bastard returns

Ping'er's teaching mother was not polite either, she threw the man out of the ancestral hall in disgust, clapped her hands and walked back, she didn't care anymore, in the end it was the butler who found two rough maids who were not afraid of getting dirty. Ning Ping'er got back to Hexin Garden.

023 ​​Reunion

The dragon boat slowly approached the shore, and Cao Guichun took the lead to kneel down. Amidst the noise of "His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, Thousand Years", the dragon boat lowered the spiral ladder and let the children of the officials below board the boat. As for the elders, they all stayed on the pier.

This is what Sikong Yue did on purpose.As the eldest son of the emperor and the queen's heir, there is no reason why he should not establish good relations with local officials in a certain place, in order to make the road to the crown prince smoother in the future. He adopted a roundabout method, inviting the children of officials to travel with him, but excluding the elders. In this way, he could draw a clear line from the "clique formation" and get closer, and the local officials wanted to do it for themselves. For his official career, he is also very happy to let his own children serve the eldest prince.

As more than a dozen young men boarded the boat, the originally empty deck became lively, and the dragon boat weighed anchor again and moved forward along the canal. Its final destination was the special wharf outside Jiangzhou City that belonged to the imperial palace.When Sikong Yue came to Jiangzhou this time, besides playing, he also had to inspect the people's situation on behalf of his father, and by the way, he took a break in the Jiangzhou Palace, which had been vacant for a long time, to welcome the spring banquet to be held in the Palace next month.

Ning Yuan was mixed among a group of aristocrats, Ning Xiang had already distanced himself from him, and chatted with another young man in white who seemed to be from Huajing.He looked left and right. Although many people around him had met in the school supervisor, they hadn't exchanged a few words with each other. He wanted to find a quiet corner to get some water to drink. Unexpectedly, he had just walked two steps when he heard a A familiar voice called him from behind, "Brother Yuan, this way! This way!"

He looked back and saw two figures, one tall and one short, walking towards him in a crowd of people. The short one was Jingyi with a bright and cheerful expression, while the tall young man was dressed in hard clothes , wearing a wolf fur cloak, his hair was only casually tied into a ponytail, and some sideburns were hanging casually on his chest, but he was also an acquaintance.

Ning Yuan turned his eyes around the young man's face, and his eyes moved slightly.

He really never expected to meet Huyan Yuanchen in this life.

Compared with the only side I saw in the last life, the Huyan Yuanchen in front of me is obviously much younger, only seventeen or eighteen years old, and his handsome face has the bearing of an adult man, but there is still a touch between his eyebrows and eyes that cannot be concealed Seeing that he and Jing Yi are side by side, they seem to have a good relationship, it is not difficult to guess that the unreliable friend Jing Yi was talking about turned out to be him.

"Brother Jing left without saying goodbye three days ago, I don't want to see you again so soon." Ning Yuan nodded slightly in salute.

"Brother Yuan, don't make fun of me. It's not because I'm not polite enough to say goodbye to you, but because this barbarian emissary took me away directly, and I didn't even see Miss Mo'er for the last time." Jing Yi said Then, he raised his elbow and hit Huyan Yuanchen who was beside him hard.

Jing Yi stayed in Zhuxuantang for more than a month. Because of his special status, Ning Ruhai didn't want to neglect him. He ordered the butler to deliver any good things to Zhuxuantang. The delicious food made him fatter. The biggest regret is that apart from the shocking glimpse that night, he was never able to see Miss Mo'er again. Ning Mo'er hardly ever went out, and he was too embarrassed to take the initiative to come to be a disciple because of his status, so he had to wait silently for the opportunity , Waiting and waiting, Miss Mo'er didn't wait, but Huyan Yuanchen waited.

Hearing Jing Yi choreographing himself, Hu Yanyuanchen first clasped his fists to Ning Yuan, and then said coldly: "If you only care about your fairy sister and miss a major event, when you are tied to the guillotine someday, don't blame me for not pulling you away." Bundle."

Sikong Yue invited all the respected nobles in Huajing City to visit Jiangzhou, and he was naturally listed as Jing Yi. However, when the invitation was sent to the Duke's mansion, Jing Yi was not there, and Jing Guogong had no choice but to face Sikong. Yue apologized and told him that Jing Yi would board the boat at the boundary of Jiangzhou, and sent a letter to Huyan Yuanchen while flying pigeons, telling him to hurry up and wait for the dragon boat by the canal with that disdainful child.

Therefore, after Huyan Yuanchen received the letter, he would not be polite to Jing Yi. To save trouble, he went directly to the Ning Mansion, knocked him unconscious and took him away.

"Forget it, Brother Yuan, I haven't introduced you yet. This is Huyan Yuanchen. In private, I like to call him Huyan Barbarian. Regardless of his rustic clothes, he is also the prince of the neighboring Xia Dynasty. After a little tidying up, he is still a man. Such a handsome brother." Jing Yi pulled Huyan Yuanchen's arm and introduced to Ning Yuan.

"His Royal Highness invites you." Ning Yuan saluted again.

"Young Master Ning is very polite, but Hu Yan can't bear the sound of His Highness." Hu Yan Yuanchen said, "There is only one serious Highness on this boat. Young Master will inevitably cause trouble, so it is better to be cautious when speaking."

Ning Yuan nodded, reminding him of this, Huyan Yuanchen's mind is much more meticulous than his appearance.

A few people were exchanging greetings. The eunuchs had already set up small tables, wine and dishes on the deck, and everyone entered the table. According to the rules, Si Kongyue naturally sat at the main seat. Jing Yi originally wanted to sit with Ning Yuan, but the two of them Because of their different identities, Ning Yuan went to sit at the end of the banquet, but Ning Xiang, as if sticking to the young man in white, sat down directly next to him. The young man in white frowned, as if he was a little displeased, but he didn't say much. .

In fact, the purpose of Ning Xiang's coming here today is to flatter Sikong Yue, the main reason is to curry favor with this young man in white - Ning Zhongkun, who is also the head of the Ning family, a direct descendant of the Ningguo Duke's mansion in Huajing City, this is given to him by the Liu family In this way, if Ningxiang Qiuwei High School this year, when he goes to Beijing to participate in Chunwei next year, not only will there be someone to take care of him, but he will also have more confidence.

After the banquet started, Sikong Yue just asked about some local customs and customs in Jiangzhou symbolically, and everyone began to chat. Since there were no elders present, a group of young masters chatted casually. The topic quickly changed from the high-sounding "three victories in Jiangzhou", It turned into an anecdote in the Fengchen Building on Firework Lane. I only heard a young man in a purple brocade robe, with a round and pale complexion. It’s no worse than those in Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, especially the five golden flowers in Wangyue Tower, which are beautiful and beautiful, and they are also first-class in serving people.”

Another young master teased him and said, "Sure enough, Young Master Lu has the most experience in this area. I heard that last year, Young Master Lu bought the five golden flowers with a thousand taels of gold for a whole night, and he married five girls overnight. From dark to dawn, the five golden flowers couldn't get out of bed on the second day, but Mr. Lu can still go downstairs to eat breakfast refreshed, compared with you, I can't hope to compare with you!"

"Hey, Mr. Wang, it's amazing, it's amazing!" The round-faced man called Mr. Lu grinned, and his throat rolled down and he drank the whole glass of wine, "That's just a rumor, even if it's based on my son's I can't do that kind of exaggeration, and I have to take a break in the middle, but I have to say that the bed skills of the five golden flowers really have their own merits. If I didn't spend a whole night to taste them carefully, I wouldn't be able to understand them. Here comes their own tricks!"

After speaking, a group of people laughed obscenely together again.

Looking at this scene, Ning Yuan couldn't help clenching the hand holding the wine glass.Lu Ping, the youngest son of Wensu Hou Luyun, is also the husband-in-law Ning Ruhai chose for Ning Xiner.

He had heard that Lu Ping was extremely perverted and even more obscene, but he was able to utter such lewd words in public. Even though Ning Yuan tried his best to turn a blind eye, he still couldn't help but get angry.

No matter what, Xin'er can't be ruined in the hands of such disciples.

"Mr. Lu, since you know so much about the fireworks in Jiangzhou, have you ever heard of Su Che, the oiran?" Sikong Yue said suddenly.

Lu Ping was taken aback, "Your Highness is talking about Su Che, the man from the Star Picking Tower?" He was so surprised that he even forgot to salute.

"That's right." Sikong Yue nodded, with an inexplicable smile on his face, "Jiangzhou Su Che's name is now heard by many nobles in Huajing. It is rumored that although he is a man, he has icy muscles and fine bones. The taste of ecstasy in a secret cave is a thousand times better than that of a woman, so surely Mr. Lu, such a stunner, will definitely not let it go, but have you ever kissed Fangze?"

"Your Majesty, don't make fun of me." Lu Ping wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I'm not very masculine, but this Su Che is indeed very famous. I passed by outside the Zhaixing Building once before, and held back I couldn't help being curious, I wanted to see what kind of wonderful person he was, but I didn't know that he was booked out and no longer received guests, so I didn't investigate further."

"Purchased?" Sikong Yue frowned slightly, "Do you know who made the puppet?"

Lu Ping shook his head and said: "I don't know, I asked the old bustard in the Star Picking Tower, but her mouth is very tight, she doesn't say life or death, presumably she is a person with a lot of background."

"That's all, I have tasted a lot of women in this hall, and I wanted to taste what this novelty male oiran is like, but I missed it." After Sikong Yue finished speaking, he picked up his wine glass with general interest.

There was no one talking around for a while, and the nobles were secretly thinking, this His Highness really speaks freely. Although masculinity is prevalent in Dazhou, it is still something that cannot be put on the table. His Highness is actually in front of so many people. It is extremely rude to say these words, but fortunately, because of his status, others don't have much to say.

At this time, a voice broke the silence of the surroundings, "Speaking of the oiran, I just remembered, third brother, your mother was also the oiran of Jiangzhou in the past, and I heard that Aunt Tang's reputation back then was even more famous than Su Che now." , it can be seen that besides being pretty, Aunt Tang is also very skilled in other things."

Ning Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he looked towards the place where the sound came out like sharp swords, and saw Ning Xiang looking at him with a happy smile.

As soon as Ning Xiang finished speaking, many eyes immediately fell on Ning Yuan. The locals in Jiangzhou were better, and most of them had heard about Ning Ruhai and Tang Yingyao, but those noble sons from Huajing It was different, especially Ning Zhongkun who was beside Ning Xiang, his eyes were full of disgust and disdain, and he said, "What's going on? How could there be a son born of a prostitute sitting here to feast with His Highness, don't be afraid Have you stained His Majesty's eyes!"

"Ning Zhongkun, keep your mouth clean!" Before Ning Yuan could reply, Jing Yi had already patted the table and stood up, "Brother Yuan is the son of the Wu'anbo family, and he is the son of a scholar-bureaucrat just like you and me. here?"

"Wu'anbo mansion?" Ning Zhongkun had a sarcasm on his face, and he flicked his sleeves in disgust, "After all, the Wu'anbo mansion in Jiangzhou is also a side branch of my Ningguo mansion. According to my seniority, I also want to call that man Master Jiangzhou guards called uncle, he is also the cousin of this Ningfu son, the so-called elder brother is like a father, this son reprimanded his younger brother, what did you do to Mr. Jing, you want to jump like this?"

"You!" Jing Yi was already impatient, but when Ning Zhongkun hit him, he immediately became angry and jumped up to argue with him, but suddenly he heard Ning Yuan say: "This cousin is right, elder brother Father, cousin, Ning Yuan will naturally hear your reprimand."

Ning Zhongkun hurriedly raised his hand, "Forget it, I can't afford to be a cousin of yours, lest someone gossip and talk about my relationship with prostitutes, wouldn't it ruin my reputation."

"Cousin Qing Yu, if you don't defile yourself, how can others be bad?" Ning Yuan said this inexplicably, and then turned to look at Ning Xiang, "It's also because the second brother has a heart, and he always treats the third brother's mother. I keep it in my heart, if my father knows that you care about his concubine so much, he will reward you heavily."

Huyan Yuanchen, who was drinking, suddenly raised the corners of his mouth, thinking that this Ning Yuan's mouth is really vicious, he couldn't help laughing.

Ning Xiang didn't understand what Ning Yuan meant at first, but when he saw other people turn their eyes from Ning Yuan to him and start whispering, he suddenly realized, yes!When he taunted Ning Yuan's mother, wouldn't that mean telling everyone present that his father married a prostitute and went home!Not only did he arrange for his father in public, but he also exposed the family scandal. Whether this matter will reach Ning Ruhai's ears will not be discussed for the time being, especially after Ning Yuan's words are mentioned. It seems that it is necessary to be firmly labeled as "not cultivating oneself and disrespecting the elders"!

Mr. Yao from the Shangshu Family of the Household Department laughed outright, and said to Ning Zhongkun, "Brother Zhongkun, a child from Xiaohu Family in Xiaomen, Jiangzhou, has never seen the world to arrange a sentence or two for his father. Everyone laughs." Just laugh, you were educated by the Duke's Mansion anyway, so why did you make up your own uncle? After returning to Beijing, I have to find a chance to ask Mr. Ning, the Duke's Mansion is really a great upbringing. "

"Yao Qian, you!" Ning Zhongkun's jade-like complexion turned red, he couldn't refute, he could only glared at Ning Xiang angrily, he blamed this idiot for talking about prostitutes and just getting himself into it. It also caused him to stumble too!

024 Ningxiang Sentenced

Originally, Ning Xiang only wanted to reveal Ning Yuan's background, so that he would not be able to gain a foothold among the sons of scholar-bureaucrats who always value status. Unexpectedly, when an arrow was shot, it returned to him. After a while, he retorted and said: "Father is wise, even if he is distracted by some vicious mischief for a while, he can maintain his own clarity in time, and leave that lowly prostitute in the Xianglian Courtyard to fend for himself, and draw a clear line with her. The principles of the world Originally, there should be an orderly distinction between superiors and inferiors, third brother, you should also learn more from your mother, abide by your lowly status, and stay obediently in Xianglian Yuan for the rest of your life and don't come out to be disliked by others, otherwise you will lose face. Wouldn't it be a crime to give someone else a bad temper?"

Ning Xiang's words were extremely ugly, and he didn't save Ning Yuan any face. He also heard the nobles around him frown. Although he felt that Ning Xiang was right, those kind of filthy words are only cultivated. People can't be as smooth as Ning Xiang. He only cares about slandering Ning Yuan, but he doesn't think that his image has already plummeted.

If it was Ning Yuan from the previous life, and he would be ashamed to be so slandered in front of everyone, but this time is different from the past, Ning Xiang is complacent and intends to take a good look at Ning Yuan's deflated appearance. In the past, he acted gracefully and tasted a piece of steamed cod in a bowl like a normal person.

Ning Xiang couldn't help sneering, "You can still eat it, you really are a bitch, you really have a thicker skin than a city wall."

Ning Yuan ignored him, and finished eating the fish slowly, then wiped the corners of his mouth with a brocade handkerchief, stood up, and bowed in the direction of Sikong Yue from afar, "Brother uttered lies, which is a big offense to the queen mother's words." Disrespect, Ning Yuan is here to make amends to His Highness on behalf of his brother, His Highness, please make amends!"

Sikong Yue, who was drinking, was taken aback for a moment, and the other people around were also completely silent, and they didn't realize what happened. Ning Xiang even yelled: "You boy, don't want to swear, I just mentioned the empress, should I say You are so daring to think that your lowly mother is a queen!"

Sikong Yue's face also darkened, but he was not impatient, so he just put down his wine glass, looked at Ning Yuan with his eyes, and stared at what he said next.

Ning Yuan looked at his nose, nose and heart, and said calmly: "The former empress entered the harem at the age of eight, but passed away suddenly due to a miscarriage when she was there, and the current empress was once a woman who was born next to the former empress. Gao's maid, each of my brothers needs to keep their duties, and they are teaching Ning Yuan and mother a lesson, but secretly, why didn't they mean to ridicule the empress?"

Ning Xiang was dumbfounded, why hadn't he heard of such an anecdote about the current empress at all!

In fact, it's no wonder that Ning Xiang didn't know that the current empress has always been very taboo about her own life experience. Although this matter is not a secret in Huajing City, in order to avoid causing trouble to her upper body, few people mention it, let alone Ning Xiang has never been out of the river. State, where would I have heard of these.

The princes present had their own expressions at the moment, the timid ones were afraid that Sikong Yue would get angry, while the bold ones laughed and watched the excitement. Ning Xiang was shocked, as if he had just realized it suddenly. If what Ning Yuan said was true, Then the words just now can be said to be mocking Ning Yuan and his mother, or they can be said to be pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, mocking Sikong Yue and the queen, if this crime is proven, it will be decapitated!

He hurriedly got up, hurried to sit in front of Sikong Yue and knelt down, shaking like a dustpan, "Your Highness, forgive me! Little one, little one never thought of slandering the queen!" After finishing speaking, he turned and pointed at Ning Yuan, "It was him, it was he who said that on purpose, he was the one who poured dirty water on the Empress Empress on purpose, Your Highness knows that, the little one is innocent!"

Ning Yuan sneered and said: "Second brother, you said it yourself, not someone else framed you, didn't you just say that you should abide by your duty as a lowly citizen? , and turned into a turtle, my father taught me that since I was a boy, I dare to be a man, have you completely forgotten it!"

"Ning Yuan, you! You are looking for death, don't try to pull me back!" Ning Xiang was so angry that he jumped up and down, wishing he could beat Ning Yuan violently.

Sikong Yue's face sank like water. The eldest son of the emperor is not a brat. He naturally knew that Ning Xiang would not be so bold as to beat around the bush to ridicule the queen. Ning Xiang just went into the water, but even though he understood this, he couldn't help being angry in his heart. He gave Ning Xiang a gloomy look, and then turned his gaze to Ning Yuan, "He may be disrespectful to his queen mother, but I don't think it's easy for you. I am really impatient to live, even dare to talk about my mother's life experience!"

After finishing speaking, he slapped the table hard, and even the people around who wanted to watch the excitement couldn't help but feel tense.

As the eldest son of the emperor, Sikong Yuegui naturally carried the majesty of a superior person. The atmosphere around him was as solemn as lead. Even though he was kneeling, but his back was straight, and his expression didn't change at all. Instead, he looked straight into Sikong Yue's eyes and said loudly: "The little man never thought of discussing the life experience of the empress, or the little man. I also want to ask His Highness, has His Highness ever abandoned herself because of the empress's background?"

"You are presumptuous!" Sikong Yue stood up in a huff. Ning Yuan's words hit his spine. Although the current empress is the lord of the sixth palace and his biological mother, she has always been criticized by the courtiers because of her low background. Criticism, it is precisely for this reason that although he is the eldest son of the heir, he has been unable to be crowned prince for a long time, and Ning Yuan actually said it in front of so many people about the matter he is so worried about, which is equivalent to slapping him in the face. What a difference!

"Come on, throw this damn thing overboard for me and wash his mouth well!" Sikong Yue waved his hand, and immediately two soldiers stepped forward to grab Ning Yuan, but Ning Yuan shook his hands and used his internal force Breaking free from the shackles of those two, he continued: "Your Highness wants to punish the villain, so please answer the villain's question first. Has Your Highness ever abandoned himself because of the empress's background?"

"Why does this hall want to answer such a bastard question!" Sikong Yue said angrily: "The queen mother is the mother of the country, even if the family background is not high, so what, the hero doesn't ask where he came from, and you can't let you speak nonsense!"

"Your Highness is wise, that's the reason. Heroes don't ask where they come from." Hearing Sikong Yue's words, Ning Yuan suddenly raised his head and said in a sonorous tone, "Emperor Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty was only born as a slave. Leave a name; Jingtao, the old Duke of Jingguo, used to be a servant of the general's mansion, but secretly read military books and practiced martial arts hard, and eventually grew into a generation of military wizards. ;Throughout the ages, how many of the countless prominent figures are destined to be rich and honored? Of all the people here, who dares to pat their chests and say--the ancestors are all nobles?"

Ning Yuan's voice is not heavy, but his words are resounding. People around him look at me and I look at you, and they can't speak for a while, even Sikong Yue is speechless.

Jing Yi, in particular, couldn't stop nodding. The Jing Tao that Ning Yuan said was his grandfather, the military god who was famous in the court and the public, and he was just a servant. But now, who dares to underestimate Jing Guogong's mansion ?

Ning Ning continued: "Your Highness is mighty, I think he understands these things better than the villain. The reason why the villain shows off is because he admires the empress. Dragons and phoenixes among men, you can set an example for all the princes. His Highness personally said that the hero does not ask the source, but he has never cared about the so-called background, and has never given up on it. Duty, dare to ask, what kind of duty should we abide by? Isn't he mocking the empress and His Royal Highness for being in their positions, and the name is not right!"

"Ning Yuan, don't spew blood!" Ning Xiang was trembling with anger, and finally couldn't hold it back. He rushed over and swung his fists, wanting to hit someone, but Sikong Yue yelled "presumptuously", and his body stiffened in place again. , Reluctantly knelt down again.

Sikong Yue couldn't help but began to look at Ning Yuan again, seeing that he was young, but he could say those words in one go, and for those words, Sikong Yue couldn't punish him, otherwise he would be disrespectful to Emperor Taizu.Ning Yuan is also smart and knows how to pull out the banner of Taizu, not to mention that he speaks well, while being strict in his words, he even flattered Sikong Yue several times, comparing his criticized background to a He is a hero like Emperor Taizu, so although he still looks angry on the surface, most of his temper has disappeared in his heart.

Based on this comparison, Ning Xiang, who kept saying he had contempt for cheap people, became the person Si Kongyue disliked the most.

"Come here." He snorted coldly, pointed at Ning Xiang and said, "This person uttered lies and disrespected the queen mother. He should be executed for the crime. Thinking of his first offense, he slapped his mouth fifty times as a warning to others!"

Immediately, a guard took the order, dragged the stunned Ning Xiang aside, swung his palms as big as palm-leaf fans, and began to strike from left to right.

It wasn't that Sikong Yue didn't want to kill him, but that Ning Zhongkun was sitting on the side. Even though the Jiangzhou Ning family was only a branch of the Ning Mansion, he wanted to save some face for the Ning State Mansion.

"As for you." After leaving Ning Xiang, his eyes fell on Ning Yuan again, his tone faltered, and he suddenly laughed, "Although your words are inappropriate, they are sincere, and you still remember the name of Emperor Taizu. , if the old ancestor knew that his people admired him so much, he would definitely bless me with a smooth and prosperous Zhou Dynasty, a prosperous country and a peaceful people, and this palace forgives your crime of disrespect, stop kneeling and get up."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Ning Yuan kowtowed steadily, stood up and returned to his seat.

025 Fighting across the air

The guards around Sikong Yue were all masters of the inner family, and they slapped his face with slaps that could split gold and crack rocks. Even though the force was specially lightened, Ning Xiang's nosebleeds were still flowing. After fifty slaps, he was already holding a pig His head passed out, and Sikong Yue was not polite, and he was dragged down and locked into the cabin.

A group of people continued to feast and have fun, the dragon boat turned a bend along the canal, the rare scenery of mountains appeared on both sides of the river bank, and a group of egrets went straight up to the blue sky, which aroused everyone's enthusiasm. It's boring to add music to the fun, I heard that Prince Huyan plays the flute very well, he can even imitate the calls of hundreds of animals, I wonder if you can perform a song to open my eyes?"

Another person also said after hearing it: "It's just a coincidence, I remember that the emperor has a very high-quality Lantian jade flute, and this time he also gave it to His Highness along with this Sea Dragon King, can His Highness take it out and give it to you?" Shall I wait and see?"

Sikong Yue laughed twice, waved to the attendants beside him, and the eunuch bowed away. After a while, he took back a purple-red long wooden box, opened the lid, and inside was a transparent emerald green handle. Chang Xiao.

Sikong Yue took out the flute with his own hands, and smiled at Huyan Yuanchen: "Brother Huyan, when it comes to flute skills, I am afraid that everyone here is not as good as you, so just take a look, can the Lantian jade flute in this hall be returned?"

Huyan Yuanchen got up and saluted, took the jade flute from Sikong Yue, glanced at it, and said: "Lantian jade is rare, and the quality of jade is pure, and the tentacles are warm. It is used to make flutes. It is also very gentle and pleasant to hear, I once had a black jade flute in Daxia, but it is far less expensive than this one."

Sikong Yue nodded slightly, as if he was very satisfied with Huyan Yuanchen's words, and said: "Since someone has already mentioned it just now, I don't know if Brother Huyan can perform a performance or two. Although Brother Huyan's flute skills are very popular in this hall, we have never had the opportunity to learn them. , I am very sorry."

Huyan Yuanchen was taken aback for a moment, apparently he did not expect that Sikong Yue would actually ask him to perform in public.

Many people around also showed mocking expressions on their faces.

Although Huyan Yuanchen was the proton of the Great Xia Dynasty placed in the Great Zhou Dynasty, thanks to the prosperity of the Great Xia, the national power was even faintly stronger than that of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, he was far from being as cautious as those protons of weak countries in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Many princes and nobles in the country have to treat him with courtesy.

But those people have done enough etiquette on the surface, but they look down on Huyan Yuanchen in their hearts, especially the century-old noble children with some historical background. In their hearts, Dazhou with a long cultural history is a state of etiquette, and the kingdom of heaven , and the Xia Dynasty, although the national power is strong, is just a group of barbarians who are used to screaming and killing, and they can't get on the stage.Moreover, the reason why Huyan Yuanchen was sent to Dazhou as a hostage was because he was a son of a concubine who was disliked by Empress Daxia. A person who had no face in his own country, when he arrived in Dazhou, he had to do so because of the strength of his mother country. Being strong and receiving all the courtesy will inevitably make these great Zhou nobles feel angry.

Asking Huyan Yuanchen to play a song, on the surface, is to let him perform to open the eyes of everyone, but in essence, the nobles of the Zhou Dynasty here regard him as a musician and actor for everyone to have fun. If Huyan Yuanchen agrees, it will be so humiliating. I'm afraid that this matter will be spread immediately, and Huyan Yuanchen will not only lose face, but also the face of the Great Xia Kingdom.

But in the final analysis, this was requested by the eldest prince Sikongyue himself. If Huyan Yuanchen refuses, it is tantamount to slapping Sikongyue's face in public, and being criticized by others for not taking the Great Zhou royal family seriously, the consequences will be even more serious .

To blow or not to blow?

Ning Yuan raised a pair of deep eyes and looked at Huyan Yuanchen standing there, thinking about how to deal with this predicament if he was replaced by him. Meng Zhifan, who was sitting not far away, cupped his hands: "I heard that Prince Meng is a well-known talent in Huajing City, and his zither is better than many court musicians. Before that, Hu Yan happened to learn a famous song "High Mountain and Flowing Water" from the Great Zhou Dynasty. , I think its rhyme is very suitable for the harmony of zither and flute, but I have never tried it. Looking at the scenery of the lake and mountains in front of me, I thought that it would be suitable for the occasion. I wonder if I can ask Shizi Meng to save face and have a lesson with Huyan."

wonderful.Ning Yuan couldn't help nodding his head. As Meng Zhifan's son of Meng Guogong, no one present except Sikong Yue and Jing Yi could outshine him. If he was pulled over, no one would dare to spread any gossip, and with Huyan Yuanchen Meng Zhifan had no reason to refuse when invited by his position.

Sure enough, Meng Zhifan nodded indifferently, while Sikong Yue's face was a little gloomy. He always wanted to embarrass Huyan Yuanchen, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when things turned out like this, but that expression on his face was just It was fleeting, and soon changed to a bright smile. With a wave of his hand, the eunuch immediately brought another family of zithers and placed them in front of Meng Zhifan. After trying the sound test, he nodded to Huyan Yuanchen, and with a movement of his fingertips, a smooth prelude like a gurgling spring flowed out from between the strings.

"Mountains and Flowing Water" is one of the top ten famous songs of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Coupled with Meng Zhifan's superb interpretation of piano skills, only a prelude quickly brings people into the mesmerizing state of string music, and the sun in the afternoon Just poking his face out from the clouds, the sun shines down, coating the entire deck with a golden halo, leaning against the halo, Huyan Yuanchen lifted the jade flute to his lips, took a slow breath, About to play.

Ning Yuan's eyes suddenly froze.

"Don't blow!"

An exclamation was like throwing a stone into the originally calm music, Meng Zhifan stopped his movements with a stunned expression, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly, Huyan Yuanchen also slowly put down his hand, and looked at Ning Yuan suspiciously.

Such a good piece of music was suddenly interrupted, and those who enjoyed the music were inevitably annoyed. Seeing Ning Yuan get up in a hurry, he walked up to Huyan Yuanchen in three or two steps, snatched the jade flute from his hand, and with a surge of internal strength in his hands, it clicked. With one stroke, the jade flute was broken into two sections from the middle.

Sikong Yue was suddenly furious. The Lantian jade flute was a rare treasure, and it was a gift from the emperor, so it was extremely precious. How dare this man destroy his things like this in front of his face!But before he had time to attack, he saw a blue shadow shoot out like lightning from the fracture of the jade flute, heading straight for Ning Yuan's face. Only then did everyone see clearly that the blue shadow was clearly a small snake as thick as a human little finger, and Ning Yuan's two fingers were firmly stuck on the seven inches below the snake's head.

"That jade flute...there is a snake in that jade flute!" Only then did someone scream, and all the princes made a fuss. In the mountains, a live snake suddenly appeared, which frightened some people.

"This is a tree frog snake." Ning Yuan said in a calm voice, "It's as thin as a cricket, as light as an asparagus bamboo, as sensitive as a gust of wind, and as poisonous as a corpse poison. It only takes a little bit of its venom to make a cup of tea. There is no doubt about death."

"What... what!" Sikong Yue shuddered all over, and sat back with his feet limp, unable to stand up, and he didn't care to pursue Ning Yuan's fault for ruining Xiao, his eyes were fixed on Ning Yuan's fingers The little snake said, "Where did this thing come from!"

"The hyla snake is not owned by the Central Plains. It only lives in the [-] mountains of the Nanman Kingdom. It is sleepy all its life. It sleeps for months or even years, and it rarely wakes up." The little snake struggling in his hand straightened up immediately, swallowed his breath, threw the snake carcass at his feet, and continued: "This thing should have been hidden in the jade flute when it was sleeping, because it is small and light, It will not be noticed at all, but as long as someone plays the jade flute, the vibrating breath and sound of the flute will wake up the beast. This beast feeds on the poisonous frogs unique to the mountains. The poison is the most powerful. Once it bites, even Da Luo Jinxian can't save it."

Just now the situation was also in danger, if it wasn't for the sudden sunlight, and Huyan Yuanchen was standing in the backlight again, the light passed through the jade flute, and Ning Yuan happened to see the shadow crawling inside the flute, otherwise, Huyan Yuanchen would be at this moment I'm afraid it has turned into a corpse.

"Presumptuous!" Sikong Yue's face turned pale for a while, then turned red for a while, it was something given to him by his father, how could there be such dirty things hidden in it, and the jade flute was handed over to Huyan Yuanchen by himself, Judging from the current situation, others would not think that he was the one who killed Huyan Yuanchen!

"Check! Check it out for the hall! Where did these dirty things come from!" Sikong Yue was so angry that he patted the table in front of him a few times, and then immediately said to Huyan Yuanchen: "Brother Huyan, this matter It has nothing to do with this hall, if this hall knew that there was such a poison hidden in the jade flute, I would not even touch it myself, it is definitely not this hall that will harm you!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, Hu Yan believes that this matter has nothing to do with His Highness." Huyan Yuanchen didn't see anything unusual on the surface, but he was inexplicably horrified in his heart. If Ning Yuan's movements were slower just now, he wouldn't be sure that he would be able to get on that small road. The moment the snake rushed out, he avoided or killed it. When he came back to his senses, he realized that his palms were covered with sweat, and he couldn't help but look at Ning Yuan a few more times.

Ning Yuan has already turned around and bowed to Sikong Yue