Chapter 472: The Overlord Makes a Bow
As soon as Di Xiaoshi returned to Woniu Town, he was called by Di's mother and told him a news that Di Zizhong was going to marry a concubine next month.
Chen Haoran snorted angrily: "The family has been divided, what does it matter to me that he marries a little wife?"
Di Mu took his hand and said sadly: "Son, Zizhong is also a piece of meat that fell from his mother's body after all, you look at the face of your dead father and mother, go and show your face when you drink, don't let people point to the backbone of the old Di family in the back." Otherwise, how can my mother have the face to go to Jiuquan to see your father when she arrives......" said with tears rippling.
Chen Haoran immediately had a big head, and he had no choice but to accept it.
Although he said that he wanted to draw a line with Xia Qingyan, a poisonous girl who seemed very mysterious, but on the evening of this day, Di Xiaoshi came to the grove outside the town in a daze, and as usual, he still taught Xia Qingyan some formation techniques. There is no other reason, it's just that the two of them get used to getting along every day, if they don't see each other one day, Di Xiaoshi feels as if there is something missing in his heart, and he is not happy.
After he left, an uninvited guest suddenly came in the woods, dressed in a similar style to Xia Qingyan, and his face was also covered with a black veil, obviously a woman.
Xia Qingyan respectfully bowed to the masked woman: "Qingyan greets Master, this Qingyan has not been able to serve in front of Master, is Master okay?"
"It's fine. The woman nodded slightly, motioning for her to get up, the voices of the two masters and apprentices were generally indifferent, and if it were not for the extremely familiar people, they would definitely not be able to detect the closeness shown by the two in the small movements and subtle eyes.
"I went to the Pang family before looking for you. ”
The woman said: "The expansion of the Pang family's pharmacy is imperative, but without the support of secular forces, the plan will definitely be blocked, therefore. The marriage between Pang Huizhu and Xu Xuanrui must be carried out as soon as possible. This Di Xiaoshi, are you sure to pull him over to work for this sect?"
Xia Qingyan said: "Qingyan is not completely sure. ”
The woman said, "Then why don't you deal with him? A Jindan stage cultivator shouldn't be difficult for you to deal with. ”
Xia Qingyan hesitated slightly, and said, "He is proficient in formations, Qingyan thinks." His value is higher than that of the Pang family supported by my own family. Therefore, Qingyan decided without authorization, and he could be slowly wooed by him. ”
"That's not the reason. ”
The woman said coldly: "The dew of this sect can make anyone reveal secrets, as long as you restrain him, why is it difficult to find out all his Dao secrets?"
Xia Qingyan was silent for a moment, and Fang said, "What Master said is true." It's just that Qing Yan hasn't been able to find out his origin yet, if he is not an ordinary casual cultivator. And what kind of descendant of the Earth Immortal is it, wouldn't this sect get into big trouble because of this? It was because of his green face that he hesitated and didn't dare to take action. ”
"Do you dare to shirk?"
The woman's voice turned sharp and reprimanded: "If your sect master master is here, you still prevaricate like this, do you know what the consequences will be?" The black veil on her face fluctuated sharply, obviously extremely angry.
Xia Qingyan was speechless.
The woman's anger was suppressed slightly, she looked at her quietly for a while, and suddenly said, "Qingyan." You've developed affection for him, yes or no?"
Xia Qingyan's body trembled slightly. Still silent.
The woman's heart was shocked and angry, and she said sharply: "You, how can you be so willing to degenerate and let everyone's years of hard work on you go to waste? ”
Seeing Xia Qingyan motionless. Without half an explanation, the woman was even more angry in her heart, her eyes shot cold, and she raised her hand and said, "Good, good." Do you think that your cultivation is already stronger than mine, and no one in this sect can help you except the sect master, and you don't take me seriously? Very good, you can just take action against me. ”
Xia Qingyan's body trembled again, and he said with his hands tied: "Master has taken in and raised Qingyan since he was a child, and he treats Qingyan as a mountain, he is called a master and apprentice, but he is actually a mother and daughter, and Qingyan does not dare to have half of his disobedience and disrespect for his master." If the master felt that Qingyan's sin deserved to die, Qingyan would decide on his own, without the slightest resentment. ”
The woman paused hatefully, and said sharply: "What did I tell you to stop? If you are truly grateful, you should appreciate my painstaking efforts, cut off the bad karma, and devote yourself to the great cause of the revival of your own sect." ”
Xia Qingyan said in a low voice: "Master's teachings, Qingyan always keeps them in mind, and he has not forgotten them a little. ”
The woman said, "In this case, then you must get rid of Di Xiaoshi as soon as possible." ”
Xia Qingyan mustered up the courage and said: "Master, Qingyan thinks that if Di Xiaoshi is willing to fulfill the marriage of the Pang Xu family, then we don't have to risk more grudges. ”
The woman said angrily: "Why are you still so stubborn...... Well, if you can convince him to let go, it's up to you. The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect will eventually be in charge of you in the future, and how to act will be handled by yourself. ”
Xia Qingyan said happily: "Thank you, Master." ”
The woman sighed: "Qingyan, you have the heavy responsibility of passing on the ancestry, you can't double cultivate with others, so you should strengthen the Dao Dao heart, love is the source of all kinds of demons, and you can't be contaminated...... Alas, don't you know these truths? No matter how much I say, it is in vain. For your own sake and for him, you must also properly handle this matter, otherwise the sect master will personally inquire after knowing about it, that is a mistake, and you have to think about it for a long time. ”
Xia Qingyan said softly: "Yes, Qingyan has thanked Master for his teachings. ”
"One more thing. ”
The woman said: "When you went to Wufang Country this time, you must have also seen the people of the Thousand Machines Palace, and you didn't take any action without authorization?"
Xia Qingyan said: "Qingyan doesn't dare to hide from the master, Qingyan has planted a 'thread of thousands of miles' on the next disciple of the Thousand Machines Palace, as long as it is not triggered, absolutely no one will be able to detect it." ”
The woman sighed lightly: "Qingyan, for the teacher, I understand that you are worried about your parents' blood and revenge, but there are priorities, you should focus on the great cause of the teacher, and you must not do this again in the future, so as not to make a big plan if you can't bear it." ”
Xia Qingyan said: "Yes, Qingyan is also measured, and she will never spoil the affairs of the master because of personal grievances." ”
The woman nodded and said, "It's good that you know it, being a teacher is not to prevent you from taking revenge, but the strength of the Thousand Machines Hall is definitely beyond the strength of this sect, and you have to be more careful with every move...... Di Xiaoshi's matter, you should handle it as soon as possible, and go for the teacher. ”
Xia Qingyan bowed and said, "Qingyan sends Master." After the woman's figure disappeared. Xia Qingyan stood silent for a long time before quietly disappearing into the darkness.
Zhen Yin, a scholar and political master who has taken care of his body, has returned to the official school of Woniu Town, this time his style is becoming more and more low-key, and in addition to Ying Mao every day, he will live in a simple place and rarely appear in front of people. For Di Xiaoshi, who was absent from homework for half a month, there was not a word of reproach. On the contrary, he earnestly encouraged him to hurry up his studies to meet the autumn exam, and strive to solve the yuan in high school in one fell swoop.
Stretch out his hand and don't hit the smiling person, in this way, although Di Xiaoshi knows that this guy has bad intentions, he is also embarrassed to do it again. I thought that this guy was also obedient to orders, and he couldn't help himself, and he had to spare people and spare people, and he couldn't rectify a small person in death, so he let him go, and the two sides were safe for the time being.
On this day, Lu Youde sent a happy card. He and Peng Yun will get married next month, and worship Chi Hao as their father-in-law, and the three families will officially become one, and Di Xiaoshi is respectfully invited to attend at that time.
Seeing that they were living and working in peace and contentment in Woniu Town, Di Xiaoshi was also very happy in his heart, so he naturally responded, thinking that he would give them a big gift when the time came.
More than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye, this day. Suddenly, an unexpected guest came to the door, but it was Grandma Ni, the worshipper of the Murong clan.
Grandma Ni looked hurried. As soon as he saw Di Xiaoshi, he said, "Stinky boy, come and go to Bashui City with your grandmother." ”
Chen Haoran was puzzled, and said, "What, is Lao Su in any big trouble?" In the past three or five years, the war in the country of Ukraine has obviously not been able to be quelled. Su Ya knew that it was difficult to return to his homeland, so he simply made up his mind and purchased an industry in Bashui City, preparing to settle in Dachu for a long time.
Grandma Ni snorted: "What trouble can the guy surnamed Su have? Even if he is in trouble, he can't work for your grandma, it's Miss's business...... Walk fast, walk fast. I'll tell you more about it on the way. "Reach out and pull him.
Chen Haoran hurriedly avoided it, scratched his head and said, "Grandma, don't you be so angry?" Tell me to fight and work hard, if you squeak beforehand, it will also make me a little prepared." ”
Grandma Ni was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes, you have to prepare first...... Stinky boy, do you have any ancestral heirlooms or anything like that, take them out quickly. ”
Chen Haoran was stunned and said, "What ancestral heirloom?"
Grandma Ni said angrily: "Are you the head of elm? It is a token of marrying a wife and begging for a wife, bracelets, necklaces, rings and so on." ”
Chen Haoran became more and more stunned, and said blankly: "What do you want these things for?"
Grandma Ni glared and said, "What else can you do?" Of course, it is for you to use to propose. ”
Di Xiaoshi's brain was a little short-circuited, and he opened his mouth and said stupidly: "Who am I proposing?"
Grandma Ni laughed strangely: "Of course I went to Murong Mansion to propose to Miss, are you stupid boy?"
Chen Haoran's jaw fell down, and his brain couldn't turn for a while.
Grandma Ni said hurriedly: "If there is no ancestral heirloom, it doesn't matter, since you are an apprentice of the Earth Immortal, you must have other magic weapons on your body, just take one as a dowry, the most important thing now is to hurry, otherwise it will be too late." He picked him up and walked away.
Followed Grandma Ni out in a daze, the sword flew for a long moment, Di Xiaoshi suddenly came to his senses, and shouted: "Wait, when did I say that I wanted to propose to Murong Xiaoniu'er?"
"You didn't say that. ”
Grandma Ni said arrogantly: "It's your grandma who said it, what's the matter? Stinky boy, aren't you still happy?"
Chen Haoran blurted out: "Of course Lao Tzu is willing, if a water spirit girl like Murong Di is sent to the door, she will be struck by lightning sooner or later." ”
Grandma Ni smiled and said, "Isn't this over." Stinky boy, the girl grew up with your grandmother, you have seen her appearance, there is nothing to say, as for the character and temperament, your grandmother guarantees her life, you are a hundred times stronger than the stinky boy, you can marry her as a wife, that is a blessing from ten lifetimes. ”
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Chen Haoran nodded his head violently, and said with a smile: "Not bad, yes, being able to marry Murong Xiaoniu'er as a wife is indeed a blessing that has been cultivated for ten lifetimes...... Uh, no. ”
He suddenly screamed again, and said, "No, it's not right, what does it matter to me that little girl is a hundred times better? Grandma Ni, tell me clearly, why should I propose?"
Grandma Ni said angrily: "Your grandma will let you go, how can there be so many wordy?
Chen Haoran stopped in the air and shook his head. Said: "It's not a question of worthiness or not, if I go to mention something for no reason, you should always give me a reason? Besides, it's my business whether to please my wife or not, what kind of fun are you making in it? In short, I won't leave if you don't explain it." ”
Grandma Ni was furious and shouted, "If you don't go." Just stick out the dog's head and let your grandmother cut it to pieces. ”
Grandma's, isn't this the overlord the bow? It's almost the same as being on someone else, but now the object of the hard bow is himself, no matter how beautiful the other party is, he can't do it. Di Xiaoshi's stubborn temper also came up, and he shouted angrily: "If you don't explain it, I won't go if it's cut into meat foam meat sauce." Tell you, don't think that you and I are acquaintances, and when you are old, I can't be ruthless. ”
An old man and a young man glared menacingly for a long time. In the end, it was Grandma Ni who compromised first, and said angrily: "Stinky boy, you ...... Okay, well, I'll tell you now. ”
Chen Haoran immediately changed his face, and said with a smile: "That's right, the old man shouldn't be so angry, it's easy to hurt the body." Come on, take your time, don't be in a hurry. ”
Murong Mansion in Bashui City. Murong Du paced back and forth in the hall, his face heavily melancholy. Murong Di sat quietly beside him. The pretty face is waveless, and the demeanor seems to be quite peaceful, but the slender hand tightly pinched the end of the silk scarf and unconsciously kneaded it, revealing the tension in his heart.
The three major gates of the Great Chu State are the Murong Clan, the Xiang Clan and the Long Clan. The three powerful families are equivalent to hereditary princes, and they are very popular, and there are people who covet them all the time and want to replace them, and the attacks they suffer can be imagined. Therefore, although the surface is infinitely beautiful, the ups and downs are only known. It's okay to make a small mistake, but in the big position, we must be cautious and cautious, and walk like walking on thin ice near the abyss.
There is no other reason, these three wealthy families are now glorious and wealthy, living in temples and controlling the government, and the children of the clan are all over the government and the opposition.
In a word, now these three major clans can only retreat, not advance.
Murong Jing, the current head of the Murong clan, is currently the secretary of the Great Chu Minister, and he sees the situation in front of him very clearly, knowing that the Murong clan is like a big ship sailing on the torrent full of reefs, and the slightest accident may end up in pieces, and he is worried about it day and night, but he can't find a good solution to it. Sitting on the illustrious chair of the Ministry of Officials, who is in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials across the country, feels like sitting on the crater of a volcano, and no matter how big or small any matter is, he does not dare to take it lightly in the slightest, lest he give people the handle to grasp the attack, which can be described as trembling, and the bitterness is really not enough to say to outsiders.
In fact, as early as the beginning of the founding of the Great Chu, there were far-sighted people in the three major clans who foresaw the emergence of such a situation, and agreed with each other that the descendants of each other's direct line within three generations must not intermarry, lest the emperor suspect that they intended to form a friend party and give birth to the heart of extermination.
In fact, this secret agreement was also approved by the founding monarch of Great Chu, and at the same time, in order to prevent it from happening, a secret edict was also issued, strictly prohibiting the prince from marrying the descendants of the three clans as his wife and concubine, so as to put an end to the hidden danger of the daughter of any family entering the harem.
Although this taboo was not laid out on the surface, everyone knew that no one had crossed it, and it was not until decades ago that this ban was broken.
The uncle of Emperor Xuanwei, the current lord of Great Chu, was originally the most promising prince to succeed to the throne, but because of his admiration for the daughter of the Xiang family, he was willing to give up the position of the prince and marry him as a commoner, and the father of Emperor Xuanwei was able to ascend the throne. The emperor was grateful for his brother's affection, and named him the hereditary king of carefree, and gave him an iron coupon for exemption from death and a whip.
This is just a special case, and yet, there are people who want to break this taboo.
On the Taichao Divine Continent, no matter the Eastern and Western countries, there is no practice of setting up a crown prince in advance, but the emperor carefully examines and selects the good and the inferior, and only determines the successor to the throne before the big line, writes a secret edict, and declares the world after his death.
Emperor Xuanwei, the monarch of the Great Chu State, is very old, his body is getting weaker and weaker, and he can barely hang his essence by relying on the power of the pill, and he is delirious from time to time. Among the many princes, of course, their academic abilities are high and low, among which the outstanding ones are the eldest prince, the second prince and the seventh prince, and the Chinese military officials each have one side, which is naturally divided into three factions.
It is the second prince who wants to break the taboo, of course, he is not like his uncle and grandfather who does not love the country and the beauty, and would rather give up the throne than take a beautiful woman home. It's about digging out the hollow and playing a sidekick inside.
The father of the second prince's princess, Zhu, is a household minister, and the younger brother of the Zhu family is at the age of marriage. On the contrary, the second prince put forward an opinion. asked his father-in-law to propose marriage to Murong Jing, the secretary of the ministry, and specified that the object was Murong Di, the eldest daughter of the Murong family, and he couldn't go out of the side room, let alone Pong Zhi.
The drunkard's intention is not to drink, and anyone can see the thoughts of the second prince. The three major lords of the Murong clan, the Xiang clan, and the Long clan all protected themselves in the struggle for imperial power in the past dynasties, and maintained an impartial and neutral attitude, never turning to either side. At this time, the battle for the throne of Great Chu was in full swing, and the second prince instructed his brother-in-law to propose to the Murong family, and the purpose was self-evident.
Such an act is not considered to destroy the Great Chu ancestral system. There is no article in the decree that prohibits marriage between ministers, and it doesn't matter how they marry in normal times, but in this extraordinary period, the stakes between them are not trivial. In the past, everyone tacitly abided by the rules, and a similar situation had never happened, not to mention that if any prince had come up with this strategy before, he would also be stopped by the emperor from erasing his candidacy. It's just that Emperor Xuanwei's mind is often confused. couldn't take care of things, so the second prince boldly jumped out to exploit this loophole.
The Great Prince and the Seventh Prince of Great Chu are not fools. They all watched the reaction of the Murong clan, as long as this example was opened, they would wait to draw a scoop according to the gourd, and the ancestral system would become a fictitious from now on, and the far-reaching impact would inevitably change the pattern of the entire Great Chu.
The Murong clan was roasted on the fire by the second prince. agreeing to this family affair is tantamount to announcing that you have joined the faction of the second prince. It is no longer possible to remain neutral. Refuse it, if the second prince sits on the dragon chair in a few years, the Murong clan will not be able to eat and walk around, and the end will be really embarrassing.
When the matchmaker came to the door to come to the meeting, the official secretary Murong Jing was so shocked that he immediately knocked over a cup of tea. It took a long time to come back to his senses, and if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't run away from the Taoist priest in his own home, he almost wanted to use the Dafa of Urine Escape to escape. Fortunately, for many years, the old ginger is not spicy and astringent, Murong Jing was in a hurry, and said to the matchmaker: "I am also honored to be able to look up to the dog girl by Lord Zhu, and it should have been as Lord Zhu wished." It's just that there is still a difficulty in this, the dog girl has been serving Jia Ci in her hometown of Bashui City for several years, and she has never known that Jia Ci has made a marriage contract for the dog girl, so she can't rashly accept it. Wait for me to write a letter to the family and ask her to be the master of this matter, do you think it is good?"
This argument has already shown a polite attitude of rejection, so that the two sides can end up peaceful. However, the second prince refused to give up, and immediately went out in person, took his brother-in-law Zhu Heng to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Officials, went into battle bare-chested, and nakedly proposed to let Zhu Heng go to Bashui City to ask for marriage, and said that Murong Di could only give up after he promised to marry others.
Murong Jing had no choice but to let his eldest son accompany Zhu Heng to Bashui City, and behind his back, he sent someone to rush to Murong Du to urgently inform Murong Du, asking him to set a marriage for Murong Di as soon as possible.
Murong Du also knew that the matter was serious, and he did not dare to delay in the slightest, so he immediately asked his mother, Mrs. Murong Tai, to discuss with Murong Di and decide on the candidate for Murong Di's husband.
This is not so easy to decide. First of all, the family status must be passable, the local celebrities and gentry are not qualified, and their parents must at least be retired members of the court to be worthy of the identity of the eldest lady of the Murong clan. Secondly, his own knowledge and talent must not be less, he must be famous, and his age cannot be too far apart, and he must be a young man recognized by everyone. Otherwise, it is tantamount to sucking the dignity of His Excellency the Second Prince, and it is better to refuse directly.
Although Bashui City is not small, it is quite difficult to find such a suitable candidate in an eagerness. In fact, in addition to other factors, Xu Xuanrui, the son of Lord Thorn Shi of Bashui Prefecture, met all the conditions, but was vetoed by Murong Di.
reluctantly found a few candidates, but they were more or less unsatisfactory and were all vetoed by Murong Di. Murong Du and Mrs. Tai were a little anxious, Zhu Heng and his entourage, who proposed marriage, would arrive in Bashui City in ten days at most, their own selection was unilateral, and there were still many tricks to be done, whether they could make it happen was still unknown, it must be set as soon as possible in order to make up for it, the time was very urgent, and half a day could not be wasted.
Murong Di already had his own thoughts, and reminded: "Why do you have to choose among the eunuchs?"
Murong Du's mind turned sharply, and he suddenly said, "You mean...... Di Xiaoshi?"
Murong Dimian was slightly dizzy and lowered his head and was silent, obviously acquiescing.
Murong Du shook his head again and again, frowned, and said, "How does this make Di Xiaoshi a talented person with good looks and literary talents, but his family background is too ...... is too unright, and he and the Pang family still have a marriage contract that has not been dissolved, so they can't do it, they can't do it. ”
Murong Di raised his head and said, "Why can't you do it? His marriage contract with the Pang family is already in name only, and it is only a matter of time before it is dissolved." If you want to talk about status and status, a disciple of an earthly immortal, looking at Da Chu, who can compare to him? Even the second prince can't afford to offend. If my Murong family really wants to be transcendent and neutral, outside of the struggle for imperial power, who else can have such weight except to pull him in?"
Murong Du pondered for a long time before slowly nodding and saying, "Yes, in this way, there is no more suitable candidate than him." It's just that if he is a cultivator, will he be willing to be burdened by the worldly family?"
Murong Di bit his lip lightly and said, "Cultivators are also human beings, not to mention that even if they are immortals, can they really completely jump out of the Three Realms and Five Elements?" Third Uncle, you let people go to him, if he doesn't agree, then, then I have nothing to say, everything is arranged by the Third Uncle." ”
Mrs. Murong Tai saw some fame, and secretly thought that this Nizi Mo had already developed affection for that Di Xiaoshi, so she insisted like this? "Like such a famous family, the marriage of the children has always been their own decision, pointing to the chicken with the chicken and the dog with the dog, and now the matter is urgent, Murong Di has the opportunity to express his opinion, but it can be regarded as a lucky outlier.
At that moment, the matter was settled, and Murong Du immediately invited Grandma Ni to fly to Woniu Town. After listening to the reason, Di Xiaoshi didn't know whether he was happy or sad, and thought: "As soon as Lao Tzu's cowhide was blown, he immediately became glamorous, and there was a beautiful woman who pounced on him, sister, what kind of bird is this?"
Grandma Ni urged: "Stinky boy, why are you in a daze, why don't you hurry up?"
Grandma's, what do you think about when a beautiful woman sends it to the door? Don't be an out-and-out stupid melon and a big fool. Thinking of Murong Di's beautiful and feminine face and slender and moving figure, Di Xiaoshi's chest became hot, and he thought to himself: "Isn't it just being used as a gun? Uh, I don't know what the poisonous girl will think...... Oh my God, what does it matter to Lao Tzu to marry a wife? Could it be that Lao Tzu wants to marry her back as well? I'm really dizzy, I haven't even seen her face until now, if it's an ugly bastard, where will Lao Tzu cry when he arrives? (To be continued......)