The Prince Regent walked into the palace and saw his sister sitting at the table, her head slightly lowered, waiting for him.
When she got closer,
The princess raised her head and looked at her brother.
The Regent showed a smile on his face,
said:
“I heard that something happened to you, and I was very anxious, but it happened to be in the fields over Zhennanguan. Wu Jing pressed forward and stayed for a while to deal with the matter there. After finally settling down, he came back looking good and not losing weight, even though the servant below came to report. , but I, as an elder brother, have to see it with my own eyes before I feel at ease.
You have grown up beside me since I was a child. It is the first time you go out so far alone, and I feel worried about you. "
The regent sat down next to him,
"Pour me a cup of tea."
The princess got up, poured the tea, and brought it to the regent.
Once upon a time, every time when I visited my mother, I would take out the pastries and tea cakes that she treasured from the royal family and give them to me to eat. Her father’s favorite Osawa Xiangtang was kept privately there. I hid a lot of it, and I couldn't bear to drink it, so I kept it all for myself.
"Brother, let me ask you again, who does your matter have to do with, the Mi family? I don't think so;
Sister, speak out boldly, as a brother If I can't even protect my own sister, how can I protect the people of Chu?"
The princess shook her head and said, "It's all over."
The regent. Wang looked at his sister and remained silent for a long time.
The princess smiled slightly and repeated: "It's all over."
The regent nodded and said: "Okay."
This was considered a promise No further pursuit.
"I heard that Qu Peiluo often comes to see you? I've seen this guy before, and he's pretty good."
"If I think he's good, I can marry him myself."< /p>
"You're talking nonsense again."
The Prince Regent was not angry. He had never been angry with his well-behaved girl, and he had never even said a harsh word.
Born in the Tian family, he has been fighting openly and secretly with his brothers since he was sensible. The so-called flesh-and-blood affection in the Tian family is like a piece of red paper framed on the outside of a lantern. .
Only when you are with her can you relax your heart and enjoy the happiness of ordinary people's family.
The princess said: "I can't see anything good about it."
"Sister, I believe in my vision. As long as I am alive, this kid will not dare to treat you badly." Yes, secondly, even among the many great nobles in my country, Qu Peiluo’s quality is considered excellent. At this age, there are not many who are better than him."
" Not necessarily." said the princess.
Xiong Liqing had already made a comparison herself, from the inside out to the outside, and found that the more she compared, the more she felt that Qu Peiluo was worthless.
Of course, Qu Peiluo had a bad life and could not compete with anyone, but he was compared to Ping Yebo.
"Do you have any resentment in your heart?" the regent asked.
The princess did not answer.
"If you have grievances, just vent them to your brother. It's fine if you express them. But don't vent them to others. My brother is your brother after all. Since ancient times, how could any biological brother give birth to his own child? What's wrong with girls?
But after all, Qu Peiluo is also a son of a nobleman, and he is also arrogant in his heart. You will eventually marry him, so don't try to make the relationship stalemate for a while, it's not worthwhile. . ”
This is what I say from the bottom of my heart, and it is also the way to run a family.
Many times, you can’t live your life seriously, and you can’t act as you please, otherwise you will be the only one who is uncomfortable living your life.
For the dignified regent of Chu to be able to sit down and talk about these parents’ shortcomings in marriage, it is obvious that he is really interested in this girl.
"Brother, I don’t want to get married, I really don’t want to get married."
"Be obedient, the day has been set."
"Brother, by the way What? You promised me before that I will decide who I marry in the future. As the king of a country, why can't you keep your word? "
"I'm not the one yet! Emperor."
"But what is the difference between you and the emperor?"
In name, he is the regent, but he always sits on the throne when he goes to court.
The regent shook his head and said: "The emperor has always been in name only, but he has never been in name only. If you want to blame, blame our father for leaving in a hurry and letting me, brother, start Not completely ready."
If the Emperor of Chu dies a year later, or even half a year later, the regent is confident that the Chu country will avoid that internal strife.
That internal strife caused the Chu State to miss an opportunity. At the same time, it could only watch helplessly as the Yan people annexed most of the Jin land.
Even if Qu Tiannan was later sent to lead the Qingluan Army, the Chu State actually did not try its best. At the same time, it only made the final human effort to make up for the matter.
If there had not been that internal strife, when the Yan people had just wiped out the Helian family of the Wen family, the Chu army would have been able to participate in the fight for the land of the three Jins in time. By then, the Yan people would have It is difficult to gain a foothold in Jin.
"Anyway, brother, you have a point. You have your own reasons and difficulties. As a sister, I have to sell myself for your great cause."
The Regent frowned slightly, then relaxed his eyebrows,
and said:
"When girls grow up, they will always get married."
"I don't, I don't, why should I do this, why!"
"Just because you are a princess, you have been well-dressed and well-fed since you were born, you can drink ice in summer, and you can drink ice in winter. You can enjoy the snow. The royal family has given you a graceful and wealthy life, so you must contribute yourself to this family.
Don’t ask why, and don’t ask why;
Poor girls who have older brothers or younger brothers at home have to be sold as goods by their parents in exchange for dowry money for their brothers to get married;
How many of them are in brothels and prostitutes? Do women choose this profession on their own? Most of them are from poor families who cannot survive and are sold into it by their parents.
For those daughters of noble families, there are few marriages?
Why didn’t they ask why? Why didn’t they ask why?
In this world,
Where can there be so many things like everything goes well in this drama?
Whether it is the common people or the royal family, everyone has to live. If you want to live, you have to compromise and just take things without giving them up. This doesn't make sense.
Sister,
You have to be sensible. "
Xiong Liqing opened her mouth, bit her lip with her teeth, and said word by word:
"I don't want to be sensible, I just want my brother to be pampered like he was when he was a child. Me, take care of me, I just want to stay with my brother for the rest of my life. "
"Stop saying these stupid things, we are brothers and sisters, real brothers and sisters, people, we must learn to grow up.
Be good,
As long as your brother is here, I can guarantee that you will not be bullied at all in this life. "
"But it was you who bullied me! "
The princess shouted.
The green python under the bed sensed it and poked out the snake's head from under the bed.
But when the green python saw the sitting When the regent was there, the green python quickly retracted.
When the princess's anger reaches a certain level, it will automatically wake up and swallow the person in front of it, but he will not. Dare to be presumptuous in front of the regent.
“Brother, you came to see me just to tell me this. ”
“My sister is getting married, so naturally I have to come and see her as my brother. ”
“Are you afraid that I will be too crazy and ruin the relationship between you and Qu? ”
The Prince Regent didn’t want to speak anymore. He stood up and seemed to be preparing to leave the palace.
The princess was still sitting there and did not stand up.
The Prince Regent When he walked to the door, he stopped and said, "Brother also wants to tell you that if you don't want to marry me, I won't marry you, but I have no choice.
The emperor of Yan State clearly wanted to annex. He would not give his brother much time to prepare, and his brother did not have much time to waste. He really had no choice. "
Xiong Liqing raised her head, looked at the regent, and said:
"You can choose not to be the emperor. "
The regent's face turned cold,
he scolded directly:
"If I don't fight for this position and let other brothers sit on it, you will Why don't you just sit here and talk to me about not wanting to get married? You have to be exiled to Daze with me now! "
The princess smiled,
somewhat sadly said:
"I do. ”
The regent was silent,
Two people,
one standing,
one sitting,
no one spoke for a long time, in the bedroom The atmosphere just stagnated.
…
Uncle Zheng was sitting in the carriage. He did not go out for a walk at this time, nor did he watch the sword maker looking at the sword for Chen Daxia. He just sat silently. Drinking tea there.
Zhao Chengcheng stood aside and did not dare to say much.
However, the two people would still meet their eyes from time to time, but they did not make any valuable exchanges.
Are you here?
Hey, you’re here again?
Hey, are you still here today?
Yes, I came in, I went out again, I came in again...
Uncle Zheng really wants to smoke a cigarette now. Firstly, he has nothing to do and is waiting to be bored. , Secondly, I have some emotions in my heart that I want to resolve in this way.
But Uncle Zheng restrained his impulse after all, because cigarettes are so iconic, and perhaps Fengchao's spies had already collected that he had this habit.
Idle time is also idle,
Uncle Zheng’s thoughts began to wander,
Suddenly thought of one thing,
It was himself I have already met the Emperor of Yan, the officials of the Qian Kingdom, the Emperor of Jin, the Savage King, and now I have met the "Emperor of Chu";
Wow,
Even envoys or envoys from the two countries usually only go to one country specifically and can only meet the emperor of one family, but on my side, except for the barbarian king, they are almost full.
There are probably not many people in this world who have seen so many "emperors" like me and talked to them up close, right?
When I think about it, it feels a bit like Pokémon;
"Haha."
Uncle Zheng couldn't help but laugh twice.
Zhao Cheng, who was standing next to him, trembled subconsciously. He really couldn’t figure out Zheng Fan’s identity now. He only knew that it was extremely mysterious, and mystery was a human being. The biggest source of fear.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside.
Immediately afterwards,
three people dismounted and walked towards the inner courtyard.
Two middle-aged men stood at the door and knelt down directly.
Qu Peiluo walked in directly;
The two kneeling at the door were Qu Peiluo's two uncles, who were Qu Tiannan's younger brothers.
In the morning, the Royal Imperial Guards entered the other courtyard, and at the same time the fans from Fengchao also gathered. The Qu family in Ju'an City immediately received the urgent report.
Several of Qu's interlocutors immediately understood who was coming, so the two uncles immediately accompanied Qu Peiluo on horseback and rushed to the imperial villa to prepare for an audience.
The regent is wearing a white dragon fish suit, but Mrs. Qu must know that Qu'er must have the proper etiquette and gestures, not to mention the wedding is coming soon., the regent came here now to give face to Qu.
Two uncles with general numbers on their bodies knelt at the door and did not come in. They were just here to kneel. After all, the regent did not show off, which meant that most of them came as "family members", so naturally they should Let Qu Peiluo, who is about to become a member of the family, go in and chat with the regent and the princess.
After Qu Peiluo entered the inner courtyard, he first saw the sword maker who was helping Master Chen taste swords.
Obviously, he knew the sword maker and immediately stepped forward to salute.
"Pei Luo has met Uncle Dugu."
The Dugu family is a great aristocrat of the Chu State of the same size as the Qu family. One of Qu Peiluo's aunts is the second uncle of the sword maker. His wife, therefore, the sword maker was one generation higher than Qu Peiluo.
Coupled with his status as one of the Four Great Swordsmen, it was natural for him to put on airs in front of Qu Peiluo and receive this gift.
The junior who is about to get married salutes himself. As an elder, he naturally needs to express himself.
The sword maker was also prepared. He took out a short sword from his arms and threw it directly to Qu Peiluo.
"Sent to you."
"Thank you, Uncle Dugu."
The sword given by the sword maker must be a good sword, there is no doubt about this .
Qu Peiluo did not refuse, he respectfully accepted the sword, and then his eyes fell on Chen Daxia.
The sword maker introduced:
"The swordsman of the Qian Kingdom, Chen Daxia, was sent by Master Yao."
Qu Peiluo immediately handed over his hand,< /p>
Chen Daxia responded with his sword.
The sword maker narrowed his eyes and said with a smile:
"There is also Mr. Xiao Su inside, who is a direct disciple of Master Yao. He is very talented. You can do it later. Go say hello, maybe someone will write you a poem on your wedding day."
"Yes, my nephew knows."
Qu Peiluo. Continuing to walk inside, I saw a carriage and Zheng Fan standing against the carriage.
Although he wanted to steal someone else’s wife and had already unlocked a lot of his fiancée’s possessions before someone else did, Uncle Zheng really didn’t know Qu Peiluo.
Last time Qu Peiluo was reading poetry outside the door, Uncle Zheng was hugging the princess inside. He only heard the singing voice of the would-be consort, but never saw the real person.
Until Zhao Cheng knelt down and saluted Qu Peiluo:
"I send my regards to General Huwei, General Fukang."
"Get up."
"Thank you, General."
Oh?
It’s him.
Uncle Zheng immediately assumed the role of Lao Wang next door and began to examine Qu Peiluo.
Looks good,
Yeah,
really good.
Qu Peiluo's appearance is really good. In future generations, he will look even more handsome than those little freshmen. This is an indisputable fact, a fact that even Mr. Zheng has to admit.
But Uncle Zheng immediately said disdainfully in his heart:
Being good-looking is of no use.
Qu Peiluo didn’t know what Uncle Zheng was thinking. After he knew that Zheng Fan was a disciple of Master Yao and had to be admitted by the sword maker, he was extremely polite to Zheng Fan:
"I've seen Mr. Su."
Zheng Fan smiled slightly and implicitly took a half-step back:
"I've seen the general."
"Can Mr. Su Pei Luo is deeply honored to come to Pei Luo’s wedding banquet.”
No, you will regret it.
"Pei Luo likes poetry and admires the culture of the Qian Kingdom. I hope Mr. Su will not hesitate to teach me. Pei Luo should be grateful."
No, you won't be grateful. .
"Brother Qu has such a demeanor that he is truly a humble gentleman of the great state of Chu, and I have heard of Brother Qu's literary name Su for a long time."
After all, that day I held your fiancee in my arms and listened to you. There is snow outside the door.
"Mr. Su is so polite, but Qu is too embarrassed to deserve it."
The reason why Qu Peiluo was so polite to this disciple of Master Yao was just as the sword maker said before In that case, he hoped that "Mr. Su" could write a poem or lyrics for himself on the wedding day.
In this era, the dissemination and influence of poetry are huge, especially the title of "Mr. Su" and the disciple of Master Yao.
No one doesn’t want their wedding to be a beautiful one and be remembered by future generations.
Zhao Cheng stood on one side with his head half lowered, silent and expressionless.
As the only insider here,
Eunuch Zhao felt that the conversation, sympathy and compliments between the consort and Zheng Fan in front of him were filled with a humorous black tone.
......
The palace has been quiet for a long time.
The regent failed to get what he wanted here. He knew that his sister had resentment in her heart, and he came here to prepare her to vent her anger;
As an older brother, he hoped His sister can live a happy life after getting married; as the "emperor", he hopes that his sister can complete his political alliance with the Qu family.
In fact, regardless of marriage or not, the Qu family can only be bound to him, because the Qu family has lost nearly 50,000 Qingluan troops to the regent, and has also lost the current family head. A Zhuguo.
It is actually impossible to get off the car.
This marriage is actually for other nobles to see, in order to declare a position.
So, the regent did not want his sister to be emotional.
But his sister's reaction made him a little strange. She should have accepted her fate. As a result, she seemed to be extraordinarily tenacious now.
This makes the regent who likes to have everything in his hands feel very uncomfortable. In fact, all monarchs like the feeling that their own will can control everything, and do not like disobedience.
In addition, his sister has revealed to him overtly and covertly these past few yearsThe meaning of the words made the regent feel a little irritable.
He turned back, looked at the princess, and said:
"Liqing, the deal is now, and the marriage is imminent. I hope you can wake up a little bit. You are my sister. I am watching. You have grown up, so I know my sister is very smart."
"Brother, are you threatening me?"
"It's not a threat, it's a will."
"My will?"
"My will is for you to marry me with a smile."
Even if you are acting, you have done it for me. !
I know you have this ability, you are not as weak as you seem.
The princess sitting on the chair looked at her brother blankly.
At this time,
the regent opened the door of the palace,
The princess saw Qu Peiluo standing at the door of the palace for the first time, < /p>
Alas, he came again;
Soon,
The princess saw Zheng Fan standing next to Qu Peiluo,
Hey, he's here again!
Uncle Zheng's appearance was really shocking, causing the depression and anger he had endured at his brother's place to be interrupted unexpectedly,
Princess Face A smile appeared directly on his face.
The regent noticed it and felt relieved. His sister still listened to him and knew what to do.
Qu Peiluo saw that the princess was smiling because she saw him.
A sincere smile appeared on his face in response.
Uncle Zheng saw Qu Peiluo smiling so happily,
He also...
No,
Hold it, I can't laugh.