Chapter 258: Pursuit (3)
The sound of weddings in the palace can stretch for miles. Birds also flew in the sky to bless the two princesses and the horses.
The eighth princess and the ninth princess have been angry with each other since the moment they started wearing their wedding dresses.
The beautiful face wearing makeup puffed up the momentum of the other party. The eighth princess couldn't hold back, and suddenly sneered: "Xiao Jiu, don't be delusional about being a big wife above your sister." ”
As soon as the ninth princess heard this, she covered her stomach, opened her mouth, and laughed: "Hey, I'm laughing to death, sister, my father and emperor have made it clear that the two of us will be Qin Changfu's wives at the same time, regardless of size." ”
"We don't have a big or small name, but we should also divide the substance into a high and low."
"Hmph, when the time comes, whoever Changfu likes, who will be able to become the actual wife, sister, we can compare. My sister continues to freshen up and dress up first, sister, you should go too. ”
The ninth princess glanced at the eighth princess contemptuously, and her beautiful eyes instantly began to sparkle, as if she was provoking her. The eighth princess was so angry that her sister was indeed better looking and smarter.
Qin Changfu sighed and sat in the room, with melancholy hidden in his sword eyebrows, and his hands that had nowhere to place highlighted his uneasiness. The reason why he is unhappy is because the two princesses who are going to marry him are not his sweethearts. When it comes to his sweetheart, he doesn't understand what it feels like. He had seen it in books and heard it from friends, but he had never experienced it himself.
At that time, in the main hall, I saw the princesses wearing veils, and the women with aqua green and dark blue were the eighth princess and the ninth princess. Although they were slender and had delicate faces, there seemed to be something missing in their souls that made Qin Changfu feel bright.
Later, the emperor wanted the two most noble princesses to marry him at the same time, which really frightened him, but the emperor's order could not be disobeyed, and he still received this holy decree in trembling.
He knew that this wedding would be the biggest wedding in the Ming Kingdom, and His Majesty's two favorite daughters were married to Wu Zhuangyuan at the same time, which would not only make his future limitless, but also become a good story for people to talk about.
Not only is the dowry abundant, the ceremony is strict and cumbersome, and on the wedding day, there will be a captured water demon displayed on the Miyagi. It is said that this water demon has a beautiful face and a melancholy temperament, and the lower part of its body is in the shape of a fish, so it is called a mermaid.
When Qin Changfu thought of this, he couldn't help but wonder what the merman looked like.
A trivial footstep came, it was Cuizhu, the personal palace maid beside the queen.
"Aunt Cuizhu, what are your orders?" Qin Changfu saluted Cuizhu.
"Oh, Master Pony, your slave can't afford it." Cuizhu pretended to be panicked and made a bigger salute to Qin Changfu.
"Aunt Cuizhu, please take a seat."
"I won't sit down, Master Pony, why haven't you changed your clothes yet? Where have all the palace attendants gone? ”
"Oh, I'd like to wait a while before changing my clothes, so I'll let them go out first."
"I see, Master Pony, you also know that the wedding between you and the two princesses was organized by the queen mother, and she really put a lot of thought into it. She asked me to tell you to go and see the water demon locked up in the Orchid Courtyard, open the cage, and feed her something to eat. Once she has been in contact with you like this, she will listen to you, and in a moment you will be able to have her perform on the city walls. ”
Qin Changfu frowned: "Do you want me to appear next to the water demon?"
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"Of course, you are the master of the horse, the most high-profile person in the dynasty, of course this task is entrusted to you."
"Alright then, I'll get dressed and go take a look."
"The slave and maid retired first." Cuizhu lowered his head, smiled sinisterly, and then turned and walked out. She learns of the water demon's temperament during a conversation with the emperor, the water demon has a strange personality and looks unthreatening when locked up, but once the cage is opened in a place full of flowers, the water demon will be aggressive and brutally kill those it sees.
The reason why Cuizhu let Qin Changfu take the risk was to let him die in the Youlan Courtyard, so as to put the queen in an irresponsible situation. Qin Changfu is not only a quasi-concubine, but also a person who is valued by the emperor, his death will not only make the queen disgusted by the emperor, but also make the queen lose the power to lead the harem and even be beaten into the cold palace.
Cuizhu just wants to take revenge on the queen mother, hide her hatred under this wedding, and bloom in the netherworld. The man who had taken advantage of her all her life and then her daughter, sat on the throne of the noble queen, but faced the miserable fate of falling from a high place to hell. When I think of this, Cuizhu feels extremely happy.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Qin Changfu was dressed, and he strode out of the side hall specially prepared by the emperor for him, and the people around him looked at him in surprise: "Don't you get dressed yourself, why don't you let us scary people serve you?" ”
Qin Changfu smiled slightly: "It's just a trivial matter, and you don't need more than one person to help you wear it." With that, he walked out in style.
The palace people were dumbfounded: "How did he put on these extremely cumbersome clothes by himself?" ”
They chatted and walked into the side hall and cleaned up the hall. Half an hour later, the leading palace man found that several of the wedding dresses were still on the couch.
"Oh no, the horse master only wore two, I didn't even see it just now! Chase it! ”
Qin Changfu stood in front of the cage holding the water demon in a daze. The woman in front of her, more precisely, the woman with the fishtail of the elder, has a pair of smiling peach blossom eyes, but with crystal tears, and the melancholy look makes these eyes full of joy and sorrow.
For the first time, his heart felt his heart beating, and he didn't know what was holding him firmly. He cautiously asked, "Are you the water demon?" I've got some dishes here, let me feed you. ”
The water demon was silent, lowered its head, and stared blankly at the ground.
Qin Changfu hurriedly opened the cage door, but he was facing the misty eyes of the water demon.
The water demon did not attack him, but looked at him with an almost affectionate look. His lips opened slightly: "Childe, I don't belong here, please follow the will of heaven and let me go." ”
Qin Changfu suddenly felt that his body was frozen, and only the figure of the water demon was left in front of him, and he didn't want to pay attention to the rest. Slowly, he felt that many dark shadows appeared around him, dancing strange steps around the dim lights, as if praying for something, and after a while, Qin Changfu realized that these dark shadows were paddling the water with their tails, twisting strange movements.
I don't know how long later, he was woken up by some palace people, and found himself kneeling on the ground of the Youlan Courtyard, in front of which was an open cage, and the water demon inside was nowhere to be seen.
The emperor was furious, this water demon was a treasure of the Ming Kingdom, and he was let go of the quasi-concubine Ma Ye at once. He was so angry that he temporarily canceled the wedding, and ordered Qin Changfu to send an envoy to the Reef Country to find another water demon and catch him, otherwise he would not only be disqualified from being a concubine, but also beat him
In prison.
Cuizhu was still worried about whether Qin Changfu would denounce herself, but soon she knew that she was too worried, and a person of Qin Changfu's character would not betray anyone.
Although Qin Changfu felt relaxed about the suspension of the wedding, he didn't want to be put in prison, so he obediently listened to His Majesty's order, led a team of people, and got on the ship to the Reef Country.
The crack in the sky cut by lightning revealed a gloomy deep blue, like a giant mouth of the abyss, and like a mirror eye, as if it was peeking at everything and devouring everything. Everyone on board was terrified, as it seemed that there would not be a ray of sunlight to break this terrible scene.
From time to time, a few emaciated waterfowl flew by, and the melodious and mournful chirping seemed to add to the horror of the scene.
The water below has changed from a deep blue to a blue-gray, with a faint green glow on the surface and something shiny above the water.
Looking ahead, the water changed from blue-gray to gray-black, and the light floating on the surface of the water was even denser.
"Lord Qin, it's about a mile away." The attendant said to Qin Changfu.
"Well, get everyone ready to go ashore. What are the people of the Reef Country like? Qin Changfu asked curiously.
"I don't know if it's a little one, but I've read it from a book, about three hundred years ago, a pirate from the Ming Kingdom went there to hunt for treasure, but never came back. There, the pirate king proclaimed himself emperor, and the other pirates were his subjects. In the past three hundred years, the descendants of the pirates have governed the Reef Country quite well, and named it the Reef Country. ”
"Is there anyone in the original reef country?"
"It is said that there was a peculiar-looking race, and the pirates killed all the men of that race, married the women there, and multiplied."
"So, the people of the Reef Country don't look the same as us, do they?"
"That's what it says."
Qin Changfu couldn't help but shudder in his heart, if he was allowed to go to the battlefield, he would not be afraid at all, but to meet those unknown human beings, this did make him feel an inexplicable sense of fear.
He asked like a retinue, "Do the people of the Reef Country have any dealings with the Kraken?" ”
The attendant replied: "There is no contact, the water demon that our Ming Kingdom obtained before was also caught by the Ming Kingdom envoy and the Reef Country envoy a year ago. The people of the Reef Country will also treat the water monster as a work of art for the people to see. ”
"So, who was the person who sent the Reef Country before?"
"That's Lord Cheng, since he captured the water demon, he fell ill at home, and died half a year ago, and it is said that he poked his eyes before he died."
"What's the reason for that?"
"Legend has it that humans are cursed when they see the tongue of a water demon. In order to prevent others from being in such danger, Lord Cheng cut off the water demon's tongue himself. ”
"I see. Well? But I remember that when I saw the water demon, she could speak. ”
"I don't know about this, maybe it's the water demon that can make you feel her voice in other ways, even if she doesn't make a sound out of her mouth. By the way, my lord, when you approached the water demon, didn't she attack you? The attendant asked.
"No, she looks kind." Qin Changfu said.
The attendant was puzzled: "It's strange, every keeper who opened the cage was killed by her before, why did she let you go alone?" ”
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