Half-life immortal

Chapter 135

The second prince might have heard about Xue Qinglan, and he said in a strange way: "Yo, this is... Brother Yan, is the photo you brought back good? It does look quite pretty, with a good eye."

These words made Xue Qinglan feel extremely uncomfortable. From the tone of his words, he could tell that he was calling her a casual woman or something else, as long as a woman with a little self-respect would listen to it awkwardly If you are more aggressive, maybe something will happen because of it.

However, Xue Qinglan is not a member of the royal family after all, so of course she would not go mad at such a small tease, but countered with a smile: "It is better to see once than to hear a hundred times. The little girl has admired His Royal Highness for a long time. Today, she is really handsome. It seems that His Royal Highness is also paying attention."

The second prince's face was ashen, but he couldn't lose his demeanor in front of the emperor, suppressing the displeasure in his heart, he said: "The girl is born smart, I really don't know which family she is from."

Xu Shili took a sneak peek at Xue Qinglan, thinking that she would feel embarrassed or displeased, after all her background was not on the table, but unexpectedly Xue Qinglan smiled brighter and plausibly said: "A hero doesn't care about his background, he can Are all the ladies who appeared in the palace hall? His Royal Highness' conclusion is too arbitrary."

Xue Qinglan was a little relieved. The prince looked aggressive, but he obviously didn't have the connotation of an emperor.The emperor's words were full of meaning, and there were many meanings in the words. Xue Qinglan couldn't fully understand it until now, but this prince seemed much naive. Xue Qinglan is not a woman who likes to be angry for nothing. She is naturally not to be outdone if they run on her.In other words, this is her character, and there is no need to hesitate to fight back.

"you--"

The second prince was about to get angry, but the eldest prince who was calmer than him stopped him at a critical moment, saying: "The Tianxian Xuewu, which is making a lot of noise in the city today, is heard to be the masterpiece of a girl. We live in the palace, and we have no chance It's a pity at first sight, I don't want the mysterious dancer to be such a young woman, no wonder my father is interested in you."

The eldest prince's words were still a little pleasant, but Xue Qinglan nodded and did not speak, which was her tacit consent.If others are polite to her, she will naturally not take the initiative to find trouble with them. How can I say that the difference in status is all here.

The emperor remained silent all this time, but even if he was just putting it here as a decoration, it was impossible for everyone to ignore it. On the contrary, Xue Qinglan felt that the reason why these two princes came here to find trouble might be to act for the emperor. I just don't know what their purpose is.

The emperor spoke at this time: "It's good that you are here, let's get to know each other, maybe we will see each other often in the future."

When he said this, not only the two princes were stunned, but Xue Qinglan was also stunned.

What does the emperor mean?What does it mean to see you often in the future?Oh my god, doesn't this old guy really want to eat tender grass?

Xue Qinglan's teeth itch for a while, and she really wanted to grab the emperor's skirt and yell "what do you mean" at him, but she could only keep this thought in her mind, and she dared not put it into practice anyway.

The two princes obviously thought the same as Xue Qinglan. Although they estimated that the emperor had a special interest in Xue Qinglan, their guesses were also similar to Xue Qinglan's own estimation, and they all suspected that the emperor had other schemes.However, the emperor's opening seemed to overthrow all their original guesses.

Xu Shili's mouth was bitter, obviously he heard something from the emperor's mouth, but if you look at his expression, you can understand that it is not what he wants when things turn into the way they are now.

The emperor's next words made Xue Qinglan's heart tighten: "Yan'er is not young anymore, he is the only one among the three of you who hasn't married yet. Since he won't return to Xianmen during this period, why not make an early decision on the marriage Come down."

Xue Qinglan couldn't help being dumbfounded: So the emperor's old man is actually choosing his daughter-in-law?Fortunately, he chose me?No way, what kind of luck is this? It's just a dance and you have a marriage for yourself?And it looks like His Majesty the Emperor himself appointed the marriage?
She instantly felt that her brain was not enough, and desperately tried to find some reasons for the emperor's actions, but after much deliberation, she couldn't think of any reasonable explanation.The thing she wants to do most now is to drag Xu Shili to a corner where no one is around and interrogate him to find out what's going on.

Is it so easy for the emperor to choose the princess?Don't you need to look at the merits of your family, relatives, and fathers?I don't know how many courtiers in the court have given birth to a bunch of daughters who are eyeing the position of the prince and concubine, and the emperor's old man just sent out such a sentence?This is outrageous and unimaginable!
Xue Qinglan was at a loss. Maybe another woman would feel like flying up a branch and turning into a phoenix when she heard this kind of thing, but she just felt very at a loss.Because her life vision is not like this. She has her own ideals and goals, so she doesn't want to be reduced to an ordinary royal woman.

Yes, it is downfall.Whether it's marrying the emperor or the prince, in her opinion, it's all degraded.Compared with cultivating immortals, emperors and princes are just mortals after all. Although it is not impossible for people from the royal family to become immortals in theory, she does not want to waste time and energy on such a place.

The emperor didn't care what kind of mood everyone was in, he stood up slowly holding the table, and said, "Yan'er, you can figure this out." After leaving this sentence, the emperor ignored them and walked away alone. go.

After the emperor left, everyone felt relieved.The existence of the emperor is like a big mountain. Even if he doesn't say anything or show anything, everyone will still feel heavy in their hearts. His status is enough to form an aura that belongs to the emperor, and firmly control everyone's emotions. Psychologically, make him feel in awe of him.They were all in it when the emperor was there, maybe they couldn't feel it, but as soon as the emperor left, the sense of gap came out.

Xue Qinglan was thoughtful, on the one hand, she was thinking about the marriage that the emperor said just now, and on the other hand, she was also thinking about the emperor's aura.

She was considered an entry-level Qi-entrainer now, and she didn't notice it at first because she was flustered, but now she thought very keenly that the emperor was also a high-level Qi-entrainer.That's right, could this be the reason why he is interested in Sister Yue?But why did he arrange a marriage for me when he was interested in Sister Yue?Could it be that he wants to get closer, so that he can take the opportunity to seduce Sister Yue?
Uh, no way... This old man is an emperor after all, so he won't ruin his son's marriage for a woman.If he really wanted a woman, wouldn't he just pass it on and bring her into the palace?Why bother to go around in a big circle awkwardly?It seems that this idea is not correct, think about something else.

She thought about it, and the more she thought about it, the more confused she became, and at this moment the First Prince said again: "Brother Yan, congratulations."

Xu Shili clasped his fists in a polite salute, but before he could speak, the second prince said in a strange way: "Brother Yan is so lucky, Miss Wu Ji is a great beauty, I don't know how many people will envy you in the future. It's a pity that Wu Ji Miss Ji is a little younger, so I have to ask Brother Yan to stay for another two or three years."

Xu Shili was a little upset, he hadn't had time to explain many things to Xue Qinglan, and the two imperial brothers were teasing again and again here.He was fine, but he didn't want Xue Qinglan to be angry and wronged because of this.

"Second brother is serious," he said in a deep voice, "The two elder brothers have a lot of work to do, so don't worry about the younger brother's affairs."

The second prince refused to let go, and said: "We haven't seen each other for many years, brother Yan, don't you want to bring your younger siblings to chat with us for a while? I heard that brother Yan is very powerful outside, and he is taking a group of little Taoist priests to the world! Isn't it! I wonder how those guys under your command compare with our Da Luo army?"

Xue Qinglan was still in a daze at first, but they said they were not going to leave, which made her very upset who was anxious to ask about Xu Shili, so she interjected: "Of course we are not as good as Da Luo's army , according to the little girl, His Royal Highness seems to know the strength of the military very well, what long-term arrangements have you made?"

The second prince didn't like her at all, but without His Majesty's shock at this time, he suddenly became angry and shouted: "Woman, when is it your turn to intervene when our brothers are talking?"

Xue Qinglan couldn't lose, so she immediately said in a higher voice than him: "Did I talk to you? I was calling senior brother! When did you, a mortal, interrupt me when I was talking to senior brother?! "

"You dare to scold me?!" The second prince stared fiercely, after all, it is very rare for someone who dares to talk back to him in the palace.

Xue Qinglan was not agitated at all, and said calmly: "Your Highness, the Second Prince, is serious. The little girl's respect for His Highness, the Second Prince, is like a torrent of water, so how dare you be disrespectful."

Seeing that he couldn't talk to her, the second prince immediately called for reinforcements: "Brother, look at how this woman dares to be so disrespectful, relying on—"

Before he finished speaking, the First Prince said: "Hey, we will be a family in the future, and we will live in harmony. But in my opinion, the siblings are really eloquent, Brother Yan needs to teach them a lot."

Xu Shili frowned, even though he just responded casually at this time, and the matter could be exposed like this, but he was really uncomfortable.It was because these two elder brothers were too bullying that he couldn't return to his family. He had been in Jiangdu for three months and he hadn't been back to the palace.If the emperor hadn't gone to Baijiang Tower in person today, he still wouldn't be back.

Regardless of his identity as the third prince, his position in the palace is so embarrassing that the two elder brothers regard him as a thorn in their side.However, even so, he didn't dare to act radically. Usually, they would go there. It's no big deal to be wronged. Normally, he might just swallow his anger like this, but today...

When he was hesitating, Xue Qinglan took the lead and said: "That's right, His Royal Highness's family education is naturally good, so good that you start to take care of other people's affairs at will, and for the sake of the country, according to my little girl, you still have to take care of yourself." Focus on your children and grandchildren."

It can be said that her words are becoming more and more impolite. On the one hand, it is because the eldest prince took the initiative to attack her, and on the other hand, she can't see Xu Shili being bullied by others. How can you not fight back?

Xu Shili naturally had his own reasons, he advocated calming down the matter, seeing that the Eldest Prince's face became gloomy, he said: "It's getting late, my junior sister and I have something to do, two brothers, please go ahead."

The First Prince glared at Xue Qinglan, turned around and left without any politeness.The second prince was even more ostentatious, he snorted heavily at Xue Qinglan and Xu Shili, quite a bit like "we'll see".

Xue Qinglan herself still felt wronged, she was called into the palace for no reason and endured it for a long time, she even had an extra marriage for no reason, she was still dizzy up to now, not knowing what was going on, and she even offended the two princes ...What is this all about!

Xu Shili knew that she had a lot to ask, so he took the initiative to say: "Junior Sister Xue, it's not convenient to talk here, let's go elsewhere."

After saying that, he brought Xue Qinglan to a palace in the imperial palace. Now Xue Qinglan's mind was full of what happened just now, and she couldn't tell the difference between these similar looking palaces.It was agreed that she would not be moved, but the emperor is the emperor, and she became confused within a few words.

She and Xu Shili entered the empty palace, Xu Shili checked the surroundings and made sure that no one else was there before walking in front of her.He wanted to explain to her, but he stopped talking, as if he didn't know where to start.

"Ugh……"

Seeing him silent for a long time, Xue Qinglan sighed and said, "Senior brother Xu, what is your name?"

Xu Shili said sincerely: "I'm sorry for keeping it from you all this time. In fact, I am Xu Yan, the third prince of the Daluo Dynasty. My name is Shili. Because I was born with a weak constitution, my mother was worried that I would die when I was young, so I asked for a With the permission of my father, I was sent to Taiqing Mountain to practice Taoism, in order to strengthen my body, and at the same time keep me away from the troubles of the court, lest she was weak and unable to protect me. So I grew up in Taiqing Mountain, isolated from the world, He called himself 'Shili'."

What he said was clear, and Xue Qinglan immediately agreed with her. She said with emotion: "So, your mother has really taken care of you. If it was me, she might do the same. Although I can't get together with my son, but It is enough to keep you safe. Is your mother safe now?"

Xu Shili nodded and said: "Mother in the palace is more expensive than a child. Although the queen mother was only a palace maid when she entered the palace, she became the emperor's favorite concubine after giving birth to me, and was also loved by the emperor. But... you should understand , There are many things in the palace that cannot be done without a backstage. Now my two brothers are trying every means to frame the queen mother, get rid of me, and even accuse me of crimes, forcing me to stay away from the palace in order to keep the queen mother safe. The assassins you saw last time were ordered by my elder brother to assassinate me, but those assassins were born as secret guards, so they naturally knew that murdering the prince is a felony, so they also violated elder brother's orders. "

Xue Qinglan shook her head blankly, and said, "I don't really understand, these are so complicated."

Xu Shili was gradually immersed in the memories, and it was only when he heard her words that he suddenly realized, "Ah, sorry, I shouldn't have said these things to you."

Xue Qinglan smiled and said, "Although I don't understand the meaning of their quarrel, at least I understand who is the enemy. So the reason why you always seek compensation is because of your mother?"

Xu Shili nodded heavily, and said, "Yes, as long as I'm still alive, as long as I don't do anything radical, my mother will be safe. So for my mother, everything is worth it."

Xue Qinglan was a little moved when she heard this, and said: "You are so filial, you obviously spend less time with her than you do, but you still think of her everywhere."

Xu Shili couldn't help smiling wryly, and said, "Don't you think I'm too cowardly, always avoiding reality?"

Based on what he knew about Xue Qinglan, she was a brave and strong woman, and she would definitely not appreciate his actions.However, different from what he thought, Xue Qinglan agreed with his choice, saying:

"No! You also said that everything is worth it for your mother! Since you think it's worth it, why do others have any reason to make irresponsible remarks. In fact, the key to this kind of thing is what you think."

Xu Shili's eyes glowed again, and he smiled and said, "Well, thank you, Junior Sister Xue."

It really doesn't matter what others say, but only Xue Qinglan...only she is special.Every word of her is very important, her support and encouragement are even more important, especially Xu Shili who is in such a situation needs her support even more.

Xue Qinglan sighed again, turned the topic back, and said, "Then what happened today? How could the emperor go to see my dance, call me into the palace, and let me marry you?"

"As for this matter, don't be nervous, I will explain it to you carefully." Xu Shili thought about it and said: "Actually, I don't know why my father suddenly went out of the palace to watch your dance. But he It is true that he found something interesting in your dance, and it is actually a lie that he asked me to marry you."

"fake?!"

Xue Qinglan opened her mouth wide in surprise, was there any truth to what the emperor said?No, no, the most important thing is, why did the emperor come to a fake marriage?Is it fun to lie to people?
Speaking of this, Xu Shili was helpless, and said: "You also know that Jiang will hold a grand festival to eliminate demons recently. With more and more casual cultivators in Jiangdu City, there are more and more hidden dangers in Jiangdu City. Hands and feet. The general casual cultivators are panic-stricken. If Da Luo sends out large-scale troops to clean up the hidden dangers at this time, it will inevitably make the gang of casual cultivators even more disturbed, and even cause bigger troubles. So what the father means is Find an excuse..."

Xue Qinglan shouted: "Is it marriage?!"

Xu Shili signaled her to be calm and calm down, and said, "Yes, through the marriage of the prince, you can send a large army of guards in an open and honest manner. In fact, you don't need to get married, just betrothed is also fine..."

Speaking of which, even he himself has no confidence, whether it is a marriage or an engagement, it will have a great impact on the reputation of the girl's family, especially if this is a fake marriage, will Xue Qinglan agree to him? end.When the emperor told him, he felt dizzy, especially since the other party was Xue Qinglan, which made it even more difficult.

(End of this chapter)