Chapter 16: Goodbye to the Feast
"What a princess!" Cang Beichen clapped his hands and exclaimed, he had to applaud her, "Everyone says that the fourth princess of the country of Luoyan, Yan Xingluo, is both talented and beautiful, and the sixth princess Yanli is a joke to talk about, according to what this king sees, the world is blind, and he can't see such a smart strange woman as Princess Li!" ”
Looking at Cang Beichen's sudden appreciation for her, Yanli suddenly had an ominous premonition.
Sure enough, Cangbeichen continued: "Princess Li, this king has another proposal, it's better for this king to marry you with eight sedan chairs, to show that I have a hundred years of goodness between Cangya Country and Luoyan Country, I don't know what the princess thinks?" ”
Yan Shi's face changed suddenly, and he almost subconsciously pulled Yan Li behind him: "Ah Li, she will never be a victim of a political marriage!" ”
Cang Beichen was not surprised at all by Yan Shi to say this, he smiled lightly: "Lord An, this is indeed a political marriage, but this king also really appreciates Princess Li." Prince An should also know that as the prince and princess of the country, the marriage has always been a big deal for himself, in this case, why can't this king be a good companion of Princess Li? ”
Yan Shi only felt that his heart seemed to suddenly stop beating with Cang Beichen's words, and the first thought that flashed in his mind at this moment turned out to be that he was going to snatch my Ali.
My A-Li, when did I have such a mind for her?
No, in fact, it was not surprising at all, as early as the first time he saw her childish but beautiful face, as early as when she looked at him with indifferent eyes, as early as when he knew that she was not his own sister, he wanted to lock her firmly by his side.
But how? Yes, I am her royal brother, she must be very sad to lose her mother, I went to ask my father to take care of her!
My father agreed, but she always spoke ill of herself. How can I make her happy?
She wants to learn martial arts? Great, I can teach her this, and even, I can pass on the internal strength to her!
Her appearance had changed, and she was no longer as thrillingly beautiful as she had been when she first saw her.
But, okay, no one knows she's so beautiful except me, and no one will notice her!
Ah Li, she doesn't seem to have the heart to think about the love of children?
It's okay, I'll just be her brother, she has a very cold temperament, and no one will be able to enter her heart, so that she will slowly accept me!
Day after day, I have deceived myself, never ever crossed the line with her, and never showed her a trace of affection beyond the love of brother and sister, but God knows, how happy she was when she came to the front to see herself? How worried were you when you woke up and knew that she was left alone in the barracks?
But now, this person actually wants to marry her?! Why did he want to snatch his own Ali!
Fortunately, Yan Li's voice came into her ears, and her voice was very calm, "King Chen, Yan Li's appearance is ordinary, she is not worthy of your affection and has no intention of marrying you as a wife, please don't mention this kind of thing again." ”
"This king doesn't care about looks." Cang Beichen was not surprised by her answer, he had expected that a woman like her must be extremely arrogant and difficult to tame, but the coming day was long, he was not in a hurry, he smiled slightly, and looked at Yan Li behind Yan Shi, but Yan Shi immediately moved half a step to block his gaze.
Cangbeichen said with a smile: "Princess Li doesn't have to refuse so quickly, when can you come to Cangya Country to find me if you change your mind, Beichen is waiting for you at any time." ”
After speaking, Cang Beichen looked at Yan Shi, but his eyes were a little probing: "Lord An, that king is here to say goodbye." ”
Yan Shi nodded, but that body did block Yan Li like an iron wall, and he didn't leave Cang Beichen with any eyes.
Cang Beichen shook his head a little helplessly, turned around and left with all his subordinates, but when he walked into the distance, he suddenly stopped his steps and turned his head to look at Yan Shi, and said with a slight smile on his very handsome face: "Lord An, if this king is not mistaken, you seem to have reached the age of marrying a wife and having children, I don't know who you want?" ”
After Cang Beichen finished speaking, he didn't wait for Yan Shi to answer, he only laughed twice and took his subordinates away.
Yan Shi's face suddenly sank.
Did he see something?
When Yan Shi and Yan Li returned to the palace of the Wild Goose Country, it was ten days later, and during this period, Yan Li's wounds were also recovered under Yan Shi's careful care.
The Imperial Palace of the Wild Goose Kingdom.
"Ahri!" Yan Keguang's voice trembled slightly when he saw the intact Yanli coming back, and he put his hands on Yanli's shoulders and looked at it carefully, "It's good to come back, it's good to come back!" Where are you hurt, but are you okay? ”
God knows, what kind of panic he felt when he heard that Yanli went to lead the troops but was captured by the Cangya Kingdom!
Back then, he married his own sister Yan Ziqing to Xia Xiao for the sake of imperial power, which caused the tragedy of Yan Ziqing for the rest of his life.
Fortunately, Yan Ziqing's daughter was saved by him, how could he let her suffer again? He just wanted to make it up to her!
"......" felt the trembling of Yan Keguang's hand on her shoulder and the deep concern for her in his words, and Yan Li felt some real emotion for the first time.
She had always complained about him, if it weren't for Yan Keguang, how could her mother be trapped in the palace of Qixia Kingdom, and how could she live such a childhood? However, she knows how Yan Keguang has treated her over the years, and he is even better to himself than to his own children.
Yanli's eyes finally warmed up, and she smiled: "Erchen's injury has healed. ”
Standing on the side is the current queen Jiang Yinru of the Luoyan Kingdom.
Speaking of this queen Jiang Yinru, it is also quite strange, she has five daughters, but she does not have a son, for this early years, she also asked a Taoist to calculate, that Taoist is considered to be her fate without a child, but he never thought that it angered Yan Keguang, and he ordered to behead the Taoist in a fit of anger. But it's strange to say that the queen really couldn't give birth to a boy in the next few years.
It is also for this reason that the prince born to Yan Shi, the concubine, can be so favored now.
Jiang Yinru's eyes were smiling with a gentle smile at this time, and her eyes were as bright as the drizzle of the new year, and she had a delicate temperament, which made people feel pity, and it could be seen that she must be a great beauty when she was young.
The queen took advantage of Yan Keguang's release of Yan Li's hand and looked up and down carefully, with some tears in her eyes, "Okay, Ali, you're finally okay to come back!" can make the father and queen mother anxious! ”
Yanli let her pull it, but she smiled lightly and didn't say much.
Although this queen Jiang Yinru is not a bad heart, she doesn't have much real feelings with herself. She didn't know that she was not Yan Keguang's real daughter, and seeing that she had been so favored all these years and her daughters had been quite neglected because of this, I am afraid it was difficult to have no complaints in her heart.
These, Yanli's heart is like a mirror.
"Okay, okay, today Ah Li and Ah Shi return safely, it's a day of great joy, don't cry." Yan Keguang said helplessly.
"What the emperor said is that it is the fault of the concubines, it is a great joy for Ali to come back safely, how can I cry!" The queen picked up the handkerchief and wiped the corners of her reddish eyes and smiled.
Yan Keguang sighed lightly when he saw this, he held the queen's soft hair and said softly: "How can you be at fault for caring about Ah Li?" Don't say this again, I've been suffering from you these days! ”
"The concubine is not bitter, the concubine is Ah Li's mother, and the queen mother is worried about how her daughter can be bitter." The queen's eyes were shining, and she was about to cry when she looked at it.
Yan Keguang patted her hand and said with a smile: "Don't cry anymore, tonight I will have a big banquet for civil and military officials, in order to celebrate the retreat of Cangya Country, and Ah Li and Ah Shi will return safely!" ”
At night, Yan Li wore a plain white palace dress, and her long hair was pulled up casually and entered the banquet.
I don't usually feel like staying here, but at this time, the familiar grass and trees made Yanli have a faint joy, she casually looked at the familiar faces that had been seated at this time, but when she saw the face of a familiar person, her body suddenly stiffened.
That person is Xia Nanxuan.
Yan Li rubbed his eyes almost in disbelief, but that person, dressed in a black robe, simply sat there and attracted the attention of most of the female dependents, his long black hair was curled up high, and the pair of sharp black eyes on his thin and angular face had regained their brilliance, who was it not Xia Nanxuan?
The scene of that night came to mind, and Yan Li's whole body was as stiff as if she had been immobilized and couldn't move.
How could he be here?!
Xu was that she looked at him for too long, Xia Nanxuan noticed her gaze and looked at her, the eyes of the two people met for the first time, Yanli's cardiac arrest, but Xia Nanxuan just withdrew his gaze casually, and he didn't even stop for a minute.
Yes, he didn't know her.
"Ah Li, what's wrong with you?" Yan Shi noticed Yan Li's stiff sitting posture and asked with concern.
"No, it's fine." Yanli hurriedly retracted her gaze and said vaguely.
Yan Shi wanted to say something more, but Yan Keguang opened his mouth at this time: "I will introduce you to the Qing family, that one is the sixth prince of Qixia Kingdom, Xuan Wang Xia Nanxuan. This time, the Cangya country sent troops to attack our country, and the second prince Yan Shi led the troops to fight and captured the head of the enemy general but was seriously injured and fell into the enemy camp. ”
Obviously, Yan Keguang was not ready to make it public about Yan Li's escape from the palace and going to the front line to lead troops for Yan Shi.
Xia Nanxuan got up and hugged his fists in all directions, not mentioning the matter that the generals of the Luoyan Kingdom and Cang Beichen had designed for him, but said: "The saint has a good reputation." ”
After some greetings, Xia Nanxuan proposed the real purpose of his visit, he actually came for a kiss!