The female family members whispered in low voices, covering their mouths with their sleeves and laughing softly when they talked about something happy. The ministers chatted and laughed, changing cups and cups, and they were very happy. From time to time, maids in plain long skirts hurried
When passing by, they would bring fine wine and delicacies, or refill the wine respectfully for the guests, then bow and leave.
It had been a long time since Chu Miao'er and Hu Yin had such a hearty conversation, and they both drank a lot of wine unknowingly. During this period, they saw Wan Niang staring at the fine wine and delicacies on the table in astonishment, so she added a few more
After a snack, I just talked to Huyin and didn't pay much attention to her.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone who should lie down got down, and those who should leave also left. Only Aldentai was in high spirits, lowering his head and talking to Al Yunna about something unknown. Sometimes he laughed loudly, sometimes he raised his head to drink, and his eyebrows were dancing.
, the joy cannot be concealed in the brows and eyes.
He glanced at Fu Yunqi, stood up with Al Yunna and laughed loudly: "Fourth Prince, I also drank this wine and ate the meat..."
"Father Khan, Yunduo will see you off!" Al Yunduo thought he said he was leaving, so he suddenly stood up and said to Fu Yunqi, "I will send Father Khan back to the palace gate after I see him off. The fourth prince shouldn't have any objections, right?"
Fu Yunchi glanced at Fu Yanshuo, nodded calmly, and responded in a deep voice: "Of course, Concubine Yun and Khan have not seen each other for a long time, so it is appropriate to send them off."
Hearing what he said, Al Yunduo was very happy. On the contrary, Al Yunna, who had been silent until now, slowly shook his head and sighed with some regret: "What I saw this time is that the country is prosperous and the people are rich. It's a pity.
It is a pity that the Emperor is ill and cannot have a drink with us. The Fourth Prince would like to ask the Emperor to take good care of his health. When there is another opportunity in the future, maybe we can raise a glass and drink together."
Al Yunna came this time as the young Khan of Dongjue. In addition to Al Yunduo's incident, I am afraid that he was already very dissatisfied with Dajin in his heart, and the meager friendship at the beginning had long since disappeared.
"It is indeed a bit regretful..." Fu Yunqi raised his chin slightly and said, "Since the emperor has given full authority over this matter to me, then I can only personally escort the little Khan to the inn safely.
Humiliating the mission should also be used to make up for the regrets in the hearts of some little Khans."
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Al Yunna slightly raised his lips.
Seeing that they were about to leave, Fu Yanxuan stood up and walked to Hu Yin, saying softly: "I see it's almost time now. If He Ting wakes up and doesn't see you later, he will cry non-stop again."
"Okay." Hu Yin nodded lightly, and Chu Miao'er stood up with her and walked to the center of the hall. Fu Yunchi gave her a knowing look and took Al Yunna out of the door first.
Fu Yunqi kept his word and sent them to the door of the inn before slowly walking back with Chu Miaoer and Wanniang. The market was bustling with people, and several people in colorful clothes were particularly noticeable walking on the road, and everyone passing by was attracted by it.
They all looked sideways.
"Wan Niang," Chu Miao'er pointed to a shop and said with a smile, "Last time when Mrs. Huyin and I came to customize new clothes, we also selected several kinds of fabrics for you. Let's go take a look and see if you still like it.
Ready-to-wear styles, it’s the Chinese New Year, and if you don’t like jewelry, you always need to buy a few more new clothes, right? Otherwise, going out will make our fourth prince’s house look shabby.”
"No, I'm not leaving the house, so what does it matter what I wear?" Wanniang shook her head and said, "I appreciate the princess's kindness. I dance with swords and swords all day long, and those ladies' styles are on my body.
It’s also a waste and it’s not necessary anymore.”
Chu Miao'er saw that she had put on light makeup and lightly painted her eyebrows today. If she was carefully dressed up, she would look good. She couldn't help but praise: "A woman wants to please her appearance, and a woman doesn't have to have a graceful posture. There is a difference like you."
Such beauty.”
Wan Niang's mind was not on this. When she heard what she said, she just smiled and looked around quietly.
"Baitao, go and ask if the custom-made clothes last time are ready. If they are, have them sent to the Second Prince's Mansion." Chu Miaoer turned around and said.
Baitao nodded and turned around, walking towards the garment workshop.
"Your Majesty..." Tingfeng watched Chu Miaoer and Wan Niang chatting ear to ear, and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice, "After all, our princess is so charming. I have never seen Wan Niang speak so softly in all these years.
You talk to people in a soft voice, don’t you think so, Your Majesty?”
To be honest, Fu Yunchi was a little surprised when he saw the two people walking hand in hand in front of him. Wan Niang knew the rules and knew the rules. She kept to herself in the house and walked alone. She was almost a transparent existence for so many years.
"Be careful!" Fu Yunqi exclaimed, and quickly pulled her over to avoid being hit by the vendor's bamboo basket.
"How do you walk without eyes on the back of your head?" Tingfeng stopped him with a frown and asked loudly.
The vendor heard the noise and looked back in confusion. He didn't know what was going on. He just felt frightened when he saw these people looking bad. He apologized profusely and ran away with his head lowered when he saw the gap.
With so many people bumping into each other on this street, some accidents are inevitable, and no one else is to blame. Fu Yunchi lowered his face and whispered to her: "There are many people here, let's wait in front of them."
Seeing that Baitao hadn't come out yet, Chu Miaoer thought that maybe there were too many people waiting to get new clothes at the end of the year, and they might not be able to get them out for a while, so she nodded and followed them to a teahouse.
Fu Yunqi was happy to be quiet, so naturally he would not sit in the noisy lobby. He took a quick look and went straight upstairs. Tingfeng, who was following him, took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and threw it to the shopkeeper who was working hard. The shopkeeper saw the silver.
Falling from the sky, several people were dressed in fine clothes, and their actions were so generous. They immediately put down their abacus, and followed them upstairs with smiles on their faces to organize it themselves.
"This is a snack given by the shop to a few distinguished guests. I hope you won't dislike it." The shopkeeper stood aside and said with a smile, "If the distinguished guests have any needs, just ask. I will definitely satisfy all the distinguished guests."
Fu Yunqi didn't even raise his head and said coldly: "We are just here to wait for others."
He had always been so unsympathetic to others, Chu Miaoer pretended not to hear anything and looked out the window quietly.
"Uh...then..." the shopkeeper laughed awkwardly and said wisely, "I won't disturb you, little one. There is someone waiting outside the door. If you have any instructions, please call me."
Just one sound."
The shopkeeper gently closed the door, and suddenly there was no sound in the room. But Chu Miaoer was still looking at the bustle outside the window and thinking, they left suddenly, would Baitao be anxious if he turned around and found that they were gone?
"You have been absent-minded today, but what happened?" Fu Yunchi's words interrupted her thoughts.
Chu Miaoer turned around and saw a flash of panic on Wan Niang's face. She thought it was because Wan Niang didn't go out often and was not good at interacting with people, so she felt so uncomfortable, so she sighed: "I
I didn't expect you to be so uncomfortable. If I had known, I wouldn't have let you enter the palace with us, and there was nothing novel about the banquet."
"No..." Wan Niang was about to explain when there was a regular knock on the door.
"Young one is here to bring you tea--" His voice was extremely flattering.
Tingfeng turned around and walked towards the door, looking up and down the man's body before turning sideways to let him in.
"Everyone, this is the new green tea in our store, please enjoy it." It was probably the shopkeeper who had specially told it. After the waiter put the tea down, he bent down and left.
Chu Miao'er was thinking about Baitao, leaning against the window with her hands covering the teacup, staring downstairs intently. She could just see the garment workshop from where she was sitting.
"What are you looking at, Princess?" Wanniang leaned over and followed her line of sight, feeling enlightened.
"Tingfeng," Chu Miao'er suddenly turned around and said, "go downstairs to pick up Baitao. She's out, so you won't find her."
She sat directly in front of the window from the moment she entered the house, leaning her head and looking around. Fu Yunchi naturally knew what she was looking for.
"Go ahead." He said while suppressing a smile.
Seeing Tingfeng and Baitao meeting in the distance, Chu Miaoer retracted his body with confidence and slowly drank tea with his head lowered.
Not long after, there was a sound outside the door. Chu Miaoer thought it was them coming back. Before the smile on his face could bloom, the door was suddenly kicked open and someone came in. The person's figure flashed extremely.
So fast, so fast that Chu Miaoer couldn't even see his face clearly.
However, the man seemed to be heading straight for Fu Yunqi and did not take action against Chu Miao'er. Fu Yunqi had his back to the door and was not prepared at all, so he had no time to escape. His right cheek was accidentally injured by a hidden weapon, and he soon started to bleed.
Pearls, blood flowed out in an instant.
Wan Niang stood up suddenly and shouted loudly: "Azhe, stop!"
"Is it you!?" Chu Miao'er looked at the person in front of her in disbelief. She could no longer think about why Wan Niang would clearly call this person's name. Seeing him leaping towards Fu Yunqi, Chu Miao'er screamed:
"Yunqi, be careful——"
Fu Yunqi was at a disadvantage at this time, and was forced back by the sword light in Azhe's wrist. Azhe seemed not to even have time to resist, and stabbed Fu Yunqi in the throat. Fu Yunqi saw no way to retreat, so he simply
She rushed towards him, took advantage of his daze, tapped the table with her toes, rolled around in the air and landed on the other side.
He drew out the soft sword from his waist, pointed at Azhe and shouted sternly: "Is it Aryuna who sent you to kill this king?"
"There are many people who want your life, not just Aryuna!" Azhe raised the sword in his hand and stabbed him straight.
Azhe is tall, with both the agility of Dajin and the bravery of Dongjue, and his sword skills are ruthless. Fu Yunqi will definitely not get any benefit from such a head-on confrontation. Chu Miaoer was so anxious that he suddenly felt dizzy, and his figure
For a moment, I managed to stand firm by holding on to the edge of the table.
"Princess, are you okay?" Wan Niang deliberately stopped her. Seeing the two of them entangled together, she pursed her lips as if she had made up her mind. She drew out the soft sword from her waist and jumped to Fu Yunqi's side, and persuaded her earnestly, "
It’s not too late to look back now, Azhe!”
Ah Zhe was also injured at this time. He covered his arm and said expressionlessly: "It's too late, Sister. You and I have no way back. Today, either he will die or I will die."
Sister?! Fu Yunchi and Chu Miaoer raised their heads at the same time and looked at Wan Niang who looked indifferent. The guard next to Al Yun turned out to be Wan Niang's younger brother? Then Wan Niang...could it be?
Therefore, Wan Niang had a purpose in entering the Prince's Mansion. The person who assassinated Fu Yunqi that year might also be the Azhe in front of her. Thinking of this, Chu Miao'er was so shocked that she fell down on the wooden bench and was unable to move for a moment.
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Azhe didn't give them much time, he raised his sword and stabbed Fu Yunqi again, but this time he was obviously hesitant, because Wan Niang had been trying to block Fu Yunqi. When the stalemate was deadlocked, Azhe's eyes suddenly fainted,
He jumped up with a fierce expression on his face, and no one expected that he would turn around and fly directly to Chu Miao'er who was standing aside.
"Miaomiao! Run quickly -" Fu Yunqi called loudly.
Chu Miao'er swore that it wasn't that she didn't want to run now, it was just that in front of her was a man holding a sword to chop her, and behind was a five-story window. There was a dead end in front of her, and although she couldn't die in the back, she might be disabled for life.
How to choose?
She widened her eyes and watched the three of them rushing towards her, their feet already unable to control themselves.
What is unexpected is that this turned out to be Azhe's deception.
His sword suddenly turned and pointed straight at Fu Yunqi behind him. Chu Miaoer took a breath and subconsciously jumped up from the stool. Seeing this, Wan Niang, who was following closely, threw down the sword in her hand and used all her strength.
Pushing Fu Yunqi away, the sword in Azhe's hand pierced her chest without missing a beat.
Before Fu Yunqi could stand firmly, he stumbled to the window and watched the two of them fall from the window.