"what?"
Luo Qingzhou's heart skipped a beat and he turned around calmly.
Then he lowered his head, looked at her feet and said, "Princess, what do you mean by stepping on my feet?"
Nangong Meijiao suddenly exerted force on her feet.
"Raise your head and look into my eyes!"
She ordered again in a cold voice.
Luo Qingzhou raised his head and looked into her eyes.
Nangong Meijiao's eyes were cold, and when she was about to speak, the pendant on her waist suddenly "whooshed" and emitted a flash of light.
Luo Qingzhou was originally staring at her pupils, when he suddenly felt a dazzling light reflected back at him. He felt a sharp pain in his eyes and hurriedly looked away.
Nangong Meijiao was stunned for a moment, touched the pendant around her waist, her face full of confusion.
Then he looked at him and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Luo Qingzhou quickly looked at her again, wondering, "What's wrong? The princess asked me to look at you, do you have anything to say?"
They are indeed a wealthy family, and they even have such magical weapons.
Nangong Meijiao frowned, stroked the pendant with her fingers, stared at him suspiciously for a while, and then said in a cold voice: "I will settle the accounts with you after we finish playing football today. Luo Qingzhou, tell me, do you have confidence?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "Yes. But Princess, I seem to have forgotten what happened last night."
Nangong Meijiao narrowed her eyes and stared at him coldly for a long time before saying, "It's okay, I'll just remember it. I don't want what happened last night to affect my mood today. You'll know after the game."
Luo Qingzhou glanced at her and took the initiative to say, "Princess, I only remember that I met a friend in the bookstore last night, and then went out for a drink with her. I forgot everything that happened afterwards. Did you find me in the end?"
Nangong Meijiao crossed her arms across her chest, closed her eyes, and ignored him with a cold face.
But the long leg was still stretched out.
And that foot was still on his foot.
Luo Qingzhou seemed to have forgotten about this matter. He stared at her for a while and suddenly shouted, "Lime Lady?"
Nangong Meijiao still had her eyes closed, not moving, as if she hadn't heard anything.
Luo Qingzhou secretly guessed in his heart: If this young lady really knew that he was Chu Feiyang, then she would definitely not remain indifferent when he called out this title.
It seems that she doesn't know yet.
However, it is hard to say whether Sister Dao has been found.
Of course, it is also possible that she already knew and was planning the most cruel means of revenge in her heart, and the calmness on her face was just a disguise.
It's like the calm sea before the storm, but deep down in the heart, undercurrents have already surged!
After the game tonight, he has to leave quickly and go find Sister Dao again to ask about what happened last night.
Otherwise you will always be terrified.
The carriage quickly entered the inner city and stopped in front of Prince Duan's mansion.
A carriage had already been parked in front of the door.
Nangong Xiaorui hasn't come out yet.
At this time, it was just dawn, and although the palace gates had been opened, it was still too early to enter the palace.
The two men got off the carriage and entered the mansion one after the other.
Nangong Xiaorui had just gotten up and was eating breakfast. She looked very excited and was chattering away.
Seeing the two people come in, she immediately said happily: "Luo Qingzhou, not bad, you are not late today."
Nangong Ke smiled and said, "Meijiao, Qingzhou, have you eaten yet? Come and have something to eat."
Nangong Meijiao said: "Uncle Eighteen, we have already eaten, we don't want to eat anymore."
Nangong Xiaorui brought a plate of snacks over, passed it to the two of them and said, "Have a few pieces. My mother made them herself. They are delicious."
Nangong Meijiao didn't refuse and took one.
Just as Luo Qingzhou was about to reach out to take it, Nangong Xiaorui suddenly pulled the plate back and asked, "Have you washed your hands?"
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment and said, "I washed it at home."
Nangong Xiaorui snorted and said, "That means you haven't washed it."
As he spoke, he handed him the piece of meat he had already taken a bite of, and said, "Eat this piece."
Nangong Ke quickly scolded: "Xiao Rui, don't be rude!"
Nangong Xiaorui flattened her lips and turned her head to ask, "Father, are you being mean to me?"
Nangong Ke quickly smiled and said, "No, no, no, how could father be mean to you? You have already bitten this piece, you can't give it to guests. And you are a girl, the things you have bitten have your saliva on them, you can't give them to other men casually."
Nangong Xiaorui thought for a moment after hearing this, and suddenly handed the snack in her hand to him, blinking her big eyes and saying, "Then father, can I give it to you?"
Nangong Ke was immediately flattered, and quickly stretched out his hand with a smile on his face and said, "Of course, I'm your father, there's no need for that."
Unexpectedly, Nangong Xiaorui suddenly took it back, put it into her mouth, puffed up her cheeks and chewed it, looking at him with a joking face and said: "Don't even think about it, hum!"
Nangong Ke smiled awkwardly and withdrew his hand. He was not angry at all and continued to look at her lovingly.
Nangong Xiaorui took another whole piece from the plate and handed it to Luo Qingzhou, saying, "Luo Qingzhou, eat your fill and behave well today. If you behave well, I can secretly give you the half-eaten food I ate while my father is away. Do you hear me?"
Nangong Ke’s face froze.
Luo Qingzhou took the snack and said, "Princess, I like to eat the whole thing."
Nangong Xiaorui said with a smile: "It's okay, I'll take a whole piece and lick it a few times before giving it to you."
Luo Qingzhou said nothing more.
Nangong Ke couldn't help but say, "Xiao Rui, Qing Zhou is already married, and he's a son-in-law."
Nangong Xiaorui looked at him strangely and said, "Dad, what do you mean? You don't think I like this guy, do you?"
Nangong Ge smiled awkwardly: "No, father just wants to tell you about his situation."
Nangong Xiaorui curled her lips and said, "You told me when you came back from Jinchan Temple that day. You praised him to the skies, saying that he was handsome and talented, and had a bright future. You said you were planning to capture him and bring him back to be my child husband, but you..."
Nangong Ke interrupted quickly, "Xiao Rui, it's getting late. Let's go to the palace."
Then he smiled at Luo Qingzhou and said, "Qingzhou, I was just joking, don't take it seriously."
At this time, it was already light outside.
Nangong Xiaorui took a look and said, "It's really late. We need to check out the venue in advance and discuss tactics. Let's go."
A group of people immediately surrounded her and went out the door.
Luo Qingzhou and Nangong Meijiao were still sitting in their own carriages.
Not long.
The carriage set off and drove onto the street leading to the imperial city.
Luo Qingzhou sat opposite Nangong Meijiao. Seeing that she was staring at him coldly, he had no choice but to close his eyes.
Nangong Meijiao clenched her fists and moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but held back.
After a while, Fang warned coldly: "Luo Qingzhou, you'd better not have any ideas about Xiaorui. It's not easy to be a royal consort, and Prince Duan is not an ordinary prince. Even the princess and the emperor have to respectfully call him uncle. He holds the golden whip bestowed by the late emperor, which can be used to whip the emperor and kill court officials. Xiaorui is his only daughter. If you dare to harm her, no one can save you, including the princess."
Luo Qingzhou looked at her strangely and said, "Princess, how can you tell that I am planning to take advantage of that little princess? Even if I, Luo Qingzhou, am no longer a human being, I will not attack a little girl casually, right?"
Nangong Meijiao snorted coldly and said, "I'm just reminding you."
Luo Qingzhou said: "Thank you, but no thanks."
Nangong Meijiao held back her anger and continued, "When you enter the palace later, follow me. Don't look around, and don't run around. You don't have any identity now. You are just a player who goes to play football. If you bump into anyone in the palace, you will be sentenced to death. You must understand this."
Luo Qingzhou said: "Thank you for your reminder, Princess."
Nangong Meijiao looked at him and said, "Luo Qingzhou, I want to remind you that if you see the princess, it's best not to say hello, let alone talk to her."
Luo Qingzhou said: "I know."
Nangong Meijiao looked at him, wanting to say something but stopping herself. After hesitating for a moment, she couldn't help but ask, "Have you already chosen a team?"
Luo Qingzhou met her gaze and asked, "What do you mean you have already chosen a team?"
Nangong Meijiao stared at him for a while, then slowly said, "If you want to take the imperial examination and become an official in the future, don't take sides first. The way to be an official is to be able to please both sides. Because no one knows which side will be the final winner. It's like when we play football, you think you are very good and determined to win, but there may be people who are better than you. Before the result comes out, no one can guarantee which side will win."
Luo Qingzhou nodded and said, "The princess is right. Qingzhou will definitely keep it in mind."
Nangong Meijiao sneered, crossed her arms, closed her eyes, and said, "I guess you're thinking, what does it have to do with you?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "I really think what Lady Lime said is right."
Nangong Meijiao opened her eyes, looked at him, and closed them again.
Luo Qingzhou didn't see any clues from her face.
At this time, the carriage arrived at the palace gate and stopped.
The guards began to check one by one.
One of the guards was holding a piece of jade in his hand, which was specifically used to check the storage space on his body.
Before going out in the morning, Luo Qingzhou put the storage bag and storage ring in the house.
These things definitely cannot be brought into the palace, in case there are powerful magical instruments hidden there.
Nangong Meijiao had the identity of a princess, so the guards just took a casual look at her and began to search her.
Luo Qingzhou got off the carriage.
The guards felt his entire body and then probed it several times with jade.
They even asked him to take off his shoes and socks for inspection, and to open his hair bun and check inside his hair.
Nangong Meijiao sat in the carriage and watched him being searched quietly.
After all the inspections were completed, Luo Qingzhou got on the carriage with his hair loose. When he was about to tie his hair up casually, Nangong Meijiao handed him a comb and said, "Comb it."
Luo Qingzhou glanced at the comb and shook his head, "No, don't dirty the princess's comb, I can use my hands."
As he said that, he simply grabbed his hair with his hands and tied it up.
Nangong Meijiao put away her comb with a cold face, glanced at his handsome face, and suddenly asked: "Luo Qingzhou, do you often feel inferior because of your own background?"
Luo Qingzhou raised his head and looked at her and asked, "Why do you say that, Princess?"
Nangong Meijiao snorted and did not answer.
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, and said, "Think about it carefully, what the princess said makes sense. When I spoke to the second young lady, I didn't dare to get close to her or enter her room. When I spoke to the eldest young lady, I still don't dare to get close to her until now, and I am always very respectful. Just now, I was also embarrassed to use your comb. Maybe this is the inferiority complex in my bones. After all, you are all nobles with noble status and high status. And I am just an ordinary person who came from the village with only a mother but no father."
Nangong Meijiao frowned slightly, was silent for a while, looked at him and said: "Luo Qingzhou, I have a piece of news to tell you. No, it's two pieces of news. The first piece of news is that the emperor recently issued an order to set up a new department called Jinyiwei. Luo Changtian, the eldest son of Chengguo Mansion, was promoted to the commander of Jinyiwei, with a rank of the third rank, and he is directly responsible to the emperor. The second piece of news is that Luo Yannian brought his family to Kyoto and settled in the inner city. Luo Yannian also resigned his title, but because of Luo Changtian, they are qualified to live in the inner city. At the same time, Madam Wang was still named a royal lady, which happened in the past few days."
After listening to this, Luo Qingzhou said calmly: "It has nothing to do with me."
Nangong Meijiao nodded slightly and said, "It really has nothing to do with you. You have already left Chengguo Mansion, and your name should not be on their family tree. From now on, you will be a member of the Qin family, which is good."
Luo Qingzhou didn't say anything else.
Nangong Meijiao stared at him for a while and said, "You were married into the Qin family by mistake. It's actually a relief. You're very lucky, isn't it?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "What the princess said is true, it is indeed very lucky."
Nangong Meijiao said: "Work hard and strive to pass the imperial examination next year. Qin Lang will also graduate from Dragon Tiger College next year. Coincidentally, Qin Chuan will also enter Dragon Tiger College. As long as the three brothers of the Qin family unite, they may not be worse than the Cheng Guofu in the future."
Luo Qingzhou nodded and said, "I will."
The carriage suddenly stopped.
The guards and others outside all knelt on the ground.
Nangong Meijiao opened the curtains and looked outside, a solemn look on her face.
On the road not far away, the eldest princess, dressed in a fiery red dress, was sitting in a luxuriously decorated sedan chair, walking towards this side surrounded by guards.
The curtain of the sedan chair was open, and the eldest princess was looking at them with a cold and majestic gaze.
Prince Duan also got off the carriage and stood by the roadside.
Although he was older than him, he did not dare to be arrogant in front of the eldest princess who had made great military achievements and commanded a large number of troops.
"Come on, go down."
Although Nangong Meijiao was reluctant, she had to take Luo Qingzhou away and waited for him on the roadside.
The carriages, guards, maids, etc. all moved to the side of the road in silence.