Villain: We agreed to cancel the engagement, what are you regretting?

The banquet was still being prepared.

A group of princes, ministers, nobles and relatives were waiting in the side hall of the Mingtang.

They gathered in groups of three or two to talk to each other, but there was no intersection between them, and they were clearly divided.

The entire Daqian Central Government was mainly divided into two major forces: civil and military.

The literati had many thoughts, so the factions were also more complicated, but there were mainly three parts.

The first was the civilian faction headed by Zhang Zhiqi, the chief minister of the cabinet and the minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Most of its members were from Luodu Academy, so it was also called the Academy faction.

The second was the noble faction represented by Liang Mingli, the second minister of the cabinet and the minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Most of them were founding nobles, Luodu clans, and prominent family backgrounds.

The third was Murong Wanqing's faction, but the composition of this faction was more complicated. Some were directly promoted by Murong Wanqing, and some came from the civilian faction or the noble faction.

The military faction was powerful, but it was divided into only two parts.

On one side were the civilian generals headed by the mighty general Yang Heng, and on the other side were the noble generals represented by the Zhenbei Prince Wang Xiang.

However, fifteen years ago, Wang Xuan supported the female emperor Li Chenghuan to ascend the throne and killed several nobles, which offended the noble family group.

So when Wang Xuan entered the scene, except for a few families with close ties to the Zhenbei Palace who came forward to say hello, almost no one paid attention to him.

Wang Xuan was also happy to be idle, hiding in a corner with his eyes closed, waiting for the show to begin.

But among the twos and threes of the crowd, a pair of eyes were quietly looking at Wang Xuan, with a look of resentment that could not be concealed.

"" What are you looking at, Brother Shaozhong?" someone asked.

Huang Shaozhong retracted his gaze and said with a smile:"Nothing! I'm just in a daze."

But the man was relentless and followed Huang Shaozhong's gaze, and said in surprise:"Isn't that Wang Xuan, the eldest son of the Zhenbei Palace?"

"I heard that you, Shaozhong, were beaten to a pulp by him because of Ajinai!"

"But these days, he and Ajinai have been traveling around and are as close as brothers."

"Didn't Brother Shaozhong say that Ajinai is your best friend?"Even within the same faction, not everyone is harmonious. This person obviously has a conflict of interest with Huang Shaozhong and wants to lose face for him.

Who asked Huang Shaozhong to get close to Ajinai? If he really establishes a good relationship with Rongdi and reaches some agreements in exchange for long-term peace on the border of Daqian, he will definitely be valued by the Prime Minister and the Emperor. He may even be remembered in history!

Naturally, some people will be jealous of such an opportunity, including the person who asked the question just now.

Hearing this, the people who had just surrounded Huang Shaozhong and tried to curry favor with him instantly moved away a little.

Although Huang Shaozhong was unhappy, he soon felt relieved.

Ajinai told him that his kindness to Wang Xuan was just a show, and his best friend was still himself.

"Lord Ajinai is naturally my best friend, but Wang Xuan is rude and cruel, and he has a large army in Luodu. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Lord Ajinai will naturally play along."

"You will see, after today, will Ajinai still care about Wang Xuan, the playboy?"

Huang Shaozhong said this with confidence.

Seeing this, the man stopped mocking and looked a little hesitant.

The people who had just moved away quietly moved closer.

"I told you! Actually, I have always been optimistic about Shao Zhongxiong!"

"Yes! If you get promoted in the future, don't forget us old brothers!"

Compliments continued to be heard, and Huang Shaozhong smiled happily.

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted:

"Ajinai from Rongdi is here!"

Huang Shaozhong looked over and saw a few tall and strong men wearing animal furs coming in. The leader was Ajinai.

Huang Shaozhong happily stepped forward and bowed to greet him:"Lord Ajinai, you may be……"

Before he finished speaking, Ajinai passed by Huang Shaozhong and walked towards Wang Xuan with a big laugh:

"Brother Wang Xuan, why are you here alone? Let me, your brother, accompany you!"

"No need, brother Ajinai, go talk to other people. This prince just needs some quiet time here!"

Seeing Wang Xuan's refusal, Ajinai still approached him shamelessly:"Brother, I don't like your Daqian's twists and turns either. It's better to stay with you and save trouble."

Wang Xuan sneered in his heart. He knew the reason why Ajinai did this, but he didn't point it out. After all, the main course hadn't been served yet, so it would be good to add some oil.

So he chatted with Ajinai from time to time.

Although Wang Xuan's attitude was a little cold, to outsiders, the two of them were chatting enthusiastically and had a deep relationship.

Seeing this, some people were envious, some were disdainful, and some were even angry.

The envious and jealous were naturally the appeasement faction. They couldn't understand why Ajinai would show goodwill to the Zhenbei Palace, which had a big grudge against them.

Especially Huang Shaozhong, after Ajinai passed him, he was stunned at first, and then his face turned ashen and gloomy.

Someone took the opportunity to mock:"I don't know who said that I am the best friend of Ajinai, but I didn't expect that he would ignore me."

"Everyone can brag, but I didn’t expect that they would be exposed so quickly and become a joke!"

"So, don't be too self-righteous. If someone is just being polite, don't take it seriously."

""Hahahaha!"

The voice was not loud, but Huang Shaozhong could hear it all.

He knew that these people were deliberately embarrassing him.

Some of the people who had gathered to curry favor with him dispersed again.

Being an official! One has to be able to change one's attitude according to the situation.

Huang Shaozhong hated Wang Xuan very much.

Although he didn't understand why Ajinai was still playing with Wang Xuan, he knew that if there was no Wang Xuan, he wouldn't have suffered the humiliation today!

"Just wait, Wang Xuan! Sooner or later, he will fall! Humph!"Huang Shaozhong cursed secretly in his heart.

Those who disdain are the group of civil officials sent by the academy. They are strong-willed and think that Rongdi is a barbarian land and the people are brutal and rude. They disdain them and think they need to be educated. Naturally, they will not think about making friends with them.

The angry ones are the military generals, whether they are civilians or nobles.

Some of them have fought with Rongdi, and their relatives, brothers and subordinates have died at the hands of Rongdi. Naturally, they don't like Ajinai.

They hate and are angry about Wang Xuan's"making friends" with Ajinai. If it weren't for Yang Heng's pressure, they would have stepped forward to insult and even wanted to take the opportunity to attack.

""General, why don't you let us go and scold them?" A black-faced general said angrily.

Hearing this, Yang Heng just raised his eyelids slightly and said lightly:"Don't make trouble, there will be a good show later."

"Good show? What does it mean?"The black-faced general was puzzled.

Some of the other generals were thinking, but most of them scratched their heads.

Many of them were good at fighting, but it would be too difficult for them to play tricks in the court.

Yang Heng did not speak, but continued to close his eyes and rest.

Everyone did not dare to disturb him anymore, so they could only wait quietly.

In a corner where no one was paying attention, Lin An and several colleagues were chatting casually.

But his eyes were fixed on Wang Xuan's figure from beginning to end.

"Wang Xuan, ah Wang Xuan! Enjoy this last glory!"

"From today on, the reputation of your Zhenbei Palace will be ruined."

"And you will also become a sinner of Daqian!"

"And I will become the hero who saves Daqian!"

""Hehehe!"