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All around me were busy with the wedding of my father and Princess Etiria, and even the commoners of Henness had to put up their lights in every house, and the whole city of Hennes was plunged into a festive atmosphere, but I, the son of the county guard, became an idler who had nothing to do.

In order to participate in the princess's wedding, as early as ten days ago, the princes and nobles from Ferratis began to enter the city one after another, and by the time the princess's wedding was three days away, the entire city of Henes had been stuffed with these Faradis dignitaries from the imperial capital, and the streets and alleys were full of royal personnel galloping in fresh clothes and angry horses. The hotels and guesthouses in the city were all full, which made the merchants of Haynes smile, and for them, this was probably the best news since Haynes's change of banner.

After careful preparations, the wedding of the father and the princess finally came.

The wedding was a grand event, with not only members of the royal family gathered and envoys from various countries to congratulate them, but also His Majesty Nam Cham Buqi II, Emperor of Ferratis, officiated in person, and the degree of extravagance was even more extravagant. Of course, this expenditure will ultimately be borne by Haynes, and the merchants of Haynes will probably end up happy and sad when his calculating father will impose all kinds of commercial taxes in order to maintain the balance of the finances.

The father and the fourth princess of Ettiria rode slowly on the most prosperous and spacious Naferkin Avenue in Heines in a large royal wedding chariot pulled by sixteen elks, the body was inlaid with golden decorations, with the two-winged tiger emblem carved on each side, and next to each side was a royal knight in a golden dress and two tamed green earth dragons on both sides of the frame, and each of them led a cavalry team of about 100 "Royal Dragon" legions wearing all new armor, This was followed by a long phalanx of honor guards dressed in brightly coloured court dresses, playing festive, solemn but rigid music, followed by a procession of flower guards made up of court maids, and at the end were 2,000 guards dressed in red and blue cloaks and armed with long swords. On both sides of the avenue, there were people who wanted to catch a glimpse of the princess and admire the royal grandeur of the empire, and the long stream of people stretched to the end of the avenue.

After a lap down the Nafirkin Drive, the packed wedding procession drove into the centre of the city's Tommans Square. A large round platform that can accommodate 1,000 people has been temporarily erected on the square, and the royal family, the famous nobles of the empire, high-ranking generals and envoys of various countries are seated on the platform. The onlookers were scattered in groups on the perimeter of the square, separated by guards armed with spears.

As the large wedding cart stopped in front of the round platform, the father took Ettiria's hand and slowly descended, walking up the red silk carpet that stretched from the ground to the round platform, and walked to the center of the round platform.

Dressed in a white gown embroidered with gold trim and all kinds of fine patterns, his father looked majestic and radiant, and his handsome face was full of joy that could not be concealed, while Princess Etiria, who was wearing a wedding dress with fine cuts, folds and layers, embroidered with various colors of diamonds, was even more graceful and luxurious.

The two walked to the throne of the Faratis Emperor Nam Chambuchi II and knelt down. Nanzhan Buqi II was slender and long, with a long nose like a hook, his eyes were deep-set, if it weren't for the fine light that flickered from time to time, one couldn't help but wonder if he was blind, his face was covered with deep wrinkles, his thin lips were blood-purple, his gray hair was half-hidden behind the glittering golden crown, the color of his skin was an unhealthy fair, he was just over fifty years old but seventy years old, and he looked completely hollowed out by wine, if it weren't for the crown on his head and the yellow robe embroidered with a two-winged tiger on his body, It really can't be connected between the bad old man in front of him and the Emperor of the Faratis Empire in the majestic Saint Lunnan Continent. Nan Zhan Buqi II pulled out the sword in front of him, stretched it out to the heads of the two of them, and said in a hoarse and low voice: "In the name of the sixteenth emperor of the Falatis, Nan Zhan Buqi II, I certify that this new couple in front of me is a heaven-sent marriage and the glory of the empire, and I hereby crown Linkai Beshatu as a nobleman of the empire, give me the title of viscount of the empire, and bestow eternal happiness on my son Etiria Ferratis and my son-in-law Linkai Beshatu!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Father and Attiriah bowed their heads and chanted in a reverent tone.

Then the two of them stood up, slowly took ten steps back, and an archbishop of the Church of the Gods in brown robes came to them, recited a lengthy blessing, and gently sprinkled holy water on them with a horse chestnut branch, and then opened his hands, and as a mantra was recited in his mouth, a cloud of light enveloped the newlyweds, and finally, the archbishop said: "In the name of the gods, I give the gods a wish, a holy light, and a companion commanded by the gods." After saying that, the archbishop took away the light from the two of them, turned around and slowly retreated.

Then there were all kinds of complicated royal etiquette and customs, and finally, in the midst of the chanting of "Long live the Emperor", "Long live the Empire", "Her Royal Highness the Princess and Viscount Begatu Chitose", the wedding ceremony was completed after a busy afternoon.

When I saw the relieved expressions on the faces of my slightly tired father and Etiria, I couldn't help but feel pity for my father and the new "stepmother", because there was an all-night wedding banquet waiting for them.

I stayed with my father and Ettiria, courteously entertaining the guests. I was wearing a black dress, which set off my long and straight body more obviously, coupled with a long black hair pulled behind me at will, a handsome face like Kou Yu, and a lazy expression, I radiated a noble and uninhibited temperament, which was in stark contrast to my father in white, and naturally became the focus of attention at the banquet.

After a few drinks, I got out of the crowd and rode through the long corridor of the banquet to the deserted balcony of the Royal Palace Hotel, looking out at the night sky where the moon had just risen.

At such a lively time, I couldn't erase the loneliness in my heart, my former friends left me one by one, my beloved woman was thousands of miles away, and even my childhood sweetheart's girlfriend actually loved him...... In the face of all this, I was powerless to change, and I couldn't help but secretly hate my own incompetence.

Just as I was secretly feeling sad, there was a crisp sound of footsteps beside me, as if it had deliberately attracted my attention.

I turned my head to look at the incoming. Next to him was an unusually outstanding man, dressed in the unique attire of a royal family, extravagant, with a kind of lofty momentum, his handsome face was full of spirit, and he was holding a glass wine glass between the fingers of his right hand and turning it gently.

"Are you the Alexander?" The person said, but his eyes did not focus on the person he was talking to, and the tone of the flat was oozing with disdain.

"I should be the Alexander you've been looking for, if you can't be mistaken. You're the Sixth Prince of James, aren't you? I said in the same cold tone, with a hint of mockery in it. Seeing the visitor's outfit and falcon-like nose, I immediately guessed the identity and purpose of the visitor.

"Kalisa said that you were her childhood playmate, but she only had the affection of friends with you, and had no other meaning, and the so-called marriage contract was just a temporary joke from the parents at that time, and it was not binding and could be overturned at will. So, please stop pestering Kalisa. Hearing my slightly sarcastic words, James couldn't pretend to be high-minded anymore, looked up at me, and quickly picked out the intention, but after finishing speaking, he immediately turned his gaze back to the wine in his hand that was constantly shaking, and it seemed that if he looked at me more than once, he had a shi identity, which is the pride of being a prince, right?

"Your Royal Highness, this is a matter of course, right? If you have already received your answer from Kalisa, you don't need to make a special trip to emphasize it to me, let alone ask me for it. If this is what Kalisa really wants, I would gladly accept it and break off her engagement. But, it doesn't seem like you need to be an outsider to replace you, right? I said indifferently.

"You ......," said Prince James with a look of anger on his face when he heard my words, "what qualifications do you have to compete with me for Kalisa?" You're the son of a little Haynes city lord, and you're still a drag oil bottle! I am a prince of the empire, you are just a lowly person, how dare you be so rude! ”

"People will insult themselves and others will insult them, in order to compete for a woman, take power to coerce subordinates, is this the demeanor and etiquette that a prince should have? Was the empire built on the oppression of the people? The empire is built on the foundation of benevolence and grace! In the face of Prince James's threat, I said awe-inspiringly, "Besides, you don't dare to ask your beloved woman for verification, but you shout in front of me, is this the courage of a man?" ”

"I'll ask Kalisa for confirmation......" James was like a defeated rooster in the face of my stern questioning, and his language seemed weak. Hmph, as the young lord of Henes and the stepson of Princess Ettiria, he doesn't dare to really do anything to me.

"If there is nothing to do, then Your Majesty will send His Royal Highness the Prince!" I indifferently ordered the eviction.

After James left, the balcony returned to its proper tranquility without James' noise. Is this the man who makes Kalisa fall in love? Is it because of its power or its appearance? Facing the night sky, I couldn't help but ask myself. Then he shook his head, got rid of the unhappiness caused by James's appearance, and let himself be physically and mentally integrated into the peace and tranquility of the moment.

But a deep and hoarse voice from behind broke my silence again: "Beshatu's son, I have finally seen your demeanor!" ”

I turned around abruptly, and saw a ghostly figure emerge from behind the gloomy pillar: His Majesty the Emperor of Faratis, Nam Cham Buqi II!

"Weichen see His Majesty the Emperor!" I immediately knelt down and said, and the sudden appearance of Nanzhan Buqi II made me feel suffocated.

"Oh, Alex, no need to be polite! Count, you're my grandson now! Nanzhan Buqi II said with a smile, but there was no trace of a smile on the flat face.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When I stood up, the next words of Nam Zhan Buqi II made my heart skip a beat: "It really made me see an interesting scene, my son and my grandson are competing for the same woman!" ”

"Let Your Majesty see and laugh!" I replied as calmly as I could, but I thought to myself: The emperor will not come to pressure me for his own son, will he? It's really a father's love and filial piety!

Nanzhan Buqi II seemed to have guessed my thoughts, and said, "Don't worry, I'm not here to blame you for that unscrupulous James, so please don't scold me in your heart." As an emperor, if you want to bother with such a trivial matter, am I not too idle? And as you say, empires are not built on the oppression of the people, but on benevolence and grace! There was a certain kind of sarcasm in his tone.

"Don't dare!" I knelt down again and bowed my head.

"Get up, it's rare that you have such an opinion and words at such a young age", Nan Zhan Buqi II said with his hands covered - but below he said something that really shocked me, "No wonder even the 'Ice Maiden God of War', who has always been above the top and rejects people thousands of miles away, fell in love with you at first sight and couldn't extricate herself!" ”

I couldn't figure out what the emperor really meant for a while, so I could only remain silent.

Seeing my surprised expression, Nanzhan Buqi II said, "Are you really so naïve as to think that I know nothing about you?" My direct spy is pervasive. ”

What should come will still come, even if there are stormy waves and landslides in front of me, I have to bear it with all my might! Thinking of this, I stood up and replied, "I didn't think I could hide it from Your Majesty, and I never thought of deliberately deceiving it, but I didn't think that the empire was so efficient. Originally, it is also a very ordinary thing to be happy with each other, as Your Majesty said before, Your Majesty has a lot of opportunities, if you still have to worry about such a trivial matter, even a person with infinite energy like Your Majesty can't take care of it, right? ”

Hearing me salute him with his previous words intact, a look of appreciation flashed on Nanzhan Buqi's face.

After pondering for a while, the emperor sighed and said, "I may not have to worry about other people's affairs, but I have to care about Li Binglan's affairs...... She is one of the people I hold dear the most...... Her mother, Ligiro, was the noblest and most beautiful woman in the world, and she was the outstanding and talented woman of the Royal Academy of Buchanan at that time, and she overwhelmed all the noble sons of the imperial capital with her peerless charm...... Now, Li Binglan not only inherits Liqiluo's beauty, but also has a talent that is even better than her mother......" Nan Zhan Buqi seemed to remember something, and suddenly stopped the topic.

Facing the sudden silence of Nan Zhan Buqi III, a strange thought suddenly appeared in my heart: Could Nan Zhan Buqi also be one of the members of Yun Yun's admiration for Li Binglan's mother at that time? and also obtained Li Binglan's mother by virtue of imperial power, but she abandoned it in chaos, leaving Li Binglan's mother gloomily, or...... Or Li Binglan is the daughter of Nanzhan Buqi III, her mother was abandoned by Nanzhan Buqi at that time, she found out that she was pregnant, and had to marry someone else in a hurry, and later Nanzhan Buqi knew about it, so she took her illegitimate daughter back to her side...... My guess is not impossible, such things are not uncommon in the court of fornication.

Nanzhan Buqi III seemed to notice my strange expression, shook his head and said, "Things are not as you think...... Rikiro and I are good friends who grew up together, and because we are so familiar, we can't derive feelings beyond friendship...... Later, she was forced to marry my royal brother, the then Imperial Prime Minister Grand Duke Kutani, but my imperial brother had the ambition of not being a subordinate, and later participated in a palace coup against me, which I detected and captured first, and I had to put Kutani to death......

On the night of Kutani's execution, Libinglan was also croaking from her mother's womb, but she died of exhaustion due to difficult childbirth and the news of her husband's death...... Because Li Binglan was born on the night when the demon moon was in the sky and the seven stars appeared together...... Because she was born to bring misfortune to her parents, she was hated by all her relatives and friends, and she was orphaned at birth......

"It took me six years to search the world, and it took me to find Li Binglan, who was living on the streets and begging for a living, from a remote town. When I saw Li Binglan, who was in tattered clothes, thin and slender, but her eyes were firm, she appeared in front of me, I could no longer hide the sourness in my heart, and I really couldn't imagine how Li Binglan had survived these six years...... What a reluctant vitality it has in this small body......

"I regard Li Binglan as my own, let Li Binglan live the best life, receive the best education, and vow to train her to be a better person than Li Qiluo, and she not only lived up to but far exceeded my expectations, she has a military genius that others can't match, and she also has a natural understanding of swordsmanship and magic, and has won the title of 'Ice Lady God of War' on the battlefield......"

Speaking of this, Nan Zhan Buqi looked at me squarely and said solemnly: "I am telling you this so that you can understand that although Li Binglan is strong on the outside, her miserable past has made her have a more delicate and fragile heart than anyone else, since you are the man she likes, you must treat her well and use your sincerity to heal her pain." ”

I nodded very solemnly and resolutely, hearing about Li Binglan's background, I felt both heartache and pity for her. Li Binglan, my beloved woman, I must make myself stronger and make my arms become your strongest support!

After receiving my promise, Nanzhan Buqi III showed a relieved look on his face, untied a crimson sword from his body and handed it to me, saying: "I give you this 'Lu', I hope you can use it to protect Li Binglan!" I knelt down in fear, but I didn't dare to take this one of the seven artifacts that moved the world, and said: "Wechen thanks Your Majesty for your love, but you must not accept such a heavy gift, this is not an artifact that Wechen is capable of keeping now, please take back your Majesty's life!" ”

Although the artifact is good, it is not something I can be blessed with! With my current strength, I am not enough to keep this kind of worldly treasure, and if I don't have the strength commensurate with the use of "Lu", I will only invite trouble because of the treasure!

"The famous sword's Lu, the divine edge Qiqi, the god shines on the earth, don't compete with it!" ――As long as I take over this treasure of the town and country in the Faradis Empire, which is as famous as the "Qilin", I am afraid that tomorrow I will become the target of all the swordsmen on the continent, and I will not even see the sun tomorrow! Therefore, Nanzhan Buqi III suddenly gave the sword can be described as ill-intentioned!

"You dare to resist the emperor's order and refuse my kindness!"

The enraged emperor pulled out the "Lu" at once, put it on my neck, and the cold chill seeped into my bones.

Although I clearly knew the direction of the emperor's sword, and I could easily find many flaws in this sword, but helplessly, my body couldn't keep up with the divine will, and I couldn't avoid it for a while. Although my life may be in danger at any time, I have no fear on my face and coldly await my fate.

Seeing that I was not afraid, Nan Zhan Buqi put away the "Xuanlu", his eyes flashed with admiration again, nodded and said: "In the face of the giant treasure, he is unmoved, mighty and unyielding, calm and calm, and noble and self-aware, and knows the truth of 'the husband is not guilty, but he is guilty' - it seems that Li Binglan has a good eye, and she really chose the wrong husband." Rare, rare! ”

After speaking, Nanzhan Buqi III sighed heavily before saying, "Why is there no one like you among my many unsuccessful sons?" Probably because their father was not a wise monarch, and if there is a father, there must be a son......"

At this point, the emperor took out a crystal ring embedded with the royal two-winged tiger logo from his bosom, handed it to me, and continued, "This ring should not be refused, right?" Just think of it as a small congratulatory gift from me to you and Li Binglan. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" I took the ring and hid it closely, knowing that I had been approved by Nam Cham Buqi III. "Alex, you must cherish Libinglan!" The emperor suddenly said solemnly, and a sense of imperial majesty overflowed, "If I find out that you have failed her, I will never let you go!" Hey, Li Binglan's misfortune, I also have an unshirkable responsibility! If it weren't for the fact that I killed his father, if it weren't for the fact that the empire had to rely on her abilities, if it weren't for the fact that the empire was too lacking in capable generals...... I don't have to bear to let her be in danger of being in war all the year round, I know that she just wants to be an ordinary person and live a plain and happy life...... However, because of my selfishness, I repeatedly mistook her, and I coerced her to bend her heart...... I know she's always resented me in her heart...... But I also have the helplessness of being a human king! Although I am a mediocre monarch, I cannot see the inheritance of my ancestors being cut off in my hands...... Alex, my grandson, I have to make up for my guilt towards Binglan......"

I said firmly, "Your Majesty, rest assured! I promise you with my life that I will definitely cherish Binglan! ”

"I'm relieved to have your words...... I'm a little tired...... When people get old, their spirits are not as strong as they used to be...... Alec, remember what you said today, I'm going to rest......" With that, the Emperor turned and left, walking towards the makeshift dormitory under the protection of the royal guards hidden in the shadows.

Looking at the lonely background of Nanzhan Buqi III, and recalling the detailed conversation just now, I can't help but greatly change my opinion of this emperor who is overly drunk and known for his mediocrity and incompetence, and a sense of intimacy floods over my heart. The Emperor of the Holy Phratis Empire is actually a lonely person......

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