The Hidden Phoenix World
2
The light of the candle bounced on his polished nails. It caused their colors to shine brightly, it seemed like they were laughing at his hand, how he could not even hold a small wine cup.
Was he poisoned? Tendon Weakening Powder? Or more potent poison?
Just a moment ago, she praised the wine in her heart, it tasted sweet, rich and tender than she had ever drank, a bride had to drink this kind of wine. He never thought this was actually a poisoned cup of wine.
He had just returned to the capital a few days ago and was silent for a few days, his alertness would plummet to such an extent. Which bride would think of drinking a cup of poisoned wine on her wedding night?
He wanted to see Ji Feng Li, whether he was also poisoned. Because of the bride's mandarin duck embroidery veil on her head, she could not see anything clearly other than the red color of her hijab. At this moment, he could not even lift the thin layer of the bridal veil. All his strength drained out of his body, he was unable to get out of bed and slowly fell to the ground.
If it was in the past, a cup of poisonous wine could not carry it easily no matter how powerful the poison was. Now, he is no different from an ordinary person without his internal strength*.
* Internal Martial Arts
Since returning to the capital, Father sealed his internal strength, fearing he would get into trouble. In fact, he knew that Father was afraid that he would not want to marry Ji Feng Li and run away from this matchmaking. However, Father did not know him, ever since he was young, he felt admiration for Ji Feng Li.
Unlike the capital aristocrats who had the support of their families in the Imperial Court, Ji Feng Li was originally a poor scholar who relied on his own abilities.
"Come on!" Hua Zhu Yu heard Ji Feng Li's voice in his head. His voice was light, like a warm south wind. He realized when he heard the sound of this warm south wind. Clearly, Ji Feng Li was not poisoned.
Hua Zhu Yu laughed, a smile slowly blooming on his face, after a while, it faded slightly and finally froze on his lips. He should have thought, an extraordinary person like Ji Feng Li who had ten thousand people under his command, in this world that people could poison under his nose, unless it was his own doing
Two maids entered the room carefully and swept away the scattered shards on the ground. The servants did not know he was kneeling in the lap of the chalice. A sharp pain spread in his knee, a tingling that reminded him all this was not a dream.
"Why?" Hua Zhu Yu asked coldly. Why would he do this to her? He didn't need to go too far to poison him just to break this marriage right?
He really doesn't know!
Is this the best lover the hearted woman Yu will do ?
He did not hear an answer, only felt two shining eyes staring at him, it was sharp and deep. Hua Zhu Yu's heart was filled with a sensation.Such a sharp eye, its existence could not be ignored.
The slender hand of a man reaches out towards his body slowly, that the fingers of the hand touch the tip of the hijab, seemingly wanting to uncover the red bridal veil. However, her fingers that were about to lift the red headscarf stopped and then suddenly withdrew. She didn't open her veil, maybe she didn't want to see it!
“Why are you asking?Not even the cup will ask why you threw it! ”His answer is calm. Of course the cup won't ask because it's a thing! Is he in his eyes the same as that cup? Even he was smashed to pieces, he did not need to ask why.
Hua Zhu Yu's eyelashes trembled, her lips curved with a slight sneer.
No one spoke and the room became quiet, while there was the sound of someone walking cautiously coming from outside.
"Xiangye ..." a servant whispered at the door to announce his presence, "Chang gong gong* from the Palace came to announce the imperial edict."
*gong gong: eunuch
"Ret the table incense to receive imperial orders here!" Ji Feng Li said lightly.
The two maids knelt before the incense table and Chang gong gong began to recite the edict.
Hua Zhu Yu did not consider this decree to be intended for him. No wonder Ji Feng Li ordered to set up an incense table here. After he finished the day in the worship hall, he left in a hurry, he heard that he went to the Palace. He should be aware these orders are intended for him or may be requested by him.
The content of the decree was very simple, she, Hua Zhu Yu would be sent and married to the Northern Kingdom.
He will be sent to marry!
If he did not remember wrongly, the one who would go and get married was Wen Wan, daughter of Grand Tutor Wen.
Ever since the Southern Kingdom defeated Western Liang, the influence of the Southern Kingdom became increasingly strong in various states. Eastern Yan and the Northern Kingdom had sent envoys coming to befriend the Southern Kingdom.
A few days ago, the Crown Prince of the Northern Kingdom sought a marriage alliance and it was a marriage to take the Imperial Empress.
However, no one wanted to go to the Northern Kingdom and marry the Crown Prince. Between the four Kingdoms, the Northern Kingdom had a cold climate. Southern women are not suitable to live there. Previously, the Northern Kingdom had taken the Princess from another country, because she could not adapt to the cold climate, less than a year she was cold and ended up dying young.
Furthermore, the Crown Prince of the Northern Kingdom was said to be extremely oppressive. The Emperor was naturally reluctant to marry off his only daughter, Huang Fu Yan who was a spoiled and favorite child, to the Prince of the Northern Kingdom and let him suffer many hardships. Therefore, it was promised to choose a daughter from the imperial officials.
An envoy from the Northern Kingdom requested some paintings of the princesses of the most prestigious imperial officials in the Southern Kingdom and had sent them to the Northern Kingdom as quickly as possible. Finally, the Prince of the Northern Kingdom chose Wen Wan. Although Wen Wan was reluctant, but it was difficult to disobey the sacred orders. He heard that the Ministry of Rites had sent hundreds of soldiers, and tomorrow morning with a Northern Kingdom envoy escorting Wen Wan to the Northern Kingdom.
Now, suddenly, the Emperor issued an order, ordering him to go to the Northern Kingdom and marry the Crown Prince. The emperor was getting older so he seemed to forget he was married according to his will, but it was not mentioned in the decree and she was simply referred to as Miss Hua.
Miss Hua?! Turning his palms upwards, he gathered clouds, flipped his palms down, directed him to the rain of ¹¹, hid the sky with one hand¹², did whatever he liked.This is exactly the Emperor
¹¹ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ (fen sheu wei yu f sheu biin y): very poweful and capable.
¹² ⁇ (yi shue zhe tian): to hide the truth from the masses.
Chang gong gong had completed her task of reading the imperial edict, she held the edict in her hand and arrogantly said: "Please Miss Hua accept the imperial edict!"
Hua Zhu Yu's knees did not move nor did she speak!, Silence in the room.
"Please Miss accept the imperial decree!" Chang gong gong loudly shouted again. Even if she could do it, Hua Zhu Yu would still not make a move.
However, even though she was unwilling, the two maids forcefully helped her to stand up, holding both her hands to take that bright yellow decision.
Throughout his life, this is the first time he felt “They are knives and cutting boards, we are fish and meat”, very helpless. She felt humiliated for the first time in her life .——
"Wait!" In the end he spoke.
His voice was not loud, his voice was extremely light, but everyone who listened to him could feel a cold killing intent in this calm voice.
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