Chapter 24: The Imperial Capital
The world is unpredictable, and due to natural and man-made disasters, the decrees of the imperial court are also one after another. And the emperor, who has always had a flamboyant and cheerful personality, has also become mysterious and abnormal.
In the imperial capital, in the bustling streets, in the piano workshop, a weak man with a mask is stroking the piano, and his superb piano skills have attracted the attention of many onlookers.
The man raised his head, and his charming appearance was clearly Lan Cheng'er. Lan Cheng'er finished the song and slowly left in the amazement of everyone.
"Father, son can see you. Lan Cheng'er saw a middle-aged man with a white face and beard in a private room, and excitedly wanted to hug him.
But the man dodged him all of a sudden, "You still have the face to come to see me?" When I sent you into the palace, such a good errand in Fengyi Hall actually quit, and you did such an ugly thing?" Lan Shi pointed at Lan Cheng'er's head angrily.
"Father, son knows wrong. The last time I came to the capital, I wanted to make it clear to you, but I didn't see you, and my son was forced to be helpless. Lan Cheng'er was also so anxious that she burst into tears.
"Hurry up, I've got something to do. The Liu family has a young man who is good in age and appearance, and I have to go and set it for your sister in advance. Lan Shi said angrily with a cold face.
"Father, I am your own son, and I have always kept to myself, where can I not understand etiquette, righteousness and shame. I went to the Dragon Teng Hall to deliver something that day, and then on the way back, near the Wanhua Palace......"
Lan Cheng'er couldn't stop crying after speaking, and Lan's face became solemn when she heard the whole story.
"Did you see that person clearly?" Lan continued to ask.
"The night was too dark, I didn't see it clearly, I only picked up the tiger food on her, I guess it was Liyang Lan's. Lan Cheng'er said about her, her face turned red, and she became delicate.
"I'll tell your mother about this, although our Lan family is not big, we can't tolerate people bullying like this, this dumb loss, let's not eat it." Lan said calmly to Lan Cheng'er.
Lan Cheng'er nodded obediently and stopped her tears. "You stupid boy, don't say it early for this reason, you have a girl now, what are you afraid of? You can't be a husband, and with the strength of our family, we can also make you a side husband. ”
"At that time, Xin'er locked incense for them, and I only thought of it as a boy, thinking that the rest of my life would be like that. Unexpectedly, the last time Xin'er was sick, the doctor said it, and I only knew that he was a girl, my poor daughter......" Lan Cheng'er said and shed tears again.
"Alas, children who lock incense can't learn literature, and their future is destined to be limited. Lan also felt that this matter was a little tricky.
"Father, it's all my fault, it's me who hurt my heart. Lan Cheng'er's eyes were red and she cried.
"Okay, you stop, don't cry, I'll take care of your business. You first live in a Zhuangzi outside the imperial capital, and then go out when the name is decided. Lan comforted.
"The son listens to his father, then I'll go, father, you go and get busy, my sister's affairs are important. Lan Cheng'er curtsied before withdrawing.
After the Lan family went home, they told the ins and outs of this matter to the head of the family, Lan Ting, and the two sighed. And the Lan family also began to mobilize contacts to find the parties at that time.
The small family here has its own troubles, and the emperor's family also has its own troubles. The emperor is twenty-six this year, and he is already considered an older unmarried man.
And the emperor is still unmarried, and the huge empire has no heirs, which makes all forces ready to move.
In the dragon pool, the emperor is dancing with a dragon sword in his hand, which is one of the three major artifacts of the imperial family, and has always been a symbol of the emperor's identity.
The emperor is a single-line fire spirit root, and he is also armed with a five-clawed golden dragon bloodline, and his natural cultivation speed is incomparable. But this is relative to the empress, since ancient times, the foundation of men has been locked by the rope of chastity, and it is difficult to break through.
And the emperor has now reached the innate cultivation, which makes some clans and courtiers suspicious, and there is even news that the emperor has not been popular for a long time.
Secretly, a news began to spread that the emperor had been released from imprisonment, and in order to pursue strength, he practiced forbidden arts, which hurt the foundation, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to have children in the future.
And when the ministers of the empire were all worried about the heir to the throne and arguing, bad news came from Yizhou. Hundreds of thousands of locusts have crossed the border, and this year there is no harvest.
Rumors began to spread among the people again, saying that the emperor was unworthy of sitting on the throne as a man, which angered the heavens, and only then did a great calamity descend.
Immediately, a minister in the court began to play, asking the emperor to appoint a prince as soon as possible and announce it to the world to show legitimacy.
The emperor who saw this recital was naturally furious, and directly dismissed the official from the official position and exiled her for three thousand miles.
On this day, in the imperial study, the emperor was still angry, standing there, looking very angry, with red light in his eyes.
And the face on the side saw the red light in the emperor's eyes, and immediately secretly screamed badly.
The emperor calmed his anger and retreated, leaving the imperial prime minister alone.
"Your Majesty, now that the demon worm has reappeared, the mastermind behind the scenes has not yet appeared, and we still have to hold it down. He said with a heavy face.
"What does the prime minister think?" the emperor seemed to be a little unstable.
"Your Majesty should focus on the dragon body, and everything else can be discussed. The face was meaningful, but he still bowed his head respectfully.
"Rong Qing, you are my minister, the person I rely on the most, will you always be on my side?"
"Your Majesty, the ministers will never betray you. Rong Yan immediately knelt down and said sincerely.
"Even if the whole world is against me, you will advance and retreat with me, right?" the emperor continued.
"Your Majesty, the courtier's loyalty to you can be seen by the sun and the moon. Beads of sweat oozed from her forehead.
"Well, that's good. Jialan's demon worms caused countless casualties to the armies on both sides. Although the Apocalypse King led the legion to arrive in time, dealt with the demon insects, and blocked the news, paper can't contain the fire, and those forces will know sooner or later. I don't want to upset the balance between the major families, what I need is stability. The emperor sat on the throne and continued.
"The ministers will deal with this matter and macro-control the balance between the major families. Rong Yan had some calculations in his heart.
"Temporarily slow down the policy towards Jialan Kingdom, King Ning seems to be at home there. The red light in the emperor's eyes faded and he became calm.
"Obey. ”
"You step aside, I need to think about it. The emperor waved his hand, saluted, and withdrew.
Back in the apse, the emperor shed his heavy crown and became silent, how should he go this way?
The purple-clothed palace attendant knocked on the door, and the emperor immediately returned to normal, Xu Changqing came to the emperor's side and curtsied: "Your Majesty, I still remember that year when you held a banquet in the Longteng Palace to practice the ...... for the generals."
Xu Changqing whispered in the emperor's ear for a while, and the emperor's eyes became unpredictable, oh, is it related to my cousin?