364 Dinner Party Qiao Mufei is two months older than Qiao Muyuan, ranking ninth and tenth.

The etiquette of country s since ancient times has been that the left side is the most respected position, followed by the right side.

The best positions are the king and queen in the middle, followed by the first on the left, the first on the right, the second on the left, the second on the right, and so on.

So it can be seen that Qiao Mufei's status is very high in the royal family.

Looking at the positions of these people, apart from Qiao Muyuan, the Ninth Prince Qiao Mufei was the one with the highest status, followed by Qiao Muyuan's son and current Crown Prince Qiao Chengliang.

Because Qiao Muyuan only had one son, Qiao Chengliang, and did not plan to regenerate, there was no other prince who could succeed him. His only son, Qiao Chengliang, was the heir apparent.

Then came the eighth prince, Qiao Muxin, the fifteenth prince, Qiao Muqian, and the second prince, Qiao Mulin, all ranked according to the importance of their identities.

As the great prince, Qiao Muhao was only higher than the second prince, but inferior to the others.

Even the 32th Prince Qiao Muqian, who is only [-] years old, is one position higher than him.

But judging by his appearance, he didn't care too much, other than talking loudly to Shen Liangmo, he would eat food wheezingly, or drink happily, and he poured a lot of it.

When he was happy with the drink, he even asked someone to change a big bowl. Before the dinner officially started, he had already eaten a full belly, and he didn't have time to care about Shen Liangmo and Su Wei.

After a while, several concubines of the old king Qiao Mingzhi came over.

Qiao Muhao is already over 50 years old, so the concubines of the old king are quite old and look old.

As for the old king, Qiao Mingzhi himself and the Queen Mother, they hadn't attended this kind of banquet for a long time because they wanted to preserve their health. They didn't come at all.

Su Wei was a little surprised, Country S has been monogamous for a long time, and this old king has so many concubines, which is something she never thought of.

Because the media in country s rarely expose the private life of the royal family, the general public is actually not aware of the situation in the palace, especially the older generation, their affairs are now too far away from real life.

Shen Liangmo explained softly to Su Wei: "That's true. The royal family basically maintains a monogamous system, but it's a tacit understanding that rich and powerful men occasionally have one or two more women."

Su Wei frowned slightly, remembering that this is indeed the case in real life.Not to mention the royal family and the rich and powerful, even ordinary people often report that men have mistresses, which is annoying.

Shen Liangmo held her hand under the table: "I'm not such a boring person."

Su Wei smiled slightly, and said softly, "I didn't say I didn't believe you."

"After the old king Qiao Mingzhi and Queen Mother Yaqian got married, Yaqian was infertile. He was the only one in Qiao Mingzhi's generation. In order to protect the royal blood, the royal court successively prepared several women for Qiao Mingzhi. The royal family stipulates that as long as these women can give birth to a prince, they can enter the court and enjoy the treatment of concubines." Shen Liangmo still whispered to Su Wei.

Su Wei nodded, it turned out to be the case.

The blood of the royal family is no better than that of ordinary people.Now ordinary people, there are many families who choose DINK.

But the royal family is different. Considering the bloodline, it is indeed a helpless move.

Shen Liangmo glanced at Qiao Muhao lightly, and lowered his voice: "First, Prince Hao's mother was pregnant. After Prince Hao was born, he showed a stupid temper, so the royal family chose another woman. After the second prince, Qiao Mulin, was born, he was very weak and almost Died at a young age - the Second Prince is now in his early fifties, but he was unable to bear children, which is due to his frailty since he was a child. So the royal family chose another woman for Qiao Mingzhi to continue to conceive..."

Su Wei said "Oh", it turned out that so many princes in the previous generation were not born to the same mother, so there were so many princes, which caused the abnormal situation of power struggle back then.

It's no wonder why, when the seats were arranged for the dinner party, although the Great Prince and the Second Prince were older, their seats were at the back.

"Subsequently, the third prince died of illness at birth, and the fourth prince died young. Qiao Mingzhi showed a very weak bond with children. The royal family sent several women to Qiao Mingzhi at one time, and there were five, six, seven, eight , Nine, Ten, Fifteen princes—at that time, they were not princes, but princes.”

Su Wei nodded: "But what about the five, six, seven and three princes?"

"The Fifth Prince guards the frontier, and the Sixth and Seventh Princes died 20 years ago." Shen Liangmo said succinctly.

Died 20 years ago, it must be because of that struggle for power.

"The four from eleven to fourteen?" Su Wei asked curiously.

Shen Liangmo whispered to her softly: "It's the four princesses. Twelve and Thirteen are dead, and Eleven and Fourteen are married off."

Su Wei felt uncomfortable hearing that, presumably the Queen Mother Yaqian back then had a miserable life.

I have no children, but I have to accept other women's children, fighting for power and profit for this country.

But even if Yaqian was upset, there was nothing she could do.She didn't have a child, and she still kept the position of queen, and now she has become the queen mother, which shows that she is also extraordinary.

Although after the fight for power, Qiao Muyuan succeeded to the throne, the queen mother Yaqian and the old king Qiao Mingzhi were still alive, they rarely appeared in public and news rarely spread.

The reason given by the royal family is that the two elderly people are too old to come out for activities. Now they are in the royal family, concentrating on health preservation and doing good things.

The public doesn't think much about it.

Su Wei couldn't help but said to Shen Liangmo: "I've never heard you mention these things before, and I thought you didn't pay much attention to the capital and the royal family."

"I am concerned, but try to avoid contact. The capital is a land of tigers and wolves. Once it is contaminated, there will be many troubles. Relatively speaking, an international metropolis like City A is the capital of freedom." Shen Liangmo said softly.

Su Wei nodded: "I probably understand what you mean. Everything involving power struggles will be extremely complicated. It is indeed the best choice to stay out of it."

Just as he was talking, he heard a loud voice saying: "It's really a blessing for our royal family that Young Master Mo has given you face tonight."

Shen Liangmo and Su Wei looked up, and saw a young man with good features, tall and well behaved, talking in Shen Liangmo's direction.

It turned out to be Qiao Chengliang, son of the current crown prince and king Qiao Muyuan.

The crown prince is equivalent to the role of an ancient prince, and his status is naturally very unusual.

Shen Liangmo stood up and saluted him.

Qiao Chengliang was about the same age as Su Wei, a bit older than Su Wei, but not much older, but he already had the demeanor of a king, and said: "Mr. !"

He raised his glass and took a sip to his lips.

Qiao Chengliang showed his favor first, and Shen Liangmo couldn't refute his face. He picked up his wine glass and took a sip.

Qiao Muhao clapped his hands and said with a smile: "You're like a girl, what's a sip? If you want me to say, eating meat and drinking heavily, that's a pleasure, a pleasure! That's a real good man!"

Qiao Chengliang smiled unhurriedly: "Uncle Wang is heroic and masculine, which is beyond the reach of juniors like Young Master Mo and I. Young Master Mo and I are willing to bow down."

Everyone knows that Lord Hao is an idiot, but Qiao Chengliang couldn't hear the slightest sarcasm in his words, as if he said it freely, and really admired Lord Hao very much.

Moreover, he pulled Shen Liangmo into his body with a few words. These words, speaking as a junior, not only respected Lord Hao, but also attracted Shen Liangmo. No one would offend him. Make good players who are good at taking advantage of the situation.

Who doesn't know that in this country, attracting no one is as effective as attracting Shen Liangmo.

Whether it's wealth, fame, status, or power, Shen Liangmo is the biggest bargaining chip outside of the royal family.

Qiao Chengliang is expensive as the prince, and he also needs to consider getting help from Shen Liangmo.

Shen Liangmo curled his lips slightly, and didn't answer any more, not taking the olive branch thrown by Qiao Chengliang.

However, Qiao Chengliang also knew that people like Shen Liangmo could not be won over with just a few words, and he didn't care much about it.

On the contrary, Qiao Muhao laughed loudly and said, "The Chu Jun said well, well said. Come, let me respect Chu Jun and Mo Shao."

The rest of the people turned their heads and looked this way when they heard his loud noise.

In the capital, anyone who was able to come to the palace to attend the dinner party knew what kind of temperament Qiao Muhao was, and when they saw him talking and laughing loudly, they just laughed it off.

Qiao Chengliang followed Qiao Muhao's words and had a drink with Shen Liangmo.

He smiled and said: "Young Master Mo doesn't have much time to come to the capital. I admire Young Master Mo as a person, but I can't get close to him. It's a pity. This time, Young Master Mo is here, so he must stay for a few days. I will be a host, please stay with Young Master Mo Have a good time in the capital."

"Thank you, Chu Jun." Shen Liangmo maintained a consistent attitude towards Qiao Chengliang's politeness and overtures.Polite and distant.

"Then I'll arrange someone to be your guide for Young Master Mo. Young Master Mo shouldn't refuse." Qiao Chengliang smiled heartily and magnanimously.

Shen Liangmo was slightly taken aback, did Qiao Chengliang actually want to monitor his actions?

Not only Shen Liangmo, but everyone else thought this way. Qiao Chengliang really wanted to arrange someone to be a guide for Shen Liangmo, and every move of Shen Liangmo was under Qiao Chengliang's gaze.

How is this different from surveillance in disguise?

Qiao Chengliang smiled and said, "Sister, how about you accompany Young Master Mo these few days?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone let out a sigh of relief at the same time.

Qiao Muyuan has only two children, a son and a daughter. Qiao Chengliang is the heir apparent, and his daughter Qiao Chengxi is also the most honorable princess in country S.

Since His Royal Highness the princess was to accompany Mo Shao, the meaning of surveillance would be less, and on the contrary, it would elevate Shen Liangmo's status and reputation.

This is the real favor given to Shen Liangmo—although Shen Liangmo may not need it.

Hearing Qiao Chengliang speak, a girl stood up.

She is currently the highest-ranking princess in country S, Qiao Chengxi, but she is only two years older than Qiao Chengliang, and she is at the prime of her life.

Like Qiao Chengliang, she has good features, beautiful appearance, stood up and said, "I am very willing and happy to accompany Young Master Mo and Mrs. Shen on a tour of the capital."

In her words, Su Wei also mentioned it. It was to publicly express that she had no selfish intentions for Young Master Mo, and it was purely for the friendship of the landlord with his husband and wife.

This fits her identity very well, and it also fits what Shen Liangmo wants.

But deep down, what she and Qiao Chengliang are thinking, others don't know.

"Su Wei and I, thank the royal family for their hospitality." Shen Liangmo held Su Wei's hand and looked at Qiao Chengliang and Qiao Chengxi.

What he meant in his words was the love of the royal family, not the crown prince and princess.

The royal family naturally includes everyone with the surname Qiao. This statement is very considerate of the overall situation, and Qiao Chengliang can't find anything wrong.

Both of Qiao Chengliang's temptations were easily dismissed by Shen Liangmo. He picked up the wine glass and said with a loud smile, "Tonight's guests are guests, and I also represent the royal family. Thank you to all the other guests who came."

Everyone drank the wine in the glass together.

Only Su Wei drank plain boiled water.

Because the banquet hadn't officially started yet, Qiao Muyuan and Queen Yazhengli hadn't been there yet. Corporal Qiao Chengliang Lixian came out to liven up the atmosphere, building a lot of goodwill and presence for himself.

Because although he is the crown prince, there are so many uncles by his side, and some people sleep soundly beside the couch, which is naturally his heart disease. If he doesn't work hard, someone will work harder than him.

After all, although those princes have lost the chance to ascend the throne, that is in theory.As for the reality, no one can guarantee it until the day he ascends the throne himself.

As long as people with royal blood, in theory, still have this opportunity.

In the history of country s, there was a short history of queens ascending the throne and kings with different surnames ascending the throne, which made Qiao Chengliang never take it lightly.

However, he has always acted properly and has a gentlemanly demeanor. He is well received in the entire capital and has a good reputation, so his status is still stable.

However, Shen Liangmo didn't like Qiao Chengliang very much. Compared with people like Feng Qing and Qing Yang, Qiao Chengliang was a gentleman wearing a mask. Under his mask, no one knew what kind of heart he was.

Of course, it was necessary for him to survive and protect himself, but it also made Shen Liangmo not like him very much.

While Qiao Chengliang was dealing with all the royal relatives, officials, and powerful businessmen, he heard an order: "The king and queen are here!"

Hearing the herald's voice, all the sitting and standing people stood up together.

Following the footsteps of the herald, a middle-aged man under the age of 50 walked into the hall with a dignified middle-aged woman.

That middle-aged man was undoubtedly Qiao Muyuan. He was dressed in formal attire for meeting guests. He looked kind and approachable, and he was very temperamental, refined and personable. He really possessed all the external conditions that a good king should have. I can admire him from the bottom of my heart, and feel that his behavior is very amiable.

As for the current queen, her name is Ya Zhengli, and she is the biological mother of Qiao Chengliang and Qiao Chengxi.

She and Qiao Muyuan had only one son and one daughter together, and Qiao Muyuan had no other women in the harem, so in everyone's minds, she and King Qiao Muyuan had a very strong relationship, and they were a very typical model couple in country S, attracting a lot of attention. Many little girls learn their way of getting along as idols.

It can be seen that the relationship between them is indeed very good.

Qiao Muyuan walked in and said with a smile: "Everyone, please sit down. This dinner is a private banquet. Everyone is invited to exchange feelings and has nothing to do with business. Please feel free to do so without restraint."

His voice sounded very comfortable, and what he said was very amiable, but there were still many people, whose hands were shaking with nervousness, for fear of embarrassing themselves in such a gathering.

Everyone waited until he and Ya Zhengli sat down together, and then slowly sat down together.

Su Wei sat down next to Shen Liangmo, remembering that her mother was once married to this seemingly amiable, but actually high-ranking man, she couldn't help but raise her eyes and look at him more.

What a powerful person Qiao Muyuan was, even though Su Wei just took a second look, he had already keenly caught Su Wei's gaze, and seemed to be looking in Su Wei's direction unintentionally.

When he saw Su Wei's face, he pinched the knuckles of the wine glass and squeezed it so hard that the knuckles turned pale and visible.

But this action was fleeting, and almost immediately, he regained the same expression and appearance as before, and withdrew his gaze from Su Wei.

But Ya Zhengli followed closely, and turned her eyes to Su Wei's direction.

But Su Wei lowered her head and was talking with Shen Liangmo, seeming not to care about the situation of the king and queen.

Shen Liangmo said softly, "Will you be tired?"

Such a banquet must be tiring.There was pity in his voice.

"No, I'm fine." Su Wei shook her head.

Not tired, even if tired, in such an occasion, it may not be able to leave early.

Shen Liangmo was worried that she would be bored, so he told her about the secrets of the court, and said: "The Queen Mother Yaqian has no children, but she adopted another concubine's child. She loves him very much and brought him up by her side. So when the child grows up Afterwards, she betrothed her own niece, Ya Zhengli, to that child."

When Su Wei heard this, she smiled gently: "Is that child the current king, Qiao Muyuan?"

"Exactly. So it is said that when the power was seized, the Queen Mother was very helpful to Qiao Muyuan. The relationship between Qiao Muyuan and Ya Zhengli seems to have always been very good." Shen Liangmo said.

Su Wei suddenly remembered something, and asked back: "What about my mother? If it is true that my mother married Qiao Muyuan, did she marry later or did she marry first? Both Qiao Chengxi and Qiao Chengliang are older than me , that should be my mother's later marriage. But it doesn't look like..."

Shen Liangmo pondered for a while: "There is no evidence to investigate this matter, and I haven't heard anyone mention it, so I really don't know the inside story."

Su Wei shook her head: "Actually, I don't want to know. I just think of my mother's life, and she is not worth it for her. She should have been treated better and had a better life..."

Shen Liangmo reached out and pulled her into his arms: "Idiot, I will."

The two of them whispered softly, their voices were as small as whispers, outsiders could not hear what they were talking about, but they could only see their ears rubbing each other, looking extremely loving and affectionate.

There are many rumors about their love story.

I just saw it with my own eyes, but it was the first time.

Thinking of this cold-faced and cold-hearted Shen Liangmo, who actually had such a side, many people's eyes really turned red again.

Qiao Muyuan and Ya Zhengli were both the heads of the country and the heads of the family at the dinner party. They sat at the top of the table as the landlords, and talked to everyone briefly to understand the situation in an approachable way.

Those who sat very far away listened attentively to their words of concern and stretched their necks one by one.

Those who sat close to each other had a respectful expression, and it was rare for Feng Qing and Shen Liangmo to look calm and calm like Feng Qing and Shen Liangmo.

Qiao Muyuan and Ya Zhengli looked at Feng Qing and said with a smile, "It is a blessing for the people of our country to have a genius doctor like Feng Qing in country S."

In fact, Feng Qing is not from country S, but it doesn't matter which country he is from.

Yazhengli whispered to the attendants beside her: "Give a bottle of the 83-year Cabernet Sauvignon in my wine cellar to Doctor Fengqing."

The attendant will do it right away.

Many people calculate good red wine by the glass.

For example, Master Qingyang, he only drank a bottle of good red wine once a year, one glass at a time, so Feng Qing was very excited to get a glass of residual wine.

Yazhengli collected 3 bottles of 83 Cabernet Sauvignon in total, all of which are very precious, and it was a big deal to take out a bottle and give it to Fengqing at once.

Those who sat close to her had already heard Ya Zhengli's words, and knew that the royal family still valued this genius + geek doctor very much.

I couldn't help being a little envious, but no one has Fengqing's ability, and he is convincing to be valued so much, and everyone can only watch him enjoy such a blessing.

Feng Qing took the red wine with a bit of satisfaction in her expression, she held it in her hands like a treasure, and bowed to Ya Zhengli to express her gratitude.

Yazhengli smiled with satisfaction. You must know that the genius doctor Fengqing has always been unreasonable. If he is unwilling, even if his leg is broken, he will not bow to anyone.

It can be seen that this move really flattered Doctor Fengqing.

Seeing Qiao Muyuan's behavior towards her, her eyes showed admiration, Yazhengli smiled self-confidently, turned to Su Wei and said with a smile: "Mrs. Shen and Mr. Mo came to the capital this time, so we can stay for a while longer. Although the capital city is not as outstanding as City A, there are many good places to go. I heard that you have agreed to Xi'er to be your tour guide, and this is really the best thing. You young people, you just need to get in touch with each other more."

Shen Liangmo was about to speak when suddenly...

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