After a brief gathering in the Wangfeng Pavilion, they each returned to their homes, An Ran and Nan Lingye returned to Qinhuang Courtyard and sat down at the tea table in the inner room.

"It's still early, Ah Ran take a rest, and when you enter the palace, I'll call you again." Nan Lingye said, all day today, An Ran didn't take a break, Nan Lingye was worried that she was tired.

"No, I'm not tired. An Ran began to make tea, and her tea ceremony was still learned from Lin Yin.

Nan Lingye didn't make a sound, just quietly watched An Ran making tea, such a picture has a feeling of quiet years.

"Why is Ye Lang looking at me like this?" Seeing Nan Ling Ye's blue eyes looking at her in a daze, An Ran raised her phoenix eyes and asked with a smile.

"Just wanted to take a good look at you. ”

An Ran smiled slightly and continued to make tea.

"Ye Lang, Ah Ran doesn't understand, why would you agree to tonight's banquet?" In fact, according to Nan Ling Ye's character, he would not agree to Emperor Sheng's invitation.

Nan Lingye hooked the corners of his mouth slightly, and asked rhetorically: "Why does Ah Ran think so?"

Ye Lang's mind is changeable, and Ah Ran can't guess it. An Ran poured a cup of tea for Nan Lingye, and then poured a cup for herself as well.

Nan Lingye picked up the teacup, smelled the tea, then took a sip of tea and put down the cup, "Actually, there is no reason, as Ah Ran often tells me, now that I am the emperor of Northern Chu, I always have to take into account the overall situation in many things." ”

An Ran glanced at Nan Lingye, a little unconvinced. Sure enough, Nan Lingye's next words confirmed her conjecture.

"Of course, I am a person who must compete with each other, and I will not stop at the matter of Emperor Sheng imprisoning you and threatening your father to hand over the military power that day, and I will soon get this account back for Ah Ran. Speaking of this, Nan Lingye's blue eyes were slightly constricted, revealing a touch of coldness.

"In fact, at the beginning, although Emperor Sheng used the topic to play, it was indeed we who let him grasp the handle, and it is difficult to say which is right and which is wrong. An Ran sighed.

Objectively speaking, there is no one right or wrong in this matter, it can only be said that each is its master, and Emperor Sheng wants to grasp the military power and sit firmly on the throne, so the idea is to try to collect all the military power in his hands, which is also understandable.

"Not only did he imprison you, but he will behead you. Nan Lingye gritted his teeth and said.

At the beginning, if it weren't for An Jin and Chu Kang exchanging military power, Feng Xianju and others jointly signed a letter, Emperor Sheng would really have killed An Ran.

Thinking of this, it was impossible for Nan Lingye to stop no matter what.

An Ran couldn't help but chuckle, "What Ye Lang cares about is that Emperor Sheng almost killed me." ”

"No, what I can't stand is that you have been wronged in the slightest. Nan Lingye's blue eyes locked on her, and her expression was very serious.

Facing his blue eyes, An Ran's eyes were a little moist, and his domineering maintenance of her made her feel warm.

"Then with Ye Lang here, wouldn't Ah Ran be more likely to do what he wants to do as he wants?" An Ran joked mischievously, in fact, it was just a joke, she just followed his words to make the atmosphere a little more lively.

"Ah Ran just needs to do what he wants to do, and if he gets into trouble, I'll be behind you. Even if the sky falls, I will support you. Nan Lingye didn't care if what she said was a joke or not, what he said was indeed very serious, and there was no ambiguity in meaning.

Hearing his words, the smile on the corner of An Ran's mouth deepened, "Okay, Ah Ran remembers Ye Lang's words." ”

The two stayed in Qinhuang Courtyard for a while, and seeing that it was time to enter the palace, An Ran reminded Nan Lingye that it was time to prepare to enter the palace.

"There's no hurry. Nan Lingye was unhurried and a little careless.

Knowing that An Jin sent someone to Qinhuang Courtyard, saying that they were waiting at the main gate, An Ran and Nan Lingye walked out of Qinhuang Courtyard.

After the group entered the palace, they came directly to the Chaoyang Palace, which was already a little noisy, and presumably the people were almost there.

With a shout from the palace: "Emperor Chu has arrived." The hall immediately fell silent.

Nan Lingye walked in the front, An Jin and the others followed behind, and as soon as they entered the hall, the ministers immediately got up and shouted respectfully: "Participate in Your Majesty Northern Chu, long live." ”

When Emperor Sheng saw Nan Lingye coming in, he got up to greet him, "Emperor Chu, you are here, I and you have been waiting here for a long time." With that, Emperor Sheng and Nan Ling Ye sat together on the main seat.

An Ran and An Jin, as well as Shangguan Jing, sat at the bottom left of the main seat, while at the bottom right sat the crown prince and Xiao Yi.

At this banquet, except for An Ran, who was a woman, there were no other female dependents, and even the queen did not participate, which shows how important An Ran's status is.

"Today, Emperor Chu came back to Fengdu, and I specially set up a banquet to entertain me, taking this opportunity to show the friendship between our two countries. Emperor Sheng said.

"I wish Dasheng to be good friends with Northern Chu for generations, and live a long life. Everyone said in unison.

"Come, Emperor Chu, I will give you a drink. Emperor Sheng raised his glass.

Nan Ling Ye couldn't see any expression on his face, he also raised his glass, but he didn't speak, and then drank the wine in his mouth.

"I ordered the people to arrange singing and dancing, hoping that Emperor Chu would like it. After saying that, they clapped their hands, and the court musicians and others began to come in to perform.

"Emperor Chu is now living in Anfu?" asked Emperor Sheng.

"Hmm. ”

"I have prepared the palace, if necessary......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Nan Lingye, "No need, I live comfortably in Anfu." ”

In an instant, the atmosphere was a little awkward, but fortunately, there were musicians performing, and it was not too condensed.

Emperor Sheng didn't speak, to be precise, he didn't dare to talk to Nan Lingye, and instead said to An Jin: "Then the prime minister will entertain Emperor Chu well for me, what is the need, but just bring it up." ”

"The minister obeys the order, and he will definitely entertain His Majesty Beichu well. An Jin stood up and said.

"Prime Minister, please be seated. Emperor Sheng asked An Jin to sit down, then looked at An Ran, then looked at Nan Lingye, and quipped: "It's good to live in Anfu, so that you can also have time to get together with Ah Ran, which is very good." ”

"Yes, if Ah Ran had been executed by Emperor Sheng at the beginning, then I wouldn't have this opportunity today. Nan Lingye said suddenly.

As soon as the words came out, everyone's faces changed slightly, especially Emperor Sheng, he had long known that Nan Lingye would not let this matter pass like this, but he didn't expect him to mention it on such an occasion, wouldn't this embarrass him in public.

Everyone didn't dare to speak, including An Jin and An Ran, they were silent, as if everyone's eyes were all focused on Emperor Sheng's body, everyone was watching, how would he answer.

Emperor Sheng smiled awkwardly, "In this matter, I believe that Emperor Chu, including Ah Ran, will definitely be able to understand my approach, the situation that day was complicated, and I was helpless." Emperor Sheng looked helpless.

An Ran nodded slightly, and didn't say anything, the emperor's helplessness must be there, but more is Emperor Sheng's own selfishness and suspicion.