At night, it was very quiet in the study, and after everyone was sick, Ning Mingchen sat quietly on the chair behind the bookcase alone. With his eyes closed, he leaned his head back on the back of his chair wearily. His brow furrowed slightly, and he looked preoccupied.

Suddenly, a breeze blew out of thin air, and a shadow guard appeared silently in the room.

Ning Mingchen opened his eyes and only said one word: "Say".

The shadow guard was dressed in black, only revealing two cold eyes, and said coldly: "Your Highness, Miss Ruan was in King Yi's mansion all afternoon, and had lunch in the mansion, and it was not until the sun went down in the evening that Miss Ruan returned to the courtyard. And Miss Ruan and the second prince behaved very intimately, not as usual. ”

Ning Mingchen didn't speak after hearing this, and only said after a while: "Go out."

The shadow guard disappeared silently as it had first appeared.

Ning Mingchen slowly raised his head and opened his eyes, and a cold edge like frost shot out from the deep and sharp copper kernels. You can see that he clenched his hands into fists, and his knuckles have turned white, which shows how much strength he has used.

Suddenly, with a wave of his hand, he swept all the books, teacups, and other utensils placed on the bookcase to the ground, and suddenly there was a commotion, and liquids and debris splashed everywhere.

'Tick, tick' The hand that hung down quietly had been cut by shards, and the blood had gathered into a small pool on the ground.

Early in the morning, on the main hall of Ning Xuanguo's prayers, the ministers had arrived in front of the palace one after another, waiting for the emperor to go to court.

Ning Ming was dressed in a dark court dress, his black hair was pulled up with a gold and jade crown, and his stunning handsome face was with a slight smile, which made people inevitably feel deeply infected when they saw it, as if they were also in a sunny mood. He is full of energy and spirit, but he is not as indifferent and weak as usual.

Several ministers stepped forward to say hello, and Ning Mingyu also responded with a smile one by one, which surprised the ministers, I don't know what happened to this cold-faced prince today, and he was in such a good mood.

Ning Mingchen, who said that he had not been in the court for a few days, also came to the court today, and he slowly climbed the white marble steps in front of the hall. The dark green python robe set off his face even more gloomy. He is usually good at greetings, but today he is unexpectedly silent, his brows are always slightly wrinkled, and his cold face seems to be able to form ice ballast.

Some ministers had the courage to go up to greet him, but Ning Mingchen also snorted in his nose. Seeing this situation, the ministers who often communicate with him on weekdays did not dare to approach, for fear of touching his moldy head and inviting trouble.

However, many ministers stood in the distance and discussed, and the content of the discussion was that the expressions of the two princes today were really in stark contrast, one was happy and the other was angry.

Ning Mingchen saw Ning Mingyu standing in front of the hall, and Ning Mingyu also raised his head and saw him. The two men stood face to face in the morning light, their eyes facing each other, their eyes invisibly entangled.

After looking at each other for a long time, Ning Mingchen suddenly raised the corners of his mouth, and a smile appeared, but he said coldly: "Second brother, you look very good today!" Is there something good happening? How about saying it and making me happy too? ”

Ning Mingyu looked at Ning Mingchen and smiled faintly, Ning Mingchen found that his smile was so relaxed and natural, it was clearly from the bottom of his heart, which made his chest suffocate, and an emotion called jealousy had risen.

"There is the third brother of Lao who is concerned, as the saying goes, people are in good spirits when they are happy, and being a brother is naturally a happy event, and it is the happiest thing in life." Ning Mingyu said slowly.

Ning Mingchen gritted his teeth fiercely and said, "Then I really want to congratulate the second brother." However, there is also a saying that 'happiness gives birth to sorrow and bitterness', and it is better not to be happy too early in everything, so as not to rejoice in vain. ”

Ning Mingyu had already seen the coldness in Ning Mingchen's eyes, and he looked up at the sky. The sun is good, and on winter mornings, the newborn sun makes the pale blue sky look very high.

Ning Mingyu remembered what Ruan Ge had said to him, and he said, "There is a lovely person who said this to me, she said, 'What you want may not be what suits you. I'm going to pass that on to you today. ”

Ning Mingchen clenched the fist in his sleeve, forcibly suppressed the anger that surged up to him, and said with a smile: "What is suitable?" I only believe in the phrase 'if you want to get something, you have to do your best to fight for it', and how can you give up if you don't get to Zuihou? ”

The breeze blew the hair of the two, and the two tall figures of the rich and handsome gods looked at each other quietly, and neither of them moved for half a minute. Under the calm appearance, there are clear waves of cold wind rising from the bottom.

At this moment, suddenly the high-pitched voice of the chamberlain sounded: "Enter the Hajj to see you, Kai!" ”

When everyone heard this, they all entered the main hall solemnly, and Ning Mingyu and Ning Mingchen also entered the main hall with them, and stood at the top of the two classes of ministers on the left and right.

After Emperor Jiaxuan sat on the dragon chair and dealt with some very important matters, he asked: "Yesterday, Wu Kun, the envoy of Feng Liguo, entered the palace late at night and mentioned one thing to me, of course, this matter is also the main reason why Feng Li sent him to Ning Xuan this time. ”

Ning Mingchen's face sank, of course he knew the reason why the envoy of Feng Li entered Ning Xuan, because this reason was the result he once wanted the most, but now it has become his biggest obstacle at present, because he has met the nemesis of his fate - Ruan Ge. He's already figured out how to deal with it.

Emperor Jiaxuan said: "He mentioned to me about the marriage between the two countries of Ningfeng. ”

When the ministers heard this, they all understood that this was simply the 'lice on the bald head', and even the eldest princess of the feudal department came in person, of course, she came to make peace with her. And the object of this marriage, of course, is Ning Mingchen. Because this battle was won by Ning Mingchen, and Tu Guifei also made a lot of effort behind her back, it can be said that there is no suspense at all.

But what Emperor Jiaxuan said next made the people in the court drop their jaws.

Emperor Jiaxuan paused and said: "The object of the marriage that the feudal country wants to marry is - King Yi Ning Mingyu!" ”

The ministers were amazed, and there were many discussions, and suddenly the court was like a pot.

Xia Tianfeng's face was particularly ugly, and he secretly scolded Wu Kun, the old fox, and he didn't believe it.

When Ning Mingchen heard this result, he was shocked at first, but soon he calmed down, and instead he was happy and couldn't help himself.

Ning Mingyu's performance was unusually calm, and he couldn't tell whether he was surprised or happy. It's just that the ministers obviously feel that this King Yi's body is no longer as gentle and calm as before, but exudes a cold and solemn atmosphere.

"Yu'er, I have already agreed to this matter for you. The big wedding will be held in three months, you should prepare for the big wedding next, the marriage of the two countries will be celebrated by the whole country this time, it is extraordinary, you have to do your best to prepare, you must do great things, you can't lose my face Ning Xuan. "Emperor Jiaxuan said to Ning Ming.

Ning Mingyu didn't speak, just stood there quietly, without a trace of expression on his face.

Emperor Jiaxuan saw that he didn't say anything, and only took him as a tacit, and said: "The wedding is very important, and you may not be able to prepare alone, so I will send someone to assist you." ”

When Emperor Jiaxuan was thinking about which minister was suitable for this helper, Ning Mingyu suddenly said coldly: "Father, I'm afraid you have made a mistake." ”

Hearing this, the ministers were surprised again. Ning Mingchen pursed the corners of his mouth slightly at this time, the smile was already overflowing the corners of his eyebrows and eyes, looking at Ning Mingyu's reaction on the other side, the jealousy in his heart was not so strong, and some just sighed that he was really lucky today, and this result was really unbelievable.

When Emperor Jiaxuan heard Ning Mingyu's words, his face sank and said, "Yu'er, what did you just say?" ”

"I said Father, you made a mistake." Ning Mingyu repeated it again.

Emperor Jiaxuan was angry, he just wanted to have a seizure, and realized that it was not the same thing for Lao Tzu to teach his son in the court, so he suppressed the anger in his heart and said angrily: "Retreat from the dynasty!" Then he walked away.

After retiring from the court, the ministers all walked out of the prayer hall in twos and threes, and there were many discussions as they went.

Ning Mingyu returned to his previous indifferent expression, as if the gentle and warm Ning Mingyu in the morning had never existed. His steps were a little heavy, Ning Mingchen walked past him, patted him on the shoulder, and teased: "Second brother, look, I'm right, right?" After joy comes sorrow! But you have such a big happy event, you really have to congratulate you as a brother! On the day of the wedding, I will come to the door to say goodbye and give a heavy gift. After speaking, he turned around, daxiao said twice, and walked briskly, not as gloomy and decadent as in the morning.

Ning Mingyu stopped, the sudden change caught him a little off guard, his mind was blank at this time, and the only thought was: This news must not be known to Ruan Ge. Thinking of this, he walked quickly towards the outside of the palace. But before he could take a few steps, he was stopped by an old chamberlain and said that the emperor had invited him to the Zi'an Palace.

He paused, and finally reluctantly followed the chamberlain to the Zi'an Palace. When he entered the temple, the chamberlain had already withdrawn. Only two people remained, Ning Mingyu and Emperor Jiaxuan, on the spacious hall.

Emperor Jiaxuan did not raise his head, but lowered his head, standing in front of the table and writing something with a pen.

"Father, what you want to say, I have already refused, you better not mention this matter in the future. If nothing else, I'll go first. ”

Ning Mingyu said coldly.

"Is this the tone in which you should speak to your father as a son?" Emperor Jiaxuan said angrily, the pen in his hand trembling a little.

"Is this what you should do as a father? What right do you have to make decisions for me? Ning Mingyu asked rhetorically.

Emperor Jiaxuan put down the brush and said very puzzledly: "What are you dissatisfied with this marriage?" You have also seen the eldest princess of Huaibi, who is very outstanding, and she is also very smart, she must be a very haode princess. Of course, it may also be the future very haode queen. ”

When Ning Mingyu heard the 'Future Queen', he couldn't help but be a little shocked, but he didn't ask.

Emperor Jiaxuan walked down the hall, slowly moved in front of Ning Mingyu, gently took Ning Mingyu's hand, and said earnestly: "That's right, child, you heard it right. I intend to give you this place, and this idea is not a whim, I have had this idea for a long time, since you were born. ”