"What are you doing here?" Delon leaned weakly on the pillow. His beautiful eyes weren't as sharp as usual, but they still shone with a terrifying light.
Ding Qianqiao walked to Delong's side and sat down. She thoughtfully picked up another pillow and stuffed it around his waist so that he could lean on it more comfortably.
"I heard that Gao Peng hurt you, so I rushed over to take a look. Are you okay? Does it hurt? I brought our commonly used Golden Creation medicine. Do you want to try it?”As she spoke, she took out a small medicine bottle and handed it to Delon.
Delong looked coldly at the Golden Creation in Ding Qianqiao's hand. "Is that so? Didn't you want to kill me? Then why did you pretend to be kind and give me Golden Creation?”
Ding Qianqiao's hand trembled, and the medicine bottle fell to the ground with a clang. "Why, why would I want to kill you? I love you! How could I bear to kill you?"
"Then what's up with Gao Peng? He only listens to you. If you didn't instruct him, why would he come to kill me?”
"That's because…"
"Because of what?"
Ding Qianqiao raised her head and looked at Delong." Because you shouldn't have abandoned your brothers in the water bandits for glory and wealth, and even betrayed them to join the emperor.”
"Who said that I'm relying on the emperor? Who saw me join the Emperor?”
"But as soon as you and that girl left the water stockade, the navy immediately came to attack the water stockade. If this isn't defection or betrayal, then what is it?”
"Those Internet trolls went to save the little caterpillar.”
"Little caterpillar?"
"Yes! Her father is a minister of the Military and Political Affairs Office, and her mother is a princess. If I capture her and bring her to the water stronghold, how can the court not think of a way to save her?”Delon said softly, a smile that he didn't even notice appeared on his pale face.
But Ding Qianqiao noticed. "You like her?"
Delon was stunned." Like it?"
"That's right! When you talk about her, your eyes are so gentle and you even smile. This is something you have never had before.”
Delon did not deny it. He liked the little caterpillar because she was innocent, cute, and had no schemes. She also had the contradictory characteristics of a woman and a girl. Sometimes she was a mature, charming, and charming little woman, and sometimes she was a mischievous little girl. When he was with her, it was as if he could forget all his troubles and open his heart to his heart. Therefore, he liked that girl and even had the urge to take her for himself. But could he? Could he? Was he qualified?
Ding Qianqiao could see the hesitation, reluctance, longing, and conflict on Delong's face. A hint of jealousy appeared in her eyes. "It doesn't matter if you like her. After all, she's a Ge Ge and is doted on by the emperor. If it were me, I would like her too. However, don't forget what your foster father told you before he died.”
Delon raised his head." You…"
"Don't glare at me. I had no choice. After all, I was entrusted by someone, and it's my duty to be loyal. Moreover…I still have your child in my stomach.”
Delon's already pale face turned even paler. He looked at Ding Qianqiao quietly, his eyes cold.
"I know that you don't like me and I know that you don't love me, but you're already a prince now, so even if I want to forget it, it's impossible for me to pretend that it didn't happen because the emperor will definitely not allow it, right?”
Delon raised his thick eyebrows and his expression became colder.
Ding Qianqiao buried her face in Delong's arms. Her snow-white hands reached into his half-opened shirt and caressed his firm and smooth chest. "You are the elder brother, the elder brother with royal blood, and the child in my stomach naturally has royal blood as well. I heard that although the current Emperor is strict and selfless, he is very sentimental. I think that the sentimental Emperor would not allow his son to abandon his wife and marry another tricky little Ge Ge, right?”
Delon grabbed her chin and asked coldly,""You came to see me today just to tell me this?”
Ding Qianqiao broke free of Delong's hand and continued,""I'm only here to remind you to abide by the oath. Don't forget the old bandit chief's last words, and don't forget the old one just because you have a new one.”
"What exactly do you want?"
Ding Qianqiao smiled and didn't answer Delong's question.
At this moment, a call came from the door."The emperor has arrived, the empress has arrived.”
Ding Qianqiao got up and tidied her clothes charmingly. She then knelt down when Yuqi and his wife stepped through the door. "My daughter Ding Qianqiao kowtows to my emperor for a long time.”
Who knew that Su Panpan's heart was completely focused on her son and completely ignored Ding Qianqiao. However, Yuqi was slightly stunned when he saw Ding Qianqiao. She was...
"And you are?" Yuqi asked. His sharp eyes had a trace of doubt.
"I'm Nie Bing's wife. I heard that Nie Bing was injured, so I came to take a look.”
Yuqi raised his eyebrows. Wife? This little bastard already has a wife? So that was the case. It was no wonder that girl Duo Bao would hide in her room and throw a tantrum. It turned out that she knew that Delong was already married. But…was her surname really Ding? If her surname was Ding, why did she look so similar to that person?
"Is your surname really Ding?"
Ding Qianqiao smiled." My surname is Ding. Do you have any questions, Your Majesty?"”
"No, very good. You have the same surname as Fourteenth Sister-in-law, so you should also be from the Ding Family Village.”Yuqi turned to the silent Delong and said,"Delong, is what Ding Qianqiao said true?”
Delon's chest heaved up and down, and he nodded reluctantly after a long while. " Yes, although we haven't officially married yet, Qianqiao already has a child, so..."
When Su Panpan heard that Ding Qianqiao had a child, she was happy at first, but when she came into contact with the unfathomable expression on Yuqi's face, she immediately suppressed her joy. She knew Yuqi too well. He had always been cautious. He must have felt that there was something wrong with Ding Qianqiao. Otherwise, he would not be like this.
Su Panpan smiled faintly and pulled Ding Qianqiao to the front." Your name is Qianqiao?”
"Yes, I am!"
"Then your hands must be very dexterous?"
Ding Qianqiao nodded without hesitation." It's not a coincidence, but I know a little bit about needlework.”
"I heard that Shen Tao, the chief instructor of Su Embroidery, has a last disciple called Qian Qiao. Is that you?”
"Shen Tao is my master."
Su Panpan raised her head and said to Yuqi,"Fifth Master, the Empress Dowager has always regretted not being able to see Shen Tao's Su embroidery. Now, the Empress Dowager can do as she wishes.”
Yuqi was a little surprised that Su Panpan called him Fifth Master. She would never call him that in front of others. She would only call him that when they were having sex in the boudoir. But now, she was calling him that. Could it be that…she had also discovered it?
Yuqi nodded with a smile." Alright, send me an embroidery to make the Empress Dowager happy."”
"Yes." Ding Qianqiao bowed slightly, her eyes drifting towards Delong.
"What else do you know?" Su Panpan asked while holding Ding Qianqiao's hand.”
"Qianqiao has more or less learned what a girl should know.”
"Eh? Tailoring, cooking, weaving, do you know all these?”
Ding Qianqiao smiled and did not deny it.
Su Panpan said to Yuqi," I always say that Han women are strong. They abide by the three obedience and four virtues. They are good at weaving and embroidery. Unlike that little girl Duo Bao, who only knows how to shout and fight all day long. She doesn't know how to sit or stand properly. When she sees a caterpillar, she will even pick up a torch and burn it down. She almost burned down the palace.”
Yuqi raised his eyebrows. Who was it that followed Little Duo Bao and that troublemaker Zhu Xiaoxiao to burn the caterpillars with a torch and almost burned down the entire Yuqing Palace?
"What do you want then?" he asked.”
Su Panpan pointed at Ding Qianqiao." She already has a child. What else can she do?”
Yuqi understood. He glanced at the small figure hiding behind the door and eavesdropping. "I know. Delon?"
Although Delong didn't want to answer, the hidden majesty in Yuqi's tone made him have no choice but to reply,"Yes."
"Take care of your injuries. When you recover, you will marry De Yan.”
Delong was stunned." Marry…Deyan together?”
"That's right! You marry Ding Qianqiao, and De Yan marries Yu Yun's daughter Duo Bao.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard an earth-shattering cry coming from the door. "I don't want to. I don't want Brother Long to marry that bitch. I don't want to!”After saying that, he immediately turned around and ran away.
Delong was shocked and wanted to get up and chase after him, but he couldn't use his strength because he hadn't recovered yet. Therefore, this movement caused him to pull on his wound, and he almost fainted from the pain.
Su Panpan and Ding Qianqiao both went forward to help him up. One called out to Long Er, the other called out to Nie Bing, both of them looking concerned.
However, Yuqi narrowed his eyes because he saw the faint smile on Ding Qianqiao's lips.
If it weren't for the pair of stone lions at the door that were too eye-catching, if it weren't for the large words "Yu Garden" on the door that he was used to seeing, Yuyun would really think that he had walked into the wrong place!
What was going on? Burning Yu Garden or robbery? Why did his house change in just one morning?
Not to mention that the Taihu Lake Stone at the entrance had disappeared to some unknown place, even the peach trees that had just sprouted in the garden had been uprooted bald, not leaving a single leaf behind.
What was even more ridiculous was that the pillars, walls, and beautifully carved screens were all covered in pitch-black ink, making people furious.
Yuyun didn't even need to think to know whose masterpiece this was!
There were only two people in his family who would do such a thing. One was his wife, Zhu Xiaoxiao. As for Zhu Xiaoxiao, he had no choice but to let her go. The other was his precious daughter, Duo Bao.
However, Zhu Xiaoxiao was currently accompanying her father, Zhu Zhen, on a case, so the only person who would do such a thing was Duo Bao.
It was fine if this girl wasn't at home, but once she was at home, she would definitely be restless. She was afraid that even the few rabbits in the back garden had been let out for a race.
Yuyun's sword-like eyebrows furrowed, and she didn't even bother to call out to him. Without saying a word, she walked directly towards the Treasure Pavilion where the West Wing's Treasure House was located.
Who knew that before they reached the Treasure Pavilion, Yuyun heard a large group of people shouting: " Ge Ge, please come down quickly and stop torturing this osmanthus tree. This osmanthus tree is the old master's favorite. If you kill it, then this servant won't be able to live!”
"Yes, Ge Ge, I beg you to come down! If you're still unhappy, you can do whatever you want with the banyan tree outside the wall!”
Then, Yuyun heard a fierce and choked voice shouting,""I don't want to, I just want to be here. Ama said that the banyan tree outside belongs to someone else, so I can't mess around. Grandpa loves me anyway. Even if I kill a few of his trees, he won't be angry.”
"Yes, but I will be angry with your Amma!”Yuyun couldn't help but say.
Hearing Yuyun's voice, Abundant Treasures, who was jumping around on the tree, quickly stopped and shouted,"Ama, Bao 'er doesn't want to live anymore!" Then, she threw herself into Yuyun's arms and cried," Ma, Bao 'er is so pitiful. Bao' er doesn't want to live anymore. Ma, wow!”
Yuyun hugged Duo Bao in surprise. What was wrong with this girl? She had always been happy and cheerful. Why was she crying like this? Bao 'er, what's wrong?"
Duo Bao shook his head and cried desperately in Yuyun's arms, unable to speak.
"Bao 'er, you have to tell me what happened so I can help you, right?”
Abundant Treasures still shook his head, his small shoulders trembling. "It's useless. It's useless no matter who helps me this time.”
"If you don't tell me, how do you know it's useless?"
Duo Bao suddenly raised his head." Of course it's useless, unless I can make the Emperor retract his order."”
Yuyun looked at her with a faint smile. "Bao 'er, what trouble did you cause for the emperor to punish you?”
Duo Bao pouted." I didn't cause any trouble. It was the Emperor who was unreasonable and forced Brother Long to marry that stinky woman! I don't want it, I don't want Brother Long to marry another woman. I don't want it, I don't want it!”
"Brother Long? Are you talking about Brother Delong?" Yuyun had heard Yuqi mention Delong before, so he knew a little about it.
"Yes, I was the one who found Brother Long. If you want to arrange a marriage, you have to point him to me. Why should you point him to that b * tch of unknown origin?”
"Marriage? A stinky woman of unknown origin? Bao 'er, can you explain what's going on?”
Duo Bao quickly and anxiously recounted what had happened. "Ma, do you think the emperor is being unreasonable? He knows that I like Brother Long, but he wants him to marry another woman. Isn't this too much?”
Yuyun shook her head." No, you're the unreasonable one!”
Duo Bao pouted." Why me? I worked so hard and risked my life to find Brother Long. Shouldn't the emperor point him to me?”
"You like him?"
Duo Bao nodded vigorously. Actually, she wasn't sure if she really liked Delong. She just couldn't stand him being with other women. As long as she thought about how he had actually made Ding Qianqiao pregnant, she was so jealous that she was about to go crazy.
"I don't know what the relationship between the big brother and Ding Qianqiao is, but since the big brother has admitted it himself, the emperor can only do this.”
When Duo Bao heard this, he could not help but cry,"Are you saying that I can only watch Brother Long marry someone else, and then I'll marry Brother Yan?”
Yuyun lovingly wiped away her tears. "A king is not joking, is he?"
At this moment, a woman's disapproving voice was heard.""It's true that a king doesn't joke, but if this matter is wrong, why can't we change it?”
Duo Bao raised his head and cried out with tears in his eyes as he pounced over. "Mother, I miss you so much! You're finally back. If you hadn't come back, Bao 'er would have cried herself to death!”
Zhu Xiaoxiao hugged her daughter with a smile. "Miss me? But think about it, I've never cried myself to death before. Why am I crying myself to death this time?”
Duo Bao snuggled up in his mother's arms coquettishly. "Mother, you're laughing at me!"
Zhu Xiaoxiao wiped her daughter's tears and asked lovingly,""Bao 'er, let me ask you, do you really like big brother and have to marry him?”
"Of course, in this life, I will marry no one but him.”
"But De Yan and Eldest Brother look exactly the same, so wouldn't it be the same no matter who they marry?”
"How can it be the same? They have different personalities, different tempers, different thoughts, and even the way they talk and get angry is different. They are two different people, and I only like Brother Long and only want to marry him.”
"Alright, Mother has a way to let you marry Big Brother as you wish. Do you dare to try?”Zhu Xiaoxiao asked in a low voice.
Hearing this, Duo Bao's eyes lit up." What method? Mother, tell me, what method is it?”
"Snatch!"
"Snatch?"
"Yes!" Zhu Xiao Xiao looked at Yu Yun meaningfully. "Back then, there was a stinky woman who wanted to snatch your Amma from me, but in the end, I snatched it back first.”
Yuyun looked embarrassed." Xiaoxiao!"
Duo Bao tilted his head and looked at Zhu Xiaoxiao." But the Emperor…"
"As for the emperor, I'll leave it to you to explain. You only need to be responsible for snatching the big brother back.”
When Yuyun heard this, she quickly opened her mouth to stop him." Xiaoxiao, don't come up with random ideas. This isn't a joke!”
Zhu Xiaoxiao snorted." It's only a joke if we let Big Brother marry that Ding Qianqiao."”
Yuyun frowned." What do you mean?”
Zhu Xiaoxiao leaned closer to him and playfully kissed his face." I have my own reasons. In short, you can rest assured. As for the Emperor, the Empress and the Empress Dowager will take care of him!"”
Ever since Ding Qianqiao received Yuqi and Su Panpan's golden promise, she followed Yuqi and his entourage back to Beijing and lived in the house that Yuqi had given Delong. On one hand, she took care of Delong's body, and on the other hand, she waited for the marriage to be completed so that she could become the Fujin.
Brother's Fujin! Unexpectedly, it actually came true. Unexpectedly, she really became the Fujin of her brother as Nanny predicted.
That was great. She had suffered so much humiliation just for this day. However, this day had come so smoothly.
As she thought about it, Ding Qianqiao subconsciously reached out to touch her flat stomach. A child. She had a child in her stomach. It was because of this child that she was able to successfully get Nie Bing. No, it should be said that Brother Delong had also successfully climbed to the position that she had always dreamed of. Now, all she needed was Delong's heart.
Thinking of Delong, a hint of resentment appeared on Ding Qianqiao's face.
He had never looked her in the eye. Even when the Emperor personally ordered him to marry her, he still did not look her in the eye. Even though she lived in his residence and faced him all day long, he still did not look at her. It was like this in the past, and ever since that little girl appeared, it was even more so.
She just couldn't understand how she couldn't compare to other women and that girl.
In terms of looks, she was not as beautiful as that girl, but women could not survive by relying on beauty alone, and men could not be satisfied by relying on a woman's beauty alone. In terms of family background, she admitted that she could not compare to that girl. After all, her father was a minister of the Military and Political Affairs Office, and her mother was the princess of Heshuo. How many people could she find in the world? However, she did not believe that she could not compare to her in other aspects!
In terms of embroidery, in the entire Qing Dynasty, who could compare to her, Ding Qianqiao? In terms of cooking, some people said that even Yi Ya was inferior to her. In terms of bearing, she believed that she was in line with etiquette and knew when to advance and retreat. She was not like that girl who only knew how to jump around and act like she had fleas on her body. As for zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, they were even more incomparable to that stinky girl who only knew how to fight and kill all day long and only knew how to burn caterpillars. However, Delong's heart was still on that girl!
He could remain silent all day long, but when he heard De Yan recount the embarrassing things that the girl had done, he laughed heartily. He could also face the world with a cold face, but when he found out that the girl had fought with the evil young master in Beijing to help the singer, he revealed an understanding and gentleness that was full of interest. What she couldn't understand was why he could stare at a rope for so long. Isn't it just a rope? What's there to be stunned about? Could it be…that he really liked that girl so much that he would think of her whenever he saw the rope? Or did that girl have some extraordinary ability?
Impossible! She was just a little girl who was still wet behind the ears and did not know anything at all. How could she have any extraordinary skills?
Unless Delong wanted the power behind that girl.
This was very possible. Although he was already an elder brother, it had been more than twenty years after all. Compared to the other elder brothers, he was still a lot later. If he could marry that girl, it would indeed save a lot of effort. But…she wouldn't let him have his way!
He was hers. Ever since she could remember and was sensible, she knew that she wanted him. She would not marry anyone but him, so she had to have him no matter what. Now that she had finally achieved her goal, how could she give up? Besides, they were about to get married, weren't they?
At the thought of this, Ding Qianqiao smiled proudly.
At this moment, the maid who was combing her hair said,"It's all done. Please get the Fujin to change and get on the sedan chair. If you miss the time, the emperor will be angry!”
Ding Qianqiao nodded and got up to let the servant girls help her change into her court clothes and put on the court pearls. Then, with the help of everyone, she took the sedan chair to Qingyi Garden.
The wedding was held in the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity in the Clear Ripple Garden. As early as half a month ago, the palace maids and eunuchs had already thoroughly cleaned up the inside and outside of the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity. All the palace lanterns and decorations had been replaced, and even the inscriptions on the pillars had been changed, so that everything would look happy and lively.
Ding Qianqiao didn't care about this. She was finally going to marry Delong and become his Fujin. In the future, she might even become the empress of the Qing Dynasty like Su Panpan! A smug smile was reflected on her beautiful face.
She got off the sedan chair in a flirtatious manner and walked towards the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity step by step. The two brothers, Delong and De Yan, were already standing side by side inside.
To be honest, if she hadn't known that there was a De Yan who looked exactly like Delong, she would have been shocked by the similarity between the two. However, she could still tell because Delong's handsome and cold image had been deeply rooted in her heart for many years. How could she have mistaken him?
She took a deep breath and was about to walk towards Delong when a petite figure suddenly rushed towards Delong before her. She grabbed Delong's hand and ran out, giggling non-stop." I'm sorry, Brother Long is mine. His bride can only be me. Other than me, no one else is worthy!"”
With that, Abundant Treasures and Delong disappeared, leaving behind the exasperated Ding Qianqiao, De Yan, who was already aware of the situation but pretended to chase after him, and the shocked crowd.#
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