In the hall, the lights are brightly lit.
Sitting on the main seat directly above was the eldest princess Nangong Huoyue, who was dressed in a fiery red dress and looked majestic.
To her left, sat a middle-aged man wearing a light gold python robe.
The middle-aged man was tall and tall, with a fair face and a handsome appearance. He looked gentle and elegant, with a gentle smile on his face.
This person is the envoy sent by Kyoto this time, Nangong Yufeng, the prince of Nanguo County.
According to seniority, he is also the uncle of the eldest princess Nangong Huoyue.
But let alone a county king, even a prince, with the status and power of the eldest princess, can only sit below.
After all, the eldest princess is not only the leader of the Fire Moon Kingdom, but also the general of Great Yan Tiance, and she is also the sister of Emperor Dayan.
During the reign of the late emperor, her status was already above that of the kings.
At this time, the two were chatting about the recent events in Kyoto.
The other guests, even the lord of Mo City, Jiang Jinnan, could only stand below and speak in a low voice.
Mrs. Wang, the eldest lady of Chengguo Mansion, was dressed in luxurious clothes, slightly bowed, and smiling at the guests entering the hall.
When she saw Qin Wenzheng and his wife coming in, her eyes flashed, and she immediately greeted them warmly: "Master Qin, sister of the Song family, welcome, welcome."
Qin Wenzheng just nodded politely.
Song Ruyue immediately said with a smile on her face: "Sister Wang, congratulations, you have really raised a good son. At such a young age, you have earned your wife back. Hey, none of them are like my sons. useful."
Wang smiled and said humbly: "Everywhere, everywhere, it is the grace and love of the Holy One, and Changtian is just doing his duty faithfully."
Song Ruyue pursed her lips without a smile and said nothing. She followed Qin Wenzheng into the hall and paid homage to the eldest princess and the prince of the southern kingdom. She clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves.
The eldest princess just nodded lightly and did not speak.
The Prince of Nanguo County smiled gently and said: "Master Qin still looks young. When Xiao Wang went to Longhu Academy some time ago, he also met your eldest son Qin Lang. That young man is very good. I heard from the teachers in the academy that he is now He has already broken through to the late stage of martial arts, he is really young and promising."
Qin Wenzheng quickly expressed his thanks and humility.
The depression and grievance in Song Ruyue's heart finally subsided a little.
The prince of Nanguo County smiled again and said: "Master Qin, are you and your wife the only ones here today? Xiao Wang heard that your Qin family and Mr. Luo's family are getting married. When Xiao Wang went to visit Uncle Jing last month, he heard him mention this. It's a matter. The marriage contract between your two children was still witnessed by Uncle Jing Wang, right?"
As soon as these words came out, not only Qin Wenzheng's expression changed slightly, but also the expression of Wang who was standing beside him with his head bowed.
Luo Yannian, who had just come in with his guests, also heard this and quickly stepped forward and said respectfully: "Your Highness, your highness has written to inform Prince Jing about this matter, and Prince Jing is already aware of it."
"oh?"
Prince Nangong smiled when he heard this, nodded and said, "That's good."
He saw something was wrong with the expressions of the two families and guessed that the matter might not be that simple, so he didn't ask any more questions in front of so many guests.
Several more guests arrived one after another.
Song Ruyue entered the back room and talked to other women, whispering about Wang's being awarded the title of Madam Gaoming, all with envy on their faces.
"Hey, my son has managed to sneak into the palace and become a popular figure in front of the Holy Emperor. His future is limitless."
"And her second son, I heard that he is the most promising candidate to be admitted to Longhu Academy in Mocheng next year..."
"Hey, look at those two sons, and look at my useless son. I can't wait to go back and beat them with a stick right now. Tell me, they are the same people, with one head, one mouth, and two arms. Two legs, why are my two sons so competitive?"
"In the future, Chengguofu will really prosper. I'm afraid that our small Mocheng will not be able to accommodate this giant Buddha."
"Ruyue, why don't you speak? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"Hey, look at it, we can't compete with others, not this generation, let alone the next generation. Your Qin family and Cheng Guofu are in-laws, and they are family friends. As long as you embrace this thigh, you will be able to compete with each other in the future. The Qin Mansion will definitely regroup and follow its rapid rise."
Song Ruyue had a stupefied face and didn't reply.
A woman suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Ruyue, I heard that your Qin Chuan will also take part in the Longhu College admissions exam next year?"
As soon as these words came out, the other women looked at each other and understood.
I dare say that what they just talked about hurt this person.
One of the women quickly comforted: "Ruyue, we are just casually talking about the enrollment of Dragon Tiger Academy next year. So many warriors will participate. No one is sure who will win now. Your Qin Chuan works so hard, he will definitely win next year." There is hope.”
"Yes, yes, there is definitely hope. That kid from Chuan'er works so hard. Even if he doesn't pass the exam next year, he will still have a chance the year after."
The other women all started to comfort her.
Song Ruyue forced a smile on her face.
By this time, all the guests outside had arrived.
The prince of Nanguo County stood up, took out the imperial edict, and prepared to declare it.
Except for the eldest princess Nangong Huoyue who just stood up and bowed slightly, everyone else in the hall was kneeling on the ground.
When the women in the back room heard this, their expressions changed, they hurriedly stood up from their chairs, walked out quickly, and all knelt on the ground.
The guests outside the door also quickly knelt down.
The entire Chengguo Mansion immediately fell silent.
The prince of Nanguo County unfolded the imperial edict and began to recite the Holy Emperor's will aloud.
The general idea is that Luo Changtian, the eldest son of the Chengguo Mansion, has performed his duties faithfully and loyally, killing assassins, guarding the safety of the palace, etc. He also mentioned the achievements of the ancestors of the Chengguo Mansion. In order to show favor and reward, he specially conferred the title of Grand Lady of the Chengguo Mansion, Wang Yun. For Mrs. Gaoming...
After the king of Nanguo County finished reading the imperial edict, he took the peacock crown made specially for Mrs. Gaoming from the eunuch's hand, walked to the kneeling Mrs. Wang and handed it over.
Mrs. Wang took it with trembling hands, tears immediately filled her eyes, her forehead touched the ground, she trembled with gratitude and shed tears of gratitude.
Luo Yannian also took Luo Yu and other people from Chengguo Mansion to kneel down and kowtow to express gratitude.
The king of Nanguo County said warmly: "Madam, please put on the colorful crown. The Holy Emperor also gave me a peacock robe and a pair of phoenix robes. Tonight is Madam's most glorious moment. You must wear these things to show the emperor's favor."
"Your Majesty is so kind to you, and the women are so grateful that they shed tears of gratitude!"
Wang trembled and kowtowed again, holding the colorful crown in both hands, trembling with excitement.
The prince of Nanguo County smiled and said: "Now she is no longer a civilian woman, but a woman of destiny. Madam, please get up quickly. The imperial edict has been announced. There is no need to kneel anymore."
Wang was so excited that her whole body went limp, her tears blurred, and she couldn't stand up for a moment.
Seeing this, Luo Yu hurriedly stood up and walked over, helped her up, then took the colorful crown from her hand and carefully helped her put it on her head.
The other women kneeling in the hall were filled with envy when they saw this scene.
Song Ruyue's eyes were red, her lips were trembling, and she was gritting her teeth, trying hard to tell herself: I'm not envious, I'm not envious, I'm not envious at all...
"Madam, this is Xiayi Xiapi, please wear it too."
The Prince of Nanguo pointed to the plate in the eunuch's hand and said.
Wang bowed his head and thanked her tremblingly again.
Luo Yu bowed and picked up the Xiayi Xiapi from the plate, helped her put it on her body, and said softly: "Mother, you are so beautiful today."
Wang's eyes suddenly became hot and her face was filled with tears. She couldn't help but kneel down and kowtow to express gratitude again.
The Prince of Nanguo quickly helped her up and said to the others who were still kneeling on the ground: "Everyone, get up."
Everyone then stood up one after another.
The eldest princess Nangong Huoyue glanced outside and said, "Master Luo, can the dinner begin? I have something to do tonight and need to go back early."
Luo Yannian quickly and respectfully said: "Your Highness, wait a moment, the dinner will begin soon."
Then he quickly ordered the butler's servants to start serving wine and food, and at the same time personally arranged the seats of each guest.
At the table in the middle of the hall, naturally the eldest princess and the prince of Nanguo sat.
Accompanying this table were several nobles with titles.
Qin Wenzheng and his wife were also arranged here.
The eldest lady Wang, wearing a colorful crown and Xiayi, stood respectfully behind Nangong Huoyue, preparing to personally help her pour wine.
The Prince of Nanguo County on the side smiled and said: "Mrs. Luo is the protagonist today, how can she stand and pour the wine? Just let the maid come. Madam, please sit down."
Just as Wang was about to resign humbly, Luo Yu came from the side, took the wine bottle from her hand, and said with a smile: "Sit down, mother, and have a few drinks with Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Prince. My child, I will pour some for you." liquor."
Wang glanced at him tenderly, and had no choice but to sit down next to the eldest princess, but she only dared to sit down half her buttocks, lowered her eyebrows, and still maintained a cautious and respectful expression on her face.
Nangong Huoyue suddenly raised her head and looked at Qin Wenzheng and said, "By the way, Mr. Qin, your second Miss Qin, the most talented girl in Mo City, didn't come tonight?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes turned to Qin Wenzheng and his wife.
Wang, who was supposed to be the center of attention tonight, suddenly twitched the muscles in the corners of her eyes and looked over.
Nangong Huoyue said with a smile: "Uncle Qi loves to communicate with literary talents the most, and he also loves poetry. After I came to Mocheng today, I heard about the amazing talent of your second Miss Qin. I was full of praise and wanted to meet her. Is it Uncle Seven?"
The prince of the Southern Kingdom next to him smiled and said: "The poems written by Miss Qin Er are indeed amazing. Xiao Wang had seen them when he was looking through the files of the Song family's rebellion in Kyoto. Today, when he came to Mocheng, he heard about some other poems. First of all, I am indeed a little bit itchy, I really want to see the most talented woman in Mocheng, your residence."
Qin Wenzheng was a little embarrassed: "This... little girl..."
He turned his head, looked at Song Ruyue next to him, and whispered: "Why haven't Weimo and the others come yet?"
Song Ruyue was also worried. Just when she was about to get up and go back to the house to call in person, Mrs. Wang suddenly laughed and said: "Your Highness the County King is unaware of something. The second young lady of the Qin family has extremely weak bones. She will cough incessantly when she catches the wind and cold, and may even cough into coma. , It’s a cool night and the wind is strong at this time, I’m afraid it will be inconvenient, so I didn’t come.”
The prince of Nanguo County frowned and said: "I see. In that case, Lord Qin, there is no need to bother."
Wang quickly said respectfully: "Your Highness, when you were in the palace, did you ever see my parents? The child has not come back for two years, and I only write letters every half a year. Hey, as a mother, I …”
Before he finished speaking, a servant's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Master, madam, the second young lady of the Qin family and the uncle of the Qin family are here. Which table should they be assigned to?"
Before Luo Yannian could speak, Nangong Huoyue said: "Let them come in and sit here."
Luo Yannian immediately said in a deep voice: "Go quickly."
The servants immediately retreated.
The muscles in the corners of Wang's eyes twitched and she stopped talking.
Luo Yu stood behind him, squinting her eyes and looking out the door.
Not long after.
Second Miss Qin, who was wearing a snow-white fox fur, bowed her head slightly and walked in slowly with Qiu'er's support.
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and followed behind.
Song Ruyue stood up, went over to support her daughter, and said to the two of them: "Go and pay homage to the eldest princess and the prince."
Luo Qingzhou and Miss Qin immediately bowed their heads and paid homage to them.
Nangong Huoyue nodded slightly and said nothing.
The Prince of Nanguo County stared at Miss Qin for a few times, and couldn't help frowning and sighing: "Master Qin, your daughter is indeed naturally beautiful, soft, dignified, and charming. It's a pity that her body is indeed a bit weak."
Qin Wenzheng sighed and said: "This child has been like this since he was a child. He has seen too many doctors and taken countless medicines, but he has not gotten better."
Prince Nangong sighed again: "It's a pity, it's a pity. Originally, the young prince had a son, but he hadn't gotten married yet..."
At this point, he noticed the young man behind him and asked, "Is your daughter getting married?"
He seemed to remember that the servant came to report the time just now, saying that the second young lady of the Qin family and her uncle were here. Could this young man be the husband of the most talented woman in Mo City?
Qin Wenzheng said: "Not yet."
Prince Nangong was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to speak, Song Ruyue quickly answered: "Your Highness, Prince Nangong, although we haven't gotten married yet, we are about to get married. My daughter already has a sweetheart, and it is estimated that they will get married next year."
As soon as these words came out, someone who was standing behind the mother and daughter looked up at her.
Wang suddenly smiled and said: "Sister of the Song family, who is Wei Mo's sweetheart? Why don't you introduce it to His Highness the Prince?"
Song Ruyue ignored her and pointed to someone behind her and said respectfully: "Your Highness, this is my son-in-law and the husband of my eldest daughter. Of course, he also has another identity. He is the concubine of Mr. Luo of Chengguo Mansion. .”
As soon as these words came out, Wang's face suddenly changed.
Prince Nangong had a look of surprise on his face. He looked at both parties carefully, and then thought about the awkward attitude of the two families when he mentioned the marriage before, and suddenly understood.
He smiled faintly and said without asking any more questions: "Sit down and eat first. Xiao Wang is also a little hungry."
Song Ruyue didn't dare to say anything more, she helped her daughter to the table and sat down.
Just as Qin Weimo was about to sit down, he quickly turned around and said, "Brother-in-law, come here quickly."
Just as Luo Qingzhou was about to walk over, Wang suddenly scolded him with a cold face: "Qingzhou, when we were in Chengguo Mansion, didn't we teach you the rules? Now that the eldest princess and the prince are here, you are a bastard and a bastard. My son-in-law, how dare you sit down?"
As soon as these words came out, the hall fell silent.
Luo Qingzhou glanced at her, then at Luo Yu who was standing behind her, continued to walk forward, stood behind Song Ruyue, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Madam, Qingzhou didn't say that he wanted to sit down, Qingzhou Isn’t it allowed to stand here and pour wine and tea for my father-in-law, mother-in-law and the second lady?”
Wang's face suddenly darkened: "You dare to be so stubborn?"
Luo Yu also turned pale and said, "Qing Zhou! Why are you talking to your mother? Don't forget your identity?"
Song Ruyue suddenly stood up, looked at the two of them and said: "We have already mentioned Qingzhou's identity last time. He is now a member of our Qin family. He comes here tonight to be a guest in your Chengguo Mansion, not to be scolded by you. .Why, the guests who come to your Chengguo Mansion can’t even talk to each other?”
A sharp light flashed in Wang's eyes, and she said: "Of course he can talk, but it depends on who he is talking to. He is just a bastard with a low status. Even if you are from the Qin family, he is just a son-in-law. Today, the eldest princess You are sitting here with the Duke of Nanguo, ask him yourself, does he have the right to act so arrogantly here?"
Miss Qin Er suddenly said: "Mrs. Wang, you said that my brother-in-law is arrogant. May I ask where he is arrogant? Firstly, he did not sit down in front of the eldest princess and the prince like you, and secondly, he did not sit down in front of the eldest princess and the prince like you. I don't know the etiquette in front of His Highness, I scold anyone with a straight face, and I don't spit on the dishes and wine glasses in front of Your Highness like you. Mrs. Wang thinks, is it my brother-in-law who is presumptuous, or you?"
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Wang suddenly trembled with anger, the colorful crown on her head kept shaking. She couldn't help it anymore, gritted her teeth and said: "Miss Qin Er, you are the most talented woman in Mocheng. I am not as sharp-tongued as you." , I am an elder, and I don’t want to argue with you. I just want to ask you a few questions. What is his surname? Is he the son of my master? Did he marry into your Qin Mansion from my Chengguo Mansion?
Second Miss Qin looked calm: "So what?"
Mrs. Wang sneered, held up the colorful crown on her head, stood up, and said in a cold voice: "If it is, then I am qualified to teach him a lesson today! He doesn't understand the rules, has no education, is presumptuous in front of me, and disobeys his elders. !According to family rules and laws, he should be punished!"
After saying that, she suddenly glared angrily and shouted: "Luo Qingzhou! Come here and kneel down!"
Everyone's eyes were turned to the young man behind Song Ruyue's mother and daughter.
Luo Qingzhou looked at her somewhat ferocious face, and clearly remembered in his mind that his mother often heard such reprimands.
"Kneel down!"
"Bitch! You don't even know how to make tea?"
"Country bumpkin! He is indeed an idiot from the mountains! Kneel down and admit your mistake!"
"Studying? Your son also wants to study? He is a slave now and will be a slave forever! Why, you still want to rely on your son to stand up and suppress me? You are dreaming!"
"Bitch! Whore! If you seduced my master, you and your son should be beaten to death with sticks! Kneel down until dawn!"
"Kneel down! Kneel down! Kneel down..."
At this moment, Luo Qingzhou's head kept echoing with these two vicious words, that ferocious and vicious face, and that thin and pitiful figure...
When Luo Yu saw that he was ignoring his mother and that the princess and everyone were watching, Luo Yu immediately shouted angrily: "Luo Qingzhou! Come here and kneel down in front of my mother and apologize!"
Luo Qingzhou slowly raised his head, looked at him, and suddenly said: "Luo Yu, do you think you are qualified to order me now?"
As soon as these words came out, Luo Yu's pupils shrank, his eyes widened, and he clenched his fists.
This was the first time he heard this lowly, cowardly, cowardly bastard call him by his first name! This is also the first time I have seen such a disrespectful attitude from the other party!
He was in disbelief.
At this moment, he suddenly had the illusion that the person in front of him suddenly looked strange.
"Little beast! Are you going to rebel?"
Mrs. Wang suddenly gritted her teeth and shouted angrily. Mrs. Gaoming's colorful crown on her head and the Xia Peng on her body trembled slightly.
Song Ruyue was about to stand up when a hand suddenly stretched out from beside her and held her.
She was stunned for a moment, then turned around to look. Her daughter's expression was still calm, but at some point, two faint blood-red colors appeared on her originally pale face.
"I'm not rebelling."
At this time, Luo Qingzhou suddenly replied calmly, looking at the livid and ferocious woman opposite, and said word by word: "Madam, it's you, it's you who have rebelled against the government."
Wang was about to grit his teeth and shout angrily, but he then said calmly: "You, together with the Zhang family and the Wang family, colluded with the fugitives of the Song family who committed the crime of treason, and prepared to rebel. Now that the evidence is conclusive, with both personal and material evidence, this should be the case. Is this a rebellion?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone at the table was shocked!
The Prince of Nanguo stood up from his seat and his expression suddenly changed.
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