Chapter 40: Marriage Is Just a Transaction

"Lord Wang, there is news from the Prime Minister's Mansion that Prime Minister Li Cheng died of a sudden illness last night."

Yan Mingjiu's subordinates were reporting the situation to him, and at this time, Cangzimeng and Nianbai came in, and Cangzimeng heard it.

Whether it was because of a vicious disease or something else, only they and the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion knew.

Suddenly, I felt that Yan Mingjiu was a little terrifying, no one knew what he was thinking, and his indifference was as unfathomable as his eyes were like a dark pool in the dark night.

He is not like an emotionless person, but his blood is cold.

After the subordinate finished reporting, Yan Mingjiu asked him to retreat, and Nianbai then spoke: "Lord Wang, Zimeng is here." ”

Yan Mingjiu sat at the desk elegantly, looked at the thick books in his hand seriously, and casually threw a small wooden hairpin in front of him to Cangzimeng, Cangzimeng subconsciously took it, and after seeing the things thrown over, his heart suddenly seemed to be pricked.

The black wooden hairpin is very simple, with a magnolia flower carved from pearls, and the pattern of the wooden hairpin is very smooth and exquisite. It can be seen that the carver's intentions are as if they have been honed for a long time. A small partle character is engraved on the tip of the main body.

"This, how come it's here?"

Her voice trembled a little, and the hand holding the hairpin was a little unsteady with excitement.

This hairpin Cangzi dream knows, from a very young age often see on the queen mother's bun, the queen mother said that her father carved it to her, the first time to do I don't know how much precious wood and pearls were destroyed to make such a one, so the queen mother cherished it.

On the day when she sent herself to get married, the queen mother also brought this hairpin, and the phoenix crown and Zhucui were not in a hurry This hairpin is half gorgeous.

That is, on that day, everyone died, and the hairpin disappeared with the queen mother. How did it end up in Yan Mingjiu's hands?

Yan Mingjiu seemed to have expected Cang Zimeng to ask this, and replied lightly: "Jiang Li's soldiers are corrupt, this was taken from the corpse when the corpse was disposed of, and then it was sold and transferred to the shop under the king. ”

Cangzi Meng's mood was suddenly indescribable, excited, excited, and sad. Feeling anxious, she said to Yan Mingjiu sincerely: "Thank you, Lord Wang." ”

Yan Mingjiu was unmoved, and did not say anything about this thank you, but glanced at Nianbai with that cold gaze, Nianbai nodded knowingly, and quietly withdrew.

"What else would you like to ask?"

Cangzimeng held the wooden hairpin tightly in the palm of his hand, trying to calm his trembling and chaotic aura: "My father and queen mother, where are the bones of the imperial brother?" ”

Even if her family and country are gone, she doesn't want her family to die. If you can, be sure to bury the bones.

"In Jiang Li's hands."

"He didn't even let go of the bones...... Cangzi Meng gritted his teeth word by word, and the hatred for Jiang Li in his heart was a little more.

"This king has called you more than that."

"Lord Wang, please command."

"King Jingchuan spends all day in the palace in the barrenness, the vocal music is endless, and the woman is inseparable, and he did not appear at the banquet yesterday. So your mission today is to infiltrate the Jingchuan Palace, and either drive away the women around him or kill them all. ”

Kill all, such a casual tone is as easy as killing chicken stew. Yan Mingjiu still held his head with one hand, leaning lazily on the table and reading, not noticing that there was anything wrong with his words.

When Cangzi Meng heard this, he swallowed his saliva, and the pressure was great: "This ...... Can the prince tell me how many women are in Jingchuan Palace? ”

"Except for the subordinates, about one hundred and thirty."

Cangzi dreams are embarrassed, one hundred and thirty women, is King Jingchuan a stallion or what? How hard is it to kill them all, she won't use anything else except the medicine, is it possible to feed the women with the medicine?

Just as she was about to answer, Nianbai's voice came from outside: "Lord, someone in the palace is here." ”

Yan Mingjiu put down the book, sat up straight, and lost the lazy feeling for a moment, and returned to the indifferent and ruthless Lord Hades. "Call in."

The person who came was a thin eunuch, and as soon as he entered the room, he bent down and saluted Yan Mingjiu: "The slave knocks on the Lord Hades." ”

"What?"

Yan Mingjiu didn't let him calm down, and the eunuch didn't dare to get up at all from beginning to end, bowed his head, and humbled himself to the dust.

"The slave came to pass the emperor's holy decree, and he ...... Congratulations to the prince. ”

Yan Mingjiu frowned slightly, and replied, "Bring it." ”

The eunuch reluctantly presented the holy decree in front of Yan Mingjiu with both hands, bowing the whole time, and didn't even look at it. "Lord Wang, please give the slave a reply after reading, otherwise the slave is afraid of going back, and this little life will not be guaranteed. And the emperor said that if the prince didn't want to agree, Prime Minister Li Cheng would also have a man under his knees. ”

Yan Mingjiu opened the holy decree, and Cangzi Meng instantly felt that the temperature in this room had dropped several times, and the air seemed to have frozen.

It stands to reason that the emperor's decree needs to be read by the eunuch, and the person who receives the decree kneels and bows to it. But Yan Mingjiu was not like this, he took the holy decree so much that he seemed to want to throw it out immediately.

Cang Zimeng sighed, Yan Mingjiu's power and prestige may have long surpassed Emperor Ximu.

In the middle of the sound, Yan Mingjiu put away the holy decree and said to the eunuch: "Did the emperor say that it is suitable for marriage?" ”

When the eunuch heard Yan Mingjiu's tone, he didn't mean to refuse, and immediately stammered a little happily: "The emperor said... said that if the prince agreed, he would wait for Prime Minister Li Cheng's first seven days. ”

"This king has answered, so ask the emperor to prepare a congratulatory gift."

After the eunuch left, Yan Mingjiu said to Cangzi Meng: "After going to Jingchuan Palace, there is one more thing for you to do when you come back." ”

"What's the matter?" Cangzi Meng had a sense of foreboding.

"The emperor gave the marriage of the king and the daughter of Prime Minister Li Cheng, and you also entered the palace together."

Cangzimeng didn't understand what it meant for a while: "Subordinates haven't been in the palace all the time, why do you want to come in?" ”

Yan Mingjiu was still expressionless, but what he said was shocking.

"What this king means, you marry into the palace openly."

"Subordinates refuse!" Cangzimeng replied very simply, without any delay, and there was no extra time to think. He wanted to lose the emperor's face, and he didn't need to pull himself in at all.

Yan Mingjiu raised his eyebrows, and his deep eyes had a hint of nature towards Cangzi's dream. "Why?"

Cang Zimeng's heart was a little lacking in confidence, but on the surface, he still pretended to be calm: "Lord Wang, Zimeng just promised to be your subordinate, but he didn't think about putting his innocence into it." ”

She never thought of getting married, let alone marrying Yan Mingjiu.

They were just trading with each other and nothing else.

Yan Mingjiu's cold eyes had a hint of playfulness, and he squinted at Cang Zimeng's serious little face: "Then you go and ask the emperor to take back the holy decree?" ”

Cangzimeng frowned, and replied unhappily: "Lord Wang! If Zimeng didn't guess wrong, even if you rejected the holy decree today, the emperor would not be able to do anything to you, and there would be no children in the world who were in a hurry to get married just after their father died. "If she was asked to ask Emperor Ximu to take back the holy decree, she couldn't do it......

Yan Mingjiu leaned back, leaned back in his chair and yawned lazily, very charming.

"Everyone in Ximu Imperial City knows that Li Cheng's daughter-in-law looks like a yaksha in the world, and when the children go out at night, they will be frightened and cry when they see it, and the emperor asked the king to marry her, just to make the king lose face for a while, but he didn't know that Prime Minister Li Cheng had been corrupt for several years, and the savings in the house were rich enough to rival the country, and he was a piece of fat."

As soon as Yan Mingjiu's words fell, Cang Zimeng replied: "Then this has nothing to do with Zimeng, the prince is willing to marry the daughter of the prime minister for wealth, presumably there must be a plan in his heart, why should Zimeng make a move." ”

She didn't believe that there was someone who looked as ugly as the Yaksha in the painting, and even if there was, it was Yan Mingjiu's voluntary order, and it was her business.

Besides, it would be bad if he was recognized by the Ximu royal family who had seen him......

Yan Mingjiu's eyes darkened, and he didn't answer, but instead said, "If you agree, this king agrees to help you kill Jiang Li and destroy the Nansheng Kingdom." ”

What a tempting condition, as long as you marry him, then you can do it, but you want it.

But Cangzimeng still refused: "Please forgive your subordinates for not being able to obey the order." ”

"Reason." Yan Mingjiu didn't know why Cangzimeng was obviously very extravagant in wanting revenge, but he refused to agree.

Didn't she say that you can do anything for revenge? It's really interesting to see how embarrassed it looks, but it's still hot......

Cangzimeng hesitated for a while, and suddenly remembered the words of the queen mother and the lesson of his own blood.

Since ancient times, emperors have been ruthless, and Yan Mingjiu has nothing to do with the word love at all.

"The prince and his subordinates are just a deal, the prince needs a woman to eradicate unnecessary trouble, and his subordinates can. If you marry a wife, there are many women outside. ”

Yan Mingjiu slowly got up and walked in front of Cangzi Meng, less than half a meter between the two.

This is the first time Cangzimeng has been so close to him, and he gives people an irresistible sense of oppression, and Cangzimeng was out of breath, and subconsciously took half a step back.

Yan Mingjiu opened his mouth and said, "Who said that this king wants to marry a wife? Not everyone can be a princess. It's just a concubine for you, and you marry just for better convenience. If you don't marry, there are two choices, either rely on your own strength to kill the concubines of King Jingchuan immediately, and don't leave your feet behind. Either...... Pack up your things and go back to the Valley of the Kite ......"

Cangzi dreamed of retreating, and he pressed forward step by step.

Cangzimeng lowered his head, stared at Yan Mingjiu's feet that were approaching him little by little, gritted his teeth and replied, "Lord Wang...... Don't push me. ”

She's talking about me, not my subordinates. Because she couldn't bear it anymore, she hated Yan Mingjiu's approach!

There is no temperature, no emotion, only full of pressure.

Cangzi Meng lived for fifteen years and did not know how to use a sword. If she wants to rely on her own strength, let alone kill people, I'm afraid it will be a problem to even enter the Jingchuan Palace, let alone kill more than 130 people.

If you don't leave a horse's feet, why don't you say don't let her come back alive?

"This king just likes to force you, what can I do?"

Yan Mingjiu was interested, and the tone of his voice also revealed a little pleasure.

Cangzimeng raised his head, met the pair of cold eyes, and spoke firmly.

"I, Cangzi Meng, have already decided when I fell from the cliff to the kite that I will not enter the emperor's family in this life."