Dujie Patriarch is cannon fodder

In the next few days, Rong Yi and Xiao Changqing often went to the Princess Mansion to report, they didn't do anything else, just ate and drank at the Princess Mansion, played a few games with Rong Qi as if they were tortured, and returned home in the evening.

Time passes like flowing water, day and night without rest.

Time soon came to the day of Rong Qi's birthday, just after the Yin hour, the maids and servants in the mansion got up and got busy, setting up tables and chairs, decorating lanterns, or preparing food... The unprecedented bustle made the people who were used to the quiet The princess mansion was full of vigor, the maids and servants talked and laughed at Yan Yan, no one complained even though they were fiddling with each other.

When Rong Qi got up, it was already mid-sun, and after eating some late breakfast casually, he sat quietly in front of the dressing table and let Dong Shuang dress him up. Rong Qi looked at the person in the bronze mirror expressionlessly, and the bronze mirror was blurred It clearly showed his soft face and extremely unprotrusive masculine features.

Dongshuang was dexterous, and it didn't take long for Rong Qi to sort it out. When she was about to wipe Rong Qi's face with sweet-smelling rouge, Rong Qi suddenly opened his eyes, and there was a cold light in his pupils. After a moment, Rong Qi closed his eyes again and refused, "No need for rouge."

Dongshuang pinched the rouge, a little at a loss, she looked at Rong Qi with some scrutiny, but Rong Qi's face was too plain, she couldn't observe anything.She even felt that the coldness that shocked her just now was just her illusion.

But is it really an illusion?

Dongshuang put down Rouge, tidied things up for Rong Qi briefly, and said, "Princess, it's done."

Only then did Rong Qi really open his eyes, his brows and eyes were gentle, and his description was casual.Looking around, the appearance is graceful.

Dongshuang quietly breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that it was really just her illusion before.

After Dongshuang retreated, Rong Qi changed into a solemn palace attire, and walked towards the front yard with Dongshuang. There was not much time left before the visitors from the palace, he had to go to meet them.

Although it is still early, the Princess Mansion has already been in constant contact, Rong Qi has traveled all the way, and met many high-ranking officials and nobles.

To celebrate Rong Qi's birthday, Rong Yi and Xiao Chang arrived at the Princess Mansion early in the morning. Because of the apparent difference between men and women, the two had to sit quietly and wait in the gazebo in the garden where Rong Qi would pass by.

Rong Yi laid lazily on the stone table, yawned and said, "We've been waiting for Chang Xi here for an hour, and we haven't seen her come out yet. Say it yourself, give me the extra hour to sleep How nice it would be."

Xiao Changqing ignored Rong Yi, and just stared intently at the road paved with blue bricks not far away.

When Rong Yi saw this, the corners of Rong Yi's lips suddenly rose, and he smiled meaningfully: "Changqing, have you noticed that there are many young and handsome men who came to celebrate Changxi's birthday today."

Rong Yi saw Xiao Changqing's eyes flickering, his lips pursed slightly, and his hands on the stone table tightened involuntarily, and continued: "It's no wonder that it is like this, looking around, this big week is up and down, just like Changxi's." For a young woman, who else is single? After Ye Chenghao's incident, father and mother will definitely choose a suitable son-in-law for Changxi. He doesn't need to be too ambitious or accomplish a lot, but he must be right Changxi wholeheartedly."

Xiao Changqing's eyes were dark and unclear, he glanced at Rong Yi slightly, Rong Yi's heart trembled, but when he thought of his original plan, when he faced Xiao Changqing, his few bones came out again.

Rong Yi's eyes drifted away, looking around, but he didn't dare to meet Xiao Changqing's eyes, but he continued to speak stubbornly: "The emperor's favorite son-in-law was you before, but you have such high eyesight that you don't like us Changxi. After that, father The emperor selected a few people for Changxi, all of them are clean and prosperous, although two of them are already married, the remaining few are also very extraordinary."

Rong Qi observed the change of Xiao Changqing's expression while talking, just when he was about to take another dose of medicine, Xiao Changqing stood up abruptly, grabbed his arm and walked away.

"Why..." What's wrong?

Rong Yi just wanted to ask, when he saw Rong Qi walking slowly with Dong Shuang, Rong Qi's brows and eyes were warm, and he smiled and gestured with the people around him like an ancient painting, making people feel a sense of sight that can be seen from a distance but not played with. Feelings of inferiority.

Rong Yi subconsciously looked at Xiao Changqing who was pulling him, and unsurprisingly saw annoyance in Xiao Changqing's eyes.Rong Yi knew that what Xiao Changqing was annoyed was not Chang Xi, but the men and women around him who struck up a conversation with him.

After walking a few steps, Rong Yi tugged on Xiao Changqing's sleeve, telling him to pay attention to the influence.

Xiao Changqing paused in his steps, a trace of obvious displeasure appeared on his face, he just stared at Rong Yi and didn't speak.

Rong Yi is helpless, how can a person like Xiao Changqing, who is unsmiling and not good at words, get into his father's eyes again, and how can his father marry him and Changxi again?The most important thing is that Chang Xi doesn't like this kind of stuffy temperament.Because Changxi fell in love with Ye Chenghao back then, it was because he was good at words, would brag and deceive the innocent and kind Changxi.

Rong Yi took the opportunity to give Xiao Changqing some advice: "Changqing, let me tell you, today is Changxi's birthday, if you keep quiet as usual, she will definitely be angry. I look at you and Changxi You also get along well, thinking about it, you don't want to lose the friendship with Changxi. If you really can't speak, you can choose something nice to say, and it doesn't matter if you repeat it, you must not be silent, do you understand?"

Xiao Changqing nodded imperceptibly, indicating that he knew.

Rong Yi asked again: "What about the birthday gift? Are you ready?"

Xiao Changqing continued to nod.

Rong Yi flapped his folding fan and walked towards Rong Qi with a smile on his face.Xiao Changqing and Rong Yi walked side by side, expressionless.

As soon as Rong Yi came to Rong Qi's side, he opened his mouth with a series of gorgeous and beautiful congratulatory words. After he finished speaking, he gestured to Xiao Changqing with his eyes. Xiao Changqing thought for a long time, but in the end he only choked out the dry words 'Happy Birthday'.

Rong Yi looked at the sky speechlessly, took out a birthday gift from his sleeve and gave it to Rong Qi, then went to stare at Xiao Changqing, Xiao Changqing stood there in embarrassment, and didn't take out anything for a long time.

Rong Yi only has one feeling now, that Xiao Changqing is hopeless.

If you want Xiao Changqing to become his brother-in-law, you might as well go to sleep.

After receiving Rong Yi's gift, Rong Qi also took out an exquisite wooden box from his sleeve. Inside the wooden box was his birthday gift for Rong Yi. He handed the wooden box to Rong Yi and said with a smile: "Brother , Happy birthday to you too."

Rong Yi was heartbroken, he was born at the same time as Chang Xi, he was destined to be ignored, his father would not care about his birthday, mother and concubine would sometimes forget him, only Chang Xi would prepare a birthday for him every year An exquisite birthday gift.

With Rong Yi and Xiao Changqing 'escorting', there were a lot fewer young masters who came forward to strike up a conversation with Rong Qi, which also saved Rong Qi a lot of time.

Not long after the three of them arrived at the front yard, the emperor's guard of honor stopped in front of the gate of the Princess Mansion. Rong Qi, Rong Yi, and Xiao Changqing stood at the front, and behind them were already kneeling guests who were greeting the emperor.

After the ceremonial guard stopped, Emperor Wen of Zhou got off the sedan chair with the support of the eunuch, and he saw Rong Qi standing not far away. There was a clear smile on Emperor Zhou Wen's round face, and he didn't care about the queen who had just got off the sedan chair. With the imperial concubine, they walked towards Rong Qi.

Seeing Emperor Zhou Wen approaching, the three of Rong Qi pretended to kneel, but Emperor Zhou Wen said from a distance: "There is no need to salute, get up quickly."

After Emperor Wen of Zhou approached, the three of them made another small salute.

Emperor Wen of Zhou personally helped Rong Qi up, and then let the kneeling black guests flatten down.

The empress and concubine Chenhuang also rushed over quickly. Both women seemed to have been specially dressed, and they both looked very elegant and dignified.

In the memory of the original owner, the queen is a kind and tender woman, she is considerate to her husband and cares about the juniors, she manages the harem in an orderly manner, so that the concubines get along peacefully, she is virtuous, reasonable, generous and decent, she can be called a good queen.

However, Rong Qi saw in the empress's eyes full of malice and an almost ferocious look, he took two steps back slightly, keeping a not too far away from the empress.

Maybe it's because the queen pretended too well, maybe the queen's killing intent was only aimed at Rong Qi, so she didn't have too much malice when facing Rong Yi, who was the same twin as Rong Qi, and carefully prepared for Rong Yi. A birthday gift.

For Princess Changxi's birthday, even if it is stated clearly that it should be kept simple, the banquet will not be less than [-] tables. Perhaps Zhou Wendi really wanted to choose a son-in-law for Rong Qi, and he deliberately valued him more when arranging the seats. The juniors are arranged on the nearest seats.

After the banquet, Emperor Wen of Zhou said that he was a little tired, so he took the queen and imperial concubine Chen to find a yard in the Princess Mansion to rest.On the other hand, Rong Yi was ordered by Emperor Wen of Zhou to take Rong Qi to communicate with the son and daughter who attended the banquet. The reason was simple, Rong Qi needed a son-in-law, and Rong Yi needed the third concubine, so he could take this opportunity to choose one or two.

Rong Yi roams among the crowd with ease and familiarity, he can chat a few words when he meets someone who writes poems, he can chat a few words when he meets someone who talks piano and chess, and he can chat with someone who cares about the government and the people With a few words, he fell right into his arms when he met someone discussing interesting things in the Jianghu. He could speak eloquently, and he could talk non-stop for two hours.

If there is a person who is respected as a legend in the Jianghu, it must be Lu Heng from the Taiyuan Sect. It is rumored that he was born in the Wei Dynasty of martial arts, but he has become a figure standing at the pinnacle of martial arts with his own diligence and understanding.Rumor has it that although Lu Heng acts extremely low-key, there are no disobedient people in the Jianghu.

Xiao Changqing followed Rong Qi every step of the way, and when he saw men and women who wanted to strike up a conversation, he gave them a few cold eyes without hesitation. After many times, even those who wanted to make friends with Princess Changxi were afraid of Xiao Changqing's indifference And majestic, no longer dare to step forward.

Rong Qi was happy to be quiet, so he found a seat with few people and sat down, talking with Xiao Changqing.

Xiao Changqing is not a person who is good at words, but what he said is not without reason.

Having communicated more with Xiao Changqing, the familiarity that Rong Qi should feel in Xiao Changqing becomes clearer.That feeling was the same as that Xiao Jingning gave him, it seemed familiar but he couldn't remember it deeply.