Fu Deyou looked carefully at the two sisters sitting below.
Chu Miaoer was beautiful and refined, like a clear lotus in the water, with a unique sense of pride, while Chu Xianxue beside her was like a delicate flower, coquettish and unconscious, but also a little ignorant and shy.
When he saw Chu Xianxue's appearance, he knew why Mr. Chu wanted to replace the fourth princess with Chu Miao'er, even if he wanted to offend his mother. No one could bear to let her break such a bright and delicate flower.
Chu Qianqian joked: "Fourth brother, you can't be like my second brother and hang around the alley of fireworks all day long."
After hearing this, Fu Yanshuo refused to obey. He stood up suddenly and said with a playful smile: "What the Queen said, the country of Jin is now peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Isn't it thanks to the Emperor's daily management of everything and the Queen's mother's care for the world."
"Hahaha--"
These words brought applause from the whole house.
The queen covered her mouth and smiled, and the phoenix crown on her head trembled slightly with her movements.
Fu Yanshuo curled his thin lips and sat back at the table.
With this appearance, everyone was in high spirits again, drinking wine and delicacies, watching drums and music playing, and graceful women singing and dancing. They were all happy and indulged in wine and sex. They were so happy.
Normally rigorous.
From time to time, palace maids passed by, but their footsteps were very light and their conversations were also very light.
Chu Xianxue quietly looked at the opposite side with a shy look on her face.
All this happened to fall into Chu Qianqian's eyes. She followed Chu Xianxue's gaze and was shocked.
Her father went to great lengths to offend the Queen Mother just to prevent her from entering the emperor's family. Chu Xianxue was simple-minded. She did not choose to become the queen, and she could never step into the palace again.
Fu Deyou glanced at Chu Xianxue, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"Xue'er is going to get her haircut this year, right?"
Duke Chu was unsure of the meaning of the emperor's words, so he replied truthfully: "Back to the emperor, my daughter just had her hair extensions ceremony at the beginning of this month."
Fu Deyou was thinking in his mind, thoughtfully, and then laughed and said: "The prince should be old enough to choose a concubine. The queen should pay more attention to it."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chu Qianqian looked at Chu Xianxue and the Crown Prince's expressions of affection calmly, frowning and nodding in response.
As soon as the emperor's words came out, except for Fu Lilian, who was very happy, all the ministers here could not help but become suspicious.
Does this mean that the third young lady of the Chu Mansion is already the default candidate for the Crown Princess?
Duke Chu looked at his beloved little daughter, who was looking at the prince lovingly, as if all kinds of emotions were rubbing into those eyes, and he drank the wine in the cup in frustration.
"ah--"
Chu Xianxue stood up suddenly, everyone was shocked.
"My slave deserves to die, my slave deserves to die!"
There was a plop, and a palace maid was seen bending down and kneeling on the ground.
It turned out that the palace maid accidentally spilled the full cup of wine on Chu Xianxue's dress, leaving some mottled marks on it.
Fu Lilian clenched his arms tightly. Seeing this, Fu Yunqi was thoughtful.
Seeing Chu Xianxue's pitiful look, Fu Deyou waved his hand, and the imperial guards understood. Two guards came forward and held the palace maid tightly.
According to the palace rules, if a palace official makes a mistake, he will inevitably be punished with fifty big sticks. No palace maid can survive these fifty big sticks and still come out alive.
"I beg the Emperor for mercy, I beg the Emperor for mercy -"
The palace maid's voice was trembling, tears were hanging on her nose, and she had a thick nasal voice. She must be extremely scared.
Seeing that her head was bruised and bleeding from kowtow, Chu Miaoer couldn't bear it anymore, and when she moved slightly, a pair of hands held her down.
Chu Miaoer turned around and saw Ye Zhiqiu winking at her gently, then sat back down again.
No one would intercede for a palace maid. Here, they were just trying to save their lives. Everyone watched indifferently, and some even looked at the show with some emotion.
Chu Xianxue looked at her dress and saw that there was nothing serious. She raised her eyes and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Xue'er is not seriously injured. Please forgive this maid, she didn't mean it."
"It's rare to be so cheerful today. Don't let your servants affect everyone's elegance, Your Majesty."
Fu Deyou remained silent for a moment, then waved gently.
Eunuch Cao's sharp voice was filled with disdain: "Get out of here quickly."
The palace maid burst into tears of gratitude for being freed, kowtowed, stood up, and ran out tremblingly.
Fu Deyou looked at Chu Xianxue and chuckled.
"Chu Aiqing is so lucky. The three daughters of the Chu family are all stunning beauties. I haven't seen Xue'er for five or six years. She is indeed worthy of the title of the most beautiful woman in the Kingdom of Jin."
Chu Xianxue secretly raised her eyes to look at the emperor. Her eyebrows were quite similar to those of the prince. Compared with the prince, she looked more mature and steady. She was in the prime of life, and her whole body exuded admirable masculinity.
Seeing the emperor looking at him, he couldn't help but blush with embarrassment.
This endearing appearance makes people's hearts tighten. No wonder it can fascinate men from the Kingdom of Jin.
When the Duke of Chu was named, he felt more proud when he heard that his precious daughter was praised by the emperor. He thanked the emperor loudly for his kindness and raised his glass to drink.
Chu Miao'er saw it from the side and was slightly startled but said nothing.
Halfway through the wine tour, the glasses and plates were in a mess.
Chu Xianxue's graceful figure and charming face made Fu Deyou feel itchy in his heart as if he had drunk spring dew.
He held Chu Qianqian's slender waist with one hand and stared at Chu Qianqian's face like a prey.
"emperor--"
Chu Qianqian exclaimed tenderly.
Although his princess is beautiful, she lacks some squeamishness. She is like an independent and proud high mountain flower, which makes people lose the desire to protect her. But today, she drank some wine, laughed softly, her face was red, and she lowered her eyes.
He is actually somewhat similar to Chu Xianxue.
Fu Deyou closed his arms, put his weak waist into his arms, breathed gently into her ear, and said evilly: "How about I go to Fengwei Palace today?"
Hearing this, Chu Qianqian nodded shyly, with beads on her lips, which instantly aroused the flame in Fu Deyou's heart.
She was destined to marry Fu Deyou from the day she was born. When she was fifteen and they got married, she also had fantasies about love. However, the imperial family was full of people who were weak in friendship, especially Fu Deyou. Over the years,
The number of concubines in the harem has only increased, and it has been a long time since Fu Deyou stayed at her place.
Today, it seems like I have returned to the time when I was newly married, full of love and having fun every day.
Fu Deyou took a deep look at the shy Chu Xianxue, stood up, picked up Chu Qianqian and left in a hurry.
"Long live my emperor—"
"Wish the queen a thousand years old——"
Seeing that the emperor and queen had already left, some people had no need to make excuses here, so they got up and left in a hurry with their families.
Some civil servants were so drunk that they were walking unsteadily and needed help from their attendants to get up. Some even fell asleep directly on the table.
The military attachés became more and more energetic as they drank. They were away from home all year round, so this Yuqiong craft beer was an excellent reward for them.
"Second Princess, Fourth Princess, Miss Chu, we will leave first."
"If we get together again in the future, I won't give it away."
"yes--"
After sending away a few gorgeously dressed official women, there were not many people left at the women's table.
Seeing Chu Miaoer turning her head and chatting with Ye Zhiqiu, covering her mouth from time to time and laughing, it seemed that the conversation was quite interesting.
Fu Yunqi chuckled.
"What’s wrong with you?"
The two of them didn't understand why. This man was talking nicely and suddenly started laughing. The problem was, he was still smiling so innocently?!
Following his line of sight, Chu Miaoer, Ye Zhiqiu and Chu Xianxue were sitting together. They all had curved eyebrows and were chatting happily.
Ye Zhiqiu is both virtuous and generous as a lady, and also forthright and forthright as a person in the world. Chu Miaoer had a great time chatting with her and even agreed to go out together in the future.
"Fourth Prince, Second Prince," Seeing the three of them approaching, Chu Xianxue stood up suddenly and saluted as usual. When she reached Fu Lilian, she paused and nodded and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince..."
Fu Yanshuo drank a few glasses of wine to clear away the gloom of yesterday, and his mood was high. He couldn't help but joked: "I still call him Fourth Prince, but I should call him 'brother-in-law' instead, haha!"
Fu Lilian on the side smiled and nodded, and said in a gentle tone: "Xue'er doesn't need to be so formal in private. The 'Fourth Prince' is a bit unfamiliar and sounds less friendly."
The sound of "Xue'er" made the blush on Chu Xianxue's face look even brighter, spreading to the back of her ears, and she agreed softly.
He whispered softly: "Brother-in-law, Xue'er is really happy to see how affectionate the second sister is with you. I did something wrong before, so Xue'er punished herself with a drink. Please forgive me, brother-in-law."
Hearing this, Chu Miaoer pursed her lips and smiled.
This Chu Xianxue is really interesting. He apologized to her and also apologized to Fu Yunchi, as if he was a piece of cake, and everyone was rushing to get it.
Sure enough, Fu Yunchi stepped forward and took Chu Miao'er's hand, brought her to him, looked at Chu Xianxue and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I should thank you, otherwise how could I get such a satisfactory princess?"
"That's right, who is better than his younger siblings, right?" Fu Yanshuo also enjoyed it and proudly put his hands behind his back.
Ye Zhiqiu covered his mouth and laughed softly.
After all, Chu Xianxue was a pampered young lady. After being teased like this, she raised her head in a low voice and drank the wine in her hand.
Unexpectedly, she took a sip so quickly that she choked and suddenly had stars in her eyes, and her body swayed twice, as if she was about to collapse.
"careful!"
Seeing this, Fu Lilian let out a low groan, and quickly stretched out his hand to hold her slender waist, and Chu Xianxue fell into his arms.
Fu Lilian was stunned for a long time because of the warm fragrance of soft jade in his arms. He and Chu Xianxue were in love with each other, but their feelings were more about etiquette than anything else, and they never behaved out of the ordinary. He stared at the woman in his arms.
The red clouds are blowing on my face, and the autumn waves are full, and I feel a little lost.
"Don't drink so much if you can't bear it." Fu Lilian said angrily.
Chu Xianxue shyly said "yes".
The doting in his tone was astonishing. Fu Yanshuo and Fu Yunqi looked at each other, shocked by the scene.
In Chu Miao'er's view, everything was unexpected and reasonable.
"Xue'er——"
A steady voice interrupted their thoughts, and several people turned around.
They saw Mr. Chu striding towards them with an evil look on his face and his lips pressed tightly together.
"His Royal Highness, the Second Prince, and the Fourth Prince."
They bowed to each other.
The Duke of Chu held the position of prime minister, was in charge of the state affairs, and had great power over the world. Even the emperor had to give him some bad treatment. Although Fu Yunqi was at odds with him in private, he still could not lose his etiquette in public.
"Xue'er is rude, please forgive me, Your Highness," Duke Chu looked at Chu Xianxue with a displeased face, "You still haven't apologized?!"
Chu Xianxue, who had never been scolded loudly before, was immediately aggrieved and burst into tears. She bit her lower lip and relaxed slightly.
"Your Highness, Xue'er is rude."
Seeing her rosy expression, Fu Li quickly responded: "Grandpa..."
Duke Chu glanced at him and said calmly: "Etiquette cannot be broken, Your Highness."
Unable to defeat her father, Chu Xianxue followed Mr. Chu away.
Seeing her back turning three times with each step, Fu Lilian felt lost.