Chapter Ninety-Nine: Ruan An
After disgusted with this kind of bondage and oppressive life, the eldest prince Nanfeng had the idea of escaping, which was undoubtedly a capital crime at that time, even if he was arrested and beheaded, the lord of Nanxun did not dare to have any objections.
But this great prince is a tendon, and he has to flee back, so on a dark and windy night, he killed several small officials who were guarding him with a sword, and fled.
By the time the royal family found out, a night had passed, and all the officers and soldiers in the imperial capital collectively went out to guard the various exits of the city gate, and not even a fly was allowed to fly out.
As a result, a month later, the eldest prince Nanfeng completed the coming-of-age ceremony under the certification of the Nanxun royal family, and as soon as this news came out, it shook the entire clan in the imperial capital.
At that time, the Qiyue Kingdom was being invaded by the neighboring Cold Star Country, and the war lasted for two years, so it was really impossible to draw out extra strength to clean up Nanxun, and Hengzhu was just a small vassal country, so this matter was put on hold, and no one talked about it anymore.
Coincidentally, when Nanfeng was in deep danger at that time and was almost unable to support it, it was Chu Muhan who picked up his life.
The imperial capital was heavily guarded and it was difficult to escape alone, Chu Muhan hid Nanfeng in his own soldiers and took him out of the city gate, and he could be regarded as a person who had saved his life.
The routine in the future is more and more obvious, the eldest prince will do what he says, Chu Muhan has been in a difficult situation in recent years, and he often helps secretly, and he does not show anything before and after, but the relationship between the two in private has become more and more harmonious.
It was this time that the Nanxun delegation came to worship, and it was Nanfeng who passed on the news half a month ago, and informed Chu Muhan that the third princess Nan Zheng would also come together, and the lord of the country intended to marry the two countries and find a good match for Princess Nan Zheng.
Chu Muhan roughly talked about this incident with Chu Jingxuan, and the latter suddenly realized.
"Princess Nan Zheng has always been close to her brother Nanfeng, if ...... Forget it, this matter will be discussed later! ”
The person who spoke looked at him like a torch, a different color flashed, as if he remembered something, he stopped speaking, Chu Jingxuan saw it in his eyes, and the pain was in his heart, and now that person has become a pain in the hearts of the two of them, unknown and unknown, without warning, and unable to dispatch, only suddenly hit the heart, and the person in pain can't help himself.
The library fell silent again, the sky outside the window was already dark, the night was falling early, and the fragrance of orchids under the windowsill was in the heart, lingering on the tip of the nose.
Chu Jingxuan naturally knew where this fragrance came from, and when he came, he had noticed that the places that could be seen everywhere in the Hades Mansion were already full of orchids of all colors.
"It's not early, go back early to rest, remember that this matter must be prepared from now on, and you must not relax!"
Chu Muhan quickly sorted out his thoughts, and put on a calm demeanor again, there seemed to be no trace of fluctuation in his eyes, and his slender fingers were crossed and stacked together, making him look more and more white and neat, but most of the nails were pale, which was the same as the color on his face.
The dark shadow had already merged, and the light in the pavilion was getting dimmer and dimmer, Chu Jingxuan didn't dare to meet the burning eyes in the night, and after avoiding the other party's gaze, he got up and patted the creases on his robe, bowing his head and saying goodbye.
Chu Muhan looked sad, and was about to sit back on the bookcase, but he caught a glimpse of Chu Jingshuo going and returning, leaving only a sentence and leaving in a hurry.
"She's all right, Brother Wang doesn't have to worry!"
In the next few days, the news that the Nanxun mission was coming gradually spread all over the streets and alleys of the imperial capital, and no one thought that the down-and-out hostages who had fled away in a hurry were loved by the lord of the country, and now they can be said to have returned to their "homeland", and the glory is incomparable.
The government and the opposition first shook three times, and then an abrupt tranquility swept the entire imperial capital.
Since the king of Duan and the king of Xiang after the court, the direction of the wind in the middle of the court has also changed, the courtiers who were with the king of Duan together with the king of Xiang saw the wind and made the rudder, and they rolled up to follow the king of the end to eat, which invisibly greatly lost the strength of the king of Xiang, so that he broke several arms, and it was difficult to move an inch in some things, no one thought that the king of Duan, who had bowed down to his orders, would have such an amazing explosive power, but in just two months, he dared to stand up for himself, and the king of Xiang was the enemy everywhere, and even faintly overwhelmed the other party in some aspects.
Everyone sighed that Duanwang's gods and ghosts were unfathomable, and even Duanwang himself didn't expect that the Hades Lord, who had always been subservient to people, was the one who could change the world!
The emperor does not seem to be in a hurry to set down the personnel who receive the envoys, Nanxun is getting stronger and stronger, which is not a good thing in Qiyue, it is difficult to ensure that they will not have two hearts, intending to break away from the shackles or turn to other countries, so the weight of the envoys is extremely important, to be able to handle the relationship with the envoys, but also to maintain the friendly relations between the two countries, how to say it is a problem.
Since the emperor intends to observe the movements of the princes, Chu Jingshuo is not in a hurry to act immediately, everything in the palace has been taken care of, just wait for the last moment, if the king of Xiang dares to make a move in advance, then it is okay to cut off a few of his arms.
The concubines in the harem have also heard the news, after a battle between the open and the secret, the big guy found that he seemed to act too early, the emperor has not yet expressed his position, the mission still has a month to come, whether there are branches on the way is still unknown, if the force is too strong, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be laughed at generously.
Therefore, the harem is consistent with the wind direction of the previous dynasty, and the whole family will put their bright eyes on the emperor's words and deeds to guess, but seven or eight days after this news, the emperor still has no movement, at this time, everyone is red-eyed, but they are bored and dare not ask the questions in their hearts.
So the big guy turned his attention to Ruan An, the red man next to the emperor.
Since ancient times, the person who knows the emperor's mind best is not a favored minister, not a favorite concubine, nor a queen mother, but the chief eunuch who has served the emperor for a long time.
Up to the queen's mother, down to the newly promoted beauty, maybe no one dares not to take this person seriously, rich and glorious, official fortune rises and falls, some people can borrow his words to rise to the top, and some people are sent to the eighteenth layer of hell because of offense, stay by the emperor's side for more than 20 years, this person is afraid that he has smoothed out all the edges, and the years of precipitation in him are only the talent that penetrates people's hearts.
The visit of the envoy is not a trivial matter, how the emperor intends must leave traces between the words, and Ruan An must be the first person who can come into contact with these words, and guessing the emperor's intentions from the subtleties is one of Ruan An's most powerful skills.
However, when people from all directions slowly moved, he showed a kind of calm similar to indifference to mortal dust, anyone who went to inquire and inquire, he just didn't want to speak, even if Sun Guifei allowed him a hundred taels of gold and a pair of beautiful jade, even if Empress Li was willing to break the taboo in the palace and personally choose a beautiful palace maid for him as a food, he was not tempted at all.
However, this matter is particularly important, whoever gets the first-hand news can deploy in advance and seize the opportunity, everyone can not get good, but fortunately, the opponent does not take advantage, even if the teeth of anger are itchy, he does not dare to move a finger.