mesbooks Chapter 546 Dressing up
Chapter 546 Dressing up
Xiao Mengxi sneered and said, "If you don't get the antidote in seven days, red spider silk will appear on your chest. With each passing day, the spider silk will spread until it spreads to your fingertips in a month, and you will die suddenly."
"The county lady is a smart person. I think she knows what to choose. After all, people only have other choices if they are alive first."
After saying this, without waiting for Shen Shuyi to speak, Xiao Mengxi waved her hand and had someone take Shen Shuyi away.
As soon as Shen Shuyi left, Xiao Mengxi instructed: "Send more people to keep a close eye on them. Don't let anyone escape again!"
"Don't worry, Princess. We have also arrested her maids this time. Lord Zheng and his men will be guarding Chun'en Courtyard inside and out. Besides, Princess Changning has been poisoned, so she can't escape even if she has wings." Bihe said firmly.
Xiao Mengxi's eyes were dark and cold: "But I still feel that the longer the night, the more dreams there are. If I were not too anxious and afraid of wronging Rui'er, I would really like to make this marriage happen today."
Bi He said respectfully: "It is Miss Shen's blessing to be favored by the princess. If she is unwilling, it can only be said that she is ungrateful."
Xiao Mengxi smiled with satisfaction: "People like Shen Shuyi will not easily give in unless the matter is settled."
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Shen Shuyi endured the severe pain, sandwiched between a group of people in front and behind, and walked towards Chun'en Courtyard.
Along the way, I saw that Princess Guining's mansion was full of joy. It was completely different from when we came here. In just half a day, it was completely new.
The huge princess's mansion was decorated with lights and red silk.
Hundreds of meters of red carpets were laid out on several main roads, small and exquisite red lanterns were hung on the dead branches, and red "囍" characters were pasted on every window.
Not only that, the fallen leaves and snow were cleared away especially cleanly, and many rare flowers and plants and gold and jade ornaments kept in the greenhouse were brought out one after another.
Shen Shuyi squinted his eyes and watched. It was quite a big scene.
Even the pavilion in the middle of the lake was hung with red silk. The huge red silk flowers were extremely eye-catching in the dark night.
Not long after, Shen Shuyi was taken to the main room of Chun'en Courtyard.
Obviously, Chun'en Courtyard was the courtyard Xiao Mengxi prepared for her future daughter-in-law, because of the emergency and Xiao Rui's special situation.
She also didn't want to go to the door to propose marriage or have a sedan chair carried by eight people.
At least, she wanted to settle this matter tomorrow.
"I'm sorry, Miss Shen."
After arriving at Chun'en Courtyard, four powerful maids stood guard by the side, not moving an inch, and it was obvious that they had no intention of leaving.
Shen Shuyi could see that these people were all martial artists.
It seems that Xiao Mengxi spent a lot of money to get Xiao Rui to marry her.
She sat at the table, poured herself a cup of hot tea, and thought it was really ridiculous.
She had no idea that the arrogant Princess Guining would actually "like" her so much.
Shen Shuyi looked around the room. It was decorated as if for a wedding. The dressing box, bronze mirror, boxes and tables were all covered with red silk and red gauze.
The red candlesticks were burning brightly, and on the table were placed the Heju wine, peanuts, lotus seeds, etc. that are always available in a bridal chamber.
Shen Shuyi drank some tea and ate a few wedding cakes as if nothing had happened. Then, as if she thought the candlelight was not bright enough, she took out her hairpin and gently moved the candle wick.
The dancing light and shadows reflected on the wall, revealing the girl's delicate outline.
Shen Shuyi had no intention of waiting. After all, the longer the night, the more trouble she would have. If Xiao Mengxi planned to let her get married with Xiao Rui tomorrow, then her only chance to escape would be tonight.
However, Shen Jingyu and Xiao Mengxi had schemed against her to this extent, so she had to give them a good response.
Shen Shuyi ignored the maids who were as tall as door gods, stood up, walked to the window and pushed it open.
As you look inside, you can see three layers of guards inside and outside, patrolling in turns and maintaining strict security.
Tsk, Xiao Mengxi really thinks highly of her, to the point of making such a big fuss.
The maid stared at her warily, but when she saw that she was just standing there watching without moving, she gradually let down her guard.
Shen Shuyi had figured out the patrol pattern of the guards, and couldn't help but wonder whether Jiuchou had succeeded this time.
After half an hour, Shen Shuyi asked for water to wash up, and then went to bed to rest.
The maids looked at each other and continued to guard by the bed, as if they were afraid that Shen Shuyi would have some more tricks up his sleeve.
But Shen Shuyi did nothing. He seemed to be quite sleepy because he had drunk some wine. Not long after, he fell into a deep sleep.
Not long after, Bi He came to see Shen Shuyi. Seeing that Shen Shuyi was sleeping soundly, she couldn't help but say, "I think the princess is worrying too much. She is poisoned, how dare she run away? Unless she doesn't want to live anymore."
"Aunt Bihe is right. There is nothing unusual about the Changning County Lady. The princess may be confused because of her concern." A maidservant responded.
Bi He said immediately: "Don't be careless, keep a close eye on the person."
"Yes."
After saying this, Bihe turned and left.
But no matter how much she warned them, the time people could concentrate was limited, and the more seriously they watched at first, the more they couldn't help but slack off.
The second half of the night, at Chou time.
Several maids were inexplicably drowsy. They rubbed their eyes, frowning, as if they could not hold on any longer.
"County Lady, it's time to get up and prepare to take a bath and dress up." A maid came forward to wake up Shen Shuyi.
Soon after, maids and old women came in one after another, carrying phoenix coronas, pearl hairpins, and bright red wedding gowns.
Shen Shuyi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and there was a hint of confusion in her eyes.
As if he was not awake yet, he was pushed into the bathtub by a maid.
It must be said that although people were forced to stay in Princess Guining's mansion, the maids and servants served them with extreme attentiveness.
Not long after, Shen Shuyi felt refreshed and sat in front of the bronze mirror.
A maid wiped her hair and then began to do her makeup.
Shen Shuyi was not in a hurry and let several people do it for her.
The eyelids of those maids became heavier and heavier. They kept shaking their heads to stay awake, as if they didn't notice anything was wrong.
Soon, a maid came to knead her face, draw her eyebrows and put on lip balm for her.
Shen Shuyi found it interesting and stared at himself in the bronze mirror seriously, curious about what he would look like after being tortured by them.
In her previous life, she was married to Xiao Tingshan in a formal ceremony.
But Xiao Tingshan was not favored, nor was she favored by the Shen family, so the wedding was a cold one. The wedding dress and phoenix crown Qin Xuerong prepared for her were quite simple, saying that being too luxurious would overshadow her husband's family, and that her life in the future would be difficult.
But the situation is quite different now. The maids and old women who put on makeup are particularly serious.
After a while, Shen Shuyi saw a red flower ornament between her eyebrows and her hair was combed meticulously.
Soon after, the gorgeous golden phoenix crown, inlaid with countless pearls and jades, was carefully placed on her head.
"The county lady is truly a natural beauty, so beautiful!"
"Yes, yes, the prince will be delighted to see you, and he and the princess will love each other till they grow old together."
The maids and old women kept saying auspicious words, as if Xiao Rui was not a foolish person, but the most handsome man in the world.
Shen Shuyi curled the corners of his lips and made two expressions, and the person in the mirror began to move accordingly.
Tsk, she seldom puts on makeup like this, now she looks like a completely different person.