Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Seeing that Qi Yan was silent, Gong Yanghuai thought that she was surprised by the complicated officialdom in the capital, so he patted her on the arm and said softly, "Many rules in the court have been accumulated over the years, even I I still can't penetrate the joints. Don't worry about Tie Zhu, we can get to know each other gradually after passing this level."

Qi Yan nodded: For now, the only plan is to wait and see the changes, let's do it and watch it.

The great cause of revenge is just around the corner, and he has just stepped into this gate that he has been waiting for for ten years, and he will never give up halfway.

Today's incident also reminded her: what she planned was nothing short of heavenly.But not only does she want to ascend to the sky, but she also wants to poke a hole in the sky, causing the sky to collapse!

Following the servant's yell, the Jinshi who were talking in low voices in the side hall stopped one after another.

"Pass on His Majesty's word of mouth, and announce that all Jinshi will enter the palace!"

Nangong Rang was wearing a court uniform and sat in a high position. All Jinshi entered the field and knelt down on the ground in unison, shouting long live three times.

This Qionglin Banquet was also attended by officials of the third rank and above. Officials sat on the right side of the hall, while students sat on the left.

Nan Gong asked his sleeves to wave: "Banquet!" The palace music sounded, and two teams of palace servants walked in with food boxes.

Although it is a palace banquet, the dishes are extremely simple, only: two or three kinds of vegetables and fruits, a small bucket of dry rice and a plate of square cut white meat, topped with brown sauce.

The famous servants worked together to carry in a large dendrobium, which contained yellow and blue wine.

The palace maid took the guest spoon and scooped the wine from the dendrobium into the square cup, put it on the tray and distributed it to the officials and students.

The palace maid knelt in front of Qi Yan, and put the Fang Gong and the wine bottle on the table.

It is also the first time I have seen this wine vessel Qi Yan. It is made of bronze and is half a foot high. On the round wall of the ears and the body of the cup, there are double-sided animal heads, three legs, and a cover. A bamboo wine spoon.

When the food and wine arrived, Nangong Rang moved his chopsticks first, and the officials followed suit, and the Jinshi sitting on the left followed suit.

During the banquet, Nan Gongrang discussed politics with the officials from time to time, and occasionally turned his head to ask the number one scholar Lu Boyan and the second place Gongyang Huai what they thought.

Both of them were from aristocratic families, and their respective fathers sat in the main hall.When answering: All words are carefully considered, but fortunately Nan Gongrang smiled and nodded after listening.Even so, fine sweat still oozes from the back of the two people's hearts after coming down several times.

Nangong Rang glanced at Qi Yan, but never asked this Tanhua Lang any questions.

Between the toasts and cups, the wine passed for several rounds; although Qi Yan poured a glass because he "can't drink", but every time he raised the glass, he just covered his face with his sleeves and did not drink it down.

Nangong Rang stroked his beard, and said to Lu Quan, who was the first on the right: "Ai Qing not only set the world right away, but also cultivated two talents for the imperial court, one literary and one military. I am very relieved."

Lu Quan got up to go out, bowed with his jade wat in his hand and said, "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, I have something to ask for your permission."

Lu Quan squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "Oh? I love Qing, but it's okay to say so."

"The old minister is over fifty years old, and has only two sons under his knees. The second son, Zhong Xing, has passed the age of weak crown and has not yet married a wife, let alone a concubine. The old minister dares to ask His Majesty..."

"Hahahahahaha."

Nangong let his hands clap and laughed loudly, interrupting Lu Quan's words and said loudly: "Lu Aiqing, as expected of brothers of the opposite sex, unexpectedly thought of going together."

"Your Majesty, old minister..."

"Tan Hua Lang Qi Yan came forward."

The hall fell silent instantly, all eyes were on Qi Yan.A trace of worry flashed in Gongyanghuai's eyes, Qi Yan pursed her lips and got up silently to kneel in the hall.

"The students are here."

"Qi Yan accepts the order."

"Yes."

"Jing Jianian Tanhualang, Qi Yan, a student of Jinzhou Prefecture. Although he comes from a poor family, he is both good in character and learning; he is both talented and beautiful. I have a beloved daughter Princess Zhenzhen under my knees. She is fourteen years old and is waiting for her. I decided to marry her Princess Zhenzhen is married to you."

Qi Yan immediately felt that the sky was collapsing, his mind went blank, and he knelt on the cold ground motionless. Nangong Rang didn't care at all, and continued to say to Lu Quan: "I knew Ai Qing's thoughts early on, and I also heard that I The second nephew is in love with the second princess and daughter-in-law, Lu Quan obeys the order!"

"The old minister accepts the order."

"Lu Zhongxing, the second son of the Taiwei's Mansion, has both civil and military skills, and a good-looking talent; Lu Aiqing and I are even younger brothers, and we are hereby closer to each other, and hand-picked Lu Zhong as the second princess' son-in-law."

The deep gully on Lu Quan's face trembled, Nangong Rang saw through him, so why didn't he see through the other party?The reason why he proposed marriage in the palace was that he hoped that Nangong would let him not dismiss him in front of the officials.

It's just that Lu Quan never expected that in order to prevent his daughter from marrying into the Lu family, Nangong Rang would marry his beloved daughter just like this!

At this time, Lu Quan felt a sense of doom: It seems that the emperor has made up his mind to eradicate the Lu family...

"Old minister, thank you Lord Ron!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

……

Nangong asked Guan Tiansi to choose an auspicious day for the zodiac, and it happened that the first month of the twelfth month of this year was the most suitable day for marriage in three years.Although the six-month period is a bit tight, it is not impossible to do it with all our strength.

Nangong Rang finalized the day, and bestowed the title of Nangong Shunv: Zhuohua, and conferred the title of Lu Zhongxing and Qi Yan as the highest-ranked third-rank son-in-law captains.

The happiest thing is Lu Boyan. According to the laws and regulations of the Wei State: the son-in-law is a royal minister, who has an official title and pay, but has no real power, and is not allowed to participate in politics like a servant.

The knot that had troubled him for more than ten years was finally resolved. Today, he is proud of his entrance examination as a young man, and the face that threatened him will bid farewell to the court forever!

Qi Yan couldn't remember what happened after that...

She only vaguely remembered that Nangong Rang's voice became blurred, and the congratulatory voices around her were very harsh.

I can't remember who pulled her up from the cold ground, and how she left after the banquet.

It wasn't until the carriage that took her back home arrived outside the mansion, and the coachman lifted the curtain to call a few times, that Qi Yan regained consciousness in a daze, got out of the car in a staggered manner, and fell headlong on the bed when she returned to the bedroom...

In the dream, it was full of fragmentary images, and when I woke up, it was already high in the sun.

Qi Yan snorted softly, feeling weak all over, with a splitting headache and burning throat; she was ill.

The illness was so severe that Qi Yan slept in the room all day long, and all the people who came to visit were persuaded to go back by the housekeeper, including Gong Yanghuai.

On the other hand, the two princesses of the Nangong family finished watching the Sanjia Parade, accompanied by Lu Zhongxing, enjoyed the lanterns, took a boat tour to the lake, and tasted delicious food before returning home to their fullest.

Nangong Jingnv took her sister's hand and asked sweetly, "Second sister, can you be happy today?"

Nangong Shunv nodded, her brows that had been restless for several days dispersed, she shook Nangong Jingnv's hand, and said sincerely, "Thank you, Jingnv."

The two sisters went back to the dormitory and said some personal words. Nangong Jingnv slept with Nangong Shunv because she was afraid of the dark.

In the early morning of the next day, what awaited them was the decree that the two were married at the same time, which was nothing short of thunder.

The reactions of the two sisters were also very different. Nangong Shunv stood in a daze for a long time before accepting the order with a pale face.

Then her body swayed, if it wasn't for Nangong Jingnv's sharp eyes and hands, she would almost fall down.

Nangong Jingnv was much more intense. She swung her sleeves and waved her imperial decree, then grabbed the shining scroll from Nangong Shunv's hand and threw it on the ground.

The servant who delivered the decree hurriedly knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing.

"Second sister, wait for me! I'll go into the palace to find my father right away."

Nangong Shunv's hot tears flowed down, biting her lip and grabbing Nangong Jingnv's hand.

Hearing the loud kowtow sound behind her, Nangong Jingnv couldn't bear it, she turned her head and said in a slightly apologetic tone: "You should go back to the palace first. The imperial edict was dropped by me, and I will explain it to my father. "

As if he had received an amnesty, the servant withdrew with gratitude.

All the serving maids also retreated tactfully, and there were only two sisters left in the hall.Nangong Shunv held Nangong Jingnv's hand, and finally cried out sadly.

Nangong Jingnv's nose was sour, and her eye sockets were also red.

The moment she received the imperial decree, her first reaction was to resist.Although they are all going to marry after all, Nangong Jingnv feels that she is still young and wants to live freely for a few more years.

But seeing his sister like this, she couldn't stop crying.

She looked at Nangong Shunv's helpless appearance, her almond eyes revealed hopeless sadness, felt the strength of her always delicate sister holding her, and Qi Yan's figure suddenly flashed in front of her eyes.

The frail man who dared not move while lying on his horse, the folding fan that was regarded as a treasure by his sister, and the picture of Nangong Shunv who couldn't move his eyes after just one glance.

Nangong Jingnv opened her mouth, at this moment she suddenly understood that her sister fell in love with that shepherd layman!

She struggled to pull out the hand that was tightly held by Nangong Shunu, and picked up the imperial decree on the ground. The words "Tanhualang Jinzhou Qiyan" hurt Nangong Jingnu's eyes.

It's not that she can't marry, but she must never marry the person her sister likes!

Could this be the reason why the second sister was crying in despair?The beloved married his sister?

Nangong Jingnv wanted to wipe away tears for her sister, but her feet seemed to be rooted, and she didn't know how to face it.

"Second Sister, don't cry, I'll go to the palace to see Father!" Even if you don't joke, she still asks Father to marry herself to Lu Zhongxing and return Qi Yan to Second Sister!

Nangong Shunv rushed over and grabbed Nangong Jingnv, tears dripping down her face: "Don't go..."

Nangong Jingnv was very puzzled: "Why?"

Nangong Shunv choked up and said: "The imperial decree has been issued, so there is no need for jokes. Sister...you just listen to my sister this time! Father...Father will never agree to you."

Nangong Shunv cried even more fiercely, her despair was not only because she had developed vague feelings for Gong Yanghuai.

She was even crying about the injustice of fate, lamenting her unbearable situation; there are 1 people who are unwilling, but they will never be as free and easy as her sister. Even when Nangong Jingnv wanted to stand up for her, what she thought was fear Get hurt!

Nangong Shunv is very clear: Although she and Nangong Jingnv are sisters of the same clan, their identities are very different.

The emperor would not punish the younger sister in front of him, and would even conclude that he was instigating the pleading behind his back, and that would be her catastrophe.

She never lived alone, and her mother and concubine were not favored in the palace.If he was implicated because of this, he would be a sinner of all kinds!

Marry, marry!

This is her Nangong Shunv's fate.

"Second sister, please, don't go, don't go... I, I will marry! I am willing to marry him!"

……

Inside the Qi Mansion, there are already cold meals on the table.But Qi Yan was lying on the bed straight with staring eyes, motionless.

She has been lying in bed for less than half a month, and only had a few meals of porridge.

There is nothing more sorrowful than a heartbreak, and she has been in trouble since she was a child; every day of her life for ten years has been supported by this hatred.

No matter how strict the masked man was, Qi Yan never complained.As long as he can avenge this bloody revenge, what is it?

She endured the hatred and loathing in her heart to learn to be a native of the Wei country, and without hesitation took the magic medicine to turn herself into a human, a ghost.

From the beginning of the child's test, try to figure out the examiner's mind and character, and write every word with scheming!

When approaching Gongyang's house, he made false claims with Nangongwang Group, and the agencies tried their best to make every step of the way.

All of these were in vain in the end because of an imperial decree, and the great revenge was not avenged, but they were facing a catastrophe.

Suddenly, a stern determination flashed across Qi Yan's eyes: It is said that Nangong Jingnv is Nangong Rang's most beloved daughter.Then... the wedding day is her last chance!Even if you can't kill all your enemies, let Nangong Rang taste the pain of losing a loved one!

"Dud duk." The maid knocked on the door: "Master, the imperial doctor has been sent from the palace, and he is already waiting in the front hall."

Qi Yanqiang supported himself and sat up: "Please."

The imperial doctor was very young, wearing a blue blouse from the imperial hospital, carrying a medicine box behind his back, came to Qi Yan, lifted his robe and knelt down: "My son-in-law, your majesty is very worried to hear that your son-in-law is ill, and sent a villain to take your pulse." .”

"Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness, I'm sorry." Qi Yan stretched out her hand and said to the maidservant: "Go down first."

"Yes."

Until the servant girl's footsteps could not be heard, the imperial doctor who had been bowing his head raised his head and said angrily, "Are you really sick?"

Qi Yan twitched the corner of her mouth: "Don't come here without any problems."

It turned out that this young imperial doctor was Ding You who had been away for four years.

Back then, the two went out of the valley one after another. Ding You was ordered to participate in the private assessment of the imperial hospital every five years. With his superb medical skills, he won the No. 1 result. Now he has become an imperial doctor from a drug boy.

Qi Yan patted the seat beside her: "Sit down."

"Beware of someone coming, I'd better kneel down. Let me show you first..."

Ding You felt Qi Yan's pulse, frowned and sighed: "It's hard for you to rush to the heart."

Qi Yan sneered, and said dejectedly: "Everything is closed, you should be careful."

Hearing that Qi Yan, who has always been cold, still cared about him at a critical moment, Ding You felt warm in his heart.He lowered his voice and said, "Pass down the master's command."

Qi Yan straightened her body, a gleam of hope flashed in her eyes.

Ding You continued: "Master, let me tell you: the stronger the city, the easier it is to disintegrate from the inside. The matter of the son-in-law depends on fortune and misfortune. I hope you can decide for yourself."

Qi Yan's expression showed a little looseness, and he murmured: "But I..."

Ding You moved forward and continued: "According to my observations over the past few years, the Nangong old thief loves this daughter-in-law even more than the prince. It will be of great benefit for you to be her son-in-law. As for your identity, I also think about it." An emergency solution."

"how?"

"That Nangong Jingnv is only 14 years old, and she is very well protected by Nangong Ren, so she is very ignorant. Except for the big wedding night, you will live in your respective mansions. After that, you must go to see her for the New Year's Day, birthday, She, and staying overnight requires the princess' approval."

The two looked at each other knowingly, Ding You lowered his voice again, and continued in a low voice: "According to reliable information, Nangong Jingnv doesn't want to marry you, so take ten thousand steps back and say that her daughter's family will use force on you? From this point of view The big wedding night is a matter of urgency."

Qi Yan smiled, suddenly enlightened.

Ding You was dazzled by the melting smile in front of his eyes, and couldn't bear it in his heart.

"Have you figured it out?"

Ding You nodded, and slowly took out a porcelain bottle from the medicine box, hesitating whether to give it to Qi Yan.

Qi Yan directly took it over, uncorked the bottle and sniffed it, the smell was overwhelming.

"what is this?"

"This is a pill I specially developed for you. This medicine has the effect of reducing inflammation and blood stasis when taken alone, but once it is drunk within twelve hours, it will cause dizziness, vomiting, and even... breath-holding and fainting symptoms."

Qi Yan understood: on the day of the wedding, as long as you take this medicine in advance, and then drink the quilt wine, you will "fell sick" and escape the bridal chamber in a reasonable way!

She smiled and put the porcelain bottle into her bosom, but Ding You grabbed her hand and quickly flicked it away.

Qi Yan looked at Ding You calmly: "What's wrong?"

"I'm in a hurry to take this medicine. I don't know if it will cause any other harm to the body. I will find a way to be on duty on the day of your wedding. If it is not an emergency, I advise you not to take risks."

"I see, thanks."

"Nowadays, as a minister, it is not suitable for you to make friends with courtiers, but it is much more convenient to make friends with the princes. You... take care of it."

Qi Yan nodded: "That's exactly what I mean."

Ding You stood up: "It's getting late, I'll prescribe a prescription for you to relieve fire and replenish Qi."

"Ding You."

"Ok?"

"How did Master receive the news so quickly?" Even if he traveled day and night from here to the Valley of No Return, the round trip would take more than ten days.

Could it be that she has gone out of the valley?Even hiding in a place very close to the capital?But in her capacity, this is completely impossible!

Ding You took a deep look at Qi Yan: "Could it be that you can't figure it out with your mind? If you can't figure it out, how can I know?"

Qi Yan smiled without saying a word.

Ding You said deeply: "Qi Yan...I can only tell you that you are not the only chess piece in the master. You can see as much as I can, and there are many others who can't see. Can you...don't work too hard?"

Qi Yan was silent for a long time, and finally did not speak.

Ding You let out a long sigh, and wrote the words "overworked, not acclimatized" on the pulse record, and said before leaving the door: "You can rest assured in the future, according to the rules of the imperial hospital, I will be your first doctor, and I will take full responsibility for it from now on." For your health, I have to ask for a Ping An pulse every few days, and if there is any news from the master, I will tell you."

Qi Yan watched Ding You leave with deep eyes.

Even though the master deliberately concealed his identity these years, Qi Yan probably guessed it.

She naturally knew that she was not the only one.The 400-year-old foundation of the previous dynasty has deep roots. Looking at the entire court, even the inner court, I don’t know how many people still care about the previous dynasty.

But my existence has never been for revenge for the previous dynasty, but for the entire grassland!

Although he died nine times, he still has no regrets.

With the posting of the imperial list, news spread that the two princesses got married on the same day.

The second son of the Lu family is well-known, and he and Princess Zhuohua are a match made in heaven.

Few people know who Qi Yan is, so the common people think that His Majesty marrying his most beloved Di Ji to a poor student is a manifestation of the monarch and the people's family.

There are only a handful of officials in the court who can see through Nangong Ren's true intentions, and most of them think that Qi Yan's marriage to Nangong Jingnv is the blessing of the third generation.

There are also some people who really appreciate Qi Yan's talent, such as the brothers of the Gongyang family, who feel deep regret.

Qi Yan won Huiyuan, Xieyuan and Tanhua. The achievement of "two yuan and one flower" is an honor that many people dream of, but it is a pity that with the imperial decree of marriage, he no longer has the opportunity to display his ambition.

However, there is another person who hates Qi Yan to the bone, and that is the second son of the Taiwei Mansion: Lu Zhongxing.

On the second day after the edict of bestowing marriage, Lu Zhongxing resigned from his official position as a guard with a sword in front of the imperial court, and stayed at home to study palace etiquette.

At this time, dozens of servants with whistle sticks stood in front of Lu Zhongxing's door, and the water around the bedroom was blocked.From time to time, Lu Zhongxing's roar and the sound of broken porcelain could be heard in the room.

Lu Quan went straight to Lu Zhonghang's yard, frowned when he heard the shout, and pushed open the door.

The house was in a mess, Lu Zhongxing was holding up half of the table leg, when he saw Lu Quan slowly lowering his arm, he let out a decadent cry: "Father."

Lu Quan stared fiercely, and Lu Zhongxing threw the table leg and knelt down in front of his father, saying in pain, "Father, the child doesn't want to marry."

Lu Quan seemed to have aged a few years overnight, and said sternly: "It's the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, and it's His Majesty's will, so you can't let it go."

"But father clearly said before..."

With a "slap", Lu Quan slapped his second son hard.

Blood spilled from the corner of the latter's mouth, but he still insisted on arguing stubbornly. Seeing this, Lu Quan kicked hard again, and turned back to the door: "You all go down!"

"Yes, sir."

Lu Quan closed the door and pointed to Lu Zhongxing: "How can you be so confused? Do you want to kill our family?"

Lu Zhongxing consciously made a slip of the tongue, knelt down and begged again: "But my son has never liked His Highness Zhuo Hua! Father, my son is not stupid, my son is willing to marry into the royal family so that big brother can rest assured, but the person my son likes has never been her. Big brother There are already two children, but the baby has not even asked for the girl in the room, doesn't daddy understand the heart of the baby!"

With mixed emotions in Lu Quan's heart, he sat down on the only good chair in the room and sighed heavily.

"It's dad who can't stand you."

Lu Zhongxing moved in front of Lu Quan with his knees as feet, his knees were punctured by porcelain shards and he didn't know it: "Father, why did the emperor treat my Lu family like this? Did he forget how he ascended to the throne in the first place? Did he Have you forgotten what our Lu family did for him?"

"You!" Lu Quan raised his slap again, but seeing Aiko's red and swollen cheeks, he didn't slap it down.

"How dare you say such a rebellious thing? Do you really want to kill the whole government to be reconciled? If I knew this, I shouldn't have pitied your mother! I should have drowned you in the toilet!"

Seeing his father trembling with anger, Lu Zhongxing kowtowed and kowtowed: "Father calm down, son knows his mistake. You must take care of your health, I... marry!"

Lu Quan's face paled slightly: "For the past six months, you should stay in the mansion honestly and learn the etiquette. Be a good son-in-law and try to give birth to a boy and a half girl as soon as possible so as to dispel your majesty's doubts."

"...Yes, father."

Nangong Shunv has gone back to the palace, her wedding is coming and she wants to spend more time with her mother and concubine.Zhuohua Princess Mansion is also under construction day and night.

The imperial decree to call Nangong Jingnv back to the palace was issued several times, but Nangong Jingnv never left.Nan Gongrang could only let it go; the emperor was willing not to pursue the person who resisted the edict and disrespected, and looked at the whole Wei country, I am afraid that this is the only one.

……

Thanks to this finger marriage, Qi Yan's status is not what it used to be.

In Wei State, different classes have their own circles.The consort's circle is the royal family, merchants, and the second-generation ancestors in the court.

The so-called "second-generation ancestors" are those whose ancestors have meritorious service but whose descendants are incompetent. They have inherited titles but no official positions.

For these three types of people, courtiers mostly stayed away for various reasons, so they gradually formed a unique circle.

On the day when the imperial decree was issued, there was an endless stream of guests who came to visit Qi Mansion, but because Qi Yan suddenly fell ill, the housekeeper declined them one by one.

Gong Yanghuai also came several times, but was recruited by his father to "expressly prohibit" him from having any private contacts with Qi Yan.

Lu Boyan, the number one scholar at the Qionglin Banquet, was selected as the sixth-rank order history of the Ministry of Households, and Gong Yanghuai, who was second in the list, was selected as the sixth-rank order history by the Ministry of Officials.Once you have a formal official position, you can no longer have close contacts with the royal family, so as not to be suspected of forming a party for personal gain.

Gong Yanghuai had no choice but to suppress this old classmate friendship to the bottom of his heart with infinite regret.

Nangong Rang recruited people from the Ministry of Rites, Zongzheng Temple, and Inner Court Supervisor to teach Qi Yan's palace rules and the "duty" of being a son-in-law to the Qi Mansion.

The tenants of Qi Mansion also became silent with interest.

In the blink of an eye, midsummer turned to autumn, and when the first snow fell, the twelfth lunar month of Jing Jianian finally came.

The best auspicious day of the zodiac within three years, suitable for marriage.

The entire capital city was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the only way for the wedding party to pass was put under martial law a few days ago.

The marriage came too urgently, the Ministry of Industry really couldn't build a princess mansion and two son-in-law mansions within half a year. Fortunately, Nan Gongrang was sympathetic and ordered the Ministry of Industry to make every effort to build the Zhuohua Princess mansion, and the son-in-law's mansion could be postponed.

One month before the marriage, Nangong Rang personally went to Princess Zhenzhen's mansion to pick up Nangong Jingnv, and ordered the two son-in-laws who had no mansion to move into the princess mansion.

On that day, before dawn, Qi Yan was served by the palace servants and put on a complicated and luxurious groom's dress.

While the maids were not paying attention, Qi Yan took out the medicine given by Ding You and secretly took it.Before leaving, Aunt Xi came into the room again and told her to let her go.

Qi Yan was riding on a tall horse, and the sound of festive drums rang in her ears, but she could clearly hear the "squeak" sound of the horse's hooves stepping on the snow through the noise.

In this winter nine years ago, I returned to the Chengli Grassland full of hope, but what I saw was the king's tent turned into a barn.

Today, as a woman, she is on her way to marry the daughter of her enemy.

What an ironic reincarnation is this?

Qi Yan had to silently recite the six-character motto taught to her by her master over and over again, and now she finally realized: what she pursued was never as simple as she thought at first.

After half a year of polishing, Qi Yan's temperament became more and more quiet, and the obsession in her heart became more and more indestructible.

Even if he lives poorly, he must let the Wei Kingdom and the Nangong royal family pay for their debts in blood!

There is no decree in the inner courtyard of the imperial palace not to ride horses, so Qi Yan had to walk with the musicians.

It took more than half an hour to arrive at Weiyang Palace, the welcoming procession stopped in front of the imperial steps, Qi Yan stepped on the white marble steps and walked towards the entrance of the palace alone.

Stepping over the threshold of the main hall of Weiyang Palace, take three steps to lift your robe and kneel down, kowtow three times; get up and go back three steps and then kneel...

After repeating this three times, Fang Cheng will kneel down three times and kowtow nine times.It shows that in front of the nobles of the Tian family: the husband is also a courtier.

Qi Yan knelt in the middle of the hall, called Qiansui three times, and said in a loud voice: "I, Qi Yan, I have ordered to marry Your Highness Zhenzhen."

The maidservant then took the order and walked towards the inner hall.After a long while, with the support of Xi Po, Nangong Jingnv, dressed in a phoenix robe and wedding dress, walked slowly.

"Minister, Qi Yan. We are hereby ordered to marry Your Highness Zhenzhen."

Nangong Jingnv could only see a corner of Qi Yan's groom's crown through the gap in the red hijab.She sighed almost inaudibly: the person kneeling in front of her was originally her sister's favorite person.

"Freedom and flat body." The voice had the unique sweetness of a girl, but the tone was extremely cold.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

After Qi Yan stood firm, Nangong Jingnv returned a shallow Wanfu gift to show that she recognized the identity of the other party's husband.

The two walked to the entrance of the main hall together, Qi Yan took the lead to step over the threshold, bowed and squatted down: "Please come up, Your Highness."

……

Nangong Jingnv's weight is extremely light, but for some reason she refused to stick to Qi Yan's back, but pressed Qi Yan's shoulder with both hands.

Qi Yan had no choice but to lower her body again, and tightened her hands around Nangong Jingnv's legs.Hearing the displeased "tsk" from the person on his back, Qi Yan said in a soft tone: "His Highness, please hold on tight, the next step is a flight of stairs."

Before today, Nangong Jingnv had never been touched by a man like this. When this "never met" son-in-law lifted her legs up and weighed her, she almost scolded.

The other party obviously felt it too, and comforted himself softly.

His voice is very unique, perhaps because of his age, he doesn't have the deep, hoarse voice of an adult man.

Hearty and gentle, two seemingly contradictory qualities blend together in this way.

Don't allow Nangong Jingnv to think too much, Qi Yan has already taken a step.

Because there was a huge distance between the two bodies, in order to avoid Nangong Jingnv being in danger, Qi Yan walked very slowly, very carefully, almost stopping for a moment at each step.

Qi Yan didn't say anything more, but the hands supporting Nangong Jingnv would be clamped when each step landed, and immediately relaxed after standing firmly.

Nangong Jingnv also felt the hard work of the other party, but she felt that Qi Yan was Nangong Shunv's favorite, and even though she had no choice but to marry, she deliberately kept a distance between them.

Until he heard Qi Yan's breathing became heavy, he couldn't help flashing the picture of him hugging the horse's neck and not daring to move when he was parading through the street, and suddenly remembered that this person was just a lifeless creature.

When she regained consciousness, Nangong Jingnv had already stuck to Qi Yan's back and wrapped her arms around her neck.

The warm and soft voice sounded again: "Thank you, Your Highness." She was about to get up again, but stopped inexplicably.

After finally getting down the imperial steps, Nangong Jingnv got on the sixteen-carrying phoenix chariot, but Qi Yan could only walk on the right side of the phoenix chariot.

……

Nangong Rang sat in a high position in court clothes, and the two couples entered the hall together to listen to His Majesty's instruction.

Nangong Rang got up and stepped down from the high position. To him, Qi Yan was just a pawn to protect his beloved daughter: "Raise your head."

"Yes."

This was the first time he had looked at Qi Yan carefully.Nangong Rang's breath stagnates, the four-clawed beast riding the clouds and the wind in the dream is exactly such a pair of amber eyes!

"Your eyes..."

Qi Yan pretended to be terrified and knelt down on the ground: "I suffered from a serious illness when I was young, but after I recovered by luck, my eyes developed a mutation. I can't see things at night when I can't see strong light, and I can't drink alcohol for life."

Nangong Rang nodded, but did not say anything about peace: "I will marry my beloved daughter to you, and you must serve her as the master; if my son is unhappy after marriage, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"The minister obeys the order."

"Well, I have seen your household registration file, are there any elders in the clan still alive?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the epidemic broke out in Jinzhou in the first year of Jingjia, and ten rooms were empty. At that time, the minister was young and ignorant, and both parents died on the way to escape. Since then, I have lost contact with the elders of the clan."

Nangong Rang asked again: "Didn't you receive the sign?"

"Never."

He glanced at Qi Yan, then turned his gaze to Nangong Jingnv who was wearing a hijab: "So, let Princess Zhenzhen take the words for you."

As soon as he said that, everyone in the audience was shocked; even Lu Zhongxing, who hated Qi Yan, showed his astonishment.

Since ancient times, only the elders have given characters to the younger generation, and I have never heard of the wife giving characters to the husband!

But after a little thought, it becomes clear: the emperor is reminding Qi Yan that there is "a difference in dignity" between a son-in-law and a princess, and the appearance will last a lifetime. As long as Qi Yan is alive, he is a servant of the royal family.

Nangong Jingnv frowned slightly, she did not approve of her father's humiliation of Qi Yan, just about to say no when she heard Qi Yan kowtow: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

She opened her mouth, she didn't expect Qi Yan to be so "backbone", and then she felt pity, what else could she do except Xie En?

Lu Zhongxing took a sneak peek at Nangong Jingnv, and saw that she had grown a lot taller in half a year, and she was now a tall and graceful girl.

But the scene just now made him feel a little complicated, how would he deal with himself if he was Qi Yan?Maybe it's really like what my father said, it's not a good thing to marry an Emperor Ji who is under great favor?But he is still not reconciled...

Qi Yan knelt on the ground upright, staring down at Nangong Rang's dragon boots embroidered with gold thread.Amber eyes are like a pool of stagnant water, silent and without waves.

The proud prince on the prairie is dead, and now she is just a pariah, and there is nothing she can't bear.

Feng Nian went out of the palace and went back to their homes. Amidst the sound of jubilant drums, Qi Yan carried Nangong Jingnv back to the bridal chamber.

The wedding banquet was very grand, and almost all the royal family members and officials from the capital below the third rank of the imperial court were present.

Gong Yanghuai came to Qi Yan with a wine bottle, and said some auspicious words with deep regret and regret in his eyes.

Qi Yan replaced wine with tea, and smiled calmly: "I'm very happy that Baishi can come, I hope you can show your strength in the court and get your wish fulfilled."

Finally, Gongyang Huai couldn't hold back, and replied: "Tie, my son-in-law... Anyway, you are my confidant, Gongyang Baishi."

"Thank you."

Qi Yan was patted from behind, turned around and pretended to be shocked and said, "You are... Brother Shuhan?"

The person who came was the third son of the emperor, Nan Gongwang, who was named Xu Wang and named Shu Han at the Xie Mansion banquet that day.

Nangong Wang laughed loudly: "It's rare that my brother-in-law still remembers that when you and I first met, it's inconvenient to tell us our identities. My real identity is the third son of the emperor, with a single name: Wang."

Gong Yanghuai took another look at Qi Yan, turned and left.

Qi Yan "suddenly realized", bowed and saluted: "So it's His Highness, Qi Yan was rude."

"Hey, brother-in-law. From now on, you and I will be a family. Your Highness is out of touch."

"Brother Three Emperors."

Nangong Wang laughed loudly, attracting the attention of all the guests.He seemed to have no intention of concealing the old acquaintance with Qi Yan: "If my brother-in-law has time to send someone to report, the emperor will host a banquet for you in the mansion some other day."

"Thank you, Brother Three Emperors."