Chapter 9: The Palace Banquet

"I haven't seen you two so tacit on weekdays." Si Li dissatisfiedly handed the tea bowl to the little guy on the side.

Gu Liwu and Mu Jiufeng glanced at each other with disgust, and immediately looked away.

Mu Jiufeng approached, patted Si Li, and said in a low voice: "This kind of treatment can't even catch up with the Queen Mother, is it very touching to be served by such a graceful and talented son?" ”

Ye Sili glanced at Mu Jiufeng, but said very cooperatively: "Yes, I can be personally served by your two big Buddhas, I'm afraid I am still the first in the world, the little woman is really grateful to Dade and can't repay it!" ”

Gu Liwu watched the two of them have another addiction, and waited for them to have a seizure for a while before he spoke: "Where was yesterday's horse?" ”

Si Li remembered that he had something to do today, so he followed Mu Jiufeng in.

Mu Jiufeng pointed to the horses in the stable.

"It's been like this since I came back."

Si Li looked at it, came closer, looked at the horse, reached out and touched its head, the horse did not react, just stared blankly at the ground, like ...... It's like a person who has lost his mind.

"What's wrong with it? Lovesick? Ye Sili pointed to the horse, turned his head and asked Mu Jiufeng.

Mu Jiufeng supported his forehead.

Gu Liwu stepped forward and said, "This horse should have been drugged." ”

"How do you know?" Mu Jiufeng's eyes widened, and he looked at Gu Liwu in surprise, "I deliberately found a doctor, and the doctor said the same, but what kind of medicine is still unclear, but how do you know?" ”

Gu Liwu opened the door and entered the stable, looked around the horse, and finally bent down and pinched some powder at the horse's leg, very little, so small that it could be described as a number, and even inadvertently invisible.

"What is this? Drugged? Ye Sili looked at the powder on Gu Li's fingertips and asked.

"It should be." Gu Liwu pinched it with his fingers, and the fine powder floated into the dirt and could no longer be found.

Seeing this, Mu Jiufeng hurriedly wanted to stop it.

"What are you doing here? Keep these for the doctor to check what it is. ”

Gu Liwu patted the fine dust on his hand, took Si Li's handkerchief and wiped it clean, and said lightly:

"What's the use of testing it out? Do you think that you need some rare medicinal materials to stun a horse in order to find out who is behind the scenes? ”

Ye Sili touched his chin, carefully observed the horse, and asked, "If it was stunned, then how did the other party transport it away and then send it back?" Could it be that a few strong men shouted the trumpet and carried it away? ”

This is obviously impossible, Mo said whether it was carried away or not, but if the movement was a little bigger, it would be impossible for Gu Liwu and Mu Jiufeng and his party not to notice it in the slightest.

Besides, the other party can't carry the horse away and then bring it back intact, right? Are you full of food and come to the suburbs to carry a horse to eliminate food?

Ye Sili clasped her hands around her hands, her fingers didn't touch her chin, what she couldn't understand was...... What is the purpose of the other party's effort? Just to trap them in the suburbs for the night?

Suddenly, Si Li's eyes sank, and he put down his hand and said to Gu Liwu:

"Ah worry, the flute ......"

At the same time, Gu Liwu was also looking at her, and the two met their eyes, which was self-evident.

"Eh, what are you two doing? What comes to mind? What kind of dumb riddle are you playing with me here? Mu Jiufeng took a few steps forward, blocked between the two, and said dissatisfiedly.

Ye Sili patted Mu Jiufeng's shoulder, sighed, and said, "Hey, Jiufeng, after so many years, under the influence of me and Ah Wei, why hasn't your brain grown a little?" ”

"You talk well, don't make personal attacks at every turn, no matter how you say that this son is also the number one talent in Kyoto, why is it so unpopular in your mouth?" Mu Jiufeng unceremoniously slapped Si Li's hand away.

Sili pursed his mouth disdainfully and said, "Kyoto's number one talent? Are you mistaken? Who doesn't know that the first talent in Kyoto is Ziyu? ”

"But don't be disappointed, after all, you are the number one talent in Kyoto." Si Li "comforted" Mu Jiufeng with a serious face.

Mu Jiufeng said angrily: "How many times have I told you, don't call Ziyu Ziyu, Zhou Ziyu is just a stubborn scholar, don't call it so affectionately all day long, a girl's family doesn't know how to avoid suspicion." ”

Ye Sili saw that he was chattering again, and he didn't bother to bother with him, Mu Jiufeng is like this, he can't see Zhou Ziyu since he was a child, he always says that Zhou Ziyu is a wooden head, he only knows how to read the sage book all day long, and he still pretends to be cold and noble.

Mu Jiufeng is not a person with a small belly, and he will not maliciously slander others, but except for Zhou Ziyu.

The reason for this, Ye Sili glanced at Mu Jiufeng, and didn't want to hit him again.

Ye Sili and Mu Jiufeng and his entourage have studied together in Guozijian since they were children because of their identity, and they and Zhou Ziyu have known each other since childhood, but Zhou Ziyu is indeed a real "child of other people", all of them can not be refined in piano, chess, poetry and painting, learn poetry at the age of three, write strategies at the age of five, have superb chess skills at the age of seven, and a painting of ink and ink at the age of nine has attracted the amazement of the world......

And Mu Jiufeng, obviously, has not had a positive shape since he was a child, and the walls of Guozijian have almost been turned over by him.

One day, he really couldn't stand shaking his head and chanting the business of "Zhihu Ye", so he slipped away very skillfully, and flexibly climbed the ladder and lay on the wall, just about to carry the ladder up and put it outside the wall, so that he could go down, but the unlucky child kicked the ladder and accidentally kicked the ladder, Mu Jiufeng was lying on the wall alone, and when he couldn't get up and down, he saw Zhou Ziyu, who had taken sick leave a few days ago and happened to come back!

Mu Jiufeng simply felt that Zhou Ziyu was a living bodhisattva at this moment, and hurriedly beckoned, and when Zhou Ziyu approached, he explained the situation to Zhou Ziyu in a whisper, and asked Zhou Ziyu to help him lift the ladder up.

As a result, Zhou Ziyu stared at Mu Jiufeng for a long time, and finally dropped a sentence, "For the sake of you climbing so high, it is not easy, I will not report you to Siye." Then he turned around and left, leaving Mu Jiufeng alone on the wall for nearly two hours, and was not "rescued" by Ye Sili and Gu Liwei until school at noon.

Actually, this is nothing, Mu Jiufeng thought that Zhou Ziyu was weak and couldn't support the long ladder when Zhou Ziyu was recovering from a serious illness, and as a result, in the afternoon of the same day, Si Ye knew that he had climbed over the wall, and he was punished for copying the "Tao Te Ching" fifty times, you know, this is more uncomfortable for Mu Jiufeng than asking for his life!

Since then, Mu Jiufeng has decided that Zhou Ziyu is a two-faced and despicable villain!

Harm, Ye Sili felt that Zhou Ziyu was indeed very wronged, Mu Jiufeng was lying on such a high wall that day, they could see it clearly in the courtyard, she and Ah Yu originally wanted to save him, but they were stopped by Si Ye, and they waited until noon to allow her and Ah Yu to let him down.

Ye Sili also explained this matter to Mu Jiufeng, but Mu Jiufeng didn't believe it in his brain, not to say that she was making excuses for Zhou Ziyu, so he gambled with her for two days to sulk.

"What did you two find?" Seeing that neither of them spoke, Mu Jiufeng couldn't wait to ask.

"It's not certain yet, but you'll know then." Sili smiled mysteriously and played dumb riddles with him.

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Three days later.

"Nine Winds, Nine Winds, hurry up." Si Li stood at the door of the Hou Mansion of Ning'an, urging Mu Jiufeng, who had not gone out.

Mu Jiufeng lowered his head and straightened his clothes, and ran out in a hurry.

"How's it going, aren't you late?" Mu Jiufeng tied the jade pendant around his waist.

"I specially asked Lian Xia to remind you yesterday, but you still overslept! Today is the palace banquet, do you want the ministers of civil and military affairs and foreign envoys to wait for you alone? Si Li also really obeyed Mu Jiufeng, but he didn't delay at all, and the two hurriedly got into the carriage.

Mu Jiufeng looked at Gu Liwu in the carriage and asked, "What about the county king?" ”

"Grandfather entered the palace first, you talk about you, like a little girl all day long, going out to grind." Si Li looked at the hour, he shouldn't be late.

Mu Jiufeng didn't care much, leaned lazily in the carriage, and said, "Don't wronged the little girl, a little girl like you is not at all grinding." ”

“……”

When Gu Liwu and his party arrived at the palace, it was a little late, many officials in the hall greeted each other, and the princes and princesses had also attended and sat down.

Ye Sili looked around for a week and didn't feel strange. Although the prince and princess are not allowed to participate in politics, but today is a palace banquet, called to welcome the envoys, in fact, it is to highlight the importance that our court attaches to it, treat each other with courtesy, and also show the envoy that I am warmly invited by the Great Zhou and broad-minded.

Although they are all common tricks used in exchanges between countries, Ye Sili likes to join in these excitements, and he is idle at home, so it is better to go into the palace to visit.

As soon as Ye Sili and the others entered the main hall, they saw Xiao Ling, who they hadn't seen for a few days.

Xiao Ling also saw them at a glance, so he immediately walked over with his skirt and walked quickly, after all, it was a palace banquet, there were many people, everyone had to remember their identity, every move and not mess around, if Xiao Ling usually pounced over early to give Ye Sili a bear hug, but now he can only carry the skirt and speed up his steps slightly.

"Si Li, you're late, let me wait!" Xiao Ling walked up to Ye Sili and looked carefully around Sili for a while.

Ye Sili was a little uncomfortable by her, and she also looked down at her dress, touched the hair ornament on her head, and asked, "Where am I indecent?" ”

"Si Li is naturally the best-looking, but I was arrested and returned to the palace last time I went back to the city, and I haven't been able to find the right time to sneak out of the palace to find you in the past few days, and these two people don't know to report to me, so I'm worried about you." Xiao Ling glared at Gu Liwu and Mu Jiufeng who were standing beside Si Li complainingly, "Fortunately, you're fine." ”