The pace of late autumn is getting faster and faster, and in a blink of an eye, the streets of the imperial capital are all covered in golden color. In this increasingly bleak season, everyone's eyes are bright, as if they are eagerly anticipating something from the deepest part of their hearts.
Since noon on Sunday, reporters from various TV channels have been frantically crowding the media reception area at the entrance to the palace, holding microphones in their hands and carrying photographic equipment on their shoulders, fearing to miss any shot.
The long-awaited royal masquerade in the imperial capital finally begins today!
The palace, which has rarely been open to the public, opened its doors on this day, allowing all guests holding invitations to pass through unimpeded.
"Dear viewers, what we are showing you live now is the scene at the entrance to the palace. As you can see, compared to a state visit, except for the absence of an honor guard, all other preparations tonight are of the highest standard. Behind me is the Royal Salute. , it is expected that 36 blasts will be played in unison during the opening dance tonight." The female anchor of the Imperial City's official TV station excitedly pointed to the red carpet behind her with a look of yearning that could not be concealed.
Everything in the camera immediately followed the steps of the palace, showing distant views all the way. The royal bodyguards were ready to go out early. They were straight and straight, with the Sheschl scimitar that symbolized the glory of the royal family clasped at their waists. They looked handsome and upright. The royal flag fluttering in the wind looks more and more majestic in the autumn colors. In the solemnity, it shows nobility despite the luxury of the palace.
Leng Yiyao glanced at it casually and then turned off the TV.
ALEX beside her seemed to be possessed, instructing the stylist and others to circle around her.
It has been nearly two hours since I finished lunch. Leng Yiyao didn't know where this group of people had such high passion that they could keep doing it for so long. In order to prevent the dress from getting wrinkled when she sat down, ALEX asked her to put on a silk nightgown early. Everyone had their work on hand, including skin care, makeup, hair, and styling, but as the protagonist, she was the most boring.
The moment I finally put on my evening dress, most of the glow in the sky had already been revealed, reflecting the golden color on the ground, as if I had suddenly stepped into a golden kingdom.
She put on her high heels and stood up slowly. At this moment, the entire studio fell silent. Even though she had created the grand occasion in front of her with her own hands, ALEX was so amazed that she could not speak.
Leng Yiyao didn't seem to pay attention to the reactions of others. She didn't even look in the mirror. She turned around and waved her hand casually. In an instant, the exquisite and small platinum mask was respectfully handed to her hand. She lowered her eyebrows, looked at the "mask" in front of her, and smiled softly.
In this world, everyone has many faces. No one stays the same, and no one is always the same.
Since she was born, she has had too many faces, thousands of faces, but nothing is as good as her turning around and smiling.
When the platinum mask was placed on her face, everyone else in the room took a deep breath and watched the slender and stunning figure walk away gracefully and step by step...
Zhai Mu drove an extremely low-key luxury car today and was waiting downstairs early in the morning. It was almost dinner time. He glanced at his watch, took out the sandwich from the side, took a bite, and just opened the mineral water. Unfortunately, before he could take a sip, he was stunned by the beautiful figure walking slowly in front of him. .
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Leng Yiyao glanced at the license plate. It had to be said that Zhai Mu was extremely careful in his work. Although today's car was worth a lot of money, the license plate number was not distinctive at all, making it impossible to guess the road.
He coughed so hard that his internal organs seemed to be displaced. He sat in the driver's seat and his eyes became increasingly dark.
She was not in a hurry, as if she was not too surprised by other people's reactions. She tapped the seat with her fingertips and waited patiently for him to recover. It wasn't until the coughing sound became calmer that she slowly raised her head and said calmly: "Is your cough okay?" She leaned on her back and chose a lying position that would least affect the hem of her skirt, like a begonia sleeping in spring, full of fragrance.
Zhai Mu unscrewed the bottle cap and finally took a deep gulp of water. The cold temperature made him finally regain his composure. "Sorry, I couldn't hold it back for a moment."
Can't help it
Leng Yiyao chuckled and didn't mention it much. "Let's drive."
A flash of light flashed in Zhai Mu's eyes, and without any further hesitation, the car quickly drove towards the palace like an arrow from the string - tonight, the imperial capital was destined to be unrest.
When Leng Yiyao arrived at the venue, there were already many luxury cars queuing up to enter the main entrance.
The red carpet stretched from the entrance of the palace to a thousand meters away. Many onlookers stood on the wind. Even if night was about to fall, the cold temperature could not dampen their enthusiasm. A giant high-definition screen was erected high in the square, showing all the scenes at the banquet in front of your eyes.
Is it a live broadcast
Leng Yiyao glanced at the screen and raised her eyebrows meaningfully. The royal family obviously took great pains this time.
The speed of the car was always very slow, and the flashing lights in front of it were coming and going. Obviously, it would be a long time before they could wait in line. Leng Yiyao was about to close her eyes when suddenly, the phone at her hand rang.
"Almost there?" Lu Chen's slightly smiling voice echoed in the back seat. Leng Yiyao estimated the distance: "There are still twenty minutes to the entrance of the banquet hall."
"I'll wait for you at the door." As the well-deserved host of tonight's banquet, he has been so busy since the morning that he has no chance to breathe. However, he is always thinking about someone in his heart, thinking about her appearance. What will it be like when. When I dreamed back at midnight, I seemed to have no memory of her appearance when I saw her for the first time, only those eyes, at the moment when the gas station exploded, so radiant and thrilling, from that moment on, I couldn't stop wanting to see her.
When Lu Chen's head guard heard his words, he naturally understood who the call was to. Looking around, tonight, all the noble ladies in the imperial capital gathered together to compete for beauty, but they all lost before they even started.
Think about it, people are indeed born unequal.
He sighed softly and dutifully blocked the woman who was trying her best to get closer to Lu Chen: "I'm sorry, His Highness is on the phone. The banquet is about to start. Why don't you come back to His Highness later?"
The woman in front of her was slim and beautiful. Seeing Lu Chen keep turning her head and speaking softly, she was completely different from the arrogant and domineering character in the rumors. The key thing is that he was wearing a white dress today, with a black tie tied around his neck, and he exuded an aura of nobility. It's so different from what it looked like on TV a year ago.
Who said that when a man begins to transform, his soul will suddenly mature. Now His Highness Lu Chen is standing in front of the people. Who will go to His Highness Lu Ming who has passed away
Not to mention, all the arrangements for tonight's banquet were made by him. With such temperament and resourcefulness, the moment he appeared tonight, he caused a lot of noise from the onlookers. In a short period of time, he seemed to have suddenly transformed into a different person. Even if he is the first heir to the royal family and has grown up so quickly, how can the people who respect the royal family prefer others to inherit the throne.
The woman kicked her skirt angrily, not daring to offend Lu Chen's captain of the bodyguard. She smiled charmingly and turned around to walk to the banquet hall.
"Follow me down to pick her up." The call has been hung up. It's still early than the twenty minutes Leng Yiyao said, but Lu Chen found that he was no longer willing to wait for a moment. As soon as he finished speaking, he had already stepped down to the floor step by step. Take the tall steps and walk towards the red carpet entrance.
At this moment, the moonlight has swept across the sky, and the stars are densely covered. The bright lights are in sharp contrast with the dark night. He leaned down step by step from a high place, his white tuxedo swaying gently in the breeze, and the smile on his face was pure and clean, with unabashed expectation.
"Who wants to come over? Such a grand ceremony?" The eldest princess stood in the corridor of the palace, holding up the golden telescope and smiling hoarsely. After not seeing each other for a long time, her brother was getting more and more ridiculous. It was clearly a concubine selection feast. Before it officially started, he was about to start the peak page
Captain Lu smiled gently and glanced in the direction the eldest princess was looking, "Probably Miss Leng."
Miss Leng
The eldest princess paused for a moment, then thought of the figure who had been in the news headlines recently, and couldn't help but smile softly: "Nowadays, times have really changed, and women can also have the right to inherit." She is the emperor's second son. A daughter, and the oldest one. Although Lu Chen is the eldest son, he is fifteen years younger than her. When the two get along, she is more like an elder than a sister.
Captain Lu just smiled and didn't say much. So what if the eldest princess’ life is superior and the environment is comfortable? After all, he was far away from the center of royal power. In the hearts of true Machiavellians, they are just rich and idle people.
The eldest princess is so shrewd. For her father's most trusted confidant, such a silent response from the other party is already the most silent answer. Without the emperor's favor, in the eyes of him, the emperor's guard chief, how noble could she be as the eldest princess
For a moment, the two of them showed no expression on their faces, their hearts surged, and their eyes had a deep look.
At the same time, Lu Chen stood on the first step, watching luxury cars coming one after another. The moment those attractive women, wearing masks, their eyes fell on him, they suddenly lit up, like He was so excited that he couldn't help himself, but he pushed away slightly and assumed the most distant posture: "Please come inside."
He was stingy with even one more glance, and was unmoved by the richly dressed lady in front of him.
This scene was broadcast live on the big screen by the nearby camera. Everyone couldn't help but talk about it: "Your Highness is so condescending and standing in the wind, is he waiting for someone?"
However, after watching for so long, no one can make him show the slightest difference in his expression. What is going on
While the public was discussing it, suddenly, a limited-edition luxury car slowly drove towards the center of the red carpet.
Lu Chen subconsciously looked at the driver's seat. When he saw Zhai Mu's figure, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Leng Yiyao had just sat upright, and before she could reach out her hand, the car door had been opened suddenly. At that moment, flashing lights appeared one after another, like daylight!
She paused for a moment, raised her head, and saw that Lu Chen had bowed, stretched out his right hand, and had a smile on his face.
When he lowered his head and saw the light in the car, his eyes flashed brightly like shooting stars, and the corners of his lips raised. At this moment, his eyes were sincere and convinced: "Is it an honor for you to enter the venue with me?"
Leng Yiyao raised her head and glanced at him. He was a noble prince and elegant to the point of death. In just one month, his growth rate far exceeded everyone's expectations.
Stretch out your right hand, gently place it on his palm, step out slowly, and finally be exposed in front of everyone!
The eye-catching rose-colored long-sleeved dress outlines her icy skin like a girl from a snow country. Her aura is as if it was transformed from a fairy, and it is also like the rain and dew under the morning sun, which instantly captures people's attention. Heart and soul.
The waist is full and full, like buds ready to bloom, overlapping and shining like clouds.
She raised her head, as if noticing the camera, smiled softly, and her red lips were as delicate and fragrant as begonia petals, with a blush of pink, soft and charming, and a touch of beauty, as bright as a beauty's rouge.
Everyone looking at the giant electronic screen suddenly took a breath of air. Who is this person
At this moment, the emperor, who was standing on the highest observation deck of the palace, slowly drank a cup of dark decoction with the support of the imperial doctor beside him. After a long time, he suppressed the cough in his throat and slowly looked into the distance.
It's noisy and lively over there, I'm afraid that Leng Yiyao has arrived!
"Watch your steps." Seeing Leng Yiyao greeting the media with a calm expression, Lu Chen did not stop and led her step by step towards the entrance of the palace banquet hall.
This set of steps, a total of 120 steps, symbolizes that the royal family went through 120 years of turmoil before completely unifying the north and south. In order to inherit the tradition, even if modernization has penetrated into daily life, there is always only one entrance to the palace, without any other shortcuts.
Leng Yiyao's long skirt fell behind her gracefully. When her slender back disappeared completely, the crowd suddenly felt like they were waking up from a dream, and they were filled with excitement!
"Did you see that? Who is that? How could His Highness Lu Chen lead the way in person?"
"My God! She is so beautiful! How can there be such a beautiful person in the world?"
"I always feel like I've seen her before somewhere. Her profile looks so familiar."
Various speculations and exclamations were heard among the crowd.
However, at the moment, no one in the banquet hall under the bright crystal lamp cared.
The moment they entered the hall, the glazed lamps, fragrant clothes and shadows on the temples filled every guest's sight.
Luxurious
No, this is no longer enough to describe it as luxury. The top families in the imperial capital, the most beautiful women with great reputations, and the children of aristocratic families with a long history, gathered here were the top strata of the entire empire.
The colorful clothes and feathers are extremely gorgeous. At this moment, Leng Yiyao, accompanied by Lu Chen, suddenly became the focus of everyone!
Liao Sijie patted Chen Zhifan's arm next to her: "Goddess, my goddess!" The attributes of a ten thousand year old cat were fully exposed.
However, not to mention her, even the girls in the special class of Shengde High School around her were stunned.
Is this Leng Yiyao who usually lazes around in the classroom
Why does it feel like she is completely different today than usual
She clearly had a calm expression on her face, and she even pushed Lu Chen's hand away with her own hands. As the daughter of a businessman, she didn't have the background of most people in the audience, but she had her own aura that made people unable to move away. Eye.
Leng Yiyao heard someone sighing softly at the corner on the right, and couldn't help but follow the sound and look over there. As a result, she found out that they were acquaintances. I am afraid that most of the girls in the special class were invited to participate. This party. Compared to Laura and the others, who had yearning in their eyes a few days ago, Leng Yiyao sighed, in this country, seriously, identity determines everything.
There were many figures. She saw Rhodes stunned, Liao Sijie waving vigorously, Chen Zhifan's face looking astonished, but Yunlai, who had never appeared in front of her since returning to the imperial capital, looked quiet at this moment. Looking at her, it seems that there are a thousand words to say...
Leng Yiyao just glanced casually and turned away in an instant.
Lu Chen suddenly lowered his voice at this moment: "Come, I will take you to meet someone." His voice was full of respect and admiration, as if he had been looking forward to this moment for a long time.
one person
Leng Yiyao raised her head, ignoring all kinds of strange eyes around her, and looked into the distance with a natural expression.
On the luxurious and noble golden steps, there are seats symbolizing the supreme power of the imperial family. And the man sitting high on the throne was looking straight towards her at this moment, as if he had been observing her for a long time.
She remained unmoved by this, as if she didn't notice the other person's sizing look, but smiled slightly.
From top to bottom in the empire, the supreme authority of the royal family - Your Majesty the Emperor!
I have really admired it for a long time...