readsfreenovel Chapter 351 The Bride of the River God
Chapter 351 The Bride of the River God
As soon as these words were spoken, the palace maids' legs went limp and they sat down on the ground.
They didn't say anything, which was considered their choice.
Some of them were willing to serve in the palace to supplement their family income. Some were sold to the palace because of poverty, and some were sold to the palace because they had younger brothers and needed money to support their younger brothers' living expenses... Not all of them were concerned about their families at home, but... did they have a choice?
No, because whether they make a fuss or not, they will die.
The only difference is: one died without a complete body, and the other died decently.
He closed the door directly, isolating all the sounds of despair, sorrow and sobbing into the imperial study.
the other side.
Bai Wei and her group were heading south.
They traveled for nearly a month, and there were no major incidents along the way. Except for Lan Xin's occasional mischief, which was ignored by everyone and even often ended up shooting herself in the foot, so that she would look at Ouyang Yi with resentful eyes from time to time, everything was normal.
As soon as I left Dongqin and set foot on the southern border, I saw a river called Wudu River.
There is fog on the river all year round, blurring people's vision, so that only people who sail on this river all year round can clearly see the route. If others set foot on it easily, they may never come back.
Even experienced sailors who have sailed on this river for many years can still make mistakes. In the end, both the man and the boat disappeared in the foggy river.
Therefore, it is rumored that there are monsters haunting the Wudu River.
However, since most of the ships that had accidents had women on board, some people said that there was a river god in the river. If he saw a beautiful girl, he would choose to keep the girl in the Wudu River to become his bride.
These words were spoken by Feng Lin to her.
As he said this, there was a mischievous smile on his face.
"Why should I worry? With someone as stunningly beautiful as Crown Prince Feng here, even in this Wudu River? Could it be that the river god felt that he couldn't defeat the Xiao family army, so he didn't snatch her away?"
Feng Lin smiled and said, "Xiao Wei'er, are you stupid? The Xiao family army had no chance to enter our southern border at the beginning, so why would they take this route?"
Bai Wei raised her eyebrows, her expression indifferent: "Oh, you also know that the Xiao family army has never set foot in the southern border area, so who is causing trouble for so many years of endless fighting?"
Feng Lin smiled even more brightly: "Wei'er can go with me to the Southern Xinjiang Palace to ask my cheap father about this matter clearly."
Bai Wei raised her eyebrows and said nothing.
In fact, what Fenglin said was not wrong.
It has only been over the past six months that he became the Crown Prince of Southern Xinjiang.
Before that, the one who truly held power was the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang...his father.
Feng Lin suddenly came closer and whispered, "If you feel unhappy, I can still hand him over to you to deal with, okay?"
Bai Wei felt the hot breath he exhaled gently hitting her ears, with a sweet and alluring aroma... It had the coolness of sandalwood and the richness of cloves. The feeling was very special. It should not be made from spices, or it should not be entirely from incense.
Just as she was about to refute him, she suddenly felt a force pulling her away and falling into another familiar embrace.
"The past cannot be retrieved. Now that Dongqin and Nanjiang have signed a peace agreement, they will no longer care about the past. Therefore, please let Prince Feng handle his family affairs on his own."
Feng Lin looked at Ouyang Yi who brought Bai Wei into his arms, the corners of his beautiful lips curled up slightly, with a provocative smile in his phoenix eyes: "Your Highness Prince Yi is right... So, this prince is asking Xiao Wei'er if she is willing to make the affairs of Southern Xinjiang her family affairs."
Ouyang Yiqingjun's brows frowned slightly.
Bai Wei was speechless.
He turned around and stretched out his hand to press Ouyang Yi's brow: "He is deliberately provoking you. If you are really angry with him, he will be happier."
She had made things clear to Feng Lin a month ago, but Feng Lin still went his own way and kept teasing her. She had become numb to it, but Ouyang Yi could always be moved by him.
From a psychological point of view, the more Ouyang Yi acted like this, the more excited he became.
On the contrary, if he could ignore it, Feng Lin might not be interested.
At this time, Jianying returned and said, "My Lord, this river is full of fog and there are no ferrymen around. Do we really want to go from here?"
This kind of environment is actually quite dangerous.
Ouyang Yi said calmly: "This is indeed the shortest way to the Southern Xinjiang Imperial Court."
He already knew the topographic map of southern Xinjiang. If he took the other road, it would take at least half a month longer, and a month to go back and forth, which was a huge waste of time.
The longer the time goes, the more variables there will be in Dongqin.
More importantly... he didn't want Wei'er and Fenglin to stay together for an extra month.
Based on his understanding of Feng Lin, since he brought them here, it is impossible that he did not have a plan.
When Feng Lin heard Ouyang Yi say this, the corners of his beautiful lips became more prominent: "Although His Royal Highness Prince Yi is not in the court, and is trapped in Prince Yi's mansion in the capital due to health reasons, he is able to understand the terrain of Southern Xinjiang so well, which really surprises this prince."
Ouyang Yi also smiled gently: "Prince Feng, you can wait until everyone arrives before you say this. Saying it now... probably won't have any effect."
Feng Lin looked at his smile and followed it, but there was a hint of danger in his smile: "Your Highness Prince Yi, there is no need to provoke me. Now that we are in the southern border, I have the final say. Even if the people of Dong Qin want to take you away, I can force you to stay here."
Ouyang Yi was still smiling: "Then why don't you give it a try, Prince Feng."
Feng Lin raised his eyebrows: "Your Highness Prince Yi, do you think that this prince doesn't dare?"
Ouyang Yi: "Indeed, after all, what Prince Feng wants requires Wei'er's full cooperation."
Feng Lin snorted: "So, His Royal Highness Prince Yi is using Xiao Wei'er to protect himself? A gentleman is nothing more than this."
Ouyang Yi smiled gently: "Husband and wife should support each other, rely on each other, and enjoy each other. Crown Prince Feng is still alone now, so he naturally doesn't understand. When he has a Crown Princess in the future, he will surely understand this sweet feeling."
Feng Lin narrowed his eyes, with a hint of danger in his eyes: "Your Highness Prince Yi seems to have forgotten that you two are not married yet, and you are just a lonely person."
Ouyang Yi: "We are already engaged, as evidenced by the imperial decree..."
"enough!"
Bai Wei watched the atmosphere between the two become tense again, and felt speechless, and directly interrupted their conversation. She really couldn't understand why these two people could always make the atmosphere awkward and tense no matter when or what.
After more than a month of travel, she had become numb.
"There's no point in doing this all day. Can we discuss how to cross the river?"
Feng Lin smiled slightly and threw a coquettish glance at Bai Wei, saying, "Xiao Wei'er, call me Ah Lin like King Cheng Yi, and I will tell you how to cross the river, how about that?"