Save the tragic villain in progress!

Princess Yannian was born of Wen's family, Queen of the Central Palace, and she is also the only concubine under Emperor Zhou's knees, so she is very popular.Recently, the Empress Dowager's health has been deteriorating, and Si Tianjian said that she needs to be happy. It just so happens that Princess Yannian is waiting in her boudoir and it is time to get married, so Emperor Zhou held such a contest to find a son-in-law.

At noon today, the emperor and empress brought all the civil and military officials and the royal family members to the Sifang Building to personally select a consort for the princess.In addition, envoys from neighboring foreign countries all came, and they were obviously eyeing the sweet pastry of Princess Yannian.

Rong Xuan sat in the rickety carriage, and couldn't remember how he was dragged up by Nalan Chun.He put the long sword across his knees, and raised his eyes to look at the brocade-clothed young master facing him: "Your Majesty of Ruling County, I'm just dressed in white. I really can't compare myself to the princess. I'm afraid I'll let down your kindness."

Nalan Chun quickly waved his hands: "Sir, there is no need to be humble, even if you don't go to the competition, it's good to watch the excitement."

Compared to Rong Xuan's indifference, Rong Zhengqing was in high spirits, and kept asking beside him, "How does the princess look like?"

Nalan Chun gave a thumbs up: "You look like a fairy!"

Rong Zhengqing asked again: "How is your character?"

Nalan Chun gave another thumbs up: "Gentle and virtuous!"

The more Rong Zhengqing listened, the more satisfied he became: "How about something?"

Nalan Chun made a gesture of playing the piano, bragging to the utmost, boasting that there are no heaven and earth: "I know everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I am proficient in everything in bow, horse and sword!"

Rong Xuan sat aside with his arms crossed, quietly watching Nalan Chun bragging.Zhao Yannian is a character he wrote, so Rong Xuan doesn't know what kind of character he is.Although the other party looks like a fairy, but he was born stupid and young, not to mention piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, whether he can recognize ligatures is all a problem.

While speaking, the carriage had already stopped at the entrance of Sifanglou.When I opened the sedan chair curtain, I saw that the entrance was full of imperial guards. Anyone who entered had to be searched, and hidden weapons were not allowed.

Seeing this, Rong Zhengqing jumped out of the carriage and couldn't help frowning: "Isn't it about martial arts competitions to recruit relatives? How about a competition after handing in the weapons?"

Nalan Chun explained: "For the sake of His Majesty's safety, no weapons can be seen within three feet of the emperor's front, so those who participate in the competition to recruit relatives can only use wooden swords to fight."

In a sense, this rule also guaranteed the fairness of the contest.After all, if swordsmanship is at the same level, those with sharper weapons must be better.A peerless sword can even raise the strength of a swordsman to a higher level.

There are at least hundreds of people who came to participate in the competition today.Among them, there are poor and rich, noble and cheap, and there are naturally many weapons. Using a wooden sword is the easiest way to test out the true level.

Rong Zhengqing thought about it, and handed over the sword without hesitation.He has reached the first rank, and the sword is in his heart. He can kill people by flying flowers and picking leaves. Whether he has a sword or not is no longer important to him.

Rong Xuan looked at the dense crowd around him calmly, and found that there were many people in foreign costumes among them.It seems that in order to increase the chances of being selected, various countries have secretly sent many people.Among the swordsmen in this competition, Xiliang, Weiguo, and Jiangguo each accounted for a small half, and only Yanguo did not send an envoy to propose marriage because of the embarrassing relationship.

But that's all, it has nothing to do with me, let's watch the fun...

Rong Xuan handed in his sword and entered Sifanglou under the leadership of Nalanchun.The royal relatives and relatives all have wing rooms upstairs.Na Lanchun is the crown prince's cousin, and the seat is just next to the crown prince. He warmly greeted Rong Xuan to take his seat, and introduced: "The empress and the envoys will be here in a while, and His Royal Highness the crown prince will also be here. If you are thirsty for talents, you must be overjoyed to see Mr.

Nalanchun and Prince Zhao Su grew up together, and their relationship is unusual, strictly speaking they are princelings.

Rong Xuan just took a sip of tea, shook the cup lightly, and smiled: "People in the mountains and fields dare not call themselves virtuous. If the king of the small county really wants to thank you, this cup of tea can be regarded as a thank you gift."

He refused again and again, obviously he had no intention of going to court.Not only was Na Lanchun not angry, but he felt more and more that he had a noble character: "Forget it, if you don't like it, then I won't talk about it. It's just that you saved me. If you need anything in the future, just speak up. I will go up the mountain of swords and down the sea of ​​fire." Never refuse!"

Although Nalan Chun was messing around, he had clear grievances and grievances. Since he could say what he said, it must be sincere.

Rong Xuan toasted him with tea instead of wine: "Thank you."

Nalanchun chuckled, scratched his head and stopped talking.

Their position was close to the guardrail, and a thin veil was hung from above to cover their appearance. Looking at the bottom of the building, they saw a large empty martial arts platform.

Rong Xuan found that there was also a box on the opposite side of the building, raised his hand and raised the curtain, glanced at the opposite side, and couldn't help asking: "Who is the opposite side?"

Hearing this, Nalan Chun said, "Probably some dignified princes and nobles and envoys from various countries. However, not all of them will come. Several families have reported illnesses."

Rong Xuan nodded, said nothing more, lowered the half-raised curtain, and waited quietly for the contest to begin.

Before half a stick of incense passed, another luxuriously decorated carriage wobbled to a stop in front of the square building.I saw a man in Beiyan royal costume stooped and walked out from the inside.He was dressed in a moon-white brocade robe with a pattern of mountains and sea swallows embroidered with silver thread on the hem, covered with gauze and a jade belt around his waist.The figure is slender and straight, and the appearance is pure.Between Gu Pan's eyebrows, there was a touch of cinnabar and bright red, and it was Ji Fan.

He is the proton of Yan State, and he has rarely been in the limelight since he entered Zhou State.Staying in Shengjing City, living in seclusion and not going out, not showing the mountains and not showing the water, but the popularity is very good.As soon as he got off the carriage, many noble officials saw him and bowed their hands in greeting.

Ji Fan has always been gentle and kind to others, and when he saw this, he curled his lips and smiled, and nodded in return, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.Immediately, he took his servants into the Sifang Building, and it was a little unpredictable to look closely.

"This Prince Yan is a good means..."

Prince Zhao Su sat in the sedan chair and saw all this through the curtain.He muttered to himself, lowering his eyes and wondering what he was thinking.Seeing that people from the outside had already entered in twos and threes, he raised the curtain and got out of his overly plain sedan chair. Seeing this, the guards around him immediately knelt down and greeted in unison.

"I've seen Prince Chitose!"

The people outside the door were about to sing, but Zhao Su raised his hand to stop him: "Forget it, don't be alarmed, the empress is coming, get ready quickly."

Zhao Suyu didn't ask anyone to lead the way, and went straight upstairs.He was going to visit the Juxian Pavilion today, but he was caught up in trivial matters, so he couldn't get out.Hearing that the king of Ruling County and Liu Jian were coming to compete in the street suddenly, he couldn't help feeling a little worried, fearing that the other party would get hurt.Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked to the wing, he saw Nalan Chun chatting with a handsome young man in white, and a middle-aged man sitting beside him.

When the attendants on both sides saw Zhao Su, they immediately saluted and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Hearing the movement, Nalanchun followed the sound subconsciously, but saw that it was Zhao Su, and immediately said in surprise: "Zhao Su, come quickly, I'm going to introduce two experts to you today, they saved my life just now Woolen cloth."

Just listening to the tone of voice, it is obvious that they are very familiar.

When Rong Xuan heard the word "Prince", his ears moved, and when he looked back, he saw a man in a bright yellow python robe standing at the door.The other party is well-proportioned, looking gentle and polite.Like the crimson clouds in the sky, and like the breeze in the mountains.Not like a member of the royal family, but more like an idler in the mountains.

Rong Xuan sized her up without any trace, thinking she was a beauty, but,

I always feel that it is still worse than Ji Fan...

He and Rong Zhengqing stood up, and saluted generously: "Caomin has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Na Lanchun pointed to Rong Xuan and introduced: "This is Mr. Rong Xuanrong. Today I was plotted against by that kid Liu Jianlai, and he saved me."

He was afraid that the crown prince would underestimate Rong Xuan, so he stretched out his hand in his sleeve without showing any signs, and made a "two".

The second grade of swordsmanship.

Seeing this, Zhao Su's pupils shrank slightly, and he couldn't help being secretly surprised. How could the man in front of him be a second-rank swordsman at such a young age?

However, this was not over yet, Nalanchun pointed at Rong Zhengqing again, and introduced him full of praise: "This Mr. Rong is the father of Mr. Rong, a first-class hero!"

This time he hesitated for a moment, made a "two" with the hand in his sleeve, then retracted and made a "one".

The second rank is up, the first rank is lower, and the master who has half a foot into the realm.

The Yipin sword was too sensational, and Nalanchun didn't dare to guess.

Rong Zhengqing laughed loudly when he heard his words: "What a hero, he is just a villager."

After he finished speaking, he clasped his sword and cupped his hands to Zhao Su, which was regarded as a gift.Then he turned around and continued to stare at the door, wanting to see when the princess would come, as if picking a daughter-in-law.

Zhao Su thought to himself that Nalan Chun usually made friends with friends, when did he know such celebrities and experts.The second-grade sword is already bizarre enough, and there is even a first-grade sword, don't be fooled by people because of your stupidity.But Rong Zhengqing and Rong Xuan really didn't look like charlatans, so he could only temporarily suppress his doubts in his heart.

"Gu and Ah Chun are cousins, and we have heard about the martial arts competition today. He has always been reckless. Thank you for your help. Today, the younger sister of the Yannian is recruiting a son-in-law. Let's have fun together."

Zhao Su's words were beautiful, neither too enthusiastic nor too cold, quite prince-like.Rong Xuan didn't refuse, and took his seat.

Prince Zhao Su sat at the main seat, with Na Lanchun on the right and the Rong family and his son on the left.

Na Lanchun knew what Zhao Su was thinking when he saw Zhao Su's attitude, tugged on Zhao Su's sleeve, and said in a low voice: "This is a real master, don't treat him like a charlatan, or I will get angry !"

The prince glanced at him, and frowned slightly: "I haven't settled with you for the martial arts contest with Liu Jianlai, if it gets to my aunt's ears, I'll see how you end up."

After finishing speaking, he pulled out his sleeves, and warned in a deep voice: "The public is in the audience, don't chatter, it's not proper."

Nalan Chun didn't take it seriously: "You're not a girl, what's a big man doing with so many rules?"

The prince's face darkened.

Rong Xuan almost laughed out loud when he heard the words beside him, thinking that the prince is just a girl in disguise.Emperor Zhou was obsessed with the art of longevity. In order to stick to his essence, he had not entered the harem for many years.Empress Wen's was not favored, she finally conceived a pair of twins, unexpectedly they were both princesses.In order to stick to her status, she gritted her teeth and lied to the outside world that she had given birth to a pair of twins, and disguised her eldest daughter as a man. This disguise lasted for several years.

The woman who disguised herself as a man was Prince Zhao Su.

Although she has been showing off as a man for many years, she is still a girl inside.Nalanchun always likes to hook shoulders and backs and flirt, so he shouldn't be reprimanded.

Zhao Su noticed the curvature of Rong Xuan's lips, glanced at him, and asked abruptly, "Why are you laughing, sir?"

Rong Xuan didn't change his face: "I see heroes and heroes gathered here. They are all first-class good men in the world. Princess Yannian will definitely choose a good husband. I am happy in my heart, so I laugh."

As soon as he said this, Zhao Su suddenly fell silent.Without him, although Princess Yannian is favored, she is just a pawn used by the emperor to win over various forces.An idiot who marries far away from another country, what good will happen to him?The crown prince and Zhao Yannian have the same mother and compatriots, so naturally they are reluctant to let this younger sister marry far away.

Among the people who came to the martial arts competition today, the crown prince probably sent a lot of people to save Zhao Yannian from the sea of ​​suffering.

After a while, I heard a high-pitched singing that belonged to the eunuch suddenly from outside: "The emperor is here, the empress is here, and all the ministers bow down—!"

The princes and aristocrats who had been laughing and chatting in the seats immediately got up when they heard the words, adjusted their clothes and hats, turned around and faced the most middle box, and knelt down through the gauze curtain: "Your servants are waiting to kowtow to the emperor, long live! Long live! Long live! -"

Another salute, and said in unison: "Kowtow to the empress, a thousand years old! A thousand years old! A thousand years old——"

Rong Xuan could only salute.The square building is built in the shape of "mouth", and the ministers and workers are divided into two seats on the left and right, and the emperor and empress sit on the top.He looked out through the gap in the gauze curtain, and he could only vaguely glimpse two bright yellow figures in the middle with the best view, but because something blocked them, he couldn't see them clearly.

A middle-aged man's voice sounded in everyone's ears, carrying the majesty of the Tian family.It's just lacking sharpness and sharpness, and there is no intention of killing and attacking the emperor. It sounds unavoidably weak and lazy: "Everyone, let's be flat, there is no need to be polite. Today, Princess Yannian is recruiting a son-in-law, and swordsmen from all walks of life are gathered together. My old eyes are dim, and it is inevitable. I need a lot of help from the clansmen."

Everyone was busy and saluted: "I dare not wait."

After speaking, he got up and sat down.

Ji Fan and Rong Xuan's wing were just opposite each other, but neither of them noticed the other.Ji Fan was holding an azure-blue glazed teacup in his hand, and was using the tea lid to gently skim off the froth, looking calm and idle.Amidst the heat, he heard his subordinates report the conflict between Nalan Chun and Liu Jianlai in today's martial arts competition, he hooked his lips imperceptibly: "Send someone to follow him."

The subordinate hesitated and asked: "Are you only following the Ruling County King? What about Liu Jianlai?"

What they want to deal with is the Marquis of Donglin, so naturally they should attack Liu Jianlai.

Ji Fan closed his eyes lightly, hiding the coldness in his eyes: "It's just a stepson. After one dies, he can naturally adopt the next one. Marquis Yu Donglin is not harmed, but it is easy to get burned. Nalanchun suffered a dark loss today. , will definitely not stop here and find someone to follow him secretly, if he really digs the Liu family's ancestral grave, then he will pick it up in front of the emperor and let the two of them fight."

Ji Fan came from the country of Yan, and his every move has attracted much attention. If it is not necessary, he will never do it himself.

The subordinate heard the words and was about to do it, but he didn't know what to think of, so he stopped and said hesitantly: "Your Highness, the blind old lady who lives in Bieyuan asked about his son's whereabouts today. You can prevaricate and say that you have not returned from business. But the lady asked where you went, several times a day..."

Ji Fan finally opened his eyes when he heard the words, and after a long silence, he sighed imperceptibly: "Forget it, I knew I wouldn't be able to hide it for long... You tell the servant girl that I will go to see her when I have free time today. In addition, I will buy some pastries that are fashionable in Beijing." Send it over, please let the doctor take a look at her eye disease."

The subordinate then gently exited the compartment.

Yan Fengchen was sitting at the side, holding a big fruit plate in his arms, and was burying his head in eating it.When he heard Ji Fan say that he wanted to buy some snacks, he immediately threw away the orange peel in his hand and looked up at him. While eating, he mumbled, "Your Highness, I want some snacks too..."

Ji Fan: "Let's talk about it in three days."

Yan Fengchen pursed his lips, and became even more unhappy, sitting on his seat and tossing about like a monkey.

Ji Fan wanted to reprimand him when he saw this, but for some reason, he squinted his eyes, and suddenly said: "A little thief will come to my house tonight, if you can stop him, it will be considered a great achievement for you. Give you some snacks."

Yan Fengchen's eyes lit up when he heard the words, but he said in a daze, "Thief?"

Ji Fan hummed: "Thief, just catch him, don't hurt his life."

Yan Fengchen blinked: "A flower picker?"

Ji Fan touched his forehead unconsciously when he heard the words, and inevitably remembered what happened yesterday, closed his eyes and said, "It's not a flower picker, but it's better than a flower picker..."

Rong Xuan, this little bastard...

"hiss--"

Rong Xuan, who was sitting in the opposite wing, did not know why, but his back suddenly felt cold for a moment, which made him sway.But when I looked up, it was clearly a sunny day, so why would I shiver for no reason?

Rong Xuan touched his arm, looked down at the performance stage below, and found that someone had already started to compete on stage.The other party was wearing animal skins and braided hair. He was a strong-backed Fanbang. He had already defeated several opponents in a row with his brute strength, but the surroundings were as quiet as a chicken, but no one applauded him.

Seeing his unshaven beard, the emperor couldn't help frowning: "How can such a barbarian be worthy of a princess."

Empress Wen Shi saw that the big man was covered with oily dirt, and she even had a headache.She didn't agree with the martial arts competition to recruit relatives. If the winner was an old man, would he also want to marry the princess?However, her mother's family was in decline, and she didn't dare to disobey the emperor, so she could only secretly worry.

Nalan Chun clicked his tongue twice: "Where did this savage come from? Did he take a bath? Did he come here on purpose to embarrass people?!"

The prince made a gesture calmly, and a moment later, a handsome man came up to the stage to fight, and within a hundred moves, he knocked the barbarian off the stage.

Rong Zhengqing was excited when he saw the competition, he slapped the railing, and applauded with everyone: "What a handsome skill! You are already at the beginning of the third rank at such a young age, um, the younger generation is formidable."

But it's still a bit worse than his son.

Rong Xuan shook his head slightly, neither applauding nor speaking.

Because he couldn't see through Rong Xuan, Zhao Su always paid attention to him unconsciously, and asked aloud when he saw this, "What do Mr. Rong think of that man's skills?"

Rong Xuan smiled: "There is more than enough skill, but not enough skill. The barbarian's moves are clumsy, but in fact they can be solved within [-] moves, but this man has spent a hundred moves, so it can be seen that he is not subtle. If he meets a master later, he will only I'm afraid I won't last three rounds..."

He didn't finish his words, but the meaning was obvious, this man couldn't last till the end.After all, the people playing now are just some young people, and the real masters haven't shown up yet.

Rong Zhengqing didn't say a word, obviously agreeing.

Zhao Su didn't agree with it from the bottom of his heart, and said in a flat tone: "Mr. Rong, it's not yet known who will win."

Nalan Chun came here specifically to tear down the stage: "Zhao Su, you don't know, Mr. Rong is amazing. When Chen Suhe was fighting swords with Xiliang warriors, he said that Chen Suhe couldn't win, and Chen Suhe really didn't win."

Zhao Su glanced at him secretly. Although he didn't speak, the meaning was obvious: shut up.

Rong Xuan dared to say that, in fact, there are elements of the original work.The man in the audience was actually a supporting role, his name was Li Xingluo, and he was a guest of Prince Zhao Su.Although this Li Xingluo was a young hero, he was defeated by Zuo Huaiming of Xiliang after three rounds, and was beaten to pieces, which was extremely tragic.

The competition in the audience was in full swing. After the strong barbarian, Li Xingluo won two more rounds.Just when Zhao Su's expression relaxed a little, a dark-skinned man suddenly turned up on the stage, cupped his hands and said, "I am Zuohuai in Xiliang, please enlighten me!"

Xiliang, whose surname is Zuo, inevitably reminds people of the first-grade sword Zuo Qiunian in Xiliang who has lived for more than 100 years.

Li Xingluo's face also became serious for a moment: "Li Xingluo of Baijun, please enlighten me."

Rong Zhengqing, who was watching the excitement above, mumbled when he heard the words: "It turns out that he is from the Li family in Baijun. No wonder he is so handsome. The head of the Li family is only half a step away from the first rank, so he can be regarded as a master."

The two people below were already fighting, their moves were swift and fierce, punching to the flesh.

Rong Xuan stared at Zuo Huai's name for a moment, quickly searched the sword manuals he had read in his mind, frowned and said: "His surname is Zuo, and he is in the Huai family, so he should be a direct disciple. It's just that his moves are feminine, not in line with the Zuo family's sword." Fa's technique of opening and slashing is mixed with the scimitar technique from the Western Regions. He uses the edge of the sword to pierce the tendons. He uses a wooden sword, which cannot pierce the tendons, so he might focus on Li Xingluo's wrist bones. "

Zhao Su was startled when he heard the words, but before he recovered from his words, he heard a scream suddenly from downstairs.It turned out that Li Xingluo made a careless move and was hit on the wrist by Zuo Huaiming, and the wooden sword dropped from his hand.

But Zuo Huai's name didn't stop there, but pressed on every step of the way, hitting Li Xingluo's dead point everywhere, it was really despicable.

Zhao Su got up slightly, her face had changed.Li Xingluo is one of the best masters among his disciples in the East Palace, no matter how even and win-win, how could he be beaten so embarrassingly by Zuo Huaiming, who is also a third rank? !

Rong Xuan narrowed his eyes, and found that a piece of gravel hit Li Xingluo's back from nowhere, and he immediately understood that this Zuo Huai name was protected by a "master" secretly.

Rong Zhengqing couldn't rub the sand in his eyes, so he directly picked up a peanut in the fruit plate at hand, and struck out with dark force, just enough to knock the "dark stone" away, making a sharp whistling sound.

The peanut crushed the stone, brushed against Zuo Huaiming's shoulder, and sank directly into the wall next to it, leaving a deep pit the size of a soybean.

There was an uproar in the square building, there were many famous swordsmen in the room, and there was no evidence of the insidious lawsuit just now in private.Unexpectedly, in order to save energy, Zuo Huai actually invited experts to help him and cheat secretly!

At this moment, an old voice suddenly came from the Xiliang envoy's room, but it was reprimanding Zuo Huaiming who was in a daze: "What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and knock him off the ring!"

Everyone heard that there was only one thought in their minds, the Zuo family in Xiliang was so shameless!

When Zuo Huai heard the words, he quickly came back to his senses, and the wooden sword directly hit Li Xingluo in the lower three lanes, trying to force him off the ring.However, at this moment, a clear and serious male voice suddenly sounded from the right side room: "Li Xingluo, use 'horse stepping on the flying swallow' to avoid his ultimate move, and then make 'longqueen look back'!"

Li Xingluo was startled when he heard this, "horse stepping on flying swallow" and "dragon sparrow looking back" are the internal sword moves of his Li family in hundreds of counties, how could this person know.But in desperation, he had no choice but to do as he was told. Seeing Zuo Huaiming attacking with a sword, Li Xingluo flew up and landed directly behind him, just in time to avoid this killer move.Taking advantage of Zuo Huaiming's future turning around, Li Xingluo kicked him on the back again. At the same time, he quickly picked up the sword with his left hand, turned his head and stabbed back, and made a move of "Longque turned back with surprise"!

This move happened to hit Zuo Huaiming's hind leg, causing him to stagger in pain, and almost fell off the ring.

Everyone was surprised when they saw this.Ji Fan subconsciously looked towards the side room opposite where the voice was coming from, somehow feeling that the voice sounded familiar, he couldn't help squinting his eyes suspiciously.