The queen smiled and nodded slightly, "Yes."
Then, he raised his eyebrows slightly and his gaze fell on the field.
The scene instantly became quiet, and everyone tilted their heads to look outside the hall.
A woman in a red dress with water sleeves was walking towards them, her face was heavily powdered and her red lips were lightly colored.
Her hair was combed into a bun with silver tassels, and a strand of pearls and jade from the golden crown just happened to hang on her forehead, swaying gently with her steps.
She wore a string of necklaces around her neck, and further down, there was a small piece of emerald green jade inlaid, with long tassels hanging down naturally.
The golden crown is decorated with flowers around it, and the embroidered shoulders are pink all the way to the sleeves, with only a hint of red lining faintly visible. From the waist down is a light green skirt with a red pattern in the middle of the hem.
There are four diamond-shaped petals in the middle of the pattern, tightly connected together. The petals are surrounded by a square circle. There are two red leaves at the corners outside the circle. The red leaves are close to each other, and there is a small sunken area in the middle.
The woman walked lightly into the field, her eyes moving and her looks graceful.
The man next to her was also dressed in complicated clothes, and his face was also painted in dark colors.
Although there was no one who could sing in this palace, there were plenty of people who could play the corresponding instruments and sing along with a few lines.
The music started, the woman's sleeves danced, and the man's eyes lit up...
An hour later.
"It's worthy of being the Huangmei Opera that His Majesty loves to listen to. The love between the man and woman in this play is truly touching. It truly makes anyone who hears it cry and anyone who listens to it feel sad."
Someone suddenly stood up, raised his sleeves, and spoke in a very sincere tone. From a vague glance, there was a little glint in the corner of his eyes.
After he finished speaking, he wiped the corners of his eyes with his hand and couldn't help but lead the applause.
Immediately afterwards, the others also praised him, and in an instant, the place was filled with thunderous applause.
The rest of the people in the field retreated one by one, leaving only the woman.
The woman folded her hands together and moved them to her waist. She bent her knees slightly, lowered her eyebrows, and said softly, "Greetings to the Emperor and Empress. May the Emperor be well and may the Empress be blessed."
Emperor Zhaowu hummed softly, placed his right hand on his knee, and leaned forward. "Your voice sounds a little familiar to me."
He waved his hand towards the people below and said, "Raise your head and let me take a good look."
The woman did as she was told, her eyes slightly raised and her eyelids drooped slightly.
Emperor Zhaowu's face was filled with surprise. "Why do you look so familiar to me?"
The moment the woman raised her head, Qi Shangqing, who was not far away, suddenly widened his eyes.
When this person entered the hall just now, he felt that his figure and posture were somewhat familiar, but the emperor had already clearly stated that this was a person with a leisurely life.
He quickly suppressed the thoughts in his mind.
Now looking closely, isn't this Meng Youning?
Before bringing the person into the house, he knew Meng Youning's life experience very clearly, and he knew that the other party would definitely not have anything to do with Fu Shengxian.
He noticed this, and Jiang Zhuo next to him also noticed it.
The two men slowly put down the wine cups in their hands and stared at the scene.
Feng Hengzhi, who was standing opposite the two of them, was quickly attracted by a figure in the field.
He frowned slightly, swallowed the wine he had just taken, and a hint of inquiry gradually appeared in his eyes.
Suddenly, everyone felt the ground shaking, and the source of the shaking was outside the hall.
Then, everyone looked outside the hall at the same time.
There was a sound of orderly footsteps outside the hall, and then Wei Jian led many people from the Inspection Office in.
Wei Jian had a stern face and a determined gaze. As soon as he entered the hall, he bowed deeply to Emperor Zhaowu.
The people behind him also bowed deeply.
"Wei Jian?" Emperor Zhaowu said calmly, "Why are you at this banquet instead of inspecting the palace?"
Wei Jian clasped his hands together and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I did not mean to disturb your majesty's enjoyment. It's just that an assassin appeared in the palace today..."
He opened his lips slightly, but before he could finish his words, there was an uproar in the room.
The eunuch in front of Emperor Zhaowu was startled and quickly stood in front of him, shouting at the top of his voice: "Quick, protect the emperor!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the imperial guards drew their swords at the same time, quickly surrounded Emperor Zhaowu, and stared at the surroundings with a fierce look.
Everyone below stood up suddenly.
Seeing this, Wei Jian continued, "There's no need to panic. The assassin has been apprehended."
Emperor Zhaowu suddenly spoke, a hint of coldness between his brows, "Oh? Who is so bold?"
Wei Jian waved his hand and said loudly, "Bring the person up."
Immediately afterwards, about ten people were brought in one after another.
Emperor Zhaowu's expression was extremely grim, and his tone became even colder. "Who sent them?"
Wei Jian: "Your Majesty, these are people who lead idle lives."
After the words were spoken, everyone in the field was startled and subconsciously looked at the original woman.
Emperor Zhaowu pointed at the woman and said, "You said these assassins were idle people, so what's going on with her?"
Wei Jian took a step back, "Miss Meng."
At this time, the woman nodded slightly towards Emperor Zhaowu, "Youning greets His Majesty."
Youning?
Meng Youning?
Emperor Zhaowu said coldly, "Wei Jian, what exactly is going on? I give you one stick of incense to explain it to me."
Wei Jian succinctly recounted everything that had happened in the previous hour.
Of course, he said what he should say and didn't say a single word more than what he shouldn't say.
Emperor Zhaowu was silent for a moment, then laughed heartily a few times, turned to look at Meng Youning, and said, "I really didn't realize you had such a skill. You almost fooled me."
Meng Youning chuckled, "Your Majesty has a keen eye for talent. Youning's little tricks are no match for His Majesty."
She covered her lips and coughed lightly.
Qi Shangqing quickly stepped forward and said, "This child is ignorant. My royal brother, please don't take it personally. She..."
Emperor Zhaowu sighed, "Why are you so flustered? I think she did a good job."
Immediately, he set his sights on Meng Youning again, "Come here, take the Crown Princess downstairs to change clothes."
The next moment, Meng Youning was taken away.
The mouths of several people being held in the field were stuffed with thick cloths.
Emperor Zhaowu leaned forward slightly, waved his hand, and the towels in the mouths of several people were quickly taken away.
"Tell me." Emperor Zhaowu narrowed his eyes and stared at the people kneeling below. "Who sent you here?"
Several people snorted coldly and then turned their heads to the side.
"My subordinates have conducted preliminary interrogations. They are all family members. This action was spontaneous."
Emperor Zhaowu lowered his eyes, not angry but smiling, "Okay, it's good to be spontaneous."
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