Chapter 18: The Banquet
Sure enough, as Ye Lan'er expected, Su Yu turned into the best little nurse, gathered around Murong Ke's bed, took care of him carefully without blinking his eyes, and did not give Ye Lan'er a chance at all.
Ye Lan'er lay on the bookcase, watching Su Yu twist the towel for a while, tuck the quilt for a while, change the incense for a while, test the forehead temperature for a while, and be busy.
Ye Lan'er had nothing to do, so she had to eat the plate of four-color dim sum on the case out of boredom.
She has a sweet tooth, but because she eats too much, she is a little uncomfortable.
When he got up to get tea from the compartment, he couldn't help but approach to see Murong Ke's situation.
I saw that the awe-inspiring and murderous Lord Rui was frowning and pale.
The two thin cold lips were closed tighter than usual, but the lines of the face were softened by the weakness of the body, and even a little childlike and distressing.
The long eyelashes trembled from time to time, and Ye Lan'er thought to herself that he must be dreaming.
I just don't know, is that dream beautiful or cruel?
When Murong Ke was stationed at the border pass, there were no less than twenty knife wounds, arrow wounds and sword wounds on his body, large and small, but it was the first time that it was so dangerous today.
He lay down for a full hour, and in his sleep he was like a marquee, flashing through the desert wind and sand, dead trees and crows, the setting sun and the full moon, camel bells and prayer flags.
There is also the man who is a lifelong confidant, Gu Qingchen.
Under the craggy mushroom stone, he turned his back to the setting sun, his young face was blurred and difficult to distinguish, and he anxiously tried to persuade Murong Ke again: "General, until now, if you still refuse to face the reality and strive to protect yourself, I really can't understand it." ”
Murong Ke shook his head: "I just want to give him another chance." ”
Gu Qingchen sighed and was speechless for a while.
At the beginning, he proposed that he fake his death, and then infiltrated the Xiyi royal court under the false identity, in order to find out his own spies, master the route of the spies to the enemy, so as to wipe out the entire defender army.
But at the same time, Gu Qingchen also secretly investigated the conspiracy of Emperor Xia Xian and Xiyi to secretly collude to get rid of Murong Ke.
He died nine times in his life, and finally found the clue, and came back to inform Murong Ke at the risk of death, but Murong Ke still refused to break with Emperor Xia Xian, just like an abandoned baby who was sickly longing for his father's love, which made people angry and helpless.
"Give him a chance? How could he have thought of giving you a chance? Have you forgotten the ending of your mother, Empress Shen? ”
Murong Ke slowly closed his eyes and opened them again: "I didn't." It is precisely because I have not forgotten my mother that I don't want to raise the anti-flag so easily.
Although the queen mother was trapped and harmed by love all her life, she was always a female husband who cared about the world.
When I was very young, she taught me how important it is for the people to rule the world in peace and tranquility.
Since my father ascended the throne and changed the name of the year to 'Zhou', the world has been initially decided, and the people's livelihood has been able to recuperate.
With my current strength, it is easy to disturb the situation in the world, but it is even more difficult to restore the peace and stability of the people, and I really can't bear to break the current peace and stability. ”
"Even at the cost of your life?" Gu Qingchen's eyes sparkled, and he couldn't hide his excitement.
Murong Ke met his gaze and replied calmly: "Yes, even if it costs his life." ”
Gu Qingchen's pupils shrank slightly, and his expression was extremely solemn: "He is worthy of being the world-famous Tiger General!" It is worthy of the bloodline of the humerus Shen family! It is worthy of my dear friend Murong Ke! ”
After that, Gu Qingchen knelt on one knee and stirred up a cloud of yellow dust.
He looked solemn and saluted Murong Ke: "General! I, Gu Qingchen, am conceited to learn martial arts, and I have never served anyone, but I am happy and sincere to you, general!
I hereby swear that I am willing to follow the general all my life, help the general realize the dream of governing the world with peace in the world and peace and happiness for the people. ”
Murong Ke held Gu Qingchen's arm and helped him up: "Qingchen, it is enough to have a confidant in life." I hibernated in the northwest, and I had the intention to stay away from the court dispute. But the father is pressing step by step, and he is really helpless.
I am not afraid of death, the only thing I care about is these soldiers who have followed me for many years.
I assure you that I will be cautious in all things, and that I will always be vigilant and never fail the trust placed in me by my soldiers. ”
Gu Qingchen: "Only the general's order is obeyed!" ”
"Qingchen, Xiyi's side, you withdraw for the time being, you took a risk this time, I'm afraid they have become suspicious."
"Qingchen knows, it's just that I still have things to deal with, and I have to go back tomorrow."
Murong Ke didn't say anything more.
But he knew that Gu Qingchen's so-called unfinished matter was nothing more than trying his best to sabotage the conspiracy of the Xiyi royal family and Emperor Xia Xian, or always pay attention to the dynamics in order to pass on the news to him.
But what he didn't know was that the day of farewell became an eternal farewell.
……
Ye Lan'er saw that Murong Ke seemed to be struggling in a dream, and a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Ye Lan'er didn't think about it, she stretched out her sleeves to wipe his sweat, and then realized that Su Yu was still beside her, there was a difference between men and women, and it would be ambiguous to do it herself.
But when she was a child, she took a bath with a guy who looked like Murong Ke, and slept in the same bed, so many things came naturally.
Now it's always difficult for me to turn around, and I always recognize the wrong person, which is really bad luck and unlucky.
pursed his lips and said to Su Yu, "Your prince won't have nightmares, right?" If you look at him like this, I'm entangled when I see him. ”
Su Yu angrily pulled Ye Lan'er aside: "Don't get in the way here!" ”
Ye Lan'er rolled her eyes and muttered in a low voice: "I don't know who is in the way......"
Su Yu wiped his forehead with a hot towel for Murong Ke, hesitated, but still called softly: "Lord Wang, the banquet is about to start......
Ye Lan'er gasped: "Su Yu, are you crazy if he's crazy?" It's all this virtue, and it's still a banquet? I've never opened a party in my life, or ......"
Before he finished speaking, Murong Ke opened his eyes.
Ye Lan'er felt that the sharpness of his gaze was even worse than before, and it seemed that he had slept for an hour and his body was getting better.
Ye Lan'er was immediately silent, and stood respectfully beside the bed, waiting for instructions.
"Su Yu, take her to clean up. Ye Lan'er, remember, you are a mute. ”
……
The banquet was held in the main hall, and before the sun had set, the guests had already begun to arrive at the door.
Xu took into account that there was no housewife in Murong Ke's mansion, and no one among the guests brought a female dependent, so he only brought a personal maid to serve him, which saved some trouble in Rui Wang's Mansion.
Ye Lan'er wore a honey-colored silver-patterned cicada gauze silk dress, a long skirt with birds and flowers on the ground, and a fallen horse bun, with crystal flower branches on it.
The thin powder was lightly applied, the red lips were slightly dotted, the waist was slim, and the eyes were like silk, and after dressing up, he walked to Murong Ke and drew a gourd to make a concubine ceremony.
Murong Ke clenched his fists to cover his mouth and coughed lightly, his body moving slightly.
Ye Lan'er stared at his iceberg face for a long time, and then suddenly stepped forward to support him.
When the two came to the main hall, Ye Lan'er played the role of a mute very loyally, holding Murong Ke's arm, and smiling respectfully and humbly at everyone.
The guests had long known that the crown prince Murong Yan had sent a beauty to King Rui, and they were already curious about what kind of stunning color actually made Prince Rui, who was known for guarding himself like jade and not being close to women, break his ring.
The moment Ye Lan'er appeared at the door of the main hall, everyone's eyes looked at it in unison, and then they were all stunned without exception.
For a while, the whispers in the main hall became louder, and there were a few people with acceptable status and status who could afford to joke with the prince and immediately became restless.
"His Royal Highness the Prince's eyes are really vicious, this one is really stunning! I just don't know, are there other beauties in His Highness's mansion that can be given to you? Don't ask for such peerless independence, it's good to have half of her appearance, hahaha! ”
Murong Yan had just seen the well-dressed Ye Lan'er appear in front of him, and he had already had ten thousand regrets in his heart, and then he saw her smiling and smiling, weakly and bonelessly supporting Murong Ke, and her face was already too blue to be green.
If Ye Lan'er could hear Murong Yan's evaluation of her in her heart, she would definitely stick out her tongue in protest, what does it mean to be soft and boneless? Murong Ke, a big man, is now pressing on me with seventy percent of the weight of his body, okay?
Murong Ke sat down and greeted the guests, and Ye Lan'er was finally liberated, sitting next to Murong Ke, happily relaxing.
Murong Yan had already eaten three glasses of cold wine, and the modest and gentle gentleness of the past was long gone, and the jokers did not dare to say anything anymore.
Everyone in the world knows that there are two monsters in the prince's mansion that exist in one, one is the Hedong lion and the other is the tigress, forming the extremely brave princess Huo Xixue, who is extremely powerful.
All of you here are the top students among the human spirits, and they all know the situation just now: the beauty that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has in his hands has not eaten, and he was forced to give it as a gift to his mortal enemy, and he is feeling aggrieved!
The guests have arrived one after another.
Murong Ke's power is weak, so there are not many people who come to cheer, only nine people, and half of them still look at Murong Yan's face.
But for Murong Ke, what should come is here.
Sitting in the east were the crown prince Murong Yan, the eldest son of the Zuo Xiang family, Li Zhiyuan, the eldest son of the military department, Wang Yi, and the eldest son of the Taiwei, that is, Yin Kaixuan, who had just asked Murong Yan for a beauty.
This wave is full of noble sons who are the backbone of the *, and it is inconvenient for Lao Tzu to come, so he sent them to fill the number.
In the west row, sitting at the head was Murong Zhi, the nine-year-old tenth prince.
Emperor Xia Xian's ability to pass on the lineage is a little worrying, but there are only four princes in the seventy-two concubines of the three palaces and six courts, Murong Yan, Murong Zhen, Murong Ke and this Murong Zhi.
When Murong Zhi came to his imperial brother's mansion, he still looked very restrained, sitting upright, not squinting, and he couldn't see the innocence that a child of this age should have on his face.
His biological mother came from a humble background, and although she was one of the few princes, her life in the palace was not easy.
Sitting under him was Yin Shicheng, a scholar of Hanlin who was brilliant in the world, and on the left was Zheng Qian, a speech official who was famous for his upright words, and Murong Ke's old subordinate, Li Zhun, the current Longxiang general.
Murong Ke bowed his hand and announced the start of the banquet, the delicacies were presented like water, and the wine in a jar had also been opened, and the wine in the hall was overflowing, the rice was fragrant, and the flowers were fragrant.
Ye Lan'er's saliva began to flood, and her jade-like face reflected the candlelight of the main hall as bright as day, and she suddenly had a beautiful feeling of stability in the present world.
She picked up the ivory chopstick in front of her and leaned towards the braised chicken with an attractive luster, suddenly felt a heat in her ears, and her body stiffened slightly, it was Murong Ke who came over with her ears.
"After eating so many snacks, still eating?"
The warm breath sprayed on his neck, indescribable itching and heat, Ye Lan'er couldn't help but push him, but he still chose to shrink behind him timidly, and his heart was full of dissatisfaction: "Dead pervert, don't bring such torture, you can see it or not, it's too bad......"
Murong Ke looked at Ye Lan'er with a heavy gaze.
Ye Lan'er had to sit obediently, put the ivory spoon back, and swallowed saliva silently.
How dare people not bow their heads under the low eaves?