Chapter 044: Unkind Visitors

Other ministers presented gifts afterwards, but none of them was particularly outstanding.

In addition to Qian Taifu County, there was a luminous pearl as big as a Cuju.

The fact that the emperor stayed in Yu's study was a great encouragement to Master Qian. Everyone couldn't help but have some thoughts again. It seemed that Qian Jiaojiao would have a chance to enter the palace once the ban period was over.

After the offering ceremony, dinner was served.

At this time, Xia Xue always felt that someone was staring at her, making her feel uneasy.

I looked around and found nothing special.

Soon it was time for toasts, which were also given in rounds according to the level of wine.

While Xia Xue and Chu Zhenxuan were waiting in the central hall, they saw Prince Lu, who had just finished toasting, walking towards them.

Prince Lu had a dark face, snorted coldly at Xia Xue and Chu Zhenxuan, and walked away.

The maid behind Prince Lu glanced at her secretly.

Yes, that's the look.

At this time, the maid had already walked not far in front of Xia Xue. Suddenly, she staggered and the whole wine tray flew forward.

Xia Xue turned sideways and pulled Chu Zhenxuan to stand in front of her.

Chu Zhenxuan instinctively waved his sleeves, and the wine spilled uncontrollably on his chin, flowing down his chin to his front...

Chu Zhenxuan: .....

Chu Zhenxuan: +40.

It's not that Chu Zhenxuan didn't see this maid. When Prince Lu walked over, he noticed that this maid had been staring at Xia Xue.

Chu Zhenxuan looked at Xia Xue's eyes and knew that Xia Xue had also discovered it. He was still wondering how his little woman would handle this situation, but he didn't expect that she would use him to block the bullet!!!

The response is quite fast, I will continue to use it next time.

As a man, it’s no problem for him to block a bullet, let alone a flying wine bottle.

But well, it's quite handsome to have water dripping on the chin. If his eight-pack abs could be exposed and the water dripped on them, that would be perfect, wow.

Among the Empress Dowager's palace, Chu Zhenxuan and the Emperor are probably the most attractive.

Chu Zhenxuan:!!!

Chu Zhenxuan: +40+40+40.

Chu Zhenxuan: Is this all your man is good for? You just need to think about your man, and you still dare to covet the emperor?

At the same time, the wine jugs and glasses that were blocked by Chu Zhenxuan flew out one after another. Some hit the pillars, and some fell directly to the ground with a crisp sound.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony suddenly became quiet, and everyone turned their eyes in this direction.

The maidservant who had fallen to the ground quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, "Please forgive me, my lord. Please forgive me, my lord. I deserve to die. I can't walk steadily."

"Are all the maids in Prince Lu's mansion so reckless? You didn't fall down for no reason, but you did it in front of the Prime Minister and this lady. People who know you know that it was definitely not intentional, but people who don't know would think that Prince Lu instructed you to do it. After all, this lady and Prince Lu have been having some unpleasantness recently." Although Xia Xue's voice was not loud, it was loud enough for the ministers and family members around to hear clearly.

"How dare you! Xia Xue, I have tolerated you for a long time. Just because a servant fell down, you dare to openly doubt me!" Prince Lu slammed the table and stood up.

Chu Zhenxuan stepped forward and stopped Xia Xue.

"Your Highness, please be more respectful." Chu Zhenxuan was calm, yet had an overwhelming aura.

At this time, the emperor and the queen mother also stood up.

Prince Lu then realized that he had just called Xia Xue by her nickname.

Da'an is a country of etiquette, and has always attached great importance to "etiquette". For someone like Xia Xue, Prince Lu must and can only call her "Mrs. Chu."

Prince Lu bit his lip secretly.

Last time at Qingliang Mountain, Xia Xue was so beautiful that it took his breath away. Although he sided with Li Tingting in every way, on the one hand, it was because Li Tingting was already his woman, and on the other hand, he also wanted Xia Xue to submit to him from the bottom of his heart.

But he didn't know that Xia Xue not only didn't give in, but also won several thousand taels of gold from him. Although he was angry, deep down, he wanted to have more improper thoughts about this woman. So, from then on, when he had sex with his concubines, he would call them by Xia Xue's name.

Xia Xue's aggressive look really made him want to conquer her.

So, in this urgent situation, I shouted out again instinctively!

Just as the emperor was about to take a step forward, the empress dowager grabbed him.

"Today is a happy day, so don't worry about trivial matters. Today is not a day for bloodshed. That girl was so clumsy, so punish her and never let her enter the palace again."

The emperor frowned and said, "Okay, we all support mother."

The maidservant lying on the ground kowtowed to express her gratitude and retreated behind Prince Lu.

Prince Lu looked disgusted and said, "You are so clumsy. Don't come back to the palace in the future."

The maid knelt down again, "My Lord, I really didn't mean it. Please give me another chance. I can't survive if I leave the palace. Please, my Lord."

Princess Lu lowered her voice and said, "What's the point of crying in the Hall of Supreme Harmony? Get up quickly."

"Since the prince doesn't want me anymore, there's no point in me living anymore."

After saying this, the maid turned around and slammed into the pillar behind her.

The other ministers who were about to toast were dumbfounded when they saw the scene.

Some people even dropped their wine glasses directly onto the table, making a loud bang.

For a moment, one could hear a pin drop in the hall.

Prince Lu was stunned when he saw the maidservant with blood all over her head and face, staring at him with eyes as big as copper bells.

The maid's hand dropped and hit Prince Lu's foot. Prince Lu jumped back and grabbed Princess Lu.

"Get her away, get her away!"

The princess quickly kicked the maid's arm back with her foot.

"How shameful! How shameful!"

The Queen Mother slammed the cup hard and stood up with a gloomy face.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival dinner has always been the most important festival in Da'an besides the New Year. Now, because of a matter that couldn't be any smaller, a life has been lost! Let's not talk about whether this life is precious or not. But on such an important day of reunion as the Mid-Autumn Festival, blood has been spilled on the Hall of Supreme Harmony. If it affects the fate of the country, who can afford it!!!"

At this moment, Xia Xue suddenly felt that she had avoided one plot, but failed to avoid the second one.

It would definitely not be of any benefit to the maid to commit suicide under such circumstances.

Maybe the Queen Mother will find a way to put the blame on her.

Just as I thought of this, the Queen Mother suddenly changed the subject.

"Madam Chu, as the first lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, you are not on the same level as that maid in terms of family background and upbringing. But in an occasion like today, you are so aggressive and act as if you will not stop until the crime is punished. Where is your upbringing?"

Xia Xue gritted her teeth and was about to retort.

Chu Zhenxuan grabbed his hand and shook his head.

This old witch clearly set out to frame me, but now she's coming to bite me back.

If I don’t fight back, I don’t know what unpleasant words will come out of this Hall of Supreme Harmony tomorrow!

I don't care about my reputation, but I absolutely cannot let the Xia family or even Xia Lu get involved!

What reason can I use to refute the old witch?

Inadvertently, Xia Xue glanced at the maid who had already died, and her lips turned purple and black!!!