at dusk.
Outside the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, on the spacious avenue, cars were flowing like water and horses were like dragons.
In order to make the eldest princess's dinner party livelier tonight, the city lord Jiang Jinnan invited many nobles from Mo City and some members of the big families.
Members of the four major families and meritorious families all sent representatives with gifts to attend the banquet.
On both sides of the door stood two rows of armored soldiers.
Outside the four walls of the mansion, there are various warrior guards patrolling at all times.
Under the door steps.
Jiang Jinnan's younger brother Jiang Beiwang was all smiles on his face, holding a list in hand, and personally greeted the guests.
Each invited guest can only bring a maximum of five family members to the banquet, and the names of each family member must be reported in advance.
A luxuriously decorated carriage stopped on the road not far away.
Immediately, Wang Lun, the head of the Wang family, strode over with several brothers and family members, holding gifts in hand.
then.
Zhang family advocated Song, Luo Yannian, the head of the Luo family in Chengguo Mansion, and Song Fu, the head of the Song family, all came with their families.
Originally everyone was smiling and talking at the door, but after seeing Song Fu coming with his family, the smiles on everyone's faces faded slightly and their voices became much quieter.
The Song family had just lost their son and daughter. Even on a day like this, it was hard to laugh.
Song Fu's wife, Sun Qiaoxiang, even had a dull expression on her face.
Song Fu knew that tonight was not the time to be sad. When he saw the heads of other families at the door, he immediately smiled and quickened his pace.
Several old friends met each other, exchanged a few words at the door, and then entered the house with their family members.
After a while.
Fang Mansion's carriage slowly turned in from a street not far away and stopped on the side of the road.
Qin Wenzheng got off the carriage first.
Then Qin Chuan, the second son of the Qin Mansion, jumped down lightly, then went over to help Song Ruyue down.
The last person to come down was an extremely delicate and beautiful girl wearing a plain white dress.
Apart from these people, the Qin family did not bring anyone else here today.
When Jiang Beiwang saw them, he opened the list and took a look at them, and then immediately greeted them. He held his hands with a smile on his face and said, "Brother Wenzheng is busy with work, so you came a little late today."
Qin Wenzheng cupped his hands and smiled and said: "There were too many people on the road, which delayed some time. Today, Brother Beiwang came out to greet the guests in person, which is a bit condescending."
Jiang Beiwang quickly smiled and said: "Where is it? Today is the eldest princess's banquet. If my brother didn't need to accompany you to answer questions, it would be my turn to come here to welcome you distinguished guests."
The two exchanged some more pleasantries.
With a smile on his face, Jiangbei Wangfang glanced at the family members behind him. Seeing that there was no one else, he cupped his hands and said, "Brother Wenzheng, for the sake of the safety of the eldest princess, I have ordered that all the gifts brought by the guests tonight should be taken." Take a look in advance.”
Qin Wenzheng smiled and said: "It should be."
With that said, he stretched out his hand and said to Qin Chuan: "Chuan'er, bring the things here."
Qin Chuan immediately held a rectangular brocade box in both hands and handed it to him.
Qin Wenzheng opened the brocade box, placed it in front of Jiang Beiwang, and explained: "My mother got this jade Ruyi from somewhere else and kept it at home. Today I came to visit the eldest princess and there was no other gift, so I just left it." I brought it here to express my feelings."
Jiang Bei Wang took a look, nodded and smiled: "The quality looks good, it's a good thing."
Then his eyes looked at the roll in the hand of the weak girl.
Qin Weimo raised his hand, handed the framed scroll in front of Qin Chuan, and said softly: "Second brother, these are some poems and paintings written by Weimo. Show them to Uncle Jiang."
Qin Chuan quickly took it, held it in both hands, and handed it to Jiang Beiwang.
Jiang Beiwang just glanced at it and said with a smile: "Since it is poetry, calligraphy and painting, there is nothing to check, and I can't understand it anyway. Haha, brother Wenzheng, your little daughter is a talented girl at first glance, yes, yes .”
Qin Wenzhengqian said a few words, and then took his family up the stairs.
Song Ruyue supported her daughter.
Qin Chuan followed on the other side and kept an eye on him.
Just walking up the stairs, Qin Weimo blushed, panted, and looked like he was about to fall down at any moment.
Song Ruyue not only scolded in a low voice: "Mother has already said, why are you here on such an occasion? Mother can just give your precious poems to the eldest princess for you, why do you need to do them yourself?" Come on, if you faint later, hey..."
Qin Weimo clenched the things in his hands and said nothing.
Qin Chuan on the side quickly comforted him: "Mom, it's okay, I'm watching over Wei Mo. Wei Mo stayed at home all day and never came out. It's not a bad thing to finally come out for a breather this time. .”
Song Ruyue sighed again and said no more.
The servant led them into the spacious hall.
In the hall, members of other families were already drinking tea and chatting. When Qin Wenzheng came in, they all stood up and exchanged warm greetings.
The female family members were taken to a nearby room.
Song Ruyue quickly found the ladies who often played together.
The few people quickly became involved.
Qin Weimo sat quietly on a chair in the corner, holding the scroll full of poems tightly in his hand.
After Qin Chuan greeted several young men he knew, he came over to accompany her.
Song Ruyue was sitting next to her. Although she was chatting and joking with the ladies, she would glance at this place from time to time.
"Weimo, did you write all the poems on this scroll yourself?"
Qin Chuan asked softly.
Qin Weimo smiled slightly and said, "Yes, second brother."
Qin Chuan stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Second brother, can you take a look?"
Qin Weimo shook his head and said softly: "Weimo will give it to the eldest princess later. The second brother must not touch it casually. If it is accidentally broken, it will be tragic."
Qin Chuan smiled and took a few candies from the plate next to him, handed them to her and said, "Look at your darling, do you dislike my second brother's dirty hands?"
Qin Weimo smiled and said: "I won't eat it. Second brother, how is your martial arts practice lately?"
Qin Chuan peeled the candy and said, "It's okay, that's all. I tell you, you probably won't understand either."
Qin Weimo pursed her lips slightly and thought to herself: My brother-in-law is also practicing martial arts.
Qin Chuan put the candy into his mouth, stared at her face for a few times, and said, "Wei Mo, you seem to be in good spirits these past two days, and I didn't see you coughing on the way tonight. It seems that those medicines The effect is pretty good, you have to remember to take it every day and don’t stop.”
Qin Weimo pursed his lips and chuckled, nodded and said: "Well, Weimo also wants to eat it every day, and Weimo doesn't want to stop."
Qin Chuan said a little strangely: "What's wrong? Is there not enough medicine? Wait until the second brother goes out to buy it tomorrow. If it is not available in the city, the second brother will go out of the city and buy it elsewhere."
Qin Weimo smiled and said: "It's enough for the time being."
She thought to herself: For the time being, her brother-in-law is still willing to accompany her, but she doesn't know how long he will stay with her.
Qin Chuan glanced at his mother, then suddenly approached her again and asked: "Weimo, tell your second brother the truth, after you fell into coma that night, when you woke up the next day, when Qingzhou went to see you, why did your mother suddenly Did you drag Qing Zhou into your room? This... seems to be against the rules, right? And doesn’t my mother not allow any man to enter your room? My father and I have never gone in, what is going on? "
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Qin Weimo smiled and said softly: "Second brother, you should ask your mother about this matter. Weimo doesn't know much about it either."
Hearing this, Qin Chuan could only shake his head: "Forget it, mother won't tell me such things. Besides, this kind of thing seems a bit embarrassing, so I'd better not ask. I'm just a little strange, Qingzhou's The boy looks stupid, but he seems to please his mother very much. It's really strange."
Qin Weimo said softly: "Second brother, my brother-in-law is actually very powerful, but you don't know it."
"oh?"
Qin Chuan was slightly startled and said, "What's so great about that kid? Isn't he just a scholar who can read a few books and write a few poems?"
Qin Weimo smiled and said: "Second brother, don't underestimate anyone. You will take the exam of Longhu Academy next year, and you must not underestimate any opponent, otherwise you will definitely suffer."
Qin Chuan nodded and said: "Of course I know that, but I really can't tell how powerful that kid Qingzhou is. Second brother can push him down with just one finger. Do you believe it or not?"
Qin Weimo smiled and shook his head: "Weimo doesn't believe it."
She thought to herself: My brother-in-law can kill someone with one punch, so he won't be pushed down by you.
Qin Chuan smiled and said: "You are looking down on your second brother, aren't you? Why don't we go find Qingzhou before we go back tonight and let you see how powerful our second brother is, okay?"
Qin Weimo immediately said: "No. Second brother, I don't plan for you to bully my brother-in-law."
Qin Chuan laughed and said: "Just kidding, just kidding. Qingzhou is a scholar and the second brother is a warrior. How can he bully him? Even if the second brother wants to bully, he is bullying an outsider. How can he bully his own brother-in-law."
"Brother-in-law..."
When Qin Weimo heard this word, his heart suddenly rippled.
While the brother and sister were talking, the noisy chatter in the hall outside suddenly stopped.
Immediately, the voice of the city lord Jiang Jinnan sounded outside: "The eldest princess is here."
in the hall.
Everyone stood up in a hurry, lowered their heads and lowered their eyes, and became quiet.
In the side room, the female relatives also hurriedly stopped chatting, stood up from their chairs, stood respectfully with their hands down, and waited quietly.
Not long after.
A tall figure in a red dress, surrounded by four maids and some maids, and accompanied by Jiang Jinnan, walked into the hall from the courtyard outside.
Everyone in the hall was stunned when the girl in the red dress glanced at her, holding their breath and concentrating, bowing their heads and bending over, not daring to move.
Even those aristocratic old men who were over fifty years old were nervous and did not dare to speak out loud.
This girl has taken the initiative to join the army since she was thirteen years old and has shown amazing military talents. In the past five years, she has killed countless enemies, personally beheaded the King of Jin and other royal family members, and also tricked and killed the neighboring Kingdom of Hundred Flowers. A total of 100,000 troops surrendered, and even the armies of all enemy countries changed their expressions upon hearing this, let alone those of them who had never even been on the battlefield.
This young girl was not angry but possessed a frightening aura, and no one dared to raise her head to take a second look.
"Princess, please take a seat."
The Lord of Jiang Jin Nanjiang City, who was covering the sky in Mo City, was also cautious at this time, with his body slightly bowed, showing extreme respect.
Nangong Huoyue walked up to the main seat, lifted up her red skirt, turned around and sat down on the chair. The wide red skirt was like a flame, adding an even more intimidating aura to the girl.
Jiang Jinnan cupped his hands beside him and said with a smile: "Eldest Princess, I have invited many guests today to greet the eldest princess and cleanse her from the dust. By the way, we can also celebrate the eldest princess' victory in this battle, promote my great Yan power, and protect my great Yan people. Everyone. We have prepared some small gifts for the eldest princess to express our feelings, and hope that the eldest princess can take a look."
Nangong Huoyue glanced at the people below calmly and said nothing.
Jiang Jinnan immediately winked at the people below.
The Zhang family's Zhang Song immediately came out of the crowd, came to the middle, lowered his head and held his hands in his hands, saying respectfully: "Zhang Song pays homage to the eldest princess. This time, the eldest princess resisted the enemy forces at the border and won a complete victory. Not only did she enhance my power as a great flame, , and also protected the people of Mo City. I know that the eldest princess does not like extravagance and waste, so I did not dare to bring anything else here today. I only brought a sword and gave it to the eldest princess. I hope that the eldest princess will not dislike it. .”
As soon as he finished speaking, a man walked out from beside him, holding a long wooden box in his hands and handed it to him.
Zhang Song took it, bent down and raised the wooden box in his hands.
Jiang Jinnan immediately came down, took it in his hand, and respectfully presented it to the eldest princess.
A maid walked out from behind Nangong Huoyue, opened the wooden box, took out a sword from inside, held it in both hands, and handed it to her.
Nangong Huoyue glanced at it, took it in his hand, held the hilt of the sword, and pulled out a section with a clang.
Suddenly a cold light burst out, and the temperature in the room seemed to drop suddenly!
"What a sword!"
Jiang Jinnan praised with a smile on his face: "The sound of this sword is like a clear spring, the blade is cold and the sword energy is restrained. It is obviously made of high-grade black iron. I am afraid that the master of the weapon refiner has also added some other materials. .Even if it’s a good piece of iron armor, I’m afraid it can be chopped into pieces with one sword.”
Nangong Huoyue put away the sword, with no other expression on her face. She nodded and said: "It is indeed a good sword. Mr. Zhang has his heart."
Zhang Song's ancestor was an official in the imperial court, and now he still holds a vacant position. The eldest princess has come to Mocheng several times, so she naturally knows him.
Hearing the compliments from the eldest princess, Zhang Song was immediately flattered. He quickly bowed his head and bowed deeply, but did not dare to say more and immediately stepped aside to make way for others.
Luo Yannian of the Chengguo Mansion came forward, bowed his head and said: "Luo Yannian, the lower official, pays homage to the eldest princess. I heard that the eldest princess is coming to Mocheng, so the officials prepared a strong horse for the eldest princess and kept it in the stable. Tomorrow will be long. The princess had time, so the subordinate immediately sent it to the eldest princess to tame it herself. Today, the concubine also prepared a moonlight bead for the eldest princess. If the eldest princess studies at night, she can put it in the tent, which is many times brighter than the oil lamp. "
As soon as she finished speaking, Wang, the eldest lady of the Chengguo Mansion, immediately bowed her head, holding a brocade box in both hands, and carefully walked out from the side. Then she bent her knees and knelt on the ground respectfully, holding the brocade box in her hands. The box was raised above his head, his eyes always lowered to the ground.
The maid behind the eldest princess immediately came down, took the brocade box, opened it and took a look at it, then walked up and handed it to the eldest princess.
Nangong Huoyue took a look, but did not comment. Instead, he looked down and said, "Master Luo, I heard that your eldest son is now in the Kyoto Royal Guards, and he is doing well and his cultivation has improved rapidly, right?"
Luo Yannian hurriedly said respectfully: "The eldest son of the lower official, Changtian, is indeed serving in the Royal Forest Army. As for his performance and cultivation, they are not worthy of praise from the eldest princess."
Nangong Huoyue suddenly said again: "I remember next year's Longhu College recruitment, Mocheng seems to have a few places. Your eldest son was admitted to Longhu College with the first place in Mocheng, right? Next year, you Do you have any other sons who want to participate?”
Luo Yannian lowered his head and said, "Xiaoguan has a son, and he will indeed take the Longhu College admissions exam next year."
Nangong Huoyue nodded and said: "If every meritorious family is like Mr. Luo's family, studying hard, serving the country, and relying on their own strength to serve as officials, how can I make suggestions to the Holy Lord such as abolishing the third generation title?"
As soon as these words came out, Luo Yannian lowered his head and did not dare to answer.
Nangong Huoyue looked at him and said, "I remember that your title in Chengguofu has been hereditary for three generations, right?"
Luo Yannian's face changed slightly, he lowered his head and said respectfully: "Including the lower officials, there are indeed three generations."
Nangong Huoyue nodded slightly and said no more.
Luo Yannian's back was dripping with cold sweat. After waiting for a moment, he quickly pulled Wang, who was still kneeling next to him, and bowed back.
Then, the Wang family, Song family and other families all sent gifts.
After presenting a strong bow, Song Fu, the head of the Song family, also presented a painting and said respectfully: "The poems in this painting are all written by Zheng Ming, a nephew of the Cao people, specifically for the eldest princess."
Nangong Huoyue opened it and read two works at random, nodded and said: "The literary talent is good, good poems, and good lyrics."
When Song Fu bowed his head and retreated, he glanced at Qin Wenzheng next to him calmly.
It was Qin Wenzheng's turn.
Nangong Huoyue looked at him and said, "Master Qin, I remember that your family has three generations of titles, right?"
Qin Wenzheng bowed his head and said, "It is true."
Nangong Huoyue said calmly: "If I remember correctly, your eldest son is still studying at Kyoto Dragon and Tiger College, right?"
Qin Wenzheng said: "Quinzi has indeed been studying at Long Academy for more than two years."
Nangong Huoyue nodded and said no more.
Jiang Jinnan on the side quickly reminded: "Brother Wenzheng, what gift are you planning to give to the eldest princess today?"
At this time, Song Ruyue supported a girl in a plain white dress and walked out of the room next to her.
The girl held a thick scroll in her hand.
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