The Qianqiu Festival is here, and the entire palace is filled with joy.
The ministers of the fourth rank and above in the capital and their families all came to the banquet.
In the Linde Hall, it can be said that the lights are brightly lit, as bright as day.
A few days ago, there was a commotion at the city gate, and the whole city was in a storm.
Everyone knew that Mu Canglin abandoned his wife Yun Jiutang to save Princess Anle, even though Yun Jiutang later forcibly redeemed her and said those impassioned words.
But everyone still worked hard and waited to see her jokes!
After all, before this, King Zhenbei was a well-known man in the capital who loved and protected his wife! It made many women jealous and red-eyed!
As a result, to everyone's disappointment, Yun Jiutang and Mu Canglin behaved quite harmoniously.
The two of them sat at the table together, chatting from time to time, looking like a loving couple.
In fact, their conversation was not that peaceful.
The people sitting around had their ears stretched out and tried hard to listen to the conversation between the two!
Just listen to Yun Jiutang say: "I heard that King Zhennan is very satisfied with you and plans to ask my father to grant a marriage to Princess Anle! Congratulations, Your Majesty! You are about to have a beautiful woman in your arms!"
"I already have a wife, and I have no intention of divorcing her and marrying another one. However, my eldest brother and my third brother, who have not married yet, are more suitable than me."
"Brother, the eldest emperor, is planning to marry my sister, but I'm afraid it won't work. Prince Jin? He's not stable enough, and King Zhennan and the princess may not like him! After thinking about it, you, the prince, are the most suitable one!" Yun Jiutang said in a serious tone. He sighed, "I'll just go and invite my father to the court later! I won't embarrass you!"
"Don't be ridiculous!" Mu Canlin said sternly, "You know that I only have you in my heart."
"But you haven't openly chosen to save the woman next to you." Yun Jiutang sneered coldly, "You have already broken your promise here! I will never believe your promise again!"
Although the two people's voices were not loud, they were enough for people around them to hear clearly.
Many people secretly cast gloating looks at Yun Jiutang!
How long has it been, and she still dares to play tricks with the King of Zhenbei?
What can she compare with Princess Anle?
The family background is so different!
She might as well coax him hard. With her previous achievements, she might still be able to get a position as an equal wife with King Zhenbei.
Otherwise, she would have to be demoted as a concubine!
But it was obvious that Yun Jiutang did not have this awareness.
Everyone on the side looked like they were waiting to see a joke, but at this time, accompanied by a burst of shouts from the eunuchs, the emperor and others arrived.
Everyone's attention was quickly attracted by Princess Huaiyu.
It was rumored that she was disfigured by poisoning a few days ago, but now she is even more beautiful and dazzling than before!
I don’t know if it’s because of her appearance, or because of Princess Huaiyu’s companionship with the emperor these days.
The emperor showed great importance and directly asked the princess to sit in his subordinate position, second only to the queen and even before Zhuang Concubine.
Compared to Mu Anli's triumphant publicity, Concubine Zhuang, who had always been favored, now looked much gloomier and haggard.
The banquet started soon, and the foreign envoys came to see him one after another.
The first one to come out was the Beirong delegation.
The Beirong people were tall and powerful, especially the Yue King who was leading them. When he appeared, even this majestic palace seemed to be a lot cramped.
Although it was not the first time to see him, everyone sitting here could not help but feel an invisible pressure.
Some people even whispered: "Are all Beirong people so tall and strong? I thought that King Zhenbei was tall, but compared with King Yue, he actually looked petite!"
Our Dayong soldiers have been able to fight to a draw with an enemy of such a physique for so many years, which shows how difficult it is! "
"Yes! As expected of the King of Zhenbei!"
Everyone sighed and looked at Mu Canglin with admiration.
When King Zhennan, who had already taken his seat, heard this, he nodded with relief.
"As expected of the grandson-in-law that I have fallen in love with, he is really brave!" King Zhennan stroked his beard, saying that he was pleased with Mu Canglin no matter what he thought of him.
Meng Nanjun lowered his head and said nothing, but Meng Wenjian's face was frighteningly cold.
His sinister eyes fell on Mu Canglin, as if he wanted to cut him alive.
Mu Canglin turned his head if he realized it, and suddenly met those eyes full of hostility.
But he was not angry. Instead, he raised his glass and gestured to him from afar.
Meng Nanjun was startled, then remembered that the occasion was wrong, quickly calmed his expression, and returned the salute.
When he withdrew his gaze and forced himself to calm down, another line of sight came from the other side.
He raised his eyes and met Mu Jingheng's eyes that looked like a smile but not a smile.
Meng Wenjian nodded almost invisible, and the two of them immediately exchanged a knowing glance.
Amid the surging undercurrent below, Beirong's envoys had already taken their seats.
At this time, the King of Yue suddenly made a request.
"We Beirong want to form an alliance and marriage with Dayong. For my Majesty Beirong, I would like to marry your most noble princess from Dayong as your concubine. I wonder what your Majesty's wishes are?" Li Chongzhuo was still happy as soon as he said these words. Mu Anli, who was sitting on the high seat with a chuckle, suddenly changed his expression.
Want to marry the most noble princess?
Is it her?
But she didn’t want to marry outside Beirong in the freezing cold, let alone stay away from home!
Thinking of this, she looked at the emperor, her eyes full of help.
"I do have many daughters!" the emperor said solemnly,
"Princess Huaijin is gentle and virtuous, and her mother-in-law is Concubine Duan, who comes from a scholarly family. She is enough to shoulder the important task of marriage and good-neighborly friendship between the two countries!"
The color on Mu Anyao's face faded completely after being named.
Mu Anli breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could be happy, he heard Li Zhongzhuo say: "I think that by coming in person on behalf of Beirong, I have shown full sincerity!
But the emperor wants to send us away like beggars! To casually introduce an unfavored princess really makes us think Beirong is weak and cannot be bullied! "
He was already tall and powerful, and this cold question was even more oppressive.
In an instant, the people behind him became alert.
Likewise, the guards in Linde Hall also entered fighting mode.
Just when the atmosphere was tense, Li Zhongzhuo suddenly laughed loudly.
"What? Are you Dayong planning to kill us right now?" Li Chongzhuo sneered,
"At the Qianqiu Festival banquet, I killed envoys from other countries who were seeking cooperation. I'm really not afraid that word will spread and make people laugh! Or is it that the Emperor of Dayong wants to see our Beirong cavalry crush your Dayong Kyoto with his own eyes?"
These words are full of threats.
The emperor's angry expression changed several times, and finally he waved his hand and told the guards to retreat.
He was right. Even if he was not afraid of Beirong's cavalry, he still had to care about his country's reputation.
The great country cannot afford to lose that person!
So the emperor quickly smoothed things over, and everyone sat down again.
However, at this time, someone else stood up and aroused everyone's anger.
