Before the start of the second scene, everyone was invited from the Ministry of Rites into the Zhonghe Hall. About twenty people attending the banquet were already sitting at various tables, including the four great ministers of Dali and Sikong Situ, who were in their forties and fifties, and there were also

People from the family. They came in through the first round of competition, just to recommend Duan Yu.

Murong Fu was not weak either. The four ministers were all sitting at the banquet. Excluding these people, there were really not many suitable candidates for the prince's consort.

The tables and chairs at the top and middle seat of Zhonghe Hall are all paved with golden dragon-like yellow satin. You can tell at a glance that it is the throne of the Xixia Emperor.

After all the seats were filled, the two generals on duty shouted: "All the guests have arrived, the door is closed."

Amidst the sound of drum music, two thick palace doors were slowly pushed open by four halberd-wielding guards. In the side corridor, soldiers' armor clanged, and a group of golden-armored guards holding halberds walked out. The halberd heads shone under the candlelight.

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As the drum music started playing again, the two groups of servants came out of the inner hall, each carrying a white jade incense burner with green smoke curling up from the furnace. Everyone knew that the emperor was about to come out, so they held their breath and did not make a sound.

The last four bodyguards were wearing brocade robes and holding no objects in their hands. They stood on either side of the throne. Murong Fu saw that the temples of these four people were bulging high, and he knew that they were the emperor's personal bodyguards. Their martial arts were not low, but they were all above the first class.

A master.

An eunuch shouted loudly: "Long live the welcome!"

Murong Fu glanced at him and thought that this person must be the master who supported Li Bingchang behind his back.

But after hearing the sound of footsteps, a man came out and sat down on the royal chair.

Murong Fu and others did not have to kneel down to him, they just bowed as a courtesy from a distant country. After the ceremony, he raised his head and looked at the Xixia Emperor Li Bingchang, and saw that he was not very tall, but twenty years old.

Next year's face is quite heroic, and he has the air of a wise king.

The Grand Master's eunuch stood beside the throne, unfolded an imperial edict, and recited aloud: "Fa Tian responded, Guang Sheng Shen style, the Emperor of Xixia said: All the kings came from afar when called, I highly commend it, and gave him the imperial wine.

Awesome!"

Prince Zongzan was puzzled and asked in a low voice to the person on the side: "What does this mean?"

Although his voice was small, it clearly fell on Bao BuTong's ears. Zongzan had just provoked "Murong Fu" with words, but now he caught hold of him, and Bao BuTong immediately started taunting mode.

He had a look on his face and grinned: "No wonder someone from a barbarian land, although he is well-dressed, is like a monkey."

Although Zongzan didn't understand what Bao BuTong meant, he expected that it wasn't a good word, because everyone around him couldn't help but chuckle after hearing it.

"Everyone! Your Majesty, please don't be presumptuous!" The eunuch shouted as his Qi sank into his Dantian and his true Qi was released.

Only then did everyone realize that this humble inner eunuch was actually a master! At first, everyone was indifferent and did not take the son-emperor of this borderland seriously, but now they discovered that although the emperor was young, he was still an emperor.

Although there are only a few deserted lands in Xixia, there are also many masters in the First Grade Hall.

After the eunuch sang the black face, Li Bingchang stepped forward to sing the red face again.

"Alas!" He raised his palm to stop the eunuch's scolding, stood up, raised his wine glass, and said loudly: "I have been admiring talents for a long time, and I am thirsty for talents. If you can accomplish good things with the princess this time, I will definitely do it.

There are great rewards and great responsibilities.”

After he finished speaking, he raised his glass and drank it in one gulp, and then left the hall.

Everyone looked at each other in astonishment. They did not expect that the Xixia emperor spoke so directly, and after he finished speaking, he left without giving everyone time to react.

This marriage was not a trivial matter. Li Bingchang took power for the first time and intended to revitalize the country. He wanted to rebuild Yipintang, so he used the name of Princess Yinchuan to recruit heroes from all over the world. His plan was really not trivial.

Everyone was talking at the banquet, each with their own agenda, and the banquet was suddenly full of intrigue. The three powerful families, such as Dali, Murong, and Tubo, naturally formed their own faction. And everyone else also

They all hugged each other, and only one person was drinking alone. They were Xiao Daxia, who was keeping a low profile and dressed up in disguise, and A'Zhu, who was disguised as a woman.

As for Murong Fu, the Prince of Loulan, since he had four maids as companions, he naturally did not need to be with anyone else.

He drank wine alone and looked at everyone on the court with interest. Unexpectedly, Murong Fu came over first.

"Murong Fu" smiled and said to him: "This Prince Loulan, what is your surname? I didn't hear you clearly just now, how about making a friend?"

When Murong Fu saw the half-smiling expression on her face, he was startled. Could it be that his cousin recognized her like this?

Now everyone's eyes fell on him.

Murong Fu from Gusu is a formidable rival on the field! According to the standards set by the Emperor of Xixia for recruiting a son-in-law, Murong Fu from the Central Plains and Qiao Feng from the south are simply the best candidates. These two are the two with the highest martial arts skills among the younger generation.

, and they are extremely powerful.

Because of his status, Bei Qiao Feng disappeared after going on a killing spree in Juxian Village. This time Nan Murong came to the Xixia Palace to participate in the selection of a son-in-law, and everyone regarded him as their number one enemy.

Because of "Murong Fu's" attention, he received many hostile looks. Murong Fu felt miserable because he couldn't guess what kind of medicine this little girl was selling.

At this time, this "Murong Fu" was still winking at him, as if there was nothing you could do to me.

Murong Fu sighed in his heart and said, don't think that I won't dare to teach you a lesson on this occasion! It's true that you haven't been married for three days, and if you don't show your strength today, you will have forgotten what a "strong husband" is.

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Wang Yuyan was feeling proud when suddenly, the master stretched out his hand to pull her and took her into his arms.

"Huh?"

Everyone was shocked. In their eyes, what did Murong Fu say to Prince Loulan, and now he was directly taken into the arms of Prince Loulan?

This picture is so beautiful... At this time, everyone in the Song Dynasty was very fond of their husband. They saw that Murong Fu had a thin skin and tender flesh. Although he was highly skilled in martial arts, he might not have the strange habits of scholars in the Song Dynasty.

Wang Yuyan felt the strange gazes around her, and saw that Murong Fu in front of her didn't care at all, but instead stared into her eyes with a smile.

"Hey, what are you doing... If you act like this, will Murong Fu still have a reputation in the future?" Wang Yuyan said angrily. Although it was not her reputation that was ruined, she was even more nervous.

"Hey, Yan'er, what do you want to do..." Murong Fu said loudly while transmitting the sound, "Oh, Master Murong, be careful, he actually fell down hard."

"Murong Fu" stood up straight and whispered, "You like the Xixia Princess, right? I will marry her back for you."

"Yan'er, don't make trouble..." Murong Fu had a headache on his face, thinking that what this girl said must be angry.

"Thank you, big brother, for reminding me. As the saying goes, if you often walk by the river, your shoes won't get wet. I think you should be careful too!"

Only then did everyone understand that it was the Prince of Loulan who was most likely the one who set him up. Murong Fu accidentally fell into the trap. "Murong Fu" understood what he meant, so he continued the trick with him, and also gave his hand.

He said with an unhappy face:

Before, Prince Loulan had a difficult victory, and no one paid attention to it. Only now did they realize that this man might be pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, deliberately hiding his strength.

If Murong Fu hadn't been tricked this time, this guy might still be hiding it.

"Okay, these two have formed a feud now, which is a good thing for everyone." Others gloated.

When the Tubo prince saw this, he ran over and took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Murong Fu, the Loulan prince.

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and that was exactly what the Tubo prince had in mind.

"I said, this Prince Loulan, you see we are all princes." The Tubo prince gnawed on the leg of lamb, patted Murong Fu's shoulder with his hand, and said carelessly, "This Xixia princess can only be born like us.

Only a noble prince can be worthy of it. I think those descendants of the royal family and those in the world must step aside."

He spoke extremely loudly, which aroused the displeasure of many people. However, everyone did not dare to act rashly because of the eight first-class masters behind him.

Murong Fu glanced at the eight Tibetan warriors behind him, and thought that the Tibetan prince had also spent a lot of money this time, and it was really a big deal to bring eight first-class masters as guards at once.

In such a comparison, Dali and the Murong family are actually nothing.

While everyone was eating, the Grand Master's eunuch walked in again and said loudly: "The Princess has a message. After having wine and dinner, all guests should go to the study outside Qingfeng Pavilion to have tea."

When everyone heard this, they all said "Oh", thinking that this rule is really weird. In the Central Plains, choosing a bride is the order of the parents. According to the matchmaker, where can an unmarried daughter be picked by herself? It's like buying food in the vegetable market.

In general, what kind of style is it?

Everyone present was very excited, but they were thinking that although they had no hope of being chosen as the consort, they would be able to meet the beautiful Princess Yinchuan, and then they would have more bragging rights when they went back. The people in the world at this time were

So real, for a few verbal words, you can fight, and you can go through life and death.

The group of people was led by the eunuch and the guards, passed through a large garden, walked through several corridors, and arrived in front of Qingfeng Pavilion.

The door of the pavilion opened, and four maids came out, each holding a light gauze lantern. Behind them was a female official in a purple shirt, saying: "You have come from afar to work hard. The princess invites you to come to Qingfeng Pavilion to serve tea."

Prince Zongzan said: "Very good, very good. I am very thirsty. In order to see the princess, why do you need to walk a few more steps? What's the point of hard work? Haha, haha!"

Amidst the laughter, he walked forward proudly and strode past the female official into the pavilion. The rest of the people rushed in, all trying to grab a good seat. The closer to the princess, the better.

I saw a large hall in the pavilion, with a thick wool carpet on the ground, and colorful flowers woven on the carpet, which were bright and eye-catching. After everyone sat down, the female official raised a small copper hammer and struck it on a white jade cloud board.

There were three jingling taps, and with the jingling sound of the ring, eight palace maids in green clothes walked out of the inner hall and stood on both sides. After a while, a girl in light green clothes walked out with light steps.

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Everyone thought that this woman was the Princess of Yinchuan, and they all stared at her eagerly. But when they saw her suddenly bowing to everyone, everyone was shocked. Then they heard her say: "Your Highness the Princess has invited all of you distinguished guests.

, move to the inner study and enjoy the calligraphy and paintings.”

Everyone was stunned, looked at each other, and couldn't help shouting: "I'm ashamed, it turns out she is not a princess, it seems she is just a personal maid serving the princess."

But then I thought, since a palace maid is already such a talented person, the princess is naturally even more extraordinary. I felt ashamed, but then felt a little more happy.

Everyone followed to the study room. Many people who had studied were very happy, thinking that this princess was going to take a test on everyone's culture. A barbarian like Zongzan would definitely have no chance. They were all very happy at the moment.

, thinking that there is another strong enemy missing.

When everyone arrived at the study, they saw that there was only one painting hanging in the hall. Others did not recognize it, but Murong Fu and Wang Yuyan were startled at the same time.

Because this painting is not that of someone else, but Li Qiu Shui. However, Wang Yuyan and Li Qiu Shui look very similar. She was pretending to be Murong Fu at this time, so she naturally recognized him at a glance.

Bao BuTong also blurted out: "This is not the king..."

Before he could say anything, Deng Baichuan blocked his mouth.
To be continued...