The bell fell.
The palace servant knelt on the ground.
Lin Shu did not kneel. He was an outsider, so he didn't need to kneel, and Ling Fengxiao didn't ask him to kneel.
He stood under the peach tree in the palace garden and watched Ling Fengxiao and Xiao Lingyang kneeling at the front.
In the solemn atmosphere, time seemed to stand still. But, suddenly I heard a cry of exclamation.
The palace servants and courtiers who were originally kneeling on the ground, more and more people raised their heads.
It was noon now, and it was originally a sunny day with the sun in the sky, but a layer of red clouds suddenly spread over the western sky.
The sky is full of red clouds, like a splendid splendor, and there is a faint sound of music in the clouds.
I don't know which of the palace maids came out with a "Yeah".
I saw something vaguely moving in the red cloud, in the shape of a flying bird. With its movement, the red cloud that covered the sky also rolled out. Finally, after half an hour, people could see what it was.
A red-gold phoenix.
In the sea of clouds, I don't know the distance, but I only feel that the phoenix is very large, elegant, and walks leisurely in the red cloud.
Suddenly, a clear and long sound resounded through the sky—
No one has heard this cry, but the mysterious feeling runs through everyone's mind, and no one will doubt that this is the mythical beast Phoenix in ancient legends.
The next moment, the beautiful phoenix slowly fluttered its wings and took off from the western sky, coming towards this side, lower and lower, getting closer and closer, its wings vibrating and falling meteor-like sparks, slowly falling on the palace garden. , the red wall, and then like an illusory light, it slowly dissipated.
A huge phoenix phantom slowly landed on the Chenji Palace where the Empress lived, bowed its head tamely, and then let out a long cry, then gradually dissipated.
The crowd was in an uproar.
Amidst the uproar, the ceremonial official who was in charge of the astrology, astrology, and calendar said: "A vision descends from the sky, and the phoenix is the messenger of the heavens. This time, there must be a metaphor!"
Some people also said: "Good omen! I am lucky in summer!"
There are also voices of concern: "This vision, at this time... I don't know what it means."
Lin Shu didn't feel anything, but felt a little unscientific.
He looked at Ling Fengxiao, but saw that Ling Fengxiao frowned, got up with his sleeves up, and walked quickly into the hall.
But seeing that he was tall and straight, his red clothes fluttered when he walked, and his posture was extraordinary, it was somewhat similar to that phantom phoenix.
Phoenix, Phoenix.
What does it have to do with Phoenix Mountain Villa
Lin Shu didn't have time to think about it, he only knew that Ling Fengxiao had been emotionally unstable since he took on his grievances and couldn't leave him. He cast a little spell, stepped on Lingbo footwork, and also floated into the hall, hiding on the beams and pillars at the top of the hall.
I saw Ling Fengxiao walk quickly to the emperor's bed: "Mother!"
The queen sat beside the late emperor's bed, her wide skirt spread out like a rosy glow, and a bright red blood jade flute in her hand, looking at the movement, it seemed that she was about to put it away.
Seeing him coming, the queen looked at him with a gentle look in her eyes, not at all the sadness that her husband should have when he died.
"Xiaoer."
"Queen Mother," Ling Fengxiao's expression was a little serious, "What do you mean by playing the phoenix flute and attracting visions from heaven and earth?"
The queen's fingers slowly stroked the bright red jade flute. Xiao's shape was beautiful, and the lines were simple and ancient.
"Xiao Shao is ninety percent, the phoenix will come to the ceremony." She slowly read a sentence from an ancient book, her voice was soft, like a spring in the mountains, and said gently: "When I was young, your grandmother gave me the phoenix flute, saying ... The music of "Xiao Shao" played with the phoenix flute can attract a wisp of phoenix remnants between heaven and earth. After I played it just now, if it is as my mother said. It turns out that the blood of the phoenix is indeed inherited from ancient times, and it is not a false statement."
"My son is puzzled," Ling Fengxiao lowered her eyes, "The Phoenix bloodline is indeed different from that of ordinary people, but why does the mother want to verify it at this time?"
"When you came to the capital, do you still remember what your mother said?" The queen put away the jade flute and asked.
Ling Fengxiao said, "Remember."
The queen looked at Ling Fengxiao and sighed softly: "Xiao'er, come here."
Ling Fengxiao came to the Queen's side.
The queen reached out and stroked his cheeks and hair: "In a blink of an eye, you are already so old."
Ling Fengxiao did not speak.
"Although I have lived in the palace for a long time, I also know that you are the most outstanding one in the past in Phoenix Villa." The queen said eloquently.
Ling Fengxiao said: "Mother praised me."
"For hundreds of years, the villa has had countless beautiful and outstanding daughters buried in this palace wall." The queen's eyelashes drooped slightly, "The blood of the phoenix is a peerless cauldron, and because of this, the phoenix family has been for generations to come. Royal toy. The mother's queen was lucky to have a good skin, so she was loved by your father and only favored for thirty years. And when the new emperor ascended the throne, it was... "
Ling Fengxiao said: "Lingyang is not a sloppy person. Once you get over your heart, you can entrust it."
"Every husband is innocent, and the phoenix bloodline is the beginning of the disaster. The royal family accepts the daughters of the Phoenix family as queens, concubines, and concubines. They have always been unlimited, and even if the spirit and the sun can treat the Phoenix Villa with kindness, after a hundred years, who will How can you expect the new emperor?"
Ling Fengxiao looked at the queen and said, "The daughter of the direct descendant of Phoenix Mountain Villa will pay tribute to the Heavenly Family, and the Heavenly Family will also report the Villa's power and wealth, so that the Mountain Villa can accommodate lost orphans in the world, serve the business as a military force, and also rely on the grace of God. Standing in the rivers and lakes and staying away from disputes. My son has always believed that although the mother and the seniors of Phoenix Mountain Villa in the past dynasties have no tolerance, they have no resentment."
The queen said softly: "How can there be no resentment? The phoenix is a mysterious bird of destiny, a descendant of ancient gods, but it has been in the hands of human emperors for generations, and is at the mercy of others, how can it not be resentful?"
"Ancient Protoss, it's just an ethereal legend, the Queen Mother doesn't have to be obsessed with it." Ling Fengxiao said lightly: "The Queen Mother's intention is to abolish the royal family's rule that the Phoenix is the Queen?"
The queen nodded: "Yes."
Ling Fengxiao said: "Xiao Lingyang has a pure and kind-hearted personality, I will tell him immediately."
"Xiao'er." The Queen's voice was cold: "In the past 20 years, although you have grown up in the villa and appeared as a woman, but because of the practice, you have not been contaminated with femininity, and you are still a man. Don't you understand the nature of men?"
Ling Fengxiao said: "My son is unknown."
Lin Shu, who was secretly observing, thought that this man was a complete black crow, but he always claimed to be a white crow. It turned out to be the same in front of his mother - it seems that self-hypnosis was too successful.
In his opinion, no matter how this little phoenix advertises his whiteness, it is a lie after all. No matter how good he is, he will at most be a silky chicken with white fur.
The queen smiled and shook her head, with a look of sadness in her eyes: "Phoenix furnace cauldron, after using it, you will live longer, and all diseases will be eliminated—how many people in the world can resist? He speaks of love. However, people's hearts are changeable, and after a few years, I realized that what he wanted in his heart was nothing but a long lifespan and a solid throne."
Lin Shu thought, Ling Fengxiao, the heir of the royal family, has a really complicated family composition. Listening to the empress, she has been separated from the previous emperor for a long time, and she still resents the late emperor in her heart.
Just thinking about it, I heard Ling Fengxiao say: "Does the mother think Henry Zhang can't stand the temptation?"
The queen said: "He is still young, you can manage it, but twenty years later, when he is in power, can you still manage it? Forty years later, when his life is about to end, can he not be bothered? One lifetime is good, but the next emperor is unknown."
Ling Fengxiao was silent for a while.
From the slightly disappointed look in his silent eyes, Lin Shu knew what he had understood.
He only heard his faint voice in the hall.
"Mother and mother, do you want me to be the emperor after all?"
"There is a vision today, and the mother has prepared the evidence of the past, Xiaoer, just nod your head, this Southern Xia throne is what you have in your pocket. From now on, the emperor will be my Phoenix bloodline, the villa. You can also get out of it.”
After all, she looked at Ling Fengxiao with a deep gaze.
Ling Fengxiao's silence this time was longer than the last time, until the queen asked gently, "Xiao'er?"
"Go back to my mother." Ling Fengxiao said in a low voice, "My mother gave birth to me, my mother raised me, and Phoenix Mountain Villa protected me when I grew up, and gave me financial power. This kind of grace cannot be repaid. My son... Since childhood, I have also admired, respected and loved my mother. , There is no disobedience to anything my mother ordered. If... this is my mother's wish, I will act according to my mother's orders, it's okay, just—"
Hearing this "just", the queen leaned forward slightly, her eyes were gentle, she kept her eyes fixed on him, and asked, "Just what?"
"It's just that being the emperor and the emperor has never been my wish." Ling Fengxiao slowed down his speech and said, "My son's wish in his life is only to do what he should do for the villa, his mother, and his father, and then Away from the rivers and lakes, or to be a free ranger, or to become a hermit in the mountains, or to travel the world, rivers, lakes and seas, you will spend the rest of your life. The power in the world is indeed precious, but the ambition of the children is not here. Sitting, coveting the thought of the divine weapon, I also hope... Mother think twice."
"You are the eldest son of my court, and you should inherit the throne. How can you peep at the throne and covet the divine weapon?" The queen shook her head slowly: "Xiao'er, are you used to being a minister?"
"Xiao Lingyang is not unreasonable, Phoenix Villa also has the power to protect itself. If you take it slowly, after ten years, the Villa will be able to break away from the shackles," Ling Fengxiao looked at the queen: "Does the mother still want her son to be the emperor? "
Lin Shu looked into Ling Fengxiao's eyes from above and felt as if his heart was broken.
He watched the Queen's every move from the sidelines.
Unparalleled face, peerless elegance, but anyone with eyes will be fascinated by the eyes and heartbroken.
But although he also has eyes, he cultivates a ruthless way. No matter how beautiful his skin is, he is no more than a worldly skin and treats others equally.
He was able to abandon the gentleness of the queen, and only watch her actions.
He was right, the empress meant that from the very beginning, Ling Fengxiao was to be the emperor—and the blood of the royal family was thin. In this way, Phoenix Villa quietly became the royal family of Southern Xia, not only getting rid of the restraint of the original royal family, Can also sit on the world, thousands of generations.
She kept saying that ordinary people were innocent and guilty, and that men's desire for power and longevity was overwhelming, but wasn't what she asked for also the prosperity of the Phoenix lineage
For this reason, she must let Ling Fengxiao go to the throne, even if Ling Fengxiao said that he is not willing.
He continued to look at Ling Fengxiao's gaze towards the Queen, it was a very soft look with vague expectations and requests.
He thought, this little phoenix is twenty-three years old this year, and he is really just a fluffy chick.
He looked at his mother, whom he had always admired, and wanted to hear some gentle messages from her. Maybe he felt that his mother loved him enough, and would not force him to do things he was very unwilling to do, and would not use his life's destiny to do it. To be a pawn or tool in the struggle for power.
However, the queen just looked gentle and lightly opened her red lips.
She said, "Xiao'er, you need to know the whole thing."
It seemed that some kind of light had dimmed, and he lowered his eyes slightly: "My son understands."
The blood mist vaguely appeared around him, lingering for a moment, and then trembling a few times, it seemed that he was trying his best to suppress it.
Lin Shu sent a wisp of Frost Spiritual Power to his side and circled around him a few times.
Ling Fengxiao frowned slightly, and the blood mist was suppressed.
The queen stepped forward, as if to caress his cheek: "Is the mother dazzled? What happened just now?"
The moment it was about to be touched, Ling Fengxiao took a step back, and the queen's hand was empty.
"I'm fine, my son," but listening to his voice was light, "the mother doesn't need to worry about it."
"It's fine." The Queen said softly.
Then, she said: "This matter still needs to be fully prepared, today you and I will discuss it from a long-term perspective..."
In Lin Shu's heart, there was a faint trace of irritability that had never appeared before.
He wanted the queen to shut up quickly.
Your son is already very annoyed and aggrieved. His heartbeat is still slowing down, and he has completely lost control at some point. I want to take him back quickly.
Besides, if he loves his brother so much, he may not really listen to you.
He had no intention of listening to the twists and turns in the Queen's mouth, looking around in the hall, trying to interrupt them with some accident.
It doesn't matter if you look at it, you can see a black flat round spiritual stone on the wall not far away, where you can't see it from normal viewing angles.
His pupils shrank suddenly.
He recognizes this!
Like the photo beads, they are small things with strange skills in the treasure pavilion of the Shangling Academy. Photo beads can record images, and this thing is called Shunfeng Er, two in a style, it is a bug, what this ear hears Yes, it will be transmitted to the other ear.
Is someone monitoring this hall
What's more... when the Queen and Ling Fengxiao were discussing this kind of thing.
He immediately smashed Shunfeng Er with his spiritual power, and then released his spiritual sense to explore the area within a mile radius - Shunfeng Er's effective distance was limited, so that person would not be very far.
Almost the next moment, he suddenly stopped searching.
In a secluded corner of the palace wall, under the fallen begonia tree, stood a despairing Xiao Lingyang.
He held an almost identical flat-shaped spiritual stone in his hand. The next moment, the stone fell from his powerless right hand and fell into the colorful tree shadows, and the ground was covered in red.