In front of the pavilion is an open space with more than a dozen seats.

Wu Che carried the guqin on his back and followed Wu Hou into this forest, except for the sound of the wind, only the roar of the tiger from the mountain remained.

Wu Che looked up the mountain, the ancient pines and cypresses on the cliff covered a hole, and the sound came from there, this divine tiger has lived for thousands of years, and has been guarding the Great Xiao, it is said that it was brought back by a certain generation of King Xiao when he had not succeeded to the throne.

This can't help but remind people of the demeanor of King Xiao, in the past, Xiao Guo was really talented, and it was a storm, and now the people's hearts are not ancient, and the royal family has its own royal family's helplessness.

There was no one sitting in the seats on the open space, and Wu Zhen had already walked to the pavilion to make a big salute.

"Sinner Wu Qian, meet the king. ”

Wu Zhen and the royal family, equivalent to Han Bingqing, Linghu Jiannan, those retainers to the Wu family, no matter how the royal family treats them, they must always be loyal to the royal family, this is an oath, but unfortunately this oath is rarely obeyed anymore.

"Wu Hou, please get up. Xiao Yuan personally stood up to greet him, helped Wu Zhen up, looked at it, and sighed: "Wu Hou has lost a lot of weight this year. ”

Wu Zhi said: "Thank you for your concern, the life in the prison is already good." ”

"The Yuwen family wants to put you to death, the widow has to do this to protect you, today is taking this opportunity, you can play to your heart's content, the widow hopes that you can win. ”

Wu Zhen said with a smile: "The king's protection, how can the minister not know, but the cheap body has not healed, and this competition is not very sure." ”

Wu Hou was modest. Xiao Yuan smiled: "Use tea." ”

With the word tea, the spring water on the small stove was already boiling, Hu Jin was quick this time, took down the teapot, and made a cup for Xiao Yuan and Wu Zhen in turn.

Wu Zhen closed his eyes, smiled, and took a deep breath: "The little Tsing Yi made by Chu National, this tea is ordinary, and the people of Chu can drink it, but this time the tea is different." ”

"Wu Hou is also quite knowledgeable in tea tasting, but what is the difference this time?" Xiao Yuan asked curiously.

Wu Zhen opened his eyes and said with a smile: "This time it was made by Brother Hu himself, I don't know when Brother Hu actually opened his mind, this tea is simply extraordinary." ”

Xiao Yuan stroked his palms and laughed: "Sure enough, Hu Weiwei was reprimanded by the widow, and suddenly he was enlightened, I think this tea must taste good, Wu Hou, please." ”

"Your Majesty, please. Wu Houquan was extremely nervous, but instead came to meet his old friend, talked and laughed freely, and was elegant and elegant, which made Wu Che, who had been watching here, sincerely admire in his heart.

"Dad's demeanor, I can't catch up in my life. Wu Che accompanied Erniang and Sanniang to wait next to the seat until he heard Xiao Yuan call his name.

"Wu Che, come here, the widow will take a good look at you. ”

Wu Che walked over with the piano on his back, and met Hu Jin's sour face, he heard what he said just now, and saw Hu Jin being ridiculed by Wu Hou and King Xiao like this, he really sympathized with this uncle.

"Wu Che greets the king. ”

"No courtesy. ”

Seeing King Xiao looking him up and down, there was an illusion of being stripped of his clothes, Wu Che sighed in his heart, isn't it just that he hasn't seen him for six years, as for looking at it this way?

Seeing King Xiao, he had to think of Princess Danyang, it is said that after Princess Danyang came back, she cultivated alone on the slope of the Nine Palaces outside the city, where there was a place with sufficient spiritual energy, suitable for building a high platform, exhaling spiritual energy, and condensing the source of the Dao.

This time, let the old water ghost send a letter over, just to want Princess Danyang to intercede, let King Xiao let Wu Hou out, King Xiao originally wanted to let Wu Hou out, but the Yuwen family invited a great Confucian to enter Beijing without waiting for him to speak, and he started again, it was clear that he wanted to suppress the Yuwen family.

This is a very risky behavior, and if it is not successful, it will harm Wu Zhen.

Princess Danyang is not only the princess of Xiao State, but also the disciple of the king of Chu State, she came to speak, undoubtedly revealing the meaning of inviting the King of Chu to help, and gave Xiao Yuan a reassurance.

This is the reason why Wu Che wanted to write to Princess Danyang, and he saw it very clearly.

"I heard that Danyang came to persuade me, did you ask Shui Qingbi to send a letter?" Xiao Yuan asked with a smile, "Are you so sure?"

Wu Che said with a smile: "Actually, whether to send this letter or not, the king will also remember the allegiance of the Wu family for generations, and will let my father come to give it a try, my letter is just a reminiscence." ”

"Oh, you and Danyang also have an old relationship?"

"The love of my youth is still there. Wu Che really didn't know how to answer, could it be that he promised to marry Danyang when he was a child?

Xiao Yuan really didn't look down on Wu Che's frivolous appearance in his heart, and looked at Wu Hou's face, and said with a smile: "You will sit next to me in a while." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. Wu Che sat down generously.

After a while, the rest of the five families also arrived, and after the seat was given, the heads of the five major families were not at ease.

Although the significance of this competition is not as important as the last battle, it is also related to the direction of the situation, last time Wu Zhen accidentally capsized the boat, he was able to take this opportunity to come out, and the Yuwen family also happened to be able to completely defeat Wu Zhen this time, and also slapped the royal family in the face.

"The Yuwen family has such a big shelf, even the king has already arrived, how dare they put on a score?" Wu Che was unhappy in his heart, and at the same time observed everyone's expressions.

He has basically seen these people, and the past six years have not changed them, after all, older people age very slowly.

I saw that Lu Mingde, the head of the Lu family, had a gloomy expression, and he seemed to be unhappy in his heart, and I don't know if he was angry at the delay in coming to the Yuwen family.

And the four elders of the Ling family beside Lu Mingde, this old man looked smiling, with a mysterious look, and he didn't know that he thought he was thinking about the beauty of a certain alley.

Opposite the head of the Nangong family, Nangong Bule was expressionless, silent, and his state was very indifferent, the tea given by King Xiao was nothing special, but he could taste it slowly, here he was the youngest, but it was like the deepest in the city.

Next to Nangong Bule is Xu Shi, the head of the Xu family, this person has a beard, big shoulders and a round waist, a straight back, and is very imposing, other family heads and elders take a look at the tea, or taste a product, but he took out a small bottle of wine from his cuff and secretly poured it.

Wu Che couldn't help but laugh, the head of the Xu family was still so good at wine.

The last elder of the Lian family is very low-key, sitting next to the big man Xu family master, he can hardly see him, he does not squint, he seems a little restrained, his status in the Lian family is much lower than the rest of the elders, this time he just came to act as an ear.

Regarding the Yuwen family's score, no one from the five major families said a word, but everyone's expressions were different, their behaviors were different, and no one knew what they were thinking.

"Five golden slippers. Wu Che sneered in his heart, these people are also the largest family in Xiao Kingdom, and there are many masters among the retainers, but they have done nothing, they just want to save their lives, and they only make bets when they see the plate.

However, he was soon relieved that in life, not everyone may have ideals, especially for a big family, no ideals and inaction is the smartest approach.

He was thinking when he heard someone whisper, "It's coming." ”