Chapter 259 Live Blind Date
I originally thought that since the Eastern Palace had issued such a solemn and urgent order to recall him to the capital, something important must have happened.
It is very likely that Nan Lijun is in an extremely difficult situation in the court due to the constraints of Ni Kun and is in urgent need of support.
However, when Huo Gannian and Yun Chen rushed back from afar, they found that the palace was safe and sound inside and outside.
The Yong'an Hall was decorated with layers of glazed cups, magnificently furnished, and filled with an endless Mid-Autumn Festival banquet filled with delicacies.
In the center of the hall, a giant colorful phoenix stands with its head held high.
It is made of dozens of ingredients such as red melon, carrot, green radish, white jade bamboo shoots, etc., inlaid with pearls and gems, and carved and assembled by eighty craftsmen.
Due to the hot weather and the perishable nature of food, in order to preserve the phoenix's vigorous shape and brilliant color, eighty craftsmen began carving in the early morning of the banquet day and did not finish until half an hour before the evening banquet.
Such a unique, luxurious and beautiful phoenix really won the admiration of all officials.
Huo Gannian and Yun Chen sat at the banquet, looking at Cao Fang, Duan Jie and Meng Jianyun who, like them, had left the war and rushed back just because of an urgent order from the East Palace that required them to arrive in Kyoto before August 15th.
The five men looked at each other, all of them with tired and dusty faces, their cheeks cracked and rough from the wind and sand of the battlefield, which made them look out of place with the officials at the banquet who were dressed neatly and brightly.
Cao Fang's hair had turned white, and his shoulder injury had not yet healed, and he was still wrapped in a herbal cloth.
Another veteran, Meng Jianyun, also had a head full of silver hair and walked with a limp, apparently injured during the war.
Duan Jie was about the same age as Huo Gannian and was a young general. He was not injured, but his face was tired and his eyes were dark blue.
Looking at the luxurious and expensive banquet and the relaxed and happy atmosphere, several people couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Huo Gannian's face looked particularly ugly, and he drank one glass of wine after another.
Yun Chen didn't think much of it, because Yun Wang happened to be seated next to her, and the two of them could take this opportunity to talk.
She leaned closer to Yunwang and asked stealthily:
"How's life in Beijing? Is everything okay? Are you adjusting to Liancheng? Is there anything you're missing?"
Yun Wang quickly glanced around and smiled politely:
"Thank you, General Yun, for your concern. Kyoto is a place of great feng shui. I, your humble servant, and my family are honored to be able to visit this city of the Son of Heaven. It is truly wonderful."
Yun Chen didn't notice Yun Wang's deliberate attempt to keep his distance, and said:
"I found a pair of precious silver horse bells in the southeast. The sound is clear and pleasant, and can be heard a mile away. I will send them to your house tomorrow. Liancheng will definitely like them."
"Thank you, General Yun, for your concern." Noticing that several ministers were looking at him curiously, and were obviously surprised at how familiar the two were, Yun Wang continued to maintain his standard smile and said:
"I'm a poor parent. My son loves to tinker with all sorts of horse bells. I heard there were pure silver bells in the southeast, so I bothered General Huo to find one. General Huo was so kind to agree, and I didn't expect to bother General Yun to find one for me. I'm truly grateful."
When the conversation became so awkward, Yun Chen finally understood what she meant. She should avoid suspicion with Yun Wang, so she had to sit up straight and stop saying anything too intimate.
Seeing that the ministers who had originally listened with their ears perked up all showed an expression of "I see" and stopped paying attention, Yun Wang breathed a sigh of relief and took a sip of the plum wine.
At this time, a minister raised his glass and said to Yun Chen with a smile:
"General Yun has achieved such remarkable military success at such a young age. He is truly a rare young talent in our Nan Kingdom! May I ask where your hometown is?"
Yun Chen returned the greeting by drinking, and without hesitation he said, "I'm from You--"
As soon as he said the word "You", Yun Wang beside him immediately interrupted:
"Yuyang? It's Yuyang, right? I heard General Yun has a Yuyang accent. I wonder if my guess is correct?"
Yun Chen reacted, touched his nose, and smiled awkwardly:
"Yes... Lord Yun is amazing. He can even guess this."
Yun Wang took two sips of plum wine and said with a smile:
"General, you are too kind."
The minister carefully wrote down the words "Yuyang" and then asked, "Are General Yun's parents in good health?"
Yun Chen replied: "Thank you for your concern, everything is fine."
The minister laughed again and said, "General Yun is a pillar of the country, serving the country on the battlefield for years. He can't serve his parents. So I have to trouble my wife to take care of them on his behalf, right?"
"Thank you for your concern. I am unmarried and have no wife. My brothers and sisters are all married and they can take care of our parents - oh -"
Before Yun Chen finished speaking, he suddenly covered his calf and frowned.
She was not stupid enough to ask Yun Wang "Why did you kick me?", but she knew she had said the wrong thing again.
As expected, as soon as she said "I'm unmarried", dozens of eyes lit up at the table, and instantly, like a boiling pot, they all looked at her:
"General Yun's brothers and sisters are all married. As the eldest son, you should also get married this morning! My niece is the fifth daughter of the Earl of Song Lu. She is sixteen years old and well-educated..."
"The legitimate son has the responsibility to bring honor to the family and pass on the legacy. It is of paramount importance that General Yun marry and have children as soon as possible! My niece is fifteen years old. She doesn't usually like poetry, but she loves wielding swords and spears. She will definitely get along well with the general..."
"General Yun has endured the hardships of fighting on the battlefield, and he needs a gentle and docile woman to be his perfect match. I heard that the youngest daughter of the Duke of E is just the right age..."
Huo Gannian is a marquis, with great wealth and power, which is beyond reach, and no one dares to get close to him.
Yun Chen is different, she is only a viscount.
Under normal circumstances, the Beijing aristocrats would look down on her "bodyguard background".
But in the past two years, she has made many military achievements on the battlefield and has become a popular new military general with a bright future and unlimited wealth.
All the powerful families in the capital with daughters of marriageable age wanted to marry Yun Chen.
In addition, Yun Chen is handsome and speaks straightforwardly. In the eyes of these "old foxes" who have been officials for many years and have become almost cunning, Yun Chen is like a cute and fierce little mastiff, showing his newly grown fangs, and is very easy to control.
Faced with this fierce "live blind date offensive", Yun Chen was so scared that his face turned green. He politely declined this one and declined that one. He was so flustered that he couldn't cope with it. He could only look at Yun Wang for help.
Yun Wang sighed helplessly, "General Yun, don't you need to go change clothes? The East Palace will be here soon and the banquet will officially begin. You should go as soon as possible."
"Yes, yes, I need to change clothes!" Yun Chen slapped his thigh and left in a hurry.
I don’t know what tricks Yun Wang used, but when Yun Chen came back, he saw that everyone looked uninterested.
The ministers who were busy proposing marriage for Yun Chen just now stopped talking and looked at Yun Chen with strange eyes.
Yun Wang sat there guzzling plum soup, and the palace servant beside him almost didn't have time to refill his glass.
When Yun Chen sat down with a head full of questions, Yun Wang showed a standard and decent smile, and said to her with gritted teeth in a voice that was almost ventriloquism:
"General Yun has become thinner due to hunger. Eat more and talk less, okay?"
Yun Chen nodded repeatedly, not daring to refuse.
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