Bai Mengrong pulled up the big drum, then stood up, and said, "Rong'er will send His Highness." ”

"No need, White Girl. Shangguan Xiu waved his hand and said, "Tomorrow morning, I will have someone send the invitation to Yuhua Building." As he spoke, he walked out of the inner chamber and hurried downstairs.

Bai Mengrong walked to the window, pushed it open, and looked out. Shangguan Xiu and the two entourages he brought with him walked simply, without looking back, and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.

She sighed softly, no wonder Shizun said that Shangguan Xiu was easy-going on the surface, but he was actually a difficult person to get along with. As it turns out, it is.

Getting along with Shangguan Xiu is easy to make people feel frustrated, and even she can't help but wonder if her appearance is too ugly to get into Shangguan Xiu's eyes, or she is not attractive enough, or her own charm has not yet been cultivated.

Shangguan Xiu took Xiao Jue and Wu Yufei and walked in a hurry, as if someone was chasing him behind.

After leaving Yuhua Building and walking a long way, Shangguan Xiu's pace slowed down, Xiao Jue and Wu Yufei took the opportunity to catch up with him, and asked in a curious whisper: "What did Brother Xiu and Phantom Smoke Girl talk about just now......

Before the two finished speaking, they suddenly found that Shangguan Xiu was abnormal, his face was very red, and it was not natural. This situation made Xiao Jue and Wu Yufei couldn't help but think about it, and the two of them asked cautiously: "Brother Xiu and Phantom Smoke Girl, could it be ......?"

"This woman is amazing. Shangguan Xiu said. There is another sentence in his heart, Bai Mengrong's charm is powerful, and the ambergris she uses is even more powerful.

"Brother Xiu, then we are now?"

"Go back to the palace. After Shangguan Xiu returned to the palace, he went directly to the dormitory, and when he walked to the bed, his clothes had already been stripped off.

The movement in the dormitory woke Tang Ling up, she looked at Shangguan Xiu who came naked with sleepy eyes, she was startled, and most of her sleepiness was taken away, and she asked puzzledly: "Ah Xiu......"

Before she finished speaking, Shangguan Xiu had already pressed on her body, blocking her lips at the same time.

Fortunately, the palace was going to hold a banquet the next day, and there was no early dynasty, even if Tang Ling got up at three o'clock in the morning, there were no ministers or officials who accused her of not being diligent.

Tang Ling slowly sat up from the bed, feeling that the bones on her body were about to fall apart, she glared at Shangguan Xiu, who had already gotten up and was reading a book, with dissatisfaction, and asked, "Ah Xiu, what happened to you last night?"

"I miss Xiang'er. Shangguan Xiu put down the scroll in his hand, turned his head and smiled at her.

Tang Ling rolled his eyes and said angrily and funny: "Now you can see me every day, will you miss me?"

Shangguan Xiu got up, walked to the bed, stroked a few strands of hair scattered in front of Tang Ling's forehead, and said with a smile: "What the husband wants most is Xiang'er!"

Tang Ling narrowed his eyes and said, "Husband can't have done something bad behind Xiang'er's back, right?"

Shangguan Xiu looked up and smiled, took Tang Ling's hand, and said, "Xiang'er, how about we play a game today?"

“......”

It was almost noon, and the family elders who had been invited by Tang Ling arrived at the palace one after another.

I saw that in front of the main gate of the palace, there was a lot of traffic, and there was an endless stream of people, and the little people carrying gifts were lined up in a long line.

It is a great honor to be invited by the emperor, and how can the patriarchs of various families come empty-handed, and everyone has prepared a generous gift.

Sending gold and silver, it seems too cheesy, sending pearls and treasures, the royal family has never lacked this kind of thing, what kind of gift should be chosen to enter the palace, all the patriarchs are trying their best and racking their brains.

Some people sent natural tree carvings, some people sent auspicious stones, some people sent antique calligraphy and paintings, and even some people sent living creatures, two mighty and majestic lions.

The venue of the banquet was set at the Xianghe Palace.

Xianghe Palace is located in the atrium of the imperial palace, a palace no less large than the Taihe Treasure Palace. At this time, the Xianghe Hall has been filled with seats, and the participants have their own fixed seats, led by the palace maids, and sit in the Xianghe Hall step by step.

Jun Shengtian came relatively late, but his arrival also attracted the attention of everyone present. The patriarchs of the various generations who were queuing up to enter the palace came forward one after another, bowed their hands, and said, "General, I haven't seen you for many days, don't come unharmed!"

"The general's demeanor is still the same, which is gratifying. ”

"The Great General......

Jun Shengtian waved his hand again and again, and said with a smile: "Everyone, everyone, you are just a cloth cloth and grass people now, and you can no longer be called a general." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and then changed their words in unison and said, "Master Jun!"

Jun Shengtian owed, and said with a smile: "Everyone, let's enter the palace and talk!"

"Master Jun, please first!" "Everyone, please!"

The gate of the palace is not so easy to enter, and the gendarmerie guarding the palace gate has three floors and three outer floors, and whether it is entering or leaving, it must be strictly searched.

As soon as Jun Shengtian walked to the palace gate, two gendarmes immediately came over and were about to search him, when a gendarmerie officer stepped forward quickly, stopped the two gendarmes, and said, "I'll come!"

The two gendarmes bowed and stepped aside.

The gendarmerie officer bowed his hand to Jun Shengtian and said, "Master Jun, please forgive me for being rude." ”

Seeing this, the patriarchs of the various families looked at each other and nodded secretly, although the imperial court is dead, and the Haotian Kingdom has also become the Wind Country, but the prestige of the Jun family is still there, and even the guards of the Wind Country: the military police, are polite to Jun Shengtian and look at each other differently.

The gendarmerie officer only symbolically searched Jun Shengtian's body, then stepped aside, waved his hand and said, "Please in the palace of Master Jun!"

Jun Shengtian nodded and walked into the gate of the palace. Behind him, there were two servants, who worked together to carry a large box. The gendarmerie officer only symbolically opened the box and looked at it, and saw that it contained valuable antiques, calligraphy and paintings, so he let it go.

Seeing that the two subordinates he brought had successfully entered the palace, Jun Shengtian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Now he is more deeply aware that if Shangguan Xiu wants to win the position, it is simply easy. All he had to do was hook his fingers, and anything would come naturally.

"When the feast begins, you two remember to act according to my colors. ”

"Yes, sir!"

"Today's plan, nine deaths and one life, are you afraid?"

"As long as the master gives an order, his subordinates will never give up. ”

Jun Shengtian nodded and said, "No matter whether it is successful or unsuccessful today, as long as I, Jun Shengtian, still have a breath left, I will treat your two families well." ”

"Do things for the master, and don't give up. The eyes of the two little guys flashed in unison.

Seeing a palace maid coming in front of him, Jun Shengtian didn't say anything more. Two palace maids and a female official came to Jun Shengtian's approach, blessed their bodies, and said, "Master Jun, please!"

"Please!"

Jun Shengtian followed the female official to the Xianghe Palace. His position was arranged less than ten meters away from the dragon chair, which could be said to be the closest position to Tang Ling among the patriarchs.

Seeing the seat he was in, Jun Shengtian couldn't help but sigh again in his heart, in order to seize the throne, Shangguan Xiu really made all the preparations!

He sighed that he was the wrong person this time, and it was not Shangguan Xiu's intention to set his position here, nor was it Tang Mingzhu's control, but Tang Ling's own decision.

The main purpose of this banquet is to ask the Jun family to make a clear statement, whether to submit to the imperial court or fight the imperial court to the end.

Tang Ling was ready to fight a tough battle with Jun Shengtian, so he naturally had to arrange him to be closer to him, so that it would be convenient for him to speak.

As time passed, more and more people entered the auspicious hall, and by mid-afternoon, the hall was already full.

In addition to the patriarchs of various families, there were also ministers of the imperial court. The patriarchs sat on one side, and the ministers sat on the other, and there was a clear distinction.

Jun Shengtian sat in his seat, just bowed his head and drank tea, and did not talk to other people, and the two little servants he brought in also knelt behind him in a proper manner.

"Mr. Jun. Hearing that someone was talking to him, Jun Shengtian put down the teacup, raised his head, raised his eyes, and saw an old man with gray hair, outstanding temperament, and polite manners coming over to him.

He was slightly stunned, and arched his hand and said, "I don't know who this adult is?"

"Old man Cai Xiao!"

"It turned out to be Lord Cai, disrespectful, disrespectful!" Jun Shengtian hurriedly stood up and bowed. Cai Xiao smiled and nodded slightly, which can be regarded as a return gift.

He said slowly: "The old man has admired Mr. Jun for a long time, but he has been in Tianjing for so long, and he only met Mr. Jun today, which shows how difficult it is to see Mr. Jun!"

Jun Shengtian said with a smile: "Lord Cai is serious, and the grass people dare not be it." He didn't know where he had offended Cai Xiao, why did he say it like this.

He doesn't know Cai Xiao's personality, a person like Cai Xiao doesn't need others to provoke him, he has always taken the initiative to provoke others.

The Jun family's power in Ningnan made Cai Xiao's eyes red, and the Jun family's daily progress in Ningnan made Cai Xiao even more anxious, as long as the Jun family was still there, it would be difficult for the Cai family's business to make a big difference in Ningnan.

"Don't you dare to be?" haha...... Cai Xiao looked up and smiled, waved his hand and said: "Mr. Jun doesn't have to be humble, here in Ningnan, how can there be anything that your Mr. Jun doesn't dare to do, Mr. Jun won't even take His Majesty seriously." ”

As soon as these words came out, not to mention that Jun Shengtian changed color, the patriarchs of all generations who sat on the same side as Jun Shengtian also changed color together, and many timid patriarchs, cold sweat had flowed down their foreheads, and their bodies that knelt on the mat trembled.

Jun Shengtian admits that he has not offended Cai Xiao, and he has not even had contact with him, so he is now looking for trouble for himself and saying such things in public, there is only one possibility, this is not what Cai Xiao said to himself, but what Tang Ling said to himself.

It seems that Tang Mingzhu is right, the empress can no longer tolerate herself, she can't tolerate the Jun family, if she doesn't take risks this time, she and the Jun family will only have a dead end.

Seeing that Jun Shengtian was silent, Cai Xiao didn't intend to let him go, he raised his hand and was about to continue talking, when Zhang Jiuwei came over and gently pulled down his sleeve.

Cai Xiao looked at Zhang Jiuwei puzzled, and said suspiciously: "Lord Zhang?"

Zhang Jiuwei twisted his head to the door of the main hall and pouted angrily. Cai Xiao took the opportunity to look over, and his brows immediately wrinkled.

I saw a woman in white walking in outside the main hall, although this woman was only wearing light makeup and simple clothes, but it was difficult to hide the appearance of the city and the country.

As she walked in, the ministers and patriarchs present looked at her one after another, and when they saw her appearance clearly, most of them were surprised and surprised, and then their brows furrowed.

Zhang Jiuwei pulled Cai Xiao to the side and asked in a low voice: "I said Lord Cai, are you confused? What is the occasion today, why did you bring the phantom smoke into the palace?"

Now walking into the Xianghe Hall is the shopkeeper of Yuhua Building, Phantom Smoke.

said that she was the shopkeeper of Yuhua Building, that is, at best, what kind of place is Yuhua Building, a high-level Qinglou dedicated to serving the top elites, and the identity of Phantom Smoke is to put it bluntly, it is the old bustard of a Qinglou.

Isn't it humiliating to invite her to the palace and to participate in a banquet presided over by His Majesty himself? If His Majesty knew the identity of the phantom smoke, not to mention that the phantom smoke was unlucky, Cai Xiao would have to walk around without eating.

Cai Xiao is now inexplicable, who invited Phantom Yan, who brought her into the palace? Isn't this nothing to look for, and is he looking for bad luck? Suddenly, Cai Xiao also panicked, and said in a deep voice: "Does Master Zhang think that the old man can do such a stupid thing?"

At this time, Cai Xiao didn't care about the trouble of finding Jun Shengtian again, he walked quickly towards Phantom Yan, three steps into two steps, and came to her approach, if it weren't for the fact that there were too many people present, Cai Xiao probably couldn't help but pull Phantom Yan's clothes and throw her out of the hall directly.

He suppressed his anger, tried to keep his voice low, and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Phantom Smoke, why are you here?"