The system is a broken bowl

At this point, Song Chen's procurement task was successfully completed. The next step is to discuss the marriage with Yan Yingjun with the royal family.

When Song Chen and Yan Yanjun arrived at the palace, it was already Xu Shi, that is, around eight o'clock in the evening.

The imperial palace was built slightly north of the center of the imperial capital, with the majestic Panlong Mountain behind and a large square in front. Hundreds of palaces are connected to each other, but they are well arranged. Although they are not high-rise buildings, they are magnificent and exquisite buildings. They are the landmark buildings of the imperial capital.

The palace is very beautiful at night, with various luminous pearls decorating each palace beautifully.

Song Chen couldn't help but be filled with emotion when he revisited his old place.

I remember that I had set up a formation here to catch Concubine Liu and avenge Ling Chengen. I wonder how Ling Chengen and Sikong Ji are doing now? Sometimes, Song Chen also missed them.

The palace at this time was quiet and peaceful, not as solemn and solemn as one post at three steps or one post at five steps. It makes people feel solemn and spectacular, but also very relaxed and peaceful, as if they have come to an emperor's film and television city in the past life.

When several groups of patrolling imperial troops saw Lord Yan Ying, only the leading general stepped forward to salute, while the others patrolled as usual.

This is not surprising. In the palace of the martial arts world, the maids and eunuchs are all martial arts cultivators. As long as it is not a particularly urgent situation, there is no need for many forbidden troops to guard it.

"Brother Chen, my father and uncle are waiting for us in the Yangxin Hall."

Yan Yingjun held Song Chen's arm and lowered his voice and said, "Prince Long Yan Chongwei is also here."

"It seems that your father is quite calm."

Song Chen smiled.

The two hugged each other affectionately and strolled along the white marble-paved royal passage, like a couple walking in the park.

Yangxin Hall is located on the west side of the main hall. It was usually the emperor's study and resting place. Courtiers are generally not summoned here, only members of the royal family will be summoned here by the emperor. It was obvious that Emperor Yan Junyao no longer regarded Song Chen as an ordinary courtier.

Song Chen and Yan Yingjun walked into the Yangxin Hall. The hall was very clean, and only one eunuch came to greet them. "Your Highness the Seventeenth Princess, please come with this old slave."

This person is not Cao Jie. I wonder if that guy has been replaced by Yan Junyao.

Under the guidance of the eunuch, the two came to the back hall of the Yangxin Hall. The apse is not big, about one hundred square meters, and is more like a secret room.

I saw the Emperor of Dashun, Yan Junyao, the fourth prince, Prince Long, Yan Chongwei, and the eighth prince, Prince Gong, Yan Xiongfei, sitting on three futons, like three old monks in meditation.

With the help of Song Chen, Yan Junyao was the only one in the royal family of the Dashun Empire who was in the middle stage of the Condensing Yuan Realm. The two royal brothers were both in the early stage of the Condensing Yuan Realm.

"Your Majesty, they are here."

After making a report, the eunuch exited the back hall.

"Father, we are here."

Yan Yingjun said softly.

Yan Junyao opened his eyes, and two rays of light shot out from his eyes.

It seems that his cultivation has improved during this period.

"Sit down and do whatever you want." His words were obviously intended for Song Chen.

Song Chen smiled slightly and sat down on a futon. When he first dealt with Prince Shuo Yan Yaoye, he had never seen these two princes. At this time, he couldn't help but take a look.

The fourth prince, Yan Chongwei, has a white face and no beard, a dignified appearance, both heroic spirit and elegance. If he hadn't known that this man was competing with the emperor and had planted poisonous insects and clams into Lord Yan Ying, Song Chen would have even wanted to make friends with him.

The eighth prince, Yan Xiongfei, was tall and mighty. Even sitting on the futon, he was not much shorter than the eunuch just now. His thick eyebrows were as thick as ink, and his beard was as sharp as a needle, which reminded Song Chen of the legendary Zhong Kui who specialized in eating ghosts.

Coincidentally, Yan Chongwei and Yan Xiongfei were also sizing up Song Chen. Song Chen was not as handsome and elegant as the Fourth Prince, nor as tough and rugged as the Eighth Prince, but he was still handsome and had an extraordinary bearing.

However, when they discovered that Song Chen's aura was weak and there was no energy fluctuation in his body, Yan Xiongfei's thick black eyebrows frowned into a big frown. Although there was no obvious change in Yan Chongwei's expression, there was a hint of disdain in his eyes.

Emperor Yan Junyao was a little distracted. This boy was in the early stage of the Tianjin realm more than a year ago. Why has he not cultivated yet? Was there an accident?

"Uncle Eighth Prince, you are welcome and safe!"

Yan Yingjun broke the silence. "I haven't seen you for more than a year, but Uncle Eighth Prince is still so tough and forthright."

Her move seemed to be to say hello to Yan Xiongfei, but in fact it was to tell Song Chen that Uncle Eighth Prince was one of her own.

"Young girl Jun, I just like to listen to Uncle Eight!"

Yan Xiongfei's thick eyebrows widened, and he asked knowingly: "Is this guy your future husband? He seems to be quite talented, but it's a pity that his cultivation level..."

Yan Xiongfei's voice is rich and rough. He has commanded troops all year round and possesses a sense of bravery and majesty. He likes people to say that he is tough and bold, but if they say that he is still charming and wise, he will be displeased.

Now that the thick-browed brother mentioned him, Song Chen certainly couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb. Just as he was about to answer, the fourth prince Yan Chongwei on the side spoke: "Old man, the emperor hasn't spoken yet, so don't overshadow the guest."

Seeing this, Yan Junyao coughed dryly and laid out the emperor's family tree: "Song Chen, according to the royal family's ancestral system, even if you have advanced to the Condensation Realm, as long as you are not in the middle stage, you still have to kneel down and worship the two uncles. What's more, you are now …”

"Father, Song Chen, he..."

Seeing that his father and the eighth uncle had misunderstood Song Chen, Yan Xijun was about to explain, but she was interrupted by Yan Chongwei. "No need! He is proud of his merits in repelling the enemy, and now he is a popular figure in the sacrificial alliance. Of course, he will not take our Dashun royal family seriously. In my opinion, it is better not to mention this marriage!"

Song Chen is a proud person. Whether his cultivation is strong or weak is another matter. It is understandable to worship the heavens, the earth, and his parents and elders. But at this moment, Emperor Yan Yunyao was showing off, and Yan Chongwei, the dog thief, was still taking advantage of him. He immediately responded.

"Your Majesty, Song Chen is not talented, but has now broken through to the late stage of Condensation Realm. So, according to the royal ancestral system, I don't need to pay you a big gift, right?"

Song Chen said neither servile nor arrogant.

"Tsk! Late stage of Condensation Realm? Do you think I am an idiot?"

Yan Chongwei snorted disdainfully. "Jun girl, is your husband's brain injured? Do you want to call the imperial physician to check it out?"

"Fourth brother, you can't say that!"

Although Yan Xiongfei also looked down on Song Chen, he still spoke for Yan Xijun. "No matter what, Song Chen was the first to protect the master, and the emperor granted marriage to him later. It is said that he also thwarted the Beixi Dynasty's plan to invade the south. With such merits, even if his cultivation is lost, he is still the son-in-law of my Dashun royal family."

"Not only that!"

Yan Xijun was very anxious and hurriedly brought out Song Chen's merits. "Song Chen also led us to burn the food and grass of the coalition forces of the two empires of Daxuan and Dashang, which solved the crisis on the western border!"

"Nonsense! The war in the west is going well, and that is the credit of General Qiu Shen."

Yan Chongwei spoke righteously. "I say, Jun girl, no matter how much you want to speak for this loser, you can't just say whatever you want!"

"Father! Say something!"

Yan Jun suddenly felt very powerless. "The situation of the war in the west has been reported by the consort Ling Chengen, you know that!"

"Well..."

Yan Yunyao was a little absent-minded. "Ling Chengen's report is inevitably self-boasting, so you can't trust it. Moreover, I heard that he almost lost the Dragon Tiger Pass."

Seeing Yan Yunyao's confusion, Song Chen couldn't help but frown. This old guy still hated Ling Chengen for killing Concubine Liu.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Yan Chongwei immediately made up for it. "According to the information I have received, if it weren't for the decisive attack by General Qiu Shen, who burned the grain and supplies of the two empires of Daxuan and Dashang, not to mention Longhu Pass, a large area of ​​the western region might have fallen into the hands of the enemy."

"Damn it, aren't these two bastards fighting for power and profit? Now they are in cahoots with each other."

Song Chen cursed in his heart.

He never thought that the meeting that was supposed to discuss his wedding with Yan Xijun would become a criticism meeting to denounce Ling Chengen.

Now, no matter what he and Xijun say, they will not believe it, or they are simply pretending to be confused. If you want to wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep, you can't just whisper softly, you have to lift his bed.

It seems that since Yan Yunyao, the old guy, has been promoted to the middle stage of the Condensation Realm, his self-confidence has exploded. Since he knows about the poisonous insect clams and the Bamichi nematode, and now he still regards Prince Long Yan Chongwei as his confidant, I really don't know if he is wise but foolish, or foolish but wise?

Compared with the cowardly look when he dealt with Prince Shuo last time, he can be said to be both pretentious and cool this time, and he doesn't distinguish between good and evil. If it weren't for the fact that he is the father of Yue Bihua and Yan Xijun, and he generously sold him 150,000 sets of military equipment this time, Song Chen really wanted to take Yan Xijun and leave.

"Who said my cultivation was abolished?"

Song Chen sneered. Since Yan Yunyao only cares about face and not substance, he no longer has any scruples. "I said that I have broken through to the late stage of Condensation Realm, but some people are originally idiots, and they are afraid that others don't know that they are stupid!"

This sentence is obviously directed at Yan Chongwei, but it actually includes Yan Yunyao.

As soon as the voice fell, Song Chen's aura and pressure of the late stage of Condensation Realm were suddenly released. Of course, his purpose was to establish his authority, not to embarrass these old guys, not to mention that Yan Xijun was present. So, he mobilized the power of the law to "stick".

"Cough cough cough... It's really the late stage of the Condensation Realm!"

Yan Yunyao only felt a breath of difficulty and coughed violently.

Yan Xiongfei and Yan Chongwei had low cultivation, so it was more serious. Their chests seemed to be pressed by thousands of heavy objects, and they were almost suffocated.

However, this terrifying pressure came and went in a hurry, and soon disappeared.

After the three recovered, they all stood up from the futon at the same time.

Yan Yunyao and Yan Xiongfei were shocked, but Yan Chongwei was not feeling well. His delicate and tender little white face was red like pig liver at this time, and it was also burning. This is not a psychological effect, but a special "care" brought to him by Song Chen's clever use of the power of the law.

According to the ancestral system left by Emperor Hongtian, anyone who sees a super-powerful person in the late Condensation Realm in the royal family, regardless of seniority or age, must kneel on one knee to pay homage, and even the emperor is no exception.

Fortunately, Song Chen had not officially become a member of the royal family at this time, otherwise, the three brothers would be whipped for disobeying the ancestral system. The old prince Yan Fengde, who usually has nothing to do, is most willing to do this kind of thing.

If it weren't for Yan Yunyao's pretense and targeting Ling Chengen, Yan Chongwei looked down on others and deliberately made things difficult, the two of them would sing the same tune, reverse black and white, and turn a deaf ear to the words of Yan Xijun and Song Chen, Song Chen would not want to show off his cultivation, let alone embarrass them.

"Your Majesty now believes that I am already in the late Condensation Realm, right?"

Song Chen's tone was calm, and he returned to his state without any energy fluctuation. "I want to know, does the royal ancestral system still count?"

Things have come to this point, he has no intention of keeping things quiet, he wants to see how these three old guys deal with this matter? See who should pay respect to whom today?

"Yan Xiongfei pays respect to the senior!"

Yan Xiongfei was the first to react, and hurried to pay respect to Song Chen.

He was not afraid of being whipped by the old prince Yan Fengde, but he really respected the strong.

Song Chen raised his hand in the air and stopped Yan Xiongfei who was about to kneel on one knee. "What are you talking about, Uncle Eight? Don't say that I, Song Chen, have not officially become a member of the royal family. Even if I marry the Lord, my father is still my father, and Uncle Eight is still Uncle Eight."

Song Chen deliberately didn't mention Yan Chongwei. It wasn't that he was petty. Just because this guy released a super virus in the royal family, if he didn't overthrow him immediately, it would be a great face for the royal family.

Of course, if we turn against each other now, it would be inappropriate and would cause chaos in the Dashun Empire. After all, there is no real evidence of Yan Chongwei's rebellion.

They said that there was something wrong with the pill he sent, but the pill no longer exists. They said that there were poisonous insects in the pill, but now the poisonous insects are gone. What's more, Song Chen now has a deeper suspicion that Yan Chongwei is probably just a pawn pushed to the front by the other party! The more fiercely he jumps in front, the more others will mistakenly think that this is just a power struggle within the royal family.

Maybe even this old guy himself doesn't know that the poisonous insect clams will catch him in one fell swoop.

In fact, Song Chen had already made a judgment when he saw Yan Chongwei in this Yangxin Palace. If Yan Chongwei knew that clams were a super virus, he would definitely not and dare not come to the palace again. Wouldn't he just hide in Prince Long's mansion and wait for the result? Why risk his life?

When the showdown was approaching, the then Prince Yan Yaoye kept claiming to be ill and not attending court. Even when his old lover, Concubine Liu, wanted to have a tryst with him, he refused to step into the palace again.

At this time, Yan Xiongfei failed to kneel down to pay homage, Yan Chongwei blushed and remained silent, Yan Yunyao was at a loss, not knowing how to end it, and the atmosphere in the back hall became very awkward.

In fact, no one would care about paying homage to elders and strong men as long as it was not in a formal occasion. However, if the person concerned insisted on taking it seriously, he had to pay homage, and the old prince Yan Fengde would not bend the law for personal gain.

"Father, let's talk about business! Today is in the Yangxin Palace, not in the main hall, and Song Chen has not officially become a member of the royal family yet."

Yan Xijun rescued the three old guys.

"Yes, yes, yes! Today we are talking about the marriage of Jun Yatou and Song Chen! Not only have we strayed from the topic, we have also taken the spotlight."

When Yan Xiongfei mentioned the words "taking the spotlight", he glanced at Yan Chongwei meaningfully.