The queen's living room is simple and solemn, with huge pillars that are all pure black, giving it a unique solemnity.
Yue Zhao was wearing a light blue kimono, looking pretty and charming. She knelt in front of Lu Ming, poured tea for him personally, and said softly, "Your Highness will set the date."
After her mother Qianqiu Temple talked to her, she agreed and made an appointment with Lu Ming to discuss the wedding date.
Lu Ming hesitated for a moment, "New Year's Day is coming soon, let's do it after the New Year. Pick an auspicious date. If you think it's not grand enough, February or March will also be fine."
Yue Zhao nodded gently: "Your Highness is in charge of everything. Given the current situation, it would be better to do it earlier, in January." Her beautiful eyes glanced at Lu Ming: "Today, Your Highness and I are engaged, right?"
Lu Ming was slightly startled. "Let's put the engagement in the newspaper tomorrow. Do we also need to prepare some ceremonies?"
Yuezhao whispered, "Whether it's an engagement or a wedding, the ceremony of our clan has never been open to the public. Your Highness is busy with state affairs, so let's skip these trivial matters."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "You marry me, so let's follow the Zhongzhou tradition. Besides, getting married is a major event in life, so there must be a sense of ceremony."
Yue Zhao nodded: "Your Highness, it's up to you to decide, but from now on, can I call you my husband?"
Lu Ming coughed and said, "As you wish." This little girl was not shy at all when talking about marriage or the name, and she spoke naturally, just like she was discussing a treaty. Moreover, now that I call myself husband, it is to confirm that I am marrying your Highness the Prince and not someone else. After calling you husband, I think that with your status, you will not use a substitute to perfunctorily deal with me.
"My dear husband, please have some tea." Yue Zhao poured tea for Lu Ming with her slender white hands, and immediately confirmed their relationship as husband and wife.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Okay." He picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly.
Granny Long's voice came from outside: "Master, I have found out something. Shall I go with Xiao Guo and Xiao Guo right away?"
"No, wait for me to tell you." Lu Ming turned to look at Yue Zhao: "The engagement will be published in the newspaper tomorrow, but I have some things to deal with. If the ceremony cannot be held tomorrow, we can do it later."
"Yes." Yue Zhao nodded slightly. Seeing Lu Ming standing up, she leaned forward and put her forehead behind her hands, "May everything go well for my husband!"
Lu Ming coughed lightly. This seemed to be even more strict than the rules in his own family. Moreover, Yuezhao had completely put aside her status as the queen and acted like the most traditional Japanese couple, with the wife in an extremely low position. Otherwise, as the regent, he should greet the queen and take his leave.
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The area around the All Saints Palace is full of traditional Japanese houses, which are separated from the All Saints Palace by a deep moat.
At this time, at the gate of a residential courtyard, stood a hunchbacked old man wearing a black kimono, so thin that he seemed like he could be blown away by a gust of wind.
He quietly watched Lu Ming and his companions slowly approaching in the alley.
Lu Ming, Granny Tuolong, Da Guo, Xiao Guo and Jinguji Bingji, but Lu Ming was the last one to walk.
The information that Grandma Tuolong extracted from Jintian's daughter was naturally not the traditional interrogation. It was estimated that Jintian must know that something had happened to her daughter, and he might risk everything to enter the All Saints Palace, or he might escape, but he did not choose either of these two options, but waited.
The old man looked at Lu Ming and nodded slightly. "Recently, I observed the stars and saw that the giant dragon in the East was very lucky. I wanted to change my fate, but I only had a chance in my Wanshi Divine Clan. But it seems that you, the Crown Prince Jushuo, got the order at the right time. Jintian also hopes that you, the Crown Prince, can finally devour the Western stars. This is also the glory of my East. However, I see that the Western stars are hanging high in the sky, and there is a tendency for them to wake up. The Crown Prince also needs to be careful."
Lu Ming frowned. Since Prince Ju Shuo had mentioned this, only Bizhu and Liuli had mentioned it.
The old man smiled slightly, "Your Highness, don't worry. My lineage has a deep connection with the Tianshan Sect. My ancestors just took a shortcut. So I know some of the legends of thousands of years. Now it seems that I guessed it right." He looked at Granny Long and the others, "With the protection of the prince, I am no match for you, so I won't bother you anymore."
Lu Ming came with Granny Long and the others because with Granny Long, the Big and Small Guo, and now even Jinguji Hyoji, their potential can be maximized.
At this moment, Lu Ming had a vague illusion. Above the head of the Camel Dragon Granny, there was a bright red light, and a ferocious giant dragon was faintly floating; above the heads of the big and small fruits, there was a cute pink light, two images like Sailor Moon, which made Lu Ming feel helpless for a moment; above the Jinguji Hyoji Sanka, there were huge red flowers blooming in layers like the tattoo on her snow-white shoulder, with green leaves dotted beside them.
The illusion was fleeting.
Over there, the old man looked at Lu Ming again: "Your Highness, I only hope that you can preserve a trace of your bloodline for me, can you?"
Lu Ming looked at him quietly, then turned to Jinguji Hyoki and said, "You decide." Jinguji Hyoki had a blood feud with the Kaneda family that resulted in the extermination of the entire family.
The old man was slightly startled, and looked at Jinguji Hyoki carefully, "Oh, what you learned is from the Yoshiseiin family."
Jinguji Bingji looked at him coldly: "My name is Jinguji now."
The old man smiled and said, "With your current ability, you can open a monastery. It seems that you have gained a lot of benefits from the protection of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Jinguyuan is more prosperous than Jixingyuan." He said, "Did you really think that I couldn't find the fish that was caught in Jixingyuan? In fact, for your clan, it is also fate. Either you are reborn in blood, or you guard the good things and fail to get them. What is the point of existing in the world?"
Jinguji Heiji said coldly: "I don't want to listen to your twisted theories, but I will not kill the children of your Kaneda family. It's just your own mean mind. How can you guess the Crown Prince's intentions?"
The old man's smile faltered, and he finally sighed deeply, "Yes, I am a villain in vain. I should have died a hundred years ago. I have used my residual magic to linger until now. I finally got to see Prince Jushuo and was finally freed..."
He looked up at the sky and murmured, "I hope that I, Jin Tianyuan, can also be reborn in Nirvana..."
Suddenly, he fell to the ground in a strange posture as if he had broken a bone.
Granny Long walked over and picked up her kimono, only to see a skeleton inside.
Without Granny Long telling him, Lu Ming could feel that a powerful vitality had been annihilated in front of him. The Jin Tianyuan of this generation had indeed passed away.
"Give him a proper burial when we get back!" Lu Ming instructed Granny Long. He turned around and wanted to leave, but Jinguji Heiji had already knelt in front of him, her charming face full of tears, and she kowtowed heavily.
Lu Ming quickly took her hand and said, "You're welcome. Besides, we didn't destroy Jintian for you."
His movements were natural. He had been raped by her several times and had been seen naked by her. He felt that if she didn't become his woman, he would feel a bit like being cheated.
Jinguji Heiji's pretty face blushed slightly, and she lowered her head and stood beside Lu Ming.
Lu Ming thought for a while and said, "From now on you can live in the Wansheng Palace and protect Yuezhao." In this way, he would not have to use Qing'e before the marriage. Besides, Jinguji Bingji is from Japan. Even if Yuezhao wants to do something to rebel against him, he will first win over Jinguji. If it is Qing'e, she will probably harm him directly.
Jinguji Heiji said softly, "Yes."