In the capital, outside the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Rites, more than ten groups of teams lined up into the Shangshu Mansion. Each group of teams carried red rites and carried them into the Shangshu Mansion under the greeting of the housekeeper of Shangshu Mansion.

At this time, in the lobby of the Shangshu Mansion, above the first seat, Xu Yang, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, frowned tightly, with a worried expression and complicated eyes that revealed his heart at this time.

"Sir, don't worry. The people who came to propose marriage this time are the sons of some generals, so I think there should always be Ah Jiu satisfied! Beside Xu Yang, Ling said softly.

Xu Yang shook his head slightly, sighed, and said, "Hey, Jiu'er's character is inseparable from what happened when he was a child!" Over the years, it seems that she has lived happily, but she has not been able to get rid of the shadow of her childhood. How many men in the world can she look at? ”

When Ling Shi heard this, his expression darkened a little, and he said in a low voice: "Yes, we have no children under our knees, although Ah Jiu is not my biological daughter, but after so many years of getting along, I have long regarded her as my own." In the war that year, the shadow left on her was indeed very large! The Queen Mother gave her the name Nine Phoenix, hoping that she would be reborn from the ashes. But how can the shadow in the heart be reborn from the fire? I just hope that this time a talent can come out, so that she can take a fancy to it, and it would be good to have a sincere reliance from now on! ”

While he was talking, suddenly, a family member hurriedly ran in and said anxiously: "Oh no, master, no!" ”

Xu Yang's complexion changed suddenly, and he hurriedly stood up, stopped the family, and shouted, "Tell me quickly, what's wrong?" ”

The family was almost crying, and said, "Master, Miss has beaten all the people who came to propose marriage again!" ”

When Xu Yang heard this, his face turned pale, but he still asked with some hope in his eyes: "Isn't there anyone who is Miss's opponent?" ”

This Ding Ding cried with a sad face, and said: "Master, you don't know Miss's skills, those waste kids, who are her opponents, several of them have been disabled!" ”

When Xu Yang heard this, he was extremely annoyed, and patted his head: "Hey......" and then waved his hand: "Quick, go to Jiuhuang Courtyard!" ”

After speaking, he hurriedly led people towards the Nine Phoenix Courtyard.

On the way to Jiuhuang Courtyard, I saw that one by one the sons and brothers were carried on stretchers by the people they brought with them, and they were constantly sent outside.

Xu Yang saw the tragic situation all the way, and was almost fainted by anger, and accelerated the pace of his feet.

At this time, in the courtyard hall of the Nine Phoenix Courtyard, a crisp and heroic voice came: "Hmph, even a group of waste children dare to come to this girl to propose, this courage is really fat!" ”

While talking, in the courtyard hall, I saw a woman in green clothes, with her hands on her waist, holding a rolling pin, waving it, the strong wind whistling.

Beside the woman in green clothes, the three maids waiting were almost crying.

"Miss......" one of the maids cried out with a sad face: "Miss, you are in trouble, this time the master will definitely not spare you, you have offended the entire Gongzi brother in the capital during this time!" ”

This woman in Tsing Yi has an elegant and classical goose egg face with delicate facial features; Under the thin willow eyebrows, a pair of bright and clear eyes turned out to be a rare narrow and narrow Danfeng eye; On the ruddy little mouth, Joan's nose is high, showing her arrogant and beautiful temperament.

Hearing this, the corners of the woman in Tsing Yi's mouth turned up slightly, and a good-looking smile was raised.

I saw her put down the rolling pin in her hand, reached out and patted the maid's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, if something happens, my Jiuhuang will take care of it, and my father won't trouble you." Of course, I'll have to go out to avoid the limelight first, and when my father's anger is gone, you should know where to look for me, right? ”

This woman in Tsing Yi is none other than the Jiuhuang in Xu Yang's mouth.

Jiuhuang, an orphan girl.

used to be the daughter of a prince, but ten years ago, a war ruined her happy life.

My father led all the children of the family to fight the enemy, and finally all of them were killed. She was the only one who was sent thousands of miles to Shangjing City and handed over to Xu Yang to take care of. Later, he was summoned by the emperor and given his name by the queen mother. Because she was only nine years old at that time, she was given the name Nine Phoenix, which has the meaning of nine-year-old phoenix nirvana and rebirth from the fire.

After Jiuhuang finished speaking, without waiting for the three maids to stop him, his body moved, and immediately turned into an afterimage. The speed was as fast as a flash of wind, and it disappeared in an instant.

"Miss......"

"Miss......"

A few maids were shocked and wanted to keep it, but it was impossible.

At this moment, Jiuhuang had just left for a while, and in front of the courtyard, Xu Yang had already rushed in with people.

"Jiu'er, you come out for me!"

Xu Yang shouted, obviously very annoyed, and rushed in directly.

After looking for it, I didn't see Jiuhuang at all.

Then he turned his head to look at the three maids, and asked with anger in his eyes, "Where has the young lady gone?" ”

The three little maids trembled, obviously very scared.

Among them, Jiuhuang's personal maid Xin'er stepped forward slightly, and said with some fear: "Old ...... Master...... Miss, Miss She...... She ran away again......"

When Xu Yang heard this, his eyes widened, he slapped the table, and said angrily: "Ran away again?" This rebel girl! ”

Xu Yang, a dignified generation of Confucianism, self-cultivation and self-cultivation kung fu, has already reached the peak, when was he angry like this? immediately shouted: "Someone, immediately send an order, search for Jiuhuang in the whole city, and after finding it, tie me back immediately!" ”

The faces of those housekeepers standing on the side were full of dishes, and they all secretly said in their hearts: "With Miss's skills, unless a large army is sent, who will not go up and ask for abuse?" Tie it back, and laugh at it, right? ”

Of course, these people don't dare to say this, and they can only accept their fate one by one.

Xu Yang sat down on the chair, his face was full of exhaustion, and he sighed deeply: "Hey, Jiu'er, Jiu'er, what do you still want to do for your father, you are satisfied!" ”

At this time, in the famous Qin Ya Pavilion in Shangjing City, there was an unbridled crisp laugh in the rooms of a small courtyard, accompanied by a somewhat shy laughter.

"Hahahaha......"

"Giggle......

After a long while, the laughter fell, and only a soft voice came, "I said Jiuhuang, you have only been back for three months, do you know that almost all the princes and disciples in the entire Shangjing City have been offended by you, aren't you afraid that people will deal with you?" ”

In the room, Jiuhuang pursed his lips when he heard this, and said with a fearless face: "As the so-called good men don't fight with women, if they can come to me shamelessly, then come!" Besides, even if that bunch of garbage came together, so what? It's still beating them so that they can't take care of themselves! ”

Qin Ya Ge, this is a place of fireworks and willow alleys, where literati and rioters gather, which is commonly known as a brothel.

In front of Jiuhuang sat a young woman with elegant appearance and generous manners, she was the top brand of Qin Yage - a plain girl, and her piano skills were worth a thousand gold.

For many years in Qin Yage, I don't know how many princes and princes have spent a lot of money to kiss Fangze, but no one has ever succeeded.

Su Nu looked at Jiuhuang with a helpless face, and said with a smile: "You, they are also here to propose, can't you be merciful to others?" ”

Jiuhuang smiled: "I've already shown mercy to my subordinates, okay, otherwise where would they still be alive?" If you want to blame them, you can only blame them, as a dignified seven-foot man, but he can't even beat me as a woman, so what qualifications do you have to marry! Anyway, in my opinion, if you can't even beat a woman, how can you protect your wife and children; Rather than marry these wastes, I'd rather never marry for the rest of my life. ”

Su Nu shook her head and said with a smile: "There is nothing in the world that is priceless, and there is nothing that cannot be obtained. No matter how strong a woman is, she is still a woman, and she always needs someone to rely on. I've had such thoughts like you, I pride myself on being a performer, and so far, I still maintain my innocence, but can I really do it? ”

As she spoke, the plain girl smiled bitterly and said, "No, I believe I can't do it." The reason why I didn't sell my body naturally came from my persistence, but it was also because others didn't pay enough. Nothing in the world is priceless, and when the price is sufficient, there is nothing in the world that cannot be done; The price here could be money, it could be life, it could be something else; As for you, the reason why you would rather never marry is because the price given by others is too small! You just haven't found someone who can afford it. ”

When Jiuhuang heard this, he smiled and said, "I can't imagine that you can have such a sense of life as a plain girl!" Tell me, what's my price? ”

Su Nu looked at the Phoenix Girl up and down, and said, "Your price is just a guard." After all these years, you are still in the shadow of what happened when you were a child, right? You're afraid, you're afraid that there will be no one to protect you, so for so many years, you've practiced martial arts diligently, just because you want to protect yourself. When one day, the person who can protect you appears, do you think you can still resist? ”

Jiuhuang trembled, this sentence completely hit the softness in her heart, and also said what she had been hiding in her heart for so many years.

She finally stopped talking, but sat quietly like this, looking at the bracelet on her wrist, her thoughts wandering, as if she had returned to that year.

I still remember the boy I met when I escaped death after the war and prayed for blessings in the City God Temple.

"Hey, hey, okay, don't cry, okay? Okay, I won't bully you in the future, can't I protect you? Don't cry, don't cry. ”

"It's okay, I'll protect you in the future. One day, I will be the son of heaven and you will be the queen, if I will be the king and you will be the concubine, I will be your guardian in this life and this life. When you grow up, will you marry me? ”

The young man's immature voice came with a heroic voice. A string of bracelets became a token of love, although it was a joke when he was young. But it is this joke that brings light and brightness to a lonely heart in the dark.