Chapter 211: The Wind Rises
"I want to see the emperor, I have something urgent to find him." Chu Ziyao's eager voice came from outside the door.
Gonggong Guo said in a businesslike tone: "The emperor has an order, I haven't seen anyone except the court these days, please forgive me, the third prince!" β
Chu Ziyao was in a hurry, and didn't ask Emperor Guangxuan where he was willing to go? But he didn't want to bump into Emperor Guangxuan, so he had to ask Gonggong Guo to help him get a pen and paper to write a letter to Emperor Guangxuan.
"Your Majesty, did the second brother and second sister-in-law have an accident? If not, why didn't they return to Beijing on time? It's a bit abrupt for the minister to ask you like this, but that's our own brother, and the minister really can't ignore it......" Emperor Guangxuan frowned and finished reading the letter, and tore it to shreds.
Looking at the shredded paper turning to ash in the furnace, Emperor Guangxuan let out a long sigh. What is he going to tell Chu Ziyao? Did he say he didn't know where they went?
That's right, Emperor Guangxuan's heart is at war with heaven and man, on the one hand, he hopes that they will be forever gone, but on the other hand, he hopes to have news from them, these two contradictions tug at his heart day by day, making him haggard a lot in the past two months.
There are also some ministers who are keenly aware of the clues, but no one dares to speak out, for fear of getting into trouble.
The western side of the Xi Kingdom had already been ordered to block the news, but there was no impermeable wall in the world, and in the third month of their 'disappearance', someone still got some gossip - King Qingping and Guang'an Hou were not at all on the side of Lingxi Bay and Twin Islands.
Although the gossip may not be accurate, it is not groundless, and some people believe it after all.
Emperor Guangxuan saw that the paper couldn't contain the fire. So he discussed countermeasures with his ministers. More than 30 people gathered in the Zichen Hall and discussed for a long time, and finally decided to announce to the public that they were missing, but the places where they disappeared were not in Lingxi Bay and Twin Islands. Rather, it was at the foot of the mountain closest to Mt. Daito, so it is not excluded that they went up to Mt. Daito to see Shinto.
Because there are indeed many legends about Shinto haunts on Daito Mountain, although everyone can't believe it, this inference also answers the questions in everyone's minds.
As a result, the rumor that King Qingping and Guang'an Hou were taken away by Shinto spread among the people, and it spread to neighboring countries within half a month.
Suddenly, the monarchs of Gongguo, Zhangsiguo, Ganguo, Shiguo, Zhenguo, Siguo, and Hu Kingdom were all taken aback.
Those two people who helped Xi Guochuang do so many miracles and establish so many feats would mysteriously disappear like this? They really can't believe it. I always feel that there is a lot of article in this. However, most of the monarchs found this to be a great pleasure, especially the kings of Zhang Si and Gong - they finally did not have to worry so much about the Xi Kingdom being against them.
However, the monarchs of the Kingdom of Shi and Gan deeply regretted it, believing that this was a great loss for the Xi Kingdom. Ye Zhiqiu, the prince of the world who had just been ordained and would not marry in this life, couldn't sleep at night after learning about it. But he also had a strong premonition that they had nothing to do, and that they were living happily ever after.
Ye Zhiqiu believed that Shen Xizhen, who was smart and close to demons, would definitely not let herself fall into a passive state, and she must have used other methods to avoid people's attention.
If she came to the world, he would definitely risk his life to protect her and Chu Zihou. But he knew she wouldn't be in the world now. She was too kind to know that he would help her regardless of everything, so she wouldn't come, and she wouldn't let him get into a precarious situation.
They must have hidden their identities.
The more Ye Zhiqiu thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He took the ordination three months ago and made a vow not to marry a wife in this life.
However, he retains the right of succession to the future king, except that his successor will be chosen from among his brother's descendants.
The desire for power in the world. It's not a big hope, so there won't be too much contention in this area. Not to mention scheming.
However, the king of the world came to Ye Zhiqiu on the first night of his ordination ceremony and asked him, "Why don't you want to get married?" Even if you can't find someone who is happy with each other, at least you can find a good woman who will care about you and love you by your side. β
The king knew that there were many women in the world who had always had a crush on Ye Zhiqiu.
"Because I met and fell in love with a woman who really made my sons and daughters feel emotional, I can't tolerate other women in my heart." After thinking about it for a while, Ye Zhiqiu said with a guilty face: "It is also the madness and stubbornness of Erchen. But Erchen has never been able to convince his heart to accept other women again. β
Ye Zhiqiu said sincerely, as if the woman he was talking about was a priceless treasure in this world.
When he said this, the king knew that he had already made up his mind. But the queen was very sad when she learned of his decision, she hoped that the prince would have a wife and children one day, and she did not want him to live a lonely life.
But the queen also knew that the crown prince was not a person who changed his mind lightly, so even if she was sad in her heart, she did not object to it openly, and only let the king come and talk to him in person, she knew that the king and he were not only father and son, but also friends.
"Is the woman you love...... Already married? The king asked tentatively.
Ye Zhiqiu knew that the king had guessed who she was, so he nodded solemnly.
The king stared at Ye Zhiqiu's face with emotion for a long time before saying, "Qiu'er, does she know your mind?" β
Ye Zhiqiu nodded again.
"That's good, she's good to know what you're thinking......" The corners of the king's eyes were a little moist, and he didn't know what to say.
"Father." Ye Zhiqiu stretched out his hand and hugged the king tightly.
After a long time, he let go of his hand, hugged the king's arm instead, and said cautiously: "Please don't blame her, you blame the son, but she has never taken the initiative to provoke the son." β
"But when she came to visit the world, she was already teasing you." The king said with a wry smile.
Ye Zhiqiu also smiled and said: "But she didn't know Erchen before she came, so it's only because we are destined to be inseparable." β
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At night, under the bright moonlight, Shen Xizhen stood on the roof of the small white house and prayed sincerely to the moon with his palms folded, but tears involuntarily poured down.
She suddenly found that there was a movement in the direction of the world just now when she was calculating her luck, and when she carefully analyzed it, she learned that the movement appeared on the body of the prince of the world kingdom, and she measured the prince's refusal to marry again.
This result made her heart turbulent, and she couldn't calm down for an hour.
How could she let him make a vow not to marry for the sake of herself? For this, she knew that she would owe him everything in this life and in this life. When she confessed to him that she had a fiancΓ©, she thought he would let go, but she didn't expect that not only did not let him let go, but in such a way, he kept his spiritual love for her.
Her tears flowed uncontrollably. (To be continued......)
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