Seeing that the emperor was angry, Minister Li did not dare to act rashly again.
The emperor, who was sitting on the throne, picked up the wine cup beside him and said, "Forget it, let's continue playing music and dancing. Don't let these trivial matters affect your good mood."
After saying that, he drank the wine in his hand.
Zhao Xu waved his hand lightly, and the eunuch waiting nearby immediately bent his waist and ran into the hall in small steps, moving all the porcelain bowls and tables away.
The guards took Qiu Ju and Sun Ji away.
Minister Li also managed to return to his position.
Immediately afterwards, string music began to play, and singers and dancers performed one after another.
The palace maids and eunuchs brought up exquisite dishes one after another.
The banquet continued, and everyone in the hall was very cautious, fearing that they would accidentally displease the emperor.
In fact, the emperor was in a very good mood and had a great appetite.
By the end of the banquet, the emperor's cheeks were slightly red from drinking and he walked a little unsteadily.
"Your Majesty, please be careful with your step..." Zhao Xu was very worried and wanted to step forward to support him.
The emperor looked at Zhao Xu with dissatisfaction: "I am such a grown man, could I fall down?"
Zhao Xu smiled bitterly and said, "...It's always better to be careful."
"I'm not afraid of falling!"
“…”
You are not afraid of falling, but we are afraid of losing our heads!
Zhao Xu was in tears.
"Father, please slow down." Lu Hongxuan looked worried.
Just as he was about to step forward to help, he was stopped by Shen Mingyue.
"Let me do it."
Shen Mingyue handed the sleeping Su Qiqi to Qiuhe, and then stepped forward to support the emperor.
The emperor smiled very sweetly, like a candy-begging
The eating child: "Mingyue, hey, hey, I have something to tell you. Let's talk when we get back to Yongle Palace."
"Okay, let's go back to the palace."
Shen Mingyue supported the emperor and walked towards Yongle Palace.
The emperor neither hid nor made a fuss, but leaned on Shen Mingyue's shoulder with great enjoyment.
Looking at the departing backs of Shen Mingyue and the emperor, the empress dowager narrowed her eyes and remained silent.
The virtuous concubine chuckled softly, "The Emperor and the Imperial Concubine are truly unconcerned with trivial matters. It's just that being so intimate in public might lead to gossip."
This statement clearly means that Shen Mingyue did something inappropriate.
Qing Yuan glanced at Concubine Xian. "The deep love between my brother and his wife is naturally the envy of others. Concubine Xian, are you envious too?"
"I……"
The virtuous concubine felt like a thorn in her throat.
She is not only envious, she is also jealous and hateful!
If she were the one accompanying the Emperor, why would she need to please the Empress Dowager? Why would she need to swallow her anger? Why would she need to be ridiculed by the Princess?
Seeing Concubine Xian trying to suppress her discomfort and pretend to be calm, Lu Qingyuan continued, "Your Majesty, you don't know yet, right? My brother hates two-faced people and gossipers who sow discord the most."
Humph, if you dare to say bad things about your sister-in-law in front of her, she would be letting her sister-in-law down in her love for her if she doesn’t retort a few words!
"What the princess says... is really interesting." Concubine Xian dared not speak out and could only smile apologetically.
Lu Qingyuan raised her chin proudly, "Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear, Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."
"Forget it, Concubine Xian, you should go back and rest." The Queen Mother looked tired.
The virtuous concubine felt relieved and said, "Then I will take my leave first."
The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Well, remember to come to Shouning Palace tomorrow to embroider a picture of a hundred years of longevity for me."
"……yes."
This one word contained the virtuous concubine's countless resentments.
The Hundred Longevity Picture, that was simply going to kill her!
Although she is good at sewing, but...
Such a complex pattern plus a hundred longevity characters would take more than ten embroiderers several months to embroider.
Now asking her to complete it alone will make her eyes go blind!
No, I can't be in this passive position anymore. I must find a way to make the Queen Mother not bother her anymore!
"Mother, let me take you back to Shouning Palace."
Qing Yuan stepped forward and helped the empress dowager walk towards Shouning Palace.
The Queen Mother said earnestly, "Qing Yuan, there's no need to be envious. After you get married, you and your husband will live in harmony and love."
"I will not marry." Lu Qingyuan lowered her voice and said, "I will stay with my mother."
The Queen Mother smiled and patted Lu Qingyuan's hand: "Silly child, if you don't get married soon, you will really become an old maid. The third place winner is eloquent and talented, and he even recognized Prince Heng as his godfather. You..."
"I already have someone in my heart. Why is your Majesty trying to arrange a marriage for me? If I marry the third place winner, I will never be happy in my life."
Lu Qingyuan was so angry that her voice started to sound like tears.
The Queen Mother scolded, "I have already made arrangements. You will meet him in two days!"
"I will never like that damned third place scholar!"
Lu Qingyuan left a few words and ran away crying.
Lu Qingyuan's maid hurriedly saluted the Queen Mother and chased after her.
The Queen Mother stood there, unable to recover for a long time: "This child, how could he not understand my good intentions?"
"The eldest princess is stubborn. If you push her too hard, something bad might happen," Wan Shuang advised.
"Alas!" The Queen Mother sighed in annoyance.
//
In Yongle Palace, the emperor sat at the table, slowly eating the longevity noodles in his bowl.
At this moment, the drunken look on his face was gone.
Shen Mingyue laughed and said, "The king of a country is pretending to be drunk. If others knew, they would definitely laugh their heads off."
The emperor said helplessly, "My mother knows that I arranged the play tonight. If I don't pretend to be drunk, I'm afraid she will call me in for questioning."
Shen Mingyue reminded: "You can avoid the first day, but you can't avoid the fifteenth."
"Anyway, I'm going to sleep with you tonight, so nothing else matters."
After the emperor said this, he took another sip of noodles.
He ate too fast and the food was so hot that he grimaced. It was really funny.
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