With a cry of "Ouch", Xia Miaoyuan suddenly slipped and fell on Lord Liang. Just as Xia Miaoyuan was about to fall to the ground, she stretched out her hands and hugged one of Lord Liang's legs tightly.
Lord Liang was bowing and had no time to react, so he fell to the ground.
"Oh, how did this happen?" Yue Haoming's eunuch exclaimed.
"Hurry, hurry, help him up!" Dali called out and strode towards the two of them.
Seeing both of them fall to the ground, Yue Haoming stood up anxiously and shouted at the young eunuch beside him: "Why are you still standing there like an idiot? Go help them up!"
Several young eunuchs were stunned by this sudden scene, but after being scolded by Yue Haoming, they came to their senses and immediately stepped forward to help the two men.
At this moment, Xia Miaoyuan pretended to grab something to hold on to and tried to stand up, and took the opportunity to pull Lord Liang's beard.
Sir Liang had a beard on his chin. If he really was wearing a human skin mask, then the beard must be fake, pasted on after he put on the human skin mask.
However, when Xia Miaoyuan pulled the beard, he didn't pull out a single beard.
[It’s not a human skin mask?!] Xia Miaoyuan was instantly disappointed.
Lord Liang covered his chin and uttered a low "Ouch!"
Xia Miaoyuan stood up straight and said with shame: "I'm sorry, Master Liang. I was in a hurry to grab something to help you and accidentally grabbed your beard."
"Could it be that I guessed wrong? This person isn't Liang Chaozong, but just happens to have the same surname as Liang, and also happened to be recommended by Han Lie?" For a moment, Xia Miaoyuan began to seriously doubt his previously foolproof speculation.
Lord Liang stood up and said calmly, "It just happened suddenly. Besides, Your Highness the Princess didn't do it on purpose. I won't blame you. Why should you apologize?"
However, after he said this, a hint of secret joy flashed in Lord Liang's eyes.
Yue Haoming stepped forward and asked Xia Miaoyuan with concern whether she was hurt. He wanted to keep her for a while. At this moment, a young eunuch beside Zhu Ling ran over.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother asked you to return to your seat quickly."
Just now, Yue Haoming took advantage of the fact that the Empress Dowager was busy chatting and drinking with the guests and secretly took Xia Miaoyuan out.
The Empress Dowager was very angry when she found out that the Emperor had secretly left the table and deserted. When she asked someone to find out that he was with the little princess of Daxia, she became even more furious.
So he quickly sent someone to call Yue Haoming back to his seat.
When the young emperor heard that it was the Empress Dowager who asked him to return to the table, he knew he was in the wrong and a look of panic flashed across his face. He said to the eunuch who brought the news, "Tell the Empress Dowager that I will return immediately."
Xia Miaoyuan looked at the little emperor's expression and couldn't help but criticize him inwardly, "He's really just a puppet emperor. He got so scared the moment he heard it was the Empress Dowager."
[Tsk tsk tsk, you're truly unfit to sit on this throne.]
If the virtuous and capable Yue Haoyun had been the Emperor of Dai Viet, Dai Viet would at least have avoided the decline of national power and the destruction of the country by Liang Chaozong.
Xia Miaoyuan was feeling emotional as he followed Yue Haoming back to the main hall.
Lord Liang also returned to his seat with them.
The palace banquet continued, and the little emperor's secret departure did not cause any disturbance among the guests.
Anyway, all the civil and military officials in Dai Viet regarded Yue Haoming as just a playful child.
He left the palace banquet without saying goodbye, which was nothing to the civil and military officials. The little emperor did many outrageous things on a daily basis.
Seeing her son return, Zhu Ling hurriedly pulled him to sit beside her and said in a low voice, "Ming'er, you must not get too close to the Princess of Daxia."
Yue Haoming picked up a grape from the plate and threw it into his mouth, chewing it while saying, "So what? She's just a four-year-old girl."
"I just see that she's happy and I like talking to her, so what?"
Zhu Ling was so angry that she was boiling with rage. She suppressed her anger and said, "You know the relationship between Xia and Yue. Don't say that kid's words again."
Yue Haoming didn't care about his mother's anger at all. He rolled his eyes and said calmly, "So what? As long as I'm happy."
After saying that, he walked away with a plate of grapes without even looking back.
Zhu Ling felt as if there was a fire dragon churning in her chest.
Xia Miaoyuan sat in his seat, munching on a piece of dessert obediently, quietly observing the seats of the emperor and the empress dowager at the top. Seeing Zhu Ling rolling her eyes in anger and Yue Haoming walking away in a huff, he suddenly felt a surge of pleasure in eating melon.
[Tsk tsk tsk, teenagers in their rebellious phase are truly capable of causing trouble.]
Looking at the other side, Han Lie saw Lord Liang coming back and hurriedly called out, "Liang Yi, where have you been?"
Sir Liang walked up to Han Lie with a smile and explained, "The student just went to change clothes."
Han Lie smiled and introduced the guests beside him: "Everyone, this is your majesty's new imperial tutor, Lord Liang of Liangyi."
"Lord Liang has been well-versed in classics, history, and literature since childhood. He has lived in seclusion in the mountains for many years, constantly studying the strategies of statecraft. He is truly a man of profound learning."
"Don't underestimate him, he's only in his early thirties, but he has very unique insights."
The guests around Han Lie all looked at Lord Liang with admiration.
Some people who knew how to handle things immediately complimented Lord Liang.
"I've long heard that Sir Liang is a promising young man. Seeing him today, I can see that he is indeed extraordinary!"
"A talent like Sir Liang is truly suitable to be the Imperial Preceptor!"
"Master Liang, we toast you! From now on, we will all be family!"
Xia Miaoyuan observed the situation of Han Lie and Lord Liang with cold eyes, his mind in turmoil.
Han Lie was so devoted to this Lord Liang that he personally introduced him to the powerful circles in the capital.
[It can be seen that the relationship between the two must be extraordinary! ]
If he wasn't Liang Chaozong, who could he be?
While Xia Miaoyuan was daydreaming, the palace banquet finally ended.
The second prince, Han Qingbo and his entourage said goodbye to the young emperor and empress dowager of Dai Viet and left the palace.
The guests also said goodbye and dispersed.
As soon as Yue Haoyun walked out of Liuxian Palace, the eunuch beside the Empress Dowager ran over and called him.
"My Lord, please stay."
Yue Haoyun smiled politely, "Excuse me, young eunuch, why are you calling me the prince?"
The young eunuch bowed and said, "It's the Empress Dowager. I want to discuss something with you. Please follow me."
When Yue Haoyun heard this, he immediately had a bad feeling in his heart.
He really didn't want to meet Zhu Ling alone, but after all, there was a huge difference in their status, so he had to go.
Led by the young eunuch, after many twists and turns in the harem, they finally arrived at Yong'an Palace where the Empress Dowager lived.
Zhu Ling sat upright in the main hall.
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