cold moon is king

The hall is filled with luxurious candlesticks, illuminating the entire banquet hall like daytime, melodious and elegant dance music echoes in the banquet hall, the table is full of food, large pieces of red meat and whole roasted There are also some pasta for chicken and duck, but it is very different from Daxia's pasta. Most of the pasta here are cold and hard.

Many people were sitting or standing there with cups in their hands and talking in low voices, their lips brushed against each other's ears vaguely, and then their fingertips also rubbed over each other, their postures were ambiguous without losing their identity and appearing indecent.

The man was sitting on the chair in the center of one side, the wine glass in his hand was shaking gently, the dark red liquid was washing on the wall of the glass, his eyes were looking at the people on the dance floor, but his mind was not there, the waiter whispered to him After a while, he showed a decent smile at the right time, and the crowd surrounding him also dispersed a little. He bowed slightly, and walked out tall and straight.

The woman at the door leaned her back against the wall, as if she had been waiting for a long time, playing with a porcelain vase in her hand, her eyes fell on the painting not far away, her face had both the deepness of a foreigner and the softness of a Central Plains person, her eyebrows and eyes were delicately drawn, and her eyebrows Tail raised, wearing a unique exotic dress, black curly hair hanging down to the waist and hips, the bells on the waist occasionally collide with each other to make a crisp sound.

The man's eyes gradually moved down and landed on her bare feet. He raised his eyebrows to hide the disgust in his eyes. The woman's ankle was tied with a red rope that could be washed so well that the man ignored it deliberately. This woman and All the women in the palace are different, rough and vulgar, even if they have a whole body of skills, he can't look down on them.

He coughed lightly, and the woman turned her head leisurely, "Your Highness, you are finally here."

The woman's Lou Ma language was not good, it was very vague, and she had a little accent from a border town. The eldest prince felt even more disgusted in his heart. If possible, he would not want to have any contact with this woman.

The woman noticed the contempt in his eyes, her face remained unchanged, and she spread the porcelain bottle in her hand, "It's what you want."

The eldest prince pinched the porcelain bottle and poured out a black pill. Looking at the plain black ball, there was a hint of suspicion in his eyes, "Is this thing really effective?"

Waving both hands in front of him, the slender fingers were covered with a thick layer of rough calluses, the woman compared ten fingers, "So many people have used it and it works, if you use it and it doesn't work, then It can only prove that Your Highness, you are worse than those mountain peasants."

The eldest prince's face changed slightly when he heard the words, and he couldn't say those threatening words. If it doesn't work, what can he do? This medicine can't be useless, it must be useful. How about, even if this is true, he stuffed the porcelain bottle directly into his clothes, and returned to the topic in a deep voice, "Well, how is your majesty's body?"

The woman gave a gratified smile, "It's much better than a few days ago, and I hope to return to the normal state."

However, the old king's illness has improved a lot, and his complexion is getting better day by day. This woman is very capable, and has pulled the old king back from the dead door several times. Now the old king's spirit is getting better day by day. They are all full of spirits, and they can still have fun with their mistresses in the bedroom.

"That's good." The eldest prince still didn't do a good job of concealing his emotions, and the hostility on his face was still caught. He was silent, and suddenly remembered something, and the smile gradually spread on his face, "Thank you."

The woman shook her head, "I also have something to ask for, so I will take up the errand."

The eldest prince didn't know what the old king had promised her. He thought disdainfully, what else could people from this mountain town want, such as power, status and money. He suddenly changed his previous attitude and became ambiguous. The woman's black hair hanging by her ears was gently pinned behind her ears, "Actually, I can give you what you want."

"Is that so, Your Highness, the person you were waiting for seems to have arrived." The woman pinched her elbows and slapped her arms with her fingertips, her eyes fixed on the two walking together in the distance.

The eldest prince turned his head, and saw a tall and straight man coming from a distance, with black and smooth long hair tied behind his head, the man's facial features were deep, and compared with the Louma people, he looked more refined, and his lips were tightly pursed , there was a hint of impatience in his eyes, the eldest prince took the man's face into his eyes, and became more interested.

The children of cheap merchants can have such a temper.

He quickly put away his surprise and walked over. His attitude was naturally different from that of women. When the servant saw him, he naturally took the initiative to introduce his identity. After the man heard his identity, his impatience was suppressed. Going down, his face was still a little gloomy, and he deliberately separated the eldest prince from the woman beside him.

The eldest prince sneered in his heart, if he likes women, what kind can't he find?How stingy.He took a slight look at the person next to the man, and then looked away. Although he was first-class beautiful, he was not interested in women, so he didn't look carefully.

He cleared his throat, and after saying some high-sounding words, he turned around, "I heard that you can offer something different?"

The man stared at him with dark agate eyes, as if he was carefully distinguishing the meaning of his words, but the man's silence was tacit in his eyes. He was sure that his coded words were understood by the man, so he smiled and clasped his hands directly. He got on the man's shoulder, and hugged him very intimately, "We'll talk about business later, let's go in first."

The waiter said at the right time: "This dinner is organized by the Prince himself, and the guests are all royal family and close friends."

On the one hand telling them how many people there are for them to curry favor with at this dinner party, on the other hand he was afraid that the small family of men would lose face and avoid offending the honored guests with his words and demeanors, Chu Jiangli frowned lightly, and the banquet The loud music and human voices in the hall made him feel a little hard to describe. When the battle was tense, the royal family of Louma was still holding a big palace banquet.

Seeing the change in Chu Jiangli's face, the eldest prince thought that he was afraid of such a scene, and the arrogance in his heart was immediately satisfied, and he said kindly, "You don't have to worry if I'm here."

Lu Jinyin coughed lightly, stood between the two of them again, and blocked the other's sight, "Thank you, Your Highness."

The eldest prince was very happy to get his response, and patted him on the shoulder. There was a strong and pungent fragrance on his body, which poured directly into Lu Jinyin's nasal cavity. He froze and held his breath silently. I found that the smell of the people here is stronger than that of the Central Plains people, but they like to cover up with a stronger fragrance, and the mixture of this smell is unbearable.

The concubines of the Great Xia Harem also like to use some things to make their bodies emit a strange fragrance, and the effect is surprisingly good a few times. The strong fragrance directly annoyed His Majesty. Although there was no real punishment, they never went to those people again in the palace.

This matter directly became a joke in the harem.

Lu Jinyin moved his face to Chu Jiangli's direction calmly, and held Chu Jiangli's hand tightly. Chu Jiangli saw a bit of grievance on his expressionless face, and Chu Jiangli felt aggrieved. Instantly softened, and shook his head lightly to let him bear it any longer, Lu Jinyin's lips were drawn into a line, and his face turned back silently.

After the eldest prince brought people into the side of the banquet hall and settled down, people immediately surrounded him. The old king's condition was kept secret. They only thought that he was seriously ill, but they didn't know that he was getting better. This was what the eldest prince meant.

The old king is seriously ill, and the first heir is the eldest prince. The development of these aristocrats is becoming more and more declining. They are also afraid of the rise of those new nobles. , can suppress those new nobles.

Of course, there are also people who please both sides.

The maid serving at the side brought the wine, but the wine glass was ruthlessly taken away after passing Chu Jiangli's hand for a while. Chu Jiangli hadn't drunk the wine from the Lou Ma Palace banquet yet, and his clear eyes stared at the glass of wine. It wasn't until the wine glass was brought to Lu Jinyin's lips that he reluctantly looked away.

The sweet and spicy wine rolled into his throat, and entered his stomach with a strong fruity aroma. The sweet smell filled his lips and teeth. Lu Jinyin licked his lips, and glanced at Chu Jiangli who was beside him. Looking at the wine table not far away, Lu Jinyin thought he wanted to drink, and said, "Chuchu, let me have a taste."

Chu Jiangli suddenly said: "Isn't it easy to order something with these drinks?"

Lu Jinyin said: "Their wine glasses will never leave their hands, nor will they be touched by anyone."

Just at this time, the eldest prince's eyes suddenly looked this way, and met Lu Jinyin's gaze directly. The eldest prince lifted one corner of his lips, with an inexplicable smile, and suddenly raised his wine glass at him, slyly blinked.

Lu Jinyin was silent for a moment, feeling that something was wrong, but it was not easy to say where the strangeness came from, the eldest prince's attitude towards him was too warm, he raised his wine glass and nodded slightly

He put the wine glass to his lips and took a sip perfunctorily.

Chu Jiangli sat on the side, maybe because of his mysterious temperament, many noble ladies came to talk to him with food, their eyes were glued to the strange clothes on Chu Jiangli's body, they were very interested, touched the fabric, and asked in a low voice The origin of this fabric, after hearing that they are merchants from Daxia, showed surprise, "Daxia?"

"After Daxia belongs to Louma in the future, such fabrics should be easy to come by, right?" One of the women had clear eyes and was full of confidence in their Louma country.

In fact, this woman has not yet left the court. It is the first time that her mother brought a banquet to find a suitable marriage. The nobleman wants a good marriage. If he can match up with the eldest prince, it is good to just become a mistress, and the mistress can also give birth to children. There is also an opportunity to gain status.

The woman didn't know what her mother was thinking, so she sat innocently and shyly in her seat. When Lu Jinyin saw a group of women surrounding him, he felt a sense of crisis again. He coughed lightly, and the women looked at her. In the past, after being amazed for a moment, the faces of several girls who had not left the cabinet turned red.

Chu Jiangli: "..."

Chu Jiangli looked at Lu Jinyin without knowing why, and a glass of wine was stuffed in his hand, "Let's go shopping."

After the eldest prince got rid of those people, he was planning to talk to his new prey, but found that the seat over there was empty. He frowned and grabbed the arm of a servant, "Where is the person sitting over there?"

The servant was busy all the time, there were so many people in the banquet hall, he didn't notice it for a while, he looked around the banquet hall in panic, his face turned pale, he didn't know what this person meant to the eldest prince, he swallowed hard After a while, the stomach-beating manuscript was about to defend itself, when the impatience on the eldest prince's face stuck it in his throat, "Trash, what's the use of you, you can't look at it alone, why are you standing there? Find it!"

The waiter left in a hurry after hearing this.

There is a long and narrow corridor outside the banquet hall, and at the end is a large terrace. The moon slowly sinks, and finally hangs on the branches of the old tree not far away. The face is all over the body.

Chu Jiangli leaned against the railing, his voice became weaker and weaker, the wine glass in his hand was already empty, and his eyes were looking elsewhere, but he still maintained his remaining rationality, probably because of the influence of the current environment, his emotions It was tense all the time, even if he was drunk, he knew how wrong it was to say too much, so he just shut his mouth tightly.

"Chuchu," Lu Jinyin suddenly leaned over, his warm breath slowly sprinkled on his face, "Lou Yao is quite capable, he came to me and said that he would spare Lu Jinqi's life after I ascended the throne."

"If Lu Jinqi is honest, I will naturally not want his life." Lu Jinyin suddenly whispered, "The general's mansion is old, how about rebuilding a general's mansion?"

Chu Jiangli looked up at him hesitantly, tried to analyze his words, and shook his head after a while, "Not good."

Lu Jinyin held his hand, "Why, I also want my father and grandma to live more comfortably."

"They won't, they won't agree," Chu Jiangli could justly accuse him when he was drunk, "It's a waste of money!"

"Then how about the repairs?" Lu Jinyin stroked his hand, "It's almost over, we can go back soon."

"Perhaps the construction will start in the spring of next year. There are flowers in the yard, dragons in the house, everything in the palace, and the general's mansion." Lu Jinyin embraced him from behind, "No one dares to speak."

Lu Jinyin laughed, "I want everyone in the world to know that I love General Chu, and I don't want people to say anything bad about General Chu."

Chu Jiangli was pressed against his ear and talked for a long time, the roots of his ears were already burning badly, and the sweet smell of wine on his lips made his chaotic mind sink into a burst of dizziness, he let out a breath, and answered honestly: "Your Highness Whatever you say is right."

He froze suddenly, and Yubai's fingers lightly stroked the cold railing, "No," he thought for a while, "General Chu prefers His Highness, but I just want His Highness...to know."

The sound of footsteps couldn't escape Chu Jiangli's ears. He seemed to have something to say, but because of the approaching footsteps, he stopped, and his slightly relaxed body tensed up. He held his breath, and silently moved behind the door , but his hand touched a table knife in his arms that he didn't know when he came from the banquet hall.

Chu Jiang left

Lu Jinyin's eyes were still a little distracted, he was not completely sober, and he was acting purely on his subconscious mind.

The door was gently pushed open, Chu Jiangli jumped aside as soon as he moved, the table knife in his hand flashed coldly, Lu Jinyin hurriedly held his hand, took the table knife from him, and he The weapon was snatched away without any resistance, and his lips were pursed, as if he was aggrieved.

There was a pleasant bell ringing when entering the door, Chu Jiangli frowned, and his eyes fell on the woman's bare shoulders. He took it for granted that this woman was not an ordinary person, and that a woman could still dress like this in such a freezing weather. He stood in front of Lu Jinyin directly, showing his evil spirit.

The woman licked her lips and looked back and forth between the two, "General Chu."

Chu Jiangli's body trembled, and he moved his hand backwards, trying to get back his small and sharp weapon from Lu Jinyin.

"Don't worry," the woman's slanted eyes flashed brightly, "That kid Gu Chengan must have told you about me."

Lu Jinyin's heart was full of emotions. He guessed the identity of the woman from the woman's words. Although his heart was shocked, he still didn't show it on the surface. It was only after the air froze for a moment that he grabbed Chu Jiangli's hand and shackled him. By his side, "Poison King?"

Chu Jiangli blinked, and his chaotic mind suddenly became clear, "Poison King?"

The woman smiled and said, "Yes, you can call me Nanye."

The name sounded like a man's name. Chu Jiangli subconsciously looked at Nanye, and confirmed from her tall chest that this person's identity was not faked by Bailifei. He immediately looked away, always feeling that he was being abrupt. people.

Nanye didn't explain his name, but said leisurely: "I probably can't get the poison on the temple."

"The old king never revealed the existence of this poison after he became seriously ill. If it wasn't for the person he rescued in the past, I'm afraid I would have suspected that this poison didn't exist in Louma Palace."

"As for the old king's illness," Nanye suddenly smiled, "It's not all due to old age, there are also some man-made means."

Lu Jinyin said: "Man-made? Poisoned?"

"Yes, and it's a poison that Lou Ma doesn't have." Nan Ye seemed to be telling a weird joke, "They poison you, and you poison them in turn. It's interesting."

"It's not us." Lu Jinyin frowned. If Daxia people infiltrated the palace, they would be in the open and those people would be in the dark. It's not certain what would happen.

"Yes, it's not you guys. The poison is very mild, but it can easily cause other problems. Generally, you can't find this poison," Nanye said, "I'm used to this poison. It's used on letters, tables, and books. There are few poisonous powders from contact, but it is precisely because of the small number that people will not find out."

"Someone in Daxia communicated with them."

Chu Jiangli's face changed. If someone in Daxia communicated with the Louma people and poisoned him, he subconsciously ruled out that traitor. There were not many people who could directly communicate with the old king. Chu Jiangli felt a biting chill in his heart , he and Lu Jinyin looked at each other, and said calmly, "Okay, I see."

Nan Ye said: "I have helped you a lot."

Lu Jinyin also disagreed with him, "What do you want?"

"Let me pick three things from the Treasure Pavilion of the Daxia Palace." Nanye's eyes were very persistent, revealing a gleam of certainty.

Lu Jinyin agreed very simply, those things are all Lu Anyan's treasures, but not his, his only treasure is Chu Jiangli.