The carriage walked for about half an hour and arrived at the Imperial City. The young eunuch guided the carriage to a place where carriages were parked near the city gate. At this time, there were many carriages parked here. It was estimated that the young princess and her party had arrived too late.
Okay, the little eunuch straightened his clothes and respectfully invited the three people out of the car.
The Imperial City tonight is many times more lively than when Lin Mu first came. The walls of the Imperial City have also been decorated. Golden glazed gauze covers both sides of the city wall, making it look majestic. Two rows of people are wearing golden armor.
The guards were lined up on both sides of the main entrance. These golden armored guards should be the Longting guards guarding the imperial city.
Walking among the crowd, Lin Mu suddenly felt an indescribable sense of superiority. The saying that a person relies on his clothes is indeed true. Although the clothes the little princess picked for Lin Mu were not extremely expensive, they were extraordinarily beautiful when worn on his body.
He was full of energy, and Lin Mu was already somewhat handsome. The fifteen-year-old boy's elegant temperament was clearly visible against a group of bloated officials in their forties and fifties around him.
Lin Mu saw that the ladies and ladies around Zhou Zhi were frequently covering their mouths and smiling at him, raised his eyebrows, smiled evilly at the corner of his mouth, and said to Li Kuang: "Did you see Old Li? Who is that charming guy talking about?
It’s me!”
"You little bastard, you haven't even grown hair yet, how dare you tell me about your charm?!" Li Kuang slapped him on the left and said contemptuously. Then he pointed at a group of mature ladies not far in front, and smiled at Lin Mulang:
"Hey, as long as I am willing, I can make them ecstasy tonight, can you?"
Lin Mu curled his lips, looked at the group of ladies in front of him who could only be calculated by tonnage, and said calmly: "I really don't know how to do this kind of ecstasy. But then again, why do you like this type?
of?"
Li Kuangzuo glanced at Lin Mu with contempt and said disdainfully: "What do you know? This is the only flavor."
"What do you say?"
"Nonsense, I understand it very well."
"How can I experience the Fa?"
"That's it..."
"Shut up, you two scumbags!" The little princess turned around and stared at Lin Mu and Li Kuangzuo fiercely. The little princess suddenly felt that she might lose face if she went out with these two people tonight.
Not one of the ten sentences is accurate.
"Tch..." the two of them replied in unison.
Just when the little princess was about to say something, a short, fat old man suddenly came over and saluted Li Kuang with his left fist raised.
"Prince Zuo, long time no see."
"Oh, it's Mr. Chu. Why, you're not dead yet! That's such a pity. The golden nanmu coffin in my house has been prepared for you for many years." Li Kuangzuo saw the person coming, and the corner of his mouth
He shrugged and replied lazily.
"Haha, thanks to Prince Zuo, the old man's body is still strong, and this golden nanmu coffin is really not going to be used in a short time." The old man surnamed Chu smiled softly, and then looked at the little princess, kindly
Said: "Ningxiang is really getting more and more beautiful as she grows older. In a few years, people who want to propose marriage to Zuo Wangfu will probably line up at the city gate. What kind of dowry do they want? Tell me."
"Bah, old man Chu, you are still so annoying." The little princess snorted coldly.
The short and fat old man was not angry at all. He smiled softly. From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Lin Mu standing behind Li Kuang and asked, "Hey, is this little brother a relative of the prince? How come the old man has never seen him before?"
"Are you annoyed? He is my new follower." The little princess seemed very impatient with the short, fat old man.
"Follower? Oh, Ningxiang is Ningxiang. Any follower is more elegant than others, but is one follower enough? Why don't the old man get you two more?"
Are you so afraid of flattery? Also, you think I am an egg, why do you want to get two more? Lin Mu rubbed his nose and gave the short, fat old man a slightly unhappy look.
Suddenly, a brilliant firework rose inside the imperial city.
"Huh? The summer festival is about to begin, let's enter the palace early!" The little princess looked at the fireworks in the night sky and said slightly excitedly.
"Let's go, the old man hasn't participated in this summer festival for a long time." The short and fat old man slowly followed behind the little princess.
"Old Li, what is this old man's background? He seems to have a good impression of the little princess." Lin Mu stared at the back of the short, fat old man and asked Li Kuangzuo.
Li Kuangzuo was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "One of the 'Three Saints', Chu Xiong, Ningxiang's grandfather."
"Oh, the little princess's grandfather." Lin Mu touched his chin, and then said in surprise: "Isn't that your father-in-law? Oops, looking at the situation, it seems that you and your father-in-law don't have a harmonious relationship."
"Tch." Li Kuang curled his lips, gave Lin Mu a slap in the face with his backhand, and said: "Stop gossiping, you little bastard, and get out of here quickly."
"..." Lin Mu mentally raised his middle finger to Li Kuangzuo.
The Summer Festival was held in Fenglong Square on the north side of the palace. The square was surrounded by rows of dragon guards in case of emergencies. A stage about two feet high had been set up in the center of the square, probably for
What Gongsun Nianxi prepared? With the stage as the center, circular dining tables filled the entire square.
The table closest to the stage was rectangular, and the furnishings on it were much more luxurious than the other tables. It was probably for the emperor and a group of important confidants.
Chu Xiong and the little princess had just entered the venue, and officials of all sizes came to pay their respects. Chu Xiong was fine and had the most basic etiquette, but the little princess had already been offended by these annoying officials.
The waist started to curse on the spot.
"How's it going? I guess there's nothing interesting about this Bird Summer Festival, right? It's a bunch of scum and makes me sick just looking at it." Li Kuang curled his lips and said to Lin Mu.
"Your Majesty has arrived, and all the officials are waiting to greet you!" A sharp voice made the square that was noisy just now fall silent.
"Welcome Your Majesty!" As if it had been rehearsed before, when the emperor entered the square, neat voices sounded at the same time. Lin Mu wanted to follow the crowd and salute, but saw Li Kuangzuo looking at him with an indifferent expression.
The emperor thought for a moment and did not bother to perform the complicated etiquette. He just looked at the emperor secretly as he walked to the rectangular table.
Is this Canglong Emperor Li Xian? Not good, Lin Mu commented.
Well, he still had some momentum. Seeing the solemn expressions of the officials around him, Lin Mu secretly added another sentence.
"Excuse me, gentlemen. Today is a grand gathering once a year. Don't be too formal. Just sit down." Li Xian pressed his hands, and Li Xian's eyes suddenly turned to Li Kuangzuo.
"Brother Xian, please take a seat." Li Xian made an invitation gesture to Li Kuangzuo. From this point alone, we can see how high Li Kuangzuo's status in the empire is.
Li Kuangzuo thought for a moment, curled his lips, and said to Lin Mu: "Let's go."
Ah, brother Zuo, you can go by yourself. Don't worry about me. Lin Mu didn't want to sit in the front row because he found that there were only eight seats at the table. Except for Li Xian and Li Kuangzuo, the rest
The six seats must be occupied by people with precious and extraordinary status. Lin Mu didn't want to make people hate him just for a position.