Chapter 486 Double Ninth Festival Palace Banquet

Xiao Zilan stared at Yue Haoyun in a daze.

"Yu Niang, I like you. In fact, I have liked you for a long time." Yue Haoyun stood up and stood opposite Xiao Zilan.

Xiao Zilan took a step back in shock, "My Lord..."

"Yu Niang, everything will be settled after tomorrow. I want to ask you about your feelings. If I am safe after tomorrow, are you willing to be my woman?"

Xiao Zilan was embarrassed and shocked. She grabbed the handkerchief to cover her face and couldn't speak for a long time.

"Yu Niang, you saved me before, and I've noticed you since then. Later, I would think of you every time I ate the meals you cooked."

"Later, I found that I had fallen in love with you without realizing it."

"The reason why I didn't tell you before was because I was in danger at that time."

"Even if I told you, taking you into the backyard would not be a good thing."

"Now, if I don't tell you, it may be too late."

At this point, Yue Haoyun took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and grabbed Xiao Zilan's hand, "Take these banknotes. Tomorrow you will send Min to the place, and naturally someone will take her away."

"You stay there and wait for news. If you receive bad news, take these banknotes and run away. Never tell anyone that you were a maid in the palace."

Xiao Zilan stared at Yue Haoyun blankly, tears overflowing in her eyes.

"If you wait for good news, it means that I have won. If you want, come back to the palace and be my woman. If you don't want, just take this money and run away!"

Xiao Zilan said with tears in her eyes: "But I have been married before, and I am not worthy of the prince..."

Yue Haoyun smiled, he pulled up Xiao Zilan's hand, and said happily: "So, you want to marry me!"

Xiao Zilan blushed immediately and lowered her head.

"Yu Niang, the customs of Dayue have always been civilized. It doesn't matter if a woman has been married or her husband has died."

"As long as a woman behaves well, is elegant and virtuous, even if she is married for the second or third time, there will be many men vying to marry her."

Xiao Zilan's nose was sore and tears fell like beads from a broken string. "I have been married and my husband died. I'm afraid he is an unlucky person..."

Yue Haoyun took out a handkerchief to wipe Xiao Zilan's tears. "Don't be so self-deprecating. I heard that they said you are from the northern border and your husband died in the war."

"So what? He died early, that's his business, what does it have to do with you?"

"This king thinks you are very good and deserve a better life and a better man."

Xiao Zilan's eyes were red from crying. She raised her eyes and looked at Yue Haoyun. There was emotion and a little shyness in her eyes.

After a long while, she whispered, "I will return tomorrow after I finish my work. If you succeed, I will accompany you... If you fail, I will accompany you in the underworld."

Yue Haoyun excitedly hugged Xiao Zilan in his arms, "No, no, no, I don't want you to die with me. No matter whether I succeed or fail, you must live well."

The moonlight outside the window shone into the house, illuminating the faces of the two people who were snuggling tightly.

...

The next day was the ninth day of the ninth month, the Double Ninth Festival, and it was also the day that Yue Haoyun discussed with them to launch a palace coup.

According to the customs of the Great Yue, the Double Ninth Festival is a very important festival.

On this day, the people will reunite with their families and go out to play in the streets together. In the palace, a palace banquet will be held, and the royal family, princes and ministers will be invited to the palace to attend the banquet.

The palace banquet is held in the evening, and just after noon, Xia Miaoyuan is busy washing and changing clothes.

The second prince looked at his sister and frowned, "Miaoer, today is extremely dangerous, you'd better not go."

Xia Miaoyuan put his hands on his waist and said seriously, "Today is dangerous, so I must go."

"They know that Princess Anguo always likes to be lively, and she must go to every palace banquet. If I don't go today, wouldn't it be easy to arouse their suspicion?"

The second prince calmed down and thought that it was indeed reasonable, so he followed Xia Miaoyuan's wishes and instructed his bodyguard Jinhu to protect Xia Miaoyuan closely today and not leave her side.

Just when Xia Miaoyuan was about to change clothes, Sang Qi came in with a tray.

"Little prince, don't change your dress in a hurry, put this on first."

Xia Miaoyuan and Li Ma looked over and saw something shining with metallic luster on the tray.

"What is this? Can I wear it?" Xia Miaoyuan blinked her big eyes.

Sang Qi picked up the thing, shook it open and showed it to Xia Miaoyuan, "Little prince, look, this is called gold wire armor, it is woven with extremely fine steel wire, and when you wear it, you will be invulnerable to swords and guns."

"Besides, it's very thin, and outsiders can't see it when you wear it inside."

"Ah, so magical?!" Xia Miaoyuan took the gold wire armor in his hand curiously and found that it was indeed as thin and light as Sang Qi said.

She picked up a gold pin from the dressing table, covered the gold wire armor on the pillow, and then stabbed it hard.

The metal wire was woven very finely, and the gold pin could not pierce it.

"Amazing!" Xia Miaoyuan couldn't help but praise.

"Such a good soft armor, it should be worn by the second brother, he should be more dangerous than me."

Sang Qi curled the corners of his lips, "Your Highness, don't worry, how can you only prepare one of this good thing?"

"This gold wire armor, the little prince, the second prince, Lord Han, and several guards who are closely protecting you, are all available, the little prince can rest assured."

Xia Miaoyuan listened and then put it on with confidence.

After putting on the gold wire armor, she changed into a rose-red palace dress, which made her skin look whiter than snow.

She is now over four years old, and her hair has grown long. Nanny Li combed her hair into a small stunning bun and put on a pearl headpiece. She

also wore a set of pearl jewelry on her hands and neck.

After dressing up, she looked like a fairy from a painting, very eye-catching.

Xia Miaoyuan looked at herself in front of the mirror, doing various poses.

[Ah! This princess is really born beautiful, wow.]

Nanny Li couldn't help laughing and said, "My little prince, you are already beautiful enough, you don't need to take pictures anymore."

At this moment, Xia Miaoyuan suddenly felt that something was missing.

[Oh, I almost forgot my treasure!]

She ran to the dressing table with her skirt lifted up, and saw at a glance a dazzling colorful bead lying quietly on the dressing table.

It was the colorful magic bead that the imperial teacher Bian Wuji had given her before.

Because this bead was extremely precious, the queen was reluctant to drill a hole in it, so she ordered the craftsmen to use gold wire to make an exquisite net bag to put the bead in. Then use a bead chain to string it, and it can be worn around the neck.

Although she has never understood the use of this bead, Xia Miaoyuan has always worn it on her body.

Usually, she will hide it in her clothes, so outsiders cannot see it.

Just after changing clothes and taking off the beads, Xia Miaoyuan almost forgot to put them back on.

"Oh, my precious beads, I can't forget this."

Xia Miaoyuan muttered, and put the beads around his neck.