The severe cold of winter makes people wrap themselves in thick clothes, and the people who come and go on the street, ordinary peddlers and pawns, form a unique street scenery.

Before noon, Ye Xi walked around Yuling City, found an inn, had lunch, sat in front of the window on the second floor, looked at the crowd on the street, passed by the people in front of her window, she was idle to pass the time, how many people did she count?

At the same time, the emperor of Chengguo was meeting Shen Yunche in the imperial study, and he was sitting in front of his bookcase majestically.

The emperor watched his most beloved son in front of him become more and more silent, and he became more ruthless and cold, his body still exuded the smell of wine, and his face was haggard, he looked at Shen Yunche like this, and blamed Ye Xi in his heart, it was all that woman who harmed him.

His voice was deep and steady, "It's just a woman!" It's made you like this. Cheer me up, and receive the envoys of the Liyue Kingdom tomorrow. ”

This Liyue country is a small island country on the sea, with a population of less than half of Chengguo, and last month sent someone to deliver a credentials, intending to make friends with it.

The Liyue Kingdom is adjacent to Chengguo and faces it across the sea. It is said that the inhabitants of the island migrated to the island hundreds of years ago to escape the war.

Shen Yunche was silent and did not say a word.

Then he left the room, ignoring the courtesy.

The emperor was so angry that his face was red, and he scolded loudly, "It's just lawless, come on!" Intended purpose.

Just write that the king of Yue has no royal law, ignores respect and humility, and offends the holy might, from now on, he will be punished for half a year to set an example! ”

After Shen Yunche left the palace, he returned to the palace, went to see the children, hugged them, and put them back in the cradle. He looked at their pink pretty faces, pouting, very cute, and gently coaxed in his mouth, Chong'er, Yu'er, daddy hugs you to sleep!

He patted the child on the chest with a loving look on his face, and soon the two children were lulled to sleep by him.

He suddenly looked at his two children with a stunned expression, and muttered in a low voice, "Chong'er, Yu'er, I lost your mother, and in a short time, she will marry someone else!" He was talking to himself, as if he were speaking to the air.

The emperor had no choice but to send Shen Yunxiao to receive the envoys of the Liyue Kingdom. On the morning of the same day, the envoys of the Liyue Kingdom arrived in Yining City, and Shen Yunxiao led the officials of Jingzhao Mansion Yin and other officials to receive them at the gate of the post house.

In the evening, there was a banquet to greet them, but Shen Yunche did not go, he was drinking sullen wine alone in the mansion.

On the night of the banquet, after all the personnel arrived, the envoy of the Liyue Kingdom gradually walked into their field of vision from the door of the main hall.

Shen Yunche sat in his pavilion in Shui Yunxuan, with a large wine jar next to him, and some empty wine jars that he had already drunk.

Shen Yunche's eyes were dilated at this time, his cheeks were red, and there was a drunken intoxication in his eyes, and there was a little less fierceness.

The eunuch at the door raised his voice and announced in a loud voice, "The envoy of the Liyue Kingdom has arrived!" ”

They walked in slowly, led by a man and a woman, the man was handsome, wearing an indigo blue button-down gown, with a symmetrical open collar on the chest, and a long light blue silk silk embroidered on it. On his head, he wears a silver-white round hat embroidered with a dragon ornament.

The woman was as beautiful as a peach and plum, and wore a circle of red hairpins on her head, on which many red threads fell into the hair, and with her steps, she made a gentle sound, and her voice was light and pleasant. He was wearing a red open-collared gown on the outside, and a red dress on the inside, with red fire phoenixes embroidered on both sides of the open collar, and the same buckles on both sides of the collar, which closed the clothes together.

There was a pair of white boots on her feet, but the front was different, the front of her boots did not look like Chengguo's boots, the front was slightly pointed and upturned style, but a round style, the man's boots were a slightly square style.

They came to the front of the emperor, bent down, spread their hands and crossed them, palms towards themselves, and bowed their heads and saluted, "Envoy of Liyue Kingdom, Sikong Chen greets His Majesty the Emperor of Chengguo!" ”

The woman next to her said in unison, "Envoy of Liyue Kingdom, Sikong Tong meets His Majesty the Emperor of Chengguo!" ”

The emperor was full of solemnity and majesty, "Liyue envoy, please get up!" Have a seat! ”

They sat down in the envoy's seat, and the emperor announced the official opening of the feast.

At the palace banquet, people mingled and laughed, or flattered, or happy, or hated.

Ye Xi of Rong Jiangguo couldn't sleep, and his brother was not at ease, so he kept chatting with her. It wasn't until she fell asleep on the table that he carried her to the bed. He did not leave, and did not get up and leave until dawn.

Shen Yunche saw that the weather had changed abruptly, and it had winter rain, cold rain, and cold wind, making this winter even colder.

Shen Yunche's face was full of drunkenness, and he ran into the rain, looking at the endless night sky, there was no light, only the falling raindrops. The raindrops hit him in the face, making him feel a sense of lightness.

Jing Yi saw that his master had injured himself, and held an umbrella to block the rain for him. He exhorted aloud, "Your Highness, go back to your room!" You have to take care of your health, even if Your Highness doesn't think about yourself, you have to think about the prince and the county lord! ”

When Shen Yunche heard him mention his child, his heart suddenly softened a little, and according to what he said, he went back to his room.

After Shen Yunche returned to his room, he kept writing a person's name, one after another, as if he wanted to remember someone deeply and never forget it.

Shen Yunche held the jade pendant, his eyes stared, his expression was deep, and he looked unfathomable.

Shen Yunche suddenly held the jade pendant, his face full of determination, as if he had made a difficult but resolute decision.

Father, the son once gave up everything for you and the people of Chengguo, and from now on, he will give up everything for Jing'er, until Jing'er returns to him.

If you want Jing'er to return to herself, you must first ascend to the throne of the Ninety-Five Supreme, so that you can have the power to control everything and get your own people or things.

Shen Yunche washed up and prepared to implement his plan from now on.

Jing Yi watched his master finally return to his usual appearance, but there was no color in his expression, and there was no trace of calm waves.

At the banquet in the palace, Sikong Chen, the envoy of Liyue, stood up, his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, "Your Majesty, the Liyue Kingdom came this time to be friendly with Chengguo, and secondly, His Majesty Liyue Kingdom wants to marry Chengguo, I don't know what Your Majesty wants?" ”

These words caused everyone to shout, and they were all talking, what? Marriage, a small country, is delusional to marry a country, it is simply wishful thinking.

Another person muttered in a low voice, what you said is not right, although the Liyue Kingdom is a small country, but there are abundant products, after the marriage of the Chengguo and the Liyue Kingdom, you can expand the trade routes, trade between the two countries, water transportation, etc., and develop the business of the Chengyue Kingdom.

The emperor snorted lightly, and the crowd below instantly fell silent.

The emperor looked at the Liyue envoy, "I don't know who the marriage is?" ”

The man stood and replied, "Your Majesty, it is the sister of the envoy in front of you, the princess of Liyue Kingdom, Sikong Tong." ”

The emperor looked at Sikong Tong and took a closer look, the woman in front of him was gentle and elegant, with a graceful posture, a face like a peach blossom, and a skin like condensation, which was a first-class beauty.

The Emperor smiled and said, "Marriage is possible, but several of my sons are already married, except for the king of Chaoyue, his wife died a few months ago, I wonder if the princess is willing to marry my son?" ”

Of course Sikong Tong is willing, she has already heard of his prestige when she was in Liyue, saying that he is undefeated and victorious in every battle, and he is a well-deserved god of war. She just came here to take the opportunity to meet that person.

Sikong Tong nodded shyly and timidly, "The envoy is willing!" Thank you, Your Majesty, for the marriage! ”

The emperor laughed, "Okay, I will give you a marriage and let King Yue marry you as a concubine on a certain day!" ”

The emperor didn't ask anyone's opinion, so he made the decision to use Shen Yunche's marriage to make this transaction.

This was just as they thought, and Sikong Chen was equally grateful, "Thank you Your Majesty for giving you the marriage contract, and the envoy will thank Your Majesty for your holy grace on behalf of the people of Liyue Kingdom!" He bowed his head and saluted.

The emperor's face was dignified, "The envoy's words are too polite, then I wish the two countries eternal friendship!" He said as he picked up the cup.

Then everyone picked up the cup and drank the wine.

At this time, Shen Yunhao, who was sitting next to Shen Yunche's position, looked anxious, looked at the empty seat next to him, and was secretly anxious, fifth brother! Fifth brother, you are getting married again, and if you don't come to the banquet, no one dares to say a word of objection now.

Shen Yunhao couldn't bear it anymore and stood up, "Father, please think twice, the fifth sister-in-law has just passed away, and the fifth brother is still in pain, so I am afraid that it is inappropriate to let the fifth brother marry her as a concubine." First, it is disrespectful to Princess Liyue like this, and secondly, the fifth brother's temperament is also clear to the emperor, and it may cause the fifth brother's disgust, and then the princess's reputation will not be good! ”

The emperor looked at Shen Yunhao with a cold face, "Sixth, your fifth brother's marriage has been decided, you don't have to say more!" Otherwise, get out of the hall! ”

Seeing this, Shen Yunhao said a few words to himself, "My father doesn't let my son say it, but my son wants to say it, and I ask my father to think twice!" He knelt down as he spoke.

The emperor was angry, his face darkened, "Get out of here!" He yelled.

Shen Yunhao stood up and scolded accusatory, "Father, you are not worthy of being a father, you only care about your own interests, regardless of the wishes of your sons, just get out!" ”

With that, he left the main hall. His words made the emperor's face even darker, with a slightly terrifying aura.

The group of people below didn't dare to make a sound, only the prince stood up, with a gentle and elegant attitude, "Father, the sixth brother is just too worried about the fifth brother, it is unintentional, and please ask the father to calm his anger!" He stood up and admonished the angry emperor in front of him.

The emperor's face was grim, "Rest assured, the messenger, I will send someone to the post house tomorrow to give the marriage certificate." ”

Then he stood up, and the eunuch immediately announced, "This is the end of the feast!" Withdraw! As he spoke, he followed the Emperor's swift footsteps.

The next day, the news of the marriage at the banquet spread, and the entire capital knew about it, and Shen Yunche also heard the news.

He hurriedly entered the palace, regardless of the consequences, and broke into the imperial study, with an angry expression, "Father, the son will not marry the princess of the Liyue Kingdom, but will marry the father and the emperor himself!" ”

After he finished speaking, he didn't look at the emperor's face, and directly turned around and walked out of the imperial study.

The Emperor was so angry that he threw all the things on the table to the ground at once.

He cursed in his mouth, "Rebel, rebel! What a rebel! "Words do not choose words.

The matter of the imperial study, after a while, spread all over the palace, and it was said that King Yue disregarded the etiquette and made a fuss to the emperor, saying that he did not want to marry the princess of Liyue Kingdom.

The princess of Liyue Kingdom, who lived in the post house, heard the rumor, but she was not in a hurry or angry, she had already guessed that this would be the case. In her opinion, this matter has to be seen by the emperor of Chengguo, and even if he is unwilling, he has to marry himself as a concubine.

The father asked him to marry Chengguo, not just for the sake of marriage, but for the greater purpose of finding out the truth of Chengguo and bringing favorable information back to Liyue Kingdom.

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