In the blink of an eye, a few more days passed. The peace talks between the Great Song Dynasty and the Jin State have been almost discussed, and they are being implemented one after another. On the Tokyo side, Jiao Wentong led 50,000 forbidden troops to Hebei to take over Zhending, Hejian and Zhongshan prefectures, and it is expected that he has set foot on the ground in Hebei.

Here in Luoyang, Chu Tianya's wedding day has expired, and the lights inside and outside the ancient capital are full of festive images. The wedding presided over by the imperial court was no less than that of the crown prince and concubine or even the queen of heaven in terms of scale and pomp, which made the people of Guannai talk about it and breathtaking. Many people flocked to Kannai to watch this unprecedented wedding.

The successive years of war have caused Hebei, Hedong and the hinterland of the Central Plains to suffer greatly, but the Luoyang Guanshan area has not been greatly affected, so the social environment is basically stable, and the material is still rich and beautiful. The imperial court has issued an edict to feast for seven days to celebrate the wedding of the king of Luoyang and set up a concubine. At that time, a large banquet will be held in the Luoyang Palace for officials and envoys from all over the world who come to watch and celebrate. Anyone who can enter Luoyang Palace with a festival will have free food and drink at will.

This is considered to be a relatively strict extravagance and waste, and Chu Tianya originally didn't want to do this. But in order to lay the groundwork for this scheme, it had to be like this.

The wedding day has finally arrived.

According to the customs of the Central Plains, the bride Xiao Linglong first temporarily lived in the Luoyang Palace, and was guarded by soldiers and horses led by Anuada, and there were twelve female guards close to her.

Chu Tianya put on the red groom's robe, rode on a high-headed horse, there was an iron armor in front of the road, and the rear array was majestic, and a large group of people and horses drove out of the Luoyang Palace, first swaying around Luoyang City, and then entering the wedding venue in Luoyang Palace and the bride Xiao Linglong, holding a formal ceremony to worship heaven and earth.

When Chu Tianya patrolled the streets, the entire Luoyang City was boiling. Countless people flocked to watch and catch a glimpse of the legendary master who stood up and sounded the horse. Tang Ang led thousands of iron armor to open the road back and forth, and there were also a large number of forbidden troops sent by officials in the city to guard along the streets. Therefore, although the atmosphere was hot, the order was also orderly.

Some important guests, such as the envoys of the Jin and Western Xia kingdoms, as well as high-ranking officials and congratulatory envoys sent from Hangzhou, were already waiting at the wedding venue in Luoyang Palace.

The bride, Xiao Linglong, sat in the boudoir that the imperial court gave her to temporarily correct in the palace, facing the bronze mirror, with a satisfied and intoxicated smile on her face.

"Flying fox, today is the happiest day of your life. I don't have anything to give you as a sister, so I'll give you this! Xiao Ta Buyan stretched out his hand and handed a delicate small wooden box to Xiao Linglong.

"Thank you, sister." Xiao Linglong smiled slightly, stretched out her hand to take the small wooden box, opened it and saw that there was a jade tiger talisman lying quietly inside. The whole body is green and crystal clear, obviously not an ordinary carving.

"What is this?" Xiao Linglong was a little surprised.

Xiao Ta smiled and said: "This is the token that Yelu Dashi gave me when he canonized me as the queen at the founding ceremony. With this tiger talisman, you can order all the subordinates and generals of the Western Liao State to the prime minister and below, and you can mobilize the personal guards under Dashi. ”

"Such an important thing, you give it to me?" Xiao Linglong was a little puzzled.

"It doesn't matter." Xiao Ta smiled and said, "I am no longer the queen of Western Liao, and in the future, I will not return to Liao Kingdom, and I will not return to his side." This tiger talisman has completely lost its deep meaning, and is just a piece of jade ornament - your sister is poor now, and she doesn't have any congratulatory gifts. The only piece of jade at hand is not bad, so I'll give it to you. ”

"Okay, then I'll take it...... Thanks a lot! Xiao Linglong put away the box and secretly wondered in her heart: Could it be that she really changed her mind? …… Should I trust her? Do you believe her?

Soon after, the sound of salutes and horns sounded in the Luoyang Palace, and the welcoming procession of the King of Luoyang entered the palace.

The guests who had been waiting for a long time were in high spirits, and the wedding was finally about to begin.

The officiating person is, of course, the current saint, Zhao Huan. There were a lot of guests attending the meeting, on both sides of the Longwei Road in the main hall of Luoyang Palace, there were already two rows of people standing according to the rank, and nearly 10,000 iron armor surrounded this palace like an iron bucket, all of which were the people and horses of the Jin army arranged by Meng De, all of whom were henchmen.

On the main hall, only the official Zhao Huan and the queen and the general of the ruling house, the master of ceremonies is Bai Xu, and everyone is dressed up to attend, gorgeous and glamorous.

As soon as Chu Tianya appeared in the palace, the war drums rumbled and the horns soared into the sky, and the soldiers let out a cheer of the mountains and tsunamis for their lord, and the entire ancient capital of Luoyang was almost shaking, and the level of the Luohe River was rippling.

Surrounded by the green guards, Chu Tianya dismounted and walked on foot on the dragon's tail road of the palace. The civil and military officials standing next to him bent down to pay homage together, "Congratulations to King Luoyang!" ”

"Thank you, colleagues!" Chu Tianya cupped his fists in return, and walked towards the dragon tail road step by step.

When Zhao Huan and the others in the wedding hall of the main hall saw Chu Tianya's figure appear, the bride Xiao Linglong's sedan chair was also lifted out of the boudoir of the main hall, which immediately caused another wave of loud cheers.

"The groom is invited to kick the sedan chair and welcome the bride!" Bai Xu stretched out his voice and said loudly.

Meng De and the others rushed up with a giggle and pushed Chu Tianya forward to pick up the sedan chair. Xiao Linglong's group of female guards and Xiao Ta, the representative of her mother's family, stopped doing it without smoking, and stopped Chu Tianya and others from going over, asking for red envelopes and lish and other things. The two gangs of people giggled and laughed, and the jokes were full of excitement.

These are all in accordance with the ordinary customs of the Central Plains people, not the practices of the royal nobles. Now it has appeared in the dignified palace, but it is also appreciated by both the elegant and the vulgar, and the officials and queens who watched the ceremony are amused. Among the civil and military officials, there are many people who scoff at such a "vulgar" wedding, but they can only envy, envy and hate in their hearts -- people can make trouble as much as they want when they are in power, and who can control it?

After a lot of effort and a large number of red envelopes were scattered, Chu Tianya finally kicked the sedan door and pulled out Xiao Linglong, the bride with a red head.

The two held a red ball ribbon with both hands, and walked into the wedding hall step by step. The deafening cheers never stopped. The excitement and excitement of the Jin army sergeants in Luoyang Palace were as if they had married Meijiao, and they were all cheering hard and shaking their swords and guns, and from a distance, a silver light was scorching, and it was a grand sight.

A couple finally walked to the wedding hall hall, the officiant Zhao Huan first read out a congratulatory message from Bai Xu's hand, and then handed over the ceremonial schedule of heaven and earth, and finally the groom official Chu Tianya rode a high-headed horse, and went to marry the bride and return to Luoyang Palace. There, there is also a wedding with the participation of relatives and friends, which is roughly a hole in the house. The banquet was held in the palace, and Chu Tianya, the groom official, returned to the palace after making a fuss with relatives and friends in the palace to accompany the guests.

A qiē went smoothly and nothing unusual happened. Anu and Tang An, who were in charge of guarding today, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and their tense nerves relaxed slightly.

The big banquet in the palace was opened, the weather was beautiful, and the open-air banquet had a few different tastes. After Chu Tianya shuttled between the banquet venues, he sat down at the head of the official family and the queen, and ate some wine and food himself.

With such a large wedding, Chu Tianya did feel a little tired, and now it was time to rest.

At this time, Bai Xu walked over with a glass of wine, "Lord, Xiaosheng respects you with a glass, and I wish you and the princess to have a noble son together!" ”

"Okay, thank you!" Chu Tianya, the groom, is very good at drinking with guests, even if he shuttles around the banquet hall, he is accompanied by seven or eight people who accompany the wine. Otherwise, after so many tables, he would have to drink to death. But he drank Bai Xu's glass of wine, and when he was finished, he beckoned him to sit beside him.

"How's it going?" Chu Tianya asked in a low voice while eating the vegetables quietly.

"It's all in order." Bai Xu looked around vigilantly, and then replied in a low voice, "But today, it doesn't seem to be suitable for action." ”

"I'll talk about it in three days." Chu Tianya took a sip of wine, and said unhurriedly, "The wedding has seven days, and it is not good to start today. Otherwise, the sensation will be too great, and it will really ruin the wedding. Anyway, Flying Fox needs a wedding, and I don't want to owe her. ”

"Lord, have you already made it clear to her?" Bai Xu asked.

Chu Tianya frowned, "Not yet." ”

Bai Xu's eyebrows flicked slightly, "Then it's time!" ……”

Chu Tianya waved his hand lightly to interrupt him, "I have my own arrangements." ”

"Okay...... The county lord is pregnant, and he can't bear too much stimulation. It's better for the lord to make arrangements early. ”

"I know what I know." Chu Tianya finished drinking a glass of wine and said, "How is Liu Ziyu over there?" ”

"It's accurate." Bai Xu whispered, "Pioneer General Yang Zaixing will cooperate with Yue Fei to sacrifice the first sword!" …… The rest of the matter depends on Liu Ziyu's on-the-spot command. ”

"Okay, let's not talk about it yet." Chu Tianya raised his eyes and looked around, and found that the official Zhao Huan and the envoy of the Jin State, Wanyan Gushen and others, were all staring at him intentionally or unintentionally, so he picked up the wine with a smile on his face and went over to toast these people.

Bai Xu also sat back in his place, and a cold sweat involuntarily flowed from his sideburns.

That night, inside the cave room.

The red candles are flickering, and the wine is fragrant.

The groom's official Chu Tianya pushed the door in, but saw two women sitting on the marriage bed. One is naturally Xiao Linglong, the bride wearing a phoenix crown, and the other is her sister Xiao Ta who does not smoke.

Covering the door, Chu Tianya walked in front of the second daughter and picked up the two small wine glasses on the table.

"You're not leaving?" Chu Tianya said suddenly.

Xiao Ta stood up from the bed without a cigarette, "Flying Fox is pregnant and can't drink, I will drink this glass of dragon and phoenix wine with you on her behalf." ”

"No need, I'll replace wine with tea." Chu Tianya turned his head to look at her, his eyes were bright, "If you have anything to say, just say it directly, you don't have to go around the bend with me." ”

"Me! ......" Xiao Ta hesitated for a moment and did not speak.

"Tianya, why don't you come and remove my red head?" Xiao Linglong spoke.

"yes, I almost forgot about it." Chu Tianya smiled, put down the wine glass, and came over to remove Xiao Linglong's red head cover.

"Wait!" Xiao Ta Buyan suddenly shouted.

"What are you doing?" Chu Tianya was a little annoyed.

"I ...... It's decided! Xiao Ta took a deep breath and said as if he was dead, "Help you!" ”

"Are you sure?" Chu Tianya tilted his head slightly and looked at her questioningly.

"If you ......" Xiao Ta paused, a touch of red rhyme appeared on his face, and he gritted his teeth and plucked up his courage to say, "Let me stay in this cave room tonight, and I will give up this qiē to help you!" ”

Xiao Linglong's body trembled slightly, but she didn't make a sound.

"Ridiculous!" Chu Tianya snorted, "If you say such rudeness, you can say it after this country?" ”

"This is not very rude among the Khitan people." Xiao Ta Buyan said, "Whenever my Khitan woman marries, the family will inevitably send a female dependent, or a sister or a maidservant, to marry this man as a dowry." On the night of the cave house, they can also be present - today, I, the queen of the Liao Kingdom, will not do it. I'm going to be my sister's dowry, do you dare to ask for it? ”

"Sister, you ......" Xiao Linglong couldn't help it, "Why are you so troubled?" You don't have to belittle yourself like that, no matter what. ”

"No, I'm not just degrading myself. Rather, it's a redemption for myself. Xiao Ta turned around and turned his back to the two of them, "I have no home and country, and I have been abandoned and used by my own man." Now, I don't even know what the meaning of my own zài is...... I admit that I am shameless, I am cheap, I am shameless, I want to rely on the blessing of my own sister, and live for a long time. I don't have any superfluous requirements, just ask you...... King Luoyang, you can want me. Even if I serve you and Feihu'er like a slave for the rest of my life, I have no regrets. ”

Chu Tianya's brows furrowed deeply. According to his three views, his eldest sister should take the initiative to dedicate herself on the night of the cave room...... This kind of thing is really unreliable.

But in the current environment, it is not a big deal ethically speaking. Especially Xiao Ta Buyan's special identity, if she helps in the next action, the chance of success will be greatly increased.

While Chu Tianya was still thinking, Xiao Linglong stood up and said in a somewhat cold voice, "What is the plot of the two of you?" Why hide it from me? ”

"It's not that I'm going to hide it from you. It's him, don't let me say. Xiao Ta Buyan said, "That's why I deliberately stayed here and told you about this matter in front of you." If he agrees, I will be his man tonight, and I will be with you from now on; If he doesn't agree, I'll be killed immediately by the Qingwei beside him when I walk out of this room—am I right, Your Highness the King of Luoyang? ”

Xiao Linglong waved her hand and removed her red hijab, "Tianya, what's going on?" ”

Chu Tianya didn't answer, but sat quietly at the table, picked up a glass of wine, and drank it slowly.

The two girls stopped talking, and looked at him quietly, waiting for the answer from his mouth.

Minutes and seconds passed, no one spoke, and the atmosphere in the room was close to freezing.

"Tell her!" Chu Tianya suddenly spoke, looking at Xiao Ta without smoking.

Xiao Ta Buyan trembled with horror as if he had been electrocuted, and then his eyes showed a look of ecstasy, "Flying Fox, he agreed-come, I'll tell you!" ”

As soon as her words fell, Chu Tianya opened the door and walked out.

"Tianya, where are you going to spend candles in our cave room?" Xiao Linglong said urgently in the room.

"It's right outside the door, and it won't go far." Chu Tianya exhaled deeply, "I'll come back in half an hour." ”

Xiao Ta pulled Xiao Linglong to sit on the marriage bed without smoke and whispered.

Chu Tianya walked outside the door and looked up, the sky was full of stars and moons. He subconsciously glanced at the roof opposite, and then a figure stood up and clenched his fist at him.

"Get a ladder, I'm going to go up to the roof."

A moment later, Chu Tianya went up to the roof opposite the wedding room and sat side by side with Suzaku. The two of them each pulled a sheepskin wine bag and drank silently.

Xuanwu and Gou Chen, who were guarding nearby, quietly walked away.

Suzaku tilted his head sideways and looked at Chu Tianya quietly. In the two holes in the mask, there is a smart eye.

"Don't move." Chu Tianya said suddenly, then stretched out his hand and touched the mask.

Suzaku didn't move, allowing Chu Tianya to take off the mask on her face.

The moon is shining brightly, and the breeze is blowing.

Suzaku, who was dressed in a black robe and had long hair and light hair, revealed her face that was captivating the city and the country.

The cross mark on his face is almost impossible to distinguish without careful identification.

"Very well, this scar is really almost healing." Chu Tianya smiled with satisfaction, "The name of the No. 1 Divine Doctor in Guanzhong is really not boasted. ”

"Why do you want me to heal this scar?" There were no others around, and Suzaku was no longer taboo, and said directly, "You already have a princess, do you still need a guard who looks exactly like the princess?" ”

"The princess is the princess, and the Suzaku is the Suzaku. In my heart, both are irreplaceable existences. Chu Tianya said softly, "And this time, this face of yours can play a heavy role." ”

Suzaku instantly regained the demeanor of a "green guard", and said with a fist: "Please give the order of the lord." ”

Chu Tianya stretched out his hands to clasp her fist and patted it gently, "I don't have the right to order, I just ask you to do me a favor." ”

When Chu Tianya's hand was on Suzaku's fist, she trembled lightly and slowly withdrew her hand.

"Then you can say it!"

Chu Tianya smiled gratefully and said, "In the next few days, there will be something serious. You know, the princess is pregnant, and she can't stand the twists and turns and can't stand too much stimulation. Therefore, I need you to pretend to be a princess and do what she is supposed to do in these few days. ”

"I promise you." Suzaku agreed without thinking.

Chu Tianya's brows twisted slightly, "You better think about it more!" …… It's too unfair to you to do that. And it's going to touch the part of your heart that you don't want to touch the most—you've always been very taboo about being mistaken for her replacement, haven't you? ”

"What's unfair?" Suzaku smiled slightly, there was a lot of sadness and bleakness in her smile that others could never read, and she said indifferently, "From the moment I cut my cheek with a knife, I knew what I should and shouldn't do in this life. Your business is my business. Whatever you want me to do, I will definitely promise you. ”

"......" Chu Tianya looked at her in a daze, speechless for a while. After a while, he squeezed out a sentence, "The more you are like this, the more I feel guilty and blame myself." Because I know I'll never give you what you want. ”

Suzaku smiled slightly, "Then do you know what I want?" ”

"What?"

"You've already given it." Suzaku was still smiling, and the mask was still on his face, "Being able to be you needed, sharing your worries, and solving your problems is what I want...... Lord, it's time for you to go back to the cave room. ”