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Chapter 184: Granted Marriage (Subscription Request)

Moon-Watching Tower, Kyoto Prefecture.

"At that time, the stars were shining brightly, and the moonlight was obscured by a demonic aura. Moreover, the poisonous fog of the poisonous old monster spread, and the entire forest was pitch dark."

"With a thunderclap, 'Little Sword Immortal' Chen Yi split the sky with one sword. Guess what?"

The storyteller slammed the stick on the table, looked proudly at all the diners and asked.

At this moment, the Wangyue Tower was packed with people from three floors inside and three floors outside, and the entire lobby was filled to the brim with outsiders.

Only the local people were sitting in the corner. Perhaps they were very interested in the scene, so they ate peanuts and drank wine, and commented on these people.

"Why the hell are you keeping me in suspense? Just tell me now!"

"That is... who doesn't know that the 'Little Sword Immortal' killed a group of evil demons outside the Nanhe Mansion, and there was also a big demon that sneaked in from the Demon Court?"

"Old man, if you don't tell me, I'm going to get angry!"

Seeing that he had angered everyone, the storyteller immediately put on a smile and bowed, saying:
"Forgive me, forgive me."

"It is said that after the 'Little Sword Immortal' Chen Yi ascended to heaven with one sword, a lifelike white tiger appeared in the sky."

"Do you know the origin of that white tiger?"

This time, the storyteller did not dare to keep the secret and continued, "In ancient times, there were four great beasts naturally raised on earth."

"That white tiger is the divine beast that rules the western heaven and earth. Although it is a symbol of good fortune, it is also in charge of killing..."

Someone asked: "Old man, if you say so, could it be that the 'Little Sword Fairy' is the reincarnation of the White Tiger Lord?"

The storyteller was not annoyed by this interruption. He shook his head and said, "The God is not to be criticized, but that 'Little Sword Immortal' is definitely not the God's reincarnation."

“As for why the White Tiger Lord appeared after he drew his sword, it should be related to his swordsmanship.”

"It is said that when the 'Little Sword Immortal' was at Zhennan Pass, he once stepped on a tiger and walked all the way to the pass, killing hundreds of thousands of barbarian troops with one sword."

Many martial artists have heard about the recent battle at Zhennan Pass. Now, when they hear again that "Little Sword Master" Chen Yi killed the evil demon, they all recall it.

"Kill, kill..."

"This 'Little Sword Immortal' has the greatest killing intention in the world."

"Who says it's not true? Ever since he joined the Taixu Dao Sect and traveled down the mountain several times, few of his enemies have survived."

"Even if a genius from Yuhua Xianmen came to challenge him, he was killed on the spot."

"This person is a descendant of a Wuhou and has been rewarded by the emperor. If he is allowed to inherit the position of Wu'anhou, what will happen?"

"Why? From what you said, you don't like the 'Little Sword Fairy'?"

"Humph! Warriors bring chaos to a country, what do you, the rough folks, know?"

"Let's not talk about anything else. Just based on what he did at Zhennan Pass before, it was not the demeanor of a gentleman."

"..."

No one knew who started it, but for a while there were many people in Wangyue Tower who were talking about how Chen Yi's murderous intent was not a good thing.

Some people even inexplicably talked about the inheritance of Wu'an Hou, and did not want Chen Yi to get that honor.

"Don't worry about anything else. The succession of the Wuhou position is a major event of the dynasty. How can you guys discuss it?"

"Besides, if 'Little Sword Immortal' doesn't inherit the title of Marquis, does that mean that Chen Yuan, the Ultimate Sword, will inherit it?"

"If that's the case, it would be better to let the 'Little Sword Fairy' come."

"I heard that Marquis Wu'an has three sons, one of whom is a student at Kyoto Academy, not a warrior..."

"Chen Fan? That's a good choice."

What no one noticed was that in the corner there was a young man in blue brocade clothes and a felt hat, drinking very low-key.

If you look closely, you can easily see that under the felt hat is a head of long silver hair that does not match the face.

It was one of the subjects of everyone's discussion - Chen Yuan, the legitimate son of Wu'an Marquis Chen Taiping.

Opposite him was a young man dressed in a blue and white Confucian scholar's uniform. He was equally handsome and vaguely similar to Chen Yuan.

However, unlike Chen Yuan, this young man has softer facial lines and has a scholarly air.

The most striking thing about him is that his eyes are as bright as stars and there is a faint smile at the corners of his mouth.

Chen Fan looked at the surrounding Jianghu people and the people of Kyoto Prefecture, and listened to their debate about the inheritance of Wu'an Hou with great interest, but asked:

"Brother, is Second Brother really as murderous as they say?"

Chen Yuan thought for a moment and said, "What they said is wrong."

The second brother's character is much more mature than his, and he is more methodical than him in dealing with both enemies and friends around him.

It has been like this since childhood. Lin Xueru, Wang Yongnian, Du Yanqing, Du Yan and others all trust the second brother.

"What does the second brother look like in the eyes of the eldest brother?" Chen Fan asked curiously.

Ever since he could remember, people around him would talk to him about Chen Yi, mostly saying that he was extremely talented.

Not only in Kyoto Prefecture, but even in the entire Wei Dynasty, there are few people who can surpass his second brother.

When he was a child, Chen Fan didn’t understand and just felt that his second brother was very important.

Even though he had left the Marquisate for more than ten years, his second uncle Chen Taihang still often thought of him, and so did all his uncles and aunts.

It was not until later that Chen Yi's name appeared on the "Tianjiao List" and Chen Fan saw his second brother's appearance for the first time, and he had only one thought in his mind.

——He also wants to be famous like his second brother!
However, after Chen Fan entered Kyoto Academy, he realized that he would never be able to be like Chen Yi.

Although the teachers at the academy often praised him for his hard work and outstanding talent in Confucianism and Taoism, he still understood that he was just an ordinary son of a noble family.

Chen Yuan glanced at him and asked calmly, "What about you? What is your impression of your second brother?"

Chen Fan's smile froze, and he said unnaturally, "Very strong. I, I envy him very much."

"Why are you envious?"

Chen Yuan said seriously, "The three of us brothers are connected by blood. To some extent, what's his is ours."

Chen Fan shook his head and said, "It's different. Just like the battle at Zhennan Pass, if it were me, I would probably only be able to stand at the pass and look up at him."

Hearing this, Chen Yuan asked calmly, "Do you want your second brother to look up to you?"

Chen Fan smiled shyly and said, "I just want my grandma, father and second uncle to praise me."

In fact, he has always felt lonely since he was a child.

Even though he had always lived in Kyoto Prefecture and in the Marquis's Mansion, he was accompanied by his mother, elders in the clan, and people of his own age.

But he still felt lonely.

It wasn't the loneliness of being alone, but the fact that he had never seen that kind of attention in the eyes of people in the mansion.

Even his mother Zhou Wanyi was indifferent to him, so indifferent that even the Buddhist temple was more important than him.

Chen Yuan looked at him deeply, stood up, paid the bill and said, "Let's go back home."

Looking at his back, Chen Fan's smile turned into helplessness.

Why did even his eldest brother treat him like this?
They are obviously brothers from the same mother.

Seeing Chen Yuan walking away for a distance, Chen Fan stood up and chased after him, with a smile on his face again.

"Brother, tell me more about my second brother. I remember you fought off those demons and barbarians together?"

"Are there really barbarians who are ten feet tall? That's too tall. It's really scary."

"Brother, do you know? After Xie Dongan came back, he was promoted to Grand Secretary of Kyoto Academy. I heard that the emperor also awarded him a county baron title..."

Along the way, Chen Yuan didn't respond to him very often, and most of the time it was Chen Fan who kept talking. Fifteen-year-old Chen Fan seemed to want to say out everything he had kept in his heart for these years.

From the main branch of the Hou Mansion to his mother Zhou Wanyi, she was already a famous Buddhist believer in Kyoto Prefecture.

He also talked about the Kyoto Academy and the imperial court, the struggles between civil officials and military generals, and how several gentlemen advocated cutting military spending and weakening the soldiers under the command of the various military generals.

The reason is that more than ten years ago, the Emperor of Wei issued an order to be responsible for the training of the offspring of all the soldiers guarding the border.

A rough calculation shows that the court had to pay two million yuan every year, which was almost equivalent to the annual military expenditure of Beixiong Pass.

But so much money was spent on military households, which caused dissatisfaction among the scholars in the court.

However, no matter how much they objected, the emperor had no intention of revoking this decree, and instead increased it year by year.

In particular, the three military marquises stationed at Beixiong Pass doubled the military expenditures of each army.

The only special one is the Jingye Army led by Jingye Marquis Zhou Tiance.

"I heard that Grandpa tried many ways to raise military funds, but it was still far from enough. He only recruited 70,000 new soldiers."

Chen Yuan frowned slightly. It was the first time he heard about the Jingye Army.

Previously, he only paid attention to "Qianlong" and didn't pay much attention to Jingye Army.

"Grandpa has been recruiting new soldiers over the years, so aren't there any veterans?"

Chen Fan recalled: "As far as I know, when Grandpa was stationed at Beixiong Pass last time, he encountered the demon court heading south again, and the Jingye Army lost tens of thousands of people."

"I don't know if the Demon Court has set its sights on him. Almost every time he is stationed there will be demons heading south to attack Beixiong Pass."

"Is that so?" Chen Yuan nodded thoughtfully, then knocked on the door and whispered:
"If possible, spend more time with your mother during this period."

"Huh?" Chen Fan was stunned and looked at him puzzledly: "Brother, what about you?"

"I need to prepare for the grand event," Chen Yuan patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Stay at Grandpa's for a while."

"Can I go too?"

"obedient."

Chen Fan was a little disappointed, but he didn't think much about it, and the envy in his eyes became even stronger.

You know, after this grand event begins, his two elder brothers will participate, but he can't...

"The two young masters are back!"

"Hurry, hurry, Master Yuan, Master Fan, we are waiting for you."

"Ok?"

After entering the Marquis' Mansion, Chen Yuan couldn't help but frown.

He looked at the black-armored guards outside the central hall, and Liu Gao who was leading them, and felt inexplicably annoyed.

"Yuan'er, come here and receive the order."

Chen Lide stroked the old lady, whose face had become even older, and waved, "Don't let Eunuch Liu wait too long."

"Master Chen is joking. I will wait as long as it takes for His Majesty."

Liu Gao looked at Chen Yuan, who had long silver hair, with a smile on his feminine face.

"Master Yuan, please accept the order."

Chen Yuan looked at them coldly, remained silent for a few seconds, and then knelt on one knee after Chen Fan pulled him.

Seeing this, Liu Gao smiled even more brightly, opened the golden imperial edict in his hand and said:
"I have heard that Chen Yuan, the son of Marquis Wu'an, is extremely talented and has amazing martial arts skills... He also killed a barbarian at Zhennan Pass and brought glory to Wei, so I have specially granted him a marriage contract."

As he spoke, Liu Gao took out a red envelope and placed the imperial edict in Chen Yuan's hand.

"Congratulations, Master Yuan. His Majesty has specially chosen a good match for you. I hope you can make preparations early."

Chen Yuan looked at the imperial edict in his hand, then raised his head to look at the old lady and Zhou Wanyi and others not far away. Seeing that they were all nodding with a smile on their faces, he thanked the edict and stood up.

After Liu Gao left with a group of guards and eunuchs, Old Madam Chen gave a few instructions and then left with the other main family members.

Chen Yuan and Chen Fan followed Zhou Wanyi and came to the backyard room together.

Zhou Wanyi reached out and took the envelope from Chen Yuan's hand, opened it and took a look, then asked calmly:
"Yuan'er, what are your plans for this arranged marriage?"

"I'm going to disappoint my mother."

Chen Yuan did not refuse on the spot because he did not want to embarrass the Chen family. However, that did not mean he would accept this inexplicable arranged marriage.

"Don't you want to see who the emperor has promised to marry you?"

"It's the same for everyone."

No matter whose daughter she is, she is the same to Chen Yuan.

They are not Senior Sister Ling Yinrong...

Zhou Wanyi's eyes fell on the envelope in her hand and she said calmly, "The emperor has granted you the marriage of the fourteenth princess."

"The Fourteenth Princess?" Chen Fan's eyes widened, "Wei Jinyu?!"

Hearing this name, Chen Yuan frowned and became even more annoyed.

He didn't have much ill feeling towards the Fourteenth Princess before, but after hearing the name from Zhou Wanyi, he instantly felt disgusted.

"Mom, can I push now?"

Chen Fan's eyes widened even more, and his expression became obviously more excited.

"Brother, that's Wei Jinyu. She is not only the most beloved princess of the emperor, but also a student of Sun Bansheng in the Kyoto Academy."

"You, you don't accept this?"

Zhou Wanyi raised her hand to interrupt him, looked at Chen Yuan, and asked seriously:
"Yuan'er, can you tell me the reason?"

If Yuan'er could become a prince consort, then she wouldn't have to worry about her grandfather plotting against him.

Moreover, if my husband finds out what grandpa has done in the future, he will not harm Yuaner and Faner.

When Zhou Wanyi saw that Chen Yuan didn't speak, she continued to persuade him:

"The emperor has granted you a marriage. If you do not accept it, you are deceiving the emperor. It will not be a good thing for you or the Chen family."

"On the contrary, if you accept this arranged marriage, you will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort no matter what you want to do in the future."

"Yuan'er, mother hopes you can seriously consider it."

Chen Yuan pursed his lips, bowed, and turned away without saying a word.

Zhou Wanyi subconsciously stretched out her hand but did not say anything to keep him.

"Mother," Chen Fan looked at the envelope in her hand and asked with sparkling eyes, "Does His Majesty really want to marry the Fourteenth Princess to my eldest brother?"

Zhou Wanyi glanced at him, did not answer, and said:

"Fan'er, a grand event is approaching, and Kyoto Prefecture is crowded and chaotic. If it is not necessary, you should stay in the prefecture and study."

Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, then responded in a muffled voice.

Chen Yuan, who was outside the door, heard the voice behind him. He looked at the bright sunlight, but there was no warmth around him.

Perhaps it was time for him to leave.

But before that, he still had a few things to do...

Especially when he learned that among those who went to kill Chen Yi this time was Queen Lou Yu from Wuliang Mountain, he became more certain of his thoughts.

"Grandpa, how long are you going to go crazy?"

(End of this chapter)