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Chapter 403 Marriage
Chapter 403 Marriage
When Miao Han woke up, she found that everything had changed. Emperor Guangming was imprisoned in the cold palace, and the emperor changed to another person, and she was also imprisoned together.
Miao Hansheng suspected that he was still awake.
"What exactly is going on?"
Why did things become like this?
Should it really be worthy of the world in the book?So dramatic, so unreal.
Miao Han still couldn't believe it, she looked at Guang Guangdi who was wearing a dragon robe with a haggard face and said, "Your Majesty, what's going on?"
Emperor Guangming looked sullen, "It's that bitch Ming Ai who rebelled."
Ming Ai?
Miao Han was in a daze for a moment before he remembered who Ming Ai was. It was the heroine Xi Ze Shenzun who loved the hero Xi Ze in the original book, the female protagonist An Guifei of Emperor Guangming!
"how is this possible!"
Miao Han blurted out in disbelief, this is simply impossible, okay?
She, who has read the original novel, knows exactly how much Ming Ai likes the male lead.
How could such a person who was willing to give everything for Emperor Guangming force... force the palace to rebel?
Emperor Guangming gave her a cold look and said, "How is that impossible? What kind of bitch can't do anything? Sure enough, it was because she was too kind to her before that she dared to be so presumptuous!"
Although Miao Han wished to kill the obstacle of the heroine Ming Ai, he still frowned involuntarily after hearing Emperor Guangming's words.
How did Emperor Guangming become like this? This kind of mean and cold appearance is not at all the heroic, bold, wise, and martial emperor in the book.
The heroine has always expressed her love for him clearly, and she doesn't believe that Emperor Guangming can't see it.
And now it's really dishonorable to say that about a woman who has given her sincerity to him.
Miao Han didn't want to believe that the man she liked so much turned out to be like this, but even if she didn't want to believe it, the facts were in front of her eyes, and she couldn't help but not believe it.
Lin Yuan silently watched the two of them staying in the cold and deserted palace with different expressions, and said lightly, "I'm afraid Miao Han is still wondering why."
Why such a good male protagonist described in the book turned out to be like this, completely disillusioned.
This is quite understandable, Lin Yuan thought casually.
After all, a novel is a novel. The characters created by the author in the novel are of course processed and artistically imagined. Naturally, in real life, they will not follow the description in the novel book. The characters are not flat, but a three-dimensional A real, living presence.
The fact that the author hides or does not describe the shortcomings in the novel does not mean that there are no shortcomings in real life.
What's more, the most important thing is that the male protagonist in the novel, Xi Ze Shenzun, has always been the emperor who lives, kills and seizes power after going down to the world. Everyone depends on him and has not suffered any setbacks or sufferings.
Naturally no one dared to give him any unhappiness, so it is easy to maintain a perfect image, but now things are not going on in an ideal state, his concubine actually forced the palace to rebel, and he, an emperor, was imprisoned in the deep palace. How could the superficial brilliance and prowess be maintained, the true face was naturally exposed.
So a book is a book, and the characters in the book do not necessarily exist in real life, but the living people in real life are naturally more three-dimensional, more vivid, and more real than those described in books. Perfect characters may only exist in books.
So now Miao Han can't bear to look at such Guang Guangdi for a while, but unfortunately there is no way, this is him, not the perfect hero in the book.
He's just a suspicious emperor who wants to kill the courtiers who are fighting bloody battles for the country and the people for his own selfishness.
Qingling's voice was very interesting: "It seems that this calamity has completely failed."
This result is really no exception.
There is nothing to see in the cold palace. If there is no accident, the two of them will spend their whole life in this dark and damp cold palace.
Of course, no matter how you say it, Emperor Guangxi is also a deity who went down to the mortal world. Even if his life is not good, he can return to the God Realm and continue to be his deity after death, but Miao Han is not necessarily.
By the time Lin Yuan passed by, the matter had been completely settled.
As early as when Ming Ai took control of the palace, her family had already been rescued, but the Luo family, who knew what their daughter and sister wanted to do, didn't say anything.
Since the emperor was unkind to them, don't blame them for being unrighteous to him.
Isn't it a rebellion?
What's the big deal.
Because of these baptisms of loyalty and patriotism, most of the common people have a very sincere attitude towards the emperor, but the truly educated aristocratic families are not so "pious".
The emperor, the so-called "Son of Heaven", is not the kind of king who has to die.
Even in the thousands of years of history of the Hua Kingdom, there are dozens if not hundreds of aristocratic families who have pulled down emperors they dislike or who have violated their interests.
This is why the reform is so difficult, because these great families occupy too many resources, and the families intermarry with each other, forming an overwhelming network of relationships. Top-level resources are only circulated among them. Takako said it was easy, but in fact it was very difficult.
The topic is a bit far away. In fact, after saying so much, there is only one meaning, that is, these real upper-class aristocratic families really don't have that much awe of the emperor. There is no fear of this emotion anymore.
So the Luo family accepted the matter very peacefully, and even when they were discussing who would be the emperor in the end, they unanimously agreed to let Ming Ai go.
Anyway, she got the throne by herself, who would do it if she didn't?
Most of the Luo family like the free and vast world outside the frontier, and I am afraid that they will feel uncomfortable being detained on the throne.
So it was so dramatic and so reasonable that Ming Ai became the first female emperor in the world.
Does it sound unbelievable, but that's how it happened.
She accepted this very well. After sitting in this seat, she realized why so many people wanted to be emperor since ancient times. It's nothing, it's just that the feeling of being in power is really cool.
Although being an emperor is not very satisfactory most of the time, it is better than her previous days.
Now when Ming Ai thinks back on her past, she wants to call herself an idiot. I'm afraid she fell in love with Guang Guangdi because she lost her mind. Of course, it doesn't mean that liking someone is bad.
Of course love is a beautiful and sacred thing, but it still depends on what kind of person you love.
If love bets on a mentally retarded person, it is a waste of time and life.
Obviously, Emperor Guangming is not the one worthy of love.
Ming Ai's career as an emperor is relatively good in general, except for those courtiers who disagreed with death at the beginning, of course, since they disagree with death, it is better for you to die, anyway, if you disagree, it is better not to Obscure in front of her.
As soon as these words came out, those courtiers who wanted to die immediately became obedient, and there was nothing they could do if they disagreed. The Luo family controlled the military power, and they had no ability to resist at all. Even if they wanted to rebel, they couldn't do it.
Seeing that the play was over, Lin Yuan left.
This time she didn't return directly to the God Realm, but went to the Immortal Realm to take a look at her cheap master.
When Lin Yuan arrived, Xing Chen was cultivating, but fortunately he was not in seclusion, and before Lin Yuan finished his cup of tea, Xing Chen had already opened his eyes.
"Why are you here?" With a wave of his wide sleeves, a faint smile appeared on his handsome and dignified face.
Very light but also very true.
The corners of the eyes and eyebrows seemed to come alive. It was a real pure and clear "business".
Only revealed to certain people.
Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Of course I came to see if the master hanged himself up again so that he can collect the body."
Xing Chen: "..."
The smile on his face faded, "Aren't you going to never learn how to write the four words "respect the teacher and respect the way?"
Look at what this said, is it the attitude towards the master?
It's simply rebellious, deviant, deceiving teachers and destroying ancestors!
But Lin Yuan's accusation-like accusation against Xing Shen was just a calm and indifferent word "Huh?" with a rhetorical particle, Xing Chen couldn't hold back his expression completely.
Can't be bothered, can't be bothered.
From the lower realm, this apprentice couldn't be provoked when his cultivation base was lower than him, let alone after his cultivation base was higher than him.
Besides, although he doesn't know the identity of his apprentice, he always has the feeling of a mysterious and unpredictable hermit, and he doesn't dare to provoke him for no reason.
Xing Chen changed the subject very tactfully, "I'll make you a cup of tea for the teacher?"
Lin Yuan nodded, Xing Chen thought bitterly that this was probably the only role left for him.
"By the way, what are you doing in the God Realm now? I heard that some gods have priesthood. What about you, do you have any position?" Xing Chen asked while making tea.
So Lin Yuan said a word with a face that is the most outstanding in the world and an indifferent expression, "Yes, I am in charge of marriage."
"What?" Surprised, Xing Chen even forgot that he was making tea, and was forced to pour hot tea on his hands. Fortunately, after he ascended to immortality, he would not be injured if it wasn't a real immortal attack, otherwise I'm afraid it won't hurt to death.
Xing Chen's expression was very strange now, he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh so hard he was holding back to the point that his usually handsome and elegant face was a little distorted.
Seeing his appearance, Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, coldness emanated from his body, his black eyes were as clear as spring water, his voice was lazy and dangerously loose.
"Is it funny?"
"Hahahaha! It's not funny! It's really not funny! Believe me, I really don't want to laugh, it's just that the weather is fine today, and I'm inexplicably...inexplicably happy, hahahaha!"
The noble sword master in the past is now a sand sculpture who can't stop laughing.
People have to sigh, time is really... Bah, I used the wrong word.
Lin Yuan couldn't bear to look straight at her and turned her head. She didn't want to see her, a cheap master, laughing like a fool. It's a bit... hurtful to the eyes...
Even he himself didn't believe what Xing Chen said just now. After a while, his smile gradually became a little bit more controllable, and he no longer rolled on the ground as he wanted to laugh, before saying, "Marriage? You?"
As he spoke, he wanted to laugh again, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably, as if he had some unspeakable disease.
Forgive him, he really didn't want to laugh.
Hahahaha, I just can't control it.
I don't know what kind of talent this God Emperor of the God Realm is, and he actually arranged such a position for his apprentice.
Marriage?He actually let his apprentice be in charge of marriage?
Are you sure you want her to be in charge of the marriage and not let her destroy it?
If he hadn't heard that the God Emperor and the God Empress had a very good relationship, and he was sure that the God Emperor wasn't a god who had suffered emotional setbacks, he would have suspected that the God Emperor was a shame to see those lovers finally get married.
His apprentice, at best, is indifferent and cold-tempered, at worst, he is born with no such acuity.
How could the God Emperor be so overwhelmed that she would be in charge of Marriage.
In short, this matter was very confusing to Xing Shen, but also very joyful.
He thought it was funny when he thought of his apprentice trying to win over others with such an emotional face.
But with his apprentice's temper, I'm afraid it's more likely that he doesn't care about it at all.
It has to be said that Xing Shen knew Lin Yuan very well.
When he finally stopped smiling, Xing Chen felt the danger belatedly.
In front of his apprentice who has always been not very good-natured, he can almost be regarded as laughing at her...
it's over...
Xing Chen looked at Lin Yuan with a very stiff face, and saw his apprentice holding a pure blue teacup in his slender and fair hands, drinking tea calmly, the tea mist rose up, enveloping her face.
Let her have a kind of detached tranquility at this moment... What a ghost!
Although she felt this way, Xing Shen could clearly see the playfulness in her eyes.
As if he was saying to a person who was about to die in the next second: "Laugh, laugh, laugh enough now, otherwise... there will be no chance."
It always felt as if his apprentice was going to pick up the sword and kill him the next moment.
"Ahem." Xing Chen coughed a few times uncomfortably, erasing such unrealistic thoughts from his mind.
No matter how his apprentice is, he must not do anything to his master.
Xing Chen thought unconfidently.
"Then have you ever completed any marriage?"
Seeing Xing Chen's blunt change of subject, Lin Yuan's eyes showed a hint of interest, but she didn't pursue it but followed Xing Chen's words: "The result hasn't come out yet, but it's still unclear."
Xing Chen breathed a sigh of relief, since he was still willing to talk, it seemed that he didn't care.
It's a pity that Xing Shen was happy too early, and "forgot" Lin Yuan's character by "deceiving himself and others".
But on a certain day after a long time, when Xing Shen had completely forgotten about it, Lin Yuan's "revenge" really came.
But at this time, Xing Chen was just pleasantly surprised that he had escaped, and never thought of the existence of such a thing as Qiu Hou's settlement.
(End of this chapter)
When Miao Han woke up, she found that everything had changed. Emperor Guangming was imprisoned in the cold palace, and the emperor changed to another person, and she was also imprisoned together.
Miao Hansheng suspected that he was still awake.
"What exactly is going on?"
Why did things become like this?
Should it really be worthy of the world in the book?So dramatic, so unreal.
Miao Han still couldn't believe it, she looked at Guang Guangdi who was wearing a dragon robe with a haggard face and said, "Your Majesty, what's going on?"
Emperor Guangming looked sullen, "It's that bitch Ming Ai who rebelled."
Ming Ai?
Miao Han was in a daze for a moment before he remembered who Ming Ai was. It was the heroine Xi Ze Shenzun who loved the hero Xi Ze in the original book, the female protagonist An Guifei of Emperor Guangming!
"how is this possible!"
Miao Han blurted out in disbelief, this is simply impossible, okay?
She, who has read the original novel, knows exactly how much Ming Ai likes the male lead.
How could such a person who was willing to give everything for Emperor Guangming force... force the palace to rebel?
Emperor Guangming gave her a cold look and said, "How is that impossible? What kind of bitch can't do anything? Sure enough, it was because she was too kind to her before that she dared to be so presumptuous!"
Although Miao Han wished to kill the obstacle of the heroine Ming Ai, he still frowned involuntarily after hearing Emperor Guangming's words.
How did Emperor Guangming become like this? This kind of mean and cold appearance is not at all the heroic, bold, wise, and martial emperor in the book.
The heroine has always expressed her love for him clearly, and she doesn't believe that Emperor Guangming can't see it.
And now it's really dishonorable to say that about a woman who has given her sincerity to him.
Miao Han didn't want to believe that the man she liked so much turned out to be like this, but even if she didn't want to believe it, the facts were in front of her eyes, and she couldn't help but not believe it.
Lin Yuan silently watched the two of them staying in the cold and deserted palace with different expressions, and said lightly, "I'm afraid Miao Han is still wondering why."
Why such a good male protagonist described in the book turned out to be like this, completely disillusioned.
This is quite understandable, Lin Yuan thought casually.
After all, a novel is a novel. The characters created by the author in the novel are of course processed and artistically imagined. Naturally, in real life, they will not follow the description in the novel book. The characters are not flat, but a three-dimensional A real, living presence.
The fact that the author hides or does not describe the shortcomings in the novel does not mean that there are no shortcomings in real life.
What's more, the most important thing is that the male protagonist in the novel, Xi Ze Shenzun, has always been the emperor who lives, kills and seizes power after going down to the world. Everyone depends on him and has not suffered any setbacks or sufferings.
Naturally no one dared to give him any unhappiness, so it is easy to maintain a perfect image, but now things are not going on in an ideal state, his concubine actually forced the palace to rebel, and he, an emperor, was imprisoned in the deep palace. How could the superficial brilliance and prowess be maintained, the true face was naturally exposed.
So a book is a book, and the characters in the book do not necessarily exist in real life, but the living people in real life are naturally more three-dimensional, more vivid, and more real than those described in books. Perfect characters may only exist in books.
So now Miao Han can't bear to look at such Guang Guangdi for a while, but unfortunately there is no way, this is him, not the perfect hero in the book.
He's just a suspicious emperor who wants to kill the courtiers who are fighting bloody battles for the country and the people for his own selfishness.
Qingling's voice was very interesting: "It seems that this calamity has completely failed."
This result is really no exception.
There is nothing to see in the cold palace. If there is no accident, the two of them will spend their whole life in this dark and damp cold palace.
Of course, no matter how you say it, Emperor Guangxi is also a deity who went down to the mortal world. Even if his life is not good, he can return to the God Realm and continue to be his deity after death, but Miao Han is not necessarily.
By the time Lin Yuan passed by, the matter had been completely settled.
As early as when Ming Ai took control of the palace, her family had already been rescued, but the Luo family, who knew what their daughter and sister wanted to do, didn't say anything.
Since the emperor was unkind to them, don't blame them for being unrighteous to him.
Isn't it a rebellion?
What's the big deal.
Because of these baptisms of loyalty and patriotism, most of the common people have a very sincere attitude towards the emperor, but the truly educated aristocratic families are not so "pious".
The emperor, the so-called "Son of Heaven", is not the kind of king who has to die.
Even in the thousands of years of history of the Hua Kingdom, there are dozens if not hundreds of aristocratic families who have pulled down emperors they dislike or who have violated their interests.
This is why the reform is so difficult, because these great families occupy too many resources, and the families intermarry with each other, forming an overwhelming network of relationships. Top-level resources are only circulated among them. Takako said it was easy, but in fact it was very difficult.
The topic is a bit far away. In fact, after saying so much, there is only one meaning, that is, these real upper-class aristocratic families really don't have that much awe of the emperor. There is no fear of this emotion anymore.
So the Luo family accepted the matter very peacefully, and even when they were discussing who would be the emperor in the end, they unanimously agreed to let Ming Ai go.
Anyway, she got the throne by herself, who would do it if she didn't?
Most of the Luo family like the free and vast world outside the frontier, and I am afraid that they will feel uncomfortable being detained on the throne.
So it was so dramatic and so reasonable that Ming Ai became the first female emperor in the world.
Does it sound unbelievable, but that's how it happened.
She accepted this very well. After sitting in this seat, she realized why so many people wanted to be emperor since ancient times. It's nothing, it's just that the feeling of being in power is really cool.
Although being an emperor is not very satisfactory most of the time, it is better than her previous days.
Now when Ming Ai thinks back on her past, she wants to call herself an idiot. I'm afraid she fell in love with Guang Guangdi because she lost her mind. Of course, it doesn't mean that liking someone is bad.
Of course love is a beautiful and sacred thing, but it still depends on what kind of person you love.
If love bets on a mentally retarded person, it is a waste of time and life.
Obviously, Emperor Guangming is not the one worthy of love.
Ming Ai's career as an emperor is relatively good in general, except for those courtiers who disagreed with death at the beginning, of course, since they disagree with death, it is better for you to die, anyway, if you disagree, it is better not to Obscure in front of her.
As soon as these words came out, those courtiers who wanted to die immediately became obedient, and there was nothing they could do if they disagreed. The Luo family controlled the military power, and they had no ability to resist at all. Even if they wanted to rebel, they couldn't do it.
Seeing that the play was over, Lin Yuan left.
This time she didn't return directly to the God Realm, but went to the Immortal Realm to take a look at her cheap master.
When Lin Yuan arrived, Xing Chen was cultivating, but fortunately he was not in seclusion, and before Lin Yuan finished his cup of tea, Xing Chen had already opened his eyes.
"Why are you here?" With a wave of his wide sleeves, a faint smile appeared on his handsome and dignified face.
Very light but also very true.
The corners of the eyes and eyebrows seemed to come alive. It was a real pure and clear "business".
Only revealed to certain people.
Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Of course I came to see if the master hanged himself up again so that he can collect the body."
Xing Chen: "..."
The smile on his face faded, "Aren't you going to never learn how to write the four words "respect the teacher and respect the way?"
Look at what this said, is it the attitude towards the master?
It's simply rebellious, deviant, deceiving teachers and destroying ancestors!
But Lin Yuan's accusation-like accusation against Xing Shen was just a calm and indifferent word "Huh?" with a rhetorical particle, Xing Chen couldn't hold back his expression completely.
Can't be bothered, can't be bothered.
From the lower realm, this apprentice couldn't be provoked when his cultivation base was lower than him, let alone after his cultivation base was higher than him.
Besides, although he doesn't know the identity of his apprentice, he always has the feeling of a mysterious and unpredictable hermit, and he doesn't dare to provoke him for no reason.
Xing Chen changed the subject very tactfully, "I'll make you a cup of tea for the teacher?"
Lin Yuan nodded, Xing Chen thought bitterly that this was probably the only role left for him.
"By the way, what are you doing in the God Realm now? I heard that some gods have priesthood. What about you, do you have any position?" Xing Chen asked while making tea.
So Lin Yuan said a word with a face that is the most outstanding in the world and an indifferent expression, "Yes, I am in charge of marriage."
"What?" Surprised, Xing Chen even forgot that he was making tea, and was forced to pour hot tea on his hands. Fortunately, after he ascended to immortality, he would not be injured if it wasn't a real immortal attack, otherwise I'm afraid it won't hurt to death.
Xing Chen's expression was very strange now, he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh so hard he was holding back to the point that his usually handsome and elegant face was a little distorted.
Seeing his appearance, Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, coldness emanated from his body, his black eyes were as clear as spring water, his voice was lazy and dangerously loose.
"Is it funny?"
"Hahahaha! It's not funny! It's really not funny! Believe me, I really don't want to laugh, it's just that the weather is fine today, and I'm inexplicably...inexplicably happy, hahahaha!"
The noble sword master in the past is now a sand sculpture who can't stop laughing.
People have to sigh, time is really... Bah, I used the wrong word.
Lin Yuan couldn't bear to look straight at her and turned her head. She didn't want to see her, a cheap master, laughing like a fool. It's a bit... hurtful to the eyes...
Even he himself didn't believe what Xing Chen said just now. After a while, his smile gradually became a little bit more controllable, and he no longer rolled on the ground as he wanted to laugh, before saying, "Marriage? You?"
As he spoke, he wanted to laugh again, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably, as if he had some unspeakable disease.
Forgive him, he really didn't want to laugh.
Hahahaha, I just can't control it.
I don't know what kind of talent this God Emperor of the God Realm is, and he actually arranged such a position for his apprentice.
Marriage?He actually let his apprentice be in charge of marriage?
Are you sure you want her to be in charge of the marriage and not let her destroy it?
If he hadn't heard that the God Emperor and the God Empress had a very good relationship, and he was sure that the God Emperor wasn't a god who had suffered emotional setbacks, he would have suspected that the God Emperor was a shame to see those lovers finally get married.
His apprentice, at best, is indifferent and cold-tempered, at worst, he is born with no such acuity.
How could the God Emperor be so overwhelmed that she would be in charge of Marriage.
In short, this matter was very confusing to Xing Shen, but also very joyful.
He thought it was funny when he thought of his apprentice trying to win over others with such an emotional face.
But with his apprentice's temper, I'm afraid it's more likely that he doesn't care about it at all.
It has to be said that Xing Shen knew Lin Yuan very well.
When he finally stopped smiling, Xing Chen felt the danger belatedly.
In front of his apprentice who has always been not very good-natured, he can almost be regarded as laughing at her...
it's over...
Xing Chen looked at Lin Yuan with a very stiff face, and saw his apprentice holding a pure blue teacup in his slender and fair hands, drinking tea calmly, the tea mist rose up, enveloping her face.
Let her have a kind of detached tranquility at this moment... What a ghost!
Although she felt this way, Xing Shen could clearly see the playfulness in her eyes.
As if he was saying to a person who was about to die in the next second: "Laugh, laugh, laugh enough now, otherwise... there will be no chance."
It always felt as if his apprentice was going to pick up the sword and kill him the next moment.
"Ahem." Xing Chen coughed a few times uncomfortably, erasing such unrealistic thoughts from his mind.
No matter how his apprentice is, he must not do anything to his master.
Xing Chen thought unconfidently.
"Then have you ever completed any marriage?"
Seeing Xing Chen's blunt change of subject, Lin Yuan's eyes showed a hint of interest, but she didn't pursue it but followed Xing Chen's words: "The result hasn't come out yet, but it's still unclear."
Xing Chen breathed a sigh of relief, since he was still willing to talk, it seemed that he didn't care.
It's a pity that Xing Shen was happy too early, and "forgot" Lin Yuan's character by "deceiving himself and others".
But on a certain day after a long time, when Xing Shen had completely forgotten about it, Lin Yuan's "revenge" really came.
But at this time, Xing Chen was just pleasantly surprised that he had escaped, and never thought of the existence of such a thing as Qiu Hou's settlement.
(End of this chapter)
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