Chapter 53 Are You a Bodhisattva?
At the banquet, Wei Mingzhu watched with interest the reactions of the people in the audience as they toasted each other, especially the second son of the Pei family.
After Prime Minister Shen and the eldest daughter of the Lu family left the table one after another, the face of the second young master Pei was so black that it could be used as the base of a frying pan.
Do you regret it?
If you regret, you will feel hatred. If you feel hatred, you will have desires, and similarly, there will be flaws.
She was thinking about the situation in her mind. The "accident" that happened in the hunting ground today might not have a conclusion.
But the emperor will definitely take this opportunity to punish Wei Wu and hold the Ministry of Revenue responsible for the punishment.
If we can take this opportunity to make Prince Pingyang make some more mistakes——
Thinking of this, Wei Mingzhu held his forehead, pretended to be a little weak, and coughed twice: "Father, I am a little tired and want to go back and rest for a while."
Wei Junming looked at her with some distress: "Is it because of the recurrence of the old illness?"
Wei Mingzhu smiled sadly and said, "It's okay, I'm used to it."
Wei Junming allowed her to leave first, but he felt a pain in his heart as if it were being pricked by needles. At the same time, a hint of cruelty appeared in his eyes.
"Grand Eunuch, conduct a thorough investigation of the palace servants who have served in the Lishan Palace in recent years. Find out who they have come into contact with and whether there is anything unusual in the palace. We must get to the bottom of it!"
The eunuch caught a glimpse of the resolute look in the emperor's eyes, suppressed his surprise, and nodded quickly.
Your Majesty, this is to speak up for Princess Mingzhu.
The singing and dancing in the audience continued. The most eye-catching dancer was walking lightly like a swallow, with her clothes fluttering in the wind. Her every frown and smile under the layer of gauze aroused people's imagination.
Suddenly a breeze blew, lifting half of the veil, revealing half of her beautiful face.
Some of the veteran ministers who had been in the court for a long time had already cried out in surprise.
Wei Junming on the stage could no longer sit still, and the golden cup fell onto the table with a muffled sound, causing the attendants beside him to immediately bring clothes for the emperor to change.
Wei Junming brushed away several hands that were trying to wipe his hands in a hurry, stood up immediately, staring straight at the beauty in the center of the room, and raised his hand to point in the distance.
"You, come here."
The piano music suddenly stopped, leaving only Wei Junming's majestic and mellow voice.
Lu Yong looked up suspiciously and found that his colleagues around him were looking at him in different ways.
Some are envious, some sympathetic, some disgusted and some disgusted.
He was drinking just now and had no time to watch the beauty dance. His mind was full of the hideous image of Qiao Lin stretching out a hand towards him and then suddenly retracting it.
Very annoying.
"Lord Lu, you are blessed. Your Lu family's reputation is about to be raised." He heard the teasing of the Imperial Censor Shang Gongyu. Lu Yong frowned and looked at the dancer who was walking towards Wei Junming step by step.
After a few breaths, his mind went blank.
"Yue..." He rolled his throat, his hands hidden on the wine table clenched into fists and trembled violently.
"Your Majesty, I, Lu Qingyue, pay my respects to you." Lu Qingyue's voice was soft and her expression was somewhat charming.
From the dance steps to every movement and expression when walking in front of the emperor, including the sound, they were all carefully designed by her.
The plum blossom makeup she wears today was the most common makeup worn by Mei Ruping, who was deeply favored by the emperor back then.
Now, across the steps, she could clearly see the surprise in Wei Junming's eyes, as well as the infinite remembrance and tenderness.
Mei Ruping can be said to be the woman that Wei Junming had loved since he was a prince.
However, she was not fond of fighting and was a beautiful but unfortunate woman. She had just become a concubine and passed away before she had the honor of giving birth to a child for Your Majesty.
If Lu Qingyue could gain the emperor's favor in the future, she would definitely give birth to a prince as soon as possible to consolidate her position in the palace.
Now the empress is vacant. If she serves well, who knows, she will become a phoenix and accompany the emperor one day?
"Get up. The Yong'an Marquis's family actually has such a daughter." Wei Junming glanced meaningfully at Lu Yong, whose face was as pale as paper.
Lu Yong stood up, holding up his coat, and walked past Lu Qingyue with a lowered brow. He stepped forward and knelt down to salute: "Your Majesty, it is indeed the second daughter of this old minister. I am sorry to have caused such a commotion."
Lu Qingyue felt Lu Yong stumble as he passed by, and felt a little sour and guilty in her heart.
But when she thought that this was also to win reputation for the Lu family and bring honor to her father, she felt much more relieved.
Wei Junming pretended to ask a few questions about age, birth date, etc., and Lu Yong answered them one by one.
That's how the matter passed.
The presiding official of the Ministry of Rites announced that the singing and dancing would continue as if nothing had happened.
When Lu Qiaoxiao returned to her seat, a little girl beside her came up to her and smiled happily: "Qiaoxiao, your second sister is amazing."
This is the youngest daughter of the Earl's Mansion - Murong Xue. In her previous life, she had heard that Murong Xue was spoiled by nature, but she was a person who hated evil.
I wonder if the rumors are true...
"Oh? What's the matter? I just left. Could you please, Miss Xue'er, tell me more?" Lu Qiaoxiao responded while looking around.
Suddenly, her sight fell on the woman in front of her who was twisting and bending down. The veil slid down her snow-white and elegant neck, revealing a familiar yet hateful beautiful face.
"Yes, do you know now?" Murong Xue's tone was full of joking. She asked in a secretive tone, "Do you know who your second sister looks like?"
"Who?" Lu Qiaoxiao asked subconsciously.
"Your Majesty's old favorite, Mei Ruping." Murong Xue played with the newly made nail polish on her hands and said with disdain, "Your second sister is very annoying. She looks like she has no desires, but in fact, she has more schemes than the eunuchs in the palace."
This metaphor… Lu Qiaoxiao felt it was hard to put into words. She tilted her head to look at the cute girl, wanting to tease her: "I'm her sister. Is it appropriate for you to say bad things about her to me?"
Murong Xue looked at her like she was a fool. "Come on, your own reputation in the capital is so bad, and you still have time to care about her? Are you a Bodhisattva?"
A smile appeared on Lu Qiaoxiao's lips: "Is that so? Then I really don't have time."
"I think you're a good person, very down-to-earth. I saw you kidnapping Prime Minister Shen and flying to the pagoda building on the street a few days ago." When Murong Xue smiled, a small dimple appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Lu Qiaoxiao's mouth twitched. How could she have deserved this?
If Shen Yuheng's Qinggong skills were not so poor, how could she have been able to kidnap Shen Xiang?
I heard someone say, "This style is brutal and direct, fighting violence with violence. I like it. I hate those who say one thing and do another."
"You'll be my friend from now on."
Lu Qiaoxiao looked at her eagerly as she talked to herself, and his eyes gradually became hot.
She had few friends in her previous life, and apart from Bai Zhi who was by her side, there was really no one she could confide in.
What does it feel like to have friends?
She wants to try it.
Not far away, a pair of eyes were fixed on the smiling woman, and the hands hidden under the table were clenched into fists.
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