Shen Fengming was right. Xia Yan was in a hurry to leave for half a day to go to this feast, and he didn't have much time to deal with Heizhu's affairs, so he went back to the forbidden city the next day, and handed over the trivial matters in the meeting to him to take care of.

He understood very well that even if Xia Yan was not disturbed by the affairs in the forbidden city, he had no intention of making the search for "Tengu" his first priority at this moment. Dongyue has arrived in a blink of an eye, and his mind is full of thoughts, probably thinking about how to go to Qinglong Valley next, take it seriously, be kind and talkative, be kind and courteous, and welcome the single thorn back to his side first.

But in this situation, there are still three things that happened inside and outside Lin'an City and the Forbidden City, even if Xia Yan only wanted to stab him, he had to let go of it.

The first thing is that King Yi gets married.

The surname "Cheng" is already very far away, but "Chengping" is the most auspicious in the ears of today's emperors, so King Yi even has a surname and is called "Zhao Chengping" at this time.

That's fine. At least when he was called by the elders with the two words "Chengping", he could still get some illusions when he was in Qinglong Valley in the past.

In-laws have always been a weapon to settle many relationships, and the royal family is no exception. The prince has been married to a few rooms, King Qing has been absent from the capital for a long time, King Gong had a farce last year, and these three have not mentioned remarrying for the time being.

In late October, news of his brother's unintentional murder reached his ears. He finally knew that the thorn had been out of the capital for a while. After that, he saw Xia Yan twice, but he didn't mention it once. He didn't ask, and Xia Yan didn't say anything, but he was unconsciously silent when they met, even if it wasn't intentional.

He didn't blame Xia Yan, it's just that he didn't know how to think of the unintentional and those past in his empty heart—thinking that at that time, the Xu family ancestral hall was forced to leave, and it was really—he couldn't even see the last side. He also became more and more silent in the house, and he didn't see any joy when he married a concubine. Probably every teenager will suddenly find out one day - those who think they can rely on are actually trapped in their own powerlessness, how can they have the spare strength to take responsibility for their lives?

He didn't care what others did to handle his marriage. I heard that there are two concubines who married this time, probably because the court forces behind the two daughters can't be offended - one is older than himself as a side concubine, and the other is younger than himself is a concubine, the portrait was sent, and he wasn't even interested in seeing how beautiful and ugly he looked like - he didn't care.

On the night of marriage, he walked directly to the case of Suzaku and Xia Yan and toasted to the two.

Jia Jia has been sent to the cave room, he has no intention of rushing the Spring Festival, and he doesn't care about the congratulations or coaxing of others, he just stubbornly wants to drink more of this cup with the two of them.

"How many glasses have you drunk today?" Xia Yan couldn't help but ask.

He still remembers that Cheng Ping said in the past that because of his health, Cheng Ping would drink no more or no less every day, and he would drink three glasses. He had always kept this matter in his heart - if it weren't for the two brothers and sisters who went to the valley to drink together that day, he wouldn't have had a sudden first encounter outside the tavern between himself and Thorn.

Cheng Ping looked up at him, and his eyes turned red for some reason. Fortunately, he immediately retired and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Lord Xia to remember." However, the body under it is much better than in previous years, and now it does not have to rely on the restraint of drinking, it's just that I really want to respect Lord Zhu and Lord Xia, so I came here on purpose. ”

Cheng Ping has always been accustomed to calling him "Junli Daochang", and Xia Yan replied to "Ping Gongzi", all of which were called in the old days, polite and not too rude, not too polite, and still felt close. But it would be too alienating to call "Lord Xia". Xia Yan smiled bitterly in his heart, and changed his name: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness." And he drank the wine from his cup. Cheng Ping didn't drink yet, and he didn't leave. "I have something I want to ask Master Zhu. ”

Suzaku has rarely left the palace to attend the meeting since he handed over the forbidden city affairs to Xia Yan for a while, and he may not go to the banquet in person when the prince or Prince Gong becomes a prince, but after all, he has some relationship with Cheng Ping, so he came with Xia Yan. When he heard this, he said, "What's the matter?"

"I heard that Lord Zhu once made a promise to the Tuoba Sect Master. Cheng Ping said, "Say yes...... You can arrange for me to meet with my relatives and friends of the Blue Dragon Sect. Is that true?"

Suzaku frowned slightly. "Who told you?" he had indeed promised Tuoba Gu to try to arrange it earlier, but the Blue Dragon Sect had not asked for it again, so he was happy to ignore it.

"Lord Xia should know. Cheng Ping smiled at Xia Yan, "At that time, my father, Cheng Zuo, made him, Master Toxia, brought me a letter from home, and the letter mentioned this matter. Lord Zhu made a promise, and this promise has been a few months - even when the assassin was in the capital, he didn't arrange for our brother and sister to meet, I only said that on the day she got married, we could always meet, but I didn't take it to heart, but at the moment, if I don't mention it, Lord Zhu is afraid that he will forget, right?"

Suzaku glared at Xia Yan. Regarding the matter of bringing a letter for Cheng Fangyue, Xia Yan did not tell him in detail. I had to say: "There is such a thing." If you had said earlier, you should have invited them to take advantage of your wedding, but now you missed it. "It's okay to say what you mean." ”

"When you get married, of course you should go back and have a look. Cheng Ping was concise and to the point.

Suzaku remained silent, "Having said that, I also said that this matter is not up to me, if you beg me, it is better to ask the emperor." ”

Cheng Ping smiled. "The emperor can't help my feet for a long time, only Lord Zhu is still wary of me from time to time - isn't my lord still worried that I will run away?"

I don't know if it's been too long, but the smile on his face is a little strange to Suzaku. I saw him raise his finger and point, "I have lived in this palace for more than half a year, and I got married today, and the two concubines are here--where else can I go? Lord Zhu knows better, the personal guards in my house are all led by Lord Zhang, the former secretary of the palace, where I am, where they are--I am a little bit of a way, don't say Lord Zhang, whoever comes can carry me away--it's just that I want to see the old people, even if I don't see the living, I can't go to see the dead!"

Xia Yan raised his eyes slightly. Suzaku didn't speak, and he didn't say anything. This is the first time Cheng Ping has mentioned an unintentional death to his face — even if he didn't mention an unintentional name.

"I know that Lord Zhu and Lord Xia are busy. Cheng Ping's complexion fell again, "I don't want to add more trouble to you, if I hadn't heard that Lord Xia was going to Qinglong Valley these days, I really didn't know how to speak." It's just right, take me with you on this trip-I won't disturb Lord Xia's business, just let your travel schedule and go back together, so Lord Zhu won't worry about me delaying my return, right?"

Suzaku twisted his eyebrows, and Cheng Ping had already raised his head and drank the wine in the cup. "That's it. He stood up and bowed deeply to Xia Yan again, "It's hard work." ”

On such an occasion, of course, Xia Yan didn't dare to slack off, and got up to salute him. When I turned around, I saw Suzaku's face.

is reasonable, Cheng Ping's request, the two of them have no way to refuse. In fact, since he was named the king of Yi, and he had a palace and a government army, the earlier ban was indeed no longer mentioned, just because the forbidden city had long acquiesced to the so-called government army under those Zhang Ting's subordinates, so they were also under Suzaku, and they were always protecting the king of Yi, and they were actually always in control of his whereabouts, so there was no need to worry about him having the idea of escaping again. Putting these aside, Suzaku should also understand that Cheng Ping was willing to come to this forbidden city to protect the Blue Dragon Sect, and of course he would not stupidly abandon his previous achievements after a year.

"What do you think?" Suzaku didn't move, nor did he look at Xia Yan, only waiting for him to sit back at the desk before he spoke in a deep voice.

"If it was Master who had promised him," Xia Yan said, "I will take him with me this time, and let him see his family, and it will be over." ”

"I haven't seen him in a few days. Suzaku frowned, "How long has he been like this?"

"What?" Xia Yan was puzzled.

"It's not the same as it used to be. Suzaku only said. "The words are stiff, not like the Ping'er I recognize. ”

"Nothing unintentional ......" Xia Yan said in a low voice, "It is impossible for him to have no waves in his heart." He is not a person who is good at disguise, and he must have suffered very much to bear alone in this forbidden city, but he can't talk to me about this matter, I'm afraid that only by seeing his relatives and friends in Qinglong Valley can he have a place to vent. "Master, don't worry, I'll take care of him on the way, how to go, and how to come back." ”

Suzaku glanced at him.

He was indeed worried about Cheng Ping.

But what he worries most about has never been Cheng Ping.

The second thing is that the leader of the East Water Alliance appeared in Lin'an.

This matter is also big news, but Xia Yan is in the forbidden city, and the news outside has been slow, and since Yiyi's health has improved, Shen Fengming has no excuse to send the decoction medicine in at every turn, and he didn't hear about it from Song Ran until the third day after this incident.

"That's it...... The leader of the Dongshui Alliance, who had been hiding his head and tail before, showed up in Lin'an?" he was a little surprised, and asked Song Ran in a confirmed manner.

Song Ran coughed a few times, signaling that he didn't have to be so excited. Even if Taixue has finished class and the students have left, it is better to keep your voice down.

Xia Yan suppressed his voice, and while packing up his paperwork, he asked him to elaborate.

Speaking of which, if it weren't for these documents, he might not have had the opportunity to learn about this - he was going to take all kinds of Wending to Qinglong Valley, he read it several times, and he was still a little apprehensive in the end, and today he specially went to Taixue to find Song Ran, and asked him to read it for himself again. Song Ran laughed at that time. "Shouldn't it, Prince Jun Li has always been well-read, knowledgeable, and well-versed in literature and ink, as for this?" he laughed at him.

"Are you married, you are still the 'leader of the three tests', aren't you stronger than me?" Xia Yan relied on him very much here, and Song Ran couldn't refute it. He seemed to be in a very good mood when he spoke, as if the day was getting closer and closer to leaving for Qinglong Valley, and he couldn't hold back the spring breeze on his face. But since it is a major event in the martial arts of the capital, and the Dongshui Alliance is somewhat related to Xiajiazhuang, it seems inappropriate not to mention it.