Invincible son

Chapter 807 806 [The banquet will start]

Southern Zhou Dynasty, Jian'an City, Sifang Pavilion.

Sheng Duanming, Minister of Rituals, has been extremely busy recently, and the accompanying officials of the mission are so busy that they don't touch the ground, because Nan Zhou changed the previous procrastination style, and seemed to want to finalize the princess's travel in the shortest possible time.

Of course, the marriage between the two countries is not as simple as an ordinary marriage between a man and a woman. The etiquette and ceremonies are cumbersome and complicated. Even the route of the mission's return to the north must be finalized in advance, and there must be no changes in the middle.

Fortunately, Sheng Duanming is a great Confucian in the world, and what he is best at in his life is finding chapters and excerpts from old papers.Under the continuous communication between him and Xu Ziping, the Minister of Rites of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, it was very difficult to determine the final regulations.

On September 26, that is, at noon five days later, the Southern Zhou Dynasty will hold a grand banquet in the Daqing Hall of the Imperial City. At that time, all officials in the Daliang Mission must attend the banquet. From the Southern Zhou Dynasty, the chief assistant Xu Huiyan went down to Jiupinjing All officials will be there.

On September 28, the Daliang Mission greeted Princess Qinghe’s frame outside the imperial city, and was sent outside the palace by Empress Qu in a nine-dragon sedan chair, and then sent out of the city by Prince Chen Xu and members of the royal family of Zongzheng Mansion.After completing the travel ceremony, the princess frame will go northward under the escort of the Jinwu Guard of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and Pei Yue's Beiwei camp will also meet on the way.

After arriving near Jiangling City, the Jinwu Guards returned the same way, and the mission entered Daliang Dingzhou through the pontoon bridge in the north of the city.

When the sun was rising, Sheng Duanming was processing some necessary documents in the side hall.

"My lord, please see me, Minister Xu of the Southern Zhou Dynasty." The subordinate officer walked in very lightly and reported, with a slightly strange expression on his face.

Sheng Duanming looked up and said meaningfully: "That girl is here again?"

The subordinate officer nodded and said, "Yes, she said she wanted to visit Lord Pei."

Sheng Duanming was already used to this situation. These days, as long as Xu Ziping came to discuss the details of the etiquette, Xu Huiyan's apple of the eye would definitely follow.Although he firmly believed in Pei Yue's position, Xu Churong was young, beautiful and outstanding, and he and Pei Yue had experienced life and death together. Recently, the two became more and more acquainted, which made the old man mutter involuntarily.

If it was Nan Zhou's beauty trick, would Pei Yue be able to resist it?
Thinking of Pei Yue's past deeds in this regard, especially the feat of directly marrying two women, Sheng Duanming really couldn't rest assured.It's just that Pei Yue's performance during the Southern Zhou period was too perfect, and both sides did not act rudely, every time Xu Churong came with a maid, the two of them just chatted briefly, Sheng Duanming, who always pays attention to etiquette, I had to hide my worries in my heart.

That's all, Hou Pei, you must stick to the bottom line.

The old pedant muttered a sentence in his heart, and then said to his subordinates: "Please meet Mrs. Xu in the hall. As for that Miss Xu, ahem, you send someone to lead her to Peihou's courtyard."

"Yes, my lord."

After the subordinate officials stepped down, Sheng Duanming got up to straighten his official uniforms, and then walked to the main hall.

If he were to know the content of Pei Yue and Xu Churong's conversations these days, I'm afraid this great Confucianist in the world would no longer be able to maintain such a calm state of mind.

For example today——

"I heard that you were born as a concubine. There were many people in the Northern Dynasty who were critical of you, right?"

"The emperor in the north has been using you all the time. I think he will kill the donkey after you finish those things for him."

"The term "Great Master" is not alarmist. Turning over the history books, similar tragedies abound. You have to find a way out for yourself."

"Pei Yue, are you listening to me?"

In the warm autumn sunshine, Pei Yue sat on a recliner under the shade of a tree, holding a collection of poems by a certain literati in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and on the small table next to him were tea cups and fruit snacks carefully prepared by Peach Blossom .On the corridor in the distance, Peach Blossom seemed to be crocheting the sweat scarf in her hands, but from the corner of her eyes, she looked at the backs of the young man and woman from time to time, and the vigilance and vigilance on her face was not concealed.

Sitting next to her were two personal maids brought by Xu Churong. Even though their status was humble, after being associated with Qinghe Xu, it seemed that the lowly maids in the eyes of the world became noble.Naturally, they looked down on the illiterate Tao Hua, but they didn't have the guts to belittle this maid who smiled and her eyes were like crescent moons in front of the two righteous masters.

The breeze blew across the courtyard, and everything was peaceful, except for Xu Churong's slightly wordy tone.

Pei Yue had no choice but to close the scroll, turned to look at the serious girl, and said helplessly, "Miss Xu, are you trying to persuade me to surrender?"

Xu Churong was startled, and then said frankly: "You will definitely live more comfortably when you come to our Southern Zhou Dynasty than in the North. No one here will despise you because of your status as a concubine, let alone worry about one day in the future. The Lord will be liquidated."

Pei Yue didn't rush to refute, but asked curiously: "Why?"

Xu Churong replied confidently: "You are now a well-known general and handsome talent all over the world. Your past experience will not be used by others to laugh at you. Instead, it will add a bit of legendary color. Because we have never seen you in difficult times before. He will not be envious and jealous like those dignitaries in Beiliang. As for the master of high meritorious service, isn’t the Marquis of the North a perfect example? He was framed by your Beiliang emperor at the beginning, and not only did he not suffer any harm after coming to the Southern Zhou Dynasty. Instead, he has been promoted step by step in the army, and now his authority and status are second only to Duke Zhen."

Pei Yue nodded thoughtfully and said, "There is indeed some truth."

Xu Churong's brows were beaming with joy, and he quickly asked, "Did you agree?"

Pei Yue asked back: "Promise what?"

Xu Churong said seriously: "Leave the complicated and dangerous environment in the north, and come to me to make a great achievement. Of course, you don't have to worry, I won't tell anyone about this, you can go back and arrange everything first, and wait for those After all the people you care about have come, you will take the cavalry called Zangfengwei across the river."

"It's quite thoughtful." Pei Yue smiled meaningfully, and asked softly, "Is this the emperor's will?"

Looking at his handsome smile, Xu Churong couldn't help but think of the scene where he stood in front of him and used his shoulders to resist the Zen stick that day in the silk shop on Taiping Street, and his heart throbbed involuntarily.

After hesitating for a moment, she said honestly: "No, this is my own idea, and no one ordered it."

Pei Yue saw a strange and complicated emotion in her eyes, and he vaguely guessed something in his heart. He sighed secretly and turned around, and said calmly: "Miss Xu, you are trying to kill me."

Xu Churong said in a daze, "Why did you say that?"

Pei Yue shrugged and said: "If the emperor of your country wants to recruit me, then I will think about it. After all, this is His Majesty's approval of me, and it also has some guarantee. Have you thought about the risk of this matter for me?"

Xu Churong quickly argued: "But how could I object to His Majesty? The reason why I didn't tell others is that I didn't want His Majesty or my father to misunderstand. If they really want to do this, but you refuse to agree, who will know then? What will happen? If you are really willing to do this, I will definitely arrange everything for you."

Pei Yue was silent for a long time, then put the scroll on the small table next to him, and said solemnly: "Miss Xu, you have been pestering me to talk about this these days. I thought you were joking, but now it seems that you have to formally say it." answer you."

Xu Churong clenched his fist quietly, and said nervously, "Say it."

Pei Yue said in a deep voice: "I am from Liang and you are from Zhou. This is a fact that no one can change, so don't mention it again. I know your intentions are good, and I believe that you are a pure and simple person, but You can't make trouble for me again and again, understand?"

Xu Churong stared at him blankly, how could she not understand what he said?
Pei Yue's answer was very firm, and at the same time revealed a bit of resoluteness, obviously he had endured to the extreme.

Xu Churong sniffed lightly, nodded and said, "I understand."

Pei Yue said succinctly: "Just understand, please go back."

Xu Churong got up slowly, with her skirt fluttering, and took a last look at Pei Yue, only to see that he was still looking ahead unmoved, and left without saying a word, and the two maids quickly followed.

In the next few days until the wedding banquet of Princess Qinghe started, Xu Churong never came to the Sifang Pavilion again.

(End of this chapter)