Xiao Mingxuan stopped talking and looked at her face. Seeing that she didn't react much, he continued.
"Your mother hired someone from Yunshao Mansion to teach you music skills. I wouldn't be so anxious to sneak into the house at night regardless of your reputation."
Hearing this, Luo Jiuli stretched out her arms to wrap around his neck, with a bright star-like light flowing in her eyes.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will send the people from Yunshao Mansion away."
As for what she said to her mother, she didn't dare to talk to Xiao Ming about metaphysics.
"However, I heard from Qin Yin that the Queen Mother issued an order for the prince to assist in the safety of the palace guards?"
"Um."
Xiao Mingxuan nodded, but whether it was because he mentioned the Queen Mother or the safety of the imperial guards, his expression suddenly became serious.
"The safety of the imperial guards in the palace has always been a matter of the imperial army. Why does the queen mother want the prince to help this time?"
"Also, the commander in front of the palace inspected and found out that the commander of the imperial army was Hu Hongzhi. He was the son of the Grand Sima and the nephew of the Queen Mother. How could he give up this opportunity to show his face in front of the emperor to the prince?"
"Have you ever thought about why, Your Majesty?"
Xiao Mingxuan hugged her waist. The waist was soft and slender as a willow, and her eyes were as beautiful as autumn water, which made him feel a little confused for a moment.
After a long while, I restrained the complicated emotions in my heart and said calmly:
"How could I ignore something that you can even think of?"
This is also the reason why he did not come to the Duke's Mansion to look for her these days.
"Don't worry, I've already laid out everything."
"When you enter the palace this time, there are many people and you must be careful. Except for Mrs. Fengde of Ganquan Palace, do not follow any concubine who calls you. Also, be careful of Chongyang Marquis next to the Queen Mother."
"Marquis Chongyang?"
Luo Jiuli heard this name for the first time.
"Who is the Marquis of Chongyang?"
"yes--"
Da da da! Outside the door, there was the sound of Chun Rong knocking on the door.
"Miss, are you awake? This servant comes into the room to serve the lady."
Chun Rong slept lightly and vaguely heard movement in Luo Jiuli's room, thinking it was Luo Jiuli who was up at night.
Luo Jiuli was startled and hurriedly let go of Xiao Mingxuan's hand.
"My lord, please leave quickly."
As he spoke, he shouted toward the door:
"No, I'm just thirsty. I got up to drink some water."
Xiao Mingxuan looked at her nervous look and couldn't laugh or cry.
"Why are you so panicked!"
Luo Jiuli pushed him.
"If Chun Rong saw the prince in my room, I wouldn't be able to explain it clearly."
The main reason was that she couldn't explain it to her mother. She was in the same room with the Ninth Prince in the middle of the night. If word spread, she wouldn't care, but the Duke of Yiguo would be criticized.
"Chun Rong is a foolish person who can't hide anything. If she knows that the prince is in my room in the middle of the night, it will be easy for my mother to know."
Xiao Mingxuan's words stopped abruptly when he heard her talking about her mother.
If he wants to get the honest support of Luo Jiuli's family, Luo Daohan is not afraid, Luo Yuanliang is not afraid, and Luo Yuanjia is not afraid. The only thing that is difficult to deal with is the Duke's wife.
Chun Rong is indeed a foolish person. When he hears that his young lady gets up to drink water at night, he refuses to let her come close to serve her. That's okay.
Originally, the young lady exempted them from the rule of keeping vigil. If they didn't serve them wholeheartedly, what use would the young lady have for her?
He opened the door, rubbed his hazy eyes and walked in.
"Madam said, Miss can't drink herbal tea--"
"Hey! Why is there a black shadow outside the window? That's not right! I obviously closed the window when I went out."
Chun Rong muttered and pointed to the half-open window.
Luo Jiuli turned around, and there was no trace of Xiao Mingxuan behind him. As for the half-open window--
"Well, I just woke up and felt hot, so I opened the window to get some air."
"Aren't you going to get me some water? Go get it quickly."
Chun Rong was in a daze, completely forgetting whether she had seen a black shadow just now, and nodded.
"Yes, miss, wait a moment."
Luo Jiuli looked at Chunrong's confusion, smiled and closed the window helplessly.
On the big tree outside the Duke's Mansion, Xiao Mingxuan watched Luo Jiuli close the window, and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But I felt extremely sweet in my heart. This 'sneaky' feeling was quite exciting.
But when he thought about the impact on Luo Jiuli's reputation if his night break into Luo Jiuli's boudoir was known to outsiders, he gave up the idea of visiting Luo Jiuli's boudoir next time.
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A few days later, the palace banquet arrived as promised, but since it was chrysanthemum viewing, the time was not set during the day. Instead, they entered the palace in the evening.
The sunset fills the sky and the afterglow fills the ground.
This time, Luo Jiuli was accompanied into the palace by the Duke's wife.
"Jiu'er, when you enter the palace soon, keep everything low-key and don't conflict with others."
The Duke's wife has not slept well since last night.
The royal family used its power to bully others, but as a minister's wife, she could not seek justice for her daughter. The aggrieved feeling was really uncomfortable in her heart.
"Well, my daughter knows, and my mother can rest assured."
Luo Jiuli is not a submissive person, but with her mother by her side today, she really has to think about her mother.
This is not the first time she has come to the palace, but because of her different mood, the ladies are more relaxed than other ladies.
Compared with Luo Jiuli's carelessness, the other ladies and ladies who entered the palace were all dressed up and looked shy.
You know, this is the imperial palace, a place that many noble ladies in the capital dream of.
They do not have the favored concubines and aunts like Hu Bingyu and Hu Hanyu sisters, and they cannot enter and leave the palace freely.
Any opportunity to enter the palace to meet a saint is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Therefore, if you want to become a phoenix or a phoenix, you must seize every opportunity.
The palace banquet was held in the Imperial Garden, but everyone entered the palace at different times, so the ladies and ladies who entered the palace were led by the accompanying maids and eunuchs to Zhichun Pavilion, which was closest to the Imperial Garden, to wait.
When Luo Jiuli arrived supporting the Duke's wife, there were already dozens of people in Zhichun Pavilion.
The birds and birds are flying, the flowers are red and the willows are green, making people dazzled.
Outside the Zhichun Pavilion, there were bowls of melon and fruit water in the hands of palace maids and eunuchs standing respectfully on one side.
Luo Jiuli also felt that it was a coincidence that no one else had seen it, but he happened to see Mrs. Hu from Da Sima's Mansion and her daughter Hu Hanyu sitting in the center.
Because the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the princes haven't come yet.
In the entire pavilion, almost all the ladies and ladies gathered around Mrs. Hu and her daughter.
Thinking about it, the Hu family was turning their hands into clouds and rain in the capital, and there were naturally countless noble ladies rushing to fawn over them.
The wife of the Minister of Industry, whose surname is Su, is about the same age as Mrs. Hu. She is dressed in silk and satin and has gold and silver jewelry. She is really jewel-like. At first glance, she looks like an extremely arrogant lady.
But at this time, this arrogant lady was extremely flattering to Mrs. Hu of Da Sima Mansion.