Tyrant's "stand-in" shadow guard

On the second day, the palace banquet.

Except Nanli and Nanqin, the envoys from Southern Chu, the other diplomats were headed by a tall and burly official. The group had come to pay respects to Emperor Baizhou long before the banquet started. It is hoped that the marriage between the two countries will be exchanged for the meaning of the three cities of Southern Chu.

In the eyes of these Southern Chu officials, there may not be room for maneuver in this matter. They don't believe the rumors circulating outside, at least they are very confident in Emperor Baizhou's feelings for their third prince.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Baizhou didn't mention the matter after receiving the letter of surrender for peace.

The leading diplomat was quite calm, and after the handover ceremony, he led the people away with his usual expression.

It's not just something they have to worry about.

The third prince had no foundation in Southern Chu. Although he was a bit favored, the sage was old and his mental strength was not as good as before. The prince and the second prince would not let each other get a share of the pie from him.The people of Southern Chu would not respect and love an executioner who had fought for a hundred weeks and killed his relatives and friends.

If the third prince wants to survive, he should know better than them how to please Emperor Bai Zhou.

As for the fourth prince Nan Qin, the official of Southern Chu, including many ministers in their court, had not guessed the third prince's plan at all, but he did not take it to heart.

There is a mother who was born as a court lady, and she has disabled legs. Not to mention that Nanchu also has a righteous prince and a prince with a strong mother clan. Without these two strong contenders, the fourth prince Nanqin would never There is no chance of turning over.

Whether the third prince wants to support the fourth prince, or wants to unite with the power of the fourth prince to seize the throne, it is like hitting a stone with an egg.

If you can see clearly, you should know that marrying Bai Zhou is the most correct choice.

Because of those rumors, these diplomats in Southern Chu are quite satisfied with the third prince recently.

The emperor of Baizhou wanted people, and among the generals of Baizhou, he needed generals. As long as the third prince performed well at the banquet, there would be no worries about the marriage.

I just heard that Emperor Baizhou also had a young shadow guard by his side, who was quite liked by Emperor Baizhou. He said that he was acting as the third prince's stand-in, and he seemed to have some affection, but it was a bit annoying.

The banquet was held in the back garden of the palace. All the ministers of the Hundred Zhou Dynasty watched the time and began to rush from the post house to the palace one after another with their family members. So for a while, there were endless cars and horses on Anchong Street from the post house to the palace, which was quite spectacular. .

Accompanying them were the father and son of the mighty general and the two carriages of the emperor's teacher.

Among the top-ranking officials, the servant of the household department is a new official. He was the number one scholar in the imperial examination three years ago. He was about [-] years old. Because he was born in a poor family and has no family behind him, he is quite cautious in his daily affairs, and even more in the officialdom. He is alert and tactful in handling things, and can often see the severity of the situation in the subtleties, so as to avoid its edge.

Today's banquet is not limited to female relatives, it is an excellent opportunity for officials who have children of marriageable age at home.

His first daughter has also reached the age of marriage, and being able to come to this palace today is not only in response to the Queen Mother's order, but also the meaning of him and his wife.

It's just that the servant of the household department looked at Yan Xiaoyan's wife and confident daughter, but he felt a faint worry in his heart.

To put it bluntly, this banquet was the emperor's blind date banquet. The purpose of Nanchu and his party was clearly revealed, and everyone knew where the third prince of Nanchu lived these days.

But the matter of marriage is not a matter of the emperor alone, but a competition of various forces. He can't see through the mighty general, but the attitudes of the king of Xiling and the queen mother are clearly there.

So whether or not this will happen is still an open question.

I'm afraid that if the marriage fails, the Queen Mother and others will use the children of their courtiers as a shield in order to appease the anger of the South Chu people and to prevaricate the emperor.

When the situation forces them, they will never be allowed to say no.

Therefore, before leaving, the servant of the household department has already told his wife and daughter in detail that they can show their talents, but they must not be in the limelight. I would rather miss this meeting than be a young bird who is dragged into a marriage. This is no joke.

The family can only enter the palace after being inspected by the shadow guard of the criminal department at the gate of the palace. The father and son of the mighty general who walked parallel to their carriage all the way took off their swords and strode towards the gate of the palace.

The Hubu servant was moved in his heart, he led his wife a few steps forward, and greeted with a smile: "The general is well."

Seeing this, the female relatives around her whispered a few words to the officials, and then led the girls through the west corridor to the Empress Dowager.

The father and son of the mighty general stopped, "Guo Shilang."

Gu Qingwu looked a lot more stable, as if he had grown up rapidly in just a few days. After he finished his junior ceremony to Guo Shilang, he stood silently behind the two of them.Such a reticent appearance made Guo Shilang take a second look.

He didn't think too much about it, he just thought that the child had suffered some hardships in the Criminal Division, and before he recovered, he patted the other person's shoulder, then wiped the sweat from his face and said to the mighty general: "General, let's go!" Where? But going to the garden?"

"Of course."

"Then we go the same way?" Guo Shilang said cheekily, regardless of the other party's attitude.

The relationship between General Mighty and the servant of the household department is not bad, mainly because the other party is good at handling affairs, and every time he comes to hand over money and food with the military department, he is quite happy, so all the members of their army have a good sense of this servant.

Guessing what the other party wanted to ask at this time, the two chatted for a while, and when they were about to reach the back garden, the mighty general said casually: "The sun is burning, if Guo Shilang can't stand the heat, it's better to find someone Sit in the shade."

What His Majesty is planning today is really like cooking oil in a raging fire. He wants to put people on the fire grill. If these people are a little careless today, they will be caught in the pond.

Guo Shilang was startled, and then he bowed his hands seriously: "Thank you."

Gu Qingwu, who was half a step behind the two, couldn't help but look sideways when he heard his father's words. Only he knew who his father was secretly interacting with recently. Thinking of the forces behind those people, he couldn't help but feel chills , Looking at his father's current appearance, he felt more and more strange.

He wanted to persuade him, but he didn't even understand his father's purpose. If he didn't like Song Qi, why did he act like he agreed with the marriage?If it is just to plot other things, then what is the purpose of father's private contacts with the cronies of the Queen Mother's party?

Gu Qingwu didn't dare to think about it anymore.

In any case, he would never believe that his father, who stood upright in his heart, would do such a thing that would be scolded by future generations.

For the current plan, he only needs to make sure that his father has no intention of serving the two masters, nor does he intend to harm Song Qi, that's enough.

In the palace, Ying Qi is undressing the emperor.

Bai Zhou respects purple, in Ying Qi's view, except for the emperor, there is no one in this world who can display a color to the fullest, such a color is just like this person in front of him, strong, domineering, and hidden. Murderous.

Ying Qi suddenly remembered the blood-stained dragon robe from before. At that time, he only thought that the white inner shirt was stained with blood. Later, he realized that the purple dragon robe was bloody, because the purple dragon robe was too eye-catching. Your Majesty So he didn't let him clean it, and directly ordered the shadow guard to deal with it secretly.

If he hadn't learned by accident from Ying Liu's mouth, he would have been concealed from it.

Now that I think about it, it is this kind of color that can cover up the blood in the dark, so that people can't detect it at all.

Ying Qi carefully tidied up the last skirt, and looked down, only to find that the whole robe was covered with gold thread patterned with a real dragon with its head raised, which was looming in the light at this moment. Longkou had a hideous look.

He squeezed his hands tightly for a moment.

Li Xingjin looked down at him, covered his hands with both hands, and held them: "Are you nervous?"

Shadow Seven shook his head.

Li Xingjin laughed, his chest trembled, and finally sighed with a smile: "That's right, why are you nervous, you guy who doesn't know anything," he scratched Ying Qi's strong nose bridge with his index finger, "Now I'm starting to envy you like this. "

Ying Qi was silent for a while, and asked, "Your Majesty is nervous."

Although it is a question, it is quite certain.

Li Xingjin squeezed Ying Qi's hand, smiled, but did not speak.

He has waited for this day for too long, when time has passed and things have changed, and now he can finally taste his long-cherished wish, how can he be calm?

After a while, the palace servants had been waiting outside the palace for a long time, so they had to ask someone to invite the two of them.

Hearing this, Li Xingjin tidied up the broken hair around Ying Qi's ears, hesitated to say something, and finally just took his hand and said, "Let's go."

When it's time to talk about the marriage, he will find a way to drive people away.

When the two arrived, there was already a scene of harmony in the back garden.

"See the emperor!" Everyone saluted.

"Flat body."

Everyone stood up, and when they saw Ying Qi behind the emperor, they were all silent, and then turned their attention to the third prince of Nanchu.