Second minister and thief

"You don't know...you don't know! Good! What a bold thing!" Emperor Wu'an was forced to laugh angrily. He raised his finger and pointed to the dark place below, and said to Yan Zheng, "Immediately Go to the Xiao Mansion! I want to see what kind of tricks my good general is playing! Is it the other way around?!"

"Your Majesty calm down! Be careful of the dragon's body."

"Your Majesty, calm down!" The solemn words seemed to be a signal, leading the people present to shout in unison, but Chu Linqiu's lips were tightly pursed, his face was pale, and his blushing figure was still conspicuous in the crowd.

"Chu Linqiu! Get up and go with me! I also want to see how the Xiao family will explain today!"

"His Majesty."

"Huh? What do you want to say?"

"Actually," Chu Linqiu stood up with the help of his subordinates, brushed the hem of his clothes in a leisurely manner, licked his dry lips, and said loudly with a forced breath, "Actually, Marquis Dingnan left the city last night. .”

"Chu Linqiu! How dare you deceive the king?!"

"Your Majesty, calm down. I really don't know where Lord Hou has gone. The reason why I didn't mention it earlier is because Lord Hou told me..."

"say what?"

Under such terrifying eyes from the Son of Heaven, only Chu Linqiu could still stand tall and look calm. If it were someone else, he would have been fighting with each other, unable to speak.

"Master Hou said he wanted to surprise Chen."

As soon as these words came out, there was silence under the city gate again. Everyone's eyes widened and they looked at Chu Linqiu secretly, with disbelief written all over their faces.Everyone knows that the combination of Xiao Cen, the Marquis of Dingnan, and the commander of the capital is just a tragedy suppressed by the emperor's authority. surprise"?

I'm afraid this is not an idiot's dream?

Not to mention the ceremonial officials and common people who didn't know the truth, even Emperor Wu'an couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, but he quickly reacted, restrained his gloomy expression and asked Chu Linqiu, "Really?"

"Really. Master Hou has written everything clearly in his letter, and the minister is waiting here. Do you want to show it to His Majesty?" After finishing speaking, Chu Linqiu seemed a little shy, and turned his head to the side with uncomfortable eyes It flashed twice, and finally landed on the trampled petals on the ground, like a person who is just in love.Others were amazed to see this, but Emperor Wu'an and Yan Zheng who knew the truth were not disturbed.

"No need."

The Son of Heaven had arrived in front of Chu Linqiu at this time, he raised his hand and patted his shoulders twice to show his comfort, and then he sighed, "That's very good."

"I hope that both of you will raise your eyebrows together, and your white heads will look like new. Together, I will bless the Daqi River and Mountains."

"I will live up to His Majesty's entrustment."

"This...Your Majesty, since the Marquis has other arrangements, why don't you ask Mr. Chu to take the ritual band around the city first, which can be regarded as... all the rituals on your behalf." A slightly older The official of the Ministry of Rites found an opportunity to speak, and hurriedly suggested this to Emperor Wu'an.He was afraid that if Chu Linqiu really wanted to wait here for a stick of incense, if he missed the auspicious time to pray to heaven and earth, the sage would blame himself for his ineffectiveness.

"Chu Qing, what do you think?"

"I listen to Your Majesty." Chu Linqiu was neither humble nor overbearing, neither sad nor happy. He didn't look like someone who was going to get married at all, and of course he didn't look like someone who would say such things.Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to themselves that the flash of embarrassment just now was really an illusion.

When the ceremony officials saw that the groom finally let go, they all showed expressions of relief.They hastily ordered the music officials to perform their duties, and after a while, the cheerful and melodious ceremony and music finally resounded in front of Kaiyang Gate, and the children with two pigtails also jumped up and down into the sky. petal.

Chu Linqiu got on his horse amidst the music, nodded slightly to the Son of Heaven, then turned his horse's head and led a large group of people to the south.

Emperor Wu'an squinted his eyes at a long dragon that was gradually going away, his face suddenly became gloomy again.

"Yan Zheng, go back to the palace."

"Your Majesty, you are not..."

"Youshi wedding banquet, let the prince attend on my behalf." After finishing speaking, he turned around and got into the carriage when he came, and left quietly under the guard of his attendants.

At this time, no one noticed that there were several resolute young people in the crowd who exchanged glances with each other, and then they hid together in the narrow alley together.

With one hand hooked on the reins, Chu Linqiu let the horse under his seat move forward slowly, and his upper body swayed back and forth with the bumps on the road, very leisurely and unrestrained.While observing his surroundings, he listened attentively to his subordinates' reports.The little girl caught by his gaze inadvertently blushed as expected.

"My lord, will Master Hou really come back?"

"Ok?"

"This subordinate thinks...you just said that to the sage, will it be...in case the Marquis comes back with nothing, how are you going to explain it to the sage?" Left and right looked serious, looking worried Extremely, they looked at each other, and they both saw a hint of disapproval in each other's eyes.Although Ding Nanhou has a deep-rooted love for his master, there is no need for his own master to bear the crime of deceiving the emperor for him.What's more, this time, he went out of the city secretly without saying hello, which was indeed unethical.

"A saint will not remember this."

"This, this, why?"

"Because there is a more important matter at that time. By the way, is the Dingnanhou Mansion ready?"

"Get ready!" As soon as the business was mentioned, this group of people inevitably became agitated and couldn't control their tone of voice. Fortunately, under the cover of the increasingly passionate music and drums, they did not attract the attention of others.

It is still too much for Chu Linqiu to have to walk around the street continuously under the scorching sun for more than an hour.So not long after, his face was as pale as if he had been beaten by frost, the corners of his eyes were a little red again, and his expression couldn't help being in a trance, but the next loud noise pulled him back to his sanity in an instant. It made him stare round, and it was rare to be a little stupid.

It turned out that at some point, an exploding ball fell straight from the sky, blocking the team's way.The ball was as wide as two horses side by side, and it had a huge impact on people.There are some colorful ribbons randomly scattered inside it, and even a few small and exquisite bells are hidden, while the outside is tightly wrapped with begonia red satin, embroidered with twin lotuses and mandarin ducks playing in the water, which also looks very festive.

After Chu Linqiu managed to regain his senses, he turned his head and asked the official from the Ministry of Rites who rode up to catch up, "You arranged it?"

The young servant also looked very confused, and shook his head, "I don't know where this thing came from. Maybe it's..."

Before the words fell, the mutation happened again.