Through the warm light, he could see the visitor was wearing a luxurious red robe with gold thread. The cuffs and collar were embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon that seemed about to take off. Her black hair was tied up with a golden hairpin. A string of light red crystal beads hung from the slightly high luxurious hair accessory, obscuring her extremely beautiful face a little.
The noble aura on his body made the young man, who was less than eighteen years old, look away.
He saluted hastily. From the dragon pattern, the posture, and the clothes, he could naturally tell who the person in front of him was.
"Your Majesty, your servant Wu Qiu, greets you."
Chu Ci replied calmly, but Feicui beside her remembered who this person was and could not help but whispered in Chu Ci's ear, "Your Majesty, this is the youngest grandson of Lord Wu. He just got a small official position in the Ministry of Personnel."
This kind of minor officials are not allowed to enter the main hall for banquets, and usually they are in the outer hall. Naturally, there are not as many rules as in the main hall. This place still belongs to the previous dynasty, so officials are allowed to wander around here at this time.
Chu Ci heard this and immediately remembered the extremely strict look of Wu Ge Lao. She then raised her eyes to glance at the young man's face and exempted him from the formalities. "Wu Ge Lao is indeed worthy of being the first scholar of the dynasty. Even the young people he has educated seem to have more spiritual energy than others."
The words were spoken lightly, and one could tell at once that they were spoken for the sake of Lord Wu.
But Wu Qiu's eyes became even more evasive when he heard this, and he thanked him nervously. Then he saw the empress, who was both noble and had an indescribable temperament, blink her big eyes curiously. This action was more childish than the majesty she had just shown. "Is Lord Wu usually this fierce at home?"
Wu Qiu was stunned for a moment, then quickly answered a few words, mostly talking about his grandfather's knowledge and integrity. Then he praised Chu Ci again, saying that his grandfather often mentioned how smart Chu Ci was at home.
Chu Ci listened to a few sentences and found it boring because it was just the same meaning. He nodded casually, waved his hand, and was about to leave.
A shadow loomed behind him, obscuring the light of the lanterns held by the palace servants behind him.
A faint scent of sandalwood mixed with the aroma of wine came from behind. Someone boldly grabbed my wrist and then pulled it slightly backwards.
The force was not strong, it just made Chu Ci take a few steps back and lean on a strong chest.
Then there was the sound of people around bowing respectfully.
Chu Ci leaned in his arms and subconsciously raised her head to look at the person holding her wrist.
There was a smile on the corner of his lips, his brows slightly raised, and perhaps because it was late at night, his eyes looked deeper than usual.
It was like a deep ink spring, with turbulent waves underneath, looking a bit dangerous.
The corners of his lips curled up in a faint smile. He casually glanced up at the young man standing there bowing and chuckled, "Your Majesty is really playful. Didn't you say you wanted to rest early if you were tired? It would be fine if you walked back instead of riding in the sedan chair, but why are you chatting here again?"
He was still carrying the heat from the hall, and was quite warm. Chu Ci couldn't help but rub the heat from his body again, rubbing the coolness on her clothes from the time she was out onto him.
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