396. 397 Bad luck comes, great calamity comes
"Master Hou." The full moon salutes.
Pang Rui patted the jade bone fan in his hand and looked at her with a smile.
"Master Hou, the full moon wants to ask Master Hou to borrow something." The full moon directly explained the intention.
Pang Rui was stunned, "Are you sure it's borrowed?" β
"Yes, the full moon will be borrowed for one night, and the dinner will be returned to Zhao at the end of the dinner."
"You have to pay it back." Pang Rui's eyes narrowed, but he didn't expect that she was here to borrow something, not to be a lobbyist.
"The full moon just said, borrow it for one night, and return to Zhao completely."
Full Moon spoke in a light tone, still sticking to her original words.
"Borrow what?" Pang Rui looked at her with interest.
"The jade bone fan in Hou Ye's hand and the brocade box containing this fan."
"If my news is correct, if you are optimistic about this fan, the Queen Mother also ordered you to find a way to persuade me to hand over the fan, the beauty of adults."
Pang Hou couldn't help but remind the full moon.
Full Moon nodded lightly and said in a low voice,
"That's right, the Queen Mother did command that. But will Hou Ye cut his love? I don't think so! This fan never leaves his hand, the white jade on the fan surface is like mutton fat, even the fan bone is smooth and soft, at first glance, it has gone through many years of inheritance, and it has been touched and played by generations. is so precious, how could Lord Hou give it to Princess Erruo? So, the full moon is just borrowed for a while. β
Full Moon is telling the truth, but this makes Pang Rui even more confused.
"Do you still think that guΓ² can make an identical one in one night?" He asked her with a frown.
"Master Hou naturally knows that this is impossible." The full moon tells the truth.
"Then you'reβ"
"Master Hou, the full moon has its own plans, which will neither make the Queen Mother lose face, nor will it cause Lord Hou to lose, and at the same time, he must protect himself. I also asked Hou Ye to borrow a fan and a brocade box. β
Full Moon insisted that it was just borrowing, and Pang Rui couldn't think of any way she could deal with Erruo.
"Since you spoke, I will lend you this fan, you should know that I will never give it to Erruo, no matter how much silver she gives, I like it naturally only to those who deserve it, or those I admire. You can take it first. β
Pang Rui said, handing the fan to the full moon.
After the full moon took it, he was shocked to find that this fan was extremely heavy, and it was by no means as simple as the mutton fat white jade seen on the surface.
"Inside this fanβ"
"There are organs. Don't move. Pang Rui knew what she was going to ask and explained softly.
Full Moon nodded.
No wonder you like this fan so much, if it is just made of ordinary mutton fat white jade, even if it is a treasure, it can imitate the same, but if it is a peerless secret weapon, if there is no drawing to create this secret weapon, it is almost impossible to imitate the exact same.
"Thank you, Master Hou."
"I'll let Steward Zheng deliver it to you later."
"No need for Master Hou, I will personally go to the Hou Mansion for a trip to the Jin Box, so it also seems to be full of sincerity." Full Moon smiled and spoke.
Pang Rui became more and more unable to understand what kind of medicine was sold in her gourd.
After getting the fan, the task of the full moon is only one-third complete.
The remaining third needs to be completed by herself, and the last third depends on the cooperation of everyone at night.
Looking at her back as she left leisurely, the worry in Pang Rui's eyes never dissipated.
Butler Zheng of the white beard stood behind him at some point, and spoke respectfully,
"Master Hou, you never left that fan, so you gave it to the Linghu female officer?"
Pang Rui's eyes were worried, but his tone was casual and indifferent,
"If she really can't handle Erruo, what if you give it to her?"
"Master Hou, are you really so willing?" Steward Zheng's face was full of shock.
"I'm talking about the full moon for Linghu, not for Erruo. What is there to give to Linghu Full Moon? β
"Master Hou, how much do you know about this Linghu Full Moon?" In fact, what Steward Zheng wanted to say was that as far as he knew, Hou Ye did not have much contact with Linghu Manyue, let alone have an in-depth understanding.
Pang Rui didn't care,
"Because I don't know much, I can find a lot of things different about her, so it's naturally worth it."
Pang Rui's words, maybe Steward Zheng can't understand it.
But after living in the desert Gobi for so many years, it is too difficult to find a person whose style of doing things can be synchronized with him.
After a few encounters, she was able to synchronize with his actions and thoughts as a woman, and he was naturally curious and appreciative.
But she is used to hiding herself deeply, deeply, and the more she wants to dig deeper, the more her true heart is hidden in the invisible darkness. So for Pang Rui, it's better to go with the flow, take a step forward, and see how much is much.
Even if they have been together for ten or twenty years, many people may not be able to see through the sincerity of the people around them.
He doesn't demand, he doesn't demand.
ββ
When evening came, the emperor held a banquet in Chengqian Palace to wash the dust for the king of the Western Regions and Princess Erruo.
Er Ruo still stayed by the Queen Mother's side every inch, but the eyes that looked at everyone were obviously more complicated and forbearant than at noon.
She also sent someone to investigate the incident at noon, but the shopkeeper was nowhere to be found, and the teahouse was closed, as if it had evaporated.
Thinking of what Lin Donghe said, Er Ruo's eyes couldn't help but search for the trace of Linghu Full Moon in the main hall.
After looking for several laps and not seeing it, Er Ruo's eyes sank, and the next moment he asked the Queen Mother with a sweet smile,
"Queen Mother, why don't you see the Linghu female official?"
The Queen Mother came back to her senses and took a look.
"Rongle, what about the full moon of Linghu?" The Queen Mother asked in a deep voice.
Rong Le got up and said respectfully,
"Back to the Queen Mother, because Pang Hou returned to the Hou Mansion, so the fox girl went to the Pang Hou Mansion and did not come back." Rong Le returned to the Queen Mother according to the instructions of the full moon.
Before the Queen Mother could speak, the Queen sighed helplessly,
"This dinner has begun, and our Princess Rongle is still waiting for the jade bone fan to help the fun! Doesn't this make the fox full moon hurry up? β
As soon as the queen's words came out, some provocative concubines also followed the gossip.
"This makes the fox girl embarrassed to see the queen mother if she doesn't want a fan, so she hides!"
"Even if you don't get the jade bone fan, you have to come back to give an explanation to the Queen Mother and Princess Erruo, what is it to hide silently like this? simply doesn't take the queen mother and the princess in his eyes. β
The discussion of the concubines attracted the attention of the emperor and the king of the Western Regions.
"Erruo, didn't Pang Hou say that the jade bone fan doesn't cut love? Why did you bring it up again? The tone of the King of the Western Regions did not seem to reproach Er Ruo, but with a bit of helplessness of pampering.
Erruo immediately looked at his father aggrievedly and whispered,
"Father, if you think that with the identity of the Linghu female official, maybe Pang Hou will give the Linghu female official face. And it's the same Hou Mansion, Pang Hou won't even give face to the Linghu Hou Mansion! Linghu Female Official is the only second-grade female official in the Celestial Empire, and she must be outstandingly capable, so Er Ruocai-"
When Er Ruo said this, he lowered his eyes seemingly aggrieved.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother immediately spoke out to help,
"King of the Western Regions, this matter has nothing to do with Erruo, Erruo just mentioned it, and it was the mourning family who gave the order."
"Queen Mother, but where has the Linghu Lady gone now?" Erruo looked worried.
There was a trace of anger hidden in the Queen Mother's eyes.
It's almost halfway through the start of this dinner, and the full moon of Linghu hasn't appeared yet! Even if you can't do it, you should have an explanation! Why don't you show up yet?
The topic that everyone in the main seat talked about, so that Hu Hongxi also faintly heard something, because the name of the full moon was mentioned, which made Hu Hongxi pay special attention.
Why does this princess have to ask for a fan when the moon is full?
I believe that if it weren't for Princess Erruo's insistence, the Queen Mother would not have given the order!
Linghu Hongxi's face was cold, and he also looked at the door of the main hall with some concern.
"Rongle, you go and find Linghu Full Moon." The Queen Mother coldly ordered.
Rong Le was about to leave, but saw a blue-purple figure enter the main hall.
Rong Le hurriedly spoke, "Queen Mother, the Linghu Lady is here." β
The full moon was originally standing at the door of the main hall, and seeing this, the Queen Mother ordered in a deep voice,
"Linghu full moon."
"The minister is here."
The full moon walked into the main hall and stood in the middle of the crowd.
In her hand, she was holding a brown brocade box.
Seeing this, Er Ruo stared at the brocade box in the hand of the full moon in disbelief.
As the full moon slowly stepped forward, everyone's eyes fell fixedly on the brocade box she was holding.
Prince Lin Jian glanced at the full moon seemingly indifferently, and then looked away casually.
Lin Dongyao's gaze moved away from the brocade box in her hand and landed firmly on her calm and indifferent face.
"Queen Mother, the minister is late, please ask the Queen Mother to surrender." When the full moon said this, the Queen Mother didn't have much intention of condemning, after all, the Queen Mother's attention was now on the brocade box in the full moon's hand.
"Pang Rui is willing to cut love?" The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and looked at the full moon.
"Back to the Queen Mother, Pang Hou not only cut the jade bone fan, but also deliberately found a brocade box made of mutton fat and white jade to contain the jade bone fan to show his sincerity."
Full Moon said, and opened the brocade box with a click.
Inside the brocade box, the eyes are all porcelain white and flawless, with a white brocade box interior and a white jade bone fan. Under the cover of the glazed palace lights, there is a little more weird feeling.
White has been the color of festive celebrations since ancient times.
But because it is equipped with a jade bone fan, the better it is, the more other objects that need to be matched to complement each other.
It's just that this jade bone fan is packed in a brocade box of white jade, and the eyes are full of mutton fat white, and it is impossible to tell which is the fan and which is the interior.
The Queen Mother nodded unsatisfied.
But the King of the Western Regions changed his face in an instant.
"Bring it up and show it to Erruo." The Queen Mother hurriedly spoke, but she didn't expect that the full moon would be completed.
"Yes, Queen Mother." The full moon was about to step forward with the brocade box in his hand, but the king of the Western Regions suddenly stopped him,
"Wait! Queen Mother, if you can't ask for this jade bone fan. β
As soon as the King of the Western Regions said this, everyone was in an uproar.
Full Moon seemed to have a stunned and surprised expression on his face, but there was a hint of mockery and sneer in his eyes.
Also with the same expression as her is Lin Dongyao.
A certain highness shook the wine glass in his hand lightly, the corners of his lips curled, and a sneering smile slowly spread.
Er Ruo happened to see Lin Dongyao's smile, his brows furrowed, and his heart seemed to be blocked by a ball of cotton.
"Royal brother, this made the fox girl beg for it from Pang Hou so hard, why don't you want it?" The emperor also looked at the King of the Western Regions with a surprised expression.
The King of the Western Regions got up quickly, clasped his hands into fists, and knelt in front of the emperor.
"Back to the emperor, the minister really didn't know that the little girl was so rare with this jade bone fan, and made the queen mother order, but this jade bone fan was categorically unwanted."
The king of the Western Regions behaved like this, and everyone who watched it was confused.
"Father, why can't you ask for it? Are you worried that you don't know how the Linghu female official got this jade bone fan? Are you worried that the fox girl will not get along with Pang Hou because of this? If that's the case, why don't you let the Linghu lady tell you how she persuaded Pang Hou first? β
The jade bone fan is close in front of you, how can you not want it.
She had to change the topic for the time being, anyway, she was going to decide on the jade bone fan!
And Linghu Full Moon doesn't want to dominate the limelight!
She couldn't get a fan that the princess of the Western Regions couldn't come out, and she made the fox full moon do it in half a day, which sounds incredible! If it weren't for the fact that she and Pang Rui had some ulterior ulterior things in private, how could Pang Rui be so easy to talk to?
Therefore, if you originally designed this move, you can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat.
Regardless of whether Linghu Full Moon can bring the jade bone fan or not, it needs to be explained.
Once again, the focus shifted to the full moon.
Ling Hu Hongxi frowned, showing a rare look of dissatisfaction.
"Back to the emperor, the queen mother, the princess. Before, Pang Hou didn't want to give the princess a jade bone fan, but he couldn't find a matching brocade box, Pang Hou thought that since it was a gift, it was natural to be solemn and exquisite, when the minister went, Hou Ye had not found the brocade box, this brocade box was found by Hou Ye from the backyard of the Hou Mansion, Hou Ye did not return to the Hou Mansion all the year round, and naturally unfamiliar things were placed where, just when the brocade box was found, Hou Ye also wanted to give the minister a favor, so he asked the minister to send the brocade box and the fan. β
Full Moon was speechless.
She didn't believe that Pang Rui didn't give it to her because he couldn't find the brocade box before. Pang Rui obviously didn't want to give it to her.
But Linghu Manyue said that she couldn't pick out the thorns!
"In this way, the female official Linghu is really lucky, just in time for Pang Hou to find the brocade box, but this Pang Hou is really serious, and he is willing to give it away only if he has to match it." The queen's tone sounded a little helpless.
"No matter what, it's good to bring things, but Lord Wang, how are you?" The Queen Mother still didn't understand why the King of the Western Regions insisted on refusing to accept it.
"Lord Wang, if you think this jade bone fan is too valuable, the mourning family can give back a few valuable treasures to Pang Hou, which is definitely several times more precious than this jade bone fan, and you don't have to feel guilty."
The Queen Mother thought that the King of the Western Regions did not want to be loved.
"Yes, Royal Brother, Pang Hou has agreed, you don't have to be stubborn." The emperor also smiled and persuaded the king of the Western Regions.
"Back to the emperor, the queen mother, this is not the case. Rather, it is because this jade bone fan is packed in a brocade box made of white jade, and in the Western Regions, the white jade brocade box can only hold corpse bones, and everything that has been packed in a white jade brocade box will have lingering bad luck, and those who have attained the Tao will be in great trouble. The emperor - the younger brother really didn't dare to accept it, the little girl was not sensible, and asked the emperor and the queen mother to atone for her sins. β