The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was generally harmonious except for the little incident caused by Queen Zhou.
However, after the banquet was over, many officials' wives could not help but talk about what kind of unknown charm this daughter of Marquis Dingbei had that caused the Second Prince and Young Master Xie, two noble and good men, to be jealous of her?
The noble ladies of Chang'an who once looked down on Xu Wenchan began to doubt their lives. After returning home, they looked left and right in the mirror and found that they were no match for Xu Wenchan!
So, what does Xu Wenchan rely on? ! !
At the same time, the person involved, Xu Wenchan, with his chubby little face, was also in deep confusion.
She never expected that the plot of "two men competing for one woman" in the storybook would actually fall on her. She never dreamed of it!
Lady Dingbei Marquis looked at her daughter worriedly. She was still worried about her daughter's marriage yesterday, but she didn't expect that they would come today.
"Ah Chan, I can understand why the Queen is asking for you on behalf of the Second Prince. But what about this Young Master Xie?"
"How would I know what he's thinking?" Xu Wenchan hung her head, feeling weak. Tonight's events had happened one after another, and she was overwhelmed.
"Actually, I think Young Master Xie is a good person..." Lady Dingbei Marquis said in a gentle voice.
"Mother, it's impossible for him and I to be together."
"Why?"
"Seventh brother likes County Lord Qinghe. If they get together, I will have to call Qinghe my sister-in-law. If I stay with Young Master Xie, what will happen? Our generational division...oh no, our relationship will all be in a mess."
What's more, she had no intention towards Young Master Xie at all. She even despised Young Master Xie a little because of Xu Guangji blocking the ball for Qinghe. She felt that he was really useless even though he stood by Qinghe and couldn't protect his own sister.
Madam Dingbei was confused again, and it took her a long while to find her voice, "You said your seventh brother likes the Lord of Qinghe County?!"
Oh my God, what day is today? Why are there so many news one after another? She can’t take it anymore!
In order to change the topic away from herself, Xu Wenchan betrayed her seventh brother without hesitation and told the wife of Marquis Dingbei everything she knew.
It took Mrs. Dingbei a long time to come back to her senses after hearing this.
She pursed her lips, her face serious. With both her son and daughter involved, it seemed she had to find a suitable opportunity to meet Princess Jingyang and have a good chat with her.
A bright moon hangs high in the sky, and a gentle breeze blows on your face, mixed with the rich fragrance of osmanthus and the elegant aroma of chrysanthemum.
On the carriage back to the East Palace, Tao Ti chatted with Pei Yan about what happened at the banquet all the way.
Thinking of the embarrassed expressions of Queen Zhou and Pei Changzhou, Tao Ti felt happy. How could she describe how great she was?
After the excitement passed, she suddenly realized something, "Your Highness, why did Queen Zhou suddenly think of letting Pei Changzhou marry Ah Chan? This is not right."
Xu Wenchan has regular facial features and can be considered pretty. She has a pair of big eyes, but her skin is not white, and her legs are neither long nor thin. She weighs 120 kilograms, which makes her a slightly plump girl for a height of 1.63 meters.
But Pei Changzhou is an old pervert who likes fair skin, beautiful faces and long legs. Xu Wenchan is completely contrary to his aesthetic standards, but he can still "express his feelings" openly.
This is very strange.
Pei Yan's eyes turned cold and he sneered, "Maybe she got anxious after hearing that I could recover."
Tao Ti was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, frowning, "I thought so. But she actually put her plan on Ah Chan, how despicable."
Pei Yan raised his hand and rubbed her hair, saying gently, "Don't worry, after all this, her plan will fail. Father is not that easy to fool. What the Queen can think of, Father can think of as well."
Tao Ti felt relieved when she thought of Emperor Zhaokang's attitude tonight.
After returning to Yaoguang Palace, they both took a bath and washed up.
It was late at night and everyone was asleep, but from time to time one could hear the chirping of cicadas.
Tao Ti was wearing a bluish-white gown and standing in front of the window, staring at the bright moon in the sky in a trance.
It must be very lively at home now, with parents and uncles gathered together and preparing a large table of food.
She remembered that during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, Uncle Thirteen got a large mooncake weighing one ton from somewhere and placed it in the yard, which was very spectacular. If it were given to an ordinary family, they would probably not be able to finish it in a year, but they finished it in one night.
I don’t know what Uncle Thirteen will do this year.
Tao Ti gently stroked the emerald jade bell in her hand. She strung the emerald jade bell together with the red rope given by Pei Yan. Since she had no idea what the bell did, she simply wore it on her hand as an ornament.
After thinking about the scene in her modern home for a while, and remembering that Qiongqi would be leaving Chang'an soon, Tao Ti felt a slight melancholy in her heart.
Suddenly, she felt warm.
Tao Ti tilted her head slightly, and saw Pei Yan walking towards her without her knowing when.
Pei Yan was wearing a light white nightgown, with long jet-black hair hanging down. He hugged her waist from behind, his chin resting on her shoulder, and asked in a gentle voice, "What are you thinking about?"
"I miss home a little bit." She did not hide it.
Pei Yan's thick eyelashes moved slightly. Tonight, both the Yongwei Marquis and his wife attended the palace banquet, but she did not act very affectionate. It was obvious that when she said she missed home, she did not mean the Yongwei Marquis's mansion.
He whispered, "The Rongdi delegation will leave in three days."
Tao Ti said, "Ashina Qi told me today."
Pei Yan tightened his arm around her waist and said, "I can take you to see him off."
Tao Ti was surprised and turned to look at him, "Your Highness, you..."
Pei Yan met her clear eyes and raised the corners of his lips calmly, "He can't take you away anyway, so it doesn't matter if I send you off."
Seeing that he was not joking, Tao Ti narrowed her eyes like crescent moons and said softly, "Your Highness, thank you very much, you are the best."
Looking at her pure and bright smile, Pei Yan's Adam's apple moved up and down, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Verbal thanks don't seem to be enough."
Tao Ti was stunned, thought about it seriously, and said, "Then I will make you a crab feast tomorrow."
Pei Yan ran his slender fingers through her hair, holding the back of her head. His handsome face gradually approached her, and his thin lips rubbed against the corner of her mouth. He said hoarsely, "I just want to eat you now."
His hot breath fell on her face, and her fair skin suddenly turned a bright red.
Pei Yan blocked her lips.
They were both wearing only a thin nightgown and were so close to each other that she could clearly feel his hot body, as if it was going to melt her.
He grabbed her waist with both hands and pushed her against the wall.
The cool, bright moonlight streamed in through the open window, casting a few tree shadows on the clean ground. The light and shadows were mottled, the tree shadows were shaking, and the two figures were entangled.
The man's arms were very strong, and he held her steadily, as if he had nailed her to the wall, with her back touching the cold wall.
His pajamas were still neatly dressed, with the moonlight falling on his shoulders, hair, and face. He looked so cool and otherworldly that he seemed like an immortal who had accidentally entered the mortal world.
Offline, the immortal is doing extremely crazy things, wantonly, violently, and decadently.
The voice was soft and graceful, the powder was fragrant with sweat, and the willow branches were swaying gently.
The man's face also turned lightly red, sweat broke out on his forehead, the muscles in his arms bulged, his black eyes became deeper, and they were filled with an intense desire.
I don't know how much time had passed, but the corners of his eyes turned red and he hugged the soft body tightly in his arms, and they were trembling with each other.
Tao Ti felt that she was about to die, and her whole body melted into Pei Yan's arms.
Seeing that his pajamas were still neat and tidy, she felt a little unconvinced. How could he still be so well dressed when she was in such a state?
She reached out to pull at his collar, and Pei Yan bit her earlobe, "More?"
Tao Ti shrank her shoulders and whispered, "No, no."
Seeing her timid look, Pei Yan felt his body getting hot again.
Tao Tica felt his reaction and immediately couldn't bear it anymore. She raised her little face pitifully and begged softly, "Your Highness, it's late, go to bed."
Her eyes were clear, with a hint of tears in them, and her porcelain-white skin was lightly pink, creating a charming effect that no amount of rouge could achieve.
Pei Yan raised his hands to cover her eyes.
He couldn't stand her looking at him like that.
After a pause, he raised his voice, asked someone to prepare hot water outside, then walked to the bed with her soft body in his arms.
As soon as Tao Ti touched the bed, she immediately lay down and relaxed, feeling very tired.
The posture just now was extremely demanding on her balance. She was suspended in mid-air and could only hold his neck tightly for fear of falling.
Looking back now, it was tiring but also quite exciting.
She buried her hot face in the pillow, complaining about the nonsense in her head, and then criticizing Pei Yan for being a hypocrite, wondering where he learned so many tricks.
Pei Yan lowered his eyes and looked at her smooth back and the marks on her waist that he had accidentally pinched, his eyes moving slightly.
"Let me massage your waist," he said.
"Be gentle." Tao Ti's waist was really sore at the moment, but she didn't refuse.
At first she closed her eyes and enjoyed it. Gradually, something was wrong.
"You said you would rub my waist, where are your hands?!"
The fierce denunciations soon turned into whimpering for mercy.
The water-red curtain embroidered with pomegranate branches hung on the bed and slowly dropped down, covering the beautiful room.
Outside the palace, Linglong blushed, coughed lightly, turned around and said to the eunuchs, "The hot water we just prepared probably won't be used for a while, keep it on the stove and add more later."
The young eunuchs understood what he meant and left happily.
Linglong looked up at the bright moon with a smile in her eyes. As long as the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess continued to love each other like this, maybe by this time next year, they would be a family of three.