Chapter 243

In the hall, the lights are brightly lit.

Sitting on the main seat directly above was the eldest princess Nangong Huoyue, dressed in a fiery red dress and with a majestic face.

To her left, sat a middle-aged man wearing a light gold python robe.

The middle-aged man was tall and tall, with a fair face and a handsome appearance. He looked gentle and elegant, with a gentle smile on his face.

This person is the Holy Envoy sent by Kyoto this time, Nangong Yufeng, Prince of Nanguo County.

According to seniority, he is also the uncle of the eldest princess Nangong Huoyue.

But let alone a county king, even a prince, with the status and power of the eldest princess, can only sit below.

After all, the eldest princess is not only the leader of the Fire Moon Kingdom, but also the general of Great Yan Tiance, and she is also the sister of Emperor Dayan.

During the reign of the late emperor, her status was already above that of the kings.

At this time, the two were chatting about the recent events in Kyoto.

The other guests, even the lord of Mo City, Meng Jinnan, could only stand below and speak in a low voice.

Mrs. Wang, the eldest lady of Chengguo Mansion, was dressed in luxurious clothes, slightly bowed, and smiling at the guests entering the hall.

When she saw Qin Wenzheng and his wife coming in, her eyes flashed, and she immediately greeted them warmly: "Master Qin, sister of the Song family, welcome, welcome."

Qin Wenzheng just nodded politely.

Song Ruyue immediately said with a smile on her face: "Sister Wang, congratulations, you have really raised a good son. At such a young age, you have earned your wife back. Hey, none of them are like my sons. Useful."

Wang smiled and said humbly: "Everywhere, the Holy One is so kind and loving, and Changtian is just doing his duty faithfully."

Song Ruyue pursed her lips without a smile and said nothing. She followed Qin Wenzheng into the hall and paid homage to the eldest princess and the prince of the Southern Kingdom. She clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves.

The eldest princess just nodded lightly and did not speak.

The prince of Nanguo County smiled gently and said: "Master Qin still looks young. When I went to Longhu Academy some time ago, I met your eldest son Qin Lang. That young man is very good. I heard from the teachers in the academy that he is now He has already broken through to the late stage of martial arts, he is really young and promising."

Qin Wenzheng quickly expressed his gratitude and humility.

The depression and grievance in Song Ruyue's heart finally subsided a little.

The Prince of Nanguo County smiled again and said, "Master Qin, are you and your wife the only ones here today? I heard that your Qin family and Master Luo's family are getting married. When I went to visit Uncle Jing last month, I heard him mention this. This is a matter. The marriage contract between your two children was still witnessed by Uncle Jing, right?"

As soon as these words came out, not only Qin Wenzheng's expression changed slightly, but also the expression of Wang who was standing beside him with his head bowed.

Luo Yannian, who had just come in with his guests, also heard this and quickly stepped forward and said respectfully: "Your Highness, your highness has written to inform Prince Jing about this matter, and Prince Jing is already aware of it."

"oh?"

Prince Nangong smiled when he heard this, nodded and said, "That's good."

He saw something was wrong with the expressions of the two families and guessed that the matter might not be that simple, so he didn't ask any more questions in front of so many guests.

Several more guests came one after another.

Song Ruyue entered the back room and talked to other women, whispering about Wang's being awarded the title of Madam Gaoming, all with envy on their faces.

"Hey, my son has managed to sneak into the palace and become a popular figure in front of the Holy Emperor. His future is limitless."

"And her second son, I heard he is the most promising candidate to be admitted to Longhu Academy in Mocheng next year..."

"Hey, look at those two sons, and look at my incompetent son. I can't wait to go back and beat them with a stick right now. Tell me, they are the same people, with one head, one mouth, and two arms. Two legs, why are my two sons so competitive?"

"In the future, Chengguofu will really prosper. I'm afraid our small Mocheng won't be able to accommodate this giant Buddha."

"Ruyue, why don't you speak? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"Hey, look at it, we can't compete with others, not this generation, let alone the next generation. Your Qin family and Cheng Guofu are in-laws, and they are family friends. As long as you hold on to this thigh, in the future you will The Qin Mansion will definitely regroup and follow suit."

Song Ruyue had a stupefied face and didn't reply.

A woman suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Ruyue, I heard that your Qin Chuan will also take part in the Longhu College admissions exam next year?"

As soon as these words came out, the other women looked at each other and understood.

I bet what they just talked about hurt this person.

One of the women quickly comforted: "Ruyue, we are just casually talking about the enrollment of Dragon Tiger Academy next year. With so many warriors participating, no one is sure who will win. Your Qin Chuan works so hard, he will definitely win next year. There is hope.”

"Yes, yes, there must be hope. That kid Chuan'er works so hard. Even if he doesn't pass the exam next year, he still has a chance the year after."

The other women all started to comfort her.

Song Ruyue forced a smile on her face.

By this time, all the guests outside had arrived.

The prince of Nanguo County stood up, took out the imperial edict, and prepared to declare it.

Except for the eldest princess Nangong Huoyue who just stood up and bowed slightly, everyone else in the hall was kneeling on the ground.

When the women in the back room heard this, their expressions changed, they hurriedly stood up from their chairs, walked out quickly, and all knelt on the ground.

The guests outside the door also quickly knelt down.

The entire Chengguo Mansion was immediately silent.

The Prince of Nanguo unfolded the imperial edict and began to read the emperor's will aloud.

The general idea was that Chengguo Mansion's eldest son Luo Changtian was loyal to his duties, killed assassins, and guarded the safety of the palace, etc. He also mentioned the achievements of Chengguo Mansion's ancestors. In order to show favor and reward, he specially granted Chengguo Mansion's first wife Wang Yun the title of imperial lady...

After reading the imperial edict, the Prince of Nanguo took the peacock crown made specifically for imperial ladies from the eunuch, walked to Wang, who was kneeling on the ground, and handed it over.

Wang took it with trembling hands, and tears suddenly filled her eyes. Her forehead touched the ground, and she trembled in gratitude and tears of gratitude.

Luo Yannian also took Luo Yu and other people in Chengguo Mansion to kneel and kowtow to thank them.

The Prince of Southern Kingdom said in a gentle voice: "Madam, please put on the colorful crown. The emperor also gave you a peacock robe and a double phoenix robe. Tonight is the most glorious moment for you. You must wear these things to show the emperor's grace."

"Your Majesty, I am grateful to you!"

Wang kowtowed again with trembling hands, holding the colorful crown in her hands, trembling with excitement.

The Prince of Southern Kingdom smiled and said: "Now you are not a commoner, but a lady of honor. Madam, please get up quickly. The imperial edict has been announced. You don't have to kneel anymore."

Wang was so excited that her whole body became weak, her eyes were blurred with tears, and she couldn't stand up for a while.

Seeing this, Luo Yu hurriedly stood up and bowed over to help her up, then took the colorful crown from her hand and carefully helped her put it on her head.

The other women kneeling in the hall were envious when they saw this scene.

Song Ruyue's eyes were red, her lips were trembling, she gritted her teeth, and tried to tell herself in her heart: I am not envious, I am not envious, I am not envious at all...

"Madam, this is the rosy robe and cloak, put it on too."

The Prince of Nanguo pointed to the plate in the eunuch's hand.

Wang bowed her head and thanked him again with a trembling voice.

Luo Yu bowed and took the rosy robe and cloak from the plate, helped her put it on, and said softly: "Mother, you are so beautiful today."

Wang's eyes suddenly became hot, her face was full of tears, and she couldn't help kneeling down and kowtowed to thank him again.

The Prince of Nanguo quickly helped her up, and said to the others who were still kneeling on the ground: "Get up."

Everyone got up one after another.

Princess Nangong Huoyue glanced outside and said, "Lord Luo, can the dinner begin? I have something to do tonight and need to go back early."

Luo Yannian hurriedly said respectfully, "Your Highness, please wait a moment. The dinner will begin soon."

Then he quickly ordered the housekeepers to serve wine and food, and personally arranged the seats for each guest.

The table in the middle of the hall was naturally for the princess and the prince of the Southern Kingdom.

Accompanying this table were several nobles with titles.

Qin Wenzheng and his wife were also arranged here.

Madam Wang, wearing a colorful crown and a rosy robe, stood respectfully behind Nangong Huoyue, ready to pour wine for her personally.

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The Prince of Nanguo on the side said with a smile: "Madam Luo is the protagonist today, how can she stand to pour wine? Let the maid do it, please sit down, Madam."

Wang was about to decline, Luo Yu came from the side, took the wine pot in her hand, and said with a smile: "Mother, just sit down, accompany the Princess and the Prince to drink a few cups, and the child will pour wine for you."

Wang looked at him gently, and had to sit next to the Princess, but she only dared to sit down half of her buttocks, lowered her eyebrows and looked obedient, and still maintained a cautious and respectful look on her face.

Nangong Huoyue suddenly looked up at Qin Wenzheng and said: "By the way, Mr. Qin, your family's No. 1 talent in Mo City, Miss Qin Er, didn't come tonight?"

As soon as this was said, everyone's eyes turned to Qin Wenzheng and his wife.

Wang, who should have been the focus of the night, twitched the muscles at the corners of her eyes and looked over.

Nangong Huoyue smiled and said, "Seventh Uncle usually loves to communicate with literati and scholars, and he also likes poetry. After coming to Mo City today, I heard about your second Miss Qin's amazing talent and praised her highly. I really want to meet her, right, Seventh Uncle?"

The Prince of Nanguo next to him smiled and said, "The poems written by the second Miss Qin are indeed amazing. I have read them when I was reading the files of the Song family's conspiracy in Kyoto. Today, I came to Mo City and heard about several other poems. I am really itchy and want to see the style of the most talented woman in your mansion, Mo City."

Qin Wenzheng was a little embarrassed: "This... little girl..."

He turned his head and looked at Song Ruyue next to him, and whispered, "Why haven't Weimo and the others come yet?"

Song Ruyue was also anxious and was about to get up and go in person When she went back to the mansion to call, Wang suddenly smiled and said, "Your Highness, you don't know that the second young lady of the Qin family is very weak. Once she catches a cold, she will cough non-stop and even faint. It's cold and windy at this time of the night, so I'm afraid it's inconvenient, so I didn't come."

The Southern Kingdom Prince frowned and said, "I see. In that case, Lord Qin, then there's no need to bother."

Wang hurriedly said respectfully, "Your Highness, have you ever seen my eldest son Changtian when you were in the palace? That child has not come back for two years, and he only writes once every six months. Alas, as a mother..."

Before she finished speaking, a servant's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Master, Madam, the second young lady of the Qin family and the son-in-law of the Qin family are here. Which table should we arrange them to?"

Before Luo Yannian could speak, Nangong Huoyue said, "Let them come in and sit here."

Luo Yannian immediately said in a deep voice: "Go quickly."

The servants immediately retreated.

The muscles in the corners of Wang's eyes twitched and she stopped talking.

Luo Yu stood behind him, squinting his eyes and looking out the door.

Not long after.

Second Miss Qin, who was wearing a snow-white fox fur, bowed her head slightly and walked in slowly with Qiu'er's support.

Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and followed behind.

Song Ruyue stood up, went over to support her daughter, and said to the two of them: "Go and pay homage to the eldest princess and the prince."

Luo Qingzhou and Miss Qin immediately bowed their heads and paid homage to them.

Nangong Huoyue nodded slightly and said nothing.

The Prince of Nanguo County stared at Miss Qin for a few times, and couldn't help frowning and sighing: "Master Qin, your daughter is indeed naturally beautiful, soft, dignified, and charming. It's a pity that her body is indeed a bit weak."

Qin Wenzheng sighed and said: "This child has been like this since he was a child. He has seen too many doctors and taken countless medicines, but he has not gotten better."

Prince Nangong sighed again: "It's a pity, it's a pity. Originally, the young prince had a son, but he hadn't gotten married yet..."

At this point, he noticed the young man behind him and asked, "Is your daughter getting married?"

He seemed to remember that the servant came to report the time just now, saying that the second young lady of the Qin family and her uncle were here. Could this young man be the husband of the most talented woman in Mo City?

Qin Wenzheng said: "Not yet."

Prince Nangong was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to speak, Song Ruyue quickly added: "Your Highness, Prince Nangong, although we haven't gotten married yet, we are about to get married. My daughter already has a sweetheart, and it is estimated that they will get married next year."

As soon as these words came out, someone who was standing behind the mother and daughter looked up at her.

Wang suddenly laughed and said, "Sister Song, who is Wei Mo's sweetheart? Why don't you introduce it to His Highness the Prince?"

Song Ruyue ignored her and pointed to someone behind her and said respectfully: "Your Highness, this is my son-in-law and the husband of my eldest daughter. Of course, he also has another identity. He is the concubine of Mr. Luo of Chengguo Mansion. .

As soon as these words came out, Wang's face suddenly changed.

Prince Nangong had a look of surprise on his face. He looked at both parties carefully, and then thought about the awkward attitude of the two families when he mentioned the marriage before, and suddenly understood.

He smiled lightly and said without asking any more questions, "Sit down and eat first. Xiao Wang is also a little hungry."

Song Ruyue didn't dare to say anything more, she helped her daughter to the table and sat down.

Just as Qin Weimo was about to sit down, he quickly turned around and said, "Brother-in-law, come here quickly."

Just as Luo Qingzhou was about to walk over, Wang suddenly scolded her with a cold face: "Qingzhou, when we were in Chengguo Mansion, didn't we teach you the rules? Now that the eldest princess and the prince are here, you are a bastard and a bastard. My son-in-law, how dare you sit down?"

As soon as these words came out, the hall fell silent.

Luo Qingzhou glanced at her and then at Luo Yu who was standing behind her. He continued to walk forward and stood behind Song Ruyue. He said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Madam, Qingzhou didn't say that he wanted to sit down. Qingzhou Isn’t it allowed to stand here and pour wine and tea for my father-in-law and the second lady?”

Wang's face suddenly darkened: "How dare you insist on speaking?"

Luo Yu's face also darkened and she said, "Qingzhou! Why are you talking to your mother? Don't forget your identity?"

Song Ruyue suddenly stood up, looked at the two of them and said: "We have already mentioned Qingzhou's identity last time. He is now a member of our Qin family. He comes here tonight to be a guest in your Chengguo Mansion, not to be scolded by you. . Why, the guests who come to your Chengguo Mansion can’t even talk to each other?”

A sharp light flashed in Wang's eyes, and she said: "Of course you can talk, but it depends on who he is talking to. He is just a bastard with a low status. Even if you are from the Qin family, he is just a son-in-law. Today, the eldest princess You are sitting here with the Duke of Nanguo, ask him yourself, does he have the right to act so arrogantly here?"

Miss Qin Er suddenly said: "Mrs. Wang, you said that my brother-in-law is arrogant. May I ask where he is arrogant? Firstly, he did not sit down in front of the eldest princess and the prince like you, and secondly, he did not sit down in front of the eldest princess and the prince like you. I don’t know how to behave in front of His Highness, I scold anyone with a straight face, and I don’t spit on the dishes and wine glasses in front of Your Highness like you. Mrs. Wang thinks, is it my brother-in-law who is presumptuous, or you?”

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Wang was trembling with anger. The colorful crown on her head kept shaking. She couldn't bear it any longer and gritted her teeth and said: "Miss Qin Er, you are the most talented woman in Mocheng. I am not as sharp-tongued as you." , I am an elder, and I don’t want to argue with you. I just want to ask you a few questions. What is his surname? Is he my master’s son? Did he marry into your Qin Mansion from my Chengguo Mansion?

Second Miss Qin looked calm: "So what?"

Mrs. Wang sneered, held up the colorful crown on her head, stood up, and said in a cold voice: "If so, then I am qualified to teach him a lesson today! He doesn't understand the rules, has no education, is presumptuous in front of me, and disobeys his elders. ! According to family rules and laws, he should be punished!"

After saying that, she suddenly glared angrily and shouted: "Luo Qingzhou! Come here and kneel down!"

Everyone's eyes were turned to the young man behind Song Ruyue's mother and daughter.

Luo Qingzhou looked at her somewhat ferocious face, and clearly remembered in his mind that his mother often heard such reprimands.

"Kneel down!"

"Bitch! You don't even know how to make tea?"

"Country bumpkin! He is indeed an idiot from the mountains! Kneel down and admit your mistake!"

"Study? Your son wants to study? He's a slave now, and he'll be a slave forever! What? You want to rely on your son to turn the tables and suppress me? You're dreaming!"

"Bitch! Whore! You seduced my master, and you and your son should be beaten to death! Kneel down, kneel until dawn!"

"Kneel down! Kneel down! Kneel down..."

At this moment, Luo Qingzhou's head was filled with these two vicious words, that hideous and vicious face, and that thin and pitiful figure...

Seeing that he ignored his mother, and seeing that the princess and everyone else were watching, Luo Yu shouted angrily: "Luo Qingzhou! Come here and kneel down for my mother and apologize!"

Luo Qingzhou slowly raised his head, looked at him, and suddenly said: "Luo Yu, do you think you are qualified to order me now?"

As soon as these words came out, Luo Yu's pupils shrank, his eyes widened, and he clenched his fists.

This was the first time he heard this lowly, humble, cowardly and timid bastard call him by his name! It was also the first time he saw such a disrespectful attitude from the other party!

He was a little bit unbelievable.

At this moment, he suddenly had an illusion that the person in front of him looked a little strange.

"Little beast! Are you going to rebel?"

Wang suddenly gritted her teeth and shouted angrily, and the colorful crown of the lady on her head and the shawl on her body trembled slightly.

Song Ruyue was about to stand up, and suddenly a hand stretched out from the side and pulled her.

She was stunned for a moment, turned her head and looked, her daughter was still calm, but on her pale face, two faint blood-red colors surged without knowing when.

"I'm not rebelling against heaven."

At this time, Luo Qingzhou suddenly replied calmly, looking at the woman opposite with a sullen and somewhat ferocious face, and said word by word: "Madam, it's you, it's you, the Chengguo Mansion, who are rebelling against heaven."

Wang was about to grit her teeth and yell, but he continued calmly: "You, together with the Zhang and Wang families, colluded with the Song family fugitives who committed treason and prepared to rebel. Now the evidence is conclusive, and there are both witnesses and evidence. This should be rebellion against heaven, right?"

When these words came out, everyone at the table was shocked!

The Prince of Nanguo stood up directly from his seat and changed color.

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