King and General untie their battle robes

Sure enough, as Bian Youli said, it didn't take long for the servant to deliver the imperial decree to the military camp.

There were still about ten days before the mission's departure, and Ruan Xi's banquet was held so early, naturally it would not be a formal farewell banquet, nor would there be a grand banquet for the officials.

As soon as Bian Youli and the others arrived at the palace, Yuan He was already waiting at the door and took them to the place of today's banquet.

It is a unique water pavilion.

There is a huge pavilion in the water of the lake, surrounded by several small pavilions, the covered bridges are winding, and the curtains are lightly stretched. In the sound of silk and bamboo, it is like a dream.

Yuan He led a few people to the main pavilion in the middle to see the formation of the guards. Ruan Xi should be sitting inside.However, judging from the shadowy shadows in the curtain, there may be more than one person inside.

Ruan Xi was indeed not the only one.After Bian Youli entered, he saw clearly that there were already four people in the pavilion, Ruan Xi, Jiang Yan, Lin Zhongshi and Zhang Ruiyi.

Yuan He brought him there, bowed his head and exited the pavilion to wait.

Without waiting for Bian Youli to salute, Ruan Xi got up and pulled him to the seat next to him, and said courteously, "Fu Qing, come and sit here." Then he waved gently to Run Liu and the others: "You don't need to be too polite. .”

This is the second time for Run Liu to meet the king. Last time there was a little trouble, and it was the first time to meet him in a serious manner.He didn't expect Ruan Xi to be so kind, and he was dismissed before finishing the ceremony. He stood there a little bit at a loss for a while, and stared at Mingcha blankly.

Compared with Run Liu, Mingcha is much calmer.Now that Bian Youli had already taken his seat, there was obviously no room for anyone else in the main pavilion. After paying respects to several people one by one, he stood quietly and waited for Ruan Xi to tell them to take them outside.

Ruan Xi was about to do the same, but before he could speak, someone spoke first.

Zhang Ruiyi glanced at Bian Youli indifferently, and said to Run Liu and the others who were standing: "There are complicated affairs in the army, everyone has worked hard."

As he spoke, the sound of silk and bamboo changed its tune and came leisurely from the boat in the lake.The atmosphere was very relaxed, but Zhang Ruiyi's expression was really not pleasant.It seemed that he was not attending a banquet, but was sitting in a meeting place, with a treacherous tone and unpredictable meaning.

Run Liu was straight-minded, and couldn't tell if there was any deep meaning in Zhang Ruiyi's words, but he also felt that the tone did not seem to be well-meaning condolences.He quietly looked to the side, seeing that Mingcha lowered his eyes and said nothing, he followed suit and lowered his head.

In the seat, Bian Youli heard Zhang Ruiyi's words, and smiled slightly: "Teacher forgive me, I really delayed for a while during the day for no reason. When I went back, I had all the trivial matters at hand, so I was late."

Mingcha couldn't help but quietly raised his gaze, and looked at the people above.

The day was delayed for no reason - obviously, Bian Youli was in the army almost all day, except for the one time in the morning when he went to visit Jiang Yan.

But the fact is that he didn't meet Jiang Yan alone, but was caught by the Taifu.

Mingcha lowered his eyes calmly, listening to the conversation of several people in the seat.

Although he didn't know why Zhang Ruiyi had such a big opinion on him, Bian Youli didn't bother to flatter him, so he directly fought back with words.

The implication is that if you hadn't been talking too much in the mansion, I would have finished handling things a long time ago, so I wouldn't be late.

The two of them didn't hide much, so everyone sitting here could hear that they were not very happy.But seeing this situation, several people reacted differently.

Ruan Xi looked between the two of them a few times worriedly, and seemed to want to mediate with words, but couldn't find the right words.Jiang Yan glanced at the few people indifferently, and then drank the wine in his hand indifferently.

Lin Zhongshi watched with a smile, and occasionally cast his eyes on the few people standing there with interest.

Zhang Ruiyi listened to Bian Youli's words, but he didn't seem to understand. He looked at him directly, with an expressionless face like daytime: "Oh? The general was delayed because of something, and he didn't even care about military affairs?"

Bian Youli didn't expect him to pursue him so hard, he paused for a moment, then pursed his lips and smiled.After this smile, his face suddenly became brighter: "I'm afraid it will make people laugh if I say it. I went to visit Mr. Jiang this morning. Unfortunately, I got lost."

As soon as the words came out, Ruan Xi was also stunned: "Lost?"

Bian Youli nodded naturally: "That's why I was delayed."

This reason is very interesting, and Jiang Yan was involved in the conversation, Jiang Yan said: "How did General Bian get lost?"

Bian Youli: "It's true that the Taifu is too simple, the house he lives in is no different from a folk house, so I have been looking for it for a long time."

Zhang Ruiyi smiled emotionlessly: "Of course it can't be compared with the general. The general often lives in the Linghua Palace, so he definitely doesn't like the humble house."

Tai Tu's words were caught off guard, full of irony, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

No one knows what Linghua Palace is like. It was the palace built by Ruan Xi at the expense of people and money in order to keep Bian Youli behind. Because of this, he was impeached countless times.

And Ruan Xi's reason for staying in Bian Youli at that time was certainly not for the sake of being a virtuous corporal.

All the people present were sensible, and the hidden meaning in the words was clear at a glance.

Bian Youli was about to speak when Yuan He suddenly walked in from outside: "Your Majesty, the dishes are ready, when will they be served?"

Ruan Xi was about to change the subject, so he quickly took this opportunity to say: "Go up now, and then ask someone to get some wine." Then he looked at Run Liu and the others who had been standing below and said, "Yuan He, take these people first." Go to the bamboo pavilion and send more people to wait on you."

Yuan He led people out of the pavilion, because of this interruption, the tense atmosphere just now was swept away in an instant, and everyone's face was as if nothing had happened.

Another burst of silk and bamboo sound came, and it changed to a gentle and cheerful tune, which was clear and graceful, endlessly tactful.

Ruan Xi smiled and said: "Gu Chang told the Taifu that daily life does not have to be too simple, but the Taifu never listened. This time you can always know. Gu is right, right?"

Lin Zhongshi clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "The Tai Tu always advised the king to be considerate of the people's livelihood, but he didn't know that there is another reason, which is called complementing each other."

Zhang Ruiyi replied: "What Lin Xiangguo means is that the extravagant and extravagant construction of the Linghua Palace is a matter of course?"

"This is what your majesty meant," Lin Xiangguo still smiled, "It's not what I want to cultivate."

Ruan Xi saw that a few people were chatting with gunpowder, and they kept talking about Ling Huadian, and immediately felt uncomfortable.But over there, one is his teacher, and the other is the right minister of the court, so they can't stop talking.

He had no choice but to tilt his body to one side, and apologized to Bian Youli: "Fuqing, I don't know why they..."

Fortunately, he was close to Bian You, so it was very convenient for him to speak, and he was not afraid of being overheard, but his actions were not correct.

Bian Youli whispered: "It's okay, you can bring me a jar of pear blossoms over there."

A few people over there argued with each other calmly, while Bian Youli and Ruan Xi simply ignored them and drank wine.

Ruan Xi complained in a low voice while drinking: "I don't want to attend with them, it's weird, I can quarrel every time."

"Let them go," Bian Youli figured out some reason from Zhang Ruiyi's words at this time, and he didn't feel anything, so he talked to Ruan Xi comfortably, "Anyway, it won't hinder us."