That was awesome!
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I'm fine!" the Emperor immediately reassured the Empress.
In the blink of an eye, the aircraft slowly descended and landed on the ground.
[Ding!]
[The aircraft has landed safely. Please unfasten your seatbelt!]
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhixun immediately unbuckled her seatbelt.
The emperor looked at Xu Zhixun, and then imitated her by unfastening his seatbelt.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Zhixun and the emperor stood up from their chairs together.
The next second, the large transparent bubble and the two seats suddenly disappeared!
The emperor was overjoyed and immediately bowed to Xu Zhixun in gratitude:
"Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, thank you for saving my life!"
Xu Zhixun said with a smile, "You're welcome. After the assassins are caught, you must ask them carefully who sent them."
"Because I can't save you in time every time. This time, I just happened to see the assassin shoot a hidden arrow at you!"
The emperor's expression was grave: "The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden is absolutely right. I will definitely find out who orchestrated those assassins!"
After speaking, the emperor introduced Xu Zhixun to the empress and others:
"Ladies and gentlemen, this young lady is none other than the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, who descended from the Heavenly Court!"
"Just now, a group of assassins attempted to kill me, but it was the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden who saved me!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked and knelt down in unison:
"Greetings, Your Majesty! Greetings, Mysterious Lady of the Nine Heavens!"
In an instant, a huge crowd of people knelt at the gates of the palace.
Even the Empress Dowager, of noble status, knelt down and respectfully greeted Xu Zhixun.
Although Xu Zhixun did not recognize the Empress Dowager, seeing that the Empress Dowager was over sixty years old, she reached out to help her up.
"Everyone, please get up. There's no need for such formalities."
"Thank you for your great kindness, Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden!" everyone replied in unison, rising one after another.
Since everyone had just witnessed Xu Zhixun bringing the emperor down from the sky, everyone believed that Xu Zhixun was the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden!
Next, the emperor introduced everyone's identities to Xu Zhixun:
"Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, this is the Empress Dowager, this is the Empress, this is Princess Yuqing, this is Imperial Noble Consort Li..."
The emperor spoke at length about it.
Then, the Empress Dowager looked in the direction of the capital's main gate, and then asked the Emperor seriously:
"Your Majesty, where is the Sixth Prince? Did you return to the palace alone?"
The emperor sighed: "The sixth prince and the others are still at the gates of the capital!"
"Just now, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden used a flying machine to bring me back to the palace in order to save me!"
The Empress Dowager's expression turned grave: "I see. Then I will send someone to find the Sixth Prince and tell him to return to the palace immediately!"
After saying this, the Empress Dowager ordered the guards beside her to go and fetch the Sixth Prince back to the palace.
So, the guards immediately set off on horseback to find Long Qian.
Next, the emperor invited Xu Zhixun to ride in a palanquin to rest in the Hall of Preserving Harmony.
Therefore, Xu Zhixun boarded a palanquin and went to the Baohe Hall.
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The Hall of Preserving Harmony is one of the three main halls of the imperial palace, and it was the hall where the emperor held banquets to entertain distinguished guests.
Inside the Hall of Preserving Harmony, the palace is magnificent, with gold and red as the main colors.
At this moment, the prime minister, the grand tutor, the minister of war, and other first-rank officials were all standing at the entrance of the Hall of Preserving Harmony, ready to welcome the sixth prince back in triumph.
The emperor introduced Xu Zhixun to the high-ranking officials.
The high-ranking officials all knelt down to pay their respects to Xu Zhixun, the emperor, and others.
Afterwards, everyone entered the Hall of Preserving Harmony.
Directly in front of the Hall of Preserving Harmony, there is a high platform.
On the high platform, there are three thrones.
The emperor, empress, and empress dowager took turns sitting on the throne.
A beautiful palace maid led Xu Zhixun to the first table on the right.
So, Xu Zhixun sat down in the chair.
Following that, the other high-ranking officials also took their seats.
Since the sixth prince, Long Qian, had not yet arrived, the emperor announced that lunch would be served later, and everyone could have tea and snacks.
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhixun started eating snacks.
On the table are dragon beard candy, pineapple cake, osmanthus cake, pine nut and lily cake, and so on.
A group of beautiful dancers, dressed in golden gowns, began to dance.
Everyone present began to enjoy the dance.
Xu Zhixun ate a piece of pine nut and lily pastry and then felt the urge to use the restroom.
Therefore, she asked the palace maid beside her where the toilet was.
The palace maid led Xu Zhixun to the toilet outside the Baohe Hall.
After using the restroom, Xu Zhixun returned to Baohe Hall to continue enjoying the song and dance performance.
Before I knew it, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.
A eunuch suddenly entered the hall and reported:
"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince has arrived! The First Prince, the Second Prince, and others have also come to the Hall of Preserving Harmony!"
The emperor was overjoyed: "Summon them!"
Thus, Long Qian, Marshal Zhang, and others arrived late and entered the Hall of Preserving Harmony.
At this moment, Long Qian had already taken off his golden armor and changed into a soft, moon-white robe.
He was tall with long legs, his hair was tied up with a jade crown, and his features were strikingly handsome.
Upon seeing Long Qian, Xu Zhixun instinctively stood up and waved at him.
"Long Qian, I'm here!"
Long Qian used his lightness skill to somersault several times in mid-air and gracefully flew to Xu Zhixun's side.
Wow! It's so great to have light-footed skills!
Xu Zhixun looked at Long Qian with a smile.
However, Long Qian looked tense and asked abruptly:
"How can you fly in the sky? You even took my father, the Emperor, with you!"
"Do you know how dangerous that is? You're flying so high, if you fall, you'll die!"
Xu Zhixun gave an embarrassed smile: "The aircraft won't crash. I saw assassins and was afraid the Emperor would be hit by arrows, so I took the Emperor up into the sky!"
Long Qian was in a state of utter confusion: "What if the aircraft malfunctions? Then you'll all be dead!"
Xu Zhixun explained, "Aircraft rarely malfunctions, unless I'm extremely unlucky!"
Long Qian pulled Xu Zhixun into his arms:
"You scared me to death! Anyway, don't take any more risks, and don't fly into the sky again!"
"My son, you mustn't be foolish!" the Empress scolded angrily.
"The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden only took the Emperor to heaven because she had no other choice. How can you stop the fairy from flying to heaven in the future?"
"Yes, Qian, you don't need to be too nervous. I and the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden are both safe and sound!" The emperor was both amused and exasperated, and could only comfort Long Qian.
Long Qian then released Xu Zhixun and clasped his hands in a fist salute to the emperor:
"Father, I was just too worried about you..."
"Sixth brother, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden just took Father to heaven and saved him. Why are you blaming her?"
A young, handsome man said in a sarcastic tone.
"Don't you want Father to be saved? Those assassins, you didn't send them, did you?"
Xu Zhixun: "..."
Long Qian coldly said to the man, "Elder brother, please don't make false accusations!"
"Several assassins have just been captured. I believe the Ministry of Justice will soon be able to find out who was behind them!"
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince snorted coldly, ignoring Long Qian, and instead paid his respects to the emperor, Xu Zhixun, and others.
Immediately afterwards, the Second Prince, Marshal Zhang, and others also paid their respects to the Emperor and others.
Then, Long Qian said to the emperor thoughtfully, "Father, I wish to sit with the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden."
"The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden descended to the mortal realm for the first time. She did not understand the rules of the palace and did not know many people."
“Sitting with the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden will allow her to learn about things in the palace more quickly.”
The emperor was taken aback, and before he could speak, the eldest prince hurriedly said:
"Father, I also wish to sit with the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden!"
Upon hearing this, the remaining 19 princes rushed to express their desire to sit with Xu Zhixun!
Xu Zhixun: "..."
This is the first time in her life that so many men have been fighting over her!
This feels so good!
The emperor looked around at his princes and said with a smile to Xu Zhixun:
“Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, my princes all wish to sit with you.”
"Look, who do you want to sit at the same table with?"
Xu Zhixun thought for a moment, then said with a smile, "Your Majesty, the Jade Emperor sent me down to the mortal realm to help the Sixth Prince."
"So, I would like to sit with the Sixth Prince."
These words caused an uproar among the crowd.
The Empress beamed with joy: "Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, thank you for helping A-Qian, you've worked so hard!"
The emperor smiled and said, "Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, you may sit in the men's seat on the left!"
"At banquets in the Dragon Kingdom, the seating arrangement is generally men on the left and women on the right, with female guests always sitting on the right side."
"However, given your distinguished status, you may sit on the left."
Xu Zhixun said with a smile, "Okay, thank you, Your Majesty."
And so, Xu Zhixun followed Long Qian to the men's seats on the left.
Immediately afterwards, everyone took their seats at the table.
Xu Zhixun and Long Qian sat at the same table.
Subsequently, the emperor decreed that the banquet celebrating the sixth prince's triumphant return should officially begin.
As a result, the Hall of Preserving Harmony became a lively and bustling place, filled with singing and dancing.
The palace maids served a variety of delicacies to the table with practiced ease.
Pork tenderloin in a lotus leaf, cherry pork, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, braised shark fin, braised deer tendon, stir-fried chicken tongue, Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, pea flour cake...
A variety of delicious dishes exude an enticing aroma, making one's mouth water.
Xu Zhixun picked up her chopsticks, took out a pork tenderloin, and ate it with relish.
The pork tenderloin is golden yellow and shaped like a purse.
The outer skin of the purse is made of eggs and starch.
The purse is filled with a filling made of diced pork tenderloin, diced shiitake mushrooms, diced bamboo shoots, and other ingredients.
The egg skin of the purse is crispy and delicious, while the meat filling is soft, tender, and flavorful.
Xu Zhixun smiled broadly, her eyes crinkling as she ate several pork loin rolls.
"Ah, I've finally tasted food from the Dragon Kingdom!"
"There's been a drought lately, and we've been eating terribly for the past four months!"
Long Qian ate a piece of cherry meat and laughed, "Drought only occurs on the borders of the Dragon Kingdom; there is no drought in the capital."
Xu Zhixun picked up the plum juice and took a sip: "That's great, thankfully there's no drought in the capital!"
And so, Xu Zhixun and Long Qian chatted while eating lunch.
A quarter of an hour later, a beautiful woman with a graceful figure walked lightly into the main hall.
The beauty was about 18 or 19 years old, wearing a light blue tulle dress.
Her skin was fair and delicate, like the finest mutton fat jade.
Her eyes were brimming with tears, like a deep pool in autumn, making her incredibly charming.
After the beauty appeared, everyone in the hall suddenly fell silent, staring intently at her.
Only Zhang Fuyao, sitting in the women's section, gritted her teeth in hatred and muttered curses under her breath:
"That shameless vixen is trying to seduce the Sixth Prince again!"
However, Xu Zhixun was far away from Zhang Fuyao, separated by an open space.
Therefore, Xu Zhixun could not hear what Zhang Fuyao was saying.
At this moment, the beauty curtsied to the emperor, empress, and others, then took the pipa handed to her by a palace maid and sat down in a chair.
Immediately afterwards, the beautiful woman, holding a pipa, began to play it.
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