Chapter 149: Sleepless Night, Some People Are Too Noisy, Time for Unrest in the World

The red candles are flickering and the golden lamps are bright.

Even above the bed, there were small red lanterns hanging, with the word "happiness" written on them, exuding a strong festive atmosphere.

"Your Majesty, why do you say that?"

A hint of surprise appeared on Jiang Lan's face at the right moment, and he looked up at Emperor Xia.

From today onwards, his plotting against the fate of the Great Xia nation and the luck of Emperor Xia has become a foregone conclusion.

In the past few days, his luck has been surging like tides and waves, just like a raging river, directly submerging his Niwan Palace.

When the Dao Fruit of Destiny matured to the third stage that day, he directly touched some of the mysteries of the River of Destiny.

Although he seemed to be under house arrest these days, he was actually in the palace, observing and feeling the true meaning of fate, gaining some insights from it, and thus getting a glimpse of some vague tracks of this world.

The original plot that he was familiar with had already deviated from its development, but with the help of the long river of fate, Jiang Lan could also vaguely glimpse some of the future directions and seize the initiative step by step.

Therefore, he attached great importance to the move of marrying Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia is the destined emperor of the time, and Zhongtianzhou has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, with great significance.

The vast and endless land of Kyushu, with Zhongtianzhou as its center, is a place where luck converges and dragons soar and tigers leap. Since ancient times, countless mysterious creations have been born here, and countless great figures have appeared.

In ancient times, Zhongtianzhou was the core area of ​​this world, and the emperor ruled over the world, shocking the universe. His destiny was noble and was by no means comparable to that of an ordinary son of destiny.

The fortune and benefits that Emperor Xia could bring to him were definitely not just what was presented at this moment.

"If not, why do you seem impatient even to look at me?" Emperor Xia asked with dissatisfaction in his tone.

After hearing this, Jiang Lan seemed to start looking at her seriously.

Since Emperor Xia returned to his bedroom, he took off his wide red dragon robe.

At this time, she was wrapped in a light pink dress, with a thin and comfortable white gauze draped over her body. The phoenix hairpin was casually thrown on the bed. Her black hair was loose, her face was flawless, and she looked like a fairy or a painting. This was quite different from the majesty of the emperor in the past.

One can even clearly see the delicate collarbone and the slender neck like a white swan.

"Am I like that?" he asked in slight surprise.

Seeing Jiang Lan looking at him, Emperor Xia also raised his eyes and looked him in the eye, saying, "Just now in the hall, when we were performing the ceremony and drinking the wedding wine, you looked at me, but your eyes were not on my face. What were you thinking about at that time?"

Jiang Lan was not in a hurry to answer after hearing this. He used the Dao of Life to sense it for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "I wasn't thinking about anything. I just felt a little dazed at the time and thought of something."

"What's the matter?" Emperor Xia asked, feeling inexplicably irritated.

Jiang Lan did not answer, as if asking why he should tell you.

Emperor Xia took a few steps forward and looked down at him, with a dangerous aura surging in his eyes.

Jiang Lan then said slowly, "Someone once promised me that she would be my wife in the future. I never thought that day might never come. Now, I have married His Majesty without knowing why. It's really fate that plays tricks on me..."

When he finished speaking, he seemed to sigh slightly, with a feeling that the world was unpredictable and he could not do anything about it.

Emperor Xia was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and realized that the person Jiang Lan was talking about must be Jiang Ruxian.

She was even more upset at this moment. It was clearly their wedding ceremony, but he was thinking of another woman? Jiang Lan seemed to feel that it was inappropriate to say this, so she added an explanation and said, "That's why I feel emotional."

Emperor Xia felt an unspeakable resentment and dissatisfaction in his heart. He snorted coldly and said, "Although our wedding was not what I wanted, it is a done deal and cannot be changed. You must abide by the etiquette of the Holy King in front of others and must not do anything that would undermine my dignity."

"From now on, you are not allowed to go to places like Yuxianfang."

"Your Majesty, aren't you meddling too much?"

Jiang Lan raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not agree to her request. He said, "It is indeed as your majesty said. The matter is a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed."

"But you should know that there is only a layer of relationship between you and me. If the Xiangguo Mansion and the royal family fall out in the future, perhaps you and I will become enemies."

"You promised me before that you would help me, but now you go back on your word." Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia's eyebrows immediately raised, thinking that Jiang Lan did not keep his promise.

"The emperor's mind is hard to predict. I think I should think more about what I promised before, or I might be betrayed by His Majesty one day."

"I learned the news three days after the Dragon Seal was lost. It seems that Your Majesty is still worried and suspicious about me. In this case, Your Majesty had better not trust me easily." Jiang Lan was calm and composed, his expression did not change.

Emperor Xia's jade hand slapped on the bed with a loud slap. If it weren't for its special and solid texture, it would have been smashed into pieces by this slap.

"Jiang Lan..." she said coldly.

Jiang Lan looked calm and at ease. He picked up the wine jug and poured himself a glass.

"If you make any more noise, Your Majesty can ask the maid to come and change the couch tomorrow morning." He said slowly, calmly and not caring.

"You are deliberately trying to piss me off..." Emperor Xia stepped forward, snatched the wine glass from his hand, then raised his neck and drank it all in one gulp.

Jiang Lan raised his eyebrows and said, "You are not allowed to drink this wine, and you are not allowed to go to Yuxianfang. Your Majesty still wants me to help you in the future? It's getting late, Your Majesty might as well wash up and go to bed early. Maybe you can have anything in your dreams."

Emperor Xia's chest heaved with anger. It was the first time he knew that he was so sharp-tongued. But his calm expression made him even more angry.

"The Dragon Seal was lost because I trusted someone wrongly. I am not a saint, so how can I make a mistake?"

"I am the Son of Heaven. If I didn't pay more attention to everything, how could I sit firmly in the position I am in today?" She suppressed her anger and explained patiently.

As an emperor, it is inevitable that he would be suspicious. She is already considered to be broad-minded and tolerant.

Jiang Lan nodded in agreement and said, "That's true. Your Majesty, as the ruler of a country, this is indeed what you should do."

Emperor Xia looked down at him and snorted, "As the ruler of this country, shouldn't I be manipulated by others?"

"Indeed." Jiang Lan nodded in agreement.

Emperor Xia was so angry that he clenched his jade hands, then slowly loosened them, and said expressionlessly, "I know that you and the Prime Minister are not of the same kind. As a son, you can't stand what he did, and you don't want the people of the world to fall into dire straits from now on."

"That's why you have helped me repeatedly in secret. That's why I think you can be of great use and can prevent unrest in the Great Xia country in the future..."

Jiang Lan interrupted her after hearing this and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you still need to learn more about the art of drawing cakes."

"I'm not as noble as you say, working for the country and the people, and for the country and the people. I'm just a pleasure-seeking, selfish person..."

Emperor Xia didn't believe this, he looked at him straight in the face and said, "Then you must have a reason, it can't be because of me, right?"

Jiang Lan looked at her face and said seriously, "Your Majesty is right. Now I have married a beautiful woman. She is the current ruler of the world, the Queen of Daxia. I don't know how many young men are jealous of me and want to replace me."

Emperor Xia finally heard something comforting from him. Although he knew that he was not sincere and was not telling the truth, he snorted coldly, "But in my opinion, you look reluctant. People who don't know would think that I have taken advantage of you."

"Is Your Majesty happy about this?" Jiang Lan asked with a smile.

Emperor Xia stopped talking immediately. Although he was not very happy, he was not as resistant as he thought.

But given her status, she would definitely not say this.

"Having said so much, it's time to get down to business. Your Majesty must have an idea in mind."

"Although we have the etiquette of husband and wife, we don't have the affection of husband and wife. Tonight is a good time to establish some rules."

"For the stability of the Great Xia state, and for your own sake, Your Majesty." Jiang Lan put away his smile, and his expression became serious.

"You say." Emperor Xia still had his chin raised, looking down at him from above.

"Your Majesty, are your eyes above the long nostrils? Since tonight, you have been treating me like this. Do you want me to look up when you talk to you?" Jiang Lan asked slowly.

Emperor Xia snorted coldly. If he hadn't made him angry at the beginning, would he have had such an attitude?

But she still sat down opposite Jiang Lan as he said, only to see his eyes falling on her chest intentionally or unintentionally. She looked down with a little confusion, and suddenly she could see a touch of snow-white and delicate skin, faintly visible under the light pink slim dress.

Emperor Xia immediately clenched his hands, wanting to glare at Jiang Lan fiercely, but seeing an interested smile on the corner of his mouth, he immediately loosened his hands, upright and not at all shy.

She was the current ruler of Daxia, so how could she be like an ordinary woman, ashamed when encountering such a thing? Since Emperor Xia didn't care, Jiang Lan naturally admired her openly and honestly.

It must be said that in the past, when Emperor Xia was dressed as a man and wrapped her chest with a belt, her grandeur and magnificence could not be felt at all. But today, when appreciating her from such a close distance, one can vaguely get a glimpse of her astonishing scale.

What is the most stunning beauty? It means that you can't see your toes when you look down.

“Does it look good?”

Just as Jiang Lan was admiring and admiring, a voice as cold as ice sounded, which seemed to freeze the air into frost and snow.

Emperor Xia's eyes were as cold as ice knives, and could poke several bloody holes in his body.

"It's okay." Jiang Lan admitted calmly.

Emperor Xia couldn't stand his frankness and shamelessness, so he reached out and grabbed the coat, put it on, and covered himself tightly.

And what does it mean?

"Let's talk business." She said coldly.

"Three rules. First, you can't interfere with my life in the name of husband and wife. Second, you can't..." Jiang Lan stretched out three fingers and waved them casually in front of her.

As soon as he heard the first point, Emperor Xia's eyebrows raised, and then he refused and interrupted him without hesitation.

As the Phoenix Lord, if he continues to visit Yuxianfang in the future, wouldn’t she lose face?

How can this be called a three-article agreement? It is clearly an unequal treaty.

"Jiang Lan, don't force me to take action against you on the day of my wedding..." Her eyes were cold and her delicate hands crushed the wine glass, making it crackle and turn it into powder.

"The Dragon Seal..." Jiang Lan was calm and unhurried.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia suppressed his anger, but his eyes were still cold and unfriendly.

Jiang Lan smiled, looking like he had something on her.

"Don't go too far." Emperor Xia's tone softened significantly.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I know exactly what to do..." Jiang Lan continued.

Of course, Jiang Lan also stated that he would openly safeguard her dignity and rule, and would do his best to help her secure her position and consolidate the country.

Although he said so, whether he would actually do so or not, only he himself knew it.

After Emperor Xia calmed down a little, she realized that there were many additional points behind the three rules mentioned by Jiang Lan. It was not as she thought that Jiang Lan would do things that would damage her dignity and face under the name of Lord Feng.

But it seems a bit cold and inhumane to use a lot of rules and regulations to stipulate how the two people will get along from now on.

Logically speaking, this was a good thing for her, but she felt very uncomfortable and had something stuck in her throat.

Then, in the discussion and conversation, time passed quietly and gradually it was midnight.

"It may be difficult to find out the whereabouts of the Dragon Suppression Seal, but we must try our best to make up for it before the Blood Immortal Cult exposes it. After all, this is a source of trouble that will explode sooner or later."

"This is the only way to avoid appearing too flustered and passive when responding."

"The best way is to prepare for both situations. On the one hand, secretly send someone you trust to find out the whereabouts of the Blood Immortal Sect, especially the whereabouts of the Blood Immortal Sect's successor Ye Ming. He is very likely to have relevant clues."

"Secondly, you must gather your trusted aides and skilled craftsmen to find rocks from other mountains and head to the heart of Jade Mountain to collect the ten-thousand-year-old Emperor's Heart Jade and imitate the Dragon-Suppressing Seal..."

"With the support of the Eight Realms cultivation, even if I activate the counterfeit Dragon Seal, I can achieve a similar effect. I can't say it's truly indistinguishable from the real thing, but it's more than enough to fool ordinary people. This move can ensure that the people's hearts will not collapse."

In front of the jade table, Jiang Lan talked eloquently and gave advice to Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia looked at him with bright eyes, without making a sound to disturb him. At this moment, Jiang Lan no longer had the irritating look he had before. His handsome face was composed and calm, as if he could predict everything, and his words showed his strategic planning and great wisdom.

The way he looked made people feel at ease.

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She thought for a moment, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she asked with an interested tone, "How are we going to sleep tonight?"

But as soon as she said this, she felt a chill and something was wrong.

The red candles swayed, and the small red lanterns hanging high up trembled together, becoming flickering.

Emperor Xia subconsciously closed his mouth, his face changing from gloomy to bright.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Lan seemed surprised and asked her with his eyes.

Emperor Xia looked very unhappy, but he didn't say much. There was obvious anger in the depths of his eyes.

"I'm going out for a while." Jiang Lan seemed to understand something and stood up.

Emperor Xia hesitated to speak.

"Wait for me to come back." Jiang Lan turned around and gave her a reassuring look.

Emperor Xia looked at his back as he pushed open the palace door and walked out into the night breeze, and suddenly he was stunned.

Outside the Mingde Hall, above the walls, the moonlight was rising like mist.

Jiang Ruxian stood there, the night wind blew, her black hair fluttered and brushed against her face. Her eyes were a little confused and lonely, like a fairy under the moon who was not of this world.

In fact, she had been standing quietly outside the palace for a long time, but in the end she did not push open the door of the bedroom.

She has been here since the guard of honor ceremony ended.

Although there are forbidden array patterns engraved in the bedroom to conceal the breath and movement, she can come and go as if she were walking on flat ground. How could these array patterns have any effect on her?

So from beginning to end, she listened to the conversation between Jiang Lan and Emperor Xia.

She listened to every word, from Emperor Xia's initial inquiries, to the three rules they made, to the subsequent conversations and discussions.

Until later, when Emperor Xia's words came out, she finally couldn't bear it anymore...

If there had not been that accident, the person entering the bridal chamber with Jiang Lan now should be her, not Emperor Xia.

I have already warned her, why does she still dare to test me like this?

"Jiang Ruxian, what do you mean?"

Outside the Mingde Hall, Jiang Lan appeared.

He looked at the ethereal figure standing on the wall, his tone calm. Because of the Life Dao Fruit, he knew from the beginning that Jiang Ruxian was outside the palace.

Therefore, many conversations and dialogues with Emperor Xia were always under his control.

Both Emperor Xia and Jiang Ruxian were people of extraordinary luck. The difference was due to many reasons such as their fate and personality, and the way he wanted to obtain a large amount of luck from them was also completely different.

To obtain Jiang Ruxian's luck, her mood and emotions would have to fluctuate violently.

Even though he was just talking to Emperor Xia in the bedroom, he had actually quietly grabbed a lot of luck.

Jiang Ruxian looked at the conspicuous dragon and phoenix wedding gown on Jiang Lan and felt it was very dazzling, so she slowly shifted her gaze away.

She lowered her eyelids and whispered, "I want to come see you."

"You don't have to meet me in this way. Are you planning to threaten Jun Xi? But she is now my legitimate wife."

"If you want to attack her, I can't just sit there and watch." Jiang Lan said calmly.

"Jun Xi?"

Jiang Ruxian was slightly startled before she realized that it was Emperor Xia's name.

She suddenly smiled and said, "Empress Xia probably doesn't know that you would call her so intimately."

Jiang Lan said calmly, "This shouldn't have much to do with you."

Jiang Ruxian looked at him and said, "I actually want to kill Queen Xia, but she should be a chess piece that you value very much, so I won't hurt her."

"You're still as paranoid as ever, but this has nothing to do with me."

Jiang Lan said calmly, "If you continue to attack her, you will have to bear the consequences yourself."

Jiang Ruxian said softly, "Then I'll listen to you, but you can't get too close to her."

"Why should I listen to you? Jiang Ruxian, aren't you meddling too much? There is no connection between you and me anymore."

"Xia Junxi and I have been married in auspices of heaven and earth, and you want to interfere in our private affairs?"

"You know, the person I'm getting married to now is not you."

"What qualifications do you have to say this to me?"

Hearing this, Jiang Lan suddenly burst into a cold laugh, as if he had heard some huge joke, his eyes full of coldness and mockery.

Jiang Ruxian stared at him in a daze, her delicate body trembling slightly, and a bitter feeling suddenly emerged in her mouth.

Yes, the person who is married to him now is not me...

What qualifications do I have to say this to him?

After saying this, Jiang Lan seemed to realize that something was wrong with his emotions. He took a deep breath and gradually calmed himself down.

"Forget it. There's no point in saying this now. I don't want to have to pick up a sword and kill you one day."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the Mingde Hall.

"If I let go of my hatred for the Xiangguo Mansion, would you not be so embarrassed?"

Jiang Ruxian looked at Jiang Lan's back, her eyes as bright as the moonlight were filled with seriousness.

However, Jiang Lan seemed not to have heard these words, or seemed to have heard them but ignored them.

The corner of Jiang Ruxian's mouth curled up into an arc of emotion that was hard to describe. She stood there in silence for a long time, and then her figure slowly disappeared.

In the bedroom, the candles had long been extinguished, and even the hanging lanterns and golden lamps were extinguished.

Emperor Xia was already asleep on the bed with his clothes on.

Jiang Lan glanced at her without saying anything, and sat quietly in a side hall all night.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for many people in the imperial capital.

The situation in the court is also undergoing tremendous changes, with some happy and some sad.

The Palace of Prince Zhenbei, the Palace of Prince Wuxuan, the Palace of Prince Chong'an, the residences of the major immortal sects... In the almost endless group of palaces and mansions, the lights were on brightly, and many people could not sleep all night.

Countless eyes were also focused on the imperial capital, waiting for a major reshuffle and undercurrents to occur in the situation.

It can be imagined that after the Fengjun Ceremony, the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion will reach an unprecedented peak, and the major royalist factions have also begun to tremble, fearing that they will be liquidated and suppressed next.

The aristocratic families and immortal forces throughout Daxia were also paying close attention.

Deep inside the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, Imperial Preceptor Ge Qixing sat cross-legged on an ancient cushion, with the hazy starlight converging and interweaving in front of him.

As he refined and deduced, veins flickered and finally turned into a vast and boundless star map.

At the same time, in the distant sky, there seemed to be a vast and boundless starry field flickering.

Among them, there were several bright stars, which burst out with unprecedented light at this moment, instantly covering all the surrounding void and obscuring everything.

"Seven Star Secret Treasures..."

He looked at the star map with a slightly frown on his face, but he was pinching many marks in his hands, calculating something.

Soon, the star map in front of him disappeared, and he condensed it into a jade talisman shrouded in starlight, like a talisman, filled with vastness and boundlessness.

"After the Fengjun Ceremony, the climate of Daxia has changed again. Dragons and snakes have emerged from the abyss. The edict left by the late emperor should also come into play."

Ge Qixing looked up at the sky, silently calculating something.

The many forces in Zhongtianzhou seemed to be waiting for something. From the depths of some ancient aristocratic families, ancient figures appeared to observe the celestial phenomena at night.

"Dragons and snakes rose from the land, and the fortune of Zhongtianzhou was changing. This was recorded in the classics as a sign of great changes in heaven and earth."

"The situation will become even more chaotic. The other states in Kyushu have been eyeing this land covetously. I'm afraid they will soon be unable to hold back..."

"When the heaven and earth are in turmoil like this, and opportunities and chance encounters emerge, it is the opportunity to achieve a realm that will last forever."

Deep inside the Xiangguo Mansion, Li Ran, the supreme elder of the Taiyi Sect, stood with his hands behind his back on a high platform filled with gray fog, as if looking at something.

Jiang Lintian, Li Qingshu and others stood behind him without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)