Chapter 418: The Stunning Flower Demon in the Palace Fighting Novel (31)

He stayed in Yunzhou for half a month, punished a group of officials who exploited the people, scolded the governor severely, and finally the day of the emperor's departure arrived.

The governor's mansion was brightly lit and filled with music and singing.

Xiao Yan sat at the top, looking at the officials below who were beaming with joy and flattering him with a calm expression.

Su Yu was pouring wine for him, watching with boredom as a group of people below vied with each other to please Xiao Yan. She was distracted for a moment and the wine spilled, accidentally wetting her clothes.

"Oh." Su Yu quickly wiped the wine stains off her body with a handkerchief.

Xiao Yan looked over, frowned, and asked the maid to take her downstairs to change clothes. He said sarcastically, "You can't even pour a glass of wine properly. If everyone around me was as clumsy as you, they would have been dragged out and beaten with a stick long ago."

Su Yu automatically filtered out Xiao Yan's unpleasant words: "I'll go downstairs and change my clothes."

It's really hard to like Xiao Yan's mouth.

When I changed my clothes and returned to the banquet, there was singing and dancing. The dancer was not the same one as before. She was wearing a veil, and her face was vague and unclear, but you could tell she was a beauty just by looking at her eyes.

Su Yu felt that watching a beautiful woman dance was much more interesting than listening to others flattering her.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of this dance?" Su Yu asked casually.

The woman's waist was soft and powerful, and her eyes were so tender that one would want to drown in them. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the beauty's veil fluttered, making her look beautiful and graceful.

Everyone at the banquet was stunned.

Su Yu turned to look at Xiao Yan, but saw that there was no trace of surprise on his face.

Xiao Yan took a sip of wine and commented calmly: "It's just average."

Perhaps because she was shy in the crowd, the dancer could not let go of her movements. Although her movements were graceful, they seemed awkward. Having been used to seeing dancers with superb dancing skills in the palace, this one could only be considered barely pleasing to the eye.

The sound of stringed instruments entered its final melody. Everyone at the banquet was attracted by the dancers and the voices of people talking became quieter. In this gradually quiet atmosphere, Xiao Yan's word "so-so" was clearly heard by everyone.

The dancer's face turned pale and she almost burst into tears on the spot.

Others also felt that His Majesty was a bit harsh, but no one dared to criticize him unless they were tired of living.

One person at the table had a stiff expression. He had spent so much effort to hire the best dancer to teach his daughter and arranged for her to dance at the banquet, but who could have thought that she would be so disappointing.

Looking up, His Majesty did not even glance at anyone else, and was concentrating on talking to the woman beside him, as if he could not see anyone else except her.

"I'm leaving now." The dancer's face turned pale and she retreated crying and covering her face.

After the little episode, the sound of stringed instruments began to sound again, and the atmosphere in the hall was filled with toasts and a great atmosphere, as if what had just happened had never happened.

Su Yu leaned against Xiao Yan's side and said, "Your Majesty, you really have no sympathy for women."

Xiao Yan glanced at her: "I am just telling the truth."

Although this banquet was a farewell party for Xiao Yan, his presence was already a courtesy, and no one dared to force him to sit from beginning to end.

After showing up, Xiao Yan took Su Yu away.

I didn’t go back to my residence because Su Yu wanted to go out for a walk.

In the carriage, Su Yu lifted the curtain to look at the lanterns on both sides of the street: "Your Majesty, do you know what day it is today?"

Xiao Yan naturally knew: "July 7th."

The seventh day of the seventh month is the Qiqiao Festival.

There is a custom of lighting lanterns during the Qiqiao Festival. Although it is not as lively as the Lantern Festival, it is also a rare festival for people to enjoy themselves together.

The carriage was parked outside the street waiting.

The two walked on the street in a rare harmonious atmosphere. Xiao Yan put his arm around Su Yu's shoulders to separate her from the crowded crowd.

"Be careful."

A group of children ran after the juggler.

Xiao Yan used a little force to pull Su Yu into his arms to prevent her from being bumped by the group of children.

Su Yu leaned in his arms and giggled: "I am a monster. Your Majesty should worry about you rather than me."

Xiao Yan pulled her out of his arms with a cold face: "If you say one more word, I will go back now."

Su Yu shut up tactfully and stared at the roadside stall.

"This mask is quite interesting." Su Yu picked up a fox-shaped mask and put it on her face, then asked Xiao Yan, "Does it look good?"

Xiao Yan glanced at the crudely made mask, and just as he was about to say something sarcastic, he pursed his lips and said, "It's okay."

Su Yu walked forward happily with the mask in her hand, without even thinking about paying.

Xiao Yan threw down a golden leaf, ignoring the shocked stall owner, and took two quick steps to stand side by side with Su Yu, holding her hand: "There are many people here, don't run around."

The mask vendor held up the gold leaf with a shocked look on his face. He bit it with his teeth and found it was real gold. He was overjoyed: "I've made a fortune!"

Su Yu walked and stopped, interested in everything.

"This clay figurine is so lifelike." Su Yu stared at the vivid clay figurines on the stall.

"Which one would you like, ma'am?" The stall owner greeted Su Yu with a smile.

"You can pinch anything here?"

The stall owner said proudly: "That's right, no matter if it's flying in the sky or swimming in the water, as long as I've seen it, I can make it out, and I guarantee it will be exactly the same as the real thing."

Su Yu raised her eyebrows: "Can you pinch people too?"

The stall owner chuckled. It was obvious that Su Yu was not the first to ask this question. "If you don't believe me, I'll make one for you two. Yours is a gift. Your husband's five cents."

Before Su Yu could say anything, Xiao Yan threw a gold leaf onto the stall: "No need to change it."

Very wealthy.

Su Yu: “…”

The stall owner was immediately happy, thinking he had met a noble person.

"Okay, you two wait a moment." The stall owner said as he worked, "To be honest, you two are the best-looking couple I've seen tonight, like a couple in heaven, you are a perfect match."

Xiao Yan felt relieved after hearing this and threw another gold leaf: "Here's a reward for you."

The stall owner smiled with his teeth showing but his eyes not being able to see, and he kept saying nice things as if they were free. His hands moved very quickly and he had finished shaping Su Yu's figure in no time. Although it was not as pretty as the real person, it was extremely rare to have 60% or 70% of the charm of the figure.

Xiao Yan stared at the clay figure in fascination.

The stall owner approached him: "How long have you and your wife been married?"

Xiao Yan paused: "Three years."

The stall owner was surprised: "Three years, you and your wife are still so loving after three years of marriage, you must have a very good relationship."

Xiao Yan hummed lightly without blinking, without any sign of lying.

Given Su Yu's personality, she would probably laugh out loud on the spot.

But after Xiao Yan waited for a while, there was no sound beside him. He turned his head and saw that there was no one beside him.

The person who was standing next to him just now disappeared at some point.

There was laughter and joy on the street, but there was no sign of Su Yu among the bustling crowd.

Silent panic swept over his heart. Just as Su Yu said, she was a monster and he was a mortal.

She wanted to leave and I couldn't stop her.

This was her third escape.

Are you really unwilling to stay by his side?

There was a deep sense of hostility in Xiao Yan's eyes. He didn't understand why this woman could be so cruel. She was talking and laughing beside him one moment, and could leave without mercy the next.

The body and soul seemed to be separated.

A huge wave of heat surged in his heart, but his body was still numb as he stood in front of the stall. He remained silent for a long time, finally reached out to take Su Yu's clay figurine, and turned to leave.

Go back, find the imperial teacher, and bring Su Yu back.

Kill her.

He clearly had a noble aura, but his back revealed a hint of deadness.

The stall owner scratched his head and shouted at him, "Sir, I haven't finished kneading it yet, do you want this one more?"