When Qi Lao heard this, he fell into deep thought, and Chu Hongze was not in a hurry, so he continued to sit on his knees as when he first came, waiting for Qi Lao to speak.

"Mu Zirong did come, but you should know very well what his purpose is. Moreover, the relationship between the prince and Mu Zirong has begun to deteriorate, presumably it should be impossible for the two of them to make any big moves recently, and for the rest, you should know how to do it! Qi Lao opened his eyes and looked at Chu Hongze, with a deep meaning in his eyes.

"Master, I understand what you mean, it's just that I ......" Chu Hongze's expression was a little embarrassed, although he knew his current identity and the current situation, but he didn't want to compromise in many places, even if sometimes it was a last resort, now he was already different, and he would always be afraid of what he cared about, which he didn't know whether it was good or bad for him.

"It's good that you know, I told you a long time ago, those who become big things are not informal, there are many issues you have to consider, and you can't just be limited to what is in front of you." Qi Lao sighed leisurely, looking serious.

"I know, master!" Chu Hongze knew that what Qi Lao said made sense, after all, he had endured it for so many years, if he was shaken by his own private emotions, wouldn't so many years of hard work come to naught?

"Well, it's good that you know, how have you and Wen Ruyi been doing lately?" Qi Lao looked up at Chu Hongze, there was a hint of relief in his eyes, and then he suddenly asked about Wen Ruyi's condition.

"Hmm...... Ruyi she's okay, nothing has happened recently! For Qi Lao's greetings, Chu Hongze didn't feel anything abnormal.

"Ruyi hasn't been out of the house, or has he been busy with something lately?" When Qi Lao heard the answer, he continued to ask quietly.

"Ruyi hasn't been out of the house recently, and he's studying medical books as usual." At this time, Chu Hongze felt some doubts in his heart, but he didn't ask his doubts, and just answered the master's words in a proper manner.

"Is there anything else you can do?" Qi Lao nodded, indicating that he already knew.

"It's all right!"

"Then let's go back first." Qi Lao waved his hand and gave the order to evict the guest.

"Okay, then I'll go first." Chu Hongze looked like the old man was lacking in interest, so he didn't say anything more, and got up and left after speaking.

Chu Hongze returned to the mansion after leaving.

"Lord Wang, you're back! Need some tea and snacks? When the housekeeper of the Rui Wangfu saw Chu Hongze coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"No need, you can go about your business." Chu Hongze waved his hand and rushed back to the room.

But he didn't see Wen Ruyi in the room, he thought that she might go to the infirmary again, so he prepared to go to Wen Ruyi's infirmary, which was a remote courtyard she had found in the house, which was full of her medicinal herbs and medical books, and no one bothered her there on weekdays.

On the way, he saw that the people in the house were busy, so he asked the entourage around him.

Chu Hongchen came to the infirmary, and saw Wen Ruyi was seriously drying medicine, and his extremely serious appearance made people shine, he stood at the door, just quietly watching Wen Ruyi busy and busy, to be honest, he never thought that he would fall in love with a woman in his life, he always thought that he would be like his father or the emperor's brother, three wives and four concubines, and not stay for any woman.

But Wen Ruyi's body seemed to have a kind of magic that attracted him, which made him sink in, remembering that the two had been full of memories since they met, and couldn't help but bow his head and smile.

"Ruyi, I'm back!" Chu Hongze strode towards Wen Ruyi as he spoke, and the gloom on his face had long since disappeared.

"Lord Wang, you're back! Did you go to see the master? What's the news from the master? Wen Ruyi continued to dry the medicine without looking back, and asked.

"Well, look, the master is still the same, meditating under the waterfall! But the master didn't say anything, only said that I should come back first. Regarding Qi Lao's attitude, Chu Hongze couldn't help frowning when he remembered it.

"Oh, that's good, by the way, do you want to go into the palace to see the emperor, I heard the rumors in the palace that the emperor seems to be a little unwell." Wen Ruyi, who was facing away from Chu Hongze, didn't notice his expression, and only after he finished speaking, he put down the medicinal herbs in his hand and walked in front of Chu Hongze.

Chu Hongze's expression had already returned to normal, thinking of the current situation in the palace that he had just discussed with his master, and the content of the master's secret voice before leaving, a trace of imperceptible ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, but it was fleeting.

"Hmm...... No need, I've been busy lately, and I don't have time to enter the palace, so my father is ...... There is no shortage of people to take care of, and he probably sees that I am annoyed, so I will not bother him. Chu Hongze replied with a smile, with an imperceptible sense of loss on his face.

As he spoke, he said, "You, all day long, you are either your father or a medicinal herb, and you don't care about how I've been doing lately?" ”

Chu Hongze's rare complaining tone made Wen Ruyi laugh, "Okay, Lord Wang, you have worked hard for so many days, it's a big deal that I will personally cook some specialty dishes for you today." ”

"That's pretty much it!" Getting a satisfactory answer, Chu Hongze couldn't help laughing.

In the evening, the whole house was lively, Wen Ruyi and Chu Hongze sat opposite each other in the courtyard drinking, and the table was full of dishes made by Wen Ruyi.

Because of drinking a little wine, Wen Ruyi's face was a little red, Chu Hongze saw it, and his heart was even more lovely, looking at her eyes like water, but with the coldness of talking, it seemed that he could see through everything, ten fingers were slender, skin was like clotted fat, and the snow white was pink, and it seemed that he could wring out water.

A pair of red lips, smiling and smiling, every move seems to be dancing, a green silk with butterfly tassels shallowly raised, a butterfly carved from a night of pearls on the forehead, exuding a faint light, Emei lightly swept, no powder on the face, but still can't hide the stunning face, a crystal necklace around the neck, more and more called the collarbone clear, the white jade bracelet on the wrist lined with snow skin, a pair of gilt shoes on the feet decorated with gemstones, beautiful eyes flowing, like a pale butterfly that has lost its breath in the dark, the expression is indifferent, like a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world, The corners of the mouth hooked a smile, like fireworks ethereal and gorgeous, the green silk scattered on the side danced with the wind, emitting a faint fragrance, the waist was slender, the limbs were slender, like a fairy-like vulgar temperament, wearing a white dress and a long skirt, rusty butterfly dark lines, Chu Hongze loved her very much, and just wanted to hug her into his arms.

Qi Lao is a big celebrity around the emperor, therefore, this banquet in the palace is handled by him, he is not only responsible for the layout of the banquet, but also to ensure the safety of the banquet, after all, this is related to the face of the Longteng Kingdom, and he does not dare to be sloppy.

In the past few days, he has been busy, and he has not been able to get close to Mu Zirong, and there is also a Chu Hongchen who is staring at him all the time, he can't act rashly, in order not to expose it, and not to cause speculation from the emperor and others, he saw Mu Zirong and didn't talk to him.

In the evening, the banquet is officially started, in order to show the national strength, the banquet is very prosperous, it can be said that the song and dance are leveled, the staggered planning, the banquet is lively and popular, the sound of silk and bamboo is endless, the banquet is full of words, and it is happy.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that everyone is bored, and they just say a few perfunctory greetings to each other.

"Your Majesty, if the minister has a sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not?" A slightly drunk minister knelt in front of the emperor while he was drinking.

"Aiqing, what's the matter?" The emperor also drank a lot, and continued to drink the wine with the concubine in his arms, and couldn't help frowning at him when he heard the voice.

"This time, our Longteng Kingdom has spent so much effort to entertain the prince of the neighboring country, it can be seen that the importance of Prince Mu has been exchanged since ancient times, and the minister dared to ask, I don't know what kind of gift Prince Mu can give this time?"

Mu Zirong heard this sentence but did not make a sound, but the envoy beside him hurriedly got up and replied: "This time, the minister and the prince were invited to come to Longteng Country, the itinerary was a little rushed, and it was inevitable that some people were not thoughtful, and they failed to prepare a thin gift, and I hope Your Majesty can forgive me." ”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... I heard that Prince Mu has always been good at, so it is better to let Prince Mu return the gift with a, so let's open our eyes, I don't know how? ”

"Hmm...... This is a good idea, but I don't know what Prince Mu thinks? The emperor pretended to ponder for a moment, but his eyes became deeper and deeper, and he raised his head to look at Mu Zirong on the side.

"Since Your Majesty has this Yaxing, this prince is still no problem, then blow a song to express your gratitude, if the performance is not good, please don't mind the emperor." Mu Zirong knew in his heart that this was the emperor of Longteng Kingdom, who was clearly giving him a horse, so he asked the envoy to bring Xiao that he often used.

"Your Majesty, wait." It's just a loud voice that suddenly remembers, interrupting the performance that hasn't started yet.

"Oh? Qi Aiqing, do you have any other opinions? The emperor squinted at Qi Lao, who was speaking just now, and didn't understand what he meant by coming out to speak at this time.

"Your Majesty, why should I be a big country and be bound by some etiquette, the arrival of Prince Mu is the greatest return gift to us, it is a distinguished guest of our country, why let the prince blow the flute again, doesn't this seem to us to be stingy?" Qi Lao looked at everyone with a lively expression, frowned slightly and said, he didn't care about the changing expressions of the people around him at all.

"Hmm...... What Aiqing said is extremely true, Prince Mu is a distinguished guest of Longteng Kingdom, how can there be a reason to let a distinguished guest perform, so ...... Let's forget this matter, but I can't hear the sound of your flute Prince Mu, I'm really sorry! The emperor's eyes changed slightly, and no one knew what he was thinking, just a sigh, as if he really felt sorry because he couldn't hear Mu Zirong's flute.