I nodded heavily and said in a low voice, "Sister, I want to leave tomorrow!" ”

Tang Meng shook his head and said: "Little turtle, this matter must be considered carefully before you can act, I don't want to lose my mother, and I don't want to lose your good brother!" She held my hand, and her true feelings flowed, and her beautiful eyes were filled with tears. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The maidservant outside the door reminded Tang Meng: "Madam, it's time for you to go!" ”

Tang Meng wiped away his tears and stood up, and said softly: "Little turtle, you wait for me here, I have to go out to do something tonight." ”

"Where is my sister going?"

"Tonight, the king is celebrating the queen's birthday in Qixia Palace, and your brother-in-law asked me to come over." Tang Meng looked at me, but her slender hand still didn't let go of my arm, she suddenly proposed: "It's better like this, you go with me and see the excitement, anyway, your brother-in-law will not object." ”

I understand Tang Meng's hard work, she must be afraid that I will leave suddenly without saying goodbye, so she wants to take me with her, a warm current wells up in her heart, and she nodded lightly and said, "Sister, I listen to you." ”

Qu Mu's personality has always made me feel inseparable, although he has a faint smile on his face at all times, but it is difficult for people to have a sense of intimacy, for my brother-in-law, he did not show too much affection, and even did not show due courtesy, every time I came to visit Tang Meng, he deliberately avoided it, and seemed to disdain to get along with me, a lowly brothel.

Tang Meng took me to the banquet, obviously to Qu Mu's surprise, he was slightly stunned, and then there was a faint smile on his face: "Okay! Let's go and have a look, but be careful in everything and don't do anything that is too polite. ”

I pretended to be teachable and nodded, but I felt a little disgusted with Qu Mu in my heart, thinking of his unfair treatment of Tang Meng, I hated it so much.

The carriage was slowly moving down the street, it was still raining outside the carriage, I sat beside Tang Meng, my eyes always looking out the window, Tang Meng said: "The gift for the queen is ready, I put it in the box." ”

Qu Mu opened the box that Tang Meng said, and I looked at it curiously, but I saw a pair of exquisitely carved jade bracelets in the delicate sandalwood box, and I knew that it was a rare treasure at a glance.

Qu Mu shook his head, closed the wooden box and handed it back to Tang Meng's hand: "Don't give this gift, the king advocates frugality, and the gift we give to the queen will not only not please her, but may also attract their disgust." ”

Tang Meng said apologetically: "It's all because I didn't think it through, it's too late to prepare now." ”

Qu Mu smiled indifferently: "It's okay, I'm all ready, you can just present it later." He gestured to the coarse cloth pocket in the corner of the carriage.

At this time, even I couldn't help but be curious, but I didn't know what gift Qu Mu had prepared.

Tang Meng seemed to be as curious as me: "What gift?" ”

Qu Mu smiled: "Rice! He paused and added, "There is no better gift for the king and queen than a good harvest." ”

I can't help but secretly admire that Qu Mu is really scheming, and he knows the heart of King Goujian very clearly.

Qu Mu's eyes slowly closed, and he said casually: "Tonight's night banquet is not just for the queen's birthday, I heard that Fan Li has selected a lot of stunning girls among the people, and the king takes this opportunity to take a look at his achievements......"

Tang Meng couldn't help but sigh and said, "These girls are so pitiful. ”

Qu Mu sneered: "The kindness of a woman, those who achieve great things are not informal, for the sake of the strength of the Yue Kingdom, what is the point of sacrificing a few girls?" ”

I wanted to refute it, but when I thought of my identity and situation at this time, I swallowed back the words that came to my lips, and saw Tang Meng's wonderful eyes full of grievances, obviously there was a lot of estrangement between him and Qu Mu.

Qixia Palace is located on the bank of the Nanchi River, this is a simple building complex, the overall building is dominated by blue-gray style, except for the tall courtyard wall outside, which can show a little royal style.

The carriage came to a stop in front of the gate of the palace, and Qu Mu took the lead in going down, and I followed Tang Meng down, helping Tang Meng to carry the small bag of rice as a gift.

The six warriors in front of the gate saluted Qu Mu, and the general at the head said, "Taifu Qu is here!" ”

Qu Mu smiled and nodded: "I hope we are not too late!" ”

At this time, another carriage stopped behind him, compared to the carriage we were riding, the carriage was obviously much shabby, Qu Mu turned around, but saw a plainly dressed official coming down from the carriage, the dark blue robe had been washed a little white, the cuffs and elbows were still two patches, he was also holding a small cloth bag in his hand, and saw a smile on Qu Mu's face: "Master Qu!" ”

Qu Mu smiled indifferently: "It turned out to be Dr. Zeng!" ”

I suddenly remembered that the shabby-dressed official in front of me turned out to be Zeng Xizhen, a doctor under the Yue Kingdom, Lin Yuetang's old friend, and the legendary father of Zeng Long and Zeng Hu. This doctor is also dressed a little too exaggeratedly, I have seen his son's generous shots, and it seems that Qu Mu is not the only one who will act in front of Gou Jian.

I couldn't help but take a closer look at Zeng Xizhen, judging from his expression, there didn't seem to be any sadness, it seemed that Zeng Long's death didn't hit him hard.

Zeng Xizhen was very respectful to Qu Mu, and took the initiative to give up: "Good master! ”

Qu Mu smiled and said, "Is it a gift for the queen in Doctor Zeng's hand?" ”

Zeng Xizhen was slightly stunned, and immediately saw the coarse cloth pocket in my hand, and he probably also realized that the gift used to pat the fart this time was thought of by Qu Mu, and the expression on his face was slightly embarrassed.

Qu Mu stretched out his hand and touched his cloth bag, laughing louder, Zeng Xizhen also laughed, turned around and handed the cloth bag to the servant behind him: "Put it back in the car, take it wrong!" ”

Qu Mu's eyes showed a hint of triumph that was not perceptible, and he smiled indifferently: "I'll go first!" He took Tang Meng and I into the gate, there is a wind and rain corridor on both sides of the corridor that extends to the hall in the distance, we walk slowly from the left side of the corridor, the two sides of the corridor are planted with flowers and trees, but most of the types are ordinary, and there is nothing rare, the vermilion lacquer on the pillars of the corridor peels off in many places and does not show any royal spirit, the ground paved with blue bricks is pitted, uneven, it seems that it has not been repaired for a long time, I can't imagine that the palace of King Goujian of Yue is so simple and simple.

When he was about to come to the door of the main hall, he saw the prince and Yi standing in front of the door to greet them, and saw Qu Mu coming forward with a smile: "Taifu, why are you so late?" ”

Qu Mu smiled: "It's raining and the road is slippery, so it's delayed, I hope to be in time to congratulate the queen on her birthday." ”

He Yi smiled and said, "It's still early for the dinner party to start......"

A crisp female voice suddenly came from behind him: "Taifu!" ”

I heard that this was the voice of the seventh princess and Yue, and my heart couldn't help but feel hot, and I turned to look, but I saw that she was still dressed in men's clothes, with a little fat powder on her pretty face, and under the hazy light shadow, she looked graceful, picturesque, and moving.

Qu Mu and Tang Meng smiled and saluted her.

Ji and Yue's beautiful eyes glared at me fiercely, but I easily caught the unknown tenderness in her gaze.

The prince and Yi only knew that there had been a festival between me and Ji and Yue, for fear that the seventh princess would embarrass me again in front of the public, so that the scene would be embarrassed, and hurriedly invited us in.

I was about to follow Qu Mu and his wife into the main hall, but I was stopped by Ji and Yue: "Lu Xiaogui, you stop me!" ”

Qu Mu and Tang Meng didn't know that I knew the Seventh Princess, so they were both slightly stunned and stopped at the same time.

I smiled and said, "What do the Seventh Princess command?" ”

Ji Youyue pointed not far away and said, "Follow me to get something!" ”

Only then did He Yi put his mind at ease and said with a smile: "The gift prepared by the princess is indeed a bit heavy, and it bothers Lu Gongzi." ”

Qu Mu smiled: "Little turtle, you go!" ”

I pretended to follow Ji and Yue to the room not far away, turned the corridor, walked into the room, and before I closed the door, Ji and Yue threw themselves into my arms, hugged my body tightly and said, "I miss me......"

I lowered my head and kissed her cherry lips, kissing her so much that she couldn't see through, because I was worried that I would be seen, we quickly separated, Ji and Yue pointed to the wooden box in the room and said, "You help me get it." ”

I was curious, "What's inside?" ”

When I asked, Ji Youyue's eyes couldn't help but turn red, and she whispered: "I made the clothes for my mother with my own hands...... I remembered that she was about to enter Chu and marry King Chu Zhao, but I was afraid that it would be difficult to have the opportunity to get along with my mother day and night like now. Looking at her sad appearance, I felt a sadness in my heart, but I didn't know how to comfort her.

Ji Youyue took out a silk handkerchief to wipe away her tears, and said softly: "Let's go, save others from suspicion." ”

I nodded, picked up the wooden box and carried it on my shoulder, and followed Ji and Yue towards the main hall.

The hall is already brightly lit, although the hall is full of guests, but the atmosphere is particularly depressing, without the usual festivity and liveliness of birthday banquets.

I put the wooden box in the designated position of Ji and Yue, and searched for the location of Qu Mu and Tang Meng, but I saw a middle-aged man in a black cotton robe sitting quietly on the high platform in the middle, he was thin, his hair was gray, his cheekbones were high, his eyes were deep, although his eyes were full of smiles, he always made people feel indescribably cold, a typical hooked nose, two thin lips, habitually pursed together, looking very resolute.

With my intuition, I have guessed that this person must be the king of Yue Goujian, in my impression he is a scheming guy, after the destruction of Wu in the Yue Kingdom, he immediately did the thing of the bird and the bow hidden, the rabbit died and the dog cooked, and it is a typical representative of Chinese history who can only share weal and woe and can not enjoy happiness.

Qu Mu and Tang Meng were already sitting at the elders' table under Gou Jian's right hand, their positions were all arranged according to their official positions, and their ranks were clear, Fan Li and another middle-aged man with a good appearance sat opposite Qu Mu.

Ji Youyue pointed to the long one behind her: "You go and sit down!" "There is a position that belongs to the retainers and some low-level officials, I nodded, came to sit down behind her, it seems that the boundary between men and women in the Spring and Autumn Period is not obvious, and there is no concept of not sitting together.

Sitting next to me was an old man, smiling at me with a white beard, and I smiled and nodded to him, at this time I heard the melodious chime, but saw that there was an extra cloth-clothed hairpin beside Goujian***** who was his queen. I didn't expect these two people to be dressed so plainly, if I met them outside, I would definitely think they were ordinary people. But it's normal to think about it, Gou Jian is lying on his salary at this time, and he is already dressed decently today.

King Yue Gou Jian smiled and said: "Today is the queen's birthday, I invite everyone to come mainly to be lively, you don't stick to etiquette, just speak freely!" ”

At this time, the maid began to serve the dishes, and only six dishes were served on each long table, only two of which were meat, and only one pot of wine was given, and this standard feast was not even comparable to the food I ate every day. I secretly said in my heart: "This Yue Wang Goujian is really a stingy ghost." ”

Gou Jian, the king of Yue, picked up the copper bottle and said loudly: "Without you Aiqing, without my people of Yue, the queen and I would not have the opportunity to sit here again!" ”

Everyone picked up the wine bottle, the expressions on their faces were extremely solemn, and they all looked at Gou Jian with blank eyes, waiting for his next words.

Goujian, the king of Yue, slowly stood up, raised the copper bottle high above his head, and then respectfully sprinkled it on the ground: "This cup of wine, I first give it to the soldiers and people who died in the war, and I hope they can get a long peace underground!" ”

And they all followed his example and spilled the wine on the ground.

I'm secretly funny, this Yue Wang Goujian is really a talent, a good birthday banquet made him a memorial service in two sentences, I don't know if his wife will be angry?

The king of Nayue is kind and gentle, and when Gou Jian speaks, he always has a gentle smile on his face, and he does have the demeanor of a mother in the world, and I still have a good impression of me, the de facto mother-in-law.

Gou Jian filled the copper bottle again and said with a smile: "This second cup of wine, I hope that the country will be rich and the people will be strong, and the people will no longer endure hunger." He looked up and drank the bottle.

Everyone followed his example and looked up to drink the wine in the copper bottle, and when I drank it in my mouth, I realized that there was no wine at all, it was cold water! Damn, this hook is also a little bit picky.

King Yue Gou Jian smiled and looked around and said, "What do you think of the taste of this fine wine?" ”

The expressions on everyone's faces were different, and Dr. Zeng Xizhen was the first to reply: "This wine tastes great!" As soon as he spoke, all eyes were on him. This guy is really shameless enough, it's obviously water, but he wants to say it's wine.

Gou Jian's face changed slightly, and he didn't speak.

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