CHAPTER IX
Outside the Suzaku Gate of Jinling Palace, there is a royal regulation, the praise building of Zhuliang Liuwa, the name is "Yingfeng", since the third generation of emperors, such as weddings, coming-of-age ceremonies and other celebrations in the royal family of Daliang, all hold the ceremony of congratulations of all the people here. Although the lord of Nihuang County is not a clan, he has shocked the world and has a shining reputation, and the special courtesy he has received in the court of Daliang has always been better than that of the princess. This time, the location of her son-in-law selection meeting was naturally set in Yingfeng Tower.
A month ago, the emperor ordered the Ministry of Work to send personnel to build a platform on the huge square in front of the Yingfeng Tower, and built a circle of five-colored brocade tents around the platform for the nobles to sit up, ordinary officials and other people of status sat outside the tent, and then outside the circle were the civilians who had been verified and allowed to come in and watch from afar. And ordinary people, of course, were blocked from the customs and defense, and they had no chance of the event, so they could only listen to the news from a distance and chat to relieve their boredom.
Although there are only a small number of people who can witness the whole picture of the conference with their own eyes, the importance of this incident is self-evident, and it can even be said that the eyes of the whole world have now all been cast on the platform outside the Suzaku Gate, waiting for the most thrilling competition that is about to begin.
And the victor among them will get the most difficult woman in the world to conquer, but also the best.
With the status of the Marquis of Ningguo's Mansion, he was naturally a guest in the brocade, and everyone had made an appointment to see this big excitement together, but due to the frequent turmoil in the past two days, Xiao Jingrui was a little unsure whether he should still take Mei Changsu to appear in such a public occasion, and he hesitated for a while. However, for his troubles, the party Mei Changsu didn't care at all, neither said that he wanted to go, nor did he say no, but watched Xiao Jingrui pacing there as if he was watching a play, twisting his brows and thinking about it, while happily teasing Feiliu to play.
"What are you doing, you don't go out so late!" With this complaint, of course, it was the uncle of the country, Yan Yujin, who was wearing a new dress in lotus color today, with a silver ring on his head, looking very handsome and handsome, standing at the door of the snow house, and shouting confidently, "Hurry up, in half an hour, even the emperor will start from the main hall, what are you still talking about?" ”
Xiao Jingrui sighed: "I'm wondering if I should go today?" ”
"Of course I want to go! Although it is not our turn to play today, we have to register anyway, so we have to observe the situation of the opponent in the future. ”
"I'm not talking about me, I'm talking about Brother Su......"
"Brother Su is going even more, if you don't take Brother Su to see such a big bustle, what will he let him play in the capital?"
"You don't know...... Xiao Jingrui still looked heavy, and said about yesterday's troubles, "On this occasion, all the important people are there, Brother Su is gone, who knows what will happen?" ”
Yan Yujin tilted his head and thought for a moment, then laughed and said, "That's why you should go." If Brother Su is allowed to stay in the snow house, it is difficult to guarantee that the prince and King Yu will not excuse themselves to visit, and when the time comes, who will come first and who will come later, who will say what and who will send what, then it will be called unclear explanation. Today, in front of the public, Brother Su just let him know all the people he should know, and take the opportunity to express his attitude of not being recruited, so that it is impossible to say who is the first to get there, and it will be convenient in the future. ”
Mei Changsu stopped arranging Feiliu's hairband, and looked up at Yan Yujin appreciatively. This young master is a person who doesn't like strategy, but he can always see the essence with a pinpoint, and he can't help but say that he is talented.
"What you said also makes sense," Xiao Jingrui also doesn't like to think about these scheming things, today for Mei Changsu I thought about it all morning, my head has long wanted to hurt, Yan Yujin's words immediately persuaded him, and the whole person suddenly felt a lot easier, "If Brother Su doesn't prepare anything, let's go?" ”
"No need," Mei Changsu stood up holding Feiliu's hand, "Feiliu and I are not going to ask for a kiss, what are you dressing up, let's go." Xie Bi should be tired of waiting outside the hospital. ”
"Huh? How did you know that Xie Bi was outside the hospital? I didn't say that just now, did I? "It's strange to say that Yujin is big.
"Guess." Mei Changsu smiled succinctly, and walked out of the snow house first, Xie Bi really waited under an old willow outside the courtyard gate, and when he saw them coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward.
"Brother Su, the day before yesterday was my ......"
"Why say more?" Mei Changsu's smile was light and soft, without a trace of annoyance, "I don't mind, don't take it to heart anymore." ”
The two looked at each other and smiled, and sure enough, they didn't say anything more. Xiao Jingrui had a deep brotherly relationship on the one hand, and on the other hand, he had a lot of respect for Mei Changsu, and at this time, he saw that they were all gone, as if the clouds were scattered in the sky, and he returned to the harmonious atmosphere he hoped for, of course, he was very happy, and his face was full of smiles.
After arriving at Suzaku Gate by horse-drawn carriage, it was already full of people. The high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the city have almost poured out of the nest, and for a while, three relatives and four friends, bosses and subordinates, are noisily saluting each other, as if they have arrived at the market. The group protected Mei Changsu in the middle, and they also greeted them all the way to the left and right, until they entered the cotton shed area.
The sheds of the Yan family and the Xie family are not in the same place, but since Ning Guohou and the eldest princess of Liyang are both driving on the Yingfeng Tower, Yan Yujin directly sat down, saying that he was crowded with everyone and had a lively time. Feiliu didn't flicker today, but always stayed close to Mei Changsu's side, staring at everyone who approached intentionally or unintentionally, and his cold temperament even felt a little chill in the three noble sons next to him.
Nearly noon, Yingfeng upstairs suddenly the bell sounded, nine long and five short, announcing the arrival of the emperor, downstairs suddenly a solemnity, the birds did not hear, only the bright voice of the ceremonial officer, commanding everyone to salute and worship.
Looking up from the circle of the brocade shed, I saw the fan canopy of the inner palace on the railing of Yingfeng Tower, and the beaded crown brocade robe, except for being able to judge from the position that the emperor must be sitting in the main building, basically could not distinguish anyone's face. However, for those upstairs, the situation is naturally different, looking down condescendingly, everything in the field of vision can be seen clearly.
At this time, the celebrant had already led the top 50 people scheduled to compete today on the platform, paid homage to the emperor, and went down after signing up one by one, and matched them in the order decided by lottery, and officially started the competition.
Mei Changsu, as the sect leader of the largest gang in the world, although it is difficult to cultivate martial arts due to physical reasons, he has a wide range of knowledge about the martial arts of various sects and factions, such as a number of family treasures, which is very accessible. The three young people in the same shed asked from time to time, and he patiently answered them one by one, although the competition on the stage has not yet reached a wonderful level, but the atmosphere in the shed is very lively.
As soon as the first three competitions ended, the first one who knew that there would be no shortage of visitors finally came.
However, to everyone's surprise, this visitor was something that he had never thought of at first.