This shadow guard is kinda nice

Xiao Yichen patted Lin Sheng's hand off his shoulder, looked at him sideways, and said coolly, "Didn't you just say no?"

Lin Sheng was not annoyed, and said with a smile, "You're already here, can I not come?"

Xiao Yichen rolled his eyes at him, didn't want to talk to him at all, and went to the banquet of the princes.Mo Ran followed behind him, and Lin Sheng made a lip gesture to him, "Did you eat him?"

Mo Ran gave him a sympathetic look, shook his head, walked up to Xiao Yichen and stood down, he took a quick look and saw Ren Mingfeng sitting opposite him first.

Mo Ran: "..."

Ren Mingfeng was not blind, he watched Chen Ling go to the seat behind the fourth prince and sit down, and then watched Mo Ran stand still behind Xiao Yichen, until Mo Ran raised his head, and the eyes of the two met in the air.

For a moment, Mo Ran looked away calmly.

There is no embarrassment of being exposed.

Ren Mingfeng didn't know what mood he was in, his eyes turned to Xiao Yichen, Xiao Yichen seemed to feel something, he stopped talking with the fourth prince, turned his head and looked straight at the source of his gaze.

He froze for a moment, then smiled.

It was his negligence, how could the emperor not invite the newly appointed martial arts leader to the banquet.

Mo Ran filled up the wine with winking eyes, Xiao Yichen picked up the wine glass, and held it up to Ren Mingfeng from afar.

It wasn't until this moment that Ren Mingfeng remembered that in those days when they were together, no matter what happened to Chen Ling, he always felt a sense of disobedience towards this person.He has always wondered where these senses of disobedience come from, and now he finally understands.

Ordinary wealthy people don't have his attitude of always being superior. It's not that he looks down on anyone, but the arrogance that is engraved in his bones and is above everything else.

Although Chen Ling didn't show much, Ren Mingfeng still felt a little bit.

He remembered that when he was waiting for Yi Linglong and Mo Ran in the woods with Chen Ling, they were chatting, and Chen Ling said that he was from Jinling, what he was thinking at that time was that this person is not impossible even if he is a child of an official family.

Ren Mingfeng pursed his lips. Indeed, Chen Ling could be regarded as a son of an official family, a son of an official family from Jinling.

King Xuan of Liang, and Fifth Prince Xiao Yichen.

He raised the wine glass in his hand, and responded to Xiao Yichen.

Not long after Xiao Yichen arrived, the emperor finally arrived. He brought the queen with him, and the two walked up to the high position together. Everyone below stood up and saluted. The emperor raised his hand to signal everyone to excuse himself.

"Today is New Year's Day, the beginning of a new year, so I have invited all my lovers to come here to celebrate the festive season," the emperor smiled, and pointed to Ren Mingfeng, "Similarly, it is also to congratulate the director of the League, Mingfeng, It is my great fortune to win the position of the leader of the martial arts alliance."

Everyone bowed their hands in unison, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, and congratulations for being the leader of the alliance."

Ren Mingfeng stood up and bowed slightly to the emperor, "Your Majesty is too praised, this is what I should do for Your Majesty and for Daliang."

"Okay." The emperor said loudly, "Is there anything Leader Ren wants? Ask me, and I will do my best to satisfy you."

He thought for a while, "Return to Your Majesty, I don't have anything I want right now."

"Leader Ren can't think of bringing it up later." His men pressed down and signaled Ren Mingfeng to sit down.

Ren Mingfeng sat down, he always wanted to make some demands, so he didn't say anything to death just now.This request can't be too much, the emperor will feel that he is greedy, and it can't be too light, otherwise the emperor will not be relieved.

After the emperor's short speech, the banquet began. The dancers appeared one after another, and the sound of silk and bamboo was endless.

Xiao Yichen just took a few mouthfuls of food when Xiao Jingyu ran to his side, knelt down and said, "Fifth Brother, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Xiao Yichen reached out to rub his hair, and said perfunctorily, "Is there any?"

"Yes, I have."

Xiao Jingyu raised his head and opened his big eyes, looking pitiful.

Xiao Yichen lowered his head to look at him, Xiao Jingyu's appearance followed his mother concubine, Concubine Hui, their eyes were almost identical, big and energetic, and when they laughed, they would bend into crescent shapes.

"Go and play with your Sixth Princess." Seeing Xiao Yiqing beside him, he casually pushed Xiao Jingyu to Sixth Princess Xiao Yiqing.

Xiao Jingyu felt aggrieved, and sued Xiao Yichen next to his Sixth Sister, "Sixth Sister, look, Fifth Brother is bullying me again."

Xiao Yiqing looked away from Ren Mingfeng, and said with a smile: "Your Brother Wuhuang always bullies you, and you still like to go to him."

Xiao Jingyu hummed twice and stopped talking.

Xiao Yi'an kept looking at them all the time, and occasionally focused his eyes on Mo Ran behind Xiao Yichen, he always felt that he had seen this taciturn but extremely handsome guard beside Xiao Yichen, but he couldn't remember where.

It shouldn't be, if he has seen a beauty of this level, he will definitely not forget it.

After thinking about it for a while, but to no avail, he stopped wasting his mind and focused all his attention on the graceful dancer.

After Xiao Yichen's side was finally quiet for a while, the crown prince came over again. He had just finished drinking with a group of ministers, and now it was his brothers' turn.

Xiao Yichen, Xiao Yi'an, Xiao Jingyu, and Xiao Yiqing happened to be sitting together, so they simply stood up and formed a circle with Xiao Beining.The emperor left the banquet halfway, so these princes are the most eye-catching at the banquet now.

They all stood up at once, and the originally lively and noisy voice dropped a few degrees in an instant, and almost everyone's attention was on these few people.

Holding the cup, Xiao Beining glanced at everyone one by one, "In the new year, we brothers and sisters rarely have the opportunity to get together. Here it is."

He paused for a moment, then his eyes fell on Xiao Yichen, "The fifth brother just got out of the restraint, come on, let's toast him and congratulate the fifth."

Regardless of whether it was true or false, the wine glasses of several people touched together, Xiao Yichen said with a smile: "Thank you, Prince, for thinking of me like this."

The prince drank the wine in the glass, "It should."

The cup was filled with wine again, and the prince continued: "In the new year, there is nothing to congratulate everyone, I just hope everyone can achieve what they want."

After another glass of wine, except for Xiao Jingyu, he drank tea. Seeing that everyone was about to disperse, Xiao Jingyu hurriedly said, "Brother Prince."

Xiao Beining bent down and asked him what's wrong.

"Brother Prince, Jing Yu wishes you a happy new year and all the best!"

Hearing this, Xiao Beining bent his lips and smiled, "Thank you Brother Nine Emperors, Brother Prince appreciates it."

Xiao Jingyu also smiled, his eyes bent into crescents, "Brother Prince, can I toast you with a glass of wine?"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."

The people who hadn't left laughed instantly, Xiao Yi'an rubbed Xiao Jingyu's hair, "Little devil, I'm waiting for your prince brother here!"

Xiao Jingyu gave him a dissatisfied look, "No way, I wish my brother Prince sincerely."

It's not that I want to drink.

Xiao Beining still rejected him with a smile, "Jiuhuang brother can drink tea, and he can only drink when he grows up."

Xiao Yiqing took over the conversation, "Yes, Jing Yu will drink when he grows up."

Xiao Jingyu knew that he would not be able to drink today, so he sat down to eat something disappointed, and the small circle formed by several people also dispersed.

After sitting for a while, Xiao Yichen left the table early, Mo Ran followed behind him, the two of them left the Qianhua Hall, and turned to the side, Xiao Yichen leaned against the red wall, thinking of blowing the wind, dispelling the smell of wine, and then returning to the mansion .

Mo Ran leaned back against the red wall, always paying attention to the surrounding situation. In the faint light of the palace lantern, he saw Ren Mingfeng coming this way.

"Master, Ren Mingfeng is here."

Xiao Yichen opened his eyes and hummed.

Ren Mingfeng approached, and he stood still a few steps away from the two of them.

"His Highness Prince Xuan." He said softly.