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The day Si Lu got married was an auspicious day chosen by Qin Tianjian.

She was sitting in the boudoir, letting the maid change her clothes.The brocade with golden thread and phoenix patterns, and the cloud gauze as soft as haze, seem to gather here all the beauty in the world.

Si Lu remained silent the entire time, sitting quietly in front of the mirror, waiting for the female officer to paint her eyebrows, comb her hair, put rouge on her, and drew a lotus flower between her eyebrows.She has always dressed in a gentle and gentle manner, but today she looks quite glamorous.

"Princess Concubine, these are the jade bracelets prepared by Madam and Master, and the pair of blood jade earrings were sent by the second young master." The lady who came to dress her up was a female official sent by Emperor Jing of the palace, and she was smiling. Yingying's eyes were full of envy: "This pair of eyebrow pendants were prepared by the young master. The two young masters are really kind to the princess."

In fact, these are just ordinary jewelry, but for these two younger brothers, one can only practice martial arts on weekdays, and the other can only do nothing. It is a relief to think of their sister today.

"Put it on." Si Lu looked at herself in the mirror wearing her family's blessings, and her heart gradually calmed down. "By the way, bring the scroll of painting next to the jade pillow in my room, Xiaoyue, hold it with you, don't let it go."

The eight red sedan chairs of Luan Yiwei were already waiting outside the Sifu, and not only people from the Ministry of Rites, but also the guards joined the leadership to welcome the bride, which can be described as a huge momentum.

"Auspicious time-"

Si Lu, dressed in a phoenix crown and Xiapei, went out of the pavilion and got into the sedan chair under the service of the female officer.She walked slowly step by step, and suddenly seemed to see Si He's boots, and remembered that Si He had warned her to be more careful in the future.

Si Lu smiled wryly from the bottom of his heart, it seemed that this younger brother had finally grown up.

The place for the banquet was set at the East Palace, and there were lights and festoons everywhere, hung with red silk lanterns, and everyone's faces were full of joy.This was Si He's first visit to the East Palace, he looked at this gorgeous palace, and sighed in his heart, it really is good to be rich and powerful.

Mrs. Si, another wife and officials from the Ministry of Rituals were busy greeting the guests. Mr. Si was chatting with the rest of the officials. His face was ruddy and energetic, and he was obviously quite happy.

The fathers of Jian Jinshan and the others were officials at any rate, and were more or less related to the royal family or the Si family, so they were all invited today, and they, the younger generation, also came to the banquet.

According to regulations, the prince had to welcome the sedan chair in the palace.At this time, although the crown prince was accepting congratulations from other noble sons on the surface, secretly he was looking forward to the wedding sedan chair outside the door.

Si He noticed his little tricks, and Si He felt a little relieved, it seemed that today's wedding banquet was quite successful.

Si He raised his head and downed a glass of wine. He didn't go to chat with Jian Jinshan and the others, he just wanted to be alone for a while.

Even in the midst of hustle and bustle, the more people will feel supremely lonely.

He is like this now, when the people around him marry wives and have children one after another, he often wonders when he can get rid of the shackles in his heart, and when he can live a fulfilling life like them.

It's just that I heard that Ji Wanghuai is getting married too.

He sighed in his heart, he didn't expect - this wooden Ji Wanghuai was about to get married.That's right, Ji Wanghuai's appearance is not bad, and he is good at swordsmanship. Apart from painting, he is also proficient in everything. Although he is not very good at talking, maybe the little girl likes this kind of thing.

He suddenly felt uncomfortable.

Si He likes men, and he has liked them since his last life.

However, for Ji Wanghuai, he knows that he is not just a simple love, to be precise, it is a kind of appreciation and admiration.

Maybe it's admiration for Ji Wanghuai's calm attitude towards the throne, or admiration for him being strong and independent despite his cold poison.

But he never prayed that fate would take Ji Wanghuai's hand and put it in his palm in the years to come, he never dared to dream about it.

——Actually, it’s good to be friends like this.

Lu Yu stood not far from Si He, and the moment he looked at Si He, he opened his mouth but was speechless.

Today's Si He is a little different from usual.Dressed in red like fire, flamboyant and extremely gorgeous, if he hadn't known that the one who got married today was the crown prince, others might have thought it was Mr. Si marrying his wife.

Nowadays, the men of Chengguo and Qiguo are proud of their acquisition of poetry, wine, calligraphy and painting, they usually like to be arty, and their clothes are all white robes and blue shirts, it seems that this can reflect their elegant temperament.

Only some dandies like to wear gold and silver, and the colors of their clothes are also bright red and purple. These are things that noble sons like Lu Yu and others disdain.

But Si He... Lu Yu frowned. He didn't like men dressed like this before, it was always a bit rouge, but Si He felt that it had another charm when he wore it.

"Si He, I haven't seen you these few days." Lu Yu left the others and came to Si He. "What are you doing in the mansion? Why don't you come to play with everyone, Juju?"

"So it's His Highness the Fourth Highness..." Si He glanced and saw that it was Lu Yu. In this way, he really hadn't seen Lu Yu for a long time.

Calculated from these days, there are still a few months before Lu Yu should get married.

"The mansion is busy preparing for Sister Lu's wedding these days, and my mother told me and my second brother not to go out, for fear of causing trouble."

"I haven't seen you in the past few days, it's weird." Lu Yu didn't treat herself as an outsider, and sat down beside Si He, "We have known each other for a long time."

"Two or three years." Si He took the conversation and said flatly.

"Yeah - we've known each other for so long..." Lu Yu poured himself a glass of wine, and said, "The Si family once had a Concubine Rong, and now there is another Crown Princess, which can be regarded as the glory of the ancestors. Si He, you will not alienate me because of the prince in the future."

"Your Highness, what are you talking about?" Si He smiled and said, "If you say alienation, it should be you who alienate us."

"Hey, don't talk about it." Seeing that Si He's cup was empty, Lu Yu filled it up for him, but Si He quickly stopped him, "Fourth Highness, this can't be done."

"Si He, I told you so." Lu Yu said with a smile, and gently placed the cup on the table, "When there are no outsiders, you can call me by my name directly, instead of calling me Fourth Highness."

Once, Lu Yu told him the same way, but it was a long time ago.

"I remember when I saw you painting for the first time, I was very envious of you." Lu Yu seemed to be recalling the past, her voice became faint, "I still want you to draw a picture for me, but if you refuse, I will I just hold a grudge and want to embarrass you at the state banquet."

Si He smiled, but didn't show much expression.

"But you were very good at painting at the time, and you surprised many people." Lu Yu's voice softened, "You also surprised me."

——When you are young, don’t meet too amazing people.

Si He regretted his recklessness.

"However, I haven't seen you paint much since then." Lu Yu said regretfully, but he didn't know that Si He practiced Danqing every day in the mansion, but he never showed it.

"I've been a lot lazy these days," Si He followed his words, took a sip of his wine, shook his head with a wry smile, "I'm tired."

Afraid that Lu Yu would continue to recall the past like this, he would not be able to bear the impulse in his heart to question what he had done.

He calmed down and changed the subject: "By the way... Lu Yu, are you getting married soon?"

Seeing that Lu Yu's smile suddenly stiffened, Si He muttered inwardly.

This is obviously a matter of the previous life, why did he slip up.

Lu Yu frowned. Not many people knew about his relationship with Ren Bohou, so why did Si He hear such rumors.

"Who did you hear?"

"I guess..." Si He cleared his throat with a dry smile, and seeing Lu Yu's expression softened, he explained: "I saw that all the princes of the right age in the palace took concubines, and I think you have also arrived at the time of the king's marriage." age."

--I see.

Lu Yu smiled and took a sip of his wine, saying softly, "I'm not in a hurry."

"By the way, is your wound completely healed?" Lu Yu asked, "After I saw someone being stabbed, I lay on the bed for three or four months before recovering."

"It's much better." Si He also smiled, "Maybe it's my luck."

……

After the wedding sedan chair was carried into the East Palace, after the crown prince and princess finished drinking the wine and worshiping at the hall, everyone had a lively meal again, and when the prince entered the bridal chamber, Si He and the others reluctantly left.

Back in the mansion, the red lantern was still hanging, but I was not used to it for no reason.

Si He went back to the house and sat on the bed in a daze, feeling that he was not interested in everything. He thought that the reason why he couldn't cheer up a few days ago was because Si Lu was going to get married, and Mrs. Si didn't allow him to leave the house at will. .

But after leaving the mansion today, I also saw Jian Jinshan and the others, so why can't I cheer up.

He lay down on the bed, tossing and turning, only to feel his face was bitten by something, he rubbed his left cheek, and opened the sachet next to the pillow, revealing a small wooden stick.

Si He pulled out the small wooden stick, he was a small-faced man.

It was the little noodle man he exchanged with Ji Wanghuai before.

"I said why I haven't found it after searching for a long time, so it's here." Si He touched his chin, and an idea suddenly appeared in his mind.

——If I draw a person, will it run out of the painting?

When Lu Yu returned to the palace, he immediately summoned someone and asked, "How did Si He recover from his injury?"

"This..." The visitor frowned, "I don't know."

"Go and check." Lu Yu waved his hand and laughed, "If he doesn't tell me, I'll have to check it out myself, and that's all I care about him."