In danger, he traveled through time to save her, and the black-bellied prince doted on her

The spring garden in the palace was like a fairyland. Mu Jin sat comfortably on a small Hu bed, while the breeze in the courtyard gently blew the crabapple blossoms into the water.

Everyone raised their glass wine glasses to congratulate Li Che: "It is a good day, and we wish the King of Qi a happy birthday, good health and a long life."

Li Che laughed heartily: "Thank you all," and then drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing that today's hibiscus scale brocade was bright in color and fragrant, the gourd chicken had crispy skin and tender meat, and the red sheep's branch stick was delicious and mellow, Li Huaijin picked it up and put it in the silver bowl with clusters of flowers and quietly placed it in front of Mu Jinan.

Mu Jinan lowered her head and raised her eyes slightly, a smile appeared on the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and she whispered: "Thank you, Your Majesty"

Li Heng picked up the wine glass in his hand and drank it all, only to find that the wine was extremely sour.

Princess Huaiyu sat on the left side of Li Huaijin. She knew that this was the concubine of Prince Liang as rumored in Chang'an, but she pretended not to know:

"When did Huai Jin have such a beautiful woman by his side?"

Li Huaijin concealed the joy in his eyes and watched her wolfing down her food, trying to persuade her to eat slowly:

“She is a friend of mine.”

Princess Huaiyu smiled and said, "Huaijin, please don't treat this lady badly. Let her eat more and sit next to me."

Li Huaijin pulled Mu Jinan's sleeve, his eyes sparkling:

"go"

Mu Jinan came and sat down beside Princess Huaiyu, and started eating happily. She tasted the Xunxun sauce carefully and said in her heart:

"This braised meat is made from crucian carp and mutton, marinated and flavorful, this crispy but not greasy roast duck is ruddy in color, extremely crispy and melts in your mouth"

"This clam soup is full of freshness, and this fish stuffed with goat milk is smooth and mellow."

"I have been traveling all the way from Xuanzhou to Chang'an. I have been very tired and have always had a poor appetite. Now that I have returned to Chang'an City not long ago, I have become much plumper and more beautiful."

At this time, the son of the Minister of Works, Lu Mingxu, heard a loud voice. He was also instigated by Prince Rui Li Heng. He had already received a gift:

"Today is the birthday of the King of Qi. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still busy with state affairs and has no time to rest for a day."

Chen Wang Li Shaoqin has no wisdom and always follows the crowd and exaggerates:

"The Crown Prince loves his people like his own children, so he has no time to care about idle princes like us."

Prince of Qi Li Che had a gloomy face. He just drank and said nothing. He had no extravagant hopes for the position of crown prince at this time, but crown prince Li Xu was always indifferent to him. He was always afraid that the crown prince would kill him if he became emperor.

Princess Huaiyu lowered her eyes. She was actually very smart, but she had no one to rely on. She cursed in her heart:

“It’s just some provocative words”

Li Huaijin was no longer as cold and indifferent as before. He smiled and said:

"Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not yet arrived, I heard that he sent His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi a very precious pepper as a gift, which is comparable to gold."

Pepper is extremely precious in this era.

"Besides, the Crown Prince has never associated with us, so why should King Chen mind?"

Li Che smiled, and was almost provoked by those people, causing a rift between him and the crown prince. He immediately came to his senses:

"Huai Jin, recently the king won a three-flowered dancing horse at your majesty's thousand-year banquet. If you like it, I will give it to you."

Li Huaijin disliked these things the most, thinking they were wasteful and dampened his ambition:

"I heard that the Sanhua Dancing Horse is elegant and handsome, and is the best dancing horse. Huai Jin doesn't deserve it."

After drinking two glasses of wine, Mu Jinan felt sleepy, so she got up and went to the garden to rest for a while. She sat by the stone table in the pavilion, looking at the crabapple tree blooming wildly.

Her starry eyes flashed with a hint of loneliness under her thick eyelashes, her fair cheeks seemed to be stained with a bit of the pinkness of a crabapple, her lips slightly parted, and she said in a daze:

"No one will understand the spring breeze, all the beauty of spring will be given to the crabapple tree. Life is just like a dream, the world cannot see its essence, and we are trapped in it and fight for it endlessly."

"The road ahead is long, and today is unpredictable. It is better to stop in front of the courtyard, watch the goddess of flowers and enjoy the fireworks of time blooming."

Li Heng stood behind her, his eyes dark and without a trace of warmth, and said in a resounding voice:

“Only the strong will fight for it, the weak will give up at the beginning”

Mu Jinan turned around and saw that it was Li Heng:

"Struggle will only hurt more innocent people"

Li Heng's eyes seemed somewhat sad, and he pretended to be deep:

"Perhaps the contenders were once innocent people, and they were caught up in this, just seeking justice."

Mu Jinan's eyes flickered as he listened to his many excuses:

"There are many ways to be fair, but if you are narrow-minded and stir up bloodshed, you are just a demon on earth."

Li Heng argued: "At least the devil dares to speak out his desires, unlike the hypocritical people of benevolence and righteousness."

"How many kings since ancient times have never had the blood of innocent weaklings on their hands? Are they demons?"

Mu Jinan snorted coldly. A bad guy still found such a high-sounding excuse:

“Good will prevail over evil”

Li Heng continued: "When evil defeats good, evil becomes good."

Mu Jinan's eyes were full of light, and he was determined not to lose the upper hand with his words, so he spoke loud and clear:

"There is endless power behind justice. A rotten root can never grow into a towering tree. There are thousands of people who can defeat evil."

"Even though the world has changed, the stars have shifted, but what has been decided cannot be reversed."

Li Heng seemed to have deep meaning, and said with a smile:

"If I can't change it, what about you?"

Mu Jinan concealed the fear in his eyes. His heart seemed to be peeled open and he suddenly felt a chill.

Li Heng smiled and said leisurely:

"When the spring breeze blows in Chang'an, you will know that you can change your fate against the will of heaven."

Suddenly his expression changed and he asked, "Isn't that poem something you've never heard of?"

Mu Jinan said calmly: "Just said it casually"

He turned and left: "Song poetry? Humph, interesting"

Mu Jinan relaxed completely, picked a crabapple flower, a hint of evil flashed in his eyes, and he said in his heart:

"Li Heng, the game begins"

After a while, Mu Jinan returned to the banquet and saw that only a few people were left. Seeing Li Huaijin sitting there in a daze, she stepped forward and asked:

"My Lord, where did this person go?"

Li Huaijin suppressed his emotions. He just saw her talking to Li Heng for a long time, and he felt distressed:

"They all went to play cards, pitch pots, cockfight, and watch archery competitions."

Mu Jinan instantly raised her fighting spirit, this was her specialty:

"Archery? We'll go too."

Seeing that Li Huaijin didn't move, she thought to herself: "Why are you so upset?"

Reaching out and grabbing his arm, quickening his pace, Li Huaijin looked flustered, wanting to say something but stopping himself, a silly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and the jealousy just now disappeared.

The drums on the field cheered, and when it quieted down, I could only hear:

"Today's prize is a gilded bronze dragon!"

The dragon's body was gilded all over with iron as a supplement. Its claws were firmly clasped to the ground, hovering in the air, majestic and domineering.

Everyone looked over there, their eyes filled with anticipation.

Then I heard:

"In the first round, three arrows are fired simultaneously. There are five civil officials and five military generals. Each contestant shoots six arrows. The top two who hit the most targets will advance to the next round."

Mu Jinan saw that Shashen from the Yuhe clan, whom he met in the teahouse last time, was also there. He was an excellent archer and Prince Chen, Lu Mingxu and others were no match for him.

At this moment, when Jiang Yanqing, a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, shot the first arrow, one arrow fell to the ground, one arrow was outside the three rings, and one arrow was not shot at all.

Shashen suddenly burst into laughter, and said sarcastically:

"Ha ha ha ha"

"Are the civil servants of your Sheng Kingdom only able to write poetry and lyrics?"

"Like a woman, with soft hands?"

"Ha ha ha ha"

Li Heng said nothing, with a sneer on his face.

The King of Qi is the birthday boy and will not participate today.

At this time, a woman stood up:

"I come"

This woman is none other than Wang Junyue, the daughter of Wang Zhengzhong, who might become Mu Jinan's sister-in-law. Her eyes are full of heroic spirit and her face is cold.

Wang Junyue turned around with his back to the bull's eye, put an arrow on the bow, pulled the bow, flipped over and jumped in the air, and saw the three arrows merge into one, and the arrow energy pierced the bull's eye like a flame.

Everyone cheered: "Hit"

"Madam Wang is so amazing"

Mu Jinan felt vaguely uneasy. Shashen looked at him several times with a calculating look in her eyes. He had offended Shashen last time, so something might happen today.