Because of the death of Aunt Liu, there were almost no lively civilians on the street at this time, and it was empty, leaving only the only high-level house on the long street that guarded the bursts of laughter and the sound of singing and dancing, and the well-armored guards.

At the end of the street, Mi Huang watched as Yang Yuji and they rummaged through the garbage dump in the ash pit landfill.

At this time, she was wearing an old cotton and linen skirt that was blood-colored, the flesh and blood were rolled, the white bones were visible, and there were all kinds of dirt on her body, mixed with those garbage, which was shocking.

Si Qin couldn't bear to look at the front of her anymore, "Don't look at it, be careful, be careful." ”

Mi Huang pushed her away, bent down and personally removed the dirt on Aunt Liu's body little by little, ordered Siqin to find a white flag, covered Aunt Liu's body, looked at Aunt Liu's hideous eyes, looked straight at her, a drop of crystal liquid silently dripped on Aunt Liu's face, as if she was still listening to her until death, "You pay back my son!"

"Give back my son!"

……

Back then, how much she wished that there would be such a mother who would never abandon her when she was only seven years old, but now even if she is a princess and lives a new life, she still can't change anything.

This is still a world where others are trampled on at will.

Si Qin said, "Daughter, let Aunt Liu rest in peace!"

"Take Aunt Liu back to the East Palace for a thick burial!"

Gently said for Aunt Liu's eyes that never dawned, Mi Huang raised his head and quietly looked at Ruo Ao's mansion not far away, and silently got up and walked over there step by step.

All the Phoenix Feather Guards followed in silence.

On the gate of Ruoao Mansion, Xiao Zhengzi stepped forward, and the housekeeper of the second room who was in charge of welcoming guests quickly walked out when he heard the news, respectfully invited her inside, and ordered someone to carry the soft sedan chair, and asked with a flattering smile, "The princess is also here to celebrate the great joy of the prince's knighthood, so Lord Yin and Mrs. Yin have already instructed, if the princess comes, go in directly!"

"However, if there is a banquet in the princess's mansion, it is not appropriate to bring so many guards, let alone swords. ”

The housekeeper still wanted all the Phoenix Feather Guards to unload their weapons and stay outside the mansion, but Yang Yuji stared at him and looked at him.

He was immediately silenced.

Mi Huang didn't speak, silently watched the attendant quickly carry the soft sedan chair and kneel in front of her, rejected the soft sedan chair, and walked up the winding landscape corridor.

This is not the first time Mihuang has come.

But every time I come to Ruo Ao's mansion, I will be amazed by the luxury of this mansion that has been precipitated for three hundred years, every brick, stone, grass and tree, all with innate dignity and contempt, just like the eyes of everyone living in this mansion looking at others, highlighting its extraordinary characteristics as a top gate lord family in Chu State.

I saw that along the way, there were six Ruo Ao in red clothes and gold armor, stepping on high-grade cowhide soap boots, holding a sharp halberd to guard the supreme dignity of this century-old mansion, which was inviolable.

The housekeeper led the way to Chu Zhongtang behind the rockery stone pavilion in the distance.

The fragrance in the garden is lingering, the flowers and shadows are colorful, the beautiful scenery and beauty everywhere reflect each other, it is impossible to say that the powerful people of this troubled world are romantic, the Tao is not full of heavenly temperament, the beauty of the square in the distance dances together, the musicians play in unison, the sound of elegant music is noisy from time to time, through those palaces, water pavilions, pavilions, corridors, flowers and trees, come from afar.

Sing the tune of prosperity and eternal prosperity.

Mi Huang looked at Chu Zhongtang shrouded in faint dark clouds, glazed golden tiles, grand courtyard, solemn and solemn, casting a awe-inspiring shadow, every passing maid and guard bowed to this side, a demeanor, like the second Zhu Palace in the royal city of Yingdu, magnificent, looking down on all living beings in the nether world like ants.

She squinted slightly and looked up at the three strong characters of "Chu Zhongtang" hanging in front of the main hall, which were personally mentioned by the imperial pen of King Wu back then, and the eight big characters engraved below "Loyal to my Great Chu, virtuous from generation to generation" were more like a gold medal hanging on her head.

I couldn't help but sink my eyes.

In the hall, I saw that in order to celebrate Ruo Ao Ziyan's victory over Chen's army, Yin Ziyan held a banquet in Chu Zhongtang and feasted the ministers.

The number of the clans in the entire Yingdu number, the important ministers of the court, the famous ladies, the daughters, the nobles, I am afraid that they are all gathered inside and outside this hall, surrounded by the elegant middle-aged man who sits at the top, as well as the various clansmen of the Ruo Ao clan, sons, ladies, daughters, all of them are dressed up to attend, sitting at the bottom of the head, you sing the praises of Ruo Ao Ziyan this merit Gai Biwu King, chasing the ancestor Ruo Ao Ziwen, the king has this good son-in-law is really the blessing of the Chu country.

Ruo Ao Xue, Ruo Ao Yu, several young ladies who have not yet come out of the pavilion and Zhou Jinghua are all wearing pearl jade belts, separated by sixteen gilded Qingluan screens, sitting in the women's seats according to their grades, and they all surround Mrs. Wang with the good news of Ruo Ao Ziyan's first victory and say pleasing words, "Mother, when my brother comes back, I will be the first first-class duke of my Dachu, and I will be the first-class duke's sister-in-law." ”

"You skinny, just think about this, or worry about your marriage!" Mrs. Wang smiled and nodded her nose and shook her head slightly.

"Hmph, who wouldn't want to marry me then?"

Ruo Ao Xue pouted, innocently coquettishly.

Ruo Ao Yu sat on the side with jealousy in his eyes, and now none of her marriages satisfied him; Zhou Jinghua saw all this in her eyes, her eyes flashed with a hint of disapproval, and she smiled lightly with a deep meaning.

In the men's seat, Ruo Ao Yuejiao was silently drinking liquor one by one from beginning to end, and Ruo Ao Zike sat next to him and talked casually with others, smiling, but absent-minded.

In addition to Ruo Ao Ziliang is sincerely happy, even if he is injured, he is still at the table, drinking and talking with the ministers, Lu's expression is a little jealous, and Sanfang's expression is even more exciting, the third child is obviously drooping his head but is twisted by Zhao's thighs, forced to laugh, Zhao's own smile is also a little stiff, and he has to deal with all kinds of congratulations from Zhou Zao.

Under the leadership of the housekeeper, Mi Huang stepped into it, and what he saw was that every member of the Ruo Ao clan on the seat had different expressions, smiling constantly, and saying congratulations to Ruo Ao Ziyan.

Xiao Zhengzi sang loudly, "The lady has arrived!"

Zhao Changshou sat in the hall and got up to greet him, "Even the princess is here." ”

I saw Mrs. Wang looking at her from a distance, with a happy face, and greeted her with Ruo Aoxue, "The princess is here, don't go to your father's side, come and sit on my mother's side, let me take a good look at you and my future grandson." ”

Mrs. Wang sincerely cared about her body and all aspects of her diet and daily life, and the indifferent lady who carried Aunt Liu away as the old man said.

It's like two people.

The rest of the ministers, wives, young ladies and sons bowed to her in unison.

A lot of raw or familiar faces looked at her with smiles, and even Cheng Qingqing was mixed in with everyone, making an ugly grimace at her, saluting, greeting, and congratulating her from afar, as if the scene that happened on the street of Beicheng just now had never happened at all.

I'm afraid only she understands Cheng Qingqing's awkward expression at this time.

Cheng Daxin was in a hurry to deliver the letter in the eastern suburbs, Chen Huang was also busy with the displaced people's case, and Cheng Jia didn't know where he was now, so most of the Cheng family was absent, and Pan Taishi did not attend today because of illness.

Looking at the floor-to-ceiling vermilion window leaking a few wisps of gray sky and the heavy fire in the hall intertwined with light and dark, she wore a wide-sleeved skirt and walked into this tall hall, but she felt as if she had walked into the splendid and prosperous place of someone else's house, gentle and wealthy.

Alien to her.

"Sister-in-law, if you don't come again, my mother and I will send someone to the palace to invite you!"

Ling Yin Zi naturally saw her, sat peacefully at the top of the jade steps and looked at her with a smile, did not come down to greet her, only greeted with a smile, "Come on, the princess is here, add another one next to Ben Yin!"

Naturally, the seat was added next to him.

And he did not give up the throne of the temple.

It seems that since she married into Ruo Ao's family, she gradually did not recognize this kind of respectful and inferior relationship, because he is Ruo Ao Ziyan's father, she has always respected him, and all royal etiquette is simple, even she herself never thought that she would one day come to Ruo Ao Ziyan's congratulatory banquet for such a reason.

Mi Huang looked around the inner hall, the red pillar flying phoenix, the golden top was radiant, the table was open to a hundred tables, the delicacies were flowing water, and the waiters were like clouds, she did not walk towards Mrs. Wang, but walked to Ling Yinzi's side, in front of the newly added long case.

Ling Yin Ziyan patted the position next to him happily, and then gave an order: "Open the banquet!"

The maids came out from both sides, and the flowing water generally served a series of delicacies, mountain rare beasts.

Ling Yin Zi stood up and stood at the top, held up the jade cup, and laughed loudly, "Although I just received Yan'er's letter yesterday, I didn't expect to receive good news from the front line today, my Great Chu army attacked the first vanguard of the Northern Allied Army, the 150,000-strong Chen Army, in the Funiu Mountains, which greatly boosted the morale of our Chu army and revived the prestige of my martial king. And the first victory in this battle, not only my family Ziyan, everyone here has contributed a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to this battle, and today's credit belongs to everyone here!

So here, Ben Yin and the princess will have a drink with everyone first, and wish our Chu army a great defeat of the Jin army in the Funiu Mountains, and the shame of a bloody city!"

"Cheers!"

"Let us also congratulate the princess and the concubine on their good union for a hundred years, and work together to create a prosperous era for our Chu country!"

"May the horse lead Ruo Ao Liubu to lead my Chu army to fight bravely to kill the enemy, and then create the immortal achievements of the ancestors, go north to the Central Plains, reject Qinba in the west, invade Wuyue in the east, let me Chu country cover thousands of miles, everywhere, let us share this great river and mountain with the princess, cheers!"

Ling Yin Zi raised the jade cup and drank it all, and the sound of laughter resounded inside and outside Chu Zhongtang.

The ministers also drank all the wine in the cup, but Mi Huang just drank the cup in silence, and then listened to everyone's flattery and congratulations.

"Lord Ling Yin, Bu Yin has something to do today, but he still asked me to hand over this congratulatory letter to my lord, and said that he watched the stars last night and saw a gold star crossing my Jing Man for a good omen, and he has already calculated a hexagram for this battle, do you know what the result is?" Wang Yin took out Bu Yin's congratulatory letter, he had already read it privately, it was all auspicious words, and he did see a Venus coming from Fangbei last night, so he borrowed his congratulatory letter to make an article.

"How?"

The ministers asked.

"Sign up, this battle will be won, and raise the prestige of our country!" Wang Yin praised.

"This first victory depends on the good command of the horse and the proper use of people, so that the fox and the tiger Chen Guo and the Chen Gong who have not respected me for many years can be buried in the country, so we have long said that as long as the horse comes out, our Chu army will definitely win!"

Hahaha!

Precisely!

……

The sound of the ministers' singing and the sound of laughter like Yin Zi overlapped, shaking the glazed tiles on the golden roof of the main hall.

Mi Huang saw all this in his eyes, only to feel that the jade cup in his hand tightened a little, and his chest was nauseous for a while, and he couldn't stand it in the face of a table of mountain delicacies.

At this moment, Mi Huang deeply felt that Ruo Ao's power had overridden the royal power, and the dignity of the royal family had been repeatedly challenged in front of his subjects.

After three hundred years, this "uncrowned king" has stood at the peak of the power of the Chu State with the royal family surnamed Mi.

The state of Chu seems to be still governed by the royal family surnamed Mi, but at the beginning, the Ruo Ao clan given by King Wu to the Ling Yin clan, the absolute military and political power, has made this country actually become a country controlled by the Ruo Ao clan, how strong are the other clans, the Cheng clan, the Pan clan, and the Zhou clan......

None of them are far behind.

Because the Ruo Ao clan holds the blade of the Chu State - the six tribes of Ruo Ao, they have a strong army independent of the royal family, and even subject states, their rule over the Chu State can be traced back to the beginning of King Wu's self-establishment as king, as long as the royal family surnamed Mi.

Such a long-standing clan is destined to have the power in their hands so strong that the royal family is afraid of it, and it can even be said that this is the result of the continuous trust or indulgence of their royal family surnamed Mi from King Wu to King Wen and even to her father's generation.

However, this huge clan is no longer the clan that was "loyal to me and virtuous for generations", and his helmsman can no longer control the expanding ambitions of everyone in the family.

A clan that has given birth to countless geniuses, a child who has made Yin's position unable to satisfy all geniuses, if Ao Yuejiao, if Ao Zike, if Ao Ziyan......

Because he can't give every genius's son a Ling Yin position.

Even higher position.

They began to be consumed by the desire for power, and even made them fight each other for that highest position, and even divided and weakened the power of the other major clans.

Thinking back to the early days of King Wu, was King Wu really willing to enter into the "Double Ao Covenant" at that time?

Or is it just because they can't weaken their snobbery, and at the same time they have to rely on the compromise and appeasement made in disguise for the sake of the stability of the domestic regime, so they take a step back and force them to be loyal to the royal family for generations?

Generations of ancestors don't know if any of the ancestors tried to change the situation, or did they all fail?

Therefore, they had to continue to endure the existence of the Ruo Ao clan and allow them to share the boundless power below the ninth-level jade rank with the royal family.

Even the covenant between King Wu and the ancestors of the Ruoao clan has given them the power to run rampant and unruly, and it has become their anti-death pill book, and since then two rounds of rising suns have risen in the land of Jing Man, shining together with the heavens and the earth.

Their power is everywhere.

Their influence is everywhere.

From the people to the court and even between the vassal states.

Almost half of the people were in awe of them, almost all the courtiers bowed down to them, and her father was nothing more than a faint king who had been blinded by his "eyes" and "ears" in the mouth of the people.

Speaking of his father's reputation, I am afraid that it is not as good as Ruo Ao's among the countries.

Is this country still their surname Xiong?

has subtly become Ruo Ao's family, and now they just lack a legitimate name.

At this time, all the people looked at them with a look in their eyes that was equivalent to the awe of the royal power, and the surname on their heads made the people feel a deep awe, bent their knees, and even surpassed them in this submission.

The glory that originally belonged to the royal family alone no longer existed in the Chu State.

In this Chu Zhongtang, it no longer exists.