Mrs. Tai smiled and nodded. Relief of residual jaw boils

"The fame is earned by himself, and he has made several military exploits when he was his age. ”

Mrs. Tai had a smile on her face, still so kind, but her voice revealed a bit of wisdom and calmness that only the head of the family can have. Zhuang Meiyan, who was sitting on the seat, observed very carefully, and secretly admired in his heart - the old man had passed his eighty years of life, and he was not confused at all.

Mrs. Guan had to continue, and said: "Shifan's body is not good, it is not a material for martial arts, it stands to reason that he should also go to the examination room Enke to get a fame, but now there are such villains in the world, and the sons and brothers who are looking at everyone are red-eyed, which is the real fame of the test, and they don't believe it." The lord is in this position now, I don't know how many people are greedy, and some things have to be avoided. ”

Zhuang Meiyan was secretly amused, although she was not in the capital, her business had already opened here in the past few years, so she knew the news of the capital better than anyone knew. This Zeng Shifan is a well-known playboy who doesn't learn and has no skills, he is obviously a guy who can't learn martial arts and can't learn literature, but his mother has just disguised him as a model of Taoguang's obscurity.

Mrs. Guan looked at the lord with her eyes, hoping that her husband could help him say it again, so that he could pass on the title of Marquis of Changxin to his son as soon as possible, you must know that Marquis Changxin is not only this son, although it should be passed on to the eldest son and grandson according to the rules, but Mrs. Guan's attitude is very unclear, in case ...... There are many dreams at night.

Mrs. Guan's careful thinking was not only seen by Zhuang Meiyan, but also seen by many people present. Chang Xinhou frowned slightly, glanced at his mother, and finally did not speak. Mrs. Guan was very disappointed, but she made up her mind today that she must show a clear attitude towards Mrs. Tai, she didn't want to give up, and she wanted to persuade her.

Mrs. Tai opened her mouth first and said with a smile: "Speaking of fame, Yi Fan's child is now very promising, and he has become a deputy general, and now I haven't heard anyone chew his tongue behind his back and say that he has been shaded by his uncle." He started from a small sentry commander, step by step, sword and gun, now you see that among the young generals, who has made more military achievements than him? By the way, why didn't I see Chu Yifan's child come over to pay my birthday today?"

Mrs. Tai remembered this incident and looked around the audience to count the falls. The people in the field exchanged heads, and it was clear that no one knew the situation. Zhuang Meiyan was slightly surprised, Chu Yifan, who Mrs. Tai said, was also her old friend, who used to be the commander of the guard stationed in "Xiyang Gang", and later because of his meritorious service in suppressing bandits, he was promoted again and again, and now he is the deputy general of the garrison stationed in Qiyang Town. It's just that she didn't expect Chu Yifan to be Changxinhou's nephew.

The maid beside her whispered a few words, and Mrs. Tai nodded with a smile: "This kid is a ghost, I want to see what kind of gift he will give me later." ”

Mrs. Tai suddenly remembered something, and turned her head to her son Changxin Hou Zeng Xiongxin and smiled: "Look at my memory, I am really old and useless, I wanted to tell you, the child in the old General Qi's family also came to pay my birthday today, I haven't seen her since the child landed, Feng Hong, go and invite the third lady to let the master see her." ”

"Yes. ”

Zhuang Meiyan's heart jumped, knowing that the third lady Mrs. Tai said was herself, Mrs. Tai was so affectionate and righteous, and she still did not forget their mother and daughter for many years, although she had never known this Mrs. Tai before, Zhuang Meiyan's heart was still hot, and she felt that the old face was particularly loving.

Zhuang Meiyan came to Mrs. Tai's side and generously saluted Mrs. Tai and Chang Xinhou and other elders. Changxinhou is already an old man in his sixties, with a square face in the shape of a national character and is not angry and arrogant, and his many years of military career have made him sit upright, not showing any old age, but the years are not forgiving, and his temples are already pale.

Zeng Xiongxin glanced at her, and saw that she was calm and calm, without the usual shyness of a woman in the boudoir, and couldn't help but bow slightly.

"What a good girl's family, it's ridiculous that the world likes to judge people by their appearance. Mrs. Tai shook her head lightly and sighed, "Yan'er, has your father ever made a family appointment for you now?"

Zhuang Meiyan observed her words, she realized that the matter of the Zhuang family's sisters marrying seemed to have been approved by the Zhuang Zeng family, and it was impossible for the emperor to hold the head of the palace accountable for the marriage of a child, and the matter was a foregone conclusion.

She noticed that when Mrs. Tai said this, Zeng Xiongxin showed a trace of guilt on her face, and she immediately smiled and said: "Back to Mrs. Tai's words, the charm has never been married." Five years ago, Meiyan had a serious illness, and the doctor said that she had to recuperate for a few years to recover, and it was not suitable for marriage. At that time, the wedding date was imminent, and my father felt that there was an appointment in advance, and it was ominous to ruin it, so he let my sister enter the door to honor your old man, everyone was kind, and it was for the sake of the happiness of the ancestors. ”

These words not only clarified the reason for the matter, but also helped all parties to cover it up, Zeng Xiongxin couldn't help but look at her more, his eyes were complicated, and Zeng Shifan Zhuang Meiyu and his wife were sitting like pins and needles.

Mrs. Tai was originally very annoyed by this matter, and even became angry with Zeng Shifan, insisting on refusing to let her son pass on the title to him. Now listening to Zhuang Meiyan helping his son to protect him, he sighed and said, "That's it, you all know how to fool my wife." ”

Zeng Xiongxin couldn't sit still, he was the most filial, knowing that his mother had been worried about this matter, so he knelt down and said: "Let my mother worry, it's my son's unfilial piety." At the beginning, the son was also because his mother was not in good health, one wanted Fan'er to get married as soon as possible and was happy for his mother, and the other was to make his mother happy, and the third daughter of the Zhuang family was sick again, and the son didn't want his mother to be disappointed, so he couldn't take care of it much. ”

Zhuang Meiyan said that he was seriously ill at that time, and Zeng Xiongxin continued to talk about this. Seeing that when the family knelt on the ground, his wife and son and other juniors couldn't sit still, and knelt down to plead for mercy.

Zhuang Meiyan also knelt down and persuaded: "Today is Mrs. Tai's 80th birthday, and the children and grandchildren gather together. I advocate filial piety, filial piety comes first in everything, and there is always something wrong with children and grandchildren, and it should be reasonable for the sake of filial piety. ”

Mrs. Tai frowned, and instructed the maid to pull Zhuang Meiyan to sit down beside her, patted the back of her hand and whispered, "Silly child, I just wronged you." ”

She said to everyone with a pleasant face: "Get up, there is no need to be constrained at today's family banquet, you just have to eat and drink well, and you are all safe, which is the greatest filial piety to me." ”

Everyone thanked each other and got up to return to the table.

Seeing that Mrs. Tai liked Zhuang Meiyan so much, the ladies accompanying her all accosted her, and Mrs. Tai muttered about finding a good husband for her, which made her blush, and asked about her mother's recent situation, Zhuang Meiyan had to answer one by one.

Everyone accompanied Mrs. Tai to eat the banquet while talking and laughing. Suddenly, I heard a commotion in the distance. An old housekeeper hurriedly walked into the pavilion, he originally wanted to quietly deliver a message to Changxin Hou Zeng Xiongxin, but unexpectedly, Mrs. Tai stopped him first and asked, "What's going on outside?" ”

The old butler muttered a few words, but did not say why. Everyone looked at the lake, only to see two men flying from a distance, each holding a sword, fighting fiercely on the lake. The two of them are strong in martial arts, only with one breath, leaning on the qi, hovering on the lake, swords and swords, the two of them are very fast, they can't tell who is who, they only feel that the murderous aura is approaching, the cold is domineering, and people are dazzled.

It was too late to say that it was too fast, the two of them were getting closer and closer to the pavilion, Zeng Xiong was shocked in his confidence, today was his old mother's eightieth birthday, who in the capital was so arrogant, he actually made a fuss in his mansion, and he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. He stood up in front of his mother and shouted, "Where are the guards?"

The guards of the Hou Ye's Mansion had already surrounded the lake, but because the two of them were above the lake, they couldn't get close at all. Zeng Xiongxin was furious and said, "Where are the archers?"

The old butler looked worried, and stepped forward and whispered in his ear. Zeng Xiongxin's eyes were full of light, and his thick eyebrows were furrowed.

"Hahaha! Master Hou must not be angry. With a gentle laugh, the man had come outside the pavilion.

As soon as everyone saw this person, they got up one after another, and Zeng Xiongxin also turned around, with a look of surprise on his face, and arched his hand: "I don't know if the prince is coming, and I will miss the welcome." ”

The person who came was dressed in a plain white wide-sleeved robe, heroic, walking slowly, with the air of a king in his actions, a quiet smile on his face, the whole person was shrouded in the noon sun, giving people a strong sense of dazzle, and no one dared to look at his eyes, and lowered their heads one after another.

Prince Ruixiang, the youngest son of the former emperor and the most favored son of the former emperor, was crowned king when he landed, the first prince in the world, and the most powerful man in the unequaled country.

Duanmu Hao smiled and stretched out his hands to stop people from kneeling.

"Today is the birthday of the old lady, and this king is also here to pay homage, please feel free. ”

Despite this, many people involuntarily knelt down under the impulse of his kingly demeanor. Changxin Hou didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward, he wanted to salute, but Duanmu Hao took the first step to hold his arm.

Duanmu Hao smiled kindly: "Don't, today is your family banquet, but it's rude for the king to be so disturbed." ”

After speaking, he solemnly saluted Mrs. Tai and said, "Duanmu Hao has congratulated the old lady on her birthday!

Mrs. Tai didn't dare to sit still under his influence, and with the support of the maid and Zhuang Meiyan, she got up tremblingly and replied: "Thank you for your concern, and your old body is quite tough." ”

Duanmu Hao's gentle eyes swept over Zhuang Meiyan, and he glanced at her with deep meaning, Zhuang Meiyan's heart fluttered, and he quietly replied with a smile.

At this time, someone suddenly broke into the pavilion, and a whirlwind rolled in, and the guards of the Hou Ye's Mansion surrounded him with nervous expressions. Chang Xinhou was also shocked, and he didn't dare to give orders rashly because the identity of the person who came was unknown.

The man was wearing a black robe, the corners of the robe were embroidered with brilliant colored threads with blooming roses, a black hair was loosely tied with a belt, flowing and lightly, a long sword was worn at his waist, and the hilt of the sword was inlaid with a huge ruby, which was rare in the world, and the shirt on the top was slightly open, revealing the bronze skin, which made the whole person look free and uninhibited, and graceful. He wears a butterfly mask on his face, which covers the bridge of his nose, revealing only the resolute line of his jaw, and the corners of his lips curled into a charming smile. This kind of costume casts a layer of mystery on him, and makes people even more curious about the origin of the origin.

At the same time as he rushed in, another person also entered the pavilion silently, he stood opposite the man with the butterfly mask, and without waiting for the master to ask, the man knelt down first, kowtowed to Mrs. Tai, and said loudly: "Grandson Chu Yifan congratulates the ancestor on his birthday!"

Mrs. Tai said: "This is the congratulatory gift you sent me?

Although the words were reproachful, Mrs. Tai smiled and had warmth in her eyes, which was clearly the doting of an old man when he saw his grandson's naughtiness.

Chu Yifan understood Mrs. Tai's temper, and said with a smile: "When I met an old friend, my hands were itchy for a while, so I tried to compete with him, I didn't want to alarm Mrs. Tai, my grandson is guilty, and I should be punished with three glasses of wine!"

"You monkey! Among my grandchildren, he is the most obedient, you see, I didn't say to punish him, he himself found himself under the stairs, fined three glasses of wine, isn't it too light? Mrs. Tai didn't think it was angry at all, but smiled, turned her head and said to Zhuang Meiyan.

Zhuang Meiyan also smiled knowingly: "What Mrs. Tai said is, how can three glasses of wine be enough!"

She paused deliberately, and then said in an accentuated tone: "It's okay to punish a jar of wine!"

"Ouch! That doesn't just fall into his arms, he is a little drunkard! ”

"Ancestor Xie punished wine!" Chu Yifan got up from the ground with a grin,

Originally, the atmosphere was a little tense, but listening to the laughter of their grandparents and grandchildren, everyone couldn't help but show a smile, and even the maid next to Mrs. Tai couldn't help but smile sideways.

"Ancestor, this is the congratulatory gift that your grandson gave you. Chu Yifan came to Mrs. Tai's side with a smile, grabbed her other arm, and reached out to pat his armor at the same time. Only then did Zhuang Meiyan notice that the man in front of him was actually dressed in a military uniform, with golden sequin armor and a dark iron heavy sword at his waist, and the whole person was heroic and powerful.

Mrs. Tai said with some confusion: "This armor?

The golden armor is only qualified to be worn by a general in the Wushuang Country, and Chu Yifan is just a deputy general, even if he is promoted, it is impossible to reach the top in one step.

At this time, Duanmu Hao replied on the side: "How can the tooth general wear the golden clothes and armor of my peerless country, Brother Chu was named the general of Zhenbei today, and the official worships a product." ”

The words shocked the four seats, and even the always calm Changxin Hou Zeng Xiongxin was shocked when he heard this.

"There is another general in Mrs. Tai's house, which is really gratifying. Duanmu Hao said.

Everyone came back to their senses and congratulated Mrs. Tai and Changxin Hou one after another. After Zeng Xiongxin entertained, he hurriedly invited Duanmu Hao to take a seat, Chu Yifan is now prominent, so he naturally can't sit in the lower seat according to his seniority, Zeng Xiongxin gave a look, and Mrs. Guan hurriedly took the female dependents to retire and vacate the seat. Zhuang Meiyan also wanted to leave with everyone, but her hand was tightly grasped by Mrs. Tai, so she had to stay.

There were only six of them left in the upper seats in the pavilion, Zeng Xiongxin glanced at the man wearing the butterfly mask and asked Duanmu Hao, "Who is this?"

"This is a distinguished guest from afar, Xiao Xuanchen, the crown prince of Wuyang Kingdom. ”

Hearing these two words, Zhuang Meiyan raised her eyebrows, quickly raised her head to look at the other party, and lowered her head without a trace. The other party felt very keen, as if he sensed that she was secretly looking at him, and immediately focused his eyes on her, Zhuang Meiyan felt that the other party's hot eyes looked at him without scruples, even a little presumptuously. She was secretly glad that she didn't have to look up at him, otherwise Zhuang Meiyan really didn't know how to parry.

At this time, Xiao Xuanchen opened his mouth and said: "The junior is rude, just now he only cared about fighting with Brother Chu, and forgot that today he was going to congratulate Mrs. Tai on her birthday with Brother Duanmu." However, the younger generation heard that Mrs. Tai was a heroine among women, and when she was young, she fought side by side with Zeng Lao Hero, so she must not blame me for the sword. ”

This person's tone was extremely wild, but the last sentence praised Mrs. Tai just right, making it difficult to be annoyed by him. Mrs. Tai smiled slightly and said, "That's when Chen Sesame messed up the grain, old man, I can't remember it so clearly!"

Xiao Xuanchen laughed out loud and said, "Mrs. Tai, she is really a person with a cheerful temperament, and the younger generation is willing to dance a song to celebrate Mrs. Tai's birthday." ”

This person acted absurdly, and he was rude enough to fight when he entered the door just now, and now he wants to perform some dance. In the Musou country, singing and dancing are done by women, and when men dance, they will inevitably be laughed at. Everyone was hindered that he was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Wuyang Kingdom, so they couldn't laugh out loud.

Xiao Xuanchen didn't seem to notice the strange eyes of the people, he stood up with great interest, looked around, and finally landed his gaze on Zhuang Meiyan.

"This junior dancer is not happy enough to dance by himself, and wants to borrow someone from the old lady. ”

Mrs. Tai didn't mind his straightforwardness, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, please feel free." ”

Xiao Xuanchen smiled slyly, stretched out his hand to hold Zhuang Meiyan's right hand, and invited, "Please Miss dance with me, can you?"

Zhuang Meiyan was caught off guard, and was already pulled by him to the room, and he couldn't help but follow him out of the pavilion. In front of everyone's eyes, being held by a strange man, Zhuang Meiyan couldn't help but be embarrassed, and tried hard to break free, but the other party's hand was firmly clenched, and it was impossible to break free with his own weak strength.

Xiao Xuanchen suddenly hugged her slender waist and jumped up, Zhuang Meiyan only felt like a cloud driving a mist, and came to the open space outside the pavilion with a slight flicker.

The two were very close, and when Zhuang Meiyan found out about this embarrassing scene, she didn't even have time to push the other party away, she just saw a lazy smile on the corner of the man's mouth. Suddenly, his arm shook slightly, and Zhuang Meiyan felt that his body was like a flying skirt that quickly floated to the end of the world, and before she came back to her senses, her left hand tightened, and the arm that threw herself out wrapped her back again.

Hovering, spinning, soaring, or landing, although many movements are thrilling, but in the man's control, Zhuang Meiyan feels like a bird with wings, flying freely in the endless sky, indescribably happy. It seems to get rid of all shackles in an instant, as if returning to Qilian Mountain, the sun is shining, the grass is green, and the wildflowers are fragrant, unrestrained.

Her pleated skirt spread out freely, like a flowing red cloud, dancing up and down. The man's strength was just right, a combination of rigidity and softness, driving her every step accurately, she didn't need to exert force, she didn't need to think, she just needed to move with his arm--

It's time to fly!

Zhuang Meiyan shouted happily, laughter piercing the sky.

"Fly, I'm flying!

When she opened her eyes, she suddenly found herself lying in the middle of a sea of turquoise grass, surrounded by tall thatch, spreading her limbs out and stretching her body extremely comfortably, free, free.

She tilted her head and stole a glance at the guy lying next to her.

That's right!

"Xiaobai!"

"Hmm!"

"Xiaobai!"

"Hmm!"

"Xiaobai!"

"Hey, hey!"

"What are you laughing at? Fool! Xiaobai, let me ask you, what kind of dance did you just teach me to dance?"

"Bullfighting. ”

"What is bullfighting? Is it a dance from your hometown?"

"Hmm...... Right. ”

"Does everybody do this kind of dance in your hometown?"

"Hmm...... Not really. ”

"Is it really?"

A sly smile suddenly appeared on the young man's face, and he said slowly: "Of course, the bullfighting dance is only performed by bullfighting men, and the usual dance partners are big stupid bulls. ”

She finally realized that this guy was actually making fun of her in a different way.

She jumped up and chased after him, weaving through the grass and running...... Until, she opened her eyes.

She opened her eyes - she opened them again, waking up from the dream, and by this time she was already sweating profusely. Zhuang Meiyan found herself back in the same position as before, face to face with him, his big hands tightly pressed against her waist, the two of them were so close that it was more than the usual intimate distance.

Everything just now seemed to be an illusion, and Zhuang Meiyan couldn't figure out if Fang Cai had a dream? Did she dance? Is the man in front of her real?

"Smack!"

Someone lightly high-fived and praised: "Rigidity and softness, the dance from the prairie is really different, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a good dance posture." ”

Everyone also thinks that this dance is novel, dazzling and dizzying, although it is good-looking, but it is too wild and uninhibited, I am afraid of causing criticism. However, since Prince Ruixiang took the lead in praising Xiao Xuanchen, everyone naturally followed suit.

Many women outside the arena have been impressed by this man with a butterfly mask and an exotic and mysterious style, and they secretly envy Zhuang Meiyan's chances.

Zhuang Meiyan gently broke free of Xiao Xuanchen's hand and stood aside silently. The dance she danced just now made her feel dizzy, and she couldn't even concentrate her thoughts, so she didn't notice the scene outside the venue, and she didn't know that when she was dancing, a big thing had happened in the pavilion.

When everyone's attention was focused on this prince of Wuyang and enjoying the exotic dance with relish, in the "Full Moon Pavilion", the three people sitting around Mrs. Tai were not moved at all.

"The prince came to our mansion this time, I don't know what the so-called thing is?" Chang Xinhou took the lead in asking, of course he didn't believe that this Ruixiang prince came uninvited, but simply gave his mother a birthday greeting.

Duanmu Hao still smiled calmly, and said softly: "The old marquis is really a smart person, this king wants to come to discuss a matter with you this time, the guards in Qiyang at the border pass are not enough, and the imperial court wants to send more manpower, so I want to transfer your 'Zeng family army' to garrison the border pass." ”

Changxin Hou has been stationed in the southwest pass "Tongyang Pass", and the "Zeng Family Army" is their family's descendant army, which can also be said to be the most elite army, with a total of 50,000 horses. Duanmu Hao said easily, and he wanted to withdraw the most elite troops of Changxinhou with a single call, which was tantamount to taking back his military power in disguise.

Zeng Xiongxin listened to Duanmu Hao's words, raised his thick eyebrows, and faintly angry on his face.

"Lord Wang, for such a big matter as the mobilization of soldiers and horses, please forgive the old minister for not daring to make decisions without permission. ”

Duanmu Hao smiled slightly, this old fox wanted to use the imperial brother to suppress him. He said gently, "This matter is easy, all it takes is that this king will ask the emperor for a holy decree." ”

"In that case, why did the prince come to discuss with the old ministers, just go directly to the army to announce the holy decree. ”

Zeng Xiongxin's words had a bit of a strong flavor in them.

Duanmu Hao knows very well that this team can actually only be commanded by Zeng Xiongxin, and there must be a reason to convince everyone to change generals for no reason. Otherwise, even if there is a holy order, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the people.

"In recent days, the movement of soldiers and horses in Wuyang has been very frequent, and nearly half of the 100,000 troops of the Huben battalion have been stationed at the northern foot of Qiyang Mountain. Speaking of the strength of the Tiger Battalion, looking at the entire Peerless Country, I am afraid that only the 'Zeng Family Army' personally cultivated by Zeng Lao Hero can match it. The position of the general of Beiguan, this king has asked the saint to give it to the nephew Chu Yifan, the general door Huzi, and the 'Zeng family army' under his leadership, it must be the same as the old marquis himself. ”

Zeng Xiongxin glanced at Chu Yifan, who was sitting under Mrs. Tai, who was sitting precariously with his face as usual, and he couldn't see anything abnormal. He was silent for a moment, a suffocating moment.

The person who broke this terrible moment of silence was Mrs. Tai, and she said with a smile: "This dance of Wu Yang is very interesting, I have never seen it in our peerless country. ”

One sentence subtly dissolves the increasingly tense atmosphere on the table.

"Xin'er. ”

"Mother. Zeng Xiongxin was respectful.

Mrs. Tai said with a smile: "Xin'er, today, Yan'er's girl made a porridge for me, and I specially left some for you to taste." ”

At the suggestion of Mrs. Tai, the maid next to her brought a bowl of bitter porridge with seaweed and a small plate of yellow cakes. Zeng Xiongxin was shocked and tasted a mouthful of porridge according to his words. The bitterness of the taste made him frown slightly, and the yellow cake made of cornmeal was so astringent that he couldn't swallow it.

There is really nothing special about this dish, it is the most commonly used home-cooked dish by fishermen by the sea. The sea vegetables fished out of the sea, the bitter vegetables dug up in the mountains, mixed with a little rice to make a thin porridge, the biggest advantage of this porridge is that it can save food, in addition to the characteristics, corn tortillas are the home meal of poor fishermen.

Zeng Xiongxin swallowed these things with some pain, he was no longer used to eating the food that he relied on to satisfy his hunger when he was young.

“...... I think that when your father and I stayed in a small fishing village by the sea, we relied on these meals every day, and these were the things we used to eat at that time, and now I am afraid that they are no longer as sweet as they used to be. The emperor saw heroes and promoted your father from a soldier to a general, the emperor's grace is vast, and it is a royal gift that the Zeng family can have all this today, but Xin'er must keep it in mind. Mrs. Tai spoke earnestly.

Zeng Xiongxin drank the porridge bowl cleanly and said respectfully: "My son remembers his mother's teachings. ”

He left his seat and folded his hands together to bow down. Duanmu Hao hurriedly stopped and said, "Old Marquis!"

Zeng Xiongxin said: "Please ask the prince to invite the emperor, the old minister is old, and he is willing to unload his armor and return to the field, accompany his mother back to the beach to live, and live for the rest of his life." ”

Duanmu Hao smiled slightly, and said: "Where did the old marquis say, when the famous general Lian Po was eighty years old in ancient times, he still ate ten catties of rice and meat, and the princes were afraid of his courage and did not dare to violate the Zhao realm, and the southwest border of the Wushuang country still needs the old marquis to guard it." The old marquis can rest assured that the transferred soldiers and horses will be ordered by the military department to make up for you. ”

Duanmu Hao patted him lightly on the shoulder, and there was always a peaceful smile on his face. When he turned around, his and Chu Yifan's gazes quickly connected, and the two of them understood.

After the dance, Xiao Xuanchen returned to the seat room with a cynical smile on the corner of his mouth.

Zhuang Meiyan was still standing among the flowers on the side, and the temperature of her fingertips was still there. It's true, it's dance it's real, it's people it's real, it's just --

In a trance, she finally remembered that there was a man who could dance this dance, and next to the hot spring in Qiyang Mountain, on the turquoise grass, he danced with her. After she won the wine contest, she was so happy that she ran to share it with him, and of course there were some other feelings, feelings that could not be described.

Selfishness hides honey, but it doesn't feel like color.

Obsessed with the people, I am only at ease.

He still made fun of himself at the time, that stupid guy, stupid and stupid, and sometimes he said things quite funny. He saw that he was uncertain, so he insisted on pulling her and said that he wanted to teach her a dance, saying that it was a very happy dance.

It was a very pleasant feeling, wild and unrestrained.

Xiaobai, are you okay?

Someone gently touched the back of her hand, Zhuang Meiyan was startled, turned her head to look, it turned out to be the seventh brother Zhuang Rongxi. He is now very tall, a head taller than Zhuang Meiyan, wearing a blue cloth shirt and a square scarf hat, and he is already an elegant young scholar.

Zhuang Rongxi looked at his sister suspiciously, and said, "Sister, are you okay?" ”

Zhuang Meiyan was calm, it turned out that she was only in a daze, but she didn't pay attention to the younger generations of the banquet had already begun to toast Mrs. Tai in turn, and couldn't help but blame herself for being careless, and almost forgot the purpose of coming this time. She and Zhuang Rongxi walked into the pavilion, and the toast was nearing the end.

Zhuang Meiyan and Zhuang Rongxi toasted, and Mrs. Tai looked at the two of them with a smile and asked, "Who is this handsome brother?"

"He is Yan'er's younger brother Zhuang Rongxi. ”

Mrs. Tai said in surprise: "Your mother has a son, come and take a look." ”

Zhuang Rongxi knelt beside Mrs. Tai as she said, and looked up at Mrs. Tai slightly. Mrs. Tai groped his face and sighed: "Look at these eyebrows, how similar they are to his grandfather, General Qi! ”

Then the old man asked him about his age, whether he had obtained fame and other trivial matters, and Zhuang Rongxi answered them one by one. The two said a few words, Zhuang Rongxi caught a glimpse of Duanmu Hao beside the table and kept looking at him with a smile, and couldn't help but hesitate, Duanmu Hao had a friendship with himself as a master and apprentice, and he didn't know if he should come forward to meet him.

Duanmu Hao said softly: "Why don't you even recognize the teacher?"

Zhuang Rongxi hurriedly knelt on the ground, bowed very solemnly, and said: "One day as a teacher and a father for life, how dare students forget their teacher's kindness." ”

The two talked normally, the speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, and everyone soon learned that this young scholar of the Guozijian actually studied under Duanmu Hao, the prince of Ruixiang, and couldn't help but be impressed, and rushed to ask whose son this was. After a period of time, Zhuang Rongxi, an unknown young talent, became a hot figure in an instant, and there were women in the capital who were waiting for the big names in the boudoir to inquire about his birthday, secretly paying attention to his future development.

This incident caused a lot of sensation at the birthday banquet of the Hou Ye's Mansion, Zhuang Meiyu was even more shocked, Zhuang Rongxi also came to pay homage to the birthday, she didn't know it before, but now she sees that Mrs. Tai is very enthusiastic about the two sisters and brothers, and asks long and short questions. Mrs. Tai especially mentioned the old general Qi, and she already regarded Zhuang Rongxi as the descendant of the Qi family. Zhuang Meiyu's face became more and more ugly, her mother and her originally calculated to use the excuse of Qi's madness to pass Zhuang Rongxi to her mother Liu, but looking at Mrs. Tai's attitude today, she would definitely not agree.

Zhuang Meiyu couldn't sit down anymore, so she left the table early under the pretext of being unwell.

After the birthday banquet was dispersed, Zhuang Meiyan politely refused Mrs. Tai's retention, and rushed back to Zhuang's mansion with the maid Xiaomo.

Along the way, Zhuang Meiyan seemed to have something on her mind, and looked at the corner of the carriage in a daze. She suddenly lifted the curtain and shouted to the coachman, "Go to the inn." ”

"Yes!"

After lowering the curtain, Zhuang Meiyan slowly closed her eyes.

Either way, she felt that she had to meet the man, otherwise her heart would not be at peace. In fact, she herself couldn't figure out why her heart was so restless.

The prince of Wuyang lives in the backyard of the post house, and the wealth of the country is unparalleled, and the post house is also very luxurious, not inferior to the mansion of everyone's door.

A separate small mansion in the backyard is the temporary residence of Prince Xiao, I heard that the emperor in order to show grandeur, also invited His Royal Highness the Prince of Wuyang Kingdom to live in the palace, but was rejected by Prince Xiao, claiming that he could not stand the constraints in the palace, and it was better to play with the beauty casually outside the palace. Just this incident spread the reputation of the "Merry Prince" in Kyoto, and this person's unruly behavior can be seen.

Zhuang Meiyan slowly walked into this courtyard under the guidance of the entourage of the post house. Along the way, this entourage, who had received a lot of rewards and silver taels, was very stammering, and vigorously introduced Prince Xiao's romance, he probably regarded Zhuang Meiyan as a woman who came to offer courtesy.

Zhuang Meiyan smiled silently, no matter what the other party said, she didn't talk nonsense. She didn't let Xiao Mo follow her, and when she walked to the door, she stuffed another ingot of silver to the chatty retinue, who was very well-behaved, and immediately turned around and left, leaving her alone at the door of the courtyard.

Through the open courtyard gate, you can see the small two-storey building built facing south, and the courtyard is planted with towering cypress trees around the four corners of the courtyard, and the branches and foliage are lush to shade the sky, and the environment is quiet. The courtyard was not "quiet" at all, and before entering the door, Zhuang Meiyan heard bursts of women's laughter inside, and there was more than one person.

She stood in the doorway and hesitated, not knowing whether she should go in or not. At this time, the laughter is getting closer and closer. Several women in bright clothes ran towards the door with a handkerchief on their faces, and Xiao Xuanchen, who was covered with handkerchiefs on his face, chased after them, stretching out his arms and grabbing around. Several women sometimes dodged, sometimes stepped forward to tease, they were very clever, always careful not to let Xiao Xuanchen catch them, Xiao Xuanchen pounced a few times, became more and more happy, and shouted in his mouth: "You are not good, when I catch you, you will be spanked one by one." ”

The women were coquettish, and a girl in a red dress protested a little loudly.

"Master, you're so bad!"

Xiao Xuanchen perked up and followed her voice. The woman in red dodged left and right, and finally panicked and ran towards the door, followed by Xiao Xuanchen. When the woman in red came to the door, she deftly turned around and jumped to the other side, and Xiao Xuanchen, who opened her arms, hugged Zhuang Meiyan who was standing at the door tightly in her arms.

Zhuang Meiyan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to push the other party away, but in the strong embrace of the other party, her strength was like a sailboat fighting a storm, and she could only watch as his arms tightened hard, putting her face close to his chest.

"Little thing, I told you to escape!"

His voice was slightly hoarse, with a magnetic lowness, and he laughed softly, the corners of his lips curled.

An impulse suddenly rose in Zhuang Meiyan's heart, she really wanted to undo the other party's mask and take a good look at the face under the mask.

"Don't run anymore, if you run again, you'll be spanked. He pressed his lips closer to her tiny earlobes, and the warmth of his breath disturbed her mind even more, making it impossible for her to concentrate.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" the embarrassed Zhuang Meiyan finally protested, "Please respect yourself!"

Her tone was stiff, with obvious unhappiness.

Xiao Xuanchen let out a "huh", his smile was even stronger, he didn't untie the handkerchief covering his eyes, he just tilted his head slightly as if he was contemplating.

"Doesn't that sound right? You little girls are playing tricks on me and deliberately changing your tone to deceive me, right? Who is it? You are not allowed to say it, and the prince himself can guess it. ”

He jerked his head down and sniffed vigorously at the breath of the woman in his arms.

"This taste...... It's not Zhixuan, it's not Wenxiangzhai, it's not Taohuaju, haha, tell the master, where did you buy rouge? ”

The second half of the words were in a low voice, sinking all the way to the bottom of the person's heart and diving into the soul.

Zhuang Meiyan's eyebrows frowned, and anger rose faintly in her eyes, she regretted that she didn't bring Xiao Mo in, otherwise she could teach this prodigal son a lesson, at least she could protect herself from being light. Now she was trapped in his arms, like a prey in a net, and the more she struggled, the tighter she clung to him.

She knew that her strength could not compete with this man, so she had a plan in her mind, and deliberately said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you have misunderstood, the little woman was asked something by the Tot of Prince Ruixiang. ”

When Xiao Xuanchen heard this, he was really stunned, his arm couldn't help but let go, Zhuang Meiyan took the opportunity to break free from his embrace, took two steps back, and gasped for breath.

Xiao Xuanchen stretched out his hand to untie the handkerchief covering his eyes, his bright eyes stared at Zhuang Meiyan, he suddenly smiled, his smile was tricky and cunning, and the expression in his eyes was a little ambiguous.

"Is that you?"