Fighter of the Destiny

There were many people kneeling on the floor of the side hall, like a calm ocean. A middle-aged woman walked by indifferently. The sea water naturally parted, causing a slight ripple. A eunuch leader coughed twice. Those kneeling on the ground, the worshipers and palace maids As if he had been pardoned, he and the eunuch quickly got up and quietly exited the palace.

The leader of the eunuchs had a wrinkled face and looked extremely old, but he carefully held the middle-aged woman's hand and said humbly in a low voice: "Even if there are some problems with the origin of that young man, it is not worth your trouble."

The middle-aged woman was the Holy Queen. After listening to the old eunuch, she said with an indifferent expression: "If you are just an ordinary person, you don't need to worry."

The leader of the eunuchs knew that what the empress was talking about was ordinary, and naturally she was not referring to such trivial matters as whether she could practice cultivation. After pondering for a while, he said: "I checked the letter of recommendation and found that there is nothing wrong with it. It was indeed left by the Pope to Miss Mo Yu and Princess Pingguo. For fun... According to the news from the Li Palace, Lord Pope should not know about this matter. The young man should have been involved by chance. Although it is unexpected that he has an engagement with the Xu family, the old slave really can't see it. There’s something special about him.”

The Holy Queen stopped and looked at the deep night behind the side hall. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Have you ever seen anyone who is not afraid of death?"

The leader of the eunuchs knew that the Queen's question must have profound meaning, so he began to think seriously.

It is said that heroes in the world can be lighthearted about life and death and indifferent to separation, but only those who have truly experienced countless life and death separations understand that those lightnesses and indifferents are just the result of overcoming the fear of death with strong willpower, but that fear is always there.

This eunuch leader had lived in the Zhou Palace for hundreds of years and was extremely powerful. After the death of the late emperor nearly twenty years ago, the princes of the royal family opposed the empress's ascension to the throne and intended to break into the palace to rebel. The empress was able to stabilize the court situation easily. In addition to the Pope's unequivocal support, he also played a very key role in it.

He is a great man who has experienced countless life and death separations. He is very sure that no one is not afraid of death. Even a great man like His Majesty Emperor Taizong was still unable to calm down on the bed before his death. His eyes were staring at the stars in the night sky. Reluctance and fear.

He was beside His Majesty at the time and saw the scene clearly.

"No one is afraid of death," he said.

"There was a moment before when the boy was really not afraid of death, so he was not an ordinary person." The Holy Queen thought about what the boy had said before in front of the black dragon, and said, "I always thought that only the kid from the Akiyama family could He is worthy of that girl, but now it seems... but not necessarily."

The leader of the eunuchs was slightly shuddering, wondering if the empress was going to change her attitude towards this matter?

The side hall became quiet again.

The night wind blew gently at the flower pot outside the fence, and the green branches in the pot trembled slightly. In the distant forest, squirrels ran faster on the branches.

"Tonight on Chinese Valentine's Day, it will definitely be very lively outside the palace. I'm going to go out and have a look."

"Your Majesty... I thought you would be waiting for the results of the Ivy Banquet in the palace."

"What are you waiting for? Which college has the most promising students? I have no such interest."

The leader of the eunuchs was puzzled and said, "Don't you want to know whether this marriage can take place?"

The Holy Empress said: "Whether the Xu family will marry the Qiu Shan family or fulfill their promise to recruit Chen Changsheng as their son-in-law is not something they can decide on their own."

The leader of the eunuchs bowed slightly and said, "Everything in the world obeys the will of the empress."

The Holy Queen said calmly: "You are wrong again. This matter is not something I can decide."

The leader of the eunuchs was slightly startled and thought, except you, old man, who can decide the direction of this marriage?

"The one who wants to marry is Yourong. So, whether you want to marry or not, and who you want to marry, ultimately depends on Yourong's attitude."

The Holy Queen said: "That girl is a person with ideas. No matter how many things others do, what's the point? It's just a joke."

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There is a street outside the south city of the imperial palace. Unlike other places where the lights are brightly lit on Chinese Valentine's Day, this place seems a little deserted, either because it is too close to the imperial city, or because a lot of ice has to be transported here during the day, and the roads are full of ice at night. There were water marks and it was so wet and cold that no one wanted to set up a stall here.

This place is called Beixin Bridge, but there is no bridge. To be more precise, the arch bridge made of bluestone is fake - the Luo River bypasses the edge of the imperial city and slowly flows through the city of Kyoto along the long embankment of Qidaoliu. It flows, but when I came here, I took a detour, and there was not a drop of water under the bridge.

There is a well not far from Beixinqiao. The well is filled with coldness, as if it is not water but eternal ice. It is late at night and the light in the imperial city cannot reach this place. The willow branches are as if they are full of ice. The dry pen, stained with ink, was swinging gently around the well.

The Holy Queen stood at the mouth of the well, holding a luminous pearl picked from Gan Terrace in her hand. She stretched her hand over the well mouth and let go. The luminous pearl instantly illuminated the wall of the well, and then quickly fell down, gradually being swallowed up by the darkness at the bottom of the well. .

She didn't know how long it had passed before a buzzing sound came from deep in the well. Because it was too far away, the sound was not loud. It was more like the echo of well water hitting the well wall, but she knew that it was not the sound of water, but the sound of water. It was the angry low roar of the black dragon.

The black dragon was very angry because it felt that humans had deceived themselves again. They had clearly agreed to give a luminous pearl. The boy took one away, so you should give me two. Even if you are a woman I cannot afford to offend, You can't bully people like this!

The Holy Queen was a little displeased and said: "You evil beast, that one originally belonged to him. Didn't Old Long teach you arithmetic when you were a child?"

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Chen Changsheng is very good at arithmetic. To be more precise, he is very strong in any ability related to learning, but his ability to recognize directions is not strong. After leaving the side hall and entering the deep palace under the night, he was very Soon I found myself lost.

Stars are in the sky and lights are in front of him. He knows where north is and can naturally determine where south is. He can even vaguely see the lights in Weiyang Palace. However, there are many flowers and trees in the palace and the roads have thousands of twists and turns. He is worried about encountering them. With the guards in his sight, he didn't dare to take the main road, and he didn't know how to get there.

At this time, a very slight sound sounded in the imperial garden under the night.

A black sheep walked out of the night, quietly, as if it was part of the night.

Chen Changsheng had seen it at the National Education Academy, and he had also seen it outside Weiyang Palace before. For some reason, he was very sure that this black sheep did not have any ill intentions towards him. He thought about it and said, "You... …want to help me?”

The black sheep glanced at him quietly, then turned and walked away into the night.

Chen Changsheng did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly followed. Before leaving, he glanced in the direction of Weiyang Palace in the south. The lights there were still bright, but the sound of rituals and music had disappeared. How far had the southern mission's marriage proposal reached? Is it too late?

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The Ivy Banquet was in the middle, and the southern mission officially began to propose marriage.

There are many important figures in the Weiyang Palace, such as Lishan Elder Xiaosong Gong, the woman from Saintess Peak, Mao Qiuyu, the dean of Tiandaoyuan, Xu Shiji, King Chenliu and Mo Yu. In the process of proposing marriage, they play roles Different roles.

There are participants, spectators, and witnesses.

The beautiful music and dance in the hall had just ended, and the wine and food were not yet cold. No one raised chopsticks to eat. People were watching the scene with smiles.

The head of the Qiu Shan family stood up and began to salute. Mo Yu expressed his gratitude on behalf of the Holy Queen, saying that the Zhou Dynasty was very happy to see this marriage, and hoped that mankind could be more closely united through this marriage to better fight against the demons. .

The woman at Saintess' Peak is Xu Yourong's uncle. She represents the saints of the contemporary southern sect and agrees with this marriage. Xu Shiji then stood up, welcomed the guests from the south, and expressed his agreement to the marriage in a reserved manner. Of course, everyone knew that his reserve was just a pretense.

How does a marriage count as a success?

It starts with proposing marriage, leaning forward as a gift, and signing a contract. This is an engagement.

Lord of Heaven and Earth, personal teacher.

Now, the Holy Empress agrees to this marriage, Xu Shiji agrees to this marriage, and the saint of the southern sect agrees to this marriage.

Heaven and earth are speechless. Now that everyone has agreed to this marriage, in everyone's eyes, this marriage is naturally considered a success. No one has ever thought about Xu Yourong's own attitude towards this marriage. Of course, no one has One would have thought that Xu Yourong himself would object.

As the most dazzling couple of the young generation in mainland China, the marriage between Xu Yourong and Qiu Shanjun is considered by everyone to be a match made in heaven. The story between them has been circulating in the world for a long time, and everyone thinks that it is a match made in heaven. is the most beautiful story.

Next, is the last question among the three questions in the engagement ceremony.

The etiquette of the Great Zhou Dynasty was not complicated. It mainly came from the relevant Taoist canons of the state religion. As the state religion became more and more prosperous, the Zhou rites were also extended to the south. The southern mission proposed marriage tonight and completely followed the Zhou rites. It was not purely out of respect. Women, so do they themselves.

The so-called three questions are to ask the heaven and the earth, ask the relatives, ask the emperor and teachers whether they will object to this marriage, and the last question is to ask the world.

The reason why there are these three questions in Zhou Li, especially the last question, is to give the world the last chance to point out the hidden problems of the man or woman. In fact, this kind of thing rarely happens, but more like giving the world a chance to point out the hidden problems of the man or woman. The last chance for the man or woman to regret it.

Under normal circumstances, few people raise objections during an engagement ceremony, because it means offending both the man and the woman at the same time. Tonight, it was obvious that neither party would regret the marriage, so the final appearance was naturally a formality.

King Chen Liu stood in front of the palace, looked at the hundreds of people in the palace, and asked with a smile: "Qiu Shanjun wants to marry Xu Yourong, is there any objection?"

There was silence in the hall, but the atmosphere was not depressing. Everyone's faces were full of smiles. At such a beautiful moment, people only thought about blessings and waited for King Chen Liu to finish his questions before they stood up and toasted to both parties. celebrate.

In the corner of the seat of the National Education College, there was no smile on Luo Luo's little face, only the paleness caused by shock - she had already untied the brocade bag in her sleeves, looked at the already yellowed marriage certificate, and looked at the marriage certificate. Only then did she realize that her joke that day was actually true. Only then did she finally understand what the grudge between her husband and Dongyu Shenjiang Mansion was. Only then did she understand why Mo Yu and the others tried their best to I also want my husband not to be present...

Ask the world three times.

King Chenliu smiled gently and asked again: "Is there anyone who objects?"

The hall is still quiet, people's faces are full of blessing smiles, and the world is extremely beautiful.

King Chen Liu glanced at Xu Shiji and smiled to express his congratulations.

Xu Shiji gently stroked his short beard, no longer deliberately reserved, and nodded in greeting.

King Chen Liu looked at the Qiu Shan family head again, smiled and nodded.

The head of the Qiu Shan family smiled and said nothing, obviously extremely happy.

King Chenliu looked into the palace and asked for the last time: "Is there anyone who objects?"

The whole world is in favor of this marriage and no one is against it.

As a result, the whole world was quiet and beautiful, and everyone was waiting.

In the corner, Luoluo suddenly stood up.

No one noticed her.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the hall.

"I object."

A young man walked in from the palace door.

He was wet all over, his black hair was messy, his clothes were torn, and he looked in utter embarrassment.

He looked at the people in the hall with bright eyes and a firm expression.

The hall suddenly became quiet.

Asking the World... What a great chapter title and great content. I have to pick up a friend in Harbin tomorrow and drive a long distance. I have to get up early, so I have to go to bed early tonight. This is it.