Ming Lanruo's heart tightened, and she pretended not to notice the other person's gaze.
She held the bamboo box and followed Qiao Yan through the door, and lined up with the others in the hall.
General Gu looked at the row of bamboo boxes, stroking his beard and tut-tutting: "It's rare for my dear brother to come here, why do you need to bring so many things? Do you and I still have to pay attention to these false etiquettes?"
Magistrate Tang narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Brother, that's different. A few days ago, when I celebrated my birthday, people from outside gave me some interesting and good things. I thought it was a rare trip to the mountains, so I would use them to honor my brother."
General Gu laughed with satisfaction.
He reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "You and I are mortal friends, so what's the difference between you and me? What's yours is mine, and what's mine is also yours."
Magistrate Tang paused for a moment, then began to have people open the bamboo boxes and introduce the things he had brought to General Gu.
"Brother, look at this. This is the Fu Lu Shou He Tian Nuan jade pillow. I heard that the emperor has one. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. It is the most nourishing pillow."
"And this, the legendary Yue King Goujian's Sword is perfect for nephew Gu!"
"Look at these jewelry, which one is most suitable for Bijun..."
Everyone's eyes were focused on the treasures in the box, and they were amazed.
But Ming Lanruo has been observing the expressions of Magistrate Tang, General Gu and others.
She clearly saw the moment when Magistrate Tang heard General Gu's words - "What's the difference between you and me? What's yours is mine, and what's mine is also yours."
Although the middle-aged fat man was smiling, his narrow eyes did not reveal any happiness, but instead flashed a trace of resentment and coldness.
If Ming Lanruo hadn't been paying attention, he wouldn't have noticed.
She narrowed her beautiful eyes, and it seemed that Magistrate Tang did not agree with General Gu's words.
Although Tang Zhifu had been second in rank for many years, he had always been a general under General Gu.
Why do you suddenly have such a deep attachment to General Gu?
But soon, she knew why.
Magistrate Tang found the box in Qiao Yan's hand. Inside was a set of extremely gorgeous and rare red gold moonlight gem heads from the Western Regions.
A complete set of hairpins, sideburns, flower necklaces, headbands, buns, hairpins, earrings, etc. The clear moonstone flows with silver light under the light.
Even if Ming Lanruo is used to seeing good things, he can’t help but praise it!
"This is a gift from merchants from the Western Regions. It is said that it was worn by the local queen. It is most suitable for my wife." Tang Zhifu said with a smile.
General Gu was obviously very happy to be pleased. He waved his hand and said to Gu Er beside him: "Go and call your mother!"
Gu Er paused for a moment, seemingly hesitant, but still said with a smile: "Okay."
With that said, he withdrew.
Not long after, a moon-white figure walked in gracefully, accompanied by a maid.
"Yue Niang, come and see, my dear brother has given us all gifts, and your outfit really suits you!" General Gu greeted the woman with a smile as soon as he saw her.
Ming Lanruo was stunned for a moment when she saw the other person's face.
She was a very beautiful woman. Although she was old, it did not affect her beauty. There was just a layer of indifference between her eyebrows.
Moreover...her features are very similar to Mrs. Peony, the prefect of Tang Dynasty!
It's just that this woman is as cold as a frost flower, while Mrs. Peony is gorgeous and flamboyant. At first glance, it's hard to think that they are similar.
But Ming Lanruo has a "similar" herself - Ming Yueying.
They have the same temperament but completely different dressing styles. In fact, they have quite similar facial features.
So she could see the similarities between Yueniang and Mrs. Peony at a glance.
Ming Lanruo's eyes immediately turned to Magistrate Tang calmly, although he hid it well.
But when he saw the woman called "Yue Niang", his hands in his sleeves clenched into fists, clearly trying to suppress the excitement and sadness of seeing Yue Niang.
She immediately understood the general idea——
Most likely, the Tang magistrate had some history with Yueniang. Unfortunately, Yueniang ended up having children with General Gu.
From then on, he had a grudge against General Gu, and as the Tang magistrate became increasingly powerful in Heiliao City, he became increasingly dissatisfied with General Gu.
Ming Lanruo sneered in her heart.
Tsk, it's this kind of stand-in and "turning the crown into a beauty in anger" scene again.
but……
She looked at Yueniang, only to find that when the woman looked at Magistrate Tang, she was stunned for only a moment, and then her face became expressionless again.
Even Yueniang looked indifferent towards General Gu, as if she was born with such a cold personality.
"Sister-in-law, look at this face, it should suit you very well." Magistrate Tang said with a smile, and the expression on his face was just right for being respectful to his sister-in-law.
Yueniang glanced at that face and said indifferently: "Thank you very much. Unfortunately, I have been fasting and chanting Buddha for many years, and I am not very interested in things outside my body."
After saying that, she turned around and walked away gracefully with her maid.
Her cold and disrespectful rejection and departure made Magistrate Tang's face slightly stiff.
However, General Gu came out to smooth things over: "Come on, let's see what good thing your uncle has next."
With that said, he walked up to Ming Lanruo.
Ming Lanruo lowered her eyes and opened the rectangular bamboo box in her hand.
There was a painting inside, and after opening it, it turned out to be a long scroll of Han Xizai's Night Banquet!
She couldn't help but be stunned. This was a unique painting by Gu Hongzhong, a famous painter in the Southern Tang Dynasty!
"Gu Er, look, do you like this gift?" Magistrate Tang seemed particularly kind to Gu Er, and his smile was a little more sincere.
General Gu was from a good background and knew the treasures. He burst out laughing and said, "That boy Gu Er likes these Wen Zou Zou things. Why don't you thank your uncle!"
Gu Er was naturally pleasantly surprised. He took the scroll, admired it for a while, saluted Magistrate Tang and said with a smile, "Thank you, uncle."
While speaking, he paused and then glanced at Ming Lanruo who was standing beside him in an unclear way: "There are always many special and good things around you."
For some reason, Ming Lanruo always felt that his 'special good thing' seemed to mean something.
As if saying... myself.
She stood expressionless, but Qiao Yan looked at Gu Er with cold eyes.
Good things? If you covet other people's good things, you will easily die...
Gu Er seemed to be in a good mood and put away the scroll in his hand.
At this time, General Gu smiled at Gu Er again and said -
"Okay, your mother is cold-tempered. You can accept this set of jewelry on your mother's behalf. If your mother doesn't like it, you can still give it to Bijun. Your uncle came all the way and asked someone to give the gift again.
Take it away!"
These words immediately made Magistrate Tang squeeze the fist in his sleeve again.
This was said very casually, but in fact, the contempt for the Tang magistrate was almost obvious.
Ming Lanruo clearly noticed that Magistrate Tang was suppressing anger.
It was a gift that Magistrate Tang had put in so much effort to find for Yueniang, and it was just given to other people at will! How could he not be angry?
But Tang Zhifu, an old official in the officialdom, concealed himself very well, and instead said apologetically——
"Yes, yes, it's good to give it to Bijun. It's all my fault. I didn't protect my daughter. I wonder how she is doing lately?"
Gu Er took the opportunity to accept the gift in the box held by Qiao Yan.
Anger flashed in General Gu's eyes: "Bijun was stabbed by King Shangguan Hongye of Qin, and was injured by the explosion. His injuries were serious, and he is still in bed recuperating!"
He slapped the table: "You are running wild on my territory. I will go down the mountain to kill that bastard and poke eighteen holes in him!"
Ming Lanruo saw that General Gu really doted on his daughter Tang Bijun.
Magistrate Tang sighed: "Although Bijun was born to my eldest brother, she has entered my family tree and regards me as my father. I love her more than my own. I have watched that child grow up since childhood. Brother, please do not be impulsive. King Qin
It’s hard to deal with!”
General Gu made a scornful sneer: "I have already dealt with the Duke of Ming Dynasty, but I am afraid that the King of Qin is a child with a yellow mouth. When I go to war, I don't know where the brat is!"
Magistrate Tang paused and smiled bitterly: "You don't know, the people following Dongchang around them this time are different from the last time they dealt with Duke Ming! I later spent a lot of effort to temporarily appease King Qin and Concubine Ming.
No one from Dongchang was called to find anything unusual!"
General Gu's eyes were cold: "You and I have been operating in Northeast Xinjiang for many years, and you are still afraid of Dongchang?"
Magistrate Tang sighed: "As soon as the 9,000-year-old man came, he wiped out all the senior officials of Heiliao City's Jinyi Guards. Now Heiliao City's Jinyi Guards are no longer under my control."
"Dongchang and Jinyiwei have their own special channels for delivering orders. If we kill King Qin and Concubine Ming rashly, the court will soon notice that something is wrong, so we must proceed with caution!"
As he said that, he quietly glanced in Ming Lanruo's direction, but when he met Qiao Yan's half-smiling gaze, he was so frightened that he quickly turned back.
General Gu was not just a reckless man. After hearing this, he just said coldly——
"I have already sent a message to the person in Beijing. He will get a reply soon, and then you and I will decide the next step!"
General Gu paused, then suddenly frowned and asked: "That Concubine Ming... what's her name is Lan Ruo? Is she born to that eldest aunt of the Xiao family?"
Magistrate Tang paused and coughed lightly: "Yes, she is the granddaughter born to Marshal Xiao's only daughter."
General Gu's expression flashed with solemnity and ridicule: "Haha, the Xiao family is indeed in ruins. Xiao Guanyin gave birth to a daughter, and she married the son of the enemy who killed her father!"
Gu Da seemed to be quite interested and said with a smile: "When the time comes to kill the King of Qin, why not take the Ming Concubine abducted and see how she looks like?"
Gu Er glanced at Ming Lanruo and said calmly: "Why, brother is interested? I'm afraid that Concubine Ming is not easy to deal with."
General Gu raised his thick eyebrows and snorted coldly: "If your brother likes a girl with a foreign surname, not even Xiao, what if she is taken as a concubine?"
As Magistrate Tang listened to what they said, they became more and more outrageous, and he felt Qiao Yan's eyes staring at his head from behind became colder and colder.
He quickly interrupted: "Isn't it too early to talk about this now? Let's discuss how to deal with King Qin..."
"Huh, what do you mean it's too early? Marshal Xiao once said that when a man or a young lady of the Xiao family gave birth to a child, if the son married my daughter, if it was a daughter, he would be matched with my son. According to the agreement, my son is still hers."
fiancé'!"
General Gu stroked his beard and said with disdain: "Now that the Xiao family is dead, this granddaughter is married to a beast from the Shangguan family. She is a waste of flowers and willows, so she can only be used as a concubine to warm my son's bed!"
Ming Lanruo, who got a 'fiancé' for no reason: "..."
She secretly glanced at the tall figure standing next to her, only to see him suddenly giving her a gloomy and cold glance!
Ming Lanruo: "..."
Why did he look at her like she was cuckolding him?
What does it have to do with her?!
Listening to gossip, I heard that someone was taking the blame for my own head. What is this...a human tragedy...
