Chapter 18: The Succession Ceremony
Before dawn, Mu Zixin was woken up by a commotion outside the door, she grabbed a pillow to cover her ears, and covered her with a thick quilt, but she was helplessly woken up by a fierce knock on the door, she bounced up from the bed angrily, and was about to have a seizure, but Yan Qing suddenly led a group of maids to break in.
"It's time to get up, my lord, today is your big day," she walked to Mu Zixin's bed menacingly, "You guys hurry up and dress up for the adults, you, go and bring the clothes for the succession ceremony to the adults to change into, you, put the breakfast over there......"
Mu Zixin looked at Yan Qing with a blank expression, and then found that he was lifted from the bed by several maids and put behind the screen, they moved quickly, and without saying a word, they began to pick up the nightgown on Mu Zixin's body, Mu Zixin was frightened by this sudden move and screamed, and hurriedly pushed them away and shouted to change it by himself. If Yan Qing hadn't told her the night before, she would have thought that they were going to slaughter her and stew her!
"Please move quickly, the time is pressing, you change sides, and I will tell you some things to pay attention to. ”
"Well, you say, I'll listen!"
"Later, the Young Lord and the Great Elder Ling Mu will be responsible for helping you entertain the invited guests, and after the guests are seated in turn, you can enter the hall, and after entering the hall, remember to meet the monarchs of the Seven Kingdoms before you can take your seat," she paused deliberately when she said this, and cleared her throat to attract Mu Zixin's attention, "You remember, at this time, no matter who said something, whether it was questioned or opposed, you should not pay attention to it, and leave everything to Great Elder Ling Mu to deal with." ”
"What do you mean by that, and will someone openly oppose me?"
"There is an unwritten rule in Ziyun Mountain, that is, the monarchs of the seven kingdoms can raise objections on the day of the succession ceremony, and if more than three monarchs oppose it, the Elder Pavilion needs to choose someone else," As soon as Yan Qing finished speaking, Mu Zixin walked out from behind the screen, a red dress perfectly reflected her snow-white skin, and Yan Qing was unconsciously amazed by her dress. After a long time, he added, "But you don't have to worry, the Elder Pavilion has already discussed the countermeasures in advance, and the Great Elder Qingfeng will also lead the disciples to guard outside the Xuankun Palace." ”
"Qingfeng, Great Elder, why haven't I heard Ling Mu say this?" Mu Zixin asked with a surprised expression.
"He was personally appointed by Sect Master Wu ten years ago, but he is usually not on the mountain, and he will only come forward on special occasions like today. ”
"Yes, it's very much in line with their style...... Mu Zixin sneered, sat down in front of the dresser, rummaged through the rouge powder in front of her, and the maids behind her also began to braid her hair.
"If you don't like it, you can dismiss him. A cold voice came from the door, and Mu Zixin's hand that was about to draw his eyebrows trembled, leaving a long black line on his face.
She turned her head, only to find that the maids around her had already curtsied their knees, Yan Qing also politely stepped aside, the man was holding a white feather fan, dressed in a red veil, Leng Jun's face was almost exactly the same as ten years ago, the only difference was that the eyes that were once so arrogant that they were now a little less fierce and a little more deep.
"I'm surprised that you're still alive. Mu Zixin said and picked up the handkerchief and dipped it in the water in the basin next to him, and carefully wiped the scratches on his face in the mirror.
"My lord......" The maid beside him reminded in a low voice, but everyone in Ziyun Mountain knew that their young master's temper could be described as unpredictable, and his ranking on the martial arts list and the outrageously powerful family power behind him made few people in the entire Xuan Realm dare to oppose him, so Mu Zixin's understatement just now was simply a fire in the eyes of this group of little maids, if it weren't for the fact that she was about to succeed to the sect leader, they still thought that she was going to kill herself!
"Really?" he suddenly showed a somewhat sad smile, slowly approached Mu Zixin, and put his hand on the seat behind her.
Mu Zixin looked at him from the mirror, she could feel that what happened ten years ago had squeezed him dry, but now his strong appearance still couldn't hide the vulnerability in his heart.
She turned her face to the side and sighed deeply.
"Condolences change. ”
"Are you talking about Qianyi?I'm used to it," he sneered, and walked sideways to the window avoiding Mu Zixin's gaze, "I'm used to the familiar people around me and gradually leaving me." ”
Mu Zixin looked at his back, in the past, she always thought that she was the loneliest one, abandoned and forgotten...... However, now that she meets Chen Kefan again, she realizes that she is not the only one who has had a bad life over the years.
"Don't talk about that," he turned around, and the sadness that had just appeared on his face was swept away, "Today is your big day, hurry up and prepare, I'll wait for you in the Xuankun Palace, see you later." ”
Mu Zixin looked at him and nodded with a smile.
The golden bell rang, the drums were noisy, all the princes and princes on the palace had already taken their seats, and the elders of Ziyun Mountain were also waiting for them.
Printed with Yi, Yu, Jing, Heng, Ji, Yue, Wu seven national names of gold and silver, red, blue, blue, indigo, purple, gray seven colorful flags are hung at the entrance of the main hall of the Xuankun Palace.
The square outside the hall was filled with people from all over the world, mostly merchants and wandering samurai, but there were also some well-known gang leaders, who came to see the new leader.
"How is it?" Mu Zixin walked out from behind the screen and asked Yan Qing.
I saw that she was wearing a golden robe, tattooed with a phoenix opera peony, lined with a red skirt, decorated with gold and jade tassels, stepping on red shoes, tied with a gold ribbon around her waist, her eyebrows were like ink paintings, her lips were like cinnabar, and her hair was coiled down like a vine, embellished with precious stones. Yan Qing looked up and down carefully, and then showed a satisfied smile, and couldn't help but clap his hands and praise.
Mu Zixin finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.
"Then let's go, let's go and see what this so-called grand ceremony is like!"
Hong Bin finally squeezed into the hall, although he is now a disciple of Ziyun Mountain, but because of this frost-colored clothes, he was still made difficult by the guards outside the hall, fortunately, Mu Zixin gave him a token for him to carry with him, but even so, the two guards still searched him thoroughly from head to toe, and finally hesitated for a long time before letting him in.
After entering the hall, he found that the people in the hall were no less than those outside the hall. The Xuankun Hall is divided into two layers, the east and west sides of the lower hall gather the disciples of each family, the central road is guarded by the disciples of Ziyun Mountain in green clothes, and is connected to the upper hall through the stairs, the north of the upper hall is the golden and jade divine seat where the sect leader sits, and there are VIPs from all sides sitting on the east, west and south sides.
Hong Bin was anxious to squeeze to the Ziyun Mountain disciples at the front of the crowd, but he had no choice but to be surrounded by bustling people who were busy chatting and blocking the road. He was in a hurry, but someone grabbed his sleeve.
"Hong Bin?"
A girl's crisp voice came from his ears, and as soon as he turned around, he saw You Zhen and her stern-looking guard, and Hong Bin felt furious every time he saw him.
"Oh, I forgot to introduce it last time, this is my personal guard Linlu. ”
"Hello!" Hong Bin hurriedly bowed formally after hearing this, but was embarrassed to find that the other party did not react at all.
"Hong Bin, why didn't you follow Sister Zixin, why did you come here?"
"Hey, how can I follow such a big matter, I'll just take a look," he smiled and waved his hand awkwardly, "but Miss You Zhen, why don't you sit on it?"
"It's stuffy up there! The atmosphere is weird, but it's still more lively down there. ”
"Is it......" Hong Bin said with a smirk, I don't know why, when he suddenly saw You Zhen, he was a little nervous and at a loss.
"Let's go, let's go ahead. You Zhen said, took his hand and walked forward. Xu is Linlu's burly figure is too eye-catching, and the chirping crowd around him closed their mouths and flashed to the side when they saw him, which also made Hong Bin a little crying and laughing.
At this time, the horn outside the hall sounded, and everyone in the Xuankun Hall instantly quieted down and looked outside the hall one after another. The silver-haired horse pulled the golden jade cart and parked at the door of the main hall, the guards opened the door, and Mu Zixin walked out of the car with Ling Mu's support.