Chapter 394

On the seventh day of the seventh month in the 927th year of Nanjiang, Queen Qingning of Nanjiang gave birth to twins, both of whom were princesses, and the whole country celebrated.

It was difficult for a Gu Master to give birth to a child, let alone twins, which was extremely rare. King Fushan of Nanjiang named them himself, the eldest princess Fuzhi and the youngest princess Fuyuan.

Nanjiang did not emphasize the distinction between men and women, but emphasized the order of seniority, so Fuzhi was designated as the next King of Nanjiang from the moment she was born. Since she was sensible, Fushan began to teach her Gu Shu and the way of being a king.

In comparison, Fuyuan, a little princess without a heavy burden, seemed much more relaxed.

When Fuzhi got up early to exercise, Fuyuan slept comfortably in Qingning's arms; when Fuzhi studied the duties of a king all day, Fuyuan pestered Qingning to accompany her to fly a kite; when Fuzhi practiced Gu Shu all night, Fuyuan leaned on the small couch and flipped through the book that her personal maid had found for her from somewhere.

They were twins born from the same womb, but they lived very different lives.

However, although the two sisters had completely different life trajectories, they had a good relationship. When Fu Zhi was tired of exercising, Fu Yuan would run over and give her a cup of warm water; when Fu Zhi was bored of studying government affairs, Fu Yuan would quietly pass her a bouquet of flowers from the window; when Fu Zhi was stuck in the bottleneck of practicing Gu Shu, Fu Yuan would stay with her all night.

Fu Yuan thought that she would live like this forever, and when she came of age, she would choose a royal husband to enter the palace and live the rest of her life in peace.

But she didn't know that there would always be unexpected events, and she would not always be smooth.

In the 935th year of Southern Xinjiang, it was midsummer.

The weather was more than twice as hot as before, but it turned into a terrifying cold at night. Hundreds of millions of poisonous insects died for no reason, and the mountains and plains were full of insect corpses.

Gu Shu was respected in Southern Xinjiang, and poisonous insects were the root of Gu worms. Now the large-scale death of Gu worms was tantamount to a catastrophe for Southern Xinjiang.

The government and the country were in turmoil. Fu Shan stayed up all night for several days. He took Qing Ning and Fu Zhi to the meeting hall to discuss solutions with the court officials, but to no avail.

The atmosphere in the palace was solemn. Everyone had more or less worries on their faces. Even Fu Yuan, who loved flying kites, was locked up in the house by Qing Ning.

Such days lasted for more than half a month, and finally reached a peak on the night of the Ghost Festival on July 15.

The sudden rise of the alien star endangered Ziwei, which was a sign of great misfortune.

Undoubtedly, Ziwei was the current King of Nanjiang, Fu Shan, and the princess Fu Zhi who would inherit the throne of the King of Nanjiang in the future, and the identity of the alien star became the key to breaking the deadlock.

The situation was critical, and Fu Shan's family and a group of court officials immediately went to the observatory where Master Fu Tian was.

Master Fu Tian was the most proficient person in astronomy in Nanjiang. He predicted good and bad luck and took precautions. He had never made a mistake in these years.

In the open space, everyone looked up at the sky. Although they did not understand the celestial phenomena, they could see that the light of Ziwei Star was getting dimmer under the influence of the alien star beside them. It seemed that it would completely replace Ziwei Star in a short time.

When Ziwei Star declined, the southern border would be restless.

In the early morning, the sky gradually brightened, and the stars disappeared one after another. Master Futian, who had been observing the celestial phenomena all night, walked down from the high platform and walked towards everyone with a serious face.

"Your Majesty, after more than half a month of observation, I have determined the location of the disaster star."

Those who try to replace the emperor star are the disaster star.

Hearing this, Fu Shan immediately asked: "Master, please tell me, who is this disaster star?"

Master Fu Tian did not respond directly, but looked at Fu Zhi in front of Qing Ning. After a long silence, he said: "Your Majesty, if the royal family gave birth to twins outside of Southern Xinjiang, only one can be kept. The same is true for the princess as the future king of Southern Xinjiang.

The queen gave birth to twins in the past, which was actually a blessing and a curse, and the princess is the crown prince, which is a blessing for Southern Xinjiang."

Fu Zhi is a blessing, which means Fu Yuan is a curse.

Qing Ning's expression froze, and he confirmed again with an unbelievable look: "Master, do you mean that A Yuan is the disaster star?"

Master Fu Tian sighed and nodded. In fact, as early as when Fu Zhi and Fu Yuan were born, he had vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but at that time there was nothing unusual in the celestial phenomena, so he didn't pay much attention to it. Until now, when accidents happened frequently and the celestial phenomena moved abnormally, he found out everything.

Fu Zhi stood in front of Qing Ning, with doubts on her young face, "Master Fu Tian just said that the star of disaster will replace me, but everyone in the palace and the ministers present have seen it clearly over the years. A Yuan has a kind personality and has never been interested in power and witchcraft. Ask yourself, will such a person really murder his sister and harm Southern Xinjiang?"

Fu Zhi didn't believe it, not a word of it.

Fu Shan also had doubts in his heart, "Master Tian has calculated it wrong, why don't you calculate it again?"

Being questioned by three people in succession, Master Fu Tian was not annoyed, but continued to speak calmly: "I know that it is related to the little princess, the queen and the princess, but the astronomical phenomena show that I have deduced it no less than ten times. I dare to swear on my life that the little princess must be a star of disaster.

If the star of disaster is not removed, the punishment from heaven will continue, and Southern Xinjiang will also be in turmoil."

The punishment from heaven mentioned by Master Fu Tian is the death of a large number of poisonous insects in recent days.

Master Futian was so sure of what he said, and there were facts to prove it, so the court officials immediately knelt down and pleaded: "Your Majesty, I know that your Majesty is reluctant to let go of the little princess as your own daughter, but at this moment, the country of Southern Xinjiang should be the most important!"

One person started it, and soon there were the second and third.

"Your Majesty, Commander Nian is right, in front of the country, everything should be lenient! What's more, Master Futian has been fortune-telling for Southern Xinjiang for many years, and has never made any mistakes, and has avoided many disasters. Your Majesty must not disbelieve it!"

"Your Majesty, please think twice. For the sake of the people and future of Southern Xinjiang, follow the hexagram and get rid of the disaster!"

"Your Majesty..."

Everyone knelt down one after another, and only a few Fu clan members were left standing.

Fu Hui, the younger brother of the King of Southern Xinjiang, thought for a long time before compromising: "Your Majesty, Master Fu Tian's divination has indeed never had any flaws, but the fact that it didn't happen before doesn't mean it won't happen in the future. Moreover, A Yuan is a living life, and we can't just sentence her to death without any discrimination just because of the divination. I think that while the current situation is still within the controllable range, we should observe for a few more days. If the situation really develops as Master Fu Tian said, it won't be too late to make a decision."

Fu Hui's words gave Fu Shan a chance to breathe, so without waiting for the ministers to object, he immediately decided, "This king also thinks that A Hui's proposal is very good, so let's decide it this way first. After five days, if the disaster has not been alleviated, I will punish Fu Yuan according to the divination."

After that, he quickly left the place with Qing Ning and Fu Zhi.

Watching the three people walking away, a persistent courtier said angrily: "Your Majesty is indeed a little lenient. In five days, how much loss will the southern border suffer!"

Master Fu Tian turned his head and looked at him, comforting him: "The little princess is your Majesty's only child. It is understandable that your Majesty is reluctant to let her go. Moreover, it will not cause too much loss in just five days."

At most, it will turn the death of one-third of the poisonous insects in the southern border into more. As long as they are not extinct, there is still a chance.

The most important thing at the moment is to let Fu Shan and Qing Ning see the current situation clearly.

Because of this five-day appointment, the solemn atmosphere in the palace has eased a little in the past few days.

Everyone is staring at the mountains and valleys outside the city, wanting to see if it is as Master Fu Tian said, that the disaster is not eliminated and the punishment from heaven will not stop.

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On the other hand, since leaving the observatory for five consecutive days, Fu Shan and Qing Ning have not seen the courtiers again.

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Unlike Da Chu, Nanjiang does not hold a morning court every day. Instead, Fushan will summon the corresponding court officials to the palace when something happens.

On the first day of the five-day appointment, the number of poisonous insects that died for no reason increased again. The corpses of insects that had begun to rot could be seen everywhere beside the river in the valley. The soldiers of Nanjiang dealt with the corpses day and night, but still could not catch up with their death speed.

On the second day of the five-day appointment, the disaster worsened again. Nearly half of the poisonous insects in Nanjiang died. The people in the city became more and more panicked, and rumors of heavenly punishment continued to spread in the city.

On the third day of the five-day appointment, something happened in the Wan Gu Cave. The poisonous insects that had been at peace in it began to become restless and fight each other. However, in just one day, the number of poisonous insects in the Wan Gu Cave was reduced by nearly half.

On the fourth day of the five-day appointment, the five underground palaces enshrining the Gu Mother began to shake, the Gu body wept blood, and the altar cracked, once again confirming the rumor of heaven's punishment.

On the fifth day of the five-day appointment, Fushan's second life Gu, which he had spent thirty years to condense from the Ten Thousand Gu Cave, exploded and died, and Fushan's Gu technique was greatly damaged.

The next morning, all the ministers gathered in the meeting hall and saw Fushan pale and staggering, obviously seriously injured.

Master Futian was stunned, obviously he didn't expect the consequences to be so serious.

When a court official asked about Fushan's condition, Fushan did not hide it and told the truth: the second life Gu was fine during the day, but it exploded in the middle of the night for no reason, and there was no sign before.

Master Futian knelt down to clear everyone's confusion, "Your Majesty, as the lord of Southern Xinjiang, protected the disaster star, and the heaven was angry, which brought disaster to Your Majesty. If you don't stop it, I'm afraid the queen and the princess will be hurt one after another. In serious cases, I'm afraid their lives will be in danger!

Therefore, I beg Your Majesty to listen to me, get rid of the disaster star and keep the peace in Southern Xinjiang!"

Fushan, the most powerful Gu Master in Southern Xinjiang, no one in the entire Southern Xinjiang can hurt him, except for the heaven.

The matter of heaven's punishment was verified for the third time.

The court officials in the whole hall knelt down and asked, "Your Majesty, please get rid of the disaster star and keep the peace in Southern Xinjiang!"

Fushan's already pale face became even more bloodless. It was too cruel for Fushan to choose between the safety of his wife and eldest daughter and the life of his second daughter.

Qing Ning stood up from the throne and looked at Master Fu Tian with a determined look, "Master, I am the biological mother of Princess Fu Yuan. If she is a disaster star, then I can't escape the blame, so I want to ask, can I use my order to appease the punishment from heaven?"

After the words fell, everyone dissuaded him, "Queen, you can't!"

Qing Ning's Gu technique is only second to Fu Shan. If she is used to appease the punishment from heaven, the loss to Nanjiang will be too great.

Master Fu Tian was stunned for a moment, then shook his head at Qing Ning, "Queen, although Princess Fu Yuan was born to you, you are not a disaster star, and the only one who can appease the punishment from heaven is Princess Fu Yuan herself."

Qing Ning closed his eyes in pain, really not knowing how to make a decision.

Under the request of the court officials, for the future of Nanjiang, Fu Shan finally had to make a choice: give up Fu Yuan and save Nanjiang.

He is not only a father, but also the monarch of Nanjiang. His decision concerns the lives of thousands of people in Nanjiang.

"Someone, go and bring Princess Fuyuan here." Fushan looked at the guards beside him, his voice slightly suppressed.

Qingning turned around in shock, "Your Majesty, Ayuan is our daughter!"

Fushan stood up, grabbed her hand, brought her back to the throne, and said in a serious tone, "Aning, you have to remember that in addition to Fu Yuan's mother, you are also the queen of Southern Xinjiang."

Now that things have come to this, they have no choice.

When Fu Yuan was brought over by the guards, his big black eyes were full of doubts.

She didn't understand, Qing Ning had locked her in the palace for many days, why did she suddenly let her out?

There is also the meeting hall. This shouldn't be a place where a little princess like her should come, right?

Although Fu Yuan is young, he is very smart, and he has been exposed to many things from Fu Zhi, so his thinking is much clearer than that of his peers.

Looking at the dense crowd of courtiers kneeling in the main hall, Fu Yuan's eyes became even more confused, but she still knelt on the ground and saluted Fushan Qingning: "A Yuan pays homage to the father, the queen mother, and sister Wang."

Qing Ning looked at Duan Duan, who was kneeling in the center of the hall. His fair and round face looked cute and cute. Qing Ning couldn't understand how such a well-behaved and sensible Fu Yuan could be the so-called disaster star. ?

Fushan did not let Fu Yuan stand up, but turned his gaze to Futian Master, "Tian Master, Princess Fu Yuan can be handed over to you, but before that, I would like to ask, how does Tian Master plan to deal with the disaster star?"

Futian Master looked up, his eyes full of determination, "The calamity star is unknown and is causing trouble in the southern border. He should be imprisoned in the Sinful Place of Ten Thousand Gu Cave to appease the wrath of God with his body and blood."

A human sacrifice would be a hundred times, a thousand times more cruel than killing her directly.

Qingning's eyes were scarlet: "Master Futian, the king has agreed to hand over Princess Fuyuan to your disposal, why can't you give her a happy life?"

Master Futian refused to give in, "As the lord of Southern Xinjiang, I don't believe that the Queen does not know the severity of this heavenly punishment. Most of the poisonous insects in Southern Xinjiang have died, and even your Majesty's second life Gu has encountered unexpected events. I will not punish the disaster severely." Star, fear of punishment from heaven cannot be extinguished.”

Fu Yuan knelt on the ground and listened for a long time before vaguely hearing the content of their dispute. She subconsciously wondered: "Father, Queen, the disaster star mentioned by Master Futian is... A Yuan?"

The clear and tender childish voice struck everyone's hearts like a dull hammer.

Qingning turned her head away with pain in her eyes, and Fushan did not dare to look directly into Fuyuan's eyes.

Only Master Futian responded to her with a solemn expression, "Yes, the little princess is a disaster star in Southern Xinjiang, which will endanger the lives of the king, queen and daughter-in-law, and will push the entire Southern Xinjiang into a place of eternal disaster, so For the sake of everyone’s lives, I have to send the little princess to the Ten Thousand Gu Cave.”

What Master Fu Tian said was true and too profound. Fu Yuan thought carefully for a while before he understood most of it, and then denied it and said, "What Master Fu Tian said is wrong. A Yuan is not a disaster star. A Yuan will not hurt his father." The Queen Mother and Sister Wang will not harm the people of Southern Xinjiang. I am the princess of Southern Xinjiang. The Queen Mother said that when I grow up, I will protect Southern Xinjiang. "

The little girl's innocent face was full of disapproval, as if Master Futian had touched the faith she had believed in for many years.

After finishing speaking, Fu Yuan looked at his superiors seriously, "A Yuan will never harm Nanjiang. My father, queen and mother also believe in me, right?"

Fushan remained silent. Qingning wanted to speak but was stopped by Fushan. Only Fuzhi nodded heavily with red eyes, "A Yuan, Sister Wang believes in you. A Yuan is not a disaster star, no!"

The sound was so loud that it was almost a roar, and I was afraid that no one in the palace could hear it.

Fu Yuan grinned, "Sister Wang, trust me."

But deep in her eyes, there was a trace of hurt, because Fushan and Qingning never responded to her from beginning to end.

Fushan was unwilling to continue the stalemate, turned to look at Futian Master, and said with restraint, "Tianshi, please take Princess Fuyuan away."

Master Futian nodded with relief and called the guards to control Fu Yuan.

Fu Yuan began to struggle violently, staring unblinkingly at Fu Shan and Qing Ning who were sitting at the top with a pair of wet big eyes, "Father and Queen, A Yuan is not a disaster star, A Yuan will not harm anyone, I Don’t go to Ten Thousand Gu Cave!”

Fu Yuan clearly remembered that Qing Ning said that Ten Thousand Gu Cave was a place where people who made big mistakes would be sent, and she was not wrong.

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