Wei Yanyu, who was already sitting still, glanced at the corner of her eyes and noticed Li Qing's smile, her gentle face was full of curiosity, "Husband, what funny thing did you think of?" ”

Facing the doubts of the beautiful woman beside him, Li Qing reached out and picked up a seemingly good pastry and broke it in half, stuffed it into Xueyu's hand, and after doing all this, he raised his eyebrows and said: "It's not a funny thing, I'm just glad that four years of being alone have not been in vain after all, and now I finally have the strength to protect your mother and daughter." ”

Speaking of this, Li Qing lowered his eyebrows and looked at Xue Yu, who was sitting on the small group cushion because he was full of curiosity about everything because he participated in the palace night banquet for the first time, his face was silent, but the hands hidden in his sleeves were full of green muscles, since he was born, he had never seen the sky outside the Shouwang Mansion, very good, it was really the most ruthless but the emperor's heart.

The four-year parting did not make the two strangers, even if Li Qing's current Li Qing can hide his mood perfectly, but the beauty next to him noticed the gradually deepening blood red in the corners of Li Qing's eyes, and still noticed the anger in Li Qing's heart at this moment, almost immediately, the intelligent Wei Yanyu understood why Li Qing was so angry, but did not hesitate at all, stretched out his slender hand, gently pressed Li Qing's palm, and did not say anything.

Naturally perceiving the appeasement of the beautiful woman beside him, Li Qing nodded slightly, indicating that he had nothing to do, and at the same time, the seat that had been empty next to him was also sitting on someone, not someone else, this person was none other than An Lushan, who has now been crowned the king of Dongping County.

Looking at it, in addition to Gao Xianzhi, the envoy of the Anxi Festival who could not return to Beijing because of military affairs, the remaining several major festivals were all present, this year's palace night banquet is indeed a rare festival feast in several years, in previous years, Li Qing could not return to Beijing without a recall, the Lingnan road is rugged, as for Hexi and Anxi need to beware of Tubo, it is said that they will return to Beijing to report on their work, and there are only three or four people who can really return to the imperial capital Chang'an.

I don't know when, the drum music and sheng song in the hall have stopped, looking up, the emperor in a bright yellow dragon robe with Yang Yuhuan appeared in everyone's field of vision under the four palace maids holding a pu fan in pairs, everyone got up, and when the majestic emperor and Yang Yuhuan in full costume sat down, everyone bowed their heads and bowed, and shouted in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live the concubine." ”

For everyone's bowed bow, the hair bun has been mixed with a little bit of gorgeous hair, compared to four years ago, the majestic emperor who is a little more old nodded with satisfaction, and said majestically: "Zhu Qing, this night banquet is to give you all the generals who have been guarding the frontier all the year round to open up the territory. ”

At the sound of an order, everyone bowed down again, and then the drum music sounded, and a team of palace maids dressed in light clothes danced slowly, adding a touch of vitality to the originally silent dinner.

In this night banquet, the envoys of the major festivals in the frontier and the generals under their command were on the left, and the remaining dignitaries and royal relatives were on the right, and Li Qing's seat was ranked first among the major festivals, and naturally it was also located in the lower right of the majestic emperor, and the majestic emperor sitting on the throne swept his eyes, looking at Li Qing, who was sitting on his seat with an indifferent expression, and Wei Yanyu beside him, his eyes were slightly condensed, and he still did not speak.

Although Li Longji's movements were not obvious, he was still noticed by Li Qing, sneered in his heart, picked up a light wine in front of him and drank it all, his chest was slightly hot, and his face was as usual.

Looking at the staggered banquet, how can there be any sincerity between each other? It's just a boring feast.

Halfway through the banquet, two men dressed in royal clothes and holding wine cups appeared on the table in front of Li Qing, the two were none other than the two kings of Yan and Di, and these two people used each other at the beginning to later watch and help each other, and then to the current sympathy for each other, looking at the princes in Beijing, these two people are the only two brothers who have left a good impression on Li Qing.

Looking at the two people holding the wine cup, Li Qing stood up, put away the indifference on his face, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, our brothers haven't seen each other for four years. Over the years, although you have done no traces, this king also knows that without your care, Yanyu's mother and daughter would not have lived so simply. This friendship, coupled with the righteous words in the royal hunting ground, is remembered by this king. This glass of wine, this king first dry as a respect. ”

Looking at King Shou without the slightest drag, the two kings of Yandi, who had an extraordinary temperament, glanced at each other, and after drinking the sake in the cup, King Yan, who had always been free and easy, waved his hand and said: "Princess Shou has the care of the Prime Minister, where do you need our brother to help, we just occasionally help the Prime Minister, in the final analysis, it's just that our brother wants to sell you a favor to King Shou." You must know that King Shou is not someone who can sell it if he wants to. ”

Speaking of this, King Yan, who had a rather delicate face, seemed to be interested, stared at Li Qing tightly for a long time, and then sighed loudly: "Speaking of which, you are amazing King Shou these years, and now you don't say that it is the southwest border, even if it is the imperial capital Chang'an, who doesn't know your name as "Xuanyi Shouwang"?" Back then, this king knew that King Shou would have a great achievement in Jiannan, and now it seems that this king's vision is still good. ”

"After looking at it, who dares to say that those of us who are used to the children of the clan who are used to fine clothes and jade food are all the children of the clan, and now the Jiannan Jiedu who is powerful in the world is not a well-known clan commander?" Among the ten kings, the eldest son of the emperor, King Tan, lives in simplicity all the year round, the prince is deep and scheming, King Yong is proud and domineering, King Sheng is unruly, and King Di has a calm personality, only King Yan in front of him is free and easy, and he acts very aggressively, but in Li Qing's view, if you want to live a chic and casual life, I am afraid that no one can compare to this King Yan.

Facing King Yan's kind ridicule, Li Qing smiled casually, "As a border marshal, it is my duty to protect the territory and the people against foreign countries, and as for those false names, they are just exaggerated by outsiders." Speaking of which, who can compare to the chic and casual of the two, and how can the remote and tired land of Jiannan compare to the prosperity and richness of Chang'an, the capital of God, you two don't want to be cheap and obedient. Because the relationship with the two people in front of him is also harmonious, Li Qing can't help but joke.

"King Shou, don't laugh at our brothers, now, the situation in the imperial capital Chang'an is much more complicated than four years ago, to be honest, in the case of King Yong and the crown prince joining forces, now we have less and less say in the court, this time in Beijing, our brothers can't help you much."

Speaking of this, King Yan, who was dressed in a black royal robe, frowned, and said in a condensed voice: "Speaking of which, there is a person you need to pay attention to when you enter Beijing this time, that is, there are already many people following King Si Ning in the court now, and there is the emperor's eldest brother behind his back to plan everything for him, plus King Si Ning is already extraordinary, naturally like a fish in water, you have not been in the capital for many years, this person has achieved a lot of prestige both in the clan and in the court. ”

For King Yan's reminder, Li Qing nodded clearly, although he has sent a lot of secret guards to Chang'an over the years, but they are all mainly responsible for protecting Wei Yanyu, and finding out the news is secondary, plus Chang'an is at the feet of the Son of Heaven after all, Li Qing naturally didn't want to be too conspicuous, so he didn't deliberately put eyes and ears in the court, and he didn't enter Beijing for four years, and he didn't think that the fledgling King Ning could get into Beijing.

Seeing that what he had to say had been said and that his goal had been achieved, the emperor, who had been silent from beginning to end, said in a deep voice: "In this case, our brother will leave. ”

Nodding, Li Qing made a flat salute and said, "Two of you go slowly." ”