In the main hall of the Princess Mansion, Pei Ji'an and the rest of the lords paid homage to Princess Dongyang. Gao Zihan took a few familiar ladies to sit in the side hall and talked by himself.
Gao Zihan is the only daughter of Princess Dongyang, and there is only one older brother. The eldest princess of Dongyang has a mediocre son, but her daughter is very beautiful and intelligent. Therefore, the eldest princess loves this daughter very much. In recent years, she has been pushing her hard at banquets, and she seems to let her take over from her.
Princess Dongyang married the eldest grandson's uncle, the Gao family, and she has been very close to the eldest grandson's family for many years. In addition, she likes to invite banquets and extravagant ostentation. Dongyang, that's why Princess Dongyang is firmly seated as the number one person in communication in Dongdu.
The eldest princess of Dongyang regards herself as the head of the clan's female family. Gao Zihan, as the eldest princess's favorite daughter, also inherited her mother's vanity and sociability. She is proud and arrogant, acts unassumingly, and usually only plays with women who have? status and status. If a girl is born noble but has an empty mind and vulgar conversation, she will not be able to catch Gao Zihan's eyes.
At this moment, those who were drawn into the side hall by Gao Zihan were carefully selected. Among them were Pei Chuyue, the first daughter of the Pei family, and the two daughters of the eldest grandson, Changsun Sanniang and Changsun Wuniang, the granddaughters of the prince and grand master. Cao Xiu, and Princess Li Changle of Guangning who came out to the palace to attend the banquet.
Originally there was Li Chaoge, but after sitting for a while, Li Chaoge found an excuse and left. Gao Zihan originally looked down on this princess who grew up among the people, but what? At the instruction of his mother, Gao Zihan squeezed his nose to win him over. Unexpectedly, Li Chaoge really didn't know how to flatter him, so he left.
How arrogant Gao Zihan is, Li Chaoge won't take the initiative? Gao Zihan doesn't care to invite him a second time. She was sitting in the side hall of the Princess Mansion, concentrating on socializing with the other people.
The side hall where they are located has a good view, and through the screen, they can see the movement of the main hall. A group of aristocratic gentlemen came to pay their respects to Princess Dongyang. Gao Zihan watched Pei Chuyue suddenly cheer up, scanned it twice carefully, and then sank down in disappointment.
Gao Zihan was curious, she looked around and said with a smile: "Ah Yue, your brother is outside, why are you listless?"
Of course Pei Chuyue knew that her brother was coming, and it was precisely because of this that she couldn't help being disappointed. My aunt gave thousands of instructions, and later forced my cousin to take a leave of absence at Dali Temple before dragging my cousin to the flower viewing banquet. It stands to reason that Gu Mingke will act together with Pei Ji'an today? Now that Pei Ji'an came to greet the eldest princess, but Gu Mingke was not there, he was probably caught by someone. Pei Chuyue felt even more depressed when she thought of Li Chaoge who had just left.
Li Changle also looked over and asked, "Yes, Chu Yue, what's wrong with you?"
Pei Chuyue was embarrassed to talk about her own thoughts, so she covered it up and said, "It's nothing, I didn't get a good result from helping the spirit a few days ago, and I was worried."
Upon hearing this, the eldest grandson San? Niang smiled and said, "You went back to try it too? How is it? What did you ask? Does it work?"
Pei Chuyue half-truthfully said: "I hope it doesn't work. At first I used my identity to ask questions, and they were all right, but in the end? One, I asked if I could marry Ruyi Langjun, but it said No. I might as well not ask."
The eldest grandson, the third mother, laughed loudly and scratched Pei Chuyue's face with her fingers: "I'm not ashamed, you actually secretly asked about marriage!"
Pei Chuyue and the eldest grandson San? Mother are cousins, they were used to fighting since they were young, and they didn't show any weakness when they saw this. They also choked back: "I don't believe you didn't ask!"
Pei Chuyue and eldest grandson San? Niang tickled each other and fell down together with a smile. When young ladies get together, they like this kind of topic with some peachy and supernatural the most. Li Changle hurriedly asked: "What are you talking about? What Fushi?"
Pei Chuyue laughed enough, and replied: "It's the new game that I mentioned to the princess at the Yang Palace banquet last time. Princess, I tried it myself, and it's really amazing!"
Li Changle suddenly became interested. Li Changle is the emperor's favorite daughter. How could Gao Zihan not understand her when she showed interest. Gao Zihan immediately said: "Princess Guangning has never played before, let's show her a demonstration. But you are too old-fashioned. Divination is only the most basic, and the real fun is yet to come."
"Oh?" As soon as he said that, several girls became interested, "What is it?"
Gao Zihan has a wide range of friends and knowledge, and her news is much better than that of Pei Chuyue and others. She deliberately kept it secret, and waited until she had attracted the attention of several people present, before she said: "A few days ago, I heard from a friend that this great immortal has great powers and boundless powers. It can not only predict the future, but as long as it is sincere, even Can change fate."
"What?" The ladies were all shocked. Pei Chuyue was moved when she heard that the future could be changed: "Can it really be changed?"
"Of course." Gao Zihan took it all in one gulp, and she asked the servant girl to fetch the cinnabar, plates and other things used by the shaman, and arranged them in a familiar way, and said, "The great immortal can test the fate, so he can change it naturally. After I heard my friend say it? I haven't tried it yet, just right, let's try it together."
Gao Zihan arranged the five elements, melted the cinnabar with clear water, and said: "Maximum five people can make a wish. Princess Guangning has never tried it. Just watch it this time. Wait? Let the princess come next time. You put a few drops of blood in, Please Daxian must have blood to be effective."
Except for Li Changle, the other girls who were present had tried it in private, and they were not surprised by it, so they neatly pricked their fingers and forced a few drops of blood into the cinnabar. Li Changle watched from the side, and couldn't help tensing up: "Is this kind of Fushi technique really safe? Why do you need to add blood?"
"I don't know. When the outsiders passed it on, they said that fresh blood must be added." Gao Zihan hugged his fingers with a handkerchief, and after a while, the blood on his fingertips congealed. Gao Zihan didn't care, and said, "It's just a little bit of blood, and I was pricked by a needle when I used it as needlework. Is it okay?"
Li Changle could have felt that something was wrong, but she became nervous and said, "I don't feel safe, so let's forget it."
Li Changle wanted to retreat, but the other five people were in high spirits. They pulled Li Changle and said, "Princess, you don't need to participate, just watch from the side."
Li Changle was pulled back, and finally? Curiosity overwhelmed vigilance, and he stayed in the side hall for the time being. Gao Zihan put on a leading posture, drew the direction and symbols with cinnabar, and directed everyone to stand up: "Ah Yue, stand up and don't block the light. Okay, it's okay now, Cao Niang is the gold seat, you go first Come on."
All eyes fell on Cao Xiu. Cao Xiu thought for a while, clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and said, "Grandfather is not in good health recently. I hope that grandfather will recover soon and live a long life."
The eldest grandson Wuniang at the next position heard it, and joined hands and said, "I hope Father's problem can be solved quickly, and I won't frown all day long."
The wishes expressed by Cao Xiu and Changsun Wuniang are very filial, and they are out of place in playful occasions. Gao Zihan saw that the atmosphere was turned cold, and immediately said: "The two of you are too boring, and you are not memorizing at home, what are you thinking about when you go out to play? Let me do it, I want to become taller and become the tallest person at the banquet !"
Gao Zihan is a veteran of the playground. When she said this, the other ladies laughed, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively. Pei Chuyue smiled and said: "How is this possible? You are not as tall as your three-year-old cousin. Even if you are older than three-year-old cousin, many gentlemen came to the banquet today, how can you still be taller than them? Your wish is simply impossible to come true." ?now."
Gao Zihan raised his eyebrows indifferently, and said, "The Great Immortal has great powers, who knows it's impossible? It's fun to make such difficult wishes. If we can usually do it ourselves, why invite the Great Immortal to come out?"
Once Gao Zihan started, the rest of the people were also eager to try. The eldest grandson, the third mother, rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Then I will not gain weight no matter what I eat."
All the girls laughed and made fun of their eldest grandson San? Niang, even Li Changle couldn't help laughing. The eldest grandson San? After the mother finished laughing, she looked at Pei Chuyue urgingly: "Ah Yue, hurry up, it's your turn."
With a slight smile on Pei Chuyue's face, she glanced down at the hem of her skirt, and an uncontrollable thought came to her mind. She is the concubine daughter of the Pei family, with both parents, a harmonious family, money, beauty, and pampering. The only thing she can't get is her sweetheart.
Pei Chuyue secretly became serious. She knelt upright, closed her eyes, and said devoutly in her heart: "I am an immortal, if you really have a spirit, please bless me to fulfill my wish and marry my cousin Gu Mingke."
Gao Zihan and others were very curious when they saw that Pei Chuyue straightened up suddenly. Pei Chuyue's lips moved slightly, but she didn't say aloud, but silently made a wish in her heart. The other ladies refused, and said together: "Everyone has expressed their wish, why didn't you say it? What did you promise?"
Pei Chuyue shook her head and refused to speak. Gao Zihan yelled: "You lied to us! Tell me quickly, what wish did you make, and why is it so secretive?"
This is Pei Chuyue's secret and delusion that she can't tell. How could she share it with other people? She shook her head and said it was nothing, but the rest of them didn't believe it, and asked after Pei Chuyue. Pei Chuyue couldn't bear the disturbance, and ran away from the mat with her skirt in her hand: "I won't say anything."
The eldest grandson Wuniang went to chase Pei Chuyue, Gao Zihan sat on the side to direct, Li Changle sat on the seat and laughed, and the side hall was full of laughter. At this time, a few maids came in from outside and whispered something in Gao Zihan's ear. Gao Zihan nodded and said to Li Changle in a low voice: "Princess Guangning, my mother called me. I'll go back as soon as I go."
Li Changle nodded indifferently. Gao Zihan left quietly without disturbing the few people who were playing around. Changsun Wuniang and Pei Chuyue were both Miss Jiao, and they got tired after a while and came back arm in arm. After they sat down, Pei Chuyue was surprised to find that the eldest grandson, San Niang, was eating: "Cousin San, don't you eat gingerbread?"
Everyone turned their heads and found that in the blink of an eye, half of the pastry plates were empty. They were watching Pei Chuyue fight just now, and no one had eaten anything, that is to say, these cakes were eaten by the eldest grandson San Niang alone.
"I don't know either." While talking, the grandson San? Niang ate another piece of brown sugar gingerbread. She still had pastry crumbs on her mouth, but she didn't tidy up her appearance, but stretched out her hand to another piece of pastry: "I don't know what's wrong, I'm suddenly very hungry, and I really want to eat."
All the ladies present were from extraordinary family backgrounds, and mere pastries were not a problem to them at all. But the eldest grandson San? Niang ate one piece after another, and she finished eating one plate in the blink of an eye. She was not satisfied, so she asked the maid to bring the second plate.
The majestic Princess Chang's Mansion naturally wouldn't be stingy with a box of pastries, but the way Changsun San? Niang ate them scared everyone. Changsun Wuniang looked worried and asked, "Sister San? What's wrong with you? You didn't like pastries before."
It's not that I don't like it, but I like it, but I dare not eat it. These aristocratic girls have no worries about food and clothing, but in the vanity fair, every word and deed must conform to the norms, how dare the daughter make herself plump and chubby? Datang regards plumpness as its beauty? But plumpness and fatness are obviously two concepts.
The eldest grandson, San Niang, also felt that something was wrong with her. She used to be very restrained in her diet, so she didn't dare to eat a second piece of this kind of sweet and greasy pastry. But today, for some reason, she suddenly couldn't suppress her desire for food, and even felt that she wouldn't gain weight anyway, so what's the point of eating more
The maid brought new cakes, and the third grandson stuffed them into her mouth uninterruptedly, and the crumbs spilled all over her skirt. As a lady, her behavior was already out of control. Li Changle felt that something was wrong, and asked, "Is there something added to this pastry? Why can't the eldest grandson San? Mom can't stop eating?"
Upon hearing this, the maid of the princess mansion immediately knelt down and said tremblingly: "Princess Guangning has learned from you, slaves and servants would never dare to have such thoughts."
The few present here are all honorable and favored aristocratic ladies. Princess Dongyang has the heart to win over the family behind them. How can she give these ladies cakes with ingredients? Li Changle, Pei Chuyue and others watched in horror as the eldest grandson San's mother ate one piece after another, and in the end she gobbled it up, which could be called disrespectful. Pei Chuyue touched her arm, feeling creepy for some reason.
Pei Chuyue leaned close to Li Changle silently, and whispered, "Princess, I don't think Third Cousin is quite right. Let's ask someone from the Princess's Mansion to come over and take a look."
Li Changle had that in mind? She stood up and asked, "Where is Cousin Zihan? Where did she go?"
"What's the matter with the eldest princess just now? Ask the lady, the lady has gone to the main hall."
Li Changle nodded and said, "Then I'll go to the main hall to find her."
Pei Chuyue didn't dare to stay in the side hall, so she hurried to Li Changle's side and said, "Princess, I'll go with you."
Cao Xiu felt a little nervous, so she just found an excuse and followed Li Changle out. Changsun Wuniang was also very scared, but Changsun San? Niang was her older sister. Changsun Wuniang had no choice but to stay in the side hall and wait for Li Changle to come back. The three of Li Changle went to the main hall, when Princess Dongyang saw Li Changle coming in, she smiled and said, "Guangning, I only kept Pei Lang for a while, and you came after me?"
Pei Ji'an was left to speak by Princess Dongyang. At this moment when Li Changle entered the door, everyone subconsciously felt that Li Changle was here for Pei Ji'an. How can Li Changle have it now? She paid attention to Dongyang Princess' teasing, she looked extremely pale, and said in a low voice: "Auntie, I didn't come to see Brother Pei. Where's Cousin Zihan?"
Gao Zihan? Princess Dongyang remembered, she walked around the hall, and said in surprise: "I told her to come over just now. This child is really, where is she dawdling, why hasn't she come yet?"
When Li Changle heard this, his complexion became even worse. Pei Chuyue held Li Changle's arm tightly, and her voice began to tremble: "Eldest Princess, we stayed with Mrs. Gao just now, and she came out before the incense burned."
What? Princess Dongyang's face also became serious, she called someone to come over, and said with a calm face: "Come on, quickly find the lady, no matter where it is, bring her here as soon as you find it."
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Pei Ji'an saw that Li Changle and his sister were both in a bad mood, and asked, "Chu Yue, Princess Guangning, what's wrong?"
Pei Chuyue's lips turned pale, she kept shaking her head, unable to speak. Li Changle's face was also pale. She hesitated to speak, and finally said intermittently: "We just... played the latest? Popular Fushi. We were just playing around, and didn't take it seriously? But after cousin Zihan made a wish, she disappeared. gone."
When Pei Ji'an heard the word Fushi, he felt bad, and he quickly asked, "What wish did Lady Gao make?"
Li Changle frowned, trying to recall: "I can't remember, it seems to have something to do with height..."
Before Li Changle finished speaking, a scream came from outside, and everyone in the main hall was startled. Princess Dongyang shuddered inexplicably. She ran to the door quickly and saw a woman walking up the highest attic in the Princess Mansion. Many servant girls below called, but she turned a deaf ear to them, and only focused on walking to the heights.
She finally reached the highest floor. She looked around and found that there was no higher place, so she took off her shawl, climbed onto the fence, and hung herself on the beam. After Princess Dongyang saw that person clearly, her legs and feet went limp and she almost fell down on the spot.
Pei Ji'an was standing not far away, seeing this, he quickly supported Princess Dongyang. Princess Dongyang managed to stand still, she was dizzy and could barely stand upright: "Zihan, what are you doing?"
Gao Zihan didn't seem to hear the movement around him, his movements were mechanically numb, and he didn't look like a sane person at all. Pei Ji'an knew that Gao Zihan might have messed with something unclean, so he signaled the maid to help the eldest princess, and quickly ran to the attic: "Chu Yue, Princess Guangning, protect yourself. I'll go and see Gao Zihan." lady."
Pei Ji'an ran to the attic quickly, and when he was approaching the attic, he ran into Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke head-on. The two groups of people almost collided, Pei Ji'an stopped suddenly, Li Chaoge was much more flexible in comparison, she avoided Pei Ji'an in disgust, glanced at him coldly, said nothing extra, and went straight to the crowd.
Li Chaoge's gaze quickly swept across the crowd gathered downstairs, and he frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
"I don't know." Gao Zihan's maids were already frightened and crying. They knelt on the ground, crying out of breath, "The lady said that she would go back to the room to get things, so she sent us away. Wait? When we find out again, we will see the lady." A man ran to the attic, ignored how he called, and locked the doors and windows."
The domestic servants and guards kept banging on the door, but unfortunately it was of no use. Li Chaoge knew at a glance that the doors and windows of the attic were sealed with magic, and it was absolutely impossible to open them naturally. Li Chaoge took a step back, and looked upstairs with Gu Mingke.
Gao Zihan on the tall building was tottering. She stepped on the railing and tied her shawl unsteadily. Every time the wind blew, her body would sway, but it frightened the people below. There were calls from downstairs one after another, Princess Dongyang and others also ran over. When she saw this scene, she called out to my son in pain and almost fainted.
Li Chaoge didn't have time to listen to them crying. Gao Zihan had a death breath, obviously he was bent over by something, Gao Zihan's life would be in danger if he didn't save others. Li Chaoge turned around and asked directly, "What did you do just now?"
Pei Chuyue was almost crying in fright. When she saw Gu Mingke, she couldn't help it anymore, and said in a crying voice: "Cousin, Mrs. Gao and San? Cousin suddenly became like that? I don't know what happened to them. I so afraid."
"Calm down, is there any use in crying?" Gu Mingke looked at Pei Chuyue calmly and rationally, and asked, "What did you do before that?"
"I don't know." Pei Chuyue was sobbing, her voice gradually lowered, "Ms. Gao and her cousin invited Fushi, I don't know what's going on?..."
Fushi... Okay, Li Chaoge understands. She secretly sighed, thinking that this group of young ladies were weaker than each other, but they were surprisingly courageous, even daring to invite this kind of thing. It is easy to ask God to send God away, but it is not easy to send God away when the summoning comes.
Li Chaoge didn't bother to question, the incident had already happened, so it was useless to blame them. Without further ado, Li Chaoge asked Princess Dongyang directly: "Is there any weapon here? Is there any handy weapon?"
Princess Dongyang was already scared out of her wits, she didn't understand Li Chaoge's question for a while: "What?"
Judging by their bewildered looks, they don't look like they always have self-defense tools at home. At this moment, there was another scream from downstairs. Li Chaoge looked up and found that Gao Zihan had tied the knot and stretched his neck in.
The female relatives downstairs cried and cried into a ball. With a sullen face, Li Chaoge pulled out a hairpin from the bun of the woman next to him, tied his hair up casually, took two steps to run up, and jumped onto the eaves of the attic: "It's too late. I'll go up to save people, You stay outside."