I'm a bully in troubled times

"Thank you, Prince." Jiang Yu and Liu Shou stood up and said.

Before Jiang Yu could speak, Ji Zhong spoke first: "Jun Suiyang, I heard that an assassin assassinated you a few days ago. Are you injured? I wonder how your injury is now?"

Jiang Yu said: "Thank you for your concern, Prince Yu, there is nothing serious about Yu. He only hurt his skin, not his muscles and bones. In addition, His Royal Highness Jin Hou gave him the medicine, so he will recover after a few days of care."

Ji Chong smiled: "So, I feel relieved. It's just that I didn't expect such a thing to happen in Quwo. I don't know if the mastermind behind the scenes can be caught?"

Liu Shou said: "Return to Your Highness, the Marquis of Jin sent Mr. Shi to investigate, but the real culprit has not been found yet."

Ji Chong frowned slightly: "Meng Ming is a young child, but he has been on the throne for many years. When something like this happens, he is still so slack..."

Jiang Yu said: "Your Highness, the Marquis of Jin's birthday banquet is coming soon, let's wait until after the birthday banquet to discuss this matter."

Ji Chong took a look at Jiang Yu, strictly speaking, at Qi Ranming behind him, and nodded: "Jun Suiyang is right."

After finishing speaking, Jiang Yu and Liu Shou followed Ji Zhong from left to right, and walked north together.The Jin Palace faces south from the north, with the temple in the front and the sleeping quarters in the back, that is, the outer court where the court meeting and guests are received in the front, and the inner palace in the back.

This was Ji Zhong's first visit to the King's Palace, and from his eyes, Jiang Yu guessed that this Yue Mo was dissatisfied.As for why he was dissatisfied, what else could there be except that the Jin Palace was built too magnificently?This place is comparable to the Zhou Palace in Luoyi.

But the Marquis of Jin is clearly just a prince and a courtier of the King of Zhou. He is so overbearing. With Ji Zhong's personality, he naturally doesn't like it.

Taking Ji Zhong's expression into his eyes, Jiang Yu glanced back at Qi Ranming. Judging from the current situation, Ji Zhong paid more attention to Qi Ranming than he imagined.

After entering the Outer Dynasty, the ministers of Jin State, such as Zhao Di, Shi Xiang and others, had already arrived.And envoys from other countries, such as Zheng Guo and Song Guo, have also taken their seats.

As soon as Jiang Yu followed Ji Chong in, he received the gazes of everyone in the hall.

Ji Chong came here yesterday, Zhao Di and Shi Xiang had seen each other, but the envoys from other countries had never seen him, so they all stood up and saluted Ji Chong.

Jiang Yu took his own people and walked to the second position on the right hand side. He opened his clothes and sat down. Liu Shou sat next to him. Seeing Ji Zhongzai greeting others, he whispered to Jiang Yu: : "Sui Yang Jun, I just saw the crown prince looked at your guard a lot, your guard's appearance is really eye-catching."

Liu Shou didn't know the relationship between Qi Ranming and Ji Zhong, and only thought that Ji Zhong only saw him because Qi Ranming and Ying Xi looked alike.

Jiang Yu glanced at Qi Ranming, smiled and said nothing.

At this moment, a high-pitched servant's voice came from behind the screen not far away: "Marquis Jin is here——"

The servant's voice fell, and the buzzing voices in the hall suddenly quieted down. Everyone raised their heads together and looked at the young prince who came out from behind the screen.

Ji Mengming was dressed in a white court dress with mountains, rivers, sun and moon embroidered on it, with a slight smile on his face, and a little red mole between his eyebrows made him look even more beautiful.

He didn't come alone today. He was accompanied by a beautiful and dignified girl, wearing a goose yellow court dress. The girl was about sixteen years old, with willow leaf eyebrows, oval face, and creamy skin. She had obviously been groomed carefully. One hand was pressed cautiously to the body, the eyebrows were lowered, looking gentle and supple.

This is naturally Ji Mengming's queen.

Standing together, the two can be called a talented man and a beautiful woman, which is pleasing to the eye.

The couple stepped onto the throne together, and Ji Mengming embraced the queen and sat down with him.

"Meet His Royal Highness Jinhou!"

Kneeling all over the hall, only Ji Zhong did not kneel.

"Everyone is free from courtesy." Ji Mengming said with a smile, "Don't be restrained, just sit down."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Everyone said in unison again, stood up with a whoosh, and sat back in their original positions.

Ji Mengming raised his eyes and scanned the people in the hall. Apart from the ministers of his own country and envoys from other countries, there was a particularly conspicuous man in the crowd. This man was a little conspicuous, and he was the Prince Zhou whom he had met for the first time yesterday. Ji Zhong.

In theory, Ji Chong is the prince and the emperor, and Ji Mengming is the king of the princes and the minister.Although he is the master, he should come down to greet Ji Chong, but he just smiled and said, "Your Highness, did you sleep well last night?"

Ji Zhong sat firmly on the ground, cupped his hands and replied, "Thank you Jinhou for your concern, I slept well last night."

Ji Mengming smiled: "The widow can rest assured."

Ji Zhong raised his wine glass and said, "Today is the birthday banquet of the Marquis of Jin, so I'm here to wish the Marquis of Jin live longer than the South Mountain and be as blessed as the East Sea." After finishing speaking, he drank the wine in his glass.

Ji Chong raised his head, and everyone else raised their wine glasses to wish Ji Mengming his birthday.

Ji Mengming smiled and said: "Everyone here is a guest, so why should I, the host, have a drink first and pour the wine."

Eunuch Liao next to him immediately poured a full glass of wine for Ji Mengming, and the maids below refilled the glasses for the adults.

Ji Mengming raised his glass and said: "I ascended the throne at the age of four. After today, I will be seventeen years old. Thirteen years are fleeting, like a fleeting moment. Your highness, all of you are the elders of the widow, and they are more experienced than the widow on the way of governing the country." Wealthy, the state of Jin is able to have what it is today, it is all thanks to the adults, I am a child, I dare not claim the credit.”

"Today, Lord Suiyang, Liu Qing and others are able to come to congratulate me on my birthday. I am very grateful. I didn't expect that even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came in person. I am really terrified."

"According to the days, I have not gone to Luoyi to visit the old man of Zhou Wang for many days. This time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will go back to greet the old man on behalf of the widow."

Ji Chong smiled and said, "Naturally, my father will definitely understand Jinhou's intentions."

"However, since today is Marquis Jin's birthday, I won't mention anyone else but you, Marquis Jin."

Ji Mengming smiled: "I have a clumsy mouth and can't speak. Don't be offended, the prince. Everything I want to say is in this glass of wine." After speaking, he raised his glass to His Highness.

All the people in the hall raised their wine glasses together, and everyone drank it together.

After Ji Mengming finished drinking, he turned to the waiter and said, "Call all the singing and dancing."

As soon as Ji Mengming gave the order, a group of slender actors walked in from outside the hall, singing and dancing, and the sound of silk and bamboo was endless.

Jiang Yu is not interested in women, but everyone appreciates beautiful things. A group of beautiful women are dancing, which is pleasing to the eye, but he doesn't have the heart to look at it, because Ji Zhong, who is sitting opposite him, keeps looking at it from time to time. He looks here.

Jiang Yu didn't know what Ji Chong was thinking, anyway, he was not only looking at Qi Ranming now, but also Jiang Yu often, his eyes were so weird that Jiang Yu felt that he was looking at his rival in love.

In fact, Jiang Yu didn't want to be an enemy of Ji Zhong. After being stared at by him for a long time, he felt a little creepy. He couldn't help but turned around and asked Qi Ranming in a low voice: "What did you do to him? Why is he looking at me like that?"