It's not easy to marry a male concubine

At this time, a group of maids in lotus root pink gauze came in with trays. On the trays were delicate teacups. They lined up in two rows well-trained and distributed a cup to everyone present.

Because she didn't know what to do, Luo Lanyuan picked up the teacup and took a big gulp nervously, feeling like it had no taste?

Jiang Liye next to him couldn't stop him, so he poked him awkwardly, and reminded him in a low voice, "...that's for gargling..."

Luo Lanyuan almost choked, and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief as if nothing had happened.

Bai Wenwen on the opposite side let out a coquettish smile, leaned half on Jiang Ren's body and said, "Oh, Ah Ren, why is she drinking mouthwash?"

Luo Lanyuan: "?" Although it's my fault for drinking mouthwash, you should keep your voice down, I heard you?

"She is the number one beauty in the capital. She just looks like that. Apart from a pretty face, she doesn't need anything in the front and back." Bai Wenwen twisted her body, deliberately squeezed the two lumps of soft flesh on her chest. When he came to the table, he showed his hot curves, and his words were full of provocations.

Luo Lanyuan didn't bother to argue with her, after all, it would be strange if he was a man with breasts.

Jiang Ren's mouth was also very sweet, he hugged Bai Wenwen, and said nastyly: "You, you have to compare with the fairies in the sky. Isn't it too cheap to compare with this kind of vulgar fans?"

It's okay to laugh at his poor figure, why do vulgar fans see it?Because Luo Lanyuan is a man, he always wears simple and elegant makeup, but Bai Wenwen has eyeshadow, eyeliner, flaming red lips, a few catties of powder can fall off her face when she pats her face, and her clothes and jewelry are bright red and purple. Who is the vulgar one? Powder?

Jiang Liye who was next to him peeled a lychee and handed it to Luo Lanyuan: "Madam, I have been negotiating with people in Jianghu a lot recently, and I have heard a lot of interesting rumors."

Luo Lanyuan didn't know what he was going to say, so she asked cooperatively: "What rumor?"

Jiang Ren and his wife at the opposite table couldn't help but prick their ears when they heard what he said.

"The Red Snake Cult moved to the capital two months ago, and brought a lot of new and interesting things," Jiang Liye said.

Luo Lanyuan instantly understood what he wanted to say, pretending to be interested and asked: "Really? Then tell me quickly."

"They can manipulate snakes, insects, rats and ants to attack the enemy, and they can also prepare many poisons that are not available in the Central Plains." Jiang Liye continued.

"Ah, what kind of snakes, rats, and poisonous ones? It sounds so scary. This Red Snake Cult must be full of villains with evil eyebrows and mouse eyes, right?" Luo Lanyuan hugged Jiang Liye's arm tightly in a coquettish voice.

"That's not true. Karita, the leader of the Red Snake Cult, has a daughter named Berry Yin. It is said that she is a very beautiful woman. Men who come into contact with her will be fascinated by her."

"Hey, she's so charming, have you been fascinated by her?" Luo Lanyuan pretended to be jealous.

"How could it be? You also know that I only have you in my heart, but there are indeed some people who were easily hooked away." Jiang Liye was talking, and turned to Jiang Ren's table from the corner of his eye.

Although it was an act, this was the first time Luo Lanyuan heard Jiang Liye talk about love, and his goosebumps rose up, and he almost couldn't control his expression well.

And Jiang Ren's table was full of affection just now, and now it was about to fight.

"I just said that you and that little bitch don't know each other! You still don't admit it, tell me! Do you have anything to do with her?!" Blade's ear cursed.

"It hurts, it hurts! Ma'am, let go first, listen to my explanation, Berry and I are really just a cooperative relationship, there is nothing else!..." Jiang Ren bared his teeth as he was dragged away, and his gaze drifted to Jiang Li viciously The two of them in the night, but found that the two of them were holding a piece of watermelon each, enjoying themselves while watching the show.

"So is there anything about Jiang Ren and Berry Yin?" Luo Lanyuan took a bite of the watermelon and asked Jiang Li Ye in a low voice.

"What do you think? The Red Snake Cult has moved to the capital, so how could it be as simple as coming to join King Henghu?" Jiang Liye asked him back.

The answer is obvious. Although Jiang Ren already has a wife, Jiang Ren is also a candidate for the crown prince after all. Even if Berry Yin can be a concubine, it would be great for the Red Snake Sect.

"...That's right, but is Berry Yin's charm really that great?" Luo Lanyuan couldn't help asking.

"What? Are you jealous?" Jiang Liye chuckled.

"Who, who is jealous? Why am I jealous? I just ask casually!" Luo Lanyuan blushed.

Jiang Liye wiped off the watermelon juice on his face: "Why are you so excited, your face is almost like a kitten."

Luo Lanyuan stared at him extremely unhappily, as if she was about to open her mouth and bite his finger in the next second.

"Okay, okay, let me tell you." Jiang Liye put down his handkerchief: "Do you see what Bai Wenwen looks like? Berry Yin is similar to her in personality and dress. She is a real vulgar fan, Jiang Ren's favorite type. .”

"Pfft." Luo Lanyuan was amused by him: "But it seems that this Bai Wenwen is not easy to provoke, I feel that Jiang Ren loves and fears her."

"Can you not be afraid? She is the niece and granddaughter of the former empress dowager, the daughter of the first-rank Shaofu." Jiang Liye said: "King Henghu's foundation in the court has always been unstable, and Shaofu is the most powerful person in the court." A pillar."

Luo Lanyuan nodded, it turns out that there is still such a relationship in it.

It seems that everyone born in the royal family has some degree of involuntary control.

Suddenly, there was a sound: "The emperor is here--" sounded, and the noisy crowd fell silent in an instant.

A group of eunuchs and a group of court ladies opened the way, and the queen walked in slowly supporting the emperor.

Luo Lanyuan knelt down with everyone: "See the emperor! See the queen!"

With the support of the empress, Emperor Xiqi slowly sat on the dragon chair: "Excuse me, let's all get up."

This old-fashioned voice startled Luo Lanyuan. When he was very young, he had seen the emperor who visited him privately in a micro-clothes. Although the emperor was middle-aged at that time, he still looked tall and tough, but now he is completely complete. All are old men.

The queen is relatively younger, but there are also traces of age that cannot be hidden in the corners of her eyes and hair tips.

The illness came like a mountain, Luo Lanyuan didn't know much about medicine, but he could tell that the emperor was really afraid that he would die.

"Cough cough." The emperor of Xiqi coughed twice, and the queen patted his back to comfort him. The emperor glanced at the people present, and said slowly: "Since I took the throne for 42 years, the weather in Xiqi has always been good. , the country is peaceful and the people are safe, now that I am over seventy years old, it is time for me to take a rest."

Luo Lanyuan couldn't bear to hear him say this. He knew his own body best. It seems that the emperor himself knew that he was about to die. Generally, those who can become emperors are afraid of death. Emperor Xiqi can be so calm, He was very impressed.

"I know you are all concerned about the issue of the crown prince, so let's use this flower viewing feast to solve this issue." Emperor Xiqi coughed twice again.

Luo Lanyuan's heart tightened, this day finally came.

"Ah Yan, Ah Huan, you are my two favorite princes, because it is difficult for me to choose the position of prince, so I will make you both kings first."

Generally, only the emperor's brothers can be crowned kings. It is a great favor for a prince to be crowned king. Emperor Xiqi has many sons, but only Xuanyang King and Henghu King were crowned as kings.

"Ayan follows martial arts, and Ah Huan follows literature, but I hope that my successor will be a monarch with both civil and martial arts in the future. This is also the reason why I haven't established a crown prince for so long. This makes me very distressed."

After Emperor Xiqi finished speaking, he coughed for a long time, and the eunuchs and maids next to him gave water and water, and breathed freely, and it took a while to recover.

"When I was a child, I heard the legend of the five-color tourmaline." Emperor Xiqi continued.

Hearing this, Luo Lanyuan and Jiang Liye were shocked, and they exchanged shocked looks.

"The five-color tourmaline was originally the treasure that Princess Chulan, the first princess of the founding of the Western Qi Dynasty, brought to Luyuan and her own. They are the blue tourmaline dragon pupil, the golden tourmaline cornucopia, the rose tourmaline, the watermelon tourmaline, and the colorless tourmaline. Drunk Dream Liuguang. These five tourmalines were made into jewelry and became the dowry of Princess Chulan."

"But who would have thought that the team sending off relatives was attacked. The attacker was Prince Luyuan's lover, Princess Jiaoyang from the Quicksand Kingdom, and Princess Chulan who ran for their lives all the way, but were still killed by the relentless Princess Jiaoyang. These five tourmalines Jewelry was also scattered everywhere along with the princess' escape."

"Later, the two small countries of Luyuan and Liusha were destroyed by Xiqi, but the five-color tourmalines were never found again. They were suppressed in five extremely dangerous places with Princess Chulan's resentment."

"These five tourmalines are not only attached to Princess Chulan's resentment, but also carry Princess Chulan's love for Xiqi. It is rumored that taking these five tourmalines back to the imperial capital of Xiqi will ensure the peace of Xiqi for generations."

"Throughout the ages, many people have coveted the divine power of the five-color tourmaline, but no one can get it. It can be seen that there is no one who can get the five-color tourmaline. Therefore, I decided, which of you two brothers can take the five-color tourmaline back?" In the imperial capital, whoever is the new monarch of Xiqi!"

When everyone heard what Emperor Xiqi said, they were all stunned. They calculated each other, but they didn't expect such a result.

After Xiqi finished speaking, he coughed again and let out his breath, and was hurriedly carried back to his bedroom.

Luo Lanyuan had things in his heart, which made the flower viewing feast that he had been looking forward to for a long time tasteless, delicacies from mountains and seas were eaten like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit.

King Xuanyang and King Henghu also looked unhappy. After the banquet, everyone dispersed with their own concerns.

According to the usual practice, all guests participating in the flower viewing banquet can stay in the palace for one night.

At noon, Jiang Liye and Luo Lanyuan came to the courtyard allocated to them by the palace.

"Let's take a rest first, isn't it your first time to come to the palace, I can show you around in the afternoon." Jiang Liye helped Luo Lanyuan take off the complicated floor mopping coat outside the dress.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door, and a court lady said outside the door: "Second son, madam, the empress is here to invite you."