bastard returns

When Wei and Chun Wei are crowded together, and they want to rely on the imperial examination to find a half-official position, the prince's disciples can directly enter the official position, and even walking outside, others don't dare to offend you, otherwise they will offend the backer behind you.It's just that the princes have extremely high demands on their disciples. They are either from rich backgrounds in order to win them over, or they have real talents and learning and can advise him. They are determined to look down on the rest.

It was still early, and there was already a large crowd of people waiting in front of the palace gate. Ning Yuan was standing among the young masters, and next to him a few sons who were studying with the same supervisor were quietly gathering their heads together to discuss the survival of the fittest among the princes.

Only one person said: "If you want to talk about the four princes who have grown up now, the first prince is needless to say, the empress is born in the first place, not only has a noble status, but also has a lot of strange people and strange people under her hands, so she probably doesn't like us; the second prince quickly It turns out that I like to be arty, and the requirement for my students is to be good at reciting poems and playing music, which is not beneficial to my career, so it is not suitable for us; the third prince is good at martial arts, and has always only been close to military generals, and has never looked down on civil servants. It's no fun; only the last fourth prince is a lord of corporals, he heard that he treats his disciples extremely preferentially, and he never refuses anyone who comes, as long as he has talent in his belly, he can go and join him."

Someone else retorted: "But the fourth prince is not powerful, it's just that he is not a high-born, and I heard that he would be shameless in front of the emperor, otherwise he would not be driven to Jiangzhou to guard the palace. There will be no way out for such a master. "

At the beginning, the man said: "Confused, no matter how powerful the fourth prince is, he is still the emperor's child. How can the royal blood be false? Even if he can't become a great treasure in the future, he can always be a county king, right? What kind of official can you be with the title of Juren lord? Giving a county magistrate is flattering you, how can you be a minister of the county king?"

As soon as these words were finished, the people around him nodded as well, as if they felt that what he said made sense.

Ning Yuan raised and lowered his eyes, and sneered from the bottom of his heart, the guy who was bragging for Sikong Xu was originally one of his subordinates, because he had a solid tongue and was good at flattering, so he was quite liked by Sikong Xu, so he was considered capable man.

Although Sikong Xu is a prince, but if he has no status and no background, in order to expand his strength, he naturally wants to "respect the virtuous and corporal, and never refuse anyone who comes", but even so, there are not many people who are willing to follow him, so he has to rely on Such an eloquent "Trust" comes to fool him, and he can always fool a few people who are full of enthusiasm but lack of brains to work for him.

Ning Ruhai and the old lady Shen did not come this time because they were afraid of bumping into someone from the Duke of Ning's mansion, and the eldest lady Yan was a person who paid attention to rules, so it was a bit of a loss of etiquette. A group of disciples and servants rushed to the palace early to wait. After standing for a long time, their necks inevitably ached. Ning Yuan turned his head, and just happened to see a young man in guard uniform standing on guard outside the crowd. looking at myself.

is the peak.

Gao Feng had been quite depressed these few days. He was ordered by Sikong Xu to investigate Ning Yuan, but after several days of investigation, he had no other clues except for the news on the surface.The concubine of Wu'an Bo Mansion, his mother is Tang Yingyao, the courtesan of Jiangzhou many years ago, except for going to the school supervisor, he lives a completely reclusive life. Recently, the only person who is a little close to him and can be called "powerful" is One Jing Yi, but they had already figured out about Jing Yi, knowing that it was his first time in Jiangzhou, and he and Ning Yuan were just getting acquainted.

For such an investigation result, Sikong Xu is absolutely unacceptable. In Sikong Xu's eyes, the more ordinary things are, the more unusual they are. Gao Feng had to keep an eye on it, and then it would hurt Gao Feng. Because of the "master" lurking next to Ning Yuan, he was afraid of being discovered, so he didn't have the courage to sneak into Wu'an Bo's mansion. Count the bricks under the red tiles on the high wall of Ningfu, and you can find out some ghosts.

Seeing Ning Yuan in the crowd at this moment, Gao Feng's backlog of depression over the past few days flooded out, so he couldn't help but look at him a few more times, but Ning Yuan suddenly raised his head and smiled at Gao Feng.

This blow scared Gao Feng into a cold sweat. Looking at Ning Yuan's expression, it seemed that he knew him clearly. How could this be possible!Could it be that all his previous investigations were discovered by the "experts" around Ning Yuan?The opponent didn't take him down, but was just playing eagle catch chicken with him?

Gao Feng shivered all over, and couldn't help soaking in cold sweat. He lowered his eyes and looked at the sheepskin boots on his feet, but he didn't dare to look at Ning Yuan again. He thought that he must report this matter to Si Kongxu as soon as possible, thinking that he had done a good job. Unknowingly, the other party turned out to be playing with them, which is not bad!

As the time approached, the gate of the palace finally opened, and Sikong Yue came out with his hands behind his back, and said to everyone with a smile: "Everyone has been waiting for a long time, and this palace is here to welcome you by order of my father." Welcome to the palace."

The emperor, including the dignitaries from Huajing, have continued to live in the palace for the past few days. The ones arriving today are the local families in Jiangzhou who received the invitations. Afterwards, and behind them, are the young masters and young ladies of each family, but according to the rules, the two sides are separated by barriers, and the middle is separated by the palace, but there is no situation where they have crossed the threshold.

This time, the group did not go to the Baichun Garden where they had a banquet last time, but walked further inside, and went straight to the banquet hall behind the Shanhai Palace, which will only be used when large-scale banquets are held.

A lot of people were already standing on the square outside the banquet hall, but the banquet hadn't started yet, the princes and ladies who arrived first gathered here in small circles to chat, Jing Yi saw Ning Yuan from a distance, and immediately came over, he I had already found out through my relationship that Ning Mo'er would be there today, so I couldn't hold back my emotions when I saw Ning Yuan, and grabbed his hand and said eagerly: "Brother Yuan, Miss Mo'er is here?"

"Look at you, you really look like a disciple. Be careful not to offend the ladies, and be thrown out of the palace by the emperor in the name of lust." Ning Yuan couldn't help but rolled his eyes slightly, and pointed to the other side , "Here, my second sister is with that group of young ladies. It's not hard to find someone, the tallest one is."

But soon, Ning Yuan realized that what he said was in vain, because Jing Yi had already discovered Ning Mo'er.

Indeed, with Ning Mo'er's stature standing among the young ladies, she stood out from the crowd. Even though she still had a long skirt and a light veil covering her face, she was still quite conspicuous.

Yan Shi was talking to another noble lady, and Ning Mo'er stood quietly behind her, perhaps sensing Jing Yi's gaze, she turned her beautiful eyes and glanced at them.

This glance hit Jing Yi's forehead like a big rock. As soon as his face turned red, he couldn't help but step up to get close, but just as he took a step, he heard a voice suddenly: "Mr. Ning is in this body." The clothes should be snow satin."

The voice reminded him that, as he was, it was very unruly and embarrassing to rush into the group of girls in front of so many people, so he suppressed his temper and turned around, seeing that Mr. Yao Qian, who was from the Shangshu family of the household department, didn't know what to do. The time has come to Ning Yuan's side, he looked at his clothes up and down, then turned his head and said to the person behind him: "Brother Zhongkun, I really wonder if the current snow satin is wrapped by your Ning family. The first thing is, the one on Mr. Ning Yuan's body is also the same, they really are cousins, they can make a pair in any clothes." After saying this, Yao Qian shook out a folding fan, covered his mouth and chuckled.

Ning Zhongkun, who was dressed in white, turned around from behind Yao Qian, saw Ning Yuan's clothes, his expression froze, revealing a look of jealousy.

The snow satin he used to make clothes was rewarded from the palace, and there was only one such piece in total. He originally wanted to wear it to save face for himself at such a rich and powerful gathering, but how could he have expected that Ning Yuan also had a suit? .

No, based on his status as a bastard in a family, he is also worthy?

"I'm afraid it's an imperial product." Ning Zhongkun squinted his eyes, he didn't want to believe that Ning Yuan could afford serious snow satin.

"Mr. Ning has good eyesight. This is indeed a royal product. Our Jiangzhou Ning family has a small family, how can it compare with Ning Guogong's riches and wealth." Ning Yuan did not want to argue with Ning Zhongkun, and smiled with the corners of his mouth curled up. He cupped his hands at Ning Zhongkun.

"I knew it." Ning Zhongkun walked away with his nostrils turned upside down, without seeing Yao Qian's strangely smiling face.

To say that Ning Guogong's family is rich and powerful is to insinuate that they are rich but not rich upstarts. Yao Qian understood the meaning, and Ning Zhongkun's unaware face made him feel even more ridiculous.

"Hmph, I can't stand his arrogant temper for a long time. Brother Yuan, don't take it to heart, isn't it just a piece of clothing, and it's worth putting on that face." Pat on the shoulder, "I have a lot of clothes at home, if you can afford them, I'll send you a few cars tomorrow."

Hearing this, Yao Qian laughed even wider, looked at Ning Yuan and said, "I saw Mr. Ning's sharp mouth last time at the Sea Dragon King, and he really scolded people without being dirty. Look at Ning Zhongkun's stupid face." Look, really embarrassing to the Duke's government."

Ning Yuan blinked his eyes, "Mr. Yao, where did you say this? Ning Yuan's words come from the bottom of his heart. How can there be any curse?"

"Oh, haha, that's my overthinking, Mr. Ning, don't take it to heart." Yao Qian grinned, shook two more folding fans and walked away.

"What does he mean?" Second Monk Jing Yizhang was puzzled.

"Nothing interesting." Ning Yuan said indifferently: "Brother Jing, I think the banquet is about to start, let's go in."

035 Get close to Lu Ping

The two of them went up a few steps and went inside the hall. On the other side, a few chattering young girls saw their backs, and one of them, who was talking to Ning Pinger, said: "Jing Shizi is really rare and handsome, Didn't the son next to him come with you? Could it be your brother? Miss Ning, you really have a heart, and you have a brother to make friends with you, and you are a natural beauty. It seems that Jing Shizi doesn't want to pay attention to you. .”

The other ladies around followed the voice and looked over, their gazes all falling on Ning Ping'er.Ning Pinger's dress today was specially arranged by Liu Shi for her. The bright and gorgeous clothes are completely woven with all kinds of brocade and gold thread, and the skirt is full of sequins made of gold leaves in an exaggerated way. The center of the eyebrows is painted with flowers, which makes her already beautiful facial features look even more handsome.

Immediately, someone whispered: "This Ning Ping'er has a thick skin. I heard that she has done some scandalous things. She was locked up in the ancestral hall for the New Year's Eve. She was just released, so she put on makeup and powder on the ground to show off. She is not afraid of being laughed at by others."

These words were not deliberately lowered, Ning Pinger heard them naturally, she was trembling with anger for a while, her nails like water onions were tightly pinched into the palm of her hand.

"Don't say that, little sister Ping'er will take such trivial matters as closing the ancestral hall." Another bitter voice sounded, "I really admire Sister Ping'er's body. The ancestral hall, which has been locked up for so long, was beaten with [-] boards, and when it was released, it was covered in feces and urine, and it recovered so quickly. If it were me, I would lie on the bed for three to five months at least."

Ning Ping'er looked at the speaker with sharp eyes, and it turned out to be Ning Xiang'er dressed in pink. She also suffered a lot in the ancestral hall, and always thought that she was framed by the Ning Xiang brothers and sisters. He was polite to Ning Pinger, and Jing Yi was involved in the matter, so he immediately opened his mouth to sneer at Ning Pinger.

Ning Ping'er has always looked down on Ning Xiang'er, but now she is being ridiculed by her, how can she swallow this breath, even if she wanted to retort, Yan Shi turned around at this moment, and said in a low voice: "Yes, don't you think it's not enough to be ashamed?" ?”

Seeing Yan's serious expression, as if angry, Ning Ping'er muttered a few times and dared not speak anymore. Standing beside Yan, Ning Mo'er stroked Yan's back and said gently: "Mother, don't be angry, sisters They're still young, but they're just joking around with each other."

"It's time to get married in two years, but you don't have half the dignity that a daughter's family should have, and you don't even look at where this place is." Yan looked at Ning Mo'er, "As a sister, you have to teach them more. Two, I know you are soft-tempered, but since your eldest sister got married, you are the eldest sister in this family, and it is my job to restrain my younger sister, blindly saying good things can only be conniving, do you understand?"

Ning Mo'er saluted, "What mother taught me, Mo'er understands."

In the banquet hall, a pair of dragon and phoenix chairs occupy the right place, followed by rows of long tables, each of which can accommodate two people. As the guests arrive one after another, the banquet hall The tranquility gradually turned into a bustling crowd. After sending Jing Yi to the table, Ning Yuan was not of high status and was supposed to go to the last seat, but he looked and walked two tables forward. Sitting down next to the young master, he did not forget to bow his hands to the round-faced young master, "Mr. Lu, please."

Lu Ping was wearing a gaudy robe, and was staring at the girls from various families who were sitting in the opposite table with salivating eyes, when he was suddenly disturbed, he was suddenly in a bad mood, he glanced up and down at Ning Yuan with his eyes hanging, "Are you who?"

His expression made Ning Yuan feel disgusted in his heart, but Ning Yuan still smiled and said in a low voice: "Ning Xin'er is exactly my sister."

Wen Suhou has always loved his youngest son very much, and naturally he did not hide the fact that he wanted to marry him a new wife. When he heard the word Ning Xiner, Lu Ping was taken aback, "Oh, I said, why is it so familiar? It’s brother-in-law!” Then he said enthusiastically, “We met each other last time on Sea Dragon King, but I didn’t know you at that time, brother-in-law, don’t take offense, don’t take offense, hahaha!”

Ning Xin'er hadn't passed the door yet, yet he called each other so smoothly, he really had a thick skin.

"Mr. Lu, you are being polite. It is her blessing that Xin'er can find a gentleman like you." Ning Yuan laughed, "Mr. Lu doesn't mind if I sit here."

"I don't mind, I really want to get closer to you, brother-in-law. After we become relatives, we will have a lot of contacts!" Lu Ping looked at the clothes on Ning Yuan, his eyes lit up, and his expression became more enthusiastic.

Ning Yuan smiled lightly, he himself doesn't like to make publicity, since he came to the banquet today wearing a dress made of snow satin, it was mainly because of this little Wen Suhou Lu Ping.

Lu Ping has no ink on his chest, he is a full-fledged dandy, and naturally he also likes the idea of ​​"people want gold clothes". If Ning Yuan is still dressed normally, it is hard to say whether Lu Ping will pay attention to him. It was so close that Ning Yuan asked Tang to make a robe out of the snow satin he got from Liu. Sure enough, seeing that he was dressed in a luxurious way and that he was Ning Xin'er's brother, Lu Ping asked him Much more polite.

The two exchanged a few words of courtesy, and after a while, all the seats in the banquet hall were finally filled. According to the layout of male guests on the left and female relatives on the right, Ning Yuan and Lu Ping happened to be on the opposite side of the table. and Ning Mo'er, and Ning Xiang'er was probably arranged at the same table by Yan as she was afraid that Ning Ping'er would lose her temper.

Ning Yuan glanced at all the people present at the table. There were a group of senior officials at the front, and even Cao Guichun was only in the middle. The officials stayed in Huajing to handle the remaining government affairs after the emperor's tour.Several princes should be present, Sikong Yue sat in the first position on the lower left, followed by the second prince Sikong Xi and the third prince Sikong Ao, but the fourth place was vacant, and Sikong Xu was not there.

Ning Yuan was wondering where Sikong Xu went on this occasion. The eunuch had already shouted "The emperor and queen are here". As the side door of the banquet hall opened, a tall man with a handsome appearance and a dragon robe, and the golden hairpin in the phoenix robe A beautiful middle-aged woman walked in.

As soon as those two people appeared, everyone in the hall got up and knelt down, shouting long live three times.

Emperor Sikong Lie of the Great Zhou Dynasty was fifty years old. He looked kind and friendly, but he was a decisive and cold-blooded emperor. Back then, he stepped on the blood of several brothers before he stepped onto the throne. The idea of ​​Zhejuzhi is that he did not appoint any princes as heirs, and let them cultivate their own power. As long as they do not collude with courtiers and do not exceed their own duties, he will not interfere more.

The emperor leveled the bodies of the people and made a grandiose speech, to the effect that everyone was free to have fun. At this time, the palace people also sent delicacies and wine like flowing water, and even dancers followed the musicians into the palace. , and began to dance to the sonorous string music.

Lu Ping's eyes finally retracted from the tightly wrapped ladies on the opposite side, and turned to the dancers who were constantly twisting their bodies, looking at their naked-exposed large snow-white skin, with piggy-like faces, The halazi was about to flow out from the corner of his mouth.

After all the dancers have finished dancing and the wine has passed for three rounds, the next thing to do is the main event. According to the previous rules, all the young ladies and gentlemen of each family can perform to add to the fun. It is indispensable.

What many people present were waiting for was this moment. The young masters or young ladies who had been prepared for a long time stood up under the encouragement of the elders around them. With the theme of "spring", after the young master of the Jiangzhou Jiedu envoy's family finished a foil dance, Ning Ping'er finally stood up, dragged her dazzlingly gorgeous skirt, and walked to the center with lotus steps. Yingying bowed to the emperor and said: "My daughter Ning Ping'er, I want to present a flying dance to the emperor."

The emperor raised his eyebrows, "Fei Tianwu?"

The queen also laughed, "The little girl is really thoughtful, knowing that the emperor likes to watch Fei Tianwu, she is trying to please the emperor."

Feitianwu is a dance famous for imitating the posture of fairies flying into the sky. It requires dancers not only to be flexible but also to be light. Dancers who have practiced Feitianwu to the extreme can even stand in the palm of a man and perform palm dance.

After hearing Ning Pinger's words, many ladies lowered their heads and began to discuss. After all, the concubine Yue used to win the emperor's favor by relying on a flying dance. Doubt her purpose.

In fact, this is exactly Ning Pinger's goal.

She prides herself on her natural beauty, but her family background is not high, her father is just a guard in Jiangzhou, but she is only a concubine, even if she is married, it is an excellent destiny to be married to an ordinary official family and be a regular wife, but she is not reconciled, she Ning Ping'er has always had the ambition to become famous, since she has Yue Concubine, Zhu Yu, in front of her, why can't she.

When Liu knew about her daughter's thoughts, she was really surprised for a while, but soon she was relieved. Entering the palace as a concubine or concubine, considering Ning Ping'er's background, is the best result. To be successful, she also believed that with her daughter's beauty and dancing posture, she would not be able to convince those rich and powerful children.

"Okay!" The emperor stroked his beard and smiled, "You just jump here. If you dance well, I will reward you generously!"

Ning Ping'er nodded with a smile on her face, and soon, a palace official brought a big drum and placed it on the main hall, and Ning Ping'er also took off her shoes and socks, stepped on the shoulder of a palace worker with her bare feet, and stepped on the big drum.

The people around all cast their curious eyes on her, some were jealous, some were disdainful, but they were more curious, even the emperor showed an interesting expression, wondering what the mystery of Ning Pinger's actions were.

But soon, as the music sounded, they understood.

The size of the big drum is small, only three feet square, but it is very tall. Ning Ping'er is quite conspicuous standing on it in a golden skirt, and with her dancing steps, the big drum also makes a deep and rhythmic sound, making her The dance becomes more rhythmic and rhythmic.

What's more amazing is that she has a skirt covered with gold leaves. As she dances, those gold leaves crackle and hit the drum surface. The sound and the sound of spring rain.

Such painstaking choreography quickly won a lot of applause, and the emperor also laughed, constantly praising "Wonderful! Wonderful!"

"This..." Lu Ping looked at Ning Ping'er's twisted waist, swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, pulled Ning Yuan's sleeve and said, "Brother-in-law, do you know who this girl is from?"

Ning Yuan smiled and said, "This is my little sister Ping'er."

"What, this is your sister too!" Lu Ping's eyes lit up, and he sat there and rubbed his hands absent-mindedly, making Ning Yuan sneer. Dao, who was still wondering how to make Lu Ping pay attention to this "naturally beautiful" sister Ping'er, but it didn't take any effort at all. I don't know if Ning Ping'er is too capable or Lu Ping is too dirty.

At this moment, Ning Yuan's ears moved, as if he caught a trace of an extremely incongruous sound in the crackling drums. Before he could react, he saw Ning Ping'er who was spinning to an climax, her body The golden skirt was suddenly thrown away from her body layer by layer like fallen leaves, but in a short while, except for a bellyband, Ning Ping'er had nothing on her body, she was as stupid as an egg that had been peeled off its shell Standing on the big drum to accept the gaze of the crowd.

"Ah!" Accompanied by Ning Ping'er's tragic scream, the surroundings were in an uproar.

036 First Love

The current scene is probably the first time since the Spring Banquet has been held so many times.

As for the reactions of the guests on both sides of the main hall, almost all the male guests stared wide-eyed, while the female relatives all opened their mouths in unison.

Ning Pinger's screams continued, and she even started to cry. Although she was ruthless, as a young girl who had not left the court, there was no reason not to panic when encountering such a thing. Her white thighs and Her arms were all exposed to be seen by others, and there was nothing around her to hide her shame. She put her hands on her chest and wanted to jump off the big drum, but the big drum was so high that she didn't dare to jump directly, so she could only jump on the edge. He moved around timidly.

As for the palace servants who were supposed to help her down, they were dumbfounded by this scene, and stayed by the side without moving.

Ning Yuan was also a little shocked, and realized that what he just heard should be the sound of the silk thread breaking, and then looked at Lu Ping beside him.Ning Ping'er's body already has the charm of a girl, with long legs and narrow waist, her breasts are half upright, and her big red bellyband is like an aphrodisiac, which ignites Lu Ping's long-suppressed lust, and Ning Yuan kisses his legs. I glanced at it and found that the hem of his clothes had been propped up by something, and the front end was slightly darker, and it was already wet.

"This... how decent is this!" Yan Shi finally reflected, and palely shouted at the palace servants by the big drum: "Hurry up and get her down!"

The palace servants hurriedly stretched out their hands to pull Ning Ping'er, but they didn't think that Ning Ping'er was frightened, she just held her chest and kept shaking her head, not daring to let others praise her, tears and snot all over her face.

Just when she was making a fool of herself and making a mess, the door of the main hall suddenly opened, and a large white cloak flew in from the outside, and went straight towards Ning Ping'er as if she had eyes, and quickly wrapped it around her The body blocked everyone's sight.

Then, a tall and tall young man walked in from outside the door. The young man was so good at lightness, he jumped onto the big drum with a single step, put his arms around Ning Ping'er's waist through the cloak, and then jumped forward, holding her and landed lightly on the ground. on the ground.

The movements are done in one go, indescribably chic and elegant.

Ning Ping'er had stopped crying, she stared blankly at the young man's side face, even the young man put her down without noticing.

Ning Yuan picked up his wine glass and took a sip, he was still wondering where Sikong Xu went in such a scene, he didn't expect that this person would come to rescue the beauty as soon as he appeared, and he saved such a poetic scene, as if it had been arranged long ago .

Yan got up in a hurry, walked out of the banquet, bent down and knelt down without thinking, "The courtiers are not strict with their daughters, and such absurd things happened, it is insulting to the eyes, please forgive me. "

Showing such an ugliness in such a scene, to put it more seriously, can already be crowned as a crime of disrespect. Yan is a lady from a serious official family, so she naturally understands what is the first thing to do now, Ning Pinger It is the daughter she brought out. If she makes a mistake, no matter what the reason is, she, the aunt, is to blame. Ning Pinger's reputation is still second. She is just a concubine. If she loses it, she will lose it. But if the emperor gets angry because of it For her, for her, it was a catastrophe.

For a moment, she was extremely remorseful, if she had known that Ning Pinger would cause trouble like this, she should not have promised Liu Shi to take her out.

Fortunately, the emperor has seen many big scenes, and he was not intimidated by Ning Pinger's shocking "striptease" like the people below, but he was a little surprised, and he was in a good mood today, seeing Yan's pleading, Then he laughed a few times and said: "It's okay, I guess it's because the clothes are not made securely, and this girl didn't bump into me, so I'd better take her down quickly and put on the clothes."

Yan breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the emperor should not be angry, so she stood up thankfully, and winked at Madam Xu beside her.

They entered the palace this time, because there were too many guests and the number of servants in the palace was limited, so they were allowed to bring their personal servants to accompany them.Mother Xu understood, she came out and wanted to take Ning Ping'er away, but Ning Ping'er seemed to have not noticed Mother Xu at all, her pair of watery eyes were only staring at Sikong Xu next to her, her cheeks were still slightly flushed. Hong, it seems that the predicament just now has been thrown out of the sky.

Mother Xu would not be polite to her. Seeing Ning Ping'er's dumbfounded look, she just thought she was frightened and stupid, so she stretched out her hand and yanked her. Only then did she come to her senses, seeing that Yan's face was not looking good, she hurriedly lowered her head, and followed Aunt Xu out of the hall to change clothes.

At this moment, there was a burst of laughter from the hall. After all, the scene just now was so funny and charming that it might be difficult to see it in a brothel.Ning Xiang'er sat there blushing, she and Ning Ping'er were sisters, Ning Ping'er was ashamed, her face was dull, and it felt like everyone around her was smiling at her, and Ning Ping'er was always in her heart. I scolded dozens of times from top to bottom.It was enough for Ning Ping'er to commit suicide to embarrass herself, but it also made her a laughing stock. It was really hateful, but fortunately, there was Ning Mo'er present. She was not alone, so she could bear less pressure.Thinking of this, Ning Xiang'er turned her eyes to look at Ning Mo'er quietly, only to find that Ning Mo'er seemed like a normal person, deaf to the laughter around her, as if what happened to Ning Ping'er had nothing to do with her at all.

The palace people withdrew the big drum, leaving only Sikong Xu standing alone in the hall, he lifted his hem, bowed in the direction of the emperor and said: "My son is late, please forgive me, father, queen, mother."

Sikong Xu was dressed in white clothes that surpassed the snow, and there was an air of elegance in the sober and clean room. His appearance of a handsome man made many ladies around him couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

"Fourth brother is indeed busy with noble affairs, so the emperor's banquet can be so long late." Sikong Yue gave a strange smile.

"I dare not be late for the royal father's banquet." Sikong Xu glanced at Sikong Yue, "It's just a little late because I was waiting for a gift for the royal father at the pier."

"Oh? Do you have something for me?" The emperor himself didn't value Sikong Xu very much, and he was already a little dissatisfied with his late arrival, but now he heard that he had something for him, so he became curious, " What is it?"

"Father Mingjian, when I was hunting with my father last time, my son saw that the ebony carved dragon bow used by my father was a bit old, so I always wanted to find a new bow for my father. After arriving in Jiangzhou, maybe Because the north is rich in mineral resources, I found that there are many skilled blacksmiths here, so I invited several craftsmen who are good at making longbows, and used the special soft and fine iron in Jiangbei to make a soft iron gilt bow for the father. It took a long time to make the bow, so it was delivered just now." After saying this, Sikong Xu clapped his hands, and soon several guards came in with a long wooden box. Zhang, a finely crafted iron bow.

The emperor's eyes lit up immediately, he laughed twice, he left his seat and walked down, reaching out and directly holding the iron bow in his hand.

The iron bow was exquisitely crafted and extremely heavy. The emperor stretched out his hand to pull the bowstring into a full moon, and then let it go. The buzzing sound of the vibrating air flow even made the ears of the people around them hurt.

"Haha, what a bow! Xu'er has a heart!" Judging by the emperor's appearance, he should be very satisfied with that bow.

Ning Yuan's eyes slid over the bow of that bow, and he also saw that the texture of this bow is extraordinary. Soft iron is rare, not to mention soft fine iron, and gilding is used to increase the toughness of the bow. Complicated and cumbersome, it requires extremely high skill of the craftsman.Although this bow looks unpretentious, it is actually a priceless treasure. It seems that Sikong Xu spent a lot of money in order to please the emperor.

In his memory, Sikong Xu has always been such a person.He is good at discovering what others need, knows what others like, and knows how to use his heart. Therefore, those who follow him, whether they are subordinates or allies, are loyal and follow his lead, including himself at that time. This way; but the sad thing is that when you still have value to use, he can treat you as a relative, lover, brother; once you lose value, you will be immediately abandoned like a shoe.

"Since the father is happy, the minister there is also relieved." Si Kongxu bowed to the emperor again, "I have another unfeeling request, I beg the father to allow it."

The emperor was in high spirits, so he said, "Say it."

"Just now, when my son came in, I happened to encounter such a... situation on that lady." Si Kongxu suddenly mentioned Ning Ping'er, "My son felt that what happened just now was purely an accident. I want to present art to my father and make my father happy. I don’t want to encounter such an accident. That young lady rectified her name, so that not only will her father appear wise, but everyone present will also appreciate Mu's father's kindness."

"You will be sympathetic and cherish jade." The emperor nodded, but after all, it was a matter of his daughter's family. It was inconvenient for him to speak, so he turned and glanced at the queen. An accident, my daughter's family always puts fame and integrity as the most important thing, so I hope that everyone here will not spread what you saw indiscriminately, and damage the reputation of Miss Ning's family."

Ning Yuan sneered, Ning Pinger managed to keep her reputation on the public face after getting the queen's words, but this kind of scandal, even if it is hindered by the empress's face, everyone will not put it on the public face, go home and go private. It is inevitable to use it as an after-dinner joke. No matter what, even if she keeps her reputation, Ning Pinger's reputation will definitely be rotten.

"Bah, just now I put my arms around that young lady's waist and wiped it hard, now I'm pretending to be a gentleman." Lu Ping cursed inwardly, and poured down a glass of wine.

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"I see Mr. Lu seems a little bit upset, but you have a crush on my little sister Ping'er?" Ning Yuan said with a smile.

Lu Ping's face froze, probably because he felt that he was about to marry Ning Yuan's sister, but he was still salivating at others, so he scratched his head resentfully, "Hey, brother-in-law, what are you talking about, I am always dedicated , although Miss Pinger is pretty, I wouldn't be interested in her."

"So that's how it is." Ning Yuan nodded, showing a slightly disappointed expression, "This is really Luohua's intention and ruthlessness. It's a pity, a pity."

Ning Yuan's words revived Lu Ping, and he said in a daze, "Luohua is interested? Flowing water is ruthless? Brother-in-law, you