Chapter 153 The Princess Sets Up a Trap
It was just dawn, and the pale blue sky was dotted with a few sparse stars.
Soon, the morning light rose, reflecting a dazzling luster on the high glazed tile walls, making the entire palace look even more magnificent and majestic.
Dongyang Palace.
Princess Feng Yetian glanced at the woman next to her, shrugged her nose, frowned and said:
"Stay away from me, you stupid fool. You embarrassed yourself yesterday and ruined my plan. You also got yourself into trouble for nothing. It's fine if you're useless, but you also caused me to be scolded by my father yesterday."
When she said this, she paused, clenched her hands hanging by her side, narrowed her eyes slightly and said:
"The more my father likes someone, the more I will destroy her. So what if I get scolded a few times? Humph! Has the girl named Su Yuan entered the palace yet?"
Mu Han raised his eyelids slightly and looked at Feng Yetian's profile, and asked cautiously:
"Your Highness, the person has already entered the palace, and the things you asked me to prepare are all in place. However, this banquet is held in your name after all. If she...if she has an accident, His Majesty will probably punish you."
Feng Yetian raised his eyes, chuckled as if he found it funny, and said coldly:
"She is just a scholar, and she is backed by the King of Nanyou. I am the future empress of Fengqi State. So what if I kill someone? Besides, can't I just pick someone to take the blame?"
After she finished speaking, she turned her head and looked at Mu Han with a little more scrutiny, and said with a deeper meaning:
"Mu Han, I remember that you have been my study partner for more than ten years. If there is no suitable candidate by then, how about you serve me instead?"
After hearing this, Mu Han's face turned pale and he could no longer smile.
She gritted her teeth and chose each word carefully, fearing that she might make a mistake or anger Feng Yetian:
"I am naturally very happy to serve the princess, but I am not afraid of being punished by Your Majesty. I am just afraid that my uncle will trouble Lord Feng for this matter. I am really embarrassed to cause him to work hard for me."
When Feng Yetian heard that this matter involved Qi Fengjun, he hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and changed the topic:
"Don't take what I said just now as a joke. I will choose a loyal one later."
Mu Han heaved a sigh of relief, put a smile on his face again, and agreed:
"Yes, I will help you with this later."
Over here in Dongyang Palace, Feng Yetian and the other person were planning to harm someone, but they didn't know that Su Yuan, whom they were talking about, already knew the specific details.
At this moment, she was looking at the green-clad palace attendant opposite her, nodded slightly, and thanked him:
"Thank you, Master Dong Hua, for telling me. I understand. Please thank the Fifth Prince for me. If His Highness has any difficulties in the future, I will be able to help him."
Dong Hua looked around cautiously, shook his head, and whispered:
"Miss Su, you are too polite. It was His Highness who asked me to tell you. I cannot take responsibility for your thanks."
After that, he quickly bowed to Su Yuan, bit his lower lip, and reminded in a low voice:
"There are many people in the palace, so now that the letter has been delivered, I will leave first. Hmm... I have sent away the palace servant who led the way. You can go straight along this road and turn a corner, and you will reach the place where Miss Su wants to go."
Su Yuan nodded slightly, then turned around and parted ways with Dong Hua, heading towards the side hall of Dongyang Palace, their main venue for today.
It takes about a cup of tea.
Su Yuan staggered out of the hall and was led to the last seat by the palace servant who had been waiting outside the door.
As soon as she sat down, a burly woman came over. When she saw that she had discovered her, she quickly walked to Su Yuan and said with a smile in her eyes:
"I never thought that you would be invited to the palace today. If I had known, I would have come with you."
Su Yuan's lips curved slightly, and he tilted his head and pointed at the empty seat next to him, saying:
"Yanxin, sit down and talk."
Lu Yanxin nodded, walked around the table and sat down next to Su Yuan, picked up a plum from the fruit bowl and took a bite, then lowered his voice and said:
"I don't know why the princess is holding a banquet for no reason. It disturbs my study and martial arts practice. Sigh, I am so bored!"
Su Yuan lowered his eyes, glanced at the white jade wine glass in front of him, chuckled, and said meaningfully:
"Who knows, maybe he wants to invite us for a drink."
Lu Yanxin curled her lips and turned to remind Su Yuan, but out of the corner of her eye she saw a group of people walking in from outside the hall.
She frowned slightly, nudged her friend with her elbow, and whispered a reminder:
"The princess is here, please pay your respects."
After she finished speaking, Lu Yanxin bowed towards the door. Su Yuan, who was reminded by her, saw this and lightly lifted the hem of her clothes, then knelt down gracefully.
At the door.
Feng Yetian glanced at Su Yuan with disdain, then quickly looked away, as if his eyes were polluted by something dirty.
She snorted coldly, walked past the nobles kneeling on both sides, and sat down majestically at the head of the table like a king high above, and said indifferently:
"Stand up."
Upon hearing this, the young ladies below responded in unison, "Thank you, Your Highness," and then calmly sat down in front of their respective seats.
Feng Yetian hummed lightly, glanced at the women in the hall, and did not hesitate to greet the people below.
She lightly lifted her eyelids, turned her head, and looked at the attendant holding a jade-inlaid phoenix-patterned copper wine pot beside her. She raised her chin and raised her eyebrows and said:
"This is the Chi Yang Chun that this princess has collected. There are only a few bottles of it in Fengqi Country. I will give it to you to taste now."
As she finished her words, a green-clad palace servant holding a copper wine pot with a phoenix pattern also came down, following Mu Han's prior instructions.
He poured wine from the left seat, and walked all the way to Su Yuan, filling her white jade cup with a "clatter", bowed his head and said respectfully:
"Miss, please have some."
Su Yuan's gaze indifferently swept across the jade beads inlaid on the body of the wine jug in the palace servant's hand, and he uttered a light "hmm" in a scattered voice.
Then he covered his face with his wide sleeves, raised his head and drank the wine in the cup. He put down the white jade cup with a slight movement and said with a curved lip:
"The Chi Yangchun wine that the princess gave me is indeed a good wine. It is mellow and rich in the mouth, and sweet and refreshing after drinking. It really broadens my horizons."
The palace attendant glanced at her empty white jade cup, lowered her eyes to suppress the flash of joy in her eyes, raised the corners of her lips slightly, and replied with a faint smile:
"Miss, it's fine as long as you like it. I'll go to the right to pour the wine. Please enjoy."
After saying that, he turned around and left without waiting for Su Yuan's reaction.
However, as soon as the green-clad palace servant took a step forward, he felt a pain and numbness in his right arm.
In an instant, the copper wine jug inlaid with jade and phoenix pattern slipped out of his hand and fell to the ground with a "clang". Seeing this, his pupils trembled slightly and he immediately bent down to pick it up.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a white and slender hand reached out from the side, picked up the wine jug and handed it to him before him.
The palace attendant blinked a few times quickly, raised his eyes and saw the woman who was still sitting firmly in the seat just now. Her thin lips were slightly parted with a gentle smile, and she said softly:
"Here, give it to you."
After saying this, the woman turned around and went back, leaving the green-clad palace servant with a complicated look on his face.
He sighed imperceptibly, turned around and walked towards Mu Han, who was sitting in the first seat on the right.
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