Chapter 219 Don’t be afraid, what else do we have to worry about?

System: [It really is... There is nothing wrong with the Minister of Rites and the Doctor of Rites. Someone instigated the messenger to make a mistake. The Queen Mother wanted to see you in advance.]

The furious Minister of Rites: ...

The aggrieved Minister of Rites: ...

Yuan Ruan's mouth twitched slightly: [This Queen Mother...if you want to see her, just go ahead. Why use such shameful means? ]

At this time, the eunuch in black also walked over and said with a smile: "Your Highness the Ninth Princess, you are back."

Yuan Ruan looked at him with a strange expression for a second, then nodded and said, "Yes."

The emperor suddenly said naturally: "Jiu'er, the status of the Great Xia Imperial Master is respected and he is not bound by any restrictions. You don't have to care about other people's requests. If you don't want to do it, then don't do it."

The eunuch in black gave him a beating.

System: [Ah Ruan, it seems that the Emperor knows that the Queen Mother asked you to help find Qilin. Could it be that he thought you were threatened and rushed over to support you?!]

Yuan Ruan: [Hehe, I knew that Brother is the best. But after all, I received the money and bought the gifts, so I still have to do the work.]

The emperor and others were stunned.

Suddenly, it occurred to me that the "money" that the eunuch in black mentioned before was actually the cost of entrusting Jiuer to find Qilin.

The prince could not help but step forward and scratched the tip of Yuanruan's nose: "You, you, the palace is short of money. If you are short of money, come to the East Palace to find me, and I will give you whatever you have. You don't have to do it outside."

Yuan Ruan immediately shook the money bag in her hand: "I will make money for myself and support my brother." She caught a glimpse of the emperor who was looking at her and quickly added, "I will support my father and my sister. I am happy."

The emperor and his two men: They knew they were being held in the dark, but they were still happy.

After Yuan Ruan coaxed the three people, he took out the turtle shell and said to the eunuch in black, "Don't worry, go find Qilin right away, no, run away."

The eunuch in black was startled and bowed in fear: "I dare not."

Yuan Ruan didn't look at him. She took a turtle shell from Qi Yue's hand and pretended to tell fortunes.

Yuan Ruan: [Tong'er, first find some melons related to Qilin. Bring melons. After all, they gave a lot of money. Bring melons.]

System: [Okay, I'll look for it... I'll see where this animal described as a unicorn is and whether it really exists.]

Yuanruan posed in front of the turtle shell for a long time and couldn't help but say: [Tong'er, are you done? ]

System: [Wait, there are too many melons, I'm sweeping... Ah, here it comes, there is no Qilin at all, they dyed a deformed sheep and sewed a tail on it. They said that this thing is a good omen for Daxia, so they kept it in the back mountain, I'll look for it... Oh my gosh, I thought that thing was shot dead by your seventh sister. What should I do? ]

Crowd: …

Yuanruan continued to turn the turtle shell calmly: [Is the animal's body still there? ]

System: [When the doctor from the Ministry of Rites came, Qi Yue did not go to get the prey. Not long after he left, the Qilin was eaten by wild beasts. What should we do? Even if we dig out the corpse, there will be arrow marks on it. This... is it said that your seventh sister killed it? Killed Xiangrui? Isn't it bad. ]

Yuan Ruan's mind moved: [That makes sense. ]

She put her hand down and looked at the eunuch in black: "I found it."

The black-robed eunuch was startled and said hurriedly, "Please give me some advice, Imperial Master."

Yuanruan considered it a good omen, so she didn't use the word "death". She first said something ambiguous to the eunuch in black, and finally defined it as: "The hexagram shows that he has returned to heaven and is gone."

The eunuch in black listened carefully and asked some tricky questions.

Yuanruan skillfully uses deceptive rhetoric, with the main theme being "the response is not to the point".

The eunuch in black was stunned for several times, and suddenly seemed to be relieved. His voice became a little lighter, and he hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Imperial Master. I will report this to the Empress Dowager now."

Without waiting for Yuan Ruan to react, the eunuch in black quickly ran back to the tent.

At this time, the Queen Mother was the only one sitting in the luxurious tent.

The Queen Mother drank her tea slowly, and when she saw the eunuch in black clothes coming in, she asked, "How is it?"

The black-robed eunuch bowed and said, "Queen Mother, the Imperial Master said that the Qilin auspicious beast had returned to heaven, and he did not guess that the Qilin auspicious beast was fake."

They originally believed that the Imperial Master was a liar. But on the way from Mount Wutai to the capital, they collected countless intelligence, and the people of Daxia had great trust in the Imperial Master.

Moreover, not only the common people, but also those high-ranking celebrities and scholars also said that it was the blessing of the building to have the national master.

Because of this news, the Queen Mother hesitated for a long time before deciding to create a Qilin auspicious beast first, just to see whether this Great Xia Imperial Master had real talent or was just seeking fame.

If he really was a powerful person, the Queen Mother would be prepared to return to Mount Wutai again even if she was ill.

Now the eunuch in black, seeing that Yuanruan did not expose the fact that the Qilin was a fake, guessed that Yuanruan was not some powerful imperial teacher and that perhaps all this was a trap set by the emperor.

The Queen Mother smiled when she heard this: "Is that so? It seems I was too cautious before."

The eunuch in black hesitated for a moment, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, His Majesty is here too."

The Queen Mother paused while drinking tea. "Oh? The Emperor is here?" After a pause, the Queen Mother whispered, "Do you think he has discovered something?"

The eunuch in black carefully recalled the scene when the emperor came. No matter how he looked at it, he was always circling around the imperial master. He whispered, "Master, maybe it's because of the imperial master?"

The Queen Mother was stunned: "For that child?"

The black-robed eunuch nodded and repeated the conversation outside the tent in detail, even the trembling of his voice was perfect.

The Queen Mother seemed to be mocking: "Love? Impossible... maybe there are other secrets." After a pause, he calmed down and said, "Okay, prepare to return to the palace to attend the cleansing banquet and continue with the plan."

The eunuch in black quickly agreed.

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At the same time, the officials of the Ministry of Rites were busy as hell.

On this day, they carried out - preparing for the ceremony, abandoning the ceremony, preparing to postpone the ceremony. Now that the emperor is here in person and the empress dowager is willing to return to the palace, very good, the welcoming ceremony and banquet will begin immediately.

The most terrifying thing is that the emperor has already arrived and cannot be kept waiting too long.

Likewise, the ceremonial procession for the Queen Mother's return to the palace cannot be reduced too much.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were almost on the verge of collapse: the resentment of the thousand-year-old ghosts was not as heavy as theirs, and they would spit on any dog ​​that passed by.

As for the Daxia officials who came over one after another, they were secretly watching the tug-of-war between the emperor and Yuan Ruan.

Emperor: "Jiu'er, go back and rest early."

Yuan Ruan: "Jiu'er will stay here with father."

The emperor couldn't persuade Yuan Ruan, but he couldn't bear to be cruel to her, so he looked at the prince.

Prince: ...

The prince also stepped forward to give some advice, but this time there was no need for Yuanruan to act coquettishly. Qi Yue just gave a reason back in a neither cold nor harsh manner.

The prince looked at Yuanruan and Qiyue for a while, handed Yuanruan to Qiyue, then walked over to the emperor and whispered, "Father, why do you insist on sending my ninth sister back to the palace?"

The emperor lowered his voice and said, "Prince, your grandmother seems to have some connection with the Chu State." Subtitle: Aren't you worried about your family's shame being exposed? !

The crown prince and the minister of rites' pupils trembled: "This, this..."

The prince understood instantly. To be honest, he was also a little confused.

But soon, he whispered, "Father, I think that we have heard about all the embarrassing things about the Great Xia royal family. As for my grandmother..." The prince's expression became serious, "If my grandmother really has ties with the enemy forces, the court will definitely carry out a major purge, and it will be impossible to hide it. I even thought that exposing this layer in the form of a "melon" might have a better ending."

At this point, the prince's tone even became relaxed: "In this case, Father, what do we have to worry about?"

The emperor thought for a moment and nodded slowly.