The atmosphere in the hall was frozen.
When everyone was looking down, feeling uneasy, Nangong Huoyue suddenly smiled and said, "It turns out to be Linghu Peak Master of Lingxiao Sect. I have heard of your great name for a long time. Since Linghu Peak Master has come to congratulate me personally, I will naturally have a few drinks with him."
After saying that, he picked up the wine glass.
At this time, the palace maid immediately brought a glass of wine, walked in front of Linghu Qingzhu, and handed it to him with her head down.
Nangong Huoyue raised his glass and said, "I toast to you first."
Linghu Qingzhu took the wine glass and drank it all.
Nangong Huoyue smiled, drank the wine in her hand, and stretched out her hand, saying, "Master Linghu, please take a seat."
Prince Duan quickly found a seat and said with a big smile, "Master Linghu, please sit here."
Linghu Qingzhu ignored him and looked at the Qin family. Just when Luo Qingzhou's scalp was tingling, she suddenly walked to the side of Nangong Meijiao and said, "I know Princess Meijiao. Just sit here with her."
Prince Duan was stunned for a moment, then he quickly walked over and pulled his daughter up, smiling and saying, "Okay, okay, Master Linghu, please sit down."
Nangong Xiaoxin stood aside, muttering a little aggrievedly: "You think you are so great just because you have big breasts? You are taking my place. Humph! Don't bully a young girl. Wait for me..."
Prince Duan's mouth twitched, and he hurriedly covered her mouth and tried to pull her away.
Nangong Xiaoxin struggled to free herself from his hand, then took a cushion from behind and placed it directly on the other side of Nangong Meijiao. She sat down and pouted, “Daddy, men and women should not be intimate with each other, don’t touch me again! I don’t want to sit with big brother! I just want to sit with sister Meijiao, humph!”
Nangong Ke's face froze. He was afraid that if he continued to make trouble for her, he would offend His Majesty, so he could only whisper: "Talk less and eat more meat. Only by eating more meat can you grow taller."
Nangong Xiaoxin asked, "Can it grow bigger? Like Sister Meijiao and this Sister Qingzhu?"
Nangong Ge suddenly had a headache and did not dare to talk to her anymore. He quickly smiled at Luo Qingzhou and said, "Mr. Luo, please take a seat too."
Luo Qingzhou walked directly to Miss Qin Er and sat down.
Song Ruyue was originally sitting here, but when she saw him come in, she immediately gave up her seat.
On the other side of Miss Qin Er was sitting Miss Qin Da.
Nangong Huoyue glanced at them, then suddenly raised her glass and said, "Sir, I toast to you and your wife."
Luo Qingzhou picked up the wine glass.
Miss Qin Er, who was sitting next to her, hesitated for a moment before slowly raising her wine glass.
Luo Qingzhou helped her stand up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Nangong Huoyue suddenly frowned and asked in confusion: "Sir, why do I remember that your wife is the eldest daughter of the Qin family?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the hall suddenly became quiet.
Nangong Huoyue suddenly asked again: "Could it be that both sisters of the Qin family married you? With your talent, it is reasonable. However, the eldest daughter of the Qin family should be the legal wife, right? When I toast, I naturally want to toast the legal wife."
As he spoke, he looked at the eldest daughter of the Qin family and raised the wine glass in his hand.
Everyone in the Qin family was extremely embarrassed.
Song Ruyue's face turned even redder, and she lowered her head tightly, with her cheeks almost buried in her chest.
In this era, even if a couple divorced peacefully, it was still very embarrassing for the woman, not to mention that this guy was a son-in-law, and after the divorce, not only was he not kicked out, but he actually married her second daughter...
She suddenly felt a burning pain on her face, and at the same time she felt sorry for her eldest daughter.
If she had known that Her Majesty the Queen would "pay so much attention to and favor" the Qin family, she would not have brought her two daughters here to suffer...
There was silence in the hall for a moment.
Miss Qin's cheeks turned slightly red, and she slowly put down the wine glass in her hand. When she was about to sit down, Luo Qingzhou supported her and looked at the stage. When she was about to speak, Miss Qin suddenly grabbed his hand tightly and whispered: "Brother Qingzhou, don't, don't say..."
Luo Qingzhou paused for a moment, a look of determination appeared in his eyes, and he said softly: "Other matters can be left unsaid, but who is the legal wife, I must make it clear today."
After that, he bowed slightly to the stage and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Qingzhou's legal wife is the second young lady of the Qin family, Qin Weimo, not the eldest young lady of the Qin family, nor... anyone else."
As soon as these words came out, the wine glass in Nangong Huoyue's hand suddenly shook, and she was stunned for a moment, with a light flashing in her eyes, and said: "Oh? Then Miss Qin is... a concubine?"
At this time, Song Ruyue suddenly lowered her head and begged in a low voice: "Qingzhou, don't say..."
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, and said: "The Qin family has been very kind to Qingzhou. When he married into the Qin family, Qingzhou had no choice. He originally just wanted to be a servant in the Qin family, and that would have been enough. So after marrying Miss Qin, Qingzhou never had a wedding night with her, and rarely met her. Later, Qingzhou gradually fell in love with Miss Qin, so he begged Miss Qin to divorce Qingzhou. Miss Qin was kind-hearted and cared for her younger sister, so she agreed."
After a pause, he continued, "Whether it's the marriage with Miss Qin or Miss Qin II, it's all Qingzhou's fault. Qingzhou can swear to heaven and guarantee it with his life that Miss Qin is still pure and innocent, and Qingzhou has never touched her. If anyone wants to gossip about her, feel free to scold Qingzhou, and Qingzhou will never talk back."
After these words were spoken, the hall fell into a long silence.
Everyone looked at them with different expressions.
Nangong Huoyue's expression changed for a long time, and suddenly he said with dignity: "Sir, don't worry. If anyone dares to say anything about the Qin family's marriage in the future, I will kill all his clans!"
Everyone bowed their heads and kept silent.
Nangong Huoyue suddenly showed her first gentle smile of the night, raised her glass and said, "Sir, Miss Qin Er, come, I'll toast you. Congratulations on your marriage, long life together, and the birth of a son soon!"
After saying that, she raised her head and drank it all in one gulp. Then, her eyes turned to the figure sitting next to her, and there seemed to be a hint of mockery in the depths of her eyes.
Luo Qingzhou and Miss Qin finished their glasses of wine and slowly sat down.
"Master Qin, come, I'll toast you again. Thank you for sending me such a talented person, and thank you for raising two such outstanding daughters."
Nangong Huoyue raised her glass again, with an especially sincere smile on her face.
Everyone was secretly puzzled. His Majesty's mood seemed to have improved a lot all of a sudden, and the haze caused by the Queen Mother seemed to have disappeared.
Qin Wen Zheng quickly picked up the wine glass and stood up to express his gratitude.
After Nangong Huoyue finished drinking the cup, she said nothing more.
Prince Duan Nangong Ke hurriedly picked up the wine jug and continued to persuade people to drink to liven up the atmosphere.
While everyone was playing the drinking game, Nangong Huoyue couldn't help but take out the communication treasure from her sleeve, and with a slight movement of her slender fingers, she sent a sincere message to someone: Senior sister, I'm sorry, I just found out about this, otherwise I wouldn't have rubbed salt into your wounds. I thought you had a husband who loved you, and I was afraid that you couldn't bear the temptation and cheated on your wife, so I stole your lover with a guilty heart. Who knew that your husband was also snatched away by your sister... Hey, if Senior sister had told me earlier, I might have... By the way, Senior sister, you wouldn't deliberately divorce him with your physical body in order to fulfill your sister's wish, and then use your soul...
After sending this message, she raised her head and looked calmly at someone on the stairs.
After a while, she sent another message: Senior sister, if you still like your lover, it's okay, just tell me and I will allow him to marry you. At that time, I will be the elder and you will be the younger, and we will become real sisters and stay together forever, isn't it beautiful
After sending the message, she looked at someone again and the corners of her mouth moved slightly.
The dinner continued for a while.
She suddenly turned her head and looked at Yuewu who was standing next to her.
Yue Wu understood what he meant and said, "Prince Duan, it's getting late. Your Majesty is too tired today, so you should go back and rest. You can continue to accompany the guests."
Nangong Ke reacted immediately and said quickly: "Your Majesty has been tired all day today, it's time to go back and rest. You guys take your Majesty back quickly, I'm here with you, it's okay."
Yuewu helped Her Majesty the Queen to stand up.
Everyone stood up quickly, bowed their heads and said, "Farewell, Your Majesty!"
Nangong Huoyue glanced at someone with drunken eyes, then glanced at the pair of sisters next to him, then turned around and left from the back, dragging her red skirt.
The party continued for a while longer.
Everyone in the Qin family also immediately stood up and said goodbye.
Nangong Meijiao followed him out and said, "Aunt and Uncle, it's so late, the gates of the inner city are probably closed. You should go to our Prince's Mansion to rest tonight. My mother told me this morning to take you there tonight."
Qin Wenzheng was pondering over what he had said when Miss Qin Er said, "Daddy, since Sister Meijiao invited us, let's go. It just so happens that Weimo hasn't had a good talk with Sister Meijiao for a long time."
Nangong Meijiao said again: "Uncle, I have just told my father that he will have a drink with other uncles and will be back later. Let's go back first."
Qin Wenzheng saw that the prince also agreed, so he nodded and said, "Then I'm sorry to bother you."
Nangong Meijiao nodded and said, "The carriage is waiting at the moat, let's go."
A group of people followed her and walked out of the palace.
Luo Qingzhou supported Miss Qin Er, and seeing that everyone looked unhappy, he did not dare to speak.
He knew that what he just said should not be said in front of so many people.
But he had to make this matter clear.
He must tell everyone who the legal wife is, especially that one.
And at that moment, since that person had already asked, he had no choice but to answer.
He did not regret his answer.
only…
He turned his head and glanced at Miss Qin on the other side, wanting to see her expression at the moment.
But her face was still covered with a veil, and no emotion could be seen.
Silence all the way.
When he was leaving the imperial city, he finally couldn't help but walked over and whispered, "Miss, I'm sorry for what I said just now..."
Miss Qin looked ahead, as if she had not heard his apology and ignored her.
Song Ruyue heard this and sighed, "Qingzhou, it's not your fault. Since His Majesty has asked, we can't lie on the spot. That would be a crime of deceiving the emperor. Besides, you took all the responsibility on yourself, which can be regarded as saving some face for Jianjia."
Luo Qingzhou didn't say anything else.
After walking across the arch bridge over the moat, two carriages from the Prince's Mansion were already waiting there with lanterns hung on them.
Nangong Meijiao looked at him, and when she was about to find a reason to let him leave after meeting his gaze, a figure suddenly walked out from the city gate and said, "Mr. Luo, I heard that you know Chu Feiyang. Can I talk to you for a while?"
Everyone in the Qin family looked over.
Linghu Qingzhu, dressed in blue, walked towards the city gate with a calm expression.
Luo Qingzhou stopped and bowed to Qin Wenzheng and Song Ruyue, saying, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, you go to the Prince's Mansion first, Qingzhou will go later."
Qin Wen Zheng nodded without asking any more questions.
Song Ruyue was a little worried and whispered, "Qingzhou, you need to come back soon. This woman seems to be a big shot in Lingxiao Sect. Even His Majesty respects her very much. You have to be careful."
Luo Qingzhou nodded and thought to himself: She is indeed a big shot, as big a shot as the princess.
Everyone in the Qin family got on the carriage and slowly left.
Luo Qingzhou looked at the head sticking out of the window of one of the carriages, bowed deeply to her, and said secretly in his heart: Princess, I'm sorry, please.
The two carriages quickly disappeared into the night.
At the end of the bridge, the two stood facing each other, looking at each other, both silent.
After a long while, Luo Qingzhou said, "Uncle Master, I should go now."
Linghu Qingzhu said: "Yes."
Luo Qingzhou stretched out his hand, wanting to touch her, but she took a step back and dodged, saying, "Go quickly, don't let her wait anxiously."
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, then said, "Uncle Master, I'm sorry..."
Linghu Qingzhu glanced at him again and said, "You haven't done anything wrong to me. If you want to say sorry, you should say it to your wife..."
After saying that, he walked past him and left coldly.
Not until her back had disappeared for a long time did Luo Qingzhou sigh softly and took out the jade rat.
With a flash of his figure, he sank into the ground.
When he returned to the bridal chamber in Yaohua Palace, his bride, Her Majesty the Queen, had already put on a red veil and was sitting alone, quietly on the edge of the bed waiting for him.
Luo Qingzhou did not hesitate any longer. He walked forward and gently lifted the red cloth. A majestic and beautiful face appeared before his eyes.
Luo Qingzhou bowed his head and said, "I'm sorry to have kept your majesty waiting for a long time."
Nangong Huoyue stared at him for a while with complicated eyes, put away the message in her sleeve, then stood up, walked to the table, picked up the two glasses of wine on the table, and said, "Let's drink to each other."
"Um."
Luo Qingzhou walked over, took the wine glass, then looked up at her and his arm crossed with hers.
Nangong Huoyue asked: "Are you happy?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "Happy."
Nangong Huoyue said: "I am happy too."
The two looked at each other and both said they were happy, but neither of them smiled.
"drink wine."
"Um."
The two of them slowly raised their heads and drank it all in one gulp.
"Okay, it's time for the bridal chamber."
Nangong Huoyue put down the wine glass, pretended to be relaxed, and asked: "Do you want to be above me, or do you want to be below me?"
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, then said, "Go ahead."
Nangong Huoyue's face suddenly darkened, and her face regained its dignity. She said, "I will ask you one last time, do you want to go up or down?"
Luo Qingzhou paused and said, "Can we go up first and then down? Or, go down first and then up?"
Nangong Huoyue narrowed his eyes and said, "I am the emperor, the supreme ruler! I order you to answer again!"
Luo Qingzhou bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I will always be under your majesty."
Nangong Huoyue snorted coldly, and then a look of satisfaction appeared on her face. She said, "Go ahead and lie down. I will undress my beloved concubine, and then I will enjoy her body..."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”