After all, Chuyue didn't get any information about Xiao Yuxi from Li Tongguang.
She remembered that Xiao Yuxi claimed to be the envoy from Xisai, and also recalled that the banquet at General Zhenwu's mansion tonight included the Xisai Dance Troupe.
General Zhenwu's Mansion also sent an invitation letter to Duke Chu's Mansion.
Chuyue thought of this and hurried back home.
The maid behind her quickly followed up: "County Master, what are you going to do?"
Chuyue looked back and answered with a loud smile: "Go to the banquet."
Xu hour and three quarters.
Zhenwu General's Mansion.
In the main reception hall, there are two long rows of banquets leading to the door.
Between the banquets, maids dressed in gauze came and went like clouds with light steps.
There are incense burners about one person tall placed in the four corners of the main hall, burning sandalwood.
At a glance, the hall was filled with smoke.
There was singing and dancing between the two rows of banquets, sleeves were fluttering, bells were ringing and chimes were ringing, and the music was melodious.
Wang Guogong's position is in the second row on the right side of the banquet.
Chu Yue followed Chu Guogong and sat opposite Wang Guogong.
"The envoy from Xisai has arrived——"
As soon as he finished speaking, the dancers in the center of the banquet dispersed, and the originally soothing tune suddenly stopped.
On the right side of the main hall, at the back, several people playing musical instruments sat down.
The leader was none other than Xiao Yuxi.
When Chu Yue saw her, a smile appeared in her eyes.
At this moment, the melodious sound of the piano sounded.
A graceful red figure danced from outside the hall, walked slowly in with her back on her back, and came to the center of the hall.
She dances gracefully and her body is as light as a swallow.
The woman in red clothes has a veil covering her face, her body is as soft as clouds, her arms are as soft as boneless, and her feet are covered with lotus.
This person is none other than Ren Ruyi.
As Ren Ruyi's sleeves brushed her face, she looked at Xiao Yuxi across the sea of people.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
The next second, the sound of the piano suddenly became more intense, but it made people feel drowsy.
Ren Ruyi stepped on the sound of the piano, used his right foot as the axis, gently stretched his long sleeves, and then rotated his body faster and faster, and suddenly flew up from the ground.
She landed firmly in front of Wang Guogong's table, holding a golden pot in hand, and poured a glass of wine: "Sir, this is our Xise Yuquan Stone, please taste it."
Wang Guogong was already intoxicated, so he raised his glass and drank it without thinking too much.
Most of the others were mesmerized by the music and dance, and did not notice anything wrong.
But Chuyue, who had been paying attention to Xiao Yuxi, faintly noticed something abnormal.
Her eyes wandered to Xiao Yuxi and Ren Ruyi. The glass of wine was empty, but she still put it in her mouth.
Duke Chu Guo turned his head and glanced at his daughter: "Why are you so lost in thought?"
Only then did Chuyue react.
She poured another glass of wine and said with a smile, "It's nothing."
After the banquet.
Xiao Yuxi and Ren Ruyi blended into the crowd and left General Zhenwu's Mansion along with the members of the dance troupe.
Chuyue ordered the maid beside her to step back, and she quietly followed behind the two of them.
She followed them to the entrance of a deserted alley, and finally lost track of the two people.
Chuyue frowned and threw her hands away angrily.
However, when she turned around, she was startled.
She saw two figures standing three meters away from her, making no movement.
Ren Ruyi walked a few steps quickly, pinned Chu Yue to the wall, and put his forearm against her neck: "Why are you following us?"
Chuyue felt her neck tighten. She raised her hand and pointed at Xiao Yuxi: "I am following him."
Ren Ruyi looked back at Xiao Yuxi, raised her eyebrows and said, "Did you invite it?"
Xiao Yuxi stepped forward slowly and said with a half-smile, "This is the Lord of Jinming County."
Ren Ruyi whispered: "Jiu'er's fiancée?"
After she said that, she put down her little arm that was holding Chu Yue.
Chuyue coughed a few times, covered her neck and asked, "Who are you?"
"At the banquet at General Zhenwu's Mansion, you are always showing your courtesy to Duke Wang."
Xiao Yuxi chuckled softly and said, "You Shaxi and Central Shaxi have always been at odds with each other. The county master is a smart man. He should know what to say and what not to say, right?"
Chuyue thought for a moment and ended the topic.
She looked at Xiao Yuxi with a bit of curiosity in her eyes: "You must not be from the Xisai Dance Troupe! What is your name?"
Xiao Yuxi thought for a while and replied: "Mascot."
Chuyue frowned in confusion: "Is this a name?"
Ren Ruyi laughed and knocked Chu Yue unconscious with a knife.
She gave the first month of the month to Xiao Yuxi and said, "You invited her here. Send her back yourself."
Xiao Yuxi hugged Chuyue and nodded helplessly.
Haishi.
Xiao Yuxi sent Chu Yue back to the Duke's Mansion of Chu Kingdom.
When she returned to Siyi Pavilion, Ren Ruyi had been waiting in her room for a long time.
Ren Ruyi: "Back."
Xiao Yuxi: "Yeah."
Ren Ruyi: "How do you know Chu Yue?"
Xiao Yuxi: "We met by chance in the afternoon."
Ren Ruyi was silent for a long time, and finally asked: "You, Jiu'er, and Chuyue..."
Xiao Yuxi interrupted: "Don't think too much about it. Do you think I will be the kind of jealous person?"
Ren Ruyi shook his head: "No, I want to say that compared to Jiu'er, I think Chuyue seems to be more interested in you."
Xiao Yuxi paused, looked up at Ren Ruyi, and said speechlessly: "Are you not awake yet?"
Ren Ruyi stood up.
She patted Xiao Yuxi's shoulder, turned around and walked out of the room without saying anything more.
Early the next morning.
Xiao Yuxi woke up, washed up, and went to the place to eat.
Everyone sat around the table, each holding a candy man.
Mr. Du didn't want it, but Yang Ying forced him to take one.
He had an old face and a candy man in his hand.
This scene is somewhat comical.
Xiao Yuxi pulled up a chair and took a seat with a smile on his face: "What's going on?"
Genroku sat on the chair backwards, with his hands on the back of the seat.
He took a bite of the candy and pointed to the side: "Sister Yu Xi, look, they are all sent by Marquis Changqing."
Yu Shisan stood and leaned against Ning Yuanzhou as if he had no bones.
He clapped his hands and applauded: "The Marquis of Changqing is the heart of Sima Zhao!"
"Everyone knows." Sun Lang added, and continued: "But Miss Second, even if you want a few furry animals!"
"Here comes a candy man stall. I gave everyone one to each of them so early in the morning, but I couldn't even finish them."
Du Changshi turned to look at Yang Ying with a troubled look on his face: "Your Highness, I don't have a good teeth, so I really can't enjoy this thing!"
Yang Ying smiled and said: "Master Du, please don't refuse. Try it, it's really sweet."
Xiao Yuxi looked to the side and saw a candy man stall, a box full of jade ornaments, and various lanterns.
She sighed, smiled and shook her head.
Ning Yuanzhou pushed away Yu Shisan who was leaning against him, turned to look at Ren Ruyi, and joked: "You have always been reserved, how come this disciple you taught is so arrogant?"
The corner of Ren Ruyi's mouth raised slightly. She glanced at Xiao Yuxi and pointedly said, "Jiu'er didn't learn this from me."
Xiao Yuxi retorted: "Hey, don't blame me for unwarranted blame. I can't afford it."
Ren Ruyi: "I didn't mention him by name, so why do you need to take the seat?"
As soon as this was said, everyone laughed.
Yu Shisan sighed: "Only beauties can make the second lady feel miserable."
Yang Ying and Yuan Lu competed to see who had the prettier candy man.
This meal was so enjoyable that everyone relaxed from the tension they had been feeling these days.
Qian Zhao, who had been silent all this time, silently inserted the candy man back into the stall.
He glanced at Xiao Yuxi who were chatting and laughing, then slowly lowered his eyes without saying a word.
Noon.
News of Wang Guoqing's death spread.
Ren Ruyi's revenge plan is proceeding in an orderly manner.
The drama of the internal fighting between the two princes was completely exposed this time.
Two days later.
The eldest prince, King Hedong, asked himself to retire to the central part of Shasha.
Emperor An agreed and ordered the second prince, King Luoxi, to go to the Anguo border to take charge of repairing Tianmen Pass.
That night.
The eldest prince died on the road no more than ten miles away from the capital.
One of the princes who followed the eldest prince ran back to Andu in the rain and shouted like crazy on the street: "Tiger head, it's the tiger head in the east of Shadong!"
"The people from Shadong Province killed His Highness! They killed His Highness!"
Shadong is the mother clan of Queen Zhaojie and the power behind the second prince.
The death of the eldest prince was pinned on the second prince.
Emperor An was heartbroken and became furious. He ordered the second prince to leave Andu immediately and go to Tianmen Pass.
He had nowhere to vent his anger, so he actually wanted to execute some Zhu Yiwei for no reason, and increased the amount of gold he demanded from the Wu State mission to 130,000 taels.
Zhu Yiwei's command made Deng Hui unable to bear to take action.
Ren Ruyi and Ning Yuanzhou learned about this and hurried to Andu City Gate.
Ning Yuanzhou told Deng Hui that when killing people, if the bow string is pressed under the cartilage and the force is applied, 70% of the people will survive.
