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  It's been several days again.

  Not long after Lanling King had gone to the imperial court, Gao Zhan invited him to the palace for a detailed discussion. When he returned, he was granted a four-month leave of absence and also received an imperial decree from His Majesty betrothing him to Zhang Shi's daughter, A'gui.

  The King of Lanling and Zhang Shi's Aqie are getting married!

  This is a shocking event that shook the entire world. Although King Langling did not exert much force in this battle, his strength was there, and his prestige was even more so.

  What's more, who is Zhang Shi Aqie going to marry? She is a humble and lowly-born concubine, equivalent to a cheap commodity. Moreover, in order to marry her as his wife, Gao Changgong has caused quite a stir over the past two years.

  At this moment, both Ye City and Jin Yang were boiling.

  It's not just these two places, as the news gradually spread, Chang'an and Jiankang also spread.

  In Chang'an City.

  A handsome young man walked out with his upper body exposed, and it was clear that he had just practiced martial arts, with sweat dripping from his body. When he saw her approaching, he smiled, revealing a set of snow-white teeth. And Ah Green, after blushing and spitting out a mouthful, still picked up the towel on one side and gently wiped away his sweat.

  While wiping, A Lu excitedly said: "A Gui is going to get married, she's going to be the princess of Gao Zhang Gong." Looking up at him with her head tilted back, she happily said: "Now I can finally relax. Ah Zhuo, now I can follow you."

  "Really?" He Zhi tightly grasped her hand, A Lu nodded and smiled: "Of course, I understand Ah Qi the most, she also wants me to be happy. Hehe, now that she's the princess of the duke, even if it were a thousand two gold, she would like it too." Clenching her fist, A Lu said with joy: "But I wouldn't do such a thing, tomorrow I'll buy some land in Chang'an city and have Su Wei take care of it for us. When Ah Qi gets old and we get old, we won't be afraid of not having food to eat."

  He Zhi nodded his head and said, "That makes sense."

  "Hehe, then I'll send a congratulatory message to Ah Qi right away." With that said, Ah Lu jumped up and down excitedly and ran off.

  While Ah Lu was busy buying land, Su Wei stood on the steps, quietly looking towards the northeast.

  Seeing him motionless, the young princess quietly approached him, holding a cloak and saying in a low voice: "It's windy outside, put on another layer."

  "I'm not cold." Su Wei turned his head, looking at the rising princess, and said in a low, bitter smile: "Ah Xing, don't be so good to me." His Adam's apple moved, and he said hoarsely: "I'm not worth it."

  "I think it's worth it." The emerging princess looked at him with bright and intelligent eyes, saying in a low and firm tone: "Awei, I know you have her in your heart and will never let go of her. But the days are passing one by one, maybe after ten years, twenty years, thirty years, you'll forget about her and only remember me."

  She looked up at the man she loved, pursing her lips and smiling. Her smile was completely genuine, and even in her heart, she thought: Now that Jie is also going to become the princess of Lanling, she's marrying so well, Ah Wei may have suffered, but he'll also feel comforted. And once he's comforted, he'll be able to accept me. All husbands under heaven have many wives and concubines, but Ah Wei will be different. Because there is only one person in his heart, he won't be like other husbands who are so good at taking in many concubines. I, I can just become another sister living in his heart.

  Su Wei was deeply moved by the joyful and even satisfied smile of Princess Xinxing, he slowly stretched out his hand and grasped Princess Xinxing's hand.

  Just as his hand closed over hers, almost suddenly, the young princess's eyes welled up with hot tears.

  Seeing her in tears, Su Wei was startled and hastily asked: "A Xing, what's wrong?"

  The young princess laughed with tears streaming down her face: "I'm so happy," she choked out, "I'm just too happy, and I couldn't help it."

  She wiped away her tears in embarrassment and asked in a low voice: "Does Your Majesty know about this?"

  "He naturally knows." With a smile, Su Wei said: "However, Your Majesty now has Li Niangniang and is going to marry the Turkic princess as empress, he doesn't have the mood to think about this."

  Perhaps, thinking is just thinking. But Su Wei knew that his own emperor was truly a man of great talent and wisdom, wise and decisive. For such a person, sealing off an unrequited emotion would be easy as can be. He wouldn't be as helpless as himself.

  However, if it weren't for this, I wouldn't have secretly pledged loyalty to Your Majesty behind Yuwen Hu's back...

  On this day, in Ye City, there was also a person wearing white clothes, sitting in his own courtyard, pouring himself a cup of wine. With both hands holding the cup, he smiled elegantly at the empty seat across from him, "Ah Gui, have a drink with me."

  He tilted his head back and drank the wine in one gulp. As he loosened his hand, the wine cup crashed to the ground and shattered into pieces.

  At the same time, he was in tears.

  Since he was young, his family had high expectations of him. In his teens, an elder commented: "Xiao Mo is a man who is good at enduring, able to find opportunities in subtle details and strike accurately. If he meets a wise lord, he can become a prime minister."

  That was his former glory. Later he came to Qi, and relying on his own ability, he easily occupied a high position in the court of Qi.

  But without Ah Qi, his heart would never be complete.

  But isn't he supposed to be a good judge of character? As long as Gao Zhang Gong doesn't marry her, he will eventually have the opportunity.

  Now, Gao Zhang has married her!

  Ah Qi, Ah Qi, you've always wanted to be a legitimate wife, and now you finally are. You should be content, right? Haha, but unfortunately, even though the world is big, there's no place that can bring him peace of mind. Maybe it's time for him to leave the land of Qi and live a life of solitude.

  In August 564, when the news had spread far and wide, Langling Wang and Zhang Gui held a grand wedding.

  This wedding, Langling Wang used half of his savings, and its scale can be said to be unprecedented.

  Among his thousand private soldiers, the well-born young masters and officials' sons were all dressed up in their finest clothes, looking just like they did when they were at home with their families. At the same time, they had servants swarming around them, with horses and carriages galore.

  These people, totaling nearly 20,000 in number, escorted Zhang Gui from Langya Commandery to Ye City and the Prince of Langya's mansion, where she was married to the Prince of Langya.

  At the same time, in order to cover up the scars left by his previous marriage, Langling Wang spent a lot of money renovating the Ye City Royal Mansion. The renovated mansion was completely modeled after Southern Chen architecture, with small bridges and flowing water, pavilions and towers. It could be said that it was completely unrecognizable from before. Zheng Yu almost didn't recognize it when she entered again.

  Zheng Yu slipped into the Langling Wang Fu with the guests who came to welcome the bride, and after staring for a while, she was already stunned.

  Outside, the streets were filled with the sound of gongs and drums, as if the entire city of Ye was rejoicing at this banquet. The famous courtesans of the red buildings even organized themselves to perform free songs and dances on the main street for the passing crowds, until the grand wedding of the King of Lanling came to an end.

  So the whole city of Ye was talking about Langling Wang's grand wedding, and intentionally or unintentionally, they were also comparing Zhang Qi and Zheng Yu.

  Zheng Yu didn't like listening to that kind of sarcastic remark, so she quietly came in. She just wanted to find a familiar garden and stay there for a while. But who would have thought that as soon as she walked in, everything was completely different?

  Seeing her standing there in a daze, an old woman hurried forward. She came to Zheng Yu's side and said in a low voice: "Miss, how did you end up here alone?" Looking around cautiously, she complained: "If the people from Lanling Wangfu find out, they'll think you're here to cause trouble, what would be good about that?"

  Listen, what's this?

  Zheng Yu's face turned purple with rage, and when she saw her huffing and puffing in anger, the old woman immediately realized that her tone was off. She quickly changed her expression and said with a smile: "Now, isn't it because I care about you, young lady?"

  "Sympathize with me?" Zheng Yu let out a heavy hum.

  After a while, seeing Zheng Yu still not leaving, the old woman sighed: "Girl, don't look anymore, this is all fate, people can't fight against fate, you'd better accept it."

  "Life?" She didn't say that, but as soon as she did, Zheng Yu's hatred arose. When did it start? Some people even said that her life was not as good as Zhang Qi's, that cheap woman? What kind of person is she? Is she the kind of person who has been trampled on by herself since birth? No, she should be the one who lets herself be trampled on for generations. When did such a cheap person say that their life was good?

  His face twisted in anger, Zheng Yu gritted his teeth and said, "There will be retribution eventually."

  The old woman was startled by her venomous tone and was about to persuade again, but only heard a burst of laughter coming over. In the midst of the laughter, Li Ying said clearly: "Today is really a joyful celebration throughout the city, Ah Kui should be very happy."

  Another noble lady responded: "Yes, yes, Gao Zhang Gong held such a grand wedding for her, she must be overjoyed."

  "Empress Hu said she wanted to be their witness."

  "Really? This is unprecedented in scale."

  As they were talking, a noble lady suddenly asked: "A Ying, didn't you always get along well with Zheng Yu? Now that she's become an abandoned wife, and you're attending the wedding of her enemy, won't that make her angry?"

  As soon as this was said, the laughter around them subsided slightly.

  After a while, Zheng Yu heard Li Ying's clear voice coming over, "Isn't this a case of one time being different from another? I didn't know Ah Gui before. It wasn't until Princess Qiu got married and I lost touch with Zheng Yu that I accidentally met Ah Gui."

  She thought for a moment and said, "Ah Gui is really easy to get along with. She's intelligent and considerate of others. Her character is as clear and bright as the sky after a storm, just like those famous scholars of old."

  Li Ying's words were moderate and just, without a hint of flattery or sycophancy. The noble ladies began to buzz with discussion.

  At this point, Zheng Yu's face turned iron green, and the muscles on her cheeks twisted and jumped. What others said about Zhang Qi didn't matter to her, but when Li Ying said it, she suddenly felt betrayed and humiliated in the most thorough way. Even if this friend was one she had long given up on!

  This betrayal and humiliation are so unbearable. Li Ying, in order to please Gao Changgong and Zhang Shi, is so shameless, for a moment, Zheng Yu hates and is angry, even wanting to kill Li Ying's heart.

  The old woman looked at Zheng Yu and said with a click of her tongue: "Girl, look, your best friends from before have all gone to Zhang Qi. Ah, even friends have left, no wonder that Gao Changgong..." She had only just said this when she met Zheng Yu's twisted and jumping face, and was startled by the venom in her expression. The old woman didn't dare to mock anymore.

  This wedding lasted for three whole days. Before the ceremony, Langling Wang also set up 100 tables on the street where his mansion was located, with a continuous flow of guests day and night for three days.

  Perhaps the Qi people, who had suffered a great defeat, really needed a joyful event to change their mood. Later on, even the Emperor frequently sent envoys to reward the two newlyweds, and Empress Hu was present at the wedding ceremony from start to finish.

  As for Chen State in a distant land and Chang'an, whether it was the ruler of Chen or people from Zhang's mansion, as well as Su Wei and Princess Xinxing, all sent gifts over.

  The wedding banquet finally came to an end in ultimate luxury.

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