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Chapter 246 Frustrating the "Rival in Love"

Ruan Yunting didn't get out of the car, but just watched Mo Jianbi lead Mr. Han out of the carriage, exchanged a few words with the plump and shiny Master Zhao, and introduced the envoys of Xiwu Kingdom, especially Prince Duan.Princess Qionghua didn't get out of the carriage either, she just gave a brief introduction, and Lord Zhao warmly welcomed everyone into the city.

Ruan Yunting originally thought that she was staying at a post house, but the carriage slowly stopped outside Zhao Mingbo's magistrate's yamen.After getting off the carriage, Ruan Yunting came to Mo Jianbi's side.When Master Zhao saw Ruan Yunting, he was stunned for a moment on his round face, and he took a long time to look away.

When Prince Duan and Princess Qionghua arrived, Master Zhao looked at Princess Qionghua a few more times, and finally said politely: "Master Mo, Prince Duan, please, please."

Ruan Yunting hated Zhao Mingbo very much, and followed Mo Jianbi up the steps with Mr. Han expressionlessly. Behind the three of them were the emperor's ten imperial guards, and Xu Chengfeng was also there. Among them, Xiao Beishu was assigned the task of protecting Ruan Yunting, so he entered the magistrate's yamen as a special case.The rest of the guards camped outside the city.The guards of Xiwu Kingdom were at the end of the line, protecting Prince Duan and Princess Duan who were walking in front from a distance.

Ruan Yunting was placed in an elegant courtyard in the mansion. Due to the limited number of houses in the mansion, she and Princess Qionghua lived in the same courtyard, but she lived in the wing room and the princess lived in the main room.

After more than half a month of exhaustion, Ruan Yunting didn't even take a good bath, so she could only wipe herself in the tent every day.Now seeing the two dexterous maids preparing hot water for her bath, Ruan Yunting was very grateful and said with a smile, "Thank you very much."

The two maidservants were both eleven or twelve years old. Seeing Ruan Yunting's appearance and the aura around her, she knew that this was a nobleman from Daliang Cheng. He raised his eyes to look at her, then lowered his head with a blushing face, and said nervously: "Miss, there is no need to thank you. The servants help the girl to take a bath."

"No need, I'll do it myself. You guys go outside and help me guard it." After all, she was not a personal maid on weekdays, and Ruan Yunting couldn't get used to ordering her around.Both of them agreed, and withdrew.

Ruan Yunting then undressed and took it into the bathtub. After washing her hair, she sighed comfortably and leaned against the wall of the tub.

At this moment, Xiao Beishu's voice came from outside the door: "Miss, Mr. Mo has sent a message that the prefect will hold a banquet in the front hall tonight. Please go with us."

Ruan Yunting shrank instinctively into the barrel, and said loudly, "Got it."

Hearing the sound of footsteps in the distance, he felt relieved.

At the same time, in the hall of the main courtyard, Mo Jianbi was standing next to the table in a clean and fresh body after freshening up, while the ordinary-looking Mr. Han in his early 40s was sitting leisurely on a yellow rosewood chair.Mo Jianbi's attitude was respectful and humble. He obviously regarded Mr. Han as his master, so he lowered his voice and asked:

"Your majesty, do you still want to see Mrs. Qin today?"

"I'm going." The emperor smiled slightly, the disguise on his face was uncomfortable, he frowned and scratched his chin, and said: "I'm usually busy with government affairs, so I don't have time to see him. After all, Taifu Qin has something to teach me Zhien, how could it be possible to pass through the door and not enter now?"

Mo Jianbi said: "Then the minister will go down and make arrangements?"

"Well, don't bother your teachers and mobilize people, but it will attract suspicion. Just ask two imperial guards to follow me." The emperor rubbed his brows, as if thinking of something, and said with a smile: "This Zhao Mingbo has mediocre political achievements, but he is a man in the back room." Li Meijuan's concubine has accepted and accepted, look at him just now, I'm afraid he has annoyed Ruan Yunting, what does he look like with shallow eyelids."

Speaking of this, the emperor remembered that she teased Ruan Yunting on purpose these days, it was like punching cotton with a fist, and the mud cow sank into the sea without any interesting reaction, so it turned out that he missed the point.

Mo Jianbi seemed to know what the emperor was thinking, and said with a playful smile: "The emperor always likes to tease Miss Ruan, but I don't blame Zhao Mingbo for this. Miss Ruan's appearance is indeed outstanding, so it's no wonder that these people take a closer look. If the emperor If you are interested, you can also find a way to receive it in the palace."

The emperor stared at the words: "You think I can be anyone? Then Ruan Yunting is too smart and cunning. My harem still wants two days of peace. Besides, I have already given him to the Dai family. How can I take it back as my life?" .”

"Yes, I'm not thinking enough." Mo Jianbi saluted respectfully, and said again: "Your Majesty, I will order someone to protect you to see Taifu Qin."

"Alright."

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The dinner was very sumptuous. After all, the imperial envoys and the envoys of the Xiwu Kingdom were all there. To put it mildly, Zhao Mingbo could not afford to offend the nobles from Liangcheng. To put it bluntly, it also involved the face of Daliang Kingdom. Zhou turned around and blamed him, but he couldn't bear to walk around.

Therefore, Zhao Mingbo specially brought his wife - she is also a female family member, so it is more convenient to accompany her, and it will not neglect Princess Qionghua and Ruan Yunting.

Since she was attending a banquet, Ruan Yunting naturally couldn't dress casually. She was wearing the snow-white gauze dress that Dai Ming gave her, her long hair was tied in a bun, and she wore white jade hairpins and earrings. Not obviously contemptuous.Qionghua, who was at the table next to her, was wearing a long emerald green dress with a narrow waist. She had a glamorous face with exquisite makeup, and the sapphire on the golden phoenix hairpin in her hair shone dazzlingly under the candlelight.Although Ruan Yunting wore lighter clothes, she would not be inferior to Princess Qionghua.

As soon as Qionghua saw Ruan Yunting's white dress, she remembered that day when Dai Ming was invited to the banquet, but he took Ruan Yunting there ungratefully, and took care of Ruan Yunting a lot during the dinner...

The dancer danced gracefully in a bright pink gauze dance dress.The sound of silk and bamboo is endless, and there is a harmonious atmosphere in the staggered cups and cups.

Princess Qionghua's voice came in a calm voice: "I heard that Miss Ruan is both beautiful and talented, and she dances gracefully. She once performed the 'Splendid World Dance' at the Lunar New Year's Eve banquet last year. Today is a good time. It's an honor to watch."

As soon as Princess Qionghua finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to this side.The emperor after the disguise was sitting at the middle table with Mo Jianbi, frowning upon hearing this.Xu Chengfeng and Xiao Beishu, who were standing behind, also looked at the plain snow-clothed people worriedly, and secretly scolded the barbarians of Xiwu Kingdom for being rude.Prince Duan ignored it, but looked at Ruan Yunting playfully.

Ruan Yunting put down the sapphire wine glass, and she could understand Princess Qionghua's carelessness. It was just because of De Ming's matter. Now that "the mountain is high and the emperor is far away", no matter what De Ming does, he will look at it. Unless it won't spoil the impression, of course you can embarrass her wantonly.

However, words such as "sex and art" are used to describe actresses and prostitutes, and the meaning of humiliation is too obvious.After all, she is the descendant of the famous hairpin family of Daliang State, so she cannot insult the court and the Xu family.

"Princess's kindness, I am very grateful, but I am too drunk today, if the princess likes my Daliang Kingdom's 'Flourishing World Dance' and wants to learn to dance back and forth for your Majesty, I will dance alone for you some other day." , or teaching it in person is also good." Ruan Yunting looked at Princess Qionghua with a smile, her bright eyes seemed to reflect the candlelight, shining brightly.

Princess Qionghua was so angry that she almost fell backwards, and said through gritted teeth: "It is rumored that the 'Prosperous Age Surprised Dance' can protect the country and the people. Miss Ruan does not want to dance, is it a good sign that she will ignore the safety of the people?"

"The princess is joking. The country of Daliang and Xiwu is safe and peaceful. Firstly, it depends on the diligence and love of the two countries. Second, it depends on the friendship between the two countries. I am just a little girl. What can a dance affect? ​​Don't I dance? The country can’t live in peace and prosperity?” Ruan Yunting said again, “But the princess is famous for being smart and reasonable, so she shouldn’t think so.”

"You..." She implied that if she was persecuting herself, she would be unintelligent, unreasonable, and worthless!Qionghua was choked and couldn't say a word, but stared at Ruan Yunting angrily.

The ingenious answer made the people of Daliang Kingdom heave a sigh of relief, and even the magistrate's eyes full of lust when he looked at Ruan Yunting turned into admiration at this moment.In any case, at such small "state banquets", the honor of the country comes first.It is most appropriate to block the other party's rude demands with a few words, to show the prestige of a great power, without hurting the peace.

Xu Chengfeng laughed, the old lady's worries were superfluous, Ruan Yunting was eloquent and relentless, and with a few words, she took care of that arrogant peacock, which really relieved her hatred.

Mo Jianbi and the emperor looked at each other, both of them returned to their leisurely expressions, drinking as if nothing had happened, and the people present continued to watch the singing and dancing, talking in a low voice from time to time, the scene was as lively as before.

Ruan Yunting lowered her head and took a sip of water, but she felt burning eyes staring at herself. She looked up and saw Prince Duan sitting upright in the first place, raising her head to take a sip of the wine in the glass And then, the moment she raised her head, the cup covered her eyes, and the inexplicable oppression disappeared from her body.

Pursing her red lips, Ruan Yunting didn't understand why Prince Duan looked at her strangely since she went to Lingshan that day.

Just as he was thinking wildly, he suddenly felt a sharp itching on his arm. He quietly lowered his head to check, and found that the tender flesh on the inner side of the wrist of his left arm had been bitten by a mosquito.I don't know if the mosquitoes in Yuquan City are bigger than those in Daliang City, but this bag is bigger than before, and it's extremely itchy and hard to the touch.

Ruan Yunting frowned, and it's not easy to move around at the banquet, so she could only endure without scratching, thinking about going back to fumigate the house with mugwort leaves, so as not to be bitten by mosquitoes again at night.

After the banquet, everyone dispersed and returned to their courtyards.

"Mr. Han" lived in the same yard with him in the name of serving Mo Jianbi nearby.Screening off the servants, only Xu Chengfeng and another guard were left in the room.Mo Jianbi asked: "Your Majesty, I see that you have been unhappy since Taifu Qin came back, but is there something wrong?"

The emperor let out a long sigh: "Qin Taifu is getting older, and his body is not as good as before. A little wind and cold knocked him down. When I saw you today, there were still tears. I heard that people died before they died. I have a premonition, inexplicably want to cry and don't know if it counts? Thinking of his assistance to me back then, I feel my hair tightening."

(End of this chapter)