The Xixia Princess Feng Guanxia who was walking through the door had a calm look on her face, with a hint of sanctity in her expression. However, Xu Zizhen never expected that this so-called Xixia Princess, who was the target of Sanjuetang this time, would actually
It will be an old acquaintance of his - Li Luoyan.
Only then did Xu Zizhen suddenly understand the meaning of what Li Sheng said before his death. In the royal family, such fights for favor and heirs were not uncommon, although he still didn't know what Li Luoyan's life experience was.
But he also understood at this moment why Li Luoyan said that although he liked him, he could not marry him.
Li Meng also raised his eyelids to take a look out of curiosity. His eyes suddenly widened and he almost screamed out. Xu Zizhen pulled him in a hurry. Li Meng understood immediately and immediately lowered his head and stopped saying anything.
Li Luoyan walked slowly into the building, followed by an old eunuch. It was Eunuch Li who brought them here. The old eunuch saw Xu Zizhen and Li Meng standing in a disciplined manner, nodded with satisfaction, but scolded him.
He said: "Baby, when you see Her Highness the Princess, why don't you hurry up and serve her?"
Xu Zizhen and Li Meng quickly bowed: "Yes!"
Li Luoyan happened to walk next to Xu Zizhen. When he heard this sound, he suddenly trembled and subconsciously turned his head to look. Xu Zizhen whispered: "Don't turn around, just pretend you don't know me."
Since the target of Sanjue Hall was Li Luoyan, Xu Zizhen must have protected her. But he didn't expect that it would be such a coincidence. That day, the wolf blindly pulled himself into Sanjue Hall, and then Zuo Shi inexplicably pulled her into Sanjue Hall.
After being sent here myself, the whole thing seems to have become more interesting.
Xu Zizhen's mission in Sanjue Hall was to assist in the assassination or kidnapping of the princess, but neither Tianlang nor Zuo Shi expected that he would actually know the princess. In this way, he became a secret figure, so he must not interact with Li Luoyan at this time.
Recognize each other.
Li Luoyan reacted quickly, a look of surprise and surprise flashed through her eyes, but her head lowered slightly, her feet only paused for a moment before she continued to walk forward. Several palace maids served her on a soft couch covered with feathers.
Sit down.
Eunuch Li took a few steps closer and said with a smile: "Your Highness, Chengtian Palace is already being prepared. Please rest here for now. I'm afraid it won't be long before we pass."
Li Luoyan nodded and said calmly: "I understand."
She said yes, but her eyes glanced at Xu Zizhen next to her from time to time. This was the person she could never forget. Now that he was by her side, how could she resist looking at him?
Xu Zizhen stood by with his hands down, looking at his nose and heart. He was not sure whether Sanjuetang was still lurking nearby, just like Eunuch Li. At this moment, he did not dare to show any signs of weakness.
The princess didn't speak, and others didn't even dare to make a sound. They just thought that the princess was having a grand ceremony today, and she was in a nervous mood. No one dared to provoke her. After about an hour of such dullness, a young eunuch suddenly ran out of the door.
, called softly: "Your Royal Highness, the ceremony is about to start, please move!"
Eunuch Li waved his hand and screamed: "Princess, take off!"
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The guard of honor moved again. This time, in addition to the original ones, there were two more accompanying eunuchs - Xu Zizhen and Li Meng. They followed Li Luoyan's soft sedan on the left and right, and came to a towering
In front of the majestic main hall, there is a large plaque hanging at the head of the hall, with the words "Chengtian Palace" written on it.
There were two rows of officials lined up on the spacious platform in front of the palace. When Li Luoyan came to the palace and got off the sedan, a eunuch had already screamed: "The princess is here!"
The officials on both sides bowed down and called the princess a thousand years old. Li Luoyan did not squint his eyes and looked calm. He walked through the middle with a light lotus step and went straight to the front of the palace. When he came to the palace gate, he stood still and was accompanied by four palace maids.
On both sides, Xu Zizhen and Li Meng looked at each other, followed suit, and stood with their hands hanging down.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
A sharp shout broke the dullness in front of the hall, and everyone knelt down with a cheer. Only Li Luoyan remained upright, as if all this had nothing to do with her.
Not long after, a golden dragon chariot came slowly. The man in the chariot was over fifty years old. He looked a little fatter and his eyes were dull, as if he hadn't woken up. He was leaning lazily on the cushions until
The queue did not stop until it reached the front of the temple.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
After the mountain call passed, the old man waved his hand: "Everyone, get up."
"Long live thanks!"
Everyone slowly stood up, but Li Luoyan still turned a blind eye to all this and only stared at his toes.
Xu Zizhen peeked at the old man out of curiosity, and then at Li Luoyan, and then realized that the two were very similar. A thought suddenly flashed through his mind: "Is this old man the Emperor Chongzong of Xixia? What if I take that girl?
If he takes it, wouldn’t he become Xixia’s consort?”
A civil servant with white hair and beard stood out from the officials on both sides of the palace. He stepped forward and said: "The auspicious time has come. Please give me the order to carry out the ceremony!"
Chongzong sat up lazily, waved his hand and said, "That's right."
"I obey the decree!" The white-bearded old civil servant bowed deeply, turned around and walked to the front of the hall holding a scroll, stood up, opened the scroll, and read aloud.
The scroll was full of sentences in parallel five and four, and Xu Zizhen couldn't understand a single word. However, the old man read it slowly and leisurely, which made him sleepy. It was not until the last sentence that he finally understood four words - Princess Yuping.
The old civil servant finally finished reading. He folded the scroll with both hands and bowed to the sky. Then he raised his hands high. Li Luoyan stepped forward and Yingying took it. His face was still as cold as before and he didn't say a word. The old civil servant whispered anxiously: "Your Highness,
You deserve to be called long live."
Chongzong stepped down from the chariot and waved his hands with a smile: "That's all, there's no need to mention this false courtesy." After saying that, he looked at Li Luoyan, his eyes seemed a little complicated, and he sighed softly, "Luo'er, you are done.
After returning to the palace for many days, are you still blaming your father?"
Li Luoyan said calmly: "Luo'er doesn't dare."
Chongzong gave a bitter smile, but said no more. He changed the subject and said, "Today's ceremony is complicated and you are tired. Go down and rest early."
Li Luoyan glanced at him and was about to retreat, but at this moment, several people from the two rows of guards behind Chongzong suddenly jumped out quickly. With a flick of his wrist, a sword suddenly appeared, and he shouted loudly: "Kill the dog emperor!"
This incident happened suddenly. No one expected that an assassin would appear in broad daylight when hundreds of officials were gathered together. There was a sudden commotion in front of the palace. None of the civil and military officials were prepared and panicked.
"Escort! Escort!"
The old eunuch next to Chongzong reacted very quickly. He pulled Chongzong back a few steps and shouted in panic. Xu Zizhen's heart froze. Just as he was about to take action to pull Li Luoyan away, two rows of officials suddenly jumped out.
Two people came, also armed with sharp knives, but they came straight towards Li Luoyan. Before one of them could get close, he suddenly shouted at Xu Zizhen: "Do it!"
Only then did Xu Zizhen realize that the official was actually Sirius, and it suddenly dawned on him that this so-called big task actually had two targets: the emperor and the princess!
Tianlang was extremely fast, and he jumped over as soon as he finished speaking. Xu Zizhen suddenly raised his hand, and the Tang Dao in his palm had already been revealed, and he ducked in front of Li Luoyan.
Sirius was extremely confident in his own skills. Seeing the princess's pretty face right in front of him, he felt indescribable pride in his heart. This mission was extremely dangerous, but as long as he could succeed, when he returned safely, it would be the time for him to reach the sky in one step.
, but he hadn't been proud for long when he found that Li Luoyan's face was unusually calm, and there was a look of contempt in his eyes.
"not good!"
Sirius subconsciously felt a shiver in his heart, but before he could make any reaction, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Li Luoyan, with a long and narrow knife in his hand.
The steel knife made of steel was easily cut into half.
"Don't move, be careful because my hands are shaking." Tianlang was so surprised that before he could recover, he felt a cold sensation on his neck, and Xu Zizhen's laughing voice rang in his ears.
Tianlang never expected that Xu Zizhen would catch him off guard at this juncture. Without any precautions, he was able to restrain his vitals. Suddenly, there were several more screams in his ears, but they were thrown out at the same time as him.
The assassin was stabbed to the core by Li Meng without warning.
Not far away, Chongzong, who was originally panic-stricken, suddenly stood up, his eyes flashed, and he said coldly: "Kill!"
A sharp sound broke through the air, and the assassins who were about to pounce in front of him suddenly froze on the spot, with dozens of sharp arrows densely inserted in their bodies, and several palace ladies held short crossbows that shot into the air.
Surround him.
The sudden change of situation made Tian Lang feel dizzy. He stared at Xu Zizhen in shock and anger: "You...who are you?"
Xu Zizhen shrugged: "Who do you think I am? By the way, isn't your Sanjuetang's intelligence very powerful?"
Sirius felt his mind was in chaos, and he couldn't figure out why Xu Zizhen turned against him.
Xu Zizhen chuckled lightly: "A hundred thousand Xia troops were blocked at Jincheng Pass. Didn't you ask who came with thousands of cavalry to charge into the formation?"
"It's you!" Sirius finally understood and suddenly took a breath of air.
He naturally knew about Jinchengguan, but the assassination of Wen Chengyan was not his business, so he didn't know about Xu Zizhen. He secretly regretted it in his heart. He didn't expect that he was careless and thought he had picked two masters, but he didn't.
Unexpectedly, he picked two enemies.
Xu Zizhen leaned close to his ear and whispered: "I am not a good man or a believer in women. Since you Sanjuetang have the guts to mess with me, don't blame me for being rude. Brother Tianlang, just go down and wait."
Sirius's pupils shrank suddenly, and before he could struggle, he felt the blade on his neck move slightly, and the world in front of him suddenly spun.
With a soft bang, Sirius's head fell to the ground. Xu Zizhen put away the knife, turned to Li Luoyan and smiled: "Girl, are you scared?"