Chapter 359 Wedding Day

After some discussion and consideration, the rules were decided, and Li Qing approved it with his imperial signature.

Then comes the matter of Xiqi.

The spies that Bigan had set up in Xiqi reported that the Xiqi army was about to be integrated, totaling 3.1 million troops, divided into three armies.

All the way out of Qishan Pass, all the way out of Yanxi Pass, all the way out of Beise Pass.

However, Beibo Hou Chonghouhu actually agreed to Xiqi's request to send troops, on the grounds that the Emperor of Man was unjust and he himself did not have the power to enforce justice, so he could only rely on Xiqi.

Let the Xiqi army enter the Beisai Pass and then cross the border.

Li Qing was naturally aware of Chong Houhu's fence-sitter nature, so he simply said, "Chong Houhu is nothing to worry about. The two hundred princes he governs in the north don't have many followers. He couldn't even handle the rebellion of the barbarians in the North Sea Snow Plains. He's a complete waste."

A group of officials also nodded in agreement.

Chonghouhu, the Marquis of Beibo, lived an extravagant and licentious life, and many of the two hundred princes in his territory were dissatisfied with him.

On the contrary, his younger brother Chong Heihu had the potential to be a leader, and was resourceful and decisive. Unfortunately, due to the order of seniority, he could not become the Marquis of Beibo.

But necessary defensive measures were still needed. Li Qing ordered Deng Jiugong, one of Huang Feihu's subordinates, to be dispatched to lead an army of 400,000 to the north to resist the third army.

At this point, all matters were settled.

After the morning court was over, Li Qing went to the Ministry of Rites and began to learn to recite the announcement and the details of the wedding.

Li Qing was already familiar with this thing, but the long and obscure proclamation left him speechless. He spent a whole day memorizing it before he could barely recite it.

A day passed just like that.

That night, Li Qing went to Jiang Qian's place and slept soundly for a while. At the early morning of Yin hour, he was woken up!

Today, the Human Emperor and the Witch Princess are getting married!

It was still dark, but the entire Chaoge City was already ablaze with colors, and the sound of gongs and drums was deafening!

Since he was announcing to the world that he was marrying a princess from the Wu clan, the specifications used would naturally be the largest!

The Human Emperor got up at the hour of Yin in the early morning, washed himself, changed into his wedding dress with a large crown, and then sat in the wedding carriage pulled by sixteen red dragon horses. He stood at the front and began to circle the city with a three-mile-long ceremonial team!

The people in the city watched and cheered, scattered flowers everywhere, and were full of joy. The grandness of the ceremony was no less than when he married Jiang Qian, the daughter of the Duke of Dongbo.

And among these people, there were who knows how many witches were hiding. Almost all of these witches were nervous but also happy. They really wanted to see the Human Emperor truly marry Princess Jiufeng and see Princess Jiufeng's true face.

As for Jiufeng, she was arranged to stay at a post station ten miles outside the East City yesterday.

Compared to the empress's hundred-mile welcome, a ten-mile welcome is enough to marry Jiufeng.

However, Jiufeng has no family from her mother's side, so she can only live in the post station instead of the mansion built by her mother's family.

It took most of the day to walk around the city along the main road. By the time Li Qing came out of the east gate, it was already bright.

The weather was also very good today, with a cool breeze, white clouds and blue sky. Li Qing stood on the wedding car with a smile on his face. The ceremonial procession went straight to the post station along the official road.

The post station was also decorated with lights and colors. Starting from yesterday, the post station no longer accepted guests, and the gates of Chaoge City were not closed. Therefore, the guests did not have many complaints and simply walked ten more miles and went directly into Chaoge City to rest.

Jiufeng was wearing a royal concubine's dress, which was purple and red in color, and looked extremely noble. Her already beautiful face was made even more beautiful by the painting.

She covered her head with a red veil and sat in the main room, waiting for the Human Emperor to come and marry her.

"Sister Jiufeng?"

But at this moment, a man's whisper suddenly came from outside the house.

Jiu Feng raised her eyebrows when she heard this, then said slowly, "Who are you? Where is the maid outside?"

"Four maids were bewitched by me. Sister Jiufeng, I am Fei Lian. Do you still remember me?"

Outside the house, the man asked with a hint of excitement in his voice.

"Fei Lian?"

When Jiufeng heard this, she was stunned for a moment, then she reached out and lifted the veil. With just a wave of her hand, the door was opened immediately.

Outside, he saw four maids lying on the ground, and three men kneeling on the ground, bowing to him.

Jiufeng looked at the three men and couldn't recognize them for a moment, but she could tell at a glance that they were from the witch clan, and they had pure blood, great witches!

For a moment, Jiu Feng was surprised and asked, "Who are you?"

"Sister Jiufeng! I'm Fei Lian!"

"Greetings to Her Royal Highness, this subordinate is Xiangliu!"

"Sister! I am E Lai! I am E Lai!"

The three of them looked up at the same time and shouted earnestly.

Jiufeng looked at the three of them and was stunned.

At the end of the war between humans and witches, when the witch clan was completely defeated by the human clan led by Yanhuang, although she was still young, she was not young anymore, while E Lai and Fei Lian were real young children.

E Lai was the son of the forty-third brother among Chi You's eighty-one brothers, and Fei Lian was the son of the forty-first brother.

Back then, these children had all seen Jiufeng, and had stayed and played with her.

Therefore, Jiufeng had an impression of these two people.

But in the end, too much time had passed, and the witch clan was dispersed by humans. They were scattered in all directions, some died, some escaped, and the eighty-one brothers, the great witch clan, as well as Chi You, Xing Tian, etc., were all captured and killed. Only Xing Tian escaped with his head severed, and no one knew where he went.

In this case, how could Jiufeng still remember them?

But I didn’t expect that I would see it today!

After taking a closer look, Jiu Feng suddenly stood up, surprised and delighted: "So it really is Brother Fei Lian, Brother E Lai?"

"elder sister!"

When the two saw that Jiufeng recognized them, they were overwhelmed with grief. The grievance of being hunted for many years burst out. They suddenly fell to the ground and cried.

Jiufeng hurried over, but did not go out.

It wasn't a big deal for her to lift her veil, but if she went out, it would be too unlucky. She was now very clear about the etiquette and rules.

So, she stood at the door, looked at the three of them and said, "Hurry, hurry up, get up! You're all okay, I'm so happy!"

Fei Lian and E Lai wiped their tears and stood up. Although Xiang Liu did not shed tears, his face was full of sadness.

"Who is this?"

Jiufeng didn't know Xiangliu, but the aura of a great wizard was very obvious on him, so he asked in confusion.

"Sister, this is Brother Xiangliu. He is not a direct descendant of the Wu Clan, but he has also awakened the Great Wu bloodline. There is also another one, Xuanyou, who is also a Great Wu of the collateral lineage."

Seeing this, Fei Lian reached out and patted Xiangliu on the shoulder. The smile returned to his face and he shouted happily.

"Your subordinate Xiangliu pays homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

After being introduced like this, Xiangliu bowed down again and shouted, "I am not a direct descendant of the Ancestral Witch, but I am a descendant of the Great Witch under the command of the Ancestral Witch Gonggong. I am called Xiangliu. It has been passed down for three generations and I have always been named Xiangliu!"