Chapter Twenty-Three: A Love Story

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The cold night wind, with a hint of chill, blew on the face of the flowing clouds, making him feel that he was really going to get drunk.

Taking a deep breath, his depressed mood lightened a little, and Liuyun couldn't help but think about the questions about the war in the hall.

"Nalan is right, the clouds of war are about to envelop this continent. Empire, can you still win this war?" Liuyun thought of his father and eldest brother, and his heart was more worried.

As the pillars of the empire, the Cade family must play an important role in this war. This also means that Liuyun's relatives in this world will definitely be involved in the war and face an uncertain fate.

"What should I do?" Lying on a garden bench and looking at the dark night sky, Liuyun's heart was very confused.

"Yun, you are the best soldier, can these things stump you?" In the haze, Liuyun heard Yue'er's voice ring in his heart.

Facing Liuyun's gaze, Naya felt panicked for the first time. Liuyun's words pierced her heart deeply.

She has always been proud of being an imperial princess, and that innate superiority has made her forget too many things. His words also touched the kindness in her heart, and even made her feel ashamed. It turned out that the elegant life of the aristocracy was nothing more than a fig leaf over the faces of the nobles, covering the painful life of the lower classes.

This unexpected change can't help but make her mind numb and have mixed feelings. Many people in the hall, although they did not agree with Liuyun's words, were powerless to refute them for a while. The atmosphere in the hall was extremely heavy, just like the mood of everyone.

"The topic just now is too heavy, and it doesn't seem to be suitable for tonight's banquet. Let's talk about something light-hearted, or show off your talents. ”

Naya saw that the atmosphere in the hall was heavy, so she said with a smile. After listening to Liuyun's words, she was in no mood to continue the discussion.

After that, the talented and beautiful people in the hall began to play freely. The topics of wind and snow came out one by one. Performances of poetry, musical instruments, calligraphy, etc., were also taken out. Anyway, he used all his strength to show off his talent in front of everyone, intentionally or unintentionally.

Watching everyone's performance, Princess Naya sighed secretly: "These people are really like clowns on the stage. On the contrary, it was he who dared to tell a few words of truth. As a nobleman, he doesn't want to fight for the nobleman, his thoughts are novel and bold!"

Ah Lei and Thunder sat bored, waiting for their runaway brother to return.

"Second brother is really, he won't call me if he runs away, he will suffocate people here. The dignified Third Young Master of the Kaide Family is actually going to be suffocated here, oh my God!" Thunderbolt spends most of his time on martial arts, and he has no interest in the performance that is going on on the field right now.

"Wait a minute, we'll fix him together, hum!" Ah Lei also said hatefully, although she was very satisfied with the second brother's performance today, she still couldn't let go of the second brother's behavior of leaving her alone and running away.

"Sister Alei, why don't you sit and don't speak?" When there was a brief silence in the field, the princess suddenly spoke. "People say, close to Zhu Zhechi, I don't know what kind of person he, the closest sister to him, will be?"

"The little sister is only a shallow learner and doesn't dare to be ugly. Standing up and saluting the princess, Ah Lei said lightly.

"That's not going to work. "The princess clearly had no intention of letting her go. If you run away, I'll look for your sister, the princess's heart. "Do you want to see the demeanor of the genius magical girl in the imperial capital?" said Naya as she turned her head to the audience.

Ah Lei's popularity among the young aristocrats was extremely high, and everyone couldn't help but applaud loudly when they heard it.

After looking down and thinking for a while, Ah Lei said, "Then, I'll tell you a story about love." ”

Princess Naya is a wolf, and everyone is also a line. "It's really his sister, and it's so different. Naya said to herself.

Although the empire is open, it is too surprising for a teenage girl to tell a love story. So, everyone waited quietly to see what kind of story the little girl could bring.

"A long, long time ago, there was a piece of spiritual jade by God's side, and during the time he accompanied God, he cultivated into a teenager and became a boy by God's side. Outside the palace where the god lived, there was a small river, and a fairy grass grew by the river. The boy would go to the river every day, water the fairy grass, talk to her, and share his joys and sorrows with her. When the storm comes, he will also guard her by the river until the storm passes.

After many years passed, the fairy grass also cultivated into a human being, incarnated into a beautiful girl. Xiancao said to the surprised boy: "I have today, and it is your credit for years of watering and careful protection. If there is an afterlife, I am willing to be by your side for a long time and thank you for your kindness with a lifetime of tears. Xiancao knew that the servants around God could not be married. So, Jade and Xiancao made an agreement for the afterlife. Because one of the two is jade and the other is fairy grass, and they made it in their previous lives, later generations called this agreement 'Mushi Qianmeng'.

When God learned of this, he called them to him. He said to them, 'Since you have a promise for an afterlife, then reincarnate and go to earth to fulfill it.' But after reincarnation, you will lose everything you have now, are you willing?' God forgot, after reincarnation, these two people will no longer have the memory of their previous lives, and will forget each other from now on, and that love will eventually become the moon in the mirror and the flower in the water.

Without any hesitation, Immortal Grass and Jade chose to be reincarnated into the human world. Jade was born into a noble family, while Xiancao was born in a declining aristocratic family. The strange thing is that the Xiancao family and the Jade family are actually relatives, and the Xiancao was fostered in the Jade family due to changes in the family when she was very young. When they grew up, Jade and Xiancao fell in love, but they had no memories of their previous lives, and they could no longer remember the previous agreement.

Instead of favoring the poor couple, fate played a cruel joke on them. Jade's family set a family affair for him, and he was the daughter of another wealthy aristocratic family, this marriage, which was called Jinyu's good fate by Jade's family, and the weak Jade had no way to resist the family's arrangement. The desperate fairy grass washed her face with tears every day, and on the day when Jade was about to marry that girl, her tears dried up and she vomited blood and died. Before she died, she suddenly remembered everything in her previous life, and sighed sadly: "You only envy the golden and jade good fate, how can you not pity our Mushi Qianmeng!"

The jade that came in a hurry, holding her lover's cold body, also remembered all kinds of things in her previous life. After tearfully burying the fairy grass, he gave up his golden and jade relationship and left home to start a life of solitary asceticism. He swore to God that he would exchange his penance for a lifetime of penance in the next life and never miss her again.

God was touched by his sincerity, so he came to him and said, 'Silly boy, can't you give up after two lifetimes?' Take this three-life stone and engrave your and her names on it, and you will remember each other when you meet in the next life, and you will not miss it again.' Jade used a knife to carve his name and the name of the fairy grass on the Sansheng stone, and then stabbed himself in the chest and followed the fairy grass.

In order to commemorate them, later generations erected a large stone named 'Sansheng Stone' in the place where the jade died, and this Sansheng Stone later became a holy place for young couples to pay homage, and they would engrave each other's names on it, so that they would not be separated from each other. ”

That's the end of Arlei's story. She also seemed to be touched by the story, with tears in her eyes.

The people in the hall were immersed in the story, and Arei's story touched their souls. The pursuit of fame and fortune and the struggle for power have long made them forget:

It turns out that there are still such beautiful feelings in the world, and it turns out that true love is so beautiful. Everyone has such a thought in their hearts, even the princess is no exception: if I can meet such a person and such a relationship, this life is enough.

"This story was told to me by my second brother. ”

Ah Lei's words echoed softly in the hall, but they rang in the princess's ears like a thunderbolt.

"Don't you look down on my second brother, I'll give you a boring stick again. The little girl thought triumphantly.

The word stuffy stick, she also learned from Liuyun. When Liuyun learned that she was going to participate in the Imperial Demon Martial Arts Tournament to be held after the New Year, he told her that she had learned the skills of melee combat, and that she should pay attention to secrecy so that she could knock her opponent's sticks on the field.

Ah Lei curiously asked what a stuffy stick was, and Liuyun explained that it was "to keep silent and give the other party a hard stick on the head at the right time". That's it, a good girl, was taken badly.

"The capital is a good fate, I only think of the wood and stone alliance. Naya softly repeated the words from Arei's story. "Jin Yu Liangyuan, Mu Shi Qianyuan, Jin Yu Liangyuan, Mu Shi Qianmeng, is this the case?"

Thinking about it, Naya was stupid for a while.

At the same time, another banquet was going on in the palace.

"Brother Huang, little brother toasts you, I wish that in the new year, the royal brother will be in good health, the empire will be smooth, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment. Joseph stood up and raised his glass to the Emperor.

Joseph, who was about fifty years old, was the only younger brother of His Majesty Emperor George IX, and was made Prince after George succeeded to the throne. This prince is said to be extremely skilled in martial arts, and has led troops to fight for a long time, and his status in the army is only matched by Yan Tian. At this time, the second and fourth legions of the empire were in his hands.

Although Yan Tian was also quite worried about taking charge of the two armies alone, and faintly mentioned it to the emperor, the emperor seemed to have great trust in him and did not make adjustments. Fortunately, Joseph was a self-loving man and extremely loyal to His Majesty George IX, and fought bravely in many wars, making many achievements for the Empire.

"Brother Huang, I hope so, too. But the situation in the empire does not seem to be optimistic. George IX raised his glass and touched Joseph lightly, and said worriedly.

"Brother Huang, you are right, although I have lived a peaceful life for a few years, I also know very well in my heart that the pace of war is near. ”

Joseph knew that George was already preparing for the coming war, so he spoke.

"But the royal brother doesn't have to worry, if the fight starts, the little brother's bones can still withstand a few years of tossing. Joseph said with a smile.

George's gaze fell on Joseph's. For this brother, George is very satisfied. After succeeding to the throne, George did not suppress and suspect this younger brother, but trusted him and vigorously cultivated him, while avoiding the tragedy of cannibalism, he also cultivated a general who can fight well for the empire.

"Joseph, you've worked hard all these years. Brother Huang also toasts you. George said to Joseph with emotion.

"Brother Huang, what I did was only what I did, and it was also what you should do as your younger brother. Joseph also raised his glass.

"Your Majesty, on this good day, the minister has a special special gift. Yan Tian's bold voice sounded in the hall, speaking and attracting everyone's attention.

"Oh, you old fellow, get something good. George IX laughed and quipped.

A chamberlain walked up to George IX with a silver plate in his hand. When the emperor opened it, his eyes were captivated.

"The painting on the box is a masterpiece of the time. Not to mention, there is a lot of wine in the house! Let's take a look. George waved his body, and the waiter held the plate for everyone to enjoy.

After everyone finished reading, George IX smiled and said, "What a good thing you gave you on a hot day." But how can we share this bottle?"

"There are still three bottles of this wine, but there are only three bottles. Yan Tian smiled bitterly, and ordered someone to fetch the remaining three bottles of wine, and the waiter poured them for the people in the hall.

After drinking, when everyone was still savoring, a lean old man left his seat and walked to Yan Tian's side.

"Old lion, you must still have this wine in your possession, right?" Daven said in Yan Tian's ear.

"Old monkey, I'm really gone. If Your Majesty is happy, you will be indispensable to drink this wine in the future. Yan Tian said helplessly. Davon is the Minister of Finance of the Empire, shrewd and skilled, and incorruptible, holding the economic lifeblood of the empire without taking a penny, but he likes to get oil from his colleagues. In his words: "I can't fish for the oil of the empire, and if I don't get some from everyone, I will starve to death." ”

"Huh? Don't lie to me. Davenmi smiled.

"What have I done to you? If you can't drink in the future, come to me. "Yan Tiandao.

"Your Majesty, this wine is beautifully packaged, and at first glance it makes people's blood boil, and when you taste it again, it makes people feel angry. The name of the wine is General Tears, with a sense of battlefield pride. If the production of this wine is sufficient, it can be purchased and used as the emperor's first medium wine. Prime Minister Slode pondered for a moment and spoke.

"The prime minister is the same as I thought. I don't know what Yan Tian Aiqing thinks?" asked George IX with a smile to Yan Tian.

"I think it's good too!" Yan Tian also laughed loudly.

"Then let Davin handle this matter. George IX said.

"Old monkey, do you have some wine to drink now?" Yan Tian smiled at Dawen.

"I never take advantage of the Empire, and I have to ask you for this wine. Davenmi smiled.

When Liuyun woke up, he found that he had an extra blanket on his body.

"I'm dreaming again. Liuyun rubbed his face vigorously to sober himself up.

Just as he was taking a nap just now, Liuyun dreamed of his moon again. He could even clearly see her walking towards him. Liuyun, who was immersed in excitement, with tears in his eyes, hugged her in his arms, and the feeling of nephrite warm fragrance made him prefer to never wake up in a dream. In the dream, he whispered in her ear about his thoughts and worries about her, and his loneliness and pain in this world. She just leaned on him, listened to him quietly, and then told him softly that she hoped he would be strong and go on bravely.

"yes, I've got to be stronger. Come to think of it, after I left, she was also strong and alive. Liuyun walked towards the hall, but when he reached the door, he saw that everyone had already walked out. Handing the blanket to the maid, Liuyun searched the crowd for his younger sibling and another person.

One on the left and one on the right, two people grabbed Liuyun's arm.

"Second brother, how can you leave us alone?" Ah Lei Buyi's voice sounded in his ears.

"Yes, after the second brother finished the limelight, he ran away by himself, and we almost suffocated inside. Thunder also spoke.

"Oh, the second brother drank too much and ran out to sober up first. If you stay inside, you don't know what crazy things you're going to say. Liuyun grabbed his head, remembering what he had said in the hall, and even he felt a little crazy.

"Narodor, please stay. Liuyun shook off the hands of the two and suddenly shouted loudly at a figure.

Narondo paused and looked strangely at where the sound had come from.

Liuyun stepped forward and whispered a few words in Nalendo's ear, and then Narondo looked at him with a half-believing look, nodded slightly, and then turned away.

When they left the palace, Iverson and Walker had been waiting outside the door for a long time. Although it was getting late, Liuyun and his party decided to walk around the streets for a while to see the beautiful scenery of Chinese New Year's Eve in the imperial capital.

"Second brother, why do you have a fragrance on your body?" Ah Lei leaned on Liuyun's body, sniffed hard, and asked softly. When she left the hall, she vaguely smelled the faint fragrance of Liuyun's body, and now it was finally confirmed.

"Oh, really?" Liuyun raised his sleeve and sniffed, "Oh, indeed." ”

"Second brother, I want you to leave the hall, which lady did you go to have a tryst with?" said with a grin, looking like a small ghost.

Liuyun thought for a moment, "I was resting on a garden chair, and when I woke up, I was covered with a blanket. scent, probably on the blanket. ”

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