Yongxi Forbidden City, Zirui Palace.
The sky in Bianjing is quite clear during the day, but in the evening, there is no such beautiful scenery as usual.
The thick clouds seemed to be swallowed by the thick night, and even the warm yellow palace lanterns looked dimmer than usual.
The hall is brightly lit.
Mu Huai, Yin Cheng, and Wang Xiao finished discussing important military matters in the Privy Council, and then went to the Zirui Hall. The eunuchs and maids inside were busy, but they didn't realize that dozens of elite soldiers from the Forbidden City had already been quietly ambushed in the hall.
The emperor of the Uganda Kingdom came here to attend the banquet, and the garrison was naturally stricter and more concealed than usual.
Mu Huai has already sat down at the banquet, and there are Mu family clan members and important officials coming to the banquet one after another.
Normally, even if he was on official business, if there was a banquet, he would go back to the East Palace in person to have the banquet with that woman.
But today, Mu Huai didn't do that.
He knew that this woman, Rong Xi, was having a temper tantrum with him.
He has been too pampered and indulged to this woman recently, and gradually spoiled this docile and gentle woman out of temper and sharpness.
The sage's words that only women are difficult to raise are too reasonable. He can't always be too spoiled by this disaster, so he can just let the woman calm down first.
Thinking like this, Mu Huai's deep eyes kept looking outside the hall.
Seeing that the woman's figure still hadn't appeared, he felt a little empty in his heart.
Very bottomless.
Mu Huai hated this feeling.
He hated himself for caring too much about this woman, her every move, every frown and smile was always affecting his heart.
How can a man care so much about a woman
He didn't want to be the lover he despised the most.
But he spent his whole life in his previous life, trying to forget this woman, but he couldn't do it.
In this life, he married this woman again, and the past few months with her can be said to be sweet, which made his feelings for her even stronger.
Thinking about it, Mu Huai's eyes darkened slightly.
He knew very well that his feelings for that woman would not change again, but in the future he would have to restrain his feelings for her a bit, and not let this woman eat him too much.
Mu Huai's face was gloomy, but he saw that the emperor Qi of the Hu Kingdom had already entered the palace.
Tuoba Yu was dressed in a narrow purple robe, with a thin and tall figure, and he was staring at him with those delicate eyes.
Mu Huai met his eyes, the young man in front of him was handsome and flirtatious, just like his sister, he had a deceptive appearance.
Tuoba Yu didn't look at Mu Huai any more, he was led by the eunuch to his seat.
Mu Huai glanced at Tuoba Yu's back, and then at Tuoba Yue and Tuoba Jing who followed closely behind.
He had seen these two people in the previous life, and the two people in this life are the same as the previous life.
Tuoba Yue is still so annoying, and Tuoba Jing still looks like a dandy who only knows how to eat and drink, but who made the king of the Uganda dote on the noble concubine
The life of the brother and sister has been going smoothly. Although Tuoba Jing is useless, the counselor beside him is loyal and full of strategy.
It's obviously a stupid thing, but it also took a place in the internal strife in the Hu Kingdom, and of course there was the help of the imperial concubine.
It's just that his previous life was too short, and he went to see the King of Hades in the early summer of Chengzhang's 11th year, so he didn't know what the situation in the Hu Kingdom would be like.
Here Mu Huai is preoccupied with his own thoughts, but there seems to be a fight between the royal relatives of the Ukrainian Kingdom.
—"Please don't pester me, Third Princess, and don't sit at the same table with me."
He only heard Tuoba Yu say viciously.
When Mu Huai heard this, his face turned pale.
He seemed to be holding up the jug to drink, but in reality he kept glancing at Tuoba Yu and Tuoba Yue with his eyes, as if secretly watching a show.
Tuoba Yue pursed her lips slightly, and asked puzzledly: "Why don't you let me be next to you, do you hate me so much?"
Yes, very annoying, so annoying that I even want to kill you.
Tuoba Yu thought so, but replied in a cold voice: "Please stay away from me, Third Princess, I'm in a bad mood today, and I'm afraid I'll offend you."
A smile appeared on Tuoba Yue's face, and she replied: "It's okay, I'm not afraid that you will offend me."
Seeing that Tuoba Yu's complexion became more and more gloomy, Tuoba Jing said to the two of them: "Hey, let's take a seat quickly, don't be noisy in the palace of the Qi Kingdom, how decent is it?"
Tuoba Yu secretly gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and replied: "Anyway, I will definitely not sit with the third princess today. If she insists on having a table with me, then I might as well not attend the banquet."
Mu Huai sneered and shook his head helplessly.
After all, the wolf cub is still a child, and he is always a little emotional.
Seeing the three people in Hu Kingdom stalemate, and seeing Mu Rao entering the palace with Qing Luo's order, Mu Huai got up from the armchair and walked in front of the three people.
When everyone saw Mu Huai coming here, although they had their own concerns, they still respectfully said, "Prince Wan'an."
Enduring the disgust in his heart, Tuoba Yu said the same thing.
Mu Rao also showed a gentle and dignified demeanor, and showed Qi's etiquette to her cousin.
She was just about to go to her seat, but Mu Huai stopped her.
He said: "Since the prince doesn't want to sit with the third princess, why not let the princess sit with the third princess. She is about the same age and has a noble status, so they must have a lot to say in common."
Tuoba Yue glanced at Mu Rao, secretly thinking who has something in common with her, this prince of Qi is really meddling.
Tuoba Yu hated Mu Huai, but he didn't expect him to help him tonight, keeping him away from that annoying Tuoba Yue.
Murao's face was pale, she saw Mu Huai's deep thoughts, so she didn't say anything.
According to Mu Huai's arrangement, she quietly sat at the same table with Tuoba Yue, while Tuoba Jing and Tuoba Yu sat on the other side of her.
Mu Huai's thoughts were clearly revealed, and anyone with a bit of a brain could see what was going on.
Mu Rao turned her head slightly, and glanced at Tuoba Jing.
Tuoba Jing looks good, but she doesn't have a good impression of him, and she has heard that Tuoba Jing is an ignorant, womanizing dandy.
Mu Rao knew well after her father's death that her family could not decide on her marriage from then on, let alone her own will.
Her status is bound to be used by the royal family.
In fact, that day when Rong Xi took the initiative to win her over, she guessed that Mu Huai was going to arrange a marriage for her.
I just didn't expect that this day would come so soon.
Mu Rao turned her head slowly, sat elegantly and silently, and didn't have the mind to make false greetings to Tuoba Yue who was beside her.
But he was thinking, if his future husband was really Tuoba Jing, would Mu Huai want to marry her away
Her mother is getting older, and her younger brother died of illness a few years ago. Who will take care of her mother
The maids presented exquisite dishes one after another. Tuoba Jing was not only good-looking, but also delicious. Seeing that the dishes on Tuoba Yu's side were more appetizing to him, she said to Tuoba Yu: "Change with me. Location."
Tuoba Yu glanced at him, suppressed his disdain for Tuoba Jing, and changed positions with Tuoba Jing.
Seeing that the person next to him was replaced by another young man, Mu Rao quietly looked at him with clear and beautiful eyes.
Seeing Tuoba Yu's exquisite side face, clear and deep bones, although he was born handsome, but a little flirtatious, he secretly felt that he really resembled her imperial wife.
Tuoba Yu noticed the scrutinizing gaze of the girl beside him, and turned his head with a heavy face, looking at her.
Mu Rao looked away in time, pretending to pick up food for Tuoba Yue.
Only then did Tuoba Yu turn around, only to see that Mu Huai on the opposite side looked unhappy.
Mu Huai secretly scolded Tuoba Jing in his heart for being such a useless snack, he disrupted all his plans for a few bites of food, and let that wolf cub go next to Mu Rao.
— "The princess is here."
The eunuch's shrill voice interrupted Mu Huai's thoughts.
The woman finally came.
Mu Huai raised his eyes and looked at the woman who was carefully stepping over the threshold from outside the hall.
Seeing her, he felt a lot more at ease, as if he had taken a reassurance.
Rong Xi was wearing the remade Zhai clothes of the princess. Although she was obviously pregnant, her appearance was eye-catching.
As soon as this woman appeared, all the concubines and noble ladies present, even after spending several hours putting on their makeup and face, their beautiful appearances all became dull.
Tuoba Yu naturally looked at the elder sister he was thinking of, and kept his eyes on her for a moment.
To avoid suspicion, Rong Xi didn't even look at his younger brother.
Tuoba Jing beside Tuoba Yu is used to being a lecherous person, when he saw Rong Xi, his mouth was slightly open, and his eyes were about to pop out.
Tuoba Yue saw the expressions of the two men beside him, and looked at Rong Xi with a little hatred.
At the side of Jinming Pond that day, she felt that Tuoba Yu probably fell in love with the Crown Princess of Qi at first sight, and that's why he lost his face on her happy day.
Seeing Tuoba Yu looking at Rong Xi so straightforwardly today, Tuoba Yue is even more convinced of what he thinks in his heart.
Rong Xi ignored the gazes around her and walked straight to Mu Huai's seat. Before taking her seat, she respectfully saluted Mu Huai and said softly, "Your Highness, Wan'an."
Mu Huai put down the wine cup he was holding, and replied calmly: "Sit down."
He had seen the expressions of the relatives of the Falcon King on the opposite side, Tuoba Jing already knew to avoid looking at Rong Xi, but Tuoba Yu's eyes were still looking straight at his sister.
Mu Huai was displeased, and asked the maid to pour wine for him.
Rong Xi took the initiative to take the white jade jug, poured wine for him, and softly persuaded: "Your Highness, drink less, drinking too much is not good for your health."
Mu Huai's mood was a little calm, this woman still cared about him after all.
He whispered back: "Okay."
Seeing that his sister didn't even look at him, Tuoba Yu clenched his fists tightly.
Mu Rao could see the tense atmosphere around her, but she didn't say much.
After Emperor Zhuang arrived at the banquet, everyone stood up and paid respects to the emperor.
After Emperor Zhuang took his seat in the hall, he ordered the palace servants to present crabs.
Although the price comparison of tea and horses between the two countries has not been agreed upon, it is still necessary to maintain a superficial warmth at the banquet.
Emperor Zhuang said gently to the crowd: "The crab roe of today's crabs is not fat, but the meat is still fresh and tender."
Concubine De echoed Emperor Zhuang's words, and Emperor Zhuang asked the emperor's relatives from the Falcon Kingdom to eat a few more.
There is no such delicacy as crab in the Falcon country, and Tuoba Yue and Tuoba Jing have never eaten it, so they don't know how to eat it.
However, Tuoba Yu has an impression of crabs. He still remembers when Rong Bing received his monthly salary when he was a child, he would occasionally buy some fresh fish on Ma Xing Street and take them home. Among them was this crab.
He doesn't know how to serve the crab, my sister will use eight crabs to carefully pick out the crab meat and crab roe, then push the plate in front of him, and watch him eat it tenderly.
But now, times have changed, and my sister is peeling crabs for that man.
Rong Xi sensed the hostility between Mu Huai and her younger brother. She intentionally flattered Mu Huai, fearing that Mu Huai would cause trouble for her younger brother, so she put the picked crab meat in the crab shell and pushed it in front of Mu Huai.
"Your Highness, please use it."
Mu Huai frowned when he heard the word Your Highness.
Since this morning, Rong Xi has never called his husband again, instead he has been calling him His Highness respectfully.
As soon as His Highness was called, it was obvious that there was a lot of difference between the two of them.
Mu Huai knew that this woman was still angry with him.
He gradually lost his patience, suppressing the sudden violence in his heart, he didn't use the crab meat that the woman carefully shaved for him, but instead used his big hand to grab the woman's catkin into his palm.
Rong Xi didn't want to break free, so she let Mu Huai hold her.
But who would have thought that Mu Huai was actually holding her hand and placing it on his thigh.
The brocade of the crown he wears is complicated and made of precious Luo Qi.
Rong Xi's hands touched the weft of his crown, and the roots of his ears gradually turned crimson.
Put your hand here, it's too close to him...
Rong Xi's beautiful eyes changed slightly, and she begged Mu Huai in a low voice: "Your Highness...can you let go of this concubine?"
Mu Huai's side face is three-dimensional and exquisite, and it is restrained and distinct.
He was wearing a crown on his head, and the seven sapphire beads on his forehead collided slightly, making his eyebrows deep, dignified and handsome.
But it was such a man who seemed to be upright and serious, but secretly doing this kind of thing.
He replied coldly: "Not loose."
Rong Xi pursed her lips and begged again: "I...I beg you..."
Mu Huai was holding the woman's catkin in his left hand, and his right hand looked like a vegetable for her. When he turned around slightly, he lowered his voice and threatened in the woman's ear: "If you say any more, I will move your hand upwards." .”
Rong Xi's pupils suddenly dilated, and finally closed his mouth.
Let the man hold her hand and put it on his lap.
In this Zirui hall, Tuoba Yu was the only one who dared to stare at the most distinguished newlyweds present.
Although the tables and cases at the banquet were all hung with brocade, no one else could see what happened between Mu Huai and Rong Xi. When everyone glanced at them, they felt that the prince and concubine were deeply affectionate and raised eyebrows.
Tuoba Yu glanced at him.
Mu Huai just obviously forced his sister to do something, he could see that Rong Xi's expression was very cramped.
What a nasty dog thing.
Tuoba Yu cursed secretly, his eyes seemed to be burning with flames.
Mu Rao knew that Tuoba Yue didn't know how to eat crabs, so she carefully picked the crab meat for the girl of the same age beside her.
Later, he saw that Tuoba Yu beside him hadn't eaten any food, but his light brown eyes had been staring straight at Mu Huai and Rong Xi.
Mu Rao shook her head helplessly, and she handed the picked crab meat to Tuoba Yu.
Afterwards, he lowered his voice and said to him: "I don't know the etiquette of your Hu country...but in Qi country, you'd better not stare at the prince and princess like that."