Chapter 399: Performing in front of the palace
"Do you want to see it?" Murong Xuanji asked Xuanyuan Hao with a smile. At the beginning, that dance was just to take revenge on Yu Xinya and wanted to destroy her, but I didn't expect that that dance would make Xuanyuan Hao unforgettable.
"Back then, as a proton, I just glanced at it from afar, and I remembered it in my heart, if I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to appreciate it once in this life, I would die without regrets." Xuanyuan Hao said with some aftertaste.
"Don't you talk nonsense, a dance will make you die without regrets? Am I not as good as a dance? Murong Xuanji suddenly covered Xuanyuan Hao's mouth, stopped his nonsense, and looked at him dissatisfied.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes Xuanyuan Hao pulled Murong Xuanji's hand away, poured himself three glasses of wine, and did it all before Murong Xuanji turned his anger into a smile.
Murong Xuanji and Xuanyuan Hao interacted happily offstage, not realizing that their every move fell into one person's eyes.
Chu Yuze's hands under the table were tightly clenched into fists, since Murong Xuanji and Xuanyuan Hao appeared in the banquet, his eyes followed Murong Xuanji tightly, except that the face and surname were different, Chu Yuze thought she was Yu Xuanji when he first saw Murong Xuanji.
When they were in the Western Qi Kingdom, Yu Xuanji and Chu Yuze had a brief cooperation for their respective interests, and at that time, Murong Xuanji once made Chu Yuze deeply infatuated and wanted to marry Murong Xuanji as his wife, but in the end it was empty. Over the years, Chu Yuze thought that he had forgotten his feelings for her, and thought that he only hated her, but today, after a long time, he saw a woman who was very similar to her again, saw her smile blooming only for another man, and saw her leaning on another man's arms and grinding her temples, for some reason Chu Yuze's heart suddenly rose with a thick hatred, and a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and there was a regret that he wanted to take Murong Xuanji to his side to make up for the regret that he couldn't be with Yu Xuanji.
"Master." Just when Chu Yuze fell into his own love, the attendant on the side shouted to him in a whisper.
Chu Yuze glanced at his attendant, saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, and knew that he had something to say, so he took a sip of the wine in the cup, stood up a little staggeringly, and said to the emperor of the Northern Underworld who was sitting on the upper seat: "Your Majesty, I feel that the wine of the Northern Underworld is mellow and smooth, and I unconsciously drank a few more glasses, and now I am a little overwhelmed by the wine, I am afraid that I will sweep the emperor's Yaxing and want to go back to rest first." Saying that, Chu Yuze shook his body again, if it wasn't for the attendants around him to support him in time, I'm afraid he would have fallen to the ground.
The emperor was a little unhappy because he didn't have an outstanding performance, but when he saw that Chu Yuze seemed to be really drunk, he no longer kept him to stay to watch the performance, and said with a smile: "Since you are not feeling well, go back and rest early." ”
Chu Yuze left the banquet with the support of the attendants, staggered to no one's place before pushing the attendants away, and asked calmly, "What's the matter?" At this time, Chu Yuze didn't look like a drunk person at all.
"The Eighth Prince, I want to find you." At this time, a person came out from behind a big tree, and greeted Chu Yuze with a smile, "Here is the envoy of Nanxiao Kingdom, please say hello to the Eighth Prince." ”
"What are you looking for me?" Chu Yuze glanced at the envoy in front of him and asked a little coldly.
"I was ordered by my master to make a deal with the Eighth Prince." The messenger made no secret of his purpose.
"Who is your master? What do you want to do with me? Chu Yuze looked at the envoy with some defensiveness, not knowing whether he was friend or foe.
"The master of my family is the county lord of the Southern Xiao Kingdom, and this time he also came to the Northern Underworld Kingdom together. My master has always admired and the personality and talent of Emperor Chu, so I also asked the eighth prince to introduce him. The envoy said vaguely, but Chu Yuze was not stupid, knowing that things were not as simple as they seemed to be.
"Why should I help you?" Chu Yuze asked with a sneer.
"Because of the throne." The envoy said calmly, and sure enough, he saw Chu Yuze's whole body shocked, although the surprise on his face flashed, but he was still clearly seen by the envoy.
"I don't know what you're talking about?" Chu Yuze quickly calmed down and pretended to want to leave as if he didn't understand the messenger's words.
"Wait a minute." The envoy called out to Chu Yuze, walked up to him again and said, "Since the Eighth Prince can't understand my words, then I'll say it more simply." My master said that as long as the eighth prince is willing to help her become the woman next to the Emperor of Chu, she will have a way to help you become the crown prince of the Western Qi Kingdom and the future emperor. ”
"Who is your master?" Chu Yuze couldn't help but be cautious. If it was just a small county lord, she would never be able to say such domineering words, unless her identity was more than just a county lord, or she had some purpose.
"You will soon know who my master is, but I wonder if the Eighth Prince wants to make this deal with my master?" The envoy calmly waited for Chu Yuze's answer.
"Why should I believe you, how can I be sure that this is not a trap, or that I helped your master become my father's woman, and she will not admit it?" Chu Yuze calmed down and looked at the envoy with a sneer.
"Those who achieve great things should not be so timid." The envoy lowered his head and smiled, quickly raised his head and continued with a light smile: "If you want to get the throne and become the future emperor, you should give it a go. Once you help my master become the woman of the Chu Emperor, then you and her will be in the same boat. If the Eighth Prince is still a little hesitant, then I will retire first, and when the Eighth Prince has made a decision, I just need to send someone to inform him. However, I believe that the final decision of the Eighth Prince must be to cooperate with my master. ”
Just like when he suddenly appeared just now, before Chu Yuze could calm down, the envoy of Nanxiao Kingdom quickly disappeared into the night.
"Master!" As soon as the attendant shouted to Chu Yuze, he was stopped by a look from Chu Yuze.
"I'll talk about it later." Chu Yuze left these four words and hurriedly walked towards his residence. As soon as he closed the door, he immediately asked the attendant eagerly, "Are you secretly in contact with the envoy of the Nanxiao Kingdom?" ”
"The Master Atonements." The attendant immediately knelt down and explained, "It was the messenger who first approached the lowly position, and he said that there was something important to tell the master, and he also said that it was a matter related to the future of the master, so the lowly position took it upon himself to arrange for the master to meet the messenger." ”
"You get up first." Chu Yuze thought for a while and asked, "Do you think that person's words are somewhat credible?" ”
"I feel that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the master." The attendant cautiously spoke, seeing that Chu Yuze was not angry and did not say anything, so he continued: "Although the emperor is very fond of the master, he has never thought of making the master the crown prince, let alone passing on the throne to the master. ”
The attendant's words just said Chu Yuze's pain, and Chu Yuze's face changed, but he still couldn't help but not get angry. "Go on."
"Yes!" The attendant nodded and said, "Regardless of whether this county lord of Nanxiao Kingdom will really help the master for the time being, it is not a bad thing if we can install one of our people by the emperor's side." Moreover, with the emperor's affection for the master, the master presented the county lord of the neighboring country to the emperor to show filial piety, and the humble post heard that the county lord of this Nanxiao country is as beautiful as a flower, and has the posture of captivating the city and the country, if this is the case, then the humble duty believes that the emperor will be more favored to the master. ”
While analyzing it for Chu Yuze, the attendant paid attention to Chu Yuze's expression at any time, and saw that Chu Yuze's expression gradually relaxed, knowing that what he said did not arouse his disgust and anger, he relaxed slightly.
Chu Yuze thought seriously for a while and then said to the attendant: "You go and inquire about this county lord of Nanxiao Country, and find out what kind of person she is, what her reputation is in Nanxiao Country, what her identity is, and what she looks like." ”
"Yes, let's investigate." The attendant took the order and left, leaving Chu Yuze alone to think thoughtfully, but he didn't know that he had left the table early and missed the opportunity to see the appearance of the county lord of Nanxiao Kingdom.
"Your Majesty, did you hear it wrong? The talent of your daughters is nothing more than that. After watching a series of talent shows, the envoy of Nanxiao Kingdom finally couldn't help but sneer.
The emperor was embarrassed to be questioned, looked at the princes and ministers in the audience fiercely, and asked angrily: "I am in the Northern Underworld, is there no one?" ”
"Father is really angry, what should I do?" Murong Xuanji asked Xuanyuan Hao in a low voice, seeing that although he said that he didn't care, his eyes flashed with the same anger as the emperor.
Xuanyuan Hao pursed his lips and didn't speak, looking at the smug appearance of the envoy of Nanxiao Kingdom with an expressionless face, and anger churned in his heart.
"You're angry." Murong Xuanji said with certainty, "Why are you angry? Don't you don't care? ”
Because of Murong Xuanji's question, Xuanyuan Hao glanced at her distractedly, and after being silent for a while, he said, "I don't care if my father will be angry, what I care about is that our Northern Netherworld is not allowed to be insulted." Back then, my father sent me to Xiqi as a proton because of peace, and that kind of low-voiced peace was a national shame. ”
Speaking of being sent away back then, Xuanyuan Hao still had a hatred in his heart. Fortunately, Murong Xuanji was on the side to explain. Murong Xuanji held Xuanyuan Hao's hand tightly and said with a smile: "It's all over, I will be by your side in the future." ”
Xuanyuan Hao nodded with satisfaction, looked at the envoy of the Southern Xiao Kingdom again and said to Murong Xuanji: "When that envoy said that we have no talents in the Northern Netherworld, he is not only humiliating his father, but also humiliating the subjects of our entire Northern Netherworld, as long as the subjects have a little conscience, they will feel ashamed." ”
Murong Xuanji was silent for a while, and seemed to have a decision in his heart, and suddenly let go of Xuanyuan Hao's hand and walked out of his seat, and came to the emperor to say goodbye: "Daughter-in-law Murong Xuanji greets her father." ”
"Nine Emperor Princesses, what happened to you suddenly stepping forward?" The emperor asked Murong Xuanji puzzled.
"My daughter-in-law is here to offer ugliness, and I ask my father and everyone here to bear with me." Murong Xuanji smiled slightly and said, ignoring everyone's puzzled looks, but turned to look at the envoy of the Southern Xiao Kingdom and said calmly: "I am the wife of the Nine Emperor Princes of the Northern Underworld, I just heard that the Lord said that our Northern Underworld is just like this, and I feel that it is a bit exaggerated, although I am not good among the talents of many daughters, I also want to perform a dance for the emperor, for the adults, and for everyone here." ”
"Oh?" The envoy looked at Murong Xuanji with some surprise, but still said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then I have to enjoy the dancing skills of the Nine Emperor Princesses." The envoy returned to his seat and waited earnestly for Murong Xuanji's performance.
"Father, please allow me to leave the table first and change into my dance clothes before performing for my father." Although Murong Xuanji said respectfully, her face was full of confidence.
"Okay, I promise you, go and come back quickly." The emperor, who was originally angry, saw Murong Xuanji perform on stage, although he had not seen her talent to perform, but for no reason he believed that Murong Xuanji's performance must be outstanding, much more brilliant than those daughters before. R638