Chapter 9: Soaring (Part I)
Recently, the people of Yaojing have been talking a lot, that is, the Southern Courtyard has announced to the outside world: Xiao Suchen, the young master who has not appeared for a long time, will personally perform the handover ceremony three days later, and will officially become the overlord of the new generation of the Southern Courtyard.
In order to stabilize the country, Lingbei advocated the rule of customs, and created a bicameral political system - the Southern Court and the Northern Court. The king of the two houses has a prominent status, a noble status, an independent fief, can form an army on his own, and the official is knighted, which can be said to be under one person, above ten thousand people, and the status is second only to the son of heaven.
Seven years ago, Xiao Shi, the king of the Southern Courtyard, died suddenly, and the whole country mourned. His only son, Xiao Suran, was only eleven years old at the time, and Xiao Jun, the king of Jingshan, tried to usurp the throne and replace him on the grounds that he was young and embarrassed. Unexpectedly, Xiao Suran was on top of the Golden Palace, with his erudition and eloquence, he not only easily turned the tide, but also achieved his reputation as a young genius, and was rumored to be a good story on the streets and alleys for a while.
However, just when everyone logically thought that Xiao Suchen was going to succeed to the throne, he unexpectedly announced that he was going to follow the Xuanyou Taoist to learn art, and entrusted the old and young of the mansion to the care of Han Wei of the old department, and since then he has not been heard from and disappeared.
Since the national affairs of Lingbei were shared by the two courts, the emperor took the term of seven years as the term, and ordered the two courts to carry out the ceremony every seven years. The so-called Talisman Ceremony is a ritual for power conversion through the exchange of two tiger talismans symbolizing military power and tribe respectively between the two courts.
This move can be described as the best of both worlds for the emperor: first, the exchange of functions can prevent the entrenchment of a certain force and threaten the throne. Second, it can also take advantage of this move to play the role of mutual supervision and mutual containment between the two courts. Therefore, the ceremony has become a manifestation of the loyalty of the two chambers to the royal family. Once the deadline is overdue, it will be regarded as ill-intentioned and will be punished as a crime of treason! This is also the reason why Xiao Suchen did not hesitate to endure humiliation and bear the burden, and he wanted to find the tiger talisman incognito. Fortunately, thanks to the favor of the sky, he hurried home with the tiger talisman before the handing over talisman ceremony, otherwise the consequences would not be imaginable!
It was Xiao Suchen's return that made the masters who knew the inside story secretly rejoice in picking up a life, and they were all overjoyed. The people above are in a happy mood and make a lot of profits, so for a while, the south courtyard is like a spring day in March, and there is a bright atmosphere everywhere.
But today's atmosphere in the South Courtyard is a little weird, and the usually inaccessible Yiyuan is actually full of people at the moment, the reason is that there is a strange holy decree in the palace - let 'Ling Biluo' quickly see the palace saint by name!
This will suddenly made Xiao Suchen and Uncle Yan shocked. Yu Li, An Youran has been living in a simple house since he entered the palace, and rarely shows his head, and the emperor should not notice that there is such a number one person in the Southern Courtyard. In the situation, even if the emperor occasionally learned that 'Biluo' was now living in the South Courtyard, but thinking that her identity was only the orphan of a deputy general, how could she attract a special meeting with the king of a country who condescended to be noble?
I really can't figure it out, but I have no choice but to have the holy decree, and I can't resist the decree and disobey it, so I can only change and respond to all changes. In order to prevent accidents, Xiao Suchen resolutely decided to go with An Youran, one was afraid that her fake Biluo would be exposed, and the other was that An Youran had just arrived and didn't know anything about Lingbei's customs and etiquette taboos, and he was good at maneuvering around it.
An Youran was obedient this time, and did not have any objections. Growing up so big, for the first time, I want to meet the top leader of the country, saying that she is not panicking, that is definitely to deceive the people, sorry for the party! Since hearing the news, An Youran's heartbeat has been beating at a high speed of one hundred and fifty beats per minute. Deprived her of oxygen to her brain and unable to think normally.
It wasn't until Su Chen urged her to gather a little bit of her three souls and seven spirits in the Nine Heavens, and she was about to go out when she took a step, but was grabbed by Han Erqi on the side, "What do you want to do?" Where is this going? ”
"Where are you going?" An Youran replied with a somewhat sloppy gaze, "Didn't you go to the palace to face the saint?" You can't let the emperor wait, right? ”
"You're going to go like this!?" Han Erqi couldn't help but exclaim, "Although you look rough, at least you should be dressed neatly, right!?" ”
"How?" An leisurely looked at himself a little strangely, blue robe, hair in a high bundle, no oil stains, no holes, although it is not outstandingly dressed, but no matter how you look at it, it is also a standard dress. "I just changed this morning, it's good! What's the problem? ”
"Big problem!" Han Erqi pointed at her nose emotionally and shouted, "Ling Biluo! Are you missing a root in your head!? Are you male or female! A girl's family wears men's clothes and enters the palace to face the saint, you are not afraid of angering the saint, our southern courtyard doesn't want to be implicated by you! ”
Fortunately, his count made An Youran's mind sober up a lot, frowning and listening to Han Erqi's accusations and complaints, she sneered unhappily: "Young Master Han, you don't train soldiers in the army, why did you come to my courtyard to join in the fun?!" What I want to wear, how I want to face the saint, it's all my business! What does it have to do with you? ”
"I ......" was questioned by An Youran, Han Erqi was speechless for a while, and he couldn't answer with a red face.
How does this make him answer? As soon as he learned that An Youran had been announced to the palace, he began to feel apprehensive and restless. I am afraid that she will be punished if she accidentally gets into trouble in the palace, and I am worried that she will be framed for her straightforward personality...... With mixed feelings, the ghost sent the gods to run to this courtyard uninvited.
It was also out of kindness, and it was okay to say it. It's a pity that Han Erqi is arrogant and has always been at odds with An Youran, so how can he tell the truth? It was An Han and the two of them who stared at each other angrily!
Fortunately, Uncle Yu came forward in time to avoid the danger of cross-eyed fighting caused by excessive use of eyes, "Biluo, although Erqi's words are not listening, they are reasonable!" If you really want to wear this to the palace, even if the emperor doesn't blame you, how much will you lose face in our southern courtyard? ”
"Uncle ......" An Youran gritted her teeth in anger, eager to stare Uncle Yan out of a hole, "Are you always persuading you, or are you helping others to bully me?!" The two of you are completely people who judge people by their appearance! ”
She pointed at Xiao Suchen with her hand indignantly, "You learn from Suchen!" He has never said a word because of my appearance and clothing, how can I be a person in the same house, but my character is so different, shouldn't you be ashamed of your superficiality! ”
Before Uncle Yu and Han Erqi could fight back, Xiao Suchen had already spoken first, "Indeed! Although Biluo's appearance is not outstanding, and her dressing style is also in her own style, you can't hit her like this! ”
Facing An Youran's tearful eyes, Xiao Suchen looked generous and righteous, "So even if I am blamed by the emperor, ridiculed by the North Courtyard, and ridiculed by my colleagues, I will bear it alone!" Biluo, you just have to be yourself......"
"No way!" Before he could finish speaking, An Youran was already emotionally excited, "As a friend, how can I trap you in such an embarrassing situation?" I'm going to take a shower and change my clothes, and get dressed! Don't worry, I won't let you lose face in front of everyone! ”
"Good! Sure enough, there is righteousness! Xiao Suchen patted An Youran's shoulder appreciatively, turned to the entourage outside the door and ordered, "Go and let the housekeeper send a few dressers with quick hands and feet to come to Yiyuan quickly, and by the way, choose some decent clothes and jewelry to bring with them!" ”
Seeing the blazing fire burning in An Youran's eyes, Uncle Yu and Han Erqi looked at Xiao Suchen with admiration, and at the same time raised a big finger behind his back and secretly praised, "The master is the master, and a mouth can kill people invisibly!" ”