Chapter 225 Frog Fun, Red Melon, I Want to Hurt You
Cleansing Feast
The emperor brought Yuan Ruan to the side hall.
The concubines, princes and princesses who arrived first stepped forward and saluted one by one.
Yuan Ruan originally thought that the family dinner the eunuch in black was talking about was a small gathering of no more than ten people.
As a result, when she looked up, she saw that the empress, concubines, princes and princesses, almost all of them had come out, and including the palace maids and eunuchs who served them, there were at least two hundred people here.
This also resulted in the Tingxuan Hall being unable to accommodate all of them.
Yuan Ruan took a quick look and found that the palace maids who arranged the banquet were very smart. They actually used the running water stream in the Tingxuan Palace to create a beautiful buffet that could accommodate hundreds of people.
Plates of exquisite dishes were placed on wooden platters, letting them float on the water and flow with the current, while the palace maids serving on the side quickly picked up the dishes for the host.
The dishes for the main table did not need to be served from the buffet, but Yuan Ruan was very curious about this way of dining and refused to sit next to the emperor, so he sat directly at the table of the seventh princess.
Qi Yue picked up a bowl of osmanthus soup from the floating table and gently fed it to Yuan Ruan.
Yuan Ruan suddenly heard a snort, "You still need to be fed, so coquettish."
Yuan Ruan looked over and found that the Fifth Prince glanced at her, then he picked up a chopstick of osmanthus cake and put it in his mouth.
Yuan Ruan asked: "Jealous?"
The fifth prince suddenly broke the osmanthus cake. He was about to get angry, but thinking about building a good relationship with Yuan Ruan, he calmed down and said with a fake smile: "Ninth sister, you misunderstood. I am jealous of Seventh sister. How about I feed you myself..."
Yuanruan: ...
Qi Yue gave the fifth prince a cold look.
System: [Ah Ruan, this fifth prince is flexible and can be a great figure in the future.]
Yuanruan was busy eating the milk soup and only uttered "oh".
The system nodded: [But Ah Ruan, don’t worry. No matter how powerful he becomes in the future, if he dares to treat you badly, he will be struck to death by lightning.]
"Puff." Yuan Ruan was suddenly bitten by the milk soup.
Qi Yue quickly patted Yuan Ruan on the back and nodded appreciatively.
Yuan Ruan: [Tong'er, next time you want to be so aggressive, wait until I finish eating before you tell me.]
The system felt a little aggrieved, but still said obediently: [Good. ]
At this moment, there was a sudden announcement from outside that the Queen Mother had arrived.
Many concubines stood up one after another, and the eunuch in black pushed the empress dowager in slowly.
The Queen Mother caught sight of Yuan Ruan at first sight, but quickly retracted her gaze and sat on the main seat.
After the concubines paid their respects, the empress dowager suddenly expressed her feelings about her journey of praying at Mount Wutai, then changed the subject and said she wanted to thank the new imperial preceptor of Daxia.
At this time, the concubine who was sitting below the Queen Mother and wearing a pink long dress suddenly stood up and said, "The Queen Mother is right. My sisters and I have just returned from Mount Wutai. This is our first time meeting the Imperial Master. We want to present him with a gift."
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "You are thoughtful."
The concubines below became alert. What the hell? Another group of people came to curry favor with the young imperial tutor? !
Rongpin also said: "What Lady Yu said makes sense. I have also prepared a gift for the young imperial teacher."
After saying that, she took out a set of pure gold statues of cats catching fish from the back.
The other concubines' pupils trembled, and they complained in their hearts, "Rongpin, where did you get this thing from? Are you preparing it all the time for a gift?"
While complaining, the concubines below secretly took off the valuables in their hands and spoke calmly:
"I have also prepared a small gift."
"If the Ninth Princess doesn't like it, I am willing to take the Little Princess back to the palace and let her choose whatever she wants."
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Yuan Ruan, who was eating heartily, looked up in confusion at the piles of gifts suddenly brought by the palace maids. She glanced at the empress dowager on the stage in confusion, and then looked at her own hands in confusion.
As if to say, isn't today the Queen Mother's cleansing banquet? !
This cute look instantly caused many concubines to laugh.
The Queen Mother sitting on the throne:
What the hell.
This national teacher is so popular?!
But soon, the Queen Mother smiled again and said that this was better, as it would be easier to hide with so many people giving gifts together.
The Queen Mother gave the eunuch in black a look.
The eunuch in black came down holding gifts for several concubines.
The system suddenly made a sharp explosion.
[Ahhhh! The red melon popped out! Damn, this thing is going to hurt you!]
Yuanruan: [Ah? Who! Who? ! ]
Qi Yue looked sharp as he stood in front of Yuan Ruan.
The Empress and Concubine Rong, who were unaware of the situation, looked up in shock, thinking that there were assassins outside.
After eating the melon, the emperor and the prince stood up from their seats.
The prince walked towards Yuan Ruan, and the emperor took two steps closer to the empress dowager. Facing the empress dowager's puzzled gaze, the emperor calmly placed one hand in the best position to pinch the empress dowager's neck.
Although he didn't know where the assassin came from, the emperor still understood the principle of capturing the leader first.
System: [It's this damn eunuch. Ah Ruan, don't accept any box this eunuch gives you. He knows that your brother likes to hold you, so he swapped the powder that attracts blood-sucking insects with a gift from a concubine. Once you touch it, the blood-sucking insects scattered in the palace will definitely chase your brother. That's it.]
The pupils of the onlookers shrank: !!!
The Empress and Concubine Rong felt their heads buzzing when they heard this.
The two men had the same expression, like two badger snatched from a huge field with only melon rinds left, their eyes full of confusion and doubt.
What’s going on? How many melons have I missed?
Why is the Queen Mother trying to assassinate the Emperor?!
Yuanruan was already very nervous, and after hearing this, he became even more anxious and said, "Waqu, this guy is so mean! Tonger, can you help me figure out how to hide from him? Which gift did he switch with?"
System: [Not just one, but several! ]
Yuan Ruan's pupils trembled: [Isn't he afraid of hurting other people by mistake? This is too heartless. ]
The Queen looked at the Prince worriedly, and on the pretext of washing her hands, she quickly stood up and walked towards the Prince.
Rongpin also held up her skirt and walked towards the table where Qi Yue and Yuan Ruan were, using the excuse that her body was a little dirty from the pastries.
Emperor·Abandoned by Concubines·Emperor:……
System: [Ah Ruan! You are the Queen Mother's daughter. He is so cruel. Do you think he has a conscience? Even a dog wouldn't eat his conscience.]
The Empress and Concubine Rong were knocked unconscious by another melon:!!!
What?!
The Ninth Princess is the Queen Mother's daughter?!
Old clam holding pearls?!
Rongpin, who had tried countless secret recipes for conceiving but still had difficulty getting pregnant, looked at the empress dowager's belly with envy in her eyes.
The Queen Mother felt an inexplicable chill on her back: ...