The Blood Crown

On the day of the big wedding, it will be dawn, and the Yan Mansion will send the prepared return gifts to the Meridian Gate to honor them, including pommel horses, armor, cattle and sheep, wine and food.

When the auspicious time comes, Princess Wanyang bids farewell to the emperor, empress, and birth mother Xianfei, and rides on a phoenix sedan chair with a guard of honor leading the way. , and finally, escorted by the Praetorian Guards on horseback.

When the emperor marries his daughter, the procession to see off his relatives marches through half of the capital city, and the streets are surrounded by people who come to see the fun. Although they cannot see the princess's demeanor, the majesty of the guard of honor, the luxury of the sedan chair, and the grandeur of the scene , I'm afraid I won't see it for the second time in my life, so naturally it's empty.

When the princess's sedan chair arrived at the Yan Mansion, it was dusk, and the whole mansion was hung with lanterns and festoons, and there were many guests.Yan Sikong had already led the whole family to stand in front of the door, waiting for Princess Wanyang to descend and the eunuch to announce the decree, they knelt down in unison to welcome the golden branch and jade leaf.

Yan Sikong was wearing a red auspicious suit, lined with a snow-white tunic, embroidered with four-clawed python patterns, and wrapped around his waist with a golden jade belt bestowed by Emperor Zhaowu himself. There are many witty words, but such a romance cannot be described.

The thin powder on his face concealed his paleness, and even though his eyes were as calm as water, he still pretended to be proud.

He had already memorized the wedding etiquette by heart, even though his mind was full of big events at night, he still cheered up and greeted Princess Wanyang under the guidance of the ceremony officer.

When Princess Wanyang stepped out of the sedan chair gracefully, she stretched out a soft white hand from the gorgeous phoenix crown and Xiapei, and put it on Yan Sikong's arm. The person next to him will be the wife that Yan Sikong is marrying.

He couldn't tell if he really forgot, or if he didn't think about it on purpose, until this moment, when he truly felt that "Princess Wanyang" was no longer just a word in their mouths, but a living person, he couldn't help but Don't think about what he should do with her.

No matter how much he hated Emperor Zhao Wu, and no matter how much love and hatred he had with Feng Ye, this woman was innocent.

What should he do with her?She is a princess, he can't neglect her, she is Feng Ye's cousin, he doesn't want to be frivolous, but she is his wife...

He seemed to be out of his body, watching himself and Princess Wanyang marry with cold eyes. His smile was on his face, and he drank gold and jade with the guests, hypocrisy and deceitful snakes. Joy, table after table of delicious food and wine, and the fragrant incense in the room, but he could only smell the sticky, smoldering smell of blood.

As dusk fell, the Yan Mansion was brightly lit and bustling, and the guests almost stepped through the threshold. Although many people despise Yan Sikong, there are not a few who want to curry favor with vassals, and those who come to give gifts are even under the wall A long queue formed, surrounding most of the mansion.

After the worship, the princess had already been sent to the bridal chamber, while Yan Sikong went between the tables and seats, toasting one mouthful at a time. Although most of it was replaced with plain water, he drank a lot.

The banquet lasted until late at night, Yan Sikong pretended to be drunk, and was helped to the bridal chamber, where he had to perform the wedding ceremony with the bride.

Inside the bridal chamber, the light is dim and ambiguous, and within reach, there are festive objects with special meanings. Inside the golden wine glass with precious pearls and beautiful jade, a piece of red silk is tied at both ends.

Under the warm tent and on the wedding couch, Princess Wanyang is sitting upright with her red hijab floating slightly, which makes people daydream.

Yan Sikong took a deep breath, the drunkenness just now was gone, he took a few steps closer, thinking about whether he should call himself "Chen" or call her "Mrs." Unspeakable.

Unexpectedly, before he could speak, Princess Wanyang suddenly tore off the red hijab.

Yan Sikong was stunned.

Under the phoenix crown, there is a pretty face with picturesque eyebrows, icy skin and snowy skin, and double pupils cut water, as agile as a kingfisher.He had long heard that Princess Wanyang was beautiful, and when he saw her today, he couldn't help feeling that she was born coincidentally, her appearance resembled Feng's parents and avoided Chen's faults, but it was the eyebrows that looked like Feng Ye that made Yan Sikong tremble.

Princess Wanyang Chen Bixi stared round her almond eyes, looked at Yan Sikong curiously and unceremoniously, she snorted softly: "You are Yan Sikong, as they said, you look like a human being."

Yan Sikong watched her silently, his tone was not kind, he wanted to hear what else she wanted to say.

"You didn't kneel down when you saw this princess?" Wan Yang raised his chin slightly and looked at him arrogantly.

Yan Sikong arched his body and said calmly: "The minister and the princess are married. I am the husband and you are the wife. The husband is the guide for the wife. I cannot kneel."

"I am the king, you are the minister, and the king is the minister." Wan Yang threw the red hijab to the ground, "Kneel!"

"If the princess decides to ask me to kneel, I will go to the palace tomorrow to face the Holy Spirit, and beg Your Majesty to allow me to divorce my wife. Although I must die, I will not dare to disobey the princess." Yan Sikong looked deeply at Wan Yang, his eyes were calm and calm. fierce.

This little princess has just arrived at the mansion, if she cannot be subdued, she will be bound in the future.

Wan Yang was really shocked by Yan Sikong's aura, she gritted her teeth, and said in disgust: "You even kneel so smoothly to that old eunuch, but you refuse to kneel to me, in your heart, I am no better than a dog !"

Yan Sikong's face changed slightly.

Wan Yang stood up, took off the heavy phoenix crown, held it in his hand, and approached Yan Sikong step by step: "Do you think I don't know anything when I am in the harem? No wonder my cousin doesn't want me to marry you, he has already seen Come on, you are a shameless villain who deceives teachers and destroys ancestors, and accepts a thief as a father for the sake of glory and wealth!"

Yan Sikong lowered his eyelids, his eyelashes trembling slightly.

Wan Yang's pretty face was full of anger and unwillingness: "If it wasn't for my concubine, I, Wan Yang, would never marry you, a traitor, even if I died. Don't think that if you become my concubine, you will be able to skyrocket and rise to the top. I won't give birth to a child for you, and you don't even want to touch me!" She raised the phoenix crown and threw it at Yan Sikong with all her strength.

Yan Sikong did not hide, the heavy phoenix crown fell on him and landed heavily, the expensive jewels, emeralds and jades scattered all over the ground.

Yan Sikong blinked his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief in secret. He said calmly, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I don't dare to overstep." He walked to the table and raised the wine, "Your Highness might as well drink this cup with you. Wine, although you and I are not destined to be husband and wife, after all we want to live under the same roof, and we need to cover each other in the marriage, this glass of wine was originally meant for rejoicing, and now it is not a bad idea to regard it as cooperation."

Wan Yang narrowed his eyes, looking at the glass of wine warily.

Yan Sikong smiled slightly: "Your Highness is afraid of even a glass of wine?"

Wan Yang came over, picked up the wine cup, glared at Yan Sikong, and drank it down in one gulp.Even though her small face was wrinkled into a ball in an instant, she didn't say a word.

Yan Sikong bowed and drank the wine in his glass.

Wan Yang walked to the couch and said coldly, "Don't get close to the couch, you can sleep wherever you like."

"Yes."

As soon as she sat down, her eyes began to falter, her body gradually weakened, and she slowly fell limp on the couch.

Yan Sikong walked over, gently removed her phoenix shoes, laid her flat, covered her with a quilt, then found the night clothes she had prepared from under the bed, changed into her wedding clothes, and covered her.

Rich families have secret passages in case of emergencies, and these secret passages are usually in the master’s bedroom. Yan Sikong opened the closet, removed the wooden box at the bottom of the closet, and a secret door suddenly appeared. He opened the secret door and got in. .

The secret road leads directly to a forest outside the mansion. When he got out of the secret road, it was already late at night, and the surroundings were so quiet that only the chirping of cicadas could be heard. He was dressed in black and quietly disappeared into the moonlight.

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The guards guarding the Imperial Prison also belonged to the imperial guards, but they were not under the control of Zhu Lanting, but directly commanded by Dali Temple. As the most heavily guarded prison in the world, most of the prisons were high-ranking officials with salaries of more than two thousand shi.

At today's wedding banquet, Yan Sikong invited Meng Duo, Minister of Dali Temple, and several important officials, including the warden of the Imperial Prison, and he took the opportunity to drink several glasses of wine for these people.

That's not counting.Emperor Zhaowu took back the military power and prime minister power one after another recently, just when he was full of ambition, he took the opportunity of marrying his daughter, rewarded his courtiers, and sent good wine to all the officials and generals. God.

I don't know how much of the wine drank into the stomachs of the jailers today, but the day when the emperor married his daughter was full of celebrations and the hearts of the people were scattered. It was indeed a good time to rob the prison.

Yan Sikong quietly sneaked to the outer edge of the Imperial Prison, and the guards patrolling the outer wall were divided into two groups, walking with their backs facing each other, about the length of a stick of incense, and they could go around the wall for a circle, so they were easy to avoid, but there were also guards inside the wall Assigning patrols, She Zhun monitored for half a month before he figured out the exact time and found a gap between the inner and outer guards patrolling, just enough for them to sneak into the wall from the northwest and southeast corners.

The Imperial Prison has not had any mistakes for nearly a hundred years. The guards are often slack, and the patrol rules are not changed, so they can take advantage of it.

Seizing the right moment, Yan Sikong jumped over the wall and entered, holding the dagger tightly in his hand, and smeared a layer of ecstasy powder on his left palm.

He knew that She Zhun and his subordinates must have sneaked in. The jailer he bought with a lot of money had already drawn the map of the cell and the location of the key. Although the Feng family and his son were in the same prison, the cells were far apart. , She Zhun went to find Feng Ye, and he went to rescue Feng Jianping, and She Zhun's subordinates would come to meet them.

Yan Sikong hesitated for a long time whether he should go to Feng Ye by himself, but he finally retreated.

Although Feng Ye is in prison, but before he was convicted, all the members of the Feng Mansion were not arrested, Xue Bo can visit him, Feng Ye should have heard of everything he is doing now, especially today is his big day.He hasn't had a chance to explain the matter of stealing the soldier talisman, and now...he doesn't know how Feng Ye will think of him.

He also didn't know if Feng Ye was more desperate than him.

He didn't want the two of them to meet each other, get emotional, and ruin the event. For now, only saving them is important, and he doesn't want to think about the rest.