Unexpectedly, just after stepping into the gate of Duanwang's Mansion, Mo said that they had taken a sip of hot water and soaked in a hot bath, and they didn't even have time to change out of clean clothes.

At this time, standing under the porch outside the study, several South Vietnamese envoys were as black as the bottom of a pot, and a few pairs of eyes had nowhere to look, so they rushed to look at the dark guards opposite with resentment and anger, and the few secret guards who saw them were furious.

The atmosphere was solemn, and a sudden sound of footsteps came from the verandah, accompanied by the butler's command, "Hurry, hurry." ”

A few of the guards didn't move, but the envoys couldn't help but look away from the guards' faces and look in the direction of the sound.

I saw that the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion of China was leading a few small servants to carry a large wooden barrel over, and another small servant followed closely with a bowl and spoon, and the housekeeper kept telling all the way, be careful, and move quickly.

Although I don't know what the bucket contains, when I saw a bowl and a spoon, the eyes of a few tired and hungry envoys lit up, if it weren't for their prince Chu Tiangerman's early order to make them wait on the spot, a few people would have besieged the barrel a long time ago.

After swallowing his saliva several times, the housekeeper finally walked in front of him with a wooden barrel, and said to several envoys with a smile: "Several of them are distinguished guests from the house, tired all the way, the prince has already prepared a banquet and singing and dancing, but ......" As he spoke, he glanced at the door of the study, and the housekeeper smiled again, and said: "No matter what, you can't be hungry and wait here." ”

After finishing speaking, he turned around and beckoned, signaling to a few small servants behind him, who immediately lifted the lid of the wooden barrel, and a stream of hot air instantly rose into the air, forming a clear contrast with the rain curtain under the corridor.

The housekeeper took a few steps, stood in front of the door of the study without a trace, stood with his back to the door, pointed to the wooden barrel and laughed in a low voice: "A little ginger and red date porridge, everyone drink it first, warm up your body, and cushion your stomach." ”

Due to the master's orders, several envoys did not go up to the barrel, even though the stomach that had already been teased by the smell was growling more and more, they still waited honestly for the little servant to hand the bowl and spoon to his hand.

They are all important ministers of the Nanyue Kingdom, but at the moment they are standing outside the small study of Duanwang's Mansion, holding a bowl of hot porridge in their hands, eating with relish, and they can't stop boasting, Duanwang has a heart.

I don't know what their emperor's face would have turned black if he saw it.

The butler smiled silently, and stood there, as if he was looking at several envoys obediently, but if he looked closely, he could find that there was a wisp of concentration in his eyes, and his mind was obviously not on the envoys.

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When Chu Tiangermanium and Duan Wang Ye came out of the study after finishing their discussions, the housekeeper had just left with the little servant and the wooden bucket and bowl, and they pushed the door out, only to see the people on their side standing opposite without squinting, and there was nothing else.

"Who has been here?" Duan Wang Ye turned his head and asked the secret guard on the side.

The leader clasped his fists and replied: "The housekeeper gave the envoys some ginger and red date porridge to ward off the cold, and stayed for a while." ”

Chu Tianger glanced at the people he brought, and said to the prince with a smile: "The housekeeper in the prince's mansion is more intimate than the prince, and he also knows how to ask for warmth. ”

He is the same age as Xiao Yu, but the perennial palace intrigue makes his eyes have a layer of old spiciness, even if he laughs, he can't fade this fierce color.

"Since he is a housekeeper, he must be a housekeeper, otherwise what does this king want him to do!" Duan Wang Ye smiled and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, "The house has a little thin wine and singing and dancing, and it will be washed for His Royal Highness." ”

Chu Tiangerman refused with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "The wine banquet will be waived, and when the prince's major event is completed, this king will personally hold a celebration banquet for the prince, and then the wine will be happy! At this time, it is better to be cautious." ”

After a few words of gossip, Chu Tiangerman quietly left Duanwang's Mansion with his people and found an inn to live in.

Early the next morning, Xiao Duo finally got the news in hindsight, and hurriedly brought someone to greet him in person, which was naturally lively again.

In the afternoon, the palace attendants spread the news to the palaces of various eunuchs in Kyoto, and that night His Majesty would hold a banquet for the South Vietnamese envoys to receive the wind to show the favor of the dynasty.

It had rained heavily for a whole day, and finally stopped in the evening, and the sun, which had been obscured by dark clouds for a day, took advantage of this last twilight to reveal a glimmer of light, as if unwillingly, and burned the sky red.

The glow covered the stone steps, Gu Yuqing helped Ji Xiang Ruyi down from the carriage, after the heavy rain, the air was exceptionally clear, looking at the gold bricks and blue tiles dyed red by the glow as if stained with blood, a sneer appeared on the corner of Gu Yuqing's mouth.

In order to show our kindness, this banquet is very grand.

On the dance floor, the dancers are delicate and charming, waving their long water sleeves and dancing one after another.

The emperor and the queen sat side by side in the high position, and the emperor turned his head from time to time to say a few words to Chu Tiangerman, the prince of Nanyue, who was sitting under him.

The sound of silk and bamboo, the dancing posture, pushing the cup and changing the lamp, a piece of peace, covering up all the undercurrents surging in the darkness.

At this lively banquet, no one paid attention, a palace man walked a few steps, hurriedly went straight to Xiao Duo's back, leaned over, and whispered a few words in his ear, Xiao Duo's originally smiling face was stunned, and it disappeared in an instant, and two sharp and cold lights burst out of his eyes, sweeping straight towards Xiao Yi.

Just as Xiao Yi was looking at him, he met this gaze, was slightly stunned, and then looked directly at the past without retreating, and even hooked a smile on his thin lips, with a bit of provocation.

Xiao Duo suddenly squinted, and his hand hanging under the table was clenched into a fist, gurgling.

Xiao Yu's gaze swept over Xiao Duo and then Xiao Yi, and finally fell silently on Gu Yuqing, who was in the female guest seat opposite him.

Across the huge dance floor, he couldn't see Gu Yuqing's expression really, and he could only sketch her smile in his heart.

Finally, when the dance was over and the emperor was talking to Chu Tiangermanium, Xiao Duo took one last look at Xiao Yi and glanced at someone in the crowd.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd exclaimed, "God, Lu Jiuzheng, aren't you already ......" As the voice suddenly rose, the noisy hall fell silent for a few minutes, and it became more and more high-pitched, with a melodious trill, and said in horror: "You are a human or a ghost, how can you be here!"

When he arrived, all eyes followed his voice, and they saw that Lu Jiuzheng, who should have died in the prison of the Criminal Department, was sitting in the middle of the banquet with his head bowed and his eyes down, but the man screamed, and as everyone looked at him, he gradually raised his head and looked towards the emperor.

Seeing that it was really Lu Jiuzheng, Duan Wang Ye clenched his drooping fists when he boarded, but he thought of his arrangement in an instant, and the anger condensed between his eyebrows was all dispersed, only the same as Chu Tiangermanium, with a look of watching a play on his face.

The emperor saw Lu Jiuzheng clearly, his eyebrows trembled, and he threw a string of jasper prayer beads in his hand onto the table in front of him.

The sound of the jade striking the table was particularly piercing in the silent hall.