It was already early summer, a oily phoenix tree outside the hall, the dense shade cast a coolness, Cui Lin stood on the corridor with his hands in his hand, and several of the heads of several families beside him were the heads of several families, the eldest one was the head of the Yuan family, who was already half a hundred years old, and was the most respected among the heads of the family.

It's just that the Yuan family is now in decline, and its wealth is not as good as before, and it is far from being as good as the Cui family and the Zheng family, and Yuan Ke, the head of the Yuan family, doesn't ask much about the affairs of the family, and most of them obey the will of the Cui and Zheng families, and don't say much.

The rest of them are quite old, but Lu Ding'an, the head of the Lu family, has a bad face at this time, frowning and pacing a few steps, looking at the trimmed beauty chrysanthemum outside the corridor, but he didn't have the slightest intention to look more, and couldn't help but raise his head and glance at Zheng Ce, the head of the Zheng family on the side, with a faint uneasiness in his eyes.

Zheng Ce didn't look at him, but talked to Cui Cheng, the head of the Cui family, with a smile, talking about the situation in Liaodong in the past few days, as if he was strolling leisurely: "...... Goryeo has been subjugated for many years, and it would be a good thing if I could do business, but I am optimistic about the medicinal materials over there, and it would be a good business if they could be shipped back to the Central Plains. ”

Cui Cheng's appearance is somewhat similar to Cui Lin, although he is already a little older, he is still personable and energetic, but he looks more amiable, gentle and generous, at this time he is listening to Zheng Ce with a smile, and he doesn't speak much, but everyone doesn't dare to underestimate him.

is such a middle-aged man who looks gentle, but he controls the direction of the family, bringing the family that is already in a corner back to Chang'an again, and once again entering the court.

The door of the palace was not closed, and the fine and dense bamboo curtain of Xiangfei had been hung in the summer, cutting off the sight outside the hall, but it could not block the sound of fragmentation coming from the hall.

"Hanyang County Palace, marriage, discuss with my father......" The intermittent voice still came out, and the heads of the family didn't care, after all, it had nothing to do with them, their minds were all on meeting with the queen mother for a while, this was a formal meeting and negotiation with the imperial court, and it was also the time to fight for the rights and interests of the family.

Cui Lin frowned slightly, turned his face sideways and looked at the curtain, and only turned around after a while, still looking out of the corridor.

When Xu Siyan came out to invite the family in, Gu Mingzhu had already come out of the palace.

The palace maid opened the curtain, Gu Mingzhu came out of the hall, far away from everyone, across a corridor, she saw the tall and handsome figure at a glance, he was turning to look at this side, and his eyes also fell on her.

The time is very short but it seems to be very long, and that moment seems to have experienced a long time, and after the eyes are intertwined, it is an indescribable taste.

Gu Mingzhu lowered his head, his heart was full, although many things had happened in these days, but at this moment, it didn't seem to be so important.

Cui Lin stood on the corridor, his gaze, which had been cold, softened for a moment, the corners of his tense lips curled slightly, with a faint smile, seeing that Gu Mingzhu owed a debt, and took the palace maid along the other side of the corridor towards the West Pavilion, and then followed the palace maid into the East Pavilion with the family masters.

The next conversation in the East Pavilion was not smooth, the curtain was lowered for a long time and no one came out, and when the palace maid who went in to send the drink came out, she exhaled a low breath and shook her head gently towards the people who were waiting outside the hall, and everyone suddenly woke up, knowing that at this moment, they were afraid that the atmosphere in the hall was already very solemn.

“…… How dare a branch of the Lu family disobey many families, support the rebels to raise an army, and even put the defenders with him, if there is no one behind him to support him, how can people believe it! The Queen Mother raised her head slightly, her eyes swept over the people at the table, and said mercilessly, "You are here today, presumably not for the sake of perfunctory, let me stop it!" ”

Several heads of the family glanced at each other, after all, Yuan Ke was the most senior, and he was unmoved in the face of the Queen Mother's anger, and opened his mouth calmly: "I don't know what the Queen Mother means?" ”

The Queen Mother sneered, reached out to the notebook on the case table and handed it to Xu Siyan: "This is sent by Anxi Mansion, it is clearly written that Lu Zhao was just acting on orders at the beginning, and Li Nian fled to Anxi Mansion There were people to protect him along the way, and when he arrived in Anxi, he went straight to the Jiedu Embassy's Mansion, which was clearly arranged for a long time." ”

"Who will be able to arrange the Lu family's side branch?" The Queen Mother sneered at the end, "Who can make the Anxi Jiedu envoy take out the talisman and hand it to Li Nian?" ”

Before she finished speaking, Lu Ding'an, who was sitting on the seat, stiffened, and his face was very difficult to look at, but he couldn't help but hide that he took a sip of the drink, but he was so excited by the cold drink that he had to put it down again.

Cui Cheng and Zheng Ce's faces are not good-looking, this matter has been guessed by all the families at the beginning, and they also know in their hearts that what the Queen Mother said may not be true, but no one is like this, after all, the Lu family is a big family, if something really happens, it will be a great loss to the power of the family.

It's just that now the Queen Mother will not give up, this rebellion has almost changed the world of the Tang Dynasty, the saint is critically ill, the queen dies, the Xianwang is imprisoned, the Taiji Palace is in a mess, and the throne is about to fall, so how can the Queen Mother let go of the culprit.

The atmosphere in the hall was frozen for a while, the queen mother did not speak, looked at them coldly, and the heads of the family did not speak, they were unwilling to admit this matter and damage the power of a family.

After a stalemate like this for a long time, Cui Cheng slowly spoke: "What does the Queen Mother want?" ”

The Queen Mother's eyes fell on Lu Ding'an coldly, and she did not hide her hatred and anger.

After more than an hour, the palace maid opened the curtain and sent several family heads and Cui Lin out, but at this time, the faces of the family masters were not good-looking, and Fang Cai's conversation did not get what they wanted as they wished, and they were even forced by the queen mother to hand over the culprit of the rebellion.

It's just that what they represent is, after all, a family that even the court and the central government dare not underestimate, and the Queen Mother forced them to agree without it, and the conversation could only be stopped.

Several people went down the jade steps in silence all the way, and before they were about to get into the carriage separately, Zheng Ce finally spoke, he arched his hand towards Cui Cheng and Yuan Ke, and said with a smile: "On the same day, the two invited me to enter the court, but I refused, just because now the court is no longer when Taizong was there, or even when the first emperor was there, no one in the world and the court knows about Li Tang in the world, only that there is this woman, Ji Shi Chen, if we back down, I am afraid that even the family will become a laughing stock." ”

Yuan Ke glanced at him and couldn't help but speak: "What if it's up to you?" ”

Zheng Ce smiled, didn't answer again, said goodbye, turned around and got into the carriage and left.

Seeing that he was gone, Lu Dingan was too busy to get into his carriage, and told the coachman to catch up and leave.