Chapter 1 Ball lightning in the cave room
In May of the first year of Zhiping in the Northern Song Dynasty, the palace of Guangyang County in Kaifeng City was full of lights, the sound of firecrackers was endless, the gate guarded by two stone lions was full of carriages, and countless slaves stood beside the carriage waiting for the master of the banquet, and these slaves were also full of joy one by one, because they got a lot of rewards today.
Today is the day of the wedding of the king of Guangyang County, and the people who can enter the palace of the county king to congratulate are also famous magnates in Kaifeng City, and even officials below the fourth grade are not qualified to enter the palace for a banquet. Therefore, the people who can enter the county king's mansion today are themselves a status symbol, not only those who go to the banquet are full of glory, but the domestic servants who are waiting outside also puff up their chests one by one, and look at the people outside with a little disdain in their eyes.
The name of the king of Guangyang County is Zhao Yan, the third son of today's saint, just fifteen years old this year, is a famous gentleman in Kaifeng City, and fights and gambles with a group of fox friends on weekdays.
Although Zhao Yan's reputation is unbearable, he is the son of His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty after all, so when he gets married, all the powerful people in Kaifeng City have to come to congratulate him. Speaking of the current Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, his name is Zhao Shu, and he is the fifth emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, that is, Song Yingzong in history, there are not many records of Song Yingzong in the history books, because he has only been the emperor for four years, and this year happens to be the first year of Zhao Shu's accession to the throne, and his eldest son is Zhao Xu, who supported Wang Anshi's change in history, and Zhao Yan, who is married today, is also Zhao Xu's half-brother.
In the main hall and side hall of the county king's mansion, a luxurious wedding banquet is underway, and the famous nobles and officials in Kaifeng City are gathered here with their families, and they are all drinking and staggering. Originally, it should be a joy to participate in other people's wedding banquets, but if you look closely, you will see that there is no joy on the faces of many young nobles who go to the banquet, and they are either sad, jealous, or depressed drinking the happy wine, and those fine wines that were originally given by the court have turned into bitter wine that is difficult to swallow.
In contrast, most of the ladies who went to the banquet in the side hall were happy, and the ladies who had sons in the age were discussing the engagement of their sons, and the sons in their own families died two years ago and refused to get engaged, and now they should be dead, and they can also hug their grandchildren as soon as possible, and the young ladies of the official family also gathered together happily one by one, covering their faces shyly, while discussing in a soft voice which son's son is more talented, and what kind of husband should he choose in the future?
The reason for the completely different scenes at the banquet for men and women is all because of the new princess of Guangyang County, this princess surnamed Cao Mingying, is the daughter of the first general of the Great Song Dynasty, not only the long country and the city, but also the female red and talent in the Miss Jiangmen are also one of the top one, it is said that they also know medical skills, plus the Cao family is the first general of the Great Song Dynasty, the current Empress Dowager Cao is born in the Cao family, Cao Ying is the daughter of the Empress Dowager Cao's nephew, and the background can be described as extremely noble.
A woman like Cao Ying is naturally the marriage object sought by the Wan family, and many of the noble children in Kaifeng City proposed to the Cao family, but they were all rejected without exception, it is said that because this Miss Cao has a very high vision, she does not look down on those who propose marriage at all.
Just when many noble children were secretly sad for the arrogant Miss Cao, they never thought that the infamous King of Guangyang County would successfully ask the Empress Dowager Cao, so the Empress Dowager Cao made the decision and married this niece of her mother's family to Zhao Yan, making the Cao family marry the royal family again.
One is the daughter of a talented and good-looking nobleman, and the other is the son of the current saint, although Zhao Yan's reputation is a little worse, but in the eyes of outsiders, it can be regarded as a good match, but Cao Ying in the new house obviously doesn't think so.
The shadow of the red candle moves, the light gauze tent is warm, the new princess Cao Ying has been picked off by the good wife, wearing a hairpin with large sleeves and sitting alone on the red tooth bed, originally she was accompanied by two maids who accompanied the marriage, but she was driven out before, and Cao Ying did not have any joy on her face, holding a delicate short sword in her left hand, grasping the hilt of the sword in her right hand, she kept pulling it out and inserting it again, and the smooth sword body was full of cold light, flickering in the candlelight of the cave room.
Cao Ying was born in Jiangmen, the so-called Jiangmen, is the family of the Great Song Dynasty generations, some of these families have been the generals of the Great Song Dynasty from the beginning of the founding of the country, such as Cao Ying's ancestor Cao Bin, who was a very famous general in the early Song Dynasty.
The descendants of many generals have become very good generals because of their family origins, among which the most outstanding are Cao and Gao, in addition to being a family of generals, they have also married with the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty for generations, such as the current Empress Dowager Cao and Empress Gao, respectively, from these two families, and Empress Dowager Cao is also the aunt of Empress Gao, which shows how prominent the family background of these two families is.
Cao Ying's grandfather is the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Cao, and she should call the Empress Dowager Cao her aunt and grandmother, but Cao Ying has no good impression of this aunt and grandmother, because it was her aunt and grandmother who made the decision and married her to Zhao Yan, the king of Guangyang County.
Cao Ying is now full of anger and grievances, her appearance and talent have always been the top of the sisters in the clan, and she has been favored by the elders of the family since she was a child, and the other sisters in the clan want to marry the scholars of Donghuamen, thinking that those people are the talents of the Great Song Dynasty, but Cao Ying has always believed that only generals like their ancestors Cao Bin and Cao Wei are the real heroes and heroes, although the status of the military generals of the Great Song Dynasty is not as good as that of the ministers, but Cao Ying still dreams of marrying a young general one day, It is best to be a handsome and brave general like Di Qing, but unfortunately she was born decades late, and Di Qing died many years ago.
Compared with Cao Ying's dream husband, the king of Guangyang County she is going to marry now is another extreme, although Cao Ying has not seen Zhao Yan, but he has also heard of his notoriety, it is said that the other party is greedy for money ** does all evil, a few years ago because of the molestation of the maid in the palace was driven by the queen to live outside the palace, but when there was no one to control outside the palace, Zhao Yan became more and more presumptuous, every day with a group of fox friends and dog friends haunted the wine shop and brothel, almost every few days there will be rumors that he is jealous and fights with others, as for the usual oppression of goodness, It can be said that Zhao Yan's notoriety is known to everyone in Tokyo, and it just so happens that Cao Ying has an unsuccessful cousin who also mixes with Zhao Yan every day, so she knows Zhao Yan's personality better than ordinary people.
Thinking that she would have to stay with someone like Zhao Yan for the rest of her life, Cao Ying felt extremely painful, her character was strong, she would rather die than let Zhao Yan touch a finger of herself, and even when she was wearing her wedding dress this morning, she hid her most beloved short sword on her body, planning to commit suicide in the cave room, in order to protect her innocence.
It's just that when Cao Ying got married, she saw her mother crying and saying that she was sorry for her daughter, because although her mother knew Zhao Yan's character, she still had to marry her daughter, which was the need of the family, and her mother was powerless to change it. And his father, who has always been strong, was also full of guilt, turned his face and couldn't bear to look at Cao Ying, and his sideburns also increased a lot of whiteness. The eldest brother who carried her downstairs also sighed, and only the ignorant younger siblings and nephews and nieces would laugh heartlessly.
Thinking of her family, Cao Ying couldn't help but feel soft in her heart, it doesn't matter if she dies, but it will definitely involve her parents and siblings, after all, Zhao Yan is also a prince no matter what she says, if she commits suicide at the time of the wedding, this is obviously an insult to the royal family, after the matter spreads, for the sake of the royal face, their Cao family will definitely be punished, maybe the entire Cao family will be fine, but for Cao Ying's father, it will definitely form a huge blow, and even the Cao family in order to preserve their reputation, It is also possible that the father's clan will be expelled from the family.
Thinking of the consequences that he would bring to the family if he committed suicide, Cao Ying couldn't help but sigh, stood up and walked to the window, pushed open the window and looked at the gloomy sky outside, although it was night, there were small lightning flashes in the clouds from time to time, and there was also a faint sound of thunder, which looked like it was going to rain.
"Heaven, heaven, if you really have a spirit, then directly rain down thunder and lightning, and chop a wicked person like Zhao Yan to death, and in the future, the slave family will definitely eat fast and chant Buddha, and repay the kindness of the sky for good all your life!" Cao Ying looked up at the dark sky, and suddenly whispered a little whimsical pray, but to her disappointment, the thunder and lightning in the sky did not change in the slightest, and they were still rolling in the clouds unhurriedly, and it was impossible to hit Zhao Yan, who was drinking in the front hall.
Seeing this, Cao Ying sighed again, she also knew that she was just delusional, she had officially worshiped heaven and earth with Zhao Yan before, and also met the official Zhao Shu and Queen Gao, which also marked that they were already officially husband and wife, even if the gods descended to earth, I am afraid that they would not be able to change this fact.
Cao Ying looked down at the sword in her hand, this sword was a gift from her grandfather on her birthday, not only beautiful in appearance, but also very sharp, it has always been her beloved thing, but although the sword is sharp, it can not cut the family affection in the world, at least Cao Ying can't let go of her attachment to her family now.
"Since you can't use it anymore, what's the use of keeping you?" Cao Ying said and suddenly waved her hand, and threw the sword she loved in the center of her hand out of the window, but soon there was a sound of falling water, and there was a pond not far from the window, and the sword fell into the water, and it was estimated that she would never find it again.
Seeing that it was about to be time, and the wedding banquet in the front hall was almost over, Cao Ying sat back on the bed with a blank face, since fate was like this, she could only choose to obey.
"Bang dang!" With a loud bang, the door of the cave room was suddenly pushed open, and a strong smell of alcohol also rushed in, which made Cao Ying'e frown slightly, and then a staggering figure rushed into the room, and then the maid outside quietly closed the door of the cave room, no need to ask, this drunk person must be the infamous Guangyang County King Zhao Yan.
Although Cao Ying was already dead, she couldn't help but be a little curious about herself, the future Langjun, and turned her head to look at the other party at the moment, but the result made her extremely disappointed. With the help of the red candle in the cave room, Cao Ying could clearly see Zhao Yan's appearance, only to see that the other party was not ugly, and even a little handsome, but Zhao Yan's face showed an abnormal blue and white, the dark circles under his eyes were also very thick, his cheeks were a little sunken, and the whole person looked listless.
Cao Ying's grandfather was proficient in medical skills and was also very famous in the Great Song Dynasty, and she also learned a lot of medical skills from her grandfather since she was a child, which made her even more unique in the aristocratic circle. Regarding Zhao Yan's situation, Cao Ying saw at a glance that the other party was caused by excessive drinking, although the other party was young and could recuperate, but it also took a considerable amount of time and considerable perseverance, and Cao Ying obviously didn't think that people like Zhao Yan could have so much perseverance.
I saw that Zhao Yan, who was drunk and hazy, entered the cave room, looked up at the extremely beautiful bride, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, she is the first beauty in Jiangmen, and I Zhao Yan is really lucky to marry such a beautiful little lady!" ”
Cao Ying didn't have any reaction to Zhao Yan's praise of his appearance, Zhao Yan was also drunk, and didn't pay attention to the Mu Ran on Cao Ying's face at all, only to see him staggering to the table, pouring himself a glass of wine, and then took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, opened the stopper and smiled lewdly at Cao Ying, poured the powder in the bottle into the wine, and drank it all.
The table is not far from Cao Ying, when Zhao Yan opened the porcelain bottle, she smelled a smell of medicine, and Cao Ying, who is familiar with medical science and medicinal properties, immediately distinguished what kind of medicine this is, and even with sharp eyes, she also saw the three words "** San" written on the porcelain bottle, even if she didn't understand the medicinal properties, she could guess that Zhao Yan was taking an aphrodisiac just by this name.
"You ......" now made Cao Ying almost faint, both hands grabbed her clothes, the eyes of the two phoenixes were also full of humiliation and anger, the groom used aphrodisiac drugs on the first night of the wedding, if this kind of thing spreads, not only Zhao Yan is embarrassed, Cao Ying has no face to live, and even now she regrets throwing away the short sword just now, such a shame, even if it is a desperate family to die, she doesn't want to endure half a point anymore.
"Hehe, the night of the candles in the cave room, how can there be no such things to help the fun? Little lady, don't be anxious, wait for this king to let you know what is bliss in the world? The drunk Zhao Yan didn't show Cao Ying's anger at all, and even talked about the other party, anyway, in his opinion, Cao Ying was already his own woman, and saying some meat words was nothing at all.
Looking at Zhao Yan, who was approaching her step by step, Cao Ying only felt that she was about to be mad, it was the first time she had been so disgusted with a person since she was a child, and she even felt that staying in a room with someone like Zhao Yan was the biggest insult to herself, let alone having a room with him.
Thinking of this, Cao Ying, who had a strong temperament, suddenly reached out and grabbed the hairpin on her head, originally for the sake of her family, she was ready to give in, but Zhao Yan's current appearance was out of her bottom line, so she would not let this kind of person touch herself no matter what, even if she was now Zhao Yan's nominal wife!
Zhao Yan, who was drunk and hazy, didn't notice Cao Ying's strange appearance at all, and even now he had some unsightly pictures in his mind, and it was impossible to fit other things, so he still approached Cao Ying with a lewd smile.
Seeing that Cao Ying was about to pull off the hairpin on her head, and would rather die than suffer this kind of humiliation, suddenly there was an exclamation from outside the cave room, and it was even accompanied by the screams of the maids, which sounded very panicked, as if something frightening had broken into the county king's mansion.
Hearing the abnormal movement outside, Cao Ying stopped the movement in his hand, Zhao Yan also stopped, both of them had very doubts on their faces, after all, this is the inner house of the county king's mansion, and today is Zhao Yan's day of great joy, there are heavy guards around the county king's mansion, how can there be an accident?
Just when Cao Ying and Zhao Yan were stunned, a white light suddenly flashed outside the window opened by Cao Ying, and then a white ball of light the size of a human head floated in, and then I saw that this ball of light seemed to pause after coming in, and then flew straight towards Zhao Yan, but Cao Ying only heard Zhao Yan's scream, and then the white light in the entire cave room made her instinctively close her eyes.
After a while, when Cao Ying opened her eyes again, there was not much change in the whole room, the tables and chairs were still very neat, and the red candles were equally bright, but Zhao Yan was lying straight in front of the bed, although there were no scars on the surface, but his face was all black ash, and the clothes on his body were all burned holes, and there seemed to be a few wisps of green smoke coming out of some places, and what surprised Cao Ying even more was that there seemed to be some strange things around Zhao Yan.
"This ...... What's going on? Cao Ying looked at Zhao Yan on the ground in a daze, with an incredible look on her face.
However, Cao Ying quickly woke up from the shock, no matter what happened, Zhao Yan's current situation was very bad, if she really died in the cave room, then she couldn't get out of it, and even the family was also implicated.
Thinking of this, Cao Ying hurriedly stood up and walked over to check whether the other party was dead or alive, but as soon as she walked to Zhao Yan's side, she saw Zhao Yan with a black and gray face on the ground, suddenly opened her eyes, and stared at her in a daze, which made Cao Ying startled, and at the same time felt relieved, because at least Zhao Yan was still alive.
However, what Cao Ying never expected was that after Zhao Yan opened his eyes and saw her, he suddenly showed a very sad and angry look on his face, and stood up and shouted at her: "Sister fairy, didn't I just steal a sweet potato and two corn cobs from my fellow countryman, and you will use lightning to split me?" ”
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