Su Ruyi firmly believed that Mianmian had obediently poisoned Zhongli Yu.
Next, she just needs to wait for the opportunity.
This poison is a chronic poison and it takes seven days for it to fully erupt.
She had plenty of time to design Little Frost.
The weather is getting colder.
However, at this time, Concubine Luo suddenly sent invitations to the homes of various powerful people in the capital, saying that she had asked the officials of the Imperial Observatory and they knew that there would be a heavy snowfall in seven days.
She invited all the families to come to the palace to enjoy the snow.
Although Concubine Luo was not the empress dowager, she was grateful to Emperor Chengxuan, and Emperor Chengxuan always respected her.
Moreover, the Empress Dowager is no longer in the palace, but has chosen to leave the palace to practice in a temple in the mountains. Many people believe that this is because Emperor Chengxuan respects Concubine Luo even more than he respects the Empress Dowager, and therefore he thinks highly of Concubine Luo.
If Concubine Luo wants to hold a palace banquet, Emperor Chengxuan will naturally attend.
In an instant, the palace became lively in the deep winter.
Emperor Chengxuan took this opportunity and ordered the palace servants from the Shangyi Bureau to make her more than a dozen beautiful cotton-padded jackets at once, and let Xiao Shuangbao try them on one by one. On the day of the palace banquet, she picked out the most beautiful one to wear.
Although the new clothes were really beautiful, Xiao Shuangbao still secretly complained.
She discovered that her dad really liked dressing her up.
But winter clothes are very cumbersome and troublesome to put on. She felt so tired just trying on more than a dozen cotton-padded jackets.
But seeing how excited Emperor Cheng Xuan was, she could only complain silently in her heart and didn't want to say anything to spoil his fun.
In the past, Emperor Cheng Xuan liked to dress up little Shuangbao in pink and tender colors.
This time, when Xiao Shuangbao put on a royal blue cotton-padded jacket made by the Shangyi Bureau, she looked particularly delicate and noble.
For this set of clothes, Emperor Cheng Xuan took out a sapphire from his collection, ordered someone to cut it, and made two sapphire-decorated head flowers for Xiao Shuangbao.
The gems are cut very small.
Piled together, they shine brightly.
Dressed like this, little Shuangbao looks absolutely dazzling and precious.
So, on the day of the palace banquet, as expected, there was a heavy snowfall, and the entire palace was covered in silver, which was extremely beautiful.
And as expected, little Shuangbao was indeed the most beautiful kid in the whole audience.
When the dignitaries from outside the palace saw her, they all flattered and praised her.
"The little princess is so adorable! She looks like a fairy straight out of a New Year picture!"
"She is worthy of being the emperor's most beloved little princess. Look at her whole demeanor, she has the temperament of a royal princess!"
"Princess Lingfu is so adorable! I just want to hug her and give her a few kisses!"
Xiao Shuangbao followed Emperor Cheng Xuan, but smiled with a reserved look on his face.
She is no longer the innocent and ignorant person she used to be.
For the past six months, she has been by Emperor Chengxuan's side, and was often held by Emperor Chengxuan to handle state affairs, observing how he dealt with court officials.
Through such exposure, little Shuangbao gained a lot of knowledge.
For example, she knew that the reason why these dignitaries praised her so much was not because they really thought she was cute and beautiful, but because she was Emperor Chengxuan's most beloved little princess.
They all said this to please Emperor Cheng Xuan.
Xiao Shuangbao knew this very well.
Therefore, no matter how these dignitaries praised her with gorgeous and beautiful words, she remained indifferent and would not really think that they liked her and would not get close to them.
"Little Princess, all the lords and ladies have already gone in and are preparing for the palace banquet. Why are you still waiting here?"
At this time, Zhou Guisheng suddenly asked.
"Shuangbao is waiting for Brother Qinshi."
Little Shuangbao tilted his head and smiled sweetly when he saw Eunuch Zhou. "Brother Qinshi said that he is also invited to today's palace banquet."
"I see."
Zhou Guisheng nodded and looked outside.
Suddenly, he smiled and said, "Look, little princess, Master Yu is here."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Shuangbao quickly poked his head out to look cautiously.
Sure enough, in the deep snow of winter, Zhongli Yu was seen wearing a white feather cloak, holding a guqin in his arms, walking slowly from not far away.
Little Shuangbao couldn't help but be intoxicated by his handsome face.
Zhou Guisheng couldn't help but smile as he watched.
"Although Master Yu is young, he already has the demeanor of a gentleman. Look at his temperament, he is truly a modest gentleman, gentle as jade, and as refined as a knife!"
Zhou Guisheng couldn't help but praise.
Although Xiao Shuangbao didn't quite understand what was said, he knew that it was a compliment to Zhong Liyu.
She nodded her little head quickly and agreed softly, "That's right!"
When Zhou Guisheng saw her like this, he was immediately amused by her cute little appearance.
Not long after, Zhongli Yu walked up to Xiao Shuangbao.
He shook off the snow on his body, and a gentle smile appeared on his jade-like face.
"Why don't you go in, little princess? It's so cold outside."
"It's not cold. Shuangbao is waiting here for Brother Qinshi to come in together!"
As Little Shuangbao spoke, he jumped and spun around in front of Zhongli Yu.
Then, with her face blushing, she asked shyly, "Brother Qinshi, does Shuangbao look good today?"
"Yeah, it looks good."
Zhongli Yu's eyes were filled with obvious admiration as he smiled gently and nodded.
"hey-hey!"
Little Shuangbao was immediately happy.
She grinned foolishly twice, then looked at Zhong Liyu with her eyes curved and said, "Brother Qinshi looks good today too! Tell him quietly! Shuangbao thinks that brother Qinshi looks even better than daddy today!"
She said the last sentence as she leaned close to Zhongli Yu.
But Zhou Guisheng still heard it.
He immediately covered his lips with his fingers and shook his shoulders to suppress his laughter.
"Thank you for the compliment, little princess."
Zhong Liyu also smiled slightly, "It's getting late, let's go in."
"Uh-huh!"
Xiao Shuangbao then quickly led Zhong Liyu in.
As soon as the two of them entered, they caught everyone's attention, and everyone couldn't help but show a look of amazement in their eyes.
Even Emperor Cheng Xuan was stunned for a moment.
It’s because when Xiao Shuangbao and Zhong Liyu stand together, they look like a golden boy and a jade girl.
It’s hard to imagine how stunningly good-looking and well-matched these two children will be when they grow up.
At this time, everyone couldn't help but talk quietly.
On the side, Su Ruyi was sitting next to Concubine Luo. Seeing this scene and listening to those words praising Xiao Shuangbao's beauty, she couldn't help feeling jealous in her heart.
She looked at Zhongli Yu again, her eyes filled with amazement, but she felt very sorry in her heart.
In her previous life, she had seen Zhongli Yu when he grew up.
He was known as the most handsome man in the State of Dongqi.
It's a pity that he is destined to die early in this life.
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