"Chu!?"
Although Xixi changed her mind quickly, the electronic voice was so obvious that Chen Xiao and Yin Yuyao could hear it clearly.
The only one who failed the mission is surnamed Chu!?
Chu is the royal surname of the Ye Dynasty. Currently, there are only five people in the Ye Dynasty with the surname Chu: Chu Qiaoling, Chu Yanxi, Chu Qianyun, Chu Yuanyin, and Chu Chenxiao.
Both Chu Yuanyin and Chu Chenxiao can be ruled out.
As Xi Xi had explained to her before, the time limit for all task participants is before the age of 45. Regardless of success or failure, they will leave this interface at the age of 45 and return to their initial interface, and will not remain on the task interface.
Yuan Yin was clearly not old enough, and Chen Xiao was even further away, currently completing his mission.
The only people left are Chu Qiaoling and her two daughters.
You wouldn't believe it until you did the math, and the results were shocking.
Chu Qiaoling was 45 years old when she passed away.
Chu Qianyun was also 45 years old when she passed away.
When Chu Yanxi disappeared... she was 45 years old.
!!
Yin Yuyao was unaware of the situation, but Chen Xiao knew!
What a coincidence!
Chen Xiao now desperately wanted to delve into his mind, drag Xi Xi out, and get to the bottom of things.
Xi Xi had wanted to tell Chen Xiao about this for a long time, but she couldn't bring herself to say it because of the spatial rules. Now that Chen Xiao had guessed it, she took the opportunity to admit it: "Indeed, there are indeed mission takers among the three of them, but I can't say it. You just need to know it yourself."
Just then, a voice from outside the palace came from outside the hall: "Your Majesty, Princess Yuanyin and Lady Qi have entered the palace and are currently outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The Prime Minister is not in his residence. I heard that the Prime Minister went to the Dark Pavilion, and I have already sent people to look for him."
They arrived so quickly? But that's perfect, it's almost late afternoon, we can chat together, then have a meal, and then go to sleep, it's just perfect!
Chen Xiao instructed Chao Ci to bring Yuan Yin and Qi Ruyan to Zhaoyang Palace, and then ordered Shen Xi to go to Zhongcui Palace and Jingyang Palace to bring their four concubines to Zhaoyang Palace as well.
Hehe, let's put all those annoying things aside for now and start shipping couples! Gossip scene!
Seeing that Chen Xiao seemed to have forgotten about the mission takers, Xi Xi twitched her lips speechlessly and silently withdrew.
The palace servants arranged the front courtyard of Zhaoyang Palace. Chen Xiao and Yin Yuyao sat down first, and then Qi Fengli arrived. The three of them remained silent.
Before long, Yuan Yin and Qi Ruyan arrived. Yuan Yin sat next to Chen Xiao, while Qi Ruyan sat next to Qi Fengli. Although the two were from different generations, they were clearly on good terms and chatted happily about Qi Yuan's fate.
A quarter of an hour later, the four imperial concubines also arrived.
Qi Yanyun was unaware of Qi Yuan's situation and was somewhat puzzled when she saw the two 'mothers'. She sat down directly next to Qi Ruyan.
Although Qi Yanshang didn't know what had happened, he kept looking at Qi Fengli with utmost care. He found that there was no seat next to Qi Ruyan, so he was 'forced' to sit next to Qi Fengli.
As for why he, as a concubine, didn't sit next to the emperor, everyone just chuckled gossipy.
The moment Xu Ruyu stepped into Zhaoyang Palace, she only had eyes for Chen Xiao and went straight to sit down next to him.
As for Xu Ruyan, this silly girl didn't pay any attention to anyone else. She sat down next to Yuan Yin in a flash, just like a dog that hadn't seen its owner for a long time. She stared at Yuan Yin with starry eyes, which made everyone smile like doting aunts.
Thus, the Xu brothers separated Chen Xiao and Yuan Yin.
After Qi Ruyan insisted on sitting next to Yin Yuyao, Qi Yanyun was forced to sit between the two "official" couples, remaining silent...
So the final seating arrangement became: Chen Xiao --- Xu Ruyu --- Xu Ruyan --- Chu Yuanyin --- Qi Yanyun --- Qi Yanshang --- Qi Fengli --- Qi Ruyan --- Yin Yuyao --- Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao stared at the chaotic scene before her, lost in thought. Wasn't she supposed to be shipping Yuan Yin and Xu Ruyan? How did it turn into her and Xu Ruyu being the ones being shipped?
Fortunately, she had specially arranged a round table, otherwise Yin Yuyao would have been left alone.
Yin Yuyao didn't know anyone here. Seeing this, Chen Xiao patted her hand and introduced Yin Yuyao to everyone, "This is Yin Yuyao, she's a fairy!"
Although no one believed that fairies existed, they believed Chen Xiao's words and nodded to Yin Yuyao.
Qi Ruyan had noticed Yin Yuyao long ago. Her stunning beauty made her drool. She must be a fairy. She couldn't help but chat with Yin Yuyao.
Yuan Yin and Xu Ruyan chatted enthusiastically, Qi Fengli and Qi Yanshang also exchanged a few words occasionally, Chen Xiao and Xu Ruyu were awkward but an ambiguous atmosphere surrounded them, only Qi Yanyun's injured gathering was successfully completed.
So Qi Yanyun looked at his sister on the left, then at his brother on the right, and finally at his own mother. Very well, no one was paying attention to him. He should just focus on eating!
Chen Xiao pondered to herself, "Should I invite the other two men over to eat with us?"
XiXi: "Sweetie, my suggestion is not to!"
"Why? Is it because they don't know the people here? Or do they have a grudge against someone here?" She hadn't been to those two's palaces yet, although she quite liked Zhao Cheyu.
"Of course not! It's because they're already here! Ta-da!"
As Xi Xi finished speaking, Chao Yuan's voice rang out from outside the hall: "Your Majesty, Consort Zhao and Consort Chen request an audience."
Everyone immediately fell silent and turned to look at Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao: ......? ? ? Why are you looking at me!
"Come in, everyone, let's have a meal together," Chen Xiao replied.
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Xu Ruyu.
Xu Ruyu remained calm and composed. Even when Chen Xiao was not in the palace, he had already accepted the reality that Chen Xiao would have more concubines. Now, seeing his rival for the first time, he was able to remain unfazed.
Rival number one, Zhao Cheyu, was somewhat bewildered by the scene. He had been spending a long time in Changchun Palace, reading, when Consort Chen came to him, saying that His Majesty was hosting a banquet in Zhaoyang Palace and had invited him to attend. So he came with Consort Chen, but judging from the current situation, it was clearly a gathering of acquaintances...
Rival number two, Zheng Pianran, wasn't confused at all. He already knew it was a gathering of acquaintances, but his maternal clan had made demands, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and come along. He also brought along Consort Zhao, who was from the same palace. He'd heard that His Majesty was quite fond of this silly boy, and he figured he'd let them into Zhaoyang Palace. And sure enough…
The sudden arrival of the two caught everyone off guard. The palace servants quickly added two chairs, but they didn't know how to arrange the seating. The servants asked Chen Xiao in a low voice, but the two had already made their choice.
Zhao Cheyu knew Qi Yanyun, so he sat next to Qi Yanyun, while Zheng Pianran had met Qi Yanshang once before, so she chose to sit next to Qi Yanshang.
So Qi Yanyun and Qi Yanshangzhong separated even further, but the two brothers' relationship was 'average' and they didn't react at all.
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