Qi Huang

"My lord, my lord!"

Li Jingyang hurried into the backyard. After drinking for three rounds, the front hall was still brightly lit.Li Jingyang, who was originally slightly drunk, was in high spirits at this moment, and his steps were not drunk at all.

He made great strides, passed many servants all the way, and finally found Li Jin at the table in the back room.

The starlight was like daylight, under the dizzy yellow, Li Jin took out the roll of paper he found from Hangzhou, and squinted at the light.The small print was just a few phrases, but Li Jin read it with gusto.

Li Jingyang's intrusion was like a heavy blow on a drum, and with a bang, Li Jin was pulled back from his concentration.He looked up with a little dissatisfaction, and saw Li Jingyang's overjoyed face.

"Master Patriarch!" Li Jingyang rubbed his hands, bowed his neck and said in a low voice, "Xie Xuan reacted to that bow."

Li Jin withdrew his hand and held the scroll in his palm: "Which bow?"

"It's the bow that Xiao Ling used to never leave his body! My lord, have you forgotten it so quickly?" Li Jingyang said, "After Xiao Shen died alone, you and Wang Qi found Xiao Ling in the southwestern chaos army. Dying, you were the one who fished him out of the pile of dead people!"

Seeing that Li Jin did not speak, Li Jingyang thought that he had won his favor, and attached himself: "Although I don't see any major problems, his reaction is definitely not calm. My lord, trust me this time." , this Xie Xuan definitely knows about the past of the Xiao family! Maybe, this time he aimed his spearhead at the group of thieves on the outskirts of the city, and someone signaled it!"

"You...!" Li Jin suddenly slapped the scroll in his hand on the table, as if he had slapped Li Jingyang's face, but he was still full of anger, "Then Xie Xuan and Xiao Ling have an ambiguous relationship. Show him the bow that Ling once used, what can he see?!"

"Ah?" Li Jingyang was dumbfounded, "What's the relationship... ambiguous?"

He wasn't in the capital, so he naturally didn't know about the scandalous rumors in the palace.With frost on his face, Li Jin lingered on the spot with his hands behind his hands for a moment, before the anger in his chest dissipated.

"Although it cannot be concluded that Xie Xuan knows the ins and outs of this matter, but this matter is so weird, it must be Wang Jinse's handwriting." Li Jin sneered, "Wang Jinse...you want to use bait to lure me into the bait, and be careful to kill people."

He turned back and asked, "Let me ask you, did you notice Feng Jiuyuan when you took out that bow?"

"Feng Jiuyuan..." Li Jingyang murmured and repeated, and then he clapped his hands suddenly, "Yes! I look at this King Huaiyuan and seem to know him too!"

Li Jin: "That's right."

The cool wind penetrated into the house through the gaps in the window lattices, making the wick crackle, and the night grew darker.

Li Jin pondered for a long time, and when he looked up again, his eyes were full of calculations: "I heard that your daughter is being locked up at home by you recently?"

The banquet hall.

After drinking and eating, Xie Xuan propped his head and was already a little drunk.The treasure that Li Jingyang confessed was currently being held in his arms. If anyone wanted to step forward to share his worries and take the bow away, they would definitely be reprimanded in exchange for dissatisfaction.

In such a night full of people and thoughts, Feng Jiuyuan, as a prince, naturally needs absolute protection.Most of the shadow guards are dormant in the shadows, but there is only one who walks around in the daytime all year round, never leaving, with a pair of eagle eyes watching every predator that is about to move.

And Feng Jiuyuan beside him, still looks graceful, looks idle and poetic.

Feng Jiuyuan didn't drink alcohol tonight - he didn't like alcohol at all, even when Li Jingyang came to toast, he only treated him with tea.At such a lively banquet, his hair and robes were not stained with the smell of wine, and he seemed deserted and independent.

Xie Xuan was on his right.

The wine that is poured at the banquet is called Man Tang Chun. It tastes bitter at the beginning, but after a cup of tea, people who are overwhelmed with alcohol will be very excited by the aftertaste.

Xie Xuan has a good capacity for alcohol, since Li Jingyang temporarily left the meeting due to business, he has been drinking in small sips.The amazing thing is that he has not been drunk for so long, but his thoughts and movements are a little slow, making him look like he is just waking up from a dream.

Feng Jiuyuan got up and walked to him, put his hand on the back of Xie Xuan's, and slightly squeezed his five fingers together: "Xinglan."

Xie Xuan was holding the bow, thinking that the visitor was aiming at the bow again.Being disturbed repeatedly, his eyes were full of hostility, just about to explode, when he looked up and saw that it was Feng Jiuyuan, the sharpness in his eyes gradually turned into a ball of gentle water.

"It is you."

"Like it so much?" Feng Jiuyuan slid his fingertips to Xie Xuan's knuckles, and touched them lightly, "Will you stay with me all night?"

Xie Xuan smiled even more.Under the urging of alcohol, his smile seemed a little silly, but also a little indescribably naive.

"Yes." Xie Xuan murmured, "This is Mr.'s bow."

"Sir?" Feng Jiuyuan smiled lightly, looking at Xie Xuan with connivance in his eyes, "Mr. in the school? Or the Mr. who teaches martial arts? Or..."

Before he finished speaking, Xie Xuan sealed Feng Jiuyuan's mouth with his fingers, and stopped Feng Jiuyuan's unfinished words.

"Don't tell you."

Feng Jiuyuan stared at him for a while, then smiled slightly.

Just at this time, Li Jingyang rushed in like an arrow, wrapped in the harsh cold wind outside, followed by another young woman.

The lotus root shirt and green train have a beautiful appearance.If you look closely, you can see that Li Jingyang's appearance is seven to eight points similar, but the similar facial features can be very different on different faces.The woman lowered her eyebrows and lowered her head, but she was much more beautiful than his fat old man.

Li Jingyang pulled the woman over and showed great enthusiasm: "This is the minister's beloved daughter Li Ranran. I just heard that the prince and His Highness were at the banquet, so I couldn't hide my admiration. She cried and clamored to see the two of you. .Although it is inconvenient for women in the inner room to see others, whoever makes me only have this precious daughter... I hope the prince and His Highness will forgive me."

As he spoke, he pushed Li Ranran forward: "Quickly, say hello to the two noblemen."

Li Ranran has a good appearance, she is no older than a cardamom, but she is already very slim.Pushed by Li Jingyang, Li Ranran lowered his head and bowed his knees to salute: "I have seen His Majesty Thirteenth, I have seen the prince."

This reluctant look doesn't look like admiration.

It's a pity that Xie Xuan's consciousness is a little hazy at this time, and he only maintains basic vigilance in his heart.Standing in front of such a pretty little girl, there was inevitably some appreciation in her eyes.

"Exemption."

Feng Jiuyuan also said: "Miss Li, you don't need to be too polite."

Seeing the good atmosphere, Li Jingyang on the side smiled even brighter: "Since there are beautiful scenery tonight, how about asking Ran Ran to pour a pot of wine for the two of you?"

After all, he pushed Li Ranran between the two with an undeniable force.

The seats in the banquet were connected by two, Feng Jiuyuan and Xie Xuan sat side by side.Pushed like this, Li Ranran knelt down between the desks of the two of them.

The lotus root shirt on her body fluttered due to the momentum, and it was propped under the big sleeves on the table to stabilize her figure, revealing a section of white wrist.

The girl's wrist should be as delicate and white as a lotus root joint, but Li Ranran's seems to have been abused, with a circle of black scars across her snowy complexion.

It's like... being bound by a rope.

Xie Xuan regained consciousness slightly, and in the gap, he and Feng Jiuyuan looked at each other.

Feng Jiuyuan shook his head, telling Xie Xuan to hold back.

Immediately, he stood up by himself, while supporting Li Ranran's forearm, he led her to his table.

Li Jingyang said loudly behind him: "Ran Ran, you have to serve the prince well."

Li Ranran's body flinched visibly.

It's a humiliation for a dignified lady from the state capital to have the word "servant" appended to her name.But Li Ranran didn't argue, didn't even say a word, just followed Feng Jiuyuan into the table submissively.

When Li Jingyang asked her to pour wine, she had to.

Since Mantangchun is a famous wine, the serving of the wine is very particular.A servant behind him brought a jar of new wine, Li Ranran took out the cup without saying a word, let it dry, and waited for the wine sediment to fall to the bottom of the jar before slowly filling it up for Feng Jiuyuan.

"My lord, please." Li Ranran raised his eyes and said the first sentence since he entered the table today.

The actions of the two were seen by the people in the background.Although Li Jingyang had already sat down, his attention was not on the wine glass in his hand, instead he glanced into the distance from time to time.Xie Xuan was no longer drunk, and seemed to be lowering her head and flicking the string on the bow in boredom, but she was actually watching Li Jingyang's every move from the corner of her eye.

Li Jingyang brought Li Ranran out, not for himself, Xie Xuan thought.

Before coming, Xie Xuan had seen Li Jingyang's name in the list given by the tenth prince, and knew how many people there were in their family.Li Ranran is Li Jingyang's daughter, that's right.

If it was aimed at Feng Jiuyuan...

"Om-"

Xie Xuan retracted his fingers, the strings stretched and then opened, just like the sound of a Guqin.

Man Tang Chun is a little cloudier than ordinary wine, but this does not mean it is bad wine.On the contrary, it is proof that the wine is strong enough and has enough stamina.

Feng Jiuyuan didn't like drinking, Xie Xuan knew it very early on, he was thinking, if Feng Jiuyuan was in trouble, he could step forward to block him.But if it was him, he would not be coerced into drinking it even if he liked it.

He would directly pour a glass of wine on Li Jingyang's face.

Such a stalemate was not because Feng Jiuyuan dared not reject Li Jingyang, but because if he rejected Li Jingyang at such an inopportune time, Li Ranran would end badly after they left.

Besides, although Xie Xuan knew there was a problem with this matter, he didn't know what Li Jingyang wanted to do.

The wine was already in front of him, Feng Jiuyuan slowly lowered his eyes, and raised his hand to take it.

Standing beside him, the Shadow Guard, who had never existed before, suddenly made a move at this moment. The short blade touched the wine glass, and it bounced away instantly. In an instant, the wine splashed everywhere.

The shadow guard nodded slightly, without saying a word, retracted his sword and sank into the darkness again.

If the shadow guards are to be dispatched, there must be something in the wine.

Xie Xuan stood up suddenly, and Li Jingyang asked loudly drunkenly from the side: "Ran Ran, why did you spill the wine?"

He didn't ask the prince or servants, but he wanted to single out Li Ranran's name, which meant it was self-evident.

Li Ranran was so frightened that he hurriedly filled the wine glass, and tremblingly handed it to Feng Jiuyuan again.

Feng Jiuyuan didn't turn his back and refuse, Li Ranran already understood that the two of them were probably worried about him.So this time, she leaned over and raised her eyebrows, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "My lord, remember to keep the wine in your mouth and don't swallow it."

It's just that I don't know if it was too nervous, or because my hands were shaking because of fear, the moment Li Ranran handed it over, Li Ranran's hand seemed to lose all strength, and the wine glass slipped from his fingertips in an instant, and the wine and the wine glass were about to fall together——

Feng Jiuyuan's eyes flashed, and he raised his hand to catch it firmly.

"Miss Li, be careful." Feng Jiuyuan said, "If you spill the wine twice, it won't taste good."

After all, under the gaze of several pairs of eyes, Feng Jiuyuan raised his head and drank it down in one gulp.