As soon as the emperor's decree came down in the morning on the second day, the Wala envoy came to Beijing, and a banquet was held in the palace in the evening.
As a rising star in everyone's eyes, Di Xue was of course invited.
So she went back to her house early and tidied up. Since she was having dinner with people from Wala in the evening, Di Xue could only put on the newly made official uniform of the fifth rank, with her hair held up by a crown, and her waist Wearing a silver fish bag.
Naturally, you can't bring a sword when you enter the palace, so Di Xue put down the sword and was thinking about whether to take off the silver needle on his head when Chu Ran came.
"Di Xue, are the Yang family's old couple okay?" Chu Ran asked.
Di Xue looked up and saw that Chu Ran was also dressed in an official uniform, which was very elegant. The purple official uniform made him look noble and elegant.
If this were on the street, I'm afraid it would attract a lot of attention.
"Everything is fine, but you, a jade tree in the wind, who is not afraid of tiles, have requested His Majesty's life to take you back for a wedding!"
Listening to Di Xue's joke, Chu Ran's face turned red: "Even if you really like me, I won't go!"
Looking at Chu Ran's appearance, Di Xue was suddenly in a trance. It had only been a few days since she came to Yuanjing, and she didn't know when she had a friend like Chu Ran.
This is something I didn't dare to think about in my previous life. The word friend was far away from me in my previous life.
Seeing that Di Xue was stunned, Chu Ran stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes: "Di Xue? What are you thinking about?"
Of course, Di Xue couldn't tell Chu Ran what she was thinking, so she said seriously: "I plan to go to Chuzhou, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Yang tomorrow, to see the bodies of their son and daughter-in-law."
"In this case, you can take me with you so that I can take care of you!"
After Chu Ran finished speaking, Di Xue nodded, and then the two of them got on the carriage of Prince Heng's Mansion and rushed towards the palace.
When she arrived at the palace gate, Di Xue remembered that she had not taken off the silver needle on her head, so she quickly took it off.
When Chu Ran saw this, he took it and bent it hard. He deliberately made the silver needle into a ring. He hung it on the decoration inside the carriage. It looked harmonious.
The two got off the car and entered the palace. The palace was brightly lit and the pavilions and palaces were full of splendor.
As they walked further inside, an internal official was waiting to greet them, leading the two of them to the Wuying Palace. At this time, the banquet in the palace had been set up, and most of the officials had already taken their seats.
Di Xue and Chu Ran were looking for their seats when they saw Zhou Huai waving towards them:
"Master Di, Brother Ran, sit here!"
Seeing Zhou Huai sitting there carefree, Di Xue felt that he looked like he was just having a good friend's wedding wine.
After they were seated, Zhou Huai took the two of them and introduced him: "Did you see that the man opposite us is Uzhige, the eldest son of the Khan of the Wara tribe. They say he is brave and good at fighting. I don't think he is of any use, but he is just meh. "
"Brother Zhou is right. Governor Zhou will definitely be able to deal with him with ease."
Zhou Huai was also very happy to hear Chu Ran's compliment. He had always followed his father as a role model. He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he wanted to be a famous general in Soochow like his father.
After the banquet started, the emperor came out with Concubine Li and everyone congratulated, and Chu Yun announced the banquet had started.
This was also the first time Di Xue saw Concubine Li, and her face was really pretty and just right.
Her waist is thin but she doesn't look thin, and she has a bit more wildness than other concubines in the harem.
Di Xue had some differences in her heart. People said that before entering the palace, Concubine Li was very weak and had not seen anyone all day long.
Even if you go out, you have to cover yourself tightly with a veil, which is really incompatible with the current situation.
After three rounds of drinking, the young Khan Wurig of Navarre raised his glass and said to the emperor:
"We all heard that the Soochow country has a large number of talented people who are both civil and military. Our nation is straightforward and martial, unlike your Majesty's country, which is good at thick ink. This silk and bamboo dancer is really boring to watch, so why don't I present a show to your majesty!"
Everyone present could hear the sarcasm in the little Khan's words, which meant that the Soochow Kingdom relied on trickery to defeat Oara. Naturally, they were unhappy in their hearts, but if they didn't follow the little Khan's words at this time, I'm afraid there would be many people left. Make excuses for being stingy.
So Chu Yun smiled slightly:
"Little Khan is joking, our country of Soochow is vast and there are many martial people. It's just that they have been influenced by etiquette since they were young, so they seem to be more gentle."
As soon as Chu Yun's words came out, the little Khan blushed with anger, but he was not annoyed at all, but continued:
"In that case, I would like to invite some heroes from the Soochow Kingdom to cooperate with me in this show today!"
"Since the little Khan is so enthusiastic, I naturally agree, but I don't know what this show is like?"
Little Khan Wurig returned: "This program is Sun-Chasing Chess, which is a program performed at our Wala Festival. It requires eight warriors, two of whom will play chess pieces, and the other six will play in pairs, or in a melee. The victory or defeat of the chess pieces determines the weapons and conditions used against the warriors!"
After Wu Rige finished speaking, Chu Yun agreed. In this situation, Zhou Huai was naturally the first to stand up, and Li Heng naturally stood up as well. Chu Ran was also pulled up by Zhou Huai, and the last candidate was Still can't decide.
Di Xue stood up and said to Chu Yun: "Your Majesty, we have too many warriors in Soochow, so we can't make a choice. Moreover, we already have an advantage in playing chess in our territory. It's better to let me fight to show fairness."
When Chu Yun saw this, he was relieved. He still knew Di Xue's fighting ability. After all, he was the martial arts flower he personally appointed, so he returned: "Di Aiqing is a woman, so she showed it to the envoy from Wala. The women of my country, Soochow, can also show off the prestige of our country!"
With Di Xue joining the foursome, Chu Ran was responsible for playing chess, and the other three played against each other. Everyone at the banquet moved outside the palace.
When Wu Rige saw a woman sent by the Soochow Kingdom, he was naturally disdainful, but when he saw Di Xue occupying the battle area, he was still a little cautious.
But in the end, he made a judgment and assigned Hatu, the strongest person in his camp, to the opposite side of Zhou Huai.
Di Xue faced a thin young man named Sa Chu, while Li Heng was responsible for fighting Wu Rige himself.
Another young man named Aman in the Wala mission was the one who played chess with Chu Ran.
As everyone prepared to take their seats, Uzhige announced the rules.
Players need to play chess first, and chess is divided into black and white.
Players who play chess blindly take chess pieces and can choose to change or place the pieces before taking them and looking at them. If the piece they take is their own color, they can place the piece normally.
If it is the opponent's color, the opponent will score one point. After the piece is dropped, it will also be the opponent's piece. If the opponent's piece is dropped, it cannot fall in the corner and must be centered on the opponent's piece on the board and cannot be more than five squares up, down, left, and right.
As long as there are five chess pieces of the same color in a row, it is one point.
At each point, you can choose to let the samurai present change weapons, or tie their hands and feet, etc. If the battle on the field does not stop, the chess game will not stop.
Chu Ran was playing chess with A Man. The other party took out a long whistle and blew it in his mouth. A sparrowhawk flew to the palace and wandered in the sky, and then landed on A Man's shoulder.
The two of them first choose one piece each to decide the color of their eyes. Chu Ran is white and Aman is black.
So the two started to take the stones again, Aman took it first, and the black stone fell to the plate.
When Chu Ran takes a son, he is also a black son.
Aman laughed loudly: "Your Majesty, Chengtang, I get one point. I want to pick and choose which warrior from the Soochow Kingdom has no weapons!"
