Chapter 308: Yu Shiyan is a complete failure
"In that case, you shall handle it. I am getting old, and it is time for me to put aside these things that I should not worry about."
"So Auntie has agreed?"
Yuan Siyin was slightly surprised.
Although she was very confident in her personal charm... cough cough, she didn't expect to convince her aunt right away.
After all, it took a lot of pleading and sweet talk before my aunt finally agreed.
"What good would it do if I disagreed? In the end, I still couldn't get past you because of your persistent pestering."
The Empress Dowager glared at her, her face showing displeasure, but her majestic phoenix eyes held no real blame.
"It's all because my aunt is too kind, otherwise Yin'er wouldn't dare to act recklessly."
Yuan Siyin giggled, still clinging to the Empress Dowager, refusing to let go.
"You've gotten the benefit but you're still acting innocent, blaming me instead."
The Empress Dowager made a move to strike, but Yuan Siyin dodged by tilting her body. Her eyes curved into a clever and cunning smile, like a little fox with meat in its mouth: "You'll need some skill to beat up this little rascal."
"Does it take me all my strength to beat you?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Fuqing immediately became anxious, put down her chopsticks, and rushed into the Empress Dowager's arms: "Aunt, please don't hit my sister. It was all my idea that led to this, and my sister came up with the plan. It has nothing to do with my sister!"
The group laughed and stopped talking about other things, focusing instead on discussing the details of their journey away from the capital.
As night fell, the palace servants lit the palace lanterns, and the banquet began in a lively manner.
Yuan Siyin had already taken her seat at the banquet, staring blankly at the golden goblet of wine in front of her. Despite the fragrant aroma of the dishes, she had little appetite.
After a brief period of noise, Li Yuande stood on the high platform and began to chant rituals. No matter how you listened to it, it was nothing more than bonsai, screens, and embroidered items.
Yuan Si sighed and listlessly drew circles on the table with her fingertips. Before she could draw more than two, a shadow fell around her.
She subconsciously looked up and saw a familiar face: "Bai Tu?"
Bai Tu's face remained expressionless as she coldly nodded, then squatted down and placed the food box on the table: "The master brought this specially, saying that you might not be willing to eat the food served at the palace banquet."
Yuan Siyin subtly tilted her body, trying to look past Yu Yuanchao, who appeared somewhat burly in comparison, to see Yu Shiyan. Unexpectedly, Yu Yuanchao happened to raise his eyes, causing their gazes to meet in mid-air.
Yu Yuanchao immediately released Shen Ruolan's hand, smiled at her very gently, his gaze so tender it seemed to drip water, but Shen Ruolan's complexion was not much better.
Yuan Siyin was so embarrassed she could dig a courtyard house out of her toes. She immediately looked away from Bai Tu and asked, "Did he do this?"
Bai Tu replied without hesitation, "My master told me to say it was made by the cook."
As soon as she finished speaking, she belatedly realized what had happened. She pursed her lips, thinking that she couldn't explain it away, so she simply confessed: "It was Master who did it. He got up very early and was even scolded by Ruyi."
"Get scolded by Ruyi? The green-skinned parrot I caught?"
Yuan Siyin found it somewhat amusing: "Tell me what they said."
Bai Tu remained silent with a cold expression.
"Tell me about it, it's no trouble." She suddenly felt a surge of interest.
"Yu Shiyan is a complete failure, good for nothing but causing trouble..."
Unable to continue, Bai Tu straightened up and looked straight ahead, showing no remorse, as if he hadn't done anything.
Yuan Siyin couldn't hold back and immediately chuckled as she lifted the lid of the wooden lacquered food box. Inside were several delicate and small pastries, which had been arranged on a platter. You could barely make out that it was a little sparrow. In the bottom layer was a bowl of steaming sweet soup.
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