After a few days of bumpy roads, I finally arrived at Xiancheng, the capital of Youguo.

As soon as he entered the city gate, it began to rain, but fortunately it did not rain. The drizzle was like a comb, slanting the window lattice, and the wind gusted, stirring the purple sparkle on the curtain. Through the gaps, although the chariots and horses closely accompanying on both sides can still glimpse some scenes in the city. The style of the houses in the city is very different from that of Xiqiu, the four corners of the eaves are folded downwards instead of being upturned, and the colors and styles of the people in the street market are relatively simple. The crown prince once said that the ghost is bold and rough, which is about to be seen. They were either busy cleaning up their business stalls, or they hurriedly hid under the eaves to avoid the rain, but when they saw the royal palace chariots and horses coming, they retreated to both sides to make way for the road, and there was a lot of talk in each other's ears, and there was almost plain fear in their eyes, but the scenes in the city were much more prosperous than in Xizhou today.

In the past few days, I have been thinking a lot, for fear that I will not be able to hold back the hatred in my heart, and I will act rashly and give up all my efforts earlier, so I always remind myself to try my best to control myself. But as soon as he entered Xiancheng, he thought that he was about to see his father-killing enemy, Dongfang Fuyin, the blood rushed from his heart to his fingertips, and saw that his glorious scene was far better than that of Xizhou, and his heart couldn't help but be sad. The ghost kills my people, plunders my city, the bones are full of mountains, the orphans are scattered, and the people are not able to make a living......

Thinking of this, there seemed to be a blunt knife tearing back and forth in his heart, and his two hands clenched the cuffs tightly, as if he wanted to bleed. A grim smile could not help but appear on his face, and a tear crossed his cheek, falling on the placket of the peach pink and quickly spreading like blood.

The wind was blowing, and the rain was dusty.

The dead ride the clouds, and I sacrifice them to Yaohua.

Father, mother, uncle, if you have a spirit in the sky, please bless the fox seal, even if you are destroyed in this life, you will definitely be crushed by the bones of the Dongfang Fu Yin, so as to comfort you and countless dead people in the spirit of the heaven.

The sound of bells and drums in the palace came from afar, and at this moment the carriage and horses had already traveled outside the palace gate, and a long, loud and shrill voice sounded in the sky above the palace: "Princess Xiqiu has arrived!"

At the moment when the palace door opened, although he tried his best to control himself, he still felt that his body was trembling violently, his heart was beating violently, and he almost wanted to suffocate. I had to close my eyes, hold my breath, and unconsciously echo in my mind the crescent spring played by King Zuo Xian that night, and the slow and continuous song was like a thin branch around my heart, and my heart gradually calmed down, as if I had fallen asleep.

I don't know how long it took, the carriage suddenly stopped, and the body shook lightly a few times, and then I heard Gan Tang's voice: "Princess, you have arrived at the palace at this time, please follow the slave to Zhaoyang Palace." “

I came to my senses in an instant, covered the veil on my forehead, and Gan Tang and Qian Qian had already lifted the curtain of the door to help me, and stepped on the vermilion stool to get out of the carriage. At this moment, the rain has stopped, and in front of him are the steps of His Royal Highness Zhaoyang, and when he looks up, he can't see where the temple is at all.

Then I heard another scream: "It is rumored that Princess Xiqiu has come to see you!"

Gan Tang and Qian Qian were on the left and right, led by a eunuch in plain palace clothes in front of them, and about a dozen palace maids behind them.

I steadied myself and walked up the steps. When he arrived at the front of the hall, he raised his eyes and saw Dongfang Fuxian, the king of Zuoxian, who was waiting here as a Fengyi official. A retinue waited outside the hall, only Gantang Qian followed me into the hall, stepping in courtesy, but not daring to look elsewhere through the veil, and looking at the dark carpet embroidered with gold thread under his feet. About to the bottom of the hall, only to look up slightly, did not see clearly what the people sitting in the hall looked like, only glimpsed a dazzling black cloud fine lines, the heart seemed to have a string tight, slightly bowed down and saluted, and said gently: "The fox seal see the Great Youwang!" I only heard the sound of clanging utensils in the hall, and I didn't hear the order of the Youwang to be exempted, and I felt very strange in my heart, I was afraid that I would accidentally lose my etiquette and it was not good to raise my head and probe wantonly, but it was still the rules and waited in place without moving.

At this time, there was already a faint discussion in the hall, what did this ghost king mean? I had already saluted here, but he ignored it for a long time, as if he hadn't heard it. At this time, King Zuo Xian on the side stepped forward, stood in front of me in the middle of the hall, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, the auspicious time is coming, the minister is the Fengyi official who has the courage to ask the king for instructions, Princess Xiqiu is already waiting here for canonization, and please ask the king to give the king an order as soon as possible." ”

I heard a young man's voice coming from the hall, and his voice was very loud, and his tone was not without sarcasm: "You are more anxious than this king." ”

King Zuo Xian stood bent over, only five steps away from me, almost completely obscuring the view directly ahead. I couldn't see the appearance of Dongfang Fuyin, and through Dongfang Fuxian's back, the voice in this hall felt very familiar. But how is it possible, I grew up in Xiqiu since I was a child, and it is impossible to see this ghost king. As he was thinking about it, he heard the crunch of the clank, and then the sound of throwing things, and the hall immediately became silent, and then the sound of jingling and throwing objects repeatedly.

"This is the result of what you have been teaching for many years!" a cold, hard voice came, like ice beads falling on a jade plate.

I don't know what happened in the hall, the atmosphere is so weird, I can't help but raise my head slightly at this moment. The person who spoke was sitting on the left side of the hall, wearing a wide-sleeved dress with purple and silver thread trim and a cloud bird pattern, combing a deer bun, wearing only a pair of gilded magnolia hairpins, noble and pure, with a dignified bearing, bright eyes, no trace of anger on his face but a chilling majesty of his own, his temples were pitch black without a trace of fine hair, and he could not tell the specific age by looking at his face, but by virtue of his clothes, tone of voice and position, he vaguely speculated that this person was the Queen Mother. But the attack just now was obviously not aimed at the Youwang.

Just thinking about it, I suddenly heard another woman's voice coming, and she whispered with reproach: "Your Majesty, what are you doing! Princess Xiqiu came from afar, just waiting for the king to put on this phoenix hairpin with his own hands, and above the main hall, the auspicious time has come, and everyone is watching, how can the king be so childish, and he doesn't care about my big face!

Feng Hai? Could it be that this jingling sound of throwing objects is Feng Hai? This ghost king is so frivolous that he treats Feng Hai as a plaything. I only heard the sound of a bell, about the sound of the hairpin being thrown on the desk. King Zuo Xian was still standing in front of me, obscuring my vision from front of me, and I couldn't see what the King of Darkness was doing. Looking to the right side of the hall, there was a person sitting upright, so this person must be the queen mother. Seeing that she was wearing a flat cloud bun, wearing a wide robe with a purple and blue background and crimson silk piping Zhilan hibiscus pattern, and the indigo wide ribbon around her waist looked very thin and straight, and her appearance was young and very beautiful.

What trick is this ghost king playing?

There was a sneer in the hall, and I only heard the Youwang say: "King Zuo Xian, excuse me, I have been standing with a bow, I don't know if I really respect my brother Wang? I have wronged you by standing down for so long, so retreat." The tone was full of banter, and when I heard it again, I still hallucinated where I had heard it.

"No, my brother doesn't dare. Zuo Xian Wang Fu gave another salute before stepping aside.

Because I didn't know what would happen next, I had to lower my eyebrows and hang my head to watch the future, and my heart seemed to have lost the tension I had before.

"You see, what I, the king of You, said in Dayou, doesn't count, so you don't have to pay attention to the king's attitude towards you, they will arrange your place for the king, if you like this phoenix, you can take it yourself." The Ghost King's tone was light and cynical, and the word "they" was said with extra force.

As soon as the words fell, I heard another clang, and the phoenix hairpin was thrown on the king's case.

When he raised his head in confusion, he saw the back of Dongfang Fu Yin brushing his sleeves away, as well as the surprised and stunned Queen Mother and the embarrassed and overwhelmed Queen Mother. At this moment, the discussion in the court was boiling, all of which were dissatisfied with and pointed out by King You's move.

None of these old ministers dared to speak out just now, but this son reasoned out in a matter-of-fact manner. It stands to reason that this king of the ghost should have felt humiliated or annoyed and wept in his disregard for me, but I was not even the slightest bit sad about his actions, and I was so carried away by hatred that my heart was so numb that I didn't care about these etiquettes and his attitude towards me.

It's just that, today, it seems that this ghost king is not the legendary tyrannical and womanizer, although his dissolute form is beyond my expectations, but he is also a true temperament, but in this way, this person is by no means easy to please. I am afraid that the road of revenge should go in my heart, but I am afraid that I must be more cautious and think long-term.

"King You's rude today, which frightened the princess!" At this time, the Queen Mother had already walked in front of me, her tone was gentle, not as cold as just now, and there was a smile in the corners of her eyes, which made me feel a little uncomfortable.

I hurriedly saluted and said softly: "The fox seal sees the queen mother! The fox seal does not dare! Presumably the king of you is in a displeased mood today, the fox seal is here for the truce between the two countries, for the peace of the people on the border of the two countries, even if it is worth suffering some grievances, please don't worry about the queen mother, the fox seal is not in the way." “

"Okay, good!" The Queen Mother Xu listened to my words, immediately laughed, praised again and again, and covered my palm with one hand, looked at me and said happily: "It is worthy of the eldest princess of Xiqiu, I have heard that Princess Tianze is talented and talented, and her appearance is amazing, and today I can see that it is really worthy of its reputation! Such a beautiful person really can't find two people, and he has such a mind and bearing at a young age, which is really the blessing of the harem, and it is very suitable for the mourning family!" Then he turned to the Queen Mother and said, "The Queen Mother, what do you think?"

Just looking at today's situation, I knew how dare the Queen Mother question it, and only smiled and echoed: "What the Queen Mother said is extremely true. After that, he ordered a man beside him who looked very outstanding to put the phoenix hairpin on the brocade plate, came to me with her with both hands, and said with a warm smile: "I have wronged the princess, today this phoenix hairpin will be put on for you by me, the mother, for him, he will wait for the king's temperament, and he will definitely return you a complete wedding ceremony." “

"Empress Dowager Xie. I quickly bowed down and saluted, and as she spoke, she tipped the gilded phoenix hairpin diagonally into the side of my bun. He said softly to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, the phoenix hairpin has been worn." “

"Hmm. Xiqiu princess fox seal today for the two countries to marry my great peace, posture, virtue and etiquette are victorious, according to the ancestral system should be named the princess, give the residence and Ming Palace. “

As soon as the words fell, all the ministers saluted one after another: "The Queen Mother Shengming, the Queen Mother Shengming! May the princess live forever!" After finishing speaking, they all dispersed in hustle and bustle.

"Huxi, thank you Queen Mother, thank you Queen Mother!" I kowtowed to thank you, but I was inexplicably apprehensive in my heart, and sure enough, as Dongfang Fuyin said, the Queen Mother really made a decree for him, which shows that the status of the Queen Mother in Dayou is not trivial. Why did the Queen Mother treat me so closely? Before entering the palace, she gave me Gan Tang and Qianqian as maids, and now she loves me so much in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military? It's not my villain's heart, not to mention that I grew up in the deep palace since I was a child, and I witnessed it in the harem. And the intricacies of this hidden palace, which appears today, can already be glimpsed, if you want to avenge this blood sea in the future, you must not ignore this intricate relationship, and you must be frightened step by step.

"Okay, good, good grandson, get up. The Queen Mother stood up with her hands around me, her eyes still looking at me with a loving smile, holding my hand while instructing: "Aunt Yun, can the Ming Hall be arranged?"

I saw an elderly palace maid with light makeup and simple makeup steadily stepped forward and said in a harmonious voice: "Back to the Queen Mother, everything is arranged, and now a group of palace people who have reached the age have just been released, and now the new palace people have not yet taken over, so the palace people are tight, but they still pick some capable people to go." ”

After hearing this, the Queen Mother smiled very satisfied: "Well, Gantang, Qiao. “

"The slave is here. The two stepped forward.

"Hurry up and wait for your princess to go to the Ming Hall to rest, if you need anything, just tell Yun Gu at any time. ”

"No. The two stepped aside.

The Queen Mother also echoed on the side, the Queen Mother's hospitality made me very frightened, I lost my judgment for a while, and in a trance I couldn't recognize whether this was out of the truth or an ambush?

"How can Fox Xi He De be treated so favorably by the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother, and he is very frightened in his heart. In the future, we must honor the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother well, so as to live up to the grace. I knelt down and thanked him.

"That's very good. Hurry up and excuse yourself, it's been a bumpy ride, go back and rest, the coming day will be long. The Queen Mother said, turned behind her and called, "Xian'er." ”

"The grandson is here, what does the grandmother command? King Zuo Xian bowed forward, his tone was very soft and respectful, and he didn't have the cold and arrogant demonic aura when he spoke to me.

"You go back to Shoukang Palace with your grandmother, and your grandmother has made your favorite golden cinnamon rice cake and pear wine, so go and try it with your grandmother. The Queen Mother's tone was like greeting a young child, not at all like she had just treated Dongfang Fuyin, and it could be seen that this Dongfang Fuxian was much more favored than his brother Dongfang Fuyin.

"The grandson obeys, and the grandson thanks the grandmother for his love. King Zuo Xian said, and then left with the Queen Mother.

"Congratulations to the Queen Mother!" everyone saluted in unison.

Only the Queen Mother and I were left in the palace, as well as a group of palace people with me. I was about to say goodbye to the Queen Mother, but I saw the Queen Mother staring at the back of the Queen Mother, her eyes and expression were quite displeased, I didn't know why, and I didn't dare to say more, so I lowered my head and said goodbye to her. As soon as he left the palace, he faintly heard the well-dressed male palace man next to the Queen Mother just now speaking in a suppressed voice, but he couldn't hear what he said, only humming.

Immediately afterwards, I heard the Queen Mother's shouting: "Shut up! Don't talk nonsense! When will you speak! Don't look at what kind of place this is......"

As he drifted away, he could hear nothing.