The gazebo outside the Nine Heavens Palace.

Xiao Yichen looked in the direction of Fenghua Palace, his eyes were full of grief and helplessness. He held a white jade cup filled with joyful wine.

It is the wedding wine of the emperor and the queen.

He stood in front of the railing, silent. In his heart, he seemed to be Ling Chi, being scraped by a knife, and he was in pain.

It was just that he didn't see him in the hall, so he looked for him, and as soon as he got out of the hall, he saw a figure in the pavilion with the lights flickering.

Just a touch of the back made nothing more than a dull complexion.

The wedding of the emperor and queen is a happy event celebrated by the whole world, but this back reveals a deep sadness and loneliness.

He strode into the pavilion, "Lord Wang." ”

Xiao Yichen turned around, glanced at him lightly, turned around again, and continued to look up at the sky.

It was nothing more than walking up to him, following his gaze, and reminding him in a low voice: "Lord, you haven't toasted the emperor yet." ”

Xiao Yichen turned a deaf ear and lowered his head for a long time, "It's nothing more than that, is this king wrong?" ”

It was nothing more than a shock, and after looking around, and after making sure that there was no one around, he said leisurely: "Lord Wang, you are not wrong." ”

Xiao Yichen sighed, no one would understand his pain.

He and Ming Ran were reborn from the sea, and death could not separate him from her, but in ancient times, he was forced by power. There is no way for him to escape from marriage with her like he did in modern times.

This place is more cruel than modern times, even if he can take her away, but he can't withstand thousands of troops, Xiao Yiqian is the lord of the Heavenly Empire, and with an order, he can let him and her die in the world.

How could he let her drift away?

Her farewell letter, word by word, made his heart twist, but it only strengthened his determination to seek supreme power.

Xiao Ran, no matter how disappointed you are, please wait a little longer, please wait a little longer.

Xiao Yichen raised his head and drank the wine in his hand.

"This king wants to ask for a decree to go to the frontier."

nodded approvingly, "Some time ago, Jiang Guo and Li Guo corresponded to provoke this peace incident, Li Guo has sent Jiang Guo's letter to the Celestial Empire with the intention of provoking friendship between the two countries, and the emperor has read it a few days ago, but he is suffering from the fact that the court and China cannot find a suitable candidate for war. ”

Xiao Yichen pondered slightly and walked towards the Nine Heavens Palace.

The hall was lively, many ministers were already drunk, directly above, Xiao Yiqian was reclining on the chair, holding a white jade cup in his hand, while Mu Xu was sitting on the ground on the side of his table, his face was drunk, his eyes were slightly closed, he kept talking, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Mu Xu is Xiao Yiqian's companion, the two have been good since childhood, if it weren't for the oath made by Rong Guogong back then, he always hoped that Ming Ran could marry Xiao Yiqian.

He knows Mingran's friendship with Xiao Yiqian since he was a child, and he believes that this is the best place for Mingran.

He didn't know that the current Ming Dye had long lost his past friendship with Xiao Yiqian, so his blessing from the bottom of his heart was like a thorn in Xiao Yiqian's heart, making his heart ache.

Xiao Yichen slowly walked up, picked up the wine glass on the table, poured down a glass of wine, and bowed down, "Brother Huang." ”

Xiao Yiqian opened his eyes, sat up straight, and put the wine glass in his hand on the table.

Xiao Yichen filled the wine glass in front of him with wine, and raised the glass in his hand, "Brother Zhu Huang brother, and the imperial sister-in-law, love each other, white head and eyebrows." ”

He couldn't see emotion in his eyes.

Xiao Yiqian stared at him for a long moment, then drank the wine in the cup, "Since I have been married, it is time for King Chen to get married." ”

"The younger brother listens to the royal brother."

Xiao Yiqian swept to the hall below, and his eyes swept over the ministers below one by one, "Previously, Lu Anbo's Mansion was implicated in the poisoning of the Queen Mother, but fortunately, the Queen Mother is not to blame in the past, and after some time, I will choose a day to marry." ”

Xiao Yichen lowered his head, "Okay." ”

Xiao Yiqian got up with a smile, patted him on the shoulder, and prepared to get up.

"Brother Huang, my brother wants to ask for an order."

Xiao Yiqian was stunned for a moment, sat up straight again, and asked, "Why do you ask for an order?" ”

Xiao Yichen knelt on one knee and arched his hand: "Brother Chen, please go to the frontier and send troops to Jiangguo." ”

Mu Xu, who had been closing his eyes, couldn't help but open his eyes when he heard this, and glanced at Xiao Yichen.

As everyone knows, the news sent by the Li State a few days ago caused an uproar in the whole country, and the Jiang State had ill intentions in order to provoke a war between the Celestial Empire and the Li State.

As soon as this matter came out, the court played one after another, asking for the recovery of Jiangguo.

Jiang Guo belongs to a small country dependent on the Celestial Empire, if there is no protection of the Celestial Empire, Jiang Guo would have been wiped out by Li Guo without a trace, but Jiang Guo is not grateful, but wants to set off a war.

There is no need for the Celestial Empire to care about the past friendships, and it is imperative to recover the Jiang Kingdom.

However, the ministers of the court proposed war one after another, but no one was willing to lead the troops to the battle.

Expedition to the frontier, the road is bumpy, once the war starts, the smoke is everywhere, the Celestial Empire has been peaceful for decades, Prince Run fell, the general of the Shen family also asked for a decree to return to his hometown, above the court, for a while, there was no suitable candidate.

Xiao Yichen's sudden request at this moment really surprised Mu Xu, after all, in his eyes, King Chen was a pampered prince who had never cared about the affairs of the court.

He stood up from the ground, "Lord Wang, the frontier is far away, the days are hard, if you lead the soldiers, you will have to eat and sleep with the soldiers all day long, and you will not have enough to eat, you have always been pampered, are you sure you can stand such suffering?" ”

Xiao Yiqian looked at Xiao Yichen, "You really decided?" ”

"The younger brother is the prince, guarding the territory, and it is incumbent on him to remove future troubles for the Celestial Empire."

His gaze was firm and his face was heavy.

Xiao Yiqian looked at Mu Xu, a little hesitant, although he hoped that Xiao Yichen would no longer appear in the capital, but he could lead troops to fight, the front line was dangerous, he only had one imperial brother, not to mention that if Ming Ran knew about it, he would not be able to explain it.

"Rong Zhen, think about it."

He stood up from the chair, slightly moved in his heart, Xiao Yichen's move must be to avoid suspicion.

"I'm not strong enough to drink, so let's stop tonight, you keep drinking, and I'll go back to the dormitory."

His steps staggered slightly, and he was supported by Li Shihai and walked out.

Mu Xu and Xiao Yichen bowed down to see him off.

"Lord Wang, have you really thought about it?" Mu Xu filled Xiao Yichen's wine glass.

"Of course." Xiao Yichen took the wine glass and drank it.

Mu Xu chuckled at the corner of his mouth, "Actually, I also want to lead the troops to the battle, but the Mu family is really not suitable to take over the military power, so I didn't dare to ask for an order, if you are willing to lead the army, then I am willing to be a deputy general and go out with you, so that the military power is in your hands, and the Mu family can also avoid suspicion." ”

Xiao Yichen looked at Xiao Yiqian's figure gradually stepping out of the palace, his face was bulging, and the jade cup in his hand was crushed by him, cutting his palm, and blood dripped from his fingers to the ground, he didn't know it.

"Lord Wang?" Mu Xu was shocked and looked at his hand.

Xiao Yichen came back to his senses, glanced down at his palm, and smiled disapprecantly, "Keep drinking." ”

He took another glass and drank it with his head up, cup after glass.