chronicle of court survival

The news that Chu State was about to usher in a queen spread like wildfire, and spread all over the streets and alleys at once. In an instant, teahouses and taverns were discussing it lively.No one expected that the gray-clothed boy who was brought out from Fengyue Tower by His Majesty could make it this far.Everyone also became more and more itchy, wondering what kind of beauty the young man could make "Ling Guang Zhu Yu" fall in love with.

Someone said: "It should be comparable to Mrs. Hanyue."

When Xia Qing heard these words in the palace, he almost broke the bone flute, the corners of his mouth twitched, he had nothing to say.

"I really don't think it's necessary to hold a post-sealing ceremony." Xia Qing breathed out quietly, reasoning with Lou Guanxue.

Lou Guanxue: "If you don't like being watched by others, I can..."

Xia Qing was afraid that he would say "gouged their eyes", so he quickly said, "No, no, I just feel that being a queen is not free."

When Lou Guanxue heard this, she burst out laughing: "No. I will accompany you wherever you want to go in the future."

"Really?" Xia Qing was shocked, thought for a while, and said with a thought: "Then I want to go to Dongzhou."

Lou Guanxue: "Okay."

Xia Qing: "I want to see that wall."

Lou Guanxue: "Okay."

Xia Qing: "I still want to see the Demon Abyss Ten Thousand Tombs of the Merman Clan—do you want to accompany me?"

Lou Guanxue: "Accompany you."

Xia Qing was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Lou Guanxue, when I first saw you, I never thought you would be so gentle."

Lou Guanxue was reading in Zhiyi, the light fell on her frosty eyebrows, she raised her eyes when she heard this: "Really?"

Xia Qing: "That's right, I really thought you were crazy at that time."

"Neuropathy?"

After reading these three words lightly, Lou Guanxue smiled, and then dragged him to Zhaixing Tower again.

Xia Qing: "???"

The bamboo forest in front of the Zhaixing Building is still the same, and the wind blows through the forest like waves, rustling and shaking.In the depths is the Zhaixing Building, facing the Buddha Pagoda, with carved beams and painted buildings, the sky steps are like mirrors, and the bronze bells on the corners of the eaves are ringing non-stop.

Xia Qing revisited the old place, which was quite novel. He pointed to a beam and said, "I liked sitting there the most at that time."

Lou Guanxue: "I remember."

Xia Qing's light brown eyes were filled with a smile: "I have to say, being the emperor is really cool. The singers sent by Yan Lanyu are never the same. I had new fun to watch every day. Oh, yes, I still remember that you recruited a lot of birds on the first night, what kind of magic is that?"

Lou Guanxue said: "It's not magic, I raised all the birds in the bamboo forest."

Xia Qing: "Huh? When did you start raising birds?"

Lou Guanxue: "Six years old."

Xia Qing was quiet for a while, and then said "oh" softly.

This is the first time Lou Guanxue mentioned his childhood.

The Zhaixing Building was cold and empty, Lou Guanxue took him to the balcony on the top floor.

The bloodstains of the dancing girl had been wiped away long ago, and there was no fence on the terrace, only the vast wind and moon.

Xia Qing stood for a long time, so he simply sat down, sitting on the edge, looking down at ten feet into the sky.

Xia Qing: "What is the purpose of raising birds? Is it fun?"

Lou Guanxue: "To prevent Yan Lanyu from sending someone to kill me."

"what?"

Lou Guanxue smiled and said softly, "I didn't know anything at that time."

Xia Qing was taken aback.

That's right, six-year-old Lou Guanxue doesn't know anything.

Didn't know that what was imprisoned in the pagoda was the soul.

I don't know that Yan Lanyu dared not let him die at all.

He doesn't know all the secrets about himself.

Calm and withdrawn, just want to live.

Lou Guanxue said suddenly: "From the time I was five years old, I have a lot of memories and emotions that don't belong to me."

Lou Guanxue took out her flute from her sleeve, and said, "I have never been to Tongtianhai, but I know every corner of the shrine. In front of the shrine is the source of Wanghui, and behind the shrine is the Demon Abyss Wanzuo."

"You have been on my body, you should have felt the pain."

"I've been experiencing this torture since I was five years old. It's like the cold and damp seawater seeping into my bones. I can feel it replacing my blood and recasting my bones."

"Yao Ke said that God would revive me."

Lou Guanxue: "I always feel that He is in my body, looking at me indifferently. First subtly replace my body, then replace my memory, and finally become me completely."

"100 years ago, He was betrayed and framed, his soul was torn apart, and his power was taken away. So when I was a child, I often woke up in pain when I was dreaming, feeling like I was smashed to pieces and fell into the abyss."

"This is God's memory."

Lou Guanxue paused, her eyes were calm, but she smiled lightly: "Now, my hatred is not my own. His hatred is too heavy, and has been suppressed for 100 years. I hate the sharks, I hate Human beings. I can't wait for the world to collapse, and the sixteen states and Tongtianhai will all go to hell."

Xia Qing quietly lowered her head and took his hand.

The moment her fingers interlocked, the tyrannical redness in Lou Guanxue's eyes faded.

In the bamboo forest, the birds chirped, and the sound of the waves was like the sea.

The moon star was sparse, and the bronze bell swayed crisply above the head.

Xia Qing couldn't describe how she felt now, but felt her heart throbbing in pain.

Is this really what you feel?

Because I love him, I take pity on his hatred and pity on his suffering.

He has seen countless love-hate separations, but this is the first time he has fallen for the joys and sorrows of others.The terrace of the Zhaixing Building seems to coincide with the high walls of the original cold palace.On that night when fireflies were flying, he sadly hugged the crying boy and told him that you will still be you when you grow up.But, can he still be sure now?Lou Guanxue herself is not sure.

Lou Guanxue noticed Xia Qing's depressed mood, lowered her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking, and then said lightly: "Song Guichen wants to kill the soul, but in fact, my purpose is the same as his."

"Now I have the god's bone and all his power. The moment the god's soul is released, let's see who will replace who between me and him in the end."

"Are you still in pain?" Xia Qing just asked quietly after listening.

Lou Guanxue was taken aback for a moment, she didn't expect Xia Qing to care about this.

He stared at him, then pulled the corners of his lips, and said coquettishly, "It hurts, it hurts."

Xia Qing frowned.

Lou Guanxue touched his face ambiguously with her fingers: "Kiss me once, maybe it won't hurt."

Xia Qing was startled, held his hand, pursed his lower lip, and kissed him almost like a sacrificial offering.

Lou Guanxue let go, let the bone flute land on the terrace, and hugged Xia Qing.

Ten miles of bamboo, the moon and the lamp are still there.

Xia Qing saw Wei Liuguang again in the imperial garden.

Wei Liu accompanied Wei Niansheng into the palace.

After Yan Lanyu couldn't stop Lou Guanxue from marrying a man, she thought that since she had a queen, the Sangong and Sixth Courtyard couldn't be empty, so she began to look for a lady of the right age in Lingguang City.

Wei Liuniang was targeted.

Wei Niansheng was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he wanted to cry, but in a panic, he dragged Wei Liuguang into the palace to embolden her.It's just that Wei Liu just had a high fever a few days ago, and she was very annoyed. All kinds of upsets along the way not only did not strengthen her courage, but also threatened her with all kinds of yin and yang, which turned Wei Niansheng's fear into anger.

When seeing Xia Qing in Yuhuayuan, Wei Liuguang was obviously in a daze for a moment and frowned, but he quickly put the strange emotions behind him, opened the folding fan to fan himself, and said weakly: "Yo, Queen Wanan."

Xia Qing knew about the bond between the two of them in their previous lives, so she didn't intend to recognize their relatives.He believed that if Wei Liuguang really had the memory of his previous life, he would probably sigh "Mother" at most.

Xia Qing rolled her eyes: "Get lost."

Wei Liuguang's crown is always golden, he closed the folding fan and smiled cheaply: "You really want to be a queen, not bad Xia Xiaoqing, the crown pet Liugong is just around the corner."

Xia Qing: "Wei Liuguang, are you asking for a beating?"

Wei Liu: "Aren't we good brothers? My good brother is concerned about what's wrong."

Xia Qing couldn't bear it anymore, she wanted to turn her head and leave, but when she remembered Zhuji's words, she turned around coldly, looked at him and asked, "How is your health now?"

"Ah?" Wei Liuguang thought for a while, and was quite shocked: "How do you know that I had a high fever a few days ago? Are you secretly following me? - Damn, Xia Qing won't please me, no, I will Killed by His Majesty."

Seeing Xia Qing's expression of wanting to kill him, Wei Liuguang immediately changed his playful smile, pretended to be weak and pale, and said, "I...I am in very bad health now, not only my body, but also my heart."

Xia Qing sneered: "Your heart? Hasn't it already been torn apart and scattered all over the mausoleum?"

Wei Liuguang nodded, then immediately shook his head: "This time it's different. This time, my desire to be tempted and my desire to give up are like spring tide and rain. It comes and goes quickly, and it's all about one person from the beginning to the end." He thought for a while. Thinking about it deeply: "Is this unrequited love?"

Dude, it seems to be all right.

Xia Qing didn't say anything more to him, turned around and left.

Unexpectedly, Wei Liuguang walked forward quickly, grabbed his sleeve, and asked quickly: "Are you living among the people with His Majesty? It's been so long since we saw each other, why don't you catch up with me?"

Xia Qing: "What old things can we talk about with you?"

Wei Liuguang was very angry: "You will be thrown into limbo in the future, don't regret what you said today."

Xia Qing said coolly: "Believe it or not, I will make you regret saying this today."

Wei Liuguang: "..."

Wei Liuguang's complicated eyes fell on him, and he said, "I really never thought that you would become a queen."

Xia Qing was depressed: "...Don't talk about you." He never thought about it himself.

Wei Liuguang: "When I saw you for the first time, I always felt that you should cut off your love and stay alone for the rest of your life. You shouldn't be trapped in the palace."

Xia Qing thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, I won't be trapped in the palace."

Wei Liuguang's eyes lit up all of a sudden, full of childlike excitement: "What? Are you planning to escape marriage? Do you want me to help?"

Xia Qing: "...Get lost."

After leaving Wei Liuguang, Xia Qing saw Song Guichen under a bunch of pomegranate flowers in full bloom at the corner of the palace wall.The young high priest of the state of Chu looked at this side quietly, with a yew hairpin, a smile like a spring breeze, and a temperament as bright as a mother-of-pearl.

Xia Qing still couldn't treat him normally, especially after vaguely guessing the truth a hundred years ago.

Song Guichen spoke quite normally this time: "Congratulations."

Xia Qing pursed her lips and said nothing.

A pomegranate flower fell on Song Guichen's robe, and he flicked it lightly, "Did you use the Ananda sword?"

Xia Qing looked at him strangely, feeling alert.

Song Guichen smiled and blinked, teasing in his elegant and easy-going way: "Don't worry, I didn't follow you. Your senior sister's leaf has been by my side for so many days and nights, I can definitely feel it breaking."

Xia Qing looked away and didn't speak.

Song Guichen often acted like a joking elder brother in front of him, and said slowly: "Actually, I don't agree with this marriage. But no one can persuade you to decide."

Xia Qing twitched the corner of his mouth and quickened his pace to leave here.

Song Guichen said: "Why are you in such a hurry, I haven't finished talking yet. Xia Qing, do you want to know about the blood formation?"

blood array.Xia Qing shrank suddenly and looked up at him.

Song Guichen was amused by him, and seemed to be sighing: "Do you really think that the divine bone slipped back from my hand, and I would pretend that I didn't see anything? There is something strange about this majesty. Lingshi also found some clues."

Song Guichen said: "I didn't expect that Yaoke was in the Chu Palace." He thought of something, and laughed lightly: "Using my own child as a container for God's recovery, she and Zhuji are also quite similar in a certain sense. , but Zhuji is still more selfish than her. Is the complete destruction of Chunshang Cave related to you? You also killed Zhuji? You pulled out the Ananda sword from there?"

Xia Qing only asked him: "What exactly is the blood formation?"

Song Guichen replied: "An ancient magic to summon gods."

Xia Qing clenched her fingers slightly: "How to break it?"

Song Guichen said: "It can't be broken. But don't worry, this sorcery has never been successful." He paused, and commented lightly: "Yao Ke is also stupid. She never thought how a mortal body could be favored by a god. How could it be possible to become a god, especially since he is still from the Lou family."

Xia Qing frowned.

Song Guichen saw him like this: "I entered the palace today because I actually wanted to tell you about saving Lou Guanxue."

Xia Qing looked at him like a ghost.

Song Guichen raised his chin, looked in the direction of the pagoda, and said with a smile: "If you want to kill the soul, you must release it first. And the royal family of Chu has the blood cursed by the gods. Guan Xue will definitely die. I don't want my little junior brother to be separated from his lover on the day of the big pawn."

Xia Qing actually didn't want to chat with Song Guichen.Song Guichen treated him very well, without any use or malice.He looked into his eyes indifferently, and all he saw was a happy spring with a smile.

But Xia Qing felt very resistant when he saw him, and this resistance was a kind of sadness deep down.There may have been anger and resentment, but with the passage of a hundred years, it all belongs to the years.

Xia Qing heard herself asking.

"Song Guichen, did Penglai's demise a hundred years ago have anything to do with you?"

When Song Guichen heard the word Penglai, the smile on his face faded slightly, and his expression became complicated and melancholy, but he quickly shook his head and said calmly: "No, I was expelled from the teacher by my master after I became the high priest of Chu State. door, and never returned to Penglai.”

"it is good."

Xia Qing got his words, left only one word, turned around and left without saying anything.

Song Guichen looked at his back and said, "However, I finally saw you."

"When the shrine collapsed, you broke in holding the Ananda sword. I guess Master asked you to come and stop me, but it was too late."

"Your senior sister once asked me, do you regret it? What is there to regret?"

Song Guichen shook his head and smiled lightly.

"Relying on the existence of God, the Mermaids have committed all kinds of crimes. I know God is innocent, but if there must be a sinner to stop this endless killing, I think I am quite suitable."