Chapter 11: The Storm of Yanjing (8)
Although at first glance, Emperor Jing alone dominates the elegance of the audience, but there are also several forces under the undercurrent.
The princess of the marital country was arranged in the middle of the square, separated by a circle of hollow characters, and far away from the envoys of the countries on the seat, because Yu Ziying had always avoided her eyes drifting too far away, and only focused on the target character Emperor Jing and the hidden chess that Yin Sheng suspiciously set up in this group of candidates.
However, the situation just now was not obvious, and now when everyone knelt down and saluted Emperor Jing, there were several forces still standing proudly, and a situation of several corners of the balance contest was instantly formed in the field.
This situation, even if Yu Ziying wants to ignore it, is just covering her ears and stealing the bell.
If Jiuzhou Country is a strong country and has a long history, it belongs to the Eastern Imperial Kingdom, and when the Chaoyuan Kingdom set up a seat, I am afraid that it is also after some consideration, the seat of the Eastern Imperial Kingdom is set to face southwest, sheltered from the sun and the wind, the crane and the bamboo are half rolled, and the fog and coolness float in the ice carving incense ding in the seat, which makes the seat form a strong contrast with the hot climate of the outside square.
Sitting in the banquet were all the important ministers and envoys of the Eastern Imperial Kingdom, they all stood up and saluted with their sleeves folded, only one of them stood with a body of "ten steps to kill one person, a thousand miles without staying" like a poisonous snake and wet ape, he was wearing a black curved robe with a deep robe with crimson gauze trim, the ears were decorated with bones, the delicate face was flushed with blue and white yin, and the magnificent blue eyes flashed with gloom, staring coldly at Emperor Jing on the high platform.
It's jealousy!
Yu Ziying's gaze seemed to inadvertently sweep around him, and then turned away, but his mind was like a micro-movement decomposing, reflecting his whole person in his eyes, and aftertaste.
He seems to have grown a little taller, his slightly childish face has become more perfect, his eyes are sharper, and his temperament is ...... It's even more yin and yang, just like the whole world has an enmity with him, full of instability that is ready to explode at any time.
If the establishment of the Eastern Imperial State is an epic, then the establishment of the Ghost Kingdom is a strange story, its establishment is not a hundred years, just like a flat uproot, but it can become one of the powerful countries that cannot be underestimated in the gap between the great powers, and create all kinds of appalling blood debts, so that other countries are terrified.
If you use "rocks piercing the air, waves crashing on the shore, rolling up thousands of piles of snow" to simulate Emperor Jingdi's domineering, then you should use "majestic and heroic, silver-faced and black robes, talking and laughing, and the canopy is in ashes" to marvel at the angry marquis of the ghost country.
At this time, he was angry with a bit of yuppie aura, his hands were wrapped around his arms, a golden thread hung down, outlining the handsome lines of his side face, and there was a smile full of interest at the corner of his mouth, as if he was mocking and joking about Emperor Jing's deliberate belatedness.
Yu Ziying pursed her lips and turned her gaze away, she knew that it was Zhao Luhou who came to Tianyuan Kingdom this time because of Zhao Luhou's arrogance, and she didn't know if Lu Dao took the initiative to invite him or if he was interested.
Originally, the Tian Yuan Kingdom was on a par with the Chaoyuan Kingdom, but with the incompetence of the internal rulers of the Tian Yuan Kingdom leading to internal and external wars, the Tian Yuan Kingdom gradually declined, and in recent years, it could only rely on the alliance with the Chaoyuan Kingdom to deter the surrounding areas to maintain its strength.
But it is undeniable that the Tian Yuan Kingdom is still one of the strongest in the world, just like a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the former mainstay is not in vain.
The bamboo roller blinds were opened, but the leaking sunlight was blocked by a layer of multicolored stone crystal tassels, like the light of water, arrogant like a medieval aristocrat dressed in a gorgeous and luxurious outfit that almost faded the sun, he wore a black glove with a skin-friendly texture on his left hand, and a gilded gemstone finger cuff on his right hand, and his beautiful side seemed to have some kind of flashy part precipitated, covered with an inextricable layer of gloom.
That gloom made Yu Ziying can't help but think of the unhappy parting between the two before, her eyes disappeared, and she quickly looked away.
Among the seats, there is a seat that is more special, because the seats of all countries are set independently, and the other seats are mostly in bright tones, and it chooses an extremely obscure dark color, and the flag emblem of this seat belongs to the southern Xinjiang country.
The news about the Southern Xinjiang State has been spread very mysteriously, and the Southern Xinjiang Congress's participation in the selection of concubines in the Chaoyuan Kingdom has simply fallen below everyone's attention, after all, the existence of the Southern Xinjiang State has almost been deified, and such a country would choose to form an alliance with other countries by marriage, which must be said to be incredible.
In addition, there is no news about who the envoy sent this time is, and even the object of the marriage is not known to the outside world, this southern frontier country is more mysterious than the ghost country.
Which of these hundred princesses is the princess sent by the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom to marry? There was a lot of speculation, but Chaoyuan kept silent about it.
In the shadowy curtain, it is estimated that there are more than a dozen people standing, with the eyes of Yu Ziying, through the half-covered and half-rolled bamboo scroll of the crane spotted concubine, and steadily see more than a dozen tall and burly figures standing like pacesetters defending the territory, and a soft undulating figure lying on a cold mist ice collapse.
The corners of Yu Ziying's eyes twitched, she was sure that the organizers of the Chaoyuan Kingdom had absolutely not given special treatment to the Southern Frontier Country to such an extent, and they had specially prepared such an ice collapse made of cold ice jade that was hard to find for them.
His face was almost completely obscured by the shadows scattered by the dozen or so people, and from Yu Ziying's point of view, he could only see a man with a flat chest, black hair flowing in a few streams, a golden robe, long and intricate dark lines dragged on the ground, shining brightly, and the fabric was extremely smooth silk, pasting concave and convex curves.
He was covered with a white fox's soft and luxurious blanket, and in the speckled light, the hand that was placed on the white plush blanket was so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off it......
Suddenly, the person who collapsed seemed to notice her peeping, and immediately a beautiful and delicate but cruel gaze accurately caught her gaze, which was an instinctive intuition, although she did not look directly at him, she could still feel that his eyes could directly touch the soul, and the next moment he could tear and devour the soul of a person.
Yu Ziying quickly lowered her eyelashes, and the aura around her body was very perfect, not revealing the slightest flaw, and sure enough, after a while, that line of sight was withdrawn.
The sensitivity is too strong, and it is like a beast that relies on intuition to catch its prey, Yu Ziying secretly gave this person an evaluation.
Southern Xinjiang ...... She remembered that the old beggar had told her in the Rong Mansion that he wanted her to go to the southern Xinjiang country......
At this time, the salute was fired from the high platform, and the chief of ceremonies, who was ordered to read the parable, began a long speech.
"The arrival of all countries, the auspicious omen of the beginning of the ......"
After the celebrant praised and chanted, the salute was fired again, the thunder roared, and everyone took their seats.
Emperor Jing greedily waved his clothes, like a thousand gangs, and sat on the dragon throne with a cold face.
After the countries are seated, the hundred officials are seated, and the seats of the hundred officials are naturally comfortable without the ministers of the countries, but they are also covered by the canopy on their heads, and the servants fan the ice picks and cool breeze, which is a leisurely time.
At this time, a clear voice with a slightly low aftertaste at the end of the field sounded in the center of the square: "Fengyi of the Hundred Birds Country has something to ask His Majesty Emperor Jing for a gift." ”
Completely completely by Emperor Jing's cold and phantom-like handsome face, and the hundred beauties who were conquered by the momentum of the emperor in the palm of his hand, he was stunned when he heard this, and scattered some distances, revealing a beautiful and luxurious woman wearing orange pink chest wrap sleeves, short veils on the outside, and gold ornaments on her arms.
She looks superior, her temperament is as good as her name, her demeanor is phoenix, even if her face is a little ugly because she has been sunburned for too long, she still seems to be standing tall and straight, and her posture is dignified and decent.
Emperor Jing glanced at her coldly, then withdrew his gaze and said to the lieutenant of Dongchang beside him: "Announce the matter." ”
The captain of Dongchang was stunned, and subconsciously glanced at the princess of the Hundred Bird Country who was flushed and embarrassed due to neglect, and couldn't help but feel a little sympathy, after all, this is a beauty, but he is only a small eunuch in front of Emperor Jing, so he quickly retracted his thoughts, swept away the dust, pinched his throat and shouted: "After the trial is over, please go back to rest for a while." ”
As soon as these words fell, the princesses and girls who were desperately staying behind were in an uproar, probably stomping their feet and muttering dissatisfied, like "I suffered this knife for nothing", "What did you call us here to be tossed" and other grievances.
"If you have something to do with the Hundred Birds Country Manners, I want to ask Emperor Jing's Majesty!" Feng Yi listened to the noisy noise around her, Xiu Dai's long eyebrows furrowed, and she saluted again with a breath of breath, and shouted loudly.
The hundred officials looked at each other one after another, scanning the Fengyi princess with scrutinizing eyes, and the side seat also listened to the movement, watching calmly, only the people sitting in the remote corner of the Hundred Bird Country stood nervously, looking at this side frequently with anxiety.
Emperor Jing on the dragon chair didn't even move his eyelids this time, and the cold air around his body was oozing and cold, while the eunuch Lieutenant frowned impatiently, for the little pity she had just received was gone, and said secretly-This princess of the Hundred Birds Country is really too ignorant of advancing and retreating.
"Princess Fengyi of the Hundred Bird Country, the trial reading has been completed, if there is really something important, please Ling Guo personally send the document Guohan to the cabinet master." The eunuch Duwei said with a cold face.
In fact, as a princess of a country, she is not at fault for wanting to enlighten in public, but the fault is that Emperor Jing is not willing to deal with her at all, but she is still entangled endlessly, which is really unpleasant.
In such a solemn scene of a banquet of various countries, the princess of a country, especially the princess of a small country, is really inconsiderate and not worth mentioning.
Repeatedly rejected, Princess Fengyi gritted her teeth, stepped forward and said: "What I want to say is not long, I don't need to write Guohan, I just want to ask, is this how a big country buries people?!" The princesses of our countries have stood under the sun for nearly an hour, and how many of them have been carried out of the sun, but Emperor Jing has just sat down, and he directly announced that the trial is over, dare to ask Your Majesty, do you really see us clearly? ”
Feng Yi is already beautiful, and at this moment, she looks humiliated and angry, shining like an angry phoenix, which only makes everyone feel that her appearance is even more beautiful and eye-catching at this moment.
Dare to shout with the dignified Emperor Jing in public, I have to say that this woman is very courageous, and the crowds in the surrounding seats are all interested in their eyes and wait to see the changes.
Yu Ziying still kept a low profile and hid among the women, she glanced at Feng Yi, her eyes flashed, and she already figured out what she wanted to do in a blink of an eye.
I think this is to fight for myself a chance to enter the eyes of Emperor Jing.
Didn't the edict say that Emperor Jing's selection of concubines this time focused on choosing people, but if he dared to enter his eyes, he could do it, but there were many kinds of people, some were tender like water, some were independent, some were heroic, and some were fairy...... And obviously this Fengyi belongs to the mean in all aspects, of course, this mean is compared with the princesses present.
In terms of identity, she is just a princess of a small country, and she does not enjoy glory, and she is not the most beautiful in terms of appearance, these external conditions are equivalent to limiting her to a certain range, so if she wants to compete with others now, she can only work her personality.
Obviously, she thinks that being an independent woman in the new era who dares to fight against all kinds of evil forces and unfairness is a personality that can attract Emperor Jing's attention.
Smart people actually understand her approach, but this approach only has one chance, and being pretended to be the first and then the model is inferior, Yuwen Ying in the crowd clenched her fists, and stared at Feng Yi's back with some vicious eyes.
"Wow, she's really brave~" Xiao Baoyin's eyes were full of starlight, her eyes widened, and she sighed quietly.
"It's not bravery." Yu Ziying shook her head.
"Yes...... But I don't dare, even if I see Emperor Jing from such a distance, I, I feel so terrible, but she dares to talk to Emperor Jing like this, isn't this bravery? Xiao Baoyin glanced at Emperor Jing cautiously, and couldn't help but hit a spirit.
Yu Ziying looked into her eyes and said in a calm tone: "It's stupid." ”
"What?"
"All our actions are secretly recorded." Yu Ziying said.
"What do you mean...... Ah, yes, I remember, you said it before...... Could it be, could it be that this trial was conducted in secret...... So...... That's why you just said that the trial is over? Xiao Baoyin was stunned.
"This Princess Fengyi, what do you think is the criteria for our Emperor Jing's concubine selection this time?" Seeing that those princesses were all making a fuss because of this Feng Yi's questioning, the eunuch Duwei was even more disgusted with this woman, but after all, in order to avoid making a big fuss, he could only ask patiently.
Feng Yi took a deep breath and replied with a bright look in her eyes: "Feng Yi doesn't dare to guess the thoughts of Emperor Jing's majesty, but a person with such virtue and brilliance under Emperor Jing's majesty will definitely not judge people superficially by their appearance." ”
Although this is a compliment, the arrogance and aggressiveness in the words are unpleasant.
Not everyone likes this kind of sharp-edged person...... Yu Ziying stared at Feng Yi with a dead look.
"Heh, Princess Fengyi is right, this trial is indeed not a selection of appearances, but a competition of perseverance and virtue, and this is your personal achievement in the square alone just now."
The eunuch duwei lowered his head and sneered, and asked the guards to send the list of records one by one, and each princess had a copy.
A copy was also sent to the envoys at each seat.
Princess Fengyi took a look at her doubts, and then the whole person was stunned.
It is recorded that it is their words and deeds when they are exposed to the sun, and they also make some comments.
And she despised other opponents, and she once complained...... At present, he is even more questioning Emperor Jing's majesty......
In fact, the trial has already begun, but this trial does not choose appearance, but character!
Princess Fengyi, who came back to the aftertaste, immediately turned pale as pulp, and was drenched in cold sweat, she immediately knelt on the ground: "It's Fengyi's rudeness, Fengyi knows that she shouldn't be so reckless, but seeing the princesses of all countries fainting and being sent away one by one, her heart is both anxious and painful, so she will not choose the truth, and even more dizzy just now, she rushed out of her mouth, and now she ...... Repentance. ”
This is quite beautiful, one is to show her kindness, the second is to push the fault to the cause of the sunburn, and the third is to express remorse.
"The Hundred Birds Country is disqualified."
Emperor Jing's stunning face, which seemed to be transformed into a breathless face, smiled coldly, as if covering all the scenery around him, amazingly moving and wanton making people's hairs stand on end.
"Immediately drive the people of the Hundred Bird Country out of the Chaoyuan Kingdom."
With just a simple sentence, a woman who thinks she is smart has been defeated, to say that the defeat is still a trivial matter, just looking at that smile, Yu Ziying knew that this Fengyi princess would be involved in the Hundred Birds Country.
Listening to the sound of not giving up, turning into a mournful cry and being dragged away, everyone turned pale with fright, their eyes rolled, and they all put away their careful thoughts.
Fortunately, they were one step slower just now, otherwise they would have done such a stupid thing and ended up so miserably.
Xiao Baoyin looked at Yu Ziying dumbfounded, and couldn't help but say, "Are you serious...... The gaze is like a moment. ”
Yu Ziying was brought to the seat of the Ying Emperor by a special person, Yu Ziying quickly used internal force to hold her face red, causing a false appearance of excessive heat, as soon as she entered the guards and retreated on both sides, she took the tea poured by Mu Lige herself, and poured a cup.
Mu Lige's elegant face was a little worried, and then he said slowly: "Just now, I was worried that my brother would faint." ”
"I won't faint until I push Emperor Jing down." Yu Ziying's eyes were firm.
“…… There is ambition, but when the princess of the Hundred Birds Country took the initiative to speak just now, the royal brother thought that you would rush forward too. Mu Lige said with a smile.
"I wanted to rush, but I was dizzy from the sun at the time, and when I woke up, I only saw her being dragged out of the court by the guards of Chaoyuan Kingdom, where would I be stupid."
“…… Insightful. ”
The conversation between the two was very strange, and it entered a silent stage.
This is how these two siblings have gotten along recently.
To be honest, although Mu Lige doted on Mu Xiaofeng's sister-in-law in the past, he always relied on material and rewards to get his heart, so the two really spent very little time together, and every time they met, they either dealt with her troubles or talked about the results of her troubles, but the frequent relationship between the two during this time made him find that it was too tiring to communicate with her.
"Are you going to come forward and toast Emperor Jing?"
Seeing Mu Lige change into a light double robe, and when the guards set up the wine glass tray and followed behind, Yu Ziying tilted his head and asked.
"Don't you see that those big countries have come forward to toast one after another? It's the rule. Mu Lige straightened out the collar and said, "Let's go." ”
"I'm going too?" Yu Ziying frowned.
“…… If you don't go, what's the point of us coming here? Mu Lige resisted the urge to touch his forehead, and asked with a stiff smile.
This is a good opportunity to show your face and beg for performance, I don't know how to grasp it, how many gavels should there be?
Perhaps because of the recent weather, he found that his patience with "Mu Xiaofeng" was getting lower and lower recently.
"That's right."
"Go to the back and change your clothes again, now that the trial review is over, presumably Emperor Jing will not repeat the same trick again." Mu Li sang.
"Since you know that Lu Dao is tossing me, why didn't you help me just now?" Yu Ziying asked.
"We can't move, because we have been General Jingdi, haven't you seen that other countries have acquiesced to Emperor Jing's behavior? The situation in Jiuzhou has changed dramatically...... This marriage is more important than ever, Xiaofeng, you have to win, do you know the way? Mu Lige's expression was heavy, and there was no smile on his face.
“…… I'll go change my clothes. Yu Ziying was silent and did not answer, Mu Lige did not force her, and the palace attendant took her to the inner room to change her clothes.
After changing into a set of luxurious and pretty goose yellow palace clothes, Mu Lige took Yu Ziying to toast to Emperor Jing on the high platform.
Yu Ziying followed behind Mu Lige, lowering her eyebrows and lowering her eyes in a regular manner, silent.
"I haven't seen him for a while, but Emperor Jing's complexion is getting better and better, and I feel that I am swallowing all directions from a distance, and my majesty is extraordinary." Mu Lige smiled and praised.
As soon as he approached, the officials of the Yuan Kingdom showed respect, and they all stood up and saluted.
Emperor Jing asked the chief eunuch to bring a glass of wine, and drank it with him in the air, his face was pale and his iron gray eyes were a little sneering: "You still haven't changed...... The tongue is like a spring. ”