After the Dragon Boat Festival, the sky has turned into a scorching heat, and by the middle of May, the weather is even hotter.

At noon, Xie Zheng sat sideways in the pavilion in front of the courtyard, his right arm on the fence of the pavilion, gently shaking the silk fan, in this hot day, it looked demure and comfortable.

On the muddy ground under the pavilion, a swarm of ants was moving honey flowers back to the nest, and Xie Zheng happened to sit on the top, so he looked down and watched quietly.

"What is the lady looking at?" Yuzhi walked over from the house, followed Xie Zheng's gaze and probed his head to take a look, and saw that it was a swarm of ants, and exclaimed, "Eh, where are so many ants!" ”

As she spoke, she hurriedly turned around, lifted the teapot on the table, and then turned back, wanting to pour hot water to scald the ants on the ground, but Xie Zheng saw the situation but raised a fan to block the mouth of the kettle, and scolded Yuzhi and said: "This ant is in your way again, when they move the peanuts, they will leave, why do you want to kill them." ”

Yuzhi was very surprised when she heard this, she looked at Xie Zheng, and muttered, "Why is the lady so strange today......

Seeing that Yuzhi had put the teapot back, Xie Zhengcai smiled and said, "I'm just afraid that you have wasted a pot of good tea." ”

The maid walked in from outside the garden with a tray, and said, "Xie Niangzi, this is a chilled melon and fruit, and the county marquis sent it to you to cool down the heat." ”

Now Huan Ling's injuries are healed, and he can walk around on his own, but he can't move much, for fear of pulling the wound.

"Let's put it down," Xie Zheng held the silk fan in his hand and pointed to the stone table next to him, and the maid put the tray down, and then retreated.

There were two plates of melons and fruits on the tray, and Yuzhi picked up a plate before sending it to Xie Zheng, and saw the porter running over in a hurry, and reported: "Xie Niangzi, Wuling Mansion has sent an invitation, you can see it." ”

The porter sent the invitation and withdrew, Yuzhi took the invitation and handed it to Xie Zheng, Xie Zheng opened it and looked at it, and whispered: "Leyouyuan wine banquet?" ”

When Yuzhi heard this, he also leaned his head to look at it, and his face was full of suspicion, "King Wuling wants to invite a lady to a banquet in Leyouyuan?" ”

Xie Zheng closed the invitation absentmindedly and thought: "This Xiao Ye, what kind of fame do you want to do this time......?"

"Lady, this ...... I'm afraid it's a Hongmen banquet," Yuzhi looked at Xie Zheng, a little hesitant when she spoke, Xie Zheng seemed to be smiling, she took a deep breath, and then slowly spit it out, and said, "Otherwise, what do you think, can he still really set up a banquet to entertain me?" ”

"That'...... Is the lady going? Yuzhi asked tentatively, and Xie Zheng smiled calmly: "Go, naturally I want to go!" ”

When Xie Zheng spoke, his face was full of indifference, and he didn't seem to take Xiao Ye in his eyes at all, but Yuzhi was not very relieved, "But ......"

Without waiting for Yuzhi to speak, Xie Zheng grabbed the words, she said: "It's nothing, if I don't go to today's banquet, I will definitely fall into the hands of others, and call them one by one, they all say that I am stingy, not open-minded enough, and I can't support the overall situation, so where will I put my face." ”

"Yes," Yuzhi finally didn't ask much, so she had to answer, and followed Xie Zheng back to the house to prepare, and then rushed to the Le You Garden with her.

Yuzhi and Xie Zheng sat in the same ox cart, the master and servant rarely spoke along the way, Yuzhi always raised her hand from time to time to touch the eyelid of her right eye, for some reason, her eyelids always jumped, as if it was after Xie Zheng received the invitation from King Wuling, Yuzhi became more and more uneasy, and seemed to have an ominous premonition......

Nale Garden is located at the foot of the Zhoushan Mountain, and like Hualin Garden, it is also a royal garden, but one is in the mountains and countryside, and the other is in the imperial city.

The ox cart of the Hou Mansion traveled to the outside of the Le You Garden, Xie Zheng and the master and servant of Yuzhi just came down, and they happened to catch a glimpse of the green canopy top carriage next to them, Huan Rang jumped down gently, and the two sides had already met, Xie Zheng was stunned for a moment, although it was now daylight, but it was still not the next evening, and Huan Rang should not have appeared in the second time.

Huan Rang looked at Xie Zheng, glanced at him coldly, and then was about to turn around and walk into the garden, Xie Zheng was naturally unwilling to be slapped by him, so he mocked him in a strange voice: "I thought who was sitting in this broken carriage, it turned out to be Huan Yushi." ”

Hearing Xie Zheng sarcastically mock him for being down, Huan Rang immediately stopped, he stopped, and did not turn to look at Xie Zheng, Xie Zheng slowly walked in front of him, and then sarcastically said: "Huan Yushi is in a high position in Yushitai, but he is a busy man, and it is not yet time for you, why do you have to come over?" ”

"The affairs of this official are not to worry about the county lord," Huan Rang didn't even look at Xie Zheng when he spoke, but raised his head slightly, looking arrogant and domineering.

"This officer?" Xie Zheng sneered, "Huan Yushi has such a big face, a small school inspection imperial history, and he dares to call himself an official in front of the county lord?"

Huan Rang was stunned, seeing that Xie Zheng was looking at him like a prisoner, and his torch-like gaze had already shocked him, he didn't dare to raise the bar with Xie Zheng again, so he had to reluctantly explain: "Xiaguan is resting today." ”

"Oh," Xie Zheng deliberately dragged out the last note, looking rather contemptuous, and then said, "Then it seems that Huan Yushi is really not very hard. ”

After she said that, she turned around and wanted to walk into the garden, but Huan Rang called her again: "The county lord stays." ”

Xie Zheng stopped, Huan Rang then strode behind her, and said in a strange manner: "Xiaguan said a long time ago that he will definitely find evidence to prove that the county lord is actually the anti-thief Xie Yu back then, and now this evidence, Xiaguan has found it." ”

When he said this, he lowered his voice slightly, put it in Xie Zheng's ear, and said jokingly: "So today, it is the death date of the county lord!" ”

Xie Zheng was already frozen, she looked straight ahead, and she could clearly see a trace of shock and uneasiness flashing in her eyes, but Huan Rang glanced at her coldly, seeing her look like this, she was very proud in her heart, accompanied by a wild and uninhibited laugh, and then walked away.

After Huan Rang had already walked into the garden, Yuzhi gently called out to thank him: "Lady......"

Xie Zheng was pulled back into his thoughts, and said to himself: "Could it be that Xie Wei is here?" ”

"Lady, what's that going on? At the moment, Qionglin hasn't come back yet, and I don't know if Xie Wei is there, whether he has coped with it well," Yuzhi looked flustered, obviously very anxious, and then said worriedly: "Lady, why don't we go back......"

Xie Zheng said helplessly: "It's all here, and then cowering and retreating, isn't it just in the middle of it?" ”

Indeed, Huan Rang Shicai also told her that evidence had been found, and if she left at this time, it could be said that her identity was in doubt, so she had no way to retreat, so she could only face the difficulties.

"However, if Qiong Lin doesn't explain to Xie Wei, and the lady rashly admits her marriage, then Xie Wei accuses the lady that it is not Xie Zheng, and then the lady will not be exposed?"

Yuzhi knew Xie Zheng's original plan, if Zeng Qionglin didn't explain it to Xie Wei, then when Xie Wei came, she accused King Wuling of finding a fake Xie Wei and wanted to blame her, if Zeng Qionglin had already explained it to Xie Wei, then she would play a scene of reunion with Xie Wei, but now I don't know if Qionglin has explained it to Xie Wei, which is stumpling......

"Adapt to the situation," Xie Zheng furrowed his brows, and then calmly entered the garden.

The master and servant entered the garden, only to see Xiao Ye's banquet, and most of the people invited were powerful people in the court, such as Chu Yuan, the prince of Nankang County, Wang Seng Qian, the doctor of Guanglu, Li Rong, the imperial historian, Zheng Hui, the court captain, and the princess Xiao Huijin of Huainan, and Xiao Yurong, the princess of Wujun......

Xie Zheng walked in the arch of the garden, seemingly casually glanced at it, and saw many powerful people at the table, and he knew in his heart that it seemed that Xiao Ye had invited a lot of "witnesses" in order to make her appear in her original form this time.

Xiao Ye was chatting and laughing with people during the banquet, Huan Rang walked in front of Xie Zheng, and when he entered the garden, he walked straight to Xiao Ye's side, and said a few words to him.

And Xiao Ye heard what Huan Rang said, and immediately turned sideways, looking at Xie Zheng who was approaching him from a distance, and a sly smile involuntarily appeared on his face, and Gu Li said strangely: "Yo, the county lord of Shanyin is here?" ”

Xie Zheng didn't rush to reply to his words, but just walked up to him, saluted him slightly, and said, "I've seen His Royal Highness the King of Wuling." ”

"There's no need to be polite, this king still thinks that the county lord of Shanyin will not come today," Xiao Ye looked at Xie Zheng, the slightest slippery flash in his eyes made his whole person look quite cunning, Xie Zheng smiled faintly, and said calmly: "His Royal Highness King Wuling sincerely invites, why don't I come." ”

Xiao Ye lowered his voice slightly, and said provocatively with a knife hidden in his smile: "Aren't you afraid that this is the Hongmen Banquet?" ”

Xie Zheng also laughed back at him, and only said: "I think I am frank and open, so naturally there is nothing to be afraid of." ”

"Okay, the county lord is really open-minded, please," Xiao Ye stretched out his hand and pointed to the empty guest seat on the side, and Xie Zheng walked and sat down.

On the opposite side, Xiao Yurong, the princess of Wujun, and Xiao Huijin, the princess of Huainan, sat at the same guest seat, and Xie Zheng walked in from outside the garden until she sat down, until now, Xiao Yurong's eyes were always on her.

Xie Zheng naturally noticed it, thinking about the past, according to her temperament, Xiao Yurong stared at her so rudely, she must stare back rudely, until Xiao Yurong retracted his gaze, she was willing to give up, but now at this time, she was flustered in her heart, and she had no time to care about anything else.

Xiao Huijin, who was sitting on the side, noticed that Xiao Yurong was staring at Xie Zheng, and hurriedly reprimanded him softly: "Yurong, you always stare at others, isn't it too rude!" ”

When Xiao Yurong heard Xiao Huijin's words, he didn't pay attention to any rudeness, and only whispered to her: "Sister, I heard that this county lord of Shanyin is a powerful person, and his methods are ruthless, if anyone offends her, there will be no good end." ”

"Really?" Xiao Huijin was skeptical, because Xiao Yurong's words seemed to be true or false, but Xie Zheng was famous, and she hadn't heard of it.

Xiao Yurong glanced at Xie Zheng secretly, and then said timidly to Xiao Huijin: "She likes to beat people, and she has even beaten her eldest sister!" ”

"Then you dare to stare at her like this, and you are not afraid that she will rush over and slap you," Xiao Huijin picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip of tea.

"Sister, it's not that I'm rude, it's just that I think she looks too much like Cousin Xie."

When Xiao Huijin heard this, he raised his eyes and glanced at Xie Zheng, and there was some indescribable feeling in his heart, this county lord of Shanyin, not only does he look like Cousin Xie, but he obviously looks exactly the same......

Xie Zheng was looked at by the two sisters opposite for a long time, and finally couldn't help it at this moment, so she also raised her eyes to look at them, there was no expression on her face, there was no fierceness, and she was not ruthless, she just looked at them.

As everyone knows, these six eyes are facing each other, and the two sisters are immediately defeated, and they timidly lower their eyes, not daring to look at Xie Zheng again.

Everyone at the banquet was talking to each other, you and I were gossiping, suddenly there was a burst of applause, everyone quieted down, and they saw Xiao Ye sitting in front of the banquet, just put down his hand, only to hear him smile and say: "Everyone, this king is holding a banquet today, not only to entertain you, but also to have an important matter," he said this, he looked sideways at Xie Zheng, and then said: "What about this king, I saw that the county lord of Shanyin was alone in Jiankang, and he was really lonely without relatives and no reason, so I specially invited an old man from the county lord from Boling Cui's house. ”

Really! Xie Zheng's heart became more and more worried, she pretended to be calm and said with a smile: "Old man? I don't know who His Highness is? ”

Xiao Ye was smug and shouted outside the arch of the garden: "Please thank Langjun!" ”

When Xie Zheng heard this, his hands under the table were already clenched, and he was obviously very frightened.

As soon as the words fell, I saw a subordinate of the Wuling Palace's palace leading a jade-faced Langjun dressed in brocade walked in, and the jade-faced Langjun walked into the garden, and when he saw Xie Zheng, he rushed over with joy, and happily called Xie Zheng: "Sister! Younger sister! ”

Xie Zheng looked at the one standing in front of the guest seat in a daze, but he was not very happy in his heart, it seemed that Zeng Qionglin had already taken care of her, and a shallow smile appeared on her face, and she was about to open her mouth to call "brother", so as to recognize this "Huiji Xie Langjun", but suddenly a stone the size of a toenail fell on the sole of her right foot, a pain, Xie Zheng instinctively lowered his head and glanced at it, and then raised his head again, just in time to see a familiar face, it was You Xiao!

At that time, You Zheng was holding a tray and walked past the two rows of guest seats opposite her, he looked at Xie Zheng secretly on the side, then frowned and shook his head gently, Xie Zheng knew that the "Huiji Xie Langjun" standing in front of her now turned out to be a fake.

She then picked up the small teacup in front of her that was full of a cup of tea, and without saying a word, she splashed it on the face of the jade-faced Langjun, and scolded: "Where did you come from, the dog slave, who came here to pretend to be the brother of the county lord, really ate the bear's heart and leopard gall!" ”

Xiao Ye was surprised, only glanced at Huan Rang, and then Xie Zheng deliberately said to him: "Your Highness wants to find relatives for Xiaguan, this intention, Xiaguan understands it, but Xiaguan's only brother is no longer alive four years ago, and the one in front of him is a liar who pretends to be a relative and wants to be prosperous and rich, Your Highness don't let him be deceived." ”

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