"Yes~~" The preaching eunuch hurriedly picked up the Xuanwen that Lord Heiqing had left behind, carefully stuffed it into his sleeve pocket, then stood up straight and said loudly, "Prince Xuanzheng and Miss Shanshan are entering the palace together..."
..”
The gongs and drums sounded again, and the atmosphere in the banquet palace suddenly became lively.
...
After a while, Prince Zheng and Zhao Shanshan arrived at the entrance of the Banquet Palace hand in hand.
Although Prince Zheng looks ordinary, he has been practicing etiquette in the palace for a long time, and he is very decent in terms of temperament and behavior. Looking at Zhao Shanshan, she has good looks and is also a young lady from the United Kingdom. After dressing up carefully,
She is even more beautiful and graceful.
Stepping into the banquet palace, Zhao Shanshan gently took Prince Zheng's arm.
Prince Zheng turned to look at Zhao Shanshan, full of love. Zhao Shanshan seemed to accept Prince Zheng's love for him. She smiled shyly, and the two nodded to each other and stepped forward.
Prince Zheng deliberately lowered his stride to match Zhao Shanshan. In the eyes of everyone, he was full of love.
On the throne, Lord Heiqing chuckled and said to Concubine Hong beside him: "I didn't expect Zheng'er to be so capable. He captured Miss Shanshan in just one day~ Usually when other princes get married, they don't have the same ability as these two.
So loving."
Concubine Hong smiled and nodded: "Your Majesty's words are really funny, but I think it's not who wins who, but that they look at each other~ Well, Your Majesty, I heard that last night, that Wanshanhe
The general prince was called out specifically to teach him the secret of getting along with women. Well, this Wan Shanhe seems to have become a different person since he returned from the United Kingdom~"
"Hmm~~" Lord Heiqing turned to look at Ma Xiaoquan. At this time, he was laughing and eating the delicacies on the table with chopsticks.
The corners of King Heiqing's lips slightly raised, thinking that after the Zheng'er matter is over, I must go to the Wan family to see the woman Wan Shanhe brought back.
...
Prince Zheng and Zhao Shanshan stopped eight meters away from the throne. They raised their heads, knelt down and saluted the black and blue monarch on the throne.
The King of Heiqing nodded, waved his hand, and said: "I think we can skip all the red tape and start right away~"
Ma Xiaoquan was slightly startled and looked at the other officials around him. The expressions on their faces looked calm. It seemed that they were already familiar with the temperament of the black and green monarch.
Well, without those red tapes, at least the banquet will end earlier.
As the newly promoted "Prince of Mountains and Rivers", Ma Xiaoquan naturally had to say hello to other court officials at the banquet. When he was a deacon of the Imperial Guard in the Ming Dynasty, Ma Xiaoquan was both familiar with and disgusted with these things. Fortunately, he is now
It was Wan Shanhe. Judging from Chang Qing, who had just joined the officialdom, Wan Shanhe probably didn't understand the tones of officialdom at this time. Therefore, Ma Xiaoquan pretended not to understand and greeted the court officials around him.
Since Ma Xiaoquan has no real power and is still a son of a big noble, these officials who usually quarrel with each other are very polite to him. Although most of the time, Wan Shanhe's polite words are not meaningful, but they don't care, because
They have no conflict of interest with Wan Shanhe (Ma Xiaoquan)...
...
The banquet officially started. As newcomers, Prince Zheng and Zhao Shanshan had to toast at the table.
Ma Xiaoquan did a rough calculation and found that there were no less than a hundred tables in the entire banquet palace. If they were to pay tribute one by one, Prince Zheng and Zhao Shanshan would probably faint from drinking less than half of them.
Thinking of this, he walked up to Zhao Wenyi, pulled him and said: "Oh, haha, I'm sorry, Mr. Zhao Wenyi, there are so many people in the palace at this banquet. If we toast, I'm afraid the newlyweds won't be able to get married tonight.
?”
Zhao Wenyi had this intention for a long time, but this was not a unity, and he did not have that much right to prevent them from toasting.
"Well, I hope Prince Shanhe can help me. It's rare for my sister-in-law to find a good husband. A moment of spring is worth a thousand pieces of gold."
Ma Xiaoquan secretly cursed Zhao Wenyi as a chicken thief, but on the surface he nodded and said: "Yes, well, I'll go tell the king, by the way, why didn't the Vulcan Empress come today? And your brother, well, his name is Zhao Wenqiang.
, right?”
It was okay that Ma Xiaoquan didn't mention this matter, but he got angry when he mentioned Zhao Wenyi.
When he was about to go out in the morning, Zhao Wenqiang suddenly said that he had a stomachache and refused to go. Besides, Li Qinghan, after meeting the King of Heiqing yesterday, she didn't even leave the door and couldn't scream no matter what. Zhao Wenyi was helpless.
, had to go to the banquet alone.
Fortunately, the King of Heiqing didn't care very much, so this matter was over. However, in Zhao Wenyi's opinion, the reason why his younger brother Zhao Wenqiang did not go was mainly because he wanted to see Li Qinghan.
"Oh, my younger brother is unable to come because he is suddenly ill. Your Majesty also knows about this~"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Well, I know that too, but it's a pity that they didn't come."
"What a pity? What's the pity?"
Ma Xiaoquan laughed, pointed at the children of the nobles around him, and said: "Look, those children of the nobles are actually the elites of various nobles. Today is said to be a wedding banquet, but after the newlyweds enter the bridal chamber, the competition among the nobles will become official.
Let’s start, well, Mr. Wenyi is handsome and elegant, and Mr. Wenqiang is also an outstanding figure among people. If you are uniting to unify, there will be no less competition, right?”
Ma Xiaoquan's words touched Zhao Wenyi's heart. He chuckled and said, "I heard that Prince Shanhe is also one of the elite sons of the Wan family. But I also heard that any noble son who becomes an official can no longer participate in the family.
The management is working, is that right?”
"Yes~" Ma Xiaoquan nodded, "I don't know what Mr. Wenyi's family is like. At least our Wan family, without me, has more than a hundred people, so there is no difference whether I am or not.
"
"Haha, Mr. Shanhe is really imaginative~" Zhao Wenyi smiled and nodded.
...
At the same time, at the door of an upper room of a luxury hotel somewhere in Blackwater City, Zhao Wenqiang was knocking on the door shamelessly.
Li Qinghan's voice came from inside the door: "Master Wen Qiang, please stop knocking. I want to be alone for a while."
Zhao Wenqiang did not continue to knock. He smiled softly and said: "Qinghan, I know you hate me, but you can't deny my love for you. It's rare that it's just you and me today. Why don't you let me in and let's talk together?
Life, right?”
"Zhao Wenqiang? How old are you, and you want to talk about life with me? Haha... Go back, I know what you are thinking, you'd better put it to death, otherwise don't blame me for being rude~"
Zhao Wenqiang frowned and tried to push the door with his hand, but it didn't open. It seemed that the door was bolted from the inside.
"Haha, Qinghan, you have misunderstood me. No matter how despicable I am, Zhao Wenqiang, I will not be the kind of villain who takes advantage of others. To be honest, I am just jealous of Zhao Wenyi, because he can be very close to you, Qinghan, but you do not reject him.
,I’m so jealous…”
With a "squeak", the door suddenly opened. Zhao Wenqiang was startled, and when he looked up, a blue fire spirit floated in front of him.
Zhao Wenqiang had some fear in his heart, but he soon calmed down. Since the door was open, it meant that Li Qinghan let him in.
Zhao Wenqiang walked into the bedroom cautiously, closed the door, and turned around to see Li Qinghan sitting in front of the desk, holding a cup of tea, thoughtfully.
Zhao Wenqiang walked to the table and said with a smile: "Can I sit down?"
Li Qinghan said nothing, but pointed to the stool opposite her. Zhao Wenqiang smiled awkwardly and sat down slowly.
"Qinghan...what are you thinking about?"
Li Qinghan put down his tea cup and said, "I have always wanted to ask you something..."
Zhao Wenqiang smiled again: "Is it about the genocide of the Dongfang family?"
Li Qinghan nodded.
"Haha, actually I can't accomplish such a feat by myself. No matter how good the Dongfang Family is, it is still a big family with a deep foundation. Qinghan, have you ever heard of the 'Assassin's League'?"
"League of Assassins?"
"Yes, the League of Assassins ~ Dongfang Family... If I remember correctly, Dongfang Qingxue's generation should have several capable men of their generation, just to destroy the Dongfang Family, I beg you
He joined the Assassin Alliance and killed them first, so there was only one woman among his peers, Dongfang Qingxue. I won’t mention the following things. Qinghan must have heard a lot from Zhao Wenyi..."
"Why are you doing this?"
"Me?" Zhao Wenqiang shook his head, "Actually, I don't like killing people, let alone harming others. All of this is my father's arrangement, I just follow it..."
"Your father? You mean Zhao Yuntai?"
"Haha, I'm afraid you are the only one who dares to address my father's name like that~"
"Then why did your father do this?"
"I don't know either~" Zhao Wenqiang waved his hand simply.
"Okay, so do you still have any contact with the League of Assassins?"
Zhao Wenqiang was stunned and asked: "What, Qinghan, do you want to contact them?"
Li Qinghan narrowed his eyes slightly: "I'm a little interested~"
"Haha, okay, if Qinghan is really interested, then I can help you contact him~"
Li Qinghan hummed.
Zhao Wenqiang pursed his lips and asked: "Qinghan, I want to ask, do I have a chance?"
Li Qinghan shook his head and said with a smile: "Not only you, but also Zhao Wenyi, you don't have a chance~"
"Is it still because of that Ma Xiaoquan?"
Li Qinghan nodded: "I only love one man in my life. Even if he is no longer here, even if he betrays me, rejects me, or even turns against me, I will always love him."