Chapter 198: The Limelight (Medium)

At the end of the salute, Mu Yunlan sat beside Yue Jingxuan: "Ladies and gentlemen, please be exempted." ”

"Thank you, Princess."

Mu Yunlan looked at everyone, and the top position was naturally reserved for the five city lords. She has already seen Zan Yuan in Zhaotong and Li Yuanzhou in Longcheng, and the other three people are also easy to distinguish.

Duan Qi, the city lord of Lizhou City, is a middle-aged man full of elegance, delicately dressed and handsome, Lizhou City is the most beautiful place in the five states, and the person who raised it is also Zhong Lingyuxiu, this city lord seems to be contaminated with the air of Lingshan and beautiful water, which makes people look at it at a glance and is extremely comfortable.

Chu Xiong is in the middle of Lizhou City and Long City, the city lord Zhou Bing, who is only twenty-eight years old, is the youngest of the five city lords, he has not been long since he took over as the city lord from the old city lord Zhou Wunian, I heard that he is busy rectifying Chu Xiong now, and his attitude towards her is the most respectful.

The remaining one is the city lord of Yuxi City, Liangyou, he is the oldest, his beard is white, his face is cold, he is fair, he has an excellent reputation in Yuxi City, and has the title of Liangqingtian.

Further down the seats, there are still first-class families in Yunnan, such as the Yue family, the Wu family and other families, and the Zhu family, which also relied on the face of his father Zhu Yu, barely ranked behind the first-class family, and in turn, the family power is getting lower and lower. Although the Qi family, who framed Lin Ye before, was not considered to be at the bottom, they were also at the bottom.

She was looking at the others, and the others were naturally looking at her secretly.

Long before Yue Jingxuan didn't return to Yunnan, they knew more or less about this Leping County Lord, after all, the disturbance she made in the imperial capital was too big, and they couldn't even think about it.

I heard that this Leping county lord is not very old, and he was cowardly before, but after the death of his parents, he was stimulated too much, which led to a great change in his temperament. Now, looking at her weak appearance, but with the spaciousness and squareness between her eyebrows, and her movements with a sharp atmosphere, you know that the rumors are true.

It's just that there are a lot of people in Yunnan who covet the princess's position, and I don't know if this young county lord can withstand this storm.

Yue Jingxuan raised his glass: "Today is the birthday of this king, thank you for coming from afar to help this king celebrate his birthday, now the Dayong country is not peaceful, Yunnan is inevitably implicated, you should work together, and this king, and the people of Yunnan to get through the difficulties together." ”

"Yes, I'll do my best."

"Yes, this king will drink this cup with you."

"I wish the prince a long and healthy life!"

After drinking a glass of wine, everyone sat down one after another, and suddenly the sound of silk and bamboo sounded, and one by one the maids held the glass flower plate, and all kinds of fresh fruits were sent up with dew drops on the flower plate, and the color alone was enough to make people's eyes shine. Immediately after this group of maids retreated, another group of maids came in turn, this time to send all kinds of dim sum, delicate pastries carved with various colors of carving, delicate and exquisite, just served someone can't help but pick up a piece to taste.

Batches of maids came in and retreated, flowing like clouds, fluttering skirts, fragrant breezes, and dizzying to see.

As soon as the last of the maids walked through the door, some of them couldn't help but have their eyes lit up, because as they moved, the smell of wine wafted out.

The high-quality jasper wine jug, with a delicate jade cup, the wine pot is slightly tilted, and the transparent wine liquid is poured into the jade cup, and a clearer fragrance comes out, attracting many people to inhale secretly.

Fine-quality sake jade ice grilled!

"The jade cup is full of amber light, and it really lives up to its name......

"Good wine, really good wine......"

At this time, look at each seat, a complete set of glass bowls, plates, cups, crystal clear, shining, fruits, pastries, dishes, wine are readily available, bursts of aroma come to the nose, people can't help but eat.

The atmosphere in the whole hall was even more enthusiastic, and they all looked at Mu Yunlan in surprise, this princess's mind is really exquisite, such exquisite tableware, such mellow wine, it is really worthy of being from the imperial capital, educated by the emperor.

Someone stood up: "The princess is ingenious, and she is so well arranged for the prince, it is really amazing." ”

As soon as he finished saying this, he saw a shadow walking in at the door.

Zan Li has a light posture, an elegant and gorgeous pink and white flying flower dress, she walks in slowly, her body is surrounded by dingdong, and her head is shining. The slender fingers held a large glass plate, and there were crystal clear longevity peaches on the plate: "The courtiers visit the prince and wish the prince a long life." ”

Yue Jingxuan's eyes were indifferent, and the breath around her body was repulsive, which made Zan Li's knee-bending movements shake slightly, and soon, she stabilized her figure, and the smile on her face was impeccable: "Lord Wang, this is a longevity peach made by the courtier's daughter, I hope the prince tastes it." ”

Father is right, what she wants is never the prince's liking, but the seat next to the prince, the royal is ruthless, and the likes of the high-ranking people are as cold as water, as long as she has enough power, as long as she has the glory of the Zan family, it is enough.

Yue Jingxuan retracted his gaze: "Present it." ”

The smile on Zan Li's lips deepened, and a flash of light flashed in her eyes, she knew that even if the prince was unhappy in her heart, she would not not give her face in front of so many people, after all, she was now representing the Zhaotong Zan family.

stepped forward and gently put Shou Tao down, and Zan Li retreated to the same place: "Time is in a hurry, I can only try my best to prepare, I don't know if these things are related to your appetite?" ”

"This is what Miss Zan prepared?"

"Yes, it made you smile."

The person who stood up before and praised Mu Yunlan turned pale and covered with cold sweat, like ants on a hot pot, he wanted to take the opportunity to please, but he didn't expect to step on the hornet's nest directly.

The smile on Mu Yunlan's face remained unchanged, and she nodded slightly to signal the person who spoke up to sit down, and then looked at Zan Li: "Miss Zan is really bothered, sit down." ”

The light breeze she showed made the strange atmosphere in the hall suddenly relaxed, I have to say, such a cold treatment is the best, if it is really a baht, it will make people pay more attention to Zan Li.

Zan Li's heart moved slightly, and he obediently stepped back and sat aside.

Mu Yunlan picked up the wine glass and turned sideways to face Yue Jingxuan: "Lord Wang, today is the first birthday I have married you and spent with you, in the future, I will accompany you all the way, please drink this cup of the prince, and wish the prince a long life." ”

Yue Jingxuan's eyes suddenly softened, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face: "If you are accompanied by a princess, a long life of 100 years is only short, and if you are not accompanied by a princess, you will have to spend a moment like a year." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, touched the wine glass lightly, and drank it all at the same time, only to feel that a thousand words were contained in this glass of wine, and all kinds of tastes lingered in their hearts.

Under the table, Yue Jingxuan held Mu Yunlan's hand tightly, and everything was silent.

Their conversation was naturally seen by everyone present, and then thought of the fact that the Imperial Banyan Garden, which was about to hold a banquet last night, suddenly caught fire, and suddenly, many people turned their eyes to Zan Yuan and Zan Li.

A big fire ruined the banquet prepared by the princess, Zan Li was able to take advantage of this to show off, this method is not clever, but it works, the princess has suffered this secret loss, it is not worth tearing her face, swallowing it and blocking it panic, Zan Yuan is very appropriate.

This is the first confrontation between Zan Li and the princess, although it seems that Zan Li is slightly superior, but unfortunately, it seems that the prince is on the side of the princess!

"Lord Wang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Ning Yuan, and his sister Ning Huanyan came to celebrate the birthday of the prince." Tianshu walked in and bowed down to report.

"Please."

At the Hundred Flowers Banquet, Ning Yu learned a lesson and lived directly in the post station, but he was safe in the past few days, and there was no action.

Ning Yun and Ning Huanyan walked in, followed by many officials in official uniforms, but the expressions of those people were not very good, and when they saw Mu Yunlan sitting next to Yue Jingxuan, they were even more angry.

"I've seen King Ning'an."

Yue Jingxuan didn't seem to hear it, lowered his eyes slightly, and had no intention of calling up.

This Ning Yuan saluted only to see King Ning An, and ignored Mu Yunlan, the princess, completely, and the prince simply didn't call it up, which is interesting.

Everyone present cheered up and waited to see the excitement.

Ning Yuan got up and saluted again, everyone thought that he would compromise first, but they didn't expect him to say what he said: "I've seen the Lord of Leping." ”

Yue Jingxuan raised the corners of his lips, and his smile was not warm: "Lord Ning is here to celebrate the birthday of this king?" ”

"Yes, today is the prince's birthday, although my sister has not yet entered the palace, but the emperor's marriage status is still there, and it is appropriate to send congratulatory gifts." Ning Yun had a gentle smile on his face, but his seemingly calm eyes seemed to hide his eagerness, "Come on, bring the gift we prepared to the prince!" ”

A guard brought the box up, Ning Yuan stepped forward to open the box, and it was full of medicinal materials: "Lord Wang, your health has not been good, the emperor specially sent someone to find medicinal materials, take a look, can it be useful?" ”

Yue Jingxuan didn't make a sound, and Li Yuanzhou was the first to stand up: "Ning Xiao'er, you sent medicinal materials to the prince for his birthday, aren't you holding the prince in bad health?" Good you treacherous thief, lord, this person has evil intentions, you give an order, and your subordinates will kill him for you! As he spoke, he grasped the saber at his waist, the blade of which was half-unsheathed.

"City Lord Li, it is a well-known thing that the prince is not in good health, the emperor is just concerned, besides, between brothers, what's wrong with sending some medicinal herbs? Besides, these herbs are not ordinary herbs. ”

"It's not ordinary that they are medicinal materials, you just have bad intentions, the emperor has always been very good to our prince, when can't you send medicinal materials, why do you have to rush on the day of the prince's birthday, I think, you deliberately provoked the relationship between the prince and the emperor, if the prince has a dislike for the emperor in his heart, it must be you who provoked!"

The corners of Mu Yunlan's lips lifted lightly, this City Lord Li is really a smart person!

Ning Zhou's face changed, but he returned to normal in a blink of an eye: "Doesn't the prince let people see these medicinal materials?" ”

Mu Yunlan stood behind Bizhu, and as soon as the medicinal herbs came up, Bizhu's footsteps moved gently. Mu Yunlan noticed her movements, picked up the teacup and took two sips, then turned her head slightly to signal Bizhu.

Bi Zhu hurriedly stepped forward and picked up the tea cup to be replaced, and said softly at the moment when she bent down to salute: "The medicinal herbs come from Phoenix Valley. ”

Phoenix Valley? Those medicinal herbs actually came from Phoenix Valley?