Chapter 197: A Small Gathering in the Imperial Garden
"Join in the fun!" , Mu Xi didn't understand, it didn't seem like it came out of the emperor's mouth, and she didn't want to join in the fun, it was nothing more than a man talking about officialdom to win connections, and a woman was showing off her wealth, but as the emperor's personal guard, she had to follow behind in a proper manner. "Words, feelings, first, http://www.Klxsw.com
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Along the way, the red lanterns are full of lights, the roads are all red, and the palace maids and eunuchs who come and go are busy with tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve banquet.
The snow in the garden had melted, and new shoots had not yet grown on the bare branches, and the laughter of the women could be heard before they reached it.
With the arrival of Nan Yueming, the garden suddenly became quiet, and a few three or two men standing in a relatively hidden part of the garden were discussing something in a whisper, and when they saw the emperor coming, they looked a little strange, and stopped talking.
"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!".
A group of noble ministers and ladies knelt down and saluted.
"All love Qing's flat body, today's Chinese New Year's Eve, it is a family banquet, you don't have to be restrained, enjoy yourself", Nan Yueming said with a standard smile on his face.
Nan Yueming sat directly in front of the pavilion and said haughtily: "Shu has not talked with you for a long time, only when the New Year is it time for you to gather together in the palace, tonight you must not get drunk with Shu, before the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet with Shu."
The ministers also went and sat on their knees.
The ladies in the pavilion also retreated with interest, and the men's conversation was not listened to by the daughter's family.
Father-in-law Cao pushed Mu Xi, Mu Xi looked at Father-in-law Cao inexplicably, and Father-in-law Cao shushed at the wine glass on the wooden case.
At this time, Mu Xi realized that he was pouring wine.
She hurriedly pushed her sleeves, picked up the wine jug on the wooden table, and poured the wine into the cup in order of distance and proximity.
When poured to the middle, the minister sitting on the ground looked at Mu Xi several times, Mu Xi noticed the gaze under him, in front of so many people, Mu Xi could not look back, had to calmly do the work in his hands, this morning, she asked the maid who gave her makeup to teach the etiquette in the palace, the people are not allowed to show at will, even if they encounter a big thing, they can only lower their heads, unless the master makes you look up.
After pouring the wine, Mu Xi retreated behind the emperor, and while they were talking, he raised his eyes to look in the direction of Fang Cai.
It turned out to be Yun Jixi, the second son of Yunfu.
At this time, Yun Jixi suddenly looked at Mu Xi and collided with Mu Xi's gaze.
At this time, Yun Jixi's heart was complicated, he was glad that she was still alive, when he learned at the family banquet on the winter solstice that she was out of Jiangdu, life and death were uncertain, he sent someone to find half a month without success, he made up his mind not to marry in this life.
Heaven still favored him and sent her back, but he was scared, knowing that she couldn't accept him and reject him, but Yun Jixi believed that Mu Xi would still be greedy for their past and would return to him.
Mu Xi hurriedly glanced at it, and for some reason he had a weak heart.
Seeing Mu Xi, who reacted strongly, Yun Jixi lowered his head in frustration and drank sullen wine.
What's the situation, it's this Yun Jixi**, it's not her**, even if it is, it's a long time ago, why should she be weak-hearted? Thinking of this, Mu Xi straightened his waist again and faced it calmly.
"Your Majesty, there is something I don't understand," a young minister who was furthest from the emperor asked.
"Aiqing, but it doesn't hurt to say it."
"The minister remembers the last time he entered the palace, the wine that the maid poured for the minister was very different from today's, the last time the wine was strong and mellow, and there was still a pure chrysanthemum aroma on the lips and teeth after that, why this time the wine was indifferent."
"Oh~ Aiqing means that I suspect that I have hidden the good wine, and I am reluctant to take it out!" , Nan Yueming deliberately aggravated his tone.
"Weichen doesn't dare", the young minister was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down towards Nan Yueming.
The ministers present also held their breath and did not speak, and they all secretly sighed that this minister was young, ignorant of the world, and dared to ask anything without going through his brain.
"Haha," Nan Yueming's hearty laughter sounded at this time, "Isn't Fang Cai very bold, why did I just ask like this."
Seeing that the emperor had no intention of blaming, his face was peaceful, and the other ministers also became happy.
"I just like straightforward people like you, I hate secretly brushing tricks the most on weekdays, but I flatter me in the open", Nan Yue said to the young minister with an inexplicable meaning.
Mu Xi heard it, Nan Yueming was referring to Sang scolding Huai, to warn a certain minister.
And these ministers are all smart people, so they naturally know what the emperor means, and some ministers have calculations in their hearts, and it seems that they will be restrained in the future.
"The last time the Zhongqing family entered the palace, the wine was paid tribute from a winery outside the palace, and now the winery is lonely and has not been opened for a long time, and this wine is the exclusive secret recipe of this winery, and there is no second one, so the source of wine in the palace is broken", Nan Yueming explained.
"So that's the case, but it's a pity that such a good wine has been lost," the minister sighed.
"Yes, it's a pity, Your Majesty, the old minister can go and find the boss of this house, maybe he can"
Mu Xi listened to it for a long time, they said that it seemed to be her "Du Kang" shop, her wine shop, before she left, handed over to Qingmei and Yu'er to take care of, and now the fish was assigned to the frontier, Qingmei didn't know if she went together, or was still in the sacrifice of the Tianshan Mountains, and the wine shop was abandoned, in short, this wine shop was in vain with so much effort.
There are still two hours before the palace banquet, but these men have been chatting here for a full three hours, which is even better than women, and now the key is that Mu Xi has really stood for three hours, and she has not stood in a military posture for so long during military training.
Mu Xi moved her feet secretly, her feet were fine, mainly because of leg cramps, hey, what nonsense, Mu Xi was already starting to feel unhappy.
seemed to notice the strangeness of Mu Xi beside him, squinted at Mu Xi, and then smiled, the woman just had a lot of things, and then said to the four or five palace maids behind him: "You all retreat."
Of course, these four or five palace maids also included Yun Muxi, who limped and retreated from the side with the palace maids.
Out of the imperial garden, the whole person relaxed a lot, Mu Xi secretly broke away from the team, and went to hang out in other places, because Mu Xi's official product was the imperial maid, which was one level higher than these palace maids, so no one dared to stop Mu Xi.
"Ouch, my aunt, be careful, this is the rune paper used to drive away vampires, don't get dirty, it won't work when the time comes, be careful that the vampires are looking for you in the middle of the night", an old man scolded a group of palace maids.
Mu Xi, who was coming in front of him, heard the vampire demon in his mouth, and when he heard it, he knew that it was superstition again, where in the world were monsters.
"Old", Mu Xi walked towards the row of people and called softly.
Why squinted his presbyopia, looked at it, and greeted him with a smile, "It turned out to be a big celebrity around the emperor, and the old man is here to salute."
"Don't, grandma", Mu Xi suddenly popped out a modern phrase, looking surprised, a little embarrassed, and interrupted: "Where are these Taoist talismans going to be sent?" ”。
"The girl doesn't know anything", is it mysterious, and said in a low voice: "Three months ago, outside the prison, the officers and soldiers found a corpse, it was a dried corpse that had been sucked dry, and the craftsman who performed the autopsy couldn't squeeze out a drop of blood in every piece of land for a long time, this evil thing must not be man-made, it must be a monster, the emperor invited a mage to come and collect the monster, we were ordered to paste some Taoist talismans on the demonic prison today, and dispel bad luck during the New Year."
"Vampires? Also invited a mage? Have you already taken that monster? Mu Xilian asked a few questions.
"Yes, girl", looking at the stunned Mu Xi, he thought he was scared stupid, so he comforted: "Don't be afraid, girl, that monster has been taken in by the mage, just don't go to that place."
"I, I'm fine, you're busy", Mu Xi smiled at the corner of his mouth, and walked away quickly.
Mu Xi quickened her pace, and she always felt that the Dao Talisman in the basket could take her away.
What do you think, Yun Muxi, they all say that there are no ghosts in this world, there are no demons, how can you still think of yourself as a monster, thinking about it at the moment, she is more terrible than a monster, sucking human blood, mutilating innocent people, her disease, if she harms one person, there will be a second person, or even tens of thousands, although bronze seals her evil spirit, but the time is temporary.
"Hey! Little Xi'er, what do you want", a tall figure jumped in front of Mu Xi.
With such a sensual name, Mu Xi didn't need to look at it to know who it was, she turned around and left, pretending not to hear it.
Nan Yuexuan followed up again and blocked Mu Xi's eyes, "Why don't you ignore me, I'm your loyal playmate."
Mu Xi stepped directly from his side, but the cerebral hemorrhage stood in the way again.
"Sixth Prince, do you have any orders? The emperor is going to Zichen Hall soon, I have to wait next to him, I don't have time to talk to you."
"Then let's talk while walking, it's all right", Nan Yuexuan poked Mu Xi's arm with his elbow and said: "Xiao Xi'er left Jiangdu and didn't come back for a long time, but I was worried to death, it's good to see you all right now."
"The Six Princes will also be worried? Oh, it's ridiculous", Mu Xi snorted coldly and said: "The sixth prince has a very good relationship with the prince, and when the prince is in trouble and asks you to help, you know that you are in the house and ignore it, and I went to you to touch the ash of my nose, but now it's good, I and Nan Wufeng are safe, and you will come out in a smoke."
"It turned out that it was four or five months ago, Mu Xi remembered it very clearly, at that time, I also had a last resort, plus if I sent troops to help the fourth brother, it would also make the emperor take advantage of the loophole, so I want to watch the changes, no, you and the fourth brother will not be able to return from the Tianshan Mountains safely, right?"
Mu Xi has no blood groove, and looking at the changes, the reason why he can't help it is really high-sounding.
Now that I think about it, I don't hold such a grudge. And Nan Yuexuan has no obligation to help her, she is not angry with him anymore, it has already passed.
Mu Xi was included in the team, and it happened that Nan Yueming and the ministers also walked out of the imperial pavilion