After Emperor Zhou glanced at Prince Zhou, he said, "Since it is my decree at this time, no one is allowed to change it. Do you understand?"
The Crown Prince of Zhou immediately lowered his head and said, "Yes, I have written it down."
Zhou Huang said: "Get up,"
Prince Zhou said tremblingly: "Thank you very much, father."
Prince Zhou has lost the power of the Yang family these days, and now he lives with trepidation every day. Naturally, he does not dare to make Emperor Zhou angry again, otherwise he, the prince, may really end up in trouble.
After the dust-washing banquet, Xu Qing returned to his residence. It was already dark.
He had just arrived and didn't know where Zhou Guo's evening entertainment was, and there didn't seem to be anything else to do except resting at sunset.
But after returning to the bedroom and tossing and turning, I couldn't fall asleep no matter what. I simply gave up my sleep and stood up and walked out. Using Qinggong, I jumped onto the roof. I lay on the tiles and looked at the bright moon in the sky like a jade plate.
At this moment, a small jar was suddenly handed over to Xu Qing. Xu Qing turned around and saw Xiao Ye next to him. Xiao Ye handed over a small jar of wine and asked, "Would you like to drink?"
Xu Qing took the wine handed over by Xiao Ye and took a sip into his mouth, and asked: "Brother Xiao, why are you here?"
Xiao Ye handed over a piece of paper and said: "This is the residence where King Loulan came to the capital of Zhou Kingdom. How about we kill him overnight?"
Xu Qing couldn't help but widen his eyes after hearing this: "Where did you get it from?"
Xiao Ye said: "Let Yiwei, who has been lurking in the capital of Zhou Kingdom, get it."
Xu Qing said: "What's the use of being the King of Loulan? There are so many small countries in the Western Region. Today there is King Xiaowan, and tomorrow there is King Gumo. Do we happen to be on an envoy to Zhou every time?"
Xiao Ye said: "What are you going to do, Brother Xu? Princess Mingyue will be married after the new year."
Xu Qingdao: "After all, the Zhou people's affairs must be resolved by the Zhou people."
Speaking of which, Xu Qing looked at Xiao Ye and said, "Brother Xiao, why are you worrying about this?"
Xiao Ye said: "I'm concerned about Xue'er. Then Brother Xu, why are you worried about whether Princess Mingyue will marry or not?"
Xu Qing said, "Let me take care of my wife."
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The second day
It was already bright when Xu Qing woke up, and his head still hurt a little. This was because he had finished drinking the wine but did not drink the hangover soup. Of course, this also had something to do with the quality of the wine.
However, there is nothing that can be done about it. The conditions for brewing wine in this era are limited. The wine used to get drunk will give you a headache, and the high-end wine will not taste strong enough.
Xu Qing happened to run into Xiao Ye when she went out after washing up.
Xiao Ye asked: "Brother Xu is going to find Princess Mingyue?"
Xu Qing explained: "When I came here, my wife wrote a letter to Mingyue, and I sent it to her."
Xiao Ye nodded and said nothing.
After Xu Qing went out, an envoy came in and looked at Xiao Ye, cupping his hands and saying: "Your Highness, the State of Zhou asked us about the time for negotiation. They have made preparations early."
Xiao Ye said: "Let's just say that our mission has just arrived, is a little acclimated to the local environment, and is ill, so we are suspending negotiations and pushing back certain matters."
The messenger asked, "Your Highness, how long should we wait?"
Xiao Ye waved his hand and said, "It depends on your mood."
After saying that, Xiao Ye left without looking back, leaving only the young messenger messy in the cold wind.
…
When Xu Qing walked to the princess's mansion, he couldn't help but frowned. This was not the shape of the princess's mansion. It was obviously a large private house that he bought randomly and spent some time to renovate it.
But think about it, how can you build a complete princess mansion according to the shape in more than a month?
Xu Qing walked to the main door, looked at the concierge and said, "I want to see the princess, please inform me."
The porter shook his head and said, "The princess doesn't see anyone, so please come back."
Xu Qingdao: "I am the princess's friend."
The porter shook his head and said: "The princess gave the order a few days ago. Except for Her Highness the Sixth Prince, the princess will not see anyone."
Xu Qing couldn't help but sigh when he heard the concierge's words. Li Mingyue didn't have any friends in the capital except Li Xun. Naturally, there was no need to meet some sarcastic and irrelevant people.
Xu Qing turned around and left the main entrance, then turned around and found that the patrol of the princess mansion was almost non-existent, so Xu Qing found a corner and climbed in easily.
Li Mingyue's princess mansion was very cold, with few servants inside and outside, so Xu Qing didn't have to worry about being discovered by others.
Xu Qing walked straight to the door of the main house and saw no one there.
At this time, the door was closed tightly, Xu Qing stepped forward and knocked on the door.
Not long after, Li Mingyue opened the door and saw Xu Qing standing outside the door.
Li Mingyue suddenly felt a surprise, and her heart could not help but flutter, and then she became panicked again: "Xu... Mr. Xu..."
Xu Qing looked at Li Mingyue and said, "The concierge wouldn't let me in, so I climbed over the wall..."
Li Mingyue lowered her head and said: "Next time, Mingyue will just tell them."
Xu Qing asked: "Isn't it convenient for me to go in?"
Li Mingyue immediately shook her head in panic, and finally shook her lips gently, getting out of the way and saying: "No... no, please come in."
After Xu Qing walked in, he found that although the main house was simple, it was decorated with care, and all the furniture was arranged in an orderly manner.
There are also calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall. Judging from the calligraphy, it should be written by Li Mingyue himself, and the paintings were also painted by Li Mingyue. It can be seen that every plant, tree, and sentence on the calligraphy and painting is carefully considered.
These words and sentences were clearly written when he was competing with Zhao Guo, and Li Mingyue drew the picture according to his own imagination.
There are pastries on the table, which are also made by Li Mingyue herself. She has always been good at making pastries, except for these simple displays.
Although this was only Li Mingyue's temporary residence before getting married, Li Mingyue also tried her best to decorate it and lived her hard-won every day seriously.
Li Mingyue asked Xu Qing to sit down and then went out to prepare hot tea for Xu Qing.
She didn't like to drink tea, so the pot was filled with ordinary hot water.
While Li Mingyue went out to get hot water to make tea, Xu Qing looked around the room.
There is also a painting table in the room, and there seems to be an unfinished painting on the table.
After Xu Qing walked over, he discovered that the painting on the painting desk was clearly about himself!
And the painting was a full-body photo.
The clothes are the ones I wore for yesterday's dust-washing banquet. The background painting has not been completed yet, but it should be the scene at the entrance to the imperial city that day.
No wonder she looked so flustered when she saw it was herself...
Just when Xu Qing was stunned, Li Mingyue came back with the teapot that had made tea. When she saw Xu Qing standing in front of her painting desk, she couldn't help but panic, and a rush of heat rushed to her face.