Chapter 675: Cuscuta Cousin 38
Sheng Huan opened his eyes slightly and looked at the man who was smiling and serious at the moment.
When Xiao Ye Ze saw Sheng Huan looking at him, the smile on his handsome face became more genuine, and the color in his peach blossom eyes was particularly dazzling, but no one knew that when he said this, he slightly curled up his clenched fingers.
He was afraid she would be disgusted.
Madam Fu: "!!!!"
The steps that Lady Fu had taken suddenly froze, and the words that were on the tip of her tongue were swallowed back in an instant.
She looked at Xiao Ye Ze in shock.
No??? She was just a step slower, how come he interrupted her???
Lady Fu was completely confused. Then, what about Jin Mo?
When the third prince heard this, he looked up in disbelief.
No one knew what the other princes were thinking and they didn't say anything. But the Fifth Prince, in the crowd, glanced at Ji Yunxiu inconspicuously.
Ji Yunxiu frowned.
Madam Xiao and Duke Xiao also looked at each other quickly, and Madam Xiao was so excited that she almost crushed her thigh.
Duke Xiao looked towards Sheng Huan, and at this moment he noticed the hairpin in her hair. His eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't seem that surprised.
"Xiao Aiqing and the Fu family are engaged, huh?"
When the hall fell into silence, Emperor Zhenghua's voice seemed to have become several tones colder. His gaze swept across the people from the Fu and Xiao families with an especially harsh gaze. Deep in his eyes, there was an uncontrollable hostility and anger that was almost boiling over.
The suppressed itch in his throat broke out, but he finally endured it.
Emperor Zhenghua thought of his past actions. Xiao Ye Ze had been poisoned before, and the poison was special. He was destined not to live long. Even if he married the cousin of the Fu family, so what? Emperor Zhenghua thought so and finally came to terms with it a little, but the dissatisfaction in his heart kept piling up.
"Why have I never heard of this before?"
"Your Majesty." Xiao Ye Ze was neither humble nor arrogant, his back straight: "You are very busy, I don't think you have paid attention to this."
Emperor Zhenghua gripped the handle of the dragon throne tightly.
Sheng Huan watched this scene, his eyes lightly sweeping over Emperor Zhenghua.
His body is already at the end of its strength.
Emperor Zhenghua was becoming more and more dissatisfied. Perhaps, he was a little suspicious: "Since they are engaged, I think there should be a token of love. Since you two families are engaged, the token of love must be quite good?"
Mrs. Fu was nervous for a moment.
Duke Xiao stood up at this time and said, "Your Majesty, it is true. Half a month ago, my wife visited Duke Fu's house. The peach blossom gold hairpin that Miss Shen wore in her hair was the engagement token that my mother specially gave to my grandson's wife."
Everyone looked at Sheng Huan's hair bun at once.
Sheng Huan lowered his eyes slightly to hide the strange look in them, and appeared quite calm on the outside.
For a moment, Madam Fu Guogong and Madam Fu Er couldn't control their eyes.
That golden hairpin...
Emperor Zhenghua had been seriously ill, and his eyes became particularly cloudy. At this moment, his eyes were fixed on the golden hairpin in Sheng Huan's hair. Finally, he turned around and looked at Xiao Ye Ze.
"Xiao Aiqing, what about you?" He said in a joking tone: "Is your token of love also a gold hairpin?"
Xiao Ye Ze: "That's right."
Xiao Ye Ze thought of the golden hairpin he was wearing close to his body, and his tone was very firm.
Seeing him like this, Emperor Zhenghua finally believed it. He didn't say anything and looked at the wife of Duke Fu and the second wife of Fu.
"Why doesn't Duke Fu's Mansion publicize this good thing? It is a good thing after all."
When Lady Fu, Duke Fu's wife, heard this, she still stood up. Although she didn't know why Xiao Ye Ze came out to help, and about the golden hairpin, she didn't know if it was just something Duke Xiao said casually, after all, she also knew a little about the thank-you gift from the Xiao family from her sisters-in-law.
Xiao Ye Ze had good intentions after all. Lady Fu Guogong thought so and bowed slightly: "Your Majesty, there is a war on the border, so it is not publicized."
Madam Fu also followed suit and said, "It was a verbal engagement, so I didn't make it public."
Madam Fu II had not made up her mind. Although a verbal engagement was still an engagement, she could later use the incompatibility of horoscopes as an excuse. This would not have much impact on her reputation. However, after seeing the Emperor's eyes, the marriage was basically certain.
Emperor Zhenghua laughed a few times and looked at the third prince who was kneeling on the ground.
"Third brother, it seems that you and the cousin of the Fu family are not destined to be together."
"I will show you again later and grant you the marriage then."
"Thank you, Father."
What else could the Third Prince say but to thank him. Otherwise, could he forcefully go and snatch the fiancée of Prince Xiao? ! If he really went, then he would offend more than just one person.
"Lord Xiao, I remember a memorial was handed over from the military camp. Please go down and deal with it."
Emperor Zhenghua suddenly spoke up, and it was obvious that he was expressing his dissatisfaction by sending people away on his birthday.
"I obey your command." Xiao Ye Ze seemed to be unclear and continued as usual.
As he left, he couldn't help but glance at Sheng Huan.
Sheng Huan also raised his eyes.
Xiao Ye Ze smiled silently.
After Xiao Ye Ze left, Emperor Zhenghua looked at Duke Xiao again, and he endured it.
Duke Xiao knew the anger of Emperor Zhenghua, so he stood up, clasped his hands, and said naturally: "Your Majesty, I am not a good drinker, I am afraid that I have disturbed your Majesty's elegant mood."
"Your injury has not healed yet, so don't drink too much. I'll take charge. Go back and rest."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Duke Xiao did not refuse. He wanted to give the emperor some face.
The matter was over, and everyone present was smart enough not to mention it again.
On Sheng Huan's side, under the table, Madam Fu squeezed her hand.
Sheng Huan looked at her, and the woman's eyes were soft: "Aunt..."
Mrs. Fu Er looked at her niece's eyes, and her heart softened. She murmured almost silently: "It's okay."
She picked up some food for Sheng Huan: "You must be hungry. Eat some food."
"Ah."
Sheng Huan pursed his lips and smiled lightly.
She ate her meal obediently. Madam Fu and her sister-in-law opposite her looked at each other, and they both glanced at the gold hairpin on Sheng Huan's bun without leaving any trace.
It is indeed very exquisite and looks like an engagement token.
But...the box that Lady Xiao sent that day was very exquisite.
Halfway through the banquet, everyone gradually relaxed and was no longer as reserved as they were at the beginning.
But something silent was quietly moving in the dark.
As for the Fifth Prince, he stood up and left.
The eldest prince glanced at him slowly.
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secretly.
After the fifth prince came out, a palace maid came forward quietly.
"Your Highness, shall we proceed with the plan?"
"Continue." The fifth prince patted his sleeves and said slowly, "The more chaotic the place is, the better."
"Yes."
The maid left.
The fifth prince also left.
Xiao Ye Ze's fiancée? He sneered. This identity was more interesting. He wondered if Xiao Ye Ze would be so angry that he would vomit blood if he saw his fiancée and his father getting together.
Just as he was looking forward to it, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck. The Fifth Prince was horrified and realized that he had been ambushed. When he wanted to resist, everything went black in front of his eyes and he lost consciousness.
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In the palace.
The palace maid entered the hall and was about to act according to the plan to find Sheng Huan, but she was surprised to find that Sheng Huan was no longer at his seat.
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"what!"
At the banquet, a sharp scream broke the liveliness of the banquet.
"Escort!"
"Someone come and protect me!"
A large group of people rushed into the side hall where Emperor Zhenghua was temporarily changing his clothes. They saw something and their pupils were shocked.
At this time, on the couch in the side hall, two disheveled people were hugging each other.
Not only that, they are all men!
These are not the point. The point is that these two people are Emperor Zhenghua and the Fifth Prince!
Now on the couch, the Fifth Prince was pressing Emperor Zhenghua down on it. On the floor, the messy clothes of the princes and the emperor were mixed together, which instantly made everyone's eyes dirty.
"Ah!" Concubine Shu screamed.
The Fifth Prince regained consciousness due to the sharp sound. He lowered his eyes and finally found the Zhenghua Emperor, who was almost out of breath and had a livid face, under his pressure. He met the murderous eyes of the Zhenghua Emperor and turned his head stiffly. He looked at the ministers, ladies and others who were watching the emperor's protection. A string in his brain suddenly broke completely.
"Father!" The Fifth Prince's face turned pale instantly: "I was plotted against..."
The guards were stunned for a moment when they saw this scene. After they realized what was happening, they immediately rushed in and carried the fifth prince.
"Evil beast! Die!"
Emperor Zhenghua stabbed the Fifth Prince directly in the heart with a sword. Before the Fifth Prince died, he found that he could not move at all and died. Before he died, he did not figure out who had plotted against him.
After Emperor Zhenghua killed someone, his emotions fluctuated greatly and he vomited blood on the spot, looking dead.
"emperor!"
"Your Majesty! Summon the Imperial Physician!"
When Sheng Huan saw this scene, his eyes were cold and without any fluctuation.
Since the Fifth Prince dared to plot against her, shouldn't he suffer the consequences? As for Emperor Zhenghua... Haha.