"Who says it's not the case? This morning, Princess Peony, your majesty's side, came to see your father and said that your majesty promised your brother that he would hold another wedding in southern Xinjiang. This wedding will be your majesty's joining the Zhennan Palace as his daughter-in-law." King Zhennan said.
"I know about this. On the way back from southern Xinjiang, I received a handwritten letter from my brother. Your Majesty values your brother. He wants to save his face. Over the years, the rich and noble ladies in our family who have come to propose marriage have raised the bar. It was broken. But my brother didn’t even look at it. This invisibly offended many wealthy families. There were also a lot of people who talked about my brother in private. Because it hindered the power of Zhennan Palace, they did not dare to say these things openly. Your Majesty this time I just want to help my brother get this face back." Nalan Xingci thought for a while and then said: "Father, my daughter has always had a doubt. When you brought your brother to the court, you said you wanted to get him engaged, but After my brother came back, he didn't say a word about it. I learned from Wuying's mouth that my brother was stoned off the wall by a girl. From then on, he said that he would not marry anyone other than that girl. But after so many years, he never married her. He didn’t mention it, he just stared at a stone in a daze from time to time, what’s going on?”
"That girl is your Majesty. Your Majesty was astonished by your brother at that glance. After the empress wandered into the world, your brother often went out, in fact, he was looking for her. Now lovers finally get married. It was not until yesterday's wedding that he became a father. You know, that stone is the marriage stone given to the empress by the Holy Ancestor." King Zhennan smiled after finishing speaking.
"Ah, that's really amazing." Nalan Xingci smiled.
"Are you talking about us?" While several people were talking enthusiastically, a head popped out. When everyone took a closer look, it was Nalan Fengjin who poked his head in with a sly smile on his face, followed by Nalan Xuyan with a naughty expression.
"Why are you here?" King Zhennan stood up quickly when he saw it.
Nalan Fengjin waved his hand: "My daughter-in-law is not allowed to come to meet her parents-in-law on her first day." Nalan Fengjin smiled and served tea, which shocked the Zhennan Prince and his wife to clench their hands.
"Brother, where did you take His Majesty this early in the morning? The ministers are waiting for gifts in the imperial study. For a long time, neither of you has come. Of course, He Hanqi went to stop you." Nalan Xing smiled lovingly. road.
"The wedding of Luo Jinli and Liu Xiyan will be held at Phoenix Villa. As the sect master, I have to go and see how the preparations are going." Nalan Fengjin said with a smile: "After the wedding of these two people, I and I He also has a wedding where Xuyan marries me."
"Your Majesty, you have just come back and you have to go back again?!" Nalan Xingci looked confused.
"Yes, I have to go back. This wedding is not only to support Xuyan, but also to stabilize the power in southern Xinjiang. The southern border has been initially decided, and some things must be done. Xuyan's Prince Xuannan also has to go and inspect it. Fan, the southern border is my backup savings, and there must be no fire in this backyard. Also, there is one thing I must tell you. Chen Yeqian’s family was suspected of treason during the Yi Clan Rebellion. I didn’t have time to take care of it before. I had forgotten about it originally, but this Chen Yeqian did not have three hundred taels of silver here. On the eve of Xuyan's canonization ceremony, I sent a butler to deliver a letter. This reminded me again. I know that this Chen Yeqian is Xuyan's aunt's cousin, but here On issues of principle, I cannot be lenient, but I can be merciful outside the law."
"Don't be merciful. She should be interrogated, sentenced, killed, and ransacked. There is no need to look at my face. Her face with me is worthless." Nalan Xuyan curled her lips.
"Huh?! I found that you really hate this Chen Yeqian. I'm curious about what she did to you?" Nalan Fengjin wondered. "Just because she likes you? This is not your style. There are many people in Nanjing who like you, and I have never seen you so angry."
"Chen Yeqian shouldn't touch her brother's skin." Nalan Xingci said.
"Ni Lin? What?" Nalan Fengjin asked.
"Your Majesty, you are my brother's counterpart." Nalan Xingci said, "Did you get teased by some gangsters on the street in southern Xinjiang?"
Nalan Fengjin nodded: "There is such a thing, but it has already been dealt with by your brother."
"Those gangsters were sent by Chen Yeqian. Their purpose was not to belittle Your Majesty, but to bewitch Your Majesty. This was discovered by my brother during the later interrogation. Chen Yeqian was going to use this method to force His Majesty to leave my brother. Then Let you grant them a marriage." Nalan Xingci replied: "Chen Yeqian has a deep intention, but no matter what, she should not touch the people that my brother cares about. There is no sand that can be rubbed into my brother's eyes. What's more, It was Your Majesty who she wanted to touch, and it was already very merciful that my brother did not prosecute Chen Yeqian at that time."
After hearing this, Nalan Fengjin burst into laughter: "Peel a poison on me, what do you think? Is this trick useful to me? Is this providing nourishment to the fat worms?"
"Whether it was useful or not touched my bottom line, so I skinned and boned those people. I didn't deal with Chen Yeqian, but I left some thin noodles for my aunt. She came to her door herself. It was really okay. Let's put this matter aside. , the collusion with the Yi clan is confirmed. The Yi clan was destroyed, and some of them escaped. When they were at the southern border, they sent a message to Chen Yeqian. This small group of forces has now become Chen Yeqian's disciples. Although it was done covertly, But paper cannot cover the fire. The Queen personally ordered the suppression of the Wing Clan. To commit a crime against the odds at this time is to seek death," said Nalan Xuyan.
"Chen Yeqian, I didn't notice this woman at first. I didn't expect that she would still have such thoughts. When the right path didn't work, I took a sideways approach. I'm afraid her connection with the Wing Clan is not a recent one." Nalan Fengjin said.
"Yes, the first time she was rejected by me, she started to contact Du Juechen. At that time, she had contact with the Wing Clan. However, she has been dormant these years and nothing happened, so I turned a blind eye. Turning a blind eye, this time the Yi clan was purged, and the defecting group found her, with the purpose of rescuing the imprisoned Du family and getting back Du Juechen's soul. As for her family, how many people are involved, uncle We are still investigating, and we will take advantage of the wedding held in Huinan this time to deal with them. As a subsidiary of my Zhennan Palace, you dare to do such a rebellious thing. This is a great treason." Nalan Xuyan said.
"Oh, leaving Southern Xinjiang to you will save me a lot of trouble." Nalan Fengjin said with a smile.
"These were not discovered by Zhennan Prince's Mansion. They were discovered by your Phoenix Villa's hidden line in the southern border. They were directly reported to me. This time Chen Yeqian's housekeeper came to Beijing to find out the truth. It's just that a small team of two came. Of the ten people, only the housekeeper returned, and the rest were captured by your lord Ge Shuye," Nalan Xuyan said.
"How come I don't know about this?" Nalan Fengjin wondered.
"Tianyou knows. He said that it's rare for you to be clean. He can just handle such matters and don't worry about it anymore. But the southern border still needs you to come forward and shock you." Nalan Xuyan said.
"As expected of someone who has been with me for decades, he is very efficient in doing things. As for the southern border, you are in charge. I, the emperor, am here to support you. This time on the southern border, I will be your backing. "Nalan Fengjin stretched after saying this: "We will set off after Luo Jinli and Yan Xi's wedding is over."
On the seventh day of July, after the wedding of Luo Jinli and Liu Xiyan, Nalan Fengjin and his party went south again. This trip was to firstly shock the unyielding forces in the south, and secondly to take Nalan Xuyan His reputation is rising to a higher level, and his third mission is to eliminate the remaining remnants of the Wing Clan in the southern border.
In fact, these three things are one thing after all, which is to let the entire Southern Territory know that Empress Nalan Xuyan is a veritable ruler of the Southern Territory, and this ruler is no less ruthless than the empress. There might be a chance of survival if you provoke the empress, but if you provoke the empress, you will definitely be dead.
"For your sake, boy, this girl almost moved the entire imperial capital to the southern border. Look at the queue, it stretches for hundreds of miles with no end in sight." Old man Xuanxue said while sitting in the car holding an apple in his mouth.
Nalan Xuyan looked humble and respectful, and kept nodding in agreement. But Nalan Fengjin, the initiator of this incident, pretended not to hear.
Nalan Fengjin's southern tour this time was very grand and the emperor's majesty was fully displayed. When Emperor Luan drove into the Southern Territory, all the ministers and nobles from the entire Southern Territory went out to greet him. The huge plain was densely packed with people. Nalan Fengjin followed Nalan Xuyan all the way under the spotlight. Entered the ancestral residence of Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
After entering the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, Nalan Fengjin stayed in the inner courtyard without leaving the main door. No matter who came to pay homage, Nalan Xuyan stayed outside.
"Your Majesty, the people outside who want to greet you are almost outside the city. Why don't you see any of them?" Nalan Xingci asked with a smile, holding his son in his arms.
"No, I don't know what they are thinking. Let Xu Yan deal with it. Xu Yan will naturally bring back those who need to be seen, and there is no need to see those who cannot be brought back. Xuanruo, go and get the Saint Ancestor's The Shangfang horse-killing sword was sent to Xu Yan, and he went to convey the decree. The Holy Ancestor personally gave it to him." After Nalan Fengjin finished speaking, he crawled back to the bed.
Nalan Han on the side handed over a bottle of peach blossom wine: "This wine is almost gone. I have to go back and get you a few more bottles in the next few days."
Nalan Fengjin grinned: "My eldest brother still dotes on me. Hey, where is Empress Ning?"
"Ah, I was protected by a phoenix, and I went shopping with the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother." Nalan Han said.
"Hey, they live a more relaxed life than me. Ever since I came to the southern border, I've almost grown hairy." Nalan Fengjin wailed.
While they were talking, Nalan Xuyan and Nalan Ruohai walked in. "Your Majesty, Chen Yeqian's suspicion of harboring the Yi Clan has been found out. She and her two brothers were involved in the matter. Now the scum of the Yi Clan under her have been controlled. Chen Yeqian and her two brothers have been imprisoned. As for them Please tell me how to deal with it, Your Majesty."
"Those Wing Clan, the old rules are to kill them if they are above the age of fourteen. If they are below the age of fourteen, they will lose their skills, erase their memories, and give them to others to raise. As for Chen Yeqian and her two brothers, you can decide what to do." Nalan Feng Jin said.
While they were talking, someone came in and sent a message, saying that Chen Yeqian knew that she was guilty of death and wanted to see the emperor and empress.
Nalan Xuyan hesitated for a moment and looked at Nalan Fengjin, seemingly disgusted.
Nalan Fengjin smiled, stood up, and tugged on her dress: "Let's go, let's go with you. You won't be willing to see this woman without you. Instead of doing this, it's better to let her give up."
Nalan Xuyan nodded and asked someone to lead the way to Tianlao.
In the prison, Nalan Fengjin saw this beautiful girl again. At this moment, she looked a little haggard, her clothes were stained with dirt, and she completely lost the grace and grace that she had when they first met.
Nalan Fengjin sighed and waved his hand gently. Chen Yeqian's body was brushed by a stream of light, and her body returned to its original beautiful appearance.
Chen Yeqian looked over in surprise and was stunned for a moment. The woman in front of her was more beautiful than the last time she saw her. It was an otherworldly beauty, with gentle compassion on her beautiful face and gentle eyes. But with perseverance, the imperial aura lingering around her, yet with a sense of freedom and magnanimity. The crown on her head shone with colorful light, and the imperial brocade robe on her body held up her exquisite figure, making her a woman. Obsessed, Chen Yeqian knew why she lost. Such a woman was like a goddess in the Nine Heavens. She was obviously the supreme emperor, but she was filled with compassionate compassion. When she met her starry eyes, all the resentment in Chen Yeqian's heart was unwilling to be melted away. For ashes, how can one fight for such a woman, how can one compare with such a woman, and no matter how hard one cultivates, one can never reach one ten thousandth of her level. Chen Yeqian sighed, not that she lost, but that she didn't even have the chips to compete.
While she was still sighing, Nalan Xuyan spoke: "Why are you doing this?"
Chen Yeqian did not answer, but shook her head with a wry smile.
Nalan Fengjin sighed and spoke slowly: "Ye Qian, it's not that Xu Yan doesn't like you, or that you're not good enough. It's just because I met him earlier than you. Before you were born, our relationship was Fate is already destined, and it has not changed in these years. Did you know that fate is destined for three lives? Xu Yan was hit by my marriage stone back then. At that time, it was destined that we would be husband and wife in this life, the next life, and the next life. Xu Yan Yan once told you that he is not your lover. You are so smart, how could you not guess that he already has a true love in his heart. Why should you be persistent? The woman in the south only knows that Mr. Xu Yan has a very high vision, but she does not know that it is me. His appearance supported him. At that time, I was living in the world. I couldn't give him anything, so he took the blame for me for so many years. Ye Qian, I know that you took in the Yi clan, and it was not your intention to contact Du Juechen. You just want to find comfort for yourself because of Xuyan's alienation from you."
Chen Yeqian raised her head and looked at Nalan Fengjin: "The last time I saw you, I only remembered that you were beautiful. When I saw you again this time, I realized that there is no comparison between you and me. I have heard everything about what happened after he left the southern border. I have said that my infatuation is not worth mentioning in front of your deep love. Instead, it seems ridiculous." Chen Yeqian turned around and bowed down: "The empress has a destiny. She colluded with the Yi clan and killed without mercy. I have made a big mistake. , I am willing to die to apologize, but my two brothers were coerced by me, so please leave a chance for your Majesty to give them a chance of survival, so that even if the daughter of the people dies, she will have no regrets."
Nalan Fengjin looked at her and said, "Xu Yan, you decide."
Nalan Xuyan sighed: "I owe you this misunderstanding after all. It's true that you took in the Yi clan, but it's also true that you didn't do anything harmful. Now that the misunderstanding has been solved, why should I?" It is not necessary to take your life, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, so I will give you twenty punishments with the imperial rod and confiscate ten thousand taels of silver. Remember, you must do more good deeds in the future, and you will not be spared if you are punished again."
After hearing this, Chen Yeqian was stunned for a moment, with tears in the corners of her eyes: The inner court cane punishment means that no one is allowed to see the punishment, and the execution is carried out by the inner court nuns. This saves her a lot of face. Chen Yeqian thanked the Holy Grace and was taken away.
Nalan Fengjin and Nalan Xuyan returned to the house.
