Before setting out on the road, Bai Mu checked with his boy several times, but he always got a positive answer.

Bai Mu was a little confused: Is it possible that the palace is so beautiful? It's not like I haven't seen it before?

But this is not an important matter after all. Since Mo Yan has made such a firm request, he can no longer refuse.

When we arrived at the gate of the palace, light snow started to fall outside, making the already cold weather even colder. Some carriages and sedans that had arrived earlier were parked outside, and the bearers outside were all rubbing their hands with their hands and faces red from the cold.

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Bai Mu thought about what was going to happen next, an assassination in the palace... If the reason was not found out, even the palace door would not be opened, so these people were waiting.

He frowned. He couldn't control other people's things, but his own...

Bai Mu got off the sedan and sent everyone back with a strong attitude.

"Just send someone to check on me every hour. Are you planning to wait here all the time? Can the palace keep me cold?"

Mo Yan murmured in his heart: I have heard of servants waiting for their masters, how could a master wait for his servants instead? How is this inappropriate?!

But when Bai Musu lowered his face and gave instructions, he was so majestic that Mo Yan didn't dare to refute at all, so he could only hesitantly respond.

The people were sent away, and Bai Mu followed the eunuch who led the way into the palace.

Led to the seat by the leading eunuch, he raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked, "Eunuch Cui?"

Eunuch Cui had a smile on his face, and his eyes almost disappeared. He bowed low and asked, "What are your orders, Mr. Pei?"

Bai Mu hesitated, "Is this position... wrong?"

Whenever a banquet is held in the palace, it is just an ordinary small gathering, and the seating arrangements are very particular. What's more, this is a New Year's banquet. Royal family members, aristocratic families, court officials... When this group of people gather together, I am afraid that the doorways inside the seats will be arranged.

I couldn’t finish talking about it for several days.

Eunuch Cui seemed puzzled, "Didn't Mr. Pei sit here in the past years?"

Bai Mu: "..."

Isn't this different?

In previous years, as the knife in that little bastard's hand, of course the closer he acted, the more favor he gained, the better.

But this year, if I remember correctly, he is still Yan Xiao's man, right? If he is so close, he is not afraid of his hand being cut by the blade?

Eunuch Cui glanced at the newly added seat opposite, and seemed to realize something. He lowered his voice and whispered: "I asked someone to move your seat forward an inch..."

His hand in his sleeve quietly pointed to the opposite side, his voice lowered, "It looks like they are on a line, you are definitely in front."

Bai Mu: "..."

Is that what he cares about?!

Bai Mu was silent for a while, realizing that he probably couldn't explain it to Eunuch Cui.

Anyway, from today onwards, he will be Li Tanyi's man again, so it seems that there is nothing wrong with him... Besides, it is so close, so it will be convenient to rescue people later.

Bai Mu finally sat down. Cui Eunuch nodded and bowed, "You can give me orders if you have anything to do."

It’s hard to say whether those who can climb to high positions in the palace have political literacy, but their ability to figure out the Holy Heart is absolutely first-class. Who is most important in the Holy Spirit’s heart? These people have a clear mind... No matter how much talk there is outside, Bai Mu is still there

The treatment in the palace is still the same as before.

Among the people who came into Taile Palace now, Pei Baimu was the only one who deserved to be greeted personally by Eunuch Cui. After Baimu took his seat, he left in a hurry, which didn't attract much attention.

But only Eunuch Cui himself knew that his palms were sweating.

He moved his wrist and pushed the note that had just been secretly pushed into his hand deeper into his sleeve. He was worried that his whereabouts would be exposed, and he was afraid that his sweaty palms would smear the writing.

On the way, the little eunuch bowed his head and saluted. He tried hard to maintain his usual attitude, scolded him at the top of his voice, turned around and hurried to His Majesty's palace——

This palace... I'm afraid something big is going to happen.

…

Handing out the small note, the first step of the task is completed.

Bai Mushi sat in his seat quietly, waiting for the banquet to begin.

According to the established rules at the banquet, naturally the lower the rank, the earlier the person comes.

When it comes to relatives of the emperor, although Bai Mu is said to be the emperor's "elder brother", in terms of blood, he is not even close to him in the capital. In terms of official rank, he is not that outstanding in this capital where everyone is above the first rank, and now he is even more so.

Even the Holy Favor was gone... He originally thought he would just sit at the bottom of the hall with her outside the hall this year.

He didn't want to attract too much attention, and he had a mission, so Bai Mu came extra early.

But now that I was invited to the top, facing the empty hall, I felt particularly lonely.

This was even more aggrieved to the officials who were sitting at the bottom of the table outside. Before taking their seats, they planned to exchange a few words with each other and build relationships. But when they looked up, they saw that people were already sitting in the hall. They all wondered if they were late.

I didn't dare to move around any more, so I had to kneel down and sit in my seat.

Bai Mu:...So how many hours does he have to wait here?

He was silent for a while and said: "San'er, let's start the game..."

No one in this world can play games online with him, so he can only play games alone.

But to pass the time, Xiaoxiaole and Tetris are very stress-relieving...

In a series of "double kill" and "triple kill" sound effects, Bai Mu heard a different sound. He opened his eyes and saw that it was Yan Xiao coming over.

Bai Mu originally thought that the banquet was about to begin, but when he saw that the hall was still empty, only now there were two people sitting instead of one person.

Bai Mu: Is Yan Xiao out of his mind? Are you here so early?

…

After the routine greetings, Bai Mu planned to continue to close his eyes (play) and rest his mind (play), but a scorching gaze fell on him. No matter how big-hearted Bai Mu was, he could not be treated like this.

While staring, then close your eyes.

The two of them stared at each other for a long time, and finally waited for the next person to come. Bai Musong gave a warm welcome to the person who came.

The man named Liu was flattered and even a little scared.

Although Mr. Pei has not appeared in the court for several months, and there are even rumors that he has lost his holy family. But anyone in the court who has a little bit of brains, no matter how useless he is, will not dare to treat this person lightly.

Not to mention anything else, just the surname "Pei" is enough for him to provide for him in the imperial court. Not to mention that this person has a relationship with His Majesty since childhood. How can it be said that it is gone? Look at today's age.

How can the banquet seats look like they have lost the Sacred Heart?

Being treated with such unusual enthusiasm, Mr. Liu desperately flipped through the notebook in his mind: He has never offended Mr. Pei in these days, right?

Liu Hao didn't come up with a reason in the end. Fortunately, other people came over one after another. Bai Mu took a "sick leave" as an excuse to rest and received greetings from many people. He couldn't be distracted to greet these people for the time being.

Mr. Liu.

Liu Hao sat down and looked at Bai Mu who was surrounded in the middle. He couldn't help but feel sad: For whatever reason, he had such a good opportunity just now, but he didn't take advantage of it to show off, so as to leave an impression on Master Pei.

...It was a mistake, it was a mistake.

After everyone exchanged greetings, they took their seats one after another.

Li Tanyi finally arrived late, and Bai Mu exchanged glances with him when he came in. After all these years of tacit understanding, Bai Mu immediately confirmed that the news had reached him when they met their eyes.

He took the wine cup on the table and took a sip, then raised his eyes and met Yan Xiao's gaze.

Bai Mu guessed that he was suspicious, but he didn't panic. He smiled lightly and raised his glass from a distance.

——It seems to express some kind of intention and will, but it also seems to mean nothing.

Yan Xiao narrowed his eyes, twitched the corners of his lips, picked up the wine cup, and drank it all in one gulp.

When the emperor arrived, the banquet began naturally.

The sound of silk and bamboo was overwhelming, the singing and dancing were graceful... But Bai Mu unexpectedly thought of the big banquet on the border——

Laughing and joyful, the sound of joyful shouting filled his ears, but in the blink of an eye, the melodious music of the piano brought him back to reality...

Man, it's so strange.

Obviously the dances here are more graceful, the music is more pleasant, and even the dishes are more exquisite... but everyone present is not happy.

...Desire, this thing, is really endless.

Bai Mu only pondered for a moment, then calmed down and concentrated on enjoying the dance of the young ladies.

What happened today is quite interesting——

"Pei Baimu" got the news that Yan Xiao was planning to assassinate him at the annual banquet, so "he" naturally wanted to remind Li Tanyi to be careful.

But in fact, the assassination was real, but the target was wrong. The assassin was General Yan Xiao, the Marquis of Wu'an... Yes, it was an assassination drama directed and acted by Yan Xiao. Then it would be logical for him to take over.

Royal Palace Guards.

But in the end Li Tanyi was indeed assassinated, and it was Pei Baimu who blocked the knife...

The story here is even more twists and turns.

How else can we say that the protagonist is a natural match for attack and defense? After Li Tanyi got the news about "Pei Baimu", he immediately guessed Yan Xiao's plan, and then he used the trick to direct and act.

If Yan Xiao doesn't want to be labeled as regicide when the situation is not stable now, he will have to do his best to protect Li Tanyi.

It was quite interesting for the two of them to speculate on each other's thoughts, but this matter was really funny in the eyes of onlookers.
To be continued...