C29 Orders to Listen to Yu

When Dugu Jingyu woke up the next day, it was already noon, and the sun was shining brightly in the room. Dugu Jingyu sat up and rubbed her aching head. She opened her eyes and looked at the empty bed.

Dugu Jingyu had woken up in her arms during the days on the ship. Even if Yu Xingyi had woken up long ago, he would still be lying in her arms looking at her. Dugu Jingyu was not used to Yu Xingyi's sudden disappearance.

"Princess, are you awake? Let me attend to your toilet!"

Dugu Jingyu turned her head to look, and when she saw Zhichun, shock appeared on her face.

"Zhichun? Why are you here?"

"The ship docked this morning, and everyone got off the ship. His Majesty saw that the princess was still sleeping soundly, so he did not disturb her and sent a servant to serve her on the ship."

Dugu Jingyu nodded knowingly, stood up to let Zhichun wash up, and when Zhichun put on makeup for Dugu Jingyu again, she said: "When this servant got on the boat, Princess Pingyang said that she would get off the boat with Princess when she woke up, but not long ago, Princess Pingyang got off the boat with a man who was even more beautiful than a woman."

When Dugu Jingyu heard this, she knew that the man that Zhichun was talking about was Lan Sizhao. Dugu Pingyang had seen all of her adoration for Lan Sizhao in the past few days, so she was not surprised.

"This servant has finished grooming the Princess and would like the Princess to disembark."

Dugu Jingyu stood up and walked out of the door. The once bustling ship was now empty, and the way it displayed people walking and drinking tea was exquisite. Looking back like this, the days on the ship were so unrealistic, from Zhu Shuang to Yu Xingyi, it was like a dream.

After getting off the boat, Dugu Jingyu sat in the carriage back to the Princess' Mansion and looked out the window. Dugu Jingyu found that every other street in the capital was guarded by guards.

"What's going on in the capital? Why are there so many guards on the street?"

"Reporting to the Princess, these guards have been ordered to stand guard here since the Lantern Festival. As for the specific reason, the government has not made any announcements. However... It is said..."

Zhichun hemmed and hawed, hesitating about whether to say it or not. Dugu Jingyu said somewhat impatiently: "Speak!"

"It is said that the Lantern Festival's Peace Princess is about to be... The officials are only so vigilant because of the grass bandits."

Wasn't the Lantern Festival's Zhu accompanying Qingluo? How could that be?

Although Zhu Qing's body was not in good condition, he was good at both martial arts and martial arts. No matter what, he would not let the person he loved get hurt. While Dugu Jingyu was puzzled, Zhichun opened her mouth and said uncertainly: "But this servant only heard it from other palace maids, I don't know if it's true or not."

Dugu Jingyu knew very well that such a topic was not something that could come out of nowhere. The reputation of the royal family was not something that outsiders dared to offend, so something must have happened.

However, Dugu Jingyu did not think too much about it. What she wanted to do was to quickly meet the Zhu Qing that she had been thinking about. Although she had met many people and many things had happened in the past few days, only the current Dugu Jingyu had the anticipation of love in her heart.

Just as she got off the carriage and returned to the Princess' Mansion, before Dugu Jingyu could even return to the resting place, she saw that the courtyard was filled with people from the Princess' Mansion, and all the people in charge of the palace were here. Dugu Jingyu did not think about why there were so many people gathered in the palace, but saw Zhu Qing standing upright in the crowd.

Dugu Jingyu beamed with joy and jogged in Zhu Qing's direction, but was stopped halfway by Aunt Gongsun on the way.

"Since the Princess has returned to the palace, let's receive the decree."

Aunt Gongsun held an imperial edict in her hand, and her expression was extremely solemn. Dugu Jingyu glanced at Zhu Qing, but could only stop and kneel on the ground in a daze. At the same time, Zhu Shuang also knelt beside Dugu Jingyu and listened to the edict together.

Looking at the imperial edict in Aunt Gongsun's hand, Dugu Jingyu's face darkened. Actually, she could guess the contents of the imperial edict, but the hopeful plea was not what she thought.

"By the grace of the heavens, the Emperor declares: Yu Xingyi, son of the State Protector General Yu Huai, is kind and honest, and has an outstanding appearance. I am very pleased to hear of him. Today, Dugu Jingyu is in her prime. Although she has been married for three years, she has not heard of any good news. Yu Xingyi was deeply in my heart, and could be said to have been created by heaven and earth with Dugu Jingyu. In order to become a beauty of beauty, I have specially betrothed you, Yu Xingyi, to Dugu Jingyu as Side Prince Consort. All etiquette was handed over and handled by Ministry of Rites, and they would enter the palace in three days. Furthermore, I saw that Zhu Shuang was deeply in love with Dugu Jingyu, so I specially bestowed Zhu Shuang to follow Yu Xingyi into the residence as the Princess' Mansion Master. Appreciate this ~ "

Aunt Gongsun carefully finished reading the imperial edict, and the sound echoed in the courtyard. Dugu Jingyu knelt on the ground and looked at the indifferent Zhu Qing beside her from the corner of her eye.

Dugu Jingyu had originally thought that after her ruckus, the matter of the annexation would drag on for a few days. She had not expected the imperial edict to arrive so quickly.

Aunt Gongsun closed the imperial edict and held it in front of Dugu Jingyu with one hand. She said in a forceful tone, "Princess Jingyu, are you trying to defy the edict?"

Dugu Jingyu raised her head and met Aunt Gongsun's gaze. The coercion in Aunt Gongsun's eyes forced Dugu Jingyu to submit, and Dugu Jingyu helplessly received the imperial edict.

"Jingyu receives the decree."

Zhu Qing originally thought that he had already accompanied Dugu Jingyu to receive the decree. Just as he was about to get up, Aunt Gongsun pressed her hand on his shoulder. Zhu Qing frowned and looked coldly at Aunt Gongsun.

Aunt Gongsun looked down at Zhu Qing from above, and said, "Pass on the order of His Majesty, Crown Prince of Yan Country, listen to the order."

Only then did Zhu Qing obediently kneel on the ground. Aunt Gongsun imitated Dugu Zhao's domineering tone and said, "I know that Yan Country is a country of men and women, and it is a country of polygamy. But I am now old, and I only hope that Jingyu can continue her descendants, but you have been married for three years and have not heard the good news. I have missed my grandson for a long time, so I will stand by Jingyu's side. May you understand my heart and do as the Romans do. "

After Aunt Gongsun finished speaking, the palace maid beside her brought out a jade flute that was carved with dragons and phoenixes. Aunt Gongsun handed the jade flute over to Zhu Qing.

"This is a gift from His Majesty to Prince Consort, please wear it on your body!"

It was a blasphemy to Zhu Qing, because wearing a jade flute in Pearl Country was equivalent to standing behind a woman.

Aunt Gongsun forced the jade flute into Zhu Qing's hands. After patting Zhu Qing's shoulder, she led the palace maids and eunuchs out of the Princess' Mansion.

Zhu Qing stood up with the jade flute in his hand and walked towards the direction of the Glow Platform. Seeing that, Dugu Jingyu immediately followed closely behind.

The two of them entered the Glow Platform one after the other. Dugu Jingyu walked in front of Zhu Qing and squeezed out a smile as she said, "Has Prince Consort been well in the few days that I've been gone?"

Zhu Qing nodded his head and placed the jade flute in a brocade box. Then, he placed it in front of the Buddha statue and worshipped it.

"Nahei was not what I thought. All of this happened too suddenly, and I simply did not have the ability to stop it. All of this started with the Master Guiyi who was brought here by Liang Country at the very beginning..."

"There's no need to say anymore." Zhu Qing interrupted Dugu Jingyu and said: "You are only saying this to let me know that it was not your wish to accept, that everything was His Majesty's will. Why are you explaining all of this to me? You know that I don't care about all of this. It's just a small matter for a princess to side with someone. In the future, when I go out, I'll just wear the jade flute! "

Zhu Qing seemed to have said a lot of things, but every word revealed that he did not care about Dugu Jingyu at all.

"Back then... I once said that I would never side with anyone in this life. I'm sorry."

Dugu Jingyu lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong, and for some reason, after tasting the sugar outside, Dugu Jingyu still only wanted to be with the person in front of her for the rest of her life.

Zhu Qing did not take Dugu Jingyu's heartfelt words to heart. He opened a book on the table and said coldly: "Princess, please go back. The new person is about to enter the residence."

Under Zhu Qing's urging, Dugu Jingyu left the Glow Platform and returned to her resting place. Dugu Jingyu held the imperial edict in her hands and stared blankly.

Dugu Jingyu thought of their wedding night three years ago, when they had been sent to the bridal room after their wedding. Dugu Jingyu had lifted the red veil herself because Zhu Qing was seriously injured.

Dugu Jingyu held Zhu Qing's face, which was lying on the wedding bed, unable to move, and said happily, Zhu, we are finally married. From now on, Princess' Mansion will be our home, our home.

Although Zhu Qing was ill and delirious, his eyes were still cold towards Dugu Jingyu. Zhu Qing tried his best to hide his face to the side and said in a cold and sickly voice, I wonder what the Princess has taken a fancy to Zhu Qing for her to use such a method to force a marriage.

Dugu Jingyu lowered her head and said guiltily:... I'm also... Too much in love with Zhu, that's why I made such a mistake.

If the princess truly admires him, then prepare to leave with him. Zhu Qing was a citizen of Yan Country, and he did not deserve to be married to the princess of Pearl Country.

Dugu Jingyu had never thought that Zhu Qing's words at that time were just an excuse to push her away. Instead, she made a promise.

I, Dugu Jingyu, will only have Zhu in my life, and will never side with him. I will stand behind Zhu forever like the women of Yan Country.

The promise from before seemed to have left a mark on Dugu Jingyu's heart, and now, whenever the matter of Nabu was mentioned, it made Dugu Jingyu feel extremely guilty towards Zhu Qing.

If I couldn't keep my promise, how much of what I said to Zhu could I keep?

Seeing that Dugu Jingyu's expression was extremely gloomy, Zhichun ran over to her and said: "Princess, it's a good thing to side with him, and it was personally appointed by His Majesty. It's a supreme honor."

Dugu Jingyu handed the imperial edict in her hand to Zhichun. Seeing the joy on Zhichun's face, Dugu Jingyu said: "Zhichun, you've been with me for so many years, why don't you understand me?"

Zhichun's face instantly became inferior. She knelt on the ground and said, "This servant... This servant may not understand Princess, but this servant hopes that Princess will be happy!"

"I don't mean to blame you. I suddenly felt that you and I have been with me and Zhu for three years. No matter how hard I tried, I wouldn't understand him."

Dugu Jingyu closed her eyes and waved her hand for Zhichun to leave.