After the triumphal ceremony, in order to show his honor, the emperor will set up a state banquet in the palace to wash the dust for the heroes who have made great contributions to the court.

At this level of banquet, although officials above the fifth rank are eligible to participate, they can only stay in the outer hall as a foil, and the only ones who can really have dinner with the emperor are the protagonists of the triumphal ceremony and the high-ranking officials above the third rank.

For example, there are six or so squires, Shangshu, Dali Siqing, Shuntianfu Yin, etc.

Lu Chen naturally will not be absent.

Not only that, but he also sat at the lower right head of the empress with merit second only to Gu Simiao, only a few steps away from the empress.

Gu Simiao, who was sitting on the left side of the empress, was not so close.

A series of exquisite dishes and a cup of mellow wine were brought up by the palace maid and placed in front of everyone, and then the delicate, gentle and moving dancing queen floated in and danced in the main hall.

While enjoying the food, everyone watched the dance, raised their glasses from time to time, and toasted to the empress, the Holy King of Cangming and Gu Simiao, and the words were full of praise for virtue.

And in this increasingly enthusiastic atmosphere, Lu Chen frowned slightly, his eyes became more and more scattered, and his attention was not at all on the beautiful and moving dancing girl not far away, it seemed that he was obviously thinking about something.

His hands were picking up the food, but it was only mechanically putting it into his mouth.

The taste is the same as chewing wax.

"Lu Qing."

The empress quickly noticed that he was uneasy, and she looked thoughtful, and immediately called softly.

Lu Chen quickly came back to his senses and turned his head to look at the empress.

However, before he could speak, the empress smiled and said:

"Lu Qing is so absent-minded, but he is thinking about the affairs of the DPRK and China?"

Ahem

Hearing her ask, Lu Chen couldn't help coughing lightly twice, and a subtle look of embarrassment flashed in the corner of his eyes.

Official business or something, he has already taken care of it.

And it's not just a casual mess, but the kind that handles it as well as possible.

In fact, since he entered Yuzhou, he has never slacked off in official affairs, and has been trying his best to do his best, although there are reasons for wanting to die of overwork, but there is also no idea of seeking benefits for the common people in the world.

After all, these two things are not in conflict, and they can even be said to complement each other, not only can they do what they can for the suffering people living in this ancient world of high martial arts, but also create opportunities for the path to immortality, so why not?

Although the affairs in the engineering department are relatively heavy, and he has to take care of the affairs of the department under the special care of the empress.

But compared to the overview of Yuzhou's military and political affairs, he handled all the affairs of Yuzhou in an orderly manner, laying a good foundation for the follow-up stability of the people's livelihood and people's livelihood, and the matter of the six subjects was naturally difficult for him.

Just now, he was simply thinking about the official system of Great Xia and distinguishing the relationship between official titles and titles.

But naturally he couldn't say this kind of thing, anyway, it wasn't the first time he rode the king, so it didn't matter.

So he nodded lightly, and borrowed the donkey from the slope to say:

"Don't hide it from Your Majesty, Weichen's ability is not good, and the efficiency of handling official affairs on weekdays is very slow, far from being as fast as the bureaucrats, even if Weichen is diligent, he can't ensure that all the affairs of the day can be handled properly.

"Originally, Wechen thought that when the triumph ceremony was over, Wechen would immediately go back to the public office to avoid delaying state affairs, but he didn't expect it."

Regarding Lu Chen's entanglement, the empress shook her head and said softly: "Lu Qing doesn't have to mind, you have only been in the court for a few months, and the affairs of the court and China are complicated and heavy, and it is normal to be slow, this does not mean that your ability is insufficient, it is just that you pursue perfection, so don't be too yourself, and"

Speaking of this, she squinted her eyes inexplicably, and then glanced around, her tone inexplicably becoming a little meaningful.

"Doing things slowly is not necessarily a bad thing, and doing things quickly is not necessarily a good thing."

Click

Hearing these hidden words, some courtiers involuntarily strained slightly and clenched the wine glasses in their hands.

The empress said again: "Okay, Lu Qing, today's feast is a celebration banquet for the heroes who have made great contributions to the dynasty, Lu Qing, you are one of the great heroes who killed the demon queen's henchmen, if you can't immerse yourself in it, what is the point of this feast?"

"Put aside your official duties for the time being, relax a little, and enjoy this rare celebration."

The boss has said this, what else can Lu Chen say?

I had to pack up my mood and nod my head.

And after Gu Simiao heard Lu Chen's words, in his mind, when he was training in Beiji, he destroyed the evil and saved the young man who looked ordinary at that time, but it gradually came to his heart.

What she said to the teenager on a whim at that time was also dug out from the depths of her memory at this time.

At this moment, the gentleman with Zhicheng sitting opposite her gradually coincided with the young man with a vague impression in his mind.

"At the beginning, it was just a casual remark, but he actually poured everything into it, just to accumulate karmic merits to help me achieve the great road"

"This man. . . It's stupid."

The wine in the glass swayed slightly, and after a ripple, her soft little face was reflected again.

At this time, she couldn't see a trace of the usual cold color.

Recalling what the Holy King of Cangming told her on the way back to Beijing, Lu Chen's bizarre rise from openly being loyal to the empress in the court and letting the queen mother return to power, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

"But I don't hate fools."

However, she didn't notice that the empress sitting on the top glanced at her imperceptibly.

"Say."

When everyone pushed the cup and changed the lamp in a new round, the empress suddenly spoke.

"Gu Aiqing, four days ago, your mother asked to see me, and for Lu Qing's sake, I met her, and then she cried to me, saying that you actually don't like the eldest son of the Zhao family, Zhao Feifei, and even rejected him extremely much, in order to avoid him, he even did not hesitate to find an excuse to go to the dangerous and unpredictable wasteland to join the army."

"And when you just left the sect and returned to Nanpi, there was often a fellow senior brother who came to look for you, walked the rivers and lakes with you, and eliminated the demon guard, your mother said that he was the person you liked, and then the reason why you agreed to Zhao Feifei's pursuit was because after she learned that Zhao Feifei fell in love with you at first sight, because she was afraid of the power of the demon queen, in order to protect the Gu family, she forced you to die, let you cut off contact with that fellow senior brother, and marry Zhao Feifei, is that the case?"

As soon as these words came out, the surroundings instantly fell silent.

Almost all the courtiers looked at Gu Simiao at the same time.

Lu Chen, who had just poured himself a glass of wine, heard this, but he didn't react at all, but chatted with the Saint King who had taken off half of his mask on the side, obviously not interested in this kind of thing at all.

For the Holy King, the No. 2 backstabbing guy, he actually doesn't have much bad feelings.

After all, if you think about it carefully, people are the real loyalty, in order to help the empress to rule the world, not only led the army from afar to support the empress to control the entire Sili region, and then transferred some loyal ministers and good generals in the Cangming realm to the empress to let her command, as soon as something happened in Huangzhou, he immediately led the army to go.

Moreover, Fu Huan and the others also helped him a lot in Yuzhou, as long as he gave an order, Fu Huan, Fang Yu and other soldiers of the Yuancang Ming Army would not hesitate to go to the soup for him.

Although it doesn't matter if they help or not, it's better not to help, but this friendship, no matter how much he regrets the opportunity to directly ascend to immortality, after the matter has passed, he still has to remember it when he calms down.

So for Fu Huan and their old boss, Lu Chen was not so repulsive.

After all, they don't know about the system.

The Saint King glanced at Gu Simiao curiously, but he only glanced at it before retracting his gaze.

Obviously, like Lu Chen, he is not very interested in this kind of gossip.

Hearing the topic that the empress suddenly raised, Gu Simiao couldn't help but be stunned.

After reacting, he couldn't help but be speechless to his wife.

Obviously, she took the initiative to arrange for herself to meet with Zhao Feifei, and then tried every means to let herself meet with Zhao Feifei, and rejected Senior Brother Tian Lei, who took good care of herself when she was in the sect, but in her mouth, the responsibility was completely lost to Zhao Feifei.

To be reasonable, although Zhao Feifei is not good in terms of personality or talent, this pot is really not his.

It's all the ghost of her old lady who has a lack of heart and swallows elephants, otherwise she must still be the one who was bent on eliminating demons and defending the Dao back then, and often wandered the rivers and lakes with like-minded righteous people, just to rid the world of all the evil [Canglian Sword Immortal].

The empress's words made her subconsciously recall the past events of the past.

After a while, she couldn't help but sigh rather embarrassed, and then subconsciously glanced at Lu Chen, seeing that his face had not changed at all, her eyebrows couldn't help but raise slightly.

"Back to Your Majesty's words."

Gu Simiao nodded and said, "Mother is right, Weichen really doesn't like Zhao Feifei, and the reason why he found an excuse to go to Huangzhou to join the army back then was indeed to avoid his entanglement." ”

Naturally, it is impossible for her to dismantle the old lady's stage at this time.

No matter how she says it, it's her mother, no matter how much she doesn't like it, at most she can hide, and it is impossible to take the initiative to harm her.

"That's right."

The empress picked up the wine glass on the table containing the milk that was extremely rare in Great Xia, took a sip rather decently, and then said softly:

"I didn't expect that Gu Aiqing, a peerless person like Gu Aiqing, would have such a bitter past, and was forced to separate from her lover by the demon queen, but now everything has passed, and now that the demon queen is dead, the rest of the party is all ambushed, and no one can stop you from marrying your lover."

Speaking of this, she paused inexplicably, her moving eyes moved slightly sideways, and then continued: "And Gu Aiqing has made such a great contribution to the court, I will never treat you badly, Gu Aiqing suffered in the court back then, I will make up for you, tomorrow, I will personally decree the marriage, so that Gu Aiqing and her lover will eventually become married." ”

"Your Majesty has misunderstood."

Gu Simiao denied it indifferently: "Weichen and Senior Brother Tian just have a good relationship, not a couple, and"

"Since he got engaged to Zhao Feifei, Weichen has never seen Senior Brother Tian again."

Hearing this, the empress couldn't help but be stunned.

At this time, Gu Simiao said again: "It is estimated that my mother saw me and Senior Brother Tian getting close, so she misunderstood our relationship, in fact, Wechen never said that Senior Brother Tian was Wechen's intended person, Wechen explained to her, but she didn't believe it at all, this is why there is this misunderstanding, and please Your Majesty don't blame my mother." ”

As this sentence fell, this melon rotted so lightly.

"I see."

The empress's complexion returned to normal.

Pick up the milk on the table again and drink it directly.

"Then, Gu Aiqing has a crush who was forced to separate because of Zhao Feifei's affairs, if so, you might as well say it to me, I will definitely hold a grand wedding for Gu Aiqing in the first place."

Hearing this, Gu Simiao suddenly felt funny.

This little girl

Obviously, he was able to hide from the world under the nose of the demon queen, and after constantly accumulating strength, he was able to kill the demon queen at the last moment and regain the world's Ming Jun, and after taking power, he also showed the wisdom and martial arts that an emperor of the lord of Zhongxing should have, but he showed a flaw in this kind of trivial matter.

Shaking her head, Gu Simiao said indifferently: "Back to Your Majesty's words, since Weichen came to Huangzhou, he has left his children's private affairs behind. ”

Hearing this answer, the empress still looked calm.

"That's a pity, Gu Aiqing is dedicated to martial arts, but Xiao Aiqing's single-minded holy path is somewhat similar, could it be that you, like Xiao Aiqing, are you ready to use the Tao as a companion to seek the truth of heaven and earth?"

"Not really."

Gu Simiao shook her head again.

"Wechen can't compare to a strange woman like Xiao Shangshu, and it's just a helpless move for Wechen to devote himself to martial arts, and"

At this, she suddenly narrowed her eyes, and a meaningful smile flashed in the depths of her eyes.

"Weichen is just a person who has not been separated because of Zhao Feifei's matter, not without a person."

Click

"Oh?"

The wine glass in the empress's hand shook, and then she asked in surprise, "Is the Gu Qing family interested in someone?" ”

Gu Simiao smiled slightly, nodded and responded, "Yes." ”

After a pause, she suddenly picked up her glass and arched it towards the empress.

"Your Majesty's good intentions, Wechen understands it, but forget about this marriage, although Wechen has a deep impression of that person, but he has extremely lofty ideals in his heart, for him at this time, the love of children will only slow down his pace, so before he realizes his ambitions, Wechen does not intend to show his heart."

"Of course, Your Majesty, as the emperor of the world, is not the king's land under the whole world, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, the affairs of the world, Your Majesty can decide with one word, and no one can violate it, but the so-called twisted melon is not sweet, and it is he who Weichen appreciates and likes, not his shell, so please don't mention this matter again, and don't ask who that person is, Weichen doesn't want these things to bother him."

As soon as the words fell, the little hand under the empress's dragon robe tightened inexplicably.

"Okay, according to what Gu Aiqing said, let's just assume that I haven't said anything about it."

(End of chapter)