, she had embroidered the bridal dress for you. As for your gold and silver jewelries, your aunt had already prepared them in advance! Even if you are not able to get married coming in Yun xiangfu or Fu Guo Gongfu, but you are still our child after all. Grandma and your uncle and aunt will attend to your wedding ceremony. Child, everything happens for a reason, you must have suffered greatly!” This time, Gu laotaijun had already stood up, approaching Yun Qian Meng, speaking as her eyes were filled with unshed tears, those slightly wrinkled hands were tightly holding Yun Qian Meng's, yet her heart was full of pity for her.
While saying these words, all the people inside the room all lowered down their heads and shedded tears. Even Shangguan Mama's eyes were filled with tears, yet the corner of her mouth still lifted up in a smile.
Yun Qian Meng smiled as she embraced Gu laotaijun, with a rare coquettishness she said, “Grandma and Aunt had already prepared everything for Meng'er, how will Meng'er still feel sad? Besides, if we are to follow the normal sequence, Meng'er will be tired from morning until evening, that's a pity! Now it is just right, we have simplified the sequence of the wedding ceremony, Meng'er is secretly pleased.”
With a series of smart words, it seemed as if Yun Qian Meng not only was not angry, but instead she was secretly delighted about the way she could break away from the very much complicated procedures of the wedding ceremony, unexpectedly amusing all the people inside the room. Laotaijun favorably stretched out her hand and tapped Yun Qian Meng's smooth white forehead, sm
iled and said, “You are terribly clever! Quickly put on the bridal dress that Fei'er had prepared for you and let grandma see it. After a while Chen laotaijun will personally come over to comb your hair, why don't you quickly go ahead and prepare yourself!”
Having heard what was said, Yun Qian Meng's eyes appeared to be pleasantly surprised. Before she could start her sequence of questions, yet she was already being dragged to the inner room by Qu Fei Qing, Ying Xia and the others to fit on the bridal dress.
While during this time Chen Wang led his people as they rushed inside the prison cell of the Ministry of Justice. When he saw the daughter of the richest merchant shrank back in a corner of the prison cell, his face suddenly went ugly.
At first he thought that Yun Qian Meng might be shut off inside the prison cell once again. But seeing the person before him, Chen Wang had a premonition that he was being deceived, certainly something went awry in all his plans.
“Wangye, why did you come?” Su Yuan was the person on duty today, as a result he was not able to attend Chen Wang's wedding ceremony, that was why up until now, Su Yuan still had no idea about the things that had occurred inside Chen wangfu a while ago.
At the moment though, Jiang Mu Chen was in dark mood. Seeing Su Yuan, he was reminded of Yun Ruo Xue who wanted to own the status as Chen Wang's Ce Fei. Immediately the anger flourished in his heart. Both of his gloomy eyes rigidly stared at Su Yuan, after which he coldly laughed and stated, “Superior Su, you are quite good! Seeing your own daughter having no chance to marry into Chen wangfu, you have let your own niece to take the place. That was quite a good calculation, I had fallen into one of your tricks!”
Hearing Chen Wang's angry words, Su Yuan's heart trembled, but he really was clueless about the matter. Su Yuan then lifted his head a little and looked at Chen Wang, puzzled, he asked “Wangye ,the sun and moon can bear witness to this lowly official's loyalty for wangye please do not doubt this lowly official's sincerity!”
