Shengjing Noble

Chapter 491 Li Hongzhuang

Seeing her resistance, Fu Wuyang smiled, pulled her hand down, leaned closer and whispered, "If you don't want everyone to know, you'd better listen to me and go in."

"I won't!"

Su Lanyin glared at him, then turned and was about to leave.

Fu Wuyang said disdainfully: "Okay, go ahead. As soon as you leave, I'll find a storyteller and tell him the story of what happened between us!"

Su Lanyin, who had just taken a few steps, paused, then turned around smoothly and walked towards the palace with big strides.

Fu Wuyang looked at her back and smiled triumphantly, then quickly followed her in.

But he really hadn't thought about doing anything for her. Some things were better done after marriage.

Su Lanyin slept in the guest room. The next morning, as soon as she got up, she received an imperial edict from the palace.

The emperor personally granted the marriage and let her marry into the palace as a concubine, while the principal wife was Shen Ruchu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family.

Su Lanyin had never thought of becoming someone else's concubine in her life. She was so angry that she wanted to disobey the order on the spot, but when she thought about implicating her family, she endured it.

However, there is still good news. All the communications and evidence of Fu Mingheng's intention to rebel with various officials have been found, and the Queen's mother's family, the Wei family, is also involved.

The crown prince was deposed, the prime minister was dismissed, and the entire Wei family was confiscated and exiled. The queen lost her backing, and although her position was preserved, it was no different from being banished to the cold palace.

The situation changed all of a sudden. The princes far away in their fiefdoms could no longer sit still. Some wanted to return to the capital to visit and sent urgent letters over a distance of 800 miles, while others found excuses and rushed back directly.

I am afraid that there will be another war without the smoke of gunpowder next.

However, the most important thing at the moment is the war in the Northern Territory. Neighboring countries have offended us repeatedly, and two large-scale conflicts broke out when we could no longer tolerate them.

However, Dasheng was defeated in every battle.

After all, Jiang State was a powerful country, and the people in the border areas lived a nomadic life, so there were many talented people who were good at riding horses and fighting.

If this continues, I’m afraid several border cities will be lost.

Fu Wuyang has already set the date for departure to the Northern Territory, which is the second day of the wedding.

He specifically asked for permission to bring his concubine with him, and the emperor nodded in agreement and issued an imperial decree.

All of this was forced upon Su Lanyin. She had no room for objection. She was even treated like an object, being placed there at will.

On the day she received the imperial decree granting her marriage, Su Lanyin went straight back to the Lu family despite the objections from everyone in the palace.

Lu Wanjun naturally knew her daughter's temper. Not to mention that this was a forced marriage, Su Lanyin couldn't tolerate the concubine alone.

The two elder brothers were also very angry, and the second elder brother Su Shengyun even wanted to go to the palace to ask the emperor to revoke his order.

But Su Lanyin knew that no one could persuade the emperor to understand his decision.

"Forget it. It's just a marriage. I can't let my whole family lose their lives because of it."

She is so sensible and considerate of her family, which makes everyone feel pity for her.

"I really misjudged Fu Wuyang. I thought he was sincere to you, so I tried to bring them together... It's all my mother's fault..."

Lu Wanjun felt extremely guilty and was eager to take the responsibility on herself.

Su Shengyan said hurriedly: "It's not mother's fault, it's my fault. If I hadn't been locked up, there wouldn't be so many problems."

Su Shengyun saw it very clearly: "No one in our family did anything wrong in this matter. The only one who was wrong was Fu Wuyang. He only wanted to have the best of both worlds, but did not consider Yinyin. He is such a selfish person. I really feel sorry for Yinyin."

Even Cuizhu couldn't help shedding tears: "He treats the girl so well on weekdays and has saved her many times. Why does he only let the girl be his concubine? Wuuwuwu..."

Su Lanyin knew clearly that the royal family despised her background. If even the daughter of a merchant could become the principal wife of Prince Xiaoyao, then how could the women from aristocratic families swallow this?

The emperor is trying to appease the major families and does not want them to quarrel at this critical juncture.

After all, the military pay for the war still depends on the various families.

Su Lanyin's mind was clear as a mirror. She sat by the window and looked at the fallen leaves outside. She said calmly, "Even if you tie my man down, how can you control my heart? It doesn't matter. Just give him what he wants."

The three of them looked at each other, all very worried.

After all, according to Su Lanyin's personality, she would definitely not give up easily, but she is so calm now.

Could it be... that I don't want to make them worry, so I bear all the grievances?

Wanting to take this place, Lu Wanjun stepped forward to comfort her: "Yinyin, your mother is here, don't hold it in alone if you are wronged."

"Yes, it's not good for your health. Even if he is a prince, so what? Bullying my sister is unforgivable."

"Fourth sister, if you really don't want to get married, then we will leave Shengjing and your brothers will take you away. Your future and official position are not as important as my sister's happiness!"

Hearing the support from her family, Su Lanyin felt warm inside. She turned around and hugged Lu Wanjun's waist, resting her head in her arms, feeling the warmth and care brought by her mother.

"In fact, it doesn't matter which man I marry."

"Fu Wuyang... he's okay, not that bad."

"She's just a concubine. It's better than marrying a beast like Song Rui as your main wife."

……

She lowered her head and lay on Lu Wanjun's waist, her voice becoming smaller and smaller.

"Why are women all over the world bound by men and fettered by marriage?"

"One day, women will also have the right to choose."

……

The time to prepare for the wedding was very short, so it could be considered hasty, but all the necessary things were prepared.

The betrothal gift that Fu Wuyang gave to Su Lanyin was far more than that given to the Shen family. When Mr. Shen found out, he went to the emperor to complain.

Later, the emperor was forced to use his private treasury to pay part of the subsidy to the Shen family.

On the wedding day, there were huge crowds of people and red wedding gowns for ten miles.

The principal wife and the concubine entered the palace together. According to the rules, the concubine was exempted from the wedding ceremony and was sent directly to Qiurong Pavilion.

The door was closed and Cuizhu was the only one left in the room. Su Lanyin put down the fan in her hand and breathed a sigh of relief with some tiredness.

Listening to the loud sounds of gongs and drums outside, she felt so hungry that her scalp was tingling.

"Cuizhu, where is the fruit I asked you to hide secretly?"

"Here they are..." Cuizhu took out a few fruits from her sleeve and handed them to her.

Su Lanyin took it and started eating right away, showing that she was really hungry.

"Young lady, please eat slowly and don't choke. I won't snatch the food from you."

"Huh?" She suddenly realized that Cuizhu had been with her since morning until now and seemed to have not eaten anything.

So I immediately stuffed one back into her hand.

"You eat too."

Cuizhu nodded happily: "Thank you, Miss."

The master and servant ate the fruit, but it was still useless. They looked around and saw the wedding cakes on the table.

"Take that and eat it. It looks delicious." Su Lanyin suggested.

Cuizhu shook her head: "No, those are wedding cakes. According to the rules, when the prince comes over later, he has to eat with the girl."