The night is quietly coming, and all the houses and courtyards are lit up, if you look down from above, you will see the lights of thousands of homes, the beautiful scenery of the streamer.

The streets are slowly deserted, and they are no longer bustling during the day. It's just that in some places, what should be lively is still lively, and it is not affected by the sky. On the contrary, the night is more suitable for some energetic people.

Today, it is Gu Zuoxiang's birthday, not only the big and small officials went, but even King Xiao personally went to stay for an hour, and the emperor also sent the chief manager around him to send gifts to Zuoxiang's mansion to congratulate.

Such an honor can be seen!

Although other streets are deserted, the "happiest building" of Suzaku Street is not.

"The most Huanlou" is the largest and most beautiful Fengyue place in the capital, and the girls in it are all very beautiful and versatile women, and they are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Pick out any one, and you can be the Oiran of a green building. The patterns inside are dazzling, making those rich children want to live here every day, indulging in the soft and fragrant arms of these beauties.

And the people who love to come here the most are some rich and noble gentlemen and some children of families, of course, there are also some officials of the DPRK and China who come secretly.

Therefore, this "most happy building" is the largest "gold cave" in the capital. It is different from other green buildings, most of the women in it are performing arts and not selling themselves.

Of course, the "happiest building" is the Qinglou, which also serves guests, but they all have prescribed days.

Only three days of the seven days can be served, and these three days are still disrupted, which is a marketing method of "the most happy building".

Men are itchy when they can't eat or see them, and they are well versed in the psychology of these men.

But the background of this "most happy building" is also very mysterious, and generally those who come here are either rich or expensive. However, these rich children and powerful sons came here to share in peace and security, and they never dared to make trouble.

Because, once you make trouble, you will be ruthlessly kicked out, and you will no longer be allowed to come to this happy power.

The downstairs of the "happiest building" is full of laughter, bursts of silk bamboo, and the sound of pushing cups and changing lamps. In a private room on the third floor, there is no sound outside, and people are surprised that the sound insulation effect of this room is so good.

The incense burner in the room exudes a faint scent of sandalwood, and the decoration of this room looks very simple, but everything is definitely valuable, and even the placement is very particular.

The drapes that fall to the ground are made of silk and embroidered with dark patterns. Such an exquisite room deserves to be the largest "gold cave" in the capital!

There were two men sitting in this room, and the table was full of food, but they were not seen to have touched their chopsticks.

"Ah Mo, I heard that you went to Gu Zuoxiang's birthday today?" The man in white took a sip of the white jade wine glass on the table, and asked softly.

"Hmm" Xiao Jingmo also reached out and took a sip of the wine on the table, and replied lightly.

He raised his eyes and glanced at the man in white: "When did you arrive?" ”

When the man in white heard this, he smiled softly, and his voice was very warm, which made people sound very comfortable.

He looked at Xiao Jingmo and said, "Not long after I arrived, no, did I come to you as soon as I came back?" ”

"How's it going?" Xiao Jingmo ignored the white-clothed man's ridicule and asked lazily.

"Naturally, it's good. However, there is news that the other half of that thing seems to be in the hands of the prince of Chu State, and specifically, our people have not yet completely infiltrated it. The man in white said with a somewhat serious face.

This man's handsome nose bridge is like a distant mountain, and his heroic spirit can be seen at a glance, but he has the coldness and elegance of a literati.

Xiao Jingmo's demonic phoenix eyes flashed slightly, "It's okay, this matter, don't rush first." ”

Suddenly, the door of the wing room was pushed open, Xiao strode up to Xiao Jingmo, respectfully put his hands in front of him, and said expressionlessly: "Master, this is sent by Eleven, and he repainted it according to the original pattern." It is what the princess of Chu asked the ironware shop to create today. ”

Xiao Jingmo took the pattern, and Xiao Yi respectfully stepped aside.

"Princess of Chu? Isn't it the princess you married half a year ago? What's wrong with her? By the way, why did you marry her? I wasn't there at the time. The man in white looked at Xiao Jingmo with a puzzled and somewhat reproachful face.

Then he remembered something, looked at Xiao Jingmo with a solemn face and said, "Could it be that she has something to do with that thing?" ”

Xiao Jingmo looked at the strange patterns on the drawing paper, with a hint of doubt in his phoenix eyes, and hummed without raising his head, without explaining too much.

When the man in white heard this, he lowered his head slightly and thought carefully.

Immediately, he looked up at the drawing paper in Xiao Jingmo's hand, and said with some doubts: "What is this?" ”

When Xiao Jingmo heard this, his handsome face also showed puzzlement, shook his head gently, and handed the drawing paper in his hand to the man in white.

The man in white took the drawing paper strangely and looked at it carefully, and gradually his face showed puzzlement.

He can understand this word, it's quite good-looking, and there is a hint of domineering in Qingjun. Not bad, good words! I didn't expect her to be able to write such beautiful words as a woman.

It's just that this character doesn't seem to be written with a brush, and it's a bit small.

These words are some detailed markings, but what is this pointy and grooved thing? What is it for? Why have I never seen it?

The man in white also glanced at Xiao Jingmo suspiciously, a little incredulous. "Is this really painted by the princess of Chu State?"

Xiao Jingmo raised his phoenix eyes slightly and glanced at the man in white, turned the white jade wrench on his thumb, and said lightly: "Don't you have ears?" ”

In fact, Xiao Jingmo himself couldn't believe that woman would draw such a pattern similar to a weapon!

In addition to these masters, how can ordinary people paint this thing? Even all the precautions are marked very clearly and professionally.

This is still a woman who probably hasn't even seen a weapon, who is she? Xiao Jingmo's phoenix eyes sank slightly, and there was some surprise in his heart, and he couldn't help but feel more and more that this person was definitely a variable.

Either it works for me, or it ..... A hint of killing intent appeared in Xiao Jingmo's cold eyes.

The man in white heard Xiao Jingmo's sarcasm, twitched the corners of his mouth, and pretended not to hear.

In fact, of course he heard Xiao Yi's words, but he was a little incredulous, so he subconsciously asked more.

The man in white shook the drawing paper in his hand and asked with a straight face, "What...... What does Amok know what it is? ”

Xiao Jingmo looked at the drawing paper in his hand and said: "I don't know" Immediately, Xiao Jingmo raised his hand and beckoned, and Xiao came to Xiao Jingmo in a quick flash.

Xiao Jingmo handed the pattern to Xiao Yi and instructed, "Let people make it according to the pattern." ”

Xiao Yi respectfully took it, said "yes", and withdrew.

"Zishu, now that you have returned, this position of leading the army, Lu Zhengyin has always wanted his sister-in-law to sit, but the imperial brother refused, and now that you are back, you can go!" Xiao Jingmo looked at the man in white and said softly.

When the man in white heard this, he couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "Weichen obeys!" It's just that Lu Zhengyin has been uniting some ministers to write to him to let his son-in-law be the leader of the army, I'm afraid he won't give up easily! ”

"He won't, but, it doesn't matter, the Imperial Brotherhood will arrange it. Just, you have to be careful! Xiao Jingmo also said to the man in white with some seriousness.

The leader of the army is the imperial guard, which can control 100,000 soldiers and horses, and has always been a close confidant of the emperor.

But the founding emperor gave this power to Lu Zhengyin's father, and when he was fighting the world, Lu Zhengyin's father always followed the ancestral emperor and was the right-hand man of the ancestral emperor. After the world was settled, he was named the general of Zhenguo, in charge of a quarter of the soldiers and horses of Xiao State, but he was also in charge of the emperor's Praetorian Guard.

It can be seen from this how much power the Lu family had at that time, and Lu Zhengyin inherited the title later, and over the years, Lu Zhengyin has also increased his power, until now he has one-third of the military power of Xiao State, which makes the current emperor very jealous.

The previous emperor ceded the power of his Zhongjun army, but allowed his future son-in-law to be the deputy general of the Zhongjun army.

Therefore, Lu Zhengyin's sister-in-law, Lu Wenlang, has always been the deputy general of the Central Army, and he has been in the Praetorian Guard for many years, and half of them are his people.

Even if he made meritorious service, it was only a more reward, so the emperor kept dragging his feet and preventing him from sitting in the position of general.

And this man in white is Ji Youxiang's sister-in-law Ji Zishu, Ji Ziyu's brother, and Xiao Jingmo are cousins and very good friends.

has been working in Xiao Jingmo's army before, is a military advisor in Xiao Jingmo's army, has been very smart since he was a child, and is known as a "prodigy".

The two of them have a tacit understanding and cooperate inside and out, so the army led by King Xiao is often invincible, and he also has half of the credit.

Xiao Jingmo defeated the Chu State and the Qin State half a year ago, and after returning to the dynasty, he was still in the northwest to sort out some military affairs and carry out the tasks that Xiao Jingmo secretly gave him, so the emperor has not rewarded him.

Originally, he was expected to come back in a month, but he didn't expect to complete the task ahead of schedule and come back, so Xiao Jingmo didn't know that he had returned to the capital.

As soon as Ji Zishu came back, he didn't go back to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion first, but went directly to a letter asking Xiao Jingmo to come here to find him.

He has been in the army for many years, and when he finally came back, he naturally wanted to have fun. That's why the two of them are talking here.