comeback [rebirth]

The King of Chu immediately showed a regretful expression when he heard the words, and said bluntly, "That's really unfortunate."

"..." Cen Yuan still wanted to struggle: "Actually, it's a little bit——"

no problem……

As a result, before he could utter the last four words, he felt that Yan Xuan suddenly pinched the fingertips hanging by his side, just like he did at the inn door this morning.

Cen Yuan fell silent immediately.

After a momentary pause, Princess Chu on the other end took the words: "Peach brewing wine is strong, so it is not suitable to drink too much. In this case, let someone change it to Dixiang tea. Although drinking tea is not as enjoyable as drinking, but This tea can also be regarded as the special tea of ​​Chudi, so please try it."

Yan Xuan thanked her.

When everyone took their seats, the King of Chu stopped talking nonsense and called for the table to open.

Because it was a family banquet, there were not many people present, basically just a group of people and their family members. Even the guards who had been with the King of Chu were waved away after the banquet.

The king of Chu did not marry a concubine, so he sat on the seat with the concubine of Chu and the eldest son at this time. The prefect Zhao and Li Duwei each took their families to sit on the left, while Cen Yuan and Yan Xuan sat on the right.

When the banquet started, the peach brewed wine on Cen Yuan's table had already been removed by the servants, and the teapot was put on under Cen Yuan's mournful eyes.And Na Yuniang also walked slowly from the side to the center of the main hall amidst the rising music, waving her long sleeves along with the beating of drums.

Cen Yuan didn't care about the legendary song and dance, and drank cups of boring tea.

One of the main reasons is that this little general actually banned his alcohol, and he was unwilling.Second, he was not interested in singing and dancing, but he wanted to use the cover to observe the opposite person.

——Then Zhao Yugang and Guan already have two wives and concubines, and now the one sitting next to each other is the regular wife.

Taking advantage of the cover of the dance music, Cen Yuan deliberately drank the tea out of the posture of drinking, raised his head and slapped it on the table in front of Yan Xuan with a "snap" after finishing drinking.

The smile immediately slipped out along the corners of Yan Xuan's eyes that could hardly be seen, and lightly swept over Cen Yuan's body, then he picked up the teapot and filled Cen Yuan with tea calmly.

Cen Yuan thought to himself, this "dumb" is not talking now.

He bumped the other party with his shoulder and said in a low voice, "Speak."

Yan Xuan honestly turned her head sideways: "What did you say?"

They were sitting cross-legged next to each other, and the distance was very close. Cen Yuan hadn't had time to retreat after the collision, so that Yan Xuan's sound directly hit his cheek with warm breath.

Cen Yuan: "..."

He suddenly had the illusion that what he was drinking was wine instead of tea.

Cen Yuan was stunned for a moment, then picked up a teacup and took a sip, muttering in a low voice, "I only pick the messy time to talk."

I don't know if his words fell into Yan Xuan's ears, but Yan Xuan said softly: "Your Highness, what you drink is my tea."

Cen Yuan took a deep breath, and at the same time, he heard a chuckle in his ear, and immediately felt an illusion of being retaliated with retaliation.

——Sooner or later, the share of being funny will have to be paid back.

However, these delusions of his come and go quickly, and he picked them all up in a short time.

He put the teacup back on the table and wanted to get back his original one as if nothing had happened, but before he stretched out his hand, Yan Xuan was even more calm and put the teacup he used on the table. He took a sip of his lips.

"..." After a while, Cen Yuan thought to himself: That's all.

What's all the fuss about.

After Yan Xuan finished drinking the tea, he put the teacup back on the table and placed some dishes in Cen Yuan's bowl.

"Didn't His Highness promise in the morning?" He said.

Cen Yuan retorted subconsciously: "What did you promise?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he recalled—Yan Xuan told him not to drink alcohol today, but he still complied, but the short conversation was drowned in his discomfort, and he was thrown into unconsciousness in an instant. Where did the corner go.

He knew he was in the wrong, so he had no choice but to avert his eyes, pick up the chopsticks, and eat the food that was caught in the bowl.

In the past, he was used to being casual, and he didn't have the habit of eating without talking, so at this time, with food in his mouth, he just clenched his fist and pressed it to his lips, and said to him in a dull and inarticulate voice: "Then You promised to talk for me just now, but it turns out that I have to do it myself."

After that, he glanced at the dishes in front of him, and lifted his chin towards the plate of tofu far away from him.

Yan Xuan changed the silver spoon, went to scoop up a spoonful of tofu and came back, said in a low voice, "You are too tired from tossing yourself."

Cen Yuan paused, a mouthful of unswallowed food gathered on one side of his mouth, abruptly protruding in a cherished arc.

"I checked the sachet just now, and there is nothing unusual." Yan Xuan lowered his voice, "Prince Chu gave it with kindness, so how could she change her intention because of His Highness's words of agreement or refusal? Naturally, there is no need to say more useless words."

There was a moment of silence between the two of them, but Yan Xuan glanced sideways, rarely saying so many words: "Have you ever thought that sometimes you actually surround yourself."

The spoonful of tofu just now was put into the glass bowl, still shaking slightly.The qin music stopped for a moment, and then it rang again. Yu Niang flung out her sleeves, and the shadow suddenly covered Cen Yuan's line of sight.

It's just that it was only in the blink of an eye, and the next moment, the whole table was lit up again, and the glass bowl shone with clear light under the bright daylight.

Cen Yuan chewed again, and it didn't take long to see him stop, turned his head to look over, and looked at Yan Xuan's side face with his gaze back, the sharp and distinct bone lines of his jaw seemed to show his indifference.

But Cen Yuan suddenly smiled.

He leaned closer and said, "Actually, you are making excuses for being too lazy to talk?"

Yan Xuan stroked the teacup with one hand, smiled without saying a word.

It's a smile, but in fact Yan Xuan's lips and eyebrows don't have any obvious curvature, but Cen Yuan can tell from his eyes that this person is smiling.

"Forget it." Cen Yuan ate the spoonful of tofu instead, the food was still a bit cool, and it almost slipped into his throat at once, bringing a slight comfort.

After swallowing, he asked again: "But I was thinking about a question just now."

Yan Xuan could be regarded as gentle when eating, and was chewing slowly, turning her head to ask questions with her eyes.

"Since it's a family banquet, I can still understand that Captain Li is the father of Princess Chu." Cen Yuan glanced at the person opposite, "But why is Zhao Yu here?"

The protruding Adam's apple on Yan Xuan's neck moved up and down, and immediately said: "Did you see the person beside him?"

"I see." Cen Yuan said, "The prefect's wife is quite pretty."

It's just that the two of them were respectful enough to each other as guests, almost sitting next to each other, and the prefect's wife seemed to be able to reach the table next to her with a little stretch of her hand.

"..." Yan Xuan was speechless for a moment, her lips twitched, and she didn't know what to mutter.

Cen Yuan tilted his ear: "What?"

"...the sister that Princess Chu mentioned just now." Yan Xuan said, "That's her."

Cen Yuan let out a small "ah".

Although he didn't hear what Yan Xuan muttered just now, his intuition told him that there are nine out of ten words that made him lose, but before he could interrogate him, Yan Xuan's words dragged him away.

He wasn't surprised, just a little embarrassed.

——Ordinary people marry wives and concubines, and sometimes they can't get rid of the word "benefits", let alone officials.

In the hands of many people, marriage is not a child's play, but it may be a trick.

As a king, Emperor Ning was the first to bear the brunt. Even Empress Yuan was the princess he was appointed to marry when he was just named King Zhao.After he proclaimed himself emperor, although the number of concubines in the harem was small, there were still four or five concubines living together. Among them, there was Duan Zhaoyi, who was the daughter of the prime minister and only loved to read scriptures and copy books, and Cen Yuan's mother and concubine, the only concubine. Jiang Zhaoyi, who was born in a merchant family.

Of course there is love, there are more or less differences, but this is the case, against the backdrop of other things, this kind of love is insignificant, and when it can be used as a pawn, it will not be pity.

After all, it is related to power, reputation, money, and interests. What kind of love and family affection, under these tangible or invisible oppression, are just a thread used to manipulate others.

Cen Yuan's eyes fell on Li Duwei, and then he glanced at the couple who looked like strangers opposite, and turned to the laughing seat——

Princess Chu seemed to be using the doctor's diagnosis as an excuse to persuade the king of Chu to eat less meat, but the latter showed embarrassment.And taking advantage of the gap, the chubby prince stretched out his hand across most of the table, quickly picked up the chicken leg from his father's bowl, and gnawed on it.

Seeing this, the king of Chu argued with the concubine and hurriedly pointed at the brat, telling him not to eat and drink like this, lest he suffer the same suffering as himself in the future.

Cen Yuan looked at Xu in a daze, and suddenly, he quietly moved to Yan Xuan again.

Perhaps it was because his eyes were too hot, almost just the moment after he looked over, Yan Xuan looked back: "What's wrong?"

Cen Yuan glanced at him with a half-smile, smacked him for a moment and said softly, "I just suddenly feel...it's great to be married to you."

There was a slight uptick at the end of his voice, but before Yan Xuan could say anything, he felt embarrassed again and looked away from the other party.

He was anxious to find a way out, so he secretly raised his chin towards the opposite side, and forced to bring the topic back to Zhao Yu: "What about his little concubine?"

"..." Yan Xuan looked at him for a long time before turning to the opposite side and said, "She is the daughter of the magistrate of Qingjiang County."

Cen Yuan said "Oh", indicating that he understood. He was silent for a moment, and then asked again: "When did you check this? Why didn't you mention it before."

Yan Xuan's hand holding the teacup suddenly stopped, but the pause was so short that Cen Yuan didn't even notice it.

After a while, he half-closed his eyes and said softly: "Forgot."

Cen Yuan raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and was about to say, "The little general still has something he can't remember", when he heard the King of Chu ask, "What are your plans during this time in Danlin?"

Only then did he realize that the dance and music had stopped, and Yu Niang, who was performing, also retreated at some point.

Under the cover of the table, he touched the opponent's with his knee.

Yan Xuan lowered her eyes to glance at the place where the two touched, but quickly raised her eyes and said, "Let's go and have a look, stroll around as you like."

"It's quite pleasant." The King of Chu smiled, "If there is anything I can help you with, feel free to say so, and you're welcome."

After that, he seemed to think of something, and said: "I remember that there is a cruise on the Yuan River, once a day, and the number of people is limited. If you two are interested, let Master Zhao go to say hello and help you How about making arrangements?"

After hearing this, Zhao Yu also followed up and said: "The boat used for the cruise is the tallest and most magnificent boat in Chu State and even in Daning, which can accommodate hundreds of people. It takes three hours to circle the Yuanhe River. You can see almost the entire Chu Kingdom, and you can even cross the Qingjiang River to see the vast sea of ​​clouds on the other side, which is unique. If you two are interested, I will just go and let them go for a day, so that you can also enjoy yourself."

Cen Yuan propped his head on one hand and didn't respond, Yan Xuan beside him replied coldly: "If there are only two of us waiting on a ship with a hundred people, it would be too empty, so how can we have fun? Besides, if there are other people who go to play on that day, How can you spoil the fun if you can't board the ship?"

His voice was calm and stable, with a little hoarseness, but at least it sounded very comfortable to Cen Yuan.

"Master Yan's thinking like this really makes me admire you, and I don't think about it." Zhao Yu still smiled lightly, "I hope Lord Yan will not blame you."

Cen Yuan just sneered in his heart at him.

It's not to blame for Cen Yuan's preconceived ideas, not to mention whether this guy is Duan Deye's illegitimate son, or whether he has anything to do with the conscription. Just because he's facing them now—although it's mainly against the little general, this eccentric face is enough to make him He couldn't eat for a while.

But having said that, he still picked up an almond and took a bite.And Yan Xuan set an example, directly implementing "useless words don't need to be said too much", without even showing any expression to the other party.