Chapter 32
Youyang tasted the delicacies in the palace for the first time and praised them highly. They were exquisite and delicious, simply the most delicious food in the world!
You Miaoyan felt ashamed to see her naive look, so she moved aside stealthily, away from her.
At this time, Yuande came to the two seats with a wooden tray.
"Miss You Er." He said respectfully.
You Yang was still chewing her food when her eyes suddenly caught sight of the neatly folded shawl on the wooden tray in his hand and she almost choked.
The frightened little eyes signaled Yuande to take it away quickly, she didn't want it anymore.
Yuande came with an order, and he must return the things to their original owners.
He remained in a stalemate for too long. You Miaoyan looked over and recognized him as someone close to Song Yanting. She then caught a glimpse of him holding You Yang's shawl, and withdrew her gaze with a half-smile as if she had discovered something.
"Your Highness, the Xuanwang, was so kind as to return the item to its original owner. I'd better accept it." She said in a long tone, "Don't let your Highness down."
More eyes turned to look at this, You Yang couldn't bear it anymore and quickly took out the shawl in his hand, "Take it, take it, eunuch, please leave quickly..."
After Yuan De left, You Miao said something meaningful, "Your Highness Xuan Wang favors you, my sister, you are very lucky."
Everyone at the banquet had almost finished their meal when Song Fuyu stood up from the table and stood in the hall.
"Grandmother, Fu Yu arrived late and kept you waiting, so I specially asked someone to bring you the ice jade Buddhist beads that were personally consecrated by the abbot of Wanfa Temple."
Song Yan laughed out loud at his nonsense, "How can you say that your Majesty is late? I don't know if I was the first one to arrive, but no one is later than me."
Song Fuyu was not angry at the obvious gesture of looking for trouble. Instead, she seemed to have expected it. "Alas, my third brother found out after all."
He explained, "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, I recently acquired this treasure and have been looking for a reason to give it to you, but I never had the chance. Now that I have the opportunity, I used this flawed excuse and made a fool of myself. I am truly ashamed."
"Your filial piety is commendable. You have always done things properly. I like this gift very much." The Queen Mother smiled kindly and asked someone to accept the Buddhist beads. She turned around and pointed at Song Yan to listen to her nagging.
"You, you! If you were even a third as filial as your elder brother, I would be overjoyed. I'm so worried every day."
The Queen Mother finally showed a good face to the Queen. She looked at Song Fuyu and kept praising her, "Queen, you have raised a good child."
The Queen stood up and knelt, "Thank you for the compliment, Queen Mother. It's all thanks to my child's own efforts."
Imperial Concubine Rou smiled and praised: "The emperor values His Highness Prince Lin, and I have made great contributions. Don't be modest."
"My sister doesn't think so." Concubine Liu replied sarcastically, "My sister's child is not bad either. The emperor is personally raising him. It seems that he has been entrusted with an important task."
Everyone knows that the emperor loves His Highness the Fifth Prince very much, and His Highness Prince Lin is able to stand on his own in the court at such a young age, and is also deeply trusted by the people.
No matter how outstanding two people are, there is only one throne.
Concubine Liu's move to stir up trouble was so clever that with just two sentences the Empress and Concubine Rou came face to face.
She deliberately provoked a quarrel between the two of them in front of the Queen Mother.
With the Queen Mother putting pressure on the two of them, they could only suffer in silence and could do nothing about her.
After the banquet, the Queen Mother allowed the young ladies to go to the lake to watch the fireworks.
You Yang knew that he had a bloody nature, so in order to avoid the spotlight, he found an inconspicuous place to stay and enjoy the fireworks.
Unexpectedly, there are always people who don't want her to be in peace.
"Is it you?"
You Miaoyan and Liu Qianruo deliberately brought Song Anyao to You Yang, but the latter's reaction was beyond their expectations.
You Miaoyan asked in surprise, "Do my cousin and sister know each other?"
You Yang cried out in her heart that she was unlucky. How could she meet him again? The plot was going to kill her!
"Your humble servant pays homage to the Fifth Princess."
You Miaoyan's words also awakened Song Anyao.
"So she is the sister from the country you mentioned in your letter? In my opinion, she is nothing special."
"This princess has punished you by making you kneel for two hours. How dare you disobey my order?"
Liu Qianruo gloated at the side, "She is so brave, she even dares to disobey the princess. Princess, you must punish her severely."
You Yangfang wanted to use Song Yanting as an excuse to resolve this troublesome matter.
You Miaoyan interrupted at this time.
"Wait a minute, please forgive me, Fifth Princess."
She walked from Song Anyao's side to Youyang's front, blocking her with her body.
She begged, "Please, Fifth Princess, please let my sister go. This is her first time in the palace and she doesn't know the rules. Any offense she has committed against you was an unintentional mistake."
"This is my fault as the eldest sister, and I am willing to take the blame on your behalf."
Several young ladies gathered together not far away sighed when they heard this: "Oh my god, it is indeed the kind of mind that only talented women can have. Although this second young lady is beautiful, she is just an empty shell."
"The You family has been completely disgraced by this second young lady."
"How could the You family allow this country bumpkin to enter the palace? It's so shameful."
......
You Yang bent her legs, her eyes almost rolling over in her heart.
She hasn't said a word yet, everyone.
In the storybook, You Yang was instigated by Liu Mei to break the family rules and knelt in the ancestral hall for five days. There was no such experience in the palace at all. She avoided that plot. Is this a new plot arranged to torture her?
There's a lake behind her. No way...it can't be what she thinks...
You Yang seemed to have a premonition of something, his heart was beating fast, and the ferocious expression on his face was almost out of control.
Oh my God! When I get out of here, I’ll make sure Master pulls out all the hair on your head!
Song Anyao looked down on You Yang, but at this moment she said magnanimously: "If it weren't for my cousin, I wouldn't let you go so easily. Get up."
Something is wrong. This is very wrong. It is eleven points out of ten.
You Miaoyan breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and stretched out her hand, wanting to help You Yang up.
You Yang's bad premonition grew stronger and stronger, and he didn't even dare to touch her. He stood firm and said without emotion, "Thank you, elder sister."
She wanted to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible, and hurriedly passed by You Miaoyan.
Unexpectedly, the next moment You Miaoyan stretched out his foot to trip her, but fortunately You Yang had a stable footing due to his martial arts training, and he staggered and turned twice to stand firm.
But You Miaoyan was not so lucky.
She wanted to trip her and make her fall into the water, so that she could escape from the palace in a panic. However, she hooked her ankle and the other person did not move at all. Instead, she was tripped and fell backwards, falling into the lake with a splash, causing a large splash of water.
"Ahhh—" Liu Qianruo screamed immediately: "She was kind enough to plead for you in front of the princess, why did you push her into the water?!"
Song Anyao responded immediately after receiving Liu Qianruo's eye contact, "How dare you harm someone in front of this princess? Someone, come! Hold her down and I'll deal with her later!"
Fortunately, it was noisy here and the palace servants didn't hear Song Anyao's voice.
You Yang was stunned. She really had no other choice but to surround and kill them.
The sound of falling into the water attracted the attention of many people. The water was very deep and You Miaoyan could not float. She struggled in the lake and called out, "Help... cough... help..."
Song Anyao looked at You Miaoyan struggling in the water. Seeing that her movements were getting quieter and quieter, she finally realized that she had to save her.
She scolded the maid behind her, "What are you standing there for? Are you blind? Go and pull the person out!"
The little maid's eyes were filled with fear, and she shrank back timidly, "Princess...Princess, I can't float on water..."
"Waste." Song Anyao glared at her, "Why don't you just ask someone to go?"
The little maid didn't hesitate and ran out of the crowd, shouting, "Someone fell into the water! Help!"
This was followed by several splashes into the water, which caused many screams.
The noise was so loud that it finally attracted the attention of people who were enjoying the cool air under the octagonal pavilion.
The Queen Mother pointed to the area not far away where the crowd was gathered and asked the palace maid behind her, "What happened? Why are you screaming?"
"Go and have a look."
At this moment, Aunt Rong came hurriedly and said anxiously, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, it is... the girl from the You family fell into the water."
Everyone's expression changed, and the Queen Mother frowned and asked, "Has the person been rescued?"
"The light is poor at night. Miss You's place is right where the lotus flowers and lotus leaves are concentrated. The eunuchs and palace maids can't get in. We have sent people to find the guards."
As soon as these words were spoken, without waiting for others to react, Song Yunlan rushed out of the pavilion, strode over, jumped into the water without hesitation, and swam towards that place.
His action was sudden, and by the time he reacted, he had already dived into the water.
"Lan'er!" Concubine Rou seemed to be extremely frightened. She covered her chest with her hands, her eyes turned black, and she fell backwards. Fortunately, the palace maid supported her in time.
"Don't worry about me! Go save Lan'er!"
The palace maids hesitated and were obviously more worried about her condition.
"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. The Fifth Prince will float, but he will be fine."
The Queen also saw Song Yunlan's reckless behavior and looked confused.
She comforted him, "Don't worry, sister."
Concubine Liu then said a few polite words.
As the queen is the master of the harem, it is natural for her to handle this matter best.
She asked the Queen Mother for instructions: "Mother, the Queen Mother is in a very bad state. I will go and check on her condition for you."
The Queen Mother was also curious about what happened and granted her request, "Go ahead. Human life is the most important thing. We can discuss other matters after we rescue the people."
"yes."
Song Fuyu had a natural smile on her lips as she looked at the crowd inquiringly. Song Yunlan's abrupt behavior was worth pondering.
When did he become involved with You Miaoyan? Judging from his outburst, it seemed like they were quite close.
Song Yan remained unmoved. He glanced at Song Fuyu's thoughtful expression and smiled playfully.
Yuan De whispered to Song Yanting, "Your Highness, why don't you go and take a look? What if Miss You fell into the water..."
Song Yan shook his head and replied softly and firmly, "It's not her."
"She would never fall into the water herself, even if she lets others fall into it."
Yuan De: “…” As soon as the master heard what he said, he knew it was something that Miss You would do.
The Queen led a large group of palace servants to that place. The people at the outermost circle hurriedly knelt down and saluted when they saw her, "Greetings, Her Majesty the Queen."
"The Queen is here?!"
This statement exploded in the crowd, and they all made way for the queen.
You Yang stood there, unable to leave, and was left with a lot of blame to bear.
The queen walked to the center where Youyang was, and her eyes flashed with surprise the moment she saw Youyang.
She coughed dryly and adjusted her expression, "What happened to cause such a commotion?"
You Yang came back to his senses, "Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen." ...
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