Under the gaze of everyone, Li Yuan, who was about 25 or 26 years old and dressed in fine clothes, walked into the hall gracefully and gracefully under the welcome of Zhao Mu.
It is undeniable that he is a very good-looking man, with a delicate appearance and a distinctive personality. He has broad shoulders, a slim waist, and long legs. He has a tall and straight body and wears a long sword at his waist. He gives people the impression of being a talented man in both civil and military fields.
The pair of eyes are even more flexible and lively, which shows that this person is very resourceful and should not be underestimated.
Xiang Shaolong's heart beat loudly.
He has more things to worry about than even he can figure out.
The worst thing was that he could see at a glance that he was not the crazy Dong Kuang. At that time, he never expected to leave the Hou Mansion alive.
The second is his relationship with Zhao Mu. Assuming that Li Yuan was sent by Huang Xie, Lord Chunshen of the Chu State, to secretly contact Zhao Mu, then Zhao Mu would immediately know about Xiang Shaolong's plan to deal with him.
Furthermore, if Li Yuan knew that the Chu envoy had not yet reached Handan, he would certainly guess that something had happened on the way, which would arouse suspicion between him and Zhao Mu.
Any question can wipe out their entire army.
Oh, how could you get such a person out of nowhere?
Li Yuan walked into the hall, and while listening to Zhao Mu speak to him, he greeted the guests on both sides with a graceful smile.
Xiang Shaolong hopes that Li Yuan will never finish this journey.
Ji Yanran had a wise mind and had noticed something strange in his demeanor early on, so she smiled and said: "Mr. Dong, the Chu State is full of talented people, not only you, an expert in raising horses, but also Mr. Li Yuan, a master who is famous for his swordsmanship and swordsmanship."
Character, his sister Li Yanyan is the beloved concubine of the King of Chu. It is said that she has just become pregnant. If she can give birth to a son, she will become the crown prince of Chu State, so now everyone thinks that his future is limitless."
Xiang Shaolong understood that she was hindered by the maid behind him, so he used this method to remind Li Yuan of his origin. She had been to Chu before coming to Handan, so she naturally knew the latest news about Chu.
However, he felt that when she mentioned Li Yuan's name, she looked a little unnatural.
Li Yuan's eyes lit up immediately when he saw Ji Yanran. He took the initiative to come to the table and politely greeted Xiang Shaolong: "Hello, Mr. Dong. Although we were both ministers of Chu, we never imagined that we would be thousands of miles apart."
Only in Handan outside the country can we have a chance to meet."
Xiang Shaolong put aside his most pressing worries, breathed a sigh of relief, and stood up to return the salute.
Zhao Mu suddenly gave him a strange look, and looked at Li Yuan with a hint of murderous intent.
Li Yuan didn't pay much attention to Xiang Shaolong. His eyes fell on Ji Yanran, and his eyes immediately flashed with a captivating look. He bowed his head and said, "Miss Ji left without saying goodbye, which caused me great pain."
He lowered his voice. Except for Zhao Mu and Xiang Shaolong, the other guests thought he was being polite.
Xiang Shaolong let go of another big stone in his heart, and suddenly realized that Li Yuan was pestering Ji Yanran. It seemed that they still had a relationship in Chu State, otherwise Li Yuan would not have said such sour words. It seemed to Li Yuan
It is also a natural love. Otherwise, how could he have traveled so far from Chu State, thousands of miles away, to this place? Thinking of this, he has another thing on his mind. After Zhao Ya betrayed him, he no longer has any love for women.
The blind confidence I had before was gone. Li Yuan had an outstanding character and was passionate about love. How could he know whether Xiang Shaolong would snatch Ji Yanran away from him? If this was the case, the blow to him would be
More serious than Zhao Ya.
Ji Yanran stole a glance at Xiang Shaolong, smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Li's words are serious, how can Yanran bear it?"
Zhao Mu said with a smile: "The two of you are old acquaintances. Now that we are all in Handan, why don't we have time to chat together. Why don't Mr. Li join me and enjoy the show of the singer and dancer."
Li Yuan smiled casually, looked at Ji Yanran deeply, then followed Zhao Mu and sat between Zhao Mu and Zhao Ya.
Ji Yanran seemed to be moved by Li Yuan's performance of chasing her straight to Handan. She lowered her pretty face and her beautiful eyes were filled with confusion.
Xiang Shaolong felt even more uncomfortable.
As the music started to sound, a group of more than a hundred singers and dancers came to the venue, singing and dancing, with colorful clothes flying, providing full visual and auditory entertainment.
"Hello"
Xiang Shaolong was slightly stunned when he saw Ji Yanran looking at him with deep eyes, full of affection.
At this time, the singing and dancing girl separated from Li Yuan, Zhao Mu's side of the line of sight, and everyone was concentrating on enjoying the singing and dancing, and the sound of music helped to cover up their voices. Unexpectedly, no one could hear them, and they were indeed telling secret words.
of good opportunities.
Xiang Shaolong showed an unnatural smile.
Ji Yanran rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't have any confidence in others, okay? I don't know how hard they have thought about you."
Xiang Shaolong secretly thought that if he was bitten by a snake, he would be surprised when he saw the straw rope. He asked in a low voice: "Where do you live?"
Ji Yanran said quickly, and then continued: "Don't come to me, let Yanran come to you. Long Yangjun has always suspected that I have a problem with you, and no one is watching me here."
Xiang Shaolong knew that she was very resourceful and extremely clever, so he was not worried about her making mistakes and nodded in agreement.
Ji Yanran suddenly turned silent.
Xiang Shaolong woke up and pretended to enjoy the singing and dancing with all his attention.
It turned out that all the dancers gathered in the center of the hall and formed a big circle, with smaller circles within the big circle. They all made various graceful gestures such as raising their chests and bending their waists. The line of sight between Xiang Shaolong and Zhao Mu was now unobstructed.
Zhao Ya was obviously quite interested in Li Yuan and teased him from time to time, which made Xiang Shaolong secretly hate him. Even he didn't understand why he still had such jealous feelings towards her.
Li Yuan answered gracefully, but his eyes remained on Ji Yanran most of the time.
Han Chuang, the Marquis of Pingshan, was obviously very ambitious towards Ji Yanran. He stared at her fiercely from time to time, as if he wanted to swallow her in one gulp.
Many people who originally wanted to pursue this world-famous talented woman felt ashamed when they saw Li Yuan's appearance, and they all gave up on pursuing her. Moreover, Ji Yanran seemed to be quite affectionate towards him. If Li Yuan hadn't been special.
, his swordsmanship is also extremely good, maybe someone has already wanted to kill him.
The two of them had no chance to speak again until the banquet was over.
Ji Yanran took the lead to leave with Zou Yan and resolutely refused Li Yuan's companionship. Of course, she took this opportunity to express her feelings to Xiang Shaolong, which made Xiang Shaolong and other concerned people very happy.
After Li Yuan left dejectedly, Xiang Shaolong was about to slip away, but Zhao Mu pulled him along to see off the guests at the gate.
When Guo Zong left, he told him about the banquet at his house tomorrow night.
It was Zhao Ba and Zhao Zhi's turn. The latter looked at him deeply before leaving with Zhao Ba. Long Yangjun's parting glances made his hair stand on end.
In the end, only six people were left: Zhao Mu, Zhao Ya, Guo Kai, Le Kai, Han Chuang and Xiang Shaolong.
Han Chuang seemed to be waiting for Zhao Ya, and Xiang Shaolong couldn't help but feel angry, deliberately not looking at Zhao Ya, whose beautiful eyes were drifting towards him from time to time.
Han Chuang said excitedly to Zhao Mu: "Everyone is here except Yan Guo."
Although his words were confused and confused, Xiang Shaolong clearly grasped his meaning and knew that he had misunderstood that Li Yuan represented the Chu State to participate in the anti-Qin meeting held by the Lord of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
The situation is actually very delicate.
Among the six kingdoms, the ones that attach the greatest importance to unity are of course the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao, and Wei that took the brunt of the effort to strengthen Qin.
Qi State is also very concerned about this strategy of joining forces to fight against Qin, because if the Three Kingdoms fall, the next target will undoubtedly be Qi State, and then it will be the turn of the Chu people.
Now Han Chuang thought that even Chu State was willing to send envoys, so of course he was very happy.
As for the Yan State, it had just been attacked by Zhao State's famous general Lian Po and was breathless. In the eyes of other people, its status had been greatly reduced. It didn't seem to matter whether he came or not.
Zhao Muling hummed, "Li Yuan's visit today probably has nothing to do with the secret discussion."
Han Chuang said with a smile: "He is now a popular person in front of the King of Chu. I heard that her sister is so beautiful that the king of Chu has no son. As long as she gives birth to a prince, Li Yuan will be the uncle of the country." , so as long as he is willing to say a few nice words, there is no need to worry about King Chu not participating in this feat."
Zhao Mu's eyes flashed with cold light again, and even the sword mark on his face seemed to be much deeper.
Xiang Shaolong was a bystander and knew that Zhao Mu was dissatisfied and resentful towards Li Yuan.
Guo Kai smiled and said: "Are you tired, madam? Let Marquis Pingshan take you back home."
Han Chuang politely said to Zhao Ya: "I just wonder if Han Chuang is so honored?"
Guo Kai and Le Xi both smiled heartily. Han Chuang's words were nothing more than asking Zhao Ya if he could kiss Xiang Ze again tonight.
Zhao Ya looked a little embarrassed and looked at Xiang Shaolong.
Xiang Shaolong looked towards the square outside the door, where four carriages and many Zhao soldiers were waiting.
Zhao Mu remembered that he had promised Xiang Shaolong to connect him and Zhao Ya. Even if it failed tonight, he would allow Han Chuang to "take away" Zhao Ya in front of him. Go back and rest, my wife and I will go to the palace to meet the king later."
Han Chuang left helplessly.
Zhao Mu said to Guo Kai and Le Cheng: "I have a few more things I want to discuss with Mr. Dong. You go back first."
Guo Kai, behind Zhao Mu's back, winked at Xiang Shaolong and warned him to be careful, before he went off chatting and laughing with Le Cheng.
Zhao Mu, Zhao Ya and Xiang Shaolong were left, and the atmosphere suddenly became a bit awkward.
Zhao Mu said to Zhao Ya: "After I have a few words with Mr. Dong, he will accompany you back to Madam's Mansion."
Zhao Ya's pretty face changed and she said angrily: "Don't I know how to go back?" After saying that, she glared at Zhao Mu and Xiang Shaolong fiercely, went out and boarded the car and left, leaving behind Zhao Mu and Xiang Shaolong who were completely embarrassed. The faces looked at each other.
Zhao Mu smiled bitterly and said: "Some women are like wild horses that are never tamed and are very difficult to control."
Xiang Shaolong echoed: "This kind of woman is so delicious."
Zhao Mu pulled him out of the palace gate and walked along the corridor towards the inner palace. Although it was late at night, the Marquis' mansion was still brightly lit, like daytime.
Finally, he sat down on the floor at the inner pavilion where Zhao Mu shared with him the beautiful sister Huatian Zhentianfeng from the Yue Kingdom that day.
The maid served the fragrant tea and then left.
Zhao Mu seemed to be worried, and after thinking for a while, he said: "You should know the relationship between my father and Li Yuan."
Xiang Shaolong was crying in his heart. He was pretending to be Chun Shenjun's confidant and came to assist Zhao Mu. He couldn't deny that he didn't know about the monarch's Qingqiu dream, and the only thing he knew was that Li Yuan's sister was named Li Yanyan. , it depends on the fact that two characters in her name have the same pronunciation as Ji Yanran, otherwise I might have forgotten her name.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Is what the Marquis is talking about Mrs. Yanyan? I have been away working for you, so I have never met Li Yuan. These things were all told to me by your Majesty yourself."
Unexpectedly, Zhao Mu actually nodded and sighed: "That's exactly what happened. Don't look at Li Yuan's good looks and eyebrows, but he is so scheming that even though there are thousands of diners in my father's house, no one can match him.
Don't mistake him for being a love-struck man just because he's pursuing a talented woman here. I'm sure there's a reason behind it. No one has more scheming and ambition than him. Hum, it seems like dad doesn't.
Revealing my secret to him, luckily so."
Xiang Shaolong knew that the crisis had not been over yet. If Zhao Mu asked a few more questions, his identity would be exposed immediately. He followed his tone and said, "I really don't understand why your Majesty trusts Li Yuan so much?"
There is no mistake in this sentence.
Zhao Mu groaned and said: "Dad, it is called a wise man who thinks a lot, and there is bound to be something wrong. In the final analysis, it is still a woman who messed up things. After all, you just came from that place. Will Li Yanyan give birth to a boy or a girl?"
Xiang Shaolong has vaguely captured some clues, but cannot describe it in detail. He can only say: "I just heard that I am about to give birth."
Zhao Mu's face was filled with danger, and he said angrily: "I didn't expect that Lu Buwei's trick was actually used by Li Yuan. Dad always refuses to believe my words. If Li Yuan gains power in the future, how can he allow dad to control the government again?"
Dad’s trip this time really brought the wolf into the house.”
If Xiang Shaolong still doesn’t understand, there’s no need to go out and mess around. Zhao Mu not only mentioned that women are causing trouble, but also said that Li Yuan imitated Lu Buwei’s plan and lured the wolf into the house with Chun Shenjun. Based on these clues, he had guessed everything.
Bu Li Shi kept busy with him and he sighed: I don’t know if this Li Yanyan is Li Yuan’s real sister.”
Zhao Mu said: "This seems to be true, and when dad and Li Yanyan were getting along, Li Yuan had no chance to see Li Yanyan. Dad also sent people to investigate the relationship between his brother and sister." Then he looked at him doubtfully and said:
"You don't know this"
Xiang Shaolong screamed in his heart, it turned out that the child in Li Yanyan's belly was not Li Yuan but Chun Shenjun Huang Xie. How could he have imagined that it would be so tortuous.
Calmly said: "How could I not know? But the person in charge of the investigation is called He Quan. Apart from being good at flattering, this person is careless about everything. I'm afraid he was deceived by Li Yuan."
What he said was all nonsense, but he grasped Zhao Mu's psychology. He even had the names of the people. How could Zhao Mu believe it?
As expected, this big traitor got past him and said in a deep voice: This is not the problem, they are undoubtedly brothers and sisters. I really didn't expect dad to be so careless."
Xiang Shaolong really has a sudden realization this time and has figured out the relationship between Li Yuan brother and sister and Chun Shenjun.
Li Yuan is indeed a powerful person. He first presented his girl to Chun Shenjun. After she became pregnant, Chunshen Jun then gave the beautiful girl who was pregnant with his own flesh and blood to the King of Chu who had no son. Then the child would have a great chance.
Becoming the crown prince of Chu State was a repeat of Lu Buwei's plan of gifting Zhu Ji to King Zhuang Xiang.
After figuring this out, Xiang Shaolong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Li Yuan's visit this time is a God-given opportunity to get rid of him. At that time, Li Yanyan will not be able to escape the master's control."
Zhao Mu Zhengrong said: "Absolutely not, otherwise it will cause an uproar, and even I will not be able to get rid of it. Moreover, he is a master of swordsmanship and a treacherous man. The generals who come with him this time are all masters of the Chu State. A
No, if you let him hold your people, not even I can save you."
Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, I will wait until he leaves Zhao Jing to take action."
Seeing that he was so weak, Zhao Mu patted his shoulder happily and said with a smile: "You don't have to use a sword to kill someone. Let me think about it. Do you really understand the nature of horses? Otherwise tomorrow
Maybe I will be embarrassed in front of Ji Cainnv. Alas, this is the first time I have met such a touching beauty, but it is a pity..."
Xiang Shaolong said: "Master Hou, please feel free to let me go. How can you pretend to be a horse idiot if you don't understand the nature of horses?"
Zhao Mu said: "Zhao Ya can't do it tonight, why don't I match you with some beauties?"
Xiang Shaolong said: "Tonight is not necessary. We have to go to the virgin's virginity early tomorrow. Should we go separately?"
Zhao Mu thought that he would see Ji Yanran again tomorrow, and he cheered up and said, "I'll pick you up and go with me." He then said gratefully, "Today is all up to you."
Xiang Shaolong knew that he was referring to the female assassin, so after a few words of humility, he said goodbye and left.
Zhao Mu took him straight to the gate, watched him get on the carriage, drive out of the outer gate under the protection of his family, and then turned around and returned home.