338 Zhao Ya: Jiu Si, where are you!
Longxing Mansion, Ruyang Palace."roll!"
Zhao Ya simply threw all the pure gold head ornaments inlaid with precious gems on the table onto the ground, her face full of anger and grievance, but she could do nothing about it. All this was her fate, a destiny that had been arranged since she was nine years old.
No one can stop it.
Over the years, she has tried desperately to prove herself, to prove that she did not rely on her status or her so-called natural phoenix blood to achieve her current achievements.
I also fantasized that I could make my father look at me differently through my own efforts and make him find a way to cancel this foolish marriage.
Marrying an emperor?
Many women had fantasized about this, but Zhao Ya didn't want it at all. She just wanted freedom. She didn't want to become a resentful woman kept in the deep palace.
You will have to live within those high walls for the rest of your life, without any freedom.
She wanted to become a bird so that she could fly freely between heaven and earth. If she had never seen the light, she would not be so afraid of the darkness.
But she has seen the light, the vastness of the country, and the prosperity of the world. It would be such a cruel thing for you to put her in a cage and break her wings at this time.
This is freedom!
And there is love, the Emperor, her sixth uncle. She had seen him once ten years ago. At that time, he was very fat, had a rough appearance, was a long-term alcoholic, and had a funny red rosacea.
He has a very rough image and is difficult to get close to. More importantly, he is his sixth uncle, although the relationship between them is not that of a close uncle.
But my uncle.
But this made it difficult for Zhao Ya, who had completely assimilated into Chinese, to accept.
The Mulan people have a tradition of intermarriage, especially their royal family. In order to ensure the purity of their golden family bloodline, they have always married within the same clan. For example, the previous empress of Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty should be the cousin of Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty according to seniority.
This was not something difficult to accept for the Mulan people, but after being sinicized, Zhao Ya could not accept some of the rules of her own ethnic group.
So she wanted to resist. She felt very resistant in her heart, but she didn't dare.
Because he was the emperor. Although the Daqian Empire was in turmoil, the country was still there and the emperor's majesty remained.
If she rejected the emperor, what kind of blow would it bring to her family?
She had thought about getting married without thinking, but now, as soon as she closed her eyes, her mind was full of Chen Jiusi.
That's right, it was Chen Jiusi. Whenever she closed her eyes, she saw Chen Jiusi. The image was unforgettable, and it contained every detail of her time with Chen Jiusi.
From their encounter in Xiantao Village, Zhao Ya had long realized that Chen Jiusi was the shameless rapist who had played tricks on her in the vegetable cellar that year, but she did not expose him. On the contrary, she found it quite interesting when she recalled it.
Then when they met for the first time in Mianshui, he pretended not to know her.
Then they experienced the Medicine King's treasure on the Mianshui River together, and worked together to rescue the Mianshui. Later, the prefect of Huangzhou Prefecture, who was replaced by a cat, fell in love with him. Then they went to the Five Poison Mountain and the cave of the Five Poison Sect. They fell in love when they were in danger. She saved Chen Jiusi with phoenix blood, and Chen Jiusi saved her with dragon blood and Ganoderma lucidum.
During this process, their relationship sublimated and reached its peak.
Then there was the Longxing Prefecture's Treasure Book Showcase Conference, one event after another. Thinking about it now, my heart is filled with memories and sweetness.
Women are like this. Once there is someone living in their heart, there is no room for anyone else.
Thinking of all these things, how could she possibly marry the emperor?
In annoyance, she overturned her head jewelry, which fell to the ground with a crash. Seeing this, the maid who was in charge of dressing the princess was frightened and quickly knelt on the ground.
"Princess!"
Zhao Ya was about to speak when the door suddenly opened and Prince Ruyang walked in. He looked at the angry princess and said, "Did you two make the princess angry? Someone, drag them away and beat them to death."
"Ah, Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me."
The two maids were terrified. At this time, Zhao Ya turned around and looked at Prince Ruyang and said, "Father, it has nothing to do with them. I am just in a bad mood."
Upon hearing this, Prince Ruyang glanced at the two maids kneeling on the ground and said, "Get out of here! Oh, and bring a new set of headwear and jewelry over to help the princess dress up."
After saying this, the two maids immediately responded.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Princess."
The two of them knelt on the ground, picked up all the head ornaments that had fallen on the ground, and then went to look for other new head ornaments. There were not many other things in the palace, but these head ornaments. If Zhao Ya liked to smash them, she could smash them as much as she wanted.
Prince Ruyang sat down, looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Yaya, I know you are thinking about the traitor Chen Jiusi, but a traitor is still a traitor, a pariah."
"You were born with phoenix blood, and you are destined to be a queen. You are going to marry the most powerful man in the world. How can you talk about marriage with a lowly person?"
"Yaya, don't blame your father. This is all for your own good."
Prince Ruyang looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Forget about Chen Jiusi. Just assume he's dead."
"You, you sent someone to kill him!"
Zhao Ya was originally looking at the King of Ruyang calmly, but when she heard what King Ruyang said, her eyes suddenly widened and she looked at King Ruyang.
King Ruyang said, "You don't have to look at me like that. Yes, I did send someone to kill him, and if nothing unexpected happened, he should be dead now."
Zhao Ya frowned and said, "Father, you are taking human life lightly!"
Prince Ruyang heard this and said, "Yaya, I was suppressing a rebellion. This guy has a close relationship with the rebels. As the prince guarding the south of the Yangtze River, how can I easily let him go? Killing him is my duty, and it has nothing to do with personal feelings."
Zhao Ya said: "There are so many rebels in the world, why don't you kill them one by one? Why do you have to kill Chen Jiusi? If you are not targeting him, then what is it?"
Prince Ruyang was speechless under Zhao Ya's questioning. After thinking for a while, he said, "Okay, you can just treat it as my revenge. Is there anything wrong with that? He is a traitor but he is always thinking about the princess. Shouldn't such a bastard be killed?"
"Should I keep him?"
Zhao Ya looked at King Ruyang and said, "Father, order the assassin to be called back to me. You cannot kill Chen Jiusi."
"Why? He colluded with Maitreya, and his crimes are extremely serious. He is a wanted criminal of the imperial court. What's wrong with me sending someone to kill him?"
Prince Ruyang said in a cold voice. Zhao Ya looked at Prince Ruyang and said, "Father, Chen Jiusi has done me a favor. If you insist on killing him, I, I will not marry!"
"Nonsense! Getting married is no joke! This is a matter of state!"
Prince Ruyang shouted in a cold voice. Zhao Ya was unwilling to be outdone and said, "State affairs, state affairs, are state affairs more important than the happiness of your own daughter's life?"
"A lifetime of happiness? Hahaha... Yaya, being born in an imperial family, there is no such thing as a lifetime of happiness."
Prince Ruyang's voice was cold. Zhao Ya looked at Prince Ruyang coldly, her face full of disbelief: "Father, you?"
Prince Ruyang was a little afraid to look into the eyes of his favorite daughter. He was silent for a long time and then said, "Yaya, don't blame your father. Born in an imperial family, sometimes, our fate is not something we can control. Father, there is nothing we can do!"
Zhao Ya's eyes widened at this time, and tears as big as beans fell down. She knew that the imperial family was the most ruthless.
But she always thought she was different, that she was loved by everyone, but in the end, everything was the same.
Our father doesn't like us as much as we think. For the sake of benefits, we can be sent away.
Zhao Ya felt very uncomfortable. She looked at King Ruyang and said, "Father, I know the following question will be ridiculous, but I still want to ask, if I would rather die than marry the emperor, will you tie me up and send me to the bridal sedan?"
After hearing this, Prince Ruyang fell silent and looked at his daughter looking at him with tears in her eyes.
He turned his head silently and said in a cold tone: "Yes!"
Then he walked out of the room, took two steps and stopped, turned his back to Zhao Ya and said, "Just prepare to get married. As for Chen Jiusi, I will have someone call back the shadow assassin and give up the assassination. From now on, just forget about him!"
After saying that, Prince Ruyang walked out of the house directly. As soon as he walked out, he saw Wang Baobao standing behind the door, and he felt a little embarrassed to see Prince Ruyang.
Prince Ruyang glanced at him and said nothing. Instead, he strode away. The emperor's envoy was still waiting!
After Prince Ruyang left, Wang Baobao stood at the door and saw Zhao Ya squatting on the ground, breaking down and crying.
Wang Baobao felt distressed when he saw Zhao Ya's appearance. He wanted to go in and comfort his sister, but he didn't know how. He could only pat his thigh helplessly and turn away.
At this time, Zhao Ya was the only one left in the room, squatting there crying in pain. At this moment, her world fell.
At this moment, she felt unprecedentedly helpless. The emperor was like a mountain pressing down on her, making it hard for her to breathe.
She was very sad at this moment, but soon a man's figure appeared in her mind. Although this man was not very tall, his voice, appearance and smile lingered in her mind.
Chen Jiusi!
"Your Majesty!"
Master Wuxiang in the room saluted to King Ruyang. King Ruyang glanced at Master Wuxiang and said, "Notify everyone to let the shadow assassin come back and give up the assassination of Chen Jiusi."
"Ah, my lord, this?"
Master Wuxiang looked at King Ruyang and didn't quite understand. King Ruyang said, "Do as I say."
Master Wuxiang was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "I understand, Your Majesty. I will do it immediately."
Having said that, Master Wuxiang immediately went out and ordered the Anbu people to inform the shadow assassin to give up the mission.
After doing all this, Prince Ruyang rubbed his brows, with Zhao Ya crying in his mind. To be honest, Prince Ruyang had many children, but Zhao Ya was the only one he cared about.
His relationship with Zhao Ya is more like that of father and daughter, rather than that of monarch and subject.
Being with Zhao Ya always made Prince Ruyang forget that he was a prince. He had to weigh the pros and cons and calculate the gains and losses. He had complicated feelings towards Zhao Ya.
That is the feeling a father has for his daughter.
Seeing Zhao Ya crying today, Prince Ruyang was also very heartbroken, but no matter how heartbroken he was, there were some things that had to be done.
"Yaya, don't hate your father."
Prince Ruyang sighed, his eyes slightly moist.
Just as Prince Ruyang was deep in thought, he heard Master Wuxiang outside say, "Prince, the angel wants to see you."
Angel is not the angel with wings in myths. It refers to the envoy of the court, the messenger of the emperor, and the angel.
Upon hearing this, King Ruyang said, "Come in."
As soon as these words were spoken, Master Wuxiang pushed the door open, and a man came in. This man looked a little gentle, with a heroic look between his brows.
"Tumu has met the prince."
Angel Tuomu spoke directly. King Ruyang glanced at Tuomu and said, "You're welcome. How have you been lately, Master?"
Tuo Mu said: "My master is well."
King Ruyang said, "Sit down."
Tuomu sat down. Tuomu was also one of the Eight Guards of the Golden Horde and was the emperor's close bodyguard. Their mentor was the Grand Master Mulan and the Living Buddha Bashiba, one of the two greatest people in the world.
Tuomu sat down, looked at Prince Ruyang and said, "Your Majesty, I am here on the orders of His Majesty to escort the princess to the capital."
Upon hearing this, Prince Ruyang looked at Tuomu and said, "Didn't we agree to go to the capital after the New Year?"
Tuomu said: "The world has been in turmoil recently. Your Majesty is worried about state affairs and his health is getting worse. The Prime Minister wants you to get married early to continue the fortune of Daqian. After all, this country cannot be without a queen for a day!"
Prince Ruyang frowned upon hearing this and said, "I will go to the capital on September 28th. Your Majesty, what day do you want to get married?"
Tuomu said: "The Prime Minister means that the eighth day of the first lunar month is a good day, a day when heaven and earth are at their peak. At that time, we will invite the prince to the capital to attend the wedding!"
Prince Ruyang said, "From September 28th to the eighth day of the first lunar month, there are still three or four months. During this time, where will the princess live?"
Tuomu said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, His Majesty has specially arranged a separate courtyard for the princess. It is not far from my master's White Pagoda Temple, so you don't have to worry about her safety."
Upon hearing this, King Ruyang said, "Then..."
Prince Ruyang was still worried, or rather, he wanted to know more about Yaya's arrangements. Deep down, he felt that he owed Yaya.
Tuomu said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything has been arranged. In addition!"
"Your Majesty, the betrothal gifts to His Majesty are ready. There are nine thousand pieces of gold and silver jewelry, and thirty-five carts of pearls, jade, agate and other kinds of treasures."
"In addition, His Majesty has allocated an additional 20,000 White Deer Army quotas for the prince, which means that the prince's 50,000 White Deer Army can be expanded to 70,000."
"In addition to these, there are also twenty carts of various precious medicines and five hundred fourth-grade Tai Sui pills."
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"That's right."
As Tuomu spoke, he took out a rosewood box inlaid with agate from his arms, opened it, and placed two longan-sized pills inside, emitting a burst of fragrance.
Tuo Mu said, "The royal family's treasured Zhen Yuan Dan!"
"One, a master of the Furnace Realm, Your Majesty should know the value of this item."
After hearing this, Prince Ruyang was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty is really willing to spend money. When I broke through, it was because the late emperor took pity on me and gave me a Zhen Yuan Pill. Otherwise, I wouldn't even have a fiefdom now."
Tuomu said: "So, Your Majesty, His Majesty is so kind, it can be seen that His Majesty is sincere to the princess."
King Ruyang said, "I already know."
Tuomu said: "When can the princess set off?"
King Ruyang said: "The angel had lunch here first. After lunch, I sent soldiers to follow the angel to escort Yaya to the capital."
Tuo Mu clasped his fists and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Your Majesty. I'll take my leave first and will take the princess to the capital this afternoon."
After saying that, Tuomu left directly.
Watching Tuomu leave, King Ruyang sighed, looked at the Zhenyuan Pill in his hand, and then shouted to the outside of the door: "Let Kuokuo come to see me."
After hearing this, people outside immediately responded.
Soon Wang Baobao came in and clasped his fists: "Greetings, father."
King Ruyang looked at him and said, "Kuokuo, this afternoon, you will take your troops to escort Yaya to the capital."
"Ah, father, you are so anxious. I will take care of Yaya."
Wang Baobao couldn't bear it.
Prince Ruyang looked at Wang Baobao and said, "Kuokuo, you are not a child anymore. Don't you know that it is difficult to disobey the emperor's order?"
"But I see Yaya..."
King Ruyang said: "That is Yaya's fate. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Go back and prepare. This Zhenyuan Pill is for you. It can help you enter the Furnace Realm. Be careful on the way. Don't be careless and don't be careless. Do you understand?"
"yes!"
Wang Baobao looked at Prince Ruyang, then clasped his fists and responded directly.
King Ruyang waved his hand and said, "Okay, go ahead."
Wang Baobao turned and left, with an indelible worry on his face. Although he had obtained a Zhenyuan Pill that was enough to change his fate, he could not be happy at all.
King Ruyang looked up at the sky with mixed feelings. He looked at the royal elixir Zhenyuan Pill in his hand, which was enough to allow a person to enter the Furnace Realm, and fell silent.
At this time in the palace.
"Hey, you see, the royal family is very generous. The gold and jewelry took up more than a hundred carts."
"Yes, yes, they are really rich. But what's even more amazing is that they also expanded the army of our Ruyang Palace by 20,000 people. This way, the strength of our Ruyang Palace will be even stronger."
"Yes, yes. By the way, have you heard that these are not the most expensive betrothal gifts this time?"
"Hmm? There are treasures?"
The man smiled and said, "You don't know, right? The most valuable treasure this time is that the royal family has given two Zhen Yuan Pills."
"Zhen Yuan Dan, is it the one that allows anyone in any realm to enter the Furnace Realm after taking it? It's known as the second best elixir in the history?"
"What else? It is said that the royal family only has nine pills in total. His Majesty took one, our prince took one, and they gave one to two people in between. As of today, there are only five pills in the entire royal family. This time, we can give our Ruyang Palace two pills as a betrothal gift. What do you think?"
"The royal family really values our princess too much!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone nodded. Yes, the royal family really attached great importance to the princess.
After saying this, someone followed up with a mysterious voice, "I'm telling you guys, don't talk nonsense. I heard from someone that the prince has already given one of the two Zhen Yuan Pills to Little Prince Kuokuo."
"Is it true? Why didn't the prince give such a precious elixir to the young prince Kuokuo instead of the prince?"
"Yes, yes, it seems that Prince Kuokuo is the heir in the prince's heart."
Several people were chatting with each other, but at this moment a voice suddenly rang out: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately saw a group of people walking over, led by none other than Prince Shaharu of Ruyang.
After being scolded, everyone was frightened and immediately left in shame.
Shaharu's face was very ugly. When the prince's attendant beside Shaharu saw this, he immediately bowed and said, "Prince, these people are all vulgar people who don't know their limits. Please forgive them."
Shaharu said with a dark face: "What they said is very right. Why did father only give the Zhenyuan Pill to Kuokuo? Could it be that father really wants to change his heir?"
As soon as these words came out, a man who was following Shaharu said, "Your Highness, you must be on guard against others. This Kuokuo is definitely not a good person. You should be more careful."
Shaharu heard this and said, "Well, Mr. Zhang is right."
That's right, the person who spoke was Zhang Shicheng, who had defected to Prince Ruyang and was now a popular figure around Shah Rukh.
Upon hearing this, the prince's attendant immediately rebuked him, "Zhang Shicheng, you are so bold that you dare to sow discord among the princes. This is simply outrageous!"
Zhang Shicheng heard this and said, "How come I am devoted to the Crown Prince, unlike you who only know how to smooth things over? If the prince really doesn't want to change the crown prince, why don't you give this Zhenyuan Pill to the Crown Prince?"
"There are two of these Zhen Yuan Pills. Maybe the other one is for the prince!"
The prince's attendant spoke.
After hearing this, Zhang Shicheng said nothing. Shahru said, "I will go find my father."
He wanted to see whether the elixir was for him, so he found King Ruyang.
"Father!"
Shaharu looked at King Ruyang and said, King Ruyang looked at Shaharu and said, "What's the matter?"
Shaharu said: "Father, I heard that the palace gave us a lot of betrothal gifts."
King Ruyang frowned and said, "That's true."
Shaharu asked, "Then how are you going to divide the betrothal gift from my father?"
Prince Ruyang frowned and said, "You want a share of the betrothal gift your sister earned from marrying the emperor?"
Shaharu said, "Father, this is a gift from His Majesty. Father, you don't need it, so why not give it to me?"
Prince Ruyang looked a little unhappy, but he endured it and said, "Forget it, take whatever you want, and all the gold and silver will be yours."
Shaharu said: "Father, it seems that there are not only gold and silver, but also Zhenyuan Pills..."
"Well, you want it?"
"Father, I heard that there were two in total. You gave one to Kuokuo. This treasure that my sister exchanged for her body cannot be given to Kuokuo alone. Please give me one."
"What did you say?"
"I said Father, give me one."
"Not this one, the previous one."
"The treasure my sister exchanged for her body..."
Prince Ruyang's face darkened and he angrily said, "How can you look at your sister like that? Get out, get out!"
…
Noon!
The palace was decorated with red lanterns everywhere. At this time, Zhao Ya was invited out with her head ornaments and jewelry and put into the carriage.
In front of the carriage was a guard team sent by the court, led by Tuomu, the fifth of the Eight Guards of the Cumans, whose strength was at the middle level of the Furnace.
Following behind were 10,000 White Deer Army soldiers, led by Wang Baobao, who were guards sent by the palace.
At the same time, there were fifty carts of dowry behind, which were the princess's dowry.
In addition to these, the royal palace also sent masters, the two elders Gui and He, as well as Master Wuxiang and his three disciples A Da, A Er, and A San, to accompany the carriage!
A group of people escorted the princess to the capital city of Dadu.
Boom, boom, boom!
Three cannon shots were fired, followed by the sound of a drum band sending off the wedding procession.
At this time, Princess Zhao Ya in the car opened the curtains and saw Prince Ruyang with a serious face. The two looked at each other and Prince Ruyang turned his head away.
Zhao Ya sighed and bowed slightly to King Ruyang.
After closing the curtains and listening to the sounds of music and drums outside, Zhao Ya took a deep breath and her eyes turned red. For some reason, she only had one thought in her mind: "Chen Jiusi, where are you? I really want to see you!"
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