I don't know if the road was too smooth, or if Liu Jun wanted to come to the capital faster, so at the beginning of the second month, Gu Tingfeng sent someone to inform Liu Jiaojiao, saying that the Great Xia delegation would come to the capital in the next two days.

After half a month of waiting, Liu Jiaojiao's mentality has calmed down a lot, although she is still a little excited, but she is no longer as helpless as when she first knew.

"Haoran, arrange someone to wipe the signboard of our store clean, and put a few large pots of blooming flowers at the door, so that even if you are far away, you can see our restaurant at first sight!" Liu Jiaojiao commanded Niu Haoran.

Niu Haoran nodded happily, and then teased with a smile: "Boss, I understand, I want Ah Jun to find this place quickly as soon as he arrives in the capital, right?" ”

"You know too much." Liu Jiaojiao deliberately smiled at him with an eerie grin.

Niu Haoran immediately covered his mouth, indicating that he would not say more, but the smile in his eyes could not be hidden at all.

The Xie family naturally knew about it, and the Cui family immediately ordered the subordinates to clean up Liu Jun's residence, although with his current status, he should not come to the Xie family to live, but it was still prepared in advance, what if?

Similarly, the palace has been busy preparing to receive the envoys of Great Xia, although it is the prince of Great Xia who leads the team, but it is only the prince of the vassal country, Gu Tingjun will never condescend to the noble to receive him in person, originally he wanted to arrange for King Wujun to be responsible for the reception, but King Wujun refused, saying that it was okay for him to lead troops to fight, and he couldn't do this kind of thing to receive guests.

In the end, this burden was smashed on Gu Tingfeng's head.

There is nothing more suitable for the prince to receive the prince in person.

Gu Tingfeng refused in his heart, because of Liu Jiaojiao, he subconsciously had a trace of hostility towards Liu Jun, and he really didn't want to deal with him, so it was best not to even meet him, so as not to be very depressed when he heard Liu Jiaojiao mentioned in his mouth.

But he couldn't disobey the emperor's order, and he couldn't say the reason for his resistance, for fear that because of Liu Jun's identity, Liu Jiaojiao would become a chess piece in Gu Tingjun's hands.

Therefore, he could only pretend to be flattered and take on the task of receiving the Great Xia envoys.

When he was quite depressed and told Liu Jiaojiao about the errand he received, Liu Jiaojiao was very happy as he expected.

"It's great if you are in charge of the reception, although you and my brother have not officially met, but they are half acquaintances, lord, my brother's safety in the capital is to be entrusted to you!" Liu Jiaojiao said with a smile.

Gu Tingfeng couldn't say it because he was bitter in his heart, so he had to reluctantly pull the corners of his mouth, and said freely: "Don't worry, even if he is not your brother, just because of his identity as the prince of Great Xia, I have to do my best to protect him." ”

Liu Jiaojiao asked curiously: "According to the rules, they should live in the post station, right?" ”

Gu Tingfeng nodded and said, "That's right, but if your brother wants to live in other places, you can show the emperor that as long as the emperor agrees, it's fine." ”

"Although I really want to, I also know that the emperor will not agree to him living in Xie Mansion, although Qingxinfang has a place to live, but the dignified prince lives in a restaurant, and it is always a little unpleasant to say it." Liu Jiaojiao sighed regretfully.

Gu Tingfeng thought for a while and proposed, "Why don't I tell him when the time comes, let him live in my palace?" In this way, it is easier for you to meet at ordinary times, and the post station is guarded at all times, and the conditions are definitely not as good as my palace, which is always inconvenient. ”

Liu Jiaojiao's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Is it really possible?" ”

"Naturally, it is possible, provided that your brother is willing, and he has to take the initiative to propose it to the emperor, and the reason has to be found by himself, you know that my identity is inconvenient to say anything."

"That's no problem, I've thought about it for him, just say that he is used to enjoying it in Great Xia, and he doesn't like the kind of place in the post station, and I heard that you are a lover of food, and I think you have similar interests, so I want to go to your palace to live temporarily. Isn't that a good reason? ”

“…… It's good if you're happy. ”

On the other side, Liu Jun and his party have come to a small town very close to the capital, and they plan to rest here for the night, and if they leave early tomorrow, they will be able to arrive in the capital in the evening.

After looking for a farmhouse that seemed to have good conditions for the night, he arranged for someone to boil hot water for Liu Jun for a while, and he made a pot of hot tea and brought it into the wing room where Liu Jun lived.

"Master, it's cold at night, drink some tea to warm your stomach." Now it has been autumn for a long time, and the sun is still shining during the day, but as long as the temperature drops sharply at night, the temperature difference between the day is a little large, and the nameless is afraid that his little master will catch a cold and get sick.

Liu Jun took the teacup, carefully took two sips, put down the teacup, and raised his hand to signal Nameless to sit down and speak.

Although Nameless is a cautious person, in addition to the due respect for his little master, he also has a faint sense of intimacy with him as his own child, so as long as no others are present, he will not be too restrained, and on the premise of keeping the bottom line, he will be as comfortable as he wants.

For example, now, when he saw Liu Jun's gesture, he directly found a place to sit down, not at all like other people who were guards, and he was still hesitating in fear for a long time.

"After arriving in the capital tomorrow, we will go to the post station to rest for one night, recuperate our spirits, and then enter the palace to meet the emperor the next day." Liu Jun said.

Now he has completely faded from the original youthful appearance, between sitting and raising his hands and feet, he has no intention of revealing the unique elegance of the royal family.

In just half a year, this teenager has grown up completely.

The bright yellow dragon pattern court dress that only the prince can wear, set off his extravagance, and his already handsome facial features have completely grown up in the past six months.

Sword eyebrows and starry eyes, a tall nose bridge, deep and dark eyes, thin lips with a clear lip line, and skin that is far fairer than ordinary men, no matter how you look at it, he is a beautiful boy who captivates the country and the city!

In fact, Liu Jun himself likes his previous bronzed skin even more, but he doesn't know what's going on, after going to Daxia, his skin has become whiter and whiter, and it seems that he can't get back his previous skin color in the sun.

This is really angry, but there is nothing to be done, and I don't know if Jiaojiao will laugh at him when she sees his current appearance.

Nameless would not know that he was deserting and thinking about other things now, but he was worried about entering Beijing this time, so he said comfortingly: "Master, although Great Xia is now a vassal state of the Ancient Dynasty, the strength of our country is not weak, so the master does not need to worry that the emperor of the Ancient Dynasty will treat him slowly, although he has the heart to annex my Great Xia, but there is no suitable person to lead the troops under his command, and he will not dare to tear his face with us." ”

Liu Jun didn't have any guilt for being single-minded, and nodded when she heard this: "I understand this, I just don't want to cause any trouble." ”

"This time, all the people in the envoy group were personally selected by the regent, and none of them were the kind of people who were stubborn and self-serving, and they would definitely strictly abide by the proportions, and would not give the group of people in the ancient dynasty any opportunity to take advantage of, so the master does not need to worry."

As he spoke, Nameless glanced at him with a slight hesitation, and said tentatively, "Master, do you want to take the time to see your sister?" ”

Liu Jun glanced at him, his eyes seemed to be fluttering, but he almost broke out in a cold sweat without a name, "If you have anything to say, you don't need to test anything when you talk to each other." ”

Nameless hurriedly stood up and bowed, and asked for sin: "It's the subordinates who have overstepped, and please ask the master to surrender!" ”

Liu Jun waved her hand carelessly, "It's not that serious, I know what you're thinking, I'm afraid that I will delay the business for the sake of my children's personal affairs, right?" Don't worry, I know what to expect. ”

Nameless didn't dare to say anything more, so he responded, and it happened that the next person brought in the prepared meal, and he hurriedly prepared food for Liu Jun, which was regarded as resolving the embarrassment of Fang Cai.

On the afternoon of the second day, before the sun had completely set, Gu Tingfeng waited at the city gate with a cadre of officials from the Ministry of Rites, looking forward to the arrival of the Great Xia Mission.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu has just changed, and now he is a big fat man who weighs almost two hundred pounds, because the weather is hot, and he is wearing a formal official uniform, plus Gu Tingfeng, who has the highest status, is just waiting on a horse, and does not find a shady place to sit, he has to stand there helplessly, sweating profusely and enjoying the baptism of the sun.

"Lord Wang, it's been half an hour, why hasn't the Great Xia mission arrived yet? Could it be that the message is wrong? An official of the Ministry of Rites couldn't bear to let his boss become a dog, so he made an excuse to ask Gu Tingfeng.

Gu Tingfeng immediately glanced at him lightly, not angry and arrogant, and said expressionlessly: "Lord Zhu, if you don't want to wait, go and tell the emperor that this king will never stop you." ”

"The lower official doesn't mean this, it's that the lower official can't speak, and I ask the prince to forgive me!" Lord Zhu was so frightened that he confessed repeatedly, and then obediently retreated into the army, bowing his head deadly, wishing that the whole person would disappear.

Gu Tingfeng was actually a little impatient to wait, but he couldn't wait, how could he slack off on this kind of thing related to the national body, he could only be patient, his eyes looked in the direction of Beijing, and the word "Sichuan" wrinkled in his eyebrows.

Didn't you say it was coming soon? Why did you wait so long, let alone the convoy, and I didn't even see a single figure, could it be that there was an accident on the road?

It shouldn't be so unlucky, right? Around the capital, he remembered that the security was very good, and he hadn't heard of any mountain bandits and road tyrants, and the remnants of the White Lotus Sect had almost been cleared, so he shouldn't have met anyone who shouldn't have been encountered, right?

Just when Gu Tingfeng was waiting a little anxiously and was about to send someone to investigate, finally, a mighty team of people appeared in everyone's field of vision.

The mission of Great Xia can be regarded as coming, it is really too untimed!

Gu Tingfeng used his expression to manage, revealing a perfect smirk, and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, go, go with this king to meet the Great Xia Mission!" ”

"Yes, Lord Wang!"