Seeing Xiahou Xuanba kneeling on the ground, the little emperor actually stood up directly, walked down the steps, walked straight towards Xiahou Xuanba, helped Xiahou Xuanba, and said: "General, please get up quickly, didn't I tell you?" If you see me, you don't have to bow down. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xiahou Xuanba stood up after thanking him and continued: "Your Majesty's compassion for the old minister is the glory of the old minister, but the old minister does not dare to break the monarch and the minister's court. ”

"The general is serious." The little emperor held Xiahou Xuanba's hand and continued: "The general's contribution to the empire is obvious to all, and I also know my loyalty...... If the pillar of a country like a great general can no longer enjoy some national honors, it will really be my fault. ”

……

The little emperor and Xiahou Xuanba were polite to each other for a while, and staged a drama of Junming and loyalty.

No one dared to discuss Xiahou Xuanba's inappropriate dress this time, after all, it was also a privilege for the little emperor to bring a sword to the palace.

"Now that the number of people has arrived, then everyone will take their seats and have a feast." The little emperor returned to his seat and said to him.

"Take a seat."

"Feast."

As Bai You's sharp voice shouted, the music sounded, and everyone sat down one after another. Unsurprisingly, the two brothers Xiahou Xuanba and Xiahou Wenyuan sat in the first and second positions on the left side of the little emperor's head, and the current national teacher Daoyan Patriarch sat on the right side of the little emperor, that is, the position directly opposite Xiahou Xuanba, but the table was slightly offset, intermittently separating it from the court officials. As for the positions of the other officials, they are not so particular, and they are freely matched, and they each find their usual friends and sit next to each other. And Mu Qiuhuang and the other princes' children also sat down in the row under Patriarch Daoyan, and Mu Qiuhuang also happened to sit next to Ji Yan...... Immediately afterwards, there were waiters and palace maids, each with delicious food and fish.

The Son of Heaven invited a banquet, and of course the food had to be a royal banquet.

These delicacies were brought up to take a look, and they were the dishes that Mu Qingen ate when he was in the Beiyu Marquis Mansion, when he invited Zhang Fuling, such as "a line of gold incense medicine, a line of carved nectar decoction, a line of incense into sour, a line of preserved meat, a line of hanging hands, a line of cutting fruits, a line of new fruits, a line of longtangled fruits, fifteen glasses of wine, insertion of food, ten flavors of wine and fruit library, ten flavors of wine persuasion, and ten twenty dishes of food. These are a lot, and they make up for the "embroidered gluttony, eight fruit bases, and Lexian dried fruit fork bags" that Mu Qingen removed in order to avoid concealment. ”

……

It's just that although the delicacies are tempting, Mu Qiuhuang has no intention of enjoying them at this time, and all the thoughts in his mind are related to the smell of blood on Xiahou Xuanba's body just now.

"Brother Linghu, did you smell anything on Xiahou Xuanba just now?" Mu Qiuhuang asked in a low voice.

Ling Huji, who was eating a big meal, was also slightly stunned after hearing this, and then said: "Except for a strong sandalwood fragrance on his body, I don't smell anything else." ”

Seeing that Ling Hu Ji didn't notice, Mu Qiuhuang didn't say much to him anymore, but he was more sure that the smell he smelled must be bloody, although the smell was very light, and it was also covered up with sandalwood fragrance, but Mu Qiuhuang's sense of smell was relatively sensitive since he was a child, and when Xiahou Xuanba just walked in, his hand was holding the hilt of the sword...... Xiahou Xuanba seems to be intact, so it may be said that the bloodstains are someone else's, but Xiahou Xuanba just went to kill someone else? Or did someone assassinate Xiahou Xuanba and was killed by Xiahou Xuanba? …… But isn't that right? If it was intact, how could he deliberately use sandalwood to cover up the smell of blood?

The more Mu Qiuhuang thought about it, the more confused he felt, and he couldn't help but glance at the little emperor, because in his opinion, if someone really wanted to kill Xiahou Xuanba, the little emperor would definitely be in first place. It's just that the little emperor looks like he is also looking as usual, inviting people to eat and drink, and having a lot of fun, as if he doesn't know anything about Xiahou Xuanba's injury.

"Shouldn't it be the little emperor's person?" Mu Qiuhuang muttered to himself.

Because he noticed that the expression on the little emperor's face was really relaxed, not like a disguise, but yes, if it was really the little emperor who did it, no matter how much he disguised it, there would definitely be a trace of it, after all, he still couldn't reach the old fox realm of Xiahou Wenyuan, who "hid everything in his heart and had no waves on his face". In addition, there is another point that the little emperor should not have the courage to do anything to Xiahou Xuanba at present, if he really has the guts, he is afraid that he would have done it a long time ago, not to mention that when Xiahou Xuanba arrived for a long time, the little emperor was really angry, which means that he definitely doesn't know why Xiahou Xuanba is late? thought that Xiahou Xuanba was really deliberately losing face for him......

"But if it's not the little emperor, who will it be?" Mu Qiuhuang continued to think in his heart: "Those who can have the ability and courage to send killers to assassinate Xiahou Xuanba are definitely not ordinary people?" And the assassin was able to hurt Xiahou Xuanba......"

……

"Why is Brother Mu secretly in a daze? Come, I'll have a drink. ”

Mu Qiuhuang's train of thought was suddenly interrupted, and when he looked up, it turned out that Ji Yan had come to his table with a wine glass, and then looked around, only to see that the people in the court were all walking around the seats, pushing glasses and changing lamps...... Mu Qiuhuang smiled slightly: "It's nothing? It's just that I haven't rested well last night, and I can't help but feel a little sleepy after a few glasses of wine. After that, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all with Ji Yan.

"General Xiahou is wrong......" Ji Yan lowered his voice and whispered to Mu Qiuhuang.

"You found out too?" Mu Qiuhuang whispered.

……

Just as the two wanted to talk to each other, they saw that Patriarch Daoyan actually came over with a wine glass, and said loudly: "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, can Lao Dao have a drink with the two sons?" ”

"I've seen the national teacher." Mu Qiuhuang and Ji Yan stood up at the same time and saluted Patriarch Daoyan.

"Don't be like this to the two sons, the old man can't afford to be the gift of the two sons." Patriarch Daoyan waved his hand and returned the salute.

Patriarch Daoyan looked at Mu Qiuhuang and Ji Yan with deep meaning, just as he squirmed his lips a few times, as if he wanted to say something. But he suddenly noticed that unconsciously, he had gathered all the eyes of the people in the hall here. Oh, yes! A dignified national teacher put down his identity and took the initiative to toast the two juniors, and it is difficult for this matter not to attract attention.

Seeing this, Patriarch Dao Yan also slowly drank the wine in his cup, and wanted to leave the table of the two without saying a word.

At this moment, the little emperor sitting on the high seat suddenly spoke: "The national teacher should leave slowly." ”

"Your Majesty." Patriarch Daoyan turned to look at the little emperor, and secretly regretted in his heart, why did he come here just now?

The little emperor glanced at Mu Qiuhuang and Ji Yan with interest in his eyes, and continued to Daoyan Patriarch: "Doesn't the national teacher meet people? Just take this opportunity to take a good look at these young talents for me? ”

"Your Majesty." Patriarch Daoyan looked at the little emperor with an embarrassed expression.

The little emperor turned a blind eye to the gaze of Patriarch Daoyan, and said directly to Mu Qiuhuang and their group of princes' children: "Although this divination is the national teacher's housekeeping skill, the national teacher never meets people, and it is known that the iron mouth is difficult to open...... What is the saying of the folk? By the way, it's called 'After this village, there will be no more shops in this village', haha......"

The little emperor's words caused hundreds of civil and military officials to laugh, and Mu Qiuhuang and the others also said in unison: "Your Majesty." ”

After saying these words, the little emperor turned his head and said to Patriarch Daoyan: "I have opened the golden mouth, the national teacher must not refuse...... You can rest assured, if it is really because of the leakage of the heavenly secret that you will suffer cause and effect, I will come to suffer the punishment of the gods on your behalf. ”

Seeing that the little emperor said seriously, the atmosphere in the field also instantly became solemn, and Patriarch Daoyan also knew that he could not shirk now, so he sighed lightly in his heart and responded.

Seeing that the little emperor strongly asked Patriarch Daoyan to meet the children of the princes, Mu Qiuhuang naturally knew that the little emperor remembered the mantra of Boya Zhenren more than 500 years ago, and wanted to see who was a threat to his country in this full house of princes...... However, he is not afraid of this, although Zhang Fuling once said that he has the appearance of an emperor, but he believes that even if Patriarch Daoyan sees it, he will never dare to say it in public.

After Patriarch Daoyan glanced at the princes' children, he looked at the little emperor and the ministers of the palace before he spoke: "Lao Dao is ashamed, the reason why Lao Dao never meets people has nothing to do with what His Majesty said about fear of cause and effect. The so-called face, whether it is to look at the face or the palmistry, or even to look at the birthday...... In fact, in the final analysis, it is nothing more than the four words "observing words and colors".

If the other party's eyes are wandering, his heart is heavy... Then there must have been a lot of worries lately; On the other hand, if the other party is full of red light and spring breeze... There must be great joy in the near future; If the other party wears fine skin and tender meat, it is good... It must be a man of great wealth and nobility; If the other party is in rags......

As for what was said next, most of them were deceitful, and the other party was very rich, so I said that he had a bloody disaster...... The other party was poor, so I said that he would be blessed and blessed in time......"

After Patriarch Daoyan finished speaking, he saluted the little emperor again, and continued: "Your Majesty's forgiveness of sins, it is really a small skill of carving insects, so Lao Dao does not dare to show ugliness in front of His Majesty and hundreds of officials...... The civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, all the sons, who can sit in this hall today, who is not rich and noble? ”

Seeing that the little emperor was in deep thought, and everyone was also dumbfounded, Patriarch Daoyan continued: "Of course, except that this kind of face-to-face is a trick...... The other methods are genuine! ”

After listening to Patriarch Daoyan, the hall was full of laughter, and even the little emperor was a little overjoyed, pointing at Patriarch Daoyan and saying dumbly: "The national teacher is really ......."

"Haha...... Is the national teacher really a real person? Xiahou toasts you. Xiahou Xuanba picked up his wine glass and said.

"General Xie." Patriarch Daoyan picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

"Haha...... If the words of the national teacher reach the people, I don't know how many people who divinate each other will come to blame the national teacher for smashing their jobs? Another minister laughed.

Patriarch Daoyan also laughed, picked up the wine glass and said to everyone: "I also hope that the princes will keep the secret for Lao Dao, and Lao Dao does not want to become the object of hatred of people in the world who divinate faces......

"Haha......"

When everyone heard this, they also laughed.