"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Wu Hantian was stunned, but he still felt relieved. No matter what, he still blocked the words Yin Qiuming, and everything else was secondary.
When Xin Zhi heard this, he became anxious and rushed forward: "No, father—"
Two eunuchs stopped Xin Zhi to prevent him from running directly onto the dragon throne. The Queen Mother was a little tired and said: "Okay, go back and ask the imperial doctor to look at your hands again. Prime Minister Wu, shouldn't these medicinal materials and supplements also come from the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
She didn't want to touch Wu Sheyue for the time being, and although her grandson was a little useless, she still cared about her, so taking it out on Wu Hantian was the best choice.
Wu Hantian nodded immediately, "That's what the Queen Mother said."
"Okay, okay, let's all get up. It's such a big deal for such a big festival." The Queen Mother leaned back tiredly, "Wu Sheyue, if it had been someone else, I'm afraid it wouldn't be over today. I know What?"
"Yes, I know." Wu Sheyue kowtowed honestly.
Fortunately, she saw the change in the emperor's expression at that time and urgently blocked it with a congratulatory gift. Only then did the emperor have no intention of blaming and the queen mother had the intention to let go. In the final analysis, I saved myself. It was so dangerous, so dangerous.
Wu Liuyun was a little disappointed. She didn't expect that Wu Sheyue could escape again. After going around and around, he finally punished his own father but failed to hurt this bastard... It's so abominable!
But why is this happening? Didn't her father never pay attention to her? Are you actually willing to help her today? Wu Liuyun couldn't think of much anyway, so in the end he could only attribute it to his father's shame.
"Royal Grandmother!" Xin Zhi shouted anxiously, pushing the eunuch with his bear paw, "I don't accept it! You can't treat me like this. I am your grandson, and I am the prince! Money and supplements can make Are my hands getting better? How can she, a concubine, be more valuable than my hands?!"
When Xin Zhi called her "concubine", many young ladies couldn't help lowering their heads and sneered. Even Xin Yu, who had been silent until now, covered his mouth with his hands, shook his head and smiled. Obviously, they all remembered what Wu Sheyue said in the imperial garden this afternoon.
Xin Zhi is just a concubine of the royal family, but he still has the nerve to call others concubines. Xin Yu felt relieved at this moment - he liked Wu Sheyue's remarks more and more.
After Xin Zhi finished shouting, he saw many people smiling ambiguously, and he felt a little panicked. He didn't know what was wrong with these people, that they were smiling so horribly.
"Okay, I'm tired." The queen mother was in a bad mood. She stretched out her hand, and two palace maids immediately came over to help her. "Everyone's things have been seen by the Ai family. I want to let them go after a while." Just put on the lights, and if you want to compete, just compete. You can go and have fun by yourselves. If anything happens, please keep an eye on me, the queen, I can't sit still anymore."
Seeing that the Queen Mother was already very unhappy, Xin Zhi did not dare to make any more trouble. Although he was irritated and dissatisfied, he could only give up temporarily.
The emperor and empress also stood up and said, "Queen mother, please slow down."
"Farewell to the Queen Mother."
However, Xin Zhi is about to gain some benefits, and he will not suffer a complete loss. Everyone returned to their seats silently, and lived peacefully until the end.
When the Queen Mother left, the emperor asked the emperor to collect the curtain and send it to the palace. The cool night breeze that had not been seen for a long time blew into the palace door, bringing the slightest fragrance of flowers.
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In fact, the banquet is not over. There is another activity, which is also a custom that has gradually formed in the past two years. That is, as the Queen Mother said, unmarried men and women go to Yuexian Lake to put out lanterns.
It is said that the first time the lanterns were put out was discussed by a few girls. In recent years, it has slowly evolved to include all men and women. But think about it, at night, under the quiet light of the lake, striking up a conversation and showing your affection to the person you like, surrounded by water lilies and willows, this is definitely a beautiful thing.
There is an undercurrent in Yuexian Lake that leads outside the palace. At this time of year, there are many lanterns that will not go out until they drift out.
Therefore, as soon as the emperor's banquet was over, many people greeted their companions, planning to go home together to put up lanterns.
After Shen Yanhuan finished talking to General Shen, she ran over to look for Wu Sheyue, but when she looked around, she only saw a few other girls from the Wu family, but no trace of Wu Sheyue.
She really didn't want to ask those people from the Wu family, and they probably wouldn't really tell her if they knew, so in the end she had no choice but to drag her brother along with her.
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By the Moon Crescent Lake, lanterns on both sides illuminate the shore brightly, while water lilies sway in the lake, leaving only a silhouette.
Suddenly, many men and women carrying lanterns and holding paper lanterns came over the originally quiet lake. The place suddenly became lively with the sounds of laughter and frolics.
As usual, the daughters of the Wu family went their separate ways.
Wu Jinghua was still with Zhao Moer, Xiao Ruo and others. Each of them held the lamps they had prepared long ago and came to the lake to find a good place. They asked the maids to help them and carefully lit the candles in the lamps.
Wu Jinghua deliberately stood two steps away from them. She looked around to see if no one was paying attention, and then she stuffed a piece of loving note into the lamp holder. She lit the small candle above, closed her eyes and prayed sincerely for a while, then put the lamp into the water and pushed it away.
Watching her own lamp slowly drifting away, Wu Jinghua's heart felt soft and peaceful. She really hoped that God could hear her inner cry and help her and her loved ones.
Over there, Wu Jinghua was immersed in fantasy, when he heard Xiao Ruo exclaim: "Oh, my lamp seems to be sinking..."
Zhang Xuanwan comforted her and said, "No, no, I should be able to hold on for a while."
"But it can't float very far. I want to play it again..."
Wu Jinghua stood up and walked back to them and said, "Okay, what's the replay? Let's go." As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a man's voice faintly coming from the distance, "Miss Liuyun."
The girls were startled, apparently they all heard it, and they all turned their heads to look. Next to the rockery not far away, Wu Liuyun and Yingtao seemed to be about to put out lanterns, but Wu Liuyun was still holding the paper lantern in his hand, and there was a shy tall young man chatting with her in front of her.
There happened to be a lantern hanging above their heads, and the orange light shone on the two of them. Wu Liuyun looked up at him and asked, "Are you..."
"My surname is Mu." The young man said and touched his hair shyly.
Wu Liuyun lowered his head slightly, "Oh, it's Mr. Mu."
Xiao Ruo looked at the drama over there, shook his head in envy and sighed: "Hey... your eldest sister always has people following her, which is enviable."
Wu Jinghua smiled sarcastically, "Ha, why do you envy her? Are you envious that she was outdone by Wu Sheyue today?"
When Xiao Ruo thought about it, she suddenly felt much better, "That's true~ It feels uncomfortable to be dragged down from above. It's better to stay down below."
Zhao Moer also laughed and said: "Hey, Wu Liuyun made a complete mistake this year. I guess the emperor and the queen mother didn't remember what she sent. It's not as popular as ours."
In addition to giving gifts, Zhao Moer also performed a pipa song tonight. Speaking of which, her performance was much better than Wu Liuyun.
Wu Jinghua waved his hands contemptuously and said: "Let's go, let's not disturb my eldest sister's good things. What if we can achieve a happy marriage?"
The few people laughed after hearing this and left the lake together.
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After Wu Liuyun politely rejected Mr. Mu, he dodged the other people who approached him and walked away. He gradually separated from the crowd and came to a hidden corridor near the lake.
Yingtao stood in the distance and let the wind blow, while Wu Liuyun walked inside alone. Soon, she saw a figure standing alone at the end over there.
The figure was wandering around boredly, looking here and there. A trace of disgust flashed in Wu Liuyun's eyes, but she still took a deep breath, changed her expression to a gentle one, stepped forward and said, "I've kept the Eighth Prince waiting for a long time."
"Liu Yun—" Xin Zhi turned around in surprise, but he didn't expect it to be Wu Liuyun! When Cherry came to tell him, he still didn't believe it! He ran over and said very excitedly: "Liu Yun! Hehe, it turns out you were really looking for me. I've been missing you lately -"
Wu Liuyun quickly interrupted him and said, "I invited the Eighth Prince to come over. Actually, I have something I want to talk to the Eighth Prince about."
But Xin Zhi was going crazy with joy. He didn't care about Wu Liuyun's purpose and immediately confessed: "We can't talk about anything. If anything happens to Liu Yun, just say it! I will promise you anything I can do. You You can have anything you want!”
Wu Liuyun's brows furrowed slightly, then relaxed, "Eighth Prince, do you... like my third sister?"
Xin Zhi was startled, then hesitantly and embarrassedly said: "Ah... Liuyun, actually, Hai~ I just don't want to give in, I don't like it! Think about it, I am a noble prince, and I was dumped by her?! Look, There are scars on my hands... I, I just want to take care of her... "
Wu Liuyun suddenly covered his mouth and chuckled. Xin Zhi was stunned for a while and could not say the next words.
Wu Liuyun raised his charming eyes and said gently: "My third sister has recovered from her illness, and now she can be regarded as a woman with both talent and beauty—"
Xin Zhi hurriedly grabbed the spot, "W-where is Liuyun good..."
Wu Liuyun ignored Xin Zhi's interruption and continued: "They say that fair ladies and gentlemen are fond of being naughty. Isn't it normal for the eighth prince to like her? If any young man despises my sister, I will doubt them. What’s more, if the Eighth Prince didn’t like her, why would you go to the main hall to ask for marriage as soon as Cherry told you? I thought the Eighth Prince really wanted to punish my sister."
"I...hey, I do want to get married." Xin Zhi was pretty thick-skinned anyway, so let's just admit it.
Wu Liuyun took a step forward and approached him, "Eighth Prince, you and I have become friends. We are all old acquaintances. As her sister, I naturally want to help you match up so that you can have a good marriage. Could it be that the Eighth Prince doesn't want to be with you?" Can I be a relative?" She said, looking at Xin Zhi with innocent eyes. (To be continued)