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Seeing the blood on the day of the birthday, the emperor was furious, and immediately dropped a white jade cup, asking Jingxi to question him.Liu Qin talked a lot, at least he persuaded the emperor to come down first.

"Anyway, Qu Miaoen will definitely not let him go, so don't affect your mood. All the officials are waiting in the hall, how about..."

Dijun blew his beard and stared, reluctantly complied.

In fact, what Liu Qin thought was that if Jingxi dared to do something here, he didn't pay attention to the emperor at all.Who is Jingxi? Those soft guards in front of the emperor, how can they compare with him, barely maintaining a superficial peace now, is better than fighting to the death with everyone tearing their faces apart.If you are depressed, you will be depressed, anyway, it will only hurt the emperor's face.

It's just that I don't know what happened at that time, and Jingxi, who is provocative, made a move without any scruples about the Qu family's affection.

Liu Qin thought about it by himself, but he didn't have any guesses.But what is more important right now is the emperor's birthday, and there is not much time to be distracted.

Mu Yueguan's originally agitated mood completely withered, and he folded his arms across his chest, as if he wanted to minimize his sense of existence.Bai Qian was also a little restless, Jing Xi pushed his wheelchair and asked in a deep voice, "Are you worried?"

Bai Qian was silent for a while, and replied: "Crossing your arms around your chest is a sign of resistance. I'm afraid she will act aggressively."

Jingxi glanced sideways at the attendants around her, leaned over and pressed against Bai Qian's ear, and said in a low voice: "Today is destined to not be peaceful, why not let her make trouble."

The heat wave sprayed on the neck, Bai Qian remembered the kiss before, instantly got goosebumps all over his body, and unconsciously dodged to the other side.

Jingxi left the range in embarrassment and didn't say anything else.Bai Qian also felt that his reaction was too unnatural, coughed dryly, and asked, "I don't think I've ever seen a time of peace, has it always been like this here?"

Jingxi: "The conflicts accumulated over the years have all exploded recently."

Bai Qian smiled awkwardly: "Looking at the time, I feel like a broom star..."

Jingxi shook her head in denial, but didn't know what to say, so the conversation stopped.Bai Qian changed the subject: "Minglian will really come today? Can Zuo Qizhi fully believe it?"

"You also saw the black silk on that attendant's body. Minglian must have planted a lot of eyeliner in the hall, and he wants to take advantage of this day to wipe it out." Jingxi explained in a low voice, "As for Zuo Qizhi... it's better The only way out is to trust him. Only he has power in the temple."

Bai Qian still looked very worried: "Don't you think it's a bit strange? If Minglian rebelled, it should be very secretive. If you and I saw it, it was a coincidence. But we both saw it, then It’s just that the opponent’s loopholes are too big. But is this justified?”

Jingxi pondered for a moment: "Leave it to Zuo Qizhi. You...just pay attention to your safety."

Bai Qian gave an indistinct "Yes", but Jing Xi suddenly stopped, looked at Bai Qian squarely, and said, "Knives are not allowed in the temple, but no one dares to actually search you. Now draw a dagger for self-defense. "

Immediately, Jing Xi coldly called the attendant who was leading the way, and said solemnly, "Go and tell Liu Qin that Bai Qian is not feeling well, please delay for a while."

The little attendant was a little at a loss, Jing Xi scolded: "Hurry up!"

The little attendant hastily responded, and hurried away.

Bai Qian took out the pen and paper, staring at his chin with the end of the pen, thinking about something.Jingxi stood by, and suddenly said, "Can you draw a hairpin for me?"

Bai Qian raised his head to look at Jingxi's hair, it was pulled up, but it was very loose, looking very lazy at home.This really doesn't suit him.Jingxi should be capable and sharp, ready to fight at any time, like a knife that can be drawn at any time.

Bai Qian was noncommittal, just lowered his head and sketched out the shape of a hairpin with a few strokes in a hurry.What I thought in my mind was white suet jade, cylindrical, with a slightly sharp end and a curvature at the other end, and the main hairpin had no lines.

Bai Qian slapped his palm on the paper, blood oozes from the previous wound, staining the small piece red.

Inexplicably, I thought of "blood for alliance".But no matter from which point of view, this word does not fit the current scene.Bai Qian was distracted for a moment, and the jade hairpin was completed, but the painter inadvertently smeared a trace of blood on it.

Very abrupt.

Jingxi took the hairpin, paused for a moment, but said nothing.Bai Qian continued to think about his weapon, hesitated again and again, and finally waved his hand to draw the first stroke.

Jingxi watched from the side, not understanding what he was going to draw at all.When Bai Qian dripped blood on it, and the drawing paper turned into a smooth wooden board, Jing Xi didn't understand.But before he saw it, he spread the paper on it, and he could guess that he wanted to draw fine objects.

It took a little while, Jingxi waited by the side without any urging.When Bai Qian had enough blood and the paper turned into a black object, Jing Xi asked, "What is this?"

Bai Qian didn't answer, and first handed the thing to Jing Xi, asking him to hold it for him, then lowered his head and continued to draw.

Jingxi looked at the thing, it was bigger than the palm of a hand, the whole body was pitch black, in the shape of an angle, with a hole at one end.

With a few strokes on Baiqian's side, some small copper-yellow particles were drawn.After taking the object back, Bai Qian pulled back a box from the black object and stuffed all the small particles into it.

Bai Qian explained a little shyly: "This is...a pistol, it is a kind of weapon. I have studied it before, and it is with that crossbow, so I know the structure."

Jingxi asked a little uncertainly: "This thing is stronger than a dagger?"

"Of course! The dagger is useless for me to cut my own skin and draw blood. This thing is the real self-defense. I will carry it with me, you don't have to worry about me... safety……"

The last two words were a little uncertain, as if trying to escape.No matter how dull a person is, with those few kisses, he can still feel the other person's mood.But it's always a bit embarrassing and embarrassing, and I don't want to face it.

Jingxi didn't seem to notice, she nodded, looking really relieved.

When they rushed to the main hall, it was already late, but Jingxi and his party were the first to arrive.Of the five big families, Ming Lian was on the run, Qu Fengqing was delayed in going to bandage the wound, Zuo Qizhi didn't know because nothing had arrived yet.It was a good birthday gift, which seemed a bit hasty and embarrassing.

When Jingxi entered the door, the officials in the royal capital lazily stood up and saluted him.Jingxi is young and doesn't have much majesty, and Mu Yueguan has not been recognized as the next Patriarch at all. The attitude of these people is naturally arrogant.

Dijun glared at Jingxi, and just about to make things difficult, he saw that group of officials all turned around, and their expressions became respectful.

Zuo Qizhi hurried in, apologized first, and said a lot of good and bad things.Dijun relieved a little, gave Jingxi another look, and asked everyone to sit down.

Jingxi looked sideways, and Zuo Qizhi just met his gaze, and nodded slightly, expressing that he had made arrangements.

At first, it was a gift, and the congratulatory gift had already been sent to the inner hall. At this time, I just picked a few pieces that the emperor liked and put them on display.Most of them were novel and rare gadgets. Suddenly Liu Qin took out a Jade Buddha, his expression uncertain.

The emperor looked at Mu Yueguan and asked in a different tone: "Yueguan! Who carved this Jade Buddha?"

Painters could only paint bronze, iron, and wooden objects.Jade is mined entirely by nature.Danying produces jade, but the quantity is very small, and the output of high-quality jade is even less.In addition, people in this era pay more attention to practical objects, so there is not a big market for jade carvings for ornamental and decorative purposes, and there are not many people with good craftsmanship.

Bai Qian took the words, and replied respectfully: "It's me, and I use it to congratulate the emperor's birthday."

The emperor squinted at Bai Qian condescendingly, and did not speak for a long time.He is a middle-aged man in his 40s, but his face looks older, which is probably related to his excessively indulgent daily life.Looking at Bai Qian like this, not only was he not majestic, but even more wretched.

The emperor seemed to suddenly remember something, and asked: "You are Ning Baiqian? Your painting skills are very good!"

Bai Qian lowered his head and said humbly: "Don't dare."

The emperor casually rubbed the Jade Buddha with his fingertips, and said: "But this one is not very conspicuous when placed on the table, it's pleasing to watch."

Mu Yueguan stubbornly refused to show softness, and explained: "The jade is of excellent color, and there is saffron in its belly, which is a sign of great fortune. I don't think this congratulatory gift is bad."

Dijun smiled and said, "Forget it, you little girl, you haven't changed at all. Originally, it was your brother who took care of it, so why is it your turn to worry about it? It's hard for you to carry these things!"

Only then did Yue Guan lower his head slightly, and the emperor spoke to his heart.Dijun added: "You are alone, why don't you move in for a while. It just so happens that Xiaoling misses you, so you two sisters will be your companions."

Mu Yueguan represented the Mu family and invited Mu Yueguan into the palace. Even Bai Qian could see that this matter was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.If you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to understand that Mu Yueguan is the only one in the Mu family. If she is placed under house arrest, it is equivalent to the complete loss of leadership and support in Fanxi.After that, the situation will change again.

Bai Qian couldn't help but stop it aloud: "No!"

The emperor was not happy, and turned his head to scold: "Bold! There is no room for you to intervene here! If you don't want to, just stay in the palace with Yue Guan."

Jingxi's body tensed up instantly, as if she was going to run away immediately.But Mu Yueguan said calmly from the side: "By today, Yueguan has something to ask for the emperor's permission."

Dijun: "What's the matter?"

Yue Guan turned to look at Bai Qian, but the expression was hidden under the veil, no one could guess what it was.Mu Yueguan knelt down to the emperor slowly, and said in a loud voice: "Please marry me, Yueguan wishes to stay with Bai Qian for the rest of my life."

"Yueguan doesn't want a bride price, but just wants to marry the Mu family."

"Pray for the emperor's permission."

The hall fell silent in an instant, and everyone had expressions of disbelief.Bai Qian was also startled where he was, and even forgot to refute.

Mu Yueguan knelt on the ground, motionless, with an extremely firm attitude.

It was a long time before Bai Qian remembered to speak: "Yue Guan, you..."

"no!"

"no!"

Two voices came out almost at the same time, one was Jing Xi who was stiff all over, and the other was Qu Fengqing who had just arrived.

Bai Qian couldn't understand the situation at all.Mu Yue asked him expectantly, "You said you would stay with me!"

"Yes, I did." But I didn't say I want to marry you!What's more, bringing the Mu family to marry or something, this simply means asking me to step in the door!

Mu Yueguan continued: "You are the only one in this world."

Bai Qian: "That's not what I meant...I..."

Zuo Qizhi stood up suddenly, scaring Bai Qianyi.Bai Qian watched Zuo Qizhi wink at Jingxi, and Jingxi quickly said: "Dijun, let's let it go before the marriage, and we'll talk about it later."

After speaking, Jing Xi rushed over and picked up Bai Qian, and followed a servant outside the hall.

Bai Qian also became nervous, could it be that this is going to grab him hard!I was just kissed twice by him on the stump, and it belonged to him without saying anything.Bai Qian swallowed and asked, "What's wrong?"

Jingxi said in a deep voice, "Minglian has made a move."

The author has something to say: It feels like it has become a stand-alone machine == it is completely entertaining itself.

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