Chu Ye walked alone on the main street of the Dongyao Imperial City. It was still early, and there was no one on the street.

She walked west of the city from her memory.

The Dongyao Imperial City was built three hundred years ago by the ancestors of the Dongyao royal family. When the imperial capital of the Mu clan was broken, only the ruins remained. Because of this, Emperor Taizu built a large number of buildings and built the current imperial capital in Yuncheng, east of the Confusing River. Tens of thousands of workers and craftsmen lasted a long time, and finally completed the relocation of the capital in the forty-first year of Chengqing, that is, the fortieth year of Gaozu's accession to the throne.

Speaking of which, as an imperial city of a country, the original emperor has a moat to rely on, and compared to Yuncheng, it is indeed a better imperial capital. But Taizu didn't know where to get a warlock, and the warlock said that under the city of Yuncheng, there was a Mu dragon vein!

Building a capital on top of the dragon vein can absorb the essence of heaven and earth, and bless the hereditary replacement of the Qi family's imperial power, which will continue to be extended.

This has always been a legend as a secret. Only the princes of the royal family can get this news from the mouths of the emperors of the previous generation, and then from generation to generation, word of mouth. Chu Ye used to be the queen of the Middle Palace, and she naturally knew these stories clearly. But the question is whether this story is true or not, and no one has really seen it.

That's Dongyao's dragon vein.

The warlock said that the annihilation of the Mu clan was due to the fact that they did not worship the gods and did not offer the dragon veins on the altar. It is precisely because of this that the ancestors of the Qi family deliberately built a mound in the westernmost part of the imperial city. The annual two sacrifices of heaven and earth are fixed by the Son of Heaven and the Middle Palace here.

And this round mound is Chu Ye's destination today.

The eighth day of the first month of the first month of each year is the day of Dongyao's sacrifice to the sky. The so-called "major events of the country, in the sacrifice and Rong", on this day, the Dongyao clan, the family, the courtiers and women of the three grades or more will gather here to hold a ceremony to worship the sky. To be able to participate in the grand ceremony of worshipping the heavens is the glory of heaven in the eyes of others, and everyone comes in full costume, lest they be rude to the heavenly family and anger the heavens. But in reality, this altar ceremony was really torture.

All those who want to attend the ceremony will get up on the second watch, bathe and cleanse, dress up, put on dresses and makeup according to their respective grades, and gather at the gate of the palace city. Finally, led by the emperor and queen, they entered the mound for the ceremony. What's even more sad is that most of the women's makeup is cumbersome and complicated, and it takes an hour just to put it on. The higher the grade, the longer it takes. In this way, the ease of changing clothes becomes a problem. Most of the women do not eat breakfast on this day, and even drink less tea to avoid changing clothes.

The service begins seven minutes before sunrise and does not end until the heavens are revealed. If the sky is dissatisfied, even the emperor and queen will kneel steadily on the high altar, let alone others.

The etiquette is strict, even if you faint on your knees, you will faint in place, and the inner servant Gong'e will definitely not intervene to take the patient down.

Chu Ye also participated in such a festival before. In the years when Qi Lian had just ascended the throne, he urgently needed the Chu family to help him stabilize the political situation, so he was not as indifferent to Chu Ye, the queen, as he was later. Chu Ye hated the festival the most, because the queen's makeup was the most cumbersome among the female dependents, but as the queen of the middle palace, she had no choice but to follow Qi Lian quietly.

But now, as an envoy of the Western Jin Dynasty, although she is not qualified to participate in the Dongyao sacrifice, she also happens to be able to ensure her safety.

Qi Lian has a changeable temperament and is tyrannical. Many ministers dare not speak out. But what if God doesn't like it when it comes to worshipping the heavens? In this way, even if Dongyao's clan ministers still can't find a suitable reason to abolish the emperor's rule, she can help Qi Lian establish a "glorious and tall" image among Dongyao's people.

She stood in front of the Circle Hill Palace.

This place may sound like a small mound, but it is actually a large palace area. The highest part of the garden is the mound that is only allowed to be approached during the actual worship of the heavens.

Now it is only five or six days away from the eighth day of the first lunar month, and the Yuanqiu Palace area is heavily guarded, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is one person in five steps, and one post in ten steps.

Chu Ye looked at the palace gate guarded by heavy soldiers from a distance, and a sarcastic smile curled up at the corner of his mouth.

She is not a member of the Dongyao clan now, and it can be said that it is even more difficult to enter the Yuanqiu Garden, and besides, she has never thought of entering.

She was a foreign minister, and she went in and out of Dongyao's sacrificial place before the ceremony, so anything that happened during the festival would be planted on her head—although she did want to do it.

But he wasn't.

Chu Ye's eyes were as sharp as a sword, and he landed on Qi Rang, who was about to enter the mound.

She didn't believe it, this prince was really as intoxicated with fun as he appeared, and had no desire for the supreme position. Chu Ye didn't linger outside the garden for long, but stayed on the way Qi Rang had to return to his house.

In less than an hour, Qi Rang's frame really appeared on the road.

Qi Rang never rode a horse outside, and conscientiously played the role of the prince of waste very appropriately. Since Chu Ye committed suicide, after Chu Xun lost his hair, because Qi Lian wanted to balance the family, he did not set up a queen and a concubine. And the canonization of the Wei family is really a last resort for Qi Lian.

The big families all saw Qi Lian's meaning of checks and balances, but who wanted to let go of the monstrous wealth at their fingertips. The family huddled together to fight against the emperor on the dragon chair.

Before Qi Lian ascended the throne, he was not a useless waste prince, otherwise he would not have been favored by Chu Ye. But he was inferior, and after leaving the assistance of the Chu family, he gradually felt powerless in the art of checks and balances. In desperation, he had to establish Wei.

Qi Rang hugged the hand stove and sighed.

He also thought that this year would be the last time to conduct the sacrifice, but who knew that Empress Wei had withdrawn from many scandals, and even his imperial nephew was involved. In desperation, he, the prince, had to hastily put on his armor again.

Qi Lian's humiliation didn't mean that he didn't understand. Whether it's a family or a folk. Most of the sacrifices were carried out by the clan women. Qi Lian's harem does not have high-ranking concubines, so he can be dealt with by the Internal Affairs Office, where he needs to intervene. But where can the Son of Heaven's order be ignored? Qi You's little girl complained about him more than once, saying that he didn't want to make progress. But the world has decided, to fall people from the dragon chair, the only way to mutiny. He really couldn't bear to see the scene of Dongyao soldiers breaking out and people being displaced. Not to mention that the Western Jin Dynasty and the Northern Yi are eyeing each other, if the Eastern Yao soldiers are in chaos, wouldn't it be cheaper for others!

What's more, this is still what she wants.

From childhood to adulthood, as long as it is what she wants, he will definitely not compete with her.

Qi Rang took out a small statue from his purse and looked at it with gentle eyes, as if it were a treasure. Then, he carefully put it back into his purse.

He lifted the curtain and looked at the sky with emotion, as if the cold wind with a leather whip unceremoniously blew a large dark cloud towards the imperial city.

"Crackle!"

A bolt of lightning tore the sky apart. The thunder that followed seemed to raise the voice to the maximum, and shouted imposingly,

The raindrops of beans "snapped, snapped" and dripped on the roof of the carriage, on the people, on the vendors' stalls, and on the bluestone slabs of the streets. But in the blink of an eye, the street vendors were scrambling to put away their goods, and the pedestrians on the road were hurrying to their homes.

"Drive carefully and don't hit pedestrians." Qi Rang raised his voice to command, and put down his hand holding the curtain.

The moment the curtain was lowered. Without warning, a sly face burst into his sight.

Qi made the tip of his heart tremble!

That smile! That look! That face!

His pupils shrank suddenly, and he randomly patted the wall of the compartment hard: "Stop, stop!" ”

The coachman did not know why, but in view of his master's orders, he still pulled the reins of the horse hard.

This action came suddenly, the two batches of horses were pulled by the reins in pain, making a sharp neighing sound, and the two pairs of front hooves were raised high, which frightened the passers-by to dodge again and again, and Qi Rang in the carriage was a little caught off guard!

"Phew! Sigh! He whispered reassurance, and finally stabilized the horses pulling the cart.

Qi Rang also sat upright in the car again, he opened the curtain again, and looked around for the face just now. But that face seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, and no matter how much he looked at it, it would no longer appear.

He hurriedly raised the curtain of the car, and jumped into the rain, ignoring the torrential rain that was falling outside the car.

The raindrops soaked his clothes, and the coachman carefully propped up the paper umbrella above his head.

Qi Rang anxiously searched, but there was nothing around except the panicked crowd to avoid the rain.

He bowed his head in disappointment.

He thought, he thought......

"Sir......," the coachman called softly, "sir, it's not too early." ”

Qi Rang looked at his wet clothes and nodded, "Uncle Ma, let's go home." ”

He turned around, but was stunned.

The place where they parked was the main entrance of Yunlai Restaurant. Many passers-by were sheltering from the rain, crowded with people, and the water around the gate was blocked.

Qi Rang raised his head slightly, the plaque was still hanging high on the door, and the word Qi Lian on the payment made him feel that he had received a hammer in his heart.

Another bolt of lightning! It's like splitting the memory that has been sealed in his heart for a long time!

The face was not beautiful, and there was an unconcealable pride at the corners of the eyes and eyebrows. She combed a girl's hairstyle, her little face was slightly raised, and she was not afraid to argue with the big man who was half a man taller than her.

The shopkeeper of Yunlai Restaurant and Xiao Er smiled with a smile on their faces, bowing their bodies to apologize to the big man, and watching the girl's every move with anticipation.

He entered the restaurant and inquired about the situation from the onlookers.

It turned out that the big man took advantage of Xiao Er's unpreparedness to put filth in the wine and food, so as to blackmail. The big man and the shopkeeper argued endlessly, but they didn't want to kill Cheng Biting Jin halfway - he was caught by the girl!

Qi Rang thought the girl was very interesting. The average boudoir girl is afraid to avoid this kind of thing, but this girl has some courage and courage to stand up and confront others!

Seeing that the blackmail could not be achieved, the big man became angry and angry, so he picked up the dish on the table and smashed it on the edge of the table. A raised hand threw all the broken pieces of porcelain at the girl.

The crowd of onlookers did not dare to move forward, only Qi Rang opened the crowd, strode forward, and counted all the porcelain pieces with a flick of his sleeves!

Dahan was first debunked by a little girl and lost face, and then provoked by a little white face, and suddenly became angry.

"Where's the boy! Do you know what happens if you offend me? ”

Qi Rang didn't move like a mountain, and tore off the jade pendant from his waist, "Where did the bandits come from?" Do you know what happens if you offend this king? ”