Chapter 161: Three-legged
The cold palace, the barren grass, the flourishing vegetation, the paradise of snakes, insects, rats and ants, and the hell of a woman who has fallen out of favor.
However, since the incident of Concubine Xuanyuan, the harem of this emperor Xuanyuan Dexin can even be described as deserted, and there is no fresh "blood" injected, and there are only a few people who have come over, which has saved the queen a lot of heart.
The harem is deserted, and the first deserted place in the harem is naturally even more deserted.
How lonely is it? At least for ten years, there has not been a woman in the harem here, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as desolate!
And this is also the reason why those patrolling guards dare to slack off - there is no one here at all, they have nothing to run towards here, a waste of time and energy!
Although it was only early autumn and it was just night, Xue'er felt a chill all around, as if she was suddenly in the same cold as late autumn.
Just this morning, Lingxin was at the door of the Yunbo Temple, crying and screaming to break inside. The guards guarding the door don't stop it, and they don't stop it. If it weren't for Xue'er's timely appearance, I'm afraid the next situation would be out of control.
Because Xuanyuan was assassinated, the clue was directed at the British Palace, so after ordering the Dark Blood Guard to dispose of that team of guards, the emperor could only stop it. Then he announced that Xuanyuan was seriously injured and that it was not suitable to see guests, and all the visitors with ghosts were blocked from the gate of the Yunbo Palace!
Therefore, even Princess Lingxin, the first two visits were politely rejected by the guards. But this time, Lingxin seemed to be stunned, and she didn't stop explaining to the guards, and she didn't let her in!
No matter what, Lingxin is also the princess of the golden branches and jade leaves, and there is a difference between men and women, those guards really don't dare to take her body, after all, orders are important, and their own lives are equally important, so in the end, she really broke in!
At that time, Xuanyuan Yu and Xue'er were separated by a wall from the sound of the dispute, so they heard it clearly, so they left and said to Xue'er: "Xue'er, since Lingxin said that she came to you, then it is up to you to come forward." It's just—"
He paused, and his face became serious: "If she is here for something related to Shan Tianying, you must not make your own decisions, you must bring Lingxin to see me, understand?" ”
Although Xue'er didn't quite understand, she saw that Xuanyuan Yu didn't mean to explain at this moment, and Lingxin's voice was noisy again, so she couldn't delay it any longer, so she had to nod to Xuanyuan Yu, and agreed to the other party, turned around the wall, and walked towards the gate.
In front of the door of the Yunbo Palace, Lingxin's big round eyes were swollen like two peaches, and tears washed away the delicate makeup, not to mention, even the clothes on her body were rushing inside, and when she was entangled with the guards, she was torn crookedly, and it was almost spring.
"Stop!" Xue'er hurriedly raised her voice, and while hurrying in the direction of Lingxin, she looked at the guards, "Princess Lingxin didn't come to visit the Third Highness, and she won't disturb the rest of the Third Highness, but she just came to find the little girl to catch up, and I hope that the two eldest brothers of the guards will have a convenient time." ”
Although she said politely, but the guards guarding the door didn't dare to take it seriously, in the Yunbo Hall these days, they can see even if they are blind that the identity of the woman in front of them is not ordinary!
Although she is not the main concubine or side concubine of the Third Highness, and she does not even have the identity of a concubine, but the weight of the Third Highness, I am afraid that the three princesses who are genuine in the future will not be able to compare, the kind of care and spoiling, as long as you are not stupid, you can see it at a glance!
Although she does not have any title and status, but every day at dusk, the eldest princess has to send a soft sedan chair to pick people up from the Yunbo Palace, and only send them back when night falls, it is said that it is to treat the emperor's head disease for many years!
Such a woman with no identity and status, but her future identity and status are definitely not something that they can look up to. Therefore, although Xue'er said politely and her tone was even less majestic, those guards still very obediently ripped off the obstruction of Princess Lingxin.
As soon as she was freed, Lingxin was stunned, and then called "Xue'er" again, and rushed towards Xue'er crying, completely without a trace of princess demeanor!
Xue'er froze for a moment, but when she saw the curious eyes of the guards who were secretly looking around, she still grabbed Lingxin, took her out of the gate, and asked as she walked: "Lingxin, what's wrong with you?" ”
She didn't ask, but as soon as the words came out, Lingxin's tears poured out uncontrollably again like a river bursting its banks!
"Xue'er, Big Brother Shan is gone!"
Ling Xin's voice was full of anxiety, and she even stopped in her footsteps, grabbed Xue'er's arm, and even her nails almost dug deep into the other party's flesh: "Today, my father told me that the emperor and grandson of the Western Desert Kingdom and the prince of the Nanping Kingdom will enter the palace to participate in the palace banquet the morning after tomorrow, so let me prepare with the other three princesses, and don't lose my manners when the time comes." ”
Xue'er was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that it seemed that Xuanyuan Yu had mentioned this matter on the way to see Shan Tianying with him before, but later when he met an assassin, Xuanyuan Yu was injured, and Shan Tianying's matter was put on hold again.
What's more, she doesn't belong to the most palatial house in the world at all, so naturally she doesn't care much.
At this moment, Lingxin said that she suddenly remembered that it had been several days since Xuanyuan Yu was assassinated unknowingly, and it must have been several days since Xuanyuan Yu and Lingxin were assassinated, and the emperors and grandsons of the Western Desert Kingdom and the Nanping Kingdom in Xuanyuan Yu and Lingxin's mouths had arrived in the capital of the Eastern Lingguo.
At that time, Xuanyuan Yu did not explain much to her, and at this moment Xue'er learned from Lingxin's mouth that there were three countries on the continent where she was at the moment, which were in the shape of "product", but the most powerful was the Western Desert Country, with sufficient soldiers and food, a large population, rich resources, and a monopoly on a large area of land in the West, not to mention that between Dongling and Nanping, there was also a deserted Gobi Desert.
Even, when the Western Desert was at its strongest, it once ended the three-legged situation and dominated the entire continent!
At that time, the Western Desert was not called the Western Desert, but the Providence Empire, and the Emperor of the Past called himself Amaterasu, and his life was like a legend. It is said that his biological father is only a county king, and his biological mother was born in Qinglou, extremely lowly, but it is a variety of coincidences, because of fate, he became the lord of a country, although he failed to expand the territory, but left a rich country to the Emperor of Providence.
As soon as Amaterasu ascended the throne, he began to expand outward, not only opening up the road through the Gobi to today's Dongling and Nanping, but also conquering today's Nanping in less than three years and surrounding Dongling!
At that time, although the Dongling Kingdom was delayed for half a year more than Nanping, it was still unable to stand the prestige of Amaterasu the Great, and finally surrendered, the mainland was unified, and the Emperor of Providence set the name of the country as Providence.
It's just that the good times didn't last long, and the Amaterasu Empire of Amaterasu only lasted for two generations, and began to decline in the third generation, and even the huge empire could not hold on, so that Dongling and Nanping became independent again, and finally had to retreat to the west of the Gobi, and the Amaterasu Empire ended, and the name of the Western Desert was used again.
But that's the case, just as the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, although the Western Desert Kingdom no longer has the scenery of the era of Amaterasu the Great, and does not have the ability to dominate the entire continent again, it is still much stronger than Dongling and Nanping. Whether it is any country in Nanping or Dongling, the Western Desert is not afraid. The only thing I'm afraid of is that these two combined, it will be enough for Ximo to have a headache
Nanping, on the other hand, is the weakest, living in the southwest corner, with few people and less arable land, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a poor mountain and a bad water. Dongling Country is in the middle, although it is not as strong as the Western Desert, but because it is bordered by the sea in the east, it can be regarded as insufficient than the above, and more than the bottom.
Therefore, Nanping sent the prince to come, and the Western Desert Kingdom sent a prince and grandson without showing weakness, all thinking of marrying a princess of Dongling Kingdom. After all, after getting married, the next thing is likely to be an alliance.
——Who doesn't know that the current Dongling monarch Xuanyuan De's heirs are thin, adult princes are scarce, and there are as many as three or four princesses to be married!
If the monarch after Xuanyuan does nothing in the future, it is likely that all his strength will fall into the hands of some additional princess. Even if the princess can't intervene, the ambition of Xuanyuan De's three nephews is enough to cause a civil strife in Donglingguo, and when the time comes, if they marry the princess of Donglingguo, they can still come forward justifiably, and then control everything in their own hands!
Then, the three-legged momentum is likely to be broken again, and the next "Amaterasu Empire" to dominate the continent is likely to be its own country.
And Xuanyuan De, the monarch of the Eastern Spirit Kingdom, that is, Xuanyuan Yu's father, the owner of this palace, gave such an order to the four adult princesses, including Lingxin, naturally he also had his own plans.
By the time she said all this, Xue'er had already led Lingxin to the small hall where Xuanyuan Yu was.
——Xuanyuan Yu expected from the beginning that Lingxin was here for the matter of Shan Tianying, so he waited here early for the arrival of the two women. Xue'er's temper is too well known to him, and it is impossible to sit idly by and ignore Lingxin's affairs!
Besides, Lingxin, after receiving such an order from the emperor, she naturally refused in her heart, so she remembered to go to Shan Tianying again, hoping that the other party would accept her, even if it was to take her out of the palace. But this time, I found out that the place where the original house arrest of this single Tianying was empty a long time ago!
After she was at a loss, she began to analyze what happened, and finally thought of Xue'er, but in fact, she didn't see Xuanyuan Yu through Xue'er and listen to Xuanyuan's mouth.
Xuanyuan Yu sat there, as steady as Mount Tai, not only did he not say a word of consolation to Lingxin, but continued to analyze for Lingxin: "If this is what my father really means, then I am afraid that he is ready to give up Shan Tianying!" ”
"Once you are married to a member of the royal family of Nanping or Ximo, I am afraid that Shan Tianying will not be far from death!"