The emperor's meaning is nothing more than to use paintings as a metaphor for people, nominally inviting him to appreciate famous paintings, but in fact, ...... It's still for the marriage of him and Wen Ruyi.

Thinking of this, a trace of unnoticed ridicule came to Mu Zirong's eyes, and he respectfully bowed to the emperor and explained: "Actually, my father can rest assured, this painting is in your hands, and there will be no more chance to see blood." ”

"Oh?" Obviously, the emperor also understood that Mu Zirong had read the deep meaning of his words, and even so, there was no need to focus on appreciating this painting, but laughed, "It seems that the emperor has understood my intentions." ”

This sentence finally came out of the emperor's mouth, Mu Zirong lowered his eyes to hide his mockery, and continued respectfully: "Of course my father's intentions, my sons understand. ”

"Then I won't go around in circles with you, just explain, come here, give me a seat." The emperor of Longteng Kingdom took the lead in taking a seat, and raised his hand to call the servants in the palace to bring a stool for Mu Zirong.

After Mu Zirong thanked the emperor, he took his seat respectfully, waiting for the emperor to bring the topic on the right track.

The emperor was very satisfied when he saw him so obedient, as the lord of a country and a father at the same time, although he ruthlessly sent his son to the Longteng Kingdom as a proton, but his majesty as a monarch must still be maintained, and he will not be dissatisfied with Mu Zirong's obedient attitude.

Thinking about it, the emperor raised his hand and took a sip of the teacups on a few cases, and the conversation box slowly opened, "Mu Huang'er, I summoned you today to have a sincere conversation with you, it seems that our father and son have not sat down for a long time to talk about it, and this time your marriage is also done according to your ideas, but the father still has to ask you, do you have true feelings for that person named Wen Ruyi?" ”

Sure enough, it's for this!

Hearing that the emperor finally said what he wanted to say, Mu Zirong couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, but there was some self-deprecation in it, he knew that his previous fanfare announcing to the world that he was going to marry Wen Ruyi would inevitably attract the attention of his father.

He, the father, is extremely interested in the imperial power, and he must have known Wen Ruyi's true identity, and he will definitely ask, but now that he is still a minister, he can only stand up and defend his sincerity in a low voice, "Back to my father, my son's son is really interesting to Wen Ruyi, but this is also for the sake of our country, Wen Ruyi, this woman has the ability, if the son marries her, it can be regarded as weakening the strength of the Dragon Teng Kingdom Rui King to strengthen himself." ”

In front of the emperor, Mu Zirong has always concealed his emotions very well, he should be docile, he should be meek, he should be quiet, he successfully played the image of a good son and a good courtier, in the years when he was a proton in Longteng Kingdom, he would hide his true nature and know more about how to choose.

"Is that true?" In the end, he is the king of a country, in the face of Mu Zirong's statement, he still can't fully believe it, and he still has a skeptical attitude.

"Seriously, the son can swear that he will never dare to deceive his father." Mu Zirong said, and really raised his hand to make an oath.

In this day and age, people value oaths very much, and oaths also add credibility.

But for Mu Zirong, he has made more vows since he was a child, and there are more vows that he has not kept, isn't this still a good life? So in his opinion, swearing is equivalent to farting, let it go when you want, and send it when you want.

The oath was nothing to him, but to Emperor Lao'er, he believed it to be true, and nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, then I will believe you once, but, Huang'er, it's okay if you want to marry that Wen Ruyi, but after all, she is the princess of King Longteng Guorui, this ...... It seems that the Longteng Kingdom intends to make friends with our country, you must not destroy the peace between the two countries because of this matter, if the war between the two countries is provoked again because of the fact that you married Wen Ruyi, then it will be strange and ruthless. ”

At the end of the words, the emperor's expression looked a little colder, Mu Zirong knew that his father, the emperor, had always done what he said, and he was ruthless, he could not hesitate to send him to the Dragon Teng Country as a proton because of the defeat, not to mention that he was just an inconsequential woman?

Even so, Ke Mu Zirong only smiled meaninglessly, "Father and Emperor don't worry, the sons and daughters know it, so naturally they won't joke about the country's social affairs." ”

At this point, the two of them have their own thoughts in their hearts, as for what they are thinking? Then only they know.

Mu Zirong chatted with the emperor for a while, and was left to play chess, and the time he left the mansion just gave Chu Hongze enough opportunities.

Chu Hongze, who was squatting on one knee on the wall, stared at the prince's mansion below, and the corners of his lips were also solemn, thinking about how to get in, and find Wen Ruyi, and ask her clearly.

Chu Hongze, who had made up his mind, stood up, tapped his toes against the wall, and his figure swept over here like a wild goose, looking for the room where Wen Ruyi was.

Helplessly, the prince's mansion was too big, and he couldn't know where Wen Ruyi was for a while, so he couldn't help but become more and more anxious, "Where, Ruyi, where are you?" ”

Chu Hongze's handsome face was full of anxious looks, he stepped over the wall with light skills, jumped on the nearest roof, and crouched down to avoid a patrol guard with spears in hand.

He dodged so fast that only an illegible afterimage remained. Even so, some of the guards noticed the movement, and looked left and right vigilantly, carefully looking for the afterimage captured by their own sight.

"What are you doing?" The guard's movements attracted the attention of the other colleagues, and they couldn't help but ask suspiciously.

The guard who found the afterimage groaned simply, hesitating whether to say what he was aware of, and he couldn't get used to his hesitation, and the guard next to him patted him on the shoulder, "If you have something to say, why is your mother-in-law like a woman." ”

"Your mother-in-law and mother are just like women." The guard who found the afterimage glanced at the people next to him in displeasure, and chose to explain his findings, "I just ...... It was as if I saw something flying over here. ”

"Something? What is it? The guard who spoke to him put his hand on his forehead and looked around, except for the wall that seemed to have no end in sight, and the dark night and the towering houses, he could see nothing, where anything flew by, not even a bird, not to mention any black shadow, this prince's palace was so tightly guarded, how could there be any black shadow.

The guard, who had also learned to spot the afterimage, rolled his eyes and sneered indifferently, "Where's something flying?" You're afraid you're dazzled, you've been suspicious all day long, it's really ......"

"Hey, you two! Don't talk to each other when you're on patrol, keep me awake! ”

The whispered conversation between the two guards caused the team leader to be dissatisfied, and he scolded the two of them, and the two quickly silenced themselves and stopped talking, and what happened just now also drifted away with the wind, disappearing around the corner with the patrolling team.

After they left, Chu Hongze, who was hiding on the other side of the eaves, dodged out and walked out, staring at the direction where the patrol team disappeared for a moment, and looked for the place where they came.

The mansion where Mu Zirong lives is huge, and it doesn't look like a prince should have at all, and the only bad thing is that it makes it easy to get lost.

"Fortunately, Benwang is not a road idiot, but the terrain here is too complicated." At this time, Chu Hongze was still in the mood to joke with himself, but it was more self-deprecating.

It's just that he can't delay any longer, thinking about it, he retracted his gaze and swept over the eaves again to find the room where Wen Ruyi would be.

When he saw no one, he would get down from the roof and push the surrounding room to see if he could open it and walk in.

But after checking a few rooms one after another, he didn't find Wen Ruyi's figure, Chu Hongze couldn't help but become more anxious, "Ruyi!" Ruyi, where are you? ”

In order to find Wen Ruyi faster, he even whispered Wen Ruyi's name at the risk of being discovered, but his call was not answered, and Wen Ruyi couldn't hear it.

"Damn." The frustration of not being able to find Wen Ruyi made him let out a curse, and at this moment, a sound of neat footsteps suddenly sounded not far behind him.

Chu Hongze turned his eyes to look, his body moved, and he quickly disappeared on this path.

No sooner had he disappeared than another patrol of guards approached, and the sound of neat footsteps came from them.

The prince's mansion is full of patrols, which shows how much Mu Zirong values this wedding and how much he values Wen Ruyi.

"Tsk, that's cautious!" Avoiding layers of guards, Chu Hongze came to a quiet small courtyard, surrounded by houses with closed windows, and he tried to push and knock on the doors, but unfortunately these doors and windows seemed to be locked tightly from the inside.

He cursed again, and then left the small courtyard, his gaze sweeping the rows of closely connected cornices without missing any possibility.

Finally, after evading another group of patrols, he finally found a window that could be opened.

After looking for so long, Chu Hongze was also a little tired, he wanted to find a hidden place to rest first, and just as an open window appeared in front of him, he was ready to go in and rest for a while.

"This is it!" Holding the window frame with both hands, Chu Hongze leaned over and flashed into the room with the window open.

With his feet gently on the ground, Chu Hongze first carefully looked at the surrounding environment, and what appeared in his sight was a strange room fluttering with layers of white veil.

"What is this place?" At the same time, he also smelled an indescribable smell, light and distant, but I don't know what it is, Chu Hongze felt both strange and familiar.