Qingxi Pavilion. Qian Mochen looked at Li Muxi on the opposite side and said, "Xi'er, on Chinese New Year's Eve this year, King Teng, Shu's cousin, will come to Cangdu. Father wants you to perform a dance. ”

Li Muxi smiled lightly and said, "Okay." ”

She sent Qian Mochen out of the palace, and the smile on her face froze.

Cai Yan asked suspiciously, "Why did the emperor make such a request?" You can't dance at a banquet like a princess! ”

Li Muxi turned around and walked into the room, and said, "The emperor just wants me to be in the limelight, if possible, King Lan may go with his plan for my dance......"

"I see."

Cai Yan nodded as if she didn't understand.

Li Muxi said again: "If he can achieve his goal, he must not hesitate to pay a price." ”

Cai Yan hurriedly covered her mouth and said in a low voice: "Princess, don't say this kind of thing in the future, if it is heard by some well-intentioned people, it will be a big crime!" ”

Li Muxi gently brushed away her hand and chuckled: "I still wish someone would go to the emperor to say my words, so that I can get out of this imperial city!" ”

"Princess~"

Cai Yan frowned.

Since Li Muxi came back that day, it has been like this...... I don't know what the prince said to the princess that day, otherwise how could the princess become a different person?

Cai Yan thought silently in her heart.

As she was talking, Xue Mo came in the door, and when Cai Yan saw her, she hurriedly beckoned her to sit down and made tea.

Xue Mo smiled: "When I came just now, I saw that the emperor's imperial envoy had just left, but what did the emperor say to you?" ”

"It's just that you want me to dance at the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner."

Li Muxi smiled lightly and said.

"Oh?"

Xue Mo probably understood Qian Mochen's intentions.

Cai Yan said at this time: "By the way, Xue'er, I vaguely remember, do you know the guqin?" ”

Li Shuangxiang also looked at Xue Mo, after getting along for so long, she didn't know that she still had such a good skill?

"Hmm."

Xue Mo hesitated for a while and said, "It's just that my mother taught me for a few years when she was still alive." However, I haven't touched it for a few years, and the technique is a little rusty. ”

When Cai Yan heard this, she said happily: "What is this?" Maybe you can practice for a few days. ”

"Okay."

Li Muxi also agreed.

Away from the Autumn Pavilion.

Xue Mo stroked the somewhat cold strings, looked at Li Muxi, and plucked the strings.

The melodious sound of the piano spreads, adding a wisp of autumn.

Li Muxi closed her eyes and enjoyed the sound of the piano...... After finishing the song, Cai Yan said happily: "Xue'er, I didn't expect your piano skills to be so good?" ”

Xue Mo chuckled and said, "I can't compare to Ah Yun's piano skills......

Li Muxi suddenly smiled at this time and said, "I probably thought of what to do, but I still need Sister Mei." ”

Cai Yanxue glanced at each other indifferently.

Qian Mo raised his eyebrows and took the rice paper in Li Muxi's hand, and read: "Apricot blossom strings are raining outside? ”

"Exactly,"

Li Muxi nodded and said, "Sister Mei, are you willing to help me?" ”

Qian Mo lowered his eyebrows and put down the paper in his hand, and smiled softly: "Naturally." ”

As a result, the sound of the piano and the soft and graceful singing voice came out from the Ruomei Palace every day.

Early one morning.

Cai Yan was shocked and shouted: "Princess! ”

"What's wrong?"

Li Muxi sat up from the bed in her clothes.

Cai Yan frowned and said anxiously: "What should I do?" The step shake given by the queen mother is gone! I've been at the bottom! It was still there when I watched it yesterday morning, why is this gone? ”

"What?"

Li Muxi hurriedly got out of bed and helped find it: "Don't worry, look for it first!" ”

A quarter of an hour later.

Cai Yan cried and said with a sad face: "What should I do, I still haven't found it?" ”

Li Muxi calmed down for a while and straightened out her thoughts: "Let's think about it first, besides you and me, who else will enter the dormitory?" ”

"Dye Natsu?"

Cai Yan blurted out.

Li Muxi paced left and right and muttered, "It's possible, but she's with us all day, so there shouldn't be any chance......"

"yes!"

Cai Yan also said, "Then who will it be?" ”

Li Muxi thought for a moment and said, "In this way, let's discuss countermeasures with Xue'er and Sister Mei first." ”

"Okay, I'll send someone to inform Xue'er and the Ninth Princess immediately."

Cai Yan nodded approvingly.

Within half a moment, Xue Mo and Qian Mo hurried over.

Qian Mo raised his eyebrows and said worriedly: "What's the matter?" How could this step have disappeared for no reason? ”

Li Muxi frowned and said: "I naturally believe in the two of you, but now that this step has been lost, if the queen mother investigates it......"

I really said something, only to hear Xiao Ningzi outside the hall shouting: "The queen has arrived!" ”

Xue Mo frowned: "Why did the queen come at this time?" ”

"I can't care so much."

Li Muxi had a faint premonition in her heart, and the purpose of Shangguan Zhi's visit this time must not be simple.

As he spoke, Shangguan Zhi walked into the hall gracefully and luxuriously.

The four of them were blessed one after another: "Queen Mother." ”

"Blessed is the Queen."

Shangguan Zhi's gaze swept over the four of them one by one, and he found a seat and sat down.

Li Muxi opened his mouth and said: "I don't know why the queen mother came this time?" ”

Shangguan Zhi took the tea handed over by Cai Yan, opened her lips and said, "Early this morning, someone sent a message to the palace, saying that Xi'er you lost the step shake given by the palace. ”

Li Muxi chuckled in her heart, and sure enough...... She still maintained her original calmness: "Queen Mother, how could I lose such an important east?" I'm afraid that the queen mother has listened to the slander......"

"Oh? Is it? ”

Shangguan Zhi pressed the tea lid heavily, turned his head to the person behind him: "Aunt Chen, search for this palace!" ”

Li Muxi's face turned pale in an instant, isn't this sure that I lost my steps?

That Aunt Chen rushed up and was about to search, but Cai Yan hurriedly stopped her: "This is Qingxi Pavilion, it's not your turn to search for the princess's things!" ”

Aunt Chen snorted coldly and pushed Cai Yan away.

Xue Moyan next to her quickly supported Cai Yan and looked at Shangguan Zhi: "Queen Mother, this search of other people's palaces is really unreasonable!" ”

Shangguan Zhifeng's eyes widened, and he said coldly: "Don't think that the emperor has made you a county lord, and you are so arrogant!" What this palace has to do, it's not your turn to be a girl who was born a slave to judge! ”

Li Muxi pressed Xue Mo's hand and signaled her not to be angry about it.

Xue Mo shook his head, implying that he was fine.

At this moment, a voice sounded outside the door again: "King Lan has arrived!" ”