The music started, and a pair of Western men and women danced on the dance floor.

The Chinese regent and the queen mother sat in the tea house facing south and north, and the Guerjia clan also specially found a splendid mountain and river screen to place behind the tea house, plus two rows of brave young men in black uniforms, this small world immediately became solemn and majestic, and the dance floor environment became a little incompatible.

Seeing Lan Guiren's gorgeous long bronzing finger sleeves elegantly twisting the teacup to drink tea, Ye Zhao couldn't help but smile, Lan Guiren just didn't know.

A blonde and blue-eyed woman came with a huge skirt in tow, and said to Ye Zhao with a little restraint: "Your Excellency, do I have the honor to invite you to dance?" ”

Ye Zhao got up with a smile and said, "I'm sorry Miss Fran, I only accompanied the imperial sister-in-law to drink tea today, let's have a chance another day." ”

The Western beauty sighed a little disappointed, turned around and left, this is already the sixth lady to invite Ye Zhao to dance, and those who are qualified and dare to invite Ye Zhao to dance together are naturally the consul's wife and the like.

Lan Guiren glanced at him and said, "You go and jump." ”

Ye Zhao smiled slightly, picked up the teacup, and said, "I'll drink tea today." He smiled again: "This is the proper etiquette of a man, today I am the male companion of the imperial sister-in-law, and I will never dance with others, otherwise how can the imperial sister-in-law have face?" ”

Listening to his nonsense, Lan Guiren was stunned for a while, then turned his head to look at the Western band, and when he saw the Western pipa for the first time, he thought it was quite funny.

At this time, the British consul Jackson paced over, greeted the salute, sat beside Ye Zhao, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, I think it is necessary for me to explain to you the mediation of the contemplation of the country, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings. ”

Ye Zhao smiled and waved his hand: "I don't talk about business today, but I heard that Miss Francie is not adaptable, and the doctor in my house has a prescription that uses herbs to recuperate, and the effect is excellent." ”

Jackson was stunned, but he didn't want the regent to be so clear about the affairs of his family, and he couldn't help but feel a little hairy in his heart, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Excellency, for your concern for the little girl, I can't thank you enough." ”

After a few gossip, Jackson got up and left.

"Queen Mother, you taste this cup of tea, it is a tea picked by a lonely old tree on the Golden Summit of Wuyi Mountain, and this is the one in the whole world." As she spoke, Guerjia offered a cup of jade bowl with both hands, and she had been half-kneeling and half-sitting at the coffee table to serve the tea.

The palace maid on the side of the Lan Guiren took it and was about to test the poison with a silver needle, but the Lan Guiren glanced at Ye Zhao and said lightly: "No need, Jingxiang's people, I still can't believe it?" ”

Ye Zhao smiled and didn't squeak.

The Guerjia clan was overjoyed in her heart, although she was managing the hotel of the regent, in fact, she had nothing to do with the regent from selection to appointment, but in her heart, she naturally felt that she was running an errand for the prince, and it was an indescribable glory.

Now that I hear the Queen Mother call herself the regent, I don't feel that my pretty face is shining, and I am quite complacent.

At this time, another consul's wife came to invite Ye Zhao to dance but Ye Zhao refused, Ye Zhao was still the same, and he only "drank tea" today.

How could Lan Guiren not know that he did it on purpose? Today, I really saw the boldness of this brother-in-law, and joked with myself with a sense of banter, but in my heart, I didn't feel very disgusted, but I felt a little kind, in this life, since Chengren, how can a young man ever joke with her? Even when Xianfeng Ye was there, it would be great to praise her beauty for a few words at most, and he never talked to her about anything.

But his face naturally showed a little hesitation, lest this little monkey borrow a pole to climb up, but I don't know what kind of joke he dares to make with himself.

"Min Jue, you go to dance with the prince, the prince doesn't like to dance with the foreign woman today, you come to serve him." Lan Guiren said lightly.

Guerjia was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed, and hurriedly responded: "Yes, the slave obeys the order." The soft little figure wrapped in green silk was curvaceous when he got up, hesitated, and stretched out his snow-white little hand coated with red rose oil, but he didn't dare to look at Ye Zhao, hung his beautiful head, and whispered: "The slave invites the prince to dance." ”

Just now, Ye Zhao chatted with her for a few words, asked about the situation of the hotel, and between the questions and answers, her heart gradually stabilized, listening to the regent's gentle words and cordial demeanor, but it was amiable and respectable, and the Guerjia clan was somewhat bolder.

Ye Zhao smiled: "It's still the same sentence, next time, this king only drinks tea today." ”

"Yes." Although Guerjia was rejected by the prince, there was a burst of joy in his heart, next time? Then is there really a chance to dance with the prince?

Ye Zhao looked at Lan Guiren and said, "Sister-in-law, how about I ask you to dance together?" Today, I can't sit here for a long time and then go back to the palace, but it can't help but reflect the royal sister-in-law's affinity and open-mindedness. ”

Guerjia gently stepped aside, and said in his heart that the prince and the queen mother danced, this is really a groundbreaking anecdote, it seems that this day is really going to change, but it is too different from the past.

The Guerjia clan was accustomed to seeing men and women dancing together, and it was only strange to listen to the regent's suggestion, but Ye Zhao's words were like thunder in the ears of Lan Guiren.

Lan Guiren's pretty face changed color, and his anger went straight to his heart, what a bold thing! Do you dare to say such things? The beautiful eyes narrowed, but looking at Ye Zhao's clear eyes and no joke on his face, he didn't know if he wanted to reprimand him for a while, his mind was spinning, and he suddenly remembered the current situation, if he reprimanded him in public and turned his face with him, I don't know what the consequences will be.

In fact, Ye Zhaozi didn't really want to dance with her, it was appropriate to ease the relationship with Rong'er's sister, if it was possible, it was best not to become an enemy, otherwise Rong'er would be caught in the middle, and it would be uncomfortable. And now the relationship between Ye Zhao and Lan Guiren is extremely delicate, as if there is a veil separating her, no one can touch anyone's pulse, if you really want to ease the relationship with her, you must try to make her feel sincerity. But how can this sincerity be expressed? People like Lan Guiren can't be fooled by saying a few words that seem to be heart-wrenching.

This is going to come little by little, and some words seem to make her unhappy, but in fact they may not.

Ye Zhao was about to speak again, a young man in a black uniform suddenly shouted, and then seven or eight black shadows pounced, and pressed a foreigner who was walking towards him to the ground, seven or eight revolvers aimed at his head, and someone lifted his tuxedo and put his gun from his holster.

Then the "bang" gun rang out, and a foreigner who was pulling out a gun more than a dozen steps away was immediately shot in the thigh and fell to the ground screaming.

The foreigner who was pressed to the ground was so frightened that he screamed, and the foreigner who was shot screamed like a pig, and the dance hall was immediately chaotic, screaming, shouting, stumbling out, chickens and dogs jumping.

When the foreigner took out the gun, there were already guards in front of Ye Zhao and Lan Guiren, and in an instant, a large number of military police with bayonets and rifles had poured into the hall, and some military attachés of the foreign embassy took out their guns, but they were all forced by bayonets, and the scene was chaotic.

Ye Zhao was strange in his heart, a foreigner stabbed? Unlikely, right? He brushed aside the guard in front of him and walked up two steps, but saw that the foreigner who was pressed to the ground was Herbert, the consul of Osmaga in Guangzhou, his face was flushed, obviously a little drunk, and he was screaming in fright.

"Your Excellency, what do you do? Do what? Seeing Ye Zhaoxing coming, Herbert asked repeatedly, his whole head was full of cold muzzles, and he was so frightened that he was about to pee his pants.

"What's going on?" Ye Zhao asked the guards.

"Lord Wang, he is close to the secret firearm, and the slave suspects that he has bad intentions!" Zhao Yongnian, the leading first-class guard, knelt down on one knee to report.

There are about 200 guards in Guanyin Mountain, and Bao En, the minister of the guards, was also selected by the Lan nobles, who are the children of the clan, shrewd and capable.

But it is clear that these guards have no experience in following the Lord's house on patrol, and the string is even tighter today.

Ye Zhao said helplessly: "You guys are too nervous. The foreigner who was shot also pulled over and asked a few words, and the matter gradually became clear, Osmaga Consul Herbert was a soldier, and usually had the habit of wearing a gun, and today he drank a few more glasses, and the button of his tuxedo was unconsciously opened, and he was ready to come to talk to the regent for a few words, but the guards saw his spear, and the foreigner who was shot was the military attache of the Osmaga Embassy, and suddenly saw that the minister was arrested, and he was anxious to pull out his gun, and immediately became a target.

Nowadays, unlike in later generations, even if the sailors of the merchant ships are armed with guns to deal with pirates, it is common for some embassy guards to bring guns to the balls in this foreign land, but they do not want to cause such a storm.

Looking at Macchason and the others who came in a hurry with anxious and shocked faces, Ye Zhao helplessly spread his hands to Lan Guiren and said, "Sister-in-law, this happy event has become a diplomatic dispute for us." ”

Zhao Yongnian's face turned white with fright, seeing that the Queen Mother's delicate and beautiful eyes flashed with cold light, and glanced at him coldly, Zhao Yongnian immediately broke out in a cold sweat, fell to his knees, and didn't dare to speak, just kowtowed.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding." Ye Zhao greeted him, expressed his regret with McChason and the others, and said: "So, I proposed, this social occasion should have a peaceful appearance, what's the matter with bringing guns in?" This rule needs to be changed, we Guangzhou is a rule of law area, don't you have confidence in me? In short, he was always reasonable, and Maccharson and the others only smiled bitterly, but speaking from the heart, they also felt that the prince had foresight, and had long proposed the etiquette and etiquette in his dealings with various countries, and hoped that all countries would abide by them together.

Ye Zhao really comforted Herbert a few words, and glanced at Deputy Director Liu, who had been following him upside down: "Quickly help Mr. Military Attache to ask for a doctor." He lowered his voice: "Good student comforts and comforts him, and rewards some soup money." ”

Deputy Director Liu was busy receiving the order and leaving, naturally this little foreigner official had to be relieved by himself, as a prince, involving the national system, it was impossible to apologize to him.

Ye Zhao turned his head to McChason and the others at this time and smiled: "It's a small turmoil, please don't care, continue to dance." ”

At this time, the military and police with guns had all withdrawn, and some people carried the foreigner who had been shot to treat the wounded, and the waiter splashed water on the floor, and the dance hall gradually returned to calm.

Ye Zhao exchanged a few words with McCharson and the others, and then sat back in his place, and was about to speak, when Lan Guiren asked, "These minions stirred up, the foreign devils are frightened, right?" ”

Ye Zhao smiled slightly: "It's okay to scare them, I told them a long time ago, in this area of the rule of law, what are you doing with a gun all day long?" Not to mention diplomatic places, today is good, something happened, and the right should teach them a lesson, which can be regarded as tuition. He added: "Just now, the consuls of various countries told me that they want to ask the imperial sister-in-law to say a few words." ”

Lan Guiren said lightly: "It's good for you to go and say it, this is a lesson for foreign devils, I don't know what to say." ”

(To be continued)