The woman in the goose-yellow floor-length dress and with a bunch of accessories on her head stood up first, blessed Nan Fengchen, then bowed respectfully to Bei Gongyan, and finally her eyes fell on Wei Ziyi.
"Miss Wei, Wan Qing has made a fool of herself." The woman called herself Wan Qing.
"Miss Luo, please." Wei Ziyi smiled faintly.
It was the first time for Mi Xiaoqi to attend a so-called party. Except for Bei Gongling and Wei Ziyi in front of her, she didn't know anyone among the women, and naturally she didn't know who this Miss Luo Wanqing was.
"She is the youngest daughter of the Minister of Rites, a well-known talented woman in Yuedu, good at rhythm." Wei Ziyi's voice sounded softly.
Mi Xiaoqi met her eyes, Wei Ziyi just smiled lightly, with a very understanding expression.
A maid had brought the guqin earlier, Luo Wanqing sat down gracefully, her red lips parted slightly, "The breeze and the moon..."
It's a very ancient song, of course Mi Xiaoqi has never heard it before, but she has to admit that Luo Wanqing's voice is beautiful, and the artistic conception of the whole song is vividly interpreted, even Nan Fengchen nodded slightly.
Mi Xiaoqi looked at Bei Gongyan subconsciously, heh, a certain prince looked into the distance with cold eyes, as if he was not listening to any music at all, Mi Xiaoqi was in a good mood every minute.
"Miss Luo really deserves to be called a talented woman. I don't know if Seventh Miss can be better?" Bei Gongling's voice sounded very timely.
"Xiao Qi is ashamed of herself..." Mi Xiaoqi said with rare humility.
A smugness flashed in Bei Gongling's eyes.
So, a certain girl went on to say, "I just don't know what other people think."
puff…
Wei Ziyi chuckled weakly, this little seven girl really didn't suffer at all, and she didn't care about offending others, she had a real temperament.
"Hmph, Seventh Miss, you don't even choose an instrument, so is it possible that you still want to sing a cappella?" Beigong Lingqi's face remained unchanged, and when she saw Mi Xiaoqi's calm face, she went crazy.
"Just sing a cappella." Mi Xiaoqi stood up, blessed the crowd slightly, and said slowly, "When will the bright moon come... I hope you will live a long time and share the beauty of the moon."
The sound falls.
After a long while, everyone came back to their senses.
"It's a good one. I hope that people will live a long time, and we will share the joys and joys of thousands of miles. Miss Seven not only sings beautifully, but also writes beautiful words." Wei Ziyi praised.
"I also think that Xiao Qi wins." Nan Fengchen looked at Mi Xiaoqi and explored a lot. This woman became more and more interesting.
"Xiao Qi, here it is." Wei Ziyi picked up the shark's tear and sent it to Xiao Qi's hand.
"Thank you, Ms. Wei." Mi Xiaoqi stuffed it into his bag unceremoniously, and took out a pendant at the same time, "Xiao Qi can see the tears of the sharks, and must have been with Ms. Wei for many years. This pendant is considered a small Qi's kindness, please Miss Wei not to refuse."
"Ziyi will definitely not refuse the pendant of Millennium Wu Chenxiang." Wei Ziyi took it and tied it around his neck.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
"Xiao Qi, I'll ask you to play with me again when I'm free."
"good."
The two of them seemed to be chatting happily.
"Oh, my Linglong lock is gone!" Suddenly, an exclamation sounded.
Mi Xiaoqi subconsciously felt that this incident was aimed at her. Well, she has seen Gongdouju, and she also knows a little about this method of framing.
"Linglong lock?" Nan Fengchen's voice sounded indifferently.
"Yes, yes." The woman who spoke, heard Nan Fengchen's question, obviously lost her senses, her complexion was red, her breathing was short, her watery eyes were fixed on the evil face of a certain prince, and she completely forgot what she wanted to say .
"Ahem..." Feng Wuhen coughed twice, and if the girl continued to watch, your eyes would be lost.
"Your Highness, forgive me..." The woman hurriedly knelt down on her knees, "Your Highness, the Linglong lock is a treasure that my father got by accident. The little girl wanted to give it to His Highness, but, but, I don't know why. gone..."
Nan Fengchen narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Since it was given to the prince's brother, why did it disappear? When did you find out?" Bei Gongling asked.
"Back to Your Royal Highness, it was still there when I arrived at Bibo Garden, but I couldn't find it just after the competition." The woman replied in a low voice.
"Du Wenhua's daughter, Dou Yuejiao." Wei Ziyi's voice sounded again.
Mi Xiaoqi nodded silently.
"Since it was there before the competition, it didn't disappear after the competition, which means that everyone who participated in the competition is suspected." Bei Gongling said every word.
Everyone was discussing, suddenly a little maid bumped into Mi Xiaoqi's body, and the sound of a heavy object falling on the ground attracted everyone's attention.
A delicate lock landed at Mi Xiaoqi's feet.
"I'm sorry, miss, this servant didn't mean it." The little maid knelt on the ground tremblingly.
"Linglong lock!" Dou Yuejiao rushed over a few steps, picked up the lock on the ground, with a happy face.
Mi Xiaoqi silently supported her forehead, dear friends, dare to use some deep frame!
"Miss Seven, why is the Linglong Lock on your body?" Bei Gongling asked in surprise.
It seemed that the inquiry wanted to exonerate Mi Xiaoqi, but in fact, Mi Xiaoqi was convicted of theft with one sentence.
"Back to Your Royal Highness, Xiao Qi doesn't know why this lock fell at Xiao Qi's feet." Mi Xiaoqi looked at Bei Gongling lightly, without any unnaturalness.
"Miss Seven is just trying to quibble? The maid bumped into you just now, and the Linglong lock fell off your body. It is clear that you took the Linglong lock and didn't put it away in a hurry, so it fell out of your bag." Dou Yuejiao Said angrily.
"My bag?" Mi Xiaoqi simply took off the bag and threw it on the table, "The bag is closed now and has not been opened. If there are no special measures, she will not be opened, and she will not be opened." Sometimes, don't just hit it, it won't open even if it is burned by fire, flooded with a knife, if you don't believe me, Miss Dou can find someone to try it now."
Seeing her firm expression, Dou Yuejiao lowered her eyes and turned slightly, "Since, since it took so much effort to open this bag, maybe you were bumped before you could put it in the bag..."
It is logical to say so.
"Bold!" Bei Gongyan's cold voice sounded, and the sinister aura rushed towards Dou Yuejiao, instinctively she wanted to retreat.
"My lord." Xiao Qi looked at Bei Gongyan with warmth in her heart. Her man always believed in her, but she couldn't use his power to suppress the mouths of these people, otherwise she would leave a black mark on herself. .
"Mi Xiaoqi, how shameless you are to steal something at the prince's brother's banquet and let the third brother protect you!" Bei Gongling's piercing voice sounded, she must confirm Mi Xiaoqi's crime, Even if he offended Bei Gongyan, he would not hesitate.
Bei Gongyan looked at Bei Gongling coldly, Bei Gongling raised her head proudly, she was backed by the queen, she was extremely honorable, even if Bei Gongyan had a virtuous concubine, she was not her biological mother after all, and the queen firmly held the virtuous concubine .
"..." Bei Gongyan was about to speak when Xiao Qi grabbed his sleeve, "Your Highness, since Xiao Qi is going to be convicted, can Xiao Qi defend herself?"
"Hmph, you got all the stolen goods, what else do you have to say!" Bei Gongling looked at Mi Xiaoqi contemptuously.
"No matter what people do, there must be a motive, right? Xiao Qi wants this lock, what's the use of it?" Mi Xiaoqi blinked and smiled harmlessly.
"How high is the price of Linglong Lock? As we all know, who knows if you are selling it for money?" Dou Yue asked coolly.
"Not long ago, Xiao Qi won 20,000 gold from His Highness the Crown Prince in the palace, and the emperor rewarded Xiao Qi 10,000 gold. Calculated, Xiao Qi should be a rich man." Mi Xiaoqi retorted word by word.
Dou Yuejiao's choked face turned innocent for a while.
"You mean, the treasury of the Three Princes' Mansion is not enough to satisfy Xiao Qi?" Bei Gongyan added a sentence coldly.
"I don't dare, I don't dare." Dou Yuejiao thumped and knelt on the ground. Bei Gongling's not being afraid of Bei Gongyan doesn't mean that others are also not afraid, but that murderous aura is enough to make people tremble with fear.
"Miss Seven likes rare things. Linglong locks are also considered rare things. It's hard to guarantee that you won't be tempted. Oh, in fact, this Linglong lock was originally given by Miss Dou to the prince's brother. If Xiaoqi likes to ask the prince's brother directly That's it, why bother..." Bei Gongling said slowly.
Mi Xiaoqi sighed helplessly, the people who came out of the palace were all articulate.
"For locks of this level, I can make six locks in an hour, that is, half an hour. What kind of rare thing is it?" Mi Xiaoqi asked back with raised eyebrows.
"How is it possible!" Dou Yuejiao exclaimed.
"Linglongsuo, Linglongsuo, to put it bluntly, but there is a small mechanism in it. Miss Dou must have a deep relationship with Linglongsuo. If I explain the mystery of Linglongsuo, since then, all Linglongsuo will be worthless, Miss Dou, do you really want me to tell you?" Mi Xiaoqi looked at Dou Yuejiao and asked seriously.
"This... this..." Dou Yuejiao hesitated. The origin of Linglong Lock is indeed a secret. If it wasn't for Nan Fengchen, her father would naturally be reluctant, but he didn't want Bei Gongling to know about it. Bei Gongling admired her. Everyone knew about Nan Fengchen, so Dou Yuejiao was honored to be threatened by Bei Gongling and cooperated with her to frame Mi Xiaoqi.
"I never knew that someone could brag so loudly! If Miss Seven can really make a Linglong lock, I will admit that you didn't steal anything!" Bei Gongling said aloud.
"Princess Seven, the princess firmly insists that Xiao Qi stole something. If Xiao Qi can really prove that she didn't steal, the princess will not be charged with wronging a good person..." Mi Xiaoqi looked at Bei Gongling.
"You, you are bold!"
"How about this, I will be a witness, if Xiao Qi can really make a Linglong lock, then the seventh princess will apologize to Xiao Qi, if Xiao Qi can't do it, how about being convicted of stealing and handing it over to the seventh princess? "Nan Fengchen said slowly.
Bei Gongling rolled her eyes, losing face if she lost, and killing Mi Xiaoqi openly if she won! "Mi Xiaoqi, dare you?"
"Princess dares, Xiaoqi will accompany you naturally." Mi Xiaoqi responded. "His Royal Highness, please prepare the materials."
There was a hint of concern in Bei Gongyan's indifferent eyes, Xiao Qi saw it clearly, and smiled at him, signaling him to rest assured.
"Ziyi believes that Xiaoqi is innocent." Wei Ziyi said lightly, and Bei Gongling gave Wei Ziyi a hard look.
Wei Ziyi, you are courting death.