Chapter 226 Are you convinced or not?
After dozing off for a while, Lu Li learned from the gossip system that her eldest brother would be back on New Year's Eve, so she opened her eyes.
"Eldest sister, second sister, I'm awake." She rubbed her eyes pretentiously.
Lu Yao and Lu Qi knew she was pretending to sleep, so they didn't expose her. Instead, they nodded in cooperation.
"Xiaojiu, are you awake? Are you hungry? Do you want the cook to make you some snacks?" Lu Yao asked.
"Yes." Lu Li nodded.
"I want snow flakes."
The last time she came to the Grand Princess's Mansion, she tasted this cake and couldn't forget it.
Lu Yao smiled and nodded, then told the servant to get it for her.
"I also want some osmanthus nectar." Lu Li couldn't help swallowing when she thought of the fragrant little sweet water.
"That won't do." Lu Yao refused her, "Children can't eat so much sweet food, it will damage their teeth."
"I'll just drink a little, just a little bit, okay?" Lu Li stretched out her fingers and gestured.
Lu Yao still rejected her: "No."
Lu Qi felt helpless.
How come the eldest princess was led astray by Xiaojiu again?
She coughed lightly and looked at Lu Li: "Ninth sister, you talked in your sleep earlier. What did you dream about?"
【Oops, I almost forgot about this. 】
Lu Li said hurriedly, "I just dreamed of my eldest brother. He said he would try to come back before New Year's Eve."
With Lu Li's words, the two felt much more relieved.
It would be nice to be able to celebrate the New Year together.
After Lu Yao gave birth, she felt sleepy after chatting with them for a while.
Seeing that she looked tired, Lu Qi suggested taking Lu Li back to the palace.
Lu Yao nodded in agreement.
Lu Li hurriedly said, "Wait a moment, I haven't had my snow cake yet."
Lu Qi pinched her nose and said, "Don't worry, I won't forget. I'll have someone pack it up and send it back to Weiyang Palace for you later."
"Hehe, then give more, and then share some with the third brother, fifth sister, sixth sister, seventh sister, and eighth sister." Lu Li counted on his fingers how many portions of cakes he should bring back.
Seeing her serious look, Lu Yao and Lu Qi couldn't help but laugh.
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Time flies.
New Year’s Eve is here in the blink of an eye.
Lu Yanshi invited important officials of the court and members of the royal family to attend the dinner with their families.
According to custom, they should be entertained with a banquet every New Year's Eve. But in the past two years, there were wars during the New Year, and Lu Yanshi did not do it in order to save money.
Now that Daxia has unified the world, he has also earned some money, so there is no need to be stingy with it.
Besides, although most of the officials in the court are originally from Daxia, there are also some officials from Dongli, Nanjiang, Xichang and Beiyong.
Lu Yanshi planned to take advantage of this banquet to get everyone involved, liven things up, and let them know that he, the emperor, treated everyone equally.
There was harmony and joy here in the previous dynasty, with everyone toasting each other and having a great time.
But something happened in the family quarters.
"Ghost! I saw a ghost!" When Liang Wang's youngest son Helian Ji saw Lu Qiongying, he screamed loudly.
"Ghost, are you talking about me?" Lu Qiongying pointed at himself.
She just wanted to take a shortcut to find some imperial sisters to watch the fireworks together, but ended up meeting outsiders.
"Wow, ghosts can talk!" Helian Ji widened his eyes in shock.
"Young master, please be careful with your words. This is the fifth princess of Daxia. Please be respectful." The palace maid Qiu Shui stared at him seriously.
"I'm not wrong. Your Fifth Princess of Daxia is so ugly, like a ghost." Helian Ji curled his lips and looked at Lu Qiongying with disgust.
"If I were like you, I would never come out and scare people."
"You ugly bastard should hide away, but you have the nerve to go out in such a grand manner. It's a shame to wear such a beautiful skirt on you."
Qiu Shui looked at Lu Qiongying with some concern.
The fifth princess was disfigured after contracting smallpox, and the thing she hated most was being told that she was ugly.
But every word this young man said hit the Fifth Princess right in the heart.
It's so annoying.
Lu Qiongying said nothing, but took out the long whip hanging on his waist with an expressionless face and whipped Helian Ji hard.
"Ah!" Helian Ji jumped up after being hit.
"You dare to hit me?" When he came to his senses, his eyebrows were twisted into a ball with anger.
"So what if I hit you?" Although Lu Qiongying tried her best to look calm, her slightly trembling hands still betrayed her mood.
She is very angry now.
"My father is King Liang! How dare you hit me?" Helian Ji looked at her angrily.
Lu Qiongying now understood who the visitor was.
King Liang, Helian Aodu.
After my father conquered several other countries, he conferred the throne on the previous emperors of Dongli and Nanjiang.
The Emperor of Dongling, Helian Aodui, was the Prince of Liang, the Emperor of Nanjiang, Long Wudi, was the Prince of Jin, but Xichang and Beiyong were not so lucky.
These two countries were defeated in the war, and their emperors did not receive any rewards from their father.
After Helian Aodu was crowned king, in order to show his sincerity, he did not even return to Dongling and stayed in the capital of Daxia with his sons.
He paid sincerity, and Lu Yanshi naturally gave him respect, allowing Helian Aodu's family to live comfortably in the capital. Except for the title changed from emperor to prince, Helian Aodu's life was almost the same as before.
"Just hit me, and hit me back if you have the guts." After Lu Qiongying knew his identity, she became calmer.
Helian Ji was so angry that he had never suffered such a great injustice since he came to the capital. He immediately rushed forward with his fists.
Anyway, my father said that I must not offend the Ninth Princess when entering the palace.
The one in front of me is the fifth princess, so it should be okay to beat her.
"Master, you can't do this." Helian Ji's servant Zhongtai was about to cry.
It's bad enough that the young master causes trouble in the mansion on a normal day, but why is he causing trouble in the palace now?
He quickly gave his companions a look, signaling them to quickly go and invite Helian Qian over.
The prince has a say in the palace. If the young master hurts the fifth princess, he can be there to plead for mercy.
But he never expected that the person who was beaten was his young master.
Helian Ji rushed over, but before he could touch Lu Qiongying, she kicked him and sent him flying two meters away.
Helian Ji, who fell to the ground, was stunned, and Zhongtai was also dumbfounded.
That kick just now, did a little girl have the strength to do that?
Lu Qiongying walked forward, stared down at Helian Ji, raised his whip and whipped him again.
She said slowly, "The first whip, I'm whipping you for not knowing the rules."
"The second time, I'll whip you for insubordination."
"Are you convinced or not?"
"I admire your fourth aunt's legs." Helian Ji spat and wanted to get up from the ground to fight with Lu Qiongying.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stood up, Lu Qiongying stepped on him to the ground again.
Helian Ji struggled to push her legs, but he couldn't move them.
Helian Ji:?
Why did Lu Qiongying's feet feel as heavy as if they were filled with iron? He seemed to be nailed to the ground and couldn't get up at all.
"You don't accept it, right? Then I'll beat you until you accept it." Lu Qiongying whipped him again.
Helian Ji howled in pain.
"I won't accept it even if you beat me to death. You are just an ugly freak who looks like a ghost!"
Helian Ji was stubborn and refused to admit his mistake.
Lu Qiongying was too lazy to talk nonsense and asked whether he obeyed every time he whipped him.