The devil is coming

Chapter 446
The regent walked into the palace and saw his sister sitting at the table, her head slightly lowered, waiting for him.
When I get closer,
The princess raised her head and looked at her brother.
A smile appeared on the Prince Regent's face;
Road:
"I heard that something happened to you, and I felt very anxious. However, Tian Wujing from the Zhennanguan Pass came up to me, so I stayed for a while to deal with the matter there. After finally stabilizing the situation, I came over.
She looks good and has not lost weight. Although the servants below have come to report her, I, the elder brother, have to see it with my own eyes before I feel at ease.
You have grown up beside me since childhood. It is the first time that you go out so far alone, and I am worried about you. "
The Prince Regent sat down beside him,
"Pour me a cup of tea."
The princess got up, poured tea, and brought it to the regent.
Once upon a time, every time when she visited her mother, she would take out her collection of royal pastries and tea cakes for herself to eat. Her father's favorite Osawa Xiangtongue was hidden in large quantities, and she couldn't bear to part with it. If you drink, keep it for yourself.
"Brother, let me ask you again, who does your matter have to do with, the Mi family? I don't think so;
Sister, say it boldly, if my brother can’t protect my own sister, how can I protect the people of Chu State? "
The princess shook her head and said, "It's all over."
The regent looked at his sister and remained silent for a long time.
The princess smiled slightly and repeated: "It's all over."
The regent nodded and said, "Okay."
This is a promise not to pursue further.
"I heard that Qu Peiluo often comes to see you? I've seen this guy before, and he's pretty good."
"If I think it's good, I can marry myself."
"You're talking nonsense again, aren't you?"
The regent was not angry. He had never been angry with his well-behaved girl, and he had never even said a harsh word.
Born in the Tian family, he has been fighting openly and secretly with his brothers since he was sensible. The so-called flesh-and-blood affection of the Tian family is like a piece of red paper framed on the outside of a lantern. It will break when you poke it, and it will burn when you flick it.
Only when you are with her can you relax your heart and enjoy the happiness of ordinary people's family.
The princess said: "I can't see what's good about it."
"Sister, I believe in my brother's vision. As long as I am alive, this boy will not dare to treat you badly. Secondly, even among the many nobles in my country, Qu Peiluo's material is considered to be excellent. , at this age, there are not many who are better than him."
"Not necessarily," said the princess.
Xiong Liqing had already made a comparison by herself, from all aspects to inside and outside, and found that the more she compared, the more she felt that Qu Peiluo was worthless.
Of course, Qu Peiluo had a bad life and couldn't compete with anyone, but he was compared to Pingye Bo.
"Do you have any resentment in your heart?" the regent asked.
The princess didn't answer.
"If you have any grievances, just vent them to your brother. It's fine if you let them out. But don't vent them to others. My brother is your brother after all. Since ancient times, where has a brother been angry with his own sister?
But after all, Qu Peiluo is also a son of a nobleman, and he is also arrogant in his heart. You will eventually marry him, so don't try to make the relationship deadlocked for a while, it is not worthwhile. "
This is what I say from the bottom of my heart, and it is also the way to run a family.
Many times, you can't live your life seriously, and you can't act as you please, otherwise you will be the only one who has an uncomfortable life.
For the dignified regent of Chu to be able to sit down and tell these parents about the shortcomings of marriage, it is obvious that he is really interested in this girl.
"Brother, I don't want to get married, I really don't want to get married."
"Be obedient, the day has been set."
"Brother, why? You promised me before that I will decide who I marry in the future. As the king of a country, why can't you keep your word? You have no joke!"
"I'm not the emperor yet."
"But what's the difference between you and the emperor?"
He is the regent in name only, but he always sits on the dragon throne when he goes to court.
The regent shook his head and said: "The emperor has always been in name only, but he has never been in name only. If you want to blame, blame our father for leaving in such a hurry, so that my brother and I were not fully prepared at the beginning."
If the Emperor of Chu died a year later, or even half a year later, the regent would be confident that the Chu State would avoid that internal strife.
That internal strife caused Chu State to miss an opportunity. At the same time, it could only watch helplessly as the Yan people annexed most of Jin.
Even if Qu Tiannan was later sent to lead the Qingluan Army to go on an expedition, Chu State actually did not try its best. At the same time, it only made the final human effort to make amends for the matter.
If there had not been that internal strife, when the Yan people had just wiped out the Helian family of the Wen family, the Chu army would have been able to participate in the battle for the three Jin lands in time. By then, it would have been difficult for the Yan people to gain a foothold in the Jin lands. .
"Anyway, brother, you have a point. You have your own reasons and difficulties. As a younger sister, I have to sell myself for your great cause."
The regent frowned slightly, then relaxed his eyebrows,
Road:
"When girls grow up, they always want to get married."
"I don't, I don't, why should I do this, why should I do this!"
"Just because you are a princess, you have been well-dressed and well-fed since you were born. You can drink ice in summer and enjoy the snow in winter. You are the royal family and have given you a graceful and wealthy life. Then you must contribute to this family. Own.
Don’t ask why, don’t ask why;
Girls from poor families, who have older brothers or younger brothers at home, have to be sold as goods by their parents in exchange for dowry money for their brothers to get married;
How many women in brothels and prostitutes choose to do this business on their own? Most of them were sold into the brothel by their parents because their families were too poor to survive;
It’s the daughters of noble families, and there are few marriages?
Why didn't they ask why? Why didn't they ask why?
In this world,
Where do you get the kind of everything goes well in so many dramas?
Whether it is the common people or the royal family, everyone has to live. If you want to live, you have to compromise and just take it. There is no such thing.
Sister,
You have to be sensible. "
Xiong Liqing opened her mouth, bit her lip with her teeth, and said word by word:
"I don't want to be sensible. I just want my brother to pamper me and take care of me like he did when I was a child. I just want to stay with my brother for the rest of my life."
"Stop saying such stupid things, we are brothers and sisters, real brothers and sisters, humans must learn to grow up.
obedient,
As long as your brother is here, he can guarantee that you will not be bullied at all in this life. "
"But it was you who bullied me!"
the princess cried out.
The green python under the bed sensed it and poked its head out from under the bed.
But when the green python saw the regent sitting there, the green python quickly shrank back.
When the princess's anger reaches a certain level, it will automatically wake up and then swallow the person in front of it, but she does not dare to act arrogantly in front of the regent.
"Brother, you came to see me just to tell me this."
"My sister is getting married, and as a brother, I naturally have to come and see her."
"Are you afraid that I'll be too crazy and ruin your relationship with Qu?"
The regent didn't want to talk anymore. He stood up and seemed ready to leave the palace.
The princess was still sitting there and did not stand up.
The regent walked to the door, stopped, and said: "Brother, I also want to tell you that if you don't want to marry me, I won't marry you, but I have no choice.
The emperor of Yan State clearly wanted to annex. He would not give his brother much time to prepare, and his brother did not have much time to waste. He really had no choice. "
Xiong Liqing raised her head, looked at the Regent, and said:
"You can choose not to be emperor."
The regent's face turned cold.
Directly scolded:
"If I don't fight for this position and let other brothers sit on it, you won't be sitting here talking to me about not wanting to get married. You will have to be exiled to Daze with me now!"
The princess smiled,
He said somewhat sadly:
"I am willing."
The regent was silent;
Two people,
One is standing,
one sitting,
No one spoke for a long time, and the atmosphere in the palace became stagnant.
...
Uncle Zheng was sitting in the carriage. He didn't go out for a walk at this time, nor did he watch the sword maker looking at the sword for Chen Daxia. He just sat there silently drinking tea.
Zhao Chengcheng stood aside and did not dare to say much.
However, the two people would still meet their eyes from time to time, but they did not make any valuable exchanges.
Are you here?
Yo, you're here again?
Yoyo, are you still here today?
Yes, I came in, I went out again, I came in again...
Uncle Zheng really wants to smoke a cigarette now. Firstly, he has nothing to do and is waiting to get bored. Secondly, he has some emotions in his heart and wants to relieve them in this way.
But Uncle Zheng restrained his impulse after all, because cigarettes are so iconic, and perhaps Fengchao's spies had already collected that he had this hobby.
To be idle is to be idle,
Uncle Zheng's thoughts began to wander,
Suddenly I thought of something,
Even though I have already met Emperor Yan, I have also met the officials of Qian Kingdom, I have met Emperor Jin, I have also met King Barbarian, and now I have met "Emperor Chu" again;
Wow,
Even if they are envoys or envoys from the two countries, they usually only go to one country specifically and can only meet the emperor of one family. But on my side, except for the barbarian king, they are almost full.
There shouldn't be many people in this world who can meet so many "emperors" like me and talk to them at close range, right?
Thinking about it this way, it feels a bit like Pokémon;
"Ha ha."
Uncle Zheng couldn't help but laugh twice.
Zhao Cheng, who was standing next to him, trembled subconsciously. He really couldn't figure out Zheng Fan's identity now. He only knew that it was extremely mysterious, and mystery was the biggest source of fear in people.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside.
Then,
The three people dismounted and walked towards the inner courtyard.
Two middle-aged men stood at the door and knelt down.
Qu Peiluo walked in directly;
The two kneeling at the door were Qu Peiluo's two uncles, Qu Tiannan's younger brothers.
In the morning, the Royal Imperial Army entered the other courtyard's residence, and at the same time, the fans from Fengchao also gathered. The Qu family in Ju'an City immediately received the urgent report.
Several of Qu's interlocutors immediately understood who was coming, so their two uncles immediately accompanied Qu Peiluo on horseback and rushed to the imperial villa to prepare for an audience.
The regent is wearing a white dragon fish suit, but Qu'er must know that Qu'er must have the proper etiquette and gestures, not to mention the wedding is coming, and the regent is here now to give Qu's face.
Two uncles with general numbers on their bodies knelt at the door and did not come in. They were just here to kneel. After all, the regent did not show off, which meant that most of the people came out as "family members", so naturally they should let Qu who was about to become a member of the family. Pei Luo went in to chat with the regent and the princess about their family.
After Qu Peiluo entered the inner courtyard, he first saw the sword maker who was helping Master Chen make swords.
Obviously, he knew the sword maker and immediately stepped forward to salute.
"Pei Luo has met Uncle Dugu."
The Dugu family was a great noble of the Chu State with the same size as the Qu family. One of Qu Peiluo's aunts was the wife of his second uncle, the sword maker, so the sword maker was one generation higher than Qu Peiluo.
Coupled with his status as one of the Four Great Swordsmen, it was natural for him to put on airs in front of Qu Peiluo and receive this gift.
The junior who is about to get married salutes himself. As an elder, he naturally needs to express himself.
The sword maker was also prepared. He took out a short sword from his arms and threw it directly to Qu Peiluo.
"It's for you."
"Thank you Uncle Dugu."
The sword given by the sword maker must be a good sword, there is no doubt about this.
Qu Peiluo did not refuse, he put away the sword respectfully, and then turned his eyes to Chen Daxia.
The sword maker introduced:
"The swordsman of the Qian Kingdom, Master Chen, was sent by Master Yao."
Qu Peiluo immediately handed over his hand.
Chen Daxia responded with his sword.
The sword maker narrowed his eyes and said with a smile:
"There is also Mr. Xiao Su inside, who is a direct disciple of Master Yao. He is very talented. You can go say hello later. On your wedding day, maybe someone will write a poem for you."
"Yes, my nephew knows."
Qu Peiluo continued walking inside and saw a carriage and Zheng Fan standing against the carriage.
Although he wanted to steal someone's wife and had already unlocked a lot of his fiancée's possessions in advance, Uncle Zheng really didn't know Qu Peiluo.
Last time Qu Peiluo was reading poetry outside the door, and Uncle Zheng was holding the princess inside. He only heard the singing voice of the would-be consort, but never saw the real person.
Until Zhao Cheng knelt down and saluted Qu Peiluo:
"This slave sends greetings to General Huwei, General Fukang."
"Get up."
"Thank you, General."
Oh?
It's him.
Uncle Zheng immediately assumed the role of Lao Wang next door and began to examine Qu Peiluo.
looks good,
Ok,
It's really good.
Qu Peiluo's appearance is really good. In future generations, he will look even more handsome than those little freshmen. This is an indisputable fact, a fact that even Mr. Zheng has to admit.
But Uncle Zheng immediately said disdainfully in his heart:
Just looking good is of no use.
Qu Peiluo didn't know what Uncle Zheng was thinking. After he knew that Zheng Fan was a disciple of Master Yao and had to be admitted by the sword maker, he was extremely polite to Zheng Fan:
"I have seen Mr. Su."
Zheng Fan smiled slightly and implicitly took a half step back to return the greeting:
"I've seen the general."
"Mr. Su can come to Pei Luo's wedding banquet. Pei Luo is deeply honored."
No, you will regret it.
"Peiluo likes poetry and admires the culture of Qianguo. I hope Mr. Su will not hesitate to teach me. Peiluo should be grateful."
No, you won't appreciate it.
"Brother Qu is so dignified and dignified. He is truly a humble gentleman from the great state of Chu. Moreover, I have heard of Brother Qu's literary name, Su."
After all, I held your fiancée in my arms that day and listened to you chanting snow outside the door.
"Mr. Su is too polite, but Qu is too embarrassed to bear it."
The reason why Qu Peiluo was so polite to this disciple of Master Yao was just as the sword maker said before. He hoped that "Mr. Su" could write a poem or lyrics for him on the day of the wedding banquet.
In this era, the dissemination and influence of poetry are huge, especially the title of "Mr. Su" and the disciple of Master Yao.
No one doesn’t want their wedding to be a beautiful one and be remembered by future generations.
Zhao Cheng stood on one side with his head half lowered, silent and expressionless.
As the only insider here,
Eunuch Zhao felt that the conversation, sympathy and compliments between the consort and Zheng Fan in front of him were filled with a humorous black tone.
……
The palace has been quiet for a long time.
The regent failed to get what he wanted here. He knew that his sister had resentment in her heart, and he came here to prepare her to vent her anger;
As an elder brother, he hopes that his sister can live a happy life after getting married; as an "emperor", he hopes that his sister can complete his political alliance with Qu.
In fact, regardless of marriage or not, the Qu family can only be bound to him, because the Qu family has lost nearly [-] Qingluan troops to the regent, and also lost the current head of the family, a Zhuguo.
It is actually impossible to get off the car.
This marriage was actually done for other nobles to show their stance.
Therefore, the regent did not want his sister to have emotions.
But his sister's reaction made him a little strange. She should have accepted her fate. As a result, she seemed to be extraordinarily tenacious now.
This made the regent, who liked to have everything in his hands, feel very uncomfortable. In fact, all monarchs like the feeling that their own will can control everything, and do not like disobedience.
Coupled with the intentions that his sister has expressed to him overtly and covertly over the past few years,
The regent's current mood is inevitably a little irritable.
He turned back, looked at the princess, and said:
"Liqing, now the deal is done and the marriage is imminent. I hope you can wake up a little bit. You are my sister. I watched you grow up, so I know my sister, she is very smart."
"Brother, are you threatening me?"
"It's not a threat, it's a will."
"Will?"
"It is my will that you marry me with a smile."
It's just acting, you can do it for me!
I know you have this ability, you are not as weak as you seem.
The princess sitting on the chair looked at her brother blankly.
And then,
The regent opened the door of the palace,
The princess first saw Qu Peiluo standing at the door of the palace.
Alas, here he comes again;
immediately,
The princess saw Zheng Fan standing next to Qu Peiluo.
Hey, he's here again!
Maybe Uncle Zheng's appearance was really shocking, causing the depression and anger he had endured at his brother's place to be interrupted unexpectedly.
A smile appeared directly on the princess's face.
The regent noticed it and felt relieved. His sister still listened to him and knew what to do.
Qu Peiluo saw that the princess smiled because she saw him,
A sincere smile immediately appeared on his face in response.
Uncle Zheng saw Qu Peiluo smiling so happily,
He also...
no,
Hold back, can't laugh.
(End of this chapter)