Chapter 42 Dragon Boat Festival Banquet
Xiao Linyuan sat at the stone table, tapping the table regularly with his fingertips, his eyes drifting towards the courtyard gate from time to time.
After a long time, Song Zijin came in skipping and holding Fu Yue's hand.
This time, without waiting for Xiao Linyuan to speak, she walked forward with a smile.
"Is Your Majesty here to enjoy the cool air?"
The girl's eyes curved in a gentle arc, showing her good mood at the moment.
Xiao Linyuan thought that the little thing was probably very happy because he saved the pregnant woman today.
A smile on her face still suits her best. The bitter expression she had yesterday shouldn't have appeared on her face.
He took the food box from the table, opened it, and said softly, "I'm waiting for you to eat. Is it your favorite..."
"Your Highness, I've eaten!" Song Zijin interrupted him.
Xiao Linyuan paused, "You came back so late today, is it because you had dinner outside?"
"Um."
She didn't mention Wen Yan because it would expose her identity.
Besides, she and Xiao Linyuan were not familiar enough to introduce each other as friends.
Xiao Linyuan's fingertips felt slightly cold, and he slowly withdrew his hand, but his eyes were looking at her in bewilderment.
What is certain is that her eyes were clear, even more transparent and open than moonlight, without any alienation or resistance.
His usually sharp mind was confused for a moment.
"Now that we have finished our meal, please go back and rest. Also, you need to accompany me to the palace on the Dragon Boat Festival."
"good."
The door of the west wing had been closed for a long time, and Xiao Linyuan was still sitting there without moving, looking like a statue from a distance.
Wang Ge didn’t understand. Was the prince sad?
That's right, the prince personally went to the wonton stall to queue up to buy the wontons, and sat in the yard waiting for more than an hour, but Miss Mianmian had already finished eating.
It would be fine if you didn't greet her in advance, but at least you should open the food box just now to let the girl see your thoughtfulness!
Forget it, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, you shouldn’t have any intention of going beyond the line, it’s better not to eat it.
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The Dragon Boat Festival.
Fu Yue was worried that his daughter couldn't stand the smell of mugwort, so he prepared a veil in advance.
But what surprised her was that there was no mugwort hanging in Ruifeng Courtyard.
Not only that, I didn't smell any mugwort on the way out of the house.
Fu Yue curiously squeezed next to Chun Sheng and asked indirectly, "Doesn't the palace also like to hang mugwort?"
Chunsheng nodded quickly, "The prince doesn't like the taste of mugwort, so he specifically ordered this."
"What a coincidence! The prince and Miss Mianmian both dislike the smell of mugwort~"
Wang Ge was holding back his laughter in the back.
When I was injured in the past, I used to burn moxa to the emperor, and I never saw him dislike the smell!
Song Zijin heard every word of their conversation.
It was obvious that the last time she said she couldn't stand the smell of mugwort, he criticized her for being spoiled.
Is it because of her that I don’t hang mugwort?
Thinking of this, her heart was pounding, but she was afraid that she was being too sentimental. She was torn between these two thoughts and couldn't make up her mind.
…
The second time he entered the palace, Song Zijin was still very nervous.
They didn't arrive too early. The noble children who participated in the dragon boat race in the morning had already decided the winner and were waiting outside the hall for the emperor's reward.
The golden nanmu door opened, and the sound of stringed instruments filled the air. The voices of greeting in the hall suddenly stopped, and dozens of gazes pierced the man in the wheelchair like needles.
Song Zijin lowered his head, so he didn't notice Wen Yan's shocked look.
Why is Zijin here?
What is her relationship with King Jinyue?
The person sitting in the seat diagonally opposite the Wen family was Xiao Jin.
Wen Yan's eyes swept over Xiao Jin, but found that the other party seemed not to have noticed his wife, and was looking at Xiao Linyuan with a smile.
At this time, the eunuchs sang "Your Majesty has arrived", and everyone knelt down in a crowd.
Only Xiao Linyuan sat in a wheelchair, looking sick and showing no expression.
Emperor Guangxi glanced at him and was very dissatisfied, but he could not force Xiao Linyuan to kneel down in front of all the ministers. He wanted to be a benevolent monarch.
"My dear ministers, please stand up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Guangxi did not have a queen, and the empress dowager claimed to be ill and did not come, so he was the only one sitting on the high platform.
After a complicated process, we were finally able to watch the performance and have a feast, and the atmosphere became lively.
The emperor in a bright yellow dragon robe leaned on the dragon throne and chuckled, twirling the emerald wine cup with his fingertips, his eyes occasionally falling on Xiao Linyuan who was sitting at the head of the table.
His complexion is obviously much better than last time. Damn it, he shouldn't have rewarded him with ginseng.
"From what I've seen, King Jinyue is much better now than he was a while ago."
Xiao Linyuan covered his lips with a handkerchief to cough at the right time, and dark red blood spread between his fingers. Song Zijin hurriedly helped him wipe it carefully.
Their movements were quite normal, and there was no eye contact. It was obvious at a glance that there was no ambiguity between the two.
Xiao Jin, who was not far away, felt dissatisfied and actually started doing the work of a maid?
waste!
"Your Majesty is worried about my broken body." When Xiao Linyuan raised his eyes, his dark blue eyelashes cast shadows under his eyes, like ink marks spread on rice paper, covering the hatred in his eyes.
Emperor Guangxi was very good at pretending to be serious. After expressing his concern, he called Zeng Sheng to take his pulse.
Zeng Sheng was completely numb.
The pulse had stabilized a lot, but there was still no sign of recovery, so Emperor Guangxi felt relieved.
"It's a pity that King Jinyue was unable to participate in the dragon boat race as this was the first time he had spent the Dragon Boat Festival in the capital. I heard that this year's dragon boats are made of black iron. With such a heavy weight, I'd like to see which boy can take first place."
As he said this, his eyes seemed to sweep over Xiao Linyuan's legs, which were temporarily unable to walk.
This doesn't sound like regret at all, it's clearly just sarcastic...
The ministers were toasting each other, seemingly not noticing the contest between the two men, but in fact, each of them was as shrewd as a human, listening attentively to King Jinyue's reaction.
Unexpectedly, the man who should have been furious actually laughed, "Your Majesty is right. I also want to lead Jin Yue's powerful soldiers to participate in the dragon boat race. It's a pity that my palace is poorly funded and has no special medicine. My body recovers too slowly."
The corner of Emperor Guangxi's mouth twitched. Is this person asking for medicine?
"A few days ago, Southern Xinjiang paid tribute to us with blood ganoderma. If you can use it, I will give it to you."
Blood Ganoderma is extremely rare and is a magical herb that can prolong life. Only the emperor can enjoy the blood Ganoderma that was tributed to the emperor throughout the dynasties.
Especially for a weak person like Emperor Guangxi, his desire for blood Ganoderma lucidum is even stronger.
If he was sensible, he would have knelt down to express his gratitude and said that he did not dare to compete with the emperor.
But Xiao Linyuan is ignorant.
"With my current condition, I'm afraid I've wasted the elixir."
Just as Emperor Guangxi was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Xiao Linyuan add, "But since Your Majesty has given me this, I cannot refuse. I thank Your Majesty!"
“…”
The ministers wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. Facing this hypocritical emperor, someone finally did what they dared not do.
Song Zijin didn't understand the twists and turns here, but when she heard about the blood Ganoderma lucidum, she became alert.
He raised his head to take a look at the blood Ganoderma lucidum, but met Xiao Jin's extremely meaningful gaze.
She actually forgot that Xiao Jin had assigned her a task!
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