The emperor married

Chu Ci didn't take care of the ceremony held by Chu Xuan, and dragged the concubine on a big dragon boat by himself.

The Qingjiang River is very lively, and there are many dragon boats of all kinds with big dragon heads hanging on the river.

This big dragon boat of theirs was only hung on a dragon head in response to the occasion, and it cannot be compared with other dragon boats for paddling.

"A Ci, you really don't want to play?" Murui and Chu Ci got together to play with Mu Xiaoguai. Mu Xiaoguai was already walking very steadily, but the water was shaking, and the two big men were trembling , for fear that Mu Xiaoguai's small body would fall.

What Murui was talking about was the dragon boat race. Every year at this time, the great families, the families of princes and marquises, as well as the royal family of the Chu family would also participate in this event.

Of course, the final winner, ahem, everyone knew it.

But, the royal family is not so thick-skinned yet, if you lose, you lose. Ever since the royal family was released so much that the former emperor lost face and got angry, everyone dare not do such a thing too obvious.

So after more than ten years, although the royal family has lost a few times and failed to win the first prize, it has not caused any jokes. On the contrary, there are more and more families who dare to compete with the royal family.

Chu Ci was naturally able to participate, and if he wanted to join, no one would dare to object.

Just what is he going to do?Watching others paddling hard?He still doesn't want to join in the fun and add to the chaos.

It's just that this year's dragon boat race is really special. None of the feudal lords who came to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday were in a hurry to go back. On the contrary, they also participated in the dragon boat race with great enthusiasm, which made this year's competition extremely lively.

Chu Ci teased Mu Xiaoguai for a while, then stared at the surface of the river in a daze.

Murui's eyes flickered, and he silently hugged Mu Xiaoguai tightly.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The rapid drum beat sounded, it must be that Chu Xuan started beating the drums on the high platform.

Chu Ci looked at the source of the sound, and could only see a huge terrace with a huge buckskin drum on which a bright yellow figure was beating.

"The emperor is working hard." Murui didn't know what he thought of, so he just said that.

Chu Ci gave a casual grace, turned around and entered the cabin, "Drive the boat to the pier, don't hinder the dragon boat race."

Ships of all sizes on the river began to move closer to the shore as if they had heard some order, and the bustling river quickly calmed down.

"Enter the water!" There was only a roar full of enthusiasm, and hundreds of dragon boats were pulled by countless servants, and they entered the water with a "boom", splashing countless water, and the scene was very spectacular.

"Boom!" The drummer on the bow of the boat also began to beat the drums in response.

The more and more intense drumbeat echoed, appearing very solemn and majestic.

Chu Ci stood quietly on the bow of the ship, all the ships were moored on the two banks, leaving only the open road.

Chu Ci did not leave the boat like the others, and went to the viewing platform specially set up for the audience on the shore.

The viewing platform is surrounded by heavily guarded Imperial Forest Army, and farther away is the City Patrol Army responsible for protecting the safety of the nobles on the stage. It can be said that even a fly cannot fly past it.

Countless people gathered on both sides of the Qingjiang River. The girls threw flowers and handkerchiefs into the water, as if they wanted to warm up the ruthless river.

"Your Majesty." Yuan Lingyi didn't put on palace attire today, instead she was dressed as an ordinary woman. There was no extra jewelry on her head, and she only wore a wooden hairpin.

"Sister, don't call me Your Majesty anymore when you get here, we are nothing today, just ordinary people." Chu Ci smiled.

"Okay, Ah Ci." Yuan Lingyi immediately changed her words in a polite manner.

"Where's Dongdong?" Chu Ci asked with a smile.

Yuan Lingyi was not in a good mood, "That boy, I was arguing to watch the dragon boat early yesterday, and I didn't want to go to bed in the middle of the night, and the trouble lasted until half the night. Now it's all right, the dragon boat race just started, I couldn't hold it anymore, and fell asleep That's it."

Chu Ci was helpless, "Don't wake him up? I'm afraid when he wakes up, he knows that the dragon boat race is over, and he should lose his temper again."

Yuan Lingyi shook her head, "It's time for that kid to suffer. I've learned a lesson. I won't be able to rent a house for a day."

Chu Ci hooked the corner of his mouth, "Since my sister has said so, then so be it."

Yuan Lingyi covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, "It's alright, don't worry, I've already called him, it's because he didn't want to get up, closed his eyes and went back to sleep, when he gets enough sleep, no one can rely on him .”

"Okay." Chu Ci felt a little sympathetic to his brother-in-law.

"Why are you running inside instead of watching the dragon boat?" Wei Shishi hugged Mu Xiaoguai, who was also half asleep, and walked in slowly under Murui's protection.

The screaming outside suddenly became louder.

Wei Shishi twisted her neck, "The dragon boat race has begun, and I don't know who can take the leader this year."

"I think the King of the South County and the King of the North County are coming aggressively." Murui also expressed his opinion.

"Among the vassal kings, the Nanjun King and Beijun King are the most powerful, and the other princes may not be able to compete."

"What are you afraid of? The aristocratic families in the capital haven't spoken yet, but they are just a group of vassal kings who are far away in the vassal land. Can they compete with the old aristocratic families here?"

"That's not necessarily true." Chu Ci also interjected.

"A Ci, how do you build up the ambitions of others and destroy your own prestige?" Murui was dissatisfied at first.

Chu Ci coughed, "I'm just talking about the facts."

Murui pouted, disapproving.

"I remember, the Marquis of Changping also has dragon boats launched, right?" Chu Ci said suddenly.

"It's the same in the Duke's Mansion." Wei Shishi also said, "Last year my father was almost able to get the leader, but it was a pity that the success fell short in the end, and the royal family took the opportunity."

"Hey." Murui suddenly became angry, "Aren't you happy to win by yourself?"

"Okay, okay, no one can be sure who will be the leader this year, and we will know when the result comes out." Chu Ci noticed that the atmosphere of the speech was a bit weird, so he hurriedly said.

"Okay, you're right." Murui glanced at Wei Shishi and nodded.

Suddenly, the screaming outside changed from excitement to panic.

The fear and anxiety gathered from all directions seemed to be intensifying.

"What, what's going on?" Murui's whole body trembled when he heard an obviously abnormal voice outside.

The originally well-organized drumbeats became slower and slower, more and more chaotic, and finally stopped.

"Shouldn't it be over yet? What happened?"

Murui turned around and was about to go out.

"Don't go out!" Chu Ci sternly stopped him.

"A Ci?" Murui looked at Chu Ci in shock.

"Don't go out!" Chu Ci closed his eyes, "Only now, don't go out."

"But outside..."

The sound of weapons being handed over came, mixed with countless sobbing, cursing, running, and begging for mercy. One can imagine how hot the water was outside the big ship and on the shore at this time.

"Boom!" A loud and terrifying sound sounded, shaking everyone's eardrums with pain.

"What happened?" Murui was still in shock. He soon discovered that many men in black suddenly appeared on their boat.

"Yingyi!" Looking at the person silently appearing behind Chu Ci, Murui's expression changed instantly.

Ying Yi was dressed in black clothes, like a sharp sword out of its sheath, exuding a cold aura.

"Master Mu." Yingyi nodded towards Murui, "Please stay here with peace of mind, wait for the outside affairs to pass, and then go out after you are sure you are safe."

"Okay." Murui gritted his teeth and nodded.

The faces of all the people present turned pale, Wei Shishi hugged Mu Xiaoguai tightly, Yuan Lingyi also realized something, quickly entered a bedroom, pushed open the door, and found that Yuan Dongdong was still sleeping soundly, half of her body was suspended My heart relaxed a little.

"Dangdangdang." Their boat began to shake violently.

"What's that sound?" Chu Ci suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Master, the bottom of our boat has been smashed through, we must abandon the boat immediately!" Ying Yi's voice was a little hasty.

Someone on the deck was already fighting the guards.

"Quick, get out of here quickly." Chu Ci gritted his teeth, and hurriedly asked Murui to protect his son, and ran to carry his brother-in-law on his back. The group was protected by Yingyi and several others, and began to withdraw outside.

"Master, go back, there is a small boat behind you, don't go ashore, it's more dangerous on the shore." Ying shouted.

Chu Ci nodded, "I understand, you all have to be careful!"

Ying Yi was stunned for a moment on his usually expressionless face, and then nodded seriously, "Of course, master, you said that life is more important than anything else, and we are not idiots who only know about rushing."

Just as he was speaking, he drew his knife and stabbed a man in black who rushed over into the river.

Chu Ci seemed to have returned to the Huaihe River in the south of the Yangtze River. He also encountered such an assassination. He fell into the river, but it was really cold.

It's just that this time he wasn't unprepared for everything, this time, he wasn't so caught off guard.

"You guys go first." Seeing that Ying Yi was entangled by people, and suddenly someone rushed over from around, Chu Ci calmly sent Murui and his party to the boat, and then drew out the sword from his waist.

"Ah Ci!" Murui was startled, and before he could speak, Chu Ci kicked his foot, and the boat floated far along the river like an arrow off the string.

"A Ci!" Yuan Lingyi had tears in her eyes, so she could only open her mouth to shout.

"Help me take care of my sister." Chu Ci yelled, and swung his sword to block the personality who was rushing, but he took a step back because of the counter force, and almost fell into the water.

It's just that there are two men in black approaching him.

They didn't seem to intend to kill him, they just looked at him with mocking eyes like a cat playing with a mouse.

The corners of Chu Ci's mouth curled up slightly, "Daqing, Xiaoqing, come on!"

Before the smiles of the men in black fell, they turned into panic. Something icy wrapped around their feet.

"Ah!" He lowered his head and met a pair of cold brown eyes, but his body was tightly entangled and he couldn't move.

Chu Ci turned around and jumped into the water. Then, an old bastard surfaced. Chu Ci grabbed its shell and floated down the river easily.