King's Landing [Rebirth]

The royal palace banquet was set on New Year’s Eve by the Eldest Princess, and the location of the banquet was chosen to be in the Meiyuan, the favorite place of the former emperor. The people who entered the palace were also downgraded from the children of third-rank officials to fourth-rank officials. They can also bring their relatives into the palace. .The plum garden is open, and it is a good time for plum blossoms to bloom, so it is perfect for holding a banquet.

The emperor specially ordered Liang Jian to bring Mei Zhenghan and Jiang Shengxue into the palace on New Year's Eve. This decree was actually requested by the Eldest Princess. Liang Jian didn't know how the Eldest Princess was feeling now.But after thinking about it, he laughed secretly at himself for worrying too much. The eldest princess's intention to postpone the palace banquet until New Year's Eve was obvious. She just wanted to spend a new year with Mei Zhenghan, so she probably wouldn't worry about it.

However, she was not worried about Jiang Shengxue, but she was a little hesitant. She didn't know that the eldest princess was involved in this matter, and she was worried that the appearance of herself and Mei Zhenghan would arouse others' suspicion.

Liang Jian comforted her and said, "Don't worry, it's a royal secret, and few people know about it. Apart from your two parties, I guess there are no more than three people who know the truth."

"But Brother Liang, don't you already know? If you can find out, then someone else must be able to." Jiang Shengxue sighed, with a sad face on her face, she didn't care, the trouble was Mei Zhenghan.

Liang Jian smiled and said: "Others can indeed check, but not everyone can. Since the eldest princess dared to let Mei Zhenghan enter the palace, she was prepared. Just put your heart back In the stomach, let Wenyao accompany you to the street to see if there are any jewelry and clothes you like. You don’t like to dress up complicatedly when you go out, but this time you are entering the palace, you can’t wear too plain.”

Jiang Shengxue understood this reason. Indeed, with the eldest princess around, she would definitely not let Mei Zhenghan suffer.But out of a woman's intuition, Jiang Shengxue felt vaguely uneasy.She didn't know where the source of that uneasiness came from, but she had been lingering in her mind since she knew the cause and effect last night.The mention of the forbidden area of ​​the palace made her tremble with fear, as if something bad was about to happen.

But feeling that this kind of thing is mysterious, Jiang Shengxue couldn't say anything more, so he had to keep an eye on it in his heart.

There are still a few days before New Year's Eve, and the city lords who came here have long expected this result. Many of them brought their families with them, and they were not in a hurry to return to the city.

Liang Jian sent a letter to Song Yuan, briefly explaining the current situation, and at the same time told him that he was going south to Jiangcheng, and that Hongye City would be handled by him for the time being.Mei Zhenghan watched Liang Jian finish writing the letter, and couldn't help laughing: "I heard Yang Junning said that Song Yuan doesn't like to take care of things. If you leave everything to him, he will definitely scold you behind your back."

Liang Jian put the letter into an envelope, covered it with the red paint of Hongye City, and said: "I am giving him a chance to display his talents. There will be more places to employ people in the future, so he can't do it if he wants to be free."

Mei Zhenghan knew what Liang Jian was referring to in the future, and Song Yuanzhi was able to take on the big job. Naturally, they couldn't do without Song Yuan's help.It's just that this kind of thing is a bit shocking, Mei Zhenghan is not sure that Song Yuan will be with them on this kind of thing.

Liang Jian saw Mei Zhenghan's worry, rubbed his head and said, "You think Song Yuan has no ambition? Don't forget how Sun Sheng died."

In order to make Liang Jian's superior change his name justifiably, Liang Jian and others gave Sun Sheng a more decent way of death, sacrificing for the plague in Hongye City.But all of them knew in their hearts that Sun Sheng was framed by Song Yuan.If Song Yuan hadn't dealt with him first, Liang Jian wouldn't have gotten the Qingyu Seal so easily.

Mei Zhenghan laughed secretly that she thought Song Yuan was too simple, even the lord of a city dared to attack, how could Song Yuan be an ordinary person.

Resting in the middle of the court, Liang Jian and other city lords from outside don't have to meddle in the court's discussions, and they are relatively free these days.Liang Jian used the influence of Tingyin Pavilion here to join hands with Xianqiu, and asked Wuxin and others to go to spy on the news with the help of Buyelou.Mei Zhenghan also came to help, and Liang Jian was sometimes at a loss for resources, so he simply told Mei Zhenghan about Meiluo's stronghold and asked Mei Zhenghan to help run errands.

They are expanding their power methodically in the dark, and the others are not idle.

After the Eldest Princess told Mu Cheng and Chen Rushen about Mei Zhenghan and Jiang Shengxue, the two men wanted to meet them, but they didn't want to appear too abrupt and couldn't find a suitable opportunity to meet them.They didn't have much acquaintance with Liang Jian, and going there rashly would only arouse suspicion.

But this problem was solved soon, because Mu Cheng remembered that the day Liang Jian entered the palace, he asked Shan Chongfei to ask for help. They had no friendship with Liang Jian, but Shan Chongfei did, and Shan Chongfei lived next door to Liang Jian.

The two made up their minds and prepared to investigate under the pretext of visiting Shan Chongfei. The Eldest Princess didn't stop her, but advised the two of them not to be too eager to avoid suspicion from people who don't know the truth.

With that in mind, the two found an excuse to drink and went to visit Shan Chongfei.

Shan Chongfei is a rough man, he spends most of his time at home except for socializing with his subordinates.Mrs. Shan was the one who helped him manage all the ups and downs in Langya City, this time he didn't bring Mrs. Shan here, so he didn't go out after finishing the social occasions he was supposed to leave.

Mu Cheng and Chen Rushen came at the right time. He had just received an invitation from Fu Kun, asking him to come to the house for a while.Shan Chongfei didn't like Fu Kun, he was thinking how to say no, when he saw Mu Cheng and Chen Rushen as if he saw a savior, he quickly went up to him and said, "Rare guest, rare guest, why are you here?"

Mu Cheng held the vintage wine brought out from the cellar in his hand, and said with a smile: "I know that you can live a casual life without Mrs. Shan by your side. You have nothing to do, so I come to drink with you. Why, this Is there a guest?"

Mu Cheng looked at the servant of the Fu family, with a cold smile in his eyes.

Shan Chongfei quickly waved his hand and said, "A little thing."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and declined the invitation of Fu's family, saying that he was unable to attend the banquet due to business, and would definitely come to visit with gifts in the future.

Seeing the situation in front of him, the servant of the Fu family also knew that Shan Chongfei could not attend the banquet. He secretly looked at Mu Cheng and Chen Rushen, thinking that he must tell Fu Kun about the situation later.

Shan Chongfei didn't notice the look in the slave's eyes, and happily embraced Mu Cheng's shoulders, but Chen Rushen looked at the slave twice more, and said in a deep voice, "Don't look at what you shouldn't, don't say what you shouldn't, If you, a domestic slave, dare to gossip in front of Fu Kun, this old man must ask Fu Kun how he disciplined his servants in the future."

Chen Rushen and Fu Kun are both veterans of the three dynasties, the difference is that Chen Rushen has higher qualifications than Fu Kun, he was once the companion of the Supreme Emperor, and has a deep foundation.When the house slave was drunk by him, his face turned pale with fright, and the thought that had just arisen in his heart was frightened away.

Shan Chongfei and Mu Chengqiqi turned around, Shan Chongfei's expression was a little unsightly, and the slave quickly knelt down to apologize.Shan Chongfei didn't move, but looked at Chen Rushen. Chen Rushen waved his hand to signal that it should be done, and Shan Chongfei opened his mouth to make a relief.

The servant hurriedly resigned and disappeared in an instant.

Mu Cheng said: "Qingya and I haven't been back for many years. We are quite disappointed to come here this time. The prosperity of the late emperor gradually declined during his lifetime. The emperor lacked wrist strength and was obsessed with beauty. A few days ago, he dared to set his mind on the new city lord. It’s not that Liang Jian is decent, I’m afraid that the scandal will spread throughout the entire royal city. Qingya has always been worried about being stopped by the eldest lady of the Fu family outside the palace gate that day, and yesterday she met the young master of the Fu family on the way to Hanshan Temple to find me The horse committed a crime and collided with her frame, and I was very displeased with the Fu family. I didn't take it to heart to persuade her to calm down, but today something changed. It seems that my thinking was too simple. This Fu family should be beaten .”

The people standing in the yard were all acquaintances, and Mu Cheng spoke directly, without beating around the bush.He and the Eldest Princess are guarding the border, and they are more sensitive to the affairs of the court. After all, the strength of the country is closely related to the security of the border.They thought they could carry the court with the emperor's talent, but now they found that they looked up to him a little bit.

Chen Rushen's eyes were deep, and he agreed with Mu Cheng's words.If it weren't for the fact that the two of them didn't want to interfere with the affairs of the court because of the past, it wouldn't have made it impossible for the court to find someone who could compete with the Fu family.

Shan Chongfei's thinking was relatively simple. He was not afraid of the Fu family, but noticed another thing in Mu Cheng's words, and said in surprise: "That Fu Ling dared to attack the princess The frame of the car, the eldest princess is not frightened."

Mu Cheng shook his head subconsciously, glanced at the courtyard where Liang Jian lived, and said, "Qing Ya is fine, she was in the carriage at the time, An Ning and Liang Jian rode in front, and stopped Fu Ling and the others beforehand."

When Shan Chongfei heard that there was something about Liang Jian, he was very curious, and while raising his hand to invite the two of them into the house, he asked in confusion: "Why is there still something about Liang Jian? Didn't he leave the city with Mei Zhenghan yesterday? "

When Mu Cheng and Chen Rushen heard Mei Zhenghan's name, they immediately became energetic. Shan Chongfei really knew Mei Zhenghan, and the breakthrough they were looking for was right.

Shan Chongfei didn't pay much attention to the changes in the expressions of these two people. In fact, he had been looking for an opportunity to introduce Mei Zhenghan to Mu Cheng, but because he didn't have the opportunity, he couldn't bring it up.Today when Mu Cheng mentioned Liang Jian, he answered it casually and didn't expect to mention Mei Zhenghan, so he regained his energy and continued: "You don't know this Mei Zhenghan, he is Liang Jian's adopted brother, and he has a younger sister His name is Jiang Shengxue. Liang Jian mentioned his brother and sister when he reported his work. They live next door to Liang Jian. Mei Zhenghan and I are old acquaintances. We had a relationship many years ago, when his wife was still... "

Mentioning Chen Qiu and Shan Chongfei inevitably sighed, Chen Rushen who was following behind him shuddered, hearing about his daughter from Shan Chongfei was so strange and so precious to him.

Shan Chongfei intentionally introduced the topic without stopping, talking about Mei Zhenghan in one breath, and also mentioned his acquaintance with Chen Qiu back then.Neither Chen Rushen nor Mu Cheng interrupted him. The two listened quietly and occasionally asked some questions they cared about.The news that Shan Chongfei knew overlapped with what Mei Zhenghan told the Eldest Princess yesterday, but Chen Rushen and Mu Cheng didn't mind listening to it again.

Knowing that Mei Zhenghan was going to Huya for oral military service after the spring, Mu Cheng opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he swallowed it with Shan Chongfei's happy expression.

Liang Jian sent Mei Zhenghan to the military camp with the intention of training him, so he had his own consideration in choosing Huyakou.Although Mu Cheng felt sorry for his son and wanted to get along with him day and night, he also knew that it was not good to compete with Shan Chongfei.Shan Chongfei cherishes talents, and it can be seen from his admiration for Mei Zhenghan that Mei Zhenghan will not suffer from following him.

"You see, I can't stop talking. I really like this kid." Shan Chongfei said apologetic words, but his eyes were full of complacency.

Mu Cheng was in the right mood to hear the news of his son as he wished, and he didn't bother to argue with him.On the contrary, Chen Rushen felt a little heavy, drinking alone.

Just when the atmosphere of the three people's conversation was a little cold, the guard guarding the door came in to announce that Princess An Ning had brought Miss Jiang from next door over.

The three people in the room were all taken aback, and they couldn't help but look up at the door. Mu Xi's hearty laughter came from afar: "I heard that my father brought Grandpa Chen to drink with General Shan, but I smelled it all the way away. The smell of wine makes me want to come over and have a look."

As soon as Mu Xi finished speaking, she arrived at the door. Jiang Shengxue was not afraid of strangers as she followed her, her eyes were bright and kind, looking forward to brilliance, and she had the demeanor of a lady.

Mu Cheng and Chen Rushen looked straight at her, and they both thought of Luo Qiu's face in their hearts. Jiang Shengxue was more similar to her mother.Chen Rushen was even more emotional, because he had noticed Jiang Shengxue in the crowded crowd of Hanshan Temple yesterday. At that time, he just saw that she resembled Luo Qiu, but he did not expect that she was really Luo Qiu's daughter.

Jiang Shengxue entered the door and saluted the three people in the room. Chen Rushen noticed a red mark on the left side of her face, her gaze sank, and she asked distressedly, "What's the matter with your face?"

Jiang Shengxue felt that he had a kind face, and she unconsciously wanted to get close to him. When she heard him ask, she subconsciously touched her face and said, "It's okay..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Mu Xi interrupted and took the conversation, angrily began to complain: "She is not the eldest lady of the Fu family, she had a few words with her on the street just now, her servant The dog slapped Shengxue across the face, but luckily the guards around Shengxue were about to stop her, but they were only scratched by their fingernails."