The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

While the three members of the first wife's family were having a long conversation in Yuqing Garden, Shen Yan had already woken up.

First, I noticed the bright red wedding dress I was wearing, and then I found myself in an unfamiliar room.

Big red wedding candles, wedding cakes, wedding candies, the whole room is filled with red.

She glanced at Chen Ke, who was lying on the bed with a pale face. She was shocked to realize that this was the Duke of Lu's mansion, but why was she here? Shouldn't Shen Baozhao be marrying her off?

I shook my head and only remembered that I fell asleep in my bedroom last night. I didn't remember anything else. What on earth was going on? I called out: "Someone come."

Lvliu, who was guarding outside the house, heard Shen Yan's voice and walked in immediately.

"Miss, you finally woke up. They all said that you were frightened by the thieves and that's why you were unconscious for so long."

"Thief?" Shen Yan was puzzled. But she knew that the current situation was unreasonable.

Then he asked, "Tell me quickly, what happened from last night till now?"

Judging from the way Lvliu looked at her master, she probably really couldn't remember anything.

"Early this morning, the eldest lady arrived at Yanran Pavilion. She was preparing to send the fourth young lady to the bridal sedan chair. We also saw you in the main room.

At that time, you were still fine and even talked to me."

“After the bride got on the bridal sedan, I followed the sedan all the way.

Not long after the wedding procession left our mansion, the prince got startled by his horse and fell off."

“Then the thieves abducted both the young lady and the prince.

It took several hours for you to show up at the gate of the Duke's Mansion. Miss, you looked dazed after you came back, and you are fine now."

Lvliu's eyes flickered, she didn't dare to tell anyone about Shen Yan and Gongji's wedding.

Shen Yan's mind was a mess right now, she only knew that something went wrong.

Luliu didn’t know much, so she decided to ask her mother tomorrow.

His eyes involuntarily looked at Chen Ke lying on the bed.

I used to think Chen Ke was handsome and suave. He was also the dream lover of many noble ladies in Kyoto. I was very happy when I made up my mind.

But after seeing that man's grace and tenderness, Chen Ke was nothing more than a piece of chicken ribs to her.

Subconsciously, she touched her belly, where her and his child were being nurtured. After all, they had an inseparable connection, connected by blood.

Thinking of this, a gentle smile appeared on Shen Yan's lips.

Just as she was immersed in her own imagination, Chen Ke, who was lying on the bed, woke up.

Seeing Shen Yan sitting on the edge of the bed, he was still happy in his heart. When he was about to get up, he found that he couldn't move his lower body at all.

Then he asked anxiously: "Yan'er, what's wrong with my leg?"

When Lvliu found that Chen Ke had woken up, she immediately went out to inform the housekeeper.

After a while, the Duke of Lu and his wife arrived at the bridal chamber.

When Gu saw her son wake up, she rushed over and called out, "Ke'er."

Seeing that Gu was hesitant to speak, Chen Ke felt uneasy: "Mom, why can't I move my legs?"

Duke Lu was about to say something when he was interrupted by Gu: "Ke'er, listen to your mother.

Your leg was broken by thieves, but the imperial physician has checked it out and said you will be fine if you take good care of yourself.

Don't worry, I'm afraid you won't be able to go to the battle with your father tomorrow.

Your duties in the Imperial Guards are temporarily suspended. Now that you are newly married, you have nothing to fear if you rest at home."

Chen Ke was originally a captain of the Imperial Guard. All the sons of noble families who had some skills would be sent to the Imperial Guard to protect the imperial city.

The position is not low, there is not much work to do, and you can also make yourself familiar to the nobles in the palace. It is a very popular position.

It was not known whether Chen Ke believed what Gu said or not. He just stared at the ceiling of the bed with carved patterns of hundreds of descendants without saying a word.

The next morning, everyone in Ning'an Marquis's Mansion went to Rongde Hall to pay respects. Shen Yan was returning home today. If there was nothing important, everyone had to go.

Shen Baozhao arrived not too late today. Just as he walked onto the corridor of Rongde Hall, he met a man and a woman walking towards him from the opposite side.

The man was as tall and straight as a pine tree, and his azure robe embroidered with cypress leaves made him look elegant. He didn't look like the son of a noble family, but rather the son of a noble scholar.

The woman looked very similar to the man, but with a more delicate look. Her eyes were as bright as the moon, and her movements were as gentle as a willow in the wind, making people feel the spring breeze on their faces.

It turned out to be Aunt Lan’s children, the eldest son Shen Jie Zhang and the third daughter Shen Jing.

In my memory, Aunt Lan was already extremely beautiful, and I'm afraid only the clear sky in the room could compare to her. It's not hard to believe that she could give birth to such a pair of children.

As the eldest son of a marquis, Shen Jie Zhang's identity is somewhat embarrassing.

But he was only twenty years old and had already passed the provincial examination, so this year he would take the metropolitan examination.

This is so outstanding, not inferior to the brothers and sisters of the eldest wife. This is the most rare thing.

After the two sides exchanged greetings, they did not speak and entered the hall together.

At this time, the eldest, second and third wives had all arrived.

The third master was sent to Jinling, and the third and fourth young masters were in office. There were only the third wife and the fifth and sixth wives at home.

The third wife was born out of wedlock, so her presence in the mansion was very low. The third wife didn't like to go out unless she had something to do.

Today is the first time that Shen Baozhao has seen the third wife Tang and the fifth wife Shen Chan since his rebirth.

She has an oval face, a small nose and mouth, and a pointed chin. She is a pretty girl. If you don't know her age, you can say she is in her early twenties.

The fifth wife, Shen Chan, looked very similar to her mother. She wore an ivory-yellow jacket embroidered with plum blossoms and a light green embroidered skirt. She sat quietly next to the third wife.

Soon, the servant reported that the second girl's carriage had arrived at the gate.

Madam Wang stretched her neck to look outside. She saw Shen Yan wearing a rouge-colored long skirt with a stand-up collar and a long train, and a phoenix headpiece inlaid with gold and red jade.

He walked in leisurely. He looked very noble, but the dark circles under his eyes showed his fatigue.

As soon as he entered the room, his eyes turned red when he saw Wang.

Wang went forward and hugged her daughter, and the two of them just started crying without paying any attention to the housekeeper who followed them from the Duke of Lu's mansion.

Seeing this, the old lady pressed her forehead and said, "Okay, okay, the second girl is coming home today, it's a happy event. Tell everyone to have a banquet in Rongde Hall today."

After meeting their parents, everyone went back to their rooms, waiting for the family dinner at noon.

Shen Yan followed the master and his wife to Yuqing Garden.

She was anxious to know what had happened yesterday and why Shen Baozhao did not marry into the Duke of Lu's Mansion.

The eldest master and his wife couldn't explain why, so they could only persuade Shen Yan to accept her fate. Wang looked at the housekeeper of the Duke's Mansion who was following behind Shen Yan.

She looked very familiar, she was a servant of the Duke's wife, Gu. So she was called into the room for questioning.

"What do you mean by the Duke's Mansion? Yesterday you asked my son to get married with a rooster? How is this different from those poor families?" Wang was furious when she mentioned this.

This is too bullying.

Shen Yan still doesn't know that the one who got married with her yesterday was a rooster.

After hearing this, her face turned pale, and the teacup in her hand fell to the ground, wetting her skirt.