The next day, Mu Ruqing invited Lu Hui to have lunch, although it was lunch, but Lu Gui was not late until half an hour after noon, and when he came, he was still carrying a bunch of things in his hand, and no one followed him, so he went to the room left for him on the second floor.

At this time, Ruan Mianmian and Fang Cannon had just finished their noon work, one wave of guests left, and the other wave of guests had not yet come, so they could have lunch when they were free.

Mu Ruqing and Jiang Xinyue went to the Hou Mansion of Anyang to discuss takeout, and Liu Xin'er and Uncle Hua were washing and chopping vegetables in the kitchen, but they didn't come out to see him.

Lu Gui is still dressed in a capable dress, and when it is cold, he also adds a fur collar, which makes his eyebrows like distant mountains and stars like stars, and he has a bit of nobility on his body.

Ruan Mianmian and Fang Dacang walked into the private room, and saw that Lu Gui had already sat down to drink by himself, there was a table of exquisite dishes on the table in front of him, and the hot pot in the middle was steaming, and the whole room was warm.

"Mianmian has seen His Royal Highness." Ruan Mianmian stood beside Fang Dacang and saluted in a proper manner.

"I've seen the prince." Fang Cannon also gave a salute with an expressionless face.

"Don't be formal, just sit down and eat together. Mianmian, I heard that you wanted to call me? Lu Gui directly ignored Fang Cannon, his eyes only stared at Ruan Mianmian, and in Fang Cannon's opinion, it was ill-intentioned.

Fang Cannon stretched out his hand to hold Ruan Mianmian's hand, and shook it for a while, as if he did it on purpose to show Lu Gui, Lu Gui saw that Fang Cannon took Ruan Mianmian's hand, she didn't even resist, and rolled her eyes angrily.

Fang Dacang and Ruan Mianmian sat opposite Lu Gui, and Ruan Mianmian said with some amusement: "Today I wanted to thank the prince for his rescue on the day I entered the palace, so that we could escape the catastrophe and not be assassinated by the king of Qi, so today I specially thanked the prince." ”

"Yes, we want to thank the prince, and we have prepared a big gift." Fang Cannon emphasized the word 'we', and the sourness in his words was very heavy.

Ruan Mianmian saw the two people staring at each other like black eyes, poured wine for the two of them with some amusement, and ran to the small table against the wall in the private room and brought a square plate, handed it to Lu Gui, and sat down next to Fang Cannon: "Lord Wang, this is a gift from me and the cannon." ”

"Oh? Let me see. As he spoke, Lu Gui took it and looked inside, only to see that it was a small turtle, only as long as a finger, climbing up with both hands and feet, and the little tail flicked and flicked, which was very cute.

Lu Gui pinched the little turtle's shell with two fingers, picked him up, and put it in front of him: "This is a gift you gave me?" It's so cute, doesn't he have to stay in the water? ”

Ruan Mianmian and Fang Dacang both had bright eyes and waited for Lu Gui's reaction, but they didn't want him to be very happy, so Ruan Mianmian said: "It's good if the prince likes it, it lives on land, so you don't need to put it in water, as long as you give it meat to eat and water to drink, you can live, but it's easy to feed." ”

"Okay, then I'll take it away." Lu Gui pinched the little turtle and looked at it for a while, then put it into his sleeve, and shook his sleeve to see if it could climb out.

After eating this meal, Lu Gui suddenly said, "I'm getting married." ”

Ruan Mianmian and Fang Cannon raised their heads suddenly, unable to figure out why he suddenly said this.

"Married, married to whom? Haven't heard of this lately? Fang Dacang dismantled a chicken wing for Ruan Mianmian and put it in a bowl. Ruan Mianmian was also dumbfounded, and even forgot to eat the chicken wings that came to his mouth.

"The little princess of Mobei Kingdom, when she arrives in the capital next month, is said to be extremely gorgeous and charming." Lu Gui said this expressionlessly, as if this person had nothing to do with him.

"Have you seen her, then?" Ruan Mianmian asked.

"Not everyone in the world is the same as you, although they are not childhood sweethearts, but they also see each other every day, I heard about such a person, and the emperor gave it to me, and now even the decree has been prepared, just wait for her to come." Lu Gui sighed and picked up the soup bowl in front of him and tasted it. Hearing Lu Gui say about himself, Ruan Mianmian and Fang Dacang blushed and didn't say anything more.

Lu Gui suddenly raised his head as if he remembered something: "By the way, you tell Boss Mu that in a month, there will be a banquet in the palace for the barbarians in Mobei to pick up the wind and wash the dust, and the saint mentioned that he still uses your hot pot, so prepare it early." ”

Ruan Mianmian nodded: "Thank you for telling me, I will definitely tell Brother Mu." ”

"Okay, then I'll finish eating, so I'll go first." Lu Gui still smiled the same, but slowly stood up and walked out, but in Ruan Mianmian's opinion, there was a little melancholy.

However, after Lu returned and left, a wave of guests came in the afternoon, and Ruan Mianmian and Fang Dacang were busy with their feet not touching the ground after they went downstairs, and they didn't remember it until they saw Mu Ruqing and Jiang Xinyue come back in the evening.

"Brother Mu, today Lu Daxia said that he would welcome Mobei's banquet in a month, and he would use our fragrant hot pot, let us prepare well." Ruan Mianmian sat at the table stirring the rice porridge in the bowl, looking a little dazed.

"Got it, then let's prepare a little more hot pot ingredients, and then inquire about what the Mobei people like to eat, just prepare some. It's just that our affairs are going to drag on for a while. Mu Ruqing pulled out a chair first and asked Jiang Xinyue to sit down, and then he sat next to him, and the second half of the sentence was said to Jiang Xinyue.

"What's the rush in our affairs, what about a few days later. But Mianmian is in a bad mood today, why don't you smile anymore? Jiang Xinyue served Mu Ruqing a bowl of porridge, and pushed the plate with braised pork to Ruan Mianmian's side.

"It's not our business, today Lu Daxia said that the emperor wanted to give him the princess Mobei who he had never met, and he even prepared the decree, I don't think he seems to be very willing." Ruan Mianmian was still stirring the porridge, and from time to time he put a piece of braised pork in his mouth.

"He's going to refuse marriage?"

"I can't see it, it's just that my mood is not as good as before, but I don't mean to refuse marriage." Ruan Mianmian pouted.

"I can't refuse it, he is the emperor's own prince, and he has to bear a responsibility to enjoy a share of glory and wealth, this marriage is related to the peace and trade of the two countries in the next few decades, it can be described as a matter of great benefits, besides, it is not for him to marry only one princess, and when he meets someone he likes in the future, he will marry a side concubine as a wife, and there is no grievance." Jiang Xinyue said lightly.

"Oh? What if you are sent to kiss in the future? You won't refuse either? Hearing this, Mu Ruqing turned her head to look at Jiang Xinyue in some surprise, and there was a faint anger on her handsome face.

"The emperor won't do this, besides, there is also the queen mother, how can she send me to a place thousands of miles away where there is no grass?" Jiang Xinyue met Mu Ruqing's eyes: "Look at you, you are very clear-headed in other things, but you are brainless in this matter, what is there to be afraid of?" ”

"You know what I'm afraid of." Mu Ruqing rarely looked angry, and didn't look at her, and the two of them drank porridge sullenly.

Here, Ruan Mianmian and Fang Dacang looked at Mu Ruqing and Jiang Xinyue angrily, and couldn't help but feel funny, and put their heads together and muttered, not knowing what they were talking about. Ruan Mianmian saw that the two of them were angry, and said, "Sister Yue, what did you just say, what is your business?" ”

"Hmph, nothing." Jiang Xinyue hugged her arms and turned to the side.

"What do you mean by nothing, you don't want to say, I'll say. So, we discussed it and planned to get engaged. ”

"Engagement ??!" Ruan Mianmian and Fang Cannon were both shocked.

"Originally, I planned to enter the palace in a few days to ask for a decree, and if I got engaged, I would save myself from having anything to do in the future." Mu Ruqing seemed to be calm.

"Then congratulations to Brother Mu and Sister Yue'er." Ruan Mianmian smiled on her face, although she didn't watch Mu Ruqing and Jiang Xinyue's childhood sweethearts grow up together, but during the time she came, she also saw how the two of them stayed together in these winds and waves, so she was very moved.

"Patronizing us, is the matter of you and the cannon also on the agenda?" Jiang Xinyue laughed at her in turn.

"Oh, Sister Yue, what are you talking nonsense, I won't be in time until next year!" Ruan Mianmian blushed suddenly, and quarreled with Jiang Xinyue, and the whole room was warm and lively.

A month has passed in a blink of an eye, and King Qi has been a lot in this month, and he has not caused any trouble, Yipinxiang's business has been booming, everyone is busy and happy, eating hot pot in winter has become a kind of enjoyment, even hot pot takeaway has to be booked in advance, and Anyang Hou is also making a lot of money.

Seeing that the first snow fell, although it was not very big, only a thin layer was spread on the ground, and the soles of the shoes had just passed, but Ruan Mianmian and Liu Xin'er were still very happy, so Mu Ruqing decided to give everyone a half-day holiday.

"Cannon, be careful!" Ruan Mianmian was wearing a white cloak, with a fur collar pressed with rabbit fur on the cloak, and a cluster of red plums embroidered on the hem of the clothes, standing on the snow pretty, like a snow elf. She was throwing snowballs with her little red hands and throwing them at the cannon.

Ruan Mianmian is a little girl after all, although her body has opened a lot, her strength is still small, this time she didn't throw the cannon, but she slipped and sat on the ground, she was not hypocritical, she got up and patted her clothes and smiled stupidly.

Fang Cannon hurriedly ran over: "Crazy girl, did it hurt to fall?" ”

"I don't hurt, it doesn't hurt." Ruan Mianmian said obediently, and suddenly stuffed his fist from the back of his neck into Fang Cannon's clothes, which shocked Fang Cannon's spirit; "Wow you, you poured snow into my neck and froze me to death!" There was another burst of laughter.

There was a lively snow in the backyard here, but there was a knock on the door, Liu Xin'er, who was watching the snow on the steps, walked over slowly, pulled down the latch and opened the door, and saw that outside the door was King Lu Gui, followed by a few tall guards.

Liu Xin'er saw the whitest one in it at a glance, her pretty face flushed, she turned sideways to let the king in, and the guard glanced at her when she walked in after the king, and both of them quickly turned their faces, but the roots of their ears burned red.

The king of England was a little confused, and glanced back at Liu Xin'er, how could the second lady, who had a hot temper, be a little twisted. But he didn't think much about it, so he walked in to find Mu Ruqing, he came today, but he had something to do.