The night was hazy and the lights were dim.

If you look down from the highest point in the city, you can see that the entire Jinling City is like a boundless drawing, which is painted with thousands of brilliant ink colors, and the fireworks in the world are dotted among them, outlining a wonderful picture that makes people indulge in it.

Only at night can you see a city in its truest form.

Just like at this moment, in the bustling Jinling City, the undercurrent seems to be surging.

Wuwei Hou Mansion, candle flame flickering.

After nightfall, the Hou Mansion looks a little cold.

Compared with other powerful families in Jinling City, the Wuwei Marquis Mansion was already sparsely populated.

The old marquis Lu Wufei fought on the battlefield when he was young, and was hit by an arrow, which made it difficult to give birth, and then according to the old marquis's last wishes, his wife Liu sent all the concubines of the Hou Mansion.

According to the words of the old marquis, there is no need to tie up the rest of these people's lives in the Hou Mansion and spend the rest of their lives.

At this time, in the side hall of the Hou Mansion, Lu Ze was eating with his mother.

Dinner is simpler than midday dinner.

Lu Ze tasted the 'crescent moon cake' that had just been served in front of him, which was actually the potstickers of later generations, fried stuffed food, shaped like dumplings, but slightly more slender than dumplings.

"I thought I would have a meal at the Marquis of Ningguo's Mansion in the evening."

"Why is Mother in such a hurry to leave?"

The potstickers are crispy on the outside and the meat on the inside is smooth and juicy.

In this dish, Liu Qiushuang on the main seat did not move the chopsticks, it was obviously prepared for Lu Ze.

The lady of the Marquis of Wuwei Mansion is not like those deep ladies in Jinling City who squirm and pinch when eating.

On the contrary, he ate in a big gulp, and he looked heroic.

Mrs. Tai slowly put down her chopsticks, picked up the white fungus soup and drank it.

I only heard her say in a soft tone: "Do you still want to stay in Ning Guohou's Mansion for dinner?" ”

"Tell me what happened after I went out today."

"That eldest prince Xiao has a calm temperament, but after coming back, it is like losing his soul."

While eating, Lu Ze told the story of this afternoon's martial arts arena.

After hearing this, Mrs. Tai's brows couldn't help frowning.

Lu Ze quickly finished the final battle, picked up the brand-new overhand that had been prepared by the subordinates earlier, and wiped his mouth.

The dinner table quickly retreated, and there was an extra pot of tea at Lu Ze's hand.

"That Xiaocai general Chen Yu from Wupin, I ordered Steward Lin to check before I went back to the house, and his identity was very clean, and he had been following Xie Yu... I told Xiao Gongzi that I planned to go to the Yushitai to report Chen Yu. ”

Mrs. Tai's face became very strange.

"You... Earnest? ”

Lu Ze nodded, drank all the tea that cleaned his stomach, and then patted his stomach very satisfied.

"The Lu Mansion is now really valued by many people in Jinling City."

"When Wu Weihou's temper, temperament and even martial arts, everyone should be very interested, especially at this juncture when the Nihuang County Lord Son-in-law Selection Conference is about to begin."

"For the temptation of Dayu and Beiyan, I think there will only be more in the past few days."

Lu Ze turned his head to look at the hazy night outside, as if there was a thick sword light and sword shadow flickering in the night.

Mrs. Tai snorted lightly: "Temptation? You were only canonized and rewarded in front of the emperor today, and in the afternoon, someone in the Ningguo Marquis Mansion tempted that the official position of the general of the five grades was not too high. ”

Lu Ze smiled: "I happened to be idle after returning to Beijing, so I will go to the Yushi Platform tomorrow and hand over a fold..."

"There are a lot of greetings sent to the mansion today, and there are not many cases where you want to visit each other in Jinling City, so you should choose an interesting place to eat and drink in the imperial city."

Such as Red Sleeve Move, Miaoyin Fang, Drunken Immortal Residence...

It's the best place to connect and build friendships.

Hearing this, Liu Qiushuang coughed lightly twice.

The weakness of men, in the final analysis, is still women, Liu Qiushuang has heard of those fireworks in Jinling.

His son has just returned to Beijing from the bitter cold land on the border, and he is young and vigorous, and he has just been rewarded by His Majesty, so it is the time for the 'spring breeze to be proud'.

"The Nihuang County Lord's son-in-law selection conference is coming, so it's best not to stay awake at night."

Lu Ze smiled and nodded: "My son knows it in his heart." ”

The mother and son then talked about the Ningguo Marquis Mansion that they visited today.

Liu Qiushuang said softly: "Her Royal Highness and I hit it off at first sight, and the eldest princess of Liyang treats me with a true temperament, but this afternoon's incident is always their own problem in the Marquis Mansion of Ningguo." ”

Lu Ze listened to his mother's words.

I vaguely know why the eldest princess of Liyang is like this.

may be because of her mother's situation, which is very similar to the eldest princess back then.

At that time, even if Liu Qiushuang was against the family of the Yingchuan Liu family, she had to marry the man she loved.

The eldest princess of Liyang was pregnant because she was unmarried, and she committed the taboo of the Daliang royal family, but she was calculated by the queen mother with love, and finally married Marquis Xie.

The eldest princess of Liyang... Perhaps what I admire is precisely the strength in Liu Qiushuang's bones that is not afraid of secular etiquette.

......

Because the Nihuang County Lord's son-in-law selection conference is approaching, the capital has been crowded with young talents from all over the world in the past few days.

The major restaurants and tea shops are basically full of guests every day, bustling and lively, and the empty venue is always staging a wonderful scene of swords, swords, punches and kicks, just like the first round of knockout for the son-in-law selection conference.

The owners of the tavern are simply going to be happy.

"Fight, fight, fight!"

"It's finally lively!"

The boss wished that these martial arts knights would break the tables, chairs and benches in his shop.

Compensation according to the price!

Regardless of the era of the service industry, it can be operated at the foot of the Emperor of the Imperial City, of course, there are all kinds of relationships behind, and the bosses will not deliberately go to the pit outsiders, but if they really catch up with the beginning, then you should be polite or not polite.

In the streets and alleys of Jinling City, you can see guards in armor and knives everywhere.

The daily patrols of the patrol battalion in these days have become particularly compact, from the original three shifts to six shifts.

In special periods, all those who make trouble will be arrested.

His Majesty the Emperor attaches great importance to the choice of the county lord's son-in-law this time, and the Ministry of Industry has begun to build the venue in full swing, and this time there will even be many masters on the Langya master list, and the Daliang royal family and Jinling dignitaries also need to see this excitement.

The venue is, of course, a top priority.

The martial arts venue was chosen at the Suzaku Gate on the west side of the Imperial Palace.

Because outside the Suzaku Gate of Miyagi there is a royal regulation, the praise and ceremony building of Zhuliang Liuwa, called "Yingfeng", since the third emperor of Liang, the celebration activities of the Liang royal family such as weddings, coming-of-age ceremonies, etc., are held here to congratulate the people.

Although the lord of Nihuang is not a princess, she is famous in Daliang, and the special courtesy she receives in the court has always been better than that of the princess.

This son-in-law selection conference made the major casinos in the capital fall early.

Bet on the rounds, bet on the ranking, and even bet on who can pick the most sharp old rose of the Mu Wangfu in the end and become a colt.

Small gambling is pleasant, big gambling hurts the body, and big gambling goes bankrupt.

"Chai Ming, a golden eagle from Dayu, I heard that he grew up in the pile of dead people and was on the Langya master list, this little eagle should be our Liang's biggest enemy in this son-in-law selection conference."

"Tuoba Hao of Beiyan heard that something happened this time, and the one called Bailiqi is very big, I don't know if I need to use it."

"Our Liang has participated in this competition..."

All over Jinling City were hotly discussing this meeting of choosing a son-in-law for the lord of Nihuang County.

I heard that the county lord arrived in Jinling the night before yesterday, and in the past two days, except for a trip to the palace, he has not seen any guests, and the younger brother of the Nihuang county lord, that Mu Xiaowang Mu Qing, has been very active these days, wandering around the city, looking at who can become his future brother-in-law.

Of course, Lu Ze also appeared in the mouths of many people.

It's just that for this young Lu Hou, everyone's impression is still related to the deceased old marquis.

Leading the army to fight, yes.

But if it's really in the ring, one-on-one competition, it is estimated that it is still a little young.

Therefore, Lu Ze's odds are not high.

Lu Ze himself didn't pay attention to the bustle in the capital.

On this day, after breakfast, he took the carriage in the house and walked leisurely in the direction of the imperial history platform.

Word.

If you say you want to sue you, you are going to sue you.

The Imperial Historical Observatory is located in the central avenue of the Imperial City, very close to the offices of the Sixth Ministry, and the Imperial Historical Observatory is responsible for picketing, impeaching officials, and enforcing discipline.

Lu Ze got out of the carriage, stretched comfortably, and lazily looked at the blue sky above his head.

"Hmm... Today's weather is good, suitable for the prosecution. ”

......

In the imperial history, Gu Yong only felt a headache in his head at this time.

He took the letter handed by his subordinates and asked again, "You mean... Lu Houye personally came to the Yushitai and handed over this fold? ”

After getting a definite answer, Gu Yong frowned, lowered his head and carefully examined the fold in his hand.

Just sent out the Qingguo Gong case like a hot potato, why did Lu Hou, who had just returned to Kyoto a few days ago, come to the door in person?

All the officials in Kyoto know that this Marquis Lu is hot at the moment, and His Majesty has rewarded him with a lot of rewards, and even ordered him to control the soldiers and horses in the west, and finally has real power in his hands, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that this master has a bright future in the future.

"It's... What a thing! ”

The excerpt contains a detailed record of what happened yesterday in the Ningguo Marquis' Mansion.

Gu Yong looked suspicious: "Xiao Cavalry General Chen Yu, is he not so long-eyed?" ”

This is no small matter.

Because in just one day, the story of Lu Houye's humiliation spread throughout Jinling City, and no one knew how this matter became hot at this time of the son-in-law selection conference.

But people know that this Marquis of Wuwei, who has just been rewarded for his national merits, has been humiliated.

Public opinion seems to be of little use, but it can actually affect many things.

It is rumored that after the incident, even Marquis Xie was called to the imperial study by His Majesty and reprimanded by His Majesty.

Xiao Jingrui naturally became a witness on the side of the Imperial Historical Tower.

Xiao Gongzi recounted the incident in full.

The Goshidai quickly dealt with the matter and made the results public.

After nightfall, the atmosphere in the Marquis of Ningguo's Mansion was a little weird.

After Xiao Jingrui came back from Yushitai, he locked himself in his room and didn't eat dinner.

In the study room of the main hall, Xie Houye sat opposite a tall old man, who had black and white hair, looked old, but his eyes were bright, there was an obvious callus on his right hand holding a teacup, and a sword was placed on his right hand, named Tianquan.

The owner of Tianquan Villa, ranked fourth on the Langya master list, Zhuo Dingfeng.

"General Chen Yu's matter, is it troublesome?"

Xie Yu drank the tea in the cup shallowly, even if it was in front of his father-in-law, Xie Houye's face still had a thin mask, he smiled and shook his head: "My subordinates haven't been disciplined for a long time, it's not a big deal." ”

Zhuo Dingfeng nodded.

"Let's put this matter aside for now."

"The really tricky thing is the Jiang Zuo Meilang who lives in my Xuelu."

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't get this Qilin talent, then King Yu can't think of it."

There was murderous intent in Xie Yu's eyes.

At the moment, Jinling City is an eventful season, many things are piled up, and each side seems to be acting.

Mei Changsu's identity was completely exposed with the fight between Feiliu and Meng Zhi, and Xiao Jingrui was called to the study by Xie Yu that night, and it was directly confirmed that Su Zhe was the sect leader of the Jiangzuo League, the number one gang in the world.

"Qilin talent, can you win the world?"

"It's a joke!"

explained the tasks to his in-laws in detail, and watched Zhuo Dingfeng's figure disappear into the room, Xie Yu's face instantly sank.

In Chen Yu's matter, he planted a deep heel than he imagined.

Lu Ze's reaction to this matter was great, and everyone could see it, but whether it was public opinion or His Majesty the Emperor in the palace, they all blamed Xie Yu for the problem of this matter.

Over the years, Marquis Xie has stepped step by step, and there is the eldest princess of Liyang behind him.

He, the master of the dynasty, sat in the highest position in the past dynasties of the Great Liang, so that the emperor's favor also showed signs of decline.

"Supporting the prince is a great righteousness in itself."

"Only when the crown prince ascends the throne can the marquis truly be able to become a minister."

......

Lu Ze looked at the tall building in front of him, listened with interest to the beautiful sound coming from inside, and said to the man with a very bad face next to him: "Do you want to go in with me for a walk?" ”

The man was dressed in a cyan brocade robe, and he was dressed like a noble son.

It's just that his face looks ugly at this time: "Lu... How did you get to such a place? ”

Lu Ze looked at the little prince Mu who met him halfway, and said with a smile: "Isn't it just a red-sleeved move?" Restaurant, can't we go in and drink and eat? Little Lord Mu, I heard that you are also about to attack the lord, right? Could it be that you haven't even been to a restaurant? ”

The one in front of him is Mu Qing, the little prince of Mu Wangfu.

The latter followed his sister to Jinling, and in the past few days, he has worked hard to inquire about the candidates for the son-in-law selection conference, especially for the people who participated in the Liang, he paid more attention, and finally found an opportunity to find Lu Ze.

Unexpectedly... At this time, Lu Ze was going to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion.

"Red Sleeves... Is this the name of a restaurant? ”