Xie Guang and the others suddenly realized at this time: it turned out that Murong Xue had just taken a grape from the plate and hid it on his body, and when he pretended to reveal a flaw during the competition, which caused Shan Tingxian to chase after him carelessly, he suddenly used a slingshot to shoot the grape on Shan Tingxian's forehead.

Because everyone had already made an appointment before the competition, the two had a weapon competition, and there was no deliberate rule that they were not allowed to use hidden weapons. Therefore, Murong Xue didn't come to such a trick, although it was a bit tricky, but he couldn't be accused of fouling.

Moreover, Murong Xue used a slingshot to hit Shan Tingxian, and the flying arrow used was only a fresh grape, if it was replaced with ordinary stone marbles or iron marbles, I am afraid that Shan Tingxian's forehead would have been shattered and seriously injured on the spot. Therefore, speaking seriously, Murong Xue is still merciful and very measured.

Xie Guang was stunned for a long time, and then smiled awkwardly for a long time: "Brother Murong is a good archer, Xie has already learned it before. Unexpectedly, you still have this killer move, which is eye-opening, it is really ...... It's really ...... Admire. ”

Murong Xue laughed: "Master Taifu has praised it falsely." In fact, the humble position was overwhelmed by the single brother's swordsmanship just now, and he was forced to use this little carving insect skill. Victory is not martial, and it is smiling and generous. ”

As he spoke, he turned to Shan Tingxian and said, "Master Shan's martial arts are far superior to mine, and I just neglected to take precautions, so please forgive me." ”

Murong Xue has a very high emotional intelligence, but she was not complacent when she won a game, but took the initiative to admit in public that she was not as good as Shan Tingxian in swordsmanship, and she was enough to give her opponent a step. Seeing this scene, Shan Tingxian didn't want to argue any more, after all, he was a person from the rivers and lakes, martial arts competitions were commonplace, and he could easily handle winning or losing, so he arched his hand with a smile and said, "Lord Murong is polite." It's because Shan Mou is not good at learning and art, his skills are not as good as others, and he has nothing to say when he loses. If you have a chance in the future, let's talk to an adult. ”

With that, he threw the wooden sword in his hand to the servant, and turned back to his seat.

Murong Xue also sat down peacefully, picked up the wine bottle, and accepted the uneven greetings from everyone present.

The banquet progressed to this point, Xie Guang felt a little unhappy in his heart, and after he drank a few more glasses of wine, he hastily ended the banquet under the pretext that he would meet the prince tomorrow. Of course, Murong Xue wished to leave this ghost place as soon as possible, so she hurriedly thanked the other party again for her hospitality and said goodbye to leave.

Returning to her residence, Murong Xue saw that Rui Ji was not resting at this time, but leaning on the lampstand of the bookcase, dozing off with her head supported by her hands.

"Huh? Miss Ruiji, why haven't you gone to sleep yet? ”

Rui Ji woke up suddenly, and found that it was Murong Xue who came back, so she hurriedly got up to greet him, stepped forward to serve him to take off his outer clothes, and said softly: "The prince has not returned to the house yet, how can the concubine rest by herself first, and ......"

"And what?" Murong Xue took the tea bowl handed by Rui Ji and asked while drinking.

Rui Jiqiao's face was slightly red, and she said shyly: "And this mansion is so big, there is no one, the concubine is timid, and she is a little afraid." ”

Murong Xue laughed when she heard this: "So that's the case." You don't have to be afraid, it's safe and you won't be disturbed......"

Who knows, before he finished his words, he only heard a whoosh, and a short arrow suddenly flew in from outside, and it was nailed to the pillar on the side of the hall with a bang.

Seeing this, Rui Ji was suddenly frightened, covered her mouth with her little hands, and didn't dare to say a word.

Murong Xue was also quite stunned. When he got up to check, he found that the tail of the short arrow was tied to a brocade bag, which had the mark that Shen Lie had agreed with him before, so he relieved himself and said with a little embarrassment: "Eh...... Don't worry, it's a letter from a friend. ”

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Li Bing, the crown prince of the Holy Tang Dynasty, was ordered to lead the eastern capital Wucheng Hall and supervise the country. However, there are only three ministers under his current command, strictly speaking, the crown prince Zhan Shi Murong Xue, the crown prince Ximalao Jianhua and the Huangmen squire Shan Tingxian.

The position of Zhan Shi can be described as the chief manager of the crown prince, who controls the three temples and ten rates of the East Palace. Although Li Bing's East Palace Office is not fully organized at the moment, and there are not so many institutions and personnel at all, but the rank is the rank, among the three subordinates, Murong Xue is the highest position, and he has the right to inquire about all matters related to His Royal Highness the Prince.

As the name suggests, the crown prince is the chief of the East Palace Economic Bureau, and as the name suggests, he is mainly responsible for assisting the prince in studying classics and handling daily official documents. Therefore, Lao Jianhua is responsible for the duties of a secretary.

And the Huangmen squire also has similar powers to the prince washing horses, but Shan Tingxian is born in the rivers and lakes and has strong martial arts, so with this specialty, he is more responsible for Li Bing's security and guards, and the standard is a bodyguard.

Since Li Bing, the crown prince, has had a manager, secretary and bodyguard, his whole state has changed a lot from before. He was no longer depressed and bored like when he first came to Luoyi, but gradually became more relaxed. Most of the day is busy reviewing the recitals sent by the provinces and ministries, and in his free time, he practices literature and martial arts, or chats with his subordinates.

Among the three vassals, Murong Xue and Li Bing are of the same age, plus they have both civil and military skills, and at the same time, they are the background of a wealthy family, so he has the most appetite for the crown prince, and the two can talk the most. Especially every time they talk about the polo match, poetry meeting, cocktail party and the annual cherry blossom song festival in the imperial capital, the two have a rare feeling of confidant.

This situation couldn't help but arouse Lao Jianhua's fear and displeasure.

Previously, due to Lao Jianhua's mediation, Taifu Xie Guang also changed his authoritarian style, and began to pay attention to the way he got along with Li Bing, and many times he would take the initiative to discuss things with the prince, which also made the relationship between the two more and more relaxed.

However, the easing situation was limited to the relationship between the prince and the prince, and the state of not biting the strings with each other gradually spread to the prince Zhan Shi and the prince washing the horse.

As Li Bing's political work became diligent, the contradictions and differences between Murong Xue and Lao Jianhua became more and more serious. The two often quarrel when giving advice to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince because of their different positions and political views, and even quarrel with each other. And every time at this time, Li Bing would not help anywhere, just sit next to them and watch them bickering with a smile.

Li Bing felt that Murong Xue and Lao Jianhua were very interesting.

The crown prince Zhan Shi Murong Xue is better than the full stomach, and the prince is strong in experience; Murong Xue is young, so she is quick in thinking, and Lao Jianhua is old and calm, so he is scheming; Murong Xue has sharp teeth, and Lao Jianhua has sharp teeth that can speak well. When the two of them get together, they are really chess opponents, and they will meet good talents, which is difficult to distinguish.

In the past, Li Bing had always heard that when the emperor's uncle Li Chengwu was in the court, what he was most afraid of was that the ministers would fight and quarrel. Whenever he encountered such a situation, the emperor would have a headache and cry out that the dragon was not in good health.

Li Bing was very curious, why did he think this kind of thing was very interesting?

Moreover, through the fierce debate between Murong Xue and Lao Jianhua, Li Bing can always find some key tricks in it, and he can often perceive the intentions and objectives behind the views of the two of them, which is more conducive to forming his own independent strategic proposition.

It is precisely because of this that Li Bing was not disturbed by Murong Xuelao Jianhua's quarrel, and became swaying from side to side, on the contrary, he could always jump out of the perspective of the two, make different and decisive judgments, and could also make both of them speechless.

Time flies through these distractions, and months pass in a flash.

The crown prince Li Bing is improving, and Murong Xue also has a lot of gains. He was not very familiar with the affairs of the East Palace at the beginning, and he was completely opposed to Lao Jianhua for the sake of opposing Lao Jianhua, and slowly entered the stage of deepening his understanding of his position.

During this period, he also found another small courtyard in Luoyi, the eastern capital, with the help of Shen Lie's Reverse Scale Division, returned the original mansion given by Xie Guang, and then moved to a new home with Rui Ji.

Moving from the big mansion to the small portal, although the environmental grade is quite different, Rui Ji is not depressed at all, but feels more happy and comfortable. The only thing that makes her a little regretful is that until now, Murong Xue has never included her in the dormitory, and she still gets along with her as a brother and sister.

And the cooperation between Murong Xue and Shen Lie has so far been limited to the investigation of the murder of the Grand Commander He Jingming. Since Murong Xue had just arrived in Luoyi, if she had broken into the enemy camp alone, she had not yet fully established her position, so she had not made any substantial progress in the investigation.

However, he specially asked the secret agent of the Reverse Scale Division to give Shen Lie a message, suggesting that he temporarily give up the idea of secretly arresting Lao Jianhua. According to Murong Xue's observation, Lao Jianhua not only has a very high personal martial arts cultivation, but Xie Guang carefully protected him and sent a large number of masters to protect him, and Beiya had no chance at all. Acting hastily will not only have a low success rate, but may also cause unnecessary losses, so it is necessary to take a long-term view.

In the evening of that day, he wrote down the information about Xie Guang and Lao Jianhua into a close tie, and the front foot had just been handed over to the people of the Reverse Scale Division to take away, and the back foot suddenly came to the East Palace's housekeeper, saying that the prince had summoned Murong Xue to enter the palace immediately to meet him.

Murong Xue was a little stunned, under the service of Rui Ji, he asked the inner servant while changing into court clothes, what was the matter with the prince's summons at this time.

The little chamberlain smiled flatteringly: "Back to Lord Zhan, I don't know the details of the Sprinkle family." However, listening to the foreman's father-in-law's chatter, it seems that he wants to discuss the matter of water control and the Long Knife Legion. Oh, by the way, I heard that Mrs. Xie will be participating in a while. ”

As soon as Murong Xue heard that these two things were being discussed, she suddenly felt that her head was as big as a fight. He looked at the water droplets that recorded the hour, turned his head and said helplessly, "You can rest at night, don't wait for me to come back." Today I am sure to have another all-night fight. ”