When Nangong Xifu came to the city of prayer, he had a moment of dazzling.

Traveling all the way from Tianshui Lake, he has seen all kinds of scenes in this world. Now it is a great drought, the harvest is not good, and most of the people are croppers, relying on the sky for food. Now God doesn't give him a way to live, so he has to be forced to leave his hometown. And the current Emperor Xuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty is brutal and incompetent, addicted to power and wine, unable to extricate himself, and cares about the life and death of the people. Now the national treasury is running out and there is no way to allocate funds for disaster relief. As a result, the disaster is getting worse day by day, and starvation is everywhere.

So along the way, Nangong Xi sprouted many regrets. In such a desolate and depressed world, can he really make a difference, enough to compete with Nangong Shu?

However, when he arrived in the territory of Qicheng, he completely relieved his heart. It seems that no matter how dilapidated the outside is, the feet of the Son of Heaven are still singing and dancing. As the capital of the Great Zhou, the city of prayer can be described as busy and prosperous. The people in the capital are still living in prosperity and peace. Especially the dignitaries and nobles who are used to living a comfortable life, they don't care about anything outside, as long as they continue to enjoy it. This is also a good thing, Nangong Xi thought to himself, the prosperous times are easy to degenerate into mediocrity, and only in troubled times can heroes be produced.

Although the Prayer City is far less luxurious and exquisite than the Nine Heavens Shrine, it is full of vitality. This is probably the charm of the world, full of human touch. Nangong Xiben thought about cultivating immortals and practicing the Tao, and practiced a peerless skill. However, although cultivating immortals is good, it is necessary to extinguish love, and although it is immortal, it will be lonely forever. But deep down, he wants to get Lian Yan so much. Therefore, the path of cultivating immortals was not suitable for him. In Nangong Xi's view, the fairyland is far less attractive to him than this mundane world.

Just as Nangong Xi was immersed in his thoughts, he didn't realize that the turning point that was about to completely change his fate was close at hand-

On the wide street, there was a sudden commotion. And the neighing of horses! The crowd was crowded in one place, all watching curiously. Nangong came back to his senses, only to see that it was a luxurious soft-scented carriage, and the two horses pulling the carriage seemed to be startled by something, and kept raising their hooves and neighing. The coachman tugged desperately at the reins of the horse, trying to quiet the horse, but in vain. A woman screamed in horror from inside the car.

Nangong Xi saw that this carriage was extraordinary. Both horses are also rare horses, and the owners of the carriages are either rich or noble, if they can make friends with them. Isn't that a great opportunity?

Thinking of this, Nangong Xi jumped up, flew up, and sat straight on the back of a horse! He snatched the reins from the coachman's hand. Stop with a loud shout in your mouth. After all, Nangong Xi is also a member of the Nangong clan, and there is the blood of the dragon god flowing in his body. Legend has it that dragons and horses belong to the same family. The two horses on the verge of madness were immediately suppressed by Nangong Xi's invisible momentum, and gradually quieted down.

When the carriage came to a halt again, a woman dressed in full costume and delicate makeup stepped out of the carriage. She was supported by two maids, and her face was a little pale from the fright. But this did not affect her innate nobility and cold arrogance in the slightest. Seeing this, Nangong Xi rolled over from the horse and threw his hand at the woman: "The girl is frightened." ”

He didn't finish speaking. The red-clothed maid standing beside the woman straightened her face and shouted angrily: "Be bold and disrupt the people." What a girl is not a girl, even my master does not recognize it. This is the eldest daughter of today's saint, the sister of the three princes and one mother, Princess Chengping, you still don't kneel! ”

"Red shirt, Hugh is rude!" Princess Chengping drank her martial servant, and turned to Nangong and said, "Thank you Shaoxia for coming to the rescue, this palace is fortunate to be safe and sound." The servant is vulgar, doesn't know how to be proportionate, offended the young man, and I hope the young man will forgive me. ”

"The princess is polite," Nangong was baptized for several weeks, "It is a blessing to be able to serve the princess." It's just that he is a country person, and he can't know the princess's dignity, and he is offended, and he hopes that the princess will forgive me. ”

Cheng Ping looked at the man in front of him quietly: this person has a handsome face, a long body, and is polite. Even if she knows her identity, she can still be neither humble nor arrogant, and she is calm. Looking at his actions when he just stopped the horse, his martial arts were extraordinary, and his momentum was compelling, which was by no means a thing in the pool, and it was not comparable to those gentlemen in Beijing who could only flatter, eat, drink and enjoy themselves.

Thinking of the frightened horses, Princess Chengping remembered what had just happened again. He came out of the palace and rode in a car. Suddenly, a man sprang out of the road, startled the horses, and almost injured her. Chengping looked at the mark of the carriage's sudden brake, and saw a girl in coarse cloth clothes curled up in a ball, slumped on the ground, holding a guqin in her arms.

is obviously the culprit, but now she wants to hide pitifully to the side, as if she is the one who has been greatly wronged. Thinking of this, Cheng Ping was angry and said angrily: "You, Diao Min, dare to crash into the carriage of the palace." If there is a slight mistake in this palace today, you will be called the Nine Clans! ”

"The people and the people know their mistakes......" The girl has learned the noble identity of the owner of the carriage from the conversation just now. She raised her head timidly and kept begging for mercy, "The folk girl really didn't mean it, I hope that the princess will have a lot, let me go!" ”

The moment the girl raised her head, Nangong Xi's heart seemed to be suddenly grabbed by an invisible big hand!

That trembling, cowardly and pitiful girl is six points like Lian Yan! Although she is wearing the most ordinary clothes, and she does not have that kind of noble and indifferent temperament, her eyes are bright and moist, like Lian Yan! Besides, she was still holding a guqin in her arms, as if it was her treasure, her life. In addition to the pipa, Lian Yan also loves the guqin. During his time in the palace, he often listened to her play. Could it be that this girl is a kind of compensation for God's infatuation with him?

It's just that Chengping was not moved by the girl's pitiful state at all, for some reason, she just hated her in her heart. Cheng Ping's eyes were angry and he became more and more domineering: "Ridiculous, do you think it's okay to apologize?" Is Hongu such a good bully? Come on, bring this Diao people back to the princess's mansion, and wait for the palace to fall! ”

The coachman and the maid in red obeyed the order and immediately went over, wanting to subdue the girl on the left and the right.

The girl was frightened, and her eyes widened. Nangong Xi saw that the eyes that haunted him were full of horror, and he only felt distressed. Subconsciously, he stepped forward, blocked in front of the girl, and said to Chengping: "The princess is angry." In the next opinion, this girl is afraid that it is the first time to enter Beijing and she does not understand the rules, so she will collide with the princess. The princess is noble and tolerant, so why can't she get along with her? ”

Seeing that Nangong Xi came forward to intercede for the girl, Chengping only thought that he was kind-hearted, and he didn't want him to think that he was bullying. So Chengping glanced at the girl in disgust and said, "Today, thanks to this young man for saving this palace, he also pleaded for you." This palace will spare you this time for the time being. It's just that from now on, don't let this palace see you again! ”

When the girl heard this, she was relieved, and hurriedly kowtowed to Chengping: "Thank you, princess!" When she got up, she said sincerely to Nangong Xi, "Thank you for this son, son's great kindness, Nian Luo will repay it in the future." ”

Nangong Xi smiled: "It's just a gesture, the girl should leave quickly." ”

When the girl left, Chengping's face was full of smiles again. She asked Nangong Xi: "This palace sees that the young man is also a stranger, is there a place to go when he comes to the capital?" ”

Nangong Xi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I just want to come to Beijing to have a while, but I am just a newcomer, and I am not familiar with life, so I haven't found a suitable place yet." ”

When Cheng Ping heard this, he was overjoyed: "So, I don't know if the young man is willing to go to the palace?" ”

"Princess's Mansion?" Nangong muttered, and secretly said in her heart, this Princess Chengping is not only the eldest princess, but also has a high and powerful position. If you work under her, there should be a lot of opportunities.

Chengping saw that he was silent for a while, for fear that he would refuse, so he continued: "Yes, there is still a lack of a strategist with real skills in my house. Shaoxia may not know that this palace is the sister of the three princes, and the people in the palace are the people of the three princes. The eldest brother of the crown prince of this palace is mediocre and incompetent, but the third brother is a very talented and ambitious person......"

Nangong was clear, and just smiled lightly: "Thank you princess for your love, it's just that I'm not a shallow learner, I'm afraid it's difficult to compete." ”

"Young man is so humble." Cheng Ping also smiled, "This palace thinks that no one can be more suitable for the princess's mansion than Shaoxia." ”

Cheng Ping's words can be described as "a pun intended", Nangong Xi is so smart and cunning, how can he not see the appreciation and love in Cheng Ping's eyes? This may be a shortcut to the sky step by step, Nangong Xi lowered his eyebrows and bowed his hand again: "In this way, it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate." (To be continued) R580