After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Although he had no requirements for his daughter-in-law, he was unwilling to force his son if he didn't want to marry her.

"General Xiao, you are so lucky. The emperor just rewarded you with a house and a thousand taels of gold a while ago, and now he has arranged a marriage for Master Xiao. It can be said that it is a double blessing!"

"That's right, congratulations, General Xiao..."

"General Xiao, don't forget to invite us to Young Master Xiao's wedding..."

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Amid the congratulations, General Xiao's smile seemed a little stiff.

Several young men came up to Xiao Jianting with a gloating look on their faces. They surrounded Xiao Jianting, who was sitting upright with an angry look on his face, and spoke to him in a low voice, glancing at Wang Yuejiao from time to time.

Master Lin: "Master Xiao, you have only been back to Beijing for less than a month. You don't know what kind of personality the girl from the Wang family has. I have to talk to you in detail so that you can be mentally prepared!" He pretended to be considerate, but in fact he was here to laugh at her.

Young Master Yang had long disliked Wang Yuejiao, but as it would damage his own image for a grown man to speak ill of a girl behind her back, he had endured it for a long time. Now that he finally got the chance, he let out all his dissatisfaction with Wang Yuejiao.

The ups and downs of tone, rich expressions and excited emotions portray Wang Yuejiao as a shrewish woman in the city.

Xiao Jianting got a headache after hearing this, and his brother and sister beside him felt disappointed.

Finally, Master Chen smacked his lips and summed up Master Yang's words: "Wang Yuejiao is notoriously hypocritical, arrogant, and unreasonable! It would be a misfortune for anyone to marry her!"

The other two quickly pushed him, reminding him that he had said the wrong thing, and Master Chen then changed his words: "Brother Xiao, I didn't mean to say that the Xiao family was unlucky, don't misunderstand me."

The other two covered his mouth with their hands.

Xiao Yunzheng was annoyed by what she heard and drove the three away, "Go away, stop gloating over other's misfortunes. You might be the next one to suffer misfortune!"

The three people's kindness was taken for granted, and they were very angry and left in dismay.

"Brother, the emperor only arranged the marriage verbally. The imperial decree hasn't come down yet, so there's still room for maneuver." This was all Xiao Yunzheng could do to comfort him.

Xiao Helin also sighed and said, "Yes, big brother, the emperor has been very worried about the situation in Jiangnan in recent days, so he is so angry. After this matter is resolved in a few days, let Dad go and ask the emperor to revoke his order."

Xiao Jianting knew clearly that this was just words to comfort him. The emperor's words were golden. What was the difference between his words and the imperial edict?

He must marry Wang Yuejiao.

Xiao Jianting, who didn't often drink, drank half a pot of wine in silence. His face turned slightly red and his heart became more and more agitated.

He wanted to know what Li Yaoyuan was thinking at this moment, but he didn't dare to look at her.

On the other side, Li Yaoyuan was also in a low mood. She held the wine cup in her hand for a long time, looked at it for a long time, but did not have the courage to drink it.

Nian Susu patted her back gently and said, "Drink if you want. I'll be with you. Everything will be fine."

Li Yaoyuan frowned and drank three cups in a row. The strong liquor burned her throat and it took her a long time to sober up.

She held Nian Susu's hand tightly, her eyes shining with tears, "Lingling, tell me...why does my heart hurt so much when I heard that he is going to marry someone else..."

She knew that Li Yaoyuan was drunk and was able to speak out her true feelings under the influence of alcohol.

Nian Susu could see that Li Yaoyuan really liked Xiao Jianting, and this feeling was different from her feelings for Qin Guanqing.

Qin Guanqing has many shining points, so many that they can cover up his shortcomings. He is the dream lover of the girls in Beijing. He is talented and romantic. Which girl who is just beginning to fall in love would not be attracted to him?

It is not surprising that Li Yaoyuan would mistakenly think that she liked him. Fortunately, she stopped the loss in time and no loss was caused.

Even though Xiao Jianting is not as good as Qin Guanqing in many aspects, there is always no reason to like him.

When did Li Yaoyuan fall in love with him? Even she herself couldn't tell.

"It will be fine..." She repeated this sentence over and over again.

Li Yaoyuan held her arm, rested his head on her shoulder and fell into a deep sleep.

Nian Susu glanced at Xiao Jianting. His situation was no better than Li Yaoyuan's.

It was obvious that they loved each other, and the only thing that was left was a thin layer of window paper between them. They were about to be together, but they were forcibly separated. Was it fate or were they just not destined to be together?

She sighed, and for some reason, her eyes kept moving to the left and fell on Qin Junyu.

He is also looking at her.

Both of them were worried, and the sadness in their eyes could be read without words.

The marriage was decided, some were happy and some were sad. The emperor, as the "instigator", forgot his rage after a few drinks and became amiable again.

The ministers still spoke cautiously, fearing that they would accidentally anger him again.

Concubine Xin was sitting below and tried to wink at the emperor several times but failed. Finally, the emperor himself remembered that Concubine Xin wanted to take the fifth prince to Ganlin Temple for meditation.

It wasn't a big deal originally, but Nian Susu was also involved, so he could only ask for her opinion as usual, and also to give Nian Chengyun some face.

The emperor described the reason why Concubine Xin brought the fifth prince to Shanlin Temple for meditation in an impeccable manner, even going so far as to say "praying for the country", so naturally, no one else dared to object.

Just when everyone thought it was just a minor incident, the emperor suddenly asked, "Miss Nian, are you willing to go to Shanlin Temple with Concubine Xin to pray for blessings?"

Nian Susu’s back stiffened, caught off guard.

Not only her, but everyone was shocked.

Xin Jieyu and Nian Susu had no friendship, so why did the emperor specifically ask her to go with him?

Various speculations came into being, and most people's first thought was that Nian Susu was the emperor's favorite candidate for daughter-in-law, so he thought of her for all the good things.

But then he thought again, the Fifth Prince was only eleven years old, and the gap between him and Nian Susu was too huge. It was completely impossible for the two of them to be together, so he gave up the idea.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Nian Susu attended the ceremony and said, "Praying for blessings is a good deed to accumulate virtue and good deeds. I am willing to go with your Majesty."

She was completely forced to go.

It was not difficult to go to Shanlin Temple to pray. The emperor gave the order personally. It seemed like a discussion, but it was actually a notification. How could she dare to refuse?

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, laughed several times, and said to Nian Chengyun: "It is just as I expected. The daughter raised by Minister Nian understands the overall situation best."

Nian Chengyun responded neither humbly nor arrogantly, but in fact he couldn't guess what the emperor meant.

Nian Susu smiled, and when he returned to his seat, his forehead was covered with sweat.

Li Yaoyuan was sober, but still felt a little dizzy.

"Lingling, do you really want to go?" She always felt that it was not a good thing.

Nian Susu shrugged and said helplessly: "I have no choice."

Xin Jieyu looked at Nian Susu with admiration, thinking to herself: What is so special about her that makes Yuan'er fall in love with her? Is it just because of her beautiful face?