There are five clouds engraved on the front of the badge.
Under the clouds, four large characters were written in the traditional Chinese script of the Great Yan Dynasty: Personally taught by the sect leader.
On the back of the badge, there are many strange patterns engraved.
I don’t know what kind of wood the waist badge is made of, but it’s hard and light, and it exudes a faint fragrance.
Holding it in the palm of my hand, I felt as if a strange energy was flowing.
Bai Ruoshui frowned, looked at the badge in his hand solemnly, and was speechless for a long time.
The hall was silent.
Another moment passed.
Nangong Xueyi finally couldn't help but ask, "Mother, is it true?"
Bai Ruoshui finally came back to his senses and looked at the young man in front of him in disbelief. He looked at him again and nodded, "It's true. It is indeed the waist badge of Lingxiao Sect."
As he spoke, he handed over the badge, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face. He said, "Fei Yang, I agree to this marriage. However, you still have to convince my prince. After all, you want to take away his precious daughter who he has doted on for more than ten years."
Luo Qingzhou took the badge, bowed his head and said respectfully: "Thank you, Princess."
Bai Ruoshui glanced at her daughter, gave her an appreciative look, then returned to her chair and sat down without interrupting. She had a smile on her face and seemed to be in a good mood.
Nangong Meijiao heaved a sigh of relief, looked to the other side, and said, "Dad, I don't ask you to agree to let me be with Chu Feiyang for the time being. I just hope that Dad can keep him in the mansion for one night, and then help me make up a lie tomorrow, okay?"
Nangong Yufeng did not answer immediately. She was silent for a moment with a dignified look. Then she looked at the young man beside her and said, "Given his status as Lingxiao Sect's direct disciple, why did you help him deceive the Jinyiwei? The Jinyiwei acted arrogantly in front of the officials, but they dared not act arrogantly in front of the five major sects. Even if he did not want to expose his status as Lingxiao Sect's direct disciple, the Jinyiwei would not dare to touch any direct disciple without solid evidence."
Nangong Meijiao paused and said softly, "I just didn't want the Jinyiwei to bother him. When the Jinyiwei asked, I just lied to them. Who knew Luo Changtian would not give up and would come to ask you tomorrow, so I brought Chu Feiyang back to ask Dad for help."
Nangong Xueyi, who was standing by, suddenly interrupted and said, "Meijiao, are you sure you just said it casually and didn't plan it for a long time?"
Nangong Meijiao's face froze and she glared at her fiercely.
Nangong Xueyi stuck out her tongue and smiled, looking at the young man beside her, and suddenly said, "Dad, since Meijiao finally has someone she likes, you should help her. At most, you can warn the servants not to spread what happened tonight, or spread the word to the people below that Master Chu is here to visit you and has nothing to do with Meijiao. This way, it shouldn't affect Meijiao's reputation and the face of our palace."
Bai Ruoshui, who was standing by, also helped to speak up, "Xue Yi is right. The master can say that it is your good friend's nephew or nephew who came to visit. Because it is getting late, they stayed in the mansion. Just warn the servants later, and they won't spread the news."
"As for the visit of the Jinyiwei commander tomorrow, you can just follow Meijiao's instructions. I believe that given his status, he will not spread this matter that affects the reputation of the royal children. Even if he spreads it, we will not admit it."
Nangong Yufeng glanced at him, and then he nodded and said, "Meijiao, since your mother said so, let him stay tonight. I will speak for you tomorrow. But after tomorrow, he will leave. No matter who he is, if he wants to marry my daughter, Nangong Yufeng, he must follow the rules and marry her in a formal way. Before we get married, I don't want this to happen again next time."
As soon as these words came out, Nangong Meijiao immediately said happily: "Thank you, Daddy. Don't worry, there won't be a next time."
It’s already done this time, is there a need for next time
Luo Qingzhou also bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. Your Highness, rest assured, I will follow the rules in the future and will never ruin the reputation of the princess."
Nangong Yufeng looked at the bite mark on his lip again, snorted coldly, stood up, frowned, and walked away.
In the living room, several people looked at each other.
Nangong Xueyi smiled and said, "Daddy seems very angry. He probably feels sorry for his precious daughter who is being snatched away by someone else."
Bai Ruoshui stood up and said, "Fei Yang, let's go. I'll take you to the guest room at the back to rest."
Nangong Meijiao immediately said: "Mother, I can take him there."
Bai Ruoshui glanced at her, said nothing, and walked out the door.
Luo Qingzhou hurriedly followed him out.
Nangong Xueyi whispered beside him, "Meijiao, mother might be afraid that you brought someone to your boudoir."
Nangong Meijiao glared at her.
Nangong Xueyi glared at her without showing any weakness and said, "I just spoke up for you, otherwise Daddy wouldn't agree. Meijiao, you have to help me too."
Nangong Meijiao said coldly: "You are dreaming!"
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and followed Bai Ruoshui without looking around.
The two sisters followed behind him.
Nangong Xueyi immediately threatened: "Meijiao, if you don't help me, I will tell Chu Feiyang all the embarrassing things that happened to you since you were a child. I will also tell him about your despicable behavior of spreading lime. Let him despise you and laugh at you."
Nangong Meijiao's mouth twitched, and she said fearlessly: "Whatever you want."
Nangong Xueyi glanced at her and said, "Do you think I dare not say it?"
Nangong Meijiao said: "You can try it."
Nangong Xueyi saw that she really didn't seem to be afraid at all. After thinking for a while, she suddenly said, "I also want to tell him that you like to wear those shameless clothes made by Qin's clothing workshop when you sleep. You have no shame."
As soon as these words came out, Nangong Meijiao's face suddenly changed and she covered her mouth with her hand.
Nangong Xueyi immediately became excited when she saw this. She whimpered a few times, pried her hands apart, and said with a chuckle, "Finally I have caught you, Meijiao, promise me that you will take me to see Young Master Luo, otherwise, hmph."
Nangong Meijiao glared at her and said, "Shut up."
Nangong Xueyi immediately covered her mouth and nodded, "I will shut up, but you have to use something to block my little mouth, just use Mr. Luo, otherwise it will definitely talk nonsense in front of your Chu Feiyang."
Nangong Meijiao had a cold face and ignored her.
Seeing that she was finally under his control, Nangong Xueyi was secretly happy. She stopped pushing her too far and decided to take it slow.
"Mr. Chu, I want to ask, what do you like about my Meijiao?"
Nangong Xueyi suddenly chased after him and asked.
Nangong Meijiao wanted to stop him, but hesitated for a moment, then followed silently behind with her ears pricked up.
Luo Qingzhou answered seriously, "Princess Meijiao is beautiful, gentle, considerate, kind-hearted, righteous, honest, and never lies. She is a good person, has a good heart, and a good temperament. Anyway, I like her."
Nangong Meijiao's lips curled up slightly.
Nangong Xueyi chuckled and said, "Mr. Chu, are you sure that Meijiao is gentle and considerate and never lies?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "Of course I am sure."
Then he added: "Beauty is not enough to seduce people, but people themselves are seduce. Beauty is in the eyes of lovers. No matter what shortcomings Princess Meijiao may have in the eyes of others, in my eyes, they are all advantages."
After these words were spoken, Bai Ruoshui, who was walking in front, couldn't help but look back at him.
Nangong Xueyi was stunned for a moment, and murmured: "Beauty is not enough to seduce people, but people seduce themselves; in the eyes of lovers, beauty is the most beautiful..."
Then he asked, "What does it mean that a lover sees beauty in everything? Who is Xi Shi? Is this an allusion?"
Luo Qingzhou's heart moved when he heard this.
There is no such person as Xi Shi in this world, and naturally there is no such story.
After a moment's hesitation, he said, "She is a character in a novel. Xi Shi is a very beautiful woman. Like the princess, she is loved by everyone and flowers bloom wherever she goes."
Nangong Xueyi's eyes lit up and she said, "A character from a novel? He's loved by everyone and flowers bloom wherever he sees him?"
At this time, Nangong Meijiao's cold voice came: "Same as which princess?"
Luo Qingzhou immediately said: "Of course it's Princess Meijiao."
Nangong Meijiao snorted and let him go. Then, looking at her sister's shining eyes, she suddenly remembered something and said immediately, "Don't tell Xueyi about that novel!"
Nangong Xueyi immediately said, "Mr. Chu, tell me, or I will stay at your place tonight."
She hadn't read an interesting novel for a long time. When she heard that Xi Shi was loved by everyone and flowers bloomed wherever she went, she naturally felt itchy.
Nangong Meijiao suddenly had a headache and quickly chased to the front and said, "Mother, Xueyi doesn't know how to respect herself, please take care of her."
Unexpectedly, Bai Ruoshui stopped, turned around and said with a smile: "I am also curious about who Xi Shi is. Anyway, it's still early, let Feiyang tell us the story later."
As soon as these words came out, Nangong Xueyi immediately said excitedly: "Great! Master Chu, your mother-in-law and sister-in-law have spoken, you must be obedient."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
Nangong Meijiao glared at him fiercely, stretched out her hand and pinched his waist, angrily saying: "You did it on purpose!"
Luo Qingzhou looked wronged.
He did know that the Snow-Cloaked Princess liked to listen to stories, but he just said it casually just now, and it was to flatter her. Who would have thought that a random name could cause such a "disaster".
All the maids and servants were dismissed.
Bai Ruoshui personally brought him to a small courtyard.
This is the guest room, which has already been cleaned.
After entering the living room, Nangong Xueyi immediately went to light the oil lamps and candles, and then went to fetch water to make tea, being extremely attentive.
Bai Ruoshui sat down on the chair and asked, "Fei Yang, what type of story is this? A love story, or a story about the underworld, or a family affair?"
Luo Qingzhou understood in his heart.
The princess didn't just want to listen to stories, she probably also wanted to see his knowledge and insights, as well as his other abilities.
If he was just a military man who didn't even know basic cultural knowledge, the princess would probably give him a new score in her mind.
Luo Qingzhou said respectfully: "Xi Shi is a woman, but this story is about a country. It is a story about a ruler whose country is about to be destroyed, who endures hardships and uses her beauty to seduce the ruler of the enemy country, and then restores his country and takes revenge."
"oh?"
When Bai Ruoshui heard this, he immediately became interested.
Nangong Xueyi also hurried over and sat down, and asked, "Mr. Chu, have you read the recent sensational book "The Story of the Stone"? "
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and said, "I heard it's a love story between a man and a woman, I'm not interested in it."
Nangong Meijiao glanced at him with disdain on her face.
Nangong Xueyi said quickly, "Mr. Chu has misunderstood. There is indeed love between men and women in The Story of the Stone, but it also reveals a lot of human nature. The character and fate of each character in it are wonderful and touching. Every time you read it, you will have a different feeling. I am sure that this book will be passed down through the ages! Mr. Chu, you must read it when you go back. If you don't read The Story of the Stone, it would be in vain to read all the books!"
Then, she said proudly, "By the way, I also know the author of The Story of the Stone. He is a young man about your age, but much more handsome than you. He is also a juren, very talented. Moreover, every poem he wrote is of the best quality, which makes people applaud. Wait for next time..."
"Xue Yi, shut up!"
Nangong Meijiao suddenly interrupted her and said coldly: "Do you want to listen to Chu Feiyang's story, or do you want to continue to show off the talent of your cousin's husband? No matter how talented he is, or how good he is at writing stories and poems, what does it have to do with you? He is a married man with many wives and concubines at home, but he is not yours, what are you proud of?"
Nangong Xueyi's interest was interrupted, and she glared at her angrily and said, "I was just ready to listen to the story, and suddenly I remembered "The Story of the Stone", so I said a few words casually. Meijiao, don't slander me. Do you think that I will be afraid of you just because your lover is a direct disciple of Lingxiao Sect?"
Nangong Meijiao said sarcastically, "Did I slander you? Whether you are eating or sleeping, you are holding someone else's novels and poems. Every time you see me, you ask about Wei Mo's husband. You also want me to take you to meet him. You are an unmarried girl, and you are a princess. Are you ashamed?"
Nangong Xueyi immediately said angrily: "Meijiao, you are the one who is shameless! Tonight..."
"Okay, we have guests here, what are you arguing about?"
Bai Ruoshui immediately said sternly, "If you two sisters want to quarrel, go outside and don't disturb me from listening to the story. Feiyang, go ahead and tell your story. Don't bother with them."
Luo Qingzhou said respectfully: "Yes."
Nangong Xueyi snorted coldly, and immediately quieted down. She pricked up her ears, but couldn't help but muttered softly: "So what if he's married? So what if he has three wives and four concubines? I don't care..."
Nangong Meijiao immediately said: "Mother, did you hear it?"
Bai Ruoshui's face darkened and said, "Mei Jiao, you have to quarrel with your sister in front of the guests, right? What happened to you today? You didn't even want to say a word to Xue Yi before, why are you talking so much today? And you keep targeting her?"
Nangong Meijiao's voice weakened: "I didn't, she..."
"What's wrong with her? How did she irritate you? She just likes to talk nonsense. It's not the first time you've met her. She's just talking nonsense."
Bai Ruoshui frowned.
Nangong Meijiao's lips moved, as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't say it. She turned away and said coldly, "Anyway, I'm doing this for her own good, and for your own good as well."
When Bai Ruoshui wanted to ask more, Luo Qingzhou quickly said, "Princess, two princesses, do you want to hear more stories?"
Nangong Xueyi immediately said, "If you want to listen, Master Chu, please speak quickly and ignore her. I am her elder sister, I will not argue with her, humph."
Nangong Meijiao glanced at her and said nothing more.
Bai Ruoshui said gently, "Fei Yang, tell me."
Luo Qingzhou glanced at the three mother and daughters who had similar features and graceful figures under the light, calmed himself, and began to speak aloud.
"A long time ago, there was a country called Yue. There was a king in Yue named Gou Jian..."