As the saying goes, there is no airtight wall in the world.
Within a few days, the news about Xiangmanlou spread throughout the city.
Barbarian! That's a barbarian who drinks blood and is as strong as an ox and a tiger!
"Hey! Did you hear that? I heard that he was the most powerful general under the command of the Barbarian King! He was beaten to death by the Red King in the blink of an eye!"
"Nonsense! I was secretly watching from outside the door. The barbarian looked like a little tiger. When he raised his legs, the whole building was shaking. He looked so fierce! Guess what happened next? The Red King shouted The barbarian will die!"
"Nonsense! My uncle is the chef who is famous all over the house. He told me, what kind of mouth do you blow with? King Chi just took a look! Just one look! The barbarian rolled his eyes and stared at his legs, ouch If you don’t do it, people will be gone!”
The deeds of the Red King became more and more mysterious as word spread.
Within a few days, the Red King became an "anti-barbarian hero" like General Zheng in the people's mouth.
The incident has been catalyzed to this day. In addition to the error caused by word of mouth, there is also a "sentimental" reason.
As we all know, General Zheng died in the war against the barbarians twenty years ago.
He is a hero.
There are many people around who watched Zheng Xiu grow up.
When Zheng Xiu was a child, he wore crotchless pants and ran around on the street. He called him uncle, aunt, and aunt, just like everyone else's children.
Later, Zheng Xiu did not have a son to inherit his father's business and join the army or participate in politics. Instead, he went into business, which made many people lament and lament that the Zheng family's loyal soul was lost.
Now, Zheng Xiu has become the Red King, and when the people in the neighborhood are sincerely happy, the news that "the Red King killed the barbarian in one breath" comes out, which is like settling an old worry for the neighbors.
They seemed to be witnessing General Zheng's dead will rekindled in Zheng Xiu, witnessing the saplings growing into towering trees step by step. A sense of accomplishment similar to "passing fire" arose in the hearts of the people - —Nurture of happiness.
Now that the story of Zheng Xiu's violent attack on the barbarians came out, they seemed to see the second General Zheng rising... No, it was the prince. Zheng Xiu now stood at a height that far exceeded his father, which was very gratifying.
Traveling merchants and word of mouth spread the story of the Red King across the northern land in just a few days, as if it had wings.
Naturally, such excitement could not be hidden from Zheng Xiu's ears. After he learned about this, he felt helpless and wanted to let someone suppress the public opinion. But once public opinion fermented, it was like a prairie fire that was difficult to extinguish. He couldn't forcefully block the public opinion, which would have the opposite effect.
Another seven days passed like this.
The weather is getting warmer, autumn is cooler, the leaves have fallen and turned yellow, and early winter has not yet arrived.
Red Prince's Mansion.
The cat was bored and biting a piece of fried fish cake, looking at the fallen leaves all over the yard, clicking, nibbling from time to time to relieve his boredom, blinking his bright green eyes, looking at the tall and straight back in the yard.
In the room, Feng Bei was dressing up in front of the mirror, applying a little makeup. When it was her turn to have her hair styled, she was torn between whether to wear a ponytail or a bun.
She and Zheng Xiu were already married, so it was natural for her to wear a bun in a woman's bun, but they had not yet consummated their marriage, and it seemed a bit unfair to wear it now.
In the courtyard.
Zheng Xiu is practicing his sword.
Even though there is a lot of commotion outside, he still sticks to his heart, never forgets the rules and practices, and practices his skills.
Strength and financial resources are the foundation of everything. What kind of prince or status is just a castle in the air or a cloud in the sky. The flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water will shatter at the touch of a touch.
The emperor's decision made Zheng Xiu feel inexplicably anxious and depressed. Now that his family had a big business, he was not alone. Once a war broke out, the impact on his Zheng family would be extraordinary and difficult to avoid.
Zheng Xiu has even been thinking about a "retreat" these days.
"well."
With a sigh, Zheng Xiu closed his eyes and stamped his foot, causing the fallen leaves in the garden to fly in the air.
"go."
The long swords scattered around buzzed and stood up strangely. Hundreds of long swords whirled in the air, and the sword light circulated. In an instant, the fallen leaves in the sky were divided into pieces along the leaf patterns after a flash of cold light. Two, fall again.
Phew~
The throbbing sword cry subsided, and Zheng Xiu breathed a long sigh of relief. Looking at the fallen leaves in the yard, he frowned, seeming a little dissatisfied.
"Use your mind to control the sword?"
Zheng Xiu carefully recalled the true "Heaven and Earth come together and return with one sword". When he clashed with the crow farmer, he was exposed to miraculous magic and was on the verge of death. The sword he struck was the true "Heaven and Earth come together and return." One sword intention." He took advantage of this epiphany and tried to control the sword. At most, he could get very close to the sword intention, but it was difficult to restore the sword 100%.
Zheng Xiu recalled the description of "Heaven and Earth come together to form a single sword".
It took the unknown swordsman three hundred years to combine "countless moves" into "no moves". There seems to be no quick fix for this.
"Theoretically, if we analyze it, it should lack that kind of artistic conception."
"We need both the 'Ruthless Sword' and the 'Emotional Benevolent Sword'. Only by blending the two completely different sword intentions can we 'unify'."
Zheng Xiu made a move with two fingers, and a long sword flew up, spinning in the air in his palm, as if it was alive.
He looked at the ordinary long sword hanging in the palm of his hand and sighed with relief: "After all, one cannot generalize between moves that use life and those that do not use life."
"With the addition of the 'restriction' of 'life and death, death or death', it is understandable that the power will be a little over 100 million at full power."
After practicing for a while, Zheng Xiu was tired.
Don't damage your body.
He sat next to the cat, hugged the cat, and enjoyed the feeling of the warm sunshine on his body.
"Cat, tell me, what's the 'other side' like?"
Whenever he has free time, Zheng Xiu will look for opportunities to get close to Mao'er.
The first is to increase the [Foreign Language] talent level and become bigger and stronger.
The second is to get something out of Maomao's mouth.
The world is divided into two sides.
Eternal life and eternal darkness.
The other side of the world, always dark, is mysterious and mysterious to Zheng Xiu, with a fatal attraction.
The [Villain Boy]'s [Physique] was exceptional, and after he realized that the "Purified Body of Glazed Glass" could resist foul odors, Zheng Xiu had the urge to enter Chang An to find out more than once.
But in the end, Zheng Xiu gave up the idea out of caution.
Every time he walked in the cracks, Zheng Xiu had an illusion. It was as if there was only a thin film between the rift and the darkness. He only had to bravely enter the dense fog to break through this film and reach the darkness.
The scene after the rift is like the golden apples in the Garden of Eden in fairy tales, full of temptation.
This is the "forbidden" pleasure.
Human beings are such creatures. The more forbidden and dangerous things are, the more people will yearn for them. But while yearning for it, he didn't dare to move because he was afraid of death.
Maomao rolled his eyes: Meow~
It says you think beautifully.
"Your butt is itchy, right?"
Zheng Xiu raised his hand and slapped the cat's butt hard.
The cats whined and screamed, their meows rising and falling, one wave after another.
It sounds so miserable.
But Zheng Xiu regretted it as he continued to smoke.
This is fucking rewarding it.
After being twitched and slapped wildly, Maomao finally couldn't bear it anymore and escaped from Zheng Xiu's arms.
Zheng Xiu felt his crotch was wet. It turned out that the cat had peed on him.
"Evil beast!"
Zheng Xiu pointed at the direction where Maomao fled and cursed angrily.
At night, someone came to report.
"Your Majesty, Dou Jiuyi, the Minister of Rites, would like to see you."
An unknown assassin emerged from the shadows and whispered a report.
Zheng Xiu had just finished taking a shower and wanted to sleep with Feng Bei secretly while the four girls were not paying attention. Hearing someone asking for a meeting, he wanted to refuse, but when he heard that it was Dou Jiuyi, the Minister of Rites, Zheng Xiu's fever suddenly cooled down and he nodded calmly: "See you."
Dou Jiuyi walked in brocade clothes at night, walking in the corridor, constantly arranging her clothes, for fear that she would offend the prince if she was not neatly dressed.
There was a servant who looked like a young boy leading the way. He walked lightly and silently. When he arrived at the living room, the young man smiled sadly: "Sir, we're here."
When Dou Jiuyi turned around, the boy disappeared. Dou Jiuyi was the only one left standing alone in the huge yard. She broke out in a cold sweat and almost thought she had encountered an evil spirit.
There are rumors outside that there are many masters and strange people in Prince Chi's Mansion, and this is indeed true.
The living room was brightly lit. As soon as Dou Jiuyi entered, she saw the Red King in a loose nightgown, sitting lazily on it, holding his chin with one hand and holding an orange kitten in his arms.
"Your Majesty Dou Jiuyi pays homage to the prince!"
Dou Jiuyi first saluted Zheng Xiu, then hesitated for a while, and then cupped her hands: "Dou Jiuyi has seen the prince's cat."
The cat raised its head, its eyes lit up, and pointed at Dou Jiuyi and meowed several times.
Dou Jiuyi: "?"
Zheng Xiu nodded: "You are a bit sensible."
Dou Jiuyi: "??"
Cat: "Meow meow meow!"
Zheng Xiu smiled and said, "This is called worldliness, you know nothing."
Dou Jiuyi: "???"
Dou Jiuyi was completely dumbfounded. The prince was chatting with... Cat?
impossible.
Dou Jiuyi shook her head vigorously in her heart.
This must be a way for the superior to create coercion, and it must make people feel fearful and fearful. This must be the case. It’s just an illusion! They're all fake, you can't fool me!
Dou Jiuyi comforted herself and felt reassured. After a few pleasantries, she spoke the words she had prepared in advance and pointed out her intention.
The implication is that the prince has now become the consort and has made a matchmaking appointment with the princess of the Northern Kingdom. The talented man and the beautiful woman are a perfect match. They should find a good and auspicious day to meet each other and become familiar with each other.
After saying these words in one breath, Dou Jiuyi observed the prince's face anxiously. Seeing that King Chi's face was calm, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and gave Zheng Xiu a thumbs up.
He is worthy of being the Red King. He can put the rise and fall of the country above the love of his children and family feuds. This situation is too big.
Before coming, Dou Jiuyi was worried that he would be rejected. After Dou Jiuyi reported the murder in Xiangmanlou a few days ago in fear and fear, it caused an uproar in the court. Everyone accused Dou Jiuyi of not doing things well. Even the envoys saw it. Unstable, no one dared to impeach the Red King in front of the emperor for killing someone in broad daylight.
The so-called king's law is worthless in front of the powerful. Dou Jiuyi knew this very well, so he made a move on the spot to retreat and ask the emperor to punish him. Unexpectedly, Wei Yangzun just scolded the Red King indifferently, but nothing happened, leaving all the civil and military officials in the court unable to guess what Wei Yangzun was thinking.
The strange atmosphere of the morning court lasted for several days, and Wei Yangzun issued another decree in the morning court. This was the scene where Dou Jiuyi visited the Red King in fear.
"Someone is coming."
The Red King smiled and waved: "See you off."
A shadow emerged from Dou Jiuyi's shadow and gradually condensed into a human form. The sudden sound came from behind her head, frightening Dou Jiuyi to the point where her legs went weak.
"Master Dou, please come this way."
Dou Jiuyi was shocked and a little confused. She looked at Zheng Xiu and cautiously asked: "Your Majesty, are you...?"
"not see."
Zheng Xiu sneered and waved his hand.
Dou Jiuyi wanted to ask something else, but the man behind him lifted Dou Jiuyi's collar like a chicken. The scene in front of Dou Jiuyi quickly receded. After a feeling of dizziness, Dou Jiuyi was taken outside the Red Prince's Mansion.
boom! The door was closed tightly, and Dou Jiuyi stood in front of it blankly.
This matter soon spread back to the court.
Next, many officials visited Prince Chi's Mansion one after another.
Everyone seems to be lobbying Zheng Xiu to meet the princess.
After all, they are about to become husband and wife, so it seems unreasonable to not see each other. Zheng Xiu showed respect to all the people who came to Prince Chi's Mansion to show respect to the Emperor, but whenever he mentioned the princess, Zheng Xiu threw them out without saying a word.
You can't wait until the wedding night before taking off the red hijab, right?
Some people even secretly rumored that the prince had no intention of marrying the princess of the Northern Kingdom at all. Because of this, some people put the actual relationship between Zheng Xiu and the princess on the table again.
Zheng Haoran died in battle, and the Wolf King can be said to be Zheng Xiu's father-killing enemy. Now, asking Zheng Xiu to marry the daughter of his father's enemy as his wife is... indeed, a bit unkind.
A second voice began to appear in the court. Some people had their own thoughts and boldly suggested whether a new consort could be replaced.
The person who advised this matter was an insignificant official. He disappeared from the court the next day. It is said that he was dismissed from his post and returned to his field.
A few days later, Jiang Gaoyi came with a jar of wine.
Jiang Gaoyi was also an old acquaintance of the Red Prince's Mansion. Pingping ushered him in with a smile, and he was treated differently from the others.
"Master Jiang, please be careful. I have been in a bad mood recently."
Pingping kindly reminded me.
"I know, I know."
Jiang Gaoyi was Zheng Xiu's friend in prison and met him in crisis. Zheng Xiu stayed with Jiang Gaoyi for dinner that night.
At the dinner table, Jiang Gaoyi chatted for a while and said nothing about the princess. Zheng Xiu smiled in an easy-going manner and drank a few cups. Before he could say anything, he asked curiously: "Lao Jiang, weren't you ordered to persuade me to see the barbarian princess?"
"Me?" Jiang Gaoyi was stunned when he heard this, rolled his eyes, and chuckled: "I'm not that stupid. I entered Prince Chi's Mansion, and had a very happy conversation with him at first, but eventually they broke up and was invited out of Prince Chi. The palace.”
Jiang Gaoyi expressed his thoughts through the drunkenness: "As for whether to mention the princess or not, the prince and I won't say, who knows?"
Zheng Xiu looked at Jiang Gaoyi in surprise, and suddenly missed the upright Mr. Jiang in the past. Why is it that once I was imprisoned, I suddenly had an enlightenment and became instinctive about being human and worldly?
You have changed!
Zheng Xiu was heartbroken and had a few cups with Jiang Gaoyi. He was full of food and drink. Late at night, someone was sent to take Jiang Gaoyi back to his house.
A few days after Jiang Gaoyi left, Huo Huo also came.
He seemed to have come with the mission of "lobbying", but his method did not offend Zheng Xiu. He actually scolded Zheng Xiu a few times, saying that Zheng Xiu looked smooth, but he had some differences with his father in some matters. Same bad temper.
After scolding a few times, Huo Huo knew that he couldn't persuade Zheng Xiu, so he angrily took a few bottles of wine from Zheng Xiu's wine cellar, as if he didn't leave anything empty. Before leaving, he entered the Zheng's ancestral hall intentionally or not, sat in front of Zheng Haoran's spiritual tablet, opened a pot of wine, drank a few drinks in silence, and left calmly.
Zheng Xiu sent Huo Huo to the door.
"Remembering the old friendship, nephew, I remind you."
"Well, Uncle Huo, tell me."
"It's going to snow, but no one can stop it."
"Not necessarily."
Zheng Xiu smiled and replied to Huo Huo's words.
Huo Huo's mouth seemed to be open. As soon as he finished speaking, a few days later, the cold wave hit, and the heavy snowfall for several days swept away Zheng Xiu's irritability, and it was winter.
In December, it was going to snow, but Zheng Xiu didn't stop it.
Good news came to Xi'er that she had made a breakthrough in her spiritual practice and reached a higher level.
Zheng Xiu temporarily opened a group chat to report the incident and publicly praise him. Amidst the congratulations, when Zheng Xiu curiously asked her how she achieved the breakthrough, Xi'er left a mysterious message: Your Majesty will know later.
The next day, a brocade box was delivered from Buzhuang, with a sign saying "The Red Prince personally opened it".
Late at night, in the room.
"Hmm... um... um..."
Feng Bei's face was red. She had always been calm and indifferent, but now she was suppressing her breathing as if she was drunk, showing a different style, twisting around uneasily.
"Why...you...always press my...feet?" Feng Bei didn't understand what was different from usual after wearing new socks. The new socks are exquisitely made and the color is similar to the skin, white flesh color, but they are a little thinner and slippery, that's all. Why does my sweetheart look so weird? Feng Bei couldn't understand.
In ancient times, the lotus feet of young women were private areas just like other places.
"I'm trying out the feel... ah! I'm trying to make sure it fits, madam!" Zheng Xiu said in a serious tone with a look of admiration on his face. At the same time, he admired Xi'er's superb sewing skills. These socks are as thin as cicada wings and as smooth as skin. They feel cool when you touch them. When you pull them, oh, they are still a little elastic.
"It's suitable, it's really suitable."
Zheng Xiu nodded, and finally couldn't hold it back and tore it apart with all his strength.
Tear! The thin new white flesh-colored socks were torn into the shape of an animal.
Feng Bei was stunned and looked confused.
"Let me tell you how to use these socks."
Feng Bei: "...?"
…
The moon was round, and its silver light reflected the heavy snow. Looking from a distance, it looked like a piece of silver scattered on the imperial city.
A weak figure, wrapped in a snow-white fur cloak, left deep and shallow footprints on the snow with each step.
She went straight to the deserted street and came to a brightly lit house.
On the gate, the golden words "Red Prince's Mansion" shine in the snowy night. The two colors of gold paint and snow silver complement each other, and the wealth is compelling.
"Red King..."
The visitor lifted up his snow-white fur cloak, revealing an exquisite face under the moonlight.
She is a girl about twenty years old.
Her pale skin showed a distressing morbidity. Her eyes were black and white, and the black areas were as pure as ink. The silvery snow and moonlight did not leave a trace of reflection in her eyes.
The cold air around her caused the girl's whole body to tremble slightly. She opened her mouth and spat out a stream of white mist. She stared at the word "Red King" and murmured to herself.
A shadow first appeared on the wall of the Red Prince's Mansion, looking quietly at the girl shivering in the ice and snow, and a faint whistle came out. Gradually, shadows began to appear on the wall, and the assassins of the Brotherhood watched this scene in silence.
"The Yue Clan, Yue Linglong, would like to see the Red King of Daqian."
The girl knelt on the ground and said softly in the direction of Prince Chi's Mansion.
(End of chapter)
