Chapter 16: The storm is coming(1/2)
In the boudoir, Dou Zhao was wearing a vermilion wedding dress and a phoenix crown and a robe robe. He sat upright in front of the dressing table. When he heard the movement behind him, he quickly covered his veil.
Amid the cheers of everyone, Qin Hao walked to Dou Zhao and stretched out his hand: "Madam, go home with me."
"Yes." Dou Zhao responded with an inauspicious voice.
Surrounded by everyone, the two came from the backyard to the front hall, and the Dou family members were basically waiting here.
Old Mrs. Cui held Dou Zhao's hand tightly, her eyes filled with tears: "Sister Zhao, okay, don't be wronged."
"grandmother……"
Dou Shishu comforted him, "Mother, today is a happy day for Sister Zhao, so you should be happy."
When the old lady Cui heard this, she quickly raised her head to stop her tears, but Dou Shiying next to her cried even harder than hers.
"Dad..." Dou Zhao didn't know how to comfort his father for a moment.
Dou Shiying held Qin Hao's hand tightly: "Your Highness, Zhao'er has lost her mother since she was a child. My father is not competent. She has suffered a lot since she was a child. In the future, please don't bully her."
"Don't worry, father-in-law." Qin Hao looked at Dou Zhao and said word by word: "I should come back to my life and die forever. Although I dare not promise a pair of people for a lifetime, no matter what the future holds, my only wife is Dou Zhao."
Under the red veil, Dou Zhao's eyes turned red. She witnessed her mother's death because her father violated the pledge. She thought she would no longer have expectations for men, but Qin Hao protected each other again and again, which touched the softest part of her heart. Perhaps she could not even talk about love, but at least she had some longing for marriage.
Surrounded by everyone, Dou Zhao was sent into a sedan chair. Qin Hao rode a tall horse in front of him, and the group returned to the Qin Palace in a mighty manner.
Zhu Jianshen had a thin descendant and had only three sons in total. The prince and King Qing had already married. When he arrived at Qin Hao, the royal family had not been so lively for a long time. Not only did the royal family members who stayed in the capital come to congratulate him, but many uncles and uncles also sent generous gifts to congratulate him.
Even the prince changed his previous seriousness and helped Qin Hao entertain guests, and the princess was even more busy.
"Crown Prince, His Highness, King Qin."
"Li Zhen in Liaodong caused chaos. His Highness Qing really couldn't escape, so he could only order us to send a gift."
The prince's face changed slightly, and Qin Hao smiled and said, "The fourth brother is still thinking about me when I am far away in Liaodong, which really touches me."
When Qin Hao looked at the gift list, he was surprised that King Qing was really expensive. In addition to various gold and silverware, there were many Liaodong specialties. There were 108 Dongzhus the size of the index finger, ten wild ginseng in the Changbai Mountains that were a hundred years old, and one is also said to be five hundred years old.
"Thank you for your kind gift for me. When will you have the chance to have a good time with me?"
"The youngest must bring the words to His Highness the King of Qin."
Seeing this scene, the Crown Princess couldn't help but glared at her husband. She had said she wanted to prepare a generous gift for Qin Hao, but her husband said that everything was based on the etiquette system and could not be exceeded. Now, it's better, both brothers were compared by King Qing at once.
It would have been fine if it was before. Seeing Qin Hao becoming more and more respected by his father, he was already a force in the court that should not be underestimated. It is hard to say whether the prince can still sit firmly if he joins forces with King Qing.
When the banquet started, Qin Hao was naturally dragged to drink. He was prepared for a long time, and after drinking some wine, he used the method of pushing the uterus to promote blood circulation, and his face turned red and looked drunk. Seeing this, the prince did not make other royal families embarrassed him.
With Ma Quan's support, Qin Hao came to the new house and drove everyone inside out.
The red candle lights were swaying, and Dou Zhao, who was sitting upright on the vermilion bed, was obviously a little nervous and even swallowed his saliva.
This made Qin Hao laugh.
Seeing this, Dou Zhao was furious and pulled off the veil and glared at Qin Hao: "What's so funny? I've been tossing for a whole day, and I'm tired and thirsty."
"My wife, don't be angry. Take some first and almost get your stomach up."
Qin Hao came to the bed with refreshments.
Dou Zhao muttered: "You still have a little conscience."
As a result, Qin Hao's next sentence almost made Dou Zhao choke.
"Otherwise I won't have the strength to toss in a while."
Before Dou Zhao could refute, Qin Hao picked up the whole thing in the next second and pressed it on the bed.
“Woo~~~”
The red candles dripped from the candlesticks and the vermilion bed swayed continuously. The maid waiting outside the door was not allowed to enter until late at night.
The two of them blushed when they looked at the mess on the ground.
Dou Zhao was also embarrassed and angry when she saw this, but she didn't have any strength on her body and could only use her teeth to bite Qin Hao's shoulder to show her dissatisfaction.
Before the hour of Mao came, the maid came to serve Qin Hao and Dou Zhao to wash and change clothes. Dou Zhao was weak and didn't want to move. She sat with her eyes closed.
"Today's first time I pay my respects to my father and mother, I don't have to get up so early in the future."
Qin Hao comforted.
Dou Zhao nodded reluctantly. She really had no strength at all and allowed the maid to fiddle with her.
When he arrived at the palace, it was already Mao. Zhu Jianshen stopped for a day on the grounds that he was ill, and he specially waited for the tea that his daughter-in-law gave to him in the Qianqing Palace.
Take the teacup from Dou Zhao, Zhu Jianshen took a sip and joked: "I said why did Lao Jiu beg hard to marry the eldest daughter of the Dou family? It turns out that it is indeed a beautiful country when I see it today."
"My daughter-in-law thanks my father for praise."
Zhu Jianshen was slightly stunned, then laughed: "Interesting, interesting."
"If Lao Jiu bullies you in the future, I promise you to go to the palace to complain, and I will deal with him at that time."
Wang Yuan walked forward with a gold medal from the side, obviously he was prepared.
Queen Wan, who had not spoken next to her, looked a little unnatural when she saw this: "Lao Jiu's wife, this gold medal is not even the Crown Princess or Princess Qing."
"Thank you for your father and your mother's grace."
This time Dou Zhao acted very well-behaved, so Queen Wan couldn't find any fault. She took the tea and took a sip of it. The palace maid next to her gave her a look of jade Ruyi, and then she stopped saying a word.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Just as Qin Hao was about to get up and leave, he heard Zhu Jianshen suddenly speak.
"Old Jiu, you are now married. According to the ancestral system, you should go to the fiefdom and the vassal state. You can go back and prepare and set off."
"My son receives the order."
Returning to the palace from the palace, Dou Zhao asked in confusion: "Why is your father so anxious to let you go to the vassal?"
"This is sending a signal to the ministers. He had no intention of passing the throne to me." Qin Hao smiled and said indifferently.
"That's why you promised to be so straightforward, and you are also telling His Majesty that you have no ambition to compete for the crown prince?"
Qin Hao nodded with a smile: "My wife is worthy of being Zhuge, who hits the mark."
"Hmph, I'm making fun of me again." Dou Zhao was angry, showing off his two white rows of teeth, and pretending to bite him.
Qin Hao took the lead and pressed her under her ear and exhaled in her ear: "I got up too early today. Can you sleep with me and get some sleep?"
As he said that, he didn't wait for Dou Zhao to refuse, and he was rubbing his hands.
Dou Zhao was powerless and soon lost, so he could only beg for mercy: "Don't, this is the first time I have been there. Last night... Your Highness will spare me."
Looking at Dou Zhao's delicate appearance, Qin Hao almost couldn't help but rectify her on the spot.
"Forget it, let's spare you little fairy today, and I'll kill you in a piece of armor tomorrow night."
The two hugged each other, but Dou Zhao took the initiative to drill into Qin Hao's arms. For a moment, the warm and soft jade made Qin Hao almost unable to control it.
"You are burning your body."
"Your Highness has wronged me. I just want to find a more comfortable position to sleep."
Dou Zhao's bright eyes flashed and his innocent expression made Qin Hao lose his temper.
This time he slept until noon. Dou Zhao suddenly woke up and asked Su Xin when it was time to go down from the bed. After hearing Su Xin's words, he was so shocked that he was about to get off the bed, but was hugged by Qin Hao and pulled him back.
"Where are you going, Madam?"
"Oh, it's already not time for you to let go. If it's spread, others may laugh at me."
Faced with Dou Zhao's struggle, Qin Hao smiled wickedly: "That's not a joke, it's obviously jealousy. So there's nothing else in the house. It's better for a wife to sleep with her husband for a while."
Dou Zhao knew that Qin Hao was taking revenge on him, so he begged for mercy: "Husband, let me spare this time, I promise I will never dare to do it again."
"Hmph, you know what you know."
After coming out of Qin Hao's arms, Dou Zhao quickly asked the maid to dress up himself. It was boring for Qin Hao to fall asleep alone, so he simply got up and changed his clothes.
During lunch, Qin Hao looked at Dou Zhao who was sitting upright and couldn't help but joke: "Which Bodhisattva in the temple has placed the wrong place, and I have put it in my house."
Su Xin Sulan laughed secretly, Dou Zhao instantly broke his skills and glared at Qin Hao fiercely: "Is there anyone who ruined me like this?"
"Okay, I won't be able to live in the Qin Palace for long. Except for some close friends, these servants will basically stay in the capital. When we arrive at the fiefdom and recruit again, there is no need to set rules here."
Qin Hao's words made Dou Zhao stunned: "Light car and simple follower?"
"Well, let's change to some trustworthy people by the way." Qin Hao said in a low voice.
Dou Zhao instantly understood what Qin Hao meant. The Qin Palace had probably been infiltrated by various forces, and had too many restrictions in the capital. When he arrived at the fief, he would be at the height of the sky and the emperor was far away, and there would be another world.
At this time, Dou Zhao vaguely guessed that his husband was not interested in inheriting the Grand Principle as he appeared.
In the next month, Dou Zhao was busy packing his things and was about to go to the fiefdom. He didn't know when he would come back, so he naturally had to bring valuables there. This time, the wedding was a lot of gifts from the royal family. It took him more than ten days to register and make a book.
The court was also in a turmoil this month. First, Song Mo successfully completed the disarmament, and on the surface he laid off 80,000 Dingguo Army, but in fact, there were 50,000 people hidden in it and hid near the capital. These were veterans who were absolutely loyal to Jiang Meisun, and were in line with the disarmament policy left by the court. This was also a tacit deal between Qin Hao and Song Mo.
Since seeing Zhu Jianshen's attitude towards Jiang Meisun being killed, Song Mo has completely lost confidence in the imperial power. What is loyalty to the emperor and patriotism? For him, his uncle is the person he respects the most in his life. He must seek justice for his uncle's death, and even the arrogant emperor will pay the price for it.
Because Song Mo made great contributions to the disarmament, Zhu Jianshen also thought of Jiang Meisun's friendship and appointed Song Mo as the commander of the Jinwu Guard, responsible for protecting the safety of the imperial city.
This decision immediately aroused opposition from many officials in the court, mainly the King Qing Party.
The position of the commander of the Jinwu Guard is too important. Judging from the current situation, Zhu Jianshen has made up his mind to pass the throne to the crown prince. The way for King Qing to legally inherit the throne has been blocked, and the only thing he can take is the mutiny.
To be continued...