Return to Shangcheng Chen was in a very heavy mood. Liu Dai and the maids brought the wedding dress for him to try on, but he was not in the mood at all. Apart from Liu Dai, he had no one to confide in the palace, and Liu Dai was just a young eunuch in the Body Refining Realm and had no ability to help him investigate what happened to his mother. "Your Highness, you are about to get married, why are you so worried? Are you dissatisfied with Miss Gou?" Liu Dai asked cautiously. Ning Chen shook his head: "No, I just thought of my mother." Liu Dai said nothing more after hearing this. He had only been in the palace for eleven years, and Ning Chen's mother had passed away by then. He had never heard the eunuchs and palace maids mention Ning Chen's mother. However, he had been following Ning Chen since he entered the palace. He only did not follow Ning Chen to serve when he went to the Demon-Suppressing Pass. So I know Ning Chen very well. "Your Highness, how about I prepare to pay tribute to Concubine Yun?" he said. Ning Chen nodded: "I'm getting married soon, I should tell my mother and make her happy." Seeing that Ning Chen was in a much better mood, Liu Dai immediately went to prepare. However, before he left Shangcheng Palace, Eunuch Hou came with the eunuchs to deliver the imperial edict.

Ning Chen and others knelt on the ground to receive the order. Eunuch Hou began to read the imperial edict, which was full of words praising Ning Chen's mother Su Jingyun, and finally bestowed the posthumous title of "Empress Yunfei, the Great Sage and Great Virtue". "Empress Yun?" Ning Chen's eyes flickered slightly. No wonder his father kept calling her 'Mother Concubine' when they were in the imperial study. It turned out that his father had been thinking about upgrading his mother's posthumous title at that time. Ning Chen was naturally excited about this. Mother is more valuable than her son. The emperor must have seen that he had reached the sixth level of Wanxiang cultivation, so he changed my mother's title from Yunpin to Yunfei, thus making his status as a prince different. "Your Highness, please accept the order." "My son, I accept the order and thank my father for his grace." Ning Chen took the imperial edict from Eunuch Hou, and then stood up with the help of Liu Dai. Eunuch Hou smiled and said, "Your Highness, congratulations." Ning Chen chuckled and stared outside the hall, his mind wandering. Imperial mausoleum. In front of a mausoleum, Ning Chen knelt beside the tombstone, burned incense and kowtowed, then reached out and touched the tombstone, telling his mother that he would be getting married in two days. The breeze blew on his face, like a mother's hand caressing Ning Chen's face, making him raise his face slightly and enjoy this moment of tranquility. "Mother, the emperor has named you Yunfei. Are you happy?" "Now I have some ability to protect myself. Your spirit in heaven does not need to worry about me anymore. I will take good care of myself." "Mother, Gou Xiaomei is a very good girl. She is kind, generous, and lively. I am very satisfied with her, and I am sure you will like her too." "Mother, your face has long disappeared from my memory, and I miss you so much..." Speaking of missing someone, Ning Chen's nose felt a little sour. Thinking back on his life over the past thirty years, he thought that if his mother was by his side, he might be happier.

The breeze was like a gentle hand, caressing Ning Chen's cheeks again and again. Unconsciously, two lines of tears slid down his face. He sat in front of his mother's tomb, in a daze, and did not return to the palace until the evening, accompanied by Liu Dai and Yan Conglong. Next. Kyoto City was bustling with activity because of the Ninth Prince's wedding. Some officials from the Ninth Realm, whether they had any dealings with the Ninth Prince or not, came to Kyoto City to offer their congratulations. The second prince and others also returned to the palace. Xue Qishan and Luo Ying received the news and rushed to Kyoto City with Zhang Xing. On the evening of the fourth day of March, Ning Shiqi, Wang Yan, Qin Fei and others entered Kyoto City. Arriving at the gate of the palace, Qu Xunyang did not enter the palace, but said goodbye at the gate and returned to Fulong Realm to replace Chen Xian. The Qin family received news that Qin Fei was coming to Kyoto City, and Qin Tai did not send anyone to cause trouble for Qin Fei, because Qin Fei was now with the Ninth Prince, and he did not want to create any more trouble at this critical juncture. "Brother Jiu, congratulations!" At Shangcheng Palace, Ning Shiqi came with Wang Yan and others to congratulate Ning Chen. "Where is the prince consort?" Ning Chen asked when he didn't see Chen Xian. "Let him come tomorrow." Ning Shiqi said. the next morning. Chen Xian came to Kyoto City. After entering the palace, he did not go directly to see Ning Chen, but went to pay a visit to Emperor Ning first. At the gate of Daning Palace, Wei Cheng was the only one there. When he saw Chen Xian, the coldness in Wei Cheng's eyes flashed away, and a smile appeared on his old face: "Prince Consort Chen has returned to the palace!" Chen Xian glanced at Wei Cheng, nodded, and walked towards the Daning Palace. Wei Cheng turned around and stared at Chen Xian's back, snorting in his heart. Because of Chen Xian, the Wei family members in Fengtian City are still imprisoned, so his words are not effective. What’s more, the chief of the demon department of Fengtian Town is Lu Jiangchen, and the Lu family will definitely not give him face. He was also very dissatisfied with this matter. It can only be that Emperor Ning is no longer able to do so, so we’ll see after the new emperor ascends the throne. In the royal study. Chen Xian met Emperor Ning and found that he was still the same as he was more than a year ago, except that his hair had turned completely white and his eyes were a little sunken. "Xian'er, come here, come and sit down!" Emperor Ning stood up, his body slightly hunched. "Father, please don't stand up. I came back this time to congratulate my ninth brother on his wedding and to report to you about the situation in Fulong City." Emperor Ning smiled and nodded.

Chen Xian repeated that Fulong City had been built, and also said that four other cities had been built around Fulong City and were still under construction. However, the imperial court had not allocated funds as promptly as before, so Fulong City was currently struggling to hold on. "The national treasury has never been full due to years of war, and I cannot raise taxes and exploit my people, so the national treasury has been very tight in the past six months. Western Xinjiang, Yunzhou, and Donghai City all need a lot of funds and cultivation resources, so I can only focus on these three places first." "If Fulong City holds out for another two months, I will transfer resources there." Emperor Ning said with a sigh. "I understand. I have no intention of urging you, Father. I plan to go to the Zhenwu Dao Sect after my ninth brother's wedding to visit Sect Master Li and ask him to go to Fulong City and set up a city defense formation." "Well, it's time to build a city defense formation." Emperor Ning nodded, and then said, "I have heard about the policies you have implemented in Fulong City. They are very good. If you continue to implement them, it should take less than ten years for Fulong City to develop to a population of about 100 million. With people, we will have the funds and resources to expand Fulong Territory." "Your Majesty is right. This is what I planned." Chen Xian nodded and changed the subject: "Your Majesty, are you feeling well lately?" "It's not getting any better, but it's not getting any worse either." Emperor Ning shook his head secretly. "Father should focus on his health. As for state affairs, we can let my eldest brother supervise the country and help Father share his worries." Chen Xian said. "I know that the eldest prince has been sharing my worries, so you don't have to worry." Emperor Ning chuckled and said lightly. Chen Xian didn't say anything else. He chatted briefly with Emperor Ning and then stood up to say goodbye. Not long after leaving Daning Palace. The voice of Hei Lian sounded in my mind: "Boy, did you find that he has demonic energy?" Chen Xian's eyes flashed slightly. When he saw Emperor Ning for the first time, he felt a faint demonic energy from him, but it was not very obvious. That's why he sat for a while longer and felt it carefully before he was really sure that there was really demonic energy on Emperor Ning. "Found it!" Chen Xian responded in his heart. "If my judgment is correct, he should be practicing the [Black Fire Sacred Scripture]. This technique is one of the ten great magic techniques of the devil path. Even the old devil Huang only mastered a fragment of it. He must be practicing a fragment of it." "Black Fire Scripture?" Chen Xian frowned, feeling that the name was somewhat familiar. He sent his spiritual consciousness into the storage ring and soon found a black hardcover manual among the floating books. It had the words [Black Fire Holy Scripture] written on it. After obtaining the storage ring of the female Demon Ape King at the Demon-Suppressing Pass, he looked through the secret manuals of martial arts inside. There were quite a few martial arts manuals in it at that time, and Chen Xian chose [The Powerful Demon Ape Secret] and [The Ancient Body Refining Sutra]. In addition to the two martial arts, there are also [Black Fire Holy Scripture], [Demon-Slaying Stick Technique], [Infinite Divine Fist], [Great Void Immortal-Destroying Palm] and other martial arts in the storage ring, but they are all fragments, and even the [Demon-Slaying Stick Technique] is incomplete. I didn't expect to hear the name [Black Fire Codex] again. "Can you be sure?" "It should be correct. I have seen the Holy Scripture of Black Fire. Old Demon Huang knows it, but it is only a fragment. This method of cultivation is extremely demanding. You need to use other demons to cultivate and help yourself become a demon. But if you make a wrong step, you will be doomed." "Looking at his appearance, he should not have practiced for a long time, and the demonic energy in his body is still weak. He is an emperor, but he actually practices this kind of technique. It seems that he has great ambitions." Chen Xian frowned slightly but said nothing. I don’t know where Emperor Ning got the [Black Fire Holy Scripture], but since Emperor Ning has started practicing, we should be careful. An emperor who practices magic will sooner or later get into trouble. Shangcheng Palace. When Chen Xian met Ning Chen, he was a little surprised at Ning Chen's cultivation strength. It seemed that the Golden Dragon Red Blood Pill had worked.

Wang Yan, Qin Fei, Xue Qishan, Luo Ying and Gou Da Teng were also there. "Prince Consort Chen, since we parted in Zhenwu City, hearing your name again is like thunder in my ears." Gou Da Teng said with a smile. Chen Xian looked at Gou Da Teng and said with a smile: "You are not bad either." Gou Da Teng gave a bitter smile. He was not good at all. It had been almost two years since the martial arts conference and he had just broken through to the eighth level of Wanxiang cultivation. Compared with youngsters like Chen Xian, he really felt inferior. Especially Chen Xian, he is really out of reach. Chen Xian looked at Xue Qishan and Luo Ying again. They should have just reached the Wanxiang Realm not long ago. Their aura was not very stable yet, but they had also reached the Wanxiang Realm. As long as they made steady progress, it would not be impossible for them to reach the Shentong Realm in the future. "Ninth Prince, you guys chat, I'll go back first." Gou Datang was also very tactful. He said a few words to Chen Xian and then got up and left. The six brothers sat in the hall and started drinking and chatting. Chen Xian did not tell Ning Chen about Emperor Ning's practice of magic. The next day. Fireworks and firecrackers were popping inside and outside the palace, and the atmosphere was extremely lively. Of course, where some are happy, others are unhappy. The Fourth Prince, the Sixth Prince, and the Eighth Prince were extremely unhappy with Ning Chen. Although the First Prince was also unhappy, he did not show it on his face. The bride was welcomed with Chen Xian, Qin Fei and others, who went to the mansion that Emperor Ning had already arranged to pick up the bride. Gou Xiaomei was wearing a green wedding dress and walked with Ning Chen into the six-horse carriage. The whole journey went smoothly and we arrived directly at Zhengde Hall. Emperor Ning was dressed in a golden dragon robe, and civil and military officials stood on both sides. They looked at the newlyweds walking hand in hand and bowed to congratulate them. It was almost noon when they finished the whole process of worshiping heaven and earth, performing the rites between ruler and subject, between father and son, between husband and wife, etc. Ning Chen took Gou Xiaomei to Shangcheng Palace to rest first. On the way to Zhengde Palace, Ning Chen was still a little excited. Although he had never thought about getting married, he was now married, and it was his father who arranged it for him, and it was very grand, which made him very grateful. The wedding banquet lasted only one day, and Ning Chen drank quite a bit of wine because of the toasts, and was a little tipsy. It ended in the evening and we returned to Zhengde Hall. Passing by a palace gate, he heard two palace maids talking. "The Ninth Prince is a pitiful man. After Su Meiren gave birth to him, he was executed by Emperor Ning within half a year. This matter is a secret in the palace." "Why did you order the death of that Sumerian? Did she make a mistake?" "The Sixth Prince's mother, Concubine Lan, said that the Ninth Prince's features did not resemble His Majesty's, and His Majesty became suspicious. Later, the Empress suggested a blood test, and His Majesty hesitated at first, but in the end he had someone arrange it." "The results of it?" "Sister doesn't know either. Anyway, since that incident, Lady Su has been neglected by His Majesty, and was secretly executed half a year later..."

Ning Chen's head buzzed. He flashed past the palace gate and appeared in front of the two palace maids. He shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about?" When the two palace maids saw that it was the Ninth Prince, they immediately turned pale and knelt on the ground, trembling with fear. Ning Chen stared at one of them carefully and found that the palace maid actually had cultivation, and was at the Jade Sea Realm. The other palace maid was a little younger, and should be at the Chongyuan stage. Neither of them was an ordinary palace maid. Such palace maids were usually bodyguards in the imperial palace. "Which queen's people are you from?" Ning Chen was extremely angry. He grabbed the Yuhai Realm palace maid and shouted at her. His powerful aura shocked the latter so much that she lost her mind. "Slave, this servant Lan Yue ordered it." When Ning Chen heard this, he realized that wasn't the bedroom of the Sixth Prince's mother, Concubine Lan. He angrily asked, "You just said that my mother was secretly executed by my father?" "Your Highness the Ninth Prince, please calm down. It is I who deserves to die. I have gossiped about you. I will slap you in the face..." As she said this, the palace maid slapped herself in the face. Ning Chen's eyes turned red, and he pinched the maid's neck and said angrily: "If I ask you another question and you tell me a lie, I will pinch you to death." "Your Highness the Ninth Prince, please calm down, please calm down, I was just talking nonsense...Sixth Prince, please save me." The palace maid's face turned pale, and suddenly she saw a carriage coming not far away, and she shouted hurriedly. The carriage stopped, and the Sixth Prince lifted the curtain to take a look, with a cold look in his eyes: "Old Nine, what are you doing holding Furong?" Ning Chen's eyes flashed with coldness. He ignored the Sixth Prince Ning Hong and continued to stare at the palace maid named Furong. He said coldly, "Come on, follow me to Daning Palace." When she heard that she was going to Daning Palace, Furong screamed in fear, rubbing her legs on the ground like plowing the ground, and shouting something like "Sixth Prince, help me!" "Old Nine, why don't you let go? Don't you know that she is the palace maid who protects my mother?" The Sixth Prince was also angry. He jumped off the carriage and grabbed Ning Chen's arm: "I see that you are too happy about your wedding today and you are drunk. What are you doing with a palace maid?" Ning Chen shook his arm and pushed the Sixth Prince's arm away. The Sixth Prince retreated several steps and was supported by a bodyguard behind him. The bodyguard had the fifth level of Wanxiang cultivation and stared at Ning Chen coldly. "Damn it! How dare you challenge me?" The Sixth Prince rubbed his numb arms, his face grim. (End of this chapter)