Chapter 29 Chapter Twenty-nine

The eighth day of October is the day when An Qingxu and Zhang Hanruo got married. Before the hour came, the other garden was already busy.Even though Shen Zhenzhu was in the backyard, she could still hear the servants and maidservants moving around, setting up tables and chairs in the front yard, and the sounds of instrumental music played endlessly, it was really very lively.There were originally eight guards at Shen Zhenzhu's office in the backyard, but four of them were temporarily transferred to help in the front yard. Shen Zhenzhu was secretly delighted to see that, and hurriedly put the pills An Qingxu had prescribed into his bosom, waiting for Muwei to come and leave alone. Just escape.

Looking at the clepsydra in the room, it was hard to reach the time of Si, and I still felt that the time passed so slowly today, why it was not until noon.Hearing nothing unusual about the movement outside, he knew that Zhang Hanruo had not acted abnormally, and the marriage was proceeding step by step, so he couldn't help feeling sorry for Zhang Hanruo secretly. Suddenly hearing the sound of the door curtain, a ray of red clouds swept into the room, filling the room with dazzling brilliance—it was Zhang Hanruo, wearing a red wedding dress, brilliantly embroidered, bright and gorgeous, making that face even more beautiful; The bun is already high, but the pearl crown is not worn.

Shen Zhenzhu stood up in surprise: "Han Ruo, today is your big day, why are you here?" Zhang Hanruo smiled and said: "Because I'm leaving the court, I'm afraid I won't be able to see my sister for a while, so I came here to say goodbye to my sister. Don't worry, sister, I have asked the guards to keep you safe. My father and brother live elsewhere, so I won't bother you." You, sister, just take care of your health." Shen Zhenzhu was quite surprised to see her laughing and laughing, which was full of the joy of the newlyweds, without the resentment and resignation of the previous few days.I just feel that if she wants to change her mind, it shouldn't be so simple, I am afraid that she will do something earth-shattering under her smile, and she will feel very uneasy.

But Zhang Hanruo teased the parrot nonchalantly, and said, "Que'er, Que'er, I'm leaving now, you have to accompany my sister well." The parrot replied imitatively: "Sister, sister!" Zhang Hanruo pursed his lips and smiled, and Shen Zhenzhu also laughed.Watching her turn around and slowly pour two cups of tea on the table, handing one to Shen Zhenzhu and holding the other by herself, she said: "Sister is not feeling well, Han Ruo replaces wine with tea, and bid farewell to sister." After drinking it all, Shen Zhenzhu had to drink it too, and said: "The auspicious time is approaching, my sister should go back to the boudoir to dress up, so as not to miss the time."

Zhang Hanruo agreed, but didn't leave. He looked at the ground, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't raise his head to look at Shen Zhenzhu, his expression became extremely complicated in an instant. Seeing it in her eyes, Shen Zhenzhu opened her mouth to call out "Hanruo" again, but suddenly felt her tongue numb, the simple word had already reached her throat, and she couldn't make a sound.She lost her voice in shock, and looked directly at Zhang Hanruo, "You, you!" She screamed these two words in her heart, her tongue became more and more stiff, but she couldn't say a word.Immediately, his heart was clear, knowing that Zhang Hanruo had drugged the tea, but he didn't know that her technique was so fast, and he didn't notice it even if he paid attention.

Zhang Hanruo looked guilty, and slightly raised the nail of the little finger of his left hand, and there was still fine powder in the nail cap. ——She hid the medicine in her nails, took the opportunity of pouring tea, and shook a small amount into the Shenzhu teacup, and it worked immediately.She took a step forward and supported Shen Zhenzhu to sit on the soft couch. In a panic, Shen Zhenzhu raised her hand and pushed her hard. She looked at her clothes, but her palms were soft, it would be better to tickle her, powerless Dao, don't touch her.Only then did Shen Zhenzhu realize that although she could lift her hands and feet at this time, her limbs were weak and could only be manipulated by others.I don't know what kind of medicine Zhang Hanruo gave her to have such an effect.

The feeling of dizziness in his head became more and more intense, and Zhang Hanruo knelt down in front of Shen Zhenzhu with a "thump", and kowtowed, with tears in his eyes: "Hanruo, I'm sorry, sister. But Hanruo There was no other way. On that day, I made an agreement with An Qingxu that I would keep my sister safe. He tried to cancel the marriage, but he broke his promise, so Han Ruo had to ask his sister to marry him instead. My sister has always been the love of his heart, and only my sister can marry her on behalf of him. Marry, after the great gift is completed, even if he finds out that the bride is not me, he will be more happy if he asks for benevolence, and he will surely ask His Majesty not to blame me, Mrs. Zhang. Now the whole world thinks that Concubine Shen is dead, and my sister can marry him with peace of mind , living in the new identity of Princess Jin, An Qingxu will definitely take care of you in every possible way. The drug that my sister took will be cured within twelve hours, and it will not harm your body, so don't worry."

At this time Shen Zhenzhu was still sober in her heart, she just looked at her with hatred and regret, she never expected this result today. Zhang Hanruo didn't dare to look at her, he kowtowed again, got up and clapped three times, and several bridesmaids dressed as brides came in holding bead crowns, red hijabs and other wedding things. Zhang Hanruo took off his red wedding gown, revealing a lake blue short suit underneath.Several bridesmaids changed Shen Zhenzhu's wedding dress quickly, tied her hair in a bun and put on a beaded crown.Shen Zhenzhu's mind was even more dazed, as if everything she encountered had nothing to do with her, and she let them do whatever they wanted in a daze.She and Zhang Hanruo are similar in height, and this wedding dress fits them perfectly.

Zhang Hanruo sternly ordered the bridesmaids: "You can deal with the rest of the matter according to what I taught you the day before yesterday." The bridesmaids all "here" should be, they are quite afraid of Zhang Hanruo, Zhang Hanruo nodded and said: "Okay, if there is any mistake before the worship, your lives will be in danger, do you understand?" The bridesmaids all responded in unison, one older person stepped forward and covered Shen Zhenzhu's head with a red hijab, and the other also hurried forward, and the two of them, one on the left and the other on the right, forcibly helped Shen Zhenzhu to go outside Walk.Shen Zhenzhu couldn't help herself, knowing that they were helping her to Zhang Hanruo's boudoir and waiting for the wedding sedan chair to arrive, she could only walk forward step by step.Everyone outside the courtyard watched Zhang Hanruo enter in the wedding gown, and when they saw the bride coming out in full dress and hijab, they thought that Shen Zhenzhu was Zhang Hanruo, no doubt a fraud.

Entering Zhang Hanruo's boudoir, the bridesmaids supported Shen Zhenzhu to sit on the bed. From the eyes of others, the newlyweds were ready and shyly waiting for the bridal sedan chair. "Let me see if Sister Zhang looks pretty today!" Xue Hongxian's voice sounded in the room, Shen Zhenzhu's red hijab moved slightly, Xue Hongxian was about to take off the hijab, when Xi Niang shouted incessantly: "Miss Xue, Never!" Xue Hong found that his hand to remove the hijab was still, with a puzzled face on his pretty face, he turned his head and asked Xi Niang: "Why?"

Xi Niang smiled "Oh my goodness", pulled Xue Hongxian's hand away, and said with a smile: "The red hijab of the newlyweds must be uncovered by the groom's official. If Miss Xue lifts it off, it is the most unlucky!" Xue Hongxian She stuck out her tongue, and said again: "Sister Zhang, please talk to me at the head office. Why are you sitting silently, Sister Zhang, ignoring you?" Xi Niang hurriedly said: "The new bride is tired, Miss Xue, don't disturb her. Miss Xue is a bridesmaid today, so she must dress up well." Xue Hong smiled all over his face: "Do I want to dress up too?" Seeing Xi Niang nodded seriously, he shouted: "Okay, okay, okay, help me to dress up." Xi Niang said: "Miss Xue has a good life, and she looks beautiful no matter how she dresses up. Please go to the other room with your servants to make up." "The auspicious time has come!" As the outdoor master of ceremonies shouted, two bridesmaids picked up Shen Zhenzhu from left and right and walked out. One bridesmaid also said to Xue Hong: "Miss Xue, hurry up and follow me!" Ah, don't miss the hour!" Xue Hongxian agreed with "ah", and followed behind Shen Zhenzhu with a half-understanding. At the main entrance of Bieyuan, An Qingxu's red-robed horse, Xue Song, as the deputy envoy to welcome relatives, rode his horse and stood beside An Qingxu. Square, the formation is extremely grand.Seeing Zhang Hanruo's father Zhang Chengming and elder brother Zhang Baoyue stepping forward, and the bride being supported behind, they all came out from the gate of the mansion, An Qingxu's eyes remained cold, and he sat on the horse without saying a word. Today's festive atmosphere is very inconsistent. Zhang Baoyue looks rude, he is over thirty years old, and he doesn't have the slightest temperament of Zhang Hanruo. He stepped forward and made a big haha, and said to An Qingxu: "Brother, we are really a family now!" An Qingxu glanced at him, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly , barely squeezed out a smile, and didn't answer. Zhang Baoyue was getting bored, and suddenly became angry.Zhang Shougui guarded Youzhou for many years, and put down Khitan Ketugan and other party rebellions. Gao Shi, a great poet of the dynasty who used to be the supervisor of the censor Zuoge Shu Han guarding Tongguan, wrote a poem saying, "The smoke and dust of the Han family is in the northeast, and the Han general resigned and broke the family." Broken thief, a man is self-respecting and rampant, and the emperor is very generous." That is to say Zhang Shougui's meritorious deeds back then.Although Zhang Shougui passed away for many years, but the Zhang family has a deep foundation in Youzhou, they have always done whatever they want, no one dares to disobey, so they are arrogant.Zhang Baoyue was extremely angry, he was choked by An Qingxu's actions, he couldn't bear to lose face, his beard was all over his face, his face was flushed, his eyes were about to fall off, and he slapped the stone lion beside him hard, with great force , where the stone was shot was broken, and powder dust fell from the scorpion, as if yelling at the stone lion: "Damn, you little beast is arrogant, I can't do anything to you?" An Qingxu's eyes froze, he threw his whip off his horse, approached Zhang Baoyue and asked, "Who are you scolding?" Zhang Baoyue rolled his eyes to the sky nonchalantly, and answered with his hips on his hips, "Who are you asking, little bastard?" Zhang Baoyue's father, Zhang Chengming, was listening. In his eyes, such quarrels and bickering, in the past, he would only add fuel to the flames and follow Zhang Baoyue to make trouble.But today's day is different, the disturbance this time is really outrageous, he shouted anxiously: "Yueer shut up!—" The word "口" hadn't landed on the ground yet, when he heard Zhang Baoyue's "Ah", the voice was short and shrill, before he could react, his face was violently shocked, and there was a smelly thing splashing all over his face, he casually turned his face Whisk—hand full of blood!Randomly wiped away the blood from his eyes, suddenly seeing An Qingxu's long sword drenched in blood, he retracted the sword and smiled contemptuously, flicking the blade with his fingers, making a "clank" sound.There was a big hole in Zhang Baoyue's chest, blood gushed out like a spring, his eyes were wide open, his face was full of disbelief, he stepped back three steps in a row, and slowly collapsed in front of the steps, motionless. "You——" Zhang Chengming glared at An Qingxu. This shock was no small matter. He raised his sleeve and pulled out the sword at his waist. After touching it, he swung it in vain—it turns out that today is a happy day, and he didn't wear a sword!In the blink of an eye, An Qingxu sneered, his throat tightened suddenly, he couldn't say a word, Ang Tian fell in the middle of the mansion gate, struggled twice, and died instantly. A small and delicate white feather arrow feather was still shaking in his throat. Ten steps away, Xue Song drew his bow with an arrow, and pointed at Shen Zhenzhu who was dressed in the bride's clothes like lightning.The bow and the arrow are all exquisitely crafted, and they are just right to be hidden under the robe.However, no matter how delicate and small a bow and arrow is, it can also be a sharp weapon for killing and a power of conspiracy.It's like no matter how small and hidden the desire is, it can change the world if it advances, and hurt people invisible if it retreats. With this arrow, Xue Song aimed at Shen Zhenzhu's throat, and it would definitely kill her.At this moment, Shen Zhenzhu's mind was completely confused, and she didn't know what was going on around her, she just stood there dumbfounded with the help of two bridesmaids. In the eyes of everyone, behind the red hijab is Zhang Hanruo, the only surviving descendant of the Zhang family in Youzhou. If she is killed, everything will be justified.Even if she is just a mere woman. Xue Song pierced Yang with a hundred steps and shocked the whole army.This arrow was shot without fail. Suddenly, An Qingxu and Xue Song killed Zhang's father and son in a flash, without any warning, which made people hold their breath. "Miss, be careful!" Several Zhang's soldiers and generals who reacted quickly shouted to warn, and a loyal soldier rushed towards Xue Song. Lost by a tiny bit, lost by a thousand miles, this arrow has been shot out, who can save it? It was too late to say it, but it was so fast, suddenly saw the red shadow in front of Shen Zhenzhu's body, a slender hand swept it around, heard the sound of "Zheng", the arrow was being caught between the index finger and middle finger.The woman is beautiful with red makeup, her smile is like a flower, and the colorful ribbons in her buns are dancing in the wind when she looks back. It is Xue Hongxian. Xue Song swung his sword back at Zhang's soldiers and guards who were attacking him, and shouted at Xue Hongxian, "Hongxian, hurry up to daddy's side!" Xue Hongxian smiled and shook his head in front of Shen Zhenzhu: "Father, I will never let you hurt sister Zhang!" Her words were nothing more than a reminder that the guards and generals of the Zhang family present were just waking up from a dream. A man of medium build in a long robe yelled "Miss Protection" and stood in front of Shen Zhenzhu first. bright blade. An Qingxu took a step back and waved his hands behind him. Suddenly, he heard the sound of armor, and the attendants behind him threw down the banners and banners in their hands. With a "crash", he pulled out the shiny weapon from under the red wedding robe, and his movements were swift and crisp. , worthy of being well-trained. It was already noon at this time, the sharpness of the weapons on both sides reflected the sun, and there was a cold light flashing. The gongs and drums in front of the other garden were originally very festive, but in a blink of an eye, swords were on the verge, and the sky was full of murderous aura. "Murder, war!" Seeing that the situation was not right, the few onlookers ran wildly, and dispersed in an instant.The two bridesmaids were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they left Shen Zhenzhu with an "ah" and rushed down the steps, wanting to escape with the people, but Shen Zhenzhu had no one to help her and her body was weak, Xue Hong hurriedly stepped forward Holding her by his arm, he murmured in his heart that the elder sister of the Zhang family must have suffered a great change, her heart was hurt, and she couldn't stand firm.The wedding was obviously not going to happen, why didn't Zhang Han take off the red hijab by himself?Could it be that like Xi Niang said, there are still taboos, and she dare not take Zhang Hanruo's red hijab right now, so she casually asked Xi Niang who was running down the steps loudly: "Hey, can I take off the hijab now, is it not unlucky?" Bar?" As soon as the words were finished, the two bridesmaids were heard screaming "ah" twice, and they had been stabbed to death by An Qingxu's soldiers. "According to the emperor's order, Zhang Chengming and his son act arrogantly and recklessly, plotting to rebel, and they will be killed immediately. If any of the soldiers of the Zhang family refuse to surrender and submit, they will be killed immediately!" An Qingxu gave an order, and his soldiers and guards rushed forward.Zhang's soldiers were all stationed on the outskirts of Chang'an. At this time, there were only two to three hundred people in the Prince's Bieyuan, and An Qingxu led more than a thousand people, and they immediately surrounded Zhang's people in front of the Bieyuan. Xue Song was anxious and angry, and shouted to Xue Hongxian loudly: "My dear girl, come here quickly, be careful that the sword has no eyes!" Xue Hongxian still shook his head, and said: "Sister Zhang's family has saved my father's life, and my father will avenge my father's kindness, Hongxian disdains it!" An Qingxu sneered coldly, turned his head to Xue Song and said, "Although your daughter is young, she is somewhat chivalrous... The emperor has issued an order that if the Zhang family's rebellion is put down, you will be granted the post of General of the Jing Kingdom. General Xue, At this moment, you have to make a decision early, whether you want the seal of the great general or your daughter." Xue Song smiled awkwardly, and then heard An Qingxu say: "She is not your biological daughter, she is determined to protect Zhang Hanruo, but also to break with you, you false father, why do you want to be so affectionate?" Xue Song broke out in cold sweat, and Xin Daohong realized that although she was not his own daughter, and her origin was unknown, and her behavior was weird, but she had been with her day and night for the past few years, why didn't she have some kind of affection?He wanted both a daughter and an official position, and it would be best if he could have the best of both worlds.