Dangerous Intimacy [Quick Transmigration]

The banquet hall is brightly lit, and the surrounding incense keeps the coolness of the autumn night out.

Xu Yang took Xiao Yanchen to sit in the family's seat, the candle wax on their table hummed slightly, and the warm light illuminated a dark and competitive world.

Since Xia Chen's last visit, the young man has tried his best to prove that he is an adult. It's you and me who pick up vegetables at the dinner table. He doesn't let him do his hair anymore. He even goes to the mountains to pick fruits during the day. He also climbed up the tree without listening to the arrangement at all.

Xu Yang was still thinking about something just now, and when he didn't pay attention to the wine glass in front of him, he was taken away. Fortunately, he stopped him in time before the other party got the drink.At this moment, on the steps outside, Xia Mingyu and the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs had a good chat, and the two of them were holding each other's palms under the dining table here.

In the young man's eyes was a bright sea of ​​light, full of smiles reflecting his own shadow, which seemed to be a little hot.

Xu Yang looked at the other party quietly, breathing heavily every time, because he didn't dare to make big movements, so he could only warn the other party with helpless winks and a little coercion, but the boy obviously didn't look at it. in the eyes.

Finally, the maid who continued to serve dishes attracted some of the other party's attention, he almost broke free, and drank the wine in the glass with a bright and proud smile.

However, when he lowered his head again, he found that Xiao Yanchen was only staring at himself in a daze.

"The wine is gone, don't worry about it." Xu Yang didn't think too much, and brought the jug to the corner again.This time, the boy stopped pestering others, and sat in his original position, pursing his lips.

Soon it was time to toast and present gifts. Xu Yang looked serious and nodded with Qin Jingyuan, who was not far away, before returning to the outside position alone with the jug in hand.

When the glass of wine was filled, the palace servants just brought up the Xu family's birthday gift.He helped Xu Jingshi get up, and followed Xia Mingyu who was on the throne, and said blessings.

On the other side, where the two princes were seated, there was also a turbulent undercurrent between the toasts.After the second prince Xia Hui heard the list of congratulatory gifts read aloud by the palace staff, he rushed to the side with persistent fruit wine and whispered: "Brother, what do you think of the congratulatory gifts prepared by the Xu family this time?"

Xia Chen glanced at him, showing a little pride, "Father knew about it before the banquet, but he appreciated it."

"It's true that I worked hard to find out the father's preferences, expressing loyalty and implying love." Xia Hui snorted lightly, and said in a strange way, "Little General Xu seems to know the father better than you, big brother."

This time Xia Chen didn't return immediately, remembering what happened when he was rescued earlier.After a while, he loosened his collar, nodded casually, "Well, I think so too." He turned his eyes slowly, with an attitude of "I know you're trying to sow discord, but I just don't fall for it", He raised his chin, "Cousin is really good."

After listening, Xia Hui snorted, mumbling something in his mouth, and stopped talking.

In the middle of the banquet hall, Xu Yang returned to his seat and sat down, and then set his sights on the outside of the palace gate.As expected, after the Xu family passed, it was a gift from the Zhong family.

The courtiers more or less knew the specialness of their gift, and they all looked forward to it.Soon, a few court ladies with somewhat flimsy footsteps came in in two lines holding precious silk and satin. Among them, four eunuchs came in pushing a cart, their faces covered with cold sweat.

A square cage was carried on the cart, tightly covered with a black cloth.Xu Yang, who had been prepared for a long time, squinted his eyes, feeling that something was still not quite right.He tilted his head to think, and Xu Jingshi next to him pointed out: "This cage is too big, it is more than enough to house two of the ferocious animals in our hunting ground."

Xu Jingshi calmly picked some decent dishes and put them on a small dish, brought them to his table, and continued: "It is said that Zhong Hao prepared this gift himself, and his elder brother wouldn't let him see it. There must be a mystery in the middle, and the one to be offered may not be a tiger."

Xu Yang calmly listened to his father's speculation, and looked up at the Zhong family opposite.

The old gentleman of the Zhong family resigned and returned home and did not attend the birthday banquet. Now the eldest son Zhong Hong is in charge, and the army under his command is guarding the southern border. His second brother is Zhong Hao who lives in the northwest. , incompetent without knowing it.The only daughter of the Zhong family is now honored as a noble concubine and the biological mother of the second prince.

From this point of view, the Xu and Zhong families are quite similar, and they can be regarded as evenly matched in both the court and the harem.And since the second prince gradually became outstanding, all the officials in the court and the central government also gradually stood in line secretly.Xu Yang originally thought that the balance between the two factions would last for a few more years, but he didn't expect that someone with a swollen face and a fat man would insist on breaking it at this birthday banquet.

On the other side, Zhong Hao, who wanted to prove himself, held his big belly and saluted to the high position, "Your Majesty, I captured a Rob tiger alive on the newly occupied border of Li State a few days ago, and sent it back to Beijing in a hurry, just to present it tonight. To Your Majesty."

Xia Mingyu glanced at the cage calmly, with no emotion on his face, "General Zhong has a heart, but it's really inappropriate for you to send this congratulatory gift directly to the banquet. Most of the officials came with their family members. What's going wrong? How dare I hold a birthday party in the future."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, since I dared to pull up the cage, I must have made sufficient preparations." Zhong Hao showed his silver teeth and looked around the audience, "Your Majesty must have heard about it beforehand, but you should only know one of them and not others. Two, there is more than just a tiger in Wei Chen's cage."

After finishing speaking, he instructed his subordinates to remove the black cloth.

Everyone waited with bated breath, they could faintly hear the panting of the ferocious beast before, but now the cover was removed, they saw a small but strong Rob tiger, felt the light, opened its mouth and roared.

Immediately afterwards, exclamations came from the whole hall, and then stopped abruptly with another roar of tigers.There was indeed more than just a tiger in the cage, half a meter away was only a fence away, and a woman was sitting by her side, slowly opening her clear and calm eyes.

Behind the deep screen, Yan Chen lowered his face.

The subordinate who was still carrying the black cloth realized something was wrong, and hurried to Zhong Hao's side, "The general is wrong, the person we are looking for does not seem to be so young."

"This general has eyes!" Zhong Hao's complexion turned pale in an instant, and his back was covered in cold sweat.

"Then shall we still open the door?"

Zhong Hao didn't answer right away, he stared intently at the girl in pink and white, stood up without fear, and rang the bell on his wrist.By accident, he said to continue.

"Bastard!" Zhong Hong slapped him away with a slap, and rushed over to stop his subordinates from opening the fence in the middle, but he was still a step too late.

Rob Tiger seized the opportunity and jumped out in time to get stuck in the crack of the door.After several struggles, it finally broke the fence, bared its twisted fangs, and pressed its claws on the place it had been thinking about for a long time.

At this moment, the rest of the Zhong family was in despair, and it would be disrespectful to see blood in front of the saint.Zhong Hong's pupils constricted, and he made a quick decision. He snatched the black cloth from his subordinates. However, he was about to make a final remedy to cover up the bloody scene.

"Wait a minute, Zhong Aiqing, don't worry."

The moment the sound fell, there was a clear and calm bell, and the girl in the cage walked with her back facing her, and pushed the other half of the fence out with her backhand.Since then, there has been no obstacle between humans and tigers.

Vivienne had expected this situation a long time ago. The moment she woke up from the cage and saw the tiger, she planned to leave the story with a knife, but luckily she found the crossbow on her body.

At this moment, she concentrated on keeping a certain distance from the tiger, quickly set up the weapon in her hand, and fully drew the bowstring.A set of movements took only a few blinks. When the officials were still worried and scared, the first arrow with poison was shot out, which perfectly hit the tiger's eye.

The scene boiled instantly, but Vivienne couldn't relax, she overestimated the lethality of the Liannu.After a clear and resentful curse, she reloaded the ammunition and quickly dodged the tiger's frenzied pounce, but she still couldn't escape the tiger's claws, with three deep marks on her back.

In an instant, a large amount of blood flowed out, staining the entire back red.

Enduring the severe pain, the girl half-kneeled in a corner, filled the crossbow with as many arrows as possible, and saved the last one.She quickly raised her hand to aim at the writhing tiger on the ground and shot it in the neck.

After the howling that tortured people's eardrums, the tiger still did not lose its attack power and slowly crawled over.

"That's it." Vivienne sighed hopelessly, grabbing the last arrow and pointing at her chest.

At the very moment, a figure jumped out from the side of the cage, stretched a gem-studded knife into the fence, pierced the tiger's throat and nailed it into the cart.The blood spurted out and splashed on Xu Yang's face, but he didn't turn his head, but held tightly the knife he had just delivered until the tiger suffocated to death.

The banquet was already in chaos, some timid officials and palace officials hid behind the pillars, and many family members also screamed in fear.

Surrounded by the imperial guards, Xia Mingyu stood up slowly, "Okay, this farce can end, let's have a feast." Then, he was about to signal the head eunuch to deal with the follow-up matters, when a black shadow quickly ran down the steps.

"Call the imperial doctor!" Xia Chen hurriedly overtook Xu Yang, picked up the subordinate who was sitting slumped aside, and shouted: "Where is the key, let him out!"

After unlocking it, he directly pulled off the silk and satin on the nearby gift plate, and surrounded the girl's thin body.

"What's the matter?" "Why does His Highness the Crown Prince care so much about that woman?" Discussions came from the crowd, and the previous fear dissipated a lot.

Soon, some senior ministers sighed: "Like the prince's birth mother, she has six points of similar appearance, and her skills are also close." Everyone suddenly realized, and the conversation became more and more popular.

Seeing Xia Chen getting emotional, Xu Yang grabbed his arm and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Everyone is watching, don't be impulsive."

Xia Chen regained his composure, looked away from the girl and glanced at him, then gasped, "Cousin, you scare me!"

"I'll go to your palace to deal with it later, but I can't scare the little one." Xu Yangyun smiled lightly, and casually wiped the blood dripping from his chin, "Now express your attitude, Your Highness, you are the one who expresses love for the people." It's time for your heart."

Xia Chen understood what he meant, took a deep breath, and saluted to the high position: "Father, I took back Kongchi City at the end of Xia Dynasty. Not long after the war, everything was left to be done. It’s a big deal. Now that General Zhong forcibly brought back innocent people, and almost caused a tragedy in front of everyone’s eyes, how can such a big event be just a party?”

Xia Mingyu didn't respond immediately, Mosuo held the pull ring on his thumb, his eyes wandered among everyone.

"Your Majesty, there is deceit in this!" Suddenly, Zhong Hao, who fell to the ground, jumped up and argued, "The one brought back by Weichen is the more beautiful and powerful daughter of the beast..." However, what he said Someone didn't let him finish at all.

Vivienne, who was in severe pain, was caught off guard by the riot, gathered strength, and before the people around her had time to react, she kicked and knocked people unconscious.

The scene became chaotic again, and everyone shrank back like a frightened bird.Xu Yang also didn't expect the girl to be so stubborn, so he pursed his lips and thought about the solution.

In the silence, Xia Mingyu finally opened his mouth and laughed a few times, "I originally wanted the Zhong family to punish me and give me an explanation. I really didn't consider the people at the border. Fortunately, the crown prince reminded me. Therefore, General Zhong has to do it himself. To take responsibility for this farce, it's time not to rely on your elder brother."

Afterwards, he looked at Zhong Hong unhurriedly, seeing that the other party lowered his head and expressed no objection, he continued with satisfaction: "I have ordered that Zhong Hao get up immediately and stay at home until he has committed a crime and made meritorious service. "

After the words fell, the officials were either silent or surprised, and more panicked by the unexpected result. It became more and more difficult to guess the Sacred Heart.

Xia Mingyu turned his gaze back to the girl with pale lips leaning against the cage, and said unhappily: "Where's the imperial doctor? It took so long to be summoned. Such a delay, I don't think they want their black gauze caps."

The chief eunuch reacted very quickly, and replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, after all, she is a daughter, so she has to take someone to the side hall for treatment."

"Then hurry up and take care of her." Xia Mingyu paused for a moment, then frowned, "I haven't seen such a heroic woman for a long time."

I don't know when, the drum music at the banquet was played again, and all the civil and military officials were sent away.Amid the crowds of people, they either looked up at the stars in the clear sky, or stared at the stones on the ground, each with their own thoughts.