18 Chapter 18

Scars left after injuries are always more sensitive.

The marquis's crown was wide but heavy, and the belt was decorated with heavy gold and jade, which just pressed the close-fitting undergarment against Fang Linyuan's back.

I don't know who Zhao Pu wants to embroider the close-fitting clothes to, the pattern embroidered by the fine stitches is just attached to the scar on his back, and he will rub around when he walks, which is very uncomfortable.

Fang Linyuan always wanted to reach out and touch it, but after the crown was put on, he had to be solemn, so he had to endure it.

Zhao Pu deliberately tortured him with this clothes!

However, thinking that Zhao Pute came to remind him today, Fang Linyuan gritted his teeth, and only took credit for him.

Zhao Pu doesn't speak well, but he can understand.

After calming down, he also knew that he was in a hurry and forgot the difference between the monarch and the minister. Even if Naren Timur was afraid of him, he was only a courtier. The officials in Beijing are complicated, and he rashly entered the palace without authorization, and wanted to relieve His Majesty, so he handed the handle to others.

He saw that he was about to return to the Jade Gate, and he couldn't cause trouble at this time.

Besides, when he returns to Yumen Pass, he wants to clean up Naren Timur, he has a chance, not at this time.

He will surely let this arrogant man know that he regrets it, and that if he comes to Beijing next time, he will have to lower his head and clamp his tail.

It's just that......

This embroidered undershirt is too hard to wear!

Fang Linyuan twisted his shoulders uncomfortably, glanced at Zhao Xuan, and peeled off the container of the secret order he had given.

It's really a vixen, and the containers for things are small and fragrant, like candy...... Well?

The paper plastic was peeled off, and it turned out to be a piece of candy, lying quietly inside.

Fang Linyuan looked at Zhao Pu suspiciously, but saw that he was still like a statue, turned his head to look out the window, leaving him with only a swaying back.

Fang Linyuan tentatively picked up the candy and licked it.

…… Sweet.

Is it really sugar??

Could it be that Zhao Pu sealed some letters in the sugar? No, the two of them live in the same house, is there anything earth-shattering that can't be talked about in private?

Fang Linyuan really couldn't figure it out. This time, he put the candy in his mouth and bit it open.

There was a crunch.

The tip of his tongue was wrapped cautiously, but it was empty. Nothing but sugar.

——

Fang Linyuan didn't understand what Zhao Pu meant until he finished eating the candy.

Forget it, he plays dumb riddles so that others can't understand it's his problem. If there is really any note that is secretly swallowed by him, only Zhao Pu is to blame.

The carriage slowly stopped outside the Tianshu Gate, and when the two got out of the car, the magnificent sunset had already dyed half of the imperial city red. The carriages and horses of the nobles outside the Tianshu Gate were bustling, and when they saw the two of them getting out of the car, many relatives and noble ministers came forward to greet the two of them.

There were already internal officials waiting in front of the door, leading them all the way into the palace gate and heading towards the Chonghua Palace.

Along the way, it can be seen that the palace attaches great importance to the envoy to Beijing.

Although it was not specially decorated, it was completely new as far as the eye could see, and even the bronze beasts beside the road were polished to shine. Before it got dark, the whole imperial city was already brilliantly lit, and the guards and inner supervisors standing on the side were all wearing new dresses, that is, the glazed palace lamps in front of the palace, all of which were replaced with a batch of the best color.

After spending those years trampled by the Turkic iron cavalry, Da Xuan Tai wanted to put the scene of Xuanhe Taiping in front of these barbarians.

When entering the Chonghua Palace, the sound of silk and bamboo ritual music has been resounding for a long time.

Thousands of lamps and candles burned in the golden hall, making the whole palace as bright as day. Dressed princes and courtiers conversed in the hall, and the jewels in the hair of the nobles reflected the light of the candles.

On the golden shelf under the jade steps stood the green peacocks of the South Seas, their glittering tail feathers dragging on the soft carpet worth a hundred gold in one foot.

"The queen mother has already instructed that Her Royal Highness likes grapes, so she specially asked the Shangshan Bureau to prepare it." The inner supervisor smiled and said as he led the two of them to their places.

The snow outside the hall has not yet melted, but the gold-carved plates on the table are full of fresh melons and fruits. The crystal water droplets on the grapes reflect the brilliance of gold and jade, and the wealth of jade and gold is poured into the sky.

Zhao Pu sat down and didn't even look at it.

Seeing that the inner eunuch looked embarrassed, Fang Linyuan smiled and said for him: "Thank you for the queen's care, and ask my father-in-law to pass the word for us, and ask the queen mother to be okay on behalf of the two of us." ”

The inner eunuch smiled and agreed, and retreated.

The time of the banquet was approaching, and the hall was already bustling with courtiers and relatives, who were talking in twos and threes, and it was lively.

Fang Linyuan had nothing to do, and reached out to pull down a grape from the plate: "There are still grapes in this season?" …… Well, it's so sweet. ”

Zhao Pu, who was expressionless next to him, turned his eyes.

The awe-inspiring little general was concentrating on eating the grape. The fresh fruits in this season are naturally revealed in the ice book, and when the little general bites it, it seems that he has been frozen to his teeth, and he shiveres coldly.

But then his eyes lit up, as if the grapes were really delicious.

Zhao Pu has never liked it, and such valuable fruits in winter will only be sent to Zhao Pei's palace. But when it came to the banquet, Jiang Hongluan would pretend to send someone to send some to him, saying that he liked to eat, which caused Zhao Yao and Zhao Jin, who were jealous, to make trouble with him even more.

Extremely boring trick.

On the side, as soon as Fang Linyuan raised his eyes, he saw Zhao Pu next to him looking at him expressionlessly.

He stared at how he ate.

Fang Linyuan paused, and in line with the principle of acting in front of others, he pushed the golden plate in the direction of Zhao Pu.

"Eat?" He asked.

Without waiting for Zhao Pu to answer, there was a commotion in front of the hall.

Zhao Xuan's lips moved, and he saw that Fang Linyuan had been attracted by the voice. He turned his head and saw seven or eight Turks dressed as outsiders, swaggering into the temple.

The one at the head was nine feet tall, tall and strong, with a leather jacket with wolf fur showing the edges, a forehead and neck full of precious stones, and a beard and braided hair.

“…… Naren Timur. Zhao Pu heard Fang Linyuan say in a low voice.

The guards stood on both sides, but their group seemed to be in a no-man's land, laughing and talking loudly, attracting everyone in the temple to look at them.

The inner prison saluted them and led them to their seats, but several of them stopped at the door, talked and laughed loudly in Huren language, and pointed at the guards next to them.

The expressions of everyone in the hall became ugly, and some ministers could be vaguely heard scolding in whispers, saying that they were uncivilized barbarians.

Zhao Pu looked sideways, and saw Fang Linyuan quietly put the grape back on the table.

——

Somehow, Timur laughed and stepped forward, reaching out to pull the peacock's tail feathers.

"What are you doing?"

At that moment, a clear voice came from the temple, interrupting them.

Everyone looked over and saw the young marquis in a purple robe and a golden belt standing up from his seat. Beneath the jade crown was his handsome face, which was staring at them with a cold expression.

It is the Marquis of Anping, the hero of the defeat of the Turks!

On his side, Zhao Xuan frowned slightly, and slowly withdrew his hand that originally wanted to hold him.

I saw that Naren Timur turned his head, his face was about to attack with an ugly face, but when he saw Fang Linyuan, he was slightly stunned, and then laughed and said in broken Chinese.

"Jade Yama! I said how to go out of the city to greet me is not you, it turns out that you are lazy here! ”

As he spoke, he withdrew the hand that was about to pull the peacock and strode into the hall.

Seeing him walking towards him, Fang Linyuan showed a little annoyance on his face.

Everyone in the world said that Naren Timur was a ruthless and open-minded general. In order to stabilize the army's heart, he did not hesitate to feed his cowardly son to the wolf before the battle; And Fang Linyuan killed countless of his subordinates, but he still looked at each other and respected Fang Linyuan.

But Fang Linyuan knew that he was born without humanity.

He was not ruthless, but the lives of others, including his children and grandchildren, were no different from the cattle and sheep in the pen to him. And he revered himself because he finally met the enemy of his opponent, which stimulated his fierce and fierce wildness, and gave him a clear goal, to defeat him and kill him for the rest of his life.

He had the blood of a steppe wolf in his body, but he was just a human being.

Hearing that he was still making a big fuss, Fang Linyuan looked at him coldly and replied, "Greet you?" Don't forget what you're here for. ”

Naren Timur stopped right in front of his desk.

"I haven't seen you for many days, Jade Yama, I heard that you married a wife when you returned to Shangjing, or is you the princess of Xuanguo?"

As he spoke, his eyes moved to the side and fell on Zhao Pu's face.

It was a momentary silence.

He stared at Zhao Xuan for a long time, and his expression unabashedly revealed a greedy glow.

Zhao Pu raised his eyes coldly to look at him, and he didn't seem to hear it.

Fang Linyuan saw that Zhao Pu's expression was terrifying, as if he was going to kill him alive on the spot.

Naren Timur laughed: "What such a beauty! No wonder you have to trade eighteen cities for it!"

Fang Linyuan tilted his head: "Did you get drunk before you came?" ”

"Naturally, no." Naren Timur replied.

"Then why did you forget, the eighteen cities of Longxi are the land of my Daxuan?" Fang Linyuan said.

Naren Timur laughed a few times, but he didn't care, still staring at Zhao Pu.

"One more thing to warn you of." Fang Linyuan said.

"You say, what?" Naren Timur said with a smile.

"I have always had clear grievances, and I am also a person who has revenge." Fang Linyuan said calmly. "So, how many cattle and sheep and how much pasture do you plan to exchange for humiliating my envoys and arranging horses in our country?"

The smile on Naren Timur's face froze, and he finally looked at him.

Fang Linyuan didn't plan to stop there.

"Your Majesty is holding a banquet to welcome you today, and the person who comes is a guest, so I will give you a face and let you say the number yourself." Fang Linyuan said. "If you don't say it, then when the grass grows in the north, I'll go and fetch it myself."

There was silence in the main hall, and a pin drop could be heard.

Naren Timur was stunned for a moment, and then laughed a few times.

"It's worthy of you Jade Yama!" He said. "The official who picked me up today, it made me upset, it was rudeness, and I can't compensate you here."

As he spoke, he turned around and arched his hand in the direction of the officials of the banquet.

Everyone present was amazed.

Even if his attitude was not respectful, anyone could see that the Turkic crown prince, who was rampant in Beijing today, had relented under the threat of Marquis Anping.

It is worthy of being the Marquis of Anping in the north, and in a few words, he frightened this barbarian.

Everyone present showed admiration and joy on their faces, and some officials had different expressions and silently exchanged glances.

And Naren Timur turned his head, although the words were said to Fang Linyuan, his eyes fell on the face of Zhao Pu next to him.

"There will be more opportunities to meet in the future, Jade Yama, you have to have a good drink with me."

Seeing that Naren Timur turned around to enter the table, Fang Linyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

If these Hu people are allowed to be presumptuous, when the banquet begins and His Majesty arrives, it will inevitably lead to an ugly scene, and the courtiers will discuss, which will make those Hu people more and more unscrupulous.

Fang Linyuan retracted his gaze.

But at this moment, he bumped into Zhao Pu's cold gaze.

I saw Zhao Pu sitting in place, a pair of fox-like eyes staring at him faintly.

Somehow, Fang Linyuan actually saw a little resentment in it.

Fang Linyuan's back was stirred.

I almost forgot about him!

He reacted in hindsight, and just now Naren Timur stared at Zhao Xuan with squinting eyes for a long time.

I was used to treating Zhao Pu as a man, and I almost forgot that he was a woman in front of people, and he was still his wife.

If this is left unchecked, he will be talked about day by day, how can he explain it!

Fang Linyuan was afraid of revealing his stuffing, so he hurriedly opened his mouth to make up for it.

"Stop."

Naren Timur turned back.

"You haven't apologized to my wife yet." I saw him say.