Sang Luan quickly turned her grief and anger into appetite, and gritted her teeth as she brought all the food in front of Feng Hengzhi to herself.

The woman in red was still dancing gracefully.

She moved her hands in front of her body lightly, with a hint of smile between her eyebrows.

Suddenly, the music stopped and the movements of the woman in red also slowed down until she finally stopped leisurely.

Everyone couldn't help but applaud.

"I think you look quite good." Emperor Zhaowu said calmly.

The Queen narrowed her eyes slightly and tactfully took over the conversation, "The triennial beauty pageant is about to begin. Why don't you take her into your harem?"

Emperor Zhaowu waved his hand, his expression indifferent, "I don't have that plan."

His eyes fell on the woman in red, "What's your name?"

The red-dressed woman lowered her eyelids and parted her red lips, "My name is Nanyue."

Emperor Zhaowu: "Are you willing to stay in Shengjing?"

Nan Yue still lowered her brows and said, "Nan Yue will leave it entirely to His Majesty to decide."

Emperor Zhaowu threw his head back and laughed a few times, "Great! It's up to me to decide."

He paused in laughter and said, "I see you dance well, I need to think carefully about what reward to give you."

Then, he suddenly said, "How about this, you take a look at these two people, whichever one you like, and then you can go back and serve them."

Emperor Zhaowu pointed at Qi Ran and Feng Hengzhi.

Sang Luan and Meng Youning suddenly raised their eyes and looked at Nan Yue.

At this moment, Nan Yue was looking at Sang Luan. She pursed her lips slightly, took a quick glance, and then looked away.

I heard that Sang Luan likes Feng Hengzhi to the point of being crazy. If she lives under the same roof with Sang Luan, she will definitely have a hard time.

On the contrary, the Crown Prince's Consort looks gentle and weak, and it is obvious that she is someone who is easy to get along with.

Nan Yue curled her lips into a smile and was about to walk towards Meng Youning, but she saw Meng Youning suddenly coughing, and her cheeks instantly flushed.

When his eyes met Meng Youning, the other party smiled at her apologetically.

She paused slightly, turned around and bowed deeply to Emperor Zhaowu, "The person who brought me here told me to serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly."

Emperor Zhaowu glanced at the crowd nonchalantly and said, "Since that's the case, Queen, you will take care of the arrangements."

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Zhaowu slowly stood up, and the people below followed him.

He flicked his sleeves and waved his hand, "You guys aren't having enough fun here, so let's go."

After saying this, he quickly left the hall.

The Queen slowly stood up and said, "I have prepared some snacks in the Imperial Garden. Ladies, please enjoy them to help digest them."

"yes."

All the ladies in the room stood up, and Sang Luan and Meng Youning quickly followed suit.

After Emperor Zhaowu left the Linde Hall, he went straight to the imperial study.

In the imperial study.

"How much silver did you collect today?"

As soon as Emperor Zhaowu entered the imperial study, he couldn't wait to ask the person next to him.

The eunuchs replied respectfully, "The total amount of silver is 30,000 taels, plus all kinds of jewelry, it should be 50,000 taels."

Emperor Zhaowu frowned slightly and muttered in a low voice, "Fifty thousand taels, this is not enough..."

He sat down slowly, his eyes twinkling, "Exchange all these jewels for silver, and use the money gained first for the people."

"Your Majesty, will they have any ideas about this?" The Queen had entered the imperial study without her knowing when, and there was a hint of worry in her eyes.

Emperor Zhaowu's expression suddenly turned cold, and he snorted, "These old foxes, if I don't do this, how can I get the money from them?"

Imperial Garden.

All the noble ladies in front of me were dressed in luxurious clothes, and there was a palace maid standing every few steps around them, each holding a lantern in their hands, lighting up the road as bright as day.

For a moment, the atmosphere was extremely hot.

When Sang Luan arrived and saw the scene in front of her, she felt like she was about to suffer from social anxiety. She didn't recognize any of these people.

In the lively atmosphere of the crowd, there was a woman in blue sitting obediently in the corner. When someone invited her to have tea, she picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Then he put it down again, his eyes full of curiosity.

She seemed completely out of place with the surroundings.

Sang Luan raised the corners of her eyebrows slightly. She didn't know which family this woman came from. She looked younger than her.

She had just eaten and drunk her fill at the banquet, and now all she wanted was to lie down in the soft quilt and have a good sleep.

Suddenly, a pleasant smell rushed into my nose. It was rosin!

Sang Luan's eyes suddenly lit up, and she turned around abruptly, and sure enough, she saw a familiar figure.

Sang Luan and Meng Youning looked at each other at the same time.

The next moment, Meng Youning suddenly started coughing violently, and his face instantly became ugly.

Sang Luan's eyes flickered slightly, and she snorted softly, leaning to the side with a disdainful tone, "Some people, why don't they learn something else? They have to shamelessly imitate others and come to the banquet. Look, they can't even sit still, right?"

Meng Youning glared and looked up at Sang Luan, her lips slightly opened, and she was about to open her mouth to refute, but the next moment she frowned, clenched the silk handkerchief in one hand, and covered her heart with the other.

After taking several deep breaths, she finally recovered.

Meng Youning pointed at Sang Luan and said, "I'm not in good health, but I'm not as vicious and unreasonable as you."

"Heh." Sang Luan sneered, "You're clearly defeated by me and I'm being unreasonable."

Meng Youning bowed to the Queen and said softly, "Your Majesty has made such abundant preparations today, I shouldn't refuse. However, my health is not good, so I can't accompany you sisters."

The Queen showed no concern at all and simply waved her hand. "It's true that it's easy to catch a cold at night. In that case, you should return home early."

Meng Youning lowered her eyebrows and said, "Yes."

She stood up, turned around and walked out. When she passed Sang Luan, she paused slightly and opened her red lips, "These eyes get tired easily when they see someone they don't want to see. Sigh, it's better to go back early."

After he finished speaking, he left the place quickly without stopping.

Sang Luan pointed at Meng Youning, but when she raised her eyes, she could only see Meng Youning's departing back.

"Just wait for me. If you don't explain yourself clearly to me today, you can't leave." Sang Luan chased after him without thinking.

As soon as he raised his foot, he stopped, turned around and saluted the queen, with a look of embarrassment on his face.

The queen couldn't help but laugh. These two people were young at heart after all.

She just raised her hand and waved, saying casually, "Go ahead."

Sang Luan's face lit up with joy. She bowed to the queen and trotted away, holding up her skirt.

In a corner not far from the Imperial Garden.

Meng Youning rubbed his hands on the spot and stretched his neck forward. The next moment, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in his sight.

She stretched out her hand and waved at the man. When he was closer, she couldn't help but speak, "Hurry, hurry, important news."