allonlinenovel Chapter 230 Finale: 7 Nights of Love
Chapter 230 Finale: 7 Nights of Love
He instinctively reached out his hand and felt something sticky on his palm. When he looked carefully, Xiao Tingrui's eyes almost popped out.
drumstick?
And it was a chicken leg that had obviously been bitten.
Why are chicken legs flying in the sky?
He could hardly believe his eyes. He forgot to react for a long time. His face was full of disgust. He was just about to find a place to throw it away when a gust of wind passed by and the next second, the chicken leg in his hand had been snatched away by someone.
"Um...sorry."
The person who spoke was a young girl in a light yellow embroidered slim dress. She looked young, with a round face and a pair of big, bright, round eyes. The corners of her lips and one side of her cheek were obviously greasy, and when she smiled, she had two dimples, looking a bit silly.
Even so, it doesn't feel annoying.
The girl held the chicken leg tightly in her hand, wanting to salute but afraid of getting her clothes dirty, and then she squatted in a very weird posture, looking like a clumsy duck. Xiao Tingrui couldn't help laughing:
"Haha~"
"why are you laughing?"
The girl glared at him, then as if realizing something, she put the hand holding the chicken leg behind her back, snorted unhappily, and quickly took out a rough handkerchief from her waist and stuffed it into Xiao Tingrui's hand:
"Wipe it off. It should be something prepared by the palace. I just took it from a servant. Just throw it away after use. You don't have to return it."
After saying that, she turned around and walked forward again. After taking two steps, she remembered something and turned back and smiled:
"Thank you, sir."
She just raised the chicken drumstick in her hand when suddenly another anxious female voice came:
"Miss, miss, where are you?"
"Hey, don't tell me you've seen me before."
Xiao Tingrui didn't even have time to react. The girl ran forward while biting the chicken leg, and disappeared around the corner of the porch in a flash. It was a magical plot. Xiao Tingrui's eyes widened again and again, but in the end he wiped his hands and smiled:
Miss?
Whose lady is so poor?
……
Near noon, a grand banquet was arranged in the palace.
This time it was held indoors, with a banquet and performances. It was said that it was because it was a festival, the Fifth Prince's wife was pregnant, and Chi Yan had obtained the treasure of the previous dynasty's Longling Sect, the Mudong Pearl. It was three happy things happening at once, and the emperor and his subjects were all delighted.
The Qixi Festival is the "Moral La" which is one of the five La Festivals in Taoism. It is also the birthday of Kuixing, the god of literature who is in charge of literary fortune. Therefore, there is also a custom of worshiping Kuixing at night, which is especially important for civil officials.
Because the Hanlin Academy has a palace where the portrait of Kuixing is enshrined, a worship activity is arranged at the end of the day. As for the wooden Dongzhu, which has been listed as a "national treasure" and has attracted the curiosity of everyone, the emperor will also take it out for everyone to see its true appearance.
As soon as Mu Lianzhi heard the emperor's arrangement, she knew what it meant.
To put it nicely, it is to attach importance to the finale; to put it bluntly, it is to prevent theft and theft. The meeting will be adjourned after the show to ensure that Mu Dongzhu has the shortest contact time with everyone.
In this way, even if someone has ill intentions, there will not be enough time. If the preparations are made in advance and are discovered to be unusual, the emperor will have an excuse to cancel the preparations. If he waits until he sees the rabbit before releasing the eagle, the success rate will be hard to say.
Listening to the open and covert confrontations between the emperor and the ministers, and the various whispers around them, including some jokes and lamentations about her stupidity, Mu Lianzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she also clearly smelled a surging undercurrent.
Even a fool should be able to sense the importance His Majesty attaches to this thing. Why are the people around discussing it so enthusiastically?
Anyone who can sit in this hall doesn't seem to be unaware of people's words and expressions.
Mu Lianzhi glanced at them indifferently. It didn't matter what she saw. It seemed that no matter whether it was a man or a woman, there would always be something exciting to discuss.
A bit too excited.
Could it be that someone has been leading the trend?
This means that a fish may have really taken the bait. Beitang Yi's move is not at all a trick to lure the snake out of its hole; it is clearly an open conspiracy with no solution!
Maybe he asked someone to lead him or cooperate with him secretly.
Mu Lianzhi felt happy but also a little nervous. Just as she was recalling the whole process and trying to find the leader and then identify the mastermind, a burst of joyful laughter came from the stage.
They were the Queen Mother and the Empress' female relatives.
At this time, there was a gorgeously dressed woman sitting next to the empress dowager. The woman was smiling and one of her hands was obviously touching her belly. Although the distance made it difficult to see the woman's face clearly, Mu Lianzhi roughly knew who she was.
The fifth prince's wife Du Anzi.
It seems that her pregnancy has brought a lot of joy to the royal family and won her many rewards. The Crown Princess has now fallen into her hands. You don't need to look to know that her face is not very good.
Mu Lianzhi unconsciously turned her gaze to the men's area on the other side. The prince was drinking by himself, and there was nothing unusual about him, but she actually made eye contact with Xiao Tingrui.
He raised the glass in his hand.
From a distance, Mu Lianzhi didn't know if it was her illusion, nor was she sure if he was responding to her, but she picked up the wine glass and took a sip. When she looked up again, she saw Xiao Tingrui had also drunk.
It was like a ray of sunshine suddenly shining into her heart, and Mu Lianzhi smiled.
At this moment, the Queen Mother's voice sounded on the stage:
"Rui'er, what are you looking at? Your royal brothers have already married and have their own families, and now you are the only one missing. Emperor, you must stop pampering him."
"Today is the Qixi Festival. I see many young ladies here who are good-looking, well-educated and well-mannered. They are all very good. Whether they can be concubines or concubines, go down and pick one that you like."
"If you don't choose, I will force myself to be the matchmaker today and choose one for you."
The Queen Mother said with a smile, and then looked at the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine:
"The Emperor and the Imperial Concubine will not think that I am overstepping my authority, will they?"
"My grandson is not a maverick. Regardless of whether he is a crown prince or a prince, or whether he likes literature or martial arts, he should be a role model for the royal family."
The Queen Mother's words were quite meaningful. Coupled with the fact that the Queen Mother looked at Xiao Tingrui with an obviously inquiring look in her eyes and her hands unconsciously pounding on her chest, everyone thought of the scandal that had happened in the palace - the disgusting scene of Ling Shaochong, a man, and a person who was neither male nor female.
Many people present witnessed it with their own eyes.
The imperial concubine was such a shrewd person that upon hearing this, she immediately glared at her son with a warning look and continued the conversation with a smile:
"What are you talking about, Queen Mother? Rui'er is lucky that you are willing to worry about him. I also think that all the young ladies are good. Rui'er is busy every day and has no ambitions. I just saw Qi Quan, the second daughter of the Minister of Industry Qi. She looks very lucky and has a good name. She is going to get married and start a family. It's time for a mistress to take care of the Rui Palace."
To smooth things over, the imperial concubine suggested:
"Queen Mother, Your Majesty, why don't you let Rui'er go down and take a closer look? God bless Chi Yan. Today is also the Qixi Festival. Maybe he can find a good match today, which will bring another happiness to Chi Yan."