Chapter 6
"Xuan Qing..."
Lu called out her husband worriedly.
"A sister means me!"
Mu Xuanqing shouted sternly, without any room for negotiation.
The couple has always had a good relationship. Mu Xuanqing said to his wife in this tone before someone else.
The king was angry, and the attendants nearby all looked fearful, and they knelt down one after another, crawled on the ground, not daring to move.
Lu knew that he must have known that the Xie family wanted to take a concubine, so he was so angry that he came over without hesitation.
She knew her husband's temper.
I really hated myself for being incompetent, but because I couldn't get the trust of my father, I promised my sister to a giant thief in the Yangtze River.
For Wang Mei, it was a great grievance.
Now that the Xie family dares to treat her like this, how could he bear it?
Although based on intuition, Lu always felt that this matter was not as simple as the younger sister said on the surface, and there might be something else inside.
But her husband is the King of Changsha. He has made such a statement. How could she express her objection?
What's more, my sister-in-law's attitude is even more determined.
She had just saved her husband.
Even with the worst plan, this sudden divorce will cause the relationship between Changsha and Xie Changgeng, the governor of Hexi, who is now in power, to break up and even have evil relationships.
But what else will the consequences be more terrifying than the fact that Changsha's country almost lost its king and then abandoned it?
If my sister-in-law had not received the God's dream and sent the letter of help in time, she would probably have lost her husband now, and the king of Changsha would have disappeared, and this country would soon be gone.
Lu was originally a person with an open mind, so when he thought about it this way, he became calm.
She pondered for a while and nodded.
"Okay. If Lan'er, you really want to break away from the Xie family, your sister-in-law will definitely help you like your brother Wang."
"The country is here, you are the princess of my Changsha Kingdom!"
Mu Xuanqing looked at his wife, then his expression slowed down a little, and ordered all the attendants around him to retreat.
"A sister, do you remember that ten years ago, when you were six years old, your aunt died in the palace? I never told you before that my father had clearly received news that my aunt's death was very strange, or it might be related to the current traitor. But before my aunt died, she ordered her confidant to bring her last words to her father."
"I was twelve years old and I still remember my aunt's last words clearly."
"Auntie said that life and death are fate, and she has disasters, and she has no resentment. The court intended to completely eliminate the kings of different surnames, and she did not want Changsha to have any turmoil because of her. My aunt told her father to keep a low profile from now on, and to ensure the safety of Changsha as the top priority."
"A sister, do you know what my aunt meant? I didn't understand that day, so I asked my father, but he didn't say it. Later, I thought about it myself, and it was not until the last two years that I finally figured it out."
"Ah sister, do you think why did the imperial court choose my Mu daughter as the queen? It seems glorious, but it is actually a poisonous bait! My aunt died in the palace without understanding. Perhaps what they were waiting for was the anger and injustice of my Changsha Kingdom. Once the father had any abnormal movement, it would become their best excuse for me to attack my Mu family!"
"In order to protect my family's inheritance, my father endured it. He also agreed to the proposal of Xie and promised you to him."
"The father promised you that day and recommended him to join the government in the hope of using his power to ensure the peace of the four borders of Changsha. However, this surnamed Xie is now attracted by the traitor and is very close to the traitor. The traitor and the traitor and the traitor are using the excuse of eliminating the rioters to isolate our Changsha and secretly suppress them."
"I can tolerate my father, but I can't stand it. I will avenge my aunt sooner or later. I will say that just now, not a moment of impulse!"
"This man surnamed Xie asked me to get rid of the identity of a giant thief. Now, in order to achieve success, he is willing to be the lackey of the rapist. He cannot be the same as my Mu. Not to mention, now he is so despised by you! In the past, you were willing to marry him, but now you have changed your mind, no matter how incompetent I, Mu Xuanqing, will not force you to commit yourself to such an unbearable person!"
"My sister, don't worry. When the person named Xie comes, brother will tell him clearly for you!"
"From now on, Brother A will do his best to strengthen my Changsha country, protect my sister, and never let you suffer any grievances!"
The young king looked excited and his eyes were bright. His sonorous oath showed his unparalleled determination and the pride and courage inherent to the royal children.
A warm current surged in Mu Fulan's heart.
Xie Changgeng is the same age as her brother Wang, but he is only a few months older than her. But he is so deep in his scheming, so tolerant, and so cunning in his temperament. Perhaps no one in this world knows better than her.
Regardless of whether my brother can really help him get rid of him, the love my brother and sister-in-law for her is another precious possession that she has lost her true love in this life.
In the future, she will also do her best to protect the possession she cherishes.
"Thank you brother. Thank you sister-in-law."
She stared at Brother Wang and Sister Wang in front of her, saying word by word.
...
Half a month later, on November 12, the ritual officer of Changsha received the news again.
Xie Changgeng, the governor of Hexi, also known as the husband of the Weng Lord, will arrive in Yuecheng in three days.
When the ritual officer began to prepare for the etiquette to welcome the guests, he received a king's order.
The king ordered them to do nothing.
He did not stop Xie Changgeng from coming, but he did not make any preparations for greeting.
The ritual official is very confused.
Not to mention Xie Changgeng's official position is now extremely prominent. Hexi Jiedushi stationed in Liangzhou, and when he was ordered, he was given a gift of honor, military killing, and six flags were built in the palace, and his majesty was extremely majestic.
Even if he is an ordinary person, as the husband of the man-in-law, he came to Changsha to worship the former kings, such "politeness" is unreasonable.
But the king's order cannot be violated.
The official of ritual asked Prime Minister Lu Lin. Lu Lin was also two years old and couldn't find out anything. He wanted to persuade Mu Xuanqing, but he didn't see him, so he had to suppress his uneasiness and asked to act according to the king's order.
On the fifteenth day, early in the morning, Lu Lin asked to see Mu Xuanqing again and advised him that for whatever reason, since Xie Changgeng claimed that he would come here to worship the former kings, he would not have to offend others like this.
But Mu Xuanqing still didn't listen to him and left with a slightest sleeve.
Lu Lin had no choice but to order people to open the city gate to welcome people. She brought her subordinates to the temple of the former kings, waiting for Xie Changgeng there.
Xie Changgeng arrived in Yuecheng in the afternoon.
He was wearing a blue shirt, soap boots, and his clothes were extremely ordinary. The horseman only followed a few followers, all of whom were common clothes. Even when the horse arrived at the gate of the city, the city guards did not expect that the young man who looked elegant in front of him was the husband of the princess of Changsha, the youngest military governor of the dynasty. Seeing that the person he was walking with seemed to have weapons on his body, he stopped the man and interrogated the origin.
Xie Changgeng's followers were all struggling and fighting in the Yangtze River waterway in their early years. They seemed ordinary, but they could not be seen in the crowd. In fact, they were all bandits who killed people without blinking. After entering Changsha, they were already surprised by the other party's way of hospitality. When they saw the royal city, there was no minimum welcome person at the gate. They were also stopped by the city soldiers like this and interrogated rudely. They could no longer bear it and were furious. They wanted to draw their swords on the spot, but were stopped by Xie Changgeng.
He sat on the back of a horse, looked at the heavy door opening in front of him, and rushed towards the street scene of Changsha Guoguo who was rushing towards him, with a calm expression and reported his name.
The city soldiers heard that he was Xie Changgeng. They were shocked and hurriedly retreated aside and gave up.
When he came to propose marriage three years ago, he had only been to the royal palace and never to the royal temple. He asked the city soldiers about the direction.
He looked at the direction he was pointed, squinted slightly, then drove his horse into the city.
While Lu Lin and his subordinates were waiting under the sacred steps leading to the King's Temple, Yuan Handing also came.
Yuan Handing stood there, still standing still, looking ahead with his eyes like a solidified rock pillar.
Lu Lin is older than Yuan Handing, and in terms of age, he is even more of his elders, but today, he is not as stable as Mount Tai as him.
He really couldn't figure out why Mu Xuanqing wanted to show such a arrogant attitude towards his brother-in-law who came from afar.
He was even more worried that if he offended Xie Changgeng, it would be no good for Changsha to come.
Just as I was restless and anxious, I looked around, I suddenly saw a blue figure coming from the end of the divine road in the distance.
The green shadow gradually got closer and bigger.
Lu Lin recognized at a glance that it was Xie Changgeng who had met three years ago.
After not seeing each other for three years, the appearance of this young man has not changed much compared to the impression.
Perhaps the new killings on the official road were just the continuation of his former gigantic gang, and it was not enough to add much bloody shadow to his eyes.
I saw his clothes and robes in the wind, his steps were neither fast nor slow, and he was walking in this direction alone.
Lu Lin hurriedly brought someone to meet the greeting quickly and said with a smile that it took several years to come, and he could only hear the power of the governor and his reputation. He finally met again today. The style of an old friend is even better than the past, which is a great honor.
His tone was extremely respectful.
Xie Changgeng stopped, returned the greeting, and smiled slightly: "The Prime Minister said he was very serious. The Prime Minister was busy with the country and the people, and he gave him ten times. Because I came late, I asked the Prime Minister and you all here for a long time, so how could he feel?"
Mu Xuanqing offended the man today. Unexpectedly, when he met, Xie Changgeng seemed to be nothing, as if he was not concerned, his words were gentle and his reply was thoughtful.
Lu Lin finally breathed a little relieved.
Neither the other party mentioned the loss of Changsha's etiquette, he would naturally not be stupid enough to take the initiative to say this, and hurriedly introduced Yuan Handing to Xie Changgeng.
"General Yuan is the adopted son of the late Prime Minister Yuan of my country. Today, he learned that the Jiedushi was coming and came here to welcome him."
Yuan Handing was just a general in Changsha, and the difference between his official positions and Xie Changgeng was very big.
Yuan Handing looked solemn, neither humble nor arrogant, and bowed to Xie Changgeng and said, "I will welcome the governor."
Xie Changgeng's two gazes fell on Yuan Handing's face, stared at him for a moment, nodded slightly, passed by him, and continued to move forward.
Lu Lin hurriedly followed him and led the way to the King's Temple.
The temple gate has been opened.
Xie Changgeng sniffed incense with a solemn expression. He entered the king's temple and knelt down to the many ancestors of the Mu family listed in the temple. Finally, he performed etiquette again on the tablets of the old Changsha King who died three years ago, respectfully and meticulously.
After the salute, he stood up from the ground, inserted the incense into the incense burner, retreated, and took more than ten steps before turning around and leaving the temple, and his steps stopped.
King Mu Xuanqing of Changsha, his wife and brother, stood in the hall when he entered the ancestral temple, blocking his way.
The waiters who were originally kneeling on both sides of the threshold were no longer seen.
Mu Xuanqing wore a white jade crown on his head, a brocade king robe, a colorful jade belt on his waist, a face as snow as snow, and a look as ice as ice, looking at him coldly.
The surroundings were quiet and there was a dead silence.
It seemed as if the eyes of the undead were floating on the top of the temple, quietly staring at the two people standing opposite each other on the ground.
Chapter completed!