The Ghost King and the Demon Queen

"I let everyone down. My little sister has been weak and sick since she was a child. She almost suffered from heatstroke yesterday while playing in the backyard. She is still recuperating, so it is inconvenient to see guests." Jing Ao stood up and apologized. He only went home twice a year, and he almost forgot this five sister's existence.

As soon as the words came out, the guests were half-believed, and if there was nothing wrong, the Fifth Miss of Xiangfu was already ten years old and had never shown her face before.

This move is a bit like Luo Wanqing, the lady of the General's Mansion who is well-hidden. Could it be that the Fifth Miss of the Prime Minister's Mansion is as peerless as Miss Luo's family, and she doesn't show up to cover up her edge.

It's not surprising if you think about it carefully, how can a concubine who can become the most outstanding prince in the Jinli Kingdom be worthy of the Third Highness without any beauty or cultivation? Thinking of this, everyone wants to meet this mysterious fifth lady even more.

"Truth's fifth daughter is naughty, and she is not in good health. She has fallen asleep now, so please forgive me." Dongfang Lie said with a worried face.

"Forgive me or not, I hope Prime Minister Dongfang's favorite will recover soon." An official said with concern.

"I have some herbal medicines to nourish the body at home. I hope the prime minister will accept them. Although they are not expensive herbs, my youngest daughter has been taking them for a long time, and her body is getting better day by day. Maybe it will also be effective for Miss Dongfang."

"I have a thousand-year-old ginseng in my family, which is the best for nourishing the body. Please accept it with a smile. I hope Miss Dongfang will recover soon." Another official said unwillingly.

"Thank you everyone, I really appreciate your kindness." Dongfang Lie said gratefully, neither accepting nor denying it. If he accepts it, the most scruples in the court is the protection of officials; if he does not accept it, how can he? It's 'frail and sickly', which makes it even more obvious that he, as a father, doesn't think about his daughter.

After several evasions, the banquet continued, the music was played, and the actress danced lightly.

Jing Ao glanced at Nangong Chen, he knew that Chen had already become suspicious, as long as Chen sent someone to investigate, he would know the reason why Zi Han didn't show up, and at the same time gave Chen the reason for retiring the engagement, which would happen sooner or later, but he knew that his father He had other plans, his father wanted to choose one of Ziyan, Ziying, and Ziling to replace Zihan.

But he is well aware that his father's wishful thinking was wrong. It is impossible for Chen to marry any daughter of the Dongfang family as a concubine. The position of concubine is very likely to be Luo Wanqing. Therefore, for the face of the Dongfang family, only by The Dongfang family stepped forward to withdraw the engagement.

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The solitary peak is abrupt, soaring into the clouds, with thousands of rocks and ravines, the terrain is dangerous, and the old trees of strange shapes grow wildly, with intertwined roots, and it is pitch black.

The night is as cool as water, the moon is dark and the wind is high, sometimes there are strange crowing sounds of crows, and the rustling sound of the wind blowing by, making the old tree look extraordinarily ferocious, like a ghost with teeth and claws.

There is a towering black fortress on the isolated peak. The flickering candlelight is hidden in the thick fog, looming, reflecting the fortress very strangely, like a ghostly temple locked in ghosts.

The empty fortress was shrouded in twilight. There were more than a dozen majestic palaces in the fortress, but there were only less than ten people. Whether it was day or night, it seemed to be covered with a black veil.

A huge black-crested cuckoo falcon rushed straight down from the clouds and mist, its upper bill was hooked, its back was blue and black, and its tail tip was white. It was as fast as lightning, and finally landed in front of the girl accurately.

"Little Falcon, you have finally broken through to the fourth level, and you can drive alongside me." Qiu Tong touched Falcon's feathers, as if treating a comrade in arms.