It rained heavily last night, with lightning and thunder, and strong winds. When I woke up this morning, the ground was covered with layers of fallen leaves.
Before the water on the leaves had time to dry up, a few servants took brooms and began to clean them. However, the brooms quickly absorbed the water and became heavy, and they could not be swept clean for a while.
A few servants couldn't help but become lazy, standing in the corner and whispering gossip.
This is not because they are daring, but today is different from the past. Although this is the main courtyard of Pingnanhou's mansion, and the prince of Pingnanhou himself is in the room, in the future, the mansion still doesn't know who will make the final decision!
Moreover, even though today is the wedding day of the prince, there is not even a single person in charge of the whole house, let alone any festive words.
Because everyone knows one thing, that is, there will not be a guest in the house today...
One year ago, the crown prince Lu Yuanming went on an expedition with his father Pingnan Marquis Lu Tong. Under the emperor's order, he led 100,000 soldiers to the southwest to fight against the Liang army.
Lu Tong, the Marquis of Pingnan, was brave and good at fighting, which was a result of his achievements from a white man. He also contributed to the cause of supporting the emperor. After the establishment of the new dynasty, Lu Tong not only ranked as a general, but was also granted the title of Marquis of Pingnan, which was hereditary for three generations.
And Lu Yuanming had the same style as his father. Back then, when he was wearing silver armor on a snowy night, chasing the enemy thousands of miles became a good story. The emperor loved his talent and gave him the power to form a new army alone. He could act independently before the big army, called the Silver Feather Army.
It can be said that the reputation of father and son was the same for a while, and they were deeply favored by the new emperor. However, something went wrong during the battle against the Liang army.
Two months ago, Lu Tong split into three groups and led his main force of 20,000 people into an ambush by the enemy and died. None of the 20,000 people survived. Lu Yuanming was also seriously injured because he lured the enemy deep into the army, but he was rescued. , it's a pity that a pair of good eyes are blind.
All the ministers thought that Lu Tong underestimated the enemy and caused such a big disaster, and they wrote letters asking for punishment. Only a few people spoke for Lu Tong, feeling that the matter needed to be thoroughly investigated.
In the end, the emperor was furious, but because of the merits of the father and son, he removed the position of general and military power, retaining only the feudal title, and the Yinyu Army was disbanded.
General Lu Tong died in infamy, but Lu Yuanming came back, but he was blind. Everyone knew that from now on, the once popular Pingnan Hou Mansion would decline.
Now, not only the blind prince lives in the mansion, but also Lu Tong's two brothers and their family. These two brothers relied on Lu Tong's power to rise to greatness. The eldest brother Lu Zhi is the minister of household affairs, and the second brother Lu Yan Do some business.
As soon as Lu Tong's incident came out, both of them originally wanted to move out of the Hou Mansion. After learning that the emperor would not express his anger, they continued to live in peace and contentment. After all, Lu Tong and his son were away from home all year round, and Lu Yuanming's biological mother died of illness early. Apart from the main courtyard, other places are where they live on weekdays.
After Lu Yuanming came back, the two of them went to see him once. Although Lu Yuanming was injured and blind and bedridden, his power was still there and he didn't give the two of them any face. If he did this, how could the two of them dare to come again?
Finding him a wife this time was something they had planned together.
Speaking of which, Lu Yuanming is already twenty-two years old this year. It is rare for someone at his age to be unmarried. When he was young, he went to war with his father. Later, when the new dynasty was established, there were countless people who were willing to marry him. It was even rumored that the new emperor's daughter, Princess Fuhui, also expressed her feelings for Lu Yuanming.
But Lu Yuanming had no intention of getting married. Lu Tong loved his son very much, so the matter was dropped.
So until now, Lu Yuanming has not been engaged to anyone.
In the new dynasty, there was a custom of male-to-male marriage, but generally speaking, it happened between the marriage of concubines, and few legitimate children would do this. After all, two men could not produce heirs.
But this suited the two of them. Who wouldn't want a title like Pingnan Marquis and a huge Marquis mansion?
If Lu Yuanming recovers, this matter will be ruined. It is better to take advantage of this moment, when his injury has not yet healed, to strike first.
It was a bit tongue-in-cheek, after all, Lu Yuanming was still in his filial piety period, so the two of them went to find a fortune teller. Unexpectedly, Master Yuan Hui from Tiantai Mountain personally gave him a comment, saying that Lu Yuanming did have a person with the same horoscope, and that he would be evil. And it happened that this person was a man, and he was the concubine of the Chu family, a petty official.
After inquiring about the character and appearance of this "Chu Xiao", and knowing that he was worthless and even unsightly, the two of them confidently put pressure on the Chu family. After getting the consent, they were allowed to get married today. Genealogy.
Of course, there was no wedding banquet, and the guests were naturally not invited. They were just asked to be sent up by the Chu family in the name of a happy occasion.
It’s no wonder that several slaves were so negligent. They knew full well that the master of the yard, Lu Yuanming, had lost power, was seriously injured and blind, and had married a useless man and wife for joy. What if he hadn’t made a move for joy? ?
Maybe he will die in a few days without even knowing his whereabouts!
At this time, in the house, a young man with a haggard appearance and a thin body slowly stood up as if he heard the noise in the front yard.
He has a face that cannot be ignored even in his sick appearance. It is not without reason that he rode in the capital on a white horse and silver armor.
His facial features were so handsome, and his contour lines were clean and neat, with no trace of sloppiness. However, the once heroic edges and corners were now much thinner, but not as desolate as most patients.
Until his eyes were exposed, they had not been opened, and the thick eyelashes were closed together without even a trace of trembling.
There are traces of being wrapped around the eyelids, forming a wide and deep mark, and some scattered white silk can be seen on the ground.
Seeing Lu Yuanming stand up, a man in black appeared silently from the shadows in the corner. He looked at Lu Yuanming hopefully, but found that Lu Yuanming still hadn't opened his eyes. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, knowing that the treatment failed again this time.
However, this emotion quickly disappeared, and then he knelt down and apologized to the culprit: "Your Majesty, my subordinates are incompetent and let these people dirty the ears of the Crown Prince with their gossip."
After saying this, he could no longer hide the murderous intent in his words. .
Lu Yuanming moved his fingers slightly, slowly covering his eyes, but after a moment he took them back expressionlessly.
When he spoke, his voice already had a strange calmness: "Lu Yi, I said that you need to endure it for a long time now, no matter what kind of temptation it is."
Lu Yi naturally did not dare to forget, but The unspeakable bitterness in his heart was that the prince who was once proud and flamboyant was able to say such patient words.
Especially now, the prince is still being abused like this!
How could he actually marry the prince to a male wife...
Thinking of this, Lu Yi really couldn't swallow his breath. Who knew that the first prince was the only legitimate son of King Pingnan. If he really married a male wife, it would really be a disgrace to his status. Besides, Well, Lu Yi had already inquired about this "Prince's Concubine" before, and found out that he could not be described as having any talent or virtue, and he became even more angry.
On the contrary, the prince was quite calm after knowing his head, and knew exactly what kind of candidate the two elders would choose.
It's already a good thing to not be a spy... If so, I'll make a decision later.
Chu Xiao has now arrived at the Pingnan Marquis Mansion. Although there are no complicated etiquettes for men to get married, it is very rare to have such a simple ceremony with almost nothing.
But just as Chu Xiaole was so relaxed, he didn't want to experience what it was like for a man to get married.
It was a little late for Chu Xiao to come to this world this time.
The male protagonist Lu Yuanming is bedridden and has been assigned a marriage.
Because Chu Xiao could not directly generate the characters around the male protagonist, the characters would collapse and the energy would riot. The ancient world was different from the modern world, and there were very few suitable identities to get close to the male protagonist.
It was the system that decided to let Chu Xiao become a book boy of the Chu family and be replaced to get married. Of course, changing the name is a very simple matter for the system.
But Chu Xiao still felt that this identity was inexplicably tricky. What kind of thing was marrying the male protagonist as his wife?
The system didn't want to explain more, but just hummed and said: [Host, isn't this very convenient? 】Of course, in fact, after the system got the information about the male protagonist, no matter how it looked at it, it looked like the same person... Thinking of the way the host silently sealed up the memory after the end of the previous world, the system felt an indescribable feeling. At a loss, should it tell the host the truth?
But as a maintenance system, it must be loyal to its mission, but at the same time, the system thinks that since the host also abides by the treaty, it can also do something for the host within its scope of authority...
It has been too long, too long. Seeing that the host is as happy as in the last world, the system hopes that the host can be so happy every time! With this idea in mind, the system finally made such a decision.
At this time, Chu Xiao had no time to talk to the system anymore, because he was wearing a strange headdress that blocked his vision in front of him. There were two women from the Chu family supporting him beside him.
As he entered Pingnanhou Mansion, the surrounding area was still quiet, with only the whispers of some servants.
When Chu Xiao walked to a courtyard, the two women couldn't stand it anymore and whispered to each other: "Why can't you see any happy events? But this place is very grand. I just don't know which room is where the prince lives." The place in charge just now didn’t make it clear... It seems to be this one, go and ask..."
Amidst the chirping sounds of the two women, Chu Xiao finally arrived. If it weren’t for maintaining his character, he would You could just drive them away without suffering such an embarrassing situation.
After arriving at the door of a deep and extremely spacious room, before entering, the two women couldn't wait to throw their hands away. They knew that Chu Xiao was not the young master in the family, but the replaced book boy. The young master has been hiding for a long time, so he naturally has no patience with Chu Xiao.
After arriving at Pingnanhou Mansion, they found that this marriage was also not popular, so they skipped all the necessary etiquette preparations and decided to return home.
Besides, they also knew Lu Yuanming's current miserable situation. If he died accidentally when they were getting married, wouldn't it be their fault?
So the two women took a look inside the door and saw that it was dark, wide and deep, so they retracted their heads and deliberately shouted: "Prince Princess, the new house is inside, please come in."
As soon as the words finished, Then he slipped away and disappeared.
Facing this scene, Chu Xiao looked calm.
Since he was wearing a headdress, no one could see him, so Chu Xiao calmly crossed the threshold and entered the room.
Not long after, Chu Xiao came to the inner room. With the faint peripheral light, Chu Xiao could see a vague figure lying on the bed, and there was an indescribable smell of herbs inside.
It was obvious that this man was indeed seriously ill.
Chu Xiao took a few steps closer. At this moment, the figure on the bed suddenly moved and let out a sharp and violent cough, as if the blood in his throat was about to be coughed out.
Chu Xiao guessed that the other party was a little uncomfortable because of his approach. After all, people who were sick could not be frightened. And the other party must not be so willing to "marry" him. The words of the two wives just now must have stimulated him.
Chu Xiao thought for a while, spoke softly, and introduced herself: "Your Highness, my name is Chu Xiao, and today I am the Crown Princess who comes to marry you."