All the Three Realms know that the Heavenly Emperor has a white moonlight

The mandarin duck pendant was stuffed into the hands of the gatekeepers, and the customs clearance document for the group was also sent to King Yiluo's desk.

"Four, our king invites you." When he came out again, the young general's attitude became much more humble and respectful.

The Yiluo King's Court is different from the Yonghuang Palace. There are not so strict levels and rules inside, and the atmosphere is much more lively.

A group of maids walking towards them wore Yiluo's unique veil skirts, and they laughed like silver bells as they walked, causing many passers-by to stop and look at her.

Noticing that several strangers were led into the king's tent by the guards, and all of them were handsome and handsome, the maids deliberately slowed down their pace, and their eyes drifted here intentionally or unintentionally.

Whenever someone looked at them, another burst of crisp laughter burst out.

Ling Xiao: "..."

"This Yiluo king is very sensible. He invited us in so quickly when he saw the documents of the Dayong Dynasty." Yunjinghu walked on the path of rammed loess, looking at the sparse flowers and plants in the roadside garden. For Yiluo Wang is very satisfied with his knowledge and interest.

"Ahem," Shen Lingjun coughed twice, and explained softly, "Your Majesty, in fact, the monarch of Yiluo Kingdom is very nice. Usually, as long as the merchants passing through Yiluo are willing to spend a thousand gold, they can enter the king's account and cooperate with Yiluo The king has a meal together. Members of the Yiluo royal family are also willing to have a meal with wealthy merchants who spend money."

Yun Jinghu was slightly surprised when he heard that: "There are such things?"

Just for a little money, even disregarding the face of the royal family?

"Yiluo is a small country. They don't have strong soldiers and horses to defend against the enemy, and they don't have rich farmers to support the people. Only in this way can they earn more money and survive in this wasteland." Shen Lingjun said lightly.

Looking at the rich and beautifully dressed maids and guards, Yunjinghu nodded thoughtfully.

The nearby guards also gathered or chatted in groups of twos and threes, hiding under shady corners or in gazebos, looking very leisurely.

The area of ​​the king's tent is not large, and it is roughly equivalent to the area of ​​a palace in the Yonghuang Palace.

After walking for a while, several people saw the main building of Wang Tent from a distance.

"This king's tent..." Yun Jinghu couldn't continue speaking halfway through, the emperor's etiquette made him silent immediately.

It's really too small, even the mansions of wealthy gentry in the Yong Dynasty are more than this area.

"The Yiluo Kingdom is located in the desert wasteland, and every inch of land is precious, so their royal courts are mainly built for practical use." Seeing Yunjing Lake's unfinished words, Shen Lingjun immediately explained.

"Our king's tent is not bad, isn't it?" The general who led the way smiled a little smugly after hearing what the two said, "I have been to more than a dozen countries around here with the king, and there is nothing more magnificent than our king's tent. yes."

Yun Jinghu nodded silently: "It's really good."

"Ha, I knew it." Hearing the affirmation from the emperor of the Yong Dynasty, the general became more and more happy, but then he said modestly: "I heard many merchants say that your palace of the Yong Dynasty is also very magnificent. Is it the same as ours here?"

Yun Jinghu took a deep breath again, with a forced smile on his face: "It's really the same."

"Please." Outside the king's palace, the general stopped and stretched out his hand to lead the four of them into the palace.

The area of ​​the main hall is small, in the middle is a screen of golden nanmu carved seats, on which the gray-bearded King Yiluo is sitting.

King Yiluo is over fifty years old, but he still looks energetic, with a friendly smile on his chubby face, and a gold crown inlaid with red and sapphires on his head.

Two princes in golden robes sat on the cushion under his right hand, but the seat on the left was vacant.

According to the customs of the Dayong Dynasty where the left is the most respected, it is obvious that King Yiluo attached great importance to the four of them.

"Father... please." Yun Jinghu paused, and then stretched out his hand to let Ling Xiao take the top position.

Ling Xiao smiled: "It's better to invite your lord to take your seat."

Upon hearing the words, Yun Jinghu looked back at Shen Lingjun: "Master Shen, please."

Shen Lingjun pursed her lips, and slowly sat in the most honored seat under the gaze of everyone in the room.

"All of you are distinguished guests who have come from afar from the Heavenly Dynasty. This king will offer you a glass first. This fine grape wine is a tribute to the Heavenly Dynasty royal family. Please taste it."

While King Yiluo was speaking, two beautiful maids in tulle came forward with glass pots and poured wine for several people respectively.

Ling Xiao likes to drink, but he is not used to the taste of this grape wine, he always feels that it is not tasty enough, he still likes the fairy wine from the fairy world, it has a long and mellow taste, and the aftertaste is endless.

Seeing that everyone else raised their wine glasses, he only took a small sip symbolically.

"I don't know how many distinguished guests have come here. What's the matter?" After some pleasantries, King Yiluo asked straight to the point, "If it's for business, my youngest daughter, Princess Qinglian, is in charge of this matter. You can discuss it with her." .”

As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the two princes sitting on the right changed slightly.

Ling Xiao raised his eyebrows. It seemed that King Yiluo didn't know that his precious daughter was no longer in Yiluo Kingdom, but the two princes seemed to know something inside.

Shen Lingjun also sensed something was wrong, he smiled slightly, got up and bowed his hands and said: "I wonder if the king still recognizes me? A few years ago, I followed my father into the palace to see the king once."

King Yiluo squinted his eyes and looked at Shen Lingjun carefully for a long time, then suddenly slapped the table in front of him and laughed loudly: "Although Gu can't remember you, my little ones still remember your smell."

When he spoke, a palm-sized purple poisonous scorpion climbed onto Shen Lingjun's shoulder.

Shen Lingjun knelt and sat on the spot expressionlessly, but his breathing rate was a bit rapid.

"Hahaha, Mr. Little Ling, right? After all these years, you are still so afraid of these insects and beasts." King Yiluo said, withdrawing the poisonous scorpion he released, but the smile on his face became more real A little bit, "You have changed a lot, and I didn't recognize it just now. Back then, your father and son left in a hurry, but I couldn't say goodbye to your father. How is your father now?"

Although this King Yiluo is a vassal state outside the region, he is very fond of the poetry and songs of the Central Plains. It just so happens that Shen Lingjun's father is good at this, and he has become an inseparable friend with King Yiluo.

But later the old man of the Shen family was critically ill, so they left without saying goodbye.

"Father is still in good health, thank you for your concern." Shen Lingjun responded with a smile.

"I didn't expect you to become an imperial merchant of the court. I thought you would take the imperial examination and become a court official." King Yiluo looked at the handsome young man who sat down with emotion.

At the beginning, Shen Lingjun was still young, but he had already made his mark in literature, and there was even a tendency for the young to outperform the blue.

At that time, Yiluo King Aicai was eager to propose that Shen's father and son should live in Yiluo. He could promise a high official and rich salary, but Shen's father declined because his family was strict and the descendants of Shen's family could not enter the court as officials. up.

Shen Lingjun found another way to become an imperial merchant, and when he reasoned seriously, although he had the title of a servant, it was just a false title, and indeed he was not considered an official.

King Yiluo looked at him with narrowed eyes for a moment, then raised the wine glass in his hand with a smile, and invited everyone to have another drink.

"Xiao Shen, for your sake, whether you want wine from the Western Regions or sell tea, porcelain and silk, I will give you an extra [-]% profit." King Yiluo promised, patted his chest.

Shen Lingjun turned his head and looked at Yunjinghu, exchanged glances secretly and then looked at King Yiluo with a smile: "Then thank you for your kindness, since you have made such a big step, why don't you invite Princess Qinglian in?" , how about we discuss in detail?"

"Now...it's still early, why don't you drink a bar first?" The eldest prince immediately stood up, holding the blood-red grape wine in the glass, stepped forward, and smiled nervously at Shen Lingjun, "I Dare to toast Mr. Shen a glass of wine on behalf of the father."

Shen Lingjun pressed the wine glass and looked at the eldest prince with a smile: "Your Highness Solo, it's been a long time since I've seen you, have you become so estranged with me?"

Prince Solo looked at Shen Lingjun blankly, when did he become so familiar with Shen Lingjun?

When the father and son of the Shen family traveled around the world and arrived in the country of Yiluo, he was not in the country. After he returned to the country, although he knew that his father had been in close contact with a Central Plains poet recently, he was so focused on other things that he didn't care about it at all. I haven't paid attention to the situation of the father and son.

If Shen Lingjun hadn't brought it up on his own initiative, he would have forgotten that there were such two people a few years ago.

"That's right, Solo, you don't have to meet Xiao Shen like this." King Yiluo smiled and said, "If they hadn't left in a hurry, I would have married your little sister Qing Lian to him. Xiao Shen is a good boy, and your sister Qing Lian also liked him very much when she was a child. Go and call your sister back, she will be very happy."

Before King Yiluo finished speaking, Prince Solo's face became a little stiff.

"Father, my younger sister went out with the maids in the morning. I think she went to play somewhere and hasn't come back yet." The second prince Shanshan answered immediately.

"Going out?" King Yiluo frowned and put down his wine glass. "The lonely king just saw her maid watering the flowers outside. She must have come back, right? Speaking of which, she is so busy these days that she can't be seen, the lonely king I haven't seen her for more than half a month."

However, Qing Lian is exceptionally talented in business, and her three brothers are not as good as her. Now King Yiluo is considering whether to pass the throne to his daughter.

The expressions of the two princes were panicked even more visible to the naked eye.

Lingxiao and Yunjinghu exchanged glances, confirming once again that the two princes must have something to hide from the old king.

"Yeah, maybe I haven't seen Princess Qinglian for a long time, but I really want to see her." Shen Lingjun added fuel to the fire at the right time.

King Yiluo also sensed something was wrong now, he frowned and looked at his two sons: "Why don't you send someone to invite Qinglian here?"

The two got up and stood where they were, you looked at me and I looked at you, both of them were frowning and didn't dare to say anything.

Their little sister had already left more than ten days ago, and during this time it was all up to the two brothers to find various excuses to fool the old king.

It's just that Qinglian hasn't come back so far, where can they find another Princess Qinglian?

King Yiluo's face darkened slightly, and the atmosphere in the big tent became solidified.

"Is the father looking for me?" Suddenly, a sweet and familiar voice came to everyone's ears, and then, a beautiful girl in a red dress opened the curtain and walked into the big tent.

Who else is it not Qinglian?