Chapter 35: Three Years in the Tower of Flames
In the imperial study of the White Tiger Kingdom Palace, Xuanyuan Lie looked at his favorite son and said coldly: "I am finally willing to come back." ”
Xuanyuan Mo also ignored Xuanyuan Lie's ridicule, and asked directly: "What is the matter with summoning me back to the palace so urgently?" ”
"Tomorrow I will choose a concubine for you, you can prepare it." If you don't help him choose a concubine, he will really fly.
"Father doesn't have to worry about his sons, his sons have a woman he likes." Why do you have nothing to do to choose a concubine for him, he, the emperor, is really idle!
"The woman you like? Is that the crown princess of the Suzaku Kingdom? ”
Xuanyuan Mo was stunned for a moment, and then admitted: "Yes." ”
"You ......" Xuanyuan Mo's honesty made Xuanyuan Lie so angry that he pointed at him speechlessly, took a few deep breaths, and calmed down a little.
"What's so good about that scrap wood......
"She's not a scrap, she's good anywhere." Xuanyuan Mo exuded an icy chill all over his body, he didn't want to listen to anyone insult Xi'er, even his father.
"Good, good......"
"If it's okay, I'll go back to the palace." After Xuanyuan Mo finished speaking, he turned around and wanted to leave.
Xuanyuan Lie saw that Xuanyuan Mo was leaving, and said hurriedly: "What can you do if you like her, do you really want to marry to the Vermilion Bird Country?" ”
Xuanyuan Mo didn't look back, just stopped: "I love her, she is willing to marry, I am willing to marry." ”
"Have you forgotten your mother? Do you want to be like your mother in the future? Duanmuxi is going to inherit the throne in the future, will she be the only one with you? Can you tolerate sharing a wife with someone else? ”
Xuanyuan Mo's body stiffened, their snow wolf clan was the most loyal to love, and could only accept monogamy.
"No, but she's not you, I trust her." After saying that, he walked away without looking back.
Xuanyuan Lie's body shook and sat directly on the dragon chair, he knew that he was sorry for their mother and son, and he had been trying to find a way to make amends, but who had given him a chance.
In the Le'an Palace of the White Tiger Kingdom Palace, a beautiful woman wearing a phoenix crown and a bright yellow palace dress was slapping the table with a grim face. This woman is Xuanyuan Lie's queen, Guo Hui'er.
"The evil seed has returned to the palace?"
"Yes, sis. As soon as he returned to the palace, he was sent to the imperial study by the emperor. A charming woman in a purple palace dress was bowing her head to answer Guo Hui'er's words. She is also one of the concubines of Xuanyuan Lie's harem, Concubine Xu Wanrou.
"That evil seed is really fateful, and it can't kill him like this." Guo Hui'er narrowed her Danfeng eyes, and then smiled again.
"That's fine, he was always not in the palace before, and we didn't have a chance to deal with him, but now that he has returned to the capital, we know his weaknesses again, are we still worried that we can't find a chance to deal with him?"
"The mother is wise."
"Go down." Guo Hui'er glanced at Xu Wanrou and disdained her sycophancy.
"Yes, the concubine retired." Xu Wanrou helped Guo Hui'er and retreated.
As soon as she came out of Changle Palace, Xu Wanrou revealed her true form, and a disdainful sneer appeared on her charming face. In the past, she was the emperor's favorite concubine, if it weren't for the incident of Xue Guifei, which made the emperor lose interest in the women of the harem, why would she have to live by the poisonous woman of the queen. Hmph, what about the queen, it's not like she's alone every night.
Duanmu Xi, who was unaware of everything outside, was in the Flame Tower, constantly absorbing and refining the fire spiritual power. As Duanmu Xi continued to cultivate, her body also emitted dazzling red light from time to time.
"Ah......" After a red light, Duanmuxi opened his eyes. She actually broke through to the ninth-level fire spirit master and was promoted to a first-level fire spirit master. The cultivation speed here is so fast, although she doesn't know how long she has been here, but she knows that it will take a few years to cultivate from a fire spirit master to a fire spirit master outside, but she definitely hasn't been here for a few years.
Duanmuxi looked around and found that this space was not the space she was in just now, and now this space seemed to be much smaller than the space just now, and there was no difference in anything else, but the fire spiritual power seemed to be more refined.
Duanmu Xi looked up at the top of his head and found that there was an extra word on the ceiling, "Flame Tower II".
...... This is the second layer of the Flame Tower, is it because you have reached the spirit master level that you can only reach the second layer? Could it be that the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast is still on it?
Duanmu Xi probed again, and there was indeed no exit, so he had no choice but to sit down and continue to cultivate fire spiritual power.
Time passes like a white horse, flashes by, like a meteor breaking through the sky, and passes away.
Duanmu Xi stayed in this flame tower so much that she forgot the time, and she didn't know how long it was, but she knew that the white clothes on her body were already very ill-fitting, and a pair of snow-white jade rabbits bulged on her originally flat chest, and her long black hair was scattered around her. She knew that she had been here for a long time, and her father, mother, and Ah Xue would definitely be very worried about her, but she still had no way to go out, and she didn't see the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast. She had now reached the sixth layer of the Flame Tower, she was already a ninth-level Fire Spirit Emperor, she didn't know how long she would have to stay here before she could get out, she was really a little impatient.
In the palace of the White Tiger Kingdom, Xuanyuan Mo stood by the window in a black coat, looking at the white expanse outside. Twenty-year-old Xuanyuan Mo raised his figure, and his handsome face faded from childishness, making him look more kingly. It's been three years since he returned to the White Tiger Country, and there is still no news of Xi'er from the Vermilion Bird Country, so I don't know what happened to Xi'er now? He really missed her.
"Lord Wang." Liwu is a snow wolf sent by Xue Lao to take care of Xuanyuan Mo.
"What?" Xuanyuan Mo didn't look back and asked coldly.
"The emperor sent someone to send ten more beauties."
"Throw it out."
"Yes." Liyan nodded helplessly, he had known that this would happen. It's been three years, the emperor has to choose a concubine for the prince every year, the prince never participates, the beauties sent by the emperor have been ordered by the prince to throw out, he really doesn't understand the amorous feelings, doesn't understand the prince who pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade, why there are so many women like him, even his sister is like this.
"And what should I do with the supplements sent by the queen mother?"
Xuanyuan Mo frowned slightly, is that woman finished? Tonic? Is he really a three-year-old child? In the past three years, there have been many assassinations and assassinations, and the night of the full moon is even more crazy. The Imperial Shadow was given to him by his father three years ago, and along with the Imperial Shadow came a Tiger Guard of the Imperial Shadow Belt.
"Let the Imperial Shadow send it to my father to dispose of."
"Yes."
Xuanyuan Mo looked at the full moon in the sky, what kind of bloody rain would it be on the next full moon night? He was really tired of such days, and if it weren't for his father being here, he really wouldn't want to stay here for a moment. He just wants to be with Xi'er, even if it's just looking at her every day, he's happy.
Duanmu Xi has not appeared for three years, and the people of the Vermilion Bird Country have slowly begun to forget the original smash hit princess. Only a few people still think of her, miss her, and of course there are those who hate her, and they have not forgotten her.
In the past three years, Duanmushuang secretly plotted and united with Zhuge Weiming, the regent of the Xuanwu Kingdom, to cooperate with the outside and wanted to raise an army to rebel.
On the Vermilion Bird Hall of the Vermilion Bird Palace, Duanmu Xue sat on the phoenix chair and looked down at the ministers below.
"Everyone, Aiqing, the Xuanwu Kingdom has repeatedly violated my border in recent days. A few days ago, I received an express report from the Northwest Frontier, saying that General Xuanwu led 300,000 troops to invade China's northwest border and wanted to occupy our territory. Now that the army is pressing, what is the best plan for all Aiqing? ”
The ministers were silent, and after a long time, the general Si Ruxu stood up and saluted Duanmu Xue: "Back to Your Majesty, that yellow-mouthed child of Xuanwu Kingdom dares to offend my northwest border, it is really beyond my strength. Wechen is willing to lead a large army to suppress it in order to raise the prestige of our country. ”
King Rui Duanmu Fei also took a step forward, "The minister is also willing to lead the army to go." ”
Duanmu Xue looked at the two and nodded, "Since the two Aiqing are so for the country and the people, the widow will order King Rui to be the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, and General Si to be the general of the auxiliary country, and lead 200,000 troops to the northwest to kill the enemy and defend our country's territory." ”
"Command, thanks."
"We're here, thanks." Both knelt down to receive the order.
Si Ruxu's heart was desolate, His Majesty really didn't trust himself as much as before, and even ordered King Rui to be the generalissimo, so wouldn't he have to listen to Lord Rui everywhere in the military camp in the future. Hey, I blame myself for wanting to climb the dragon and the phoenix, but the result is ......
The ministers all knelt down and said, "Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live." ”
The corner of Duanmu Shuang's mouth pulled up a sneer, Duanmu Xue, this time Duanmu Fei and Si Ruxu are not by your side, see how you can withstand my 100,000 army.
In the Tongxin Hall of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom Palace, the emperor saw Duanmu Xue frowning, and asked softly, "Xue'er, isn't that Xuanwu Kingdom your grandfather's family?" Why did you suddenly disturb my northwest border? ”
Duanmu Xue shook her head, "Today's Xuanwu Kingdom is no longer the Xuanwu Kingdom when my cousin Xiahou Shen was on the throne, and the current Xuanwu Kingdom is in the hands of the regent Zhuge Weiming, and this time I am afraid that he single-handedly contributed to the invasion of my northwest border." ”
"It's not been a day or two since Zhuge Weiming was in power, and this sudden attack on our country will definitely not be so simple. Cher, we must be prepared for both. ”
"Yes."
Duanmu Xue's father is the elder brother of the grandfather of the current little emperor of the Xuanwu Kingdom, when the Xuanwu Kingdom was located in the west, the land was barren, and the people of the Xuanwu Kingdom lived in poverty, and the emperor of the Xuanwu Kingdom at that time, Xiahou Yao, took the initiative to ask for peace with the Vermilion Bird Kingdom. And the empress of the Vermilion Bird Country at that time, that is, Duanmu Xue's mother Duanmu Yao, had just succeeded to the throne and agreed to make peace. There is only one requirement, it must be the eldest son Xiahou Zheng. Although Xiahou Yao also likes this eldest son, for the sake of the stability of the country, he still sent Xiahou Zheng to the Vermilion Bird Country and his relatives, and the harmony between the two countries has indeed made there be no war between the two countries for decades.
Xiahou Zheng's life when he married to the Vermilion Bird Country was not easy, after all, he grew up in the country of men, and his status was noble. Xiahou Zheng has always been reluctant to take the initiative to cater to Duanmu Yao, at first Duanmu Yao was still interested in this foreign prince, but after a long time, he was tired of Xiahou Zheng's always looking high, and slowly became indifferent to him. It wasn't until Duanmu Xue was born that Xiahou Zheng's life was better.
After Xiahou Zheng left, his mother washed her face with tears all day long. Perhaps because he felt ashamed of the queen, Xiahou Yao left an edict after his death, which was passed on to his second son, Xiahou Rong. Xiahou Rong was succeeded by his eldest son Xiahou Shen, who was Duanmu Xue's cousin. (According to the people of Xuanwu Country, the two are cousins and brothers, but according to the people of Suzaku Country, the two are cousins.) Xiahou Shen died young, and his only son, Xiahou Chen, succeeded him at the age of three. Xiahou Chen's queen mother, Zhuge Lan, named her younger brother Zhuge Weiming as the regent to assist the new emperor. Today's Xiahou Chen is only eight years old, and he is still a child at all, and all of them have fallen into the hands of the regent Zhuge Weiming in the past five years.
"Fengyi."
"The subordinates are here." There was suddenly a woman in black in front of Duanmu Xue.
"Take the widow's phoenix seal to the east and let Peng Xin return to Kyoto with 100,000 troops, there must be no mistake." Duanmu Xue took out a golden phoenix-shaped seal and handed it to Feng Yi.
"Yes." Feng Yi took the phoenix seal and disappeared into the Tongxin Hall.