In the warm spring of March, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the wind is gentle.
A dozen horses galloped on the official road.
Immediately everyone was wearing a black high-top wide-brimmed hat.
At the front of the team is a tall and straight man in a black robe with a silver mask under the hood. Through the thin silk dangling from the eaves, you can see a pair of black and black eyes that seem to be thick with black clouds at this time, which cannot be opened. The haze, and the lips pursed, all gave the illusion of being cold and handsome.
The fire spirit beside him was reporting the secret reports of the past few days, and his eyes became more gloomy every time he finished speaking.
"My lord, in the past few days, the capital has been eagerly discussing the marriage contract between you and the Chu family. I am afraid that the marriage has already spread throughout Xixuan."
"The Empress was very angry, and sent three secret orders in a row for you to quickly enter the palace for an audience."
"And recently, His Majesty seems to be in a very happy mood, and has rewarded many precious treasures of our palace."
"The Emperor Taishang left the capital yesterday. Once again, his whereabouts are unknown, and Shui Ling can't find him."
There is no doubt that this somber and dripping masked man is the cold-faced Prince Yan Luoying in Chu Qingyan's mouth, Xiao Xu, the eldest son of His Majesty and Empress Liang.
Xiao Xu smiled coldly, "It seems that this time the class teacher returns to the court, there are really many surprises waiting for this king!"
There was anger on Huo Ling's face, "My lord, we should have returned to the court a few days ago, but your Majesty suddenly ordered us to suppress the bandits, so that you missed the best time to seek mercy from the Emperor Taishang, Now that the whole Xixuan knows that you are going to marry the daughter of the poor Chu family, those people in the palace must be watching your jokes!"
How could Xiao Xu not be clear about this? It was because he was so clear that he was in such a bad mood.
The group has arrived in Kyoto.
Huo Ling looked at the cold-faced master and couldn't help asking, "My lord, do we want to go to the palace first, maybe you can ask for mercy to break the engagement."
Xiao Xu glanced at him and said, "Do you think this can be resolved by pleading?"
Huo Ling was stunned for a moment, and when he thought of His Majesty's attitude towards the master, his heart became cold. At this time, seeing the master dismounting and walking towards the Yingchun Courtyard, Huo Ling immediately asked, "Then master, you are not going to enter the palace. See the Empress?"
"No, first hide the whereabouts of this king's return, and don't let anyone know."
"Yes!" Huo Ling responded.
Entering the Yingchun Courtyard through the back door, unlike Yingyingyanyan in the front yard, the backyard was cold and silent, but as soon as Xiao Xu showed up, two men in black appeared at the entrance of the stairs, bowing and standing, each said, "Master, this subordinate I have already informed Master Shui Ling, she is waiting for you in the room at this time."
Xiao Xu nodded and went up the stairs, and Huo Ling and others quickly followed. This is one of their secret strongholds, very obscure and no one knows.
As soon as the door is opened, it is different from the powdery aroma of other rooms. This room is simple and elegant, with a faint hint of extravagance.
A red-clothed beauty stood in the center of the room with a light smile, her natural wink and soft bones made people feel heart-warming, but when the red-clothed beauty saw someone, the charming smile on her face was immediately removed, and the fox-like color had been removed. Instead of stern sternness, the frivolous smile turned into a respectful one. After standing up straight, the man bowed his head and knelt down, "Shui Ling, see the prince."
"Get up." Xiao Xu said in a low voice, he had already turned around and sat down in the main seat of the room.
Hearing the tone of his own prince was calm, but after being with him for many years, he knew that the expressionless icy mask of the master seemed to be a bit colder. The Huo Ling shrugged, and Shui Ling guessed that the prince's bad mood had nothing to do with the marriage of His Majesty the Chu family. She began to hesitate whether to tell him the information she just collected. She knew that the prince would definitely be because of this. And furious, because of the news just learned, it seems, not very optimistic.
But even if Shui Ling didn't say anything, Xiao Xu would ask.
"Shui Ling, what's the matter with this marriage?" Xiao Xu asked coldly. Just after taking back the lost ground, the class teacher returned to the court. He thought he could be quiet for a few days, but he didn't want to wait for him, but it turned out to be an inexplicable marriage contract. Rao was rarely easily angered, and he couldn't help but feel turbulent in his heart.
Listening to the plain words of their prince, Huo Ling and Shui Ling unconsciously trembled. , which means that the worse his mood is, no one dares to stand up as cannon fodder.
It was just that Shui Ling, who was unfortunately named, had to take a step forward, while Huo Ling, who was beside her, grinned at her, and grinned. Shui Ling rolled his eyes at him, and then quickly went through the news in his mind, and then reported it rigorously, "Go back to the prince, last month the Supreme Emperor appeared back to the palace and told His Majesty, you are almost twenty years old, It's time to start a family and start a business. If you don't marry a wife, no one will want it. Then, under His Majesty's inquiry, the Emperor Taishang said with his fingers that the Chu family had a clever and well-behaved woman who could be the first prince and concubine, so His Majesty decided on the same day. The imperial decree, one has been promulgated in the Chu family last month, and the other is waiting for your class teacher to return to the dynasty."
After speaking, Shui Ling subconsciously glanced at the prince in front of him, and it seemed that the silver mask on the prince's face was a bit colder.
no one wants? Fingers crossed? Xiao Xu twitched the corners of his mouth, did Grandpa Huang learn some messed up fortune-telling in the rivers and lakes again, it's usually better to pit those ignorant people, but this time he even pitted his own grandson!
Just hearing Shui Ling mentioned that Emperor Xixuan issued an imperial decree to the Chu family that day, his lips tightened.
"Chu family?" Xiao Xu whispered, if this Chu family hadn't given the marriage this time, I'm afraid he would have forgotten it.
The family that was once well-known in the Xixuan country fell in the war ten years ago.
"My lord—" Shui Ling didn't know whether to mention it or not, but as a conscientious subordinate, Shui Ling felt that it was very necessary for him to report the news he had just received to his lord.
"What's the matter?" Xiao Xu glanced at her.
"My lord, when the Chu family learned that His Majesty gave the marriage, not only did they not appreciate Dade, but they fainted on the spot before receiving Mrs. Chu." There was resentment in Shui Ling's tone. These people are too ignorant. Their status as princes Noble, in their hearts is a god-like existence, but they are so despised by people, the flames ignite in the water spirit eyes.
When Shui Ling mentioned this topic, Xiao Xu just frowned slightly. It wasn't that he didn't know his reputation in the capital. He was vicious, ugly and terrifying. There were also rumors about his wife, so he was not surprised by the attitude of the Chu family. In the entire capital, no, even in the entire Xixuan, I am afraid that no one would dare to marry his daughter to such a notorious man like him.
Seeing that the face of his lord did not change, and remembering the information he saw on the letter paper just now, Shui Ling felt even more worthless for his master, so he continued.
"The Chu family doesn't know what to do, it's just a matter of ignoring the girl who is already in the house, but to take the ninth young lady who appeared out of nowhere and under the age of twenty-six as the object of His Majesty's marriage, it's really deceiving!"
Xiao Xu frowned, his tone sank, "Less than twenty or six?"