in2ebook Chapter 268 Xiao Shenshi (revised)
Chapter 268 Xiao Shenshi (revised)
Lin Qinshuang cried bitterly, but after a moment of unconsciousness, she quickly took a handkerchief to wipe her tears and sent Molan out.
Molan covered her face with a fan, and she did not look back, but whispered as she walked,
"Mom, my daughter is leaving now."
"You will be happy."
"it is good."
Lin Qinshuang nodded and believed what Molan said.
Her daughter's happiness does not depend on who she marries, but on her own strength, so she will be happy wherever she goes.
She was just sad about the separation, not worried about whether Molan's future would be bumpy.
They each have their own mission.
Molan was going to take over the control of the Zhao clan, and she was going to light the torch.
——Everything is for Molan’s great cause and her wishes.
Lin Qinshuang would never say "it's all for my daughter".
She did it for herself, for the self-esteem and aspirations that she had given up long ago.
So what if she is the daughter of a guilty minister and was once a concubine?
She wants to be the most noble woman in the Song Dynasty.
She wants all those who once looked down on her to look up to her.
Whenever Lin Qinshuang reads the historical materials about Wu Zetian, Lu Zhi, and even Mi Bazi, she feels her blood boiling.
She also wanted to leave her name in history.
Let everyone remember that the perfect empress Sheng Molan has a good mother. Her name is not 'Lin', her name is Lin Qinshuang, a woman who is self-reliant, dares to fight and struggle, speaks out her desires and strives to grasp them.
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There is a special process for marrying in a different place. The bride has to go all the way from Dongjing City to Yuzhou, rest in Yuzhou Inn for a day or half a day, and then choose an auspicious day to complete the wedding ceremony.
The first day of the trip was approaching dusk, and they left Tokyo city in a mighty procession with music and drums playing all the way, so of course there was no way to travel fast.
The 'camping' site was prepared early, with all the necessary facilities such as bathing, changing clothes and beds, all placed in the house which had been built two months ago.
The Sheng family was willing to give money to Molanhua, as was the Zhao family. Lin Qinshuang was not short of money at all. Even though she only had this one wedding to go to, she spent a large amount of money to build the post station without blinking an eye.
On the second day, there was no need to wear complicated wedding clothes. Instead, she would wear a wedding dress with simple embroidery in red and green colors.
Except for the wide hem and the non-slim-fitting cheongsam style, it is quite similar to the "Xiuhe clothing" of later generations.
In other words, art and fashion are both reincarnation.
The whole journey is very noisy. Whenever an auspicious time comes, firecrackers must be set off, music must be played, and gongs must be beaten. When passing through towns or villages, guards will be arranged early to negotiate, and villagers will be arranged to watch and congratulate, and money, candies, and tea bags will be distributed. It is very lively.
Just for the few coins and the joy on the candies, the villagers would shout loudly and sincerely, "Congratulations to the county lady and Mr. Zhao on their wedding."
Every time he heard such shouts, Zhao Ceying, who was riding a horse in front, would smile and turn around and shout, "Thank you, fellow villagers! Give me some money--"
Crowded.
It was like holding a loud speaker and shouting to everyone in the world, "I'm married! I married the Princess of Jianing County——!"
The child's personality is a little cute and funny, but Molan doesn't hate him.
Love her and treat her well, that's what you should do.
If there is no such result, wouldn’t all the efforts and investments over the years be in vain?
Considering that most of the copies she had seen in the Song Dynasty were pure "house fighting" copies, Molan did not rely too much on her mental control ability as a cultivator even in the pure plot copy of "Knowing or Not".
There are many restrictions in the promotion copy, just like in the Ming Dynasty copy, Zhu Gaochi's instinctive defense against "mind reading", his previous instinctive dislike and rejection of people with special abilities, and Zhu Di who seems to have an immunity buff to mind reading and control, all make Molan full of vigilance for the promotion copy she is about to face.
Control over targets is exercised through indirect means rather than direct reliance on capabilities.
To put it in a metaphor, instead of using spiritual power to mimic a knife to kill fish, you use spiritual power to mimic a pool of water to drown the fish.
Continuous experimentation, improvement, and manipulation of proportions to fine-tune the ratios will surely have a miraculous effect on the tasker in future upgrade copies, like boiling a frog in warm water.
The one who led the guards and escorted Molan all the way to Yuzhou was Sheng Tang.
He looked serious, but in fact he was quite curious about getting married.
He was trying to understand what was the purpose of Molan and mortals doing these "game-like" things.
Imitation is the instinct of intelligent creatures.
Like a mimicking snake lurking in the jungle, Sheng Tang stared with wide eyes, looking at this new world to him, which was different from the life-and-death world at the border.
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Arrived in Yuzhou.
Along the way, Molan's travel was restricted due to regulations, but her spacious carriage was filled with fun, delicious and beautiful things.
Some of them were arranged by Zhao Ceying in advance, and there were also many that Sheng Tang couldn't resist his curiosity and shared with her.
Molan looked at Shengtang and felt a little emotional.
It's not that she doesn't like raising children, she just hates raising stupid and troublesome ones.
That’s too bad, haha.
It seems that the fruit containing the emotion of "happiness and joy" makes Sheng Tang curious and yearning for all the beauty in this world, so he would prefer to give them black orchid flowers, sweet fruits, various mice, frogs, and birds.
:)
Later, I finally grew up a little and learned to use small combinations of plant hay to make beautiful weavings or to mix spices.
Every time she received enough stuff to hug, Molan would laugh helplessly.
The ruthless are always the most affectionate.
Practicing the ruthless way will not make her lose her emotions, it will only allow her to quickly withdraw, remain calm and unaffected after feeling the emotions.
Just like the mutual generation and restraint of Tai Chi, this is very contradictory but logically self-consistent.
Cultivating immortals is not only about having the power to make clouds and rain with a wave of the hand like a god, but also a secondary exploration of philosophy.
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The maid didn't know why Molan was laughing, so she just quietly and kindly reported her smile to Zhao Ceying's servant.
After hearing this, Zhao Ceying felt as happy as if he had eaten honey.
He was looking forward to Yuzhou every day, but he couldn't bear to ride too fast and make Molan ride bumpy.
The next day, I washed and dressed again.
The bride's attire was slightly different from when she came, with two different wedding dresses and a different headpiece...
Different from the low-key luxury she pursued in Bian Jing, the outfit that Lin Qinshuang bought for her for her wedding in Yuzhou clearly had the four characters "inexpressibly expensive" written on it.
She could hold her own against clothes and jewelry, so Lin Qinshuang's extravagant outfit only enhanced her looks.
In Zhao's mansion.
The room was full of guests, all chatting and laughing with each other.
Shen Yuzhen sat behind Shen Congying and came forward and asked curiously,
"Sister, I heard that the girl my nephew married is stunningly beautiful?"
Little Shen Yuzhen's voice was quite loud, causing everyone to look over subconsciously. Big Shen, who noticed something was wrong, frowned slightly, pursed her lips and replied in a low voice,
"Ah."
Xiao Shen had no discernment and did not notice the change in atmosphere. She did not even think it was rude of her to discuss the bride's appearance in public.
She just wanted to know, she was curious, she wanted to ask, she wanted to gossip, she wanted to know.
"My nephew is so lucky that he can marry a beautiful lady from Bianjing City."
The wording was already inappropriate, not to mention that at her age, little Shen still acted like an elder and started to criticize the new bride, Princess Jianing.
This...it's no exaggeration to say that it's a humiliation.
Especially the mothers and maids who came from Bianjing City to prepare the wedding banquet in advance, the Sheng Mansion specially sent frowned and looked serious, which directly made the eldest Shen scolded in a low voice,
"Yuzhen, stop making trouble and keep quiet!"
Shen Yuzhen was somewhat puzzled by Shen Congying's scolding. She rolled her eyes and snorted, then sat back angrily. She stopped talking and no longer looked at the door. She even didn't even look at the bride when she entered the Zhao Mansion.
She was not targeting Molan, she was just taking her anger out on him.
Because of Molan, she was scolded by her sister in public, so she took her anger out on the culprit.
A beautiful wine-red camellia watched the entire drama, and she took in all the happenings in the main hall of the Zhao residence.
Molan and Zhao Ceying walked in hand in hand and bowed.
Everyone was laughing, as if nothing had happened in the hall just now.
But most people couldn't help it. Because they were listening to what Xiao Shen had just said, they stretched their necks to look at Molan's face hidden by the fan.
Even though they only saw a blurry picture, they couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, repeatedly praising the guest next to them, "She is indeed a great beauty."
This behavior made Wang Mama, the female official who had followed all the way from Tokyo and was appointed by the Queen herself, frown repeatedly.
The Yuzhou royal family was so vulgar that they openly commented on the appearance of the new bride and the county lord.
Is this like being in a pub or teahouse?
How dignified!
But now was obviously not the time to lose her temper, so she put a smile on her face, and no one could tell that she was dissatisfied and surprised.
The wedding is going on.
The process of a Song-style wedding basically follows that of the Tang Dynasty.
Spreading the tent, putting on the hairpin, and drinking the wedding wine...
Molan had no interest in Zhao Ceying, and didn't even have much appreciation for this man. She hung on the tree practicing puppetry, and the night passed like this.
Unlike Molan's perfunctory attitude, Zhao Ceying looked radiant the next day, as if he had received a 'flash' bonus.
He looks silly when he smiles, looks windy when he walks, looks dazed when he sits.
Holding Molan's hand, he led her all the way to the main courtyard.
"Father, mother."
Zhao Ceying was in charge of everything and acted as a substitute for the mouthpiece, and Molan was happy and comfortable.
The spiritual energy in the capital is now thin, making Molan feel like she is dreaming back to the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty and Prince Bao's Palace.
She had been practicing in seclusion for a long time, but now she had to move to Yuzhou to develop.
In this way, the puppet worked in the mansion, and Molan's real body went out to collect some folk customs, which was rare.
Well...the medicinal fields in Yuzhou have been well cultivated.
Oh? There is a century-old grass hidden here. Interesting. Let's give it to Shengtang to play with.
She is also very busy.
When Molan returned home, she had completed all the formalities of paying respects to her uncle and aunt.
Molan received a large box of blessing gifts. Although the Zhao family did not have much wealth, Mrs. Shen also gave her enough respect.
After all, a member of the royal family who was just a training envoy was firmly controlled by the county lord.
But Da Shen and Zhao Zongquan knew this, but some people didn't.
I was talking about Shen Yuzhen who had been blocking the road early on.
She deliberately stepped forward to stop the two of them, and said in a dissatisfied tone,
"It is said that the daughters of the Sheng family in Tokyo are famous for their good upbringing. How come you haven't gone to greet your aunt at this hour? Do you want me to come and greet you in person?"
Zhao Ceying felt that things were going to be bad when he looked at Xiao Shen, and he felt even more shocked when he heard her wild words.
In the past, I just thought that this aunt was young and ignorant, naive, unable to read the atmosphere, and spoke bluntly, but now it seems... she is simply sick!
They hadn't seen each other for a few years, and during the time he was back in Yuzhou, he was busy preparing for his wedding and had no idea of observing this little Shen.
Help!
Is this how the Shen family teaches their daughters? ?
Zhao Ceying was just about to ask someone to take Xiao Shen away when he saw Molan speaking first.
She turned around and yelled at a mother behind her,
"Mother Wang, do you admit your guilt?!"
Mother Wang stepped forward on the spot, bowed, and admitted her fault, saying, "Your Majesty, I don't quite understand what you said."
Mother Wang was a lady-in-waiting beside the Queen in the palace. When she was outside, even when she was talking to the County Lady, she could call herself "I" instead of "slave".
"The Zhao clan has a clear rule that in addition to paying respects to one's uncle and aunt on the second day, one must also pay respects and offer tea to one's mother's sisters. Why didn't you teach me such an important etiquette in the first place?!
The Queen Mother ordered you to come to Sheng Mansion to teach me, and this is how you treat her perfunctorily?
Are you disrespecting the Sheng Mansion, or are you looking down on the Princess of Jianing County, or are you disrespecting the Empress? ! "
Molan's scolding tone was unprecedentedly serious and angry, which not only shocked Zhao Ceying, but also frightened Mother Wang, who had already informed Molan that the Zhao family had inappropriate moral education.
She took a deep breath, finally regained her sanity, and continued to reply humbly and carefully,
"To answer your Majesty's question, the Zhao clan does not have such... bizarre etiquette."
Molan raised her eyebrows, her eyes swept across the face of the arrogant little Shen, and then raised her chin and questioned Mother Wang,
"really?"
"nature.
I naturally wouldn't dare to deceive the Lady County, nor would I do anything that would bring disgrace upon the Lady Queen."
"okay, I get it."
Molan nodded indifferently, and did not even say anything to comfort Mother Wang. She just turned around and said to Xiao Shen,
"In that case, I will excuse myself from your presence."
Xiao Shen was left alone, staring blankly at Molan and her group leaving in front of her.
The words "Sheng Mansion", "County Princess" and "Empress Dowager" that Molan had just said were horrifying to hear, and the domineering aura really scared her.
"Damn it! Why are you showing off!"
You're just my niece's wife! What can I do to you?!
Xiao Shen still doesn't understand how big the difference is between the two people's identities.
In the education she received, Yuzhou was the Zhao family first and their Shen family second.
Whether she met a young man or a lady from Yuzhou, they all tried to fawn on her and flatter her.
Even the emperor could be flattered into having a foreign student from Wala, let alone a young lady who had no experience and did not have a teacher to teach her.