In the early morning, the palace people held brooms to sweep the light snow on the palace road.

Southern Shang is no better than Northern Qin. Northern Qin was cold all year round, freezing people's bones cold. Nanshang is much warmer, even in the depths of winter, most of them only fall a little snow, in addition to coolness, but also bring some spring in the coming year.

The envoys of various countries have entered the city one after another, and each of them has taken up residence in the palace that has been arranged. They will stay here until February of the following year, and spend four months in NCB. Nan Zixiao and Nan Luyuan both felt that this move would cost the people and money, and it would make the secret news of Nanshang spread to other countries. However, the winter banquet is something handed down by the ancestors of Nanshang, and Nanshang has shown the trend of being the first of the four countries, and the winter banquet is inevitable and is a heavy job.

So the ministers of the court and the central government got busy one after another, and I don't know how many ministers' waists flashed in the process.

This time, according to the usual practice, the palace of the envoys of the Western Tang Dynasty was not prepared. Because they won't come at all. The Western Tang Dynasty and the Southern Shang Dynasty have been at odds for a long time, and from the ancestors for several generations, the two countries have fought dozens of wars, and there have been countless frictions on the frontier.

About the only intersection between these two countries is on the battlefield.

In the past, the heads of the four major schools and the young talents of this generation will also receive invitations. The winter banquet is held once every three years, so all the idlers and people with lofty ideals from all over the world will gather here.

The emperor intended to make Nanzi make more friends, which was of great significance.

The envoy of Northern Qin was Su Xiao, the daughter of a king with a different surname. Su Duxue is the first of the six virtuous women, known for her good songs and sword dances, and she is also the most famous talented woman in Northern Qin. She was originally a closed disciple of Chu Qixian, the owner of the Zhongjing Mansion of the Four Great Sects, but the country came first, and then she took care of the individual. What she represents is Northern Qin.

With it, there are also some sons of the family, as well as the little princess of the King of Northern Qin, but they are far less famous than Duxue, so they are naturally ignored by everyone.

The envoys of the Eastern Wei Dynasty were Jiang Yinpan, the prince of Wei, and Jiang Wei, the crown prince. Jiang Weizhi was one of the three powerful ministers that year, and Nan Luyuan's father was not divided into Zhong Bao, and even the monarchs of the four kingdoms had to give him three points of face. As for Jiang Yinpan, and the children of the families behind him, none of them are very famous.

The four major sects are the Qing Xiu Sect, the Yang Sword Sect, the Jinglou Sect, and the Wu Gu Sect. The Qing Xiumen was headed by the Lu family and stood in the Eastern Wei Dynasty; The Wu Gu Sect respected the Meng family, which was also located in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. There is no independent clan in Jinglou, and the capable person is in charge of the building; The incumbent lord is the seven-stringed person of Chu Gezi. Jinglou was built in Wei, after the death of the Great Wei, it is located in the land of present-day Northern Qin. The Yang Sword Sect is located on the border between the Western Tang Dynasty and the Southern Shang, and the two heads of the family each hold half of the sect, one is the Western Tang Dynasty and the other is the Southern Shang. Leaning to the West Tang Dynasty, the Jiang, Gai Jianzong clan; Gu Nanshang, the Liu, the rising family, the sister of the current head of the family is the deceased wife of the emperor, and with the support of the Nanshang, she is also equivalent to the Jiang family.

Now there are Su Xiao, Jiang Lian, Chu Ge, Liu Chong, Lu Xu, Meng Juan and other obvious respects. Nanshang also made Li Xiang's eldest son, Li Xunzi, the eldest son of Li Xiang, and the son of the emperor, Nan Xunzi Luyuan, among the seven princes; One of the six wise women, Nan Ying, the eldest princess of Nan Ying, greeted her as a sign of respect.

After the next morning, Fang Wei was the time when everyone visited the king of Nanshang. A group of people entered the main hall in a mighty way, and Wang Xun of the Southern Shang sat on the dragon chair, and on one side stood the emperor of the Southern Shang Dynasty who had shocked the four countries. On the left side of it stands Nan Zisheng, the daughter of the king of Nanshang who holds the tiger talisman of the two armies, and on the right is Nan Luyuan, the son of the famous emperor.

Below the princess, is Zhang Shenling, the son of the right minister; Under Lu Yuan, it is Li Yangguan, the son of Li Xiang.

Su Duxue came to see first: "Su Xiao, the lord of Northern Qin, brings the treasures of Northern Qin and presents it to the King of Southern Shang. She was in her teens, and she was born delicately and moving, and many young people among the envoys on one side quietly looked sideways.

Nan Zi said: "The king of Northern Qin has a heart. After this time, please prepare the treasure and thank the king of Northern Qin on behalf of the king with vulgar things. Together, the joy of Qin businessmen. He smiled slightly, and the etiquette was complete.

Su Duxue gave a salute and said decently: "Su Xiao thanked the king of Nanshang on behalf of the monarch. So he stepped aside. She looked at the people here one by one, and her eyes touched Li Yangguan, and both of them were slightly stunned.

I saw that the young man smiled brightly, which made her a little distracted for a while.

She hurriedly stabilized her mind, her face was crimson with shame, like a peach blossom in February, and she didn't know how delicate and lovely she looked now!

Jiang Jian and Nan Luyuan's father are of the same generation, and they are the older among the people. He has participated in such winter banquets as Nanshang four or five times, and he is already familiar with Nan Zixiao, Nan Luyuan and Emperor Xiang. I saw that he only waved forward, and did not say much, only said: "Jiang Lian, the prince of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, is fortunate to come to meet the king of Nanshang and the emperor again." ”

The word "again" shows his relationship with the two. Everyone present, except for the masters of the four major sects, this is not the first time that they have seen such a scene! But this person has been in contact many times, and even if he sees a shallow person again, he knows that this person must be amazing.

The emperor snorted coldly: "The old horseman came empty-handed? Don't put a gift in your own pocket as wine money, and the appearance will peel you off! ”

He had always been cold, and it was rare to hear him make such jokes.

Jiang Weiqi laughed and said, "How dare you!" With your hard bones, how dare I make a mistake! He paused, "As always, no more, no less, I'm not afraid of you inspecting the goods." ”

The answer to this question shows the friendship between the two countries.

Chu, Liu, Meng, and Lu have all worshiped each other. When everyone thought that it was time to end the meeting, Lu Xu, the master of the Qing Cultivation Gate, suddenly stepped forward and said: "The king of Nanshang is slow, I have a disciple, and I have been delayed because of something." Hold back for a moment while she comes to see you. ”

The elders of the Lu clan have always accepted only one person as an apprentice in their lifetime, even the rumored Zangze Mountain Lord Lu Kun, who has already become an immortal, is no exception. Even if he is the owner of Jinglou, Chu Qixian also has two apprentices. Everyone knows that although the Qing Sect is not the head of the four sects, it has been overwhelming the rest of the sects for hundreds of years.

As a result, there is still a rumor on the rivers and lakes that "the forces of a thousand mansions are not as good as half of the rivers and lakes in the Qing Dynasty".

Such a profound clan is also the head of the sect, what kind of elegance should this person be?

Nanzi shook his head and said, "Quasi." He immediately arranged for the palace people to bring tea and snacks, and everyone took refreshments to moisten their throats.

Nan Zisheng quietly went to look at Nan Luyuan. She has a heavy army in her hands, and she is also a general who can take command and get on the horse, and she will not lose to a seven-foot man in a heroic manner. But even if it is such a woman who does not let her eyebrows go, she can't help but secretly look at the man beside her, and every time she looks over, she still blushes her cheeks repeatedly, and she can't suppress the little bit of her daughter's thoughts in her heart.

And Nan Luyuan is full of elm head for juvenile affairs, and he didn't notice Nan Zisheng's meaning at all. He was looking forward to the so-called disciple of the Qing Cultivation Sect Master in his heart, and he really wanted to see what kind of peerless demeanor that person had.

A crisp palace bell rang, and everyone was slightly stunned.

Immediately afterwards, a woman in a silver-white coat and a crimson silk skirt strolled over without hurry.

This woman is tall and outstanding, almost equal to a man; She has a slender figure, both seeing the plump and grasping the feeling. Look at another face, without rouge, it is already surprisingly white. The eyebrow shape is the symbol of the distant mountain, and a pair of apricot eyes are slightly teasing, which is very pleasing to people; A slightly thick lip wiped a thick lipstick, and then smiled lightly to reveal the two white tiger teeth.

What a wonderful person this is!

Just looking at it, you can see that she is different from ordinary women: she is too gaudy and sharp, like a long unsheathed knife carefully crafted by an old craftsman.

Nan Luyuan praised lightly, he is indeed a peerless character. He was a martial arts practitioner, and after just one glance, he knew that the woman in front of him also had a good martial arts and such a graceful bearing, which was really extraordinary.

Nan Zixiao and the emperor exchanged looks, and they were both a little surprised: The disciple of the master of the Lu Sect is actually a woman? How come I haven't heard of such a woman before? I saw that the woman gave a salute, with a just right smile on her face, her red lips opened lightly, and said: "The Immortal Family is the chief disciple of the Qing Xiu Sect generation, and the Lu family is fluent. Here, I would like to meet His Majesty the King of Nanshang and the Emperor and Prime Minister. ”

Someone else was amazed.

"Immortal family" is originally an honorific title for people in the rivers and lakes, so if you want to get this woman, she is so arrogant that she claims to be "immortal family"! It's just that everyone can't think of anything wrong, as if this woman should be above everyone like this.

Nan Zisheng was also a little moved, but when she touched Nan Luyuan's appreciative look, her heart suddenly felt a burst of sourness, and her face naturally became much more depressed. At this moment, Su Duxue, who was on the side, was lightly surprised: "Flowing? ”

Lu Liuhui smiled and waved at her: "Twilight snow." ”

In response to this, she withdrew her gaze unhurriedly, and half-bent down in a proper manner, waiting for the king of Nanshang to let her get up. She tilted her face slightly, wanting to see the people on the high platform. Because it was a felony to look directly at Long Yan, she moved her gaze downward, and happened to look at Nan Luyuan.

Lu Liuhui is conceited of his appearance. Everywhere she goes, she will attract the envy of everyone. Nan Luyuan saw that he would not be in his early twenties at most, not much older than himself, so how could he not tug his heartstrings?

She thought so, a pair of apricot eyes were skillfully looking forward to Yanran.

But she saw a faint appreciation in the young man's eyes, and nothing else.

He just sighed and admired her beauty or talent, and it had nothing to do with Fengyue.

Lu Liuhuan's heart skipped a beat. The young man's eyes are extremely light, light gray, but they are transparent like the shallow pool water beaten by the drizzle on a summer night, and the coolness of one place is diffused, as if you can see through people's hearts.

The eyes were so clean that she was suddenly ashamed of her conjecture.

At this time of embarrassment, she heard Nan Zi say lightly: "Miss Lu is really beautiful. The eldest princess will take Miss Lu and Lord Su to enjoy the imperial capital of my Nanshang! Presumably, the envoys have also been tired, and you have different tastes, so it is difficult to take care of them, so there will be no feast. If there is anything that needs to be used, the palace people who live in the palace are instructed. Let's disperse! ”

So everyone dispersed.

Nan Zisheng took Su Duxue and Lu Liuhuan to the palace gate, and waited for His Majesty to arrange a carriage to come over. Unexpectedly, the carriage didn't wait, but two unexpected people came - Li Yangguan and Nan Luyuan.

Seeing the two of them, the three girls couldn't help but be a little surprised. Isn't Nan Luyuan supposed to be by Nan Zixiao's side? Why did he come? Who is it for? Nan Zisheng thought of this, and thought of looking at Lu Liuhuan in the upper Nan Luyuan, and couldn't help but glance at Lu Liuhui quietly, but unexpectedly, Lu Liuhui was staring at herself with a smile, which made her suddenly feel a fluster.

Nan Zisheng's face turned pale.

But no one noticed her aberration. Su Duxue thought of Fang Cai looking at each other and smiling, and her heart couldn't help but move again, and she was so ashamed that she buried her face in Lu Liulian's neck, not daring to look at the young man dressed in black.

Nan Luyuan saw it, this time he was clever, glanced at Li Yangguan, and understood.

He bumped into Li Yangguan on his side, and his smile was unfathomable.

This kind of thing can be understood but not spoken.

Li Yangguan touched his nose and coughed lightly.

Lu Liuhui was very hearty: "I didn't expect the carriage to come, but two handsome little Langjun." She turned her head and grabbed Su Duxue, "According to my words, we are all people who can light swords and fast horses, or- let's ride through the streets?" ”

A few people were stunned, in previous years, there had never been an example of letting the envoys ride horses, Nan Zisheng felt that it was inappropriate, but there was no clear law stipulating that the envoys could not do this, she opened her mouth, and finally said nothing.

I just feel in my heart that this woman is acting flamboyant and presumptuous, which is really a laughing stock.

How could Brother Lu Yuan fall in love with such a fancy woman, Nan Zisheng breathed a sigh of relief, she was really hearty.

Unexpectedly, Nan Luyuan listened to Lu Liuyuan's proposal, thought about it, and agreed happily: "It's okay." There are horses in my house for Zisheng and the two girls to ride. ”

Lu Liuhui hooked his lips and smiled, and said: "It is worthy of Nan Gongzi, but it is not similar to those nerds who follow the rules and follow the rules!" If there is a chance, our immortal family will definitely make you a friend! As she spoke, she tilted her head and squinted at Nan Luyuan, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

Nan Luyuan ordered to go down and told his entourage to go back to the house to lead the horses. Hearing this, he smiled slightly: "Making friends with a beautiful woman like Miss Lu is naturally Lu Yuan's luck, and Lu Yuan can't ask for it." ”

"This mouth of yours is quite sweet." Lu Liuhui smiled and sighed, she exhaled lightly into Su Duxue's ear, and the gentle woman screamed in surprise, so her face was flushed with shame, and she wanted to push away the entire Lu Liuhui lying on top of her.

Lu Liuyan took a step back, got quite close to Nan Luyuan, and lowered his voice and said, "Nan Gongzi, our twilight girl has a mind about the son behind you, what about others?" Is it worth it for me to be this old man? ”

Nan Luyuan was slightly stunned.

Then he laughed softly, and a pair of narrow phoenix eyes narrowed and left a slit. He said: "Miss Lu, don't worry, Brother Yangguan is the first among the Seven Sages, and his heart is far from being comparable to me. At the age of thirteen, he followed General Zhang Zuocai to fight on the frontier, and this year there is one in twenty, both civil and military, and there are few in the world. As for the temperament, they are more generous and gentle, and they do not see the wicked. ”

He clenched his fist with his right hand, coughed lightly, approached Lu Liuhui slightly, and said in a low voice: "If you want to be this old man, you won't suffer." ”