"Lao Yuan is a veteran of the three dynasties. I also respect him. I have learned a lot from him, but every time he invites me over, I have to accompany him to tea and play chess." Liu Zhixia said helplessly.
"Don't you maintain the relationship between officials by tasting tea to eat and play chess?" The woman teased, not sympathizing with what happened to him, and was a little gloating instead.
A man is respectful, and the longer he stays in official circles, the harder it is to see the true emotions on his face, which can make him show helplessness. Yuan Lao is also a strange person.
This topic was revealed. When the woman was down and unable to see, the man's eyes quickly flashed a dark color.
Yuan Mansion, in the big flower hall, dinner has just been put on the table.
A generous table for two people.
The old man with white beard and hair sat opposite the young girl, eating quietly.
During the period, the girl raised her eyes several times to look at the old man's face, and finally couldn't help it, and said softly, "Great-grandfather, isn't someone in front of you to invite Master Liu? He has nothing to do?"
"The king of Nanling came back and invited the people to the palace first." The old man spoke slowly. He was too old, his eyes seemed to be unable to open, and he couldn't see the emotions in his eyes, but he could hear his dissatisfaction, "Hello, great grandfather. It's easy to find a chess player who can play chess, huh, I won't be able to sleep tonight."
The girl smiled, "Would you like Yuner to accompany you in the next game?"
"You? Forget about your chess skills. If you play chess with you, the old man will get angry."
"Weird rhyme is not good at chess."
"I'm not refined, so I will be more diligent in the future."
"good."
The dinner was quiet, the two great grandparents did not speak any more, and the girl's eyes were half-downcast, and the thoughts did not belong.
On the sixth day of August, the delegation of Xiliang envoys arrived at the wharf in the suburbs of Beijing. The leader of the delegation was the new Emperor Ba Nian of Xiliang.
Nanling got the news in advance. Before the group of people went ashore, someone went to pick him up in advance, and sent a palace eunuch, just one person, and a few carriages.
Emperor Nanling did not come with courtiers.
After Xiliang's envoy came ashore, he looked at the empty wharf and saw no official person from Nanling, and his face was pale with anger.
"The emperor, Nan Ling's behavior is obviously despising me, Xiliang, and deliberately humiliating us!"
But Ba Nian seemed to be totally unaffected, and said indifferently, "Now it's me who is weak in Xiliang. It is normal for others to be more arrogant. Let's go."
"Emperor Xiliang, ambassadors, please get in the car." The Nanling eunuch didn't smile, but his tone was respectful, so that people couldn't make mistakes, and made a superficial way to the fullest.
Before coming, the emperor specifically explained that he should not be too rude to the other party, but he must never treat the other party as a guest. Combine the master's domineering and politeness to fully demonstrate my Nanling's prestige.
He understands. He didn't dare to say anything else, but he knew it well by pretending to be compelling.
The carriage took the group of people to the post, and after arranging them to stay, there was nothing to do.
The delegation was left to dry for three days. On the third day, when the Zhezi asked for a holy face again, there was an oral order to allow the delegation of Xiliang to enter the palace to meet.
Except for Ba Nian, the envoys were full of grievances.
They had never been to Xiliang before, and they had never dealt with other countries. In the capital city of Xiliang, they are all high-ranking officials and ministers. They are treated with courtesy and flattery everywhere, and they have never been treated like this.
It's inevitable that you can't help yourself.
Ba Nian did not persuade or stop them from complaining.
Their dissatisfaction always needs someone to help reach the ears of Emperor Nanling.
Although Xiliang is at a disadvantage now, he can't hold back everything.
When the envoy entered the palace, Feng Qingbai was still in the palace and accompanied his little girl to paint.
"You really don't go to the palace to see?"
"No need to."
"Ba Nian is a man with a city government, so I can't underestimate it. Xiao Feng'er has no chance of winning against him."
"If there is another city, he will have to ask for help." Feng Qingbai smiled, "Let Xiao Feng'er receive him. I will go personally. I really value him."
Liu Yusheng was silent, and had never noticed that men had such an arrogant side before.
His eyes are higher than the top, and he looks down upon the Emperor Xiliang.
"When we were in Xiliang, we seemed to be chased and killed by others."
"Occupying such a large geographical advantage, using so much manpower and material resources, we have not been able to keep us in Xiliang," the man raised his eyes and faintly stared at Liu Yusheng, "Where do you think he is good?"
"..." Are you jealous like this? Liu Yusheng flattered quietly, "In that case, I really don't think he can catch up with my husband wherever he is."
"Which is which?"
"It's so much. They don't look as good as my husband, their eyes are narrower than my husband, their noses are taller and taller, their lips are not as graceful as my husband, their body is not as long as my husband, their temperament is not as elegant as my husband, and they have no brains. My husband is clever, and his kung fu is not as advanced as my husband..."
The flattered flattery slapped, but the man narrowed his narrow eyes, "Did you look so carefully?"
"I see you, no one can catch up with you."
"Keep this in mind in the future."
"It must be kept in mind."
The man lowered his head again, his hands kept moving, and his sketching movements were smooth, "I'm busy this time, take you to the Red Maple Forest?"
"Okay, go to Osmanthus Forest by the way?"
"Yeah." She likes it, and she can go anywhere with her.
After sitting in a posture for a long time, Liu Yusheng couldn't hold it back, craned his neck to look at the painting in front of the man. The painting was her, a simple white paper and black ink, a simple sketch, but her charm was vivid on paper. The above is vivid and vivid.
Especially the eyes are agile and spiritual, and the pulses are affectionate, like looking at the painter.
After finishing the last stroke, Liu Yusheng only had time to take a closer look, and saw that the man, after drying the ink on it, carefully rolled up the painting, and put it into a wooden box on the bookshelf behind him.
I glanced at it, and there were many scrolls in it.
"You painted a lot of pictures? Show me what you painted."
The man probed his hand and easily pressed down the woman who stood on tiptoe and peeked, "It is all about you. If you want to see, you can look in the mirror."
Liu Yusheng wrinkled his nose and bared his teeth at the man, still hiding it, so mysterious. Looking for a chance, she came over and took a peek on her own.
"There is a palace banquet in the evening, I'll be back after half an hour, so I don't have to wait for me to eat."
"Don't need me to go?"
"No female family members are allowed."
Liu Yusheng nodded, she actually didn't like this kind of entertainment either.
The palace banquet opened at night, and Feng Qingbai arrived late. When it arrived, the banquet was already full of people, only waiting for him to start the banquet.
All the powerful and important officials in the DPRK and the central government are there, and they are all accompanied by female families, who come to meet the occasion.
With the female relatives, the atmosphere will be more relaxed, avoiding only talking about national affairs when the men gather together.
"Uncle emperor, aunt emperor? Why didn't you bring her together? I... I specially ordered the royal chef to make her favorite jade balls."
Feng Qingbai took his seat and looked at the Western Liang Emperor Ba who was toasting to him from the opposite side, "She doesn't like making noise, so she won't come. Let's start the dinner."