Chapter 18

"Done?" As soon as he returned to his seat and sat down, Thirteen leaned in and asked eagerly, "The red beans on the dice should not have been tampered with?"

When he asked this, Lianwu had already taken the dice and handed it to Jing Hong. I casually answered thirteen, but his eyes stayed on Jing Hong's body, he glanced at me, his eyes were unpredictable, and then he didn't look at me again. Jing Hong's hands rose and fell, the Bodhi white jade dice rotated on the pear wood relief long case, and everyone's eyes followed the dice to rotate, I don't know if anyone already knows the answer in my heart like me.

"Smack-" Shen Zhan covered it with one hand, and the dice stopped suddenly. During the banquet, someone gasped, instantly pushing the atmosphere to a tense level. Lianwu took it with both hands, and several eunuchs took the silverware sharp knife, and carefully jumped out of the red bean, and the ceremonial official took it while proclaiming: "The mandate of heaven has been registered, and the two states have established the province." The Imperial Maiden ......" His expression suddenly became entangled, and he turned around and asked Jing Hong and Shen Zhan with a hesitant gaze, "Your Highness, King Yan...... This ...... the words of the celebrant paused in the most desirable place.

"This is really a rush to death!" Thirteen scolded, I got up and left my seat, and he shouted louder behind me, "What are you doing running out?"

Shen Zhan seemed to anticipate something, and with a gloomy face, he snatched the red bean from the hand of the ceremonial officer, his expression was stunned at first, and then he suddenly raised his head and stared at me who was kneeling upright on the main hall, and that gaze seemed to be about to swallow me alive. Jing Hong took a look, and his expression suddenly tensed. At this moment, the brilliant Fengying Terrace reflected the incredibleness on everyone's faces, and I saw Helan Yue staring at me suspiciously behind the folding fan in the sigh of Thirteen's sentence "It's enough to exchange yourself for you", and the coolness of the marble brick surface from the knees eroded my whole body little by little.

The eldest princess of Zhaoyuan and the pro-Turks are destined to be unrepentant.

I looked at the names engraved on the red beans, and every stroke seemed to be carved into my flesh and blood. The woman who is thousands of miles away from me, I don't want to follow in her footsteps, but like her, I just want to protect the people I love.

Three days later, the Turkic envoys returned. When Si Tianjian Qin calculated the auspicious day, the eldest princess of Zhaoyuan was scheduled to descend at the beginning of next month. The news of the harmony spread all over Chang'an in a few days, and the people found another place to go except to sarcastically say that as soon as I lost my husband, there was nothing else to say after laughing and talking.

Sijiu had a quarrel with Changsheng because of this rumor, and I know that Sijiu's hoof is unforgiving, which can be seen from his remarks at the moment.

"Our princess is not sorry for them at all. Today, those Jin Wu hid in one place and chewed the root of the princess's tongue, I was not used to arguing with him, and he actually said that I was unreasonable! I think he is unreasonable!" The more Sijiu said, the more resentful he became, "I don't look at who the princess is so wronged for!"

"What are you fighting for?" I squinted at Sijiu, but couldn't help but smile at the corner of my mouth, "Now you are more and more like a girl's family, but Changsheng is trained by Changsheng?"

Sijiu's face turned red, and he didn't know if he had misinterpreted my meaning, so he said, "Just ...... There is no ......."

I heard his gnat-like voice in my ears, and there was no response. The room was suddenly silent, except for the sound of the rosary in my hand echoing clearly through the beams.

"Princess! Something happened! The Fourth Highness wants to dismiss General Yulin Zhonglang! Everyone who pleaded for mercy is now kneeling outside the Xuanshu Palace! The Fourth Highness was angry and scolded General Zhonglang! Lord Xiao rushed to hear the sound, and now he is also kneeling outside!" Jinglan rushed in, her face full of panic.

As soon as I heard this, I immediately put down the rosary in my hand and asked, "How so?"

"This morning, the court Yulin Zhonglang will show in public that you have violated the female precepts, disobeyed the women's morals, damaged the prestige of the Celestial Empire, and opposed you and the pro-Turks!" Jinglan was a little afraid of me, but she had to say, "Princess, the situation is urgent!" Sister Zhizhi and Bi Yu are now outside the Lingxi Palace, the princess should go and persuade His Highness!"

"The two of them thought of me mercilessly. Afraid I won't go?" I stood up, turned my head to Sijiu and said, "Let's go, I'm going to go this way today!"

"Lord Xiao, hurry up. The sun is shining, if you have a mistake, how can we get it?"

On the hundred-foot golden steps of the Xuanshu Palace, a group of old ministers knelt on the ground, and the strong sun at noon made people's minds dizzy. The attendants of the Xuanmur Hall wandered anxiously among the unmoved loyal ministers of the court, and when they were at a loss for what to do, they saw me coming slowly, and greeted me with hurried and small steps like discovering a savior.

"Princess, you are here!" the chamberlain threw himself at my feet, "the old slave really has no way!"

I glanced at him coldly and asked, "What about Father and King Yan?"

"Princess, the Holy One has never even stepped into the Xuanshu Hall now, and the affairs of the court and the central government have fallen on His Royal Highness and the prince. The prince was overworked, and after sending off the Turkic envoys, he took a few days off. Now the burden of the court and the central government has fallen on His Highness!"

When I saw him say that he was excited, he almost wanted to stir up tears, and turned his head to Sijiu and said: "This father-in-law is loyal, and he is afraid of wronging him if he stays in the Xuanshu Palace." changed ** to the imperial brother, saying that Zhaoyuan had found a better place for him. ”

The waiter's face showed joy and anticipation.

"There is a last East Palace lady living in Langhuan Pavilion, so you will take care of her for me. As he spoke, my eyes lit up, and I said sharply, "One day when the emperor is here, no one will be able to take care of this dynasty!

"Princess! the old slave is guilty...... The princess spares her life!" the desperate begging for mercy sounded from behind, and I turned a deaf ear to it, and walked straight through the ranks of the kneeling people in front of the hall and walked towards the Xuanshu Palace. When I walked to the door plaque, Oh glanced back at Xiao Chongyan, and he bowed to me slightly, with an unpredictable smile in his eyes.

In the side room of the Xuanshu Palace, Jing Hong was sitting upright at his desk reviewing the recital, his brows furrowed, as if the benzoin burning in the room did not reassure him. I took a light step and looked at his focused side face, the contours becoming more and more resolute and hard, and I realized in my heart that he was no longer the naughty young man who snuggled in my arms in the past.

"I'm afraid you can't wait for my wedding with Miss Pei Jiaqi, and I will personally send you out of the city next month. Xu heard the movement, Jing Hong said without raising his head, obviously expecting that it was me. "If you come to me for something else, you'll talk about it another day. ”

I laughed and said, "I got a fun thing today, and I'm going to play with you." You and I may only be able to face each other like ordinary sisters today. ”

Jing Hong raised his head, his eyebrows were about to be twisted together, and after a long time, he asked, "What is that?"

A peachwood sword was presented into my hand, as if it had been touched by the past, and Jing Hong's facial expression moved, looking at me with an unpredictable expression.

"Jing Hong, I heard Zhizhi say that Sister always grabbed this peach wood sword with you before. My sister is fierce and has always asked my brother to obey, and my brother is afraid that there are many grievances in his heart. The queen mother died early, and it would be okay if I was alone, but I have a brother, even if he holds a peachwood sword, he doesn't know how to wield it, so I have to grab it for him to resist the damage of open guns and hidden arrows. Jing Hong, if you blame Auntie for snatching your peachwood sword, Auntie will return it to you today. ”