cool night

Starting from Emperor □□, every emperor in this dynasty has the same goal in the matter of expanding the territory. The son inherited the father's business and fought in the east and west, and the ancestors' foundation became more and more prosperous from generation to generation.

However, the taxation of a dynasty can hardly withstand years of wars. Most of the emperors of the dynasty beat people to pay tribute, and took their map and counted them as vassal states.

According to etiquette, after the new year is the day when the vassal states pay tribute, but the envoys of various countries usually come earlier, and celebrating the Spring Festival in the capital is not only to pay homage to the teachings, but also to show their sincerity and obedience to the suzerain state.

During the New Year's Eve, Mu Chen ignored them as usual and allowed them to move around in the capital. He just sent people to watch them and not allow them to move around with the courtiers to prevent collusion between the inside and outside.

Those who can be sent on missions are not human beings, but anyone who is not rebellious knows to behave well. He only walks around the post house every day, and will report to the layers when he goes out a little farther.

The Ministry of Rites would arrange for envoys to meet the emperor in the Qianyuan Hall until the New Year's Eve was over and the set of palace banquets and family banquets in the palace were all done to worship and pray for blessings.

The four seas will meet, and Kyushu will pay tribute. □□Shanghai, all nations come to congratulate.

That night, the Qianyuan Hall was full of silk and bamboo, and civil and military officials and envoys from various countries sat in two rows.

As rumored by the outside world, the emperor was abolished and the queen was not established. His Royal Highness Chen Wang and the emperor's monarch and ministers got along well. Even on formal occasions such as announcing the envoys, they sat next to the emperor. The two tables were slightly staggered. up.

His Royal Highness Chen Wang really respects and favors him very much, Jane is in the emperor's heart.

His Royal Highness Chen Wang, who was in the heart of the emperor, seemed to be suffering from a cold, and from time to time he turned his head and coughed twice.

A few days ago, Mu Chenling used the excuse that he couldn't have intercourse during the New Year's Eve and had to make up for it in advance. Bai Feng's voice is still a little hoarse, and he happened to be caught in the cold, but he couldn't even take a break. To take a rest, I have to stay here with him, coughing twice from time to time, suppressing my voice, Mu Chenling was always thinking about it, and the more I thought about it, the more distressed I felt.

But just after the banquet started, it was inappropriate for him, the emperor of the suzerain country, to leave the banquet with His Royal Highness Chen Wang. It might make the envoys below think that they were dissatisfied, and it was really unnecessary to cause panic during the New Year's Eve.

Mu Chenling managed to persuade herself, pressed the center of her eyebrows, held a glass wine bottle and pointed to Bai Feng to recognize the person.

"The third table down here is the envoy Gao Ze, who is the right minister of the court." Mu Chenling thought for a while, and explained to him in detail, "Be well behaved, it's nothing Ambition... They are facing the sea, and they bring some seafood every year, and for dinner tomorrow, they will ask the imperial dining room to serve some crispy ginger eel—have you tried it before?"

Bai Feng thought for a while, then honestly shook his head: "No... Master forgive me, this subordinate doesn't remember."

Gaoze has high mountains and long roads all the way. In previous years, the eels that were tributed in previous years would not be fresh for a few days, so they had to be hung on the eaves to dry in the sun. Dishes such as crispy ginger eels that pay attention to fresh ingredients can’t be cooked much in a year. back.

"You probably haven't eaten. I remember that there was no eel on Gao Ze's gift list last year."

His Royal Highness Chen Wang has not been able to eat it for a year, Mu Chenling felt that it was a pity, and pushed the plate of crabmeat and crabapple fruit over as compensation, "It's okay, let the imperial dining room cook it tomorrow... Try it too, if you like it, I'll ask them to pay more."

He said this like a fool who gave lychees for a beautiful woman with a smile.

Bai Feng had never learned the ways of literati and sages since he was a child, and he didn't try to persuade them like those admonishers in Yushitai after such a trivial matter. He just turned his head and coughed twice, and took the Dish dishes thank you.

He has had a sore throat from coughing for the past two days and has no appetite.The person who used to live the least delicate life has also become a bit used to it in recent years. He is sleepy and can't eat much.It's just that it was rewarded by the master in the end, and it would be a bit of a blasphemy to not move the chopsticks. Bai Feng tried to pick up a little bit and tasted it.

The people in the imperial dining room know how to do things. Knowing that His Royal Highness Chen Wang is not happy, he specially made this crab crab meat dish. It is easy to digest, sour and sweet, and unexpectedly appetizing.

Bai Feng took a sip and felt that it was not bad, so he took two more bites before putting down his chopsticks.

"You can use your chopsticks more when you close your mouth. I haven't seen you move your chopsticks all night." Mu Chenling finally saw him eating something, so naturally he was reluctant to hold him back, "It's not that particular, you can eat as long as you like. Let the imperial dining room continue to do it tomorrow."

Probably because he was afraid that he would be uncomfortable, Mu Chenling also moved his chopsticks, and while picking bones and shredded chicken from the lotus tofu on his table, he continued to point out people for him.

"The one on your right is from Persia." Mu Chenling pointed cryptically, with a slightly unserious joke in his tone, "Persia specializes in beauties who dress boldly and have a hot temper. Dance down... tsk."

Bai Feng didn't hold back for a moment, but coughed again and again.

This continuous coughing is actually quite noticeable—of course, the position His Royal Highness Chen Wang sits in itself is very noticeable. For a while, many people in the hall looked here, and they were afraid of being buckled. Charged with "contempt of heaven's grace", he hastily lowered his head.

It just so happened that the song in the palace ended, the Persian envoy saluted and stood up from his seat, saying that they had brought the best dancer from Persia and wanted to dance a dance for His Majesty the Emperor and everyone present.

He looked like a fine boy, from just now he saw the emperor sitting at the top chatting and laughing with His Royal Highness Chen Wang who was rumored to be very favored, pointing in the direction of their table seats, but he didn't know much about the emperor and His Highness Chen Wang. What is the relationship, I just think that these two masters are thinking about their Persian dancers in their hearts, and it is difficult to express it on their faces, so they are busy taking advantage of the time when the musicians who played and sang just retreated to insert a dance.

The Persian dance is also well-known in the hearts of the envoys and accompanying ministers in the palace. Blond-haired and blue-eyed exotic beauties are rare, and they are half-covered. In previous years, many ministers were willing to come to watch a dance. A reason for the feast.

After all, in private, everyone has tacitly understood that the Persian beauties brought to dance are also a kind of tribute. .

Mu Chenling obviously thought of this too, looked at the Persian envoy, not sure if he was sure, just looked at Bai Feng with a smile, with a narrow smile: "What does His Highness Chen Wang think? "

His Royal Highness Chen Wang almost coughed again.

Ugh--

Several ministers who accompanied the banquet sighed inwardly at the same time, probably also predicting that this year's blessings will be gone.

His Royal Highness Chen Wang behaved well: "All the ministers at the banquet have family members in their residences, and I think it is inappropriate."

High-sounding, well-founded.

Mu Chenling laughed inwardly, but with a calm face, he nodded in agreement: "What His Royal Highness Chen Wang said is very true."

whispering sound--

Today's His Royal Highness Chen Wang is in charge of the emperor... Ah no, did you speak out to persuade him?

Admonishment.

Mu Chenling sat there laughing muffledly, laughing until the ears of His Royal Highness Chen Wang, who was still high-sounding just now, were reddened, and then he clenched his fists to his mouth and coughed twice, "Success, not bad, not bad, I know this year It's time to stop."

I don't know, Bai Feng pursed her lips. Last year, it was because the host said he wanted to watch the Persian dancers dance. She didn't stop her. After the banquet, she was dragged to the bed all night without resting. I was too dumb to speak.

In fact, Bai Feng has never felt that it is up to him to take care of who the master wants to be lucky with - in the end, he is just a hidden guard accepted by the master, no matter what position he is sealed in, he should not be presumptuous of.

But the owner doesn't seem to think so.

Not only does the master not feel that way, but he is always angry with himself about it.

How could he make the master angry.

Bai Feng glanced at the dancers brought by the Persian envoy again, his expression became more and more cold.

No matter who it is, how can it make the master angry.