Nie Zhen said with a smile: "The Phantom Smoke Girl has complained to me several times, and she is angry about not being able to witness His Highness's demeanor with her own eyes. ”

Phantom Yan giggled and said, "Don't worry, Master Nie, His Highness is here today, and Phantom Yan will take out the best wine in Yuhua Building and entertain His Highness." ”

Nie Zhen looked up and smiled, and said, "I heard that the fine wine in Yuhualou's collection is difficult to buy, and I have to feast on it today." ”

Shangguan Xiu glanced at him, shook his head and said, "No wonder Ah Zhen proposed to come to Yuhua Tower, it turned out that he was using me to exchange for fine wine." ”

Hearing this, everyone burst out laughing. Shangguan Xiu's easy-going attitude also surprised Phantom Yan, looking at Shangguan Xiu, who was chatting and laughing with everyone on the left and right, it was really difficult for Phantom Yan to associate this seemingly gentle and approachable young man with the identity of the Duke of Fengguo and the Great General.

The wine in Yuhualou is indeed very delicious, especially the twenty-year-old daughter Hong, who opened the seal of the wine jar, and the house was full of fragrance, even Shangguan Xiu, who didn't like to drink much during the day, couldn't help but drink several more glasses.

Phantom Smoke is the shopkeeper of Yuhua Building, she doesn't drink with guests on weekdays, but today it is rare to sit next to Shangguan Xiu, sometimes helping him pour wine, sometimes serving him vegetables.

She is a knowledgeable and delicate woman, she keeps an appropriate distance from Shangguan Xiu, that is, she will not appear deliberately distant, but she does not show too enthusiasm, although she helps Shangguan Xiu fill the wine glass from time to time, but she never persuades to drink, Shangguan Xiu can drink as much as she wants, in short, she feels very comfortable for Shangguan Xiu.

During the banquet, Nie Zhen asked: "Brother Xiu only arranged for the Zhenjun Army to be stationed at the border, which may not have a deterrent effect on the Western Alliance." ”

Shangguan Xiu put down his chopsticks, and as soon as his eyes fell on the wine glass, Phantom Smoke had already lifted the wine jug and helped him fill it with wine. Shangguan Xiu smiled at her, picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine, and said, "At the beginning, Xin Jiyao commanded the Western Group Army, and he shocked the countries of the Western Alliance. ”

Zi Yiling continued: "However, this time is different from the past. Although the Zhenjun Army had five corps, the total strength was far less than that of the Western Group Army. ”

The Zhenjun army has only rested for a short time in Tianjing, and the vacant establishment is far from being filled, and the current combat strength naturally cannot be compared with the heyday.

Shangguan Xiu put down his wine glass and said confidently: "With Lao Hu here, it's enough." ”

In Shangguan Xiu's mind, in terms of the ability to lead troops to fight, Hu Chong is not inferior to Xin Jiyao. He said: "If there is really a storm in the Western Alliance and wants to test our country's bottom line, the first unlucky one must be the Quedun country." ”

Nie Zhen continued: "The Zhenjun Army will no longer participate in the encirclement and suppression of the resistance army, and I am afraid that the strength of the front-line battle will be insufficient, Your Highness, let our legions participate in the war!"

Shangguan Xiu smiled and asked, "How many troops are there now?"

Nie Zhen said: "There are nearly 50,000 soldiers. ”

"If more than half of the establishment has not even been completed, how can we talk about going to the battlefield to fight?"

"In less than a month, the recruits replenished by Fengdi will be able to arrive in Tianjing. ”

"Then wait until the recruits arrive. ”

Everyone chatted while eating, and before they knew it, they had already drunk three rounds and had five flavors of food. Shangguan Xiu looked out the window and said, "It's not early, we should also go back to the military headquarters." ”

Hearing this, Luo Ren and the others stood up one after another. Nie Zhen took out a dozen silver tickets from his arms and said, "Phantom Smoke Girl, settle the bill for us." ”

Phantom Smoke smiled and said: "His Royal Highness is here today, so that Yuhua Mansion is full of brilliance, this meal can be regarded as Phantom Smoke invited His Highness and all the adults." ”

Nie Zhen smiled: "How can I let the Phantom Smoke Girl break the money like this?" As he spoke, he took out two silver tickets and put them on the table.

When Shangguan Xiu was about to stand up, he felt the corners of his clothes tighten, he looked down and found that it was Phantom Yan who was pinching the corners of his clothes and playing with them, and rolled the corners of his clothes into a ball, but her eyes were always looking at Nie Zhen, and she was still politely dealing with him, making it difficult for people to notice the small movements in her hands.

Shangguan Xiu frowned secretly, he quietly pulled the corner of his clothes back, and as he pulled back the corners of his clothes, the rolled up part unfolded, and a ball of paper fell from inside.

When Shangguan Xiu stood up with his hands on the ground, he took advantage of the situation to clasp the paper ball in the palm of his hand, shook his head to everyone and said, "We should go." As he spoke, he walked out.

Luo Ren, Nie Zhen, Zi Yiling, Xiao Jue, and Wu Yufei followed Shangguan Xiu out of the box. Out of Yuhua Building, everyone got on the horse, and Shangguan Xiu got into the carriage.

In the car, he opened the note in his palm, and there was a line of Xiujuan small characters written in it: Tonight, in the backyard of Yuhua Building, phantom smoke awaits His Royal Highness.

After reading this note with no beginning and no end, Shangguan Xiu was a little inexplicable. Looking at the literal meaning, it is the meaning of Phantom Yan's private meeting with herself, but through the contact just now, Shangguan Xiu feels that Phantom Yan is not a frivolous woman.

He lifted the curtain of the car window and looked out. The phantom smoke who was standing in front of the door of Yuhua Building to see off the guests also happened to look at him, and the eyes of the two met in the air. Phantom Yanzhu's lips opened slightly, and he said word by word in lip language: See you or disperse.

Shangguan Xiu squinted his eyes, put down the curtain, leaned back, and held the note with a casual hand, and the paper ball turned into paper powder in his hand and scattered on the ground.

That night, after waiting for Tang Ling to sleep, Shangguan Xiu thought about it and decided to go to Yuhua Tower. He believed that he would not be mistaken, Phantom Smoke asked him to meet late at night, it would never be as simple as a private meeting, there must be other purposes.

Late at night, Shangguan Xiu took Xiao Jue and Wu Yufei out of the palace, and the three of them did not ride horses, but walked to Yuhua Tower.

When the Feng army first captured Tianjing, there was a curfew in place for a while, and it was not long before the curfew was lifted, and although it was late at night, pedestrians and passing carriages could still be occasionally seen on the streets.

Shangguan Xiu and the three of them did not take the main entrance of Yuhua Building, turned to the back of Yuhua Building, and saw a small back door. Xiao Jue stepped forward first, his palm on the door panel, only a little force, he heard a squeak, and the door opened in response.

Xiao Jue raised his hand, grasped the saber under his ribs, and walked in cautiously. Shangguan Xiu and Wu Yufei followed closely behind and also entered the back door.

Inside the back door, there is a small courtyard with a lot of ingredients, and it looks like a place to store food.

As soon as the three of them walked into the courtyard, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl came out of the arch in front of them, she came to Shangguan Xiu and the three of them, blessed her body, and said: "The slave maid has seen His Highness! The girl has been waiting for His Highness for a long time, Your Highness, please!"

Xiao Jue and Wu Yufei frowned, the little girl in front of them was not simple, the two of them could only feel that she was a spiritual cultivator, but as for how high her cultivation was, they couldn't feel it at all, the reason why this was the case was that there was only one possibility, her cultivation was above the two of them.

You must know that Xiao Jue and Wu Yufei are both people around Shangguan Xiu, on weekdays, they will both practice hard, and there is an advantage to following Shangguan Xiu, that is, the resources are unlimited, as long as they need it, no matter how many spirit stones they can get.

And the cultivation of this little girl in front of her is actually above the two of them, how can they not surprise the two?

Shangguan Xiu's expression was very calm, waved his hand, and said, "Trouble girl lead the way." ”

"Your Highness, please!"

The little girl led Shangguan Xiu and the three of them through the small courtyard, drilled through the arch, and suddenly opened up in front of her, this is a big garden.

Dressed in the garden, the little girl stopped in front of an attic and said to Shangguan Xiufu: "The girl is inside, Your Highness can go in directly." ”

Shangguan Xiu nodded, pushed open the door, and a faint fragrance greeted him. He walked into the attic, Xiao Jue and Wu Yufei were just about to follow up, the little girl stretched out her hand to stop the two of them, shook her head and said, "My girl only saw His Royal Highness." ”

Xiao Jue and Wu Yufei's faces sank, and they were about to scold, when Shangguan Xiu waved his hand to the two of them and said, "You two are outside the door later." ”

"Brother Xiu......" Xiao Jue and Wu Yufei were all full of worries. Yuhualou is not as simple as it seems on the surface, just looking at this little girl's spiritual martial arts, people can judge that Yuhualou is unfathomable.

Shangguan Xiu smiled indifferently and said, "It's okay. ”

The little girl raised her hand to close the door tightly, and before closing the door, she specially reminded Shangguan Xiu: "The girl is on the second floor." ”

Shangguan Xiu shrugged, put his hands behind his back, and walked unhurriedly towards the side of the stairs. The main building of Yuhua Building, the luxury is staggering, as far as the eye can see, it is all a piece of gold, and the decoration in this attic is much simpler, of course, it is only the surface of the simple, the furnishings inside, are basically antiques and rare treasures, just take out a piece, are worth a lot.

He walked and watched as he went up to the second floor. The aroma on the second floor becomes a little stronger, which does not make people confused, but only makes people feel relaxed. As soon as he went up to the second floor, he heard a delicate voice from inside: "Make an appointment to meet Your Highness late at night, and forgive your sins." ”

The sound came from the inner room, and there was a curtain between the inner room and the outer room, and Shangguan Xiu could only vaguely see the figure inside. He stepped forward, lifted the curtain, and looked up to see that the person standing at the table was Phantom Smoke.

It's just that Phantom Smoke's dress at this time is completely different from that of daytime.

Although her clothes are relatively revealing during the day, they are covered where they should be covered, and now she is only wearing a thin to translucent tulle on her body, and the carcass inside can no longer be described as looming, but clearly visible.

Shangguan Xiu's eyes deepened, he bowed slightly, and said slowly, "Phantom Smoke Girl." ”

"Bai Mengrong. ”

"Oh?"

"Phantom smoke is just a pseudonym for a little woman, Your Highness can call me Bai Mengrong. ”

"White girl. Shangguan Xiu walked to the table, waved his hand at her, and said, "Miss Bai, please take a seat." As he spoke, he calmly sat cross-legged on the mat.

Shangguan Xiu's attitude made her quite incomprehensible.

If he is said to be a lustful person, but when he sees his current self, his eyes are clean and clear, without lust, if he is not lustful, in the dead of night, lonely men and widows, and his clothes are thin, he does not immediately turn away.

"The white girl has been working for Yuhualou for a while, right?"

Bai Mengrong nodded and said, "Time is not short. ”

"Presumably, it is not easy to do things in Yuhua Building. "It's true that you often meet difficult people. ”

"I thought that the white girl was looking for me tonight because there was a problem that I couldn't solve and I needed help, but now it seems that I am thinking too much. When speaking, Shangguan Xiu did not shy away from looking at Bai Mengrong's chest, and the two roses were particularly eye-catching.

Bai Mengrongyu's face was slightly red, and his body shrank back unnaturally, but in the end he insisted on sitting on the mat and did not get up and walked away. She said slowly: "I made an appointment to meet His Highness tonight, not to ask His Highness to help me, but to help His Highness." ”

"Oh?" Shangguan Xiu smiled, he really didn't know where he needed Bai Mengrong to help.

Bai Mengrong unhurriedly took out a brocade box from under the table, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Shangguan Xiu.

Shangguan Xiu raised his eyebrows and looked at her puzzled. Bai Mengrong smiled and asked, "Your Highness doesn't want to open it and take a look?"

Without waiting for Shangguan Xiu to answer, Bai Mengrong said with a smile: "I can assure Your Highness that there is no mechanism inside. ”

Hearing this, Shangguan Xiu smiled silently, he picked up the brocade box, looked back and forth, and then slowly opened the lid of the brocade box. There is a gold medal inside, one side of the gold medal is engraved with the three words of Xuanling Palace, and the other side is engraved with the word "Holy King".

Seeing this gold medal, Shangguan Xiu was secretly surprised, Bai Mengrong turned out to be a person from Xuanling Palace?