"Master, the concierge announced that there is a guest outside the house asking to see—"
It was getting dark, and Yan Chi had just returned from the outside, which swept away the previous bleak and desolate Prince Rui's mansion. Because Yan Chi and Qin Wan's wedding was approaching, Prince Rui's mansion was also decorated, and the wedding hall was ready , the main courtyard of the mansion was dazzling red, but before Qin Wan married in, Yan Chi was used to staying alone in the waterside pavilion.
Hearing Bai Feng's words, Yan Chi was a little surprised, it was already late at night, who would visit at this time
Although the timing was very strange, Yan Chi didn't think that ordinary people would have the courage to come to him at this time, since they could come, they must have something to rely on.
"Let's put it in, I'll meet you in the front yard."
Even though he said that, Yan Chi was not in a hurry, the person the concierge couldn't recognize must be of low status, he washed and changed his clothes before heading to the front yard.
As soon as he arrived at the front yard, Yan Chi saw a silhouette. The guest did not enter the house, but chose to wait for him under the eaves.
Tonight is a rare clear night, a quiet full moon hangs in the sky, and the water-like moonlight lightly covers the entire courtyard.
Yan Chi narrowed his eyes, he recognized who came...
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Zhang Dongxuan turned around, and saw Yan Chi in black robe at a glance. He looked Yan Chi up and down, with the corners of his lips slightly curved, and he stepped forward to bow, "Xiaodao Zhang Dongxuan, greeting His Highness Prince Rui—"
Yan Chi didn't understand why Zhang Dongxuan appeared here, but his face was also half relaxed, "Who did the concierge come to report, so it was the Taoist priest who came back, the Taoist priest invited him, and the Taoist priest left Beijing in Shengxia, and he returned today? "
Zhang Dongxuan stood up with a smile, Yan Chi raised his hand to invite them, and the two entered the room.
Zhang Dongxuan saw the slight disapproval on Yan Chi's body, and also noticed that Yan Chi's brows were slightly frowned. Obviously, His Highness Prince Rui is currently troubled by some things, Zhang Dongxuan took out the letter from Qin Wan in his sleeve without saying a word, "Please take a look, Your Highness." …”
Yan Chi raised his eyebrows, and when he just took the letter, his eyebrows were lowered when he saw Qin Wan's handwriting.
After reading the whole letter, Yan Chi's face remained calm, but his eyes darkened a bit. He looked at Zhang Dongxuan, waiting for him to continue.
Zhang Dongxuan said with a smile, "Xiaodao left Beijing in summer, and after that he did wander around some places. Half a month ago, Xiaodao made a fortune teller for the princess, but the result was not very good. Xiaodao was worried, so he rushed back to the capital all day and night. A few days ago, I watched the astrology a few more times on the way. I saw the Pojun star in the west, the greedy wolf star in the north, and the Ziwei Emperor star was crumbling and seemed to be unstable. I was even more worried at the moment. I waited back to the capital. , Xiaodao really found that something was wrong, Xiaodao went to the Marquis Mansion during the day, and talked about it with the princess, the princess said that there were indeed some changes in Beijing, so he confirmed Xiaodao's conjecture... "
After a pause, Zhang Dongxuan continued, "Xiaodao came back this time to protect the princess, and secondly, to help His Highness, so Xiaodao and the princess expressed their intentions, and specially asked the princess to write a letter as a recommendation. Xiaodao knows His Highness There are countless talented people around me, but Xiaodao is not completely incompetent, I wonder if His Highness is willing to give Xiaodao this opportunity?"
Glancing at the letter in Yanchi's hand, Zhang Dongxuan continued, "Your Highness said that he has not seen His Highness for a few days, and there is one thing that he has never had a chance to tell His Highness, so there may be more than one thing in the letter. Your Highness can follow what the Princess said first, Here in the Xiaodao, His Highness can give an answer at any time."
Yan Chi put Qin Wan's letter into his sleeve pocket, and looked at Zhang Dongxuan leisurely, "The Taoist master has unique skills, and he can join anyone, why did he choose me?"
Zhang Dongxuan smiled, "Xiao Dao doesn't know how to say goodbye, he only knows how to tell fortunes by looking at fortunes. The first time Xiao Dao saw His Highness, he felt that His Highness was ninety-five years old, and Xiao Dao knew a lot about His Highness's life. Anyway, Xiao Dao couldn't really go back to seclusion. In the mountains and forests, Xiaodao naturally chooses the person whom Xiaodao trusts the most, and His Highness is about to marry the princess, Xiaodao wants to help two people, it is better to help together, of course, if His Highness is not willing, Xiaodao will have no complaints."
Zhang Dongxuan spoke directly and calmly, and Yan Chi smiled quickly when he heard this, "The Taoist priest's coming today is exactly what I want."
Zhang Dongxuan's tense heartstrings immediately loosened, and the seriousness on Yan Chi's face also faded, "I still have some regrets about the Taoist priest leaving Beijing in summer. I thought it would be a matter of chance to meet the Taoist priest, but I didn't expect The Taoist priest has returned so soon, and when the Taoist priest enters our residence this time, I will definitely treat him as a national scholar."
Zhang Dongxuan got up quickly when he heard the words, cupped his hands and bowed deeply to Yan Chi, Yan Chi got up to help, and his expression was already friendly, "Please come up, the Taoist priest, the Taoist priest just said that there are two places in the northwest of Yeguan Tianxiang." The killing star came to the world?"
Zhang Dongxuan straightened up, with a serious expression on his face, "It's not that, it's just that there is going to be a war right now."
After a slight pause, Zhang Dongxuan said, "Your Highness has not yet gone west, Pojunxing is still hidden behind the clouds and will not come out."
As soon as these words came out, Yan Chi's eyes froze. Zhang Dongxuan's words were not doubts, but affirmations. He was sure that Yan Chi must go west to Shuoxi, and the so-called Pojun Star was Yan Chi, who had half-eyed Yan Chi. Narrow, "Since the Taoist priest has said this, I will not hide it from the Taoist priest. Today, Prince Rui's mansion is no longer tolerated. Whether it is because of the old grievances or the 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Shuoxi, I will not sit still. The Taoist priest This time, you are eager to join me, but you already have a plan?"
Zhang Dongxuan's eyes narrowed and said, "Your Highness seems to be very busy today, but now His Highness is in a bad situation. The dragon is trapped in the shallows, or in the mud. Your Highness must be very careful about the people who work with you. Order, Your Highness, go west. It is true that the situation is weak, but if we can use our strength to fight, the results will be extraordinary. Today, His Majesty is also in a lot of troubles, and His Highness is not without choices. As for the timing, Xiaodao thinks that the day of His Highness's wedding is the best time. "
As soon as Zhang Dongxuan said this, Yan Chi frowned slightly. He regarded the wedding as very important. No matter what happens next, there must be no trouble on the day of the wedding.
Zhang Dongxuan seemed to understand Yan Chi's expression, and said, "The tenth day of the Lunar New Year is indeed an auspicious day, but... Xia Ri's Ningyi case, although only five people died, it has changed a bit, and now this chaos comes quickly and quickly." Ruthless, Xiaodao thinks there is such a reason, so on the tenth day of the lunar new year, there will probably be a change in the auspicious..."
Yan Chi frowned even tighter, "I also thought of what the Taoist priest said, but... I don't want to ruin the wedding ceremony."
Yan Chi accepted Zhang Dongxuan so quickly, which is enough to show that he recognized Zhang Dongxuan very much, but Zhang Dongxuan did not expect that Yan Chi would not be moved by what he said. Although he knew that Yan Chi and Qin Wan had been in love for a long time, later Being given a marriage is also a matter of course, but I didn't expect that Yan Chi, a demon king of the Shuoxi Army, would attach great importance to the ceremony of the wedding. Zhang Dongxuan sighed a little in his heart, so he had to say, "Your Highness can think so, just to prevent changes. Prepare early, Your Highness wants to have a grand wedding ceremony with all the tails and tails, but others may not necessarily think so... "
Yan Chi raised his lips, Zhang Dongxuan's reminder was not unreasonable, but he had already made arrangements.
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There was still one day before the big wedding, and Yan Chi left for Anyang Marquis Mansion early in the morning of the second day.
Princess Taichang didn't expect Yan Chi to come at this time, and Princess Taichang couldn't help feeling pity for Yan Chi when she expressed her intention of coming.
Yan Chi said, "My mother and concubine passed away early, and my father and king have also passed away. As a last resort, I can only ask my aunt to witness the marriage. I met Wanwan in Jinzhou, and speaking of persuading my aunt, I have nothing to do with her." Parents, if there is no one to witness the marriage, the etiquette will be difficult to perfect, so I ask my aunt to accept the gift from me and Wanwan on behalf of my father and mother."
Princess Taichang's eyes were slightly red when she heard it. Sooner or later, Yan will lose her mother and concubine, and before that, her father and king. Now she is married, but there is no elder on the seat to receive the gift. She can't salute to the empty seat at that time, too long. The princess hurriedly said, "I was negligent. This is what it should have been. Good boy, Guan'er is my adopted granddaughter, and you are my grandnephew. Since that's the case, I will entrust you with your gifts! When the time comes, I'll take Ning'er there one day earlier, and if there's anything not in your mansion, I'll palm your eyes for you too."
Yan Chi has been a soldier for half his life, and now he is finally married, but he doesn't even have anyone to arrange a wedding ceremony for him. These few days, it's just a group of rough men dressed up according to the etiquette, but it will be different if the princess is too long. There is an elder who can handle it for him.
Yan Chi was grateful from the bottom of his heart, and stayed with Princess Taichang for a long time before heading to Prince Yi's mansion.
When I arrived at Prince Yi's mansion, I found that many servants were moving out with all kinds of gold leaf and lotus lanterns that had been prepared.
When the servants saw Yan Chi coming, they knelt down on the ground, and waited for the porter to report, and Prince Yi greeted him in person.
Yan Xiang was very kind when he saw Yan Chi, and asked him to go to the main courtyard along the way, but Yan Chi looked back and said, "Uncle Wang... what is this..."
Yan Xiang smiled and said, "That's right, Yanze's mother and concubine have been away for many years, and the Fahua Temple outside the city has been enshrining her tablet and ever-burning lanterns all these years. We have seldom cared about it these years, but the abbot of the temple has been very troublesome. After coming back this time, Yan Ze went to add a few lamps to her mother. Later, she felt that the addition of lamps was not enough, so Yan Ze thought about sending a golden Buddha to Fahua Temple. These days, she is busy making Buddha statues. You The things I saw just now were to welcome the Buddha into the Fahua Temple. In addition, Yanze also wanted to give porridge outside the city to help the victims. A few days ago, it snowed heavily in the northwest, and many refugees came to the direction of the capital..."
After Yan Xiang finished explaining, Yan Chi also understood, but looking at those lanterns and gold foils moving out one after another, Yan Chi narrowed his eyes slightly.
All the way into the main courtyard, Yan Xiang said, "Why are you here today? Have the wedding ceremony in the mansion been arranged?"
Yan Chi smiled, "Naturally, I personally posted posts to Uncle Wang and Third Brother..."
Having said that, Yan Xiang ordered someone to call Yan Ze, and after a while, Yan Ze walked over with a medical towel on his eyes and a cane in his hand.
After talking about the wedding ceremony, Yan Xiang said with a smile that he was going to supervise the work, so he knew that Yan Chi and Yan Ze brothers were left to talk.
Yan Ze said calmly, "Are you busy with the errands assigned by the emperor these few days?"
Yan Chi looked at Yan Ze, he still remembered that Yan Ze's eyes under the medicine towel were extremely clear, but when his gaze fell in the distance blankly, he really looked like a blind person.
Yan Chi said, "Yes."
Yan Chi didn't talk much, but Yan Ze smiled, "Do you have a clue?"
"Not yet." After a pause, Yan Chi said again, "The capital city is neither big nor small. I checked many places before, but I missed one place."
Yan Chi looked at Yan Ze, "Because I heard that the Queen doesn't believe in Buddhism, and the matter of making Buddha has nothing to do with her."
The smile on the corners of Yan Ze's lips slowly dissipated, and the calmness and leisure on his body also disappeared. Instead, he was as tight as a bamboo, "It seems that Qin Wan told you."
Yan Chi smiled, "Third brother asked her for help, isn't it just to pass on a message to me?"
Yan Ze pursed his lips and did not speak for a while, but after a while, he suddenly raised his hand and took off the medical towel from his eyes.
Taking off the towel, Yan Ze's handsome face was completely uncovered. He got used to it for a while, and then looked at Yan Chi with burning eyes, "You are very calm."
Qin Wan's words to Yan Chi were not limited to the death of Princess Yi.
Yan Chi was noncommittal, "Third brother seems very disappointed."
Yan Ze snorted and laughed, "No, on the contrary, I appreciate it very much. It seems that my decision is not wrong, how is it? Since you have come to my place, since you and I have reached this point, it means that you intend to cooperate with me yes, right?"
Yan Chi leaned against the back of the chair, his chin raised slightly, and there was no trace of anger in his body, except for his eyes, which were bottomless. After a while, he slowly shook his head, "What is the purpose of the queen and the prince?" I know, but I don't know the purpose of the third brother, so there is no way to cooperate."
Yan Ze smiled slightly, "I, who has been blind for ten years, what purpose do I have?"
Yan Chi stared at Yan Ze unwaveringly. It was rare for a person to have a completely different mood from his surroundings, and Yan Ze was such a person.
Yan Chi suddenly said, "Last year, it was the third brother who asked Li Muyun to expose Shen's?"