After burning all the winter clothes, it was twilight. Chu Changting got up, raised his hand to wipe the fine sweat on his forehead, and Xun'er on the side hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and then said, "Miss, the hour is coming, it's time for us to dress up and enter the palace for dinner." ”

"Hmm." Chu Changting responded in a low voice, and then returned to his room. A few maids and maids next to her followed closely to dress her up.

After a while, Chu Changting looked at himself in the bronze mirror, Qingluo Daimei's distant mountains grew as cool and sassy as water hibiscus, apricot eyes seemed to contain microwaves with the spirit of peerless elegance, cherry lips were dyed with vermilion ink, and a little cinnabar blood between the eyebrows was also the icing on the cake, adding three points of enchantment and charm to the delicate little face.

The shoulders are like being sharpened, as fresh and refined as a white lotus, and as soft as boneless; Get up and move lightly, the waist is slender like a fish swimming shallow bottom, and the wind blows the fine willows. Gold silk inlaid pearl gemstone five peach bat pattern hairpin to take off the fairy bun, and then decorate it with silver gilt dot emerald tassel step shake, gold inlaid pearl pan intestine earrings with tourmaline bracelet ring Hao wrist, wisp gold butterfly wearing flower primrose cloud satin skirt upper body, eight groups happy to meet thick brocade inlaid silver mouse skin cloak coat, jade auspicious cloud forbidden pendant waist, it is really a step and a graceful, a look back is like a city of flowers, mountains and rivers are moving, everything is discolored.

"Miss, you are so beautiful......" Xun'er said with a smile as she straightened Chu Changting's hair.

Chu Changting smiled slightly, the smile in his eyes was like a spring hookah, gently rippling layer by layer.

The pulse and the eye waves, the flowers are in full bloom.

Chu Changting blinked his eyes with satisfaction, and the girl's playfulness came out spontaneously. She turned around and went out and got into the sedan chair, her beautiful little face blooming like a lotus flower in the deep and mysterious night like a mist.

There is no beauty in the autumn, pleasing to the eye is a beauty, the country and the city are beautiful, and the world is shocked.

At the dinner party of the October Dynasty, all kinds of royal princes and nobles were present, and the young ladies and young masters of each family were also carefully dressed, but just like Shen Liangchen's celebration banquet that day, Chu Changting was still the focus of everyone's attention.

People gradually came together, Yi Lunhuan came slowly from the side, dusted off the hem of his clothes, sat on the dragon chair in the center of the hall, all the ministers got up and knelt, and the sound of saluting ran through the entire hall:

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live—"

"Flat." Yi Lunhuan raised his hand to signal the ministers to calm down, and the imperial aura lingered around the dragon chair, which was incompatible with the domineering majesty of the Ninety-Five Lord, which was incompatible with the slender boy, overflowed in the corners of Yi Lunhuan's eyes and eyebrows, giving him maturity and stability that was different from his peers.

"Emperor Xie—"

When Chu Changting got up with the ministers, she felt a burning gaze projecting at her, she sat back in her seat a little uncomfortably, picked up a grape cherry blossom lip and gently bit it, raised her head and looked around quietly, but she didn't notice anyone looking at her.

"Hibiscus is not as good as beauty makeup, and the water hall is fragrant." Yi Lunhuan gently hooked the corners of his mouth and muttered, and Mei Rong, who had rushed back from the extreme north in advance, asked in a low voice, "What does the emperor command?" ”

"Nothing." Yi Lunhuan came back to his senses, picked up the gold-patterned Nine Dragons inlaid Dongzhu wine glass in front of him, motioned to the Manchu Dynasty civil and military to raise a glass to congratulate, and said loudly, "Today is the auspicious day of the October Dynasty, let us raise a glass to celebrate the festival and toast the memory of the deceased." ”

Everyone at the bottom of the banquet raised their glasses to congratulate when they heard this, Yi Lunhuan just took it indifferently, drank all the wine in the cup, and then signaled with his eyes that Kang Jiu on the side could go to dance and music.

Kang Jiuhe nodded, and a sound was heard, and rows of dancers came on the stage from both sides, and the musicians played music, and the festive atmosphere in the hall suddenly became thicker.

At this time, a dancing girl holding a wooden sword descended from the sky and fell steadily into the circle surrounded by all the dancing girls. The wooden sword moved back and forth between her slender wrists like light and shadow, blending with her lake-green clothes, spinning and jumping, showing the sassy and heroic spirit of a woman.

Mei Rong looked at the dancer's face, although her face was expressionless, but there was a trace of turmoil in her heart.

In the United States, there is a murderous aura.

The dancing girl still danced the sword, and the wooden sword went back and forth, like a white snake spitting out letters, hissing and breaking the wind.

Yi Lunhuan stared at the woman's sword and slowly frowned.

Mei Rong also saw the clue, the wooden appearance of this sword was just a disguise, and the sharp iron scabbard inside could be exposed with a light pick, Mei Rong wanted to step forward to subdue the dancing girl who was obviously waiting for an opportunity, but was quietly stopped by Yi Lunhuan with his hand. He clenched his fists and coughed lightly, a strategizing look slowly creeping up his delicate face.

Okay, if you want to take the opportunity to tempt, then I will borrow flowers to offer Buddha. Cut off your arms again, and slay your majesty. Yi Lunhuan thought so, smiled coldly, and drank the wine glass again.

Have fun today.

Sure enough, when the drum beat was at its most exciting, the dancing girl's wooden sword was thrown out like a golden cicada, and a bright silver light flashed quickly, stabbing straight at Yi Lunhuan on the dragon chair. Mei Rong on the side immediately flew forward, pulled out a short sword disguised as a hairpin from the bun, and neatly blocked the dancer's most direct blow, the dancer was slightly surprised by Mei Rong's vigorous skills, standing directly opposite the dragon chair and confronting Mei Rong. The eunuchs and palace maids on the side and the ministers below were all stunned, the dancing girls and musicians scattered in panic, and dozens of palace guards rushed in together, but Yi Lunhuan calmly drank another glass of wine, and then said sharply: "What are you panicking about!" All sit down! ”

The ministers below were suddenly silent, and the eunuchs and palace maids on the side also stood straight and did not dare to make a sound. Yi Lunhuan glanced at the Praetorian Guard next to him who had already drawn his sword, and shouted softly: "Go down!" ”

The Praetorian Guards looked at each other at a loss, Yi Lunhuan slapped the armrest of the dragon chair violently, and the Praetorian Guards had to retreat to both sides of the main hall to watch the changes. Yi Lunhuan sneered lightly, his phoenix eyes were gloomy, and he said, "Kill her directly, don't ask who sent her." ”

"Yes." Mei Rong responded, her body was three points faster than her voice, she dodged straight to the side of the dancer, and shook her hand with a fierce knife, the dancer barely dodged, but she was still cut through her waist, her apricot eyes were wide, and she threw herself at Mei Rong with her teeth and claws like a fire. Mei Rong didn't even turn his head back, and stepped on the blade of the sword swung by the dancer steadily, and stepped forward with his foot with a little force and stepped on the dancer's wrist, the dancer screamed, the sword fell to the ground with a clatter, Mei Rong flew to the ground, and kicked the sword three times away. The dancer refused to admit defeat easily, gritted her teeth and pulled out a short knife from her waist again, and fought with Mei Rong.

After a few moves, Mei Rong's short blade went straight to the throat of the dancer, and the dancer couldn't help but want to kneel and beg for mercy, shouting loudly: "Spare your life!" Spare your life! I was forced too! Mei Rong looked up at the expressionless Yi Lunhuan, and then looked down at the dancer, a trace of fierceness flashed in her eyes, and with a slight force on her wrist, the dancer's throat opened like an egg white, and blood gushed out, Mei Rong immediately took off her coat and covered the dancer's head to prevent blood from splashing on the main hall.

Several palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly stepped forward to drag away the corpse of the dancing girl, and Mei Rong also wiped her short blade with a white cloth and inserted it back into her bun. Then returned to Yi Lunhuan's side, Yi Lunhuan turned to a little eunuch and said, "Get her another coat." ”

Seeing such a neat and crisp technique, the ministers praised Mei Rong's skills again and again, and only the two gray temples of the Ministry of Works Shangshu got up and said, "The old minister doesn't know...... Why don't you keep her alive and torture her so that she can ......?"

"I don't." Yi Lunhuan picked up the wine glass and took a sip, "You sit down first." Let the dancers finish this dance and then investigate this matter thoroughly. ”

The ministers were obviously a little shocked by Yi Lunhuan's calmness and calmness, they looked at each other, not knowing which play Yi Lunhuan was singing, and the Ministry of Industry Shangshu frowned again: "But the emperor, the assassin is among the dancing girls, and the ministers are worried about ......."

"It doesn't matter." Yi Lunhuan waved his hand, "Aiqing is loyal, I know it." Let's start playing. ”

Gongbu Shangshu opened his mouth, trying to say something, but choked in his throat again, and had to retreat to his seat. The frightened dancers walked to the center of the hall tremblingly, Yi Lunhuan squinted his eyes and glanced at Chu Minghong, only to see the wrinkles on his face twitching slightly, as if he was suppressing a breath, Yi Lunhuan sneered lightly again, his eyes crossed Chu Minghong, and found that Chu Changting's seat was empty, only Xun'er was looking around anxiously.

I'm afraid that I made a mess just now and lost Chu Changting.

Yi Lunhuan frowned slightly, turned his gaze back to the center of the hall, and found that only seven of the eight dancers remained.

Yi Lunhuan thought quickly for a while, it seems that there is more than one assassin today.

"Go to all corners of the palace and search for the dancer who escaped." Yi Lun said loudly. Half of the Praetorian guards guarding both sides of the main hall hurried out of the main hall and searched everywhere. He motioned for Mei Rong to come over again, whispered a few words to her, Mei Rong nodded, and quickly flashed out of the hall. Another Mei family member who was dressed similarly to Mei Rong came from the shadows and stood behind Yi Lunhuan.

Yi Lunhuan suddenly felt a fire in his heart, he slapped the table with his hand, and the sound was so loud that everyone's hearts rose to their throats.

"You are looking for death......" Yi Lunhuan muttered in a low voice.

"Zheng Zhonghe!" Yi Lunhuan shouted, his chest rose and fell violently, and everyone below was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down, Zheng Zhonghe walked out tremblingly from the side, kneeling on the ground, at a loss.

"Old... The old minister is in ......"

"This dinner party in the October Dynasty was planned by you, and there was such a big mess, how do you explain it?" Yi Lunhuan squinted like a cheetah and stared at Zheng Zhonghe, who had already broken out in a cold sweat.

"Your Majesty, this time there are assassins mixed in with the dancing girls, it is indeed a dereliction of duty on the part of the old minister, and the old minister deserves to die! Sin deserves death! Zheng Zhonghe said bitterly, "However, Weichen handed over this song and dance performance to Guo Yun, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and the minister did do the final inspection yesterday......

As soon as Zheng Zhong's words came out, Guo Yun on the side hurriedly knelt and moved to the center of the main hall, and his back was cold: "Your Majesty...... Minister...... That dancing girl was indeed carefully selected by the minister from the Yuefu in the palace, and the minister didn't know why there was such a fork, the emperor! ”

Yi Lunhuan frowned, Zheng Zhong in the hall is Taishi, and he is Chu Minghong's right-hand man close political friend, and Guo Yun is just a pawn they want to frame, how to deal with it, Yi Lunhuan already has some thoughts in his heart.