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After all, it was a night banquet, and the two of them didn't dare to quarrel too much in front of Chengtian Gate.
Coupled with the obstruction of other officials, Zuo Yunyi was persuaded to leave by Zuo Yiyuan who finally arrived, and Liu Su entered the palace gate with a black face cursing.
No one noticed that the two attendants in Xirong costumes in front of Chengtianmen looked at each other, walked into the crowd and left.
…
"It's ridiculous!"
With a shout from Emperor Qing, the slaves who were dressing for him were terrified, and they fell to their knees on the ground for a moment.
Emperor Qing snorted coldly and shook his sleeves violently.
"A dignified first-rank member of Daqing, an official appointed by the court, is yelling curses in front of Chengtian Gate like a shrew!"
Especially when he chose the day of pilgrimage in many countries, should he still have the face of Daqing? !
"Your Majesty calm down."
Fulai stepped forward respectfully, and cautiously comforted Emperor Qing, "Prince Xirong and his envoys have arrived at Linde Hall and are waiting for His Majesty."
"snort."
With a cold snort from his nose, Emperor Qing did not let go of this matter in his heart, he valued Daqing's face more than anything else, so naturally he did not intend to lightly expose it.
"Go to Taiye Pond first, and call Zuo Yunyi and Liu Su into the palace tonight!"
Fulai accepted the order respectfully, "Yes."
…
…
Taiye Pool, Linde Hall.
Half of the Linde Hall is hollow, with a bright moon above the head. As a treasured place for the emperor to entertain noble ministers, Linde Hall has always been beautifully decorated.
After nightfall, there was a bit of exhaustion.
When Su Changjin sat in his seat, officials around him kept coming forward to flatter him, and some even brought their own daughters to greet him.
Most of the aristocratic women who come and go have bright eyes and rosy cheeks.
"Prince Regent, this is the official daughter of a lower official. She has learned female calligraphy since she was a child, and now she has learned good calligraphy..."
"The Regent is Qingfengmingyue, this is the little girl Ruyue, she has admired you for a long time..."
Su Changjin doesn't like to flatter, and there is no need for that. As the regent of Daqing, she naturally doesn't need to be so scruples.
It could be seen that Su Changjin didn't want to talk to them too much, and the officials present were all above the third rank, so naturally they were a little arrogant.
Most of the officials and ministers walked away tactfully, and after a while, Su You and Su Xian were the only ones left by Su Changjin's side.
Wen Fuxiang sat at the lower seat of Su Changjin, and there was no conversation between the two. Either holding tea in a calm and comfortable manner, or chatting with the officials around her, as if she really came today to attend a palace banquet.
And the only one who can be as deserted as Su Changjin's side is Lu Jingye who looks like he is not close to strangers.
"Master, people from Xirong are here."
Su You reminded in a low voice, Su Changjin withdrew his gaze and looked towards where he came from, and happened to meet the gaze of the leader.
The leader has a deep face, long hair reaching his waist, and wearing Xirong's court dress. It is not difficult to recognize that this person should be Duoduo that Su Ran and the others have mentioned.
Looking at the face, it was somewhat familiar.
Su Changjin was not worried that Duoduo would recognize her, after all, the two hadn't met several times.
What's more, now that she is a man, she is the regent of Daqing. After all, Xirong made peace with Daqing, so she should not take the initiative to provoke trouble.
"Master, why do I feel that Duoduo is weird, he seems to be staring at you all the time?"
Su Changjin did not speak.
It's not a feeling, Doduo did set his sights on her intentionally or unintentionally, and he didn't shy away from it at all.
Before he could figure it out, Su Changjin felt something, and suddenly turned his head, and saw Duoduo walking directly towards her—
Until she stood still in front of her, a shadow was cast on the table.
"I've heard about the Regent's Longzhang Fengzi for a long time, and I finally got to see her today. It's really extraordinary."
It seems that there are other deep meanings, and some seem to be just ordinary compliments.
There were a lot of people at the scene, and Su Changjin's place was sparsely populated, so others didn't pay much attention to it, it was just a casual chat between the two countries to exchange information.
Only, Duoduo suddenly bowed slightly, and performed a standard Xirong Kingdom etiquette to Su Changjin.
The palm was placed on the heart, and the eyes were deep.
That polite posture made Su Changjin's eyes twitch, and his complexion changed slightly.
Just before Su You had an attack, she stood up and said with a light smile, "Prince Duduo is very polite, it's just that this king looks at Prince Duduo's way of saluting, how is it different from other officials?"
With a clear smile, Doduo's face remained normal.
"Indeed, the regent is really observant."
"This is the unique way of saluting in my Xirong king's tent. It represents the highest respect of Xirong. The regent has never seen it before, so it's normal if he can't recognize it."
There is no guilty conscience between the lines, and Duoduo's explanation seems to have been approved by the crowd.
"I see."
Su Changjin didn't ask any more questions, but Su You was behind, blushing and furious.
Prince Xirong is so shameless
He had done this to his master back then, and this was obviously the etiquette of a Xirong man expressing his love for a woman! When did it become a tribute? !
Duoduo didn't bother any more, and after a few words, he led everyone back to the position of envoy of Xirong.
On the contrary, Su You's anger was too obvious, which caused Wen Fuxiang some doubts, but due to some things, she didn't ask.
Naturally, there were more than one or two people who saw all this.
"Maybe I understand, what is the meaning of the etiquette performed by Duoduo just now?"
Lu Jingye didn't turn his head, and refilled a cup of tea for himself, seemingly unintentionally glanced across.
He knew a thing or two about the etiquette of Xirong, and what Duduo did to Su Changjin just now was obviously not the proper etiquette for meeting with Xirong.
He and Su Changjin are almost under the same status, and the two of them are in the front row, second only to the empress, concubine and prince.
It was Su Changjin who was sitting opposite, and when the two raised their heads, they could look at each other naturally.
"… uncertain."
Luo Ming hesitated, his voice was full of uncertainty, it was obvious that he was deliberately delaying time.
"explain."
Lu Jingye didn't listen to nonsense, since he knew it, he said it openly.
There is a reason for Lu Jingye to ask Luo Ming.
As a deputy in the army, Luo Ming followed him to fight against Xirong for two or three years, and even sneaked into the enemy's king's tent as an undercover agent. He also knew some etiquette of Xirong, that's why Lu Jingye asked him.
"It's a kind of etiquette..."
Luo Ming moved his lips, raised his eyes and unconsciously looked in Su Changjin's direction, with some hesitation.
"It expresses a man's love for a woman."
Boom!
The sound of broken porcelain seemed insignificant amidst the hustle and bustle of people.
Luo Ming was startled, his eyes lowered, and he looked at Lu Jingye who was still holding the broken porcelain bottle in his hand.
After a long time, he sneered.
"Shameless."
But I don't know who he is talking about.
The midsummer night was extraordinarily restless.
Su Changjin could feel that there were always several gazes deeply on her body.
…
Amidst the eunuch's high-pitched report, Emperor Qing finally came late, leading a group of concubines and children, the chattering of the officials stopped abruptly, and everyone was waiting in full force, the scene was very spectacular.
"Stay flat."
After taking his seat, Emperor Qing, with a benevolent face, said, "You don't need to be formal today, you are just here to welcome the envoys from various countries, you can do whatever you want", while secretly staring at a certain two.
The big fire sore on the mouth not only didn't heal, but felt more and more painful. Could it be that he was really cursed by that old fellow Zuo Yunyi
"When this book is ready, see if I don't scold that old bastard to death!"
Liu Su frowned in pain, and when she raised her head inadvertently, she saw Zuo Yunyi looking at him with the same dark face.
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God, Duoduo is really smart and doggy!
Lu Jingye was so pissed off haha!
Dajin has dark circles under his eyes again recently, so he should have a good rest, good night~
(end of this chapter)