The Eighth Wise King became addicted to eavesdropping on the silly princess' thoughts

Bianjing, the capital of the Song Dynasty, is a prosperous and wealthy city with outstanding people and rich cultural heritage.

At this moment, on the wide Imperial Street running from north to south, a huge and luxurious wedding procession was slowly moving forward.

Today is the auspicious day when His Royal Highness the Eighth Wise King marries the silly daughter of Luo Xueshi who suffers from brain disease.

In front of this luxurious wedding procession, there were more than 30 people in wedding attire and a drum and music guard, who were performing the auspicious song "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" with all their might.

Thirty-six warriors in distinctive armor and bright red cloaks, riding on tall and majestic maroon Hequ war horses, guarded the two sides of the wedding procession.

In the middle of the team was a luxurious and festive red sedan chair carried by eighteen bearers, embroidered with phoenixes in gold thread and decorated with pearls.

Following closely behind the bridal sedan were teams of servants carrying the dowry, and the ten miles of red wedding dress stretched as far as the eye could see!

The wide Imperial Street was sprinkled with water to clean it three days in advance, and the shops lined up on both sides were also covered with silk and decorated with colorful decorations, creating a festive and auspicious atmosphere.

The two sides of the street were crowded with people coming from all directions, and the branches of the trees on the roadside were full of people watching the excitement.

Today is the grand wedding of the extremely noble and talented Prince Qin, who is marrying the silly young lady from Luo Xueshi Mansion who is not good at writing, playing chess, or sewing, and only knows how to eat, drink and have fun.

How could I not come and see it with my own eyes when there was such a rare and lively scene?

In front of the big sedan chair, on a horse called "Black Cloud Covering Snow" with shiny black fur, snow-white hooves and extraordinary majesty, sat the groom, who was wearing a bright red wedding suit and a purple and gold double dragon crown on his head.

The groom on the BMW has a slender and muscular figure, a handsome face, a temperament like the jade trees in Nyingchi, seven parts masculinity and three parts elegance, and a pair of starry eyes as deep as the brightest stars in the sky.

The groom was Zhao Defang, the son of Taizu, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, who was hailed as "the most handsome man in the Song Dynasty" and had just been conferred the title of King of Qin three months ago.

"Alas! How could His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, who is as handsome as Pan An, as elegant as an orchid and a gentleman as jade, marry the silly young lady with brain disease from Luo Xueshi's family? What a pity!"

"Who says it's not true? His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin is such a righteous and upright person, as handsome as a banished immortal. How can he be a match for that silly young lady from the Scholar's Mansion who is not good at writing, does not like needlework, and only loves to eat and have fun?"

"If you ask me, among all the noble ladies in the capital, only the talented and beautiful second daughter of Prime Minister Zhao and the beautiful and talented daughter of Minister Luo can barely match His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin."

"You don't know yet, do you? I heard that although this marriage was granted by the emperor, it was His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin who designated the candidate for the princess himself and asked the emperor for the imperial decree." said a middle-aged man who looked like a butler and was quite well-informed.

"Humph! The King of Qin must have been kicked in the head by a donkey. With so many noble ladies in the capital who were in love with him, he didn't want them and was stupid enough to choose a fool to ask for an imperial decree to grant him a marriage." A man who looked like a merchant was gloating and enjoying the fun.

The people next to him didn't want to listen anymore and glared at him!

"How can you say that? How can a filthy person like you slander the King of Qin, who loves his people like his own children and has a noble character?!"

"You are such a shit-mouthed bastard, not to mention the great military achievements of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, the high-quality cotton and corn varieties that His Royal Highness found from outside the country have enabled so many poor people in the Song Dynasty to have enough food and clothing.

You don't have any gratitude or respect for the Eighth Sage King, and you're even rude to me. Do you want to get a fight?!"

: "That's right! Beat this conscienceless bastard!"

The vendor who made the disrespectful remarks saw that the crowd was angry and was about to be beaten, so he was scared and quickly squeezed into the crowd behind him and slipped away.

Among the people who were watching the excitement on the long street, some were sighing with regret, some were gloating, but there was not a single happy person who sincerely blessed the wedding.

Inside the spacious and comfortable red sedan, the bride, wearing a phoenix coronet and a red bridal robe, with her face covered by a red veil, was leaning against the soft seat back in an image-less manner.

The bride rested one of her long, beautiful legs on the cushion, whining and complaining, "Ruhua, this broken phoenix crown must weigh more than ten pounds. It's almost breaking my neck."

Ruhua kneaded the young lady's neck and coaxed her softly, "My dear young lady, just bear with it for a while! After we get to the palace and finish the wedding ceremony, I will secretly help you take it off and rest for a while, okay?"

Siyu, who was squatting in front of the seat and massaging the young lady's legs, also hurriedly coaxed her, "Young lady, hold on for a while longer. We have been out of Luo Mansion for more than half an hour, and we should be arriving at the Prince Qin's Mansion soon."

The younger Tingting and Yuli sat opposite and secretly lifted the veil of the sedan chair to look outside.

The lively Yuli stared at the excitement outside without blinking and reported excitedly.

"Wow! Holy crap! I finally got to see what a long dowry is. The dowry line is so long that you can't see the end! Won't the wealthy ladies waiting to get married in the capital be envious?"

A young lady's sad voice was heard from under the red veil.

"What's the use of a large dowry? I'm afraid it will be like throwing meat buns at a dog and never come back.

The dog King Qin showed off the wealth of his palace by offering so much betrothal gifts. This made me spend 60,000 taels of private money to support the family, so that my father would not lose face because of the small dowry. "

Yuli stuck out her tongue at Tingting and dared not praise the grand occasion of the ten-mile red wedding to the young lady anymore.

Tingting turned from the side of the sedan chair to the front, secretly lifted the gap in the curtain, and looked for the figure of the groom.

When she saw the extremely beautiful face of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin on horseback, Tingting exclaimed sincerely, "His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin is extremely handsome, as handsome as Pan An, and he really deserves to be called the most beautiful man in the Song Dynasty. He is so handsome!

Miss, don’t you always say that you are greedy and lustful, and that you like to look at handsome men on the street? Now you can have a feast for your eyes every day!"

The sad voice of the young lady still came from under the veil: "No matter how beautiful you are, it's useless. You are just a short-lived ghost!"

Ruhua and Siyu, who were rubbing the lady's shoulders and legs, were so scared that they hurried to comfort her, "Miss, be careful with your words. This is too unlucky! If the King of Qin hears this, will you still be alive?"

Luo Li lay back weakly, wailing in grief and anger in her heart!

[My beautiful and graceful girl! You don’t know that the King of Qin Zhao Defang is really a short-lived ghost! ]

Luo Li is a soul that traveled from the 21st century. The Eighth Sage King Zhao Defang in later storytelling and opera, who was upright and wise, holding the golden mace of the king's order, and beating the tyrants above and the treacherous below, was simply fabricated by later generations based on their beautiful imagination.

She had read history books in the library when she was in college and knew that the real Song Taizu's son, Zhao Defang, was killed at the age of 23 by the current emperor Song Taizong.

As the princess married to this short-lived man, her life would be in danger!

She was born at the bottom of society in her previous life and was fed up with poverty and hardship.

Now she has the status of a privileged high-ranking official's daughter, with fine clothes and delicious food, and a house full of servants. She has four loyal and caring maids who take care of her daily life and meals.

[I really don’t want to die! ]

Thinking of this, Luo Li felt anxious and angry, and wailed!

"You, the dog King Qin, have killed me!..."

"Miss, please be careful with your words!..." Ruhua was so scared that she covered the lady's mouth with her hand.

Mo Wen, the shadow guard of Prince Qin, who was dressed as a sedan bearer, glared at the sedan with anger, as if he wanted to slap the silly princess in the face with his eyes!

Seeing the prince and commander Yun in front of him who had strong internal strength and better hearing, one sitting leisurely on the horse and looking calm, and the other holding the sedan chair pole unmoved, Mo Wen silently retracted his glares.

[I didn’t hear it! I didn’t hear it! I didn’t hear anything, okay? …]

suddenly!

"Swoosh!" "Swoosh!" "Swoosh!"... Three black arrows as thick as a child's arms flew towards him with sharp murderous aura and rapid air flow sounds!

A gleam of light flashed in the eyes of Qin Wang Zhao Defang!

In a flash, he turned his head to the side, reached out and grabbed an arrow that was shot at his face, and knocked away the two arrows that followed closely behind!

The thick and long crossbow arrow was extremely powerful. After being knocked away by the King of Qin, it shot straight to the rooftop in the right front. The two masked men in black screamed and were carried into the air by the arrow!

: "Protect the prince and princess! ..."

Yun Yi threw down the sedan chair pole on his shoulder, gave an order, then leaped up and rushed towards the place where the crossbow arrows were fired a few hundred steps away.

Dozens of masked men in black suddenly stood up on the roofs on both sides. Half of them shot arrows with bows and arrows, and the other half pounced down with shining steel knives!

"Miss, be careful! Ruhua, protect the young lady!..."

Hong Gu's urgent warning voice came from outside the sedan!

Luo Li pushed away Ruhua who was covering her mouth and pulled off the veil on her head: "What's going on?..."

Thirty-six mounted guards drew the steel swords at their waists and leaped off their horses to meet the enemy!

The shadow guards dressed as sedan bearers lowered the sedan poles and closely guarded the prince and the sedan.

The crowd watching the excitement on the street suddenly went into a frenzy, pushing and shoving, crying and shouting for their lives! …

The unlucky ones who ran slowly were hit by the arrows or steel knives of the masked men in black, and fell down in a pool of blood with screams! ...

The drummers in the front and the servants carrying the dowry in the back also huddled together in panic, but no one dared to run around.

Arrows shot towards the King of Qin who was riding on his horse like locusts!

The King of Qin used the thick and long arrow shaft in his hand to push away the dense arrows, "Protect the princess in the sedan chair!"

The shadow guards dressed as sedan bearers carried no weapons. They used their ability to catch sharp arrows with their bare hands to grab two arrows, and then they flew left and right, up and down, to deflect the dense arrows.

Hong Gu also grabbed an arrow in each hand and tightly protected the curtain of the sedan chair.

Hearing the chaotic noise and crying outside, Luo Li pushed Ruhua away, stood up, rushed to the curtains, lifted the screen and peeked out to see what was going on.

"Swoosh" a sharp arrow flew towards him!

Luo Li was so scared that she closed her eyes!

[It's over! Why do you want to die when you can sit in the safe sedan? ]

Luo Li, who was waiting for the sharp arrow to pierce her head, heard a "ding!" sound in her ear!

"Miss, be careful! Put your head back into the sedan quickly! ..."

[Not dead? ...]

Luo Li was so scared that she quickly retracted her head back into the sedan chair, her face turned pale, and her heart was beating wildly!

Ruhua, Siyu, and Tingting Yuli were all scared and cried, "Miss, it's too dangerous! Hide yourself quickly."

The four maids pushed the young lady down on the seat and lay tightly on her body, fearing that another arrow would be shot into the sedan and injure her.