Xiwu Palace, inside the Dragon Yin Palace.

In the caisson of the inner top of the dougong stacked into a complex and gorgeous inner roof, there is a golden dragon carved to look down, the mouth is called the Xuanyuan mirror, and the golden dragon on the giant pillar in the main hall reflects each other, all show the solemn and gorgeous of the emperor's palace.

Under the dome-shaped caisson are hundreds of civil and military officials standing in order of rank. They all stood solemnly with their heads bowed, not daring to look up at the Xiwu Emperor who was sitting firmly on the high platform.

Mu Haoqian leaned on the dragon chair, squinted his eyes and glanced at the silent civil and military officials, and finally, stopped his gaze on Mu Xici, who was kneeling in the center of the hall.

"It seems that now your wings are full, and you dare to disobey my words!" His squinted eyes suddenly opened, and all that was gathering in his eyes was the anger that was about to come.

Mu Xici lowered his head and clenched his fists. Suddenly, as if he had made up his mind, he gritted his teeth and looked at the cold and resolute king on the high platform.

"Erchen is unwilling to marry Princess An Zhi of Yunqi Kingdom!"

"Why?" Mu Haoqian rubbed his temples and leaned back on the dragon chair a little tiredly.

Mu Xici raised his head and looked firmly at the king on the high platform: "The only one who the son is willing to marry is Princess Zhaoyun." ”

"However, the princess Zhaoyun in your mouth is dead..."Looking at Mu Xici who was kneeling in the center of the hall, the eyes of this decisive king were a trace of unbearable, but he still spoke resolutely.

"Look at you, for the sake of a woman, what kind of depression you have become! You're so disappointing! ”

Ever since Yun Qi came back, he had heard the spies talk about everything that happened in Yun Qi Kingdom. But Mu Xici seemed to have suffered a blow, and after returning home, he locked himself in the study and drank all day. Even when he went to court, he stood quietly aside, silent, and his absent-minded appearance was just like the previous judgment.

"Life in the world is like a white horse passing through a gap. However, the river has been flowing for a long time, and the Si people have passed away, so Your Highness should not linger on it anymore! Prime Minister Gu Cheng, who was ranked first among civil officials, came out and comforted him.

"Gu Aiqing is right, the living are like Si, you still have a long way to go!" Mu Haoqian suppressed his anger, looked at Mu Xi and said, "Since ancient times, it has been said that men start a family. First start a family, then start a business. I see that the matter of Yun Qiyi and his relatives is so decided, and you are not allowed to refuse! ”

When these words fell into his ears, Mu Xici closed his bloodshot tired eyes, and after a long time, he slowly let go of his clenched palm.

"Erchen... Pick up the order. ”

Looking at Mu Xici, who was relieved, Mu Haoqian sighed secretly, and hurriedly gestured to the side.

The leading eunuch, who bowed his head and eyebrows on one side, hurriedly got off the high platform and sent the holy decree drafted overnight in his hand to Mu Xici's hand.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said. Today, there is Yongzhou Yunqiguo, who sent Princess An Zhi to give the title of Heshuo. Now I have thought about it again and again, and in the spirit of friendship with Yun Qiguo, I agree to marry Yun Qi. Today, the three princes are the kings of Zhenxi, and Princess Anzhi is the concubine of the kings of Zhenxi. A few days later, the wedding will be made. ”

The shrill chanting sound suddenly resounded throughout the entire Dragon Yin Hall, and it also echoed in Mu Xici's ears again and again.

He buried his head deeply, hiding all the unwillingness and sorrow on his face in the shadows that everyone could not see. If it's not her, who does it make difference?

Thinking of this, the moment he looked up, he hid all the expressions on his face. It's just that the corners of his mouth are pulled apart without smiling, as if he is sarcastic and self-deprecating.

"Erchen, take the order." After speaking, it was the bright heaviness delivered in the palm of the hand.

"If you have a book, if you have nothing to do, let's retreat!" Mu Haoqian looked at him deeply and got up to leave.

And he still knelt on the spot, staring at the holy decree in his hand in a daze.

"Congratulations to the Third Prince."

"Hexi Zhenxi King!"

The congratulations of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs came from her ears, as if they were all circling in circles outside her buzzing brain. Oh, in the end, it's all a mirror in the water, a flower in a dream. fate is gone, and he still has no chance with her......

In the end, he didn't know how he got back to the mansion. Now, he just wants to soak himself in the scorching and bitter wine over and over again, and he will never wake up after a long drunkenness.

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Halfway up the Lion Tiger Mountain, the lush green grass is connected one after another.

From time to time, a wind shuttles by, blowing this half-human-high green space into several green waves, and also revealing several black figures in the green waves.

"Son of the man, why hasn't that broken ship come yet? It's a shame to wait, brothers! One of the black figures looked up at the river from time to time, looking a little anxious.

"Look at you! Can you rush the ship to come? Wang Biao shook Erlang's legs and spit out the dog's tail grass in his mouth.

Zhaoyun had expected that he would not lend a helping hand to him at will, so in the letter, he threw him that the sand boat would be robbed this time, which was related to Xiwu.

She wasn't particularly sure if the matter was led by Xiwu. But judging from the subsequent development of the previous life, this matter has been determined by six or seven points.

She knew that although the eyes and ears of the Linyuan Pavilion were all over the five continents and six countries, the Linyuan Pavilion was located in Yunqi. If the sand boat is robbed this time, Xiwu borrows the sand boat to make a big fuss and causes a dispute, which will inevitably affect Yunqi and affect the entire Linyuan Pavilion.

Because, in addition to carrying tea and silk, this ship also contained a cabin of raw iron smelting ore. If the iron ore was looted and fell into the hands of Xiwu or other countries, she thought that this would not be the result he wanted.

Moreover, she has a three-year agreement with him. He had made a pact with her, and for some unknown reason, she knew that she would be of some other use to him.

For the above two reasons, Su Zidui will definitely send someone to help.

Last night, Zhaoyun took advantage of the dark night and high wind to take the opportunity to go to the back cabin to take a peek. Sure enough, the cabin full of iron ore has been locked with iron locks. Along with the cabin in front of which was filled with silk and tea, it was also locked.

And this boat has been going down the river, since crossing the waterfall at the mouth of the river, on the turbulent river, it is as fast as a flying fish, a thousand miles a day.

Taking the opportunity to deliver dinner, Zhaoyun carried a bamboo basket containing food and went to the bow of the ship.

Zhaoyun smiled and greeted the two co-helmsmen who had just been idle: "A few big brothers have worked hard, let's have some dinner while it's hot!" ”

After seeing them wiping a handful of sweat from their foreheads with the sweat towels on their shoulders, they also felt that one after another heat hit her like waves. It didn't take long for fine sweat to slowly drip down the cracks of her mask.

The skin under the mask is already sticky, and even a little itchy and unbearable.

Since she got on the boat, she was afraid of being noticed, so she rarely took off the mask on her face. Only in the dead of night, in the corner of the dark night, can the true face be revealed.

Now, she was very uncomfortable, and she just wanted to get out of the first cabin of the helm as soon as she finished asking.

"It's hot here, come on, wipe the sweat!" One of them, a young man with a round face and a short brown dress, saw that she covered it with her sleeve and kept wiping her forehead with her wrist, and handed over the sweat towel in her hand.

"No thanks, thank you for your kindness!" Seeing the sweat towel handed over, Zhaoyun frowned without a trace, and declined with a smile.

Seeing that she had rejected herself, the young man withdrew his hand holding the sweat towel, with a little loss on his face.

"You little lady, don't you think the sweat towel smells of sweat?" The other, older-looking brawny man, joked with a smile.

Zhaoyun suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and hurriedly squeezed out a smile, and defended: "How dare you dare, it's just that I'm afraid of wiping this little brother's sweat towel." ”

As soon as he heard this, the round-faced little brother scratched the back of his head and smiled.

Lined with the red-black skin that had been tanned, Zhaoyun felt that the teeth he showed because of his smile were a little white and dazzling.

"I heard that it was Miss Ye that improved our food!" He lifted the white cloth covering the food basket that was set aside on the side, and saw the steaming white flour steamed buns and a few stacks of refreshing-looking side dishes, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became even bigger.

"I heard that those lazy women originally only cared about those officials, and they wanted to send us away at will!" The strong man on the side, who was also wearing short brown, was angry.

Zhaoyun just smiled and nodded slightly, and didn't answer the strong man's words.

"By the way, how long will it take for us to get to Xiwu?" As soon as her voice changed, she asked casually.

"It's not far, it's not far," the little brother hurriedly answered with a smile, "All the way to the west, it is estimated that after tomorrow noon, you can get to Naxiwu!" ”

"That's right, as long as you cross the Lion Tiger Mountain in front, the next road will be almost smooth!" The strong man chimed in.

"Lion Tiger Mountain? Could it be the rumored bandit mountain? Finally got to the point, Zhaoyun pretended to be curious and asked.

"Not really!" The strong man frowned and said quickly, "Those like us who run on water are most afraid of encountering two kinds of boats. ”

"What two kinds of ships?" Zhaoyun was suddenly a little curious.

"One is the ship of the enemy country, and the other is the ship of this kind of mountain bandits." The strong man casually grabbed a steamed bun from the basket, took a bite, and said inarticulately.

Zhaoyun asked, "Then how far are we from Lion Tiger Mountain now?"

"At the current speed of the ship, the time when it is dark will come." The round-faced little brother poked his head out of the window, looked around, and then turned to smile at Zhaoyun.

On dog days, night comes exceptionally late. It was just dark, and it was estimated that it was about the end of the day. When she first came to the first cabin, she noticed the scale of the watch standing on the deck, indicating that it was only past the unitary hour.

Not only is there an hour, but it is about to reach the Lion and Tiger Mountain? Thinking of this, Zhaoyun hurriedly found a reason and hurriedly walked out of the first cabin.

"Wu San'er, do you like this Ye girl?" Ruan Meng used his arm to pestle Wu Yuanbai, who was watching Zhaoyun leave, and joked with a smile.

Wu San hurriedly retracted his gaze, blushing and scolding angrily: "You old and unserious!" ”

"Do you dare to say no? Look at what you look like you're blushing! ”

"Just you talk a lot! Who is it that doesn't even dare to put the atmosphere at home? ”

Ruan Meng was so angry that he stretched out his finger and pointed at Wu Yuanbai.

Wu Yuanbai grinned: "On this boat, who doesn't know that you are afraid of your tigress?" ”

"Which stinky mouth has abscesses, and when Lao Tzu doesn't know, he chews the root of his tongue everywhere!"

Zhaoyun, who was leaving, was completely unaware of it, and the two people in the cabin chattered endlessly because of their own arguments. What she is thinking about now is what kind of Longtan tiger's den she will enter in an hour, and what will she face......