Mu Yelai was ecstatic in his heart, but his face still showed the composure and calmness of two lifetimes. He stood up calmly and said: "Yingzhi, Yinghuan, come with me to your mother's place. I want to ask my mother about this year's autumn banquet."

Have the treat orders been sent out?" After saying this, he stood up and walked out of the room.

The Mu family was just granted the title of marquis this year and moved to Luoyang from Anxi. In Anxi, the Mu family was originally a royal family. Although they have only been granted the title of marquis now, their grandeur has not diminished.

It's a pity that as soon as we arrived in Da Zhou, Da Zhou was in a precarious situation and was in danger.

However, Marquis Mu was a loser. Although he was given the title by the Great Zhou Dynasty, when he saw the death of Emperor Dezhen, he did not hesitate to seek refuge with the most powerful rebel Qi King Qi Boshi. He did not care that he was still in Chang'an at all.

The stubborn little emperor took it seriously.

The Mu family had just settled down in Luoyang, and they planned to hold an autumn banquet according to their previous habits in Anxi.

Because when they were still in Anxi, autumn was the best season. Green and sweet Ma** grapes, golden cantaloupe, thin-skinned, juicy and sweet watermelon, Korla fragrant pears, sweet and crisp jujubes,

Everything is sweeter and more delicious than these fruits from the Central Plains.

Members of the royal family even hold autumn banquets to have fun with the people, expressing comfort and condolences to the people under their rule. It is also an act to continue the custom of their ancestors and express gratitude to God during the autumn harvest.

Even after moving to the Central Plains, the nine surnames of Zhaomu all followed the tradition of this autumn feast and gradually promoted it.

The nine surnames of Zhaomu moved to Dazhou, and most of them lived in Chang'an. Those who lived in Luoyang originally only had the Anguohou Mansion. Later, the Anguohou Mansion was completely killed by their eldest son, and Luoyang never held any more events.

Have an autumn feast.

It was not until the last year that Hou Mu moved from Anxi and communicated with An Zichang that he solemnly planned to have the Mu family host this year's autumn banquet.

But now people are in panic, and there are large armies mobilizing outside the city from time to time. Not many people are willing to go out and walk around. There are also many people who are loading their cars in their houses and preparing to leave Luoyang and go to the countryside or mountains to escape the war.

Mu Yelai hurried to his aunt Cao's room and asked with a smile: "Mom, I wonder if the post about the autumn banquet has been sent out?"

Mrs. Cao was worrying about this matter. She held the pug in her arms and licked her lips at the square table next to her, "They are all here. I don't know who I want to invite. I have sent subordinates to various houses to test it before."

"Not many people are willing to come. Alas," Mr. Cao shook his head, "I gave up the throne of Anxi, came to the Central Plains, and encountered this time again. I really don't know what kind of luck it is."

When she was in Anxi, Mrs. Cao was also a queen, but in Luoyang, she was just an unpopular wife of a marquis. Thinking about it made her feel stuck in her heart.

Mu Yelai came closer and looked through the invitations carefully, while recalling in his memory those mansions that had good relations with the Muhou Mansion, as well as those mansions with potential that would become masters in the new dynasty in the future, please invite these

He compared the posts and gently helped Mr. Cao with some ideas.

Ms. Cao thought about it carefully and found that it was of great use. She was so happy that she pushed the pug away from her arms. She held Mu Yelai in her arms and rubbed it, just like her own pug.

Mu Yelai felt a little uncomfortable, but she was a legitimate mother, so she had to endure it.

After Mr. Cao had had enough of kissing her, Mu Yelai said lightly: "Mother, did Xu Sima's house miss two people?"

"No?" Mrs. Cao was confused and moved the invitation from the table to look at it carefully.

"Mom, you have forgotten that Xu Sima's house-filling wife brought two daughters to marry into the Xu family. She was also a serious young lady of the Xu family. Mother invited Xu Sima's house-filling wife, but not her biological daughter.

Although there is nothing wrong with the etiquette, the human relationship is not so good. Why should Mrs. Xu have such a knot in her heart? There are only two more girls, and they give her a face, and it also shows that our Marquis Mansion is generous, considerate, and can also take advantage of it.

Make friends."

Mrs. Cao nodded repeatedly when she heard this, hugged Mu Ye and said, "You are more thoughtful, so let's do it this way. What are the names of the two ladies brought to Mrs. Xu? Please add two invitations as well."

Finally, he sighed: "My mother is old and can't think of these things."

Mu Yelai hurriedly said: "My mother takes care of all the big things. The servants should help take care of these small things. What the servants didn't expect is that a daughter helped the mother think of it. Even though the mother can rest assured, she will not let her be rude in front of her father."

of."

Mrs. Cao's lips were raised in a smile, but there was no smile at all in her eyes.

Mu Yelai was no longer the spoiled ten-year-old kid he used to be. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the mask-like smile on Cao's face. He curled his lips inwardly and stood up from Cao.

, smiling and curtsying: "Mother, then I'll ask them to add two invitations." She couldn't wait for a moment.

Mrs. Cao was secretly surprised, but she just smiled and told her to go quickly.

After Mu Ye came and left, the smile on Cao's face faded.

All the servants in the house had gone out, and only a close woman was standing there.

"Madam, these three young ladies are becoming more and more capable."

"Isn't that true? You are only ten years old and you are already busy showing off." Ms. Cao muttered in her heart, but she said calmly: "We are all daughters of the Mu family, what can't we do? - Go and call the eldest lady.

Come here. She is already sixteen years old, and she doesn’t know how to worry about her own marriage. She knows how to ride horses and shoot arrows all day long, and there is no need for her to join the army..."

The old woman hurriedly said yes and went out to invite the eldest daughter Mu Yege over.

Mu Yege is the eldest daughter of the Cao family. If she were in Anxi, she would be the princess. Unfortunately, when she came to Luoyang, she was just a young lady from the Muhou Mansion.

Mr. Cao felt pity for her in his heart, but on his face he was harsher than anyone else.

"The Autumn Banquet will be held in three days, and it is also an opportunity for all the aristocratic families in Luoyang to know you. You must be well prepared, do you hear me?" Mr. Cao said sternly.

Mu Ye, a singer, was holding a riding crop in his hand and said with a smile: "Being my husband is not easy. - First you have to win the riding whip in my hand." As he said that, he waved his right wrist lightly and waved the long whip.

He went out and smashed a pastel flower vase on the Duobao Pavilion opposite.

All the nine people with the surname Zhaomu are good at martial arts, and both men and women can practice kung fu.

The Cao family was also from the ninth surname of Zhaomu. She was very pleased with Mu Yege's appearance and nodded with a smile, "This is the family of girls with the ninth surname of Zhaomu. Don't follow the behavior of those small families who want to tie up men."

What’s the point of wearing it on your own waistband..."

Mu Yege laughed, revealing a row of snow-white teeth. With her thick eyebrows and big eyes, white skin and black hair, she was very beautiful and different from the girls from the Central Plains.

Mrs. Cao pulled her over and said to her in detail: "Your father and I have both fallen in love with An Zichang, the eldest son of Marquis An Guo. When we wait for the autumn banquet, I will arrange for him to talk to you. You yourself

Look carefully, okay?"

Mu Yege, who had always been forthright, suddenly became nervous when he heard the news. "An... Brother is someone who wants to do big things..."

"What's wrong with doing big things? To do big things, you have to start a family and start a career. Besides, I've never liked the way An Guohou is. An Zi can often kill that wolf-hearted man with one knife, which shows that he is a caring person.

Man. Not to mention, he killed the king himself and waited until the new dynasty was established. He will not be able to escape a hereditary title. If he is lucky, he might even be crowned king..." Cao and Mu Yege both looked yearning.

.

An Zichang himself was currently sitting in the study of Sima Xu Shao in Luoyang, opening with him the secret letter sent from King Qi Boshi of Qi.

"King Qi can't wait any longer. He will attack Chang'an before the end of the year." Xu Shao whispered.

The door to the study room was closed tightly, and there were people waiting in ambush at the front, back, left, right, and even on the roof.

An Zichang said "hmm". He raised the amber goblet and drank the wine in one gulp. He didn't seem to care.

"You also have to make good plans for yourself. King Qi made you the vanguard generalissimo because he made up his mind to make you the first general of the new dynasty. You are still young and you should not be too attached to fame and fortune.

You have to take your time and lay a good foundation before proceeding. Otherwise, the foundation is too shallow and it will be uprooted sooner or later." For Xu Shao, this was already very unsubtle. He could only say, be careful of King Qi."

The cunning rabbit is dead, and the good bow is hidden.”

An Zichang sneered, leaned back on the seat, covered his forehead with his arm, half-closed his slender red eyes, and uttered a sentence from his thin red lips, "Uncle, you have to become famous as early as possible. You don't have it."

Ever heard of this?"

"But the position of vanguard generalissimo sounds nice, but in fact it is still the coach who goes into battle to kill the enemy, not the coach who strategizes." Xu Shao was very worried, "You settle down, and you are the only one left."

An Zichang lowered his arms and the expression on his face became gloomy.

"Alas, Princess Chaoyang is too cruel. If she keeps your cousin An Zichan alive, you still have a brother to help you." Xu Shao shook his head and sighed after reading King Qi's message.

Marquis An Guo's branch was the eldest, and Princess Chaoyang married the younger brother of Marquis An Guo. The second branch of the An family was originally not in Luoyang, but in Jiangdu.

An Zichang killed Emperor Dezhen, Princess Chaoyang's biological father, five years ago, and then killed everyone in the An Guohou Mansion.

Princess Chaoyang got the news in Jiangdu, and swore to be incompatible with An Zichang, and sent countless killers to hunt him down, but of course they all failed. And Jiangdu had just been captured by the rebel Dou Zhang, who captured the princess's mansion in Jiangdu and the second wife of the An family.

Everyone.

Dou Zhang originally wanted to avenge Emperor Dezhen, saying that An Zi often committed regicide and wanted to implicate the nine clans. The second wife of the An family in Jiangdu was also a close relative of the nine clans, so he killed all the An family members, including the husband of Princess Chaoyang, who was also a member of the nine clans.

An Zichang's uncles were all beheaded.

And because An Zichan was the biological son of Princess Chaoyang and the grandson of Emperor Dezhen, Dou Zhang pretended to let them go.

As a result, Chaoyang Gongzhu said sternly: "He is a member of the rebel family, so feel free to take him away." He personally handed over his ten-year-old biological son An Zichan to Dou Zhang, allowing Dou Zhang to insult and harm his son, and then watched helplessly as he was being raped.

kill.

An Zichang was silent for a long time, "The person I'm most sorry for is this cousin. Princess Chaoyang wanted to take revenge on me because I killed her father, the dog emperor."

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The first update is delivered. There will be a second update in the afternoon. Please give me pink tickets.

Thanks to Pao Mo, Qingxiao Qingsha for the Heshi Bi that I rewarded yesterday. I sweated a lot and just wrote it as a peace talisman. Thanks to me, Zhang Fei, for the peace talisman that I was under the sycamore tree. (To be continued. If
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