The hall was so silent that you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to answer the emperor.
After a long silence, the Queen slowly stood up, her beautiful eyes turning slightly, her gaze fixed on Minister Cen's face: "If I remember correctly, all the singing and dancing today were arranged by Minister Cen, right?"
Minister Cen's back was stiff, and he leaned forward, slowly crawling forward on his knees, and knelt in front of the ministers.
He raised his hands high and kowtowed deeply.
Boom——
Minister Cen's forehead made intimate contact with the marble floor of the hall.
This sound hurts just listening to it.
A large red swelling suddenly appeared on Minister Cen's forehead.
With a mournful face and pleading eyes, he looked at the Queen: "Your Majesty, today's singing and dancing were indeed arranged by me. But why did this Lady Wu enter the palace? I..."
Minister Cen turned his head guiltily and glanced at Madam Wu cautiously.
After hesitating for a moment, he steeled himself and addressed the Queen again, "I truly do not know how Lady Wu managed to sneak into the palace."
The Queen looked down at him with disdain. She sneered and responded sarcastically, "That's quite unusual. The singing and dancing were all arranged by Minister Cen, but how did a certain Lady Wu sneak into the dancing group?"
Although Minister Cen was sweating profusely, he still insisted that he knew nothing.
"Minister Cen has done a really good job of dispelling all the charges. No wonder I didn't even know about Concubine Chen's encounter with the Emperor in the Imperial Garden until several days later. It seems Minister Cen is truly capable of such cunning tactics."
Minister Cen kowtowed vigorously, the redness and swelling on his head quickly dissipating and turning into a large bruise. "Please forgive me, Queen. I really didn't know."
Liang Yuyu blinked her big eyes, looked left and right, and felt melancholy.
[No wonder Concubine Chen has made the Emperor so bewildered after only a few days in the palace.]
[The Empress's temperament is truly too strong. How can it compare to the sweet and gentle words of Concubine Chen?]
[No matter how Concubine Chen and the Emperor met, it's not right to bring it up in public on such an occasion. Isn't this clearly embarrassing the Emperor?]
Liang Ruitian listened to all of Liang Yuyu's thoughts.
He immediately raised his head, looked at the Empress, and gently spoke to the Emperor's relief: "Empress, the Emperor is the Son of Heaven, and naturally everyone admires his romantic and suave manner. However, the Emperor and the Empress have been deeply in love for so many years, which is enough to prove that the Emperor loves the Empress."
Liang Yuyu smacked her lips and couldn't help but give her scumbag father a thumbs up.
【What a scumbag dad. 】
[He had the best of both worlds, praising the Emperor for his elegance and handsomeness, while also making the Empress feel comfortable.]
I really admire you. It seems that luck wasn't the only reason my scumbag dad got to where he is today.
Liang Ruitian felt very happy: My good boy finally looks at me with new eyes.
[The more such a man is, the more likely he is to lie. It's better for Mei Niang to stay away from him.]
The joy that had just risen in Liang Ruitian's heart disappeared instantly.
At the same time, Minister Cen stopped bowing and looked at the emperor aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, look at this..."
The emperor waved his hand coldly: "There are so many dancers in the palace, anyone can dance, there is no need to trouble this lady Wu."
"How did Lady Wu sneak into the palace? Is it necessary to investigate in detail?" Minister Cen asked cautiously and tentatively.
The emperor looked Mrs. Wu around.
This woman is so beautiful that one's heart is moved at first sight. I really can't bear to punish her.
Thinking of this, the emperor waved his hand and said, "Forget it, just kick him out."
Soon, several female officials came to the hall and dragged Lady Wu out of the hall.
Before Madam Wu left the hall, she looked at Shen Yuexi and Liang Yuyu with resentment in her eyes.
【It’s over! 】
Liang Yuyu secretly complained in her heart
[She wouldn't think that I, Mei Niang, threw the wine glass on the ground just now to ruin her plan, right?]
[I swear to God, I accidentally kicked the wine glass over. If you want to blame someone, blame me. Don't blame me, Mei Niang.]
Liang Yuyu sucked her fingers, turned her head away, stretched out her little hand, grabbed Shen Yuexi's collar, and buried her soft face in Shen Yuexi's arms.
[Mei Niang, I seem to have caused you trouble.]
Shen Yuexi took advantage of the situation and hugged Liang Yuyu, patting her back gently. Occasionally, she would lift Liang Yuyu up a little, put her cheek against Liang Yuyu's little face, rubbing it back and forth a few times, responding to Liang Yuyu enthusiastically.
It was only because of the good boy that she didn't get into trouble.
A good baby is your lucky star.
The little incident of the banquet ended quickly.
The following banquet was smooth and cheerful.
By the time the banquet was over, it was already late and pitch black outside.
The palace was lit with eternal lamps, making it as bright as day.
All the officials were drunk and walked unsteadily, occasionally bumping into each other.
Liang Yuyu couldn't help but be shocked when she smelled the pungent smell of alcohol around her.
[So these normally aloof civil officials also acted like crazy when they drank too much.]
Look at them, all red-faced and drunk. If Confucius saw this, wouldn't he be furious?
Liang Yuyu was just thinking when a big red hand suddenly fell on her fair face.
There was still some white wine between his thumbs, which he slapped directly on Liang Yuyu's nose, choking her and causing her to double over and sneeze non-stop.
Shen Yuexi pushed the person next to her away in a bad mood and scolded coldly: "Liang Ruitian, you have drunk so much alcohol, don't touch Guaibao!"
Liang Ruitian's eyes were blurry due to drunkenness, his feet were staggering, and he couldn't stand steadily.
If this happened on a normal day in the mansion, he would definitely apologize to Shen Yuexi and promise that he would not touch Liang Yuyu again.
But now I am in the palace, and the people coming and going are my colleagues.
In front of them, Liang Ruitian straightened his back and raised his voice a little: "Madam, what's wrong with hugging my own daughter?"
As he spoke, he reached out to snatch Liang Yuyu from Shen Yuexi.
Shen Yuexi was very angry and stepped on Liang Ruitian's toes. The pain made him jump ten feet high, covering his toes, sweating profusely, and groaning.
The officials passing by couldn't help but snicker when they saw this.
Liang Yuyu stretched her little head and took in everyone's gazes.
[Mei Niang, this is in the palace after all, so please give your scumbag father some face.]
It was rare for Liang Yuyu to say something good for Liang Ruitian.
Shen Yuexi looked around, and the anger that had originally surged into the sky gradually subsided.
She handed Liang Yuyu to Liu Qiu, took the initiative to step forward, grabbed Liang Ruitian's arm, and pulled him to her side.
Liang Ruitian subconsciously wanted to dodge, but Shen Yuexi had already taken his arm, tilted her head slightly, and leaned on his shoulder.
After being married for many years, Shen Yuexi has always been lukewarm towards Liang Ruitian and rarely showed affection like this.
The corners of Liang Ruitian's mouth cracked, revealing a satisfied smile: "Madam, why are you so nice to me today?"
Shen Yuexi half raised her head and looked at Liang Ruitian gloomily: "This is in the palace, wait until we get back and see how I'll deal with you!"
But Liang Ruitian didn't take her words to heart at all.
Madam is so gentle to me now, just enjoy it.
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