Xiling and the people from Yunqin were sitting together.
"It seems that the handful of itching powder that Mr. Du sprinkled in Nansang Palace left a shadow on Zhao Yu, and he still can't forget it after all these years." Mo Liren held a teapot and paid respect to the noble and beautiful woman sitting next to him. Pouring the tea, he grinned and said, "But Zhao Yu has shrunk compared to a few years ago. He's a lot smaller. Hahaha! It must be that Lord Long fought with Lingjiang for two years and lost all his flesh." Knocked out together!"
He deliberately joked to liven up the atmosphere, but failed to amuse the lady next to him.
The second princess pushed the tea cup away and picked up the wine pot. "Are you drinking tea on such an occasion because you are afraid that I will lose my ability to drink?"
"Who said the princess is too drunk? As long as you want to drink, I will sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman!" Mo Liren spoke boldly and complained in his heart.
Before coming, the emperor told him to take good care of the second princess. How could he take care of her?
I shouldn't have taken on this mission then.
Mo Liren glanced at the pale face of the second princess without a trace, and Mo Liren sighed silently, but still had the courage to take the wine bottle from her hand, "But the banquet is still long, and the princess is not in a hurry if she wants to drink at this moment. It’s easy to be dazzled if you drink too much. When Mr. Bai and the others arrive later, it wouldn’t be good if the princess couldn’t see anyone clearly, wouldn’t it?”
The second princess lowered her eyes and remained silent, finally not grabbing the wine bottle again.
Mo Liren quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mo Liren, do you think I am pitiful?"
The lady's sudden words made Mo Liren's relaxed back immediately tense up again, and his scalp became numb, "Hey, second princess! Listen to what you said, old Mo, right?"
If you want to say you are pitiful, then you are not as good as me. I have been exposed to swords and swords all day long, no matter how miserable I am.
You - there is really no need to be serious with yourself. Is it your fault what the stinky man did? Why should you take the responsibility on yourself?
If you have to argue with yourself about right and wrong, the most you can think of is that you lacked eyesight when you were young. This is really not a big deal! Who hasn’t missed a few scumbags when they were young? Yes or no? "
After a pause, he lowered his voice and sighed, "Nan Sang has been planning the poisonous plan for decades. Even without you, they would have used other means to accomplish it. It's not because you misjudged the talent and brought trouble to Xiling. The second princess is a smart person, so don’t put the cart before the horse and torture yourself, lest your relatives and enemies will be upset."
The second princess's lowered black eyelashes trembled, her eyelids were raised and slightly slanted, her old arrogance and arrogance immediately returned, "Mo Liren, you talk too much."
Mo Liren said, "..." I slapped myself.
At this time, there was a noise outside the Taihe Hall.
The shrill voice of the eunuch who sang the news sounded, "The Emperor and Queen have arrived——"
Palace music is played and banquets are held.
The monarchs, ministers and guests in the palace drank wine together and exchanged cups. After a few glasses of wine, they were drunk and the things that the envoys had been thinking about before were gradually forgotten.
Little did everyone know that in the side hall behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony, a table was also spread out, so that the little old man with a tense scalp of the envoys from various countries could sit cross-legged on a chair and enjoy his meal.
The round carved solid wood dining table is full of people sitting in a circle.
The three brothers of the Su family are all here, and two leaders of the three major forces in the Exiled Land are here, plus Tianbao, Wheat Sui, and Bing'er, and there is also a Zi Yi who is accompanying them.
A total of ten people.
The little old man commented while eating, "The food in the palace is good. It is worthy of the chef's skills in the imperial kitchen... Tianbao, try that eight-treasure duck. Grandpa left a duck leg specially for you! But this sweet wine is not good." , it’s not as good as the one brewed in Baixiaofenglou. When we get back, we’ll go to his place and touch two jars - eh! Yeah, it’s there, have you offended me?!”
Bai Xiaofeng stuffed the old poisonous man's mouth with a piece of jade stuff, and continued to eat slowly, mistaking the old man's vague curses as farts.
Bai Kuile drank half a bowl of wine.
The juniors just pretended not to see or hear anything.
Su Wu couldn't sit still. After eating half full, he frequently went to the partition screen of the side hall and peered through the gap into the main hall to see the banquet scene there.
From this position, you can clearly see the distribution of tables and seats in the main hall at a glance. Nan Sang is unique. He sits alone in a corner and there is no one around him within half a foot.
"Tsk, tsk, Nan Sang still dares to send envoys to watch the ceremony, knowing that he is already a public enemy. Yan Changkong is not that smart."
Maisui snorted, "He has a very good mind. If Nan Sang doesn't send someone, he will be ridiculed by the world. If he comes, he might be able to find out some information and go back. Even if he can't go back, it won't be a pity -"
Bing'er was puzzled, "Why is it not a pity?"
"Because these are all petty officials." Su An smiled and explained to her daughter-in-law, "A few years ago, when Nansang Palace came out, most of the Nansang officials died. The subsequent officials were all selected from the scientific examination officials. There are a few newcomers to make up the number, with little qualifications and little knowledge. Look at the few people in Nansang. They are sitting there feeling awkward and reserved. They should be small officials among the small officials... Yan Changkong expected that they would not be able to go back, so he picked them casually. A few of them were used as discards."
Bing'er was so confused by such a conversation that she ran to the screen and looked out, "Emperors are so treacherous!"
Tianbao was amused by her cuteness. After eating her fill, she followed her to the screen.
After looking around the banquet in the outer hall, he frowned suddenly, "There are a group of people missing."
The young and old men at the dinner table all stopped their chopsticks and looked at each other, "One less?"
"A few foreigners appeared in the lobby of the First Teahouse a few days ago. I thought they were foreigners who came to watch the ceremony." Tianbao relaxed his brows and sat back, "I just looked around and those people are not there. If he’s not an envoy, he’s a spy.”
Bai Xiaofeng did not take it lightly, "I will send someone to investigate later. They were still in Changjing a few days ago. Even if they ran away, they would not be far away. We should still be able to find their whereabouts within the territory."
"Even if they find the person, the news they wanted to find out should have spread." Tianbao's voice was calm, not nervous at all, "Those people look particularly conspicuous and easy to recognize, with high eyebrows and deep eyes, and brown hair... Godfather, Uncle Bai, you know a lot, do you know which region has people who look like this?"
"It's true that there are people with tall eyebrows and deep eyes in the surrounding countries, but it's rare to see people with brown hair at the same time."
Bai Xiaofeng and Bai Kui looked at each other, and listening to Tianbao's description, they had vague impressions in their minds.
After traveling all over the country for many years, I must have seen such people. As for where exactly they are from, we need to check to be sure.
Taking advantage of the time when all the countries gather for the Dai Viet Ceremony to come and go to Changjing can greatly avoid being suspected...
Tsk, who wants to take advantage of Dai Viet again?
