Chapter 14: The Caged Bird (Part II)
Muwangfu, Yingwutang. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
At this time, Wen Haoran, who was dressed in white, was smiling and toasting with the people at the banquet one by one, and the etiquette should be thorough.
After the patrol handed Wen Haoran's name card in, it didn't take a moment for Mu Yan to personally greet him at the table.
After entering the banquet, Mu Yan introduced the guests to Wen Haoran one by one. Wen Haoran first saluted with Emperor Chu and Mu Yan, and then saluted everyone present one by one, at this moment he was elegant and elegant, not at all like the trend of ordinary businessmen, but like a noble family master in the imperial capital.
After Wen Haoran met with everyone, Mu Yan directly asked people to add a table next to Mu Zifeng, close to his side. Wen Haoran also sat down safely, although he couldn't guess why Mu Yan was so close to him, but seeing that Emperor Chu was also frequently courting him just now, he also had a seven-point result in his heart.
Just now, Mu Yan suddenly left his seat and brought Wen Haoran in, and Mu Zifeng and the elegiac sisters' singing and dancing were also interrupted. Now that Wen Haoran was seated, Mu Zifeng plucked the strings lightly, the tactful sound sounded again, and the two sisters of the Mu family also danced again. The banquet returned to normal, and the people at the banquet continued to drink and talk. Wen Haoran also held a glass of wine and sipped it gently, looking at the people in the banquet intentionally or unintentionally.
Mu Yan and Chu Yuze had met many years ago, although they didn't remember themselves today, but they had been secretly paying attention to their movements in the past few years, and they would never forget the appearance of these two people. Looking at Mu Zifeng who was playing the piano, although he was still a little sick now, Wen Haoran, the young marshal of the Bright Army, had also been collecting information about him. Thinking that it only takes a few days of recuperation, Mu Zifeng can return to the Guangming Army and continue to hold power. Looking at the few people in the banquet again, except for one Jiang Yunyan, the remaining Mu Yan's two concubines will be of some use in the future, but there is no need for him to bother to check them anymore.
After taking his eyes and looking at the dance in the field, Wen Haoran's eyes were firmly fixed on Mu Yige's body, and he couldn't move away anymore.
Mu danced quietly with the gentleness of singing and dancing, wearing a smoke yarn loose flower skirt, wearing a green hosta, his eyes were like water, without a trace of ripples, dancing quietly, and the trance time stopped in eternity, giving people the power of stability and peace. Gentle, elegant, and indifferent, it is just right for this woman.
Wen Haoran lost his mind for a moment, the beauty burned the piano, and the fairy was like a song. The four eyes looked at each other, and smiled softly with songs, just like seeing the princess of Liuli back then. This woman's appearance is very much like Princess Ruri of Qi Kingdom, and she is constantly searching for information related to her in her heart. But apart from being able to confirm that this woman was Mu Yan's youngest daughter Mu Yige, there was no other information.
Over the years, his own Tingfeng Lou has already spread all over the mainland, and the information of various countries has been collected, but there is no half information about the woman in front of him. Regarding Mu Wangfu, Wen Haoran saw more news about Mu Zifeng and Mu Yan's eldest daughter Mu Elegy, but even if there was no other corroboration, Wen Haoran was already convinced in his heart that this woman was the daughter of Princess Liuli back then.
I also secretly wrote down in my heart that when this banquet was over, I would send someone to secretly protect Mu Yige. Gradually, the sound of Muzi's organ fell, and the dancing posture of the two of them slowed down, and it turned out that this "banquet plum song" finally came to an end.
Xiao Jingrong looked at the Muwang Mansion in front of him, the red wall of the Zhumen Gate, the buildings were connected, the tall attics were criss-crossed, and the two huge stone lions at the door were also majestic. At the door, there were six guards in bright armor standing, and the house was lit up and down. Compared to his own Horse Mansion and the Xiao family's Taishi Mansion, he was more magnificent, and his father's words couldn't help but appear in his heart, "In this troubled world, you must firmly hold the power in the palm of your hand." After calming down, Xiao Jingrong suddenly found that he hadn't figured out how to face Mu Zifeng. After returning to Beijing, I haven't seen him again, and I don't know if his injuries are healed now. After collecting his thoughts, Xiao Jingrong got off the green horse and touched the bridge of its nose, and the green horse seemed to understand his thoughts. Shaking his head, Qing Hu retreated to the side wall of King Mu's mansion, and kicked his hooves at Xiao Jingrong mischievously. Looking at Qinghu's interesting appearance, Xiao Jingrong's mood suddenly improved a lot, and he walked straight towards Mu Wangfu. When the guards on both sides saw that Xiao Jingrong was coming in, they didn't stop him. On weekdays, this colt has a very good personal relationship with Mu Zifeng, the prince of his palace, and the guards at the banquet tonight still wonder why they didn't see this Xiao Gongzi coming, and now when they see him coming, they respectfully invite him in.
Xiao Jingrong stopped the guards who were about to go in to report, and walked directly to the Yingwu Hall of the palace. The guard who was going to report saw that Xiao Jingrong was also familiar with the road, so he followed him and returned to the mansion to continue to be on duty.
The Yingwu Hall is full of people, golden cups and jade cups, staggered, head to ear, an extraordinary scene. Xiao Jingrong's figure appeared in Yingwu Hall, and the banquet was going on and quieted down again. Xiao Jingrong first saluted Chu Zeyu on the first seat: "The criminal minister Xiao Jingrong see Your Majesty!" Before the words fell, the whole person knelt down. Chu Yuze was really happy when he saw Xiao Jingrong saluting so solemnly. In the end, it is his son-in-law, he is polite to himself on weekdays, and he is a talented person who is both civil and military, and it seems that he will have to help him do many things in the future. Thinking like this in his heart, his movements were not slow, and he got up and sat down to help Xiao Jingrong up. "The widow was still wondering why the colt didn't come, it's really heartfelt. Hurry up, it's all about how your family is still so restrained. Don't say anything about guilt or innocence when you enter the door, sit down first, and talk about something slowly." Mu Yan heard Chu Yuze say this, turned his head and ordered his subordinates to add a table seat to Xiao Jingrong, now Xiao Jingrong and Wen Haoran, Mu Zifeng and the three of them were connected together, especially Mu Zifeng and Wen Haoran were both dressed in white, which was very good-looking. Xiao Jingrong took a seat, but he didn't sit down, but turned around and wanted Mu Yan to bow down. "I came uninvited, and I ask Lord Mu to forgive me." , Mu Yan saw that Xiao Jingrong was humble and polite, so he didn't care about these little things, nodded slightly to Xiao Jingrong, motioned for him to sit down, and didn't go to the bottom of this matter.
After Xiao Jingrong sat down, he turned to face Mu Zifeng. Mu Zifeng saw that Xiao Jingrong turned to him, but he didn't know what his friend had to say to him, so he had to smile at him. "Young Marshal Mu, Jing Rong was ordered by the emperor to lead the Min Yu Army to assist the Guangming Army in suppressing bandits. However, he was unable to control it effectively and failed to arrive in time to support the Guangming Army, causing the Guangming Army to suffer from the enemy in the abdomen and back, and the young marshal who was injured was seriously injured. Jing Rong felt very guilty in his heart, and asked Mu Shaoshuai for forgiveness. Mu Zifeng heard Xiao Jingrong say this, and there was a little more confusion in his heart. The Guangming Army suffered from the enemy in the abdomen and back, and he was seriously injured, so the Min Yu Army naturally couldn't get out of it, but it had nothing to do with his friend. At the time of the incident, Xiao Jingrong had not yet arrived in the Minyu army, so how could he blame him. However, thinking that he must have his own intentions when he said this, then it was inconvenient for him to demolish him, so he had to arch his hand and say, "The horse said it, in the end, you led the Min Yu army to defeat the bandits, and I am very pleased for my brother." Where does the forgiveness of sins come from? ”
Wen Haoran listened to the words of the newcomer and drank silently, but felt that he must have a plan when he said this. And Mu Yan, who was sitting on top of him, also frowned, obviously he also felt that things were not so simple.
At this time, I saw that Xiao Jingrong turned to Chu Yuze in the first seat again, only to hear him continue to say, "Your Majesty, Jingrong's crime, although Prince Mu and Young Marshal Mu don't care. But in the next place, you can't stay out of it. Jing Rong implored His Majesty to punish me to go to the Guangming Army to learn the way of governing the army under Young Marshal Mu, so that you can better govern the Min Yu Army for Your Majesty in the future! Chu Yuze heard Xiao Jingrong's words, and his heart lit up. He can't take control of the Guangming Army from the Mu clan now, but he can send people to infiltrate the Guangming Army, no matter how bad it is, as Xiao Jingrong said, learn the way of governing the Guangming Army, and then strengthen his own Minyu Army, so that he can have an army that can balance the Minyu Army. This son-in-law of his own, if he doesn't make a sound, he has already made a splash, and he really didn't see the wrong person at the beginning. Maybe one day he will be a big help for himself to suppress Mu Wangfu, thinking of this, Chu Yuze will have to deal with this matter.
Xiao Jingrong also listened to these words carefully, and only felt that this matter was not good, so he opened his mouth. "The status of the horse is noble, and he currently has the important position of leading the Min Yu army. How can you go to the bright army of children, if there is anything you don't understand about the march and battle, you can come to the king at any time and ask the king, and the king will definitely know everything. As soon as Mu Yan said this, Xiao Jingrong and Chu Yuze didn't know how to respond to his words for a while, and everyone was silent for a while. Mu Zifeng also thought about Xiao Jingrong's thoughts in his heart, he knew this friend of his, and he had no ambition to fight for power and profit. This time, he suddenly made a statement to Emperor Chu, thinking that he couldn't see the corruption in the Min Yu army, so he decided to rectify military discipline, and he really should help him.
Mu Zifeng got up and said solemnly, "The Min Yu army is still weak, and unhealthy practices in the army have been prevalent for a long time. The horse is determined to clean up today, and Mu Zifeng should help him. If the horse wants to come to the Guangming Army to learn the way to govern the army, he does not have to resign from the important position of the commander of the Minyu Army. It's just that I want to wronged you to be my personal guard, if the horse is not disliked, Zifeng will know everything as his father said, and teach you the way to govern the army! As soon as Mu Zifeng said this, Chu Yuze was overjoyed at the moment, and Mu Yan didn't expect Mu Zifeng to come suddenly, and it was too late to stop it. Mu Yan thought that this matter would not directly harm the interests of Mu Wangfu, so he would no longer block it. Chu Yuze saw that Mu Yan no longer blocked this matter, so he opened his mouth to ask Xiao Jingrong for this matter, "It is rare that Jingrong has the heart to serve the country with your fists, and I will allow you to be Mu Zifeng's personal guard today, and learn the way of governing the army with him." As the commander of the Minyu army, you can handle the big and small matters of Minyu by yourself. If you do what you do, if you are here in person, and there are those who dare to disobey the officers and men of the army, you can do it cheaply. As soon as Chu Yuze said this, Xiao Jingrong also knelt down again and responded loudly, "Thank you, Your Majesty for your love!" After this matter was settled, Chu Yuze felt that there was no need for him to keep it anymore, and after drinking a few glasses of wine, he told Mu Yan that there were still some trivial matters to deal with in the palace, and he couldn't stay for a long time. How could Mu Yan not know his thoughts, and he didn't bother to make those false gifts, so he took the family and waited, "Congratulations to Your Majesty!" sent the Chu Emperor away", and soon after Chu Yuze left, Mu Yan also left the banquet and returned to his room.
As soon as the two of them left, the banquet became much colder, and Jiang Yunyan and other female relatives also retired one by one. In an instant, there were only three Mu Zifeng brothers and sisters, and Xiao Jingrong and Wen Haoran in the huge banquet.