He was acting strangely today, and Si Yiluo couldn't figure out his intentions.
The wild cat was crawling on the wall, standing on tiptoes, ready to catch the perching sparrows. The wild cat slowly approached, looking for an opportunity to stretch out its paws and press the sparrow's head tightly, and let out a determined roar from its throat.
The sparrow fluttered and screamed for a while, and its neck was bitten off by the wild cat.
"Whose wild cat climbed on my wall? Get out!"
A stick of firewood flew out from the yard. Although it missed, the wild cat was so frightened that it ran away with the sparrow in its mouth.
Si Yiluo ducked sideways, and the firewood stick hit the ground against her arm.
Wei Heyan looked like he was watching the fun.
"Master Si seems to have bad luck."
Si Yiluo was really unlucky. She didn't wait for the direct and covert arrows, but instead waited for a stick of firewood.
"Xiaguan's luck is really bad. Lord Governor, please stop following him. Otherwise, you may accidentally hurt the Lord Governor."
The girl continued to walk forward, and Wei Heyan followed with a chuckle.
"This governor went to your mansion to deliver invitations this evening. Mr. Si was not at your residence. So I just came out to try my luck. Who would have expected that I would be waiting for Mr. Si in front of Prince Zhan's mansion."
Si Yiluo did not go through the main entrance. Yinyue would take her through a different side entrance every time. There were at least four or five exits in Prince Zhan's palace, but he could find her accurately.
If he said that he did not have an spy in Prince Zhan's palace, Si Yiluo would never believe it.
Is he already this terrible?
Si Yiluo suddenly felt that even if he had the advantage of being reborn, he was still not as good as him.
Since running away could not solve the problem, she stopped and asked, "What invitation?"
She had only been in Beijing for a short period of time, so she had received only a handful of invitations, and she had no time to attend banquets.
Wei Heyan took out the red gold invitation and gave it to her.
"At the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace, the emperor took pity on Sir Si being alone and specially invited Sir Si to the palace for the banquet."
The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is a family banquet. Only a few ministers can have this honor. Si Yiluo took over. It was said to be a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, but it was held on the evening of the 14th, which was the day after tomorrow.
"For such a trivial matter, the governor can just send a servant to the lower official's house. Why do you need to come here in person?"
And he chased her all the way here. She couldn't even think about it.
Wei Heyan took out another invitation. It had a dark black cover and was also decorated with hot gold patterns, but few people would use black for invitations.
"On the night of August 15th, a banquet will be held at the Governor's Mansion for Sir Si's honor."
He had never held a banquet before. Who would be the recipient of this banquet? Si Yiluo felt her heart pounding, and her intuition told her not to accept it.
But maybe there are other important people he invited? She accepted them first, and when the time came, he would send someone to tell them. She didn’t have to go.
"I don't dare. If nothing happens that day, I will definitely be there!"
With two invitations in hand, Si Yiluo's steps were not as brisk as when he came.
"Is there anything else, Governor?"
Wei Heyan kept following her, which made her feel very awkward.
"Nothing, I haven't enjoyed the night view of Shengjing City for a long time. It's rare that I'm in the mood today, and I have Sir Si with me. If Sir Si is not in a hurry to go back, he will accompany me to visit the night market."
Si Yiluo frowned again. With his status, how could he like to visit the night market?
What's more, now, with the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, vendors are setting up their stalls out, and the night market is so lively that it's almost crowded with people.
Her getting close to King Zhan would arouse suspicion, but if the two of them got close, it would also make Emperor Yao suspicious.
Si Yiluo couldn't help but ask: "Master, aren't you afraid that someone will find out that you are too close to your subordinates and make the emperor suspicious?"
The relationship between the two of them should be tense and tense, but she didn't feel any tension now, and she even felt that the invitation he sent was intended to make friends with her.
Wei Heyan said arrogantly: "Master Si, you underestimate yourself. Jinyiwei is your territory, and the East and West factories are now in the hands of the governor. As long as you and I want to deceive the emperor, who can find out?"
He also spoke inconsistently.
"That's not the way the governor used it when he advised his subordinates not to be too confident!"
Let her not believe too much in her own strength and think that she is doing things without anyone noticing.
"Really?" His last voice rose upward, showing that he was in a good mood, "Does Sir remember the words of this governor so clearly? What I mean is that Sir Si should not overly believe in his own strength and can trust me.
Governor."
If others heard what he said, they might call him arrogant, but Si Yiluo didn't think so at all. He had the strength.
She is more or less arrogant at heart, thinking that she can have everything in her hands.
But she felt inferior in front of him, just as he had the same emotion when facing his past self.
Si Yiluo didn't understand, and neither did Wei Heyan. One of them instinctively retreated, and the other instinctively wanted to get closer to the other.
"Let's wait for another day. I still have some matters at the official level, so tonight is inconvenient."
Si Yiluo refused the offer to accompany him to the night market, and sped up, stopped walking in circles, and went straight to her residence. Her heart was beating wildly all night and it never stopped. She felt that if she stayed alone with him again, she would
I can't help but reveal my secret.
Wei Heyan was surprised by her rejection. Today he specially wore the black gold-woven wide-sleeved robe that she wore when she first met him. The amazement in her eyes at that time made him remember it for a long time.
He hated the vulgar expression when others looked at his face, but he didn't hate her direct gaze.
He also hates physical contact with other people, but he doesn't hate her.
It wasn't until the girl's back disappeared into the noisy lights that he came back to his senses. How dare she refuse him?
Si Yiluo closed the door and closed the windows with her backhand. There were no lights in the room, and in the hazy light, the two invitations were dark in color. She felt it was too hot for her hands, so she threw the invitations on the table.
Did he deliberately make her think too much, holding back his ultimate move to punish her?
She should remain unchanged in response to all changes. Thinking this way, although she did not suffer from insomnia, the monster Wei Heyan was in her dreams all night long!
The next morning, she got up early to go to court, and Yue Beishu rushed to greet her before she went to court.
"Sir, the steward of the Jiaofang Department asked the villain to perform in the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival. He needs to go to Furong Building to rehearse today."
Although Yue Beishu was given to her by Wei Heyan, he still retained his low status and was still a prostitute in Lingyin Pavilion, subject to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.
She didn't stop him from performing last time, so this time the instructor invited him again.
He moved his eyes away from the two invitations on the table and looked at the ground intently. If nothing else happened, Emperor Yao would also invite Xiao Yuanjin and Xiao Poyun to this palace banquet.
It has been some time since the Northern Liao envoys came to Beijing, and the negotiations between the two sides have basically come to an end. The situation in Northern Liao is indeed not optimistic. The envoys came to borrow troops from the Zhou Dynasty to quell the domestic rebellion on behalf of the Northern Liao king.
In order to let the Zhou Dynasty borrow troops, the King of Northern Liao promised to keep Xiao Yuanjin and Xiao Poyun in Shengjing City as hostages, and they would be subject to Emperor Yao's orders whether they would marry or die.
Si Yiluo revealed the news to Yue Beishu a little more clearly. He had become much more honest during this period, and even Xiao Poyun was much more polite when meeting her. He even took the initiative to say hello to her when they met her every day.
He had been by her side for half a year, and she was always on guard against him. How could she easily pass on the news of the peace talks to him?
Yue Beishu didn't think much about it at the time, but Xiao Yuanjin later reminded him that he might have been exposed.
But Si Yiluo's attitude towards her was the same as usual. He was not sure whether he was really exposed and did not dare to take the risk of testing, so he could only... put his mind away for the time being.
Pretend you haven't seen the invitation, and be as respectful as possible.