Text Chapter 258 Pursuit (3)
The sound of the wedding in the palace can extend to a few miles. Birds fly in the sky and fly to bless the two princesses and the prince-consort.
The Eighth Princess and the Ninth Princess were pissing each other off the moment they started wearing wedding dresses.
With a beautiful face with a strong makeup, she put pressure on the other party with anger. The Eighth Princess couldn't hold it in and suddenly sneered: "Xiaojiu, don't want to be a big wife above your sister."
When the Ninth Princess heard this, she covered her stomach and opened her mouth and laughed: "Oh, hey, I'm so laughing to death. Sister and father have made it clear that we are both Qin Changfu's wives at the same time, regardless of size."
"We have no size in our name, but the essence should be divided into high and low."
"Hmph, whoever Changfu likes will become a real wife. Sister, we can compete. Sister, and I will continue to wash and dress up first. Sister, you can go quickly."
The Ninth Princess glanced at the Eighth Princess with contempt, and her beautiful eyes instantly began to flow, as if she was provoking her. The Eighth Princess was so angry that her teeth were itchy. Her sister was indeed better and smarter.
Qin Changfu sat in the room with sighs, with melancholy hidden among his sword-browed eyebrows and starry eyes, and his hands that had nowhere to rest further highlighted his uneasiness. The reason why he was unhappy was because the two princesses who wanted to marry him were not his sweetheart. When it comes to sweethearts, he didn't understand what this felt. He had seen it in books and heard from friends, but he had never experienced it himself.
At that time, I saw princesses wearing veils in the hall. The women with water green and dark blue were the Eighth Princess and Ninth Princess. Although they were slim and delicate in their faces, they seemed to lack something in their souls that made Qin Changfu feel bright.
Later, the emperor wanted the two most noble princesses to marry him as his wife at the same time, which really shocked him. However, the emperor's orders should not be violated, so he still received the imperial edict in fear.
He knew that this wedding would be the largest wedding in Ming Kingdom. His Majesty's two favorite daughters married the martial arts champion at the same time. This will not only make his future unlimited, but will also become a good story that will be talked about by people.
Not only is the dowry rich and unusual, the ceremony is strict and complicated, but the arrested water monster will be displayed on the palace on the wedding day. I heard that this water monster has a very beautiful face and a melancholy temperament. The lower part of the body is in the shape of a fish, and is called a mermaid.
When Qin Changfu thought of this, he couldn't help but wonder what the mermaid looked like.
A trivial footsteps came, and it was Cui Zhu, the personal palace maid next to the queen.
"Aunt Cuizhu, what are your instructions?" Qin Changfu saluted Cuizhu.
"Oh, my husband, you can't afford to take on your tribute." Cuizhu pretended to be panicked and gave a bigger gift to Qin Changfu.
"Aunt Cuizhu, please sit down."
"I won't sit down, Mr. Concubine, why haven't you changed your clothes yet? Where have the people who serve you gone?"
"Oh, I want to wait a while before changing my clothes, and let them go out first."
"So that's the case, Mr. Concubine, you also know that your wedding with the two princesses was organized by the Queen. She really tried a lot of effort. She asked me to tell you, go and see the water monster locked in Youlan Courtyard, open the cage, and feed her something. Once she has contacted you like this, she will listen to you and you will be able to let her perform on the city wall in a while."
Qin Changfu frowned: "Do you want me to appear next to the water demon?
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"That's of course, you are the prince consort and the most popular person in the dynasty. Of course, this task is to be handed over to you."
"Okay, I'll go and have a look after it after I'm dressing."
"Then I will take my leave first." Cuizhu lowered her head, smiled sinisterly, and turned around and walked out. She learned about the nature of the water monster during a conversation between the emperor and the empress. This water monster had a strange personality and looked unthreatening when locked up. However, once the cage was opened in a place full of flowers, the water monster would be full of aggressiveness and cruelly kill the person she saw.
The reason why Cuizhu made Qin Changfu take risks was to let him die in the Youlan Courtyard, so as to put the queen in an irresponsible situation. Qin Changfu was not only the qualifying prince-in-law, but also the person valued by the emperor. His death would not only make the queen dislike the emperor, but also cause the queen to lose the power to command the harem and even be thrown into the cold palace.
Cuizhu wanted to take revenge on the Queen, cover up her hatred under this wedding, and bloom in the underworld. The person who used her life and then continued to use her daughter sat on the noble queen throne, but faced the tragic situation of falling from a high place to hell. When she thought of this, Cuizhu felt extremely happy.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Qin Changfu put on his clothes. He strode out of the side hall specially prepared by the emperor for him. The servants around him looked at him in surprise: "Mr. Concubine, you have put on your own clothes, why don't you let us scare people serve you?"
Qin Changfu smiled slightly: "This is just a trivial matter, and there is no need for more than one person to help you wear it." After that, he walked out casually.
The palace people were stunned: "How did he wear these extremely tedious clothes by himself?"
They walked into the side hall while chatting and tidied up the hall. After half an hour, the leading palace servant discovered that several of the wedding dresses were still placed on the couch.
"Oh no, the prince consort only wore two pieces, I didn't see it just now! Hurry up and chase it!"
Qin Changfu stood blankly in front of the cage with the water demon. The woman in front of him, more accurately, was the woman with an elder fish tail. She had a pair of smiling peach blossom eyes, but with crystal tears. Her melancholy expression made the eyes full of joy and sorrow.
His heart felt his heartbeat for the first time, and he didn't know what attracted him. He asked carefully: "Are you a water demon? I have some dishes here, let me feed you."
The water demon kept silent, lowered his head and stared blankly at the ground.
Qin Changfu hurriedly opened the cage door, but faced the water demon's blurred eyes.
The water demon did not attack him, but looked at him with an almost affectionate look. His lips were gently opened: "Young Master, I don't belong here. Please follow the will of God and let me go."
Qin Changfu suddenly felt his body fixed, and only the figure of the water demon was left in front of him, and he didn't want to pay attention to anything else. Slowly, he felt many shadows appearing around him, dancing strange dance steps around the dim lights, as if he was praying for something. After a while, Qin Changfu discovered that these shadows were paddling water with their tails and twisting strange movements.
I don't know how long it took, but he was woken up by some palace servants and found himself kneeling on the ground of Youlan Courtyard. In front of him was an open cage, and the water demon inside was gone without a trace.
The emperor was furious. This water monster was a treasure of Ming Kingdom, and was released by the prospective son-in-law. He was so angry that he temporarily cancelled the wedding and ordered Qin Changfu to go to the reef country to find another water monster and catch him. Otherwise, not only would Qin Changfu be disqualified from being the son-in-law, but he would also beat him up.
Go to prison.
Cuizhu was still worried about whether Qin Changfu would report it to her, but soon she knew that she was worried too much. People with a personality like Qin Changfu would not betray anyone.
Although Qin Changfu felt relaxed about the suspension of the wedding, he did not want to be sent to prison. So he obediently listened to His Majesty's order and led a team of people to board the ship to the Reef Kingdom.
The crack in the sky, which was cut by lightning, revealed a gloomy deep blue, like a huge mouth in the abyss, or a mirror-like eye, as if peeking at everything and swallowing everything. Everyone on the ship felt very scared because there seemed to be no sunshine that would break this terrible scene.
From time to time, a few thin water birds flew by, and the melodious and sad chirping seemed to aggravate the horror of this scene.
The sea water below changed from the original dark blue to blue-gray, with a faint green light on the water surface, and some shining things spread above the water surface.
Looking forward, the water changed from blue-gray to gray-black, and the light floating on the water surface was even more dense.
"Mr. Qin, you'll be there after walking about another mile." The follower said to Qin Changfu.
"Well, let everyone get ashore. What do the people in the Reef Country look like?" Qin Changfu asked curiously.
"I don't know that the young one is not clear. I just saw it in the book that about three hundred years ago, a pirate from Ming Kingdom went there to hunt for treasure, but never came back. The pirate king established himself as emperor there, while the other pirates were the people. Over the past three hundred years, the descendants of the pirates have managed the Reef Country well and named it the Reef Country."
"Is there anyone in the original reef country?"
"It is said that there is a strange-looking race. When the pirates killed all the men of that race, married the women there, and reproduced their descendants."
"So, the people in Reef Country look different from us?"
βIt is said to be so.β
Qin Changfu couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. If he was asked to go to the battlefield, he would not be afraid at all, but to meet those unknown humans, this really made him feel a sense of inexplicable fear.
He asked again like a follower: "Does the people from the Reef Kingdom have any contact with the Siren?"
The follower replied: "There was no contact. The water demon we obtained in Ming Kingdom had previously also caught it a year ago with the envoy of Ming Kingdom and the envoy of Reef Kingdom. People from the Reef Kingdom will also use the water demon as a work of art for their people to appreciate."
"So, who was the one who had been on the reef country before?"
"That's Mr. Cheng. Since he caught the water demon, he fell ill at home. He died half a year ago. It is said that he poked his eyes before his death."
"What's the reason?"
"Legendly, humans will be cursed when they see the water demon's tongue. In order not to let others suffer such danger, Lord Cheng cut off the water demon's tongue himself."
"So that's it. Hum? But I remember, when I saw the water demon, she could speak."
"I don't know this. Maybe the water demon is good at illusion. Even if there is no sound in his mouth, he can still let you feel her voice in other ways. By the way, sir, didn't she attack you when you approached the water demon?" asked the follower.
"No, she looks pretty kind." Qin Changfu said.
The follower wondered: "Strange, she had killed every breeder who opened the cage before. Why did she let you go alone?"
Chapter completed!