Chapter 127 Invitation
"Please let me have some tea..." Xiao Ruoling's deep and blurred eyes flickered like a deep pool in the sun.
"Sister, please refuse." Xiao Ruoyu said: "The ninth princess of Dameng must have uneasy intentions."
"What's the intention?" Xiao Ruoling asked.
Xiao Ruoyu snorted: "Do you want to outdo you, eldest sister?... It's so lively outside these days, I have to compare you with her."
Xiao Ruoling looked at him curiously.
She had been focusing on her practice these past few days and paid little attention to outside matters. After attending a palace night banquet, she immersed herself in practice.
Xiao Ruoyu said: "Some say you are the most beautiful woman, some say she is, in short, they all say it."
He curled his lips and said: "Although Li Hongzhao is beautiful, she is far behind you, eldest sister!"
Xiao Ruoling laughed: "Xiaohu, you can also coax people."
"I'm telling the truth, I'm not lying!" Xiao Ruoyu snorted: "She looks like a goblin at first glance, not a good woman!"
They attended the palace night banquet two days ago. The emperor welcomed the Mongolian envoy, just like the one who welcomed the Dazhen envoy.
It's just that this time there is no discussion between princes, no dragons and horses, just eating and watching singing and dancing.
There was no tension at all, and there was a harmonious atmosphere. It seemed that they were more of an alliance with Dameng than Dazhen.
Xiao Ruoyu saw Li Hongzhao, the ninth princess of Dameng.
She is indeed an extremely beautiful woman, stunningly beautiful, and her every frown and smile is like a hook, making people unable to help but feel excited and unable to control themselves.
She is not only beautiful and charming, but also holds a high position. She is respected among the Mongolian mission and can be the master of the family.
This makes her not only beautiful and noble, but also impressive.
For a moment, Xiao Ruoling couldn't suppress her.
"Whether she is a good woman or not can be seen from her appearance." Xiao Ruoling shook her head slightly and said, "Li Hongzhao has a good reputation, and this is Yujing."
"Anyway, I don't think she has good intentions. She doesn't want to deliberately suppress you, eldest sister, right?" Xiao Ruoyu thought for a while: "Winning the competition for the first beauty?"
"She's not that naive!" Xiao Ruoling rolled her eyes at him and said, "I'm afraid I have ulterior motives... Since I invited her, I'll accept her."
"Do you really want to agree?" Xiao Ruoyu hesitated.
Xiao Ruoling said: "No matter how bold she is, she will not harm me, let alone there is no need to harm me."
No matter how bold Li Hongzhao is, he will not be disadvantageous to himself in Yujing City.
Besides, she was just a daughter of the Duke of Guo, and Duke An was just the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, so there was no conflict of interest.
"That's true." Xiao Ruoyu hummed, "...how come the prince hasn't come out of seclusion yet?"
Xiao Ruoling looked in the direction of Prince Qing's Mansion.
The two families are separated by three streets. The Anguo Palace is located slightly further from the palace than the Qing Palace, three streets away to the south.
Although the pavilion is high, it is only separated by three streets, but Prince Qing's Mansion cannot be seen.
Xiao Ruoyu said: "If the prince is here, it would be best to ask him."
Xiao Ruoling smiled and said: "Okay, I can still handle this little thing. He has to concentrate on his practice and has no time to deal with such things."
"Alas..." Xiao Ruoyu was always worried.
Firstly, caring leads to chaos, and secondly, the Ninth Princess is famous for being shrewd and powerful, which makes him even more worried.
Xiao Ruoling smiled and said: "Hurry up and practice, don't be lazy."
"Okay." Xiao Ruoyu could only let go of his worries.
He decided to go to Prince Qing's Mansion.
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Upon hearing the news of his arrival, Feng Xi personally went out to greet him and respectfully welcomed him to the front hall.
Embarrassed, he repeatedly clasped his fists and apologized. What a coincidence. The prince went out to visit friends today and the princess had not returned yet.
Xiao Ruoyu entered the front hall, took the tea cup and took a sip. He put it down and waved his hand and said: "Manager Feng, I came here secretly. Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess of Dameng sent an invitation to the eldest sister."
Feng Xi was startled and then immediately realized: "How about temporarily transferring four grandmasters to the Crown Princess? They have always been with the Crown Prince... The Crown Prince has given instructions that when the Crown Princess travels, they can be transferred to help."
"That's perfect." Xiao Ruoyu nodded hurriedly.
Feng Xi smiled and said: "Young Master, wait a moment."
He quickly summoned Guo Chi and the others and said that he would temporarily serve as the imperial concubine's bodyguards. Guo Chi and the others readily agreed.
Chu Zhiyuan had told him before retreating that if anything happened at Duke Anguo's mansion, he would go directly to help without any delay.
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The next morning, Xiao Ruoling came out of Anguo Gong's mansion and found something different.
The four of them, Guo Chi, were dressed in brocade robes and stood solemnly at the foot of the steps outside the mansion. When they saw her, they clasped their fists and saluted: "I have seen the Crown Princess."
"Commander Guo, you've got your work cut out for you."
Xiao Ruoling was dressed in lavender palace clothes, with a jade hairpin stuck in her shiny black hair, which was a gift from Chu Zhiyuan.
This jade hairpin looks ordinary, but it is actually carved from cold jade, which has the effect of clearing the mind and calming the mind.
Guo Chi solemnly clasped his fists: "I will be of service to you."
Xiao Ruoling smiled softly, nodded lightly, and got into the red sandalwood carriage with the two little girls.
Guo Chi and four others surrounded the carriage, each standing in a position. As the carriage moved forward, the four spirit formations were naturally formed.
They have been practicing the Four Spirit Formation hard, and with Chu Zhiyuan's guidance from time to time, they have advanced very quickly. They are now on the second level. They can form the Four Spirit Formation at any time without standing in a specific position.
The guards of Duke Anguo's Mansion were on the outside.
There is a grandmaster among Xiao Ruoling's guards, and the others are all innate masters.
There are many guards in An Guo Gong's mansion, but not many with high cultivation. There are four grandmasters in total, one each for An Guo Gong Xiao Ruoyu and Xiao Ruoling, plus one who is in charge of the An Guo Gong's mansion.
The red sandalwood carriage drove slowly to Bilinxuan, a teahouse on Phoenix Avenue.
Bilinxuan is located in the western section of Phoenix Avenue, close to the wealthy area and within the scope of Xiertang.
When Xiao Ruoling arrived at Bilinxuan and got off the carriage, she saw a group of knights standing outside Bilinxuan, wearing dark green armor.
The dark green armor flashed with a faint luster in the sunlight.
Her bright eyes flashed.
I thought that if these armors were placed on the grassland, they would be integrated with the grassland, making it difficult to distinguish them from a distance.
Cloud riding cavalry!
Guo Chi and four others surrounded Xiao Ruoling who got out of the car, and their momentum immediately enveloped her, driving away the formidable momentum formed by more than thirty cloud-riding cavalry.
The two little maids beside Xiao Ruoling looked around curiously and followed Xiao Ruoling inside, arriving at the empty teahouse.
Obviously, the teahouse has been cleared.
When they arrived on the second floor, they saw a large group of maids and guards standing outside a room. When they saw Xiao Ruoling coming, they all got out of the way.
Xiao Ruoling walked forward to the outside of the room and saw the elegant and beautiful Li Hongzhao sitting by the window in the open room.
Wearing a peach red palace attire, she held a volume of book leisurely and contentedly.
Her skin is as white as jade, like a beauty carved from mutton-fat white jade.
Red lips, straight nose, phoenix eyes and eyebrows, she is extremely beautiful.
Putting down the scroll, Li Hongzhao stood up and came over to greet her, clasped his fists and smiled sweetly: "Sister Xiao, you are far away from me, please come in quickly."
"Your Highness." Xiao Ruoling smiled and saluted: "Your Highness invites you, Ruoling is flattered."
"Sister Xiao, you don't look flattered. Sit down and talk."
"Yes."
The maids quickly served tea.
Sitting by the window, you can see the crowds surging on Phoenix Avenue below, as dense as ants.
It was very lively.
"Alas..." Li Hongzhao looked outside the city and sighed: "Our Tianjing is not so lively. It is much less prosperous than here."
Xiao Ruoling smiled and said: "It is said that Dameng is also very prosperous."
Li Hongzhao shook his head: "The people in Tianjing don't have this kind of leisure. They are busy working on their own and are busy every day. How can the people in Yujing enjoy it like this?"
Xiao Ruoling smiled and said nothing.
"I heard that Prince Yuan is in retreat?" Li Hongzhao suddenly asked with a smile.
(End of chapter)