Chapter 3 Chapter Two
Half a month later, news of Meng Cheng's marriage to Bei Hai reached the imperial capital.
Mengcheng and Beihai are both neighboring countries in the northeast, Mengcheng is in the north of Dadong, Beihai is in the northeast of Dadong, the two countries are bounded by Bailong Mountain, Mengcheng is in the west, and Beihai is in the east.The three countries are not friendly neighbors and friends, and there are wars in the border areas every year, but they are just small frictions and never go to war.
Dadong has a vast land and rich resources, and it is the largest country among the Three Kingdoms. However, it has suffered a hundred years of turmoil, and the new dynasty has only been established for three years.
Mengcheng is only one-third of Dadong in terms of land, but its domestic fertile fields are the most suitable for farming, and the vast Mengcheng grassland breeds fat cattle and sheep and strong horses, and has a sturdy folk style. It has always been a powerful country. rival.
The territory of Beihai is smaller than that of Mengcheng, only about half the size of Dadong. To the west of it is Mengcheng, to the south is Dadong, while to the north and east it is bordered by the vast sea——Beihai, from which the name of the country comes from. come.Its territory is mountainous and the climate is cold. Most of the days of the year are covered with snow. It was originally a small and barren country. The delicious sea fish produced in the North Sea, pearls, corals, etc. are sold to other countries to accumulate wealth. After 20 years of intensive governance, the country is now rich and the people are strong.
Meng Cheng and Bei Hai have been eyeing the vast and fat meat of Dadong all the time.When the Central Plains was in turmoil, Mengcheng took the opportunity to send troops to invade Nagu Pass and the surrounding six hundred miles of land, but after Dong Shixiu pacified the northern heroes, he sent Huang Ti to send troops to Nagu Pass to kill five generals. To collect the five cities is to drive Mengcheng out of the pass and take back all the land.Because of this, Meng Cheng has always hated Dadong very much, and always wanted to wait for an opportunity to counterattack.But Beihai is coveting the great rivers and mountains of Dadong because of its small and barren land.
Therefore, under such circumstances, when the news of Meng Cheng and Bei Hai's marriage reached Dadong, all the officials were shocked.
During the court meeting that day, Dong Shixiu consulted all officials on the matter.
Hundreds of officials have different opinions, but they can be summarized into three types: one is to choose an alliance or marriage between Mengcheng and Beihai to use Du Gu's power; Neither alliance nor Northern Expedition, only troops stationed in border towns just in case.
But all three opinions were refuted by courtiers who disagreed.
Those who opposed the alliance said, "How can a majestic and powerful country in the sky coquettishly make peace with the alliance?" Those who opposed the Northern Expedition said, "Mengcheng and Beihai must be married to advance and retreat together. However, when our dynasty was first established, the country is still weak, so how can we resist the enemy on both sides?" Those who do not form an alliance and only station troops say, "This move is too conservative and timid, and it is controlled by others."
The court meeting lasted from early in the morning to noon. The three parties each had their own reasons, and they fought endlessly. In the end, the emperor opened his mouth to quiet down the noisy Golden Palace.
Dong Shixiu first said, "The world has been settled for the first time, and the most important thing is Taiping." He also said, "It's etiquette to congratulate neighboring countries." Then he said, "A dignified and powerful country should be broad-minded and magnificent." Therefore, he decided to Send Ning Jingyuan as an envoy to Meng Cheng, firstly to congratulate King Mengcheng on his wedding with Princess Beihai, and secondly to show the peace of our dynasty.
As soon as the emperor's jade words came out, those who advocated the alliance were confident and confident, and praised "Your Majesty is holy", so the matter was settled in this way.
At noon on April 26th, Dong Shixiu gave a banquet in Qinghua Palace, with all officials in the same hall, and a farewell party for Ning Ningyuan and the accompanying officials.
At the end of the day, Ning Jingyuan left the palace, carrying precious congratulatory gifts, and led the accompanying officials to set off for Mengcheng.However, Huang Ti, Feng Ji, Bai Yima, Hua Jingtai, Feng Duying, and Nan Pianyue kept sending them out of the city.
After watching Jing Jingyuan's team go away, Hua Jingtai said to the brothers and sisters beside him: "We haven't had a drink together for a long time, let's go have a drink."
"Okay." Nan Pianyue immediately agreed happily.
Huang Ti, Feng Ji, and Bai Yima also nodded in agreement.
"Why don't you go to that 'Liu Xie Winery'." Feng Duying suggested.
Nan Pianyue suddenly turned red with a baby face, and stammered: "Seventh...seventh sister...you...what do you want to do?" The wine shop was opened by the woman he liked.
"I heard people in the imperial capital say that the wine there is very fragrant, which attracts General Nan to go there every day, so I want to go and see what the fragrance is." Feng Duying looked at him with a half-smile.
Hua Jingtai immediately understood: "Okay, let's go there." Turning around to look at Huangti, Fengji, and Bai Yima, "Second brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, let's go."
Because Fengji was with him, in order to avoid being surrounded on the road, the six of them got into Bai Yima's carriage and went to "Liu Xie Winery". So he and Du Kang went back to the mansion first to arrange some things, and after a while, they went back to the palace directly and let them go first.
After driving for a quarter of an hour, the carriage arrived in front of a restaurant.
"Here we are." Nan Pianyue jumped out of the carriage first.
The remaining four people got off the carriage one by one, and saw a woman in her twenties coming out from the building.
The woman was neither tall nor short, with a slender figure, and a pair of beautiful eyes embedded in her fair face. Although her complexion was not very special, it was as light as a chrysanthemum, which made people feel very comfortable when looking at her.
Thinking that this woman might become the eighth sibling, the four older brothers all looked at her with piercing eyes.
Under the eyes of Ba Dao or majesty or evaluation, the woman looked dignified and generous, her eyes first fell on Nan Pianyue, and when the eyes met, there was a gleam of joy in her eyes, and then she turned to Huang Ti, Feng Ji, Bai Yima, Hua Jingtai Yingying saluted: "Please, please." She obviously knew the identities of several people, but her demeanor and tone were neither too enthusiastic nor deliberately cold, and the pear nest was slightly dewed, like a breeze in the afternoon, bringing just the right amount of comfort.
The four elder brothers glanced at each other, then nodded slightly without any trace.
"Xie Zhu, is there a private room upstairs? If there is one, give us one." Nan Pianyue asked the woman.
"Of course there are, please follow me." Xie Zhu replied with a smile, and led the way.
It was not yet noon, so there were only three or five wine-loving regular customers in the store, and they didn't pay much attention to the five of them.The five of them followed Xie Zhu quietly through the lobby, went up to the second floor, and then entered a private room facing the street.
"Xie Zhu, good wine and delicious food, you can serve them in proportion." Nan Pianyue said again as soon as she sat down.
"Okay." Xie Zhu agreed, while quickly pulling the window latch, and pushing the window door to a suitable position, not only preventing the opposite side from peeking into the private room, but also allowing ventilation and bright light to enter.
A smart guy came up from behind with tea.
"Everyone, please sit down for a while, the food and drink will be here in a while." Xie Zhu poured tea for them, took them to the door and left.
When the footsteps were far away, Bai Yima smiled and said: "This girl looks like an IKEA IKEA."
"Yes." Huang Ti nodded.
"It's not bad that this girl described her as generous and bright-eyed." Fengji also agreed.
"Besides, the one who runs a restaurant knows how to do business. My eighth brother will never starve to death after following her." Hua Jingtai was the most thoughtful.
Nan Pianyue, who had always put on a calm expression in front of her sweetheart, turned red again with a baby face: "Sixth brother, what did you say? What do you mean I followed her?"
"Oh!" Hua Jingtai patted his forehead as if suddenly remembered, and looked sideways at Nan Pianyue, "Little Ba, Sixth Brother has forgotten that you are a big man. Sigh, you always cry Acting like a baby is like a child, if you marry her, it means you follow her, she takes you."
"You...you..." Nan Pianyue pursed her mouth, and habitually looked at Bai Yima for help, but immediately remembered what Hua Jingtai said just now, she couldn't cry for a while, and then froze there.
Pianhua Jingtai didn't let him go, and said: "Xiaoba, this girl looks pretty good to the sixth brother, but you have to tell the sixth brother whether you will marry her or she will marry you. ? If you marry her, Sixth Brother will have to go to her parents to ask for a dowry. If she marries you, then we brothers will have to prepare a dowry."
"Of course I'm going to marry her!" Nan Pianyue slapped the table and stood up, with her head held high, her eyebrows raised and her eyes glaring, showing great power, "I'm a dignified general, can't I afford to marry a woman!"
"Tsk tsk!" Hua Jingtai squinted at him, "Eighth Brother, you will now remember that you are a dignified general. How can you not remember that you are in your early twenties when you are crying and making noises on weekdays?"
The moon in the south is at a loss for words.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Huangti, Fengji, and Bai Yimadun all laughed kindly at the younger brother.
So Nan Pianyue couldn't hold it anymore, her eyebrows drooped, her eyelids lowered, her mouth was still puckered, and she put on a poignant expression: "Second brother, fourth brother, fifth brother and sixth brother, you all bully me! Hmph, wait, I will be the boss in the next life, I will definitely bully you all back!"
Bai Yima shook his head amusedly: "Eighth brother, you are going to marry a wife. From now on, don't cry all the time, you should be prudent and sensible." After finishing speaking, he rushed to Hua Jingtai and said, "Okay, sixth brother, you Just a few words to stab him, this is a restaurant, not like a home."
Hearing Bai Yima's words, Nan Pianyue blushed, opened her round eyes, shyly and joyfully grabbed Bai Yima's sleeve like a fifteen or six-year-old boy and asked: "Five Brother, are you saying that you also like Xie Zhu?"
"That's right." Bai Yima rubbed Nan Pianyue's head, "Fifth Brother originally thought that the girl from the wine shop would be insecure, but after seeing it today, Miss Xie is dignified and generous. If you can marry her..." He paused slightly when he said this, looked at the brothers, and then sighed vaguely, "If the eighth brother marries this Miss Xie, his life will be smooth and peaceful, and all the brothers will be envious is you."
"Hey...my eyesight is better than yours!" Hearing what her elder brother said, Nan Pianyue's round eyes narrowed into a thin slit.
"When the eighth brother gets married, only the fourth brother will be left for you." Huang Ti looked at Fengji with a hint of admonition, "You are not too young, the fourth brother. You should choose a good woman to marry as soon as possible." .”
"That's right." Bai Yima sighed softly, "It's been so many years... Fourth Brother, it's time for you to get married too."
Fengji lowered his eyes and quietly looked at the green tea in the teacup, with a slight smile on his face, "How can I be the only one, isn't there Seventh Sister?"
His words stunned the room.
Huang Ti frowned, and poured down the tea in the cup like wine, Bai Yima and Hua Jingtai also served tea and drank at the same time, even Nan Pian Yue frowned slightly.
For a moment, the room fell into silence.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and then Xie Zhu led the waiters to file in with wine and vegetables.
"It smells so good." Hua Jingtai sniffed.
"This wine is a twenty-year-old daughter's red wine, so it should be full of energy." Xie Zhu placed the wine and dishes on the table, "These dishes are not delicacies, but they are all good at the small shop, and they are very popular among the old customers."
Huajingtai took the lead in picking up a chopstick "Yulin Fragrant Waist", and immediately praised it: "Tender! Fragrant!"
Xie Zhu smiled when she heard the words, a pair of pear nests were filled with joy, and poured wine for several people one by one.Several brothers saw it and smiled in unison.
"You guys take it easy, just call if you have something to do." After pouring the wine, Xie Zhu stepped back.
"Let's have a toast first." Hua Jingtai raised his glass.
So the brothers toasted together, raised their heads and drank it in one gulp, and then all praised "good wine!"
"Eighth brother, when do you plan to get married?" Bai Yima asked after putting down his cup.
Nan Pianyue scratched her head: "Xie Zhu said that the peach blossoms are the most beautiful in spring, so I thought, if possible, next spring."
"Well, that's right." Bai Yima nodded, "If you had identified this girl, you would have told your elder brother. Now that you are getting married, you can't rush it, you have to make preparations early."
When Nan Pianyue heard this, she glanced across her elder brothers and said, "Don't try to spoil my good deeds again like you did a few times ago."
The elder brothers couldn't help laughing when they heard this.
"Don't worry, eighth brother, I won't do it this time." Fengji said, his eyes full of smiles, "Miss Xie is different from the person you've set your eyes on before, eighth brother can rest assured, he just waits to be the groom next spring."
After hearing Feng Ji's words, Nan Pian Yue smiled openly: "I believe what the fourth brother says."
"Hey, I remembered about marriage." Hua Jingtai suddenly said, "Third brother is going to Mengcheng this time, if King Mengcheng also said that he wants to marry and form an alliance, do you think third brother will agree?"
Several people stopped their glasses and pondered Ning Jingyuan's thoughts.
Then Nan Pianyue took the lead and said: "Third brother... If there is something that saves worry and effort and has a lot of benefits, he is always willing to accept it. It's just that the nieces are too young, so it can only be that Princess Mengcheng married over. .” After speaking, he grabbed a chicken leg and put it in his own bowl.
But Bai Yima said: "As far as I know, King Mengcheng of this generation is in his prime. He has seven sons, the oldest fourteen years old, but only one daughter, seven years old, and his older sisters are all She is married and has a child, so the marriage should be unlikely."
"Old Five, you forgot that we still have a princess." Hua Jingtai rushed to grab another chicken leg before Nan Pian Yuexia Chopsticks.
Nan Pianyue wrinkled her nose unwillingly looking at the chicken leg that was taken away by Huajingtai, took the next best thing and picked up a chicken wing, and said: "Yes, Seventh Sister is also a princess. According to her age, she is worthy of that King Mengcheng is also suitable."
Hearing his words, Huang Ti, who had been silent all this time, took a sip of his wine and said, "He dare not."
Nan Pianyue took a bite off the chicken leg, then chewed and said, "Third brother...um...do you dare not to talk about it first, if you say this happened...um...how will Seventh Sister react?"
The brothers couldn't help imagining Feng Duying's possible reaction in their minds at the same time, and they all laughed at the same time.
Then Hua Jingtai said with emotion: "When it comes to Seventh Sister's marriage, I think of Gu Yunyuan."
As soon as he finished speaking, Nan Pianyue became more active, and he stopped eating the chicken legs, and shouted: "Oh, that Gu Daudao! I admire him! He proposed to the elder brother again and again, and was reprimanded by the elder brother again and again. He was demoted, but that kid didn't flinch at all, he was brave enough and strong enough! Well, actually, I want to call him Crazy Gu even more!"
When the brothers thought of Gu Yunyuan, some frowned, some shook their heads, and some sighed.Speaking of this person, I really don't know whether to say that he is brave or stupid, or that he is simply a crazy lunatic as the eighth brother said.
In the first year of Yuan Ding, Dong Shixiu promulgated the decree of seeking talents. At that time, talented people from all over the world gathered in the imperial capital, and Gu Yunyuan came from Qingzhou at that time.At that time, the Golden Palace made a policy discussion, from the emperor to the ministers, all praised this man for his talent in managing the country.
Dong Shixiu first granted him a sixth-rank Lantai historian, but in less than half a year, he edited "Dantai Elegant Collection", which Lantai Shiling once said would take five years to complete, so he was promoted to fourth grade in an extraordinary way. Pin Shao Division to show encouragement.At that time, how many people envied him, thinking that he would be successful in the future.It's just that as soon as Dongshi repaired his fourth-rank Shaosi, Gu Yunyuan asked the emperor to surrender "Princess Fengying".It is conceivable that this bold request not only made the six brothers hesitate, but also aroused Dong Shixiu's fury. If he refused to agree, he demoted Gu Yunyuan, who had just been promoted to the fourth rank, to the seventh rank on the spot. court supervisor.
If it were a person, he would probably have a mournful face, but Gu Yunyuan didn't care about it, instead he said in a lonely voice: "Your Majesty's proposal of marriage is because an elder brother is like a father. In fact, as long as the general Agreed, at this very moment today, I can worship the general and become husband and wife.” As a result, Feng Duying, who was shocked, had no time to react, and Dong Shixiu, who was enraged, shouted and ordered the guards to drive him out.
I don't want to, Gu Yunyuan even solved suspicious cases as soon as he arrived in Jiechai Mansion. Not only the people called him Qingtian, but Bai Yima also praised him greatly and personally asked for credit for him.Dong Shixiu was demoted to his official position at the beginning, but because this kid dared to spy on his most precious sister, he still appreciated Gu Yunyuan's talent, so he agreed to Bai Yima's invitation to join Gu Yunyuan as the fifth-rank official.
You see, this demoted official position was finally promoted, and others knelt down to thank Long En in trepidation.But it's Gu Yunyuan, the moment the emperor closed his golden mouth, he once again begged to surrender "Princess Fengying".This time... Dong Shixiu directly sent him back to his hometown of Qingzhou from afar to become a seventh-rank prefect of the small Hucheng.
Dispatch from the emperor's feet to a remote town is a crushing blow to any courtier, because it means that his entire career will be ruined.However, Gu Yunyuan showed no signs of dejection. Seeing that the guards who wanted to coax him out of the palace were approaching, he still did not forget to shout to Feng Duying, "Although your Majesty disagrees, if the general wants to, why not elope with his subordinates to Hucheng?" go also'.Feng Duying naturally turned a deaf ear to it, but Dong Shixiu on the jade seat turned green with anger, and all the officials in the palace turned their backs to hide their smiles, and even the other six brothers sighed helplessly.I heard that when Gu Yunyuan left the imperial capital, there was no one to see him off, so he rode a thin horse with a burden on his back and went to his post alone.
I don't know whether to say that Gu Yunyuan is lucky or not. He has only been in office for two months, and Hucheng has suffered continuous torrential rains, causing the Lanhe River to burst.He fought floods, rescued disasters, and calmed the people, and everything was done properly. After the floods passed, he led the people to build embankments and divert water.It is conceivable how the people of Hucheng loved this parent official, and the scholars and squires in the city even jointly petitioned the imperial court for Gu Yunyuan's favor.The papers were reported layer by layer, all the way to Dazai Toyoji, thinking that this person not only did not blame others for his repeated setbacks, but also had outstanding political achievements, which is really rare.So he handed the booklet to Dong Shixiu, and also praised "good talent" by the way.
Dong Shixiu is not a faint king, and meritorious ministers will naturally be rewarded, so Gu Yunyuan was called to the imperial capital, and he was still admitted to his fourth-rank Shaosi, but... this Gu Yunyuan also asked to surrender "Princess Fengying" as usual, so... This time, Dong Shixiu was too lazy to get angry for him, so he waved his hand and demoted him to the Northern Army of the Imperial Guard to become an eighth-rank civil servant.
The supreme commander of the 40,000 Imperial Guards and the Northern Army is the first-class general Feng Duying, so naturally... this eighth-rank Wencao is also an inconspicuous official under Feng Duying's command.Everyone in the court knew that the emperor's action was nothing more than telling Gu Yunyuan: "Princess Fengying" is the phoenix in the sky, and he is just a toad on the ground. Phoenix.
For the emperor's harsh treatment, Gu Yunyuan's face was full of joy. He thanked the emperor for his kindness in front of the hall, and then said to Feng Duying: "General, from now on, you can accompany the general every day as an official."
As soon as these words fell, not only Dong Shixiu on the jade throne turned green with anger, but the other six brothers also turned red with anger.So, when Gu Yunyuan arrived at the North Army Camp of the Imperial Guard, the six brothers often took advantage of their official duties to go around and made things difficult from time to time, but this Gu Yunyuan handled it calmly and took care of the paperwork in the North Army Camp in an orderly manner. , and brought some things to Feng Duying's tent from time to time.Today is the steamed stuffed bun made by Zhou’s shop; tomorrow is the naive puppet doll carved by Li’s shop; In the end, Gu Yunyuan has been defeated and fought repeatedly, and has no intention of giving up.
"Nowadays, colleagues in the Northern Army all give thumbs up when they talk about him. It seems that Gu Bold will be promoted again soon. I don't know if he is going to ask for 'Princess Fengying' again this time?" Huajingtai two Eyes shine.It seemed that he was very happy to see such a scene. After all, Gu Yunyuan provoked their elder brother the emperor to jump into anger several times but did not kill him.
"Hey, why do you say that Gu Boldly asks for marriage again and again? Does he really like Seventh Sister? I can't tell at first?" Nan Pianyue said.
"Whether Gu Yunyuan likes Seventh Sister or not, you can tell by the way he looks at Seventh Sister." Bai Yima reached out and patted his younger brother's head, and wiped off the fleshy bits on his cheek.
Nan Pianyue rubbed her forehead: "I really haven't paid attention to the eyes. Isn't this upside-down man looking at Seventh Sister with the same eyes, both respectful and fearful."
"Gu Yunyuan is different." Bai Yima picked up the chopsticks and held a plate of "pipa shrimp".
"So..." Huang Ti said suddenly, "If Gu Yunyuan dares to propose marriage again, I will help him."
As soon as these words came out, Bai Yima stopped holding the vegetables, the chicken leg in Nan Pian Yue's mouth fell, and Hua Jing Tai choked on a sip of wine, causing him to cough up tears. The ripples don't stop.
Several people stared blankly at Huang Ti at the same time, seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, Nan Pianyue shouted first: "Second brother, are you telling the truth? Do you want that lunatic Gu to marry Seventh Sister?"
Hua Jingtai also shouted at the same time: "Second brother, every time you open your mouth, you always give us a big jump."
Huang Ti said without even raising his eyebrows, "Of course what I said is true."
Huang Ti has always said one thing, so the brothers all understood that he was serious, so Nan Pianyue's eyes bulged round: "Then madman Gu is not worthy of my seventh sister!"
"Where is he not worthy?" Huang Ti asked him back.
"He is nothing compared to Seventh Sister." Nan Pianyue pouted.He is very unhappy, his seventh sister is a phoenix in the sky, no man in this world can match her!It's best to stay at home for a lifetime, accompanied by their seven brothers, and live in love with each other for the rest of their lives!
"Then Gu Yunyuan is really nothing compared to our seventh sister except being a little bolder." Hua Jingtai also said, "If we marry my seventh sister to him..." He imagined in his mind that his sister will be with her from now on The scene where Gu Yunyuan fell in love with each other and sang about his wife and children, and then shook his head like a rattling drum, "I don't want to either!" Humph!Although his younger sister is sometimes a little bit tougher and a little bit fierce, she is also a unique treasure in the world, how can she be touched by other stinky men!
Huang Ti drew his eyebrows together: "Although Gu Yunyuan's status is not as high as ours, his appearance is not as good as the fourth younger brother's, and his martial arts skills are not as good as the seventh sister's, but his heart for the seventh sister is hard to match." His eyes glanced at Fengji intentionally or unintentionally, and he continued: "There are not many people in this world who dare to ask the emperor to marry him without fear of death, knowing that he will offend the emperor. His courage and tolerance alone are rare in the world. What's more, he is full of talents, if he has a sister-in-law like this, what more can I ask for from my husband."
Hearing this, Nan Pianyue and Huajing Terrace fell silent.
What Huang Ti said was the truth, this Gu Yunyuan was better than many men in the world just by his fearless and calm demeanor and his consistent determination for several years.
"Gu Yunyuan, to be honest, I really admire him." Bai Yima, who hadn't expressed his opinion, suddenly said, "It's just... just thinking about him marrying our seventh sister, I feel... He suddenly looked hideous."
"Hahaha……"
Hua Jingtai and Nan Pianyue laughed at the same time, they didn't have the same thoughts.
"Fifth brother, you also say such capricious words." Huang Ti looked helplessly at the younger brother who was the most worry-free among the brothers.
Bai Yima smiled wryly and rubbed the center of his brows. He had no scruples towards his brothers, "Seventh sister can be said to be brought up by our brothers. When I think of her marrying into someone else's family, I feel uncomfortable."
"Hey, fifth brother, don't be sad." Hua Jingtai took a sip of wine, "Let's not say whether we agree or not, first of all, elder brother will not agree."
Huang Ti took the jug and poured the wine and said, "No matter how much Big Brother misses Seventh Sister, he can't miss her marriage. No matter how great Seventh Sister is, she is also a girl's family, and she always wants to marry and start a family."
"But..." Bai Yima looked at Fengji, seeing him drooping his eyes and not saying a word, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. "Second brother, you'd better think about this matter carefully before it's too late, otherwise it will only backfire."
"Boom!" The wine glass was placed heavily on the table, and Huang Ti's hand on the table slowly clenched into a fist: "What year and month do you think Seventh Sister has been wasting?"
Seeing the angry look on Huang Ti's face, several people couldn't help being stunned.
"Although the eight of us are not of blood, we have been brothers and sisters since the day we became sworn brothers. After so many years, we are already better than our own. But even so, we can't stay with Seventh Sister forever. Will stay with another person." He looked slowly at the younger brothers, "We love Seventh Sister, how can we bear her to be alone for the rest of her life? There is a good boy who adores her and is willing to protect her, we should be happy to see it come true So... Big Brother, no matter how reluctant he is to part with Seventh Sister, he can't keep her and miss her forever!"
When the words fell, his eyes fell on Fengji, and Fengji raised his eyes as if he had sensed it.
The two looked at each other, one was as sharp as a sword, the other was as deep as a pool, they didn't flinch from each other, each had persistence, but they were all for the same person.
Bai Yima, Hua Jingtai and Nan Pianyue stared at the two of them in a daze, but they didn't know what to say or what to say.
Because... Feng Duying's marriage has always been a heartache in their brothers' hearts. They can't bring it up, and they can't let go of it.But, can Gu Yunyuan do it?Even if it is rare for someone else to be determined, the elder brother's repeated pressure has already shown his attitude, not to mention...
The hearts of the three were heavy, they wanted to agree with Huang Ti's actions, but they didn't dare to act rashly.
After a long time, Fengji said softly, "Seventh Sister will not agree." The voice was steady, but under Huang Ti's eyes, it was like thin ice under the bright sun, so vulnerable.
"How do you know whether she agrees or not if you haven't tried it?" Huang Ti's voice was stern and firm.
Feng Ji's lips moved, but there was silence again.He looked at Huang Ti, his elder brother's gaze seemed to be able to cut open his heart, and a chill came through his chest.
The room was eerily silent for a moment.
Baiyima, Huajingtai, and Nanpianyue looked at each other and exchanged glances.
In the end, it was Nan Pianyue who broke the silence and said to Huang Ti: "Second Brother, Seventh Sister..." Just as he started speaking, the door creaked open.
"What are you calling me for?" Feng Duying strode in, and Du Kang closed the door for them behind him.
Nan Pianyue was stunned, and then smiled at Feng Duying: "Seventh sister, just now we said that if the third brother reached a peace agreement with King Meng Cheng and wanted to marry you to King Meng Cheng as his queen, would you like it? "
Feng Duying glanced at Nan Pianyue out of the corner of his eye, and the corner of his lips curled up in a disdainful arc: "I'm not interested in being a queen, but if I'm a king of Mengcheng, I can just let it go."
"Hahaha……"
The five brothers laughed out loud at the same time when they heard the words, this laughter relieved the deadlock in the room, and also cleared away the boredom in their chests.
"As expected, she is indeed Seventh Sister." Nan Pianyue wiped away the teardrops from the corners of her eyes.
"Seventh sister, look at this 'Furong crucian carp', we haven't touched it, it's just for you." Hua Jingtai sent the fish to Feng Duying.
"This daughter is very red, come here, fifth brother will pour you a glass." Bai Yima poured a glass of wine and handed it to her.
"Seventh Sister, I left you a chicken wing." Nan Pianyue took the last chicken wing on the plate to her.
Ok?Feng Duying raised his eyebrows, looked at the elder brother and younger brother who suddenly became attentive, and saw the gentle and caring eyes of Huang Ti and Feng Ji on the opposite side, and wondered in his heart: "Did you do something behind my back?"
Nan Pianyue blinked and said innocently: "Seventh sister, how can you question our love for you?"
"Yeah, yeah, Seventh Sister, you care too much. Could it be that we, as brothers, can't be nice to our sister?" Hua Jingtai also laughed.
"That's right, come, drink." Bai Yima brought the wine glass to her hand.
How can the brothers say: Because you mentioned that you are going to get married just now, we all feel reluctance in our hearts.
Feng Duying looked at them suspiciously again, then gave up, and raised his glass to signal that they were done.
So, drink and eat vegetables.
Since we hadn't seen each other for a long time, the six of them were very happy, chatting about some interesting things at home in the middle of the court, grabbing vegetables and filling wine with each other, and drinking until the sun went down.
The six people settled their bills and went out of the restaurant, when they ran into several people passing by the door, they all stared at each other.
"What a coincidence, I met a few adults here." The leader of those people greeted and saluted first, and the people behind him also saluted the six people one after another.
"It's a bit of a coincidence, Mr. Liang." Fengji smiled back, Huangti and Bai Yima also bowed their heads to salute, while Huajing Terrace, Feng Duying and Nanpianyue behind them just glanced at them and gave up.
The leader is about forty years old, with a white face and a slight beard, and a slightly fat body. He looks amiable. He is Liang Duo from the Liang family, one of the five largest families in the dynasty, and the eldest brother of Concubine Liang.
"How many adults are these?" Liang Duo looked at them pretending to be puzzled.
"Our brothers haven't been together for a long time, and it's rare to meet today, so we drank a few drinks here." Fengji glanced at the people behind Liang Duo, and also looked puzzled, "Master Liang, what are you doing again?"
"Oh, Mr. Zhu's new work has been praised by the great Confucian Mr. Qin. We are planning to go to the 'Lingfeng Pavilion' to have a few drinks to celebrate him." Liang Duo looked back at the tall and thin man behind him.
"Then I really want to congratulate Mr. Zhu. Mr. Qin rarely praises others. One can imagine that Mr. Zhu's book must be a masterpiece." Hearing this, Bai Yima couldn't help saying to the tall and thin Mr. Zhu.
"Where, Master Bai is absurdly praised." Master Zhu hurriedly clasped his fists in salute.
"Ha...you gentlemen are really quite elegant. This elegant thing of reciting poems and composing poems is really not something that idiots can do." Hua Jingtai interjected lukewarmly.
"Master Hua's words make us feel ashamed." Liang Duo smiled kindly, "Your lords have so much to do every day, how can you have time to do such things." Looking up at the restaurant in front of him, he said: "This winery It looks ordinary, but there are six adults so far, it is nothing more than a golden palace for discussing military and state affairs, don't a few adults think so?" He said while looking back at the people following him, with a pleasant smile on his face, but His eyes flickered and his words were cryptic, appearing to have no deep meaning.
"Haha... Mr. Liang's words are justified. The place where the six adults are located is unusual." Everyone echoed.
When Huang Ti, Feng Ji, and Bai Yi heard this, they all frowned slightly.
"Master Liang's words are interesting." Feng Duying said suddenly, looking at Liang Duo with a half-smile, "This wine shop is comparable to a golden palace because the six of us are here, but I don't know that there are Master Liang and all the adults in the Lingfeng Pavilion. How can it be compared? Is it the Chaoqin Pavilion or the Muchu Pavilion?"
In a word, Liang Duo couldn't hold back the smile on his face, his face was flushed, his eyes fixed on Feng Duying like a snake, but he couldn't get angry.But the faces of the people behind him were red and then blue, blue and white, quite a bit afraid.
Hua Jingtai and Nan Pianyue on the side pursed their lips and snickered, very happy.
"I still have to go back to the palace, so I won't delay some Fus and listen to the music." Feng Duying beckoned, "Du Kang, let's go." After she finished speaking, she turned around and left, and Du Kang followed him like a shadow.
"Hey, Seventh Sister (Seventh Sister), wait for me." Hua Jingtai and Nan Pianyue hurriedly chased after her.
"Farewell."
Fengji, Huangti, and Baiyima said their goodbyes politely and followed the steps of their siblings.
Behind him, Liang Duo's gaze became gloomy.
"Master Liang..." Someone tentatively called out.
"My lords, let's go too." Liang Duo turned around and changed back to his amiable face, "I specially ordered some jars of good wine to be made, we will not return tonight until we are drunk."
"Oh... good." Several people agreed, and went to the Lingfeng Pavilion together.
And over there, as soon as they walked out of this street, Hua Jingtai kept scoffing: "It's a pleasure for them to get together, and our drinking is to seek the country! Tell me, there is no such a bias in this world, right? "
Huangti, Fengji and Bai Yima were silent.
"Hey, I'm going to start to miss my third brother." Nan Pianyue looked towards the direction of the city gate, showing a longing look, "Third brother is the best at dealing with such villains."
"Second brother, because of these people, do we have to distance ourselves?" Feng Duying looked at Huang Ti.
Huang Ti was the first to move out of the palace, and he was also the first to reduce the gatherings between brothers. The seven of them knew the reason well, and they never blamed it, but just thinking about it made them feel unwilling.
Huang Ti looked at his younger siblings with a calm expression, and said calmly, "Seventh Sister, we live in this world, and there are not only eight of us in this world."
Feng Duying pursed her lips tightly, trying to say something, but seeing the gentle and suspicious pupils on her elder brother's stern face, she finally endured it.Turning around and holding his head high, he strode away, "Du Kang, let's go."
After Du Kang saluted several people, he took a few steps to follow Feng Duying, and the brothers behind him silently watched her go away.
After a while, Huang Ti withdrew his gaze: "It's getting late, let's all go back."
"Yes, we have to go to court tomorrow." Hua Jingtai murmured.
So the brothers bid farewell and went back home.
At that time, the carriage in Tranquility had already left the imperial capital dozens of miles away. He leaned against the window, watching the scenery passing by in the twilight, thinking about the purpose of his trip.
Feng Duying returned to the palace, and when he passed in front of Jingchen Hall, he saw a group of people walking towards him from a distance.
"Seventh Aunt!"
Before he could see who it was, a cheerful call sounded, and then a small figure rushed towards him, and when he came to him, he hugged Feng Duying's waist.It was a boy of seven or eight years old, dressed in brocade clothes and crowns, with black eyebrows embedded in his jade-white face, he was very lovable.
"Tianxuan." Feng Duying stopped, and took advantage of the trend when he opened the little hand on his waist.
"Qigu, are you living in the palace today?" The fifth prince of the dynasty—Dong Tianzheng looked up at Feng Duying eagerly.
"En." Feng Duying nodded.
A year ago, a woman of about twenty-six or seven came with a few attendants, Pingting, and when she was separated by Zhang Yuan, she smiled and nodded at the lonely shadow in the wind as a greeting, then stopped, and looked at Dongtian with a smile. Stop asking.
"Qigu, can I go play in your palace today?"
"Qi Gu, will you teach me how to practice swords today?"
“七姑，我今天还要默书，你陪我吗？”
“七姑，你什么时候带我出宫玩？”
“七姑，你宫外的住处也带我去住住呀。”
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小小人儿问题一个接一个的，纵是风独影也舍不得不于理会，只得无奈的按按眉心:“你既然还要默书，又怎么跑这里来了？”
“我要先去看父皇，回头再默书，母亲答应我了的。”东天珵抓着风独影的手不放。
风独影抬眸看了一眼对面婉丽秀雅的女子，亦即东天珵的生母———凤妃。
“七姑，既然你今日住宫中，那我去你宫里玩好不好？”东天珵扯着风独影满是期盼的问道。
“好了，珵儿你就别再烦你七姑了。”凤妃移步前来，牵过东天珵，“你七姑都被你烦得头痛了。”
东天珵一听这话顿时急了:“七姑，你烦我吗？父皇是不是也因为烦我所以不来看我啊？”
风独影眉一敛，望着凤妃。
“这孩子大半月没见到他父皇了，这不吵着要见，可陛下忙于政务哪里得空，所以便带他来这边走走，若碰巧遇上了陛下，也就算他见着了。”凤妃淡笑解释，这样的话说来，未有窘迫未有郁色，清清淡淡的一派从容之色。
若说东始修的众多妃嫔中有让风独影另眼相看的，便只这凤妃一人了。倒并非她无为不争，而是此女甚知分寸，一言一行总在恰如其分的位置上。
风独影垂眸看一眼东天珵，那小脸上满是黯色。他还太小，不能如他的母亲那样从容面对父亲的冷落，也不能如他母亲那样以淡然来掩饰自己对父亲的想念。
“你父皇这会估计还在忙着，不如七姑教你练剑如何？”她对东天珵道。
果然，一听此言，东天珵两眼放光，面露喜色:“好啊好啊！七姑。”他一把拉住风独影的手，一边转头望向凤妃，“母亲，我和七姑去练剑，明晨再默书可好？”
凤妃抬手抚摸了一下儿子的脑袋，道:“你保证明晨一定默书，而且要认真练剑，不能惹七姑生气，我便答应你。”
“嗯，我保证。”东天珵郑重点头应承。
凤妃替东天珵理了理头上的束发珠冠，然后抬眸看着风独影道:“那便麻烦将军了。”
风独影淡淡点头，牵起东天珵往凤影宫去:“若是练剑晚了，天珵今日就睡在我宫里。”
凤妃心头一动，冲着风独影离去的背影垂首一礼:“多谢七妹。”她知道，但凡风独影回宫的日子，东始修无论多忙都会去看望妹妹的，今日自也不会例外，那住在那儿的东天珵自然就能见到许久不曾见到的父皇。
风独影摆摆手，未曾回头。
到了凤影宫，刚踏进门，东天珵的肚子便咕噜叫起来，原来先前为着见他父皇，一直忍着不肯用晚膳。风独影弹了弹他的额头，有些好笑又好气地叫人传膳。
虽则先前耍了赖皮手段不肯用膳，但这会再饿，东天珵也不肯失了仪态，小小的身子挺直坐着，因胳膊短，所以让侍从先将菜挟到近前的碗碟中，然后再自己动手，一口饭一口菜地细嚼慢咽，一点也不挑食。
等用过膳，休息了会儿，东天珵站起身，端端正正地如同向太傅行礼般向风独影一礼，道:“七姑，教我练剑吧。”
其实风独影说是教他练剑本不过借口，此刻见他那小小面孔上一派认真模样，暗想这孩子倒是言出必行。于是叫杜康寻了把短剑出来给东天珵用，领他到空旷的庭院里，然后演练了一套简单的剑招。
东天珵举着短剑，跟着她的动作一招一式的老实练着，等到他记住了后，风独影便停了招式在一旁看着。
小胳膊小腿使来，自然看不出什么威力，但东天珵一遍又一遍的练，既没嫌枯燥，也没有一丝偷懒的意向，那等端正认真的姿态一点都不像个八岁孩童，让风独影面露微笑之余，亦不由轻轻叹息。凤妃倒是教养出了个好儿子，可平常人家里的孩子又岂是这般模样。
练了一个时辰收剑，天已全黑了，宫里的侍从早就准备好了香汤，侍候两人沐浴。
等洗沐后出来，漆黑的天幕已挂起银色月轮。
风独影披着还有些湿的长发，就坐在廊下擦拭随身宝剑，东天珵便也学着她的样子，擦着方才风独影给他的短剑。
东始修踏入凤影宫时，便看到廊下一大一小两个身影，不由得有些恍惚。
那刻虽是漆夜，但天幕上有明月，廊前挂着宫灯，所以庭院里的光线便是朦朦的一种灰白，不甚明亮，却也不黯淡。
廊下的横栏上，风独影倚柱而坐，手中绢布细细擦拭着长剑，宽大的雪袍，长长的乌发，在夜风里微微飘动，昏黄的灯光洒落在她冷淡的眉眼，显得宁谧慵懒，可手中长剑折射出银月冰冷的光辉，又显出冷峻森严。那仿佛是一卷古画，画着远古战神大战之后片刻宁静的休憩，在那卷古画里，还有一个小小的身影倚在战神的脚旁，衣貌形态，如出一辙。
这样的景象，落在当朝皇帝眼中，是如此安宁静好。
东始修来凤影宫时从不许侍从高声传呼，所以此刻，院中侍候着的几名侍从见着陛下到来，亦只是无声的屈膝行礼。东始修挥挥手，便都静静退下。
轻悄移步，慢慢近前，怕惊动了那画卷里的人。
只是再轻的脚步，于耳目灵动的人来说，与咚咚大响并无差别。
风独影抬首，见到他来倒也没惊讶，只淡淡唤一声:“大哥。”依旧坐着，手下擦剑的动作并未停止。
倒是东天珵听得这声惊了惊，一抬头便见着许多天没见到父皇，赶忙放下剑，起身恭敬的行礼:“孩儿拜见父皇。”
东始修冲东天珵摆了摆手示意起身，然后问风独影:“天珵怎么在你这？”
风独影没有抬头，目光注视着雪亮的剑身，一下一下轻柔的擦拭着:“我回宫时正碰上他，想着好久没教他练剑了便带他过来。这不刚好练完，大哥来了正好，天珵还应承了她母亲今晚要默书，你呆会顺道把他送回凤妃宫中。”
东天珵听得风独影的话顿有些惊讶，想反驳说七姑你答应了我今晚住在你宫里的，但一瞬间脑中忽闪现母亲灯下等待的身影，于是咽下了冲到嗓子眼的话，沉默的垂首。
而东始修听了这番话并没什么反应，几步走到廊前的石凳上坐下，然后揉了揉有些僵的脖子，道:“天珵，过来给父皇捶捶背。”
东天珵愣了下，紧接着便满心欢喜的应道:“是，父皇。”走到东始修身边，举起两个拳头，不轻不重的给父亲捶起背来。
一时庭中又静下来，东天珵认真的给父皇捶背，风独影安静地擦拭宝剑，而东始修目光静静地平视着，似乎看着风独影，又似乎落在远远的夜色里。
许久，风独影收剑入鞘，将剑抛给一旁的杜康，抬目看了看东始修的神色，她站起身来:“大哥，你有话要与我说？”
东始修没有答话，而是沉吟着，似乎在想如何开口，过得片刻后，他才显得漫不经心地道:“昨日与二弟商议了一下兵马之事，完了后他忽然对我说，你年纪不小了，我们做哥哥的该为你的终身大事好好考虑了。”他说着边抬眸看着风独影，似乎想从她脸上看出她的想法。
可风独影听了，面上未有任何反应，只是平静的看了他一眼。
东始修等了片刻，然后又很是平淡地道:“二弟还说你早过了成亲的年纪，我这大哥若真为你好，就该替你找个好男儿做夫婿。”
风独影还是没什么表情，只是她的目光移开了，片刻才淡淡道:“二哥他是有了妻儿日子过得舒坦，便以为全天下的人都要如他一般才叫快活。”
东始修目光定在她身上。
风独影仰首望向夜空:“大哥，你不用为这些小事操心，我早说过了，我这辈子都不会嫁人的。”她的声音平淡静然，如同不起波澜的潭水，“这世间男儿于我，可兄弟，可朋友，可敌人，此外再无其他。”
最后一语落下时，东始修心头一震，一时间却是分不清是何感觉，似乎一松，又似乎一紧，然后便是沉沉的如巨石压胸。
良久后，他注目月下耀如凤凰的女子，平静地道:“这世间少有男儿配得上我的凤凰儿。”
风独影没有说话，目光一直望着夜空上的星子，许是因为星子太过明亮，令得她的眼睛有些刺痛，不由得微微闭目。
那晚，东始修在凤影宫里呆得不久，戌时便离去，同行的自然有东天珵。
那晚，风独影在庭院中矗立中霄，就那样仰着头望着夜空，茕茕孑立，神容静谧。
此后，朝内朝外一直很平静，一日日过去，转眼便到了五月十二日。
这日是南片月的生辰，不过是散生，所以谢绝了那些知情同僚的美意，只在府中摆了桌酒席，就请了兄姐一起吃喝一顿，东始修也换了便服悄悄来了。
席间，白意马道:“今日是蒙成王与北海公主大喜之日，又是八弟生辰，看来今天这日子是个大吉日。”
提了这话头，南片月顿停杯，道:“今日独缺了三哥，这会估计正在那蒙成王的喜宴上喝得开怀，也不知他还记不记得今日是我的生辰。哼！等他回来了，我得找他要份厚礼。”
“也许三哥会带回一名蒙成的美人给你做寿礼。”风独影戏谑道。
“那留给三哥自己得了，美人我有谢茱就可以了。”南片月说得甚是直白。
“哈哈哈……看不出八弟还是个痴情种子。”东始修大笑。
南片月目光扫了几位兄长一眼，道:“咱们兄弟几个，也就三哥有些风流罢了。”
他这话若叫别人听着，定是不敢苛同，虽则皇逖、白意马、华荆台皆只一位妻室，但娶妻之前身边侍妾也是有一两名的，何况东始修的妃嫔有十多位，几兄弟怎么着也称不上独情专一，只是这话落在在座几人耳中，一时却都思起了一些前尘往事。
眼见兄弟都沉默下来，丰极于是举杯，道:“那我们便为三哥干一杯，看他这趟从蒙成回来是不是又会给我们带回一位三嫂。”
“嗯，有理。”白意马也举杯。
“可不，三哥向以风流自赏，倒说不定真会带回个蒙成国的三嫂呢。”华荆台也欣然附和。
风独影也举起杯，却道:“我一直不明白那些女人为何喜欢三哥那样的。”
“女人大多性喜甜食，你三哥巧舌如簧，甜言密语信手拈来。”皇逖的话永远是一针见血。
“哈哈……到时三哥府里又要热闹起来了。”南片月则是笑得有些幸灾乐祸的成份。
“干！”几人碰杯。
那时刻，千里之外的宁静远确实是在蒙成王的喜宴上，只不过并不似他的兄长弟妹猜想的那样轻松快活。
蒙成的王都这一日十分热闹，百姓都在为国王的大喜而欢庆，蒙成的王宫里则更是热闹非凡，处处都是飘荡着酒香笑语。
作为强盛的蒙成王国的王的大喜日，各国都派使臣前来庆贺，那蒙成王又想借此在诸国使臣面前显摆一下，于是将王宫里重新装饰一翻，处处粉金饰银奢侈华丽，又在王宫最大的宫殿里摆下了百桌华宴，款待各国使臣。
喜宴上，使臣们纷纷起身向蒙成王敬酒庆贺，宁静远自也不能例外，轮到他向蒙成王敬酒时，那蒙成王却道:“宁大人，寡人听说贵国的'凤影公主'有天人之姿，更兼得一身绝伦的武艺，实为当世第一的佳人，却是至今未曾婚配，闻其原因是说贵国的那些男儿都不喜这等处处比他们强的女子，不知是否属实？”
“呃？”宁静远摆出一幅惊愕不知所措的模样。
蒙成王坐在王座上，目光居高临下的俯视着他，接着道:“宁大人，既然贵国的男儿如此小心眼，那不如把你们的'凤影公主'嫁到我蒙成来做寡人的王妃如何？我们蒙成男儿最是敬佩这等巾帼英雄，公主若来蒙成必是如鱼得水，胜在贵国孤影自怜。”
那刻，宁静远的脑中瞬间闪过风独影嫁过来后架空蒙成王一手掌控蒙成国最后不费一兵一卒便将蒙成纳入大东版图的美好计划，这等省心省力的好事令得他几乎想当场点头应允，只是同一刻，他又觉得脊背上凉嗖嗖的，仿佛他的那六个兄弟全都站在身后以雪刀似的目光刮着他。于是他只能心头遗憾的叹一口气，面上却是绽出和煦的笑容，上前彬彬有礼地对蒙成王道:“本使先代七妹谢过大王的美意。”
“哦？”蒙成王眯了眯眼睛，“怎么？宁大人不乐意？”
“非也。”宁静远赶紧摇头，“若能与大王结亲，别说是本使，便是我们的皇帝陛下也是十分乐意的。只是……”他微微一顿，似有些难言之隐。
“只是什么？”蒙成王果然发问。
“只是我家七妹性子太过彪悍。”宁静远颇有些踟躇，似乎家丑不好意思外扬。
蒙成王哈哈大笑，道:“这有什么，我们蒙成女子可不似贵国的女子讲究温柔贞静，我们蒙成男儿爱的就是那泼辣野性的女子。”
“非也……非也。”宁静远又连连摇头，看着蒙成王，似乎有口难言，畏首畏尾的，一张白净的面孔也憋得红红的，实在是符合蒙成王心中大东迂腐孱弱的文人形象。
“宁大人，你有话就不能一次说完吗，这吞吞吐吐的真让寡人气闷。”蒙成王瞄着宁静远道。
这位大东使臣一到蒙成他即派人盯着，想看看能与大东皇帝结成兄弟的人到底是什么样的。结果这位宁使臣一到王都即携着贵重礼物，像只苍蝇似地到处巴结蒙成的亲贵们，经那些与他结交的臣子们回报，此人不过浮夸之徒，且喜酒好色，来了不过五日，便已三次偷偷避人耳目的去勾栏里寻花问柳。想想大东皇帝竟视这样的人为兄弟，封其高官厚爵信任有加，以此类推，这大东的官员大概也没几个能用的，看来与北海结盟是对的，只待约定的时日一到，便可发兵南下，问鼎中原。
宁静远拧着眉头，甚有些愁苦地道:“其实……我家七妹曾订过一门亲事，对方长得高大英武又出身名门，实是一等一的好男儿，与我七妹相配，也算是天赐良缘。谁知，我七妹也不知从哪打听到了，这男儿虽未有妻室，但少时起房中便收有一名婢妾，这本是无伤大雅的小事，可没想到我七妹却冲到男方家中，先是把那名婢妾的脸划花了，然后又挖了双目斩了双手断了双足，再扒光了衣裳鞭打游街，打到半死又以麻袋装了沉到井里活活淹死。只说她只一个夫婿，那她的夫婿便也只得她一个妻子，否则皆如此类。”
这番话说完，殿中便是一静，那蒙成王只觉得面上凉嗖嗖的。
而若给帝都里南片月府中饮酒的七人听得，估计风独影会当胸就给宁静远一脚，把他踢飞数里远;东始修会狠削他一顿后关凌霄殿里批一月折子;皇逖会直接给他一拳打破他那张嘴皮子;丰极会很优雅一笑，然后不出半日，宁府里的那些破事便会满帝都传唱;白意马会锁紧了眉头瞪他，至少半月不与他说话;华荆台会撬光了宁府里所有值钱的物件;南片月会时时刻刻跟着他，逢人便指着他说三哥是小人。
总之一句话，宁静远这话若在帝都里说，绝对会很惨很惨，谁叫他没事造谣呢。
可是那话他是在千里之外的蒙成王宫当着蒙成王、蒙成百官及各国使臣说的。而那时，宁静远看看殿中诸人的反应，心里还毫无愧疚地嘀咕着:七妹啊，你就牺牲小小名声助三哥一臂之力，况且这也算是一劳永逸，往后别说蒙成，便是其他诸国估计也没有一个敢向大东“凤影公主”求亲的，如此一来省却你远嫁他乡之忧，诸位兄弟也要感谢我才是。
确实，那刻殿中上至蒙成王，下至蒙成百官、各国使臣，听了这番话后第一个念头生出:这公主岂止个性彪悍，简直是手段毒辣，可千万不要嫁到我国来;第二个念头冒出:这大东君臣看来皆是无能之辈，如此丑事，竟当着各国使臣讲出，此位宁使臣也算得是猪头猪脑，那位派来如此使臣的大东皇帝足见昏愚。
然后宁静远在殿中诸人心思纷纷之时，又摆出诌媚的姿态道:“大王，本使倒是听闻北海国的长公主美艳非凡举世无双，如今公主嫁到蒙成，与大王正是英雄美人相匹，当世佳话啊。”
听了这话，蒙成王面上神色僵了僵。
原来当初他也是听闻了北海国长公主的美貌，所以在北海说要结盟时便指名道姓地要长公主的，谁知那北海王却只同意出嫁二公主。当然了，这位二公主刚才他是悄悄看过了，那也是千中挑一的大美人，只是心里总是痒痒的想那美名远扬的长公主会如何呢？你看看连大东人都有闻名呢，真不知是何等的美貌呢。于是乎，越想心头那疙瘩越大。
而宁静远垂眸掩去眼中笑意，敬完蒙成王的酒后，目光不