After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

Chapter 660 The reception banquet

Ever since Meng Lang was packed up as a local specialty and brought to Beijing, he has been living in the same yard with Yu Zichuan.

He neither took the initiative to look for Meng Qianqian, nor did Meng Qianqian come to see him.

If his last name wasn't Meng, no one in the mansion would believe that they were siblings.

Even his cousin Yu Li's status in the mansion is much higher than his.

On this day, Meng Lang was planning to live in a daze again, but he didn't expect that the door was slammed open with a loud bang, and Tan'er walked in with a ferocious look.

Meng Lang ate a peach and glanced at her: "What are you doing? You're not going to catch me again, are you? Are you done yet?"

Tan Er folded her arms: "What's so popular about Ni? Beating Ni all day long? Do you have so much free time?"

Meng Lang was dumbfounded and asked in disbelief, "You don't have one? Who is that guy who keeps chasing after me and shouting for my life?"

Tan'er curled her lips.

If she doesn't admit it, she doesn't have it.

She got back to the point: "Change your clothes."

"No change."

Meng Lang refused without thinking.

Tan Er put her hands on her hips and said, "Why don't you ask what you are going to do?"

"Do not ask."

Meng Lang answered simply.

Tan Er choked: "You——"

She frowned her heroic brows, walked forward and grabbed Meng Lang's ear, "Do you want to switch?"

Meng Lang grimaced in pain: "Hey! I'm warning you not to go too far! It hurts, okay? And you're a girl, can you please not put your hands on men?"

"man?"

Tan Er looked him up and down and said with disdain, "You haven't even fully grown your hair yet, what are you pretending for?"

Meng Lang: "..."

"Change clothes."

Chen Long appeared at the door at some point.

Tan Er tilted her head: "Brother Chen Long!"

"Ah."

Chen Long responded.

Meng Lang said unconvincedly: "Why are you so gentle to her? I am your apprentice, okay?"

Tan Er said confidently, "How can I be disobedient?"

Meng Lang took the opportunity to pull the ear back from her hand and retreated seven steps away.

Tan Er put her hands on her hips and stamped her feet: "Humph!"

Meng Lang rubbed his painful ear, glared at Tan Er with resentment, and said to Chen Long: "Where are you going?"

"Enter the palace."

Chen Long said.

Meng Lang's eyes lit up, and he seemed to be in high spirits: "Fuck the Loulan people?"

Chen Long's eyes swept across the childish face of Tan'er, and then fell back to Meng Lang's face: "Come out with me."

"okay!"

Meng Lang followed Chen Long out of the house.

A moment later, Meng Lang's screams were heard from the yard.

"Uh-oh-no-I said something wrong again-why do I always get beaten up?"

Chen Long carried Meng Lang, who had just changed his clothes, to the gate of the Governor's Mansion.

Whether Meng Lang was in Youzhou or the Governor's Mansion, he always dressed casually. Now, he changed into gorgeous clothes, looking carefree, suave and elegant.

The servant brought a horse and stopped it beside him.

The words "a young man in fine clothes and riding a vigorous horse" flashed through everyone's mind.

At this moment, the servants finally believed that he was the young lady's biological brother.

A good father will have a good daughter. The young lady's younger brother must be a very handsome and romantic young man.

"Been beaten?"

Meng Qianqian asked, looking at Meng Lang who had a resentful look on his face.

Chen Long said: "Don't worry, I didn't slap you in the face."

Meng Qianqian: “Oh.”

"Mount."

Chen Long said to Meng Lang.

Meng Lang stepped on the stirrup reluctantly and jumped onto the horse's back in one stride.

Even if she pretends to be dirty, it is hard to hide her elegance and beauty.

Chen Long warned him: "Once you enter the palace, you must listen to your sister. If you dare not listen, I will break your legs."

Meng Lang hummed and said, "I know, I know."

Tan'er also climbed onto the horse and made a face at Meng Lang.

Meng Lang snorted coldly and turned away.

Chen Long: "You want to be beaten again?"

Meng Lang turned around with a dark face and smiled at Tan'er, but his smile was very fake.

Tan'er raised her chin proudly.

It’s hard to tell who looks more like her or Baozhuzhu.

"Be careful when entering the palace."

Chen Long instructed Meng Qianqian.

He was never so fussy before.

But when the words came to my lips, they came out naturally.

He suddenly remembered that this seemed to be the old lady's advice to him often.

After saying this, he pursed his lips, as if he was not used to his changes.

Meng Qianqian curled the corners of her lips: "I understand, brother. I will be careful."

Instead of pointing out his change, she accepted it with pleasure.

The embarrassment that was surging in Chen Long's heart was suppressed in an instant.

He looked at Lu Yuan who was standing beside him again: "If my sister loses even a hair, I will destroy your governor's mansion."

Lu Yuan was about to sneer, but when he turned around, he met Meng Qianqian's innocent almond eyes.

He knew that this girl was trying to touch him again, but he still couldn't help but fall into her trap.

He responded vaguely: "I know."

shame!
So shameful!
A first-rank commander-in-chief actually accepted the threat from his brother-in-law!

If this gets out, you will lose all your prestige and face!
After getting on the carriage, Meng Qianqian came forward and kissed the corner of his lips gently: "Husband, you are so kind."

Lu Yuan's blood boiled and his ears turned slightly red.

Losing face... It's not impossible...

Baozhuzhu has recently fallen in love with horse riding. He sits on the saddle with Qingshuang. Baozhuzhu has her golden hair tied up in a bun and shakes her head proudly, looking very proud!

"Aren't you going?"

Meng Lang asked Chen Long.

Chen Long said: "No."

Meng Lang was puzzled: "Why?"

Chen Long said calmly: "I'm afraid that if we go there, no one will survive."

Meng Lang: "..."
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Cui Hu was driving.

Yu Zichuan sat on the roof of the car as usual, showing Cui Hu the way.

"Our capital city is quite big."

Cui Hu sighed.

"He's taking you on a detour."

Shangguan Ling said it pointedly.

Cui Hu's mouth twitched: "Why is it so?"

Meng Qianqian was pregnant, so the carriage moved slowly. In addition, in order to show off the grandeur of the capital, Yu Zichuan took Cui Hu around in circles.

By the time the carriage arrived at the palace, it was an hour later.

Cui Hu looked at the towering palace walls and once again sighed with emotion: "The imperial palace of our Great Zhou is so magnificent! By the way, the welcoming banquet has not started yet, has it?"

"You do not know?"

Shangguan Ling asked strangely.

Cui Hu said: "I don't know, you didn't tell me!"

Shangguan Ling said: "You didn't ask!"

Cui Hu scratched his head: "This is not... not right, why should I ask? Isn't it faster to set off?"

Shangguan Ling's expression was hard to describe: "In the evening."

Cui Hu was shocked and asked in disbelief: "Why do we have to set out so early in the morning when it will only start in the evening? Are we going to stay in the palace for the rest of the afternoon?!"

Yu Zichuan jumped off the roof of the car and glanced at Cui Hu: "So why do you think I took you on a detour?"

Cui Hu clasped his fists and said: You misunderstood me, brother, I thought you were trying to trick me!

Lu Yuan's entry into the palace had been reported in advance.

Zong Zhengxi was waiting in the imperial study early.

During this period, he was considered a diligent emperor. Although he did not work day and night, he never slacked off.

But at this time, he turned the documents on his desk over and over again, closed them, opened them again, picked them again and again, but he just couldn't read them.

"Xiao Dezi, Lu Yuan hasn't arrived yet?" Xiao Dezi said with a smile, "The welcoming banquet is in the evening."

Zong Zhengxi muttered, "But he clearly promised to enter the palace earlier. Do you think he went to pay his respects to the emperor first?"

Xiao Dezi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Your Majesty, you are already the emperor, why are you still acting like a child, jealous of even your own father?

Having said that, the Grand Commander is your majesty's father-in-law. His strict fatherly teachings over the years may have planted the shadow of a father in your majesty's heart.

"He can come if he wants!"

Zong Zhengxi threw the letter aside.

"It's up to everyone to come or not. Your Majesty, don't you want to see me? Then I'd better take my leave and go sit in the palace of the Emperor."

Lu Yuan's long sighing voice suddenly appeared, coming from far away and gradually getting closer, and the last note fell at the door of the imperial study.

Zong Zhengxi immediately stood up: "Stop! Don't leave!"

Lu Yuan had no intention of leaving.

The corners of his lips curled up calmly, and he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I greet you."

Zong Zhengxi felt a little aggrieved: "I've never seen you abide by the rules so strictly before... You've been gone for so long, and you didn't even send me a letter. Do you still have me as the emperor in your eyes?"

Lu Yuan sighed: "It's not that I don't miss Your Majesty, it's just that... I am too busy to do anything else."

Zong Zhengxi said angrily: "I think you have forgotten me!"

Lu Yuan: You are so young, what are you talking about?

"Xiao Dezi!"

Zong Zhengxi shook people when he was angry.

Cui Hu, who was squatting on the ground outside the door and drawing circles, was startled when he heard the name "Xiao Dezi" and jumped up: "Xiao Dezi has also come to Da Zhou?"

Yu Zichuan said expressionlessly: "This little Dezi is not that little Dezi."

Cui Hu was relieved: "I thought that Yu Gonggong's godson had also sneaked into the Great Zhou."

Yu Zichuan: "So you are the Liang Emperor's spy."

Cui Hu covered his mouth with his hand.
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The reason why Meng Qianqian entered the palace so early was to meet Zhou Nanyan before the welcoming banquet.

She gave Zhou Nanyan the message last night.

When she arrived at Zhou Nanyan's bedroom, she found Lin Xiaoru and Wang Rou were also there.

When the three of them saw Meng Qianqian, they were all overjoyed, but Lin Xiaoru was a person who didn't smile by nature, and her joy was hidden in the deepest part of her eyes.

"Sister Meng!"

Zhou Nanyan threw herself into Meng Qianqian's arms like a fluttering swallow and hugged her tightly.

Banxia was frightened by Miss Zhou's sudden enthusiasm and took a deep breath, fearing that she would bump into the lady's stomach.

Fortunately, it didn't.

Zhou Nanyan said softly, "Sister Meng, I missed you so much! Why did you go to Miaojiang for so long?"

Meng Qianqian gently touched her head: "I miss you and Xiao Rurou'er, too. I will rush back to the capital as soon as I finish my work."

She didn't mention her experience in the southwest. It was too long to explain in a short time, and she didn't want to make them worry about her.

Wang Rou was shy and didn't occupy Meng Qianqian's arms like Zhou Nanyan did. She just gently pulled Meng Qianqian's hand and said, "Sister Meng."

"Rou'er has become more and more beautiful."

Meng Qianqian praised sincerely.

Wang Rou was already beautiful, and now her facial features have grown more mature, giving her a more bright and charming beauty.

Wang Rou blushed.

"Rou'er is a big sister now!"

Zhou Nanyan said with a smile.

"Congratulations, then."

Meng Qianqian's eyes sparkled, "Is it a brother or a sister?"

Wang Rou said softly, "It's my brother."

Zhou Nanyan said: "He is quite strong, just like Wang Xiaoniu!"

Everyone in the room burst into laughter.

"Is my lady all right?"

Meng Qianqian asked with concern.

"Thanks to Sister Meng, my mother didn't suffer much during childbirth, and both mother and child are safe."

"I can rest assured that."

In fact, Meng Qianqian had already inquired about Mrs. Wang's news, and only after learning that she was fine did she not go to disturb her.

Otherwise, she would have to take care of Mrs. Wang's body.

"More than seven months?"

she asked.

Wang Rou was relieved and happy that Meng Qianqian remembered the day her mother gave birth: "She can crawl now."

He tried sitting and crawling a lot, but Wang Xiaoniu was as strong as an ox and could already crawl slowly.

Meng Qianqian asked Lin Xiaoru again.

Lin Xiaoru's life is as peaceful as still water, and she is still a rich girl who stays in the study all day long.

Seeing that she was getting older, the number of people proposing marriage to her almost broke down the doorstep of the Lin family.

But she didn't like any of them.

In short, among the four, she was the only one whose marriage was still unsettled.

Meng Qianqian smiled and said, "So, Rou'er is also engaged? Whose son is he?"

Zhou Nanyan smiled and said, "My second brother! Sister Rouer, you will be my second sister-in-law after you come in!"

"you……"

Wang Rou covered her face, feeling so shy that she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.

Meng Qianqian was sincerely happy for Wang Rou.

The Zhou family and the Lin family are old friends, and Mrs. Zhou is a kind-hearted and straightforward person. She will definitely treat Wang Rou well in the future.

As for Lin Xiaoru, Meng Qianqian was not worried.

She is a woman with strong opinions and is not bound by worldly things.

There is no need to force her to get married and confine her to the backyard.

Meng Qianqian looked at Zhou Nanyan again: "How are you and His Majesty doing?"

"us……"

Zhou Nanyan's face flushed, "Oh, don't mention him!"

Meng Qianqian gave her a meaningful look and smiled calmly, "Okay, let's not talk about it."

It seems that a lot of interesting things happened in the palace when Lu Yuan and he were not in Da Zhou.

When several people meet again, they have endless things to talk about.

While they were chatting and laughing, Yao Qingluan's trusted eunuch Xiao Qingzi arrived at Zhou Nanyan's bedroom.

"I heard that Madam Lu has entered the palace. The Queen wants to see you."

The three of them looked at each other. The Queen was not familiar with Sister Meng, so why did she suddenly summon Sister Meng?
However, the three of them also noticed that Xiao Qingzi meant an invitation rather than a summons.

"I'll be back as soon as I go."

Meng Qianqian said.

Zhou Nanyan called Xiao Zhuozi over: "You take Sister Meng to Jingren Palace."

This is to tell the Queen that Meng Qianqian is the one she is protecting.

Meng Qianqian suddenly felt emotional.

In the past, she was worried that Zhou Nanyan would have trouble adapting to the palace, a place where people are cruelly treated ruthlessly.

Now it seems that Yan'er is also growing up.

Meng Qianqian took Xiao Zhuozi to Jingren Palace.

"I kowtow to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health and happiness."

She bowed.

Yao Qingluan was wearing a phoenix robe and sitting on the main seat in the main hall, with the majesty and dignity of a mother of the country.

"Flat body."

"Thank you, Queen."

"Why can't I see Zhao Zhao?"

Yao Qingluan asked in a gentle tone.

Meng Qianqian said: "I went to see the emperor."

In fact, she was "kidnapped" by Eunuch Fu, who was beside the retired emperor, as soon as she entered the palace.

Even Zhou Nanyan didn't get it.

"Is the trip to Miaojiang going smoothly?"

Yao Qingluan asked.

Meng Qianqian replied in a proper manner: "It went smoothly. Thank you, Queen, for your concern."

She was not familiar with Yao Qingluan and was a close friend of Zhou Nanyan. She didn't understand why the Queen had to summon her.

Yao Qingluan paused and asked, "Have you all returned to the capital? I mean, have the Twelve Guards also returned to the capital with you?"

Meng Qianqian looked at her suspiciously.

Yao Qingluan said sternly, "Don't misunderstand me. The Loulan people are here with ill intentions and will inevitably make provocative moves. I just hope that the Great Zhou can have more masters."

Meng Qianqian replied: "Chen Long and Ji Li have returned to the capital. In addition, Wei Yang and Hai Zhu are also in the capital."

As for Meng Lang, that guy hasn't even started his career yet, so he's not worth mentioning.

Yao Qingluan's eyelashes trembled: "Is there no one else?"

Meng Qianqian looked at her deeply and said, "Your Majesty, what do you mean..."

A huge chapter of 4,000 words. Fang Fang has been really hardworking lately!